Chapter 23 The Duke

Backlund, West Borough, inside the villa of Audra's family.

Emlyn White, who was summoned, took off his hat and coat, walked into the living room and waited.

In this room, besides him, there were several other blood races that the big man called to meet. After looking around, Emlyn chose a seat and sat down next to a man with a nose bridge that was so high that it was somewhat deformed.

The man had brown hair and red eyes, and a deep-lined face. He was holding a picture book in his hand, flipping through it aimlessly.

He was the blood clan who had previously provided Emlyn with information on the abandoned castle in the center of the Dreyer Forest. He was Ernes Boyar, a Viscount.

Emlyn originally planned to visit the Viscount in the next few days, but unexpectedly met him here. After thinking carefully for a while, he said:

"Your Excellency the Viscount, I know very well, where did you get the information about the abandoned castle in the Dreyer Forest?"

"What? Your customer told you that there are no ancient wraiths there?" Ernes Boyar looked away from the album and glanced at Emlyn.

"No, it's not." Emlyn didn't explain, and emphasized the question just now very persistently, "I'm just curious about the source of that information, it doesn't sound that simple."

Ernes Boyar closed the album, nodded slightly and said:

"It's not a secret. I learned about it from Lord Nibais. Frankly speaking, I've never heard of this before. It's hard to imagine that such an ancient castle exists in the Dreyer Forest."

Lord Nibais... Emlyn intuitively had an idea in his heart:

Another trial...

But such a temptation is too dangerous, right? I have to trouble Mister Fool to solve it... Emlyn frowned slightly, recalling some details that he had considered before, and asked tentatively:

"Your Excellency the Viscount, why don't you explore that ancient castle by yourself? I remember that you are an archaeologist, and in the process, you can also harvest extraordinary materials corresponding to ancient wraiths."

Ounes gave Emlyn a strange look and said:

"Master Nibais told me that it is very dangerous there, and it is best not to approach it if you are not at the rank of earl."

"..." Emlyn's mouth was half opened, and his expression was a little dull.

He immediately held back his anger and said in a low voice:

"Why didn't you remind me of this before?"

Ernes laughed and said:

"Isn't that obvious?

"Extraordinary creatures that have been mastered by our blood race in specific locations and conditions, how can they still exist without special reasons?"

Seeing that Emlyn was a little dazed, he added:

"Normal information should be like this. There may be ancient wraiths somewhere in the Dreyer Forest. Some people have encountered them before, but they can't find the source of their generation.

"This means that finding those ancient wraiths is a very difficult and troublesome thing, and the time cost is likely to be higher than their value, so they can survive until now.

"I thought you could easily discover the intelligence problem, and the same is true for your customers. If they choose to act, they must have corresponding confidence."

In the first moment, Emlyn felt that what Viscount Ernes said was very reasonable, and he couldn't refute it at all. He thought that he and Miss "Magician" were too stupid to face the danger head-on, and had nothing to do with the other party.

In the second moment, Emlyn was ashamed and annoyed, full of resentment towards himself.

In the third moment, Emlyn Pin had another problem:

"Regardless of whether the intelligence itself reveals danger or not, Ernes Boyar should clearly inform this point, because it is of great significance for subsequent exploration to find out the degree of danger, the source of danger, and the manifestation of danger, and it is indispensable !"

He did it on purpose! Emlyn made the final judgment in his heart, narrowed his scarlet eyes slightly, raised his chin slightly and said:

"really,

It's easy to see, but I want to know more about the danger hidden in that abandoned castle. "

Ernes picked up the blood-colored black tea next to him, took a sip and said:

"I don't know either. Master Nibais didn't say anything."

Emlyn's expression sank, and he was about to sneer when he suddenly saw Kasimi Audra walking into the living room, looking at him and saying:

"Emlyn, that big man asked you to meet him."

"Okay." Emlyn calmed down, pressed the lower part of the vest, and stood up at a leisurely pace.

After coming to the underground area along the stairs, he finally couldn't bear it anymore and asked in a low voice:

"Baron Kasimi, who is the big man? What should I call him?"

Kasimi, who looked like a middle-aged gentleman, did not hide any more, and replied with respect in his tone:

"My lord, the Duke of Olmer."

Duke Olmer... Emlyn subconsciously straightened his back and turned his gaze to the light stand on the wall next to him, as if he wanted to confirm his appearance from the projection reflected on the metal surface.

This is one of the three Dukes currently in charge of the blood clan. He is an ancient strongman who existed before the catastrophe. His title is "Full Moon". He is over 3,000 years old and once followed the ancestor Lilith!

There is no doubt that this is synonymous with the history and glory of the blood race!

After passing through a series of secret doors, Emlyn and Kasimi came to an iron-gray hall.

The ground and walls here are covered with grass, flowers, and grains, and many insects crawl among the densely packed plants, making Emlyn feel as if he left the city and came to the suburbs, feeling the vitality of life.

At first glance, there is nothing too strange about such a scene, but if you look closely, many places are extremely strange:

There is a gap-like mouth on the grass, and fibers fly out of it, catching insects; flowers use branches and leaves as hands, picking nectar by themselves; grains such as wheat are heavy, and there are occasional cries from inside; insects Divided into many categories, all are different from normal, some have the head of a snake, and some have the face of a bird...

These things became more and more luxuriant toward the center of the hall, forming a vibrant tomb there.

Facing the tomb, Kasimi bowed respectfully and said:

"My lord, Emlyn White is here."

"Good afternoon, Your Excellency the Duke." Emlyn was not as proud as usual, and was even a little at a loss.

In the tomb, a mellow voice that could not tell the age laughed and said:

"Excellent young vampire.

"Kasimi, you get out of here first."

"Yes, Your Excellency the Duke." Kasimi bowed in response and left the iron-gray but refreshing hall.

Standing there, Emlyn heard a mellow voice from the tomb asking:

"In the morning, Nibais said, you have obtained the extraordinary characteristics of artificial vampires corresponding to the rank of Viscount?"

"Yes, but it is polluted and needs to be purified first." Emlyn didn't mention the matter of removing the spiritual pollution in the Extraordinary characteristic before, because he believed that it would be an easy task for the vampires. Baron Simmy confirmed it was okay.

Olmer, the Duke of Blood, said "hmm":

"Very well, I will purify that characteristic myself."

He paused and said:

"Although the blood race is a long-lived race, there will still be growth and old age, new birth and death. No matter what, for a race, it is necessary to cultivate young members, and you have recently shown Outstanding talent and excellent ability have become our most important objects, so I came to meet you in person and give you some tests so that you can grow as soon as possible."

Outstanding talent and excellent ability... Emlyn's chin quietly lifted a little.

He immediately sighed in his heart:

Sure enough, as Mr. "The Hanged Man" judged, there will be tests, tasks, and face-to-face scrutiny...

Amidst the emotions, Emlyn responded respectfully:

"I'm always ready."

"That's right." Olmer's mellow voice came from the grave, "Your next task is to find out the important members of the Rose School of Thought hidden in Backlund. In this regard, there are very few clues, and many situations require you to investigate on your own. .”

"Rose School of Thought? Do they have enmity with our blood race? They seem to have accepted some believers of the 'primordial moon'?" Emlyn has actually learned a lot about the Rose School of Thought from the Tarot Club, but he did it on purpose. Cover up, not show that much.

"In addition to accepting the 'primordial moon' believers, they also occupy a sacred object of our blood race. This is the legacy of the ancestors, and we must retrieve it." Olmer's tone was a little more serious.

The relics of the ancestors... the sacred objects of the blood race... Emlyn said without hesitation:

"My lord, I will work hard to find important members of the Rose School of Thought in Backlund."

Olmer's voice turns to judo:

"Very good, you wait to get some information from Kasimi and find out the entry point."

Emlyn was a little impatient, but he restrained himself and asked after deliberation:

"My lord, do you know the abandoned castle in the middle of the Delaire Forest?"

"Where do you want to go? It's very dangerous." The Blood Duke Olmer in the tomb answered.

Emlyn didn't explain, and asked directly:

"What kind of danger?"

Olmer laughed and said:

"That old castle may be older than I am, older than the Forest of Dreyer.

"I don't know who built it, I only know that there is something sealed under it, hiding a big secret.

"Any creature, as long as it gets close to it, is in danger of being corroded by the fallen power. We used to think that it was related to the abyss, but after a demon was thrown into the castle, it also suffered from corrosion, from cruel and cruel to crazy and chaotic."

So why don't you try to break the seal and figure out what's going on? Emlyn mumbled something in his heart, but didn't speak.

Olmer, the Blood Duke named "Full Moon", didn't say any more, ended the topic, and let Emlyn leave the hall.

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In the evening, dark clouds piled up in Backlund, and light rain began to fall.

Emlyn was wearing a top hat and walking under the covered arcade, his scarlet eyes fixed on Viscount Ernes Boyar who was shopping in an antique shop in front of him.

He was annoyed that the other party deliberately provided incomplete information, and subconsciously followed Audra's house after leaving Audra's house.

But after walking for a while, he became confused again, because he hadn't figured out how to deal with Ernes, or how far he would go.

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