The "Stone of the Mage," the "Stone of the Rogue," and the "Stone of the Warrior."
George touched each of the three standing stones, feeling their effects on his body, then shook his head.
"The effects are almost negligible!"
Normally speaking, with the help of stellar power, these three standing stones can indeed accelerate the learning speed of those who touch them by twenty percent in acquiring knowledge related to their respective professions.
But that only applies to the normal people in this world.
Even if he hides his energy, tones down his spirit, and only uses physical strength, his actual strength remains unchanged.
It is comparable to the power of a demon god, which is beyond the influence and enhancement that these standing stones can provide.
However, at his current level, even without the enhancement from the standing stones, his learning speed is still incredibly terrifying.
George continued on his way towards the Riverwood Town, passing through the standing stones.
During this period, he encountered a lot of beasts, especially the most common wolf pack.
It was just because of his incredible speed that the wolf packs, which were dangerous to ordinary people, always felt a gust of wind pass by; before they could react, George's shadow had disappeared.
George didn't stop to specifically kill those wolf packs.
He didn't even bother to strip the armor and weapons of the dead robbers, let alone killing the wolf packs and skinning them to sell for money.
As the last rays of the sun were about to disappear, and night was approaching, George finally saw a medieval-style town with wisps of smoke rising from its chimneys.
"It's much larger than in the game!"
At first glance, George realized that the real Riverwood Town was much larger than the one in the game.
In the game, Riverwood Town had only a blacksmith, a general store, an inn, and a lumber mill, with only a few houses. But in reality, that was completely impossible.
Even the most remote towns couldn't have only a few families, otherwise the blacksmith's shop, general store, and inn would be redundant.
Even at a loss, it would still be a loss, and there would be no sales.
"Cock-a-doodle-doo! Cock-a-doodle-doo!"
Walking normally to the entrance of Riverwood Town, George immediately saw a chicken wandering around the entrance when he arrived.
"This is the chicken god. You can't mess with it. You can't mess with it."
With a jesting complaint, George stepped into the town.
The "Chicken God" of course doesn't exist, but this chicken is indeed the bane of many new players, and even he has fallen into its traps.
After experiencing the epic battle with Odyn and finally leaving Sanctuary Town to reach Riverwood Town, how could you resist the urge to try your hand at that chicken that constantly lingers in front of you?
Either slash with two blades, shoot an arrow, or cast a spell.
However, the result is that you will be relentlessly pursued by all the NPCs of the entire town, and you will have to end your life in a very frustrating way here.
Upon entering the town, George found it quite peaceful. A few children were chasing and playing on the streets, while the adults were busy with their own affairs.
Seeing him, a stranger, in the town, although they were curious, there was no particular surprise.
Riverwood Town, although remote, is exactly located at the border of Snowhaven and Frostrein.
Furthermore, Snowhaven is the largest trading town in the province of Tamriel, being neutral in the war between the Empire and Stormcloaks, with many merchants and adventurers passing through every year.
That's why strangers often pass through Riverwood Town, rest and replenish food, weapons, and supplies.
"Let's rest for the night first."
Along the main street, he was about to go to the only Dormund Giant Inn to rest when he was stopped by three large-headed men.
"Lost friend, if you want to enter Riverwood Town, you'll have to pay some money."
The bald giant in the lead sized up George with a suspicious look.
The three of them were notorious thugs in Riverwood Town, who often spent their time causing trouble and harassing passersby. Besides depending on their parents for money, they also liked to team up and bully people who passed through the town.
The adventurers in armor, they daren't mess with, and the merchants with bodyguards, they don't dare to mess with either.
They loved the most were people like the one in front of them, who didn't look too strong, wore ordinary clothes, and didn't have any weapons.
These were the kind of people who looked defenseless and easy to pick on without any connections.
Of course, they wouldn't dare to kill, but they wanted to extort several septims to buy some alcohol.
If you dared to not comply, there would be no shortage of old fists waiting to serve you.
"Huh, how is that possible?"
George was instantly stunned upon encountering this situation.
It wasn't that he was scared by the three thugs in front of him, but rather that he remembered from the game that Riverwood Town didn't even have any hooligans.
Before the arrival of the dragons, Riverwood Town didn't have any guards, but it was a very peaceful town.
But this was reality, and it wasn't out of place to have some thugs hanging around.
If that were the case, it wasn't a big deal. It was just that he suddenly thought of another possibility.
That was it. Perhaps this wasn't just the original game world, but rather a world after installing some mods.
Because he faintly remembered that his roommate had added a similar plot to the roadblock of thugs in his mods.
If that were the case, then he would have to be a bit more careful.
While he didn't fully play through the original game, he at least knew most of the main storylines and DLC storylines.
But if mods were added, that would be a different story.
The mods for this game are so numerous that if your computer is powerful enough, you can completely transform it into a different game.
In the original game, the appearance of demons wasn't frequent, and their danger level wasn't high either. But in many combined packages, they are strengthened and even directly facing demons.
There are big adventures of love, labs, and monster girls.
Alright, actually, those things in the back don't have much impact.
"It's not necessarily a bad thing."
The dragons he must certainly meet later on, and if this was indeed a world after mods, it would be even better to get in touch with dragons, and perhaps even naturally enter their obliteration space.
"I said, kid, did you not hear me talking?"
"I see you want to taste my fists!"
The thug leader grabbed his fists as big as sandbags and waved them in front of George's eyes.
Onlookers around saw this and just shook their heads, neither stopping nor stepping in.
They weren't afraid of these thugs, but if they were tangled up with them, it would be a nuisance.
George wasn't surprised by this.
"It's not your business, so just ignore it." This is human nature and applies to any world.
"Rise up and shout for justice when you see injustice, and act when it's time to intervene." Such heroes are naturally worth praise.
But most are ordinary people with their own families and responsibilities, and they don't have much strength in the first place.
If they were to help and end up losing their lives, who would take care of their families?
Not helping is also being responsible for one's own family, and there's nothing to say about it. It doesn't need moral blackmail.
That's exactly what he did. When he encountered similar situations, if he wanted to help, he would. The purpose of helping wasn't for return, but simply because he didn't like it.
If someone tries to impose their morals on him, he will not comply. If they're unhappy, he'll take care of that person first.
