The Knight of Light plants the sun in the eternal night.

Chapter 102 The Serf Who Writes a Diary

Leo wasn't idle while staying at the manor; although the roads were muddy, it didn't stop him from cultivating sunflower seedlings.

Most of the sunflower seedlings were cultivated by Auden and his apprentice priests.

What he had to do was cast a powerful holy light spell on the ordinary sunflowers that failed to shine.

Every day, six, seven, or even more than ten sunflowers that failed to glow can be revived.

Currently.

In the swamp manor, more than 500 sunflower seedlings have been planted. There is a sunflower seedling every ten meters along the four sides of the fortress, and the 400 sunflowers just cover the outer wall of the fortress.

Holy light connected with holy light, forming a barrier of holy light.

Moreover, the sunflower plant emits a very bright light, similar to LED light, so even if the room in the fortress is not lit, the sunflower plant's light can still help.

Leo plans to plant four hundred sunflower seedlings along the inner wall of the fortress.

There is light from both the front and the back.

The serfs could enjoy light without having to burn oil for lamps.

Leo even considered turning sunflower stalks into potted plants so that serfs could take them home and use them as light bulbs.

Also.

The castle's outer walls and inner courtyard should also be planted with a row of sunflower plants, and each room should have a potted sunflower plant.

Then, the fence surrounding the manor was replaced with sunflower plants instead of the original fluorescent mushroom plants. From then on, the field ridges were divided with fluorescent mushroom plants, which also served as lighting for the serfs while they worked.

Finally, Leo plans to replace the dimly lit paths within the swampy plains with sunflower plants.

We also need to build more roads and dig more irrigation ditches within the territory, and use sunflower plants as streetlights.

A sufficient number of sunflower plants are needed to create a bare field.

Only then can one summon the mythical beasts to descend.

"I wonder how the sunflowers are growing on the Countess's side. The number should exceed that of the Swamp Manor by now." Leo thought of the Countess. The night was long, and he couldn't sleep. Fortunately, Vanessa would come to keep him company from time to time.

That morning, the sun's rays finally returned, bringing warmth and guidance once more.

He pointed to a cluster of candle moss in the corner of the castle wall: "My brothers told me that a serf was living in a tent and was secretly writing in his diary. Who writes a diary? This serf must be dishonest."

"Huh?"

Leo exclaimed in surprise: "A serf keeping a diary?"

You should know that the local serfs, let alone writing diaries, couldn't even write their own names. If they could write, they could at least become minor clerks and escape slavery.

obviously.

This serf was not a decent person; decent people never keep diaries.

"This person is suspicious. I need to find him, but I can't alert him yet." After a moment's thought, Leo figured out what to do.

He summoned Franken directly: "Make arrangements for all the serfs living in tents to go outside and dig for pebbles. I've received intelligence that there are spies among these serfs who will be recording information about the plantation in their diaries."

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After all the serfs left.

Leo could then lead his men to search each tent one by one, find the diary, and then determine who was staying in each tent.

That way, we can expose this shady person.

"A spy?" Franken clicked his tongue. "Who sent him?"

"Who knows, but it could very well be related to the attack I was in back then," Leo said softly.

Franken immediately realized: "Sang—okay, I understand, I'll arrange it right away!"

He immediately instructed ten clerks to take all the serfs living in tents to the newly discovered cobblestone pit to quarry stones.

Then he personally led the local serfs, including John the Beard, to search each tent one by one.

If any suspicious items are found, they are handed over to Leo for confirmation.

Not long after.

A rolled-up parchment was found by the serfs, and John the Bearded Man himself carried it over, scurrying over excitedly: "Young Master Leo, take a look, is this the diary you wanted?"

Open the sheepskin roll.

Inside were crooked, small blue-black characters.

"It was written with a quill pen." Franken leaned over and then instructed John the Bearded, "Have someone look again. Besides the parchment scroll, there must be a quill pen and ink. Find them all."

The tent is locked.

The status of the serfs is being determined, and this is no longer a concern for Leo.

He stared intently at the contents of the parchment scroll and discovered that it had been written for over a month, with more than a thousand words written in total.

The content is entirely about the development of Swamp Manor.

For example, "One day, Leo fed crocodiles," "One day, Camille awakened her fighting spirit," "One day, the Countess sent three hundred serfs," "One day, the Phantom Beast Knight Vanessa visited and became close to Leo," and so on.

In addition, there is a corner where a sketch of a swamp estate is drawn, with the castle and fortress structure clearly visible.

"He's definitely a spy."

Leo's expression was serious. These contents were not secrets and were not worth making a fuss about, but the purpose of recording them was chilling to think about.

He closed the parchment scroll and mentally reviewed each of the suspected spies.

Baron is out of the question; Old Knight Rhodes is enough.

It's possible that the eldest brother, Neander, is involved, but it's unlikely. If he really wanted to investigate Leo, he could have simply sent a knight to stay under the pretext of helping.

So, it's either Mrs. Sandra or Sanchez.

"The quill pen has been found!"

"The ink has been found too!"

"His identity has been confirmed. He's Walter, one of the serfs sent from the Glowing Fungus." Franken brought over the documents.

Leo nodded: "Have the knights bring Walter here to the Sunflower Castle study. I want to interrogate him. Also, tell the serfs that you've caught a thief. Don't make too much noise and cause panic."

"Yes." Franken went and returned quickly.

Twenty minutes later, Walter was taken to the castle’s study.

Leo interrogated the man alone: ​​"Walter, right? Tell me, who sent you here as a spy?"

"Young Master Leo, what... what are you talking about? What spy?!"

With a thud, Leo slammed the parchment scroll onto the table and laughed mockingly, "I've found all the evidence, and you're still being stubborn. If you tell the truth, there's still a chance for things to turn around. If you continue to be stubborn, the consequences will be severe."

"Oh." Walter's eyes flickered when he saw the parchment scroll, but quickly returned to their focus. "Young Master Leo, you've been peeking into my diary—I really am writing in my diary, recording some interesting things."

"Still being stubborn," Leo sneered.

He then rang the rope bell, and Franken pushed open the door and entered: "Leo, what are your orders?"

"Take him away and torture him severely. Also, have the priest stand guard to make sure he doesn't die," Leo coldly ordered. "Send another knight to my father to investigate all of Walter's information."

He stared at Walter, coldly uttering vicious words: "Once his family, friends, or close women are discovered, arrest them immediately. I want them to suffer the most cruel torture along with him!"

"Yes!" Franken turned and left.

Walter finally panicked, lost his balance, and collapsed to the ground, wailing, "Commander Frankenstein, please wait, please wait—I'll talk, I'll confess, I'll confess everything!"