Chapter 277

Recruiting talents (Part 1)

Leon stepped on it, and the flames rushed up as the battle boots fell, and the ground around him suddenly exploded into a sea of ​​fire. The three monsters howled and were bombarded with the explosive power.

But at this time, three vampires sneaking behind Leon took action, and three thin swords stabbed him at the back at the same time, and the light of bloody fighting spirit shone on the tip of the sword.[]

"ah!"

At the critical moment, a light green wind blade came silently from the side, cutting open a vampire's body, cutting him into two pieces in half!

Another silver-white beam of light bombarded another vampire's vest at almost the same time, bombing his upper body.

The two vampires instantly lost their combat ability, and the third vampire's thin sword just touched Leon's body.

Lei Ang suddenly turned around and waved his sword, and the red blood heavy sword roared over the other party's neck, cutting off the vampire's head!

It's so satisfying! Leon exhaled a long breath.

His body was still surging with power, and there was no sign of attenuation. The power brought by the combination of the two magic weapons was much stronger than before.

But such a battle in the dark night is coming to an end.

The black fog curtain wall surrounding the hillside had disappeared. Except for three of the twelve Templar Knights left to protect Xiling and Corinna, all the rest were put into the attack.

The remaining vampires could not resist the attack of the Templar Knights. After leaving behind more than a dozen corpses, they fled one after another.

Three Templar Knights rushed to Leon's side and killed the remaining monsters like chopping melons and chopping vegetables.

Further away, two vampire mages disappeared, and they changed into the bat body and escaped from the sky with the help of the cover of night.

This time you're cheap! Leon spits on the ground.

He also wanted to chase and kill the blood clan summoning mage. If he could capture it, he could force the mastermind behind the scenes.

The attack tonight will never be a coincidence.

However, the steady Lex rejected Leon's idea. Protecting Xiling's safety is the most important thing for him, and digging out the enemy's roots is second.

Moreover, his men also took three live action.

These living people are vampires who were seriously injured in the battle. Their strong bodies and amazing self-healing abilities became their biggest nightmare at this time.

Leon himself took action and dragged the three vampires to a place that two beauties could not see, peeled the bones and tortured them to confess.

It was only after he tossed a lot of sand or two that he got a little useful confidence from the dying vampire's mouth.

Cut off the other party's head and slashed it, Leon returned to the temporary camp with a strong smell of blood.

"These vampires came from the Farea Empire and got information from the Shadow Union, thinking I was the fat sheep!"

The Shadow Union is a pan-continental underground organization. Its nature is somewhat similar to the Assassin Alliance, but its power and areas involved exceed that of the Assassin Alliance.

The vampire clan has a deep relationship with the Shadow Union. The Shadow Union once assassinated Leon in Ugru, but suffered a crushing defeat. For this reason, the Shadow Union also released an angel inside.

"My head is worth one million gold coins now..."

Leon smacked his lips, feeling a little depressed: "It's only one million!"

Now Leon's net worth is at least tens of millions.

"The Shadow Union is quite difficult, I'm afraid there will be similar attacks in the future." Corinna said with some concern.

"Let them come!" A sharp light flashed in Lei'an's tiger eyes: "I'm so angry that I don't have a good life as good as them!"

When he returned to the Sar Territory, Leon was not afraid of such shameful and dark means. As long as he ruled his territory as a whole, unless the other party sent a regular army or super-level strong man to attack, he could die as much as he could!

Lex said in a deep voice: "I will report to Lord Farns about this matter. The temple will definitely warn the Shadow Union that they will definitely restrain themselves unless they do not gain a foothold in the Kingdom."

There is always darkness under the sun, and existences like the Shadow Union Assassin Alliance are always inevitable. However, these dark forces also have a set of rules of conduct, and they will inevitably be afraid of the temple with huge open power.

Otherwise, the Temple Thunder would start a war at any cost, and it would not be impossible to uproot the Shadow Union's power in the Kingdom of Bemon.

Therefore, the Shadow Union will definitely make concessions when the temple comes forward. Although it may not give up revenge, the internal reward will definitely disappear. Otherwise, it will be a naked provocation.

Even if this matter has passed, the next day, the group embarked on the journey again.

In the following three days, the team was attacked twice, but the strength of the attackers was not as strong as that of the vampire. Under the ruthless slaughter of the Templar Knights, only a few assassins were able to escape.

In the continuous battle, Xiling's magical skills and Corinna's magic control ability were greatly improved, especially Corinna's ice and wind magic power increased drastically, and with the elemental spirit ring in her hand, she killed many enemies.

Five days later, the Knights Squadron from the Temple of Tormond came to support.

This completely extinguished the ambitions of those who had ulterior motives, and the next journey was safe until Thalling.

It took almost three months for Leon to leave Thal to return.

Before he set out from Ugru, the news of his territory expansion had been transmitted to Saar City through the temple. The territorial stewards headed by Elder Monstein did not waste time and immediately sent people to officially take over the Iron Fortress.

Long time no see, Iron Fortress!

When Leon stood in front of the castle on the edge of the misty forest again, he felt a little more inexplicable emotion in his heart.

When he first came here, he was an ordinary barbarian warrior. In order to be promoted to the Beast Soul Warrior, he entered the trial of the Dark Land with many competitors.

"Earl Reon, all my men have been evacuated, and the important task of guarding the Iron Fortress will be given to you!"

An old lion knight who accompanied him said, "Depending on the situation in the forest, it may not be far from the next animal disaster, so you must be well prepared."

This old lion knight was Keen Rhein, the former commander of the Iron Fort Garrison. He led three thousand garrison troops to station in the castle for decades. He was very familiar with every tree and grass here and had a lot of feelings.

Now that I leave forever, there is naturally too much nostalgia for this old knight.

Beast disasters are often encountered in areas close to dark places. Every once in a while, a large number of monsters from the underground world appear on the ground, attacking cities and towns, causing huge losses.

The reason why the Iron Fortress was built was to defend against animal disasters and attacks by dark elves.

Now, with half of the Iron Fort area classified as the territory of Leon, protecting the Iron Fort and the people of Leon naturally became Leon's responsibility.

"I get it, thank you for your advice, Knight Keane!"

Leon was deeply impressed by this old knight with a rough and hideous temperament. He also had a good impression of the other party. He saw the excellent qualities of the old knight of Beamon.

"If you have the chance, you can come back here often and will always be the most honorable guest of Iron Fortress."

"I will definitely have a chance. I will retire anyway, and I will have time in the future..." sighed the Lion Knight.

Leon saw a little unwillingness and unextinguished ambition from the other party's eyes.

His heart suddenly moved: "His Excellency Keen, I don't know if you are interested in continuing to serve as the chief of Iron Fortress. I am willing to pay a salary of 100,000 gold coins a year for this!"

This old knight is far from the point of being unable to get weapons, and the reputation and connections he has accumulated over decades of business in Iron Fortress is unmatched. If he is taken to his command, it will be of great benefit to Leon quickly controlling this vast new territory.

Originally, Leon didn't have this idea, but when Keen was about to retire, he immediately started to think about it.

However, Leon also felt a little strange. With the other party's experience and qualifications, it was obviously too early to retire now.

Hundreds of thousands of gold coins! Keane was stunned and annoyed.

This knight from the Rhine family is not a fool. Of course he understands Leon's intention to recruit him, and the price he offered at once made him very moved.

The Lion Knight has never seen money, but his previous income was not high.

The Iron Fort, which Keane had ruled for decades, is famous for metal smelting and weapon armor manufacturing. The nearby mountains are rich in minerals. The kingdom has opened up many mines in the mountains. The excavated and refined ore metals are not only supplied to the country, but also exported to human countries.

There are many workshops in the castle, but each workshop has a strong background. Keane has no right to collect taxes from them. He relies entirely on the military department to pay the salaries and daily expenses of the garrison soldiers.

Although these workshops would give some money to reward the garrison every year and offer him the highest commander a lot of money, most of them were distributed to subordinates by this honest knight.

These non-front garrisons usually have low salaries and are often deducted and delayed.

So Keane's actual money in his hand was only a thousand gold coins a year, and a large part of it was sent back to his home expenses. His daily life was quite simple.

Now Leon has offered a price of 100,000 gold coins, and it would be a lie to say that he is not moved.

But Keane also knew that the Rhine family he came from had a big conflict with the new Count who had taken action in front of him, and Leon was a nobleman of the temple system, and working for Leon was equivalent to changing his own camp.

More importantly, the old knight knew very well how deep the water in the Iron Fortress was, so deep that as the supreme commander for decades, he did not dare to kick it in.

(To be continued)
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