Prince Constance was also full of interest in this biography, and he asked the hunchbacked old man:

"Excuse me...... Is Count Brandon really as recorded in the wild history...... Is it a murderous, blood-thirsty cultist? ”

The hunchbacked old man's expression became serious: "The count's sin is beyond doubt, whether outsiders believe it or not, the locals of our town are convinced, but the specific law is different."

Someone Count Brandon is a dark servant who serves demons, a blood-sucking, horrible monster, or a human being who is just a mortal with an evil spirit, relying on power to do evil, or whatever, who knows. ”

Konstanz put on a serious and cautious expression characteristic of a senior scholar: "Most of those mythical rumors are made up by the people, but they can't be completely denied, so ...... In your opinion, which method is the right one? ”

The old man smiled and shook his head: "Young man, to tell you the truth, I don't know which version of the Fa is true, I am just a mediocre ordinary townsman, not a historian, and my sources of information are the stories of my ancestors and rumors, not the records in books.

That said, I can pat my chest that Count Brandon did commit a heinous crime in the town of Fog Pine, and he left an indelible horror memory on the people of this land. ”

Prince Constance turned his face sideways, and the thick lenses of his glasses reflected the candlelight: "I have found relevant materials in some ancient books in the library, but they are all incomplete, old man, can you tell us in detail the stories you have heard?" We're quite interested in that. ”

The old man shrugged his shoulders, looking relaxed and indifferent: "Okay, anyway, there are not many guests today, and I am idle and idle, so I will talk to you for a few words."

That was more than 800 years ago, in 837 A.D.

At that time, the continent of Ulassis was still in the era of knightly wars, and at that time, the life of ordinary people was not as easy as it is now.

In those days, the feudal lords and clergy collected high taxes in their domains, the merchants and landlords were unkind, and the common people were exploited at all levels, and many people were starved to death and frozen to death every winter.

Against this backdrop, rumors continue to circulate in the streets and taverns of Kirisong Town that teenagers and girls have disappeared one after another in the town.

At first, everyone thought it was a rumor, and no one took it to heart, but ......

In the months that followed, as the number of missing people continued to rise, it finally began to attract the attention of the townspeople. ”

At this point, the old man looked uneasily at the old statues of the gods in the hall, and he made a cross on his chest and began to pray, as if this would make him feel better.

Prince Constance and Young Master Wilhelm were already fascinated by it, and they pleaded: "Sir, please go down!" ”

"Okay." The old man coughed a few times and continued:

"Then something happened;

A local hunter found some loose soil in the woods, and he thought he had found a treasure, so he began to dig.

Unexpectedly, instead of a treasure chest, a large pile of decomposed human corpses were unearthed - the bodies of more than a dozen teenagers and girls, who were the same children who had disappeared a few months ago.

The news soon spread through the town, and the townspeople's doubts turned into panic.

A drunkard claims to have seen a devil with sharp horns, and if no one usually believes him, but in fear the people have become suspicious, and they believe everything.

Then, the news of the demon's invasion of Fog Pine Town spread all over the streets,

The news became more and more exaggerated, and some people in the tavern described how the devil had eaten the boys and girls alive as if they had seen them with their own eyes.

The poor townsfolk couldn't tell which was the truth and which was the rumor,

In order to prevent accidents, every family treats their children as dead, especially girls, and their parents do not let them go out, fearing bad luck.

But after a while, another accident happened, and two woodcutters who had gone up the hill to chop wood disappeared in the town, and then a washerwoman disappeared by the river, and then two more cobblers disappeared into their shop.

By the end of the year, things were getting bigger and bigger, and the townspeople were so frightened that they had to go to the church in the center of the town to pray, but they didn't expect the gods to save them, and people kept going missing.

Then another incident occurred, and a monk of the Templar disappeared along with two nuns.

A week later, a hungry wild dog gouged out three corpses from a wasteland outside the town to eat, and the cross tattoos on the corpses proved the three Rao's identity.

The murder of the clergy of the Templar Church caused a great sensation, after all, the lives of religious people are much more expensive than the money of ordinary people, and this incident attracted the attention of the Templar Church at all levels, and was quickly reached the ears of the Pope of the Curtain, Harold III.

At that time, the Templar Church was in full swing, with countless religious armed groups and well-armed knights dotting the continent of Olacis.

The clergy were killed, and the Pope, who was heavily armed, could not bear this breath, and Harold III was furious and personally assigned a team of investigators.

The team was extravagantly constructed, led by a high-ranking Templar and two Templars, followed by more than a dozen experienced professionals, who arrived in a carriage to the town of Foggy Pine and began to investigate the cause of death of the three clergy.

After examination by the two coroners, they determined that the monk and the two nuns had died of murder, and that the method of killing them was rather unbelievable, with a knife slitting the blood vessels in their necks, draining their blood alive, and then throwing the bodies into the wasteland and burying them.

After that, it was time for a more in-depth investigation, and with the support of the powerful ecclesiastical forces, no one dared to stop the footsteps of the investigation team, even the noble lords had to be respectful to the Holy Inquisitor.

After more than three months of investigation, all the mansions and houses in the vicinity have been searched, and the lone traveler living in seclusion in the mountains has not been spared, thousands of people have been tortured and interrogated, but the murderer has still not been found, and only the local noble lords have not been searched and interrogated.

One can't help but wonder what Count Darandi, who hasn't seen for a long time, is doing in the castle.

At this time, a townsman who used to work in the castle confided an important message;

The informant said; Lord Arch Brandon has renounced his faith in the Templar Church,

Another maid who had escaped from the castle cried to the Templars,

She had converted to the evil cult of Voodoo by taking up a war hammer and smashing all the idols to pieces, and transforming the castle's sanctuary into some kind of altar for an unspeakable god. ”