Heart of the Castle

Chapter 409 Sleepless Eye, Ash Knight

The Mermaid Hotel in the northern city of Fermeyer is famous, and it is not at the same level as the taverns where the lower class people gather that Levi has seen. Well-trained, from speech to demeanor, it gives people a feeling of being respected.The customers in the shop were either suave and personable aristocrats or gloomy and serious scholars.Occasionally, of course only occasionally, one or two magicians in robes can be seen sitting in the corner slowly sipping a glass of sky blue drink.

That is Mermaid Tears, the signature drink of the Mermaid Hotel. This drink is extremely bitter in the mouth and completely paralyzes the tongue. However, after resisting the urge to spit it out, the bitterness slowly turns into a mouthful of sweetness.A ray of coolness penetrates directly into the brain, sweeping away the boredom, sorrow and sleepiness of these days.

It is conceivable that the price of this kind of drink, which has an auxiliary effect on the mage's meditation, is very expensive. Even if you only have gold coins, it is difficult for people without a certain status to get a small cup from the drinks that are in short supply.

Li Wei squinted his eyes and looked at the crystal jug in front of him. Two liters of sky-blue Mermaid Tears glowed charmingly in the jug. These drinks can be divided into more than 40 cups, accounting for five points of the Mermaid Hotel’s daily quota. of two.If it weren't for the fact that the private room where the group of people are located is located in a very inconspicuous corner of the hotel, it might have attracted the attention of many people around.

Because in the eyes of many people, this is really an incredible thing.

In the royal capital of Fermeyer, the status of a baron is just the bottom of the nobility. Even if he holds a real power territory, there is no way to bring about the effect of power and oppression.It was already past noon when Li Wei and his party came to this hotel, and the shares of Mermaid Tears had already been sold out. However, Baron Hughes just smiled at the maids in the hotel, and then ordered a few words in a soft voice, and they will be delivered soon. There was steaming hot, hearty and delicious food, and there was such a big pot of Mermaid's Tears.

The distance from the northern border to Fermeyer is long and arduous, and the fatigue from the battle with the demon army has not dissipated. Li Wei and his party are already tired and hungry. After hastily sweeping away the food, the maid put away the dishes, Guide everyone to rest in the back room.

The Mermaid Hotel is a split-structure building. The guest rooms are partly separated from the tavern in front. It is located in a secluded alley in Beicheng District, connected only by a suspended corridor.Li Wei was satisfied to see that the room was quite clean, and all the furnishings looked simple and exquisite, with a taste of low-key luxury.Looking out from the small window in the room, you can see a quiet alley winding forward, looking far away, you can faintly see the spiers of the seven towers standing around the Ashes Fortress.

"The room is very nice." Li Wei commented, and took out a silver coin from his pocket at the same time, "This is for you, we want to take a rest to relieve the fatigue on the road, don't bother me during this time."

"Thank you very much, honorable Sir." The maid accepted the silver coin with a trained and elegant gesture, and at the same time bowed deeply to express her gratitude, but her tone did not contain any more surprises. "The evening dining time of the Mermaid Hotel is seven o'clock in the evening. Please pay attention to the reminder of the bell. If you are late, you will have nothing to eat..." When she said this, the maid showed a somewhat mysterious smile at Baron Hughes, "Of course, with Sir Hughes here, no matter when he shows up, the proprietress will definitely entertain him warmly."

The maid exited the room and closed the door lightly.Li Wei untied the heavy cloak studded with gold thread and hung it on the hanger, the expression on his face relaxed slightly. "Finally arrived at Firmeyer smoothly, Lord Hughes, has our whereabouts been noticed?"

Baron Hughes' fighting spirit has also reached the stage of Sanhua, and his knight rank is higher than that of Li Wei, but after all, he is a nobleman from Firmeyer, and his ability to endure fatigue is far inferior to that of a knight from the northern border.It was fine outside, but as soon as he got close to the bed he started having trouble keeping his eyes open.Hearing Li Wei's question, Baron Hughes managed to pull himself together and replied, "The other important ministers of the kingdom may not be able to detect it, Mr. Li Wei, but I'm afraid we can't escape the eyes of the Unsullied."

"The Unsullied...is that His Excellency Duke Bamilian?" Li Wei clicked his tongue.

"Except for that old raccoon that has lost its lifeblood, who else can it be?" Baron Hughes shrugged his shoulders, his tone was somewhat mocking, but his flickering eyes revealed the anxiety in his heart. "That guy's eyeliner is everywhere. There is nothing in the entire capital that he can't hear. Hey, Lord Li Wei, come here." He looked out the window, and then waved.

Li Wei frowned and walked over, following the gaze of Baron Hughes, but outside the window was peaceful and peaceful, which couldn't be more normal, except for some servants who hurried past or leisurely citizens, the young man The lord saw nothing.

"What do you want me to see? Lord Hughes." Levi asked a little strangely.

"Over there, a small vendor sorting goods, do you see that? It's the one holding a jar in his hand." Baron Hughes said softly.

"What's the problem with that person?" Li Wei said, a strange light flashed in his eyes, and the small merchant's body immediately glowed with off-white light, which meant that his strength was not worth mentioning. According to Li Wei's judgment, At most, it is the level of an apprentice servant... Apprentice servant?
Li Wei's heart skipped a beat. There was indeed a problem. The level of trainee servants was not high, but it was equivalent to a well-trained elite soldier, or a qualified experienced adventurer.A small merchant in the royal capital shouldn't have that kind of skill no matter what.

"That guy is the eyeliner of the Thieves Guild, and the Thieves Guild is the pawn of the Unsullied. In the capital, many people are very aware of this." Baron Hughes shrugged, and raised his chin in the other direction, "Is it still true?" Over there, the middle-aged woman who is weaving, have you seen that she has been staring at the main entrance of the hotel? Everyone who enters the Mermaid Hotel must not escape her gaze, and these are far from all, No one can tell how much the Unsullied has cast eyeliner. Anyway, everything that happened to Firmeyer must not escape his eyes and ears."

When the probing technique fell on the weaving woman with Li Wei's gaze, the light that appeared was light red, which showed that the weaving woman's strength was about the same as that of an ordinary knight.Li Wei felt irritated for a while, and walked away from the window with angry steps, "My Lord, Barud, I hate this feeling of being watched."

"Who says no? With that old raccoon around, everyone in this city can't breathe." Baron Hughes said, also left the window, sat down on his bed, and then Lying down again, the soft feeling of his body being surrounded by the duvet made him let out a soft sigh, "But I'm back at last, Firmeyer..." His voice gradually became muffled, "Master Levi, we It's better to take a rest first, and go to inquire about the news at night...it's better..."

After that, Li Wei could only hear the sound of even and fine breathing, and Baron Hughes had already fallen into a sweet dreamland.Li Wei also felt a burst of exhaustion in his heart. He forced himself to continue to sit at the table and think for a while, trying to sort out the things he wanted to do next, but the sleepiness that hit him from time to time always disrupted his thoughts and made him All plans are in shambles.

In the end, Levi decided to follow Baron Hughes' advice and lie down on the bed with all his clothes on. He originally thought that it would take a long time for him to fall asleep because of his preoccupation, but he fell asleep as soon as his head touched the pillow.

"Li Wei, someone is coming!" The old reminder sounded, and Li Wei then opened his eyes, and at the same time reached out to grab the long sword beside the pillow.The sky outside the window was dyed red like a flame, and it seemed that the break was longer than expected.Then the door was knocked heavily, and a rough, hoarse voice shouted from outside.

"Open the door, in the name of the supervisor of the capital, the people inside, open the door for inspection!"

Li Wei turned over and jumped off the bed, holding his sword on guard.Baron Hughes then woke up, "Damn, inspector? It's a guy from the Thieves Guild!" He shook his head, which was not yet fully awake, and quickly got up, "Master Li Wei, put away the sword, we can't do it here , and there is no need, let me deal with them."

Afterwards, the blond baron adjusted his appearance, walked over and pulled the latch, and the door was pushed open rudely, and a dozen men wearing the same style of leather armor rushed in, and then separated left and right, allowing their leaders to toe He walked in proudly.

The leader wore a small dagger mark on his chest, the background was as dark as night, and the blade was stained with blood, and it was still dripping down, making people look like they were bristling. "Sleepless Eyes, pay attention forever. We are the monitors subordinate to Lord Unsullied. Someone reported that suspicious strangers have come here, are you?" The leader looked around the room with haughty eyes, and finally lost his attention. On Li Wei who was pressing the hilt of his sword. "It seems that you are dissatisfied with us? Huh? Put down the sword, take out the bag, and accept the inspection! All prohibited things will be detained!"

"I refuse!" Before Baron Hughes could reply, Levi said firmly, "You have no right to search a nobleman's luggage, let alone detain anything."

These words made those thieves and assassins show vicious expressions, and they silently pulled out black-painted short swords and daggers in their hands. It seemed that as long as the leader gave an order, they would move towards Li Wei and Hughes swooped over.

Li Wei showed no fear, just moved the long sword to the most convenient position to unsheath, and at the same time gave orders to the alchemy swordsmen in the left and right rooms in his mind to prepare for battle.

"You have to think about the consequences of refusing, sir!" Seeing Li Wei's performance, the thief leader didn't intend to do it immediately, but threatened insidiously, "In this city, no one has ever been able to defy The will of the Overseer!"

"Even His Majesty the King?" A stern voice came from behind everyone in the Thieves Guild, and the leader wearing the blood dagger showed an annoyed expression on his face, "Who would dare..." But when he turned around and spoke, The anger and voice froze together, and the expression of panic, anger and fear seemed very funny.

A tall and thin man stood behind these thieves and assassins, his hands were empty, he was wearing a set of inconspicuous gray chain mail, and a thin thorn sword without any decoration was hanging from his waist.There was nothing oppressive about this person's posture and momentum, but Li Wei only took one look at him, and felt a slight tremor in his heart.

That is the intuition that can only be possessed when the strength reaches a certain level, and it is a kind of instinctive fear of the strong.

This person is very strong!

"Sir Chibe, that's not what I meant. Of course His Majesty the King has the supreme power. Lord Bamilian acts for His Majesty, and he does it according to the order." Blood Dagger obviously knew the identity of the man, and immediately bent over The assassins and thieves of the Thieves Guild immediately followed the leader and bowed in salute.

"This Lord Baron Leviston is a Knight of the Blood Alliance bestowed by His Majesty himself. He enjoys the right not to be interrogated in the capital and anywhere in the kingdom, and he can enter and exit the Fortress of Ashes just like our Ash Knights!" Sir Bei's tall and thin man was unceremonious, and announced to those members of the Thieves Union word by word. "Now you can repay in this way. Remember, don't let me see or hear such things again, otherwise Duke Bamilian will not be able to save you!"

The leader of the thieves straightened up and listened with a gloomy face, "Sir Qibei, I will take these words back as they are, and I hope you will not regret it." There was hatred in his voice, and he stroked his fingers nervously. The blood dagger badge on his chest. "Let's go!" Then he greeted, and left with his men in despair. Before leaving, he took one last look at Sir Chebbe and Levi. The sinisterness in his eyes could be seen even by the most careless come out.

Sir Qibei didn't care, and neither did Li Wei, but Baron Hughes was rubbing his hands anxiously, his handsome face seemed a little distorted. "Trouble, Mr. Li Wei, you have caused a big trouble, those guys just want to extort a little money, now..."

"The Mermaid Hotel can't stay now." Li Wei shrugged his shoulders and said with a nonchalant expression, "Master Hughes, I don't know if this incident will have any bad influence on the proprietress who admires you. ?”

"Yelia, she won't have any trouble..." Baron Hughes said casually, and immediately reacted, blushing and swallowing the end of the sentence. "Oh, Master Li Wei, I am worried about your safety."

"No one can do anything to the Knights of the Blood that His Majesty bestowed on us in front of us Ash Knights. Anyone who dares to do so will only be destroyed." Sir Chibe said coldly, his tone proud and conceited. "However, Lord Li Wei, as the hero who ended the disaster and the guardian of the kingdom's northern border, your vigilance does not seem to be sufficient."

A smile appeared on the corner of Li Wei's mouth, and he snapped his fingers lightly. The doors of the left and right rooms immediately opened at the same time, followed by the clang of metal clashing.From the rooms on each side, several knights wearing full metal armor strode out. Their face shields had already been put down, and the sharp heavy swords shone coldly in their hands.

Seeing this scene, although Sir Qibei's face was calm, the sharp look in his eyes showed that he was not so indifferent in his heart. "Very good, Lord Li Wei." He said in a deep voice, "Please continue to rest at ease, the Knights of Embers guarantee that from now on, you will not be disturbed by anyone of unknown origin!"

(End of this chapter)