Heart of the Castle

Chapter 382 Ghost Miscalculation, Eternal Frozen Ice City (seeking support)
If there was hot water in the castle, Hughes wouldn't be in such a dirty state, so the former baron of the kingdom still looked dirty and rude until he met Donner and the others who found nothing.Donna had already learned about this through the mark of the blood alliance, and his expression was still calm, while the lizard-person Miss Lacelin stepped back several steps at once.

"Hey, Chief Griffin, how did you find such a superb one?" The slender female lizard wrinkled her nose, and turned her head towards Wolf, the leader of the werewolf. It's rare in the world that you can find someone who smells worse than him."

"Ha, you say I'm a stinky wolf?" Leader Worf bared his white teeth and replied viciously, "You lizard people can't smell it there, as soon as I smell the wet and slippery smell of water plants, I will I can't help sneezing!"

"Chief Worf, Miss Leslin, don't overdo your jokes." Seeing Hughes' distressed look, Li Wei couldn't help dissuading him with a wry smile, "This was originally Lord Reinhardt Hughes, Baron of the Kingdom, but now he has become a loyal to my vassal knight."

"The Baron of the Kingdom? That is to say, he is also the chief of the big tribe like you?" Leslin looked curiously at Hughes' messy hair and the dirty face underneath. "He is dressed more shabby than the hag chief of the plague tribe, and he smells heavier than the pig-headed chief of the stinky mud tribe." She concluded, "Is it true that all human chiefs look like this? Griffon Chief Li Wei is cleaner?"

"His subordinates have all betrayed, so they appear to be rather downcast." Li Wei explained, "The dead are all traitors. Lord Hughes executed them with his own hands. There are no other secrets in this castle."

"But Her Majesty the Black Crow Queen's prophecy said that you should be careful of hungry wolves." Reslin reminded.

"Ms. Higfield's prophecy should be Lord Hughes. I had a fight with him just now." Levi thought for a while and said, "Master Hughes's swordsmanship is very good. There is no way to fight with all my strength, and it is not so easy for me to win."

"Even if I am full of energy, I am not your opponent, Your Excellency." Hughes said in a low voice, looking a little disappointed.

"No matter who wins, it's getting late now, let's go back quickly." Babrupa suggested, "After the wonderful adventure is over, there should be a small banquet and drink strong wine to show celebrate."

Chief Worf agreed with Babrupa's last words. Hughes licked his lips, and seemed to be looking forward to a hearty meal.After Li Wei talked to Tang Na in a low voice, he nodded regretfully. "Okay, let's go back, but the banquet can't be held immediately, we have to rush to the refugee camp before it gets completely dark."

When climbing over the ruins piled up in front of the city gate, Li Wei turned his head with some nostalgia, and glanced at the castle that once recorded many of his dreams and memories. The pale sunlight shone from the west side of the castle, casting a huge The shadows, huge and dark, reached the side of the wall.The cold wind blew through the dark doors and windows, making a whimpering sound, and Li Wei shivered involuntarily. It looked like a ghost here.

"The target is really cautious. In such a short period of time, we have caught at least a dozen fluctuations in the detection magic. If there is no magic to prevent detection in advance, even we are likely to be discovered."

When the backs of Li Wei and others disappeared behind the ruins of the city gate, a hoarse voice suddenly sounded from behind the empty window of the castle tower, and then a translucent pale figure appeared there, with a faint smile on his haggard face. With a smile, a few strands of gray-white mist fluttered around his jaw, like the squirming claws of an octopus.

"This is also the reason why Trien's trash failed, so the high lord sent you and me to deal with this target." Another voice sounded, also from the mouth of a pale figure, slightly different from the former, There was no grayish-white mist on the lower jaw of the second figure, and the figure also appeared to be very tall. It was also wearing a strange armor covered with distorted and quivering stripes, and constantly changing colors and patterns.

"In any case, the cute little guys we have cultivated are now at the target's side, let's wait for a good show..." The first pale figure let out a low giggle, and his voice gradually dimmed The sky looked particularly gloomy.

"Your tricks still make me sick." The second figure commented in an annoyed tone, "If you were to hold back those other people just now, and I would directly launch a surprise attack, the target has been solved now."

"That's not safe. We must admit that the target is tricky. Your approach may fail, but ours will not." The first figure made a tsk-tsk sound, "The target may have an unexpected hole card, after all, there used to be There are six high-level officials who reported the deaths missing."

"Sue the dead? How can those cowards be compared with the shadow of withering?" The second figure replied arrogantly.

"The goal can be achieved easily, why bother?" The first figure said with a translucent pale finger twisting the gray-white mist on his chin, "As long as one night, the target and those around him will be asleep Died without noticing, those cute little guys we cultivated... cough cough cough..." But then his voice was interrupted by a series of violent coughing.

"Cough, cough, how could it be...cough cough...killed...all dead...cough..." The first figure knelt down on the ground, and the gray-white mist kept escaping from his body, emitting a After a piercing scream that was at the limit of human hearing, it completely dissipated in the air.The second figure was obviously taken aback, and hurriedly came to the first figure and lowered his body.

"What happened? Your power is losing."

The first figure struggled, the cough disappeared, and his body became no longer translucent, but a solid existence.Sometimes his skin was as pale as snow, and sometimes as black as ink, and his voice became distorted and trembling. "The little guys we cultivated were all killed just now..." His voice was low and frightening, like a ghost whispering, "They are all dead. The terrible power also hurt us. We share our lives with those little guys. ..."

The voice of the first figure disappeared tremblingly, and then fell to the sky.Howls and hisses full of fear continued to be emitted from the middle of his body, and countless big bumps and veins wriggling violently bulged out of his skin, as if countless bugs were swimming, struggling and writhing under his skin.This strange phenomenon didn't last long. As the howling and hissing sounds gradually disappeared, his whole body quickly shriveled up like a punctured balloon, and at the same time, a large amount of gray-white thick fog evaporated. .After a few heartbeats, the first figure completely disappeared from this world, leaving only a black human-shaped imprint on the ground of the tower like a fire.

"..." The second figure stood up, shook his head in disbelief, and then looked outside the castle, where the caravan was slowly moving forward.The second figure hesitated for a moment, holding a sword that looked like a shard of crystal at his waist, as if he was considering whether he wanted to catch up.But in the end he chose to leave, and his body melted like a mist, gradually sinking into the twilight.

Li Wei had no idea that he had solved a huge crisis unintentionally. For him, he just saw that Hughes was very weak, so he performed a healing technique on him.However, when the white light of the healing technique just entered Hughes' body, his breathing suddenly became rapid, and then a large amount of light gray foul-smelling liquid overflowed from the surface of his body.At first Levi thought he was sweating, but then Hughes' body shook violently and fell to the ground with a bang.

Babrupa hurriedly looked up, raised his head with a strange expression, and said, "Master Hughes Cavalier... seems to be asleep."

A group of people returned to the caravan with Hughes who suddenly fell asleep, and Levi immediately ordered to continue, hoping to make up for the time spent exploring the castle.However, the weather was very bad, and snowflakes fell again in the evening. The caravan finally failed to reach the refugee camp at night, and had to camp and sleep in the middle.

Fortunately, there were many people this time, and the mighty wolf-headed men became the main force of the camp. They cut down a lot of oak trees and oak trees, some of them were used to build shacks, and the other part were used to light fires for warmth. A shelter from the wind.The wolfheads worked so fast and well that even the experienced adventurer Donna couldn't intervene, so he had to go to the side and watch a camp that looked like a tribe of swamp aborigines gradually take shape.

This night was the coldest and longest that Li Wei had ever spent. Although the bonfire was crackling all night, the inside of the shack was still damp and cold. .Li Wei wrapped two bearskin blankets to keep out the cold, but he was still too cold to sleep, and finally had to come out of the shack to join the group of people who were on duty at night in front of the campfire.

In fact, except for the lizardmen who were all hibernating from the cold, and the werewolf men who were protected from the severe cold by their thick fur protection, almost everyone else was here.Babrupa was talking about his adventures, which made Hughes, who was sitting opposite him, widen his eyes and click his tongue in wonder from time to time.The latter only woke up when camping. After eating a whole roasted goat and taking a good bath, he became refreshed again. His golden hair was casually rolled up behind his head. Girls who love to dream definitely have a fatal attraction.

Donna was sitting on the other side of the fire. It was a little surprising that the Crow Queen Siegfried was sitting next to him. The two were talking in a low voice. When Levi came out, the conversation was almost over. All they could see was Tang Na's resolute and heavy face, staring at the raging fire in front of him.

"...If that is my future, I am willing to accept it." Tang Na's voice was not high, but it was as powerful as steel.

"What future is it, Donna?" Li Wei asked curiously. Donna turned his head to see the young lord, and there seemed to be a trace of heaviness in his eyes, but it was fleeting.

"It's nothing, Your Excellency Levy." Donna said in a nonchalant tone, "Ms. Higgfield has divination the future for me, just listen to it."

"Your destiny trajectory has been fixed, so you can take care of yourself." Black Crow Queen Siegfried continued in a cold voice.

Li Wei paid attention to the exquisite face of the Black Crow Queen, which looked red under the light of the fire, but she didn't even have a trace of expression, even when she spoke and refuted just now, she didn't show any emotion. "Ms. Sigfield, can you tell me about Donna's future fate?" Levi asked suddenly, "And how did you make the prophecy? I saw some witches use crystal balls, but you Nothing works."

"Only I can hear the correct prophecy, and the addition of other people will cause variables, so that the future will lose the track for judgment." Siegfried replied calmly. "The prophecy is the scene, the scene comes from the power, the power belongs to the ancestors, and the ancestors bless and rot. I am just a mouthpiece, repeating what the ancestors let me see."

Li Wei smiled wryly. The Black Crow Queen said such a bunch of words, which sounded very reasonable, but she didn't answer anything after careful identification.

In the early morning of the next day, the caravan resumed its journey and continued its journey. This time the journey was unexpectedly smooth. Before the golden face of Flandara rose to the highest point in the sky, they encountered a team from the refugee camp. patrol team.

This team consisted of ten militiamen holding spears and a small captain riding a horse. All the equipment was brand new, and the quality was no worse than that of ordinary soldiers in the regular army of the kingdom. The spears and swords were all shining.In order to avoid misunderstanding, Li Wei ordered the convoy to stop, and then he and Donna went forward. Before he could explain his identity, the team leader jumped off his horse and kowtowed to Li Wei.

"All Patrol Team No.18 of the First Guard Regiment of Eternal Frozen Fort, Salute to Your Excellency! Salute to Grand Knight Commander Donna!" The loud and orderly voice echoed in the forest, shaking the branches of nearby oak trees. There was a sound of breaking the bar, and the snow on it rustled down.

"Eternal Frozen Castle?" Li Wei opened his mouth wide in surprise, turned his head and asked Donna, "Do you remember that there is this castle north of the Sealand River?"

Tang Na frowned and thought for a while, then shook his head heavily and said, "I've never heard of it." Then he asked the patrol captain, "What exactly is the Fortress you're talking about?"

"It's just ahead, Mr. Donna." The patrol captain replied, "It's about 10 minutes away, and we can see it."

Li Wei and Donna left the convoy and came slowly behind, galloping through the dense forest, heading towards the direction the patrol captain said.The familiar scenery on both sides made Li Wei feel strange. This direction should be the refugee camp. How could it become some kind of Fortress of Frozen?But the patrol captain was right. Less than 10 minutes later, a castle appeared in front of them. However, the appearance of this castle was completely beyond the two people's expectations, which made them look at each other in blank dismay, and stopped moving forward.

The scale of the castle is quite large, and the walls and buildings are half gray and half yellow. At first glance, it seems to be made of sand, but under the sun, these buildings are shining blue and white, as if there are countless blue and white. Crystals are inlaid on it.

Li Wei could see that the castle was not made of ordinary rocks or logs, but was built with a whole block of solid ice. The wind and sand covered the castle with an inconspicuous coat, but it could not completely cover it up. The icy light.The thickness and height of the ice city wall far exceeds that of the Viscount's Castle, and it can even be compared with the ancient Green Castle. The watchtower on it is actually made of logs, and the guards on it hold longbows and cast vigilant eyes on Levi and Donner. Come.

Li Wei took off the hood on his head, revealing a young face, and the guards on the watchtower recognized him almost immediately. "It's Your Excellency, quickly open the city gate, Your Excellency is back!"

Following the sound, the suspension bridge on the front of the ice castle slowly descended with a harsh friction sound, and then two solid wooden doors opened, and a group of armed cavalry galloped out of the door, with the two leading knights wearing white cloaks on their shoulders, He was wearing fine steel plate armor polished as bright as a silver mirror, and the golden griffin's coat of arms on the chest gleamed.

"Your Excellency Levi!" The two knights lifted off their visors, revealing the familiar faces of Hall and Gavin. "Master Sugard received a letter from the big crow. He has been arranging patrols and guards to keep an eye on your whereabouts for the past few days. Several knights volunteered to greet you on light cavalry, but none of them seem to have encountered you."

"We were delayed for half a day at Baron Hughes' castle." Levi said, riding his horse forward into the ice city, Donner walked side by side with him, followed by Hall and Gavin.

"This time the matter of rotting the swamp has been successfully concluded, and there are a group of aboriginal allies and a few subordinates under the banner of the Griffin." When Li Wei said this, he suddenly remembered an important question, and hurriedly He ordered, "But many of them are swamp races, Knight Hall, you go tell the guards here, don't misunderstand them."

Hall nodded, turned the horse's head, and went to convey Li Wei's orders everywhere.

The ice city named Fort Permafrost has a radius of several miles, almost three to five times the size of the original refugee camp, and most of the houses inside are also made of solid ice.In the north of the Xilan River, such houses are far stronger than ordinary wooden houses in winter, and there are even fire pits inside. Whether it is cooking or heating, the houses will not melt and collapse.Li Wei saw hundreds of slender cooking smoke rising from the chimney of the igloo. The knights in full armor led the soldiers hurried past, and the workers carrying logs and weapon boxes shuttled back and forth. The whole castle seemed very busy. .

Unlike ordinary castles, the ice castle has a main building for the lord and his family to live in.The core part still retains many of the original buildings in the refugee camp. Li Wei saw that the blacksmith shop of the master dwarf blacksmith Brebe was in full swing, and the sound of tinkling forging could be heard far away.The carpentry workshop on the other side was also busy, the sound of axes and saws kept ringing, and the finished furniture was carried outside from time to time.

There were two militia guards holding spears in front of the big house that was originally a meeting hall, and two people, one tall and one short, were talking to each other. A scholar's necklace strung together with many precious metals and gemstones.The short one looked like a ten-year-old child, but he was wearing a strangely shaped armor... Li Wei couldn't be sure whether it was armor or something else, because the short man seemed to have a black pot hanging on the front and back, The head was put into a kettle with a few small holes dug.

"Master Sugard." Li Wei said hello and jumped off the back of Black Nightmare, "And this one is..."

"Senior Knight of Secret Rhyme, pay tribute to His Excellency Li Wei, the human lord!" The short man banged the black cauldron on his chest.While lifting the lid of the kettle that served as a face shield, revealing the shrewd wrinkled face of the spirit leader.

(End of this chapter)