"That's it. We are honored to host you. The snow is indeed too heavy. Please come in quickly. The family members are having a meal. Please come with me. The host will be happy to have you dining with us."
With that said, the old ghost butler and the maid led Shade to the corridor on the left side of the first floor. So far, the undead maid, like the butler, has strong elements of whispers, undead power, and the crazy curse of the earth.
And the feeling of demonic corruption. Such complex forces were mixed together, and even Shade couldn't tell which one was the original body of the relic just by looking at it with his eyes.
But at least Shade understood the nature of the "Crazy Land" he encountered this time. It was still different from the past. This time, the scenery within the "Crazy Land" became a complete whole, allowing any creature that entered the scene to forget the outside world.
existence, only thought that this area was the whole world, and then turned into dust in the curse, causing the scope of the curse to continue to expand.
This special twisted nature is the perfect match for this kind of relic, but I don’t know whether the appearance of the relic induced the distortion of the land, or the distortion of the land attracted this special relic.
The entire mansion was dilapidated. The blood-stained red carpet blended with dust. Every step the broken floor took made Shade worry that the ground would collapse. The normal time was still morning, but due to the influence of the relics, it was always dark here.
The glass lampshade of the gas lamp in the mansion was almost completely covered with dust, and in the dark corridor it could only illuminate a small area under the lamp.
When following the old housekeeper inward, Shade felt as if he was walking through darkness. The dim light was like a bait to trap prey, constantly waiting for him ahead.
The smell of decay, rotting corpses and feces became more serious as it got closer to the restaurant. While walking through the corridor, Shade also noticed that there were many undead servants in the house, and most of them
They are all corpses and ghosts.
In fact, this is a normal situation. Before they all died, the Watson family was also a well-known local wealthy businessman. Maintaining such a large family manor naturally requires enough servants and maids. It is abnormal to be like Oxenfurt Manor.
Because the area of the house is not particularly large, the restaurant does not have the function of a banquet hall. It is only connected to the kitchen as a place for the family to eat. Only the upper part of the wooden door outside the restaurant is still connected to the deformed door frame by iron sheets.
The door itself was stained with black blood.
Shade did not dare to activate [Echo of Blood] in this environment. He was worried that he would be blinded by the red light everywhere.
After the old butler knocked on the door, an old man's voice came from the restaurant. After receiving permission, the butler and the maid led Shade in.
At this time, Shade had completely held his breath, because the smell here was actually more terrifying than the [Worm Cave].
At the entrance of the restaurant, you have to go down the steps on both sides. This is a semi-underground room. The entire restaurant is not particularly large and has no windows. There is a fireplace on the wall facing the door, and on the left is a table with dishes.
There is an old wooden cabinet with three maggot-covered human heads placed on the top of the cabinet. On the right side is the door leading to the kitchen.
There was a long wooden table without a tablecloth in the center of the room, but it was a long table. There were five people sitting around it, and only one seat at one end was empty.
Sitting at the end of the table is an old ghoul whose clothes are still intact. His exposed skin has completely turned blue. Because the skin and flesh are really loose, his whole body is covered with wrinkles, as if his clothes are ill-fitting.
clothes. At the same time, he is also the one who looks most corrupted by the demonic power so far. His body has four arms, one on the left and three on the right. His whole body smells of sulfur, and his face has eight arms.
Eye.
There was no need for Shade to guess. The old housekeeper introduced his identity. He was none other than the owner of the manor, Old Watson, the father of Haila Oxenfurt.
Among the other four people sitting across from each other at the table, the ghostly old woman with a light green transparent spirit is the mistress of the manor and the mother of Hela Oxenfurt; huddled on a stool with a rat tail,
The monster who looked like a child was the son of old Watson and the brother of Helena Oxenfurt. He must have been 29 years old when he died. He was extremely obese, and when he sat on the stool, the fat that popped out almost covered his body.
The backrest of the chair is covered, and the whole body is pink and looks like an ogre. It is the younger brother of the owner of the manor, Old Watson, and the uncle of Helena Oxenfurt. As for the transparent soul who covers his face and cries,
She is a banshee who is one of the special undead races. She is the youngest daughter in the family and the sister of Haela Oxenfurt.
In addition, there was a ghost dog lying on the ground, chewing a human hand bone.
As for the stench, it comes entirely from the family's food. Shade doesn't want to distinguish it with his own eyes or use words to describe the things piled on the table. Simply put, putrid animal carcasses are the worst among them.
Something that looked like food. Human corpses that had been rotting for an unknown period of time, obviously diluted feces, and other things that Shade didn't even want to guess were the real sources of the stench.
Just taking one look at it, Shade regretted that he had actually eaten breakfast this morning. The churning feeling in his stomach became more and more intense. He could only desperately imagine the scene of Mia running around in front of him, trying to find something to make him happy.
, to suppress discomfort.
This is not discomfort caused by whispering elements or demonic power, but purely an instinctive reaction of the human body. In some ways, unless the human body is abandoned, this is more difficult to contain than a supernatural curse.
"What a distinguished guest. Welcome, the emperor's envoy. Please forgive our poor hospitality. I wonder if we can invite you to have dinner with us?"
Because of that ring, Shade was treated very kindly. Although the old ghoul who spoke spoke decently, his voice still sounded like "purring", which was quite difficult to distinguish.
"Of course, it's my honor to bother you. Please call me Mr. Watson. The ruler of Witton has given me a special task."
He forced a smile and sat down. Fortunately, the plates on the table were not very full, and there was no "food" on the table in front of the originally empty seat.
"Mr. Watson, what do you like to eat?"
The mistress of the manor, the soul of the fallen lady asked, her voice had an indescribable weirdness.
So all the monsters at the table each took their own "food" and looked in the direction of Shade. Shade's smile almost froze.
[If you eat these foods, you are very likely to obtain spiritual runes such as "disease", "dirty" and "feces". 】
"She" prompted softly.
"Stop joking now!"
Xia De said in his heart and quickly organized his words:
"My master, Miss Violet, does not allow me to eat other people's food outside to prevent me from delaying my trip. However, please allow me to invite everyone to drink together as a thank you for allowing me to rest here temporarily."
As he spoke, he reached into the inside of his coat and took out a red wine bottle. Fortunately, no one cared where the bottle came from, and the ghost maid on the side also poured wine for everyone.
Shade used the cup he brought with him and couldn't wait to take a sip. He had never liked drinking, and this was the first time he felt that alcohol had such a delicious taste.
The old ghoul suggested that everyone raise their glasses together, and after putting down the glasses, the fat ogre and old Watson's brother asked again:
"Oh, Mr. Envoy, the suitcase you are carrying makes me feel very uncomfortable. What is that?"
Sha De's expression remained unchanged:
"That is the important item that my master, Emperor Violet, asked me to send to the Serkses Higher Medical School. I think even country nobles like you should know what that academy means."
The old ghoul still spoke in a "snoring" voice:
"Of course, it is one of the greatest witch academies. I had planned to send my two daughters to study there."
It is absolutely impossible for an ordinary person, Old Watson, to know about the "Serkeses Higher Medical School". This should be common sense about life in the fifth era given to him by the relics.
Shade then looked at the weeping banshee, and then followed his words and asked:
"You have two daughters? I only saw this beautiful little princess. Is your other daughter already married?"
The undead succubus who was praised by Shade still covered her face and sobbed softly. Haila Oxenfurt's brother, the small monster with a rat tail, answered:
"Yeah, I have a sister, and she's married to a nasty guy on the other side of town."
These people didn't seem to remember how they died, but when they talked about Haila's marriage, everyone became gloomy. The indoor temperature dropped slightly, and the light in the already dark underground restaurant also became darker.
.
Because of the alchemical items belonging to Priest August, it was not difficult for Shade to solve them, but Shade still remembered why he came here.
He held the wine glass while holding his breath, pretending to be interested and said:
"An annoying guy? Yes, the families of married girls always hate the man who kidnapped their girl. You have reason to hate him."
"But that guy is not just annoying, he deserves to die!"
The monster, covered in fat, slashed hard on the table with the kitchen knife he used to eat. All the food on the table shook, making the stench more obvious.
"If he was so damned, why did he let that girl get married? He is very rich?"
Shade asked again, but this time he received no answer. Except for the banshee who covered her face and cried, the other four people looked at him with a total of 27 eyes:
"Money? Every penny he has is stained with the blood of innocent people. Do we want his money?"