On the grass outside the main entrance of the castle.
A group of archaeological graduate students and doctoral students who were hiking through the woods rested on the grass outside the castle. Some of the poor ones even gasped for air and took out the water in their backpacks to drink.
At this time, a 'doctor' wearing glasses, wearing white short-sleeves and a yellow vest, with hair as gray as his mustache, walked up to Flynn, the leader of the mercenary group.
Said: "Mr. Flynn, next we will conduct excavation and inspection in the castle for at least ten days. I think setting up a camp in the square of the castle is the best choice. What about you?"
"Yes." Flynn also nodded without objection. "Of course, the wall can also resist brown bear attacks.
But before that, I need to confirm the safety inside the castle. After all, your sponsor hired us so that you can go back intact."
Flynn said, throwing the large equipment bag behind his back onto the grass, and holding the special model Pulse Rifle hanging on Mechanical Skeleton.
The doctor expressed his sincere thanks. "Thank you so much, Mr. Flynn."
"Doctor Quell, this is what we should do." Flynn, while packing up the equipment, replied to the doctor named Quill.
Immediately afterwards, Flynn walked slowly towards the main entrance of the castle, and turned to the mercenaries who were also packing their equipment and ordered:
"Mickey, Gary, Simon, and the rookies follow me. The rest of us will stay outside."
"Yes, boss." (x9)
After hearing Flynn's order, the mercenaries present, including Li Lie, all responded and began to take action.
Then a somewhat obese machine gunner, a female demolitionist using Benelli M4, an ordinary-looking rifleman, and Li Lie followed Flynn to confirm the safety of the castle.
The machine gunner and the female demolitionist were at the front of the team and approached the dilapidated solid wooden door. Then everyone entered the castle through the gap in the wooden door.
Just like the European castles in the movie, what everyone sees through the main entrance is a square square with a large area.
It is surrounded by tall walls and castle buildings made of stone.
Since these mercenaries and Li Lie are not archaeological experts, it is impossible to tell which building is a barracks, residential area, restaurant, etc.
But they could still tell the difference clearly if they saw that it was a stable.
The cracks in the stone bricks on the ground of the castle are covered with weeds that can reach up to the ankles, and there are also more tenacious trees that have grown out of the cracks in the stone bricks.
As far as the eye could see, except for some small herbivores, no threatening animals were found.
Seeing this, Flynn, who was standing in the center of the team, used the walkie-talkie to order the mercenaries outside:
"Let the people from outside come in, and the five of us will continue to search the inside of the castle."
"Yes."
After receiving the reply, Flynn waved his right hand towards the entrance of the castle building nearest to them, signaling the five people to enter.
Next, the five-person team, still with the machine gunner and female demolitionist in front, followed by Li Lie, Flynn and Simon, entered the castle to confirm safety.
The five mercenaries who were guarding the entire archaeological team outside also led the archaeological team into the square of the ancient castle.
Moreover, these archaeological students belonging to Professor Quell also obeyed the instructions of the mercenaries very much and did not run around casually and stayed in place.
In less than ten minutes, the five mercenaries Flynn, Li Lie and others entered the castle building and confirmed that the castle was safe.
With the assistance and guidance of the mercenaries, the archeology students began to set up a tent camp in the square of the ancient castle, preparing for the excavation work tomorrow morning.
After all, according to Professor Quell, this ancient castle is actually the real tomb of a famous general and grand duke, rather than being as simple as an ancient castle.
A few hours later.
There was only the afterglow of the sun, and the visibility inside the castle was much lower than outside.
Fortunately, the tent camp has been set up, and the mercenaries also brought strong lighting equipment, so the place does not feel so eerie.
Four mercenaries equipped with Umbrella's latest Pulse Rifle stood on the wall of the castle on guard.
Inside the large military tent in the center of the camp.
There are ten simple beds half a meter above the ground, as well as various weapons and equipment, as well as the personal belongings of each mercenary.
In the center of the tent is a folding square table, with a radio station set up to connect to the outside world, and two military-grade laptops.
Although the computer is still an old-fashioned folding type and looks very thick, the key point is that it is durable and will not be easily broken.
At this time.
Flynn, the leader of the mercenary group, was standing with Professor Quell at the square table, talking on a computer.
Li Lie, who was lying on his bed pretending to rest, squinted his eyes slightly, but listened carefully to the discussion between Flynn and Quill.
Soon, Li Lie heard a useful message, that is, Professor Quell mentioned that this is the grave of 'Vlad III'.
Moreover, Professor Quell also made a clear request to Flynn that the mercenaries must accompany the archaeological team during the excavation work, for fear of any danger.
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"Hey, rookie, haven't you tried it yet? Why don't you go to the castle and ask your sister to help you?"
Just as Li Lie closed his eyes and listened to the conversation between Flynn and Quill, the female demolitionist from before who was holding Benelli M4 sat on his bed and started teasing him.
Feeling the movement, Li Lie opened his eyes and said coldly, "No need."
"Really? That's such a pity, tsk tsk." The female blaster with short hair looked like she couldn't get what she asked for.
"Then I'll leave it to you to be on duty at night, Mr. Flynn."
"Of course, mercenaries are paid to do things. This is our responsibility."
At this time, Flynn and Quill also ended their conversation, and Quill raised his hand to push up his glasses and walked out of the mercenaries' tent.
Seeing this, Li Lie slowly stood up and sat on the edge of the bed, put on his military boots, and still said softly to the female demolitionist sitting next to him:
"I'm sure nothing will happen to you. You can try Mickey."
"Hey? You're a newbie and you're quite unforgiving, but my sister likes you even more."
The female demolitionist also stood up and left. Before leaving, she even gave Li Lie a wink.
"..."
Li Lie showed no interest in this female demolitionist who seemed to be a man. He still responded silently with an expressionless face and left the tent.
Arriving at the castle square outside the tent, Li Lie saw Quill who was still observing the castle, and then stepped forward and asked:
"Professor, I heard you mentioned Vlad III. Is this the tomb of that brutal guy?"
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Quill, who was studying the architectural pattern of the castle, was stunned when he heard Li Lie's inquiry, turned around to look at him, and asked:
"Young man, do you know this man?"
"Ah." Li Lie nodded without denying. "I heard it is the prototype of Dracula."