Chapter 21: The Castle That Didn't Exist
in the room.
Char searched for information about Fort William on the Internet, but found nothing.
There are many people in the world who call William, and there is a lot of information related to William, but most of it is spam.
According to Ender, William was a billionaire before the Great Recession and must have been a celebrity.
A celebrity who has not left any trace on the Internet.
It's just so weird.
Char thought about it for a moment, and there were three possibilities.
First, there is too much spam information on the Internet, valuable information is covered, and it is difficult for ordinary people like Char to find valuable information, and they must rely on the power of hackers.
The second is that, for some reason, all information about William on the Internet is blocked by large institutions or the federation.
The third possibility is that Ender is lying, and he has made up the character of William. In fact, there was someone else who built Fort Wilhelm. It is likely that the Oneiroi group built Fort William, and they already hope that every inch of land in the city will be expensive, and it is impossible for ordinary people to afford it.
Char changed his mind and looked for the landowners in the area where Fort William was located.
On the website of the Federal Land Management Office, Char found the owner of the land, and it was indeed the Oneiroi Group.
The problem is that the picture shown on the website shows that the location of Fort Wilhelm is an open field, overgrown with weeds, rubble everywhere, and very desolate.
"Strange... The picture was updated a month ago, which means that Castle Wilhelm was still an empty lot a month ago? Char frowned slightly, and touched his chin with his right hand, this piece of information not only did not answer his doubts, but made him fall into a fog.
Char suddenly thought of a detail.
Ander told Char that the training address was not Fort William, Hope City, but No. 1408 Jingwei Road, East District, Hope City.
The fame of Fort Wilhelm is clearly above the latter.
This doesn't make sense.
Char thought about it, turned on the navigation system, and entered "Fort William" into the navigation, and the electronic sound prompt of the navigation was: "I can't find this place, please re-enter the location." ”
Char didn't give up, and directly opened the holographic map and entered it.
On the holographic map, Char stood in front of No. 1408 Jingwei Road, looking at a barren open space in front of him, and the whole person was stunned.
Holograms are a product of the company Lyman, and the maps are updated every week.
In other words, the location of Fort Wilhelm was an empty space a week ago.
In just one week, an intricate castle with beautiful interiors and beautifully carved walls of the dome was built.
Even if it is Dream Group, with the help of a large number of engineering robots, it is absolutely impossible.
"What the hell is going on? Castle Wilhelmine does not exist. Could it be that ... Is the whole of Fort William a dream? Char stroked the walls, the cold touch of obsidian was so real.
"Whew..."
Char took a light breath, opened his personal terminal, and consciously stood in front of the Lightless Gate, pushing open the door to Shadow Street.
Char knows his doubts, and he can definitely find the answers in Shadow Street.
.......
Castle Wilhelm, another room.
Susanna, a rebellious girl with purple hair, stands in front of the window and looks like admiring the night view.
Her lilac pupils reflected strange data, like a green waterfall falling.
in the online world.
In one of the Silverwing Hunters' Guild meeting rooms, Suzanne is talking to an anonymous client.
"Dear guests. Your commission was for me to dive into the 'Dreams Come True' program and investigate the identities of the participants. I have passed on to you the details of the nine trainees and the person in charge, Ender. Now, some unknowable changes have taken place at Fort William, and I feel the danger. With the approval of the Silverwing Hunter Guild, the difficulty of the mission has been increased from D to A. If I need to continue the investigation, I will have to pay an additional fee. ”
Suzanne said to the client.
The client is none other than the Scarlet Witch, who has reviewed the information provided by Suzanne and used the program to analyze it.
Ender, Char, Ouyang, Kaisha, Diana...
The results of the analysis made the Red Witch very frustrated, and the ten people were less than ten percent compatible with the hermit.
The highest of these is Char, with nine percent.
The Scarlet Witch had deliberately seen Susanna's secretly filmed video about Char.
Char's performance was too weak, too frightened, and completely devoid of the hermit's composure and indifference.
"He can't be a hermit... It seems that I have gone in the wrong direction, and the hermit did not go to Fort Wilhelm in person. The Red Witch sighed, a little lost.
"Hermit... I still can't guess what he thinks. Maybe from the beginning, he was misleading me. What a respectable and formidable opponent. But... I'm sure to find out who you really are. ”
The Scarlet Witch also had some hearing about the strange things that happened at Fort William. However, she doesn't have much time, and she only wants to spend the rest of her time hunting hermits.
"Break the contract."
The Scarlet Witch said to Susanna, "Things have gone beyond my expectations, and I won't continue to pay any more." ”
"As you wish. I'm going to terminate my mission and leave Fort William. Suzanne responded.
The Red Witch thinks she has been busy for nothing, and suddenly comes to the wizard's pub to have a drink and calm down.
At this time, the Red Witch noticed that the hermit in the white robe and white hat appeared in the bar, and the wizard's apprentice Merlin had been waiting for a long time, so he immediately greeted him and invited the hermit to a cubicle.
"Hermit-sama, Merlin, can we have a drink together?"
The Red Witch walked over with a crystal goblet with rose-colored wine rippling in the glass, and said with a smile.
"Why not?" The hermit said with a smile as usual.
"Have you heard of Castle William?"
This time, Char was the first to speak and lead the conversation.
Char knew that the Red Witch was likely snooping on her true identity.
By divulging any information about herself, even a few words, the Scarlet Witch may be able to find out the true identity of the hermit.
What's more, Char is in Fort William.
However, Char has no choice now, and in order to find out the truth about Fort William, he must take a risk.
"Castle William?"
Merlin had heard of the name for the first time, and he had an almost blind admiration for the hermit, and immediately mobilized his resources and began to search for information about Fort William.
The smile on the Scarlet Witch's face froze suddenly, and her body tensed, falling into a strong uneasiness.
The Scarlet Witch couldn't have imagined that Char was caught in the incident of Fort William, and she urgently needed relevant information to take the risk.
"Knocking on the mountain and shaking the tiger, this must be knocking on the mountain and shaking the tiger! The Hermit knew that I had intervened in Fort William, and was deliberately waking me up. It is worthy of the hermit, and the means are simply incredible. But what went wrong? Silverwing Hunter Guild? Yes, it has to be that link. Those damn hunters, they're greedy guys who only know money. However, I was careful and made several layers of protection, and the hermit should not have been able to track down my true identity. ”
The Scarlet Witch bowed her head and was silent, a huge wave in her mind.