Path of light

Chapter 98 99. Count Amelia

The two statues outside the grand gate of the castle have been completely destroyed. Now only the bases of the two stone statues are left, with the parts below the ankles of the stone statues remaining on them. The rest is just a pile of broken stones, and occasionally Parts such as ears or fingers can also be distinguished.

Rocks were scattered in the surrounding grass. Roy casually built a piece of rubble for the statue. He could still tell that it was the corner of the stone statue's right hand, which was probably bigger than Roy's head.

Many elves are looking for some valuable stones in the piles of rocks.

Claire found a blue-white stone the size of a basketball and happily showed it off to Roy, without caring about the feelings of Edith next to her...

The stone is marble with a very good texture, and the carving process is also excellent. The only pity is that it was broken into a pile of rubble.

Walking in from the door, you have to cross a stone bridge.

Although it can be called a stone bridge, the difference of this stone bridge is that it was built directly from the bottom of the valley, and there is no water in the deep stream...

After passing the stone bridge, the buildings in the castle are very dense, and many of the lanes are very narrow. Only the main street in the middle of the castle can pass carriages, and there is a small square in front of it, where many elf academies are now gathered. s student.

There were also many Silver Moon elves who took the initiative to greet Edith, and it was obvious that she, the Silver Moon elves, had high prestige in their eyes.

Edith was very polite and responded positively to whoever greeted her...

The inspection team unknowingly arrived in front of the main building of the castle. Everyone climbed dozens of stone steps to reach the main entrance of the castle. However, the two ironwood doors were seriously damaged. One of the doors was lying on the steps. The iron wood has almost been dismantled to pieces.

Although the other door is still standing at the door, unfortunately only some rotten wood remains.

However, the statues on both sides of the castle's main entrance have been preserved. They are two sword dancers wearing heavy armor.

Walking into the dim lobby on the first floor, there were countless cracks on the marble floor, which was covered with debris and garbage. The hall was empty.

The coating on the surrounding walls has long since peeled off, revealing the stone walls inside.

There are still some painted patterns on the roof of the hall, and all the chandeliers on the ceiling are missing.

There were only a few hanging ropes with some tree vines wrapped around them.

There are still some corner cabinets against the wall around the hall, but all the cabinet covers are missing...

Even the stairs have been removed, and members of the expedition team have to use rope ladders if they want to climb to the second floor.

Team 16 seemed to have been prepared for this. Claire and the elf who had prepared the rope ladder quickly climbed up to the second floor and fixed the rope ladder on the railing next to the stairs. Then the rope ladder hung down, and the members of Team 16 climbed up one by one. Climbed up the rope ladder.

Perhaps the stairs leading from the first floor to the second floor were cut off, and the corridor on the second floor would be much cleaner. At least the pattern on the floor could be seen clearly.

There are not many traces of animals, the most are some bird droppings by the window.

It seems that not many expedition teams have been to the second floor. There are only a few lines of footprints on the floor. The second floor of the castle is more exquisitely designed. There are many rooms, but there are only some empty rooms left in the room, even the cabinets. All such furniture was also removed.

Edith walked in the front, and everyone in the inspection team followed Edith, listening quietly to her introduction to these rooms.

In addition to the guest rooms, the second floor also includes a piano room, a painting studio, and a reception room. There are a total of twenty-four rooms. The corridors in the castle are designed in a circular shape. When you walk in the corridors, you can see the reliefs and exquisite decorations on the walls. painting.

It can be seen that Castle Ellington is really big, and Roy wants to know how such a majestic building became a ruin.

The third floor is the room of the Ellington family members. The construction here is more complicated. The third floor is divided into three independent areas. Each area has independent stairs leading to the second floor. The third floor of the castle is relatively well preserved. Be more complete.

You can also see some stair handrails at the entrance of the stairs.

Although these railings are likely to completely collapse if touched by hand, at least so far, these things have been completely preserved.

Some rooms still have simple furniture. Edith walked into a room, her eyes full of memories. She pushed open the ajar wooden door on the terrace, and dazzling sunlight came in, forming a line around her body. Phnom Penh.

She turned to everyone with a smile and said, "This was my father's bedroom. There was a room just like this at home in Castletown."

Walking to the fourth floor, this is already the top floor of the castle. Except for the observation deck and the attic, there is nowhere higher than here.

After everyone walked up the spiral staircase, what they saw was a mural. The colors on this wall were still extremely bright. The count on the wall was also lifelike. She was riding a silver Pegasus and wearing silver armor. , holding the reins of the Silver Pegasus with one hand, raising the long sword in the other hand, looking down at the entire Castletown city.

Behind the Earl, there is also a legion of Silver Pegasus...

"The mural on the wall is that of Count Amelia."

Edith stood in front of the mural and took the initiative to introduce it to everyone:

"She is my grandmother. My grandmother had three children in her life. My father also had two brothers. My father was her third son. He was born at Ellington Castle."

"My grandmother has been following the Silver Moon Elf King almost all her life and was in charge of the 17th Silver Pegasus Legion. She spent her later years in this castle."

"The original military camp of the Seventeenth Army was opposite Castle Ellington. You can see the military camp from the terrace. It is now abandoned."

"Grandma was once a moonlight guardian. She could communicate with the Silver Pegasus on a spiritual level. She would expel any foreigner who dared to set foot in Castletown Bay."

"..."

Roy felt that accepting Edith's invitation was the wisest move.

Listening to Edith's introduction, Roy not only gained a certain understanding of Ellington Castle, but also gained some understanding of the last owner of Ellington Castle, Earl Amelia.

In Roy's opinion, the period during which Count Amelia served as the commander of the 17th Silver Pegasus Legion should be the most glorious period of Castle Ellington.

Sure enough, the decoration style of the fourth floor of the castle has become more imposing. The colorful murals on the imposing dome have changed from those rich elven styles to War of the Gods.

But what surprised Roy was that the Battle of the Gods painted on the dome showed many gods, but the only one who didn't see the moon goddess Elune...

Afterwards, he searched for the reliefs and murals on the surrounding walls, but unfortunately he could not see Elune anywhere.

Walking around the main building of the castle took almost an entire afternoon.

When a group of people walked down from the top floor, they discovered that several inspection groups had appeared on the second floor and were wandering around...

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After nightfall, the temperature inside the castle dropped sharply.

Maybe it was cooler in the mountains than at the seaside, and gusts of cool breeze blew into the campsite near the weapons depot.

This was Claire's first time camping outside, and she couldn't sleep. There was a constant whine of wind and rustling in the leaves.

I popped my head out of the tent and looked around...

Under the darkness of night, there was not a trace of light in the castle. He looked at Roy's tent nearby.

Roy's snoring came from the tent, and Claire couldn't sleep even more. He now came out of the tent wearing a robe.

I wanted to take a walk outside the weapons depot, but it was a bit eerie here...

Seeing that the other tents were also very quiet, he carefully walked to Roy's tent and called Roy up.

Roy was a little dazed in his sleep when he heard Claire's shout.

Opening his eyes and sticking his head out of the tent, he saw Claire standing outside the tent, looking at him pitifully.

"Why aren't you sleeping so late?" Roy asked drowsily.

Claire said quickly: "I can't sleep a little bit, how about you go with me?"

Roy closed his eyes and responded: "Forget it, it's already so late!"

At night, Roy also sorted out the information obtained during the day. Now he was sleepy and tired, and it was difficult to even open his eyes.

Roy needs to write a report about the castle from the perspective of a tourist, writing down several places in the castle that are worth stopping at.

In addition, Roy also asked Edith some anecdotes. He planned to compile these anecdotes into several short stories. These stories were all centered around Count Emilia, and then briefly introduced Emily. The simple life of Earl Ya.

Claire also needs to write a travelogue about the entire Malaga jungle.

But so far, Claire has not started writing, not even some short stories.

He sat outside Roy's tent with some distress. Roy could only get out of the tent, wrapped in a piece of clothing, and sat beside Claire in a daze. He looked up at the starry night sky and muttered:

"Tell me, what do I need to help you with this time?"

Claire said to Roy: "How about we talk about how to write my travel diary?"

"I'm really not very good at this. By the way... what are you going to do with the sculpture class? I saw you picked up a piece of stone outside the castle gate. What kind of work are you going to carve...?"

Roy asked.

...I've been having a headache lately. Wait for me to adjust my condition.