In the...ruins under the moonlight, there were no lights at all. Kurt and Fu Teng and his party even thought that they had mistakenly taken the wrong road because the night was too dark, so they ran to the wrong place. But where is the abandoned castle nearby?
There will be no such abandoned castles or fortresses within the military state. This is because such places may be used by bandits and bandits, or even become a hiding place for the military state's enemies. In addition, the military state has been at peace for a long time, and there has been no war to attack the city.
Therefore, old war relics will be demolished and the stone materials will be used. The rotten wood will either be burned on the spot or brought to be used as firewood by people from neighboring villages. Some brave people will demolish the old castle.
It’s not like there are no people who build their own houses.
After all, this kind of behavior is a national policy, so Kuter Futeng is very convinced that after more than a hundred years of hard work, there is no longer a castle in ruins like this one in front of him.
But it’s not quite correct to say ruins. Because there are no collapsed walls, no overgrown scenes, and it even looks like... no traces of war damage. It’s like a very ordinary castle, but many parts have been dug out.
.There is no human habitation at all, not even ghosts, everything is clean.
After hesitating for a long time, Kutel finally named a knight and said, "Go and confirm who that castle belongs to."
The knight galloped out and ran back after a while and said: "Sir, I saw the goat flag of the Bachmann family inside."
The flag of the nobles represents their status, but it cannot be hung randomly, nor can it be easily lent to others. Kutel asked again: "Did you see anyone alive inside?"
"Sir, I didn't see anyone."
"Then, corpse?"
"There is no body either, my lord."
"Blood? Signs of a fire? Any sign of a battle?"
"None of that, my lord."
"Is it possible that it is occupied by the undead? There are ghosts everywhere and corpses collecting corpses?"
"No, sir. It doesn't look like it's occupied by the undead. There aren't any scary ghosts inside."
Not only Kuter Futeng was dumbfounded now, but the knights who followed also had the same expression. Someone asked the knight who went to investigate: "What is the scene like there?"
"Well, it's hard to understand in words. I don't know how to describe what I saw inside. If you want to know, go see it with your own eyes. There should be no danger."
The group collected local materials, made some torches, and set out to explore this very strange Bachman city.
Where there should be city gates and walls, if you look closely, you will find that there is still a small part of the foundation on the ground. Some places have more foundations, some places have less. The same thing is that the city walls no longer have the function of city walls.
The remaining wall had very beautiful and smooth sections. Under the light of the torch, it looked even more weird. Someone who was bold and unscrupulous took out a war hammer and hit the smooth surface, knocking off a stone.
After crossing the city wall that was no longer a wall, Kuter Futeng seemed to have remembered something and walked towards a specific place. In a certain direction, he searched back and forth for a part of the wall that was still intact. Finally he stopped.
In front of a circular building with only half a floor left.
He looked at the remnants of the building with an ugly expression, and shouted to his subordinates: "Come here, try to knock on the foundation stone here."
After their lord spoke, several knights took out their warhammers and struck hard on the ruined wall. However, everyone's hands were numb from the shock, but the foundation stone remained intact. Everyone was cursing at this result.
The strongest and most reckless knight was also shocked. He complained: "It's so hard! It's not the wall of the magic tower."
This sentence, on the contrary, calmed down all the people who were complaining. They had the same question in their minds: Is this really a magic tower? Everyone looked at their lord.
Kuter Futen nodded with difficulty and said: "This is a secret that only a very few people know. I only heard it from my father and have not confirmed the authenticity. Now it seems that this is a magic tower;
In other words, at least it is a building with similar capabilities to the Magic Tower."
Although the magic tower built in the city is also registered with the Magician Association, the appointment of the tower owner is usually not decided by the association, but also takes into account local influence. If it is built like this in a castle
, which does not even have the most basic control rights, and has become a black account that will not appear on the table.
Because castles are usually the residence of nobles, the magic tower built here will be regarded as the private property of the nobles. Whoever he wants to move in can be allowed to move in. If the Magician Association places too much emphasis on this type of magic tower,
It is similar to robbing a noble's territory, which will cause public outrage.
For the association, this type of magic tower falls into the hands of the nobles and does not actually pose a threat to the magician community. After all, the tower can only be regarded as a defensive fortress and cannot be carried on your back and run somewhere.
Attack others.
Of course, the more important reason is that the local magician association is not strong enough to challenge the Vader Military State. As long as both parties do not cross the bottom line, in this difficult-to-diagnose gray area, everyone usually turns a blind eye and muddles along.
Already.
If an ill-informed enemy knocks on the door of a magic tower in a castle like this, it is not a situation where one foot has stepped into a trap and the most he can do is chop off his foot and still survive. At least Viscount Bachmann can reveal the secret.
I have been conservative until now, and I know what will happen to those who break into his house and offend him. Until today, the results seem to have changed.
Thinking of this, Kuter Futen made a quick decision and said, "Find some food and let's camp outside. We'll search the castle again during the day tomorrow. That's it for today."
Everyone replied in unison: "Yes, sir."
The strange sight in front of them left the brave men of the Fu Teng family speechless all night. Kutel thought for a while, chose some words, and used the forum to report what happened here to his father. After all, it involved Mr. Becker, and in his name,
The superior lord is also the Duke. Some things must be done in advance.
Early the next morning, everyone ate some dry food and walked towards the deserted castle, searching every corner. As a castle that combines the functions of a residence and a military fortress, it is actually not very big, especially the size of the castle.
The master is just a viscount.
According to the military armament, a viscount must provide at least C (100) troops in wartime. The standing troops will be even less, so the castle will not be too big. There is no problem of exceeding the limit in the land, but if there is no restraint, it will only
They squandered all their wealth. When war came, they couldn't even pay for recruiting troops, and even a big castle couldn't protect anyone.
Therefore, although the number of Viscount Wuerten's men was small, they quickly searched the Bachmann family's castle. After all, they confirmed one thing. There was really no one here. There were traces of someone living, but no one was going anywhere.
There are no traces of the castle, just like the people living in this castle disappeared out of thin air. There are no servants, no guards, no women and children, and even... not even a mouse can be found.
The weird thing is that round holes with smooth cut surfaces appear everywhere. They may be walls or doors, almost opening up the entire castle, making it undefended.
It is not quite correct to say that no discovery has been made. At least the treasure house and property in this castle are still intact. As for whether there are any missing items, how can outsiders like Viscount Wu Teng know about it? Even so, no one dares to do so.
Grab a handful of gold coins, or hide a few silver spoons and take them back. There are weird things everywhere in the castle. Who would be so bold as to touch the things here before you understand the situation.
It is said that the beautiful woman next to the magician may be the devil, she should be a lich, and she can definitely be a great magician. For such a person, it would be as easy as spitting to make some kind of curse.
The nobles look down on magicians, but they will not despise such a group of people. Magicians may be able to play like berserkers on the frontal battlefield; but when it comes to plotting against people behind the scenes, magicians are much more capable than the nobles.
, must be guarded against.
Before the middle of the day, Fu Teng and his party couldn't stay any longer. There is no such thing as a strong yang energy and fear of ghosts in Mi Di. Viscount Fu Teng and the others are just taking advantage of the daytime and can see more clearly than at night.
.But now they just want to get away from this place as soon as possible, because the holes everywhere are like evil things that can devour people, and people don't know how to resist them.
Not to mention there is a magic tower with only its base left. There is no noble who does not consider how to attack the magic tower, but if the results in front of them do not make them curious, it will only make people scared. This is true for castles protected by magic towers.
, what does the fortification of your castle mean?
Before leaving, Kuter Futen warned his knights. "When I go back, I will warn everyone not to cause trouble with that magician. Including you. If anyone offends that one, I will personally
Tie him, and his family, all to the magician, and no one will be left behind. Then don’t resent me for not fulfilling my duty as a lord to protect you and your family. I have my family to protect, and I
I don’t want to end up like this.”
..."Yes, sir." Although the tone of the reply was a bit depressing, the knights also knew that someone who could do such a thing to Bachman City was not something they could deal with.
Kurt Wuerten added: "I will report the things here to Mr. Becker when I get back. Then it will be their big shots who should worry about it, and we will not care too much."
Hearing what their lord said, everyone felt relieved. People like them who only knew how to wield swords really didn't know how to fight against an enemy who could do such a thing.
However, what Kuter was thinking about was another matter, how to put this trouble away so that Duke Becker could not force himself to come forward to solve the matter. Maybe he should invite his father out and directly deal with the matter.
The matter is shocking, and everyone should be told clearly that this cannot be solved by a 'viscount', and that the superior nobles must come forward. If they do not make a clear decision, that is the result of the lack of ability of the superior nobles, not the fault of a small noble.