The Mysterious World Under Steampunk

"I didn't expect you to come so early. I was supposed to greet you, but I needed to stay in the castle to preside over the ceremony, so I sent Miranda to greet you." When the group arrived at the second village, The Duke of Belmont was already waiting there. After seeing Leo and Sylvia, he immediately stepped forward to say hello and explained.

"It's okay, our trip is very interesting." Sylvia smiled and replied.

"I heard about the Redstone Town. Thank you, you have solved a big problem for us." The Duke of Belmont opened the door of the carriage himself. While knocking on the car door to signal the driver to drive, he sincerely thanked Leo and Silvia.

Sylvia said indifferently: "We also ran to Lübeck town by accident, so we had to do something."

The Duke of Belmont shook his head and said: "I only look at the result, not the process. No matter what the reason is, it is an indisputable fact that the two of you will solve the troubles that have plagued the family for many years."

At this time, Leo asked with some doubts: "Although the thing in Lübeck Town is very special, with the strength of your Belmont family, you should have the means to deal with it. Why did you let that thing be imprisoned there?"

"Indeed, the family does have a way to completely eliminate that thing, but the price we need to pay is too great, far beyond the limit we can bear, so keeping it there is the best solution we can think of The Duke of Belmont sighed, explained, looked at Leo thoughtfully, and said, "Actually, according to normal circumstances, there should be a wizard to help us solve this matter, but unfortunately the wizard finally It didn't appear, but Mr. Leo, the wizard, appeared. Although the person was wrong, the result has not changed."

"Is it the wizard who made this thing?" Leo asked, taking out the stone ball he got from Hongshi Town.

The moment he saw the stone ball, the Duke of Belmont became short of breath, and then, as if he was trying to control his emotions, he turned his head to the other side and said, "Yes, it is the manufacture of this thing. By."

"Can you tell me about that wizard? By the way, tell me what this thing is?" Leo could see that the Duke of Belmont's reaction when he saw the offspring of the stone ball was a bit abnormal, so he asked.

Duke Belmont was silent for a moment.

"If it's inconvenient, don't worry about it," Leo added.

The Duke of Belmont shook his head and said, "It's not an inconvenience. If you want to investigate, there are a lot of materials related to that year in the study in the castle. I'm telling you now that it's just a little earlier."

After explaining the situation, the Duke of Belmont also began to tell Leo and Sylvia what he knew about the wizard and the stone ball. Although the Count of Belmont was the heir of the family, he didn't seem to know This kind of thing, so listen very carefully.

In fact, the Duke of Belmont himself does not know much. Although there are a lot of relevant materials in the study of the family castle, he has never read them. In fact, most of the books and materials are placed in the study. Accumulated dust, few people read it. In the eyes of the members of the Belmont family, including the Duke of Belmont, they all believe that the improvement of the bloodline is the root of their own, so instead of reading those books in the study room, it is of no use to the improvement of the bloodline. It is better to find some things that can improve the strength of the blood to do.

And therefore, all about wizards and their creations was what the Duke of Belmont had heard from his father when he was a child.

In fact, apart from the minor parts related to wizards and stone balls, the core content is very simple, that is, the Belmont family has cooperated with wizards for a period of time, and the cooperative project is to help the Belmont family improve the purity of their blood. .

During the research and development process of this cooperation project, the wizard created many methods to improve the bloodline, and the effect is also very good. The Belmont family is still using it. For example, the ancient ritual that the Duke of Belmont is preparing now is The sorcerer had modified an ancient ritual specifically aimed at raising the bloodlines of the Belmont family.

It's just that although there are many ways to improve the bloodline, they still can't make the bloodline of the Belmont family evolve to a higher bloodline level, so the wizard and the Belmont family took the risk and used some kind of blood that has been regarded as taboo by the Belmont family until now. He tried to push a member of the Belmont family with a very serious atavism and a very rich bloodline to the level of a demigod.

As a result, it naturally ended in failure. In the end, the family member turned into a monster and destroyed a small town, and the wizard had to use some of his forbidden power to seal the monster in the town and seal the monster's blood core In this small stone ball, placed in Redstone Town, only after the wizard left, he said that he would come back after finding a safe way to deal with the monster.

Only a few people in the entire Belmont family knew about the wizard and the little stone ball, because the wizard who promised to come back did not show up, and there was no accident in Lubel Town, so these things became a bed among the heirs of the Belmont family. head story.

The reason why the Duke of Belmont had such an obvious abnormal reaction after seeing Leo take out the stone ball was because he had been in close contact with the stone ball for a period of time before.

Because the blood core of the abscessed flesh and blood is sealed in the stone ball, and the power of the blood core will radiate from time to time, so this power will have a certain stimulating and improving effect on the blood of the Belmont family. The Duke of Belmont once said that I have tried to use this method to improve my blood.

Although the effect is very good, it also has great side effects. For example, the spirit and blood vessels are infected by the power of abscesses and flesh. Once infected, the condition of the whole body will decline rapidly, and even non-benign mutations will appear.

The Duke of Belmont found out in time, and before his body received the irreversible image, he sent the thing back to Redstone Town and stored it again. After that, he never thought of using it to enhance his blood power, even if he saw this one now. When the stone ball appeared, he still felt a little lingering fear.

However, it was equally difficult for him to suppress the greed in his heart, because as someone who had used the stone ball before, he knew how much it helped him refine his own blood. If there were no side effects, he felt that he would definitely be able to Use this thing to raise your bloodline to a higher level.

After hearing his father's narration, Earl Belmont was also curious about the stone ball in Leo's hand, and because he had never personally experienced the pollution of the power of the stone ball, he didn't understand what his father was worried about, so he was curious Driven by the drive, he couldn't help reaching out and holding the stone ball in his hand and looking at it.

Seeing this situation, the Duke of Belmont just frowned, but he didn't stop it, as if he wanted to use the stone ball to teach his restless son a lesson.

At first, Earl Belmont didn't feel anything unusual, until he felt the stone ball in his hand become as hot as coal fire, the scene in front of him suddenly turned into darkness, and in the darkness there was a spot of light that quickly Approaching and zooming in, when it came to him, the light spot had been magnified hundreds of times, and turned into a lump of flesh covered with abscesses, and although this lump of flesh had no eyes, he could feel the lump of flesh. Looking at herself, she immediately felt that the blood in her body was hot and tumbling like it was injected into the lava outside the castle.

Just when Earl Belmont felt that he might be burned to death by the lava-hot blood, the stone ball in his hand was suddenly taken away, and the scene around him disappeared instantly, recovering from the abnormal state.

However, even if he got out of the abnormal state and the scene in front of him returned to the carriage, he could still clearly feel the pain of burning blood.

"What happened just now?" Count Belmont looked at the stone ball that was taken back by Leo with lingering fear, and said, wiping the sweat from his forehead.

Leo obviously didn't intend to explain seriously, so he said casually, "It's nothing, it's just that your body doesn't get used to it for a while."

"Idiot, how many times have I said it before, don't mess with things you don't understand, you will suffer a lot because of your habit sooner or later!" The Duke of Belmont also educated his son in a timely manner.

Hearing his father's scolding, even though Earl Belmont looked older, he could only lower his head and listen silently.

"How is that kid's matter going?" At this moment, the Duke of Belmont suddenly asked in a deep voice.

Earl Belmont's face was a bit ugly, and he hesitated a little and said: "When I was dealing with this matter, I happened to meet Mr. Leo and Ms. Sylvia. I think it is more important to receive them, so I will leave them temporarily The mother and child will be imprisoned in the dungeon, and they will be dealt with after the sacrificial ceremony."

Hearing his son's remarks, the Duke of Belmont didn't show any abnormal emotions. He just stared at him and said after a while, "The atavistic mutation in Ansalod has completely become recessive. This shows that he has completely controlled the bloodline, and it won't be long before the purity of his bloodline surpasses yours. Although you are my son and the heir of the family, and have the title of earl, all this has not been completely controlled by you. There is still a chance, and I hope you will remember that, my son."

Earl Belmont looked a little ugly, and said in a low voice: "Then what do you want me to do? I am your son, but he is also my son, and he is the only heir."

Facing Earl Belmont's questioning, the old Duke didn't say anything, and the carriage became much quieter.

Leo and Sylvia, who were also sitting in the carriage, did not feel embarrassed or uncomfortable because they were involved in the dispute over the heirs of the Belmont family. Instead, they looked at the father and son with interest.

Although the old duke didn't show it clearly, it could be seen that he was very dissatisfied with his son, and what was dissatisfied was not in his blood, but in his son's way of doing things and mentality.

On the surface, Earl Belmont doesn't seem to care whether he can become the next family patriarch and duke, nor does he think that there is anything wrong with his handling of his son, but the careful Leo and Sylvia can find that the old duke raised When he came to the clansman named Ansarrod, Earl Belmont couldn't help clenching his hands, and his breathing became a little heavy. It was obvious that his heart was not as calm as his appearance.

Perhaps it was because the old duke was a little embarrassed by arguing with his son in front of the two guests, Leo and Sylvia. The old duke didn't speak again on the road afterwards, and Earl Belmont remained silent. Leo and Xi Sylvia naturally also focused on outside the carriage.

After the carriage drove through several virgin forests, it went directly along the road into a cave dug on the mountain wall in front, and then ran along the cave tunnel for about five or six minutes before getting out and passing through the mountain The mountain where the wall is located.

On the other side of the mountain, the scene is completely different from the previous valley scene. The valleys here are replaced by lava rivers. In the lava rivers, there are a large number of small islands formed by solidified lava. Those small islands are covered with some crystalline trees. , A large amount of heat is pumped up from the roots of the crystalline tree, along the transparent trunk to the flower-like crystals on the top of the tree, and then erupted out, turning into streams of flames, just like the breath of a fire dragon.

Although it is surrounded by lava gushing from active volcanoes, the temperature here is not hot, but extremely cold. You can even see accumulated ice and snow on the banks of lava rivers. Ambivalence.

Just when Leo and Sylvia were puzzled about the reason for the scene in front of them, the carriage followed the road dug out of the mountain wall, turned a few turns along the mountain, and came to a lava lake, or an active volcano crater on the side.

I saw that in this active volcanic crater, lava continuously emerges from the ground, forming a lava lake, and near the vent where the lava emerges, an ancient castle that is very similar to the castle of the French Empire stands on the lake. It's incredible to see it for the first time.

But what is really eye-catching in the lava lake is not the ancient castle on the lake, but the skeleton of an abyssal dragon facing the spout beside the castle.

The overall size of this skeleton is about the same as that of the castle, and the skeleton is well preserved. Even the skin of some parts is still there, but the flesh and blood have disappeared, giving people a very hideous feeling.

And this skeleton is not just a goodbye, it has an extremely powerful and magical ability, and this ability is the main reason why the heat of the entire lava lake and lava river disappears immediately after escaping, because all the heat Absorbed by the skeleton.