Under the bright oil lamp, Luo Lie was carefully looking through the papers on the table.

This year is good, and the Gemon family's tax revenue in the autumn has increased by 30 percent compared to last year.

As a benevolent lord, Luo Lie is ready to invest the extra thirty percent of the gold coins in the construction of the territory, which can be regarded as a job opportunity for those who cannot make ends meet.

Just as he was about to take out the papyrus and write a plan, his ears suddenly moved, and he felt that there seemed to be something more in the room.

Zheng!

He drew his sword sharply and shouted into the shadows by the door, "Come out!"

He was a sixth-level swordsman, and although he was a little older, his perceptual acuity had not diminished in the slightest.

He was sure that there was something in the shadows.

"Please don't be nervous, honorable Viscount Roll. ”

A pitch-black figure emerged from the shadows, wearing a dark black metal mask.

"Iron Man of the Shadows, what are you doing in the Gemeng family?!"

Luo Lie frowned and snorted, this iron man is a bounty hunter and a killer, and he is the most hated and feared person of all the nobles of the empire.

Because of this, he is rarely seen in the Astor Empire.

"I bring you the friendship of the Lannisters, Your Excellency the Viscount. ”

"Lannister?Grand Duke of the Holy Alliance?"

Luo Lie looked at him and sneered, "The dignified shadow lurker, is it also going to start being a dog for the nobles of the Holy Alliance?"

"Don't be so sharp, Your Excellency the Viscount, after all, I also want to find a place to retire. ”

Tie Nan chuckled twice, "After all, there are too many imperial nobles who died in my hands, so I can only go to the Holy Alliance to avoid the edge." ”

"Without further ado, the Duke asked me to bring you a letter, please take a look at it......"

"You don't need to read the letter, if there is anything, just say it. ”

In the face of such a straightforward refusal from Luo Lie, Tie Nan didn't care, and opened his mouth to explain his intentions,

"A large salt mine has been discovered in the Merlin family's Troubled Stone Valley, and the Duke hopes that you can declare war on the Merlin family and snatch the Troubled Stone Valley in your hands, and the Duke of the Salt Mine will not want a single gold coin, and will also give you a certain reward and the friendship of the Lannister family. ”

"What does the Duke want?"

"Lord Duke's request is very simple, after you get your hands on the Valley of Troubled Stones, the Lannisters will send someone over, as long as you help Lord Duke find a place. ”

In fact, Tie Nan was also very puzzled why Duke Wendi did not directly send troops to attack the territory of the Merlin family, but spared a few laps to find the Gemeng family, and took all kinds of risks.

However, after all, the affairs of the nobles are not something that a killer like him can consider, and what the iron man has to do is to complete the task assigned by the duke.

"Great deal. ”

Luo Lie nodded thoughtfully, and just when Tetsuo thought that the task had been easily completed, the Viscount's words suddenly changed, "However, I refuse. ”

"Viscount Count, why do you bother?"

Tie Nan was stunned for a moment, and then opened his mouth to persuade: "It is common for the nobles of the empire to have wars between them, and this time, as long as you provide some convenience to His Royal Highness the Duke, you can get a rich reward......

"You don't need to say any more, as a nobleman of the Empire, I will never make a deal with the Holy Alliance. ”

That's not to say how noble Luo Lie is, and the old nobles of the Astor Empire don't deal well with the Holy Alliance.

However, some aristocrats have forgotten history, while others still remember it.

The sword in Luo Lie's hand pointed at Tie Nan: "I know your ability to escape, and I won't force you to stay, but if you don't leave, I will seriously injure you even if I fight to the death." ”

The nobles of the empire once set a trap for Iron Man, but in the end he escaped, and because of that time he became known, he had to disappear from the empire.

"Alright then,"

Tie Nan spread his hands and sighed, "Then I can only give up persuasion and talk to others about cooperation!"

As soon as the words fell, the figure of the iron man suddenly melted into the darkness, and a feeling of extreme danger instantly hit Luo Lie's heart!

"Guards!"

Luo Li roared as he stepped into the brightest part of the room, his sword horizontally in front of him!

Bite!

A dull blade suddenly emerged from the shadows, but luckily Lie reacted too quickly, slicing it away with his sword, and a crisp metal delivery sounded.

At the same time, Luo Lie's figure quickly retreated, and the sword in his hand swung at the darkness, but there was no response.

He moved again, back into the light.

Iron Man's actual strength is not strong, and according to calculations, if he goes head-to-head, he is likely to be unable to defeat even a level 5 swordsman.

But he has a lot of weird methods, and the night is still his home field, so he must be 100,000 cautious.

In this way, after the two of them confronted each other in the room for nearly a minute, Luo Lie suddenly had a sense of foreboding in his heart.

It's been so long since his roar, but there hasn't been any movement in the hallway, and something may have happened.

Thinking of this, Luo Lie's fighting spirit suddenly exploded, and he rushed to the door with an arrow, and pulled the wooden door hard to open it, but only heard the sound of happy chains.

The door was locked from the outside!

Sure enough, someone sent Iron Man in!

Luo Lie didn't have time to think about it, and he lifted his body and wanted to return to the light again, but at this moment he heard a crisp sound.

The oil lamp was extinguished by the Iron Man!

The fighting qi of the body exploded again, and with his own perception, Luo Lie slammed a sword in front of him, and a wave of qi came out, and the table was instantly split in half!

Tick, tick......

After the table was scattered, the room fell silent again, and the sudden sound of water droplets was particularly clear, which made Luo Lie, who was holding his breath, happy.

Iron Man is injured!

However, at the moment when Luo Lie relaxed, the sharp blade appeared again, and it cut Luo Lie's throat in an instant!

In the darkness, blood surged out of Luo Lie's neck at once, but he had no choice but to desperately hold his neck and fall to the ground.

It wasn't long before the chains outside rattled and the wooden door opened, and the room lit up again.

A tall, thin figure came in from the hallway, the corners of his mouth upturned in a bit glare under the oil lamp.

If Lorry were still alive, he would have recognized it as his second son, Estan Gemon.

"The legendary shadow lurker, Lord Iron Man really lives up to his reputation, and even the old man's sixth-level strength is no match for you. ”

"Haha, it's just a trick,"

Iron Man laughed twice and looked at Estan, "What I promised you is done, and I ask Master Estan to remember your promise." ”

"Of course I remember,"

Estan raised his eyebrows and looked at the corpse lying in a pool of blood.

"When those two brothers of mine are dealt with and completely control the Gemeng family, then Ranshi Valley will definitely be the Duke's!"