The Castle of Whispers, at first glance, looks like an ancient twin towers, it is said to be a castle, but it is actually not very large, standing at the gate of the castle and looking up, it is like the Notre Dame Cathedral seen in the previous life, two towers protruding from the main building, towering under the gray sky. Unlike the church, except for its color, the black-stone fortress under the gloomy sky looked a little eerie, and some crows flew by, leaving a desolate cry above the castle and flying towards the distant sky.

After showing his identification, the guards politely told Rhodes and his party to wait for a moment, and he went to inform Lord James Wallen.

"Hello, Lord Rhodes, our lord welcomes you to the Secret Word Castle, please come with me. ”

After a while, the captain of the guard came out of it, politely trying to bring Rhodes into the castle. However, he soon noticed that something was wrong, "My lord, who is this?" The captain of the guard stopped the witch hunter who was following Rhodes and looked at him with a wary expression. However, no one in the castle knew that he was a witch hunter. Black leather suit, this is not exclusive to witch hunters, many secret police, assassins and other things like to dress up like this.

"He's my friend, what's wrong?" Captain?"

Rhodes paused and looked back to ask. His tone was a little serious, and at the same time, there was a slight gloom on his face, and the captain of the guard didn't dare to ask more, after all, the baron in front of him was sent by the Ice Queen Katarina, and no one dared to move......

"Oh, nothing, Your Excellency, please come in. ”

The captain of the guard said politely. Of course, Rod didn't think this guy would be so polite in normal times.

When we arrived at the hall, the owner of the castle, Baron James Warren, was already dressed and waiting. He seems to be a very ordinary person, so ordinary that you can hardly find any outstanding features. First of all, he is neither tall nor short, neither fat nor thin, and is considered of average stature in the human world. Secondly, his dress is also decent, and a shallow smile always leaves his lips, which makes people a little unpredictable. At the age of his forties, he was in the prime of life, and he did not bow his head and did not have gray hair. Instead, he has short brown hair and looks simple and spirited.

"Welcome, Rod Lawn, Queen's Messenger, Chosen One of Kislev, Lord of Blackhammer. ”

James Wallen read respectfully. and personally brought Rhodes into his hall.

It's like an ancient tower, and it's very simple and simple inside. A full brown bearskin hangs above the lord's throne, and a few steps lead up to the stone chair, which symbolizes the castle's dominion. Some kerosene lamps were nailed to the stone pillars, emitting a faint glow of fire that served as lighting in the castle hall, and for the rest, there was nothing special to be found. This reminded Rhodes of his Black Hammer Fort, which was also such a simple interior layout, without even a carpet. Not to mention crystal chandeliers, ivory chairs and plaster statues.

"Lord James. ”

Rod humbly returned. Then he sat down closest to the seat of the lord of the hall.

Several servants immediately brought the drinks, and everyone except the dwarf Bogur placed their glasses on the table and smiled politely.

"Lord Rhodes, when did you arrive at the Crypt of Whispers?"

James asked. His eyes swept over the crowd and finally stopped at Rod.

"Two days ago, a day ago, to be exact, because we were here the night before. ”

Rod replied.

"Why don't you tell me in advance before you come, I'll arrange for you to be entertained. ”

Lord James said warmly and kindly. Of course, Rhodes didn't know how much of the friendship was real.

"I came in a hurry, and I decided on the fly, so I didn't tell you. Rod returned with a smile.

"And where did you stay last night?" asked Lord James.

"Raven Tour. ”

"How can you stay in a place like that? Oh, I'm sorry, my territory is not like Kislev City, and the Raven Journey Inn is mostly a temporary place for homeless people and petty traders, and the conditions there are really bad. Alas, I should have known you were coming. "Happy

The Lord of the Castle of Codes feigned a look of self-reproach.

"It's okay, it's okay, it doesn't hinder it, I've long been used to eating and sleeping in the open along the way. ”

Rod perfunctory.

"By the way, who is this?"

Lord James noticed the woman beside Rod, who was the only one in the group who appeared to have status.

"Caroline, the Frost Witch, daughter of Lord Varel of Heidelberg. ”

Rhodes introduced.

With that, Caroline smiled politely, but her mind was on the other corners of the castle.

"Bogur Iron Wall. ”

Rhodes then introduced the others, who were sitting in their chairs, closing one eye and looking at the empty glass, "Give me another drink, thank you." The dwarf said, winking and smiling at the servant beside him.

"This rebellion is a disaster, you probably can't imagine, even my remote castle has received refugees from Erlengrad. Alas, the country was already very poor, and now, a rebellion is about to hollow out Kislev. ”

After the ceremonial introduction, James and Rhodes began to talk about the current situation. Diego had already left the hall under the pretext of going to the bathroom, and as a witch hunter, he had his own way of detecting chaos and darkness.

"It's true that there has been no influx of foreign population in Fort Black Hammer for ten years, but now, because of this disaster, there has been a reversal of population. Speaking of selfishness, I really don't know if it's good or bad for a little lord like us. ”

Rod replied with a smile.

"Alas, it's really useless, these are just penniless refugees, and coming to the territory will only cause more security problems. After all, the most terrible person is the one who has nothing. Isn't it? But if you have enough jobs in your castle, that's fine. James looked down and said. He shook the glass in his hand and continued. "Ice Queen, does the Ice Queen have specific instructions and arrangements for this matter?"

"What's the matter?"

"Hunting for vampires. ”

There was a hint of worry in James' brown eyes. Although it was only a momentary expression, Rod keenly caught it.

"Specific instructions...... Not really, she just sent some people to assist me in this task, and, as she was leaving, the queen said, find them, kill them all, and leave no ......."

Rhodes weaves lies, the first half of which is true, but the second half of which is not. Just to test the reaction of the lord of the Secret Word Castle.

And he barely reacted, just swallowed a mouthful of saliva slightly, and an embarrassed smile appeared on his face, "It should be so, these vampires, too hateful, they are executioners of the living, in my opinion, it is cheaper to kill them with a knife." James read.

"It's cheaper for them. By the way, the night before, when I first arrived here, there was a vampire wounding incident in the town. And I heard that the vampire was chased by two hunters and finally escaped into the sewers, and the sewers are connecting to the castle, I wonder if you have received any information about the vampire's infestation?"

Rod then asked.

I saw a look of panic on James's face, "I've heard about it too, and I've sent someone to investigate, but no one in the castle has witnessed vampires." As for entering the castle through the sewers, it was absolutely impossible, and during my grandfather's lifetime, the sewers were always closed and no one could enter the castle through them. James replied calmly......