No matter how you look at it, it seems to be a room in an ordinary castle.

Ashrufat didn't actually know how Carrie did it, and he didn't really want to know about it. He had long understood that Carrie had a lot of knowledge beyond this world, and even knew that Carrie's previous master, Qin Xin, was from other worlds. In fact, there is nothing to contradict in this point, many philosophers, magicians, and even priests of the church have long put forward the idea that "in addition to the world world we live in, there should be other world realms" (and the star field gods themselves are understood as "gods from other world realms other than the star field"), and use words such as "yuanxing", "realm", "dimension", "plane" and so on to describe those other worlds. It's just that Carrie never wants to share this knowledge with him. But then again, Ashrufat's curiosity about knowledge is not strong, and he is not born to be a scholar's material, so he rarely pursues it.

This is the hall of the castle. The room is made of rock and mortar all around, but there is actually a secret here, you know, this castle is not made of stone like the usual castles, it just looks like it is made of stone. The castle is a special metal, built with rules and energy that are incomprehensible to this world. Even a sharp-eyed observer would be unable to discern how the walls differed from ordinary rock.

This hall is not particularly large, but it has ornate furniture and decoration. If a stranger stops, he looks with interest at the various things he has gathered around him: old-fashioned cabinets with a quaint feel filled with exotic vases, pottery and porcelain. A whole set of plates with more ornamental value than practical value are neatly arranged in the windows, as well as antique circle chairs, coffee tables and sofas. On the wall, a shield is hung there, made of a mixture of hardwood and metal, carved with a red dragon-shaped pattern. This is clearly the coat of arms of the owner, or at least a very valuable souvenir. On some of the chairs, there are many gorgeous silk satins. It was a popular practice among the aristocracy, and it was difficult to tell exactly what these fabrics were. But it is pleasing to the eye and can effectively express the luxury and wealth of the owner.

In one corner of the house, there is a harp, which is small in size, but it is easy to attract attention. This is not a normal harp, but is made in the shape of wings. Although the harp looks a bit old, many places, such as the position of the wooden handle, have been polished. But there was not a trace of filth on the harp, and it was evident that it had been extremely carefully cared for and polished.

On the walls, doors, and ceilings, there are swords, daggers, short swords, long hammers, battle axes, and other weapons, and higher up, out of reach of ordinary people, are placed gorgeous armor, and two birds with gorgeous feathers, spreading fiery wings, and beaks that never close.

Based on this kind, it is easy for visitors to conclude that this is a wealthy aristocratic house.

But if you walk out of this room and through a short corridor, you will come directly to the outside of the castle. Looking from the outside in, the visitor will not simply think that this is an ordinary aristocrat, and will come to a completely different conclusion. Because this castle is not so much a castle as a huge tower. The exterior of the tower was completely black, not the bright black that emitted light, but the dead black that seemed to consume everything. The tower stands on the edge of the beach, but its entrance is not on the beach, but in the middle of the tower. A hillside that has not been formed for too long lies across the tower, and the cliff at the end of the hillside is right next to the gate of the tower. To enter this building, which is not known as a tower or a castle, you must pass through this hillside. This is obviously not a work of nature, and even a fool can feel the weirdness and wonder in it.

Beneath the hillside is a small town that has just taken shape. Thousands of residents have initially set up their homes along the planned streets. Although it is still a simple wooden house or a mud house, the prototype of a small town has finally appeared. Farther afield, people are already starting to reclaim wasteland. However, due to the cracking of the earth before, a large amount of black dust covered the land, and the soil was unexpectedly fertile. This is the south, and although it is autumn, green has already appeared on many of the black soil layers.

The castle, which had been built by the Church, had been partially abandoned due to damage in the earthquake, and stood alone on the edge of the town, looking lonely and small in the shadow of the black tower.

Everyone knows that this tower is the dark castle of vampires. But at this moment, a lonely figure appeared outside the hillside, walking unhurriedly towards the entrance of the dark castle. This is a very young girl, the kind of girl who is between an adult and a teenager. The girl has a sweet face and blue eyes, red lips, delicate and fair skin, and wears a strange dress. Even the most knowledgeable scholar would not have known the style of this garment, but on the girl's body, the garment fits perfectly.

"Hey, that looks interesting. The girl looked up, and in the light of the midday sun, the dark castle looked extraordinarily tall. "It's not pretty, but at least it makes a good first impression. ”

......

Ashruphat sat alone in the hall, frowning at the map in front of him.

"Mimilu, are you sure?" he asked Mimilu beside him. Ever since he took the city of Viva, he knew that a bigger war was about to come. In the entire circle of orders that believe in the gods of the Star Field, there will never be anyone who will accept that a piece of human land has been taken away by a vampire. As a direct victim, Ryan is even less likely to give up. Although the Seven Kingdoms suffered heavy losses in the Battle of Kalean before, many countries have not yet recovered, but Ryan is an exception. They had made very little contribution to the Battle of Kalean, so they had maintained a strong military force by this time. The Ryan people's achievements in military machinery are the highest of the Seven Kingdoms, and their armies are well-equipped and powerful.

Therefore, Ashrufat worked non-stop to prepare for the inevitable war in the future as quickly as possible. He originally expected that this short period of peace would last for two or three months—to get information from the top of the state, confirm the information, draw up plans, organize and dispatch troops, do a good job of logistics, and then send troops to fight at the last time. All of this time adds up to a lot of time. Even if the country is slow to respond, the difference will not exceed twenty days.

But here's the thing - the situation was completely unexpected. The Ryan did not make any moves, and there was no endless army massing towards Mill. This city is the gateway to West Sylvania, and if the Ryan want to attack West Sylvania, they will definitely gather forces here.

"Mimilu is sure!" Mimilu nodded seriously. "Well, it seems that there is really no preparation for war. Because not only did there be no army, but there were also no corresponding supplies. Mimilu said. "Didn't the master say that if there are no supplies, then there is no war at all?"

Whether it's Mimilu or Neil, the news brought by the two is the same. The city of Mir was very peaceful, and although a certain number of defenders were gathered, the number did not exceed 10,000...... This amount of force will not be used to attack Sivania.

There was deception in it! Ashrufat told him very clearly that there must be something wrong with this abnormal thing. In particular, he knew that Bayral was in Mill City. Maybe the top of the Ryan country was distracted by something special, but Bayral. There is no doubt that Bayrell will be his opponent in this war, and he is certainly doing something at the moment.

Ashrufat pondered. The first possibility is that Bayral is making diplomatic efforts to sign agreements and unite alliances. No, he shook his head, he didn't need this. Ryan is different from other countries in that they have plenty of military power and don't need to waste this kind of time.

The second possibility is that Bayral is waiting for some favorable moment. But it's not quite like that, and even if you wait for the right time, it won't affect the army buildup.

Ashrufat sighed in despair, Beller's vision and observation were far above him, and he really couldn't judge the action that the other party was about to take.

"But, master, you need not be so worried. In her mind, Carrie comforted. "It's hard to figure out what action the other side is going to take, but haven't you made all the preparations for war? Now that we've completed the construction of the basic ruling system of Sivania, you've shown your strength through the Dark Castle, enough to deter anyone with crooked thoughts in their heads. You have complete control over all of Sivania, making it difficult to find collaborators from within Sivania when the enemy attacks. On top of that, you've organized an army large enough to compete with your enemies on the battlefield. ”

I know it, but ...... "If the enemy is someone else, it's fine, but it's Bayor." This man was the second general (if not surpassed) to Thomas of all the men Ashrufat had ever met, and had extensive experience fighting the undead legions.

Restlessness and restlessness are mixed with trepidation. It's not enough to call it fear, but it's close.

"Master!" Carrie suddenly warned in her mind. "The wide-area detection device responds. Someone has come to your castle. ”

After the Dark Castle was "created", Carrie immediately installed the wide-area detection device she had obtained from Wendini to the top of the castle, so that everything near the castle was under Carrie's perception.

"Anyone?" Aside from Ashrufat's men and a few dark mages, who would come to a vampire lord's castle?

A pictorial vision appeared before Ashrufat's eyes, a clear picture of the front of the castle. At the main entrance of the castle, there stood a young maiden, facing Ashrufat, and with one hand making a gesture of "please open the door".

Ashrufat immediately understood that this girl was not an ordinary person. It is impossible for ordinary people to come to the door of this dark castle and ask for it, let alone know that they are being watched.

"Master, this is ......"

"I know you're watching me. He heard the girl in the illusion speak a slightly muffled voice. "Is it good to have a bit of aristocratic demeanor?, don't you open the door to greet the guests when they come?" you see," the girl made a harmless gesture, "I have no weapons with me." ”

"Master, this is Ylan! Goddess Ylan, one of the gods of the Star Field!" Carrie's voice revealed serious uneasiness.

Ashruphat stood up violently. Mimilu didn't know what was going on in the Dao, and looked at Ashrufat curiously.

"Carrie, open the door. "After a long time, Ashruphat gave the order.