I, the wizard, the foolish Buddha

As Roland slowed down to observe the tapestries in the large corridor, Catherine and Anna also subconsciously slowed down to wait for him.

As a result, Maria and the many female officials were stunned to discover that this inconspicuous live-in son-in-law might not be a follower, but an important person in their hearts.

Maria immediately smiled and began to explain the tapestries to Catherine and Roland.

Roland gained some knowledge.

Strictly speaking, these tapestries are 'climate blankets' and also 'magical servants.' The materials used are all high-quality magical materials, which can help the castle defend against enemies, help wizards with their work, and also actively or passively regulate the castle's climate.

There are many magic carpets in Bloodless Fortress, some for regulating the climate, some as servants, and some as guards.

Compared to normal magic carpets, the magic carpets of Bloodless Fortress are a bit special and a bit eerie.

Because the figures inside are alive, they are undead.

To put it bluntly, they are 'soul banners'!

They can absorb flesh and blood, absorb souls, and even cast blood curses on people. Those who are cursed will be haunted by evil spirits and slowly transformed into blood-sucking monsters controlled by the magic carpet.

If someone attacks Bloodless Fortress, the wizards can pick up their magic wands and pull out groups of 'people' from these magic carpets. When used in conjunction with the Book of the Dead, they are extremely powerful.

In addition, Bloodless Magic Carpets have a special use—they can be used as shrouds.

The corpses wrapped in them can remain incorruptible for thousands of years, and they can also lock the soul in the body and nourish the body and soul.

If a person is not completely dead, wrapping them in this tapestry can save them later, and even give the newly deceased a chance to be resurrected.

The disadvantage is that the person wrapped in it will become like a mummy.

From a certain point of view, these tapestries that can be used as shrouds are the same as some things in the mausoleum.

They are definitely undead curiosities.

Anna suddenly pointed to a tapestry and said, "Umbrella."

Roland's eyes moved slightly, and his nose twitched, smelling a fragrance similar to that of an umbrella on the tapestry.

No wonder there are no 'leeches' in this castle. These magic carpets seem to be able to repel insects!

Roland couldn't help but point to the tapestry and ask about it.

Miss Maria smiled and said, "Oh, these are all works made by the Earl and Countess together in their spare time."

Roland smiled and said, "I see that the embroidery on these tapestries is somewhat similar to the embroidery on the umbrellas we used when we came here today?"

Miss Maria's eyes lit up slightly and said, "Lord Roland has sharp eyes. The umbrellas that Miss Delia brought out today are all works of the Earl and Countess."

Roland thought to himself: 'The Earl and Countess are two suspicious subjects?'

Roland nodded and didn't ask any more questions: "Let's go."

On the way, Catherine gave Roland a look—the insect-repelling tapestries are all recent works. In recent years, something must have happened in Bloodless Fortress. The leeches in Bloodless Fortress should not have been so active before.

Roland's expression couldn't help but become a little strange.

The timing is too coincidental. Could it be that the Countess has really become an immortal?

Roland gave Catherine a look—judging from the many works of art in Bloodless Fortress, the Bloodless lineage must have at least a dozen art masters who are proficient in Heraka necromancy and curiosities, and hundreds of apprentices who have some knowledge in this area.

Then, in the entire County, how many apprentices are there?

Thousands? Tens of thousands?!

This is a bit too exaggerated.

But Catherine believed in Roland's eyesight. He had done a lot of this stuff and had a unique ability to identify these magic carpets.

But the intelligence about the power of the Bloodless lineage is not like this!

At least the Twilight Wizards have not discovered that the Bloodless lineage has secretly developed to this extent!

Although, in the eyes of third-tier wizards, wizards and apprentices below the second tier are all insects.

But if there are too many insects, they can also eat people.

The power of the Bloodless lineage is a bit too great. Whether from the perspective of Twilight or from the perspective of White Chess and Black Abyss, the Bloodless lineage must be purged of insects.

Just taking away a few Prisoner Seeds is not enough to purge the insects.

This thing must be treated from the root—cutting down the tree.

Senior sister glared at Roland fiercely.

Roland smiled secretly.

It seems that senior sister is already willing to get involved in the matter of cutting down the tree.

Roland immediately felt less pressure.

The number of wizards in Bloodless Fortress is scary. Formal wizards are everywhere, and wizards in the mid- and late-stages of the first tier are a dime a dozen.

To be honest, the strength of Bloodless wizards fluctuates greatly in combat. And in the rumors, most Bloodless wizards are relatively average in strength, and only a very few Bloodless wizards are very strong.

So, if he encounters a first-tier mid-stage wizard, Roland is still confident that he can fight.

But how could such a large castle not have special Bloodless wizards?

Roland still has vivid memories of the battle with Senior Brother Pumpkin.

If he sneaks in to cut down the tree and encounters a special Bloodless wizard in the late stage of the first tier, he would probably have a hard time escaping.

Moreover, there are so many wizards in Bloodless Fortress. If one is alarmed, it will excite a group.

Now that senior sister has been dragged into the water, Roland dares to do things with peace of mind.

With the strength of senior sister and Anna, no wizard below the second tier is their opponent. If the two of them join forces, second-tier wizards will have to avoid their edge.

When the time comes, the three of them will act together. They will deal with the big ones, and he will deal with the miscellaneous fish. Perfect!

Roland quietly looked at senior sister and found that she seemed to have made up her mind.

Sure enough, after a while, senior sister gave Roland a look—I will create an opportunity for you to have a private meeting with the Countess. Don't you dare to go!

Roland's expression stiffened slightly.

Indeed, they are not here to kill people, but to contain the mystery.

Roland still has no idea how to contain that mystery.

The mystery of Bloodless Fortress is what the Bloodless wizards have contained. Naturally, the method of containment must be obtained from the hands of the family heads.

The Countess must have key information in her hands.

So, senior sister plans to let him sell his looks.

Your girlfriend actually takes the initiative to create an opportunity for you to have a private meeting with a beautiful and noble young woman?

This kind of good fortune is really not shallow.

But Roland doesn't really want to go anymore.

He feels that he is probably not able to enjoy this kind of good fortune.

The Countess is probably on the path of Heraka, and has walked a new path.

If this path is a new path, that's fine. After she finishes walking it, she is still a normal person.

But if it is an evil path, a crooked path... or if she is possessed by the devil, then the immortal she becomes is not a normal immortal.

Just like himself, if he hadn't survived the Butterfly Tribulation, he would definitely have become a strange thing.

The best outcome would be to become something like Haywood.

So, has the Countess become that kind of thing? Are the leeches outside related to the Countess?

Having a private meeting with such a noble lady is not a blessing!

At this time, senior sister gave Roland another look—I will accompany you secretly. When the time comes, you hold her back, and I will rummage through her things.

Roland had a little confidence in his heart.

If the Countess has made a new breakthrough on the path of Heraka, she must have some documents in her hand.

These documents are extremely precious.

The White Chess Council also has the mystery of Heraka, which is in the forbidden area.

If the Countess's documents record the method of extracting the Prisoner Seed, then there is no need to contain the mystery of Bloodless Fortress.

Just destroy it.

The difficulty between stealing a tree and burning a tree is vastly different.

The two of them communicated secretly along the way. In the eyes of others, they all thought that the Princess and this not-so-reputable live-in son-in-law were flirting with each other.

Maria couldn't help but be slightly moved in her heart.

Along the way, she paid a lot of attention to the details of Roland and Catherine's interaction. Roland seemed like a loyal servant, honestly following Catherine and the others.

But from some subconscious actions, Maria could see that the relationship between the Baron and the Princess was by no means as simple as an important confidant.

This Baron can influence the Princess. The Princess will even listen to him!

She thought to herself: 'I didn't expect that this romantic Baron would have taken the little Princess so firmly...'

How could the Bloodless wizards know that everything Catherine has now is largely due to Roland, including her ever-increasing realm, which stems from her various eccentric theories about Roland.

Every time Roland stirred up a mess in a place, Catherine would secretly clean up the mess.

On the surface, she was cleaning up Roland's mess, saying something like, 'Oh, sister is covering you.' In fact, Roland was like a great vanguard, opening up important breakthroughs for her, allowing her to have the opportunity to integrate various important figures and forces under her command.

Therefore, Roland is Catherine's treasure sword, which is held in her hand on the surface. In fact, sometimes in order to make this sword obedient, she has to lift her skirt!

Roland is not only Catherine's important spiritual pillar, but also her important business partner. Occasionally, he also makes a cameo appearance as her big financial backer.

The two are a win-win, inseparable relationship.

No one knows these things, and even Roland doesn't know how he can manipulate senior sister.

Maria naturally didn't know how much trouble Roland could cause, and even didn't know that even Catherine couldn't manipulate Roland.

She just felt that the dignified head of the Alexandra family, who was obviously such an amazing female hero, was actually held in the palm of her hand by such an incompetent, powerless, and only knowing some works of art, and knowing how to please women's inferior characters.

This is simply a beauty's difficulty in overcoming the yellow-haired barrier.

Maria felt unworthy for Catherine, and even had a feeling that her idol was being taken away by a yellow-haired man!

But she thought this was a breakthrough.

The Blood-Deprived Warlocks wouldn't dare do anything to Catherine, but if they could seize the Baron's weakness, or get a hold of this little Baron, then there would be a lot more room for maneuver.

She planned to approach and test him out a little later.

Soon, a number of female officials and servants led the three to a doorway.

Maria seemed to have something to attend to, so after leading everyone here, she excused herself.

Roland and his female senior apprentice separated and were led around a bend by several female officials and servants to the end of a corridor.

The end of the corridor turned out to be a huge courtyard, with a huge barrier overhead.

Heavy rain poured down overhead, pattering loudly on the barrier. The courtyard was like a garden, very quiet.

Water vapor permeated the courtyard, and on closer inspection, it turned out to be a hot spring.

After observing cautiously for a while, Roland confirmed that there were no leeches nearby and couldn't help but feel relieved.

"I didn't expect that there would be a hot spring inside Blood-Deprived Stronghold. The environment is not bad."

Roland's eyes couldn't help but light up slightly.

There were as many as seven or eight hot springs in this courtyard, all connected to each other.

The layout of the courtyard was very exquisite, and the plants and small buildings inside were very particular. Roland had the feeling of being on vacation at a luxury hot spring resort.

The female officials and maids who had brought Roland over smiled and waved at the wall in the distance, and then the front wall turned into a wall of air.

Roland took a closer look and couldn't help but show a look of surprise.

The terrain under his feet was high, and when Roland looked into the distance, he saw hazy green mountains, but it was a pity that he couldn't see clearly because of the rain, but he could still feel the quiet breath of nature.

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After arriving at the air wall, Roland was stunned to find that there was still a beautiful valley under his feet, or rather, a strange magic medicine garden.

Various plants in the valley below emitted a beautiful fluorescent light. And a hot spring pool not far away was like a small waterfall, flowing into the valley.

'The great nobles are truly extravagant to the extreme when it comes to enjoying things.'

Roland had lived two lives, but he had never seen such a high-end hot spring resort.

Moreover, this time, it was a private booking!

Looking again at the dozen or so dignified and elegant female officials and youthful and playful maids beside him... Each of them was as beautiful as an angel, with different personalities and appearances.

Seeing Roland look over, the maids were a little shy, while the faces of the female officials were slightly flushed.

Roland's mind boomed.

Roland thought to himself, 'This, this, aren't they all going to wash with me?'

'Not only is it a private luxury resort, but there's also a large group of young models serving.'

Roland was really a bumpkin.

How could this Blood-Deprived Stronghold be compared to any resort?

The people standing here are all superior people, they are warlocks, they are rulers.

Any of the maids here, if you pick one at random, is more noble than the aristocratic ladies in the secular world.

At the very least, they are the eldest daughters of some secular great aristocratic families.

The Blood-Deprived Warlocks are still a demonic sect, a great university faction. Maids don't serve people casually.

Moreover, these maids have all been carefully selected, and each one is pure.

As for those female officials, not to mention, they are all formal warlocks. Two of them are at a higher level than Roland.

But now, they have to serve Roland like the lowest servants. As long as Roland says a word, they all have to prostrate themselves on the ground and come up with eighteen tricks.

Roland looked at these elegant and dignified noble ladies, and then glanced at a semi-high wooden wall a few meters away.

"Leave the things behind, you can all leave."

Roland said indifferently, putting on a rigid and upright gentleman's demeanor.

The dozen or so ladies were slightly stunned, then put down their things, but did not leave.

The female officials asked Roland if he had brought evening gowns or other clothing, and Roland naturally didn't bring such things.

He didn't have it at all.

Moreover, the style of the Blood-Deprived Warlocks is not quite the same, it has a very seventeenth-century Baroque, Versailles style.

The female officials said that they would have tailors make some for Roland, so they measured Roland's body.

After that, everyone bowed and took their leave.

Looking at those departing 'wine glass legs' and 'honeydew peaches', Roland's heart was bleeding.

After the ladies left, the feeling of being watched finally disappeared.

From the moment he entered, Roland felt a gaze staring at him. His female senior apprentice apprentice was probably next door.

Roland wiped the cold sweat from his head and looked at the wooden wall not far away.

Arriving at the wooden wall, Roland restrained his breath, his body slowly floated upwards, and he stretched his head to look at the scenery behind the wooden wall.

It was also a hot spring.

Thirty or so female officials and maids were coming in and out, it seemed that a certain adult here was a little disgusted with the environment.

Just now, she frowned slightly, and everyone was busy flying around.

It seemed that someone was cleaning the bathing clothes - a certain adult seemed not to like wearing this, so she had a bare butt!

Someone was preparing snacks and sweet wine.

Someone was preparing the clothes for the evening party, it seemed they were preparing to choose for a certain adult.

These people were carrying various things in and out, but they didn't dare to make too much movement, they were all walking gently, so as not to disturb the elegance of that adult.

Roland was glaringly watching here, but the maids turned a blind eye to Roland, as if there was no such person at all.

Lilith's stealth technique was indeed extraordinary.

After watching for a while, Roland didn't see that noble adult. She should have already gone into the water, the location was by the wall.

Roland's heart couldn't help but jump a few times, and he raised the position of his body again, quietly lying on the top of the wooden wall.

A murderous aura suddenly passed over from there, and Roland's heart tightened.

A certain adult had been peeking at Roland, she knew exactly what he was doing.

But he ignored the warning and forcibly raised his body a little higher.

Soon, Roland saw the lady with long hair bent over in the pool, and then, a little higher up, her swan-like beautiful neck appeared in Roland's vision.

The murderous aura was getting stronger and stronger, and Roland was getting more and more excited.

At this moment, half an apple flew over and accurately hit Roland's forehead. It hurt so much that Roland's eyes went dark and he almost fell off the wooden wall.

He angrily looked in the direction the apple came from and found that it was a big tree in the hot spring opposite.

A beautiful spirit knight was leaning against the big tree, squinting at this side.

She had her hands clasped in front of her chest, chewing on something in her mouth, it seemed to be the apple just now.

And in one of her hands, she was holding a dagger.

The elf lady picked up the dagger and tossed it twice in her hand.

On the other side.

Inside a certain prayer room, Maria was talking to a statue of a god.

The statue obviously didn't respond in any way, but she kept talking to the statue.

On closer inspection, she wasn't talking to the statue at all!

There were many statues in this prayer room, but her angle was facing the air.

— "I know you are very thirsty, but I do not recommend doing this immediately. That kid's status is a bit special, if you ruin him, the princess may be angry."

— "No, no, don't do this, don't do this!"

Maria suddenly cried out, and while crying, she took out a small knife and cut open her own carotid artery.

Before long, she lay on the ground due to excessive blood loss.

Fortunately, the Countess woke up today, she needed to pray before meals.

When she brought people over, she found the poor Maria. She quickly performed some treatment.

After Maria woke up, the Countess did not ask her the reason for her self-harm, but instead got a little angry and started a fire with Maria.

The honored guest was resting in the hot spring, but the person in charge of the female officials was not there!

This was obviously not appropriate.

After being reprimanded, Miss Maria left here with a belly full of thoughts, but she did not go directly to the hot spring, but carefully dressed up.

After Maria left, Delia said to the Countess with some worry: "Mother, Ms. Maria's mental state is not very stable, and after just losing too much blood, is it appropriate to let her go directly without drinking blood?"

The Countess rubbed her forehead and said, "Go and send her some 9/10 blood."

Hearing this, Delia suddenly blinked her eyes: "Mother, who are you sending blood to?"

The Countess was slightly stunned and said, "Send what blood?"

Everyone looked at each other, and a female official took out a scroll.

On closer inspection, this scroll was filled with the things the Countess had done, in great detail.

After looking at it for a while, the female official suddenly said, "Oh, Mother, it should be sending blood to the master. He is still sleeping recently and needs a lot of blood to recover from his injuries, today's blood has not been sent yet. Ms. Maria may have just come to report this matter."

The Countess suddenly understood.

The female official reminded again: "According to the itinerary, the banquet will start in a while, you should start praying now."

The Countess needed to pray, and everyone quickly left. Only she was left in the room.

But she seemed to have forgotten something again, looked at the surrounding statues, and showed a very puzzled expression: "Strange, did I plan to do some carving in the prayer room today?"

The behavior of this family was a bit strange.

They seemed to suffer from severe 'intermittent amnesia'.

A few years ago, they did not have this disease.

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