Chapter 399 The Banquet Started Soon

The highest place in the entire castle, as expected, should be the tall tower spotted from the hill.

That tower stood in the center of the castle, like a solitary, heaven-piercing pillar, with a spire on top that reached straight into the sky, giving the architecture a strong sense of visual penetration—although a modern person's first reaction might be to think it was a lightning rod.

The traveling poet remembered the shape of the castle he had seen from the hill and, navigating through the crisscrossing flying buttresses, made his way toward the tower.

But as he stepped onto the staircase, he suddenly halted, looking down another corridor.

The next moment, a figure emerged from around the corner.

Upon seeing him, the figure also paused.

It was the mountaineer, still dressed in modern, practical climbing gear, obviously restless and out exploring immediately after being assigned a room.