Heart of the Castle

Chapter 180 News from the Heart of the Castle

Since the disaster, the Viscount's castle has always been wet and cold at night, and the thick fog that makes it difficult to breathe has enveloped every inch of space. Only the most vigorous bonfire can slightly push back this sticky feeling.However, due to the mutation of the animals and plants in the jungle, even cutting some firewood at the edge of the forest has become a risky thing. The only place where enough firewood can be supplied is the castle besides Viscount Lane's mansion. The watchtower is guarded at night.

The captain of the guard, Kiora, led a few castle guards and walked up the narrow stone steps with torches. The wet and slippery feeling from the soles of his feet made him very tired.

"This damned thick fog, even demons won't attack the city in such humid weather..." Kiora cursed in a low voice, spitting outside the city wall.The sky was as dark as the abyss, and the captain of the guard wrapped his wool cloak tightly, trying to block the cold, but the cloak had already been wet by the mist, and it felt uncomfortable to stick to his body.

The watchtower is like a huge candle, standing not far ahead, and the windows of the tower are shining with warm light.Kiora resisted the urge to walk quickly to the watchtower, raised the torch and looked around.

"Stay here for 5 minutes, and then we'll go back to the watchtower to change shifts." The captain of the guard ordered, and a castle guard behind him smiled hoarsely, and shook the water droplets on the leather armor indifferently. : "Captain, what is there to be vigilant about here? There is not even a ghost..."

The guards paused in the middle of their words, because in front of them, a man wearing a hooded cloak was slowly walking by, his movements were as slow as a ghost.The night fog was thick, and the figure of this person looked like gray in a thick fog, with the hood hanging down, making it impossible to see his face clearly.

Kiora wasn't timid, otherwise he wouldn't be qualified to be a captain of the guard on duty at night.Moreover, Kiora is quite conceited about his swordsmanship. Although he is not a knight yet, he is not far from the qualification to comprehend the seeds of battle energy.Seeing the figure gradually approaching, Kiora asked the other guards to stay in place to be on guard, and pressed her right hand on the hilt of the sword, striding forward to meet it.

That figure didn't seem to notice Kiora, and walked on the city wall for a while on its own, then raised its head to look at the night sky shrouded in thick fog, and let out a deep sigh.Kiora couldn't help shivering, the hand holding the hilt trembled, and the long sword at his waist clanged.

"Where is who?" The figure was startled by the sound of metal collisions, and suddenly turned around and asked sharply.

The voice of the figure did not seem to be very old, and Kiora's tense heartstrings relaxed a little, but he still remained vigilant and went forward.

"I'm Patrol Captain Kiora, young man, the city wall is not a place where anyone can come up..." Kiora said as he walked over.

The figure seemed to be taken aback for a moment, then nodded and said, "If that's the case, then I'll go back."

"Stand there and don't move!" Kiora suddenly roared, and drew out his long sword at the same time, "I now suspect that you may be a demon slave, take off your hood!"

The figure quickly took a step back, and escaped from the threat range of Kiora's long sword.The captain of the guard narrowed his eyes slightly, just about to continue to approach, but then the figure stretched out his hand and pushed the hood back of his head, revealing his face.

That face looked very young, a little pale, and worry condensed on his brows a shadow that did not match his age.This face was quite unfamiliar to Kiora in the morning, but now the captain of the guard hastily put away his long sword and bowed his head deeply towards the young man.

"Lord Li Wei, I'm very sorry, I didn't recognize you."

This young man was Li Wei, who had just become the highest military leader of the Viscount. Seeing the panic on Kiora's face, he forced a smile, shook his head and said, "Captain Kiora, what you did did not offend anyone. You are on the night patrol of the castle, and you have the right to allow anyone to identify themselves, "

Kiora secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Of course he knew that what he did just now was not wrong, but he was very worried whether Li Wei, who had just become the supreme military leader of the territory, would understand this.Fortunately, the young leader didn't seem domineering, so the captain of the guard greeted the castle guards and invited Li Wei to warm up in the warm watchtower.

"Thank you, but what I need now is not the warmth of the bonfire, but the coolness of the night fog." Li Wei seemed very preoccupied. After expressing his appreciation for the dedicated patrol team, he put the hood back on his head, Continue walking along the city wall.

Kiora watched Li Wei's figure until the young man was completely engulfed by the night fog, and then sighed silently.

"Captain, was that person just now a divinely favored person? It doesn't look any different from us." The talkative guard said to Kiora in a low voice when he saw that Li Wei had gone far away.

"There is only a thin line between the hero and the scumbag. Do you know what the thin line is?" Kiora replied coldly.

"What is it?" The talkative guard hurriedly asked, and several other guards also showed expressions of interest.

"The hero has a sense of responsibility in his heart, so his expression is always serious and unsmiling; while the vile one is full of wine lees and dirty jokes, so he is always playful and talkative!" Kiora dropped this sentence Without turning his head, he walked towards the watchtower, leaving the roar of laughter behind him, and the red-faced guard standing on the ground.

Li Wei didn't know what happened in front of the watchtower, he had already walked a long way on the deserted city wall.The thick, damp and cold mist lingered around him, but it didn't make him feel uncomfortable. Instead, it made his head, which was burning like a flame, feel a little cool and comfortable.

Until now, Li Wei still feels as if he is in a dream.

The meeting of the knights made an unexpected decision. Grand Knight Commander Wilpus and the old scholar Master Sugard jointly elected Li Wei as the supreme military leader of Viscount Ryan, and all the knights finally agreed with this decision.

In this unexpectedly honorable position, the young Li Wei felt extremely terrified.Before the unfortunate incident that led to the death of Viscount Ryan, this position was usually taken by His Excellency the Viscount himself, but the real power was often evenly distributed among the two Grand Knight Commanders.But now, the venerable Grand Knight Commander Herbert has died heroically, and the other Grand Knight Commander Wilpus expressed his obedience to all decisions made by Li Wei.

It can be said that now Li Wei is the highest authority in the Viscount Land, and his words and deeds may determine the life and death of hundreds of people.This feeling is like walking on a single-plank bridge in the dark night, and danger seems to appear at any time.Li Wei felt that there was always a big stone pressing heavily on his chest, making it difficult for him to breathe.

The name of this boulder is called Responsibility.

Those who have never had power may not understand the other side of these powers and the heavy responsibility pressure brought about by them.Li Wei tried his best to straighten his body to make his footsteps appear firmer. He wandered in the night mist until a familiar old voice sounded in his ears.

"Little guy, you did a good job while I was sleeping. Now the conditions for advancing to the second stage of Castle Heart have been met, and there is another important news that I need you to handle personally."

(End of this chapter)