After waking up

"The same coffin?"

Charles was stunned for a moment, then he immediately realized what he was saying, looked at Farrow Lynch and asked.

"Are you also a vampire? Were you also deceived by that guy?"

Farrow Lynch glanced at Ciel.

"no."

"Then why did you sleep in my coffin?"

Charles felt a little strange, and Farrow Lynch gave a rare grin and replied in a low voice.

"You were wrong. You slept in my coffin."

When Charles was stunned, Mulan suddenly smiled and asked Charles a little sarcastically.

"Do you know why Sandro went to a special place to find a special tomb and brought the special coffin back here? A person who doesn't even tell you the price of becoming a vampire in detail, would he really do this? Are you kind enough to spend a lot of money on your behalf?"

Ciel was not stupid. He was just blinded by desire before. Now that he heard Mulan say this, he immediately realized that the vampire's purpose of using him might not be just because he was the baron of Ciel.

"Yes, it's almost as you thought, or more in-depth. Sandro is just a small person. The purpose of his doing this is because there is a higher-level vampire who wants to use you as a petri dish."

"Petri dish?"

Ciel had a look of horror on his face, and he instinctively knew something was wrong just by hearing this word.

"Did Sandro not cut his own wrist when he transformed you, but gave you other source blood?"

"He carried a small jar of blood with him. He said he regarded me as a brother rather than a servant, so he used the most precious blood to lead me into the night."

Before Mullan said anything, Farrow Lynch couldn't help but laugh.

"It's ridiculous just thinking about it!"

Mulan's expression was meaningful.

"In some ways, Charles, you must be a talented person, otherwise, no matter how advantageous the geographical location of Charles Town is, you will not be favored."

Mulan unfolded an old drawing. This was the layout of the Shire's main mine tunnel. The entire Shire mining chain once revolved around this copper mine. It was divided into two entrances, the north and the south. They were going to It is the main entrance, but the auxiliary entrance was destroyed due to mountain collapse that year, and it was not restored until the copper mines were exhausted.

Looking at the mine map, Mulan thought of the geography and regional map of the Shire. In a place like the Shire, although it is remote, if you just calculate the straight-line distance, it is not too far to the capital of the empire. It is really a very subtle thing. s position.

"Bang bang bang"

Handel knocked on the side wall at the back outside, and Mullan opened the small window in the front to make it easier to communicate between the driver's seat outside and inside the car.

"Professor, we have entered the mine range and need to remain vigilant."

As Handel spoke, he pulled the reins, and the carriage gradually slowed to a stop.

"Well, Ciel, it's your turn."

Mullan patted Baron Charles on the shoulder and opened the door.

"You go outside and sit with Handel. Stay calm. If you are scared, take a deep breath. Your breath is not strong, so it is best to be directly exposed to the werewolf's senses."

"Here, can you go out with me?"

"Some werewolves know me, and they will be afraid."

Mullan said this half-heartedly, and then pushed Charles out of the car. He glanced at Farrow Lynch, who said something gloomy.

"I don't want to go out, and there's no room to sit outside."

Charles smiled awkwardly and walked to the front. Handel reached out and pulled him into the driver's seat.

"Don't be afraid, Lord Baron. I'll be with you outside, Haha."

The carriage started moving again. Thanks to the prosperity of Shire's mining industry, the original road foundation was extremely solid and made of large rocks. Although it was overgrown with weeds, it could barely allow a carriage to pass.

Charles and Handel sat together and remained calm at first. However, as the carriage went deeper and deeper into the mountains, he occasionally felt something running quickly in the distance. He didn't know whether it was a beast or a werewolf, which made Charles very nervous. nervous.

Although werewolves are also dark creatures, they are much more tolerant to sunlight than vampires. Although the mountain forest is dim at the moment, the afterglow of the sunset is still there. But half an hour after the carriage entered the mountain, there were already werewolves running past in the distance. Every time Once there is movement, the distance will be closer.

"Don't be nervous, it's just a wild beast in the mountains."

Handel knew it was a werewolf, but deceiving Charles could calm him down. However, an hour after entering the mountain, the werewolf's movements became more and more unscrupulous. Although the visibility in the forest was lower, but the distance was close enough. , Ciel could already clearly see the appearance of those werewolves.

What surprised Mullan and Handel a little was that Charles was able to maintain his apparent calm state, even better than he did at the beginning.

"Ouch——"

The werewolves began to howl, and the carriage continued to move forward. Soon there were two werewolves running beside the carriage.

Handel remained unmoved and tried his best to control the horses so that they would not be frightened by the werewolf. However, Charles also maintained his composure and seemed to be sitting calmly next to Handel, allowing him to see the front through the small window from time to time. Mulan was a little surprised, and suddenly felt that Charles might really be a talent.

Soon, a huge mine entrance appeared in front of the mountain road. This was also the entrance to the main mining area back then. The carriage had to stop because there were three werewolves blocking the entrance. The middle one was just lying down, and you could feel it. Chu is obviously taller and stronger than the other two. He is obviously a werewolf leader, but he may not be the boss here.

When the carriage stopped, the werewolf lying in the middle of the mine entrance slowly stood up, a head taller than the werewolf next to him.

"Ho ho ho ho"

He has no language ability and seems unable to transform back into a human being, but even Charles knows what he means when he roars and yells at Ciel, not to mention that Mulan has explained it before.

"I have something important that I need to see your leader. It's something Sandro told me to do. Take me to him."

"Ho, ho ho."

The werewolf barked a few times, walked to the carriage, and looked at Handel from a close distance. The latter's hands holding the reins were clenched into fists, and his back was very wet and hot. He was very surprised that Ciel could still hold his nerve.

Then the werewolf came to the carriage door again and looked inside through the glass. Mullan lowered the brim of his hat, and Farrow Lynch had a dead face.

The werewolf sniffed the smell and then sneezed. The strong and inferior perfume on the explosive bag was enough to make the werewolf with a keen sense of smell very uncomfortable.

"Roar."

The werewolf leader roared again, the werewolf at the door gave way, and the carriage continued to move forward.

It was very dark inside the mine tunnel, and the road was not smooth either. People inside and outside the car felt very bumpy. Fortunately, because Handel hung the kerosene lamp on the outer body of the car, he could barely control the carriage and continue moving forward.

The two horses pulling the carriage were obviously very frightened, and Handel had to constantly calm the horses or pull the reins hard to prevent them from running away.

The mine tunnel became deeper and deeper, and soon the carriage could no longer move forward. There were many rail cars piled up in front.

"Lord Baron, the carriage can't go any further."

Handel said this, nominally telling Charles, but actually reminding Mullan in the car. The latter pressed his hat again, opened the door, and Farrow Lynch and Farrow Lynch each carried a big bag from the car. Come down.

"Lord Baron, we can only move forward with gifts."

Mulan glanced at the werewolves around him, and no one seemed to recognize him. However, going deep into the werewolf cave also made him nervous and exciting, and the crazy factor deep in his soul began to become excited again.

Although there is only one entrance to the mine, the interior of the mine extends in all directions, making it a huge maze.

While walking, Mulan slowly approached Ciel.

"Char, give it a try. It's all up to you. You must try your best to do it!"

Charles was highly nervous at the moment, but the gradual transition from the beginning to the present had allowed him to adapt. After hearing Mulan's instructions, a sense of pride arose in his heart. After all, what they were going to do now was very important to him. It's really crazy, probably only once in this life.

Ciel clenched his fists with both hands, his face was serious and ferocious, like a constipated patient.

"Uh-huh."

Ten seconds later, the werewolf next to him suddenly let out a whining sound. Ciel looked to the side, and he could feel that the werewolf's attitude towards him had changed.

Mulan narrowed his eyes slightly. Sure enough, academically speaking, it should be at least the fourth level of the blood recipient's path, the blood of the Night Pilgrim.

Strictly speaking, the first three levels are academically defined as an echelon. Physical enlightenment is the beginning of the first level, and mastering some magic power is considered the first level. The second level breaks through the limits of mortals in both mind and body, and begins to step into the realm of human beings. Reality, the ability to listen to the truth, and peek into the other world. The third-level spirit has broken through the critical point and can already interfere with the other world, and can begin to use various elements that match the talent.

The limit of the Radiant Knight is the third level. At the fourth level, it must evolve into a Victory Knight. The fourth level is the beginning of "abundance" of power, which can be regarded as the real step into reality.

Generally speaking, totems that embody the power of strength, will, and existence will manifest when the third level is most mature or when the fourth level begins.

Vampires naturally have levels. This ancient path of blood recipients even has names for each small level. But at the fourth level, they are no longer blood recipients, but have branches, which can affect even Controlling werewolves, even if the emergence of these infected werewolves must be related to it, Mulan can also determine the owner of the transformed Shire blood, at least the Night Patroller.

As expected, the safest plan can be implemented smoothly. After the werewolves around him were affected by Ciel, Mulan walked to a nearby position, directly pulled out his fangs and stabbed the mine wall several times. , after a burst of sparks, a small hole was poked out. Mulan stuffed an explosive into it, and then went to the next place to perform the same operation as if nothing had happened.

"Sir Jones, have you ever carefully considered what to do if we are also trapped in the mine tunnel?"

"Well, I did think about it, and the answer is that we'd better not be trapped in it."

They placed the explosives along the way one by one, and even connected the leads. The most conspicuous time in the whole process was when the explosives were placed, but none of the werewolves around them responded.

However, in the second half, when the howls of other werewolves in the cave could be heard, Mullan stopped and let Farrow Lynch carry the remaining bag of explosives and continue moving forward.

Outside the light of the kerosene lamp, a pair of green eyes lit up. Mulan looked serious, while the others were extremely nervous.

Are there so many werewolves? Just counting the eyes, there are at least dozens or more, which has already formed a certain scale, and this is definitely not all.