"Baron, good news, good news!" The castle's steward made a rare move without grace. He ran while talking about the news he had just received, "Sir, Bishop Isaac sent someone to tell him that they will come to our place to rest!"
In such a small place, being able to be the steward of the Baron is definitely something to be proud of, not to mention that the Baron is also wise and brave, and maybe he can get his title upgraded. Previously, the Baron successfully captured a werewolf, and now Bishop Isaac is staying with them, which is really a series of happy events.
Casso put down the book about demon hunters he was reading, and his face was slightly moved. "Are you telling the truth?"
"Of course." The butler did not dare to hide it and quickly told the news he had heard, "It is said that Bishop Isaac rescued a demon hunter who was being chased by vampires. The demon hunter was seriously injured and needed to be treated urgently. We are the closest to him, so Bishop Isaac sent someone here."
"Vampire?" Casso's focus was obviously different from the butler's. "Why are there vampires here?"
He had done a thorough investigation before capturing these non-humans. There was only one werewolf in his territory. Werewolves and vampires are natural enemies. Where there are werewolves, there cannot be vampires.
Moreover, how could an ordinary demon hunter be worthy of a bishop lowering himself to come to him
Although the nobles and the church did not interfere with each other, in fact, their relationship was inextricably linked. One was a bishop, and the other was just a lowly baron. The gap between the two was too big. Therefore, at first the baron did not think that Isaac would come to rest with him, so he took the trouble to capture the werewolf and wanted to use the opportunity of offering the werewolf to get close to him.
Unexpectedly, before the werewolf was offered up, the other party came over on his own initiative.
“I don’t know yet.”
"Forget it." The butler probably didn't know what Casso himself didn't know. "Since the bishop is coming, take your men to clean the empty rooms in the castle immediately."
"Yes." The housekeeper immediately went downstairs to find someone to clean up.
They couldn't afford to give a bad impression to the bishop who had come from afar.
Because the wounds on Ning Buwen's body looked really scary, he was placed on the carriage and taken care of by Solomon.
With only this apprentice knight around him, and the wounds on his body were not fake, Ning Bu Wen simply fainted completely and tried to get some sleep.
Casso quickly brought his servants out of the castle to welcome Isaac and his group.
The castle of such a small city is naturally not luxurious or grand, but it is already the best building within a hundred miles.
The knights followed Isaac very respectfully. They heard Isaac exchanging greetings with the baron. They also moved the injured witcher directly into the castle to be treated by the priest.
When Casso saw Isaac and the knights behind him, he knew that this was definitely a key NPC. As for why it was not a player, it was easy to guess. If a player came up as a bishop of the church and had so many knights, then his advantage would be too great, which was not in line with Pandora's principle of fairness. Players who entered the personal dungeon, even if they had different identities, would definitely have their own advantages and disadvantages, and there would not be a clear gap.
Solomon and another knight carefully helped Ning Buwen get off the carriage. Xiao Xin followed behind without attracting much attention.
"Please ask your Lord Baron to prepare some medicine for us. This demon hunter was attacked by a vampire and lost too much blood." Isaac briefly explained the current situation.
"No problem. It's ready." Casso nodded. "I have admired you, Bishop Isaac, for a long time. I have also prepared breakfast. Please do me the honor of eating with me."
"Of course." Isaac was not unfamiliar with the affairs of state, so he agreed readily.
"Jesse, you serve this demon hunter well. If he wakes up, notify me immediately." Isaac glanced at Solomon and ordered.
"Yes." Solomon replied quickly.
"Sir Knight, please come this way." The butler tactfully led Solomon and others to the prepared room.
Solomon supported Ning Buwen and followed obediently.
"Ah." Solomon pretended not to notice the stones on the ground while supporting Ning Buwen, and he and Ning Buwen fell forward.
"Be careful." Cass stretched out his hand and grabbed Solomon and Ning Buwen.
"Sorry." The butler saw the stone rolling on the ground and his face was very ugly. "It was my mistake."
"No, it's okay." Solomon thanked him quickly, "My Lord Baron, I will take this demon hunter upstairs first."
"Go ahead." Cass withdrew his hand as if nothing had happened.
This person is not simple.
Solomon couldn't help but think so as he walked past the baron with his head down.
Casso looked at Solomon leaving from behind with a meaningful look in his eyes.
"What is the Baron looking at?" Bishop Isaac asked.
"Nothing." Casso retracted his gaze, "I just think that your knight is a little young, Bishop."
"Jesse is still young, so it's inevitable that he's a little clumsy, but he's a good boy," Isaac explained briefly.
When he awoke, he was lying in one of the best rooms in the castle.
Who made him injured
"Hiss, it hurts." Ning Bu Wen touched his forehead and slowly opened his eyes.
Although Pandora has enhanced the players' physique so that they will not be troubled by common diseases, the human sense of pain is still there, and even if this is not your own body, you will still feel pain.
When fighting the vampire before, Ning Buwen was so focused on how to defeat the other party that he forgot about the pain. Now that he woke up and had bandaged all the wounds on his body, he felt the pain.
"Woof." Xiao Xin had been lying on Ning Buwen's bed. He was the first to notice that he was awake. He walked up to him, wagging his tail.
Reminded by Xiaoxin, Solomon stood up slowly, pretending to be very excited, "Great, you're awake."
"Please... May I ask who you are? You saved me?" Ning Bu Wen looked at the young man in front of him with a dazed look and a little wariness. His actions were very much in line with the standards of a demon hunter.
At least Solomon didn't see anything.
"My name is Jesse, and I'm an apprentice knight of the Knights led by Bishop Isaac. It was our bishop who saved you." Solomon simply recounted the story, and then pretended to look at Ning Buwen innocently, trying to get some information from him, so as to determine what role this demon hunter played in this dungeon. "What about you, who are you, and why are you being hunted by vampires?"
"I am..." Ning Buwen was about to say it, but then stopped.
"What's wrong?" Solomon asked.
"This is not something you, a trainee knight, should know." Ning Bu Wen said coldly, "Please go and invite the bishop here. This matter is of great importance. I must meet with the bishop in person and talk to him."
Solomon's face began to turn blue and his smile froze.
Very good, this demon hunter successfully caught his attention.
"Please forgive me." Ning Buwen said seriously, "You are still young now. You should aim to become a true knight. It is not good for you to know too many things."
As if he couldn't see the expression on Solomon's face, Ning Buwen continued to speak earnestly.
"Okay, okay." Solomon said "Okay" twice. If he hadn't had some concerns, he might have used a prop card to get information out of this person.
But it doesn't work.
Solomon thought of the baron whose depth was hard to see through, and did not dare to act rashly.
Before the end of the world, Solomon's family was already considered aristocratic. Not to mention a baron, he had seen kings before. But he sensed a rather astonishing aura in the baron of this castle.
This is definitely not owned by a baron.
Solomon almost subconsciously determined that this baron was not an ordinary person, but most likely a powerful player.
Fortunately, Solomon was an apprentice knight and he always pretended to be timid. The baron's attention was on the bishop and the unconscious Ning Buwen, so Solomon was not noticed.
But if you use a prop card, you will completely expose your identity.
Who doesn’t have a small prop to use for testing prop cards
Whoever uses the prop card first will be identified first and will be at a disadvantage in the subsequent fight.
Therefore, Solomon had to be on guard.
"I will go and inform the bishop right away. You can have a good rest here." Solomon turned his back with a dark face.
This demon hunter is really infuriating.
I don’t know if it was intentional, but Solomon made a loud noise when he closed the door.
Ning Bu Wen chuckled and thought that this apprentice knight was really funny.
Judging from his appearance, he is most likely a player. Of course, he would definitely suspect me, so he tried to test me when I woke up.
To put it bluntly, in this kind of advanced personal dungeon where all players will change their appearance, you must be prepared to question everything and everyone around you, and you will inevitably become the object of suspicion.
Of course, in the later stages of the dungeon, these disguises have almost lost their effectiveness, but in the early stages, an uncertain identity can undoubtedly provide excellent protection for oneself.
"Come here." Ning Bu Wen quickly put the matter of the apprentice knight behind him and waved Xiao Xin to come over.
Xiao Xin jumped onto the bed and lay on Ning Buwen's left side, allowing Ning Buwen to touch his head and paws, looking very comfortable.
"Well done." Ning Bu Wen gave Xiao Xin a little praise.
Although he had previously been somewhat disgusted with Shin-chan for ruining his plan to kill the vampire, the current situation was also very good, and could even be more advantageous.
As long as that vampire was still lurking somewhere, he would have enough excuses to stay with the bishop.
No, it should be said that even if I want to leave, the bishop may not let me go.
There is no better situation than this.
When Solomon went to see Bishop Isaac, he naturally and inevitably met the baron whom he was afraid of.
"Awake?" Isaac was a little surprised and quickly put down the knife. "Baron, I'm sorry, I may have to go see the demon hunter first."
"You don't have to apologize, Bishop." Casso looked at Isaac as sincerely as possible. "I heard from you that this demon hunter was seriously injured in a fight with a vampire in my territory. As the lord of this place, I have the obligation to meet this brave demon hunter properly. Please be sure to let me go with you."
"Okay." Isaac thought about it and agreed.
Solomon followed them tactfully.
As long as Isaac didn't come out to chase him away, he decided to shamelessly follow him in and listen.
Maybe there is some important news, he can't miss it.
Ning Buwen half leaned on the bed and didn't wait for long before he saw Bishop Isaac and the baron here with a weak look on his face.
When he saw the two of them, Ning Buwen secretly looked at them a few times in his heart, and became more and more certain that this baron was probably also a player.
When he heard that the baron was going to capture a werewolf before they met, he was a little suspicious. Now his suspicion has only deepened.
However, I guess I am also a key person who is being followed. As long as we don't fall out, we can just pretend to be stupid.
"Hello, Your Excellency the Bishop and Your Excellency the Baron. Please forgive my impoliteness. I am unable to leave at the moment." Ning Bu Wen sighed and said.
"It's okay." Bishop Isaac didn't care about it. "The pastor said that you will be fine if you take a good rest for a while, but I want to know, how did you provoke a vampire, and what is going on?"
What Isaac wanted to ask was also what Casso and Solomon wanted to know.
Even if he didn't ask, he knew he couldn't keep it secret for long.
"Please ask the bishop to go to xx manor and rescue those innocent people." Ning Buwen's face instantly showed a look of regret, "To be honest, it's all my fault."
"What do you mean?" Bishop Isaac looked at him curiously.
"As you can see, Bishop, I am a demon hunter." Ning Buwen said in a lost tone, "Although I am a demon hunter, my strength is very low. It has been like this for almost my entire life. In the eyes of some friends, I am a loser."
Solomon frowned slightly.
That wasn't what he wanted to hear.
But now he is in the lowest position and it is not easy to urge him.
Ning Buwen saw that he was almost disappointed, so he continued, "A few days ago, I was entrusted by Father Qiao Xi to help a lady of a manor expel the gods from her land. I was injured and had to recuperate at home for a long time. I almost spent all my savings on this. I was depressed, so I went to the tavern to drink. I am not a good drinker, and when I drink too much, I tend to brag and make others envy me. Who knew that this would ruin the job."
Ning Buwen knew that he couldn't hide what happened in the tavern. But when he secretly bought the gold necklace, he disguised himself, and he went to a popular antique dealer, so he was not afraid of being recognized.
If you tell a lie, people will only believe it if it is 70% true and 30% false.
"When I was exorcising the evil spirit for the lady of the manor, I accidentally ran into a few maids chatting. They said they had seen the lady burying something on the ground, maybe treasure or something, so I took note of it. I originally wanted to wait until the lady left and then secretly dig it up. Oh, God, I was tempted by the devil and became greedy. I am guilty."
Ning Buwen is a good singer and songwriter, with a look of regret on his face, and he is reluctant to say anything further.
Bishop Isaac remained calm, "The Lord will have mercy on you for your mistakes."
"Thank you, Bishop." Ning Buwen's face flashed with surprise, and then he continued, "After drinking, I accidentally told this matter under the stimulation of my friends, and then I didn't pay much attention to it. After all, I was drunk at the time and not sober. Usually when we chatted about it, no one took it seriously. But who, who knew that someone actually went to that piece of land and dug up the gold necklace!"
When it came to the highlight, the three people except Ning Buwen couldn't help but prick up their ears.
"But I know that it is definitely not a good thing. There is really an evil spirit in that land! But the news spread more and more, and many people went to that land. I was afraid that the evil spirit would attack them, and I was even more afraid that a wrong word from me would kill innocent people. So I took my demon hunting dog and exorcism items and went there to kill the evil spirit, but I didn't expect that those people were like crazy."
"Why are you crazy?" Isaac heard something wrong.
"They looked excited, as if bewitched by the devil, and kept digging, but the evil spirits on the land never appeared again. I tried to stop them and called out their names, but they ignored me and attacked me instead. I realized that this might be the devil's trick, so I tried to stop them here, but I didn't expect them to keep digging, and they dug out a coffin."
“Although I am weak, I know that this kind of exquisite coffin cannot belong to the lady of the manor. It’s more like... more like..." Ning Bu Wen hesitated, as if he didn’t want to continue.
In his story, he was the righteous one, but he believed that the three people in front of him would not really pay attention to anything. At most, they were just verifying the truth of his words. As for whether this incident was arranged by him, the only witness was the evil spirit girl, but she had been killed thoroughly by Ning Buyun.
In other words, now no one knows that he did it, so he can say whatever he wants.
"Vampire!" Casso answered for him.
"Yes, a vampire." Ning Buwen was helpless. "The vampire quickly chased after me. He was very powerful, but I don't know if it was because he had been buried underground, so his speed was a little slow. I was fighting and fleeing, and in the end I could only let my demon hunting dog escape. I raised it little by little, and I couldn't bear to let it die with me. I didn't expect to meet the bishop who rescued me. I am very grateful."
If Isaac hadn't stopped him, Ning Buwen might have gotten out of bed and bowed to the bishop himself.
"Did the vampire say anything?" Isaac asked.
He didn't believe that the vampire's strength was reduced because he was buried underground. With the vampire's ability, he could kill the demon hunter in front of him in an instant.
But the demon hunter did not die, which shows that the vampire did not really want to kill him.
So, there must be some secret or something in this demon hunter that is attracting the vampire and is worth exploiting.
Otherwise, it would be hard to understand why the vampire who always hated demon hunters did not kill the person in front of him immediately.
"This..." Ning Buwen thought hard for a while, intending to divert the blame and test the three people in front of him, "I seem to have heard him mention a word."
"What word?"
"Inheritance." Ning Bu Wen answered firmly, "But I didn't hear anything more clearly. At that time, I was only focused on escaping and didn't really hear much else."
The way Solomon and Cass looked at Ning Buwen changed in an instant.
As a player, you must know this word.
Their copy is called The Devil's Legacy.
It is very likely that the vampire came here for this very reason!
But in this case, Solomon was no longer sure about the identity of this demon hunter.
If he was a player, why would he reveal such important information? Wouldn't it be better to just keep it secret? Could it be that the other party was really a key NPC, and I was just being too suspicious
Isaac looked normal, "Thank you for your hard work, you should have a good rest."
"Bishop, can I be of any help?" Ning Buwen asked cautiously, "Those who were bewitched are innocent. They are just a little greedy."
"I'll send someone to check it out. You should take good care of your injuries." Isaac said nothing more. He turned to look at Cass and said, "Baron, let's go out first."
"good."
Soon, Ning Buwen and Xiaoxin were the only ones left here.
"Next, I will take good care of my injuries." Ning Buwen was very proud. He was sure that his words just now had definitely caused waves in the hearts of these three people, and his importance was also steadily increasing.
Next, all I have to do is lie in bed and watch how the situation develops.
He is now just a small demon hunter without any skills. It is simply a pipe dream for him to find some inheritance on his own.
While the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind it, it is better to be the person behind the scenes and watch these people investigate.
The church, the nobility, the demon hunters, the vampires.
All four quarters gathered.
What will it look like
Ning Buwen is looking forward to it.
Only when the water becomes muddy enough, it's time for him to fish!
night.
Solomon sneaked into the Baron's room quietly.
Now there are many knights waiting outside Ning Buwen's room day and night, because the vampire may come at any time, they must protect the safety of this demon hunter. This is the order of the bishop, they have no way to disobey.
It was impossible for Solomon to break through the blockade and force Ning to ask.
Therefore, he could only change someone else and go find this baron who was not guarded by many people. This would be more hopeful.
Solomon held the dagger in one hand and slowly lifted the quilt with the other.
Under the quilt is the pillow.
There was a sound of breaking air behind me.
Solomon rolled along and immediately blocked it.
Bang.
The weapons clashed.
"Sure enough, you are also a player." Solomon looked at the baron with a gloomy face and was very sure of his guess.
"You're looking for death." Cass certainly suspected that this apprentice knight was a player, so he made preparations early and did not sleep in bed.
As expected, Solomon arrived.
"Wait, I just want to confirm your identity. I'm not going to fight you right now." Solomon smiled and let go of the dagger in his hand. "Baron, I'm here to cooperate with you. Why don't we have a good talk?"
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