High Above

The rain outside gradually became thinner, but inside the castle it was very dry and refreshing.

After crossing the sword-sheathing hall, Ian took off his helmet and put down his sword, causing the servants and maids nearby to whisper softly, but the steward did not have time to scold this disrespectful behavior.

He stared at Ian's face, was stunned for a moment, and then slowly said: "I didn't expect... you are so young."

He was more respectful.

The etiquette here in Nanling Province is not so strict. Baron Ryan is also a mountain man. As long as the knight doesn't mind the inconvenience, he doesn't mind the knight wearing armor to meet him.

After all, for sublimated people, armor is actually just a layer of ordinary clothes. If it is really fought, unless the sublimated armor is specially made, it will basically be damaged.

Especially for people like Ian, the essence of fighting is to use the essence to strengthen the armor, but strengthening ordinary foreign objects, steel, is not as efficient as strengthening the skin and muscles? Unless the armor is custom-made, there will always be additional wear and tear.

Of course, it was mostly the result of the governor-general, Marquis Barton himself. This old soldier and aristocrat had to wear a chainmail to sleep. He wanted to wear a helmet when eating with others. He only used his own short knife to cut beef. Classic war post-traumatic stress disorder.

The living room is located on the far right side of the castle. There is a huge transparent floor-to-ceiling window, from which you can overlook the beautiful scenery of Lake Lai'an.

The center of this meteorite lake, which is nearly a thousand meters deep, is pure black, while the edges are green and translucent, and the waves will continue to rotate with the wind and rivers.

It is said that when the sky is clear, Lake Ryan looks like a gem that constantly refracts sunlight, but today it is rainy, so it is a pity.

Apart from being fragrant, the scented tea itself actually tastes ordinary.

When the steward personally served Ian the cup of light red tea, the fresh and fragrant fragrance aroused great expectations for him, but when he tasted it, he felt it was a bit bland, but this feeling was the same as smelling flowers. After the fragrance, I want to taste the same taste of petals.

"You can buy some and give them back to Elan. He will definitely like them."

Ian gave Ryan's scented tea a score of 8.5 in his heart. The taste is bland, but it is indeed suitable for entertaining guests. It has a high style and is definitely a good gift.

There were not many servants and maids in Ryan Castle. Along the way, Ian saw many children's toys, such as wooden swords and horses, placed next to the lacquered gold seats that were supposed to be gorgeous and luxurious.

"Already have children?"

Ian didn't think much about it, but recalled that Viscount Grant had a child before he left. He estimated that when he returned from his travels, there would be a little Grant in Harrison Port.

It's quite interesting to think about the Viscount's relationship history carefully, and I don't know if Baron Ryan also has such pure love.

Shaking his head, not thinking about these gossips, the young man remembered his purpose, opened his precognitive vision, and scanned the entire castle.

Bang, all kinds of mist filled the air.

In the Baron's study on the second floor, there were two clouds of mist, one purple and one blue, which were obviously Baron Ryan and his guest. Watching the fog roll in, the conversation between the two parties was quite calm and restrained.

The perspective changed, and Ian let out a light sigh.

Because they were on the second floor, he saw four blue mist-human mist.

"What's going on? Baron Ryan is so afraid of death that he arranges all his guards at home?"

Ian raised his eyebrows. At first, he was suffering from a paranoia of persecution. He thought that the baron was going to ambush him and planned to call his men to kill him over a cup of wine during lunch.

But leaving aside why the other party did this, he soon discovered that these four fogs were not big.

In other words, they are all children.

"what happened……"

Immediately, doubts filled Ian's brain, and he was a little confused: "I became an Ascendant at the age of eight. That was when I awakened my psychic powers and had an adult soul. In addition, I was assisted by Teacher Hilliard. That’s how successful it was.”

"How come I can see four geniuses similar to me as soon as I leave Harrison Port? Inflation is so rapid?"

Although he was surprised, Ian did not show it and just continued to scan the castle with his precognitive vision.

Then, he saw the goal he wanted to see on this trip.

Located in the castle basement, it is filled with a blue-purple mist.

"Sure enough, the Xiahui grass was not stolen at all." After confirming this, Ian was no longer worried about what he would do if he could not buy the two-year Xiahui grass: "But the matter is a bit rough. What if Nauman City sent someone to investigate? What to do? They only need to enter the underground warehouse to know what is going on. "

really……

"The Marquis of Barton is in the same group." Ian frowned slightly, and then calmed down: "It makes sense. It is better to use the public treasury than the private treasury, and there is a scapegoat who no one can refute. It is really a good opportunity. "

"It's a pity that I can't take credit for being a patrol knight."

He continued to wait for a while until the steward came over and told him softly that the Baron had time to meet with him and that he was sorry for wasting his time.

"nothing."

Ian stood up and walked towards the second floor under the guidance of the steward.

Compared to the lights on the first floor, the second floor is quite dark, and the dim lights make it feel like a dark night.

The sound insulation effect is also very good, and the sound of rain suddenly disappears when you step into the corridor on the second floor.

Compared with the spaciousness of the first floor of the castle, the densely packed room corridors on the second floor were a bit like a small maze. Ian, who was following the steward, followed the lights to the end of the corridor, only to find that there was no light at the end.

The straight road leads to a vaguely reserved white door. Behind the door is the blue mist of the child.

He seemed to be playing with toys and eating something at the same time.

"excuse me."

Ian spoke in a curious voice: "Does the Baron have children? Although it may be overstepping the bounds, I saw a lot of toys on the first floor."

"Have you noticed? The young master is quite playful. I let him play, so the house may be a little messy."

The half-bald steward laughed. He obviously respected the baron very much: "But the young master is not in good health and can only play in the castle, so the master also adopted several adopted sons to accompany him."

"Speaking of which, they are all poor children..." At this point, the steward shook his head: "But these things are not what I should tell you. The master's study is right there, and I can't get close."

"The master already knows your origin. He and Viscount Grant are old acquaintances, so he wants to meet you alone."

——Are you acquainted with the Viscount again?

Because of the grievances between Patrick and the Ellen family, Ian is now a little sensitive to the Viscount's old acquaintance.

But this is actually not surprising. It is normal for the Nanling nobles to know each other, not to mention that with the production of Lian Lian, all the Nanling nobles are probably his old acquaintances.

He could already hear sounds.

From the study room at the end of the corridor, a soft but somewhat cold female voice came: "...then, thank you for your assistance."

"Where." A cheerful young male voice sounded: "I would also like to thank the Huaiguang Church for its concern for the abnormal events in my territory. But as you can see, I also have some physical problems, but I will do my best. To assist you in your work.”

"May I protect you with my light."

With a click, the door opened, and a white-haired girl wearing a Huaiguang priest's robe walked out.

Different from the white hair of Bai Zhimin, the girl's white hair is more like the gray of rock, and is neatly tied behind her back. Her eyes are blood red, and the complex pupil structure can be vaguely seen changing with the light. Her appearance is not so much beautiful as So cool.

Ian immediately noticed that this female monk from the Huaiguang Church had four twisted dragon horns on her head and a long tail behind her—the other person was a human being who was even among the Hunlings (also known as demi-humans). ) is also a very rare dragon spirit demi-human.

A dragon girl...maybe a girl. The appearance of demi-humans has little to do with their age. Their physical characteristics will remain the same as the day they fully awakened the characteristics of their mixed-spirit objects. For demi-humans with excellent talents, even those in their sixties or seventies can have the same physical characteristics. He looks sixteen or seventeen years old, and this is not an uncommon thing.

But in contrast, their life span is also shorter, with an average age one-sixth less than that of the people of gold.

"Excuse me, I wasted your time."

After seeing Ian, she politely apologized to Ian, and then left under the guidance of another maid.

"Why would Huaiguang Church ask Baron Ryan for anything?"

With such doubts in mind, Ian heard an enthusiastic voice coming from the study: "Please come in, Ian. I have always wanted to meet you, the genius that Ayers has always boasted about to me."

"Thank you for your compliments, I am not as talented as the Viscount touts me."

After withdrawing his thoughts, Ian walked into the study.

Then at the first moment, he noticed something abnormal.

——This Lord Baron actually only has one hand.