As the mainstream extraordinary force in this world, knights' status is naturally different from that of ordinary nobles. In fact, they are strategic resources and a scarce deterrent force for the kingdom and local nobles.
As a veteran who has served the Burns family for two generations, Tang En naturally understands that the reason why the family has declined in recent years is because after the death of the previous family knight, there was no official knight in charge.
If it weren't for the owner himself being close to the strength of a formal knight, plus some secret cards inherited from the family, he could have the power of a real knight in a short time. I'm afraid the Burns family would have been pounced on by those drooling jackals a few years ago and bitten clean.
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But his master is the soul of the Burns family. Even if the conditions are more stringent, Tang En will agree, so he still said:
"The Burns family does not inherit blood knights. Except for my master who was once close to the realm of a formal knight, there are no knights in this generation. However, in the name of the master, I can ask the knight Brandon, the retainer of Baron Howlett next door, to serve as a knight."
If the master donates some blood, this lord should be the nearest official blood knight in the nearby territory. The favor of the Burns family is still very valuable. I just don’t know how much weight Dr. Swick needs?"
John gestured with his hands:
"Only a small cup is needed. When taking blood, you only need to use a hollow thin needle. For a knight, I think this small injury should not be a problem."
Tang En breathed a sigh of relief. The Brandon Knight was a rare awakened blood knight who was born as a commoner. He was only in his early twenties. He was the best marriage partner of the Burns family, so his master had always been very fond of this knight.
With care, if the young master was not yet fifteen and studying in the royal capital, the marriage between the two families would have been completed long ago. With such a relationship, it would be no problem to ask the knight to donate some blood.
"Then things will be easier to handle."
As he spoke, Butler Tang En picked up the parchment and took a look at it.
"There is nothing wrong with these materials. It's just that Dr. William's laboratory has been abandoned for several years. Some useful records and materials were collected back then. Due to time constraints, not many are preserved now. I'm afraid Dr. Swick can't find them.
What you want."
John shook his head.
"It doesn't matter, I just went to have a look, to miss my teacher, and to see if I can gain anything. It will not affect the count's treatment. If I drink a glass of holy water for the count tonight, I should be able to suppress the plague and let him
The count has more time to wake up. Then when the materials are ready, we can try to cure this plague."
John was not surprised that the laboratory had been cleaned up. In fact, John was surprised that the Burns family still preserved it. Because with his spiritual vision, he could discover some hidden secrets better than these mortals.
Since John had asked so, Butler Tang En asked the former valet to take John to Dr. William's former laboratory, and he personally contacted the blood knight. After all, he was a noble knight, and he was the powerful steward of the Earl's Mansion.
It was worse, but the matter was urgent and he could only make the request as his master.
To John's surprise, Dr. William's original laboratory was actually located behind the Burns family castle, on a slope near the outskirts of the Black Forest.
If the Black Forest Castle is built on a high ground several floors higher than the Black Forest Town, then the foundation of the building where the experiment is located is higher than the castle, but because the castle is higher, it is blocked by the castle.
, and there is only a narrow cliff-like path connected to the castle, so few outsiders know this place.
"This is a very hidden experimental site! It seems that my cheap teacher also knows that what he is doing is a shady and illegal experiment!"
John secretly thought to himself that he had arrived in front of the stone laboratory under the guidance of his servant.
This laboratory is actually not very big, it is about the size of a small country villa, about a hundred square meters. Because it is an experimental site rather than a residential villa, the construction style is mainly simple and durable. It is actually just a one-story stone building.
It is the same as a bungalow, except there is a platform at the top. On the side near the forest is a simple tower about two people high. An iron pillar dozens of feet high stands on the top of the tower like a lightning rod.
The valet used the key to open the copper lock of the heavy wooden door, and saw a burst of dust spreading out.
The two of them covered their mouths and stepped back a few steps, waiting for the dust to disperse before entering.
Perhaps because of the good sealing, there is much less dust inside the room than outside the door, with only a thin layer.
Just as the valet was about to ask if he could get some water to clean up, John said:
"Go and see if the things from the laboratory have arrived? I'll stay here alone for a while."
The manservant took the order and left, leaving John alone in the entire laboratory.
He first turned on his spiritual vision, and after looking around, he did not find any spiritual light beyond the normal range.
John had already anticipated this situation.
If Dr. William had left any secrets, he must have kept them extremely secretive, otherwise the Burns family wouldn't have emptied the place and nothing was found here. Only one copy remained on the surface, or rather
The experimental notes intentionally left by the doctor are still valuable.
In fact, it was precisely because of that notebook that the Burns family did not destroy the laboratory or use it for other purposes, allowing the laboratory to be preserved.
John took Swick's cane and started tapping in the laboratory, trying to find some secret rooms, secret passages and the like.
But he searched the entire laboratory and couldn't find any problem.
A little discouraged, John simply walked out of the laboratory for a change of air.
Then he saw the stone stairs built along the wall on the side of the stone building, and couldn't help but climb to the roof with a wide view.
The black forest in the distance exudes a gloomy atmosphere. Most of the trees are gray-green. The sunlight in this world seems to be cast in a shadow. But here in the black forest, it looks like a group of demons with teeth and claws.
Generally, ordinary timid people will have nightmares after seeing it.
"Huh? This is..."
After looking at it for a while, John suddenly discovered that there was something strange about the simple tower on the back.
Because he had just inspected the laboratory below and had a rough impression of the structure inside, but from the roof, the building volume of the entire laboratory seemed to be wider than the actual space inside.
John felt that there was a door and measured it with his feet. Then he ran back to the inside of the laboratory and measured it. He found that the length of the top was at least five or six feet longer than the inside. Excluding the thickness of the walls on both sides, it was still three or four feet wide.
The space disappeared unconsciously, and the location should be right below the tower.
What does this mean? It means that there must be extra space hidden inside the wall below, or it may be a secret passage or a secret room.
"Haha! I knew that this cheap teacher that Swick mentioned repeatedly in his diary would definitely not be as simple as an ordinary doctor!"