Early the next morning, the two teams parted ways peacefully, and Mirgan took his Griffon's Sword mercenary group all the way north to Lion Lake City.

And Leon asked Eric to return to Changhe Town with a large army, and he took a dozen people to set off upstream along the Tongtian River.

He'd go to see the ruins of the griffin gear Mirgan had found.

That's Milgan's 'reward' for the Lord - a road map to the ruins of the Griffin Knights' quarters.

Hand-painted by Milgan himself.

This playboy is very good at drawing maps and has seen a lot, after all, he used to be an explorer who went on adventures everywhere.

Forcher had found the ruin, but found nothing, and Leon had thought that it had little practical value beyond symbolism.

But the news that Milgan told the lord made Leon extremely interested.

Milgan said there was an ebony mine in that ruin.

Ten years ago, Milgan discovered the pit when he first found the ruins.

However, at that time, Mirgan was only a knightly adventurer who had lost his territory, and although he knew the great value of ebony mines, he did not have the ability to mine them.

So at that time, he buried the pit with the ruins in the ruins, and planned to talk about it later when he had the chance.

He then armed an army with weapons found in the ruins, named the Griffon's Sword, and became a mercenary leader.

But in the past ten years, he hooked up with women everywhere to join his mercenary group, took on various tasks to escort noble women, became a famous Knight of Flowers, and never returned to that ruin.

And now, with the 'guidance' given to him by the lord, Mirgan feels that he has a faster way to develop, and he doesn't need those mineral deposits.

Unlike in the game, this ruin is not located in the upper reaches of the Tongtian River, but in a foggy valley under the Goddess Mountain, more than a dozen miles from the source of the Tongtian River......

Of course, there is indeed another small river there, which also flows into the Tongtian River, so it can also be regarded as the most upstream of the river.

The entrance to the valley is obscured by fog, and there is a certain visual deception at the entrance, so it is difficult for the average person to find a large area in the valley.

The mouth of the valley is blocked by a sloping dirt hill, and the dirt hill is already covered with trees.

In this way, the mouth of the valley has experienced a mudslide or landslide, and the earth and mountains have buried the road and blocked the entrance to the valley.

So it's normal that no one has been spotted all the time - from the outside, there is no road in this valley at all.

But a large number of boulders fell into the creek, diverting the river and combining it with the mud from the landslide to form a new road that even horse-drawn carriages could enter.

It's just that most people will think that it is just a rocky beach when they look at the mouth of the valley, and they will not think about going into it at all.

According to Frederick, Forcher once searched the Tongtian River several times without finding it, and finally got lost in the fog before stumbling upon it.

It's a very secluded place.

Inside, the view suddenly cleared up, and the outside was full of fog, but there was no fog in the valley - it was a tamped road, and there were many stone slabs, and there were no tall trees, so that the sun could reach directly.

The road is smooth and spacious, and it can be seen that it used to be a very important place, but now a lot of tough grass grows stubbornly from the cracks in the stone slabs in the ground, hiding the story of this road under the roots.

Outside the ruins there is a gate wall, which is not wide, but together with the cliffs on both sides, it forms a pocket-shaped enclosed fortress.

Beyond the walls was the small river, which was more than ten meters wide and formed a natural moat.

Originally, this was probably a fortress-style station, and it must have taken a lot of thought.

That natural moat should be the snow water flowing down from the Goddess Mountain, and the tentacles are cold and piercing.

The gate wall is in tatters, but a rusty chain suspension bridge remains, the chains are all rusted, but the deck looks sturdy and stable on the river.

On the nail head of the chain, you can vaguely see a griffin-like floating wither, and it is estimated that the original craftsmanship is very exquisite.

Walking across the bridge, there was probably a thousand acres of garrison, but all the houses and facilities had been destroyed.

Now there are only a few weeds growing in the ruins of this station, and it can be seen that this used to be built with great effort, and the ground is so rammed that even the shrubs cannot grow.

But there were no bones or anything like that, and it felt like someone had cleaned it.

The mine Mirgan was talking about was just under a rock wall in the ruins.

There used to be a stone building, and it was probably a warehouse for storing things.

It was a mess of rocks now, but not much grass grew out of the cracks in the rocks - it was the only place in the entire ruins where there wasn't much grass growing at all.

It was indeed a mine, and it was basically an open-pit mine, and Leon had only asked his men to remove some of the stones that had been hidden on it, and he could already see some of the ore underneath that was showing a black metallic sheen.

This ruin is actually more useful than the lord originally imagined, or rather, it is much stronger than the pure 'hidden ruins' he originally imagined.

Even without the pit, Leon would still find it a good place.

If you want to do something illegal or hide something, then this place is very useful when it is not easy to be discovered.

For example – coinage.

Of course, now that we know that there is an ebony mine, it is clear that this is more suitable as a secret production base......

Leon didn't know exactly what ebony was, but it was probably the most suitable thing to use for special equipment, as it was actually a lot like the special tungsten steel that Leon had known in his previous life - it was used to make special carbide such as drills, milling cutters, gun barrels, tank armor, and so on.

Although I don't know if it's the same substance, it's very difficult to mine and process this kind of extremely hard thing, and natural pits like this are very rare.

But just as the lord began to direct the brothers to continue moving the stones, ready to see what the ebony mine looked like below, a voice came from outside the ruins.

It was the brother who sent the sentry back the alarm.

"My lord, a group of people from outside has come and has already entered the door......

"Fill in the pit and we'll go out and have a look."

Leon asked his men to re-bury the stones that had already been lifted.

There were ruins in it, and they drove some carriages over, and since the people who came could find the entrance of the ruins, it means that they are very familiar with this place, and there is no way to hide.

The lord walked out directly with his men.

There were a dozen heavily armed men at the entrance of the ruins, probably already spotting someone inside, and they stopped by the creek, looked vigilant, and drew their swords.

"Who are you?"

Seeing Li Ang leading people out, a knight in a black cloak in the lead pointed a sword at Li Ang, with a fierce momentum.

The lord saw that this knight's sword turned out to be an ebony sword, and it was quite well-made.

Is the ebony sword so worthless these days? How is it everywhere?

"Who are you? Flags are not played...... Brigand? ”

was pointed at with a sword, and of course Li Ang would draw his sword and point at the other party, which was also fierce......

Those dozen people didn't look like bandits, or even some regular soldiers.

The leading knight took a few steps forward, seemed to see the sword in Li Ang's hand clearly, and frowned.

"Are you the 'Griffon's Sword' party? Despicable thieves! Suffer death! ”

Then he directly led those dozen people to charge at the lord!

Leon inexplicably felt a little wronged - this guy seems to have recognized the wrong person, he thinks he is Mirgun?

But at this time, it doesn't seem to be easy to explain, and the lord can only raise his sword to fight.

After all, it will definitely be more convincing to explain after being convinced.

But just as the knight rushed near, and the cloak was raised, Leon saw the coat of arms on his body.

"Stop! I don't want to fight you! ”

The lord suddenly shouted loudly and took a few steps back.

The knight was wearing an old suit of armor, which looked like the same style as Leofric's.

On the chest of the armor, there is an equally old black griffin coat of arms with a gold background!

It's a griffin knight!

"Humph! But I want to fight with you! Milgan! You have stolen the property of the Griffin Knights and wounded my father! ”

The griffin knight didn't stop, and slashed directly with his sword.

Leon used the sword in his hand to steer his attack away, and then reacted - he was now holding Milgan Kirik's sword, which might really be the spoils of Milgan's mercenary career......

But the griffin knight continued to attack, each sword sinking with great force, and it seemed that he really wanted to hack Leon—or Milgan—to death.

This guy's swordsmanship is okay, and he looks like he's worked hard.

However, this griffin knight's combat experience is really not comparable to that of the lord.

Leon easily found a gap in his sword momentum, and then stepped forward directly, knocked off the blade he swung with the hilt of his sword, and then kicked him over.

The sword was pointed at the griffin knight's neck.

"Stop!"

Leon gestured with the sword in his hand, and the knight finally stopped moving, and sat on the ground staring at Leon.

"Thou hast such skill, and yet thou hast done stealing...... Shameful! ”

The griffin knight was still glaring fiercely at Leon under these circumstances, and it seemed that his temper was quite irritable.

"It was a misunderstanding! I'm not Mirgan. I'm Leon Griffin, Lord of Ayrshire! What do you call you? ”

Li Ang didn't want to hurt him, put away his sword and explained, and pointed to the coat of arms on his body, which he had just made in the House of Nobles two days ago.

The heraldic pattern on both sides is exactly the same, but the colors are contrasting - Leon is a golden griffin with a black background, and the griffin knight is a black griffin with a gold background.

These two coats of arms should not be enemies at first glance......

"You're Baron Leon? I've heard of you, and I wanted to go to you...... But how did you hold this sword? This is my father's saber! I thought you were Milgan......"

Seeing that Leon put away his sword and seemed to have no hostility, the griffin knight quieted down, looked at Leon's griffin coat of arms, and asked a little suspiciously.

"This is the loot I just captured from Mirgin the day before yesterday......"

Li Ang looked at the sword in his hand, and simply threw the sword back to the knight: "Since it is your father's thing, then return it to you, I don't want to be your enemy." ”

This sense of honor did earn the griffin knight's trust.

He stood up and nodded, but he was a little arrogant and did not apologize for his reckless behavior: "I am Dalion, the Dalion of Pande. Since it was a misunderstanding, forget it...... And you shouldn't have drawn your sword against me, Lord Leon! ”

This guy seems to be very rude......

"Don't draw your sword for you? Who do you think you are? ”

The lord sneered with some unpleasantness.

The name Dalion, Leon knows, in the game this is a claimant to the throne. However, Leon can't believe the game anymore......

"Who am I? Ha! I am a direct blood relative of the ancient Pande royal family! It's just that my ancestor was betrayed when he was about to be crowned King Pande...... Now the Lion King on the throne is nothing more than the offspring of a shameful traitor! I will surely take back the throne that belongs to me! Sir Leon, since you wear the griffin crest, you should swear allegiance to me! ”

Hearing Leon say this, Dalion began to stare again, and his tone was bigger than that of a toad.

The lord was amused, and at the same time felt a little strange, as soon as Darion came, he mentioned that the bloodline made people allegiance, this thinking seemed a bit naïve, and it seemed that he did not have a lot of experience.

However, looking at Dalion's age, he is about the same age as Leon, and it is normal that he is not deeply experienced.

Leon knew that he was of royal blood from the Pastende royal family, and he was the most direct kind—his mother's surname was Pendragon!

But if this kind of bloodline is directly revealed, the disaster brought to itself will definitely be much greater than the benefit......

I don't have the strength in my hand, what kind of bloodline do you mention?

No matter how noble your bloodline is, no matter how orthodox your legal principles, you have to have money, soldiers, and power before others dare to bet on you......

Otherwise, if you become a puppet in the hands of careerists, you will have to be put in the open to help others block open guns and arrows.

Moreover, Dalion's so-called 'blood relatives' and 'high ancestors' are not necessarily reliable, and there is a high probability that they are bluffing.

After all, Leon's experience over the past few days has made him understand a lot of secrets. Almost all members of the Pander royal family contracted the Black Death, and the only survivor was a missing baby, and Dalion's ancestors were not necessarily Pander royals......

Moreover, if you say this in front of yourself, the lord of the Lion Kingdom, aren't you afraid that you will directly "eradicate the traitors"?

"Sir Dalion, the Lion King may indeed be a usurper, but it has been a hundred and fifty years since the founding of the Lion Kingdom, and he wants to overthrow the king by virtue of his bloodline that claims to be Gupand? Will there be anyone to support you? ”

Leon wasn't sure if Dalion was immature or deliberately bluffing, so he tentatively asked a suspicious question.

"Of course there will be people who support me, the Pande Kingdom is orthodox! Naturally, there will be people loyal to Pande who will fight alongside me! ”

Dalion said indignantly, and showed the ring on his hand: "Moreover, you should call a true king wearing the royal ring of Pande 'Your Majesty' instead of 'Sir.'" ”

It was a gold ring with a griffin coat of arms, and it looked rather quaint.

The ring face of the nobles' rings is actually the seal they usually use. The king's ring face can also be regarded as a national heirloom, similar to the emperor's jade seal.

But this kind of behavior looks even more stupid - it's something from the previous dynasty, and it's for the lords of this dynasty to see?

"It is also arrogant to have someone else call you Your Majesty before you are crowned, Your Excellency. Moreover, you call yourself the royal family of Pande in front of me, so you are not afraid that I will kill you? ”

Li Ang shook his head, and thought back to this guy's style of starting to cut people without asking clearly-diagnosed it, this kid is a reckless person, and he probably hasn't seen much of the world.

"Your Excellency Leon, your performance just now has proven that you will not be my enemy...... Your elder must have been from the Griffin Order, right? The Griffin Knights have a creed of protecting the royal family of Pande......"

Dalion shook his head and pointed to Leon's griffin crest.

In this year, the heraldry is usually not used indiscriminately, because in this era of average illiteracy among the whole people, most people rely on heraldry to distinguish power.

Leon used the griffin coat of arms because it was a family heirloom, and the family coat of arms could not be changed casually, otherwise the inheritance and opportunity that should have been lost may be lost.

And once the coat of arms of the nobility is registered, it is usually difficult to change, just look at how troublesome it is for Leon to change the color......

Those who can use the griffin coat of arms will most likely have something to do with the griffin knights.

Baron Leofrick would have taken the initiative to show favor to Leon before, also because they all used the griffin coat of arms, although Leon didn't ask, he could guess that Leofrick's elders were probably from the Griffin Knights.

Now that I've seen Daleon, I'm even more convinced of this - the same griffin armor.

But Baron Leofric behaved much smarter than Dalion, and he didn't say anything, he had been silently accumulating strength, and even gave up the originally comfortable territory of Kwyn Village, and took the initiative to win Fort Bravedun, just to get more opportunities.

Looking at Dalion's appearance, it is estimated that after confirming that Leon is not the Mirgan of the 'Griffin Sword' mercenary group, he thinks that Leon should have something to do with the Griffin Knights.

Darion probably had a special affection for the griffin crest, and he probably felt that the person who used the griffin crest should be a friend, if not an enemy or a traitor......

It's really a young black-and-white mindset.

"No, my elder is not part of the Griffon Order, but she may have received allegiance from the Griffon Order......"

Li Ang pouted and smiled, and simply told the truth.

"You're lying...... The Griffin Knights will only be loyal to the king of Pender! Griffin? I've never heard of this family......"

Darion was a little angry, and looked at Leon carefully, probably thinking that Leon was cheating on him.

In these years, the effect of telling the truth is really not good, and people don't believe it.

"Your Excellency Dalion, you are telling me this, do you want me to support you as the rightful king of Pande?"

Leon understood Dalion's intentions, but he felt that Dalion's stupid mentality really needed to be beaten by society......