In the vast valley, the whistle of the train leaving is still loud.
Thick clouds covered the sky.
The road to climb the mountain is very rugged.
Looking down from a high place, two tall and thin figures walked out from the dilapidated and hazy station. Their destination was the strange ancient castle built on the top of the mountain - York Toch.
[Those who are blind should recognize the direction they are leaving in time...]
There is a stone monument standing next to the suspension bridge.
Because of the constant wind and rain, the words behind it are completely unclear.
"It should be another road sign." Hattori Heiji rubbed his hands and breathed into his palms.
Who knew they had to climb a mountain after coming out of the station, but it actually took them more than three hours to get here.
Hattori Heiji looked at Ye Gengyi's pair of dark gloves...
Envy...no, now it's jealousy!
"So, you know it when you see it, it's these strange stones that serve as road signs?"
Ye Gengyi ignored a certain black man's gaze and looked behind him.
Along the way, they have seen at least dozens of stone tablets made of similar materials. Of course, this one is the only one with remaining writing on it.
Recognize the direction of departure in time?
It's like a plot from a horror TV show...
However, with a commission fee of 3 million pounds, if he accepts two more such commissions, he will catch up with Mingmei and rob a bank.
...
Compared with walking on snowy roads, you need to be more careful when walking on a snow-covered suspension bridge, otherwise you will fall off the cliff if you are not careful.
"Let me try it!"
Hattori Heiji volunteered, and as soon as he took a step forward before his feet completely landed, he was pulled back by Ye Geng.
"What are you trying to do? Are you a goldfish?" Ye Geng's eyes closed.
He felt so tired. By the way, should this black man be so impulsive? What about the calmness he learned on the train? The moment you walked out of the station, did you give it all back to those 'cannibals'?
"Ah?" Hattori Heiji almost sat down in the snow. After steadying himself, he scratched his head in confusion, "But there is only one way here."
"I see your brain is really frozen."
Ye Geng said: "This mountain is at least 800 meters high. If you really step on the air and fall, not even the gods can save you. First, look around to see if there are any plants that can be used to weave ropes. I will check the stability of the suspension bridge." .”
examine? How to check?
Hattori Heiji was startled when he heard this and stood there blankly without moving.
In just a moment, Ye Gengyi had an extra tuning fork made of nanorobots in his hand.
He buried half of the tuning fork in the snow, and then played it hard with his bent fingers.
Instantly, with a buzzing sound, an invisible wave of sound spread in all directions.
Until the sound weakened to a certain amplitude, it was repeated back and forth more than a dozen times.
Ye Gengyi then pulled up the tuning fork, pretended to put it back in his arms, and said: "The sling is quite strong, but you have to pay attention to your feet at the beginning, and there are still five meters, nine meters, and eleven meters. These few The wooden boards in all places are severely corroded and can no longer bear the weight of the human body."
"I don't have to doubt what you said, Brother Gengyi..."
Hattori Heiji hesitated for a moment, then imitated the action that sounded like he was having a mental breakdown just now and said, "But, you can figure out the problem just by playing the ball twice?"
"Otherwise?" Ye Gengyi said.
"Uh...nothing..."
Anyway, I would say that I heard it... Hattori Heiji had already expected this answer. He hesitated for a long time, but in the end he couldn't figure out the reason.
...
For the sake of caution, the two found some very tough plants, woven them into ropes, and fixed them on the ropeways on both sides with roller skates to reduce the pressure on the wooden boards.
The journey was uneventful.
After a while, the two of them reached the opposite side safely.
It's getting darker.
The branches extending from both sides overlap and intertwine, as if weaving into a huge network.
The forest was eerily silent except for the crunch of their boots on the snow.
Following the route guided by these strange stone monuments, after a few turns, a faint light suddenly came from ahead.
The two of them did not hesitate and gradually accelerated their pace.
Repeat dozens of steps.
The forest slowly receded, and the view suddenly broadened.
Finally, we arrived at the top of the flat mountain. The previous suspension bridge seemed to be the last barrier here, and Yorktoch Fort stood in front of us.
There is no wall here, only a wooden fence that looks like a joke and is only half a person's height.
"Looking at this, it doesn't look like a castle where nobles live..."
Hattori Heiji muttered, and walked forward with Ye Gengyi.
Beside the fence, there were mottled wooden signs standing. Because there was a shelter, the writing was not covered by the heavy snow. It was easy for them to see the two people's eyes. There were a few not neat words written on it - —
[Private territory, no entry unless invited. 】
"It feels so redundant..." Hattori Heiji continued to mutter.
Ye Gengyi said nothing.
I also acquiesced in this statement in my heart.
Indeed, most people who are willing to take the long-distance steam train to come here, if not at the invitation of the host family, probably do it just for sightseeing, right?
With a slightly strange mood.
Ye Genichi and Hattori Heiji crossed the boundary marked by wooden signs and fences and entered this private territory.
The castle looks exactly like the kind in fairy tales where a dragon who specializes in kidnapping princesses lives.
Directly in front of it is a staircase made of stone bricks, and at the end is the main entrance of Yorktoch Fort. After getting closer, I looked up, but because of the height of the outer wall, I couldn't see the windows of the castle.
"Hello, is anyone there?"
Hattori Heiji stepped forward and called the door in fairly standard English.
The door knocker hit the top of the door, making a very refreshing sound.
However, after a few minutes, there was still no answer in the castle.
It's been snowing heavily all day and all night. In such barren mountains and wild mountains, the probability of not being home when you go out can almost be eliminated directly.
As Ye Geng was thinking about it, he suddenly saw the doorbell in the corner.
"Heiji, stop knocking."
He walked over and pressed twice.
Although the doorbell still couldn't be heard, it could be seen from the slightly lit indicator light that this thing was at least connected to the power supply.
This time, the two didn't wait too long.
Soon, an old man with white hair and beard who looked like a housekeeper came over and opened the door.
"Hello, we are looking for..."
Before Hattori Heiji finished speaking, he was stopped by the old butler who raised his outstretched palm.
Immediately afterwards, he pointed to his ears and then his throat, then passed the two of them, walked out of the door and pressed the doorbell, and then the two of them heard a subtle buzzing sound.
The old housekeeper took out a palm-sized black box from his pocket and smiled at the two of them.
