This is the first time that Werther has ridden in a carriage since he came to this other world. This carriage has no gorgeous decorations on the outside, and there are only hard wooden seats inside.
The violent bumps on the road made Werther dizzy and unbearable. Although Wile was with him, the servant looked even more uncomfortable than Werther and fell asleep the whole time.
In order to alleviate the symptoms of dizziness, Werther supported the seat with his hands, slowly moved to the car window, opened the curtains and looked outside, and began to observe the street scenery:
Next to the road are a series of medieval-style buildings. The rough luxury reveals a unique sense of age. Churches, schools, residential buildings are connected one after another, and there are all kinds of shops. It can be seen that the area near the palace is a prosperous area.
Horse-drawn carriages shuttled on the road, and the pedestrians coming and going were all dressed in ancient European-style clothing, including many nobles in bright clothes. Occasionally, you would see a girl of eleven or twelve years old, smiling and recommending flowers or cheese to passers-by.
It really looks like ancient European style, Werther thought to himself.
The carriage stopped and went, driving for about two days, and had already passed the bustling streets. After passing through a forest, there was a sign that clearly read: Daybreak Town.
Werther looked at the scenery here. Compared to other cities or towns, there were more trees and bushes here, the buildings were relatively sparse, and most of them looked very old.
Finally, the carriage stopped near a small castle, which was Werther's new home.
Werther discovered that the castle had only two floors, no yard, and was brown in color. It looked simple and cold. Looking at such a building, Werther could not help but think of various ghost stories in his mind, and he couldn't help but think about it.
Shivering. He had to comfort himself in his heart. Maybe it would look warmer inside, not to mention there were servants living with him.
There were several servants standing in front of the steps of the castle. Judging from their clothes, they were the housekeeper, the cook, the doctor and three maids.
The butler looked to be over sixty years old, his hair was gray, and the wrinkles on his face highlighted his kindness. He walked to the front of the carriage with a smile, bowed slightly, and said: "Your Highness, I am Tom, the butler of the castle. We are waiting for you."
Your journey will be long."
"Thanks."
Tom helped Werther get out of the carriage.
As soon as Werther left the carriage, the coachman suddenly said: "Your Highness, don't forget to pay the carriage fare!"
"Okay, how much is it?"
"Two silver coins."
"Wait a minute, I'll give you the money."
Werther opened the purse and found that there were only a few copper coins in it, which was far from enough to pay the carriage fare, so he tried to wake up Wile who was still sleeping.
"Wile, wake up. Do you know where our money is? I need two silver coins."
However, Wile was talking in his sleep while drooling: "What, His Highness the Prince wants to give me a reward?"
"I'm not giving you a reward, please wake up."
"What, Your Highness wants to wash my clothes?"
"I'm going to deduct your salary."
"No, don't deduct my salary!" Wiler finally woke up this time. He wiped the saliva from the corner of his mouth and muttered, "Why do you want to deduct my salary, Your Highness?"
"Would you have woken up if I hadn't said that?"
"oh."
"I have to pay the carriage fare now, but I only have a few copper coins left in my purse. Do you know where we put the other money?"
"Your Highness, those few copper coins are all your money. I only have two copper coins here."
"How could this be? What about the money in the castle? Can I use some of it now?" Werther looked at Tom.
"Of course, Your Highness." With that said, Tom took out two silver coins from his pocket and handed them to the coachman.
The carriage that traveled from Frank City finally returned to Frank City. With tears in his eyes, Wile watched the carriage go away and took out the
The handkerchief was waving, as if he was bidding farewell to his hometown and his previous life. He opened his mouth and was about to compose a poem, but as soon as the first word was uttered, he was pulled into the castle by Vittor.
"Your Highness, please don't pull on my upper arm. You know that's where I'm most ticklish."
"Stop talking nonsense and come in."
There is a quaint atmosphere everywhere in the Werther Hall. It is not as luxurious as the palace. There are no murals and glazed windows, but it is fully equipped. There are enough long tables and chairs. Although there are not many candles on the chandelier, fortunately the candlelight can illuminate clearly.
The whole hall.
"Uncle Tom, which lord lived in this castle before?"
"This castle once housed your uncle. Twelve years ago, he was executed by His Majesty the King's order because of Count Majik's intercession."
"It turns out that my uncle was also a victim of that incident. So has the castle been without an owner all these years?"
"Yes, Chef Potter and I have been the only ones here these years. Recently, because you took over as Lord of Dawn Town, the castle has recruited young doctor Ivan and maids Kath, Kara and Bonnie."
"They look very capable."
"We will do our best to serve you, Your Highness. You have already met them, and they are going to work now."
"Work hard and I won't treat you badly."
Several servants except Tom saluted Werther and then went to work. Tom continued to stay here to introduce the situation to Werther.
"Uncle Tom, I still have a question. In the past twelve years, has Dawn Town been under the management of the imperial court?"
"Yes, in recent years, the imperial court has directly issued instructions and left them to officials to handle."
"Who are the officials in Daybreak Town?"
"There are captains of knights, quaestors, and judges."
"When can I see them?"
"Actually, they were supposed to come to greet you today. But..."
"What's wrong? Did something happen that prevented them from coming to greet me?"
Werther began to feel panic. The officials knew that the new lord was coming, but none of them came to greet him. It was obvious that they wanted to confront Werther. The reason was that they did not believe Werther at all. If this was the case, Werther would definitely have difficulty in Daybreak Town in the future.
"It's a long story. The previous Knight Commander retired last year due to physical reasons, leaving his stepson Wright to inherit the position of Knight Commander. And Wright is a bold and arrogant person. He once said that when you come,
, will never obey your orders. The fiscal officers and judges are afraid of Wright's power, and they also follow him in snubbing you."
"Are quaestors and judges one level lower than knight-lords?"
"These official positions are of equal rank, Your Highness."
"If that's the case, then why would the fiscal officer and the judge rather offend me than listen to Wright?"
"The main reason is that the lord's seal of Dawn Town is in Wright's hands. The rules are like this. Whoever holds the lord's seal is the lord in the true sense."
Werther took a breath after hearing this. In this case, wouldn't he, as a lord, exist in name only and be in a situation where he is at the mercy of others?
"Why is the seal in Wright's hands? What strong background does Wright have?"
"I can answer you with the same answer to these two questions, Your Highness, Wright's mother is Agnes Darke, his aunt is the current queen, and his maternal grandfather is Duke Darke."
"It turns out he is from Duke Duck!" Witte opened his eyes wide in surprise, "No wonder the seal is in his hand, it was probably given to him by Duke Duck. My father favors Duke Duck and hates me.
He will definitely not help me in this matter. I can only solve these difficulties by myself."
"You need to get the seal back as soon as possible to have a chance to suppress Wright."
"Does Wright usually carry his seal with him?"
"I don't know, but I heard he's going to execute a vampire in front of the farm this evening.
You can go to the farm and have a look, maybe you can meet him."
"Okay. But I want to know, which vampire are you talking about?"
"The vampires are a group of vampires. Your Highness used to live in the palace, so you may not know much about the vampires. The kingdom of the vampires is called Bruding Kingdom, which is a neighbor of our country, Notland, and is connected to Dawn Town. Humans and
After a war two hundred years ago, the vampires made a peace agreement. If any of their subjects committed an offense on the other side's territory, they would be dealt with according to the other side's laws.
But what I don’t know is whether the vampire Wright is going to execute today was wrongly accused.”
"I see."
"Your Highness, why don't you take a lunch break first? I will send afternoon tea to your bedroom later. I will inform you to go to the farm near evening."
"Okay. But I don't want to rest now. I'm a little drunk. Please bring me some water."
"Okay, Your Highness."
While Werther was waiting for tea, doctor Ivan happened to pass by Werther carrying an iron basin for bloodletting the horse, and said mysteriously: "Your Highness, do you want to know about Alice?"
"You mean Wright's mother? Tell me."
"It is said that Agnes Darke was a famous beauty more than ten years ago. Originally, Duke Darke wanted to marry her to a noble man, but she eloped with a male servant and gave birth to Wright. Later, Duke Darke found
He found out the whereabouts of their family of three, killed the manservant, and arranged for Alice to remarry the old commander of Dawn Town who lost his wife."
"A person like Wright actually has a loving mother! But why did Duke Dark want Alice to marry the old commander? The Frank City where they live is not close to Daybreak Town."
"There are rumors..." Ivan's expression became even more mysterious, "Duke Dake is very ambitious. Not only was he favored by the court, he also wanted to gain the border power of Dawn Town, so he remarried Aglis to the old commander.
.Agris also slowly began to listen to her father's words, giving the old commander chronic poison, destroying his body, and taking the opportunity to let Wright take the position of knight commander."
Witte was shocked again: "Now that the seal is in Wright's hands again, doesn't Duke Dark's power already cover the entire Dawn Town?"
At this time, Tom had already brought the water glass over. Werther reached out and put the napkin next to the glass into his mouth.
"Your Highness, you took the wrong cup. The cup is next to you." Tom reminded.
"Oh." Werther took the napkin out of his mouth, took a few sips of water, and said to Ivan, "Tell me everything you are sure about and everything you are not sure about."
Ivan continued: "Before I came to the castle, I was the doctor of the old commander's family. One day, I noticed that the old commander's eye circles and lips were black. According to my medical knowledge, he was poisoned. I
I wanted to help him diagnose and treat me, but his wife drove me away."
"You mean Agnes drove you away?"
"That's right."
"Duke Duke's family is really cruel and ruthless. I don't know what they will do to me. Now I must take some action."
"Oh, Your Highness!" Ivan suddenly shouted, "I forgot to tell you just now. The carriage in the castle broke down. I'm afraid you have to walk to the farm today."
"Then I have to leave early today."
Before formally facing Wright, Werther thought of the parchment. Now he urgently needs the guidance of the parchment.
When he was about to find a place where no one was around to open the parchment and read it, he suddenly heard a cold voice saying to him: New mission, rescue the girl in green clothes, and get the lord's seal at the same time.
Where did this sound come from? This kind of guidance suddenly reminded him of the parchment. After taking it out, he found that the same guidance as the sound was written on it.
It turns out that parchment rolls can still be used in this way. Now it is much more convenient. All you have to do is wait for the voice to guide you.