"Bold! There is only one master here, and that is Prince Uther Stonehammer!"
"For the sake of you two being knights, get out of here. Otherwise, I will smash your heads!"
The guard shouted, the halberd in his hand almost touching the old knight's throat.
Seeing that the two guards were so excited, Talinnam quickly stepped forward to stop them.
"This is a misunderstanding..."
"What misunderstanding? This is not a misunderstanding."
Just as Talinnam was about to ease the atmosphere, Essek slapped him back on the spot.
"Back then, my grandfather, Francis von Eljohnson Compton, led the knights, gathered the surrounding civilians, and worked with your Prince Stonehammer to develop and build this castle, and cultivated and cultivated the land under the mountain to build a manor.
, the mines were dug, and the later Terfelheim Castle was built. Now, only about 150 years have passed since the construction of Terfelheim Castle, but you have completely forgotten that period of history?
"
Essek pointed at the dwarf guard's nose and said. His tone became serious.
This sudden change caused the two dwarf guards to freeze on the spot, and it took them a long time to recover.
"Your name? Wandering Knight."
asked the dwarf.
"Delino von Essek Compton."
"Francis von Al'Jonson Compton is my ancestor."
The old knight introduced himself seriously and solemnly.
Although it was brief, judging from his serious tone and attitude, the two dwarfs did not dare to look down upon him for a moment.
However, they never thought that the descendant of the human lord would come, let alone that he would be dressed up like this. He and the Bretonnian knight behind him looked like beggars walking out of the slums.
.Such decoration cannot be associated with the noble heir of the lord.
The guards who couldn't tell the truth from the false could only take the two people to the center of the castle before making a decision.
The guard put away his weapon and walked ahead to lead the way.
Essek winked and motioned for Talinnam to follow.
After walking forward for a while, Essek and Tarynham saw the inner city wall. This is also the true appearance of the castle. It is still intact, while the outer city has long been abandoned.
Walking through the large ruins, Talinnam couldn't help but imagine the prosperity of this castle in the past.
It was also at the gate of the inner city that Talinnam and Essek saw the human garrison soldiers.
Talinnam was only surprised that in such a castle deep in the hinterland of Sylvania, there were actually human defenders, and they were not vampires, but pure human soldiers.
Judging from their physical condition, they are no different from the defenders in other parts of the empire. Unlike the thin humans in Sylvania's local army, the human soldiers here have normal body proportions and no mutations. Talina
Mu suspected that their manors and land are still managed by themselves, and they have specialized purification personnel.
The hinges slowly pulled, and the suspension bridge made a loud creaking sound, as if an old man on the verge of death was making his last struggle.
Later, led by dwarf guards and human soldiers, Talinnam and Essek walked into this seemingly ruined town.
On both sides of the road, scattered servants and blacksmiths were busy hammering their iron tools, and the intermittent sound of grinding wheat could be heard from the mill. Not far away, there were several bakery chimneys emitting white smoke.
It looks like a quiet small town.
It is hard to imagine that outside the city is endless undead and darkness, but inside the city is another world. Although its scale is really very small.
Essek suddenly sighed, "I vaguely remember that when I was a child, there were three blacksmith shops here. Now, there is only one left."
"Did you see that church? I often played in it when I was a child. The priestess was very beautiful, but it's a pity that I was still young at that time..."
The dwarf led the way, turning his head from time to time to listen to the conversation between the two. There was disdain and doubt in his eyes. Obviously, there have been many robbers and swindlers over the years, which made this group of people so alert and suspicious.
They were eventually taken to the basement.
It should be said that for humans, this is the basement, but for dwarves, this is their home and the place where they live.
The bunker is divided into several floors. Tallinam looked left and right all the way, visiting this dwarf castle like a tourist.
Finally, they met the owner of the place - Uther Stonehammer on the lowest level of the bunker.
"I don't think you look like you. At most, you are just two down-and-out vagabonds pretending to be knights and defrauding you. That's all."
As soon as they met, the dwarf prince scolded him loudly, leaving no room for the old knight to introduce himself.
However, Essek seemed to have been prepared. He walked up to the dwarf prince with a leisurely expression.
"Oh, Prince Uther Stonehammer, you haven't changed at all after so many years. Your memory is still so bad."
As soon as he finished speaking, the dwarf guard beside him already held his hand on the ax handle.
This old man is so arrogant that he almost touches their prince's face.
The dwarf prince frowned slightly and looked at the man in front of him carefully.
After a long time, he slowly stood up. Just when Talinnam thought they had recognized each other and had misunderstood each other, the dwarf prince suddenly shouted——
"Catch 'em, two liars!"
"slow!"
Talinnam was about to resist, but was stopped by Essek loudly.
The old knight sighed softly and touched his waist with both hands. Just when everyone thought that the old man was going to find some hidden weapon, the old knight took out a beautifully carved bronze scepter from his waist.
He touched his right hand again and took off the ruby ring on his middle finger.
Talinnam guessed that the thing might be some kind of token to prove his identity, but he had never heard the old knight mention it. There seemed to be too many stories and secrets about him.
"Take a look, Stonehammer King, I hope you still remember them."
With that said, he handed the two objects to the proud dwarf prince.
Under the firelight, the dwarf prince carefully examined these two tokens.
Suddenly, he seemed to remember something and shouted loudly——
"Francis von Al'Jonson Compton, are you the heir of Francis von Al'Jonson Compton?"
"Little Essek...oh, I remember. When you were a child, you often played near the mine and the church."
"Yes, I remembered it, I remembered it all."
"I just think about it now..."
Essek turned his head, unhappy.
"You were still a child when you left, but now you are an old man when you return. Only a ghost would recognize you."
The Stone Hammer King stepped forward and slapped the old knight's butt enthusiastically, as if they were old friends reunited after a long separation. Although this was the case, an old dwarf slapped the butt of another old human man and cheered. This kind of scene
It really made Talinnam feel a little embarrassed.
It's just that the person involved seems to be very natural...
"I know the ring of dominion. This is the ring of contract I forged with my own hands and with Al'Jonson Compton."
The dwarf prince said excitedly. He raised the ring above his head and looked at it carefully under the firelight, as if looking at his own child, eagerly and proudly.