Chapter 97 The Lord's Master
Chapter 97 The Lord's Master
The lord's fortress is very large. In addition to the hall which occupies a large space, there are other rooms such as living rooms, bedrooms, storage rooms, etc.
But these rooms were all empty, and even if there was something in them, it was very ordinary and not worth mentioning.
However, in the study on the third floor, the two of them gained some knowledge.
[Obtained: Antonista's Diary]
[Obtained: Grey Crow Great Bay Sailing Record]
[Obtained: "Prelude to Extinction"]
[Obtained: "Towards Liberation"]
The two men dug out these diaries and books of varying thickness from the desk and drawers in the study.
In addition, behind the desk, there is a huge portrait of a woman.
The portrait of this woman is quite special. She has sharp edges and a cold expression. Her eyes are full of arrogance and a hint of scrutiny, which is very vivid.
But... one very strange thing is that there seems to be obvious traces of licking at the bottom of the portrait of the woman.
"So many books?"
When I got ashore and took a look, I suddenly felt overwhelmed.
If it was some shorter document, he could still read it patiently, but there was a lot of text information here...
"Give it to me, I'll see."
"Go ahead and look behind the fort to see if there's any hidden passages or something. I remember this fort is quite large."
Li Miao shook his head helplessly, took the books and started reading.
Shangan heaved a sigh of relief when he heard this, turned around and walked down the stairs, preparing to go to the back of the fortress to see what was going on.
Li Miao first opened "Antonista's Diary".
However, before opening the diary, he suddenly felt surprised, as if he had thought of something, and took out a collar from the inventory.
【Antonista's Collar】
[Type: Accessories]
[Description: An abandoned collar, originally designed by the craftsman for dogs.]
Li Miao looked at the instructions on the collar and then at the name of the diary.
A strange look involuntarily appeared on his face.
The study they were in now was undoubtedly the lord's study, and the owner of the notes in the study was also called Antonista.
Coincidentally, the collar dropped by the blood hound at the lighthouse after its death was called "Antonista's Collar".
Combining the two, a strange guess inevitably emerged.
However, Li Miao felt that this was unlikely. After all, someone's collar might just emphasize their ownership, not their right to use it...
Li Miao shrugged his shoulders, thinking that it might be because his brain was a little muddled and he was simply overthinking.
But... after he flipped through a few pages of the diary, he covered his face, because the words were really a bit disgusting.
"...Jona, my love, my master, my everything. This is the first day you have been bedridden. I feel very scared. I need a sense of security. I need you to put the collar on me, whip me, and let me feel my existence..."
"...No matter what, I will find the best doctor to treat this damn disease for you. I will make you stand up again. Dear Master Jonah, I, Antonista, your pet, cannot accept your departure..."
"... these damn quacks, they are a bunch of parasites, blood-sucking leeches, they took so much money but it's useless, I swear, I will kill them..."
"...My wife Jonna is in good shape today. This is a day worth being happy about. Perhaps I should also give some fresh fruits to my subjects to show the grace of the Star family."
"...No, no, no, no...My master, you can't fall down. I need your care and I can't leave, not even for a day. I will find a solution..."
"...Master Jonah, the fleet that sailed to Grey Crow Bay brought back some records and popular books. The contents of the books made me feel very scared. I feel that what they said is very likely to be true. This is a precursor to extinction..."
"...Hahaha, Master, you will never guess what I have found. I really want to introduce my new friend to you, just like a puppy brings back its friend. I also want to introduce him to you, Domitarch. He is an interesting person and he will definitely bring us relief..."
"...Master Jonah, please rest assured that your loyal dog, Antonista, will always follow you... no matter what!!!"
"...blades...muscle-crunching bugs...hooks...tongs...warehouse..."
Unsurprisingly.
Antonista is the lord, the owner of this castle, and also the user of... the collar.
As the master of the town of Regga, he is above thousands of people and second only to one person, because he also has a master above him.
His wife, Jonah.
I guess it’s the woman in the portrait behind Li Miao. Her eyes and expression look very strong.
The first half of the diary... well, how should I put it, this couple had a lot of fun...
However, everyone has some special quirks, so this is not the point.
The point is that it can be seen from Antonista's diary that this guy has some mental problems.
After his wife Joanna fell ill and was in better condition, he became more normal, even writing in his diary with more dignity, choosing words with great care.
But once his wife became bedridden again, Antonista's mental state took a sharp turn for the worse.
He acted very scared and upset.
Like an... insecure puppy?
In this state of mind, Antonista's voyage brought back some records and popular books from the so-called "Great Gulf of Gray Crow".
This brings us to the rest of the accounts and manuals.
After reading it, Li Miao summarized it for himself.
"The Narrative of the Voyage to the Great Gulf of Grey Crow" and "The Prelude to Extinction" can be read at the same time.
The preceding voyage account comes from Lord Antonista’s fleet, and contains the captain’s observations on the journey.
The general content is that the once prosperous Grey Crow Bay has now begun to become depressed, and some strange deaths and ominous signs have appeared.
On this basis, "Premonition of Extinction" directly confirmed this point, believing that a huge disaster sweeping the world will come soon, and used various statements to support it.
And this final book, Towards Liberation, can be seen as a pamphlet.
Among them, an organization called "Whisper of Liberation" was promoted, which was said to be able to heal illness and dispel confusion through rituals, with the ultimate goal of leading people to liberation.
...Without a doubt, it is the organization to which the Blood-Clothed Priest belongs.
"To drive away confusion? Towards liberation?"
Li Miao couldn't help laughing. It was obvious that the blood-robed priest and the townspeople were infected by the crazy power and had all gone crazy.
but……
Li Miao paused.
From a certain perspective, these whispers of liberation may not be wrong.
When people are crazy, they will naturally not be confused...
However, after getting back to the point, Li Miao couldn't help but think: "...So where did this Lord Antonista go?"
This coastal town dungeon is undoubtedly larger than the Exile Island.
But among the monsters they have encountered so far, the only one that can be called a boss is the Blood-robed Priest.
The Lighthouse Keeper and the Wolf Servant do not have special war fire, and the drops are very poor and not worth mentioning.
Originally, Li Miao still had a little doubt, thinking that Lingzhu's game might not be finished yet.
But now after reading this information, he became more certain that there must be more hidden places in the coastal town that they have not explored.
storehouse……
After combining the last sentence in the diary with the holes and gaps in the ritual formation in the square, Li Miao had some vague guesses in his mind.
"Miaozi." Just as Li Miao was thinking, Shang'an suddenly appeared and said depressedly: "There is nothing behind, only a large empty warehouse."
"Warehouse? Take me to see it."
Li Miao put away several notebooks without hesitation, and asked people to go ashore and lead the way.
Shangan was a little confused about this, and Li Miao told him his findings and speculations on the way.
"Oh my god, are these two lords so extravagant?" Shang Shore was amazed, his focus was obviously not right.
Soon, the two arrived at the large warehouse behind the lord's hall.
After pushing open the iron door, it was just as what was said when we went ashore. It was a large empty warehouse and it looked like there was nothing inside.
Li Miao began to knock on the walls and floor one by one, searching carefully.
Not long after, he actually discovered some clues.
With a little force, he removed a brick covering the bottom of the wall, and then he saw a circular groove.
When I got ashore and saw that he had discovered the situation, I thought I could just open it directly, but I didn't expect that this seemed to be the trigger mechanism.
"No way, why is it a circle-shaped switch? What do I use to turn it on?"
He was a little confused.
But Li Miao had already fully understood the lord's little secret. When he saw the groove, an idea suddenly came to him, and he took out [Antonista's Collar] again and put it in it.
Sure enough, the collar fit perfectly and merged into the groove of the mechanism.
The next moment, there was a rustling sound, and after a slight vibration of the walls and floor, a passage leading to the underground appeared in front of the two.
"What the hell? A collar as a switch?"
My brain short-circuited when I got ashore.
He still underestimated the special little interests of the lord and his wife.
At this time, the guidance of the spirit candle also appeared.
After resting in the warehouse and sending the message to others, the two stood up again.
"It looks like the next step is the highlight." Li Miao raised his lips, took out the Law Knight's sword and shield, and stepped onto the steps leading down: "Let's go."
"The way to enter this hidden passage is really a bit... unique."
Shangan couldn't help but twitch his lips and followed him in.
……
The light gradually dimmed and the passage became pitch black.
Li Miao and Shangwan turned on the candlelight and continued to move forward.
The passage was not narrow, but it was not spacious either. And judging from the condition of the stone walls on both sides of the passage, this place must have existed for a long time.
"its not right……"
"Since the mechanism carries the whims of this lord, why has this underground passage existed for so long?"
"Could it be that Antonista has been designing this underground passage since he took office as lord?"
"Or maybe this place already existed, and Antonista just changed the mechanism?"
Li Miao couldn't help but think as he moved forward.
As the ground in front of them suddenly became flat, the two finally reached the end of the underground passage, and the view in front of them suddenly became clear.
But what appeared before their eyes was an extremely gloomy environment.
Sparsely scattered campfires, soft soil, air with a strong earthy smell, and... rows of tombstones in front.
"Shit, where are we going? Is this still the fortress?"
I went ashore and looked around, and there were still some vaguely visible earthen bricks on the top.
Li Miao moved forward slowly, preparing to go to the tombstone in front to check the contents on it.
But at this moment, there was a sudden movement in the soil next to it.
A hand bone still covered with some rotten flesh suddenly stretched out and slowly grabbed towards Li Miao, as if trying to grab Li Miao and stop him from moving forward.
But this level of action naturally could not pose a threat to Li Miao. He easily dodged it and swung his sword to chop it into pieces.
[You killed the slave hand bone]
Still a weird one...
But nothing dropped.
“I can’t see any information.” It felt a little strange to get ashore.
"I don't think this thing can do any harm."
Shangan couldn't help but laugh. This was the weakest monster he had ever seen.
"I want to see what happens if you catch me."
As he said this, he stretched out his foot and let the hand bone grab him.
"Ugh……"
Seeing this, Li Miao subconsciously wanted to stop it.
But he suddenly stopped, and wanted to see whether this guy would get into trouble, so he closed his mouth as soon as he opened it, and watched the movement of going ashore quietly.
After a while, the servant's hand finally slowly grabbed the ankle of the person who had come ashore.
After you have a firm grasp on it.
A sudden change occurred!
Suddenly, a bunch of white centipedes emerged from the soil above the servant's hand bones and crawled towards the shore at an extremely fast speed!
"day!"
Seeing this, Shangwan was so frightened that his hair stood on end and his face turned green. He ignited the flames of war and violently shook off the slave's hand bones.
After slapping the white centipede off his leg, he retreated several meters, angrily used the devil fish tail staff to charge a full blood stone explosion, which blew the tomb to pieces, revealing the corpses of the slaves in the pit.
After seeing the servant's corpse turn into ashes and disappear, he regained his breath after going ashore, and his blue face gradually returned to normal.
"Hahaha……"
Li Miao, who witnessed the whole process, was already laughing so hard that he was bent over.
Seeing this guy gloating over other's misfortune, Shang Shore became furious and started cursing at Li Miao.
After laughing for a while, Li Miao calmed down, then squatted in front of one of the tombstones and checked the epitaph on it.
[Star Fortress, excrement scavenger slave]
[Star Fortress, Gardening Servant]
These slaves in the fortress don't even have names on their tombstones...
"This lord, why did you bury these dead slaves here? Isn't it troublesome to transport the bodies in?"
When they got ashore, they didn't quite understand what was going on. The underground passage they had just come down from was not short, and it would undoubtedly be very difficult to transport the bodies.
"Who knows."
Li Miao shrugged and moved among a pile of tombstones, trying to find some hidden information.
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(End of this chapter)