The sun was setting.
Howling Castle, which has been baptized by gunfire, stands quietly in the golden afterglow of the sunset, like an old man who is dying of illness.
Teams of soldiers were stripped of their armor and weapons, strung together with ropes, and walked out of the castle dejectedly.
The soldiers in those castles were not as brave and fearless as Wu Ming expected. After being attacked one after another, they immediately chose to surrender unconditionally.
Although the remaining group of diehards were still hiding in the castle and resisting, they couldn't make any big waves in the face of the blanket search of 4,000 people.
"However... cleaning up this castle is not a short-term matter. I'm afraid I have to break my promise and live outside tonight!"
Wu Ming looked at the surrounding nobles and suddenly smiled.
"Taking Wind Howling Castle in one day, and he is not the inner ghost with the Viscount of Eagle Castle like the Wellington family before..."
Baron Wilfer said in an exclamation tone: "Baron William, you will definitely be famous throughout the continent of Searle!"
Although due to safety considerations, he did not immediately enter Wind Howling Castle, but as Wu Ming's people began to control various key points, news continued to come in one after another.
"Most of the soldiers have stopped resisting and have become our captives, being escorted out of the castle!"
"All the watchtowers and arrow towers have been occupied, and they are searching and investigating!"
"When we arrived at the meeting hall, we found that the Viscount Eagle Castle, several other Sirs of the Wellington family, and a wave of soldiers were resisting!"
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Wu Ming waited quietly, especially after carrying a few small wooden cannons in, suddenly there were several loud noises in the castle, and immediately there was the latest battle report: "The hall has been captured, and the Viscount Eagle Castle has been captured !"
Soon, a wave of wounded soldiers came out carrying a stretcher.
Wu Ming stepped forward and took a look. The Viscount Eagle Fort had a striking aquiline nose, and his platinum hair shone brightly. At this time, his face was as pale as paper, and he fainted.
It could be seen that he had put up an extremely fierce resistance, and several wounds on his body were oozing blood.
"Try to save his life!"
Wu Ming waved his hand to let the stretcher go down, and soon saw several nobles being tied up.
They vaguely have a temperament similar to that of Viscount Garcia, and they are full of arrogance: "You'd better let us go, otherwise the Xiongshi family will not let anyone who humiliates them go!"
"I'll wait and see!"
Wu Ming was a little speechless, and immediately ordered them to be taken down and under strict supervision, and especially ordered to gag their mouths.
"Let's go! Let's go to the castle and have a look!"
He was a little bit disappointed, and immediately clenched the Dragon Heart sword in his hand, and walked into Wind Howling Castle.
Wu Ming has been here more than once, but before he was a vassal of the Earl of Blue Mountain, sending gifts and donations to him, but today, he came here again as the master.
He walked through a ruined wall, came to the castle, and slightly closed his eyes.
In the void, golden light spots were absorbed by his body and stored in the heart of the king as a reserve of the power of all peoples.
"It hasn't increased much, is it because the effective rule has not yet been implemented, turning Wind Howl City into its own power?"
This discovery made him better understand the nature of the power of the people.
Real and visible strength growth is necessary to bring awe and attachment, and to gain more power of all peoples.
Just like now, although he has won the ruling core of the blue bloods, if he cannot effectively implement his own policies and obtain the taxation and population of this land, not only will there be no gains, but there will also be losses.
"However, only a little bit is enough!"
He mobilized a bit of the power of the people to increase his perception, like a mental scan, and printed the situation within a hundred feet nearby into the sea of consciousness.
The hidden compartments, secret passages, and even everything buried underground cannot escape his perception.
"As long as you walk a few more times, the entire castle can almost be wiped out..."
Wu Ming sighed.
With his strength, he is naturally not afraid of anyone ambush, ready to assassinate.
But for his soldiers, those sporadic rats hiding in the castle are a deadly danger, and they are more likely to damage morale.
Before he thoroughly confirmed the safety of Howling Castle, he didn't plan to move here at all.
"In the entire Howling Castle, everyone, including the maids, grooms, and cooks, must move out. They must be strictly guarded and carefully screened!"
As he spoke, he turned to a place similar to a warehouse.
"Remove these shelves, there is a hidden door behind the wall, and the enemy is ambushed inside!"
Through mental power scanning, he could clearly see a dozen soldiers with tense faces behind the secret door, and even the situation where they clenched their weapons was clearly visible.
"knew!"
Ava ordered a few soldiers to move the shelves away, and immediately with a grin on his face, he took out an iron spear and stabbed it at the wall fiercely.
puff!
The board was pierced, a blood hole emerged, and a lot of blood flowed out.
From the wall, there was a scream and more curses, as if they knew the end was coming.
"shoot!"
Awa didn't care at all, and directly ordered the crossbowmen to shoot arrows at the wall, and then opened the secret door, and a bunch of corpses poured out, blood gushing like a fountain.
Next, Wu Ming used his mental strength to find several secret doors and several assassins.
"Where is this place?"
Before a room, he stopped again.
"It should be the boudoir of a certain young lady!"
Ava clenched his long sword tightly, and he was no stranger to Wu Ming's abilities.
"Don't be rough, there seems to be an interesting prey inside!"
Wu Ming smiled slightly.
"Interesting prey? A big fish!"
Ava's eyes lit up, and he kicked open the door roughly, and rushed in.
The furniture and furnishings in the room are clear at a glance. There are many purple and pink dresses in the cupboard, with a light scent of perfume. It seems that the former owner of this place may be a young girl who has just grown up.
"Behind the closet!"
Wu Ming said directly.
"please!"
Ava stepped forward, as if the long sword was about to stab out.
"Wait a minute, I'll come out by myself!"
A scream came from behind the closet, and immediately a young blond nobleman emerged from it, raising his hands high: "I am not carrying a weapon, and there is only one person inside, you can search as you please, everything I say is true! "
"What is your relationship with Viscount Garcia?"
Wu Ming suddenly asked, this noble looks very similar to Garcia.
"Let me introduce myself, my name is Gail! Gail Wellington is Garcia's cousin!"
Gail rubbed his nose with a wry smile: "It's also one of the commanders of the Highland Knights this time! You know what I'm talking about, congratulations! You have achieved the highest achievement of a knight and captured the opponent's commander! Although in the family, My talent is nowhere near that of Cousin García, let alone our genius...”
He's quite talkative without seeming too obnoxious.
"Sure enough...the Wellington family, why would they only send those idiots outside!"
Wu Ming nodded: "I accept your surrender. If you cooperate, you will get the treatment you deserve!"
"Thank you for your kindness!"
Gail gave a standard and elegant aristocratic salute to Wu Ming: "May I ask, since you are here, has the cavalry led by Smith been defeated?"
"Actually, no!"
Wu Ming shook his head: "And he also killed my lord, I'm about to integrate the power of Wuthering City, and fight those lords to the death!"
"Finally... has it developed to this point?"
Gail smiled wryly: "Although I tried my best to suggest to the family not to provoke a long-standing tradition of the aristocratic group and let my cousin Garcia dominate all of this, unfortunately, this opinion is not accepted by them!"
"Okay, I answered one of your questions, and in return, you should answer me too!"
Wu Ming said in a deep voice.
"Fair! Just ask!"
Gale shrugged.
"Where is the widow of the Earl of Blue Mountain, and his sons and daughters?"
Wu Ming originally thought that they would disdain to take the Earl of Blue Mountain's family as hostages, but after entering the castle, he discovered that these family members who were actually the Earl of Blue Mountain did not fall into their hands.
"There are too many secrets in Howling Castle, even Viscount Eagle Castle only knows part of it!"
Gail smiled wryly: "On the day of the attack, when it was discovered that something was wrong, the countess had already escaped with a few young ladies through an unknown secret passage... We only had time to detain the other concubines and concubines... What's even more unfortunate is that they died during the military chaos!"
"I see!"
Wu Ming waved his hand and ordered someone to take Gail down, while he fell into deep thought.
The Earl of Blue Mountain has a large number of daughters, but it is quite difficult to have an heir.
The eldest son is the orthodox heir, and he took him to exercise by his side. This time, it was also a disaster, but the other children were underage. At this time, there was a military riot. It is really hard to say what will happen.
"grown ups!"
At this time, all the people in the castle were confidantes, and Ava's eyes seemed to have flames: "The Earl has promised to betroth a daughter to you. All the nobles present at that time are witnesses. If the Earl of Blue Mountain dies..."
Once there is no son, it is a matter of course for the son-in-law to inherit the title of earl.
"You don't have to be so deliberate. Even if the blood of the Earl of Blue Mountain is still passed down, what's the point?"
Wu Ming turned around, his gaze was a little playful: "At this time, Fengying Plain can accept the leadership of an underage Earl? What's more, in terms of blood relationship, the Earl of Lanshan does not have brothers and sisters..."
By this time, the era of judging heroes by blood has long passed, and only those who have power can be truly strong!