The Mysterious World Under Steampunk

"What did you say? The secret power of the castle's protection has been activated?" The old duke had just dealt with the emergency outside and returned to the castle. He immediately heard the Count of Belmont reporting what had happened in the past few days, what sky was struck by thunderstorms Coverage, what thunderstorms touched the castle's guardian secret power, etc. He was completely confused by these things, especially the fact that the guardian secret power was triggered.

As the old duke, it is natural to know what the secret guardian power is hidden in the castle, but he thinks that unless the gods personally attack the castle, it is absolutely impossible to trigger the secret protection power. worry.

And what worries the old duke even more is that the secret power of the castle's guardianship is related to the success rate of another thing. If the secret power of the castle's guardianship is weakened by this trigger, then the things that the ancestors have been planning may go wrong.

Thinking of this, the old duke immediately walked towards the big clock tower in the castle, because there was something there that could help him check the consumption of the secret protection in the castle. The family member said solemnly: "Now you tell me the story carefully, the more detailed the better."

Seeing that the old duke was like this, the others did not dare to neglect, so they elected Earl Belmont to describe what happened at that time, and they checked and filled in some content that Earl Belmont ignored or didn't see.

"First there was a thunderstorm in the sky, and then the thunderstorm appeared in the castle, and then triggered the secret power of the castle's protection?" When the group came to the bottom of the castle's bell tower, Count Belmont almost recounted the situation at that time, the old duke He stopped, showing a contemplative look, muttered to himself, and then asked, "Did you investigate the cause of thunderstorms in the sky at that time?"

"There is an investigation, but no results." A family member in charge of the castle guarding immediately replied.

The old duke then asked again, "Which area of ​​the castle did the thunderstorm appear later?"

"At the Ancestral Spirit's side." The man answered quickly and added: "The thunderstorm left a little trace over there. I have already sent someone to seal off that area. Would you like to take a look? "

The old duke then asked, "Who was there when the thunderstorm broke out?"

"No one is there." The man shook his head, but then he seemed to think of something, and added: "But when the first thunderstorm appeared, Ms. Sylvia's husband, the Leo Mr. Dodd seems to have been with the Ancestral Spirit, as if he was studying the architecture there."

"Leo Dodd?" The old duke frowned slightly after hearing this. He didn't ask any further, but let the others stay under the big clock tower. He took the Earl of Belmont into the clock tower and went up the stairs. , came to the top wall clock.

"Father, what are we doing here?" Count Belmont asked in confusion.

"Shut up, stand by and watch." The old duke didn't have the patience to explain to him, so he scolded him directly, then walked to a corona table that looked like a decoration under the wall clock, and stretched out his hand to cover the scale of the corona table. on the table.

Immediately afterwards, a light shot from the corona stage, covering the old duke and the Earl of Belmont. The Earl of Belmont wanted to resist at first, but the light disappeared in an instant, and they were no longer in the bell tower, but came here. In a boxy room, the room was filled with some things that he couldn't understand at all, but he knew that these things should be related to the legendary starting place, because of the appearance characteristics of these things and family ownership. Some of the Starter Lands magic tools are very similar.

Just when Count Belmont was attracted by the items in the room, the old duke did not immediately explain the situation to him, but walked to an operating table, sat on the chair, and put his hand on the chair. On the two metal **** on the armrest, he said, "Activate the self-check."

As the old duke's order fell, the wall in front of his seat disappeared immediately and turned into a deep black hole, followed by a complete stereogram of Belmont Castle emerging in the black hole, and there were rays of light like ripples from the stereogram. The specific position of each building radiates out, slowly sweeping each building around, and where the light sweeps, there will be light of different colors forming various complex patterns covering the surface of the building.

The Earl of Belmont was also immediately attracted by the sight in front of him. He couldn't help walking behind the old Duke's seat and looked at the three-dimensional view of the castle in front of him.

He soon discovered that something was wrong with the stereogram. Although every building on the stereogram was exactly the same as the castle building in his memory, the area covered by the buildings was much larger than the area covered by the various building complexes in the castle. According to his It is estimated that if the building is built according to the size and coverage of the building on the three-dimensional map, the final area of ​​Belmont Castle should be more than ten times larger than the current Belmont Castle.

After discovering this, Earl Belmont suddenly had strong doubts and wanted to ask the old duke, but after seeing that the old duke was staring at the stereogram, he didn't dare to ask, and could only think for himself.

However, this quickly reminded him of a rumor that may be related to the current situation. This rumor has been circulating within the Belmont family for a long time. It is about some unexplained strange phenomena in Belmont Castle. It is rumored that Belmont Castle has a kind of The extremely powerful force can make all people who enter the castle smaller, so those who enter the castle will feel that the area inside the castle is much larger than the area of ​​the castle that looks outside.

Now seeing the incomparably clear three-dimensional view of the castle in front of him, and thinking of the rumor, Count Belmont couldn't help but think that the rumor might be true.

At this moment, the last scan light on the three-dimensional map of the castle disappeared, and the colorful patterns on the surfaces of various buildings in the castle made the whole castle look dazzling.

However, the old duke was not affected by the complicated patterns and symbols of unknown meaning on the three-dimensional map of the castle. He quickly found the location of the bell tower in many buildings, and under his control, the three-dimensional map of the castle was enlarged. Many times, and the center of the picture is always on the bell tower, or more correctly, on the wall clock at the top of the bell tower.

When the picture zoomed in on the wall clock to occupy the center of the entire picture, the old duke stopped zooming in, but stared at a cup-shaped pattern on the surface of the wall clock.

I saw that about 80% of the surface color of this pattern was golden yellow, and about 20% was dark purple.

After seeing the color ratio of the pattern, the old duke breathed a sigh of relief. Although the castle's guardian secret power was unexpectedly activated, the guardian secret power consumed was much less than he expected. Judging by the existing guardian secret power, The family's plans for many years should not be affected.

The old duke did not hide his emotions. The Earl of Belmont, who was beside him, could clearly see that the old duke had relaxed a lot at the moment, so he asked cautiously: "Father, what exactly is this place? Why didn't I know the inside of the castle before? Is there such a place?"

"This is the control room for all the guardian secrets of the castle, and it is also the most important secret of our family, let alone you, the whole family except me doesn't know that there is such a place in the castle, because everything about this place is only the Bell of the past dynasties. The patriarch of the Monte family knew." Because the plan was not affected, the old duke's mood became much better, and his tone was not as rushed as before.

When Earl Belmont heard the words, he couldn't help but wonder: "Since only the patriarch knows, then why did you bring me here now..."

"You will be the patriarch in the future, and you should also know the secrets in these castles." The old duke frowned, then sighed, and said, "But it doesn't matter if you know it or not, because it won't be long before everything here will be lost. Will be engulfed by volcanic lava along with the castle."

Hearing the old duke's words, Count Belmont couldn't help being stunned, and hurriedly asked: "Father, what are you talking about? What castle was swallowed by lava? Didn't we plan to relocate the castle as a whole..."

The old duke shook his head and said, "Those plans are just used to convince some delusional guys in the family. In fact, from the very beginning, the possibility of the entire castle being relocated is almost zero."

As he spoke, he told his heirs all the hidden secrets in Belmondo Castle and some of the family's secrets. Although most of the secrets should not be known to anyone other than the patriarch, the old duke felt There may be some changes to the ancestor's plan this time, and he may encounter danger, so he told his son all the secrets that the patriarch should know in advance, so that when the worst happens, the Earl of Belmont can successfully inherit the patriarch position, so that the family can continue.

Although Earl Belmonte is not a particularly smart person, he can also sense something strange from the attitude of the old duke, so when the old duke narrates various family secrets, he is full of all kinds of doubts and hearts. He was also extremely shocked, but he still resisted the urge to ask questions, listened honestly, and was in a hurry.

It took about an hour or so before the old duke told Earl Belmont of all the important things in the family, especially the storage location of the device that was crucial to the family inheritance. He reminded Earl Belmont again and again After inheriting the position of the patriarch, use that set of equipment as soon as possible, and never use it before you become the patriarch.

The Earl of Belmont didn't understand why what the old duke called the inheritance device was so important, so he asked tentatively.

"Knowledge, great knowledge is stored in that device," the old duke said without concealment: "When you heard me tell the secrets of those castles and families just now, did you not understand a lot of things or what they were? mean?"

Earl Belmont nodded.

The old duke said calmly: "It doesn't matter, you don't need to know what these secrets mean now. When you become the patriarch and use the inheritance device to accept the knowledge stored in it, you will naturally understand." After speaking, he He sat up from the chair, motioned Count Belmont to sit on the chair, put his hand on the two metal **** on the armrest in his way, and said, "Don't panic no matter what happens, watch it. That's it."

As the voice of the old duke fell, Earl Belmont, who was sitting in the chair, suddenly found that the scene in front of him changed instantly. It was no longer in that strange room, but in Belmont Castle, but at this moment he seemed to change. He became a transparent person, and the family members around him could not see him, even if he stood beside others, others could not perceive his existence, and when he tried to touch others with his hands, other people's bodies would appear on the surface. Formed an invisible force that automatically made him slide aside.

After confirming his current state, Earl Belmont looked at other parts of the castle. At this moment, Belmont Castle showed him a completely different side. All the buildings in the castle showed different patterns. It's similar to the architectural pattern he saw from the three-dimensional map of the castle just now, but now it looks more intuitive and feels a little deeper, because the various rays of light emanating from those patterns directly penetrate his body, and the power of blood in his body. There was some kind of wonderful connection, which gave him the illusion that he was strong enough to compete with the gods.

"If only I could fly!" Count Belmont felt that he was in the castle and couldn't see the whole castle like he had just seen the three-dimensional view of the castle, and couldn't help but have an idea in his heart.

And at the moment when this thought occurred, he found himself flying from the ground, and quickly flew into the air, until the thought of stopping appeared in his mind, and then he stopped.

At this time, the entire Belmont Castle was at his feet, and he was able to see the entire castle in a more comprehensive and intuitive way.

He found that the light emitted by the patterns on the castle buildings was not chaotic, but very regular. It was almost a color that represented a group of buildings in the castle, and the building group with the most intense light was that of the Ancestral God Spirit. , the light emitted from there has reached the point of dazzling, and the light from the rest of the castle is incomparable to the light of this area.

This scene instantly reminded him of the many rumors in the family that could not be verified. One of them seemed to be related to this. It was said that the area of ​​the Ancestral God Spirit contained great power, and that power was even comparable to that of the gods. If someone can penetrate the mystery of the power contained in it, then they will also have the power to fight against the gods.

Regarding this rumor, his attitude is the same as that of most people in the family. He thinks that it is just a family trick to coax children, and only some brainless children will believe such absurd rumors, but now it seems that this rumor seems to be true.

However, in addition to the striking light in the area of ​​the Ancestral God's Spirit, there is also an area where the light is equally striking. That area is the Garden of Hundred Flowers, and to be precise, it is not the area of ​​the Garden of Hundred Flowers that is eye-catching. It should be In the apartment in the courtyard, there are two striking light groups that cannot be ignored.