After the award banquet, the Fergus family returned to Fergus Castle, and the three Saroyan brothers also followed.
The original Sidney Castle has been completely destroyed, and the new castle is under construction and has not yet been completed, so the Fergus family invited the three Saroyans to visit Fergus Castle.
After two days of traveling, the group returned to Fergus Castle.
It is not the original Fergus Castle. The new Fergus Castle has been built and the Fergus family has moved in.
This is a huge castle built on the top of a mountain. It has some similarities to the original Fergus Castle, but its area is several times the size of the original Fergus Castle.
Thick city walls lie horizontally, exquisite buildings stand, the ground is paved with white stones, flower beds are dotted on both sides of the road, and there are gardens, pavilions, rockeries, and ponds inside.
In order to build this castle, the Fergus family spent a lot of gold coins, but now it seems that it was worth the money.
In addition to the new castle, Fergus City is also expanding. Of course, it cannot be completed so quickly. This must be a long process.
Returning to Fergus Castle, Earl Fergus began to reward the feudal nobles who participated in the war.
Each family received generous rewards.
Two of the soldiers with outstanding military exploits were awarded the title of Lord, which made the two soldiers very excited.
Although he narrowly escaped death and almost died on the battlefield many times, the gains were huge. Becoming a Lord, even the smallest title, also comes with a fief. From now on, the trajectory of life will be fundamentally different from that of ordinary people. The change.
A few days later, Gray and the Fergus family left Fergus Castle and headed for Gray's territory. The three Saroyan brothers and sisters were also invited.
After passing by the Cumberland family and paying a visit, they continued to set off. One day later, they arrived at Gray's fief.
The carriage walked slowly within the Gray Fiefdom, admiring the natural scenery along the way.
Indeed, as Sophia said, the natural conditions of this territory are extremely superior. The terrain is flat and there are many fertile fields and cultivated land. Villages can often be seen. These cultivated lands alone will definitely receive a huge amount of tax revenue every year.
After walking for half a day, they saw a lake.
This is an extremely huge lake with beautiful scenery and breathtaking scenery. There is even a small island in the lake.
This is the largest lake in the territory.
It is the greatest feature of this territory and its largest source of income.
The lake is green, and there are many fat fish in it. With Gray's eyesight, he can even see some of the fish, as long as Mish.
Every year, the lake brings great wealth to the territory.
Arriving here, Gray and the others reached their destination on their trip to the territory.
This territory was called the Half-Moon Territory when it was under the jurisdiction of the Ziyue Kingdom, and the castle in the territory was called the Half-Moon Castle.
And this castle is not located in a large city, nor is it located on a hill that is easy to defend and difficult to attack, but is located on a small island in the middle of the lake in front of you. To reach this castle, you must take a boat. The boat goes.
"Master Gray!"
Banyue Castle had already received the news and came to greet them by boat. The first people to greet them were two middle-aged men, both of whom had brown hair. One of them was taller and the other was shorter. , of medium height.
The tall man named Hogan Marcus and the medium-sized man named Simpson Carey were the ones sent by the royal family to manage the territory for Gray. One of them was responsible for the management of the territory, and the other was responsible for the management of the territory. He is responsible for the territory's finances.
Under the leadership of the two of them, Gray and his party entered the island by boat. It was an island with an area of dozens of kilometers, in an irregular gear shape, with a huge castle in the middle.
"so big!"
Seeing this castle, Sarah, Pearly and others were all surprised.
The castle is built of white stone, with horizontal walls and towering spires. It is extremely huge, even much larger than the newly built Fergus Castle.
Only obvious traces of weathering can be seen on the surface, indicating that this castle has existed for a long time.
"Master Gray!"
At the entrance of the castle, a group of servants stood respectfully on both sides of the castle entrance to greet them.
Among them was a young maid wearing a black and white maid uniform, with a slender figure and an average-to-upper appearance.
There are chefs in kitchen clothes.
There are valets who wear valet uniforms and are responsible for manual labor.
There was also a young man wearing apothecary robes.
These are "gifts" from the royal family. They are adopted and cultivated by the royal family from orphans. They are usually sent by the royal family to serve royal members and a small number of nobles who are highly valued by the royal family.
"Um."
Gray nodded with satisfaction. He was extremely satisfied with the necessary personnel for the castle given by the royal family, which saved him the worry of hiring them.
Moreover, these people have been professionally trained by the royal family and are extremely skilled in various professions, which is definitely not comparable to those hired temporarily.
Among these people, Gray was most satisfied with the young man wearing a pharmacist's uniform. This was a pharmacist trained by the royal family. Although he was not a master of alchemy, he was still very precious.
The training of pharmacists places great emphasis on talent. Without corresponding talents, it is difficult to become a master of alchemy even if you are with someone all year round.
"Lord Gray, according to the castle records, this castle has existed since the founding of the Purple Moon Kingdom."
Entering the castle, Hogan Marcus and Simpson Carey respectfully introduced Gray with a very respectful attitude.
After receiving the appointment from the royal family, they naturally investigated and learned about Lord Gray. This knowledge shocked them, but they couldn't help but be surprised.
They were awarded the title of earl at the first title conferment. They were very familiar with this aspect, so they could naturally see that the royal family valued this lord, and they were even more delighted after learning about Gray's achievements on the battlefield.
Following such a lord with great potential and who is favored by the royal family, their status will surely rise.
In fact, they have already felt this improvement in status. Recently, they have received invitations from many nobles in succession. Some of the nobles who ignored them before are now extremely enthusiastic.
"It existed since the founding of the People's Republic of China. Is it a building from the imperial period?"
Gray asked with his eyes shining.
If this castle was a building from the Empire period, then he would have to investigate it carefully, maybe he could find a secret room or something.
To be able to own such a huge castle, even in the empire period, I am afraid that the status will not be low. If you can find the hidden secret room, you will definitely get a very valuable harvest.
"I don't know about this. There are no detailed records of the information in the castle."
Hogan Marcus shook his head and said.
The group of people toured around the castle. There were gardens, rockeries, ponds, pavilions, a training ground paved with hard stone, and even a small horse farm.
It can be said that all the pleasure facilities of the nobles are available here. However, although the castle is huge and majestic, it has been too long after all, and there are inevitably signs of weathering in some places.
"It's a very nice castle, but it's been uninhabited for too long. It's been severely affected by the wind and needs major repairs!"
said Lord Fergus.
"It really needs some major repairs."
Gray nodded. Although he probably won't live in this castle permanently, it is essential to overhaul the castle. It is located in the middle of the lake, so it must be quite cool in summer. In the future, everyone in the Fergus family can come here when the summer is hot. This is a summer escape.
As for the money needed for repairs, it is of course not to mention. Not to mention that the annual tax revenue of this territory is extremely huge. Just talk about the 30 million gold coins he obtained from the King's Cemetery. Not to mention repairs, just repair a few more. Such a castle is enough.
It took a few people half an hour to go around the entire castle. During the process, Gray did not forget to look for any hidden secret rooms, but found nothing.
The castle is too huge, and the buildings in it are quite dense, almost becoming a maze.
"This bedroom is mine!"
The main building of the castle has three floors in total. There are many bedrooms on the third floor. Sarah immediately chose a bedroom facing the garden.
Gray, Earl Fergus and others also each selected a room as a room for them to live in for a long time when they came here in the future.
In the evening, everyone had a fish feast, grilled fish, and fish soup. The ingredients were freshly caught from the lake and prepared by chefs sent by the royal family. The taste was so good that Gray and others were full of praise.
At midnight, everyone has fallen asleep.
Woohoo—
Suddenly, I suddenly remembered a low whimpering sound, like the sound of wind blowing through the building, or like the sound of wild beasts in the night, which would sound from time to time.
Uh-huh!
In the bedroom, Gray suddenly opened his eyes and sat up, with an extremely sharp look in his eyes.
With his strength as a wild-blood warrior, his hearing was naturally extremely powerful, and he could hear the whimpering sound very clearly. He was sure that it was not the sound of wind blowing across the building, but rather something like something he had seen before. The roar of a creature.
He put on his clothes, left the bedroom, walked down the stairs, and followed the intermittent whimpering sounds.
He didn't light up a lamp. The infrared perception obtained from the shadow snake gave him night vision, allowing him to see objects clearly even in the dark.
Following the sound, he searched all the way, and finally found the place where the sound came from.
That was a well. They had seen this well before when they visited the castle.
According to the introduction of the castle servant, this well is a dry well and should not have been used for a long time.
Woohoo—
Another whining sound came from the ancient well again.
Gray narrowed his eyes slightly, took out the rope from the purple ring, tied it to the edge of the well, and dived down along the rope.
(End of chapter)