One can't help but wonder, why did the Count kill?

Is it the use of living human bodies for some cruel pagan ritual?

Or is it for some other unspeakable purpose?

Dead people don't talk, who knows?

The horrific scene in the underground chamber of the castle disgusted everyone, and the Holy Inquisitor immediately began to cry, a sight that was so indignant that he reassured everyone that the Church would deal with criminals severely, even the nobles.

The bodies were collected, placed in coffins, and buried in the soil of the castle garden, where the high priests of the Templar church recited prayers throughout the night for the victims, hoping to appease the grievances and wrath of the souls.

The townsfolk of Fog Pine held several large rallies during the week to demand the execution of their feudal lords, and Earl Brandon's mass slaughter of the lords was heinous and deserved the harshest punishment.

For unknown reasons, the Count's Inquisition was not held in public, as is customary, but was kept in strict secrecy by the Templar Church's upper echelons, and the Pope forbade the disclosure of the proceedings to the public, and did not leave a single page of the trial record.

The information that the common people can know is-

Count Brandon was taken to the High Inquisition of the Papal States for a closed-door Inquisition,

He was tortured by masked torturers, then convicted in a fainting, excommunicated from the Templar Church, and His Majesty the Pope was ineligible for the Church, and was condemned to the deepest hell of the earth, where he would be subjected to the most brutal torture of demons.

He was then sent back to the territory of Valstarao by the Church to be judged by a higher lord.

Because of the kidnapping and murder of many people, all his noble powers were revoked and all his property was confiscated.

The count himself was sentenced to death by hanging, and he ran the school in his own domain

Eventually, Count Brandon Hagosolis VII was hanged in the courtyard of his castle.

Since he had no living immediate family members, nor did he leave any legitimate heirs or illegitimate children, and his distant relatives were also stripped of their right to inherit the title by their superior lords, the once prosperous ancient blue-blooded nobles, the Hagosolis family, perished.

At the same time, the Church announced that the Cult of Voodoo in Soskaya was so heinous that it was defined as a cult and was forbidden to spread on the continent of Ulassis.

After that, Pope Harold III, in line with the principle that he would rather kill ten thousand more than spare one, launched the famous church exorcism campaign.

Thousands of infidels were condemned as witches or witches, arrested by the armed forces of the Church, and inquisitioned, and all of these unfortunate demons were tied to the cross and burned alive.

Since then, the Soskaya Voodoo cult has all but disappeared from the continent. ”

The old man's mouth was a little dry, and he took the water bottle handed by Constance, thanked him, and then took a sip to moisten his throat.

"That's all I know, I've removed a lot of the untrustworthy parts of it,

There's no need to ask anyone else in town about this, I'm sure it's the most comprehensive information a local can give, given I've lived in the town for over seventy years. ”

Prince Constance listened very carefully just now, without blinking his eyes, and after listening, he seemed quite excited, and held Lao Rao's hand tightly:

"Thank you for telling us this, your dictated material is very valuable, and if you may allow me to put your words into writing, I would like to preserve it and write it into the Records of the Wild History, and put it in the library of the Imperial Capital of Fort Midknight.

Lao Ru said: "Of course, it is the glory of my life to be able to leave my mark in the library of the imperial capital."

I'm a sick old fellow who won't live long, and it's a pity if this past is so silently forgotten. ”

Young Master William had not yet come out of the terrifying story, and obviously still had palpitations, he gasped and said:

"I can't imagine that the exorcism of the church recorded in the wild history actually happened, and there is one thing I haven't figured out, people are all Brandon Hungosolis VII is a vampire count, where did this law come from?"

The old man thought for a moment, and then said, "Oh, as for the nickname of this vampire count, I personally think that it can be regarded as a subjective conjecture and artistic processing of Hourao.

Because the corpses found back then were all drained of blood without exception, so some people speculate that the earl was thirsty for human blood to cure the disease, and the interrogation record of the earl's trial has not been made public, and it has been almost a thousand years since that incident, and it is too late to find out the truth. ”

Prince Constance stepped forward and gently held Lao Rao's shoulder: "Old man, the place where this happened, the castle of that ancient count, still exists?" ”

The hunchbacked old man narrowed his eyes and smiled, only to see him raise a thin arm and point out the window:

"Do you see the castle on the hill in the distance?"

Konstanz and William looked up at the same time and looked out the window.

At this time, the fog in the valley had thinned, and the bright moonlight broke through the blockade of the mist, shining on this damp and gloomy ancient town,

With the help of this faint light, following the direction indicated by the old man, Maxim and William saw what they wanted to see—

A majestic castle rises from the summit of a hill outside the town.

The old building is surrounded by countless dead pine trees, and a winding staircase path stretches from the foot of the hill to the top like a dying viper, connecting the castle and the town.

A flock of bats and crows hovered and wailed above the castle's many minarets and domes, making it terrifying.

"I saw it, and it was a spooky castle." Prince Constance commented.

Young Master William couldn't help but swallow, he wiped the sweat from his forehead: "I want to...... No one wants to spend the night there. ”

The old man shuddered involuntarily, and the building on the top of the hill seemed to make him feel uneasy, and he made another cross on his chest, recited a few prayers, and then went on to speak to the guests:

"That's the castle of the blue-blooded nobles of Guvalsta, the House of Hagosolis.

The castle has been uninhabited for hundreds of years since the bloodline of the House of Hagosolis was severed.

Now it is a filthy ruin. ”

"Do the townspeople still go there on weekdays?" William asked.

"Yes, despite the mayor's repeated bans, the local children still have a soft spot for the castle, and occasionally some out-of-town travelers will not heed the advice to explore there, but when they come back, they say they will not go again."

"What's going on?" Konstanz asked.

Lao Rao's expression became a little melancholy, and his voice became more hoarse: "It is rumored that it is often haunted, and some scavengers claim that they have seen floating ghosts when they spent the night in the ancient castle.

A homeless man claimed; The ethereal spirits, carrying blue lanterns, roamed aimlessly from room to room in the castle, making mournful noises. ”