The red leaves of the Red Leaves Forest were a sea of bright red. Surrounded by this bright red, there was a cluster of buildings that extended for thousands of meters.
Tall minarets stood everywhere, mixed with some domed buildings. Although many of them had collapsed, from the buildings that had not collapsed, it was obvious that most of these buildings were five or six stories high.
Although they could not be compared to the buildings in Gray's previous world, the level of architecture in this world was already extremely majestic.
At least, Gray had never seen a building that was five or six stories high. The tallest building in Fergus Castle was only two stories high.
The stone used for the building was white, but because it was too old, the surface was covered with all kinds of vines and moss, and even the stubborn red-leafed trees that grew from the cracks of the stone. The white stone texture could only be seen sporadically in some places.
"What exactly … is this place?"
Bernal looked at the place in front of him in astonishment. The castle in front of him, let's call it a castle, was obviously more majestic than the Fergus family's castle. Even the Earl's castle could not be compared.
He had been to Earl Ford's castle before, but even Earl Ford's castle was not as majestic as the one in front of him. Only Marquis Sidney's castle, which he had been fortunate enough to visit before, could be compared.
Could this be a former marquis' castle?
"These are the remains of the empire …"
Gray's expression was slightly sluggish.
Looking at the scene in front of him, the words "remains of the empire" involuntarily popped up in his mind.
This was the Red Leaves Forest, where the blood fiends ran rampant. No one would want to build a castle here. No matter how powerful they were, they would not want to live in a place that was easily harassed by the blood fiends.
Therefore, only the remains of the empire from a thousand years ago could explain the scene in front of him.
A thousand years was too long. It was entirely possible that the sea had changed into mulberry fields, fields, and forests.
A thousand years ago, the surrounding dozens of miles might have been a forest without red leaves. The surroundings were full of fertile soil, and the owner of this castle was the ruler of this vast area.
However, a thousand years had passed, and the empire had been destroyed. The ruling family had either been destroyed along with the empire or had migrated away, leaving behind a lonely castle. However, it would never wait for the return of its owner.
"Remains of the empire?
What is it? "
Originally, he was just sighing casually and did not expect to get an answer. However, he did not expect to hear the answer from Gray. Bernal turned around and looked at Gray in confusion.
"It was a powerful country that existed over a thousand years ago. At that time, the Four Great Kingdoms had yet to appear. This continent was completely under the rule of this empire, and it was even more powerful than the current Four Great Kingdoms."
Gray explained briefly.
He didn't know much. At most, he knew some speculations about the fall of the Empire.
"This Empire is actually stronger than the Four Great Kingdoms?
It can't be? "
Bernal said in disbelief.
There was actually a country stronger than the Four Great Kingdoms? How was this possible?
And how did such a powerful country fall?
As a result, there was no news about it. At least, he had never heard of it.
"Empires do exist, and they are indeed more powerful than the current four kingdoms. Rumor has it that there are existences that surpass the King level within the empires."
Viscount Fergus answered for Gray.
Unlike Bernal, he had obviously heard of the Empire from a thousand years ago. He even knew more than Gray. With his status as a viscount, he could be considered a considerable noble. He already had the ability to come into contact with some hidden history.
"Existences that surpass the King level?"
Bernal was dumbfounded. His face was full of shock.
A King level warrior was currently the strongest fighting force that the Four Great Kingdoms could bring out. It could be said that they were at the level of a kingdom. They were respectfully called the strongest of the kingdom. They enjoyed all kinds of preferential treatment from the kingdom. Even when facing the king, they could speak as equals.
And this Empire actually had existences that surpass the King level. Didn't this mean that this Empire had the power to easily destroy the current Four Great Kingdoms?
"If this is the remains of the Empire, then doesn't that mean …?"
Then, Bernal's mind could not help but wander in another direction.
This castle was the remains of the Empire. Didn't that mean that it was very likely that there were things from the Empire?
With the strength of the Empire, the things that the nobles of the Empire had would definitely not be bad. Thinking of this, his eyes suddenly became fervent.
"Let's go in and take a look. Although it is very likely that it has already been visited by others, and not just one group of people."
Viscount Fergus took large strides forward and walked towards an entrance that was closer.
The people who drew the map must have been a group of people, and the people who inexplicably left the map in Hanhu's stomach must have been another group of people. Therefore, Viscount Fergus judged that there was more than one group of people.
Gray and Bernal hurriedly followed. Although they already knew that at least two groups of people had visited, they still could not help but feel a trace of anticipation. With such a large castle, perhaps there would still be some good things left in some hidden corner.
When they arrived at the entrance, the three of them could not help but narrow their eyes.
Because too much time had passed, a large number of vines were attached to the entrance. At this moment, these vines that were blocking the entrance were neatly cut open. This was obviously caused by a blade. Evidently, it confirmed their previous guess that this place had already been visited by others.
Viscount Fergus walked in front, while Gray and Bernal followed behind. The three of them walked into the building.
What entered their eyes was a large hall. There were many furniture furnishings, but they were all decayed.
The ground was white, but it was already full of dust. On the dust, a series of clear footprints could be seen.
"Five people have been here …"
Staring at these footprints, Bernal came to a conclusion after carefully distinguishing them.
"Split up and search. See if there is anything valuable left."
Viscount Fergus ordered.
"Yes."
Gray and Bernal nodded.
The three of them began to search the entire building. First, they searched along the walls of the hall on the first floor for a while. After finding nothing, they began to search upstairs.
"So many books."
In a huge room of thousands of square meters on the second floor, Gray and the other two saw a huge library. It was full of books, at least tens of thousands of books.
However, what should have been rows of bookshelves had all collapsed due to the dampness. Leather books fell to the ground one after another. The leather was rotten and smelly, and the pages of the books had turned into puddles of debris. Gray and the other two checked carefully and found that there was not a single complete book.
It was also possible that the well-preserved books had been taken away by the previous visitors. In short, there was no harvest.
"What a pity!"
Gray could not help but feel a little regretful. These were books from the Empire. It must have recorded the situation of the Empire. It was an excellent opportunity to understand the Empire. Unfortunately, there was not a single book that could be identified.
The three of them left the library and began to search again.
Bedroom, study, living room … There were many rooms that Gray and the others could not see the purpose of.
However, without exception, there was still no harvest.
In the end, the three of them searched the entire building and the other buildings connected to it, but there was still no harvest.
"This is too clean."
Walking out of the building, Bernal said helplessly.
Originally, he wanted to pick up the leftovers and see if he could pick up the things left behind by the people in front of him. However, it turned out that no one would let go of good things.
"Let's look elsewhere."
Viscount Fergus had obviously expected this situation. His expression did not change as he looked at the other buildings in the castle.
The three of them searched one building after another. They did not even let go of the collapsed ones. Many places were moved away from the collapsed earth and rocks. They went in to search, but there was still no harvest.
As they searched, the three of them came to a huge building that was connected to many other buildings. It was probably located in the backyard of the castle.
"Come here quickly!"
Suddenly, Bernal, who was in a room, exclaimed. There was obvious joy in his voice.
When Gray and Viscount Fergus heard this, they hurried over.
When Gray and Viscount Fergus arrived, they saw that in a room of more than a hundred square meters, there was a square cave of about two meters on the ground near the corner.