Published: March 11, 2025
CHAPTER 42: Give It a Try
After Zhao Hai led the four of them into the room, he walked over to the screen at the head of the bed and touched it with his hand. The screen lit up, and the icons appeared on it once again.
Merlin and the others looked at the screen with some astonishment. For Zhao Hai, this was a common item, but for Merlin and the others, it was truly magical.
Zhao Hai immediately clicked on the camera icon, and a three-dimensional image of the castle reappeared on the screen. Zhao Hai noticed that there seemed to be fewer green dots in the castle, especially inside the Main Fortress, where there were no green dots visible at all.
Zhao Hai clicked on the position of the Inner Fortress courtyard, where two green dots were still active, and the scene on the screen immediately shifted to the Inner Fortress courtyard.
Although the computer could only display things within a hundred-meter radius centered on the point where Zhao Hai entered the space, this range was not small. When Zhao Hai entered the space, it was in the living room of the Main Fortress, which was not far from the courtyard.
The courtyard displayed on the screen was not very large, just a part of the Inner Fortress courtyard, but it was still clear from the screen that there was a snake-shaped magical beast and a humanoid undead being in the courtyard.
Merlin and the others had been paying close attention to the situation on the screen, and when they saw this, they couldn't help but freeze for a moment. They all leaned forward to take a closer look at the scene on the screen.
After a while, Merlin hesitantly said, "Is this the courtyard of the Inner Fortress?"
Zhao Hai nodded and replied, "Yes, this is our Inner Fortress courtyard. Those two are the magical beasts still active in the courtyard. It seems they haven't left yet, so we can't go out for the time being."
Merlin looked excitedly at the screen and said, "This is amazing! With this, young master, you’ll be even safer and won’t have to worry about enemies attacking you anymore."
Zhao Hai gave a wry smile; currently, Merlin always prioritized his safety. No matter the situation, her first thought was always about his safety.
Zhao Hai clicked on the screen again, and the screen returned to the three-dimensional image state. He pointed at the green dots on the model and said to Merlin and the others, "These green dots on the map represent magical beasts, and their density is significantly lower than yesterday. It looks like these magical beasts may retreat in a few days."
After saying this, he clicked on the position of the living room, and the scene on the screen immediately switched back to the living room. The living room was now a complete mess; almost everything had been destroyed.
Upon seeing the situation in the living room, Mu couldn’t help but curse under his breath. Zhao Hai’s hand lightly glided across the screen, and before long, he had looked through all the rooms in the Main Fortress. None were spared; everything in each room had almost been destroyed by the magical beasts or the undead beings.
Merlin and the others looked rather grim. When they first arrived at the castle, it had been empty. Now, all the living supplies in the castle were brought by them, and one could say that the castle had gradually acquired a human touch under their care. But now, everything had been destroyed.
After a while, they had surveyed the area within a hundred meters. Zhao Hai returned the screen to the three-dimensional image and turned to Merlin and said, “Grandma Merlin, this is the current situation outside. We will need to rest in the space for a few days. During this time, please arrange for everyone to teach them some characters.”
Merlin nodded and said, “Rest assured, young master. I know what to do.”
Zhao Hai nodded and said, “I’ll sort out the warehouse later. I saw that we brought back quite a few commonly used seeds from the mainland. I want to try planting them in the space.”
Merlin paused for a moment and then shook her head, saying, “Young master, there’s no need to plant those seeds. They are just ordinary seeds. The yield of the grains isn’t as high as corn, and the vegetables are also quite ordinary. They aren't magical vegetables. Given that the Black Earth Wilderness can only grow things on Iron Mountain, we didn’t buy any too delicate seeds since they wouldn't be useful. We only bought these most ordinary ones.”