Chapter 389: Portrait

This castle is quite large.

And although the interior was abandoned, the damage was not serious.

Yi Xing walked around and found that many places were just a little shabby.

Basically, we can still see the glory of that year.

Portraits and family crests are posted in many places.

Basically, it can be thought that this was the castle of a noble family back then.

It was just that for some reason it was abandoned a long, long time ago.

It can be seen from the fact that all valuable things have been taken away.

...It cannot be ruled out that someone took it away later.

But there is a high probability that the family took all their valuables with them when they moved out.

Yoshiyuki thought it was probably because the forest had turned into a forest of ghosts.

They may feel scared to continue living here, and transportation is not convenient.

So, he left here.

Yoshiyuki wanted to know if the castle was still for sale.

If it were there, it might be bought and lived in by someone who just likes this scary atmosphere.

But it requires considerable financial resources to maintain the operation of such a remote castle.

Think about it, even if this castle is given to you for free, how much will it cost to live in it properly?

Not to mention the large repair costs.

You can't just live with your family, right? Then you have to hire servants to take care of it. And the number of people cannot be small.

On the one hand, there are too few people to take care of things. On the one hand, there will be this kind of trouble inside - too few people live in a big house, which will make people feel uneasy.

In addition, if you want to live in such a remote place, you will definitely have to buy things from outside.

Shipping charges can be quite expensive.

Therefore, the person who may eventually buy this castle is probably some mysterious organization.

They may be carrying out some evil plan, so they need such a remote and undisturbed place as a base.

To be honest, even if it needs to be repaired, it is difficult to make this kind of old castle comfortable for many years.

Because of years of abandonment, the structure inside may have suffered serious corrosion and damage, making it very difficult to repair. In addition, there are not necessarily so many rats and bugs living in here, it is really impossible to kill them all.

To put it more seriously, there are demons who will come to live.

It's possible that they have long regarded this place as their territory. Then even if you buy the house, they will not regard you as the real owner here.

It is very likely that they will try to harm you.

Therefore, rather than buying an old castle like this, it would be better to build a new one.

Then you can try to choose a better location.

Also economical.

Yi Xing tried to find a suitable place to sleep in this dusty villa.

In the end, I found that it was just as dirty everywhere.

I really couldn't get a good rest.

I could only find a place to sit down and rest against the wall.

The place Yi Xing finally chose was a hall.

There was a fireplace and the atmosphere made him feel more comfortable.

Since there was a water room in the castle, Yi Xing got water from there and pulled off a piece of tablecloth to use as a rag, at least making the floor near the fireplace a little cleaner.

Afterwards, they lit a fire and prepared for dinner.

There are also cutlery in the kitchen. Even though it is very old, it is not so dirty that it cannot be used even if it is cleaned.

Yoshiyuki just cleaned them up, pushed the cooking rack over, put the pot on it, and started boiling the soup.

The so-called soup is nothing more than putting dried meat in and boiling it.

But it’s much better than chewing dried meat.

When Yi Xing eats it, he can even feel moved.

After finishing the meal of bread and jerky soup, Yoshiyuki washed the kitchen utensils and then began to think about whether to take them away.

Yoshiyuki finally decided to pick up a few portable kitchen utensils and leave.

Just a few sets of knives, forks and spoons, a small pot and two bowls.

Except for the pot, which is made of stainless steel, the rest are made of wood.

Yoshiyuki felt that there should have been silverware here, but they were all taken away.

After all, it is impossible for nobles to use wooden tableware.

These wooden tableware were probably for servants.

As for why they are not provided with stainless steel tableware, it is probably because of the price.

I haven’t seen many stainless steel things along the way.

It seems to only appear on certain parts of weapons and vehicles.

It is enough to prove that its price in this world is not low, but it is not so high that the nobles will pay special attention to taking it with them when they leave here.

Yoshiyuki's backpack is not big enough to hold all the tableware.

His handbag also contained dried salted fish, and there was no room for them.

Therefore, Yi Xing had to find another way and make a package.

He used the demon knife to cut the tablecloth, knotted it into a simple bag, and wrapped all the tableware in it.

Afterwards, the bag was fixed to the side of the backpack.

Yoshiyuki tried to carry it and felt it was pretty good.

Although it definitely looks ugly, there is absolutely no problem with portability.

He felt more and more that he must get a mount as soon as possible.

At the very least, get a hand-carrying suitcase.

That thing is very easy to install and quite labor-saving.

After Yi Xing finished all this and returned to the fireplace, it started to fog outside.

Looking at such a gloomy night scene outside the window, Yi Xing had an ominous premonition.

Finally, in the middle of the night, he was awakened by a strange noise.

...That's the sound of a child laughing.

Yoshiyuki suddenly became alert and realized something was wrong.

He nervously opened his eyes and sat up, looking around, alert to other abnormalities that might happen at any time, and held his hand on the handle of the wooden knife.

Sure enough, something is wrong with this castle...?

Oh shit!

There was indeed a child laughing just now, right?

Or is it just my auditory hallucination?

Yoshiyuki was on guard and touched his head.

Fortunately, there is no fever.

...Speaking of which, it’s so cold.

When did the fireplace go out?

Yoshiyuki then noticed how dark it had become and tried to rekindle the fire.

But the moment he lit the fireplace, Yoshiyuki heard the sound of children running in the distance again.

Like the laughter just now, he could tell that the sound was upstairs.

But I don’t know exactly how many layers it is.

Yoshiyuki took a deep breath and began to think about what to do at this time.

He finally felt that staying where he was was not an option, so he prepared to go and see the situation.

Therefore, Yoshiyuki kept his attitude of drawing his sword at any time and moved forward upstairs.

When he went upstairs, he had to pass by an area in front of the entrance hall. On the first floor there hangs a huge painting of a bust of a man.

Yoshiyuki had no choice but to return after searching the entire high-rise with great vigilance and finding nothing.

...However, that painting had a change that made his hair stand on end.

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