Under the moonlight … the ruins, there was no light at all. Kuter Futeng and the others even wondered if they had gone to the wrong place because the night was too dark. But where was there an abandoned castle nearby?
There would not be such an abandoned castle or fortress in the military country. Because such a place could be used by bandits or even become a hiding place for the enemies of the military country. In addition, the military country had been peaceful for a long time, and there were no battles to besiege cities. Therefore, the remains of the old war would be demolished and the stone materials would be used. The rotten wood was either burned on the spot or brought by the people of the neighboring villages to be burned as firewood. There were some who were bold enough to tear down old castles to build their own houses.
After all, this kind of behavior was national policy, so Kuter Futeng was very sure that after more than a hundred years of tossing and turning, there was no castle like the ruins in front of him in the military country.
But to say that it was a ruin was not quite correct. Because there were no collapsed walls, no overgrown scenes, and even … there were no traces of war damage. It was like a very ordinary castle, but a lot of parts had been dug out. There was no trace of human habitation, not even a ghost, everything was clean.
After hesitating for a long time, Kuter finally pointed to a knight and said, "Go, confirm who that castle belongs to."
The knight galloped out and ran back in a short while, saying, "Sir, I saw the Bachmann family's goat flag inside."
The noble's flag represented their status, but it could not be hung randomly, and it would not be easily lent to others. Kuter asked again, "Did you see any living people inside?"
"Sir, I did not see anyone."
"Then, corpses?"
"No corpses, sir."
"Bloodstains? Traces of fire? Any signs left behind from a battle? "
"None of them, sir."
"Could it be that it was occupied by the undead? There were ghosts everywhere, as well as ghouls collecting corpses? "
"None, sir. It did not look like it was occupied by the undead, there were no scary ghosts. "
This time, not only Kuter Futeng was dumbfounded, but the knights who followed him also had the same expression. Someone asked the knight who went to investigate, "What was the scene inside?"
"Well, it would be difficult to understand. I don't know how to describe what I saw inside. If you want to know, go and take a look for yourself. There should be no danger. "
The group gathered materials and made some torches. Then, they set off to explore this strange Bahrman city.
Where there should be city gates and city walls, if one looked closely, they would find a small part of the foundation on the ground. Some places had more, while others had less. The only similarity was that the city walls no longer had the function of city walls.
The rest of the wall had a very beautiful and smooth surface. Under the illumination of the torches, it appeared even more bizarre. Some of the more daring ones took out their war hammers and smashed them on the smooth surface, knocking off a piece of stone.
After crossing the city wall that was no longer a wall, Kuter Futeng seemed to have thought of something and walked towards a specific place. In a certain direction, a part of the wall that was still intact was searched back and forth. In the end, he stopped in front of a circular building that only had half a story left.
He looked at the remnants of the building with an ugly expression and shouted to his subordinates, "Someone, try and see if you can knock on the stone here."
Their lord had spoken. A few knights took out their war hammers and knocked on the broken wall with all their might. However, everyone's hands were numb from the shock, and the stone was as good as new. Everyone couldn't help but curse at this result.
The strongest and most reckless knight also had his hands sore from the shock. He complained, "So hard! Is this the wall of a magic tower? "
This sentence made all the complaining people quiet down. They all had the same question: Is this really a magic tower? Everyone looked at their lord.
Kuter Futeng nodded with difficulty and said, "This is a secret that only a few people know. I only heard it from my father, and have never confirmed its authenticity. Now, it seems that this is a magic tower, or at least a building that has similar abilities to a magic tower. "
Although the magic towers built in the city were also registered with the Society of Sorcerers, the appointment of the master of the tower was usually not decided by the Society, and the local influence had to be taken into consideration. If it was a magic tower built in a castle, it would not even have the most basic control, and would become an unregistered resident that would not appear in public.
Because castles were usually the residences of nobles, magic towers built in them would be regarded as the private property of the nobles. He could let whoever he wanted to move in. If the Society of Sorcerers placed too much emphasis on their control of this type of magic tower, it would be similar to robbing the nobles of their territory, and would cause public anger.
For the Society, if this type of magic tower fell into the control of the nobles, it would not be a threat to the community of mages. After all, the tower could only be regarded as a fortress for defense. It was impossible to carry it on one's back and run somewhere to attack others.
Of course, the more important reason was that the local Society of Sorcerers was not strong enough to challenge the Kingdom of Weida. As long as the two sides did not cross the bottom line, in this kind of gray area that was difficult to determine, everyone usually turned a blind eye and muddled along.
If an ill-informed enemy rashly attacked a magic tower in a castle like this, it would not be a situation of stepping into a trap with one foot in a trap. At most, they would be able to survive by chopping off their foot. At least Viscount Bachman was able to keep the secret until now, so he knew what would happen to those who trespassed on his door and offended him. Until today, the result seemed to have been reversed.
Thinking of this, Kuter Futeng made a prompt decision and said, "Find some food, we will camp outside. We will search the castle during the day tomorrow, and that will be all for today. "
Everyone replied in unison, "Yes, sir."
The strange scene in front of them left the Futeng family's brave warriors speechless for the night. Kuter thought for a moment, chose some words, and used the forum to report to his father about what had happened here. After all, it involved Duke Becker, his nominal superior lord, which was also this duke. Some things could not be done without being accurate in advance.
Early the next morning. Everyone had a simple meal of dry food and walked towards the deserted castle, searching every corner. As a castle that functioned as both a residence and a military fortress, it was actually not very big, especially since the owner of the castle was only a viscount.
According to the military state's military equipment, in wartime, a viscount had to provide at least C (100) troops. And there would be even fewer standing soldiers, so the castle would not be too big. There was no problem with overstepping boundaries in the land, but unrestrained greed for grandeur would only squander the family's assets. When it came to wartime, they could not even afford to pay for the recruitment of soldiers, and a large castle could not protect anyone.
Therefore, although Viscount Futeng's men were few in number, they quickly searched the Bachman family's castle. After all, they confirmed one thing, and that was that there was not even a shadow of a person here. There were traces of people living here, but there was no trace of anyone going anywhere. It was as if the people who lived in this castle had disappeared into thin air. There were no servants, no guards, no women and children, and … not even a mouse could be found.
If one had to point out something strange, it would be that there were round holes with smooth surfaces everywhere. It could be a wall or a door, but it had almost broken through the entire castle, leaving it in a defenseless state.
It would not be correct to say that no one had discovered anything. At least the treasury and valuables in this castle were still intact. As for whether there was anything missing, how would Viscount Futeng and his group of outsiders know? Even so, no one dared to grab a handful of gold coins or hide a few silver spoons to take back. The castle was full of oddities. Before figuring out the situation, no one would be bold enough to touch the things here.
It was said that the beauty beside the magician could be a demon king. She should be a Lich, and it could be confirmed that she was a great magician. For such a person, cursing was as easy as spitting saliva.
The nobles looked down on magicians, but they would not underestimate this group of people. Magicians might be able to play like berserkers on the battlefield, but when it came to backstabbing, magicians were much more skillful than the nobles. They had to be on guard.
It was not even the middle of the day, but Futeng and his group could not stay any longer. There was no such thing as strong Yang energy or frightening ghosts in the mysterious land. Viscount Futeng and his group only had the advantage of being able to see more clearly during the day than at night. But now they just wanted to get away from this place as soon as possible. The holes everywhere were like evil things that could devour people, and they did not know how to resist.
Not to mention, there was also a magic tower that only had the base of the tower left. There was no noble who did not consider how to attack the magic tower, but the result of the battle before their eyes did not make them curious, but only terrified. If a castle protected by a magic tower was like this, what was the defense of their own castle?
Before they left, Kuter Futeng warned his knights. "When you go back, warn everyone not to cause trouble for that magician. Including all of you. If anyone angers that person, I will personally tie him and his family up in front of that magician. No one will be spared. When that time comes, don't blame me for not fulfilling my duty as a lord to protect you and your family. I have my family to protect, and I don't want to end up like this. "
"Yes, sir." Although the tone of the reply was somewhat disheartened, the knights also knew that someone who could do such a thing to Bahman City was not someone they could deal with.
Kuter Futeng said again, "I will report this matter to Duke Becker when I go back. When the time comes, it will be the big shots' worries. We will not interfere. "
Hearing their Lord's words, everyone felt much more at ease. Against an enemy who could do such a thing, they, who only knew how to wield swords, really did not know how to fight.
However, Kuter was thinking about something else. How could he get rid of this trouble so that Duke Becker could not force him to come forward and solve this matter? Perhaps he should ask his father to come out and expose the matter directly, clearly telling everyone that this was not something a viscount could solve, and that the superior nobles had to come forward. If they could not make a clear decision, it was the result of the superior nobles' lack of ability, not the fault of a small noble.
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