In the red leaf forest full of red leaves, there is a bright red color, but under this bright red color, there is a complex of buildings that spread for thousands of kilometers.

Tall minarets rise here and there, interspersed with domed buildings, many of which have collapsed, but it is evident from the non-collapsed buildings that most of them are five or six stories high.

Although it can't be compared to the height of Gray's previous life, it is already extremely majestic at the level of architecture in this world.

At least Gray had never seen a building five or six stories high, and the tallest building at Fergus Castle was only two stories high.

The stone used in the building is white stone, but because it is too old, the surface is covered with all kinds of vines and moss, and even the red leaf trees that grow tenaciously from the cracks in the stones, and you can only see the white stone texture in some places.

"What the hell is this...... What is it? ”

Bernal looked at the place in front of him in astonishment, the castle in front of him, let's call it a castle, was obviously more majestic than the castle of the Fergus family, and even the Earl's Castle could not be compared.

He had gone to Earl Ford's castle, but even Earl Ford's castle was far less majestic than the castle in front of him, and only the castle of the Marquis of Sidney, which he had the privilege of visiting, could compare with it.

Could it be that this is a former marquis's castle?

"This is the ...... of the Empire"

Gray said with a slightly sluggish expression.

Seeing the scene in front of him, the word "Imperial Relic" involuntarily burst out of his head.

This is the Akaba Forest where blood beasts are rampant, and it is impossible for anyone to want to build a castle in such a place, no matter how powerful they are, they will never want to live in a place that is easily harassed by blood beasts.

Therefore, only the relics of the empire from a thousand years ago can explain the scene in front of you.

A thousand years is too long, and it is entirely possible to have vicissitudes of life, fields and forests.

Thousands of years ago, the castle was a forest with no red leaves, and the surrounding area was full of fertile soil for arable land, and the owner of this castle was the ruler of the vast area around it.

It's just that a thousand years have passed, and the empire has fallen, and the ruling family has either fallen with the empire or has migrated away, leaving a lonely castle still standing here, but it will never wait for the return of its master.

"Imperial relics? What is it? ”

Ben just sighed casually, not expecting an answer, but he didn't expect to hear the answer from Gray's mouth, and Bernal looked back at Gray suspiciously.

"It was a powerful country more than a thousand years ago, when the four kingdoms had not yet appeared, and this continent was completely under the rule of this empire, and its strength was stronger than the current four kingdoms."

Gray explained briefly.

He didn't know much, at most some speculation about the fall of the Empire.

"What empire is actually stronger than the four kingdoms? No way? ”

Bernal was clearly unconvinced.

How is it possible that there are countries that are stronger than the four kingdoms?

And how did such a powerful country fall? So much so that there is not even any news about it now, at least not since he has heard of it.

"The empire does exist, it is indeed stronger than the current four kingdoms, and it is rumored that there is an existence beyond the royal level in the empire."

Viscount Fergus gave Gray the answer.

Unlike Bernal, he had obviously heard of the empire thousands of years ago, and even knew more than Gray, and in his status as a viscount, he was already quite a nobleman, and he already had access to some hidden history.

"An existence beyond the king level?"

Bernal was dumbfounded, his face full of horror.

King-level warriors, the strongest combat power that the four kingdoms can come up with at present, can be said to be a kingdom-level figure, respectfully called the kingdom's powerhouse, enjoying all kinds of preferential treatment of the kingdom, and being able to talk to the king on an equal footing.

And this empire, there is actually an existence that surpasses the king-level warriors, doesn't it mean that this empire has the strength to easily destroy the current four kingdoms?

"If this is the remnants of some empire, wouldn't that be ......?"

Then, Bernal's mind couldn't help but be active in another direction.

This castle is a relic of the Imperial period, doesn't it mean that there are probably things from the Imperial period in it?

With the strength of the empire, the nobles in the empire will definitely not have any worse things, thinking of this, his eyes suddenly became eager.

"Let's go, go in and have a look, although it is likely that someone has already patronized it first, and there is more than one wave."

Viscount Fergus strode forward towards a closer entrance.

The people who drew the map must be a wave of people, and the map that inexplicably fell into the belly of the cold tiger must be another wave of people, so Viscount Fergus will judge more than one wave of people.

Gray and Bernal hurriedly followed, although they already knew that at least two waves of people were visiting, but they still couldn't help but have a trace of anticipation in their hearts, such a large castle, maybe there would be some good things left in some hidden corner.

When they came to the entrance, all three of them couldn't help but narrow their pupils.

Because it has been too long, a large number of vines have attached to this entrance position, and at this time, these vines blocking the entrance have been split in a uniform manner, which is obviously the damage caused by the blade, obviously, it once again confirms the previous speculation, this place has been patronized.

Viscount Fergus was in front, Gray and Bernal were behind, and the three of them entered the building.

What caught my eye was a large hall with a lot of furniture, but it was all decaying.

The ground was white, but it was already covered with dust, and a series of clear footprints could be seen on top of the dust.

"Five people have been here......"

Staring at the footprints, Bernal carefully discerned them and came to a conclusion.

"Look separately and see if there's anything of value left."

Viscount Fergus commanded.

"Yes."

Gray and Bernal nodded.

The three of them began to search the entire building, first searching along the walls of the hall on the first floor for a while, and after finding nothing, they began to search upstairs.

"A lot of books."

In a huge room on the second floor, which was thousands of square meters, the three Gray saw a huge library full of books, at least tens of thousands.

It's just that the shelves that should have been rows and rows of bookshelves have all collapsed due to moisture decay, and one leather book after another has fallen to the ground, the leather is stinky and rotten, and the pages have turned into puddles of debris.

It may also be that the intact books have been taken away by the first comers, in short, there is nothing to be gained.

"It's a pity!"

Gray couldn't help but feel a little pity in his heart, this is a book from the imperial period, which must record the situation during the imperial period, and it is a great opportunity to understand the empire, but unfortunately I can't find a book that can still be recognized.

The trio left the library and began their search again.

Bedroom, study, living room...... There are also a lot of rooms that Gray can't see the purpose of.

But without exception, there is still no gain.

Eventually, the trio searched the entire building and the other buildings connected to it, but found nothing.

"It's too clean, isn't it?"

Walking out of the building, Bernal said helplessly.

Originally, he wanted to pick up the leak and see if he could pick up the things that the person in front of him had missed, but it turned out that good things would not be let go of anyone.

"Check it out somewhere else."

Viscount Fergus had obviously expected this situation, and his face was unmoved, and his eyes looked at the other buildings in the castle.

The three of them searched one building after another, and even the collapsed ones were not spared, and in many places they even moved the collapsed earth and rocks away and went in to look for them, but they still found nothing.

As they searched, the trio came to a large building that was roughly located in the back courtyard of the castle, and was connected to many buildings.

"Come here!"

Suddenly, Bernal, who was in the middle of a room, exclaimed, his voice clearly joyful.

When Gray and Viscount Fergus heard this, they hurried over.

When Gray and Viscount Fergus arrived, they saw a room of more than 100 square meters, against the corner of the ground, there was a boxy, about two meters high.

Through the light, you can faintly see the staircase going down.