Barnett's hands were handcuffed to iron shackles. This way of hanging him up would make Bei Xingxun's man very uncomfortable, because he could neither stand on the ground to rest, nor move his body for a moment. His expression seemed exhausted, and the sound of iron shackles echoed in the dungeon.

"Have he spoke yet?" Ma Xiu walked into the torture room and asked the executioner wearing a black hood.

"Mr. Maxiu, I have used whip, but it has no effect." The executioner said to Maxiu.

"How about breaking the kneecap?" Ma Xiu glanced at the executioner wearing a black hood and suggested to him.

"Woooooooooooo~~." Barnett's mouth was stuffed with rags, but his hearing was not a problem. Maxiu threatened to break his kneecap, which made Barnett feel scared.

"It seems to be effective." Ma Xiu laughed. This fear could be exploited. Then Barnett's screams sounded in the dungeon.

Tracy sat in the lord's hall of the castle, which was the castle of Count Neuchettel. A few days ago, she and her companions passed by the border of Count Neuchettel. They were originally planning to rest in an ordinary hotel in the county and then set out to Schwarz County, but the next morning, several somewhat rude soldiers broke into the hotel and brought them here.

"Miss, will they throw us into the dungeon?" Angela asked Tracy carefully.

"We did not do anything that violated the law." Tracy was much calmer. Although she knew that the nobles usually covered the sky with their hands, she thought about it carefully and did not do anything to anger the Count, so she comforted Gillah.

Just as the two were talking in a low voice, a man walked in from the side door of the lord's hall. The man looked like a typical Italian, wearing a pointed hat on his head and the color of his eyes was green. Although he was not ugly, he had a gloomy temperament.

"Did you solve the puzzle?" The man looked Tracy up and down, and he pursed his lips for a long time before asking Tracy.

"Yes." Tracy held the barley's skirt with both hands, and said to the man after bent his knees slightly.

"Are you a noble?" The man was a little surprised and asked quickly as he watched Tracy perform a polite curtsy.

"No, I am the daughter of the leader of the Lorraine Town Guild. My father holds the title of the upper class in the Lorraine Town." Tracy said with a humble manner, but neither humble nor arrogant.

"So that's it. I am the Count's personal alchemist. Because someone answered a riddle of poetry, the Count wanted to meet him, but he didn't expect that it was a woman to answer it." It turned out that the person in front of him was the alchemist who used mysterious potion to treat the Count. Tracy quickly raised his hand and gently stroked it on his chest, and then curtsy again. After all, the other party was the Count's personal alchemist.

"You're welcome. You can meet him here. He just wanted to ask a question. After all, the Count is a curious person." The alchemist pointed to the side door that walked in and said to Tracy.

"But, I don't know what the Count will ask?" Tracy's eyes widened, and she said in surprise.

"Nothing, you can answer whatever Lord Earl asks. By the way, he is a very sensitive person. Don't look directly into the Earl's eyes when answering questions." The alchemist said to Tracy.

"Yes." Tracy thought to himself that he was just passing here. As long as he was careful, there should be no problem. So he raised his foot and prepared to walk towards the side door. Angel wanted to follow, but was blocked by the alchemist.

"No, the person who wants to solve the puzzles alone." The alchemist blocked Angel with his hands and said to her. His eyes seemed to have some sharp force. Angel was so scared that he retreated.

"Angil, you're waiting for me here." Tracy nodded and signaled to Angel.

Tracy walked through the side door of the Lord's Hall, and there was a corridor about one hundred meters here. There were six torches on both sides of the dark corridor. Because the corridor had no windows, it looked very dark even during the day.

"Um." Tracy's shadow was swaying as the torch swayed, as if ghosts were peeking in the dark, and in this situation she couldn't help but clench the corner of her clothes.

At the same time, the Count Brycegao's messengers sent the call to the vassals, and the vassals distributed everywhere immediately mobilized them. It was their duty to fight for the lords. The three main vassals in Brycegao County were Baron August, Mayor Gner and Bishop Osvid, who had castles, towns and a bishop, and the troops that could mobilize accounted for two-thirds of the Count Brycegao's army.

"Boom~~." The mobilization order was issued two days ago. After receiving the order, the three vassals immediately mobilized their troops, and their troops gathered together on the west side of the Brycegao River.

"Master Baron, Bishop." Mayor Gner rode a brown horse, and his body crossed the blue ribbon, representing his status. Behind the mayor were two hundred soldiers from the town, carrying spears, axes and a small number of swords. Most of them were handicraftsmen in the town, and there were also a small number of mercenaries.

"Mayor Gner, you are very quick!" Baron August was wearing a pointed helmet, under which was a chain mail mask, protecting the Baron's neck and chin. He was wearing an exquisite half-chain mail, and his thigh was wrapped in leather armor. He was carrying a sword with ruby ​​hilt hijab around his waist.

"I dare not delay the call from the Earl." Mayor Gner hurriedly said to the Baron. Although he was granted a town by the Earl, his status among the vassals was far less than that of the Baron.

"Two sirs, I'm afraid we won't be able to get to the Earl's castle today. Why don't we camp along the river?" Bishop Osvid was fat. He shook his two thick chins, a white bishop's hat on his head, and a chain mail, but outside the chain mail was covered with a white shirt and a white cloak. He hung a golden cross on his chest. Ten fingers like fat sausages were wearing rings inlaid with precious treasures such as rubies and turquoise, and his body was filled with the temperament of pearl jade.

"Of course, we can discuss what happened to the sudden call from Lord Earl?" Baron August nodded. He was not very familiar with the news in Lord Earl's court, which was also related to his personal personality.
Chapter completed!