The castle was built on a lonely hill, which was the most common mode of building a castle in this era, and on a high mountain that was easy to defend and difficult to attack, a strong castle could protect the lord and his family, and along the rugged mountain road, Bruce and his party rode to the castle gates.

"Stop." The soldiers guarding in front of the castle gate saw Bruce and his party, and immediately put down the halberd on their shoulders and aimed it at Bruce and the others.

"I'm Lord Glinton, Bruce. Locke, I brought a piece of news. Bruce reined in the reins of his horse and stopped, looking at the guards in front of him, who were well-armed and disciplined in the shape of iron helmets, well-dressed leather armor, short swords pinned to their waists, and halberds shining in the sunlight.

After hearing Bruce's report, the vigilant guards looked at each other, they were not worried about the strangers in this line, but when Bruce told them that he had eliminated the pirates hiding in the Mediterranean, the guards' faces became more serious, and one of the guards whispered a few words to his companion, put down the halberd in his hand, and turned to enter the castle.

"Bruce, look at the tower." Eve looked around, and she saw soldiers with bows and arrows peeking down through the shooting holes on the towering towers, and if they made any suspicious moves, the archers would unceremoniously shoot them.

"Open the gates, the countess invites them." After a few moments, the guard who had entered the castle trotted out, and he pushed the castle gate open with all his might, and said to the others.

Looking at the open wooden door of the castle, Bruce nodded slightly, and he kicked his crotch mount towards the castle arch to enter, the door of the castle is usually low, so when entering, Bruce had to lower his head to enter.

As soon as you enter the castle, you can see a military camp and several houses lined the streets, and several sergeants with halberds and swords talking to each other, but the sergeants all looked at Bruce and his party with curiosity.

The Lord's house was located in the center of the castle, and unlike Bruce's low house, the countess's house was a tall, three-story fortress made of stone, making it difficult for the enemy to break into the castle's owner's residence, even if the enemy broke through the strong walls around the castle.

"Please dismount and come with me." The guard, who led the way, made a gesture of invitation to Bruce and the others, and when they entered the central area of the castle, they could not continue to ride forward, even the nobles.

"Okay." Bruce dismounted, and two squires, dressed in square robes, trotted over, leading Bruce's mount and leading the horse to the countess's stable.

Looking up at the three-story stone fortress, Bruce couldn't help but sigh, it was really more popular than people, compared to this fortified castle, his lord's house was like a pigsty, but Bruce was not discouraged, he knew that he would build a castle with his own hands that would never lose to anyone.

"Please go this way." The road to the fortress is led by the squire, in the small alleys formed between the buildings, Bruce and the others zigzag forward, although you can see the fortress when you raise your head, but it is almost impossible to enter the fortress directly, this is also a kind of defense, relying on the labyrinth of alleys, the archers above the fortress can also strike at the incoming enemy.

After walking for a while, Bruce and the others finally stepped on the steps leading to the interior of the fortress, stepping on the stone steps covered with moss, Bruce and the others came to the gate of the fortress, and several guards stood solemnly in front of the door with halberds.

"Crunch." The squire pushed open the cedar door, and Bruce saw a beautiful carved angel wood carving above the wooden door, and the angel looked down on the guests passing through the wooden door, as if watching every visitor.

The first floor of the lord's hall inside the fortress, a circle of columns supporting the entire building, the sunlight shines through the skylight above the fortress, so that the inside will not be very dim, some servants and maids passed by the lord's hall, curiously looked at Bruce and the others, and let out a laugh, laughter echoed in the hall.

"Please, the countess will be here soon." The squire spoke respectfully to Bruce, and then stood beside the column, motionless as if it were a sculpture.

"My lord, did you say there would be a soldier hiding in the corner?" Anne looked around nervously, although there was a towering skylight from above, but the fortress was too big, and there were still dark corners, if someone deliberately hid it, Bruce and the others would not be able to find it.

"Don't worry, we're guests." Bruce patted Anne on the shoulder and reassured her.

"Okay, but my lord, there's something I have to tell you." Little Lorianne swallowed, and she whispered to Bruce.

"What's the matter?" Bruce asked curiously.

"For a moment, under no circumstances shall you eat the Countess's food, or drink the wine she handed her." Anne said nervously to Bruce.

"Uh~, if it's the wine handed over by the waiter, will I drink it?" Looking at Annie, who was so nervous, Bruce couldn't help but laugh and tease her.

Before Anne could react, however, they heard footsteps coming from the stone steps between the first and second floors, and they looked over to see a woman in a long black dress and a pointed hat with a black veil hanging from the hat slowly descending the steps, followed by several maids and servants.

"This is the ruler of Randallshire, Countess Connie." The attendant hurriedly introduced Bruce and the others.

Bruce and the others hurriedly bowed to the countess, for Bruce, Countess Connie is a nobleman with a higher rank than herself, seeing Bruce and the others bowing, the countess stood at the foot of the steps and nodded slightly to Bruce, but the black veil blocked her face, making Bruce and the others unable to see the countess's expression clearly.

"I heard, my lord, that you have exterminated the pirates hidden in my territory?" A slightly hoarse voice came from behind the veil, and Bruce thought it was unique, and it seemed he had heard it there, but he wasn't sure about it.

"Yes, my honorable countess, I exterminated the robbers in your domain?" Bruce said to the countess.

"What's the proof?" The countess seemed to look Bruce up and down, and said to him.

"Proof, uh, I should have it!" Bruce was stunned for a moment, but it quickly occurred to him that he did have evidence.