HLnovel Chapter 333 "Gentleman" and "Nobleman" 29
Chapter 333 "Gentleman" and "Nobleman" 29
The woman's green eyes were so beautiful that that was why Philip du Mont had chosen her to be his wife.
But this woman made a contract with the devil.
She is taking revenge on herself.
When the Count heard the word "interesting punishment", he had a bad feeling and shook his head desperately, praying that Veronica could show even a little sympathy.
The wound on his broken arm had not been treated for several hours, making him extremely weak. The count did not even have the strength to stand up, and it was difficult for him to escape.
The horrific amount of bleeding did not kill him, which was not sure whether it was a blessing or not for the count.
The guards carried him all the way and dragged him into the basement.
In the Earl's memory, the basement was a prison cell a few days ago, but now it has completely changed.
The blood on the iron maiden in the corner had not been cleaned up yet, and there were also some miscellaneous torture instruments scattered on the ground.
The count did not have the courage to look. He knew very well how to use those things, and it was because he knew them so well that his hair stood on end.
It's just that the count overlooked some details because he was escaping. He didn't notice that the torture instruments were already stained with blood. The blood had dried up, which meant that they had been used repeatedly for some time.
Perhaps because the "poor" Count lost an arm, the torture instrument Veronica took out this time was very small, about the size of two palms.
It was a thumb clip, and the Count recognized it.
He had used this thing before to punish Veronica for trying to escape.
The Count tried to beg for mercy, but he could not utter a sound, and no one heard his roar.
Veronica was very familiar with the use of this thing. She put it on the count's only remaining hand, fixed it without any hesitation, and began to crush the count's precious hand.
The housekeeper's room is on the second floor, in the corner, a room that can only fit a bed.
Butler Anderson is a meticulous person, and even his own bedroom is kept tidy.
The room was easy to see the end of, so searching for clues was easy. Soon, the player found the old butler's notes in the drawer of the bedside table.
The cowhide cover looked quite expensive, perhaps it was given to him by someone, but the cowhide looked very old, as if it was much older than the butler looked.
After confirming that the notebook was safe, the player opened it. Inside was the butler's diary.
[Starting today, I officially took over my father's job and became the steward of the Du Monte family.
Master Philip married a young lady from the Carla family and soon had a lovely child, a young master. It seemed that the young master would soon be able to inherit the position of earl.
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Poor lady, she died just after giving birth to Miss Bella. The castle lost its mistress and its vitality, and the Count seemed to be in a state of depression as well.
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Master Hall and Miss Bella seem very afraid of the Earl. Why?
Today the castle welcomes a new mistress, I hope the young master and young lady can be happier.]
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[How many times has this happened? I can't remember. I finally discovered the truth...]
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Today the Count brought home a lady, who I believe is also his new wife. She is the most beautiful and energetic person I have ever seen, and I can't help but feel pity for her. I was born to be the steward of the Dumont family, and I cannot disobey my master.
I hope Madam can find out what's going on soon and leave here before anything starts.]
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The lady loved painting, and she drew many pictures while the Earl was away. In the pictures, she was finally able to wear her favorite colors, like fire and autumn maple leaves.
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Oh my God! I will pray for my sins!
The housekeeper's handwriting was vigorous and powerful at the beginning, and he was full of expectations for life. However, the more players read on, the more they could feel his fatigue and confusion. Later, he seemed to have stopped writing.
The diary ends abruptly with the housekeeper's confession.
"The Count has had many wives." It is not difficult to see this from the diary, and the beautiful lady Veronica is obviously one of them.
Jia Tian flipped through the diary, trying to find out what happened to the hostesses who had entered the castle before and what they had encountered, but there was no clue. Anderson, perhaps out of caution, did not mention a word.
The butler spent the most time on the last one, Lady Veronica, perhaps because she was the most beautiful of all, or perhaps because she was the one who persisted the longest.
"Mrs. Veronica likes painting, so the paintings in the castle may be from her hand." Jia Tian guessed.
"The one in my room should be it, but the housekeeper said Veronica's favorite color should be red, but the woman in the painting is wearing white clothes." Yan Yang thought about it and felt a little strange.
Jia Tian expressed his thoughts: "Didn't we go back and check? The woman in the painting is gone. It may be that Veronica herself entered the painting and survived."
Veronica disguised herself as the person in the painting and escaped everything, and is still alive today.
Yan Yang nodded, thinking it made sense: "Indeed, the Earl has a strong desire to control the Countess and may restrict her freedom of dress, so the real her can only wear a pure white dress."
"Then the question is, where did those people who entered the castle go? Did the earl do something to them?" Wang Linlin was filled with indignation, and felt ashamed when he thought about how he had sympathized with the earl before.
"I'm not sure, but it seems that the young master's arrival has completely changed Veronica's situation, and the housekeeper has also switched to the young master's side out of guilt."
"So which side are we on? What should we do?" Mao Weiqi asked the key question, which made everyone fall into deep thought.
Yes, this is a confrontation game, where do these players stand?
Mr. Mo followed the young master, and now it seems that the young master helped Veronica who might be abused, so they...
Should he help the Count or kill the vampire?
Yan Yang was torn. It wasn't like they hadn't been villains in dungeon missions, or been manipulated by the system. But every time they were forced to help those villains and promote the "justice" advocated by the game, it challenged the players' consciences and made them feel even more helpless.
[Ah. Watching the players make this choice again.]
[Yeah, that’s why sometimes I force myself not to understand the story behind the dungeon, because I don’t want to know who I hurt in the end.]
Mr. Mo made the right choice. He didn't stand on the side of the vampire out of greed. He might have guessed something long ago.
Madam Veronica might be the boss of an A-level dungeon, while the Young Master is an S-level dungeon boss. Players probably won't encounter the Young Master at the beginning.
[Indeed, the dungeon changed after the young master interfered with the dungeon mission.]
I didn't expect vampires to be such good guys! I knew it! How could they be bad guys when they're so good-looking?!
[Sometimes, it’s not entirely a bad thing to let your values be influenced by your five senses]
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Russell did not stay in the butler's bedroom for too long. Butler Anderson might come back at any time. After restoring the room, the players returned to the guest rooms on the second floor.
"Can't we just side with Lady Veronica?"
Russell looked at the three words [Confrontation with Ben] displayed on the screen: "Obviously not."
"No wonder the system switched from a team battle to a confrontation so easily. It's waiting for us here!" Jia Tian said angrily.
"It will not only allow us to solve the dungeon problem, but also trip up Mr. Mo. It's like killing two birds with one stone."
"Yeah. Even if it fails, we'll be the ones to die, and the system won't suffer any loss at all."
The players are getting more and more upset the more they talk about it. These past few days have been like a nightmare, with them running into obstacles everywhere they go.
"Actually... it may not be necessary to help the Earl." Yan Yang suddenly said in a low voice.
The others looked at the youngest child in the group.
"Mr. Mo is on the side of the vampires. It's the vampires we're fighting against. So what happens to the Count has nothing to do with us. We just need to make the vampires disappear from this instance in some sense."
Russell and Jia Tian didn't understand what Yan Yang meant at first, but then they suddenly thought of something. Their eyes lit up and they grabbed Yan Yang's shoulders excitedly: "Yan Yang, you are right! All we have to do is make the vampire disappear!"
Wang Linlin was a little confused, and Yan Yang was half confused as well, not knowing what Russell and Jia Tian were going to do. Mao Weiqi was just an obedient tool, doing whatever they were told to do without a word.
They went directly to the third floor and walked to the door at the end of the corridor.
This was their first time in the young master's room.