Section 15

The core rubbed his eyes. That's right, she couldn't be wrong, M is like a young girl, it's impossible not to recognize her lover from the crowd. That's Ashrufat {where he's here!}

There he was, dressed in simple leather armor and wearing a helmet, like an inconspicuous mercenary. But he wore that white cloak, that special, invulnerable cloak, the core that had been wrapped. In the setting sun, the cloak still shone a shiny white.

The figure wore a helmet on its head, obscuring most of its face. But those familiar eyes, the shock, incomprehension and confusion shown by those eyes, proved that Xin Tou was not wrong.

The core almost burst into tears and laughed. Ashrufat was here and he recognized her {would come to save her, wouldn't she?—she even forgot about her situation for a split second and walked towards where Ashrufat was. But the wind chimes that followed her had long been watching her every move. This action was mistaken for an attempt to escape, and in the next moment, a knife slashed at the captive's neck, and the captive's body immediately collapsed and was held by her.

There's nothing to worry about here. There is an entire army of guards on the edge of the Dark Castle, including quite a few ogres. Not to mention that the castle is always ready to help. The wind chime didn't notice the person the core had just seen, in fact, when she looked over, the other side had already turned her head away.

"You can't run away. The girl said to the captive in her arms, and then simply picked her up and walked to the castle gates.

"It's the Dark Castle over there!" said the one beside Ashrufat. His eyes kept looking at the dark castle in the distance, and he didn't see the scene of the wind chimes. Of course, even if he saw it, he wouldn't care.

This one was none other than Akin's cousin, the largest horse merchant in West Vania, whose name was Fuer. His appearance can be described in one sentence: that's what Ah Jin will look like ten years later - the same fat, the same round face, the same smile, only a little more wrinkles at the corners of his eyes.

After the "veiled" scheme, everything went more smoothly than expected. In fact, they didn't have any trouble at all. It's easy to imagine: West Vania is a commercially developed place, which means there are a lot of out-of-towners. If you see outsiders every day, then you won't have any special interest in outsiders. Something like Rosa was an accident - as mentioned earlier, it was actually because Rosa saw Hoshimi as a "maid".

In addition to that, with the dress and reasonable conversation, and finally a letter of introduction from Ah Jin - everything went smoothly and without any trouble. Ashruphat traveled to the new city and found Akin's cousin. The rest of the work was done by this "Ah Jin ten years later". Ashrufat didn't know what was in Kins' letter of introduction, but he guessed that in it, Akin portrayed Ashrufat as a wealthy man - and given his status in Gruny, he was likely to be a big client of Faure.

Objectively speaking, this is not a lie. Due to his previous achievements and his special relationship with Her Royal Highness the Princess, who is the heir to the throne, there is a chance that Ashruphat will become a high-ranking member of Gruni's army or even a king in the future. When the time comes, the matter of the procurement of horses for the army will become his sphere of power. It's definitely a smart move to deal with such a promising person. What's even more rare is that at this moment, Ashruphat only needs a little effortless help.

The reason why they are now on the edge of the Dark Castle is that Faure, as the host, takes Ishrufat as a guest to visit the whole of the new city of Sylvania.

"Don't look like it's a tall tower from the outside," Faure continued. "It's not a tower in there. It's a castle through and through. "From the outside, it looks like the tower is at least a thousand cubits, but inside, you'll find that after walking a little two or three floors, you'll reach the top." It is an incredible miracle that is said to have been formed by the powerful magic of the Scarlet Duke, and is a supernatural being. ”

"By my say, this is the best place to see in West Vania. It's more ornamental than a large portal or something. If the Scarlet Duke agrees to open it for viewing, the ticket will be at least three Gollies per person. Fuer said with a little regret. "It's a pity that the Scarlet Duke is not short of money. ”

"Mr. Faure," said Ashrufat, though he had a few words on his lips, had something else in his mind entirely. "Do you see that woman? she seems to be wearing armor, right?" he stared at the wind chimes in the distance, or rather, at the core of the wind chimes in his arms. It would be impossible for an ordinary person to see that far clearly, but Ashrufat has superhuman eyesight.

But how is this possible? Shouldn't that core head live a peaceful life in Eagle City? If it's a trip, then Ah Jin and Aunt Mary will definitely know. Not to mention the incredible fact that such a crown prince would travel to Sivania - Sivania is a vampire-ruled region!

Or does it look more like it by chance? Then again, this kind of thing is normal. But how to explain her actions just now. Ashrufat was sure that he was right, and at that time, the core head was signaling to him

"That's the Scarlet Duke's personal bodyguard. Faure has certainly been accustomed to this. "The Scarlet Duke chose the girls, gave them his powers, and gave them back the armor. So don't look down on them. Ashrufat, even the battle-hardened warriors, were like scarecrows in front of these girls, and most of the time, they were only active here in the new city. ”

"Do what?"

"Maintaining law and order, arresting criminals and so on. Don't look at the small number of them, but the security here in the whole new city is very good, too good to be true. Faure said.

"How?" asked Ashrufat, curious.

"Haha, it's easy. That is, if a criminal is caught, he will be summarily executed without any possibility of extrajudicial conversion. And it is completely impossible for them to be bought, to be used. Not to mention coercion, of course. Faure gestured to the bustling city behind him. "Although the Scarlet Duke's methods are cold-blooded, they are really effective for the security of the city. You know, I haven't had a horse stolen in my three years here, and the only time I got lost was a horse that went missing. This is not possible anywhere else! Sivania is the safest city I've ever seen. Even if the pirates go ashore, they have to behave in a proper manner and dare not make mistakes. ”

"There are a lot of guards on the edge of the Dark Castle. Ashrufat looked up into the distance, at the foot of the Dark Castle, and could see a line of guards. There were also a number of ogres among the guards. "There are so many guards here, didn't you say there were personal guards?"

"Ah, those are the numbers. Faure replied. He pointed to the patrol near the Dark Citadel. "They are only useful in the event of a mass disturbance in the tavern, and I still feel that these guards are completely unnecessary. But the Scarlet Duke still retains such a security force here. Maybe he thinks he needs someone to put out a fire?"

"What are those ogres doing here?"

"Ogres are mercenaries," Faure replied, "and the Scarlet Duke employs a lot of ogres. As for why they're here, I don't know, no one knows. They seem to be standing guard here during the day and leaving as soon as it gets dark. I guess it's probably because Duke Scarlet doesn't like too many idlers to bother him. ”

"Leave as soon as it's dark?

"Haha, so far, no one has dared to sneak into the Dark Castle at night. Well, in fact, it shouldn't be said that there are still people who dare to go in. After all, there are a lot of daring shirts and brave assassins in this world. But I'm pretty sure that those who dare to sneak into the castle at night won't have a chance to leave. So you see," Faure's finger pointed at the Dark Castle. "The windows on the ground floor of the Dark Castle are wide open. You can climb it with just a hook and a hook. The Scarlet Duke welcomes uninvited guests. ”

"There are guards in there?"

"It's the personal guards. Faure said with a smile. "Anyone who has been invited into the castle knows that there are no other guards in the castle except for them. But I said, don't look at these guards, their combat strength is comparable to a patrol! Wait, Ashrufat, why are you asking so much? Could it be that you want to sneak in?"

"Hah, how could I just be a little curious. ”

"But don't do such a stupid thing. Faure said. "You have the same name as the Scarlet Duke, but it's stupid to say that you're impersonating something. He glanced at Ashrufat. Ashruphat still wore a helmet that obscured most of his face, and he hadn't taken it off in all the time he'd seen Faure. It was rude, but Faure didn't care. Businessmen never cared about such things.

"Am I very different from him?"

"It's huge. Faure nodded. "The Scarlet Duke is not human after all, and his eyes are completely devoid of the life of a living creature. He recalled, and then couldn't help but shudder, it can be seen that the Scarlet Duke had made a deep impression on him at that time. "You know," he whispered. "People in the church have been saying this, no matter how much a vampire looks like a living person, they are a dead thing after all, they have neither a breath nor a heartbeat. In the end, they are nothing more than carrion, but their own strong will and the magic of dark magic make them live again. ”

"Ahh

"But what does this have to do with me?" Faure smiled instead. "The whole of Sivania is now so prosperous and safe that it is a merchant's dream paradise. The Scarlet Duke was an outstanding ruler, so what did it matter if he was a carrion or not? Speaking of which, there were now at least a few hundred people in all of West Vania named Ashrufat. Because many parents give their children this name, hoping that this name will bless their children. ”

Ashrufat nodded silently. "Shall we go back?"

"Don't you want to see the portal, it's a masterpiece of the Scarlet Duke's magic, a transcendent wonder that binds the two worlds together. ”

From the moment Faure introduced Sivania to Ashrufat, he repeatedly emphasized the portal. It was an incredible miracle that a vampire had created with his special magic. It is known that the whole of West Vania is divided into four places: Via, Istria, Meno and New Town, which was originally a digging ground for the Church, which was later occupied by vampires and converted into a city. And the vampires also built their own dark castle here. But now, the whole of Sivania is connected, that is, all the cities are interconnected with each other - not by roads, but by portals.

With a fee to the Scarlet Duke, one can travel from New Town to Via, Istria or Meno in a second.

Originally, teleportation magic existed in this world - but it was a lot of labor, a lot of preparation, and only a limited number of people could move. But this portal for vampires can be opened indefinitely.

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