lizard lord

Chapter 244 A Tasteful Artwork

Castles also have their own history of evolution, which varies greatly due to different functions.For example, the Knights’ Fort in medieval Syria, one of the world’s cultural heritages, was originally built for military purposes, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and aesthetics and comfort considerations were secondary.As for Neuschwanstein Castle, which was built in the [-]th century and is the prototype of Disney Castle, the main purpose of the building is enjoyment and art. The design logic of the two is completely different. Generally speaking, this castle is closer to the latter-although there are many Effective defensive facilities, but gorgeous and unnecessary decorations and buildings for living and enjoying still take up a lot of space. After all, this is not a fortress, but a place where mages live and live all year round.

Huge spliced ​​undead creatures like the knights at the gate can be seen everywhere in the castle, but there are no such exaggerated ones for the time being. Tang Zhao can forcibly tear them apart and contain them, fulfilling the duty of bodyguards well.

The scene is not so bloody. The normal corpses have been weathered and rotted into dust for so many years. These are preserved by some special means. What flows inside them is no longer blood, but some kind of dark alchemy liquid , apart from the strong taste, it is acceptable to Tang Zhao who is used to seeing the battlefield and nature.

During the period, Tang Zhao discovered a very interesting detail. Tina had been hiding away from the torn corpses all along. She couldn't say she was afraid of these things, but she obviously disliked them. This probably explained that the other party As an adult, it stands to reason that his strength is several levels stronger than his own, so why should he ask himself to help.

The skirmish continued through the promenade similar to Weng City, and the two came to a relatively spacious square, where there were still several carriages parked, and the goods on the carts had not had time to unload.

There are many buildings around that can be entered. Tang Zhao looked at Tina and asked for her opinion.

【You should be more familiar with the general layout of this kind of castle than I am, and how to proceed next. 】

Tina pointed to the tall tower in the center of the castle: "The things you need should be underground, but we should go up first."

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The original defense mechanism of the castle should be to detect intruders pouring out like a swarm of bees, but Tina is very good at magic, so she tampered with the magic circuits all over the castle, making them an isolated alarm network. Being able to alert a small number of guards makes things a lot easier.

After eliminating the spliced ​​undead creatures in the first few areas, the closer to the tower, the more curious the enemies Tang Zhao saw when he raised his eyes.

In the beginning, they were all undead creatures spliced ​​into human shapes. When they reached the position under the tower, they began to deviate from normal human beings and walked towards the mythical route: three heads and six arms, four limbs and twisting and crawling with joints, sewing some kind of monster and human torso... until later There are no human elements anymore, starting to walk towards the Cthulhu route, Tang Zhao was a bit difficult to describe accurately in words for a while, which made people marvel at the creator's imagination.

Tang Zhao doubted the mental state of the Master Tower owner. Although these post-modern creatures did not pose any threat to him, they were still frowning at a heavyweight level of physical discomfort.

But fortunately, these creatures are not very strong, and their positioning may be the "artifact" that mages prefer. Although there are mainstream and effective attack methods such as freezing, flame, and impact, their strength is very low and can basically be ignored.

Tang Zhao couldn't help guessing: the knights at the gate are probably equivalent to the guards or watchdogs guarding the house, and the contenders around the tower may be the pets or collectibles kept by the mage.Among other things, at least the production of these things is a test of technique and imagination, and it is almost impossible to achieve that effect.

At this time, Tang Zhao kept his hands back a little, only letting these painless puppets lose their ability to move and not completely tearing them apart. Say more.

Most of the middle and lower floors are servants' houses and warehouses. On the Internet, there are kitchens, banquet halls, and guest rooms, which are not so important to mages. Blocked by a solid magic barrier, Tang Zhao's magic immunity ability does not take effect, indicating that this is a guaranteed fifth-level magic. In order to avoid excessive movements that will affect the structure of the entire tower, Tina took over the task and spent a lot of time. After some tricks, he successfully broke the door open.

As far as the eye can see, it is an extremely spacious hall. Thanks to some kind of magic protection, it is not covered with dust and cobwebs like the lower floor, and everything looks bright and beautiful.

Tang Zhao didn't notice anything unusual, but Tina immediately told him to get ready to fight. Tang Zhao immediately became vigilant, his eyes fixed on the surrounding environment, ready to pounce at any time.

There were footsteps coming from far and near, and after a while, a figure came slowly. It was a humanoid creature whose body was covered in a cloak, and whose face was completely unclear. Light.

Tang Zhao was about to take off the opponent's legs, but was stopped by Tina.

"What is the task that your master originally entrusted to you?" l
"Don't worry, miss, it's just to keep it clean. It's better to say that I've been waiting for someone to come for a long time. You can use the things in the tower as you like. I'm not bound by this aspect. You may need this thing. I I drew it when I was still alive."

After finishing speaking, the other party threw a roll of sheepskin. A stream of light flashed in Tina's hand. She checked it once and carefully pulled it away. It was an architectural design drawing with dense footnotes and scrolls on it. express.

Seeing this situation, Tang Zhao probably understood the ins and outs—just like the architects of those ancient tombs, the original owner of this mage tower didn't seem to want his castle structure to be leaked, so he chose the most confidential method. That is, kill the designer.

There are many ways to retain the consciousness of the other party after death, especially for a mage who is obviously good at necromancy. With a little trick, a slave subject to himself is born.

"Thank you very much. As a thank you, is there anything I can do to help?"

The cloaked man slightly opened the clothes on his chest, revealing the green spar inside: "Obviously, this is what I need the most help with. Don't get me wrong. Although I'm not alive now, I don't want to die. I hope you can use Henings' contract magic Get rid of it. In return, I designed this castle brick by stone. Hennings didn't shy away from me when he stored things. I know the location of most things. Even if you have the ability to kill thousands of undead creatures , I definitely don’t want to waste this time.”

(End of this chapter)