Chapter 277 Recruiting Talents

Boom!

Leon stepped on it, and the flames rushed up where the boots fell. The ground around him suddenly exploded into a sea of fire. The three-headed warcraft howled and were blown out by the explosive force.

But at this time, three vampires sneaked behind Leon took action, and three thin swords stabbed into his back at the same time, and the tip of the sword shone with bloody fighting spirit.

"Ah!"

At the critical moment, a pale cyan wind blade silently attacked from the side, cutting off the body of a vampire and cutting him into two parts!

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

The two vampires lost their fighting ability in an instant, and the third vampire's thin sword had just touched Leon's body.

Leon turned around and waved his sword, and the red-blooded epee roared across the other party's neck, cutting off the vampire's head!

A good time! Leon exhaled a turbid breath.

His body is still surging, and there is no sign of decay. The power brought by the combination of the two magic weapons is much more powerful than before.

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

The black fog curtain wall around the hillside has disappeared, and all the twelve temple knights were involved in the attack except for three who left to protect Xiling and Corinna.

The remaining vampires had no place to hide and could not resist the attack of the temple knights. After leaving more than a dozen bodies, they fled one after another.

Three temple knights rushed to Leon's side and chopped melons to kill the remaining monsters.

And farther away, two vampire mages disappeared. They changed the body of the bat and escaped with the cover of the night.

It's cheaper for you this time! Leon spit on the ground.

He also wants to hunt down the blood clan summoning mage. If he can capture it, he can force the mastermind behind the scenes.

Tonight's attack will not be a coincidence.

However, the steady Lex rejected Leon's idea. For him, protecting Xiling's safety was the most important thing, and digging out the root of the enemy was secondary.

Moreover, his men also took three lives.

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

Leon himself dragged the three vampires to a place where the two beautiful women could not see, and tortured them to make a confession.

When he tossed a lot of sand or two, he got a little useful confidence from the dying vampire.

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

"These vampires came from the Farea Empire. They got the information from the Shadow Union and thought I was a fat sheep!"

Shadow Union is a pan-continental underground organization. Its surname is somewhat similar to the League of Assassins, but it surpasses the League of Assassins in all aspects.

The vampire clan has a deep relationship with the Shadow Union. The Shadow Union once stabbed Leon in Uglu, but was defeated. For this reason, the Shadow Union also issued a reward internally.

"My head is now worth a million gold coins..." Leon sipped and was a little depressed: "It's only a million!"

Now Leon's family is at least tens of millions.

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

"Let them come!" A sharp light flashed in Lei Ang's tiger's eyes: "It provoked me, and I didn't have a good time for them!"

When he returns to the Saler, Leon is really not afraid of this shady and dark means. As long as he rules the territory like an iron plate, unless the other party sends a regular army or a super strong attack, he can let him die as much as he comes!

Lex said in a low voice, "I will report this matter to Lord Farns. The temple will definitely warn the Shadow Union. Unless they don't have a foothold in the kingdom, they will definitely restrain themselves."

There is always darkness under the sun. The existence of the Shadow Union Assassins Alliance is always inevitable, but these dark forces also have a set of rules of conduct, and they are bound to be afraid of the powerful temple.

Otherwise, the Temple Thunder will go to war at all costs, and it is not impossible to uproot the power of the Shadow Union in the Kingdom of Bemon.

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

This matter was over, but at dawn the next day, the group embarked on the journey again.

In the following three days, the team was attacked twice, but the attackers were not stronger than vampires. Under the ruthless slaughter of the temple knights, only a few assassins were able to escape.

In the continuous battle, Xiling's magic and Corinna's magic control ability have been greatly improved, especially Corinna's ice and wind magic power has greatly increased. With the elemental ring in her hand, she has killed many enemies.

Five days later, a knight squadron from the Tormond Temple came to support.

This completely extinguished the ambitions of those who had ulners, and the next journey was safe until Sal led.

......After that, it has been almost three months since Leon left Sal and returned.

And before he set out from Uglu, the news of territorial expansion had been transmitted to the city of Sal through the temple. The leaders of the territory led by Elder Munstein did not waste time and immediately sent someone to officially take over the Iron Furnace Fortress.

Long time no see, Iron Furnace Castle!

When Leon stood in front of the castle on the edge of the foggy forest again, there was a trace of inexplicable emotion in his heart.

When he first came here, he was an ordinary barbarian warrior. In order to get the qualification to be promoted to the beast soul warrior, he entered the dark place trial with many competitors.

"Count Leon, all my men have been evacuated, and the guard of the iron furnace castle will be handed over to you!"

An old lion knight accompanying him said, "According to the situation in the forest, it may not be far from the next animal disaster. You must be well prepared."

This old lion knight is Keane, the former supreme commander of the Iron Furnace Guard. Rhine, he led 3,000 garrisons in the castle for decades, and he was very familiar with and affectionate about the grass and trees here.

Now leaving permanently, for this old knight, there are naturally too many nostalgia.

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

The reason why the iron furnace fort was built as a fortress is to defend against animal disasters and the attacks of dark elves.

Now, with half of the iron furnace castle area being transferred to Leon's territory, it has naturally become Leon's responsibility to protect the iron furnace castle and its people.

"I know. Thank you for your advice, Knight Keane!"

Leon was very impressed and had a good impression on the ferocious old knight. In the other party, he saw the excellent qualities of the old knight of Bemeng.

"If you have a chance, you can come back here often. You will always be the most distinguished guest of the Iron Furnace."

"There must be a chance. Anyway, I'm going to retire. There will be plenty of time in the future..." The lion knight sighed.

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

His heart suddenly moved: "Mr. Keane, I don't know if you are interested in continuing to serve as the officer of the Iron Furnace Fort. I am willing to pay 100,000 gold coins a year for this!"

This old knight is far from being unable to carry a weapon, and the reputation and connections he has accumulated in the Iron Furnace Fort for decades are unmatched. If he is put under his command, it will be of great benefit to Leon's rapid control of this vast new territory.

Originally, Leon didn't have this idea, but when he heard that Keane was about to retire, he immediately thought about it.

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

100,000 gold coins! Keane was stunned. He was stunned.

This knight from the Rhine family is not a fool. Of course, he understands Leon's intention to recruit himself, and Leon's price also made him very excited.

It's not that the lion knight has never seen money, but his previous income was not high.

The iron furnace fortress, which has been ruled by Keane for decades, is famous for metal smelting and weapon armor manufacturing. There are rich mineral deposits in the nearby mountains. The kingdom has opened up many mines in the mountains. The ore metal excavated and extracted is not only supplied to China, but also exported to human countries.

There are many workshops in the castle, but each workshop has a strong background. Keane does not have the right to tax them. He relies entirely on the funds distributed by the military department to pay the salaries and regular expenses of the garrison soldiers.

Although these workshops also take out some money to reward the gircon every year, and there is not a lot of money to worship him as the supreme commander, most of them are distributed to their subordinates by this upright knight.

These non-front-line girons usually have low salaries, and they are often detained and delayed.

So Keane's real money in his hands in a year is only thousands of gold coins, and a large part of it is sent home for expenses. His daily life is quite simple.

Now Leon has offered a price of 100,000 gold coins. It's a lie to say that he is not interested.

But Keane also knew that the Rhine family he came from had a great contradiction with the new count in front of him, and Leon was a nobleman of the temple, 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 fort was, and he dared not stick his foot in it as the supreme commander for decades.

(to be continued)