And at this moment, the figure also spotted Yulian standing at the door, and hurriedly turned around and walked towards him.

"Hello, guest!"

It was a middle-aged strong man, I saw him ** upper body, only a leather coat tied around his waist, strong and powerful arms with muscles no less than that of Mr. Bodybuilder, bronzed skin and resolute face made him look a little more serious, but what he said was a little more laughable.

"Welcome to the silver plate iron shop, this shop is excellent craftsmanship and high quality, what do you need? Pitchfork, hoe, or kitchen knife?"

"This .................."

This inexplicable opening remark even Yu Lian was a little stunned, but he quickly came back to his senses and spoke.

"I want a sword. ”

"Sword?"

Hearing this, the middle-aged man was stunned, he looked at You Lian carefully, and then he found that he had a correct expression, but the next words were completely unexpected by Yu Lian.

"I said, guest, what do you want a sword for? There are no bandits or thieves in our twilight mountains, and those wild beasts are also hiding in the deep mountains and old forests, don't you want to learn from those adventurers to explore? We don't have any swords to sell here, what's so good about that kind of fighting and killing? Why don't you look at our kitchen knives? Look, this kitchen knife has thin lines on both sides, and that fruit knife is easy to peel and the length is moderate, so you won't hurt your fingers, for the sake of your first time in Twilight Town, two silver coins are sold to you!"

“.................................”

You Lian held his forehead and let out a long sigh, then he raised his head and looked at the middle-aged man in front of him seriously.

"I only need a sword, and the ordinary standard standard can also be used, do you have it here?"

"Then all I can say is sorry, guest. ”

Facing Yu Lian, the middle-aged man spread his hands helplessly.

"We don't have any swords to sell to you here, after all, I'm sure you've seen that Twilight isn't big, and there aren't many people who need to buy swords, so we rarely forge them. ”

Hearing this, You Lian sighed helplessly, it seemed that he was really naïve, thinking that nothing had changed, but he didn't expect that the world was really changing all the time.

"Well, I want you to be able to craft a normal standard sword, and that should be fine. ”

"This ..............."

The middle-aged man scratched his head in embarrassment, and for the first time there was a slight shame on his face.

"I'm sorry, I won't. ”

“...........................”

"Because my father said back then, no one will come to this ghost place, that is, it is just for his own family, and it is a waste of time to learn how to forge swords and make knives, and it is too barbaric to fight, kill, and kill............ So he didn't teach me. ”

“....................................”

A blacksmith who can't forge a sword?

You Lian looked at the blacksmith in front of him with an unchanged face, but deep down he sighed helplessly.

"Is there really not a sword?"

"Uh-huh..............."

Hearing You Lian's words, the middle-aged man couldn't help frowning, he also saw that the young man in front of him really needed it, and the countryman has always been simple, and it is naturally good to be able to help others, so the middle-aged man did not refuse, but tried his best to recall, and in the end, he seemed to think of something, and suddenly clapped his hands heavily.

"By the way, my grandfather once left some weapons, maybe they can still be used. ”

"Oh?"

Hearing this, Yu Lian's eyes lit up, the grandfather in the mouth of this middle-aged man, I am afraid that it is the blacksmith he met here, I have to say, the old blacksmith's skills are really good, and the quality is also excellent, so after being reborn, You Lian will come to this town specifically to find his descendants, in You Lian's mind, even if the old man's successor has no innovation, as long as he can learn the old blacksmith's skills, then it is enough to meet his own needs. What I didn't expect was that although the other party had indeed learned the skills of the old blacksmith......... But all they made were kitchen knives.

However, the middle-aged man didn't say anything to Yu Lian again, he hurried back to the backstage, and rummaged through the pile of rags below for a long time, before returning to Yu Lian with a long oilcloth bag.

"Guest, you see, don't know if this meets your requirements. ”

As he spoke, the middle-aged man opened the oilcloth bag.

What appeared in front of them was a pitch-black long sword, the simple scabbard wrapped around the sword body, and there was nothing unusual from the outside, but because of the neglect of maintenance, the rope of the hilt part of the sword had been loosened, and even the gauntlet part was rusty. You Lian reached out and took the long sword, frowned slightly, then held the hilt of the sword, and pulled out the long sword with a "brush".

Different from the plain appearance, the blade of this sword is extremely complicated, along the sides of the blade, a strange groove investigates strange and ornate patterns, but the blade itself is also pitch black, without the slightest flash, and even looks a bit like a completely decayed iron weapon, which has no value to use at all.

Seeing this, the middle-aged man's face was already a little ashamed, although he had never put his grandfather's sword in his eyes, but he was also a blacksmith, and he sold such a shameful thing from his own hands, but he also smashed the signboard. I knew that I should have taken good care of them, even if they were polished, they would still be better than the current dilapidated appearance.

The middle-aged man didn't notice that when he saw the patterns on the body of this sword, there was a hint of surprise in Yu Lian's eyes.

I really didn't expect him to keep it!

The middle-aged man didn't see it, but You Lian knew very well that it wasn't rust, and in fact, since he saw the blades of these two swords, He Lian had already affirmed that this was a weapon made of dark night iron! In Yu Lian's previous life, he had found such a batch of Dark Night Iron, and then Yu Lian asked the owner of the shop at that time to make a sword from this Night Iron, and as for the rest of it, he gave it to the old blacksmith at that time as a souvenir. After all, the dark night iron is extremely valuable and extremely rare, and at that time, You Lian saw that the old blacksmith couldn't put it down, so he gave him the rest of the materials. Now it seems that the old blacksmith had used the leftover materials to recraft another sword - presumably, he probably wanted to leave a memento for his children and grandchildren, after all, it was a blacksmith's dream to make weapons out of dark night gold.

It's just that the old blacksmith probably didn't expect that his children and grandchildren would become blacksmiths who couldn't even fight with a sword.........

Night Iron is a magical metal that is only produced in the Night Forest, but unlike other metals, this magic metal is precious not only because it has good demon-breaking ability, but because it is the capital of the elves, and for those fanatical nature protectors, the destruction of every grass and tree is intolerable, let alone mining, which is as distressing to the elves as digging their own flesh. Because of this, many people who entered the Dark Night Forest to dig ore stayed in the forest forever, and as a force on the continent that could not be ignored, no one dared to blatantly invade the Dark Night Forest to mine, and it was precisely because of this that the price of Dark Night Iron would be so expensive.

The reason why the Night Iron is precious is that it has an ability called "Soul Conduction", when the wielder holds a weapon made of Night Iron, it will act like a canal, guiding the owner's soul to fill the weapon, and this can not only be used more flexibly, but also enhance the hardness and sharpness of the weapon, in the face of the weapon full of soul power, Fan Iron can not pose any threat to it at all. It can be said that as long as someone wears armor forged from dark night iron and takes a weapon forged from dark night iron, then on the battlefield, he is invincible.

However, the Night Iron also has its own limitations, if the holder does not have enough soul power, then it will become the biggest fatal wound, the fragile soul is unable to withstand the fierce attack, especially on the battlefield, once the soul fluctuation becomes weak, then the weapon created by the Night Iron will also become sluggish, and may even be unusable at all. Because of this, only the top powerhouses on the continent will use the weapons made of the Night Essence Iron to fight. And even so, on the current continent, the number of weapons made of dark night iron is quite rare.

"I want it, how much?"

You Lian's own long sword, in the war in his previous life, was completely damaged because he couldn't bear the strength, and now that he saw the same weapon, he naturally wouldn't let go of this opportunity.

"This ..............."

I didn't expect this guest to really fancy this piece of scrap iron, the middle-aged blacksmith was stunned, he thought for a moment, and then spoke.

"Then I'll take you thirty silver coins, and if you wish, I can polish it for you for free........."

Buying a weapon crafted from Dark Night Iron for thirty silver coins is earned no matter what. But Yulian did not take advantage of this small advantage, and he bought the long sword for three gold coins, and at the same time added the short sword for the talisman, which was worth fifty gold coins according to the market price. Of course, he politely declined the middle-aged man's "kind" request, the dark night iron is no better than ordinary things, this kind of thing is better for You Lian himself.

The middle-aged man was obviously a little unacceptable to this price, but after Yulian told him that the sword was forged from precious metal, he didn't say anything and readily accepted Yulian's payment. As for what kind of precious metal it is, the middle-aged man didn't ask, in his opinion, no matter what kind of metal, as long as it can't be used on kitchen knives, it's not a good metal.

After leaving the blacksmith's shop, Julien did not immediately return to the castle, after all, he had other things to do on this trip.

"Indeed, this is an official official document. ”

Old Clark narrowed his eyes and looked carefully at the seal on the paper, and even the wrinkles on his face were tightly huddled.

"So, you're the owner of that castle?"

With some pity, old Clark looked at the young man in front of him, it was really pitiful, he seemed to be only seventeen or eighteen years old, how could he be assigned to such a ghost place?

"Hey......... It's not that I'm talking a lot, Mr. Yuren, that castle ................"

"That's just rumor, isn't it?"

Julien interrupted old Clark as he leaned back in his chair, crossed his fingers, and spoke with a gentle smile.

"I've heard these terrible rumors, but that's just a coincidence, and in any case, this is also a sacred and inviolable territory of the kingdom, and naturally needs someone to manage it, so it would be cowardly to retreat just because of that level of rumors. ”

It is unknown how convincing the initiator was in saying this, but at least the old mayor in front of him had fallen silent, and he was not going to say anything more. It is clear that he has seen Yulian as a deceived, stupid nobleman. Obviously, the other party did not believe this rumor, and was ambitious to try to develop the place. But so what? Since the end war, the castle has changed several lords, and none of them came here with the same idea and died?

The teenager in front of him will not be any different.

"I'm not here to discuss these innocuous rumors with you, Mr. Clark. ”

Yulian picked up the teacup and stared at the old man in front of him through the hot vapor mist emitted.

"I've read the documents, and you've always paid taxes directly to Chuka City, but now that I've acquired this fief, you should know what to do with taxes. ”

"Of course, my lord. ”

The old mayor looked calm, obviously this was not the first time he had dealt with this situation.

"We'll send this month's taxes to your house the day after tomorrow, about the income and expenditure of Twilighttown......... I think you've seen that too. ”

"Of course. ”

Yulian nodded.

"However, I have something else to trouble you this time around, Mr. Clark, and I think you have seen that I have come here alone, and it is clear that I am not alone in taking care of the castle. Therefore, I would like you to help me put up an employment notice to recruit residents of my town to serve me......... I guess that's not a problem for you. Of course, I won't treat them badly in terms of compensation. ”

Hearing this, the old mayor's originally serious face showed a clear and unambiguous wry smile.

"I'd love to help you, my lord, but I'm sorry if I take the liberty of saying that even if I put up a notice in town, I'm afraid no one will go. ”

"Oh?"

Hearing this, You Lian's eyes widened with some curiosity, and he put down the teacup with his hand.

"Is it because of that rumor?"

"That's right. ”

In response to Yulian's inquiry, the old mayor nodded.

"I'll be honest with you, my lord. Many families in our town have worked in that castle, such as Marfa the Elder, who has been working as a maid in the castle since her grandmother, and Bemba the Elder, who also worked under two lords......... But, to be honest, believe it or not, those who own this castle have indeed died inexplicably. And this strange thing also had a great impact on us, and now people regard it as a curse of the devil, and they don't dare to go there at all, not even near the castle. Maybe you don't know that the old groom who took you up the mountain before was seriously ill after the day he came down, and he hasn't completely recovered yet........."

It was because he was in a hurry to run, so he was hurt by the cold of the night.

"Of course I can understand your thoughts, Mr. Clark. ”

Yuren's voice was soft, gentle, and unmistakably determined.

"However, I have already made a decision, and whether anyone wants to go to my castle or not will not be known until the notice is posted. Choosing to give up before I have acted is not my creed, doing my best and obeying the destiny of God, this is the attitude we humans should have, isn't it?"

In the face of Yuren's words, old Clark opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but in the end, he still didn't say anything, in his opinion, since the lord has made up his mind, then let him go and make trouble, anyway......... No one would be willing to accept his recruitment.

With this in mind, the mayor didn't say anything more, and nodded in agreement with Yulian's opinion.