Even the faces of the figures in those oil paintings by famous artists have now become distorted, making them look terrifying.
No.
It's not just a simple distortion.
Some had blood streaming from all seven orifices on their faces, while others looked lifeless.
All the people in the oil paintings seem to be depicted as if they were in the moment of their death.
That is indeed the case.
After all, these are ghosts, or rather, spirits residing in the oil paintings.
Therefore, the body will not disappear after being killed; it will only be reflected in the oil painting where the body resides during the time of death.
Of course, these were not done by Ouyang Qianjin.
Her shout just now was merely a counterattack against an illusion, or rather, a mental attack.
As for the people in the painting, they were probably killed by Tsepesh and his men who came in yesterday, if nothing unexpected happens.
However, compared to these, Ouyang Qianjin was more concerned about the rubble on the ground.
For no other reason than that.
Because all these rubble stones are the remains of gargoyles.
That's right, it's a gargoyle.
The gargoyle that Ouyang Qianjin was extremely familiar with.
"Go and pick that up."
After looking at the wreckage scattered on the ground, Ouyang Qianjin directed a skeleton to pick up a piece of debris and bring it to her.
This is a small half of the upper left corner of the head, or rather, you can still clearly see the left eye of this gargoyle.
After comparing this gargoyle with the one she made, Ouyang Qianjin realized that the gargoyle from this other world didn't seem to be any better made than hers.
It was even slightly worse.
Of course, this is not just Miss Ouyang bragging.
Rather, it's the rough workmanship of these gargoyles that makes them look smooth, with only a layer of polished surface.
Although she didn't know which alchemist had created these gargoyles.
But logically speaking, I made it according to the methods I had in mind.
The procedures are all the same.
Then everyone's gargoyles should be the same.
Is the difference due to the different makers or their professions?
Or is it simply a difference in rank or position?
After all, when Ouyang Qianjin first created the gargoyle, its level wasn't particularly high.
But even the practice pieces I made weren't this rough.
In Ouyang Qianjin's reasoning, it is very likely that these gargoyles were made by a novice who had just started learning.
Otherwise, they wouldn't have been so easily defeated.
They didn't even manage to leave behind a single vampire corpse in the hall.
As for why there was no blood in the hall...
Come on, isn't it normal for vampires to manipulate blood?
After figuring it out, Ouyang Qianjin put away the gargoyle fragment, and then had the skeleton carry her to the stairs in a corner of the hall not far away.
There are actually staircases in two corners deep inside the hall.
Ouyang Qianjin simply chose a staircase that looked like it was frequented by many people.
The castle's staircase was steep and narrow, its steps covered with a thick layer of dust, as if no one had ever cleaned it.
However, now that it has been stepped on by many people, it has left quite a few footprints.
The staircase looked rotten and decayed.
Even a skeleton with little weight would creak and groan as it walked up the stairs, as if the stairs were protesting against people's trampling.
As she walked up the stairs, Ouyang Qianjin felt increasingly oppressed.
After stepping onto the last step, Ouyang Qianjin saw a long corridor divided into several sections.
At the end of each corridor is a heavy wooden door inlaid with countless gems, shimmering with an alluring light.
However, all of these wooden doors were open.
It's obvious that the people from Ceppesh have already visited.
But Miss Ouyang didn't mind at all.
After all, she had her own purpose, and it didn't conflict with Tsepesh's.
The skeleton carried her down the corridor and into the room.
This is a library.
A large, towering, and magnificent circular library, approximately fifty meters in diameter.
It looks like a giant wheel of knowledge, as if it is telling the story of humanity's pursuit and yearning for wisdom.
The library walls are also adorned with exquisite murals.
Although she couldn't understand what they were, these murals allowed Ouyang Qianjin to feel the depth of history and culture.
The library has a very spacious interior with spiral staircases leading up to it.
The design of the staircase is inspired by the double helix structure of DNA, symbolizing the infinite extension and inheritance of human wisdom.
You can reach the various floors of the library by climbing the stairs.
Unlike the previous hall, staircases, and corridors, which were like ruins.
The library is very clean.
At least there was no dust.
Ouyang Qianjin looked at the book that Sebastian had picked up, and then asked a question.
What is written in this book?
"It's a novel about a vampire falling in love with a human."
"Oh! That should be enough to make a profit."
Ouyang Qianjin looked at the bookshelves that had been knocked over and the books scattered all over the floor because of the battle.
With a wave of his hand, he summoned skeletons and centaur chariots, and packed the books into boxes.
I don't know how many novels are in this.
But there is no doubt that these books contain some records about that otherworldly continent.
Since Sebastian can understand it, all we need to do is have him find it and translate it.
Yes, the premise that Sebastian could understand these characters was that Ouyang Qianjin could make a fortune.
As for the issue of Tsepesh, that's easy to resolve.
Since no one else could understand these words anyway, she might as well keep them for herself.
At worst, I'll just give her a copy of the translated books and materials.
What Miss Ouyang wants is intelligence.
As for making money by selling information, that's just a side effect.
"Young Miss, there are some corpses over there. Shall we go take a look?"
"Okay, lead the way."
Ouyang Qianjin nodded and let the skeleton holding her follow Sebastian to a corner of the library.
It could be said that all the corpses in the library were deliberately moved to this corner and piled up.
I don't know why.
[The Filth Cleaner: A cleaner in the Crimson Library, possessing little combat ability, yet the best partner of the maids within the castle.]
[Hidden Information: The Filth Cleanser is a very friendly creature; many necromancers use it to cleanse their skeletons.]
"..."
Is this cleaning process legitimate?
After glancing at the gelatinous, slime-like remains of the monster on the ground, Ouyang Qianjin, who was inwardly complaining, turned her gaze to the humanoid monster next to her.
【Crimson Reapers: They are soldiers guarding Seyit Castle, possessing innate strong defense against magical and blood attacks.】
[Hidden message: Beware of their claws; they contain toxins that can damage blood structure.]
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