Travels of the Necromancer

In any case, Ley finally accepted my potion and threw a bunch of materials to me by the way.These hill-like materials are all about young people with good reputations in the clan, prepared by Rhodes himself, and we will choose a qualified successor from among these young people.

Everyone's information is quite detailed, even including their transcripts from noble colleges.However, the evaluations on the materials are of no value, they are all flattering words of praise. After all, as a nobleman, as long as he doesn’t make any big mistakes or his mistakes are exposed, he is always “noble, upright and brave”.So Rhodes put a small note in front of each person's information, on which he wrote his private comments on these people. I can responsibly say that this note is the most valuable part of the entire information.

Of course, the comments based on Rhodes' character are still very reserved.For example, "Slightly looser in spending" means "guy spends a lot of money", or "more popular with ladies, occasionally negative comments" means "this jerk is a playboy".

These things are much more boring than grimoires. I started to feel sleepy after reading five or six people, until I saw the name of Merkel Russell.As Rhodes said before, he is the youngest elder, and he is only 30 years old this year, so he is also selected as one of the successor candidates.Rhodes spoke highly of him: "Prudent personality, low-key behavior, outstanding ability, no negative rumors, only close contacts with the temple."

Although I don't like temples, I have to say that "close contact with temples" is not a disadvantage.The nobles of the Purple Wing Empire have always had a delicate relationship with the temple. On the one hand, the nobles are united to prevent the temple from judging their power; on the other hand, they will not reject the benefits of "good relations" with the temple, such as fighting for their own inheritance rights .Didn't that Prince Philip send his own son into the temple, and after Lucian became a great hero, he also became the first heir to the throne as he wished.

In other words, Merkel is very good, and Rhodes did not find his shortcomings.There are only two situations that can hide Rhodes, either he is as upright, cautious, and low-key as the file, or he is so cunning that even Rhodes can't catch him.If it is the latter case, then he will definitely not be satisfied with the position of elder.

The most suitable heir, or, the most troublesome enemy.That's the fun, I opened Merkel's file in this mood.Merkel came from a rather remote offshoot of the Roselle family, so remote that it could not be recorded in the genealogy. It was not until Merkel obtained the title of viscount that this branch was added in the corner.

The last person in this branch to have a title is Merkel's great-grandfather, still an uninheritable lord.So his grandfather went to become a knight in the Knights.But Merkel's father didn't even become a knight due to physical reasons, so he could only work as a clerk in a small town.In Merkel’s generation, it can be said that the aristocrats have lost their face and pride. Not to mention hiring tutors, they can’t even afford ordinary private schools. They can only go to colleges run by temples in the community.But Merkel is very smart and very hardworking, having completed elementary and secondary courses at the Temple Academy.

Only one who becomes a priest can enter the high-level temple academy, but because of his excellent academic performance, he got a letter of recommendation for the knight academy.In the Knight Academy, his intelligence and hard work have also lived up to him, bringing him scholarships every year, allowing him to pay expensive tuition fees and living expenses.

After graduating from the Knight Academy with No.1 grades, Merkel was sent to the temple in the provincial capital of Northern Xinjiang because of her background in the Temple Academy and the blood of the Russell family.You must know that although the combat power of the Bright Knights cultivated by the Bright Temple itself is not prestigious, the number is only about [-].Therefore, except for the temples in the capitals of various countries, the temples in other places are generally guarded by ordinary knights. These knights belong to the establishment of the local army, but the supply is in charge of the temple.

And in a certain battle to defend the temple, Merkel made great achievements, which not only allowed him to harvest a bunch of medals, but also allowed him to obtain the title of viscount and a fief, returning to the power of the family with a dazzling gesture center.To be honest, with his ability, it will be a matter of time, but the speed is too fast.So I am very curious about his military exploits. Unfortunately, the detailed process was dismissed by the words "temple secret".

While I was thinking about this, a servant knocked on the door and came in to tell me that the information I purchased from the Mercenary Guild had been delivered.What I bought was information about Silvermoon Castle. Although Rhodes and Ceuta had told a lot of rumors about Silvermoon Castle, their narrations were reserved because they had to take into account the reputation of the family, and the descriptions of outsiders were even more useless. scruples.What is the terminology of the intelligence community?By the way, "best", the more explosive, the more marketable it is.

The information on the description of what happened in Silvermoon Castle is still inclined to the statement that "the infatuated woman committed suicide in Castle".In the beginning, the servants disappeared one after another, but they didn't attract attention. Knowing that Countess Anne was also missing, everyone in the castle became nervous.People started looking around, but in the end only found the body of the missing servant.The death of the servants was very miserable, some were torn to pieces, and some were sucked dry of blood.

The bodies caused great panic, but Kate's grandfather shut himself in the room, insisting that he would not leave until Lady Aine was found, nor would he report the incident to the Temple.That infatuated Miss Phantom did not hurt him or his children, but she would not be merciful to others.Even though the guards of the castle surrounded the entire castle like an iron barrel and everyone in the castle worked in teams, people would still die every night for the next whole month.Countless others claim to have seen a woman in black wandering the castle.

Dark emotions spread in the castle, some people began to abandon their honor and responsibilities and escape, and various rumors arose outside.And that year also happened to be the time when the Roselle family lost their military power due to attacks from political enemies, and there were many people waiting to make trouble.Under such internal and external troubles, Kate's grandfather finally agreed to temporarily close Silvermoon Castle and move to the manor where I live now. He only said that the castle was cursed by political enemies.

But even after leaving the castle, he still stubbornly set the family rules, and all important family ceremonies must be held in Silvermoon Castle.Fortunately, people gradually realized that the ghost would go dormant in summer, so they chose to enter the castle in summer, which saved many innocent lives.

The information also included a dictation by an old servant who is now in his 70s.To be honest, this survivor's memoir is written like a thriller novel, or the kind where the protagonist dies in the end, full of depressing despair.

After Kate's grandfather passed away, Kate's father did not obey his last words that no outsiders were allowed to enter the castle, and invited a temple priest to the castle to perform a purification ceremony, but what happened, the ceremony did not take place in the end.Since then, Kate's father has strictly followed the rule of prohibiting any outsiders from entering. Until now, the ghost still wanders in the castle.

After reading this information, my original "little" interest in Silvermoon Castle has become "very much", just like when I was sorting out the information on the westward march to the wasteland a few months ago.Sure enough, danger, no, the unknown to be precise, has a fatal attraction for me, um... just after food.

I wrote another note and handed it to the servant together with a considerable amount of gold coins, asking him to go to the mercenary guild to investigate Merkel and his "war exploits".

Then, I stared at the pile of materials on the table in a daze.Wait, I glanced at Merkel's information, then glanced at Silvermoon Castle's information, and then clasped my fingers, I think I have found a good way to choose a successor, and the troublesome things are still piled up once Sex is better.