Heart of the Castle

Chapter 810 The Shadow of the Dark Castle Heart

Looking at the kingdoms of mankind, Fermeyer, the capital of the Kingdom of Arthur, may be the only capital without such facilities as a dungeon. In a castle tens of kilometers away, wailing, screaming, cursing and death are all far away from this glorious capital blessed by the gods.

Since the fortified Dreadfort was once used as a key point of support against demonic pursuers when the residents of Firmeyer were evacuated, the huge prison has now collapsed for a long time, leaving only ruins and buried ruins overgrown with grass. The countless white bones in the depths of the ruins, even at noon when the sun is shining, still give people a strange feeling of floating with invisible haze.

However, there is indeed another prison in the royal capital of Fermeyer—or it is more accurate to say that the private prison of the royal family is more accurate, because it is mainly used to temporarily detain some members of the royal family with noble status and minor crimes, and occasionally there will be people who are angry by the king The important ministers of the kingdom who were ordered to be imprisoned.

These people will often regain their freedom after being imprisoned for no more than half a month. It is conceivable that the luxury facilities of this prison are not much worse than those of the palace, and the prison guards speak softly. He has an elegant attitude, and he can't find any obvious difference from the royal attendants.

It can even be seen from the geographical location of the prison. This prison is actually one of the seven towers of the Ashes Fortress. It is only a few hundred meters away from the palace. Looking out from the narrow windows of the prison, you can even see the audience. In front of the hall, all the living beings waiting for the court meeting.

After the restoration of the royal capital, Philmeyer, the prison was once empty. It was not until recently that the first resident was ushered in, and the identity was a close friend of the regent King Liviston. The warden, Baron Romaine, Once excited.However, this excitement was quickly extinguished by a bone-chilling coldness. Knight Grunwalm committed suicide, and as the supervisor of this prison, he was actually better than the visiting Flame Wheel Knight Wilps. It's too late to know!
This is simply an unforgivable mistake.

It is conceivable that when the Lord Warden heard the voice of "Welcome to the guardian of the Kingdom of Arthur, the head of the Round Table Council, and the leader of the Griffin Knights, Your Excellency Levi Ston!" He didn't even get up from behind his desk immediately to greet him to the extent of his panic and uneasiness. All he could do was to try his best to support the table so that his limp body would not slip down.

Fortunately, Baron Romeni has nearly 30 years of experience in the ups and downs of the officialdom. Before the door was knocked, he finally suppressed his fear in his heart.At least on the surface, the Lord Warden had calmed down, and even when Sir Rodriguez walked in in black armor, his legs did not tremble.

"I salute you, Your Excellency the Guardian of the Realm." Baron Rominy tried his best to conceal the fear in his heart, bowing deeply and saying.

"Where is he?" Levi Ston said concisely, with a low tone, which made Baron Romeny shiver involuntarily.

"Master Wilps requested to keep the site intact, so...the remains of Knight Grunwalm are still parked in the cell."

"Is there anyone else there?" Li Wei continued to ask.

"I have ordered the site to be sealed off, and only two guards and a priest of the Temple of the Earth remain there." Baron Romeni replied in a low voice, "Your Excellency the Regent, if you want to take a look, please allow me show you the way."

Li Weiston was silent for a few seconds, then nodded lightly, "Then I will trouble you, Lord Warden Romeni."

There was a relaxed expression on Baron Romeni's face. He heard what he wanted to hear from this simple sentence. The responsibility for this incident rests with Baron Rominy.

For Baron Rominy, who has been suffering for several hours in anxiety, these are enough for him to be satisfied.

The warden led the way with brisk and vigorous footsteps that had never been seen since he learned the news last night, holding a torch soaked in pine oil in his hand, and the blazing fire illuminated the quiet and dark corner of the prison corridor.

Following in the footsteps of the warden, Baron Romeny, Levi Stone and the others came to an iron gate marked with the runic character "12".This place is located on the top floor of the spiraling prison tower, and it is also one of the most comfortable and spacious cells. Even the solid iron door is painted with fine sandalwood patterns with high-quality paint. A certain room in the palace makes no difference.

Now the iron door was ajar, and the morning breeze whispered in his ears, sending a faint smell of blood.Li Wei exhaled lightly, watched the faint white mist drifting in front of his eyes, and then said in a heavy tone, "Open the door."

Baron Rominy handed over the torch to the guards around him, stepped forward and pulled open the heavy iron door.He didn't have to do it himself, but after the prisoner committed suicide, he felt that he had better behave positively in front of His Excellency the Regent.

The back of the iron gate does not look like a prison cell at all, but rather like a certain room in a noble mansion. The reception hall, bedroom, and bathroom are all available. Although the decoration is not luxurious, it looks quite neat.Two prison guards wearing leather breastplates and iron-headed wooden sticks hanging from their waists are guarding the room, but they are obviously not serious. The voices of whispering to each other are so obvious in the silent environment, even if there is an iron door blocking Can't be blocked completely.

Baron Rominy's face was flushed with anger and worry, "You two!" He strode into the cell, and roared in a low voice, "Shut up, and pay tribute to His Excellency the Regent and all the important ministers!"

The two prison guards hurriedly knelt down on one knee, begging for forgiveness, but Li Wei didn't care about their behavior. After asking a few words, after confirming that the two guards didn't know more about the situation, he waved them away .

Grunwalm's body lay beside the bed in the bedroom, covered with a piece of gray linen, and a corner of the linen was soaked in crimson blood, which looked particularly eye-catching.Li Wei's footsteps paused for a moment, with a mixed expression of anger and sadness on his face, then he bent down and gently lifted the veil, revealing Grunwalm's haggard young face.

It seemed that Grunwalm's expression was very calm, if it wasn't for the dull pallor due to excessive blood loss, it would have been as if he had fallen asleep.Except for a black and red wound above the collarbone, the dead young knight was unscathed.

"Pastor Harlan, what is the cause of death of Knight Grunwalm?" Li Wei straightened his body and tried to calm down his tone.

Priest Harlan, who was wearing a khaki robe of the Earth Temple, stroked his chest respectfully, and extended the highest courtesy to Levi Ston, which is equivalent to meeting the archbishop, "Your Excellency, according to my judgment, the knight of Glenn Worm Died of being pierced through the heart by a sharp knife, he walked without pain and died within about a minute."

"About when did you come here?" Sir Rodriguez interjected.

"I received a message from the guards sent by the warden of Romeni. It was around ten o'clock last night. When I came to the cell, Lord Wilps immediately asked me to perform the healing spell, but that At that time, Knight Glenworm not only lost his breathing and heartbeat, but even his body temperature had completely disappeared.” Pastor Harlan recalled while narrating, “I told Mr. Wilps that Knight Glenworm has left. Entering a field that no mortal can intervene in, but he insisted that I perform healing magic, so I had no choice but to agree."

"There are indeed traces of medical magic on the body." Mr. Dish, who was examining Grunwalm's body, said, "It's an intermediate visceral repair, and a blood coagulation... Well, it's a very accurate judgment. The superposition of two middle-level divine spells is much better than simply using the seventh-level healing spell, and if Grunwalm's heart hadn't been pierced, he might still have a chance of surviving."

"You are too much, Master Frederick." Pastor Harlan replied indifferently.

"It seems that this is the case." Li Wei concluded with a heavy tone, "Since Knight Grunwalm has used his life to make atonement, then I suggest that this matter should not be made public."

"Master Levi, I'm afraid it's not that simple." Mr. Dish looked up from Grunworm's body, his eyes revealed a light of thought, "Did Grunworm really commit suicide? This matter It's not without doubts. From my observations of him, although that young man is kind-hearted and has an upright personality, he still has a bit of utilitarianism, otherwise he wouldn't be tempted by the Soulbreaker and embarked on this road. There is no end. Such a person will usually not choose to commit suicide to atone for his sins, but will do everything he can to cleanse himself of his sins and restore his reputation."

"But...Master Frederick, with all due respect, you may be too demanding of the deceased." Wilps blushed, and spoke abruptly, expressing his different views. "In any case, the last words left on the wall are indeed in Grunwalm's handwriting, and I was his first teacher of reading and writing. I can confirm this."

"The sentence on the wall can indeed be interpreted as a suicide note, but it can also be interpreted as an apology for preparing to escape from prison." Mr. Dish retorted sharply, "Especially this sentence—please forgive me Goodbye, that doesn't sound like the words of a suicidal person."

These words aroused unconcealable anger on Willpus's face. Flame Wheel Knight clenched his fists tightly, with fiery red grudges shining between his fingers. It seemed that he would be impulsive in the next moment. Jumped up and punched Mr. Dish hard on the jaw.

Sir Rodriguez frowned behind the visor, and moved his steps, trying to get in front of Mr. Dish, but was stopped by the old magician with a firm gesture.

"Master Wilps, I know you may feel that what I said is too cruel, and I want to slander the reputation of a dead young man based on mere speculation." Mr. Dish said gently, "However, I hope you I can temporarily suppress my anger, because it is far more correct to find out the truth than to make a hasty conclusion, and if it is finally confirmed that all doubtful points are my wild guesses, then I am willing to apologize to the deceased for this.”

These words calmed the anger between Wilps' eyebrows a lot, "Master Frederick... I understand, you are right." He replied with a stiff tone, "But please allow me... Retire first, because I...I can't stay...here, and I can't help you much."

Flame Wheel Knight didn't even wait for a reply from Mr. Dish - or anyone else, and turned away as fast as he could, footsteps echoing down the corridor with a clang.

Li Wei watched Wilpus leave worriedly, and spread his hands towards Mr. Dish in disapproval, "Master Frederick, I think what Master Wilpus said is also very reasonable. According to your statement, if If Knight Grunwalm was about to escape from here, how could he kill himself with a dagger? If Knight Grunwalm was murdered by others, there must be at least some traces of fighting in the cell, and The patrolling guards should have heard the sound."

"Your Majesty the Regent is right." Baron Romeni, the warden, agreed in a hurry, "Please believe that I am absolutely not negligent. Although there have been no residents here for several months, the guards have always maintained a high Be vigilant, there will be people patrolling the corridor every hour. And no matter whether it is an important minister of the kingdom or a wealthy family, without an order from His Excellency the Regent or His Majesty the Queen, it is impossible to enter here."

Mr. Dish shook his finger at Baron Romeny comfortingly, "I don't doubt your rigorous work attitude, Baron Romeny. But as an alchemist, I want to say that there are too many ways that people don't know. Infiltrate here." He explained briefly, then paused, and turned his head to Levi, "The clues I'm going to tell you next are top secret, Master Levi, please everyone except Sir Rodriguez temporarily Back off."

Li Wei hesitated for a moment, then nodded.Baron Rominy showed a nervous expression on his face, but after Levi waved his hand, he retreated without saying a word. Others followed him and filed out, and then Sir Rodriguez covered himself Go up the iron gate.

"Mr. Dish, is there anything that other people can't hear?" Levi sighed silently, "Your attitude was too tough just now, did you discover some key clues?"

"That's it, Master Levi." Mr. Dish nodded with a serious face, "Whether it's the message on the wall, or the body's unnatural posture on the ground, I can't be sure that there must be something wrong, but Castle Heart It is so strange that the Hall of Valor has not collected any soul fragments belonging to Grunwalm."

"Could it be that it took too long for the Glenn Worm Knight to die?" Levi put forward his opinion, "It has been nearly eight hours since last night."

"The human soul is not as fragile as you think. Master Levy, especially the souls of knights and magicians, are stronger than ordinary people." Mr. Dish asserted confidently, "Ricardo's title of Earl of Ansair The soul has been stored in a pendant for nearly a month, and the degree of damage is still insignificant. Even without the elf pendant, the soul of a knight who has mastered the fighting spirit can last for about a week. There was no offer to come and see Grunwalm's remains last night, and that choice now appears to have been entirely wrong."

"What do you mean to say that something destroyed Grunwalm's soul?" Li Wei's expression became gloomy, and anger gathered between his brows.He has reason to be angry. The friendship between the young regent and the equally young title knight is quite deep. Most of the team leaders in the Eagle Knights are old.

"No, it's not destruction." Mr. Dish shook his head lightly, "I said that the soul is a very tough thing, and most methods can't harm it, which is why the Soul Breaker is so hard to destroy— —she is a special state of the soul. Even if a few powerful alchemy or necromancy can destroy the core of the soul, there will be many scattered soul fragments remaining."

"Then it's imprisoning, or absorbing." Sir Rodriguez joined the discussion, and a dark green flame flickered behind the skull-shaped visor, "But it should not be the soul-binding pot of necromancy or eternal slavery. Although the nine-level necromancer magic can confine the soul, there will be very obvious mana fluctuations. This place is so close to the palace, it is impossible for me not to notice it."

"It's not necromancer magic, and Glenn Worm's body doesn't have that kind of breath left." Mr. Dish then grinned, as if he wanted to ease the tense atmosphere, but even Levi could see that the old magician Inner uneasiness. "I think it's an alchemy technique, and it's a very good alchemy technique... In fact, this method feels so familiar to me."

"Old Dish, if you talk about alchemy, what can compare to Alchemy God's Domain?" Sir Rodriguez blurted out half-jokingly, and then he saw Mr. Dish's extraordinarily dignified expression, and couldn't help but connect in surprise In the second half of the sentence, "... Ku Xi, the leader of the eternal sleep, is above me, did I unfortunately hit the mark?"

"That's what I'm most worried about. Yes, this is the most likely explanation for the disappearance of Grunworm's soul." Mr. Dish lowered his eyes preoccupied. The heart of the dark castle of Thomas Jansen's body, he is now hiding in the city of glory, Fermeyer, waiting for us to reveal a fatal flaw."

(End of this chapter)