The owner of an ancient castle is still sleeping, which is a very important piece of information.

The adventurers had warned An Yizhi that there was a True Ancestor living here, and if it was true, there was no threat to a True Ancestor who was still sleeping.

- As long as Ann doesn't die, wake him up.

This means that some spells with particularly good sound and light effects are best not used, such as Thunderbolt.

That is, secretly enter the village to shoot guns.

An Yizhi's purpose is very clear, is to come here to find the other end of the contract, and then force her to break the contract or kill her, and that's it.

According to Hela, the owner of this castle has obviously slept for more than 200 years without waking up, so it is unlikely that the vampire who signed the contract with him should be him, and most likely it should be the attacker, so don't worry about the other side of the contract being a true ancestor.

Inside the castle, the first thing that catches your eye is a large hall.

Judging from the marble, gold and silver, porcelain and other valuable decorations, the owner of this ancient castle was quite wealthy, and a sense of pride came to his face.

It's just that with the passage of time, many things here look very dilapidated and old, as if they have been abandoned.

At the front of the hall is a Y-shaped staircase with a large portrait hanging directly above it.

The portrait also could not escape the punishment of time, and most of them could not see what was drawn, and could only guess from the remaining parts that the painting should be a middle-aged man.

An Yizhi looked up at the ceiling, a ray of sunlight shone directly from the ceiling, the castle was dilapidated to such an extent, it was already a dangerous building.

"I guess the vampires should live underground in the castle."

"It depends, it should be like this."

There is a hole in the top of the castle, and sunlight is not a comfortable thing for vampires, so many vampires choose to put their sleeping coffins in the basement to avoid being smeared by the sun while sleeping.

An Yi pointed and looked around, there were many signs of collapse nearby, which seriously blocked the view, and for a while he couldn't find the entrance to the underground for a while.

Moving along where there was still a place to pass, Ann pointed to find a side hall on the side of the hall.

It was supposed to be the place where the owner of the castle enjoyed afternoon tea or reception, and you can see that the decoration is very elegant, and there is still a flower in the vase, although it is now a little ash remains.

"Even if there is no maintenance, this castle is rotting too fast, right?"

I touched the wall casually, and the wall that I knew with masonry was easily broken off, and with a pinch of my hand, the brick looked like it was made of flour.

"This shows that there is a vampire living inside, or at least a powerful undead creature."

Places where undead creatures gather or live generate a lot of negative energy, and negative energy has a strong corrosive ability, and ordinary masonry structures can't last much time under the perennial invasion of negative energy, unless vampires build houses with materials that can resist the erosion of negative energy.

In that case, even if they can't afford to play with the local tyrants, An Yizhi only needs to put two bricks in his pocket, even if it is not in vain, that kind of material is very valuable.

On the stone table in the side hall, in addition to tea sets and pastries that are completely unrecognizable, there is also a book about half the width of a palm.

He tried to flip through it, but the thing fell apart at the slightest touch, and he couldn't read it.

Time destroys everything.

An Yizhi likes this kind of script, and he may be able to get information books about the background, but this time the purpose is obviously not these things, and after searching for a while and not finding more clues or equipment, he walked through the side hall and continued to walk.

The current location is supposed to be in the corridor on the side of the castle, and a small garden in the castle wall can be seen through a small observation window.

Originally, it should have been carefully tended by the owner, but also due to time, the garden is now overgrown with weeds, and there is hardly anything to see except a dense cloud of green.

"Can grow so lush under the erosion of negative energy, what is the way for these weeds?"

"Hmmm......"

Hela paused for a moment, as if looking up information, and soon she said:

"The nature of these plants has changed, as if they were specially bred to survive the erosion of negative energy, and according to the records in the database, these plants should have withered long ago."

"Perhaps, what cherished potion can be found?"

"Perhaps."

Hela isn't particularly sure, but she's not negative either.

An Yi pointed and heard that there was something to take, and immediately became interested, not to mention anything else, it would be good to find another golden apple.

Anyway, there won't be any players who have more health than they are.

A short walk on, Ann pointed to a metal door that led to the garden, and it seemed to have been specially treated with no signs of corrosion over time.

This small discovery alarmed Ann Yizhi, the castle was full of dilapidation, why was this door so strong?

"Hela, take a look with arcane vision."

"No problem, the door is just sturdy and not worn out."

Having said that, Ann was still fully prepared, and he gently pushed it with Bigby's helping hand, and the door opened in response, revealing the lush trees behind it.

After a few seconds, nothing out of the ordinary.

"Pay attention to rare plants or valuable things."

Ann Yizhi didn't know any of this, so he could only ask Hela, who had a database.

Walking into the small garden, the temperature here is slightly higher than in the castle, perhaps due to the relatively sunny weather, the sun shines directly from the sky, which also makes the negative energy attached to the surface more conspicuous, and you can clearly see a layer of gray-black mist moving slowly against the ground.

"Master, I don't feel good here."

"Coincidentally, that's what I thought, too."

This feeling is very subtle, it is not enough to talk about danger, but it is also a bit wrong to say safety.

"Forget it, don't do it, let's go back."

After weighing it, An Yizhi decided to retreat.

However, as soon as they retreated into the castle, and the gate was closed, a huge flower the size of a sun umbrella emerged from the grass.

It was a plant, but it was like a living thing, and it came out with sweet nectar, and then it changed to a more comfortable position and continued to bask in the sun......

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An Yizhi, who didn't know that he had just avoided a predator, continued to walk down the corridor, and before he had walked for a while, he would stop for a while, not cautiously, but just suffered a loss.

As he passed by a piece of armor that was placed in the hallway as a decoration, Ann pointed to see if the armor was some kind of equipment, but the sword at the waist of the armor suddenly jumped up and slashed at him, startling.

It's called the Cursed Sword, and it's a trap that uses magical power to activate itself to attack enemies as soon as an unauthorized person is nearby.

In order not to make too much noise, An Yizhi had to use the dismantling magic to kill it, and it was only after using it three times in a row that he succeeded.

With this experience, he didn't see a single piece of armor, so he would blast it with disarming magic to make sure there was no problem before going over to check.

Although this slowed down his speed considerably, it was safe, and it was not without gains.

【Floating Sword】

Grade: Excellent

Physical Attack: High

Magical Attack: Zero

Effect: This weapon does not need to be held and can attack enemies freely, with a slash power equal to half of the wielder's Mystic Power value (rounded up).

Description: A weapon created specifically for magicians.

Equipment: Character level 20 or Mystic Strength 8.

The thing was not bad, it was found from the waist of a piece of armor, and Ann pinned it to his waist after a glance.

Owning this sword is equivalent to having a bodyguard, but the command of this thing is not very good, and there is no way to use it too flexibly, so you can only give relatively simple orders.

After all, the quality is only excellent, and it doesn't occupy the position of the main and secondary weapons, it's better than nothing, it's really not good, and you can still hold it with the dragon's hand, mainly because its basic attack power is good, otherwise this thing is also a commodity that will be sold.

After harvesting the equipment, An Yizhi walked out of the long hallway.

Along the way, I have encountered many doors that can be opened, but most of the ruins behind the doors are the remains of the collapsed castle, and it is impossible to get through at all, and the few rooms that are still preserved are also places with little exploration value.

After stepping out of the hallway, this is supposed to be the castle's back hall, which is where the castle's owner was supposed to hold banquets and other things.

The huge chandelier had fallen to the ground, and the original ornate and expensive tables and chairs had been reduced to a puddle of rotten wood, which was okay, and more was left with a layer of black ashes.

Ann also found a Y-shaped staircase here that leads to the second floor of the castle.

He looked carefully, and there was nothing of note in the hall, no monsters, and no door to the basement.

This made him very confused, and further back was the back door of the castle, so he couldn't put the door to the underground in the open air at the back, right?

Go upstairs and have a look?

Due to the large size of the castle, the building structure can actually be very complicated, and it is not uncommon for the entrance to the underground to be placed on the second floor, and from the clues obtained so far, at least there is no door to the underground where the first floor can be passed.

To be honest, An Yizhi didn't really want to go up, because of the relationship of time, only God knows how strong the superstructure of the entire castle is, in case he falls down while walking, even if he doesn't fall to his death, it is enough for him.

But now there is not much choice but to do so.

He pinched the seal, ready to unleash the Feather Fall, and then cautiously walked up the stairs.

The quality of the aged staircase is okay, perhaps it has something to do with the fact that it is made of some kind of stone, and if it is a wooden staircase, it would have rotted long ago.

Even so, he was very insecure after stepping on the stairs, especially after stepping on the second floor and falling directly on a stone, which was even more unmarkable.

In terms of environmental arrangement, this is similar to the first floor, the same two corridors and a large number of rooms, but the collapse here is more obvious than the first floor, the floor of the weak room has collapsed, many rooms have even collapsed the walls, and it is hard to make a second-story platform, fortunately, it is not the load-bearing wall that collapsed, otherwise the castle would have become a pile of rubble.

Moving forward with uneasiness, Ann pointed to a relatively large space that seemed to be left behind by the collapse of the room, and he looked through the gap in the wreckage to see a round metal door that was not very obvious.

"Master, there are traces of magic on that door, and it may lead to the underground from the location"

Having finally found the door to the underground, Ann Yizhi breathed a sigh of relief, but the next moment, the sound of metal armor grinding made him turn his attention to the direction of the sound source.

A skeleton in worn armor with pale blue undead flames coming out of its eye sockets appeared in front of him.