Chapter 343: Castle
Chapter 343: Castle
A few days later, at Golden Harbor Town, Barris Castle.
Barris Castle was located on a cliff on the east side of Golden Harbor Town. It was the highest place in the entire Golden Harbor Town.
Like most of the castles built by the nobles in this world, Barris Castle also paid great attention to its strategic location. The castle faced the sea, and there was only a very narrow mountain road leading to it. The road was only enough for two carriages to travel together, and there were cliffs on both sides. It was not a problem for ordinary people to pass through, but it was impossible for an army to attack.
By relying on this impregnable defense, the Barris family was able to stand in Golden Harbor Town for less than a few hundred years. In the previous conflicts between the nobles, no other family had been able to break through the Barris family’s gate.
And Barris Castle had always been the proudest place of the Barris family. When the members of the family mentioned the castle to outsiders, they would always brag about the glorious achievements of the castle in the past. At the same time, they would not forget to add, ‘Even a mosquito would not be able to fly into Barris Castle.’
However, at this moment, the Barris family did not expect that the castle, which they were so proud of saying that no one could enter, would have an uninvited guest who would swagger in just like that…
Nighttime, Barris Castle.
Da! Da! Da! The sound of broken footsteps suddenly rang out on the road outside the castle. It was especially clear in this spacious area.
At the gate of the castle, a soldier held a torch and tried to look forward, but no matter how he widened his eyes, he could not see a
person.
The soldier could not help but swallow his saliva. He quickly pulled the soldier who was sleeping next to the city wall and said, “Hey, Peter, wake up.” The soldier next to him woke up in a daze. He rubbed his eyes and wiped the saliva from the corner of his mouth. He asked in a daze, “What? What’s wrong?”
The soldier quickly pointed at the road ahead and said with a trembling voice, “Over there, why are there footsteps over there?”
The soldier looked ahead suspiciously, but naturally, he did not see anything.
The soldier said impatiently, “Jess, you d*mn b*stard. If you wake me up again, I swear, I will pack you up and throw you into Grandma Jenna’s bakery. She will use a rolling pin to stab your butt!”
The first soldier argued, “Hey, I really heard it… Do you think it’s the sea ghost from before…”
“F*ck your grandma’s ghost!”.
The soldier said angrily and pulled down the leather hat on his head. He leaned against the wall with his Knight’s lance and went back to sleep.
The first soldier swallowed his saliva and pondered for a moment. He also pulled down his leather hat and leaned against the stone wall like his companion did, closing his eyes and pretending that nothing had happened.
During this period of time, Golden Harbor Town was in peaceful times, and there was no conflict with the surrounding nobles. If they were caught slacking off during the night, they would at most be punished, and they would not have to worry about losing their lives.
At the same time, on the other side of the city wall not far away from the two of them, which was where the soldier looked.
In the dark night, a figure suddenly appeared slowly. He had long black hair and was wearing a black cloak. He appeared out of thin air in the open space, looking very strange.
Heath looked in the direction of the soldier, then touched his chin and said to himself, “A ghost on the sea?”
‘Could it be related to the item that was salvaged from the sunken ship that Eric mentioned?’
As he guessed in his heart, Heath pulled up the hood of the cloak. With the hood on, his figure once again disappeared from sight.
This was Heath’s newly-made Wizard tool, [Cloak of Invisibility).
Although the invisibility spell was easy to use, it still consumed magic power. Other than that, because of the mental stiffness, the invisibility spell could only be used again after a certain period of time. It was very inconvenient.
That was why Heath had made this invisibility cloak. The principle and effect were not much different from the invisibility spell, but the energy consumed was from Magic Stones. Other than that, there was no mental stiffness and it could be used at any time, it was much more convenient than the invisibility spell.
After entering the invisibility state again, Heath continued to walk into the castle.
The castle that was impregnable to mortals was nothing in the eyes of Wizards. In the invisibility state, mortals could not detect the existence of Heath at all. The soldiers passing by him showed no sign of awareness. He was allowed to pass through the castle freely.
Along the way, only a few Knights felt something because of their extraordinary five senses. However, they could not verify it visually. In the end, they could only attribute it to their own delusion.
“Where is it?”
After searching around the outside of the castle, there were no clues. Heath then walked into the main building. Coincidentally, a servant walked over. He was wearing a black suit. According to Heath’s understanding of the noble class… He was a butler.
He immediately took off his hood and revealed his true form.
The butler was thinking about something. When he saw Heath, who had suddenly appeared out of thin air, he was obviously stunned. It was as if his brain could not process what was going on. However, his eyes were quickly replaced by fear. His mouth opened wide and he was about to scream.
However, at this moment, Heath’s eyes were suddenly covered with a layer of blood. He then stared at the eyes of the butler. Under the gaze of this pair of blood-colored eyes, the butler’s expression suddenly became hazy, that big mouth did not make any sound.
It was apparently Heath’s usual spirit-type spell, (Hypnotic Gaze of Darkness]
Heath said softly, “Be quiet.”
The butler shut his mouth obediently.
Heath continued to ask, “Recently, have there been any strange things brought in from the castle? They were salvaged from the sunken ship.”
The butler nodded truthfully and said, “Yes, Sir. Not long ago, The Archer discovered a sunken ship near the Canna. The captain arranged for the sailors to explore the ship, and all the things found in it were brought back to the castle.”
Heath asked, “Where are those things now?”
The butler said, “They were ordered by the Count to be placed in the castle’s treasure vault. The location of the treasure vault is in the Count’s study. Only the Count knows how to open it, and the key to the treasure vault is also carried by the Count.”
Why did the nobles like to build these treasure vaults, secret rooms, and so on and so forth?
As his thoughts ran wild, Heath asked again, “Where is the Count now?”
The butler said, “The Count is in the study now, staying with Knight Colette for a while. They are discussing the matter of the Second Prince’s envoy’s visit.”
Heath nodded. “Okay, I got it. Now go back to your room and have a good sleep. Forget everything that happened tonight. Remember, forget everything that happened today.” The butler said, “Yes, my Lord.”