Chapter 401 Wedding Banquet (1)

Chapter 401 Wedding Banquet (1)

“So our identity is normal in this place.”

"At least judging from the reactions of the people around me, that's the case."

After some discussion in the corridor, they found that they could not explain the changes that happened to them, so they decided to leave the corridor and investigate other places in the castle, thinking that they could at least find some clues. However, the situation this time was different from anything the two sides had encountered before.

Too many people.

Not only the number of people who acted together this time, including Han Zu and Gloria, the number of the entire team has exceeded ten people. This scale of people is often very conspicuous, but this time it is not. The number of guests, maids, housekeepers, servants, and the original residents of the castle is much larger, so that this team of more than ten people walking through the castle is not conspicuous at all. Of course, in a castle of this size, there must be places where there are few people, or even no one, but the current location of the entire team is definitely not such a place.

“People around us seem to be accustomed to our presence.”

"It may be because of our sudden change of clothing. From the attire of some guests, we can see that except for the material and workmanship of the clothes, our styles are basically the same."

"Listening to the conversations of the maids and others around me, it seems that some large-scale event is being planned in the castle."

"That location should be the castle's gate. There are quite a few gorgeous carriages - although they are not pulled by horses, they should serve the same purpose. The people inside are dressed in gorgeous or noble clothes. They should be important guests. The old man with many guards around him is probably the owner of the castle. He is personally welcoming the guests. Whatever this event is, it is probably very important."

After passing through some crowded areas, the whole team came to a relatively quiet location in the castle. This location is located between the two towers of the castle building. However, it is not a corridor, but an open-air arch bridge. From the layout point of view, this should be a position for sentinels to patrol and guard. The view is very good, and you can see the range of four or five nearby towers and the road on the ground. However, perhaps because they are preparing to hold an event, this place has become a passage for maids and servants to quickly reach the opposite tower. Of course, in addition to them, there are also some housekeepers and guests who occasionally pass by here.

Han Zu looked at a position in front of the arch bridge and told the information he saw, but other people did not have such abnormal visual abilities as him, so they could only see other people two or three towers away. They looked puzzledly at the road inside the castle beyond two towers where there were only a few carriages unloading goods and some workers.

"There were only some wagons and workers unloading goods. Where are those people you mentioned?"

"Right there. Oh, I forgot that after the equipment failed, you can't see that far. It's due east, about four kilometers away. That's the main gate of the castle."

"Four kilometers away?! You can see that far? And clearly?! Are you sure you didn't see it wrong?"

"At least I've never seen it wrong before. My vision can see very far, but the maximum distance is no more than ten kilometers. Oh, by the way, this castle, or the castle area, is larger than I expected. From our position looking to the other side opposite the gate, some places are beyond my visual range. Roughly speaking, the length of the entire castle should be about ten... three or four kilometers? The width on the left and right sides should be smaller, probably between nine and eleven kilometers."

"It covers an area of ​​more than 13000 hectares. It reminds me of a large hunting ground that was delisted a long time ago."

"Really? I don't have any impression. I'm not very interested in activities like hunting."

"It's surprising. I didn't expect that although our races are completely different, we have the same way of using certain units of measurement. This is very strange."

Information about the castle owner was not too important at the moment, so the discussion on the arch bridge quickly spread out. From Han Zu's visual ability, to the exaggerated size of the entire castle, and the inexplicable similarities between the two races in many places. However, this comfortable and relaxed atmosphere did not last long. After leaving the room and coming outside, everyone soon realized a common problem, which was the environment outside.

"When we arrived at this location, we saw through the window that the environment outside was relatively dim, and the ground was covered with thick fog, right? But now..."

"The sun is shining brightly, and it's noon. The temperature is very high. If you are a normal person, you will start to sweat even if you do nothing after staying here for a while."

"I'm already starting to sweat."

"I think we should find a quiet place to discuss our current situation and what we should do next."

"That's a good idea. However, although the scope of this castle is ridiculously large, we don't seem to be familiar with it. Where can we find such a place?"

"We can make use of his identity. Many people who passed by us before, whether they were maids, servants, guests, soldiers, or even the original residents of the castle, would always stop and salute him when passing by him. Although I don't understand the status of the "Inquisitor" in this world, judging from their behavior, it seems to be a terrifying title."

"After all, the title of 'Inquisitor' sounds like someone who is not easy to mess with."

"I don't have any objection, so how do you plan to use my "identity"?"

"Why not just simplify it and ask someone directly?"

"Try?"

"Try it!"

Leaving the outdoor arch bridge, they entered the tower opposite. After passing through several corridors, they found several maids cleaning the oil paintings on the wall in one of the magnificent halls. Han Zu made a relatively serious but not aggressive expression and coughed lightly. When the maids were attracted and hurriedly adjusted their clothes, Han Zu glanced at them and waved to one of them, who was dressed more complicated than the other maids. She should be the team leader or the head maid, and called her over.

"Your Excellency the Inquisitor."

The maid's voice was a little nervous, but she was trying her best to express respect and obedience.

"Don't be nervous. I'm not here to cause trouble. I need a quiet room to discuss some internal matters. I hope that I won't be disturbed by other people in the castle during this period. I just want to know where I can find such a place. After all, I haven't been to the castle many times and I'm not very familiar with it."

Although his expression was serious, Han Zu's voice was relatively calm. His deep and magnetic voice, coupled with his completely reasonable words, made the maid in front of him breathe a sigh of relief and relax a little.

"You can go to the library in this tower. The castle is currently busy preparing for the banquet and entertaining guests. Usually only the young ladies and some wizards go to the library in this tower occasionally. They should be meeting guests now. It's very quiet there. I can take you there."

"Then trouble you."

"You are too kind, Your Excellency the Inquisitor."

The maid leader quickly exchanged a few words with the other maids, then returned to Han Zu, bowed respectfully again, and took Han Zu and the others to the library she mentioned. She took out a bunch of exquisitely crafted keys from her bosom and opened the door of the library for them. Judging from the fact that she had such an exquisitely crafted keychain, she was not an ordinary maid, at least a head maid. However, judging from her still somewhat nervous attitude, she either had just been promoted to this position, or the title of "Judge" was indeed scary, but these were not very important.

"No one should come here to disturb the adults' conversation. I will also tell the maids and servants nearby not to come here to clean during this time. Do you have any other instructions? Do you need some tea or snacks?"

"No thanks."

"You are serious, so I won't bother you anymore."

After bowing again, the maid collected the keys and quickly left. It could be observed that the maid's steps were much lighter than before.

"Sure enough, no matter what race or level of civilization, the word "Inquisitor" is something that people instinctively fear."

"So why do others think I'm the "Inquisitor"? We saw many knights wearing full armor along the way. They even carried various weapons. I compared our armor styles and they are almost the same. I have also seen almost identical armor. As for this hooded cloak, it can be seen everywhere, and the material doesn't look special. Is there something special about my face? Like the color of my eyes?"

"Hmm... No, your pupil color is dark brown when you are not using the energy beam or when the energy is overflowing. Although most people here have colored pupils, there are also people with brown pupils. The pupil color of the maid just now is exactly the same as yours."

"It has nothing to do with our skin color. People here have all kinds of skin colors, and some even have multiple skin colors. In comparison, we seem ordinary."

"Maybe it's the armor? But that doesn't make sense. There's no markings on your armor, and the same goes for your hood."

"Maybe it's because of the weapons? Most of the knights or wizards we've seen carry equipment that can be called weapons, but you don't have any weapons. But this doesn't seem to make sense, after all, some guests are also wearing armor and don't carry weapons."

"Then I really don't understand. Since I am not particularly special in any aspect, why do all those who meet me immediately recognize me as a "Judge"?"

"Why don't you ask someone else?"

"It's a stupid idea to go to someone and say, 'Hey, how did you know I'm an Inquisitor?' It's just too stupid to cause unnecessary trouble."

Han Zu shook his head, led everyone into the library, and locked the door from the inside.

The interior of the library is very tidy. There are quite a few books spread out on some tables. There is not much dust on the chairs, tables, most of the bookshelves and books. People must come here frequently.

After finding a table big enough to sit down, everyone began to discuss their current situation.

"Based on our previous experience, we now have three options. The first is to wait. If our situation is similar to before, I think we may be suddenly sent to another place after a while. If we are lucky, we may be able to return directly to the satellite facilities. However, this method relies purely on luck, which I don't think is very reliable."

"Or we can find a way to figure out why all the equipment disappeared. If we can find the reason, we can send a distress signal to Xu. This place looks relatively normal. It should not be a place that cannot be reached by normal means. Just now when we were outside, we saw the sun, but there is only one, which proves that this is a single-star star system. This kind of galaxy is not difficult to find in the universe, not to mention that there are many intelligent life forms on it. If a castle alone has such a large area, then the country to which the castle belongs must not be small."

"Or we can find a way to go back by ourselves. If we can find enough energy and some alternative materials, I can try to assemble a transmission device. Even if it is not feasible, maybe we can make a signal sending device."

After discussion, the third method, which sounded the least reliable, turned out to be the most likely to be realized. One of the members of the Tig team, a man named Sinler, was a very good engineer. If there were enough materials, or alternative materials with similar effects, he could indeed make a teleportation device. However, there was a problem. There was no solution to the energy problem for the time being. After all, they had no equipment and could not determine the coordinates of their current location. So even if they could make a teleportation device, they could not confirm how much energy would be needed to teleport back.

"I do remember the coordinates of the Capital Laboratory, but we also need to find a way to determine the distance between us. If the distance is too far, we may not be able to find enough energy, so I think it is most reliable to find a signal transmission device."

"This civilization seems to be taking the route of magic. Are you sure you can find alternative materials?"

"It should be possible. Some things that are said to have magical energy are often good substitute materials. After all, they have their own energy."

"So where should we start looking for it?"

After thinking for a while, Gloria came up with an idea.

"Alchemy labs, no matter what type or race of civilization, as long as magic is involved, there will be something called alchemy. Maybe the people here don't call it that, but it definitely exists. If we can find an alchemy lab, we might be able to find usable alternative materials."

"From our previous conversations with other people here, apart from the different languages, clothing styles and architectural styles, their lifestyles and ways of expression are similar to ours. So I think the word alchemy should also exist in their civilization. And don't forget, we are now communicating in their language. Since we can say words like "alchemy" and "alchemical laboratory", it means that they must exist and are very common."

"There are many documents on the application of alchemy in the open books on the table. Especially these two books, they should not be books, but notes. The handwriting is very new, and there is no dust on the paper. They should have been written not long ago. And judging from the fact that these notes are spread out on the table, alchemy should not be something forbidden in this civilization."

"So let's go find an alchemy lab now?"

"Let's go. It shouldn't be too difficult. After all, this castle is not small. There should be quite a few alchemy laboratories or things related to alchemy."

"Perhaps you don't need to go through so much trouble. You might as well ask directly. After all, it's normal for an Inquisitor and several Wizards to want to get some alchemy-related things."

After confirming the target of the operation, everyone quickly left the library and began to prepare to look for the alchemy laboratory. What the others said was right, the identity of "Inquisitor" was indeed very useful. It didn't take long for them to find out the exact location of several nearby alchemy laboratories and prepare to go there to check them out.