"The nearest person was the owner of the Silver Shade Castle thirty years ago. We don't know exactly which antique of doom it is. This time, we went there specifically to see the specific situation and see if we can find the hidden antique of doom." Tari Mercury added.
Garen nodded.
He is aware of the so-called doom antiques, and nine out of ten are the Bronze Crosses he carries with him. Although the potential provided by the medal is very small now, and there is only a little improvement in a week, but it is better than no improvement at all, and it is better than nothing.
Garen was also very curious about why potential antiques could provide potential, and why they were called doom antiques. So it was also based on this idea that I agreed to the invitation of Quicksilver in the Tower and went to Silver Yarn Castle together.
The carriage drove from noon to the afternoon, and the orange-red sun had sunk halfway below the horizon before finally stopping at the top of a yellow-green downhill slope, with a continuous green grove below the slope.
The four got out of the carriage and stood on the top of the slope looking forward.
In the distance from the continuous dark green forest, on the same higher slope and hill, a gray and white dilapidated castle is clearly visible.
The castle was as if it had been burned, with smoky gray and black traces everywhere. There is no trace of any greenery.
The exterior of the castle, the lawn surrounded by the surrounding railings, and some small trees around it are all gray and black, as if it has just been hit by a fire not long ago.
The entire castle has three cusps, forming a mountain character. The surface is densely covered with square cross windows, and when viewed from a distance, the inside of the window is pitch black, and nothing can be seen clearly.
"This is Yinsha Castle. It is said that there was a fire thirty years ago, and the later owner had no money to repair it, so it became what it is now. It is a pity that it was a relatively famous garden castle in the records. The meaning of Yinsha is The surface is covered with a layer of silver yarn, beautiful and dreamy, hence the name."
Tali Quicksilver pointed at the castle with emotion.
Grace wondered from the side: "No, Mr. Terry, the fire 30 years ago, why is the castle still gray and black now, how is it possible that there is not even a little green plant growing?"
Miss Si Lan took over the conversation. "No one is clear about this. Some people speculate that the ashes covered the growth of the surrounding plants. Others speculate that there are no plants growing on the site itself. There are even a few strange rumors, but they are not credible."
"Have you asked the people around here?" Grace frowned.
"There is no human habitation within a radius of 30 miles around the castle. The surrounding terrain is complex and not suitable for growing crops, so the nearest farms and small towns and villages have to be walked a long way to get there."
Garen touched the fake beard on his chin.
"In other words, we may have to rest here all night? Is there any problem with eating and drinking?"
Terry Quicksilver nodded.
"No problem, Si Lan and I have been resting here for many days. Except that it is not very convenient to go out and communicate with people, the environment here is still very good, suitable for self-cultivation. Alright, let's continue walking. , actually have to walk a long distance, at least half an hour's walk to reach the castle."
"What about the carriage?"
"It's tied here, and someone will pick it up later. I've made arrangements. It's just that we can take a carriage when we come here, and we can only walk if we go out. It takes more than four hours to walk from here to the nearest town of Kenu. Only then can we get there." Tali Quicksilver explained. "So we have to plan to live here for a few days."
"That's not bad, it's equivalent to a vacation. Grace, please go back to the city and let me know." Garen lowered his voice, "Just say that I'm visiting a friend's house. Don't worry, I'll be back in a few days."
Grace knew what he meant, and she was asking her to help conceal it. After all, Garen was only a high school student, and it would be worrying if he ran too far.
"Then why don't I just drive back and just return the carriage to the town."
"Alright." Tali Shuiyin nodded in agreement.
The three of them watched Grace drive the car back, until it gradually disappeared into the bend of the driveway, and then they came back to their senses.
"Let's go, it's getting late, and you can get a good night's rest if you arrive early." Tali Shuiyin held a long black bag in his hand, "I brought a shotgun, and I can buy some wild game around then. barbecue!"
"That's really good! You're so thoughtful." Garen also laughed.
Si Lan smiled and lifted the small red bag in her hand. "I also brought some spices and tea and coffee beans. There is a small river nearby, and I can get water to make tea and coffee."
"Poorly ground coffee is not a good thing."
"I have a secret weapon! Hehe" Si Lan smiled mysteriously. "Mr. Kelly seldom goes out for a picnic, right? Unlike us, sometimes chasing prisoners into deep mountains and old forests, we have to learn these preparations."
"That's true." Garen shrugged, "I just brought a few small tools for emergency use, and a set of plain clothes for washing. I also took some seasonings, but it's not as thorough as the two of you."
"Okay, let's go, go to the castle early to tidy up the room, here we will use the oil lamps we brought earlier." Tali Shuiyin looked at the sun that had completely sunk, and said in a low voice. "Otherwise it will be too late and inconvenient."
"Right."
The three walked quickly along the slope to the Silver Shade Castle.
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Walking into the iron gate of the castle, the ground is a strange color of black and gray mixed with white powder. It was as if the road was paved with ashes after a fire.
There is a triangular cone lighting fire platform on the left and right sides respectively. It is built with a black metal frame, and there is a brazier on it. I don't know what kind of metal it is. The fire platform is connected with a black fence, which divides the old castle and the outside woods into two sides, like two worlds.
The outside is dark green and dense bushes, and the inside of the fence is a scene of a fire. The lawn in the castle is pale yellow, and a few black trees that are about to die give people a sense of lifelessness and silence.
The three of them walked into the gate with their things and walked along the straight road paved with black ash until they reached the gate of the castle.
The gate is a round arched wood-clad iron, dark, with a whitish circle in the center, and a wide keyhole inside the circle.
Terry Quicksilver took out a brass key and inserted it in, turned it hard a few times, and then pushed the door hard.
With a bang, the door opened inward, revealing the empty hall inside.
Garen followed Si Lan into the hall and looked around. There is nothing in the entire hall, no furniture, no decoration, no carpet, and even the wall lamp holders on the wall have been stripped off and sold. The whole thing is gray and black.
A beam of reddish sunlight slanted down from the skylight facing the door, projecting on the black ground, making the entire hall even more empty and silent.
"Go and fix your bedroom first." Tari Quicksilver closed the door and hung the key back on his waist. "You pick a room for your rest. Then we'll have to prepare dinner ourselves."
"It's a novelty to have a picnic in the castle by yourself. Hehe."
Under the guidance of Si Lan, Garen chose a room on the right side of the castle as a bedroom, tidied up the iron bed inside, and put on a spare bed before he could sleep.
After a hasty dinner, it was completely dark, and there was not enough kerosene in the castle to light it for a long time, so the three of them made an appointment to rest early and get up the next day to check the whole castle.
Entered the room, sat on the bed and rested.
The room was unusually quiet, with a rectangular floor-to-ceiling window opening on the side like a door. The floor was made of light red hexagonal stone bricks, densely packed into a flat floor. There is nothing else in the room except a big bed. There are iron frames for mosquito nets around the big bed.
Garen didn't dare to move vigorously while sitting on the bed. If he moved a little, the rust on the iron frame might fall off.
The kerosene lamp beside the bed was placed on a makeshift stool, emitting a yellowish flickering light.
Garen walked to the window wearing only his underwear and looked down. It was dark outside the window.
On the gray-black lawn at night, there is not a single person to be seen, and there is no human habitation when looking at the mountains in the distance. There was no sound from the entire castle, and Shuiyin and Silan in the tower fell asleep early in the two rooms respectively.
The entire castle seems to have only one room with people and light.
Garen pushed open the window, and the cold air outside the window rushed in, and the hooting of an owl could be heard faintly in the distance. The hazy moonlight shone down, and I could barely see the scenery outside.
"It's better to go to bed early, and see what clues Tali Mercury finds here tomorrow. This guy may have seen that I came here with makeup. Let's not talk about my brain, but this observation is not so strong." Standing After practicing punches in the room, Garen slowly retreated, closed most of the windows, and lay down on the bed to rest.
I don't know how long it has been.
Garen turned over and fell into a drowsy sleep. Suddenly, the door of the room opened with a creak, as if someone had quietly pushed it open from the outside.
He was startled, sat up and looked towards the door, the door was half open, he couldn't see outside, and there was no movement at all.
He got up and walked over, closing the door gently.
"Maybe it was blown away by the wind." He guessed.
Back on the bed, and fell asleep again in a daze, suddenly there was another soft sound.
squeak
The door opened again.
Garen sat up abruptly, grabbed the lamp beside the bed unconsciously, and fixed his eyes on the half-open door.
Still can't see anything.
"Who's kidding me?" he asked, raising his voice. "Tari?"
The sound came into the corridor outside the door, echoing in the empty space.
No one answered. There was silence outside the door.
Garen got off the bed, put on his slippers, carefully walked to the door with the lamp in his hand, closed the door lightly, then locked it, put on the chain and bolted it.
Snapped.
As the last bolt was inserted, the door was completely locked.
Garen took a long breath, turned and returned to the bed. He didn't sleep, just sat on the bed and listened vigilantly to the sounds around him.
Suddenly, there was a sound of fiddling with the keyhole outside the door.
Garen stood up abruptly, rushed to the door and opened it with a loud bang, the sound stopped abruptly.
There was nothing outside the door.
Suddenly he was slightly taken aback.
"Didn't I lock the door?" He looked back at the latch, suddenly startled.
"I obviously locked the door, and inserted a few bolts!??" He clearly remembered that he just pulled the door, and it opened directly!
"What's going on!!?" "What's going on!!?"
He slammed the door shut, backed up again and again with numbness in his scalp, bumped his foot against the bed, and sat down on it all at once.
"If I know who is playing a prank on me! You will die!!" He roared loudly.
(end of this chapter)