Chapter 3

Although Valona and the others were beaten to death, the black slaves did not eat the flesh of the dead, which not only caused Blanca's extreme dissatisfaction, but also attracted a whipping from the jailers. Isabel quietly looked at the black slaves who were beaten and did not resist, and said: "A nation that does not know how to resist will always be slaves, and even unworthy of living in the world."www.biquge.info ”

"They were slaves by nature. Blanca said.

"If they consider themselves slaves, you'd better kill them all so they don't eat more of our food. ”

"Kill them, and there will be no one to work for us. ”

"'Work hard' is a noble work ethic, and I don't want this group of slaves to tarnish the reputation of this high morality. ”

"That's right, these soulless slaves will only make us have fewer and fewer things here. ”

"I suggest that Tomahawk Castle no longer accept black slaves from now on. ”

"We still expect them to work. ”

"There's not much to do here. ”

"Of course there are, like burying corpses, cleaning kennels and stables, building new cells, and so on. ”

"These black slaves are arranged by you. Now, can you take me to see those two boxes of gold coins? ”

"Of course, no problem, please come with me. ”

Blanca takes Isabel to the storage room, where a lot of military supplies and daily necessities are stored. Blanca opened both large chests, and they were full of gold coins, which instantly refreshed people's minds and even corroded people's hearts.

Isabel took off her mask, tucked it under her armpit, then grabbed a large handful of gold coins, looked at them carefully, and said, "What a gold coin, are the Varona gang really a bunch of fools?"

"I just saw it, but I didn't expect that Valona sent real gold coins, it's incredible!

"That's exactly what I wanted to ask. ”

"Anyway, the gold coins are real. I heard that His Majesty the King is building mobile islands and spaceships, and there will definitely be money needed, and we can totally give this money to the King. ”

"Is it true that you're building a moving island?

"It was the servant of the Duke of Odense's house who said it and let me hear it. ”

"Since it was the servant who said that he leaked his mouth, it should be true. ”

"I heard that the construction of mobile islands and spaceships are all your proposals?"

"I also made this proposal in order to make our country stronger. ”

"When the mobile island and the ship troops are completed, His Majesty the King will definitely crown you as the Supreme Commander. ”

"I don't want to be a commander-in-chief, I'm just a prisoner now. At the beginning, I only killed a few Englishmen, and so many people in the court impeached me. In the future, if I had an army, more people would persuade the king to kill me. ”

"Who can kill you? The king? Or the ministers? Don't be too pessimistic, you have to live in the present now, face the reality, cherish and make use of the wealth you have, the reason why the king can grant you the supreme permission again, to prove that there is still a time to use you. ”

"Why do I hear this more and more familiarly? It doesn't seem to come from your mouth. ”

Blanca smiled awkwardly, "Shouldn't I say that?"

"You must be familiar with my mentor, Mr. Graeme, right?"

Blanca began to stutter, "I ...... I...... I already knew him. ”

"A lot of people know him, but they don't know him well, but you just know him and you learn his way of speaking. ”

"You still know him, and I did learn a lot from him, and I really don't know how to save you without him. ”

"So, he knows that the king ordered the construction of the mobile island and the spaceship, and that His Majesty wanted to make me the supreme commander of the mobile island and the spaceship forces, and that he calculated it? not you thought of it, did you?"

"You can infer that. ”

"Blanca, so you've been talking for him. ”

"I am a man loyal to the king, unlike certain ministers. Now, the power of the king in the court is weaker than that of the ministers, and the king needs someone to stand up and defend the royal power. At the moment, you are the only one who can give the king a sense of security, so of course I want to work with you to give the king more security. ”

If this word reached the ears of the king, what would he have to worry about? He would not have to worry about the face of so many ministers, let alone England, which had been subject to foreign invasion since ancient times. Needless to say, I went to the bunkers where the black slaves were held today, it was smelly and dirty, and I was afraid that I would catch a disease, and I needed to take a shower. ”

"Then let's go. ”

Blanca went back to the office to arrange tomorrow's inmate competition.

Seemingly a bit of a "cleanliness obsessive-compulsive", Isabel returned to her cell, washed her fur coat, boots, gloves, and mask, and hung them to dry by the fireplace. Even the chain blade, she first rinsed it with alcohol, and then lit a fire, until the flame above it was extinguished, and she was not reassured. Then she boiled the hot water again, and once again immersed her angelic white body in the tub, relaxing every nerve.

While looking at the Da Vinci manuscript on the wall, she fantasized about the day when she could turn everything on the drawings into reality.

At present, it is not the high-tech on the wall that makes her most troubled, but the British spy who is lurking in the Ninth National Defense, known as the "Gray Sparrow", and she hopes that Stoke can play a role in this matter and dig out the true identity of the British spy as soon as possible. In her opinion, the most suspicious person at the moment was Hans Orsing, and Hans held many secrets of the Ninth Defense, and if he was not monitored in time, he would probably cause more damage. So, she hurriedly stepped out of the tub, dried herself, changed into a bathrobe, and found Blanca, hoping to get his help.

Blanca was about to go back to her bedroom to sleep, when she saw her hurrying over, and presumably had something important to say, he said, "Isabel, let's talk about something tomorrow!"

Isabel was reluctant to disturb his sleep, so she said, "I must say it right away." ”

"I want you to hurry back to Copenhagen, the king needs you. ”

"What the hell is going on?"

"I don't know, but I feel a sense of crisis that I have never felt before, and I suspect that Hans Orsing is the 'Grey Sparrow'. ”

"Isabel, you can't talk nonsense, do you have proof?"

"No, but we also need to be suspicious. ”

"It's just how you feel. ”

"This matter can be considered, but I can't leave here. Tomorrow you can write to Mr. Grim and ask him and Stoke to do this for you, and you and I can rest assured that Mr. Grim is here. ”

Isabel hesitated, "Alright then, I hope my suspicions are unnecessary." ”

"You go back first, I need to sleep. ”

"Have a good dream!"

Isabel returned to her cell, sat in a chair in front of the fireplace, played a few games of chess with herself, and then read a few poems by John Keats, and then turned her attention to Leonardo da Vinci's manuscript again. At the moment, the only thing that can keep her focused is these manuscripts.

Her preoccupation had left little paper and quill in the drawers, even the candles had been almost exhausted, and she had not even noticed the patrol's dogs barking in the yard. Time passed minute by minute, the fire in the fireplace had been extinguished, the candles on the table had almost burned out, and the loud slogans and neat and rhythmic footsteps of the soldiers during their morning exercise were gradually heard outside the window.

The dark curtains blocked out the light outside, preventing Isabel, who was preoccupied, from perceiving the dawn of day. It wasn't until Blanca, overjoyed, came to greet her outside the cell door that she realized that the day had come.

"Good morning, Blanca!" she said hello to Blanca, and went back to work.

"Isabel, look who's coming. Blanca said.

She looked up and saw a familiar face appear outside the cell door. "Mr. Graeme, why have you come to see me after all this time!" she cried out in joy as she ran over to open the cell door and gave Hales a deep hug. This scene is as warm and touching as a daughter meeting her father.

"Are you alright?" Hales asked, and as he skimmed through the cell, he concluded that Blanca had special care for Isabel just by a bookshelf full of books and a tub.

"Blanca is a thoughtful person. ”

"It seems that you have not come to suffer, but to enjoy. ”

"I also came at the king's behest. ”

"I'm relieved to see you living so happily here. What's new in research?"

"I was alone and bored, occasionally looking at Leonardo da Vinci's manuscripts. ”

Hales walked into the cell, looked at the wall covered with da Vinci's manuscripts and some strange designs, and found the burnt candle on the table, and said, "It seems that our Isabel has not been idle, and is really getting more and more diligent, and the king would be very happy if he knew about it." ”

"Is His Majesty alright?"

"Good. ”

"Mr. Graeme, are you here alone?"

"I came from Copenhagen on a rainy day. ”

"What about the guards at home?"

"I sent them to Sweden to find your mother, who needs them more than we do. ”

"Where's Stoker?"

Hales looked serious and was silent for a moment, "I'm here to tell you something. ”

"What's the matter?"

"It happened very suddenly, and Hales was killed. ”

"What? It can't be. Isabel was amazed.

"But it's already happening. ”

Still calm, Blanca asked, "Mr. Graeme, how did he die?"

"Poisoned while drinking in a tavern. That tavern is in the heart of Copenhagen, full of eyes and ears of the Royal Patrol and the Ninth Defense, how could Stoke be killed so easily?"

"It must have been the 'Grey Sparrow'. Isabel said.

"Even if it was done by the Gray Sparrow, it should have left a clue, but there was not the slightest clue left at the scene. ”

"What was it like when Stoke died?"

"Lie on the table. At first, others thought he was drunk, only to find out later that he had taken poison. ”

"We have one less assistant. Who the hell is the 'Grey Sparrow'?"

"Perhaps this spy is right next to the king. ”

"Does the king know about this?"

"I'm afraid I don't know. ”

"Mr. Graeme, I must hurry back, the king may be in danger. ”

"How do you know?"

"It's just a feeling, but I know that the king is under the watchful eye of his enemies all the time. ”

"If you go back at this time, it will warn the Grey Sparrow, and you will never try to find out the truth. ”

"So what should I do?"

"You don't have to worry about anything now, in fact, the king has taken into account all the things you are worried about, he is a very clever man, he knows how to judge the situation better than you do. You can rest assured that when the critical moment comes, he will reuse you. ”

"But ......"

"What's the matter, you don't feel at ease with my words?"

Blanca was afraid that Isabel was thinking too much, so he said, "Isabel, since Mr. Graham said so, then you should be more relieved." ”

Isabel let out a long breath and tried to relax her mind, "Alright then, I hope the king is smarter than I thought." ”

"Okay, let's not talk about that. Mr. Graeme has come from afar, so I'm going to take you on a tour of the prison culture here. ”

Hales raised an eyebrow, "There's culture in prison, too?" ”

"Please come with me. ”

Blanca takes Isabel and Hales to a platform that overlooks the entire prisoners' outdoor area, where Blanca has placed tall iron and wood figures, as well as some carousels to simulate enemy attacks, all of which are used to train some of the inmates participating in the boxing matches. In addition to providing training places for prisoners, prisoners can also breathe fresh air here, and having such a place in the prison is already the greatest blessing to prisoners.

An impregnable battlement encloses the entire activity area, and there are always soldiers with vicious dogs patrolling back and forth on the battlements, and the prisoners' every move is under the watchful eye of these soldiers and vicious dogs.

Over the past decade, on average, a number of offenders have been executed every half a month. In order to show the horrors and death of Tomahawk Castle, Blanca used the executed prisoners as food for the vicious dogs, and even forced other prisoners to eat the flesh of his compatriots, a phenomenon that caused many prisoners to regret that they were alive.

Every prisoner at Tomahawk knew that in the event of a "food shortage", Blanca would take a group of prisoners to the beach to be shot, as a way to ease the food shortage. Over time, even the sea and land near Tomahawk Castle smelled of disgusting blood, and the locals were deterred every time they saw the castle, and some did not even dare to glance at it, except for the occasional crow hovering over the neighborhood.

Like a guide who knows everything about the Tomahawk prison, Blanca takes the two Bloods on a tour of the castle's exterior and introduces the various cruel torture instruments there: "I have been here for thirteen years, and I have interrogated countless prisoners at home and abroad, and I have used all the torture in the history of Europe. Sicilian bronze ox, tongue scissors, Judas pointed stool, Spanish wooden donkey is my usual torture tools, to deal with female prisoners, I usually use two kinds of torture tools, one is called 'dilated pear', the other is called '** Ripper', all the women who have learned these two torture tools, all confess one by one, and some will even die in pain. ”

"Looks like the prisoners here must hate you?" said Isabel.

"Sometimes, as long as I put the torture instrument in front of the prisoner, the prisoner will be so frightened that he will confess directly. In my life, I have tortured countless souls, treated every prisoner with tyranny, many people must hate me, but I really can't help it, I can't be merciful to the prisoners, the more I am kind to them, the less they take me seriously, so I must show them my methods. Since they have the courage to harm others, they must have the courage to endure these tortures. ”

"If you were under Napoleon, I think he would have used you very much. ”

"I'm content to be in charge of the entire Tomahawk Prison. ”

"If I had met a tragic end, would you have dealt with me with cruelty?"

Blanca could tell that Isabel was joking, but he still responded with a serious face, "I know you're joking, but I hope you don't make that kind of joke in the future." ”

Isabel raised the corners of her mouth in embarrassment, "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have asked this!"

"It's okay, I'll just treat you as if you didn't ask anything. Seeing that Hales was silent, Blanca asked, "Mr. Gramm, why haven't you spoken?"

"I'd better take a look first. Hales said.

"Mr. Graeme, your presence has made me feel more secure. ”

"Really?"

"Of course, Isabel has been reused by the king, and you are Isabel's personal mentor. It's an honor to know you. If you can gather more members of the Bloodline to join us and pledge allegiance to the King, then King Frederick's dream of reviving the Norse Empire will be just around the corner. ”

"If we could really gather more members of the Bloodline to join, would the state still be the way it is now? Isabel would not go to England alone to do such a dangerous thing. ”

"You're right, we all have difficulties. At present, most of the country's economy is in the hands of a few chancellors of the exchequer, and the state cannot afford to build a navy for a while, let alone develop new technologies. ”

"Blanca, all this is just your reasoning, it's best not to tell anyone else, so as not to be misunderstood. ”

"Okay, let's not talk about that. Tonight, I've got a game scheduled, so let's go see it together, shall we?"

"You two go and see, I don't think those games are interesting at all. Isabel said.

"I've got a new twist tonight, and I'm sure you'll be satisfied. ”

"Is it fighting with weapons?"

"No, there's something more exciting. ”