Three days later, Richard and the others arrived at Baron Fontaine's castle.

The castle is built on a small island in the middle of Lake Windermere with only one road leading to the shore.

The castle is surrounded by a ring of classic fortress-like buildings, with strong walls, arrow towers and lookouts. However, the architecture inside the castle can only be described as a work of art. Whether it's the vaults of different shapes or the columns that run through the two or three floors of the building, each decoration is exquisite. Looking out from the main building, one can also enjoy the beautiful view of the lake.

The castle has a very old name, which roughly means dusk on the lake, so it is also called the castle of dusk.

The first time he saw the castle, Reilly thought it was very powerful. Although its own defense is weak, the large lake itself is equivalent to a powerful city defense facility. If anyone were to attack Dusk Castle, they would have to cross Lake Windermere from the only way they had. When the time comes, Rayleigh will only need to place a group of ambushes underwater, which will bring a big surprise to the enemy.

Before coming here, Richard and Reilly had inquired about Baron Fontaine and knew that he was a swordsman of great strength. The baron, who inherited the family swordsmanship, currently has a fourteenth level of combat power and is a well-deserved master of swordsmanship. On the other hand, the baron was also a painter and poet, and his passion for painting and poetry far exceeded that of swordsmanship.

Unlike the other vassals of the Duke of Greywolf, Baron Fontaine is a man of a gentle temperament. He rarely expanded externally, and the standing army in his territory was about 800 men, including 100 elite knights. On the surface, the baron's military power was very weak, but those who underestimated him suffered enough. Fontaine was a man of great learning and resourcefulness in military strategy, and he defeated several of his family's old enemies, expanding his territory to more than 500 square kilometers today. By Farrow's standards, the size of this territory already exceeds that of an average viscount.

Baron Fontaine's territory is very rich, not only rich in grain, but also rich in minerals such as coal, iron, and copper. Although he did not have any precious resources, the baron built a large number of military workshops with the materials at hand, producing various standards of equipment. As a result, the equipment level of the Baron's private soldiers has always been among the best among the vassals of the Duke of Blue Wolf, and the Barony has also become one of the largest equipment production bases in the Sequoia Kingdom.

Richard and Reilly placed their large forces in the barracks outside the castle, and entered the castle at dusk with a few retinues to meet with Baron Fontaine. Seeing the three Dawn Knights behind Reilly, Richard also felt the need to bring any more guards.

Baron Fontaine was about forty years old and in the prime of his life. Upon meeting, he was amazed at Richard's youth, and later impressed by the latter's profound knowledge of magic. Baron Fontaine had three sons and seven daughters, and since the little ones were very fond of magic, the Baron asked the children to come out and meet Richard and see their talents.

So, Richard and Reilly each used a few reconnaissance techniques on these little guys, and found that they all had good magical talents, and it was not a big problem to reach level ten in the future. The two congratulated Fang Dan on this, and the baron himself was very pleased.

After eating, Richard, Reilly, and Fontaine sat in the living room drinking tea and chatting, and they learned some about the history and secrets of the Sequoia Kingdom from the baron's mouth.

The situation within the Sequoia Kingdom is extremely complicated, the royal family nominally rules all the nobles, but it has no real influence on the military and political affairs in the nobles' territories, and the territories of the great nobles are basically the kingdoms within the state.

On the other hand, the major churches have been watching the Redwood Kingdom, and now the faith of three gods has taken root in this land. In addition to this, there are many more churches that are trying to infiltrate.

However, a group of nobles led by the Duke of Blue Wolf were extremely resistant to the major churches, and the conflict between the two sides never ended. These nobles were all executors of ancestor worship, and if the people were to believe in the gods, their ancestral spirits would not be nourished, and then they would slowly weaken, which would be devastating to them. For a strong man like Duke Blue Wolf, at least a small half of his power comes from the spirit of the ancestors.

On the other hand, if they can get enough power of faith, those ancestral spirits may be able to ignite the divine fire and hold the throne high.

Therefore, these nobles and the major churches had a fundamental conflict of interests, and the struggle between the two sides was so fierce that it was almost on the verge of openly declaring war.

Armed with this information, Reilly had a new idea. Since the Duke of Blue Wolf has already stood on the opposite side of the gods, why not add a fire to this gentleman? There are many books in the Star Library that explain the power of faith, and the Duke will definitely be interested in these things.

In the evening, Reilly stayed in the room arranged by Baron Fontaine, and he threw himself into the library of the stars, looking for some information about the gods.

Suddenly, the voice of the Dragon God System rang in Reilly's head: "Warning! Warning! The Bear Knight is coming!"

"Town Bear Knight!" Reilly was shocked, and then opened the system map, and sure enough, he found a red dot rapidly approaching Bran Village. So, he switched his perspective to the dragonfly that was close to it, and took a closer look at the situation.

At this time, the sun had not yet set, and a hunter was hurrying to the village of Bran with a brisk pace. Today's harvest is very rich, so he is in a very happy mood.

When the village was in sight, the young hunter subconsciously quickened his pace. And in the next moment, a beautiful and delicate woman suddenly appeared in his eyes. Looking at her near-naked body, the young hunter's eyes straightened.

"Is the lord of this village called Richard?" asked Sinclair.

"Richard? no...... Yes, he's our new lord. Richard A...... "The young hunter's eyes were always on the woman's breasts, and his mind became so dull that he almost answered the wrong question."

"It's him, baby, come and ask me where that little Richard has gone?" said Sinclair, turning his head to the rear.

The next moment, a huge manticore appeared in front of the young hunter and bit off half of his head with half of his upper body. Then, two rays of light shot out of the manticore's eyes, outlining an image in the air. So Sinclair saw Richard on his horse patrolling the village of Bran.

In less than half a minute, the light in the manticore's eyes dimmed, and the image extracted from the hunter's soul vanished. Sinclaire's mood was very high, and she grabbed the manticore's mane and said, "You must be able to find out the taste of Richard, right?"

The manticore roared in approval. Then, looking at the village of Bran not far away, it roared twice meaningfully.

Sinclair slapped the manticore hard and said, "People in the village, you can eat as much as you want!"

Seeing this, Reilly withdrew his gaze, then ran to Richard's room, knocked on the door and said, "Richard, come out quickly!"

Richard opened the door and asked, "What's wrong?"

Reilly said with a serious face, "Sinclaire has found Bran Village, and she will soon bring the Bear Knight to kill her!"

Richard's heart sank, and he instantly realized the seriousness of the matter. He returned to his room and rang the bell to call the servant. Soon, a maid came to Richard's room and asked, "Your Excellency Richard, do you need anything?"

"I have something very important to see Baron Fontaine at once!" said Richard straight to the point.

"But...... It's almost time for the Baron to go to bed. If anything, could you please wait until tomorrow morning?" said the maid with a look of embarrassment.

"I have 'very important' business, and I must see Baron Fontaine immediately!" Richard said in an accentuated tone. The maid was not too stupid, and immediately ran to the butler. Whether Richard's request was justified or not, it was not her turn to judge.

"That's not going to work, we don't have the time to wait for her to pass it on. Reilly shook his head and exclaimed, "Gore!"

As soon as the words fell, a chilling murderous aura poured out like a tide, quickly sweeping the entire main building!

In less than five minutes, Baron Fontaine, who was lightly armed with a sword, appeared in front of Richard and Reilly. Seeing them fully armed, a sharp glint flashed in the baron's eyes: "Enemy attack?"

Richard nodded and said, "Some time ago, the Redwood Kingdom and the Iron Triangle Empire formed an alliance and fought a big battle with the invaders of the alien plane in the Bloodstained Lands, Lord Baron should have heard about this, right?"

Fontaine nodded. This battle was the most significant event in the Redwood Kingdom this year, and the coalition forces were defeated by the invaders and almost completely annihilated. This not only caused the God of Courage to lose more than half of its power in the Sequoia Kingdom, but also disgraced the two nobles, causing turmoil in the kingdom's political situation.

Reilly said solemnly, "Just now, the intruders have crossed the village of Bran and killed them towards the castle of Dusk. Now, we still have some time to prepare for the war. ”

This was shocking news, and Baron Fontaine could hardly believe his ears: "They are going to attack the Sequoia Kingdom?!"

Reilly shook his head and said, "Their goal is all of Faro. ”

"But...... Well, I'll prepare for battle with all my might!" Baron Fontaine turned and said to the butler who had hurried over: "Go and call the captain on duty, there may be an enemy attack tonight!"

Hearing this, the butler rushed away with a panicked face. Baron Fontaine stretched out his hand to Richard and said, "Dear Richard, thank you for your timely warning, so ...... now"

"Now of course my men and I will stay, and fight the invaders with you!" Richard said in a deep voice.