"Stop! Who are you?"
When Zuo Si rode his horse close to the entrance of the manor, a guard standing on the guard tower immediately shouted and asked.
Almost at the same time, several crossbows standing on the wall of the gate also quickly changed their directions, and all the thick and sharp arrows were aimed at the sudden man and horse.
Due to the extremely dangerous and harsh living environment of Innistrad, the relationship between people in this world is also extremely tense.
Not to mention strangers, even biological parents, children, brothers, and sisters sometimes can't believe it.
Especially in this province of Kessig, which is densely covered with forests and where werewolves are the most frequent, no one can guarantee whether their relatives will suddenly grow hair and fangs one night after night falls.
and Sharptooth transform into a terrifying werewolf.
Not only do they close and lock the doors and windows when sleeping, they even have to sleep in separate rooms with each other's doors locked, even if they are husband and wife.
Otherwise, it will be too late when you find that your partner has grown black hair and bites you on the neck.
As a person who knows Innistrad fairly well, Zuo Si has no doubt that if he rushes over on horseback, the other party will not hesitate to pull the trigger and nail him and his horse to the ground, so he decisively tightens the reins and lets his crotch
The mount stopped.
Then he took off his hood to reveal his young face, deliberately letting the other party see the [Supreme Amulet] hung with countless gems around his neck. At the same time, he kicked the heavy money bag hanging on the saddle with his feet.
He responded straightforwardly: "I am a tired traveler. I am planning to find a safe place to rest for a night and replenish some supplies. If you are willing to make it easier, I am willing to pay ten times the price as a reward."<
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Instantly!
The guard, who was full of vigilance and hostility one second, relaxed the next second, and his eyes showed surprise that could not be concealed.
But soon, this surprise slowly turned into naked greed.
The reason is simple!
First of all, Zuo Si doesn't look very old. He's the kind of young man with no hair at all. He doesn't really look dangerous.
Secondly, there is no thick hair growing on his face or on the chest exposed by his collar. To be precise, there is not even a beard or chest hair. This alone can rule out the possibility that he is a werewolf.
What's more, the clothes, trousers and cloak are all embroidered with complex patterns like gold and silver threads. The belts, gloves and boots are also inlaid with a large number of gems and magical metals that shine with strange light. Anyone who is not a fool can do this.
Aware of its expensive manufacturing costs and top-notch master craftsmanship.
For a werewolf who spends his days sleeping outdoors and running around in the forest, it would be quite good to have a piece of clothing that barely covers his body without any holes. There is no way he can afford to wear such a full set of luxurious clothes that even the noble masters in his own manor don't have.<
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Finally, coupled with the aura of a superior person exuding from every gesture, the [Supreme Talisman] and a bag full of coins that are priceless at first glance, it is probably a descendant of a traveling noble.
However, the guards quickly controlled their ever-expanding greed and did not choose to directly kill people and buy goods.
Because they know that if something unexpected happens to a young man of this status, his family will definitely track down the murderer at all costs, and then make him pay ten times or a hundred times the price. With their own abilities, they simply cannot resist it.p>
Moreover, if the other party dares to travel alone in the werewolf-infested province of Kessig, he might have some support.
After a brief discussion with other guards nearby, the man on the guard tower shouted: "Wait! I'll notify the supervisor!"
"Please hurry up! You know the sun is about to set. I don't want to stay in the wild and dance with wolves." Zuo Si urged with a deliberately impatient look.
But this time, the man on the sentry tower did not make any reply, but quickly climbed down the ladder and ran towards the sturdy castle not far away.
In order to protect against various threats, Innistrad's manors are generally built very similar to late medieval castles.
The main body as the core of defense is often a three- to four-story solid masonry building located in the center of the entire manor. During the day, the door is often open to facilitate the entry and exit of the master and servants.
But at night it will close and lower the iron gate, so even an army of werewolves or undead creatures can't get in.
In addition, there are no windows at all on the first and second floors of the castle, with only a few very hidden and narrow observation vents. Only the third floor has transparent glass windows.
In addition, all manors will build an outer wall that is somewhat similar to a city wall with the castle as the center.
In the enclosed space, crops such as apple trees, wheat, barley, and vegetables are planted in a planned manner, and functional buildings such as warehouses, stables, pig pens, dog houses, chicken houses, and duck houses are set up.<
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Obviously, the things grown and raised within the walls are specifically designed to meet the needs of the manor owners, servants and serfs, ensuring that when werewolves and zombies are most active, there is enough food even without leaving the walls.
As for the large areas of farmland and fruit trees outside the fence without any protection measures, they are the real parts for trading.
Generally speaking, only within a few hours when the sun fully rises, serfs will leave the outer walls in groups to work in the fields.
When it starts to get dark around two or three o'clock in the afternoon, they will quickly return to the wall to accept the protection of the manor owner.
There's no way around it. The main energy attribute of Innistrad, a broken place, is black, which symbolizes decay and death. Therefore, the duration of the day is shorter than that of most normal worlds, and the night is much longer.
Those vampires want to make some noise every now and then, and try every means to shorten the day and lengthen the night through various magic rituals.
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The most extreme families even have ambitions to bring Innistrad into a state of eternal night.
These idiots have never thought about how the crops in the fields will grow if eternal night is realized?
Without enough food, how can humans, who are already very fragile, survive?
If humans become extinct on a large scale, where will vampires get food?
No wonder Sorin Markov always has a strong contempt for these relatives and descendants of his, and does not bother to associate with them at all. Instead, he focuses on finding a balance, even if he is regarded as a traitor by the entire vampire clan.
Of course, the extreme werewolves are not much better. They are also thinking about how to expand the size of the group. It is best to turn all humans in Innistrad into the same kind as themselves.
If the number of werewolves really increased to a certain level, they would probably start killing each other in order to compete for meat.
The more Zuo Si understands the world, the more he feels sorry for his cheap teacher.
It’s really not easy!
It’s okay to be surrounded by idiots who have no brains and can’t understand sustainable development, and each of them likes to cause trouble more than the other. Just wiping their butts all day long will waste a lot of brain cells.
Especially for vampires, many of them are related to each other, so there is no way to kill them.
Fortunately, he could endure it for so long without having an attack.
Comparing his feelings with his own, Zuo Si felt that if it were him, he would have lifted the table and launched a great purge, integrating all the forces to rule with an iron fist.
How can you manage the world with a bunch of insects!
Just when he was secretly complaining about Innistrad, a poor place like "the temple is small, the wind is strong, the water is shallow, and the water is shallow, there are many fools", the originally closed door finally slowly opened again.
A well-dressed old man walked out under the protection of several guards. He carefully looked up and down at the young man in front of him, then put his hand on his chest and bowed.
"Dear guest, I am Yolande, the steward of this manor. What is your name?"
"You can call me Soth."
Zuo Si announced his name in a slightly arrogant tone, without any intention of dismounting.
Because he understands that the more this happens, the more the other party will think that he has a great background, and thus he will not dare to easily refuse his request.
After all, in a highly hierarchical society, the more arrogant a person is often means the higher his origin and status.
Facts have proved that Zuo Si grasped the psychology of the manager Yolande very accurately.
After a short period of weighing the pros and cons, the old man finally made a decision, forced out a smile and said: "Your Excellency Soth, on behalf of the Holland family, I welcome you as a guest. However, the master is not in the manor at the moment, so there is no
Please forgive me for trying to hold a proper banquet in line with etiquette."
"It doesn't matter, I'm not that picky, I just want to find a safe place to rest for a night."
After saying this, Zuo Si directly opened the pocket full of gold coins hanging on the saddle, grabbed a handful, and sprinkled it on the guards with a very casual movement.
"Here, these are for you."
Instantly!
Seeing the golden coins falling down, the guards immediately burst into cheers, and then they lay on the ground and began to scramble frantically for these precious metal currencies, which were minted in the holy city of Thraban and recognized by all human gathering places.
Two guys even fought to get more, rolling and wrestling on the muddy ground.
When the manager Yolande saw this scene, he immediately frowned subconsciously and wanted to scold him several times, but held back at the last moment.
Because it is embarrassing enough for the guards in the manor to fight each other over a few gold coins.
If he interfered any more, he would definitely make the young man in front of him, who was suspected to be from a noble family, look down upon the Holland family, so he could only pretend that he had not seen anything, and raised his arm in a gesture of invitation.
In this way, under the leadership of the other party, Zuo Si easily entered the manor.
To be continued...