...... in the moonlight Ruins, no lights at all. Kutel Futen and his party even thought that they had gone to the wrong place because it was too dark at night and had mistaken the road. But where are the abandoned castles around here?

There will be no such abandoned castles or fortresses within the militaristic state. Because such a place has the potential to be used by robbers and bandits, and even become a hiding place for the enemies of the militaristic state. In addition, the military state has been at peace for a long time, and there is no war to storm the city. Therefore, the remnants of the old war will be demolished and the stones will be used. The rotten wood was either burned on the spot or brought in by the people of the neighbouring villages to be burned as firewood. It is not for nothing that some people are brave enough to tear down the old castle and build their own houses.

After all, this kind of behavior belongs to the national policy, so Kuttle Fu Teng is very sure that after more than a hundred years of tossing, there is no castle like the ruins in front of the militaristic state.

But to say that ruins are not quite correct either. Because there are no toppling walls, no overgrown scenes, and it even looks ...... There are no traces of war damage. It's like a very ordinary castle, but a lot of parts have been dug up. There was no human habit, not even ghosts, everything was clean.

After hesitating for a long time, at last Kuttle ordered a knight and said, "Go, find out who the castle belongs to." ”

The knight flew out of his horse, and after a while he came running back, and said, "My lord, in it I have seen the banner of the goats of the Bachmanns. ”

The banner of the nobility represents status, but it cannot be hung indiscriminately, and it will not be easily lent to others. Kuttle asked, "Did you see anyone alive inside?" ”

"My lord, I didn't see anyone."

"So, corpses?"

"There are no corpses, my lord."

"Bloodstains? Traces of arson? Any signs of the battle? ”

"No, sir."

"Could it be that it is occupied by the undead. Ghosts everywhere, and ghouls collecting corpses? ”

"No, sir. It doesn't look like it's overrun by the undead, and there's no scary ghostly stuff. ”

At this time, not only Kutel Fu Teng was dumbfounded, but the knights who followed also had the same expression. The knight who had gone to investigate was asked, "What is the scene there?" ”

"Well, it's going to be hard to understand. I don't know how to describe what I saw in it. If you want to know, check it out for yourself. There should be no danger. ”

The group took local materials, made some torches to prepare, and set off to explore this very strange city of Bachmann.

Where there should be a gate and a city wall, a closer look reveals that there is still a small part of the foundation left on the ground. Some places leave more, others less. In the same way, the city wall no longer has the function of having a city wall.

The rest of the wall has a very nice and smooth facet. Under the light of the torch, it is even more strange. There was the bold one who took out the war hammer and smashed it into the smooth surface, knocking down a stone directly.

Stepping over the wall, which was no longer a wall, Kutel Futen seemed to remember something and walked towards a specific place. In one direction, the walls that are still partially intact are searched back and forth. Finally in front of a circular but only half a story remained.

He looked at the remnants of the building with an ugly face, and shouted to his subordinates: "Come on, try to see if you can knock the cornerstone here." ”

His lord spoke, and several knights took out their hammers and slammed them into the ruined wall. But everyone was shocked to the point that their hands were numb, and the cornerstone was intact. For such a result, everyone scolded and scolded.

The knight with the greatest strength and the most recklessness was also shaken. Complained: "So hard! This is the wall of the magic tower does not fall. ”

This sentence quieted down all the people who complained. I also have the same question in my heart: Is this really a magic tower? Everyone looked at their lord.

Kutel Futen nodded with difficulty and said, "This is a secret that only a very few people know. I only heard about it from my father, and I haven't confirmed it to be true or not. Now it seems that this is a magic tower; Or at least a building with similar abilities to the Magic Tower. ”

Although the magic tower built in the city is also registered with the Wizards' Association, the appointment of the tower owner is usually not the final decision of the association, and the local influence must be taken into account. If it's built like in a castle, it doesn't even have the most basic control, and it becomes a black household that doesn't appear on the table.

Because the castle was usually the residence of the nobles, the magic tower built here was considered the private property of the nobles. He can settle in whoever he wants. If the Wizards' Guild placed too much emphasis on their control over such towers, it would be tantamount to robbing the nobles' territory, and it would be a matter of outrage.

For the Guild, such magic towers fell into the hands of the aristocracy, and did not pose a threat to the group of magicians. After all, the tower can only be regarded as a fortress for defense, and it is impossible to carry it on its back and run somewhere to attack others.

Of course, the more important reason is that the local magician association is not strong enough to compete with the Vidal militarists. As long as the two sides do not step on the bottom line, in this gray area that is difficult to determine, everyone usually turns a blind eye and gets by.

This kind of magic tower in the castle, if there is an ill-informed enemy who recklessly knocks on the door, it is not a situation where one foot is stepped on the trap, and at most the foot is chopped off and you can survive. At least Viscount Bachmann can keep the secret until now, and know what will happen to those who invade and offend him. To this day, the results seem to have taken a turn for the worse.

Thinking of this, Kuttle Futen immediately made a decision and said, "Find some food, we will camp outside." Wait until tomorrow during the day to search the castle, and that's it for today. ”

The crowd replied in unison, "Yes, my lord." ”

The strange scene in front of him made the brave men of the Fu Teng family speechless all night. Kutel thought about it, picked out a few words, and used the forum to report back to his father about the incident. After all, it involved the Duke of Becker, his own nominal superior lord, and it was this duke. There are some things that you can't help but do as early as possible.

Early the next morning. After a brief use of dry food, the group walked towards the uninhabited castle, searching every corner. As a castle that combines the functions of a residence and a military fortress, it is actually not very large, especially since the owner of the castle is only a viscount.

According to the military armament, a viscount must provide at least C (100) troops in wartime. And there will be fewer standing soldiers, so the castle will not be too big. There is no problem of overstepping the rules, but without moderation, the great joy will only squander the family's wealth. When it comes to wartime, even the military salaries for recruiting soldiers cannot be paid, and a large castle cannot protect anyone.

Therefore, Viscount Fu Teng's men, although the number is small, also quickly searched the castle of the Bachmann family. After all, one thing has been confirmed, and there really isn't even a figure here. There is a trace of human life, but no trace of anyone going, as if the people who lived in this castle have disappeared out of thin air. There were no servants, no guards, no women or children, not even ...... I can't even find a mouse.

If you want to say that it is strange, it is the round holes that appear everywhere with smooth facets. It could be a wall, it could be a door, almost the entire castle was opened and turned into an undefended state.

It would not be quite correct to say that it was not found. At least the treasure troves and belongings in this castle are still intact. As for whether there is a few, how can Viscount Fu Teng's group of outsiders know. No one dared to grab a handful of gold coins or hide a few silver spoons to bring back. The castle is full of weirdness, and before the situation is known, who dares to touch the things here.

It is said that the beautiful woman next to the magician may be a demon king, and it should be a lich, and it can be determined that it is a great magician. Such a person, if he curses something, it will be as easy as spitting.

The nobles looked down on magicians, but they didn't despise such a group of people. A mage may be able to play like a berserker on a frontal battlefield; But if you want to be a yin person behind your back, the masters are much more advanced than the nobles, so you have to guard against it.

It's not even the middle of the day, and Fu Teng and his party can't stay anymore. There is no yang qi and ghosts in the fandom, and Viscount Fu Teng is just taking advantage of the day, and they can see it more clearly than at night. But now they just want to get away from this place as soon as possible, because the hollow here and there is like an evil thing that will devour people, and people don't know how to resist it.

Not to mention that there is also a magic tower with only the base of the tower left. There is not a single nobleman who does not think about how to attack the magic tower, but the results in front of them do not make them curious, and it will only make people frightened. Castles protected by magic towers are like this, and the fortifications of their own castle are nothing.

As he was leaving, Kuttel Futen warned his knights. "When you get back, warn everyone not to trouble the magician. Including you. If anyone angers him, I will personally tie him, and his family, to the magician, and not a single one. Then do not resent me for not fulfilling my duties as lord, to protect you and your families. I have my family to protect, and I don't want to end up like this. ”

...... "Yes, sir. Although the tone of the answer was a little frustrating, the knights also knew that the person who could do such a thing to Bachmann City was not something they could deal with.

Kutel Futen said: "I will report the matter here to the Duke of Becker when I go back." Then it's their big guys who should be worried, and we won't bother with it. ”

Hearing their lord say this, everyone felt a lot more relieved. Against enemies who can do this kind of thing, those who only know how to dance and move swords, they really don't know how to fight.

However, what Kuttle was thinking about was another matter, how to get this trouble out of the way, so that Becker could not force himself to come forward to solve this matter. Maybe he should invite his father out, directly break the matter, and clearly tell everyone that this is not something that a 'viscount' can solve, and that the superior nobles have to come forward. They don't give a quick decision, it is the result of the incompetence of the superior nobles, not the fault of a minor nobleman.