The Sun King's Evidence

"This is the head of a vampire witch, my baron." Demon hunter Abel placed a head with brown-red hair and a face full of ferocious blood in front of Ryan: "She is hiding in a nearby forest farm. Inside, she often attacks passers-by at night, disguises herself as a beautiful woman, invites the men into the forest farm to have fun, and then takes the opportunity to suck all their blood."

"Ah, I understand, great, you did a good job." Ryan nodded. He had taken care of these vampires a lot, and then he motioned for Abel and Jule to sit down. He noticed that Jule was injured. The young demon hunter's arm hung limply on his chest and was tightly bandaged: "Can you tell me a little bit about what happened? I'm all ears."

"Well." The two demon hunters sat down in the hall of the baron's castle. Abel sorted out his words a little, and then said: "What happened is as Mr. Katzenberg said, about two weeks ago, the serf They heard that there was a beautiful woman doing some flesh business on the path near the forest farm. This was originally an innocuous matter, but the gentlemen who accepted the invitation had little memory of that night, and they all suffered from excessive blood loss. symptom."

"Ha, it seems that this vampire witch disguised herself as a human and sucked human blood." Ryan nodded, he knew the tricks of this vampire witch.

Under this method, the victimized serfs or citizens often did not dare to speak out, and most of them chose to remain silent, so this gave the vampire witch an opportunity. As long as she controlled her thirst for blood and did not kill anyone, she could secretly The ground lurks around town.

Sitting in his seat, Ryan looked helpless.

Brittany's vampirism is really serious.

A large number of these midnight nobles lurk in the Kingdom of Knights, sucking human blood. Some vampires are really tired of the endless wars and want to live in seclusion here, but there are also some vampires who, like the Red Duke, want to subvert the entire Knights. kingdom.

The Kingdom of Knights does not have strong control over vampires. Many vampires are hiding among the people, and serfs will even try to protect them.

Here we have to mention the collapse of the serfdom system. Many vampires adhere to the principle of taking a long time to catch the big fish, and often give some small favors to the serfs so that they can continue to suck their blood later. Some vampires even regularly donate blood to " "The serfs received some silver coins.

The serfs who were squeezed out by the knights had one more way to survive: selling blood.

"My Baron, are you listening?" Abel noticed that Ryan seemed to be distracted, so he reminded him.

The baron's butler, Katzenberg, gave the witcher a stern look. The tall and thin butler, with a big bald head and round-rimmed glasses, was not friendly to the witcher. He felt that the witcher was a little a bit nervous now. excuse me.

"Well, I'm listening. Please continue. Since everyone is silent, how was this matter discovered?" Ryan then asked.

Abel knew that Ryan was listening. The demon hunter nodded and sighed: "My Baron, the vampire witch is not a high-level vampire. Sometimes she cannot control herself rationally. This is what happened this time."

"A half-grown boy failed to withstand the temptation of the vampire witch and followed her into an abandoned hut in a forest farm."

"During the process of sucking blood, the boy's blood was too delicious. The vampire witch couldn't hold it back. She sucked the boy into a mummy in one breath."

"The boy's parents decided to report it to Mr. Katzenberg after they found out about it. Although many serfs advised him not to say anything, that was their only son..." Abel didn't go on and just sighed.

Most of the demon hunters have experienced many cruel and crazier events, and are used to seeing ordinary vampires like this, so there is not a lot of unbearable or sad expressions on their faces. People always think that demon hunters are cold-blooded, but they don’t know that they actually see it. too much.

"So how do you deal with vampire witches?" Ryan then asked. In fact, he has seen a lot of this kind of thing.

"The legendary garlic, sunlight, and crosses can actually do no harm to the vampire witch." Abel nodded, and the demon hunter continued: "The vampire witch doesn't like to eat garlic, just like humans don't like to eat tree bark. It's just that If you don't like it, there is no way to cause substantial harm to them. Vampires hate walking in the sun, but they just hate it."

"The only things that are really useful against vampires are the holy water blessed by the church and silver weapons. Those are the sharp weapons against vampires." Abel finally added, and then neither of the two demon hunters spoke anymore.

"Very well, Mr. Demon Hunter Abel, you have fulfilled your promise. Now it is my turn to fulfill mine. Katzenberg, give them the things." Ryan motioned to Katzenberg to deliver them. Got something.

The steward came forward with a plate containing fifteen gold crowns and fifty silver shillings.

The demon hunters were not polite, they needed the money: "Thank you, Lord Ryan."

"You will be given what you deserve." Ryan nodded: "My promise is also that there are still about ten days before Duke Bordeaux's banquet. You can stay in the town or go to see if there is anything else nearby. For the mission, we will set off one day in advance.”

"Sule will go to Helenshilde to see if there is any work he can do. I will stay here." Abel replied.

"very good."

The two demon hunters left, and Ryan sat in his chair without moving. Katzenberg saw the situation and asked, "Baron, is there anything else?"

"Katzenberg, tell me, if I allow demon hunters to establish a union in this town, will it be able to curb the spread and corruption of vampires?" Ryan said, touching his chin.

"It's best not, my baron." Katzenberg shook his head suddenly, and shook his head continuously: "When you need a demon hunter, just post a mission on the notice board. If there are too many demon hunters in our territory, Demon hunters, whether they are merchants, travelers or nobles, will all have opinions. My baron, you need to find a balance in this."

"Yeah, I understand." Katzenberg made sense, and Ryan also believed that too many witchers did have an impact on the economy.

"By the way, how is the construction progress of the tower?" Ryan was concerned about the progress of the Fairy in the Lake's tower.

"It's still under construction. My baron, the drawings you gave to the craftsmen are too detailed, which makes the craftsmen have some opinions. They think that this progress is too slow and is not conducive to their own performance. Maybe you can give them more design freedom. .” Katzenberg gave his own suggestion: “If the current progress is followed, it may not be completed until this time next year.”

"Then we will do it by this time next year." Ryan stood up and walked to the window with Katzenberg. A spire about thirty meters high was under construction. It is conservatively estimated that this spire will be It cost Ryan more than three thousand gold crowns.

The baron's castle will have a corridor along the city wall leading to the spire. Apart from this, the spire has no other entrance. It is built against the mountain and shrouded in clouds and mist, making it quite mysterious.

"Everything is done according to the drawings. There is naturally a place for the craftsmen's ingenuity to be used, but not here." Ryan said solemnly: "I hire them, not them hiring us."

"Understood, my baron, I will continue to supervise the progress of the project." Katzenberg immediately nodded, indicating that he understood.

"How are the guest rooms on the third floor prepared?" Ryan asked next.

"It's already being tidied up. According to the Baron's instructions, we have decorated this room with the best carpets and artwork. The furniture is high-quality cherry wood furniture that we specially ordered from Helen Hilde's carpenters. I guarantee that any guest who comes You will feel satisfied when you get here." Katzenberg led Ryan with his hands behind his back and opened the guest room.

This is a room of about fifty square meters, with soft carpets on the floor, all brand-new furniture, glazed windows and a wide variety of hanging paintings, which can show the enthusiasm and seriousness of the owner.

"Okay, that's it."

The decoration of the lord's castle is in full swing, and the serfs of Baron Jean are also sowing winter wheat under their supervision. These crops will not mature until May or June next year, and they are usually left alone once they are planted. .

Not every piece of vast farmland needs to be sown. Hundreds of years ago, human beings learned the fallow and rotating farming system under the missionary work of the Church of Life. Britannia is undoubtedly a blessed land for living. Otherwise, before The elves will not colonize here. It is just that excessive taxes have drained the income of the serfs, and the entire national power of the country has been used to raise knights, which is why so many social phenomena have appeared.

At this moment, Ryan heard a Pegasus neighing and landing.

It was Sulia. She came back with Emilia. Ryan immediately stood up and headed outside the castle to greet her.

"Mr. Ryan!" Emilia jumped off the tall Pegasus. The girl had already put on the thick winter uniform of the college. When she saw Ryan, she happily trotted towards him: "Mr. Ryan, I'm back. !”

"Welcome home, Emilia!" Ryan, who was busy with the war, hadn't seen his little maid for a while. He stretched out his hands and gently hugged her petite body: "How are you studying in the academy? ?”

Before Emilia could answer, the female knight standing behind her spoke. Sulia was wearing a lake green winter coat, a black pleated skirt, a pair of knee-high high-heeled boots and flesh-colored thick pants today. Socks are the finishing touch. Seeing Ryan asking, Sulia smiled and said: "Emilia studies very hard. She ranked first in the court exam. Even her father praised her level."

"Ah! Sister Lidya Su, don't say that, it's so embarrassing!" Amelia backed away shyly.

Seeing this situation, Ryan and Sulia looked at each other and smiled. Ryan took the initiative and said: "Then... go in and sit down? You don't have to leave in a hurry when you come, right, Miss Sulia?"

"Since it's Ryan's invitation, of course I have to stay and sit." Sulia seemed to be waiting for Ryan's words. Her smile bloomed like an iris, and then she walked to Ryan's side and talked with him. Enter the castle together.

Since she often comes to Lane's castle as a guest, Sulia is already familiar with the internal structure of Lane's castle, and Lane has never treated her as an outsider. The two of them walked into the living room on the third floor and sat down one after another. The dark elf Ollie Ka brought the hot coffee: "Miss Sulia, please use it."

"Thank you, Miss Orika." The female knight smiled and took it with both hands, then held the coffee in her hands. She suddenly noticed that the dark elf seemed to be a little different, different from when she first met her. .

As for what is different, the female knight, who is only 19 years old this year, can't tell clearly, but she can feel that she is inexplicably hostile to this dark elf.

Damn, what kind of hostility can I have? She is just a maid. Lidya Su immediately threw this thought out of her mind.

Emilia quickly changed into a maid outfit and stood next to Ryan. For some reason, the little maid also noticed that Olica had become a little different, but she refrained from asking.

The dark elf just smiled at this situation. She had been sleeping with Ryan in the past few nights. Naturally, she was a little different from her previous self, both in temperament and body.

The conversation between the Holy Grail Knight and the Duke's daughter was always very pleasant, but today was a little different. After chatting for a few words, the female knight immediately realized that Ryan had something to say, and she was considerate and immediately took the initiative to speak: "Are you Do you have something to say to me, Ryan?”

"Really, I can't hide it from you, Miss Sulia." Ryan was a little embarrassed. The usually mature and steady Holy Grail Knight nervously took out an opened letter: "I received this a few days ago."

"This is the invitation letter from Duke Bordero?" Sulia took the letter and she understood the meaning after reading it for a moment. However, the female knight did not take the initiative to say it out loud, but deliberately made a fuss. It said: "You are actually very good at getting an invitation from Lord Bodrick, Ryan. My father has never received this letter."

"Didn't your Excellency the Duke receive it?" What Ryan was about to say was blocked. The Baron himself felt a little uncomfortable. He laughed awkwardly and said, "I thought the Duke had already received it."

"No... the relationship between father and Duke Bodrick is very normal. Duke Bodrick doesn't like my father's low tax rate. It's just that we cooperate in wine exports and many trades, so we maintain a relationship that is acceptable." Su Leah shook her head and said, and then the Duke's daughter stopped talking for a moment, staring at Ryan with her bright sea-blue eyes.

She was waiting for Ryan to take the initiative to speak. This was a necessary reserve.

Ryan did not disappoint her. After just a slight hesitation, Ryan stood up very seriously, performed the aristocratic etiquette of an invitation, and extended his hand towards Sulia.

"Then can I have the honor of inviting Miss Sulia to be my companion at the banquet?"

"this……"

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