"Because I think...... Human life is too short. Ashrufat replied.

This excuse he had already considered carefully. According to what he has learned in the past few days, the reason why many people will defect to Baron Pinold is mainly because of the longing for eternal life. Life is only a hundred years, when the deadline is approaching, no matter how much power you have, how much wealth, no matter what kind of reluctance and nostalgia you have, people will die. This is a brutal but undeniable truth.

Within the boundaries of the known world, there seems to be only one way for humans to fight death. Even the church has to admit that vampires have the power to live forever.

Callean had long since been completely destroyed, and all knowledge and records related to vampires were burned under the strict supervision of the Church. How did humans become vampires?Why did they gain eternal life?What are the processes and details of the transformation? The mystery has been buried with Callean. In the eyes of the world, Baron Pinold is the ultimate master of the mystery of eternal life. This easily explains why so many humans are willing to serve vampires. That's the secret they crave. Perhaps, after being recognized by Baron Pinold, the vampires will share this secret of immortality with them.

The pale-faced young man's hands wrung uneasily, and a sneer appeared on the corner of the man's mouth named Cade.

"I want to see the baron. Ashrufat demanded.

"Just you?" said Cade with a genuine loud sneer this time. "You are not one of us, and it is not too late to make this request when you are one of us. ”

Of course, Ashrufat didn't expect his request to be met. The current Baron Pinold, although he has gathered a considerable degree of power, should be very careful about his safety.

"You want to join us?" said the young man this time.

"You're all Baron Pinold's servants, aren't you?" In Callean, vampires are nobles, so these humans should be Baron Pinold's servants - of course, "subordinates". "I asked to join. ”

None of the three answered. The pale young man's face seemed to turn even paler, Neil lowered his head, and Cade's face was cloudy.

"Do you want to join?" replied CapitaLand. "Since you're not a spy for the church or anything, it's okay for you to join. But first, you have to prove your usefulness. Luckily, there is such an opportunity. ”

The young man's expression seemed to mean something, but he didn't say it at the end of the day.

"Wait a minute, it's too dangerous...... he heard Neil whisper to Cade. They spoke in a soft voice, and if Ashruphat was an ordinary human, he would never be able to hear it clearly.

"That's why it's appropriate to hand it over to this newcomer. Although he is not a spy of the church, God knows what his intentions are. You know, there are people who want to follow the baron, and there are people who want the life of the baron! This kind of guy who wants to be a hero is everywhere. This Ashruphat can't be trusted, at least for now. ”

The argument soon came to an end, Neil no longer objected, and Caedey won.

"You can see that you are a warrior. And you're new to West Vania, and you're still a freshface. Cade sat down and said with a pretended calm expression. "So you're well suited to do things that we're not suited for. ”

Ashrufat didn't speak, just listened quietly.

"Here's the thing, we have a couple of people at the excavation site, and with them at the center, we're going to have an important operation in the near future. ”

"Important action?"

"Yes. Cade picked up a letter from the table. The letter was originally placed in the center of the table, in front of the young and old who had not spoken. "Take this letter. With a wave of Cade's hand, the letter spun and flew towards Ashrufat, where he was caught.

Judging by the feel of the letter, there is only one piece of unfolded paper in this letter, which means that it is a very short letter.

"Take this letter with you and go to the excavation site to find a man named 'White Bear'. Then do as he commands – and he'll tell you what to do next. If you succeed in this work, then we recognize your participation. ”

"Where's the excavation?" asked Ashrufat. He now knew that the so-called "excavation site" was a large area. There are farms, pastures, camps and castles.

Cade picked up a map from the table and hung it on a shelf by the lamp. The map was one of those goods that was sold in the shops, but Ashrufat could see that there were a lot of markings and descriptions added to it, and there were a lot of things that were clearly drawn by hand.

"This is a map of the excavation site, not very accurate, but it should be okay. Cade said. "The 'White Bear' is probably in this position. I'm not sure about that, because we haven't communicated with each other for a while. ”

Ashrufat immediately saw that to get to the position of the "White Bear", he needed to pass through the outer blockade. There are high walls and moats, and guards. If I'm not mistaken, there's magic watching.

"How am I going to get through this...... Blockade?"

"It's up to you, and that's the key question. In the past, our people were able to enter through the gate by acting as a merchant's assistant. Cade's finger pointed at the map. "But recently the church has stepped up its vigilance and has cut off our means of communication...... How's that, is there a problem?" his eyes fixed on Ashrufat's face.

"No problem. Ashruphat agreed. "Do you want to go there at once?"

"It's okay in a month, but the sooner the better. Cade replied. "This map can be given to you. ”

It wasn't until after Ashrufat had left that Neil spoke again.

"Cade, it's really not appropriate for you to do this, you know...... In case he betrays us, the White Bear will be in danger......"

"There's a lot of risk involved. Cayde replied disapprehantly. "And you just promised that he wasn't a spy. ”

"He's not really a spy, but ...... It's not that he can be trusted to accomplish such an important task!"

"The fact that he was here shows that he is a capable person. He came here for two purposes, the first was to get the baron's reward...... The second is to kill the baron and make his own reputation as a hero. Whatever his purpose, he has to help us do it before we can do it. Cade said. "As I said, it's a test of ability, proving his worth ......"

"What if he doesn't have what it takes to complete this character?"

"If he's worthless, then why do we care if he lives or dies?" Cade asked rhetorically. "As for the 'White Bear'...... Didn't you notice that I didn't explain what the white bear looked like, and he didn't ask?"

The bearded man carried Ashruphat to the surface the same way he came, all the way back to the valley where they had first met. Perhaps he has been instructed to do so, but now his bearded attitude has become much more friendly. On the way, they naturally began to talk, and Ashrufat learned that the bearded man's name was Zod. He joined Baron Pinold's command not because of any ambition, in fact, Zod was just an ordinary commoner who was half farming and half hunting. Unfortunately, the high taxes imposed by the Count of Cassik made life difficult, and he eventually had to sneak away one day to hunt in the Count's private hunting area. Even more unfortunate, when he wanted to leave with his prey, he was caught red-handed by the soldiers patrolling the forest.

On his way back to Meno along with many of the criminals, Baron Pinold's men raided the group. After the guards were killed, the prisoners were released. Seeing that he had no choice, Zod simply relentlessly and defected to the vampire on the spot, and now he has become a squad leader. In fact, he knew far more than Ashrufat had anticipated. For example, he knew what the mission of the operation that Ashrufat had received was. In fact, it is to launch a mass prison escape to rescue – at least in part – enslaved criminals. There is no doubt that these criminals will join their ranks, making their roster even stronger.

However, when Ashrufat further questioned about their numbers, the barons, and the undead legions, Zod immediately refused to say anything.

Otherwise, though, Zod is quite talkative and doesn't want to hide anything. In fact, he's a bit dazed right now. Zod didn't know what his future would be, or Baron Pinold's true purpose. He never even met Baron Pinold himself. All the orders came from the three Barons' immediate subordinates, the three men Eshurufat had seen today, Neil, Cade, and the pale-faced young man, Pete. The three of them were the direct commanders of the entire rebel army. At present, the main job of the rebels is to attack the tax collectors and checkpoints everywhere. In addition to this, they are also fighting for the allegiance of the villages and towns in the Meno region.

As far as Ashrufat knew, their battles were fruitful. Now none of Count Kasek's men can get out of the city.

"Is Lord Kasik really that bad, worse than a vampire?" Ashrufat asked him another question.

"It's so much worse. Baron Pinod, though a vampire, sucks the blood of at most one person. And the Kasek guy...... He's going to suck the sweat out of the entire Meno people!" Zod said hatefully.

"Isn't he a new lord, why is he taxing so insanely, is there such a big expense?"

"I heard in town that he owed a lot of money for gambling. Zod replied. "That's why he's crazy about raising taxes!"

"Here we are. Ashruphat said, having seen the Nightmare Pony in the distance and sensing Mimilu's presence.

"Ashrufat, why did you want to be the Baron's subordinate?" Zod asked, unaware of the conversation taking place in the conference room.

"For some personal reasons. Ashrufat replied ambiguously. "Is this our lair?"

"One of several strongholds. But we've all been here lately. "Zod didn't hide it. "By the way, if you're going to meet the White Bear, you can try to find some slave girls in Meno City. I've heard they have a way into the excavation site. ”

"Thank you. Ashrufat replied. "But I don't want to. ”

"How do you want to get in? There's a ditch, a wall, and a patrol. ”

"Climb in with a hook," replied Ashrufat. "It's just a ditch and a wall. ”