Gao Wen didn't know if this little girl named Rebecca was knocked out of her head when she was fighting with a monster before, but he still said patiently: "Although I'lived' here for many years...but at that time I'm dead already! Can you know what your grave looks like after you die?"
Rebecca thought for a while, and wanted to remind her ancestors that the tomb of the founding king of Ansu was repaired when the king was still alive. The king himself even participated in the design, but after careful consideration, she felt that if she Then again, Aunt Hetty was easily beaten to death on the spot, so she swallowed the words in her throat, and smiled awkwardly: "Ahaha... makes sense."
"Now we can't go back the same way," Hetty sighed, and calmly analyzed, "The castle's atrium and the entrance to the ancestor's tomb have already been occupied by those monsters. Going back the same way is a dead end."
"We must find another way," Gao Wen said while recalling the inherited memories, "It has been seven hundred years, and the castles in this territory are probably not the same as they were back then?"
"The upper structure has been renovated several times, but the foundation has not been moved," Hetty said quickly, "The entrance you mentioned should still be in place."
"That's right, that's easy," Gao Wen said, reaching out to a soldier beside him, "Lend me the sword."
After receiving the long sword handed by the soldier, Gawain began to sketch on the ground. He first drew a top view of the outline of the castle, and then drew a side view roughly divided into three layers, although they were all hastily drawn sketches. , but roughly the division of blocks is still very clear.
"The entrance is at this location, two floors underground, next to the wine cellar and the grain depot - it used to be the wine cellar and the grain depot. There are two passages to enter, but both of these passages have to go from the ground, so it is probably walking No way."
Rebecca looked curiously at the sketch that Gawain drew casually: "There are also wine cellars and grain storages there now, but I never knew there was a third room between them..."
"It's not a room, but a mezzanine. Some architectural tricks have been used to hide it between the walls and the supporting beams." Gao Wen smiled. The monsters emerging from the wasteland of the empire and the crazy old imperial army will attack the door almost every ten days and half a month. The earliest Cecil Territory was almost built according to the standard of the war fortress. In this case Next, dark passages and walls are essential things, they can be used for emergency evacuation, and they can also deliver supplies when under siege."
Knight Byron took a serious look at the simple map, then drew his long sword and drew it obliquely below the map: "So we have to go to the entrance on the second floor of the castle...and we can't pass through any ground passages including the atrium. This is where we are now. The Mausoleum of the Ancestors is an underground structure built in the southeast direction of the castle, about one-third of which coincides with the foundation of the castle... "
"In this overlapping area, there should be a passage," Gawain interrupted Byron, "The mausoleum was built seven hundred years ago, and the craftsmen at that time were the same people who built the war fortress. Built to the same standards and rules, backup channels must exist.”
As he said that, he gave Rebecca a strange look: "You really don't know anything about it? This should be the knowledge passed down from generation to generation in the Cecil family."
Rebecca lowered her head shyly: "I..."
"Ancestor, we have let down the glory you fought for the family back then," Hetty bit her lip and said with difficulty, "The Cecil family has experienced many things in the past seven hundred years..."
"Okay, I see," Gao Wen waved his hand, and this is not the time to tell a story, "After I leave here, I will ask you to learn more about what happened in the past seven hundred years. The most urgent thing now is to find the story from the tomb. The way to the dark passage."
Rebecca, Hetty, Byron, and the three crouched in front of those simple maps and studied them, but although they knew the Cecil family's castle, they didn't know the structure in the tomb—this mausoleum with a history of 700 years It's not a tourist attraction with two silver coins and one ticket, let alone come here for a stroll every now and then. Even when the mausoleum was not closed a hundred years ago, the heirs of the family could only enter the mausoleum a few times in their lives—and they were not allowed to rest near the ancestors. place.
Who knows where the secret passage is!
In the face of this problem, even Gao Wen's memory is useless. After all, when he died, he must not have imagined that one day he would have to get up and think about it...
But when several people were at a loss, Amber, who had always stayed by the side, suddenly said, "Hey... I might know the way..."
Immediately, all eyes in the tomb fell on the half-elf thief.
Amber's neck shrank suddenly.
Hetty frowned: "How do you know?"
"I..." Amber was a little scared, but after seeing Gao Wen's encouraging eyes, she became bolder, "I got in from there... The direction should be similar, I guess it's the secret passage."
Gawain nodded: "Very well, you lead the way."
Amber patted her chest: "As long as you don't pursue the fact that I dug your ancestral grave..."
Hetty glared at the unabashed half-elf, raised her staff and turned towards the door of the tomb, while Gawain stopped suddenly before taking a step.
"Master Ancestor?" Rebecca looked at him curiously.
"I also have to bring a weapon." Gao Wen said, although he was not the legendary Grand Duke who opened up territories seven hundred years ago, he still had the common sense to find a self-defense weapon in this dangerous place.
His gaze swept across the tomb, and a soldier took the initiative to untie his sword and was about to hand it over, but Gawain waved his hand and declined the soldier's kindness. Guided by his memory, he came to the black steel coffin, and began to search inside the coffin.
In the coffin, he found a heavy long sword that was pitch-black, with a crimson-red blade showing faintly near the gauntlet.
The moment the long sword was in his hand, a feeling of familiarity and ease came to his mind, as if every pattern on the sword fit perfectly with his own palm lines, it was unbelievable. Gao Wen subconsciously swung the long sword twice, each time Every waving movement seems to have been honed through thousands of tempers.
He knew that this was the memory left by his current body—even though his soul had changed, every muscle still remembered how to use this weapon.
This was arguably a surprise, but not too unexpected.
In addition to the remaining memories of the body, all the combat knowledge of Gawain Cecil during his lifetime can also be found in his mind, not only basic sword and riding skills, but also those supernatural powers that are almost magical in Gawain's view. Some of it is undoubtedly exciting, but now is not the time to experiment and learn.
Let's get rid of the bad situation now.
Rebecca's eyes widened when she saw the black long sword, and even her voice trembled a little: "This is... the legendary Ansu Trailblazer sword?"
Hearing Rebecca's voice, Hetty, who had already walked to the door, turned her head in an instant. She stared fixedly at the sword in Gawain's hand, and couldn't hide her excitement on her face: "The Pioneer Sword?!"
"Now it's just a sharper sword," Gawain sighed, "It's been seven hundred years, even if the weapon blessed by the elves won't be worn out and corroded, the magic power inside has been dissipated and recharged." I don't know how long it will take."
Saying that, Gawain turned his head and looked in front of the coffin. There was a small stone platform there, but there was nothing on the platform, which made Gawain frown instantly: "Wait, I remember that there are still Here comes a shield... Where is my shield? Why is such a big shield gone?"
The expression on Hetty's face instantly became difficult to look at: "Ancestor... your descendants once again failed your favor, the Ansu Kingdom Guardian Shield was removed from the mausoleum by your descendant Grumman Cecil a hundred years ago taken out, then lost on the battlefield... "
Hetty spoke hesitantly, obviously there were still many things that he didn't dare to say, perhaps because he was worried that after telling the big event a hundred years ago, the ancestor in front of him would die in a hurry on the spot - although there was a coffin next to him and it would be very difficult to bury him again. it's easy...
Gawain could sense Heidi's hesitation, but he didn't point it out. Instead, he frowned and cursed: "Prodigal bastard... Fortunately, the sword was placed in the coffin, and that Grumman wasn't mad enough to pry the coffin of the old ancestor." Put together a suit and come out!"
Hetty and Rebecca could only listen with their heads down in cold sweat. The old ancestor jumped out of the coffin and cursed at his great-grandpa. !
Fortunately, Gao Wen was only a little annoyed at the lack of a piece of equipment that might come in handy. After cursing, he stopped talking and led everyone out of the tomb.
After leaving the tomb and coming to the stone hall, Rebecca looked around and waved to the corner: "Betty! Come out! It's safe!"
Gawain looked over curiously, and saw a thin and small girl who looked a little younger than Rebecca timidly walking out from the shadow of the corner. The little girl was wearing a coarse dress and her face was There are still a few freckles that belong to puberty on the face, flaxen hair hangs loosely behind his head, and he holds a frying pan tightly in his hand.
After seeing Gao Wen, the little girl called Betty obviously showed hesitation and nervousness on her face. With her not very bright mind, she probably never imagined where this sudden stranger came from...
"This is the maid from the castle. We don't know how she was left behind by the first group of breakout teams. Anyway, she followed in such a muddle." Rebecca briefly introduced the little girl, "Betty, this is …”
A slight vibration from above the mausoleum interrupted Rebecca's words.
"It's not the time to talk," Gao Wen raised his long sword and looked at Amber, "Now, lead the way."
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