Hao Ren took a quick look at the cave. After confirming that it was solid ground and not too deep, he jumped into it. A few seconds after he went down, he let out a loud "What the f * ck!". Lily and Vivian were startled. Lily looked at the dark cave entrance and asked, "Mr. Landlord, what's wrong with you?"
"I'm fine. It's really … really big down there!"
Hao Ren stood in the cave, squinting his eyes to observe his surroundings. He could not help but exclaim in surprise.
It was dark down there, and it was a far more challenging night vision than the outside world. Other than the faint moonlight that shone through the cave entrance, there was no other light source in the cave. Hao Ren felt that his newly acquired night vision was reaching its limit. He had to concentrate fully to see the situation down there.
It seemed that his night vision was still based on normal optical laws. It had not reached the legendary level of scanning his surroundings with his mental power. He did not know if it would evolve in the future.
When he first jumped down, he stood on a higher platform. The platform seemed to be specially used for people underground to return to the surface through the secret door of the chapel. There was a small slope in front of the platform. As soon as Hao Ren walked down the slope, he saw something amazing: a tunnel, a tunnel that was beyond imagination.
There was an underground structure under the castle, and the scale was much larger than what Hao Ren had expected. It was even larger than the underground scale of most ordinary classical castles. In front of Hao Ren, there were three wide tunnels that extended in different directions. These tunnels were reinforced by thick stones and some kind of black pillars that were so old that they could not be identified. After so many years, they had not collapsed. Even though Hao Ren was a layman in architecture, he was still amazed. Each of the tunnels was wide enough for a medium-sized car to drive in, and they were more than three meters high. They intersected in front of Hao Ren and formed a T-junction. The intersection was as wide as an underground hall.
It seemed that the secret door of the chapel led to a node in the castle's underground tunnel, where several tunnels intersected.
Behind Hao Ren, two soft clattering sounds could be heard. Vivian and Lily had also jumped down from the hole. They walked along the slope of the small soil platform to meet up with Hao Ren and saw the scene in front of them.
"Erm... The lord of Yorkford was no ordinary person. The underground palace he built was beyond the standard." Vivian, a knowledgeable vampire, could tell that the scale of the tunnel did not match the castle above. "Could it be that there was a war going on here for years? In the end, the local lord built such a huge underground shelter? There's even a fork in the road … "
Hao Ren gave Vivian a strange look. "I thought you haven't been to England since 1190? How could he be so familiar with the scale of an English castle from hundreds of years ago? I wanted to ask you when I was up there … "
"Why can't I wander around Germany, Italy, Holland and France when I'm not in England?" Vivian looked at Hao Ren with disdain. "I'm a little poor, but I didn't come to England for almost a thousand years because I was too poor to travel. At that time, I was traveling around the surrounding countries. The ancient castles in this area were pretty much the same. No matter how different the structure was, I could still compare the scale of the facilities."
At this time, Lily was sniffling as she walked around the three forks of the tunnel. She ran to one of the crossroads and carefully identified the remaining smell in the air. She shouted, "Here, there's the smell of someone!"
The werewolf maiden had completely become a sniffing radar. Hao Ren felt like he had brought a police dog with him …
The three of them followed Lily into the crypt (the scale was big enough to be called a crypt). At first, Hao Ren was worried about the risk of suffocation in the dilapidated underground tunnel. However, after walking for a while, he found that the air was very fresh and there was always a breeze brushing past his cheeks. It seemed that there were still air vents in the crypt that were not blocked. This further proved that the original owner of the castle had put in a lot of effort to build this fortress.
Vivian analyzed, "I originally thought that the original owner of Yorkford was just an ordinary noble who owned a castle. Now it seems that he's not that simple. The underground structure and the amount of stone used to build the castle show that this was once a very sturdy fortress. However, this is a plain area and not a military hub. Even if it was a fortress, it lacks favorable geographical conditions. I don't understand why the Lord of Yorkford built such a sturdy fortress."
"Didn't they say that Yorkford was abandoned because of internal conflicts?" Hao Ren guessed randomly. "Maybe it was because of the continuous civil war that the lord built the castle like a fortress."
"You have no common sense." Vivian gave Hao Ren a sideways glance. "How long do you think it took to build such a large underground fortification? And it was hundreds of years ago? It takes generations of hard work. I'm afraid the Yorkford family has been strengthening and expanding this crypt for the past 200 years. Don't forget that this is England. It's different from ancient China where tens of thousands of people were recruited to dig mountains and open lakes. Here, a feudal lord can only use limited production capacity. Why would he build such a large project … That's suspicious. "
As Vivian spoke, she quickened her pace and walked to the front. By now, it was pitch dark. No matter how good one's night vision was, they still needed some light. So, Hao Ren took out his MDT and turned on the standby screen. He shone it forward like a flashlight. Suddenly, the surroundings became as bright as day. The MDT scrolled with lines of words. "I think you're using it incorrectly. I think you're using it incorrectly. I suggest you search for the normal measures you should take at this moment …"
Hao Ren pretended he did not see it. The MDT was not reliable at all.
The three of them walked in the tunnel for a few minutes. Hao Ren felt that the terrain in front of them was slowly descending. It seemed that the tunnel was leading to a deeper place. He had temporarily forgotten about the paranormal enthusiasts and Nangong on the surface. He felt that there was at least one good thing about staying in this dark place. It was a little further away from the troubles on the surface. If he could find the "person" he was looking for underground, it would be perfect.
"So, the haunting of the castle is actually someone playing tricks on us?" Lily felt that it was boring to walk like this. She ignored the usual grudge and took the initiative to strike up a conversation with Vivian. "Who could it be? And there are really undead under this castle, right? "
"Hmph, it's definitely someone playing tricks on us. People are the most complicated things. Who knows what they're thinking all day long?" Vivian snorted. "As for the undead … Hey, Mr. Landlord, why did you shiver just now?"
Hao Ren pulled a long face. "I just remembered that there are ghosts down there! I jumped down without thinking … I'm a little scared now. "
Vivian "comforted" him maliciously. "Don't be afraid. Dealing with ghosts and demons will be your daily job sooner or later."
Just then, Lily, who was leading the way, suddenly sniffed the air. "There's someone in front, very close! Seems like he's stopped walking. "
Not far ahead, the tunnel finally came to an end. Ahead of them was a corner, and there was a faint light coming from the other side of the corner. Just as Hao Ren was about to step forward, Vivian pulled his arm and said, "Wait, it's better to disguise yourself. Don't forget to hide your identity in front of ordinary people."
As soon as Vivian's voice trailed off, a layer of black mist appeared around her. Due to Hao Ren's strange "magic immunity", Vivian could not directly cast her spells on Hao Ren. She could only use the mist to cover the three of them. Hao Ren looked at the layer of black mist that shrouded him. Suddenly, he felt that the three of them were the most suitable group to disguise themselves as ghosts...
Vivian whispered to the other two, "Don't leave the range of the black mist, especially you, Doggie. Don't wrinkle your nose. My black mist smells like mint! I purposely removed the smell of blood this time to prevent you from spouting nonsense. "
The three of them quietly moved forward under the cover of the black mist. After rounding the corner of the tunnel, they saw the back of a person.
A short, fat man, wearing a miner's lamp and carrying a strange box on his back, was standing in front of a stone wall and pacing back and forth anxiously.
It was Angus, the innkeeper.
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