The Volcano Mansion is located in the crater of Gmir, through which hot lava flows.

The closer you get, the warmer your surroundings become.

Unlike areas such as Sunshade City and Red Lion City, which focus on military attributes, the Volcano Mansion obviously lacks external defenses, such as the city wall watchtower, etc., and just like its name, the 'official residence' emphasizes the attributes of residence.

From the outside, the official residence shows the grace and luxury of an aristocratic castle.

However, the various wooden frames hanging the corpses of prisoners in the vicinity cast a strange and terrifying shadow on its overall style.

The right half of the mansion is the main building, which is completely exposed, revealing the owner's disdain for defensive functions.

The rest of the building is a variety of minarets of various sizes, with the top of the minaret uniform in red.

Leon felt that the overall shape of the Volcano Mansion was somewhat similar to the Neuschwanstein Castle he had seen in his previous life, and it was also built on the mountain, although it was in the form of a castle, it did not fully have the function of a castle, but was more to satisfy the personal interests of the owner.

After observing from the air for a while, he landed early and walked to the main entrance of the official residence.

The royal family of Kalia probably has the habit of using mountain demons to guard the door, and Red Lion City has it, and this place is no exception.

The wizened mountain demon in a cloak stared fiercely at Leon who was getting closer.

"Stop the stranger, explain your intentions!"

A loud noise disturbed the crows on the nearby rock faces, and they made unpleasant calls, flapped their wings, and flew into the sky.

As the mansion often produces fresh carcasses, crows like to gather here.

Leon rubbed his ears and took out the invitation letter that Raya had given him.

The letter's red-hot lacquer was printed with the image of Lacad and was very recognizable.

The mountain demon's first reaction when he saw it was surprise, and he even spoke politely: "You are one of the few warriors who have successfully reached here, go in." ”

Li Ang estimated that the invitation letter would be used later, so he simply confiscated it.

Entering through the gate pushed open by the mountain demon, ascending a few steps, you will be met by three heavily armed Gmir knights, they are knights who serve Rankard, although their strength is not comparable to that of Zun Fu and Red Lion, but they are also the first-class level of the borderland.

Without waiting for them to ask, Leon held up the invitation in advance.

The sharp questioning that had been prepared was forced back, which made the three of them very uncomfortable.

One of the knights at the head said, "Come with me." ”

Leon followed him and went deep into the mansion.

There is hardly a single window to be seen along the road, and the interior is lit entirely by artificial light sources, namely candlesticks, and the faint red candle flame keeps flickering, resulting in a hellish gloom in the original grand mansion.

Through the porch to the main hall, a round wooden table faces the ornate fireplace, each with red draperies spread out along each doorway.

Knight Gmir led Leon to the small parlor by the fireplace.

In the center of the wall hangs a bust of Laycard, whose hair is the same bright red as the other two siblings.

Underneath the portrait, a small round table and a chair.

On the chair sat a graceful lady dressed in a silk robe and an ornate mask.

Behind her is a sword-wielding Forge Knight keeping her safe.

Knight Gmir stopped Leon a few meters away, stepped forward to give a few words, and only after receiving the lady's approval did he allow him to continue his approach.

"Welcome to the Volcano Mansion, my name is Tanis, the owner of this mansion." The lady was the first to speak, and her tone was quite friendly: "May I ask where did the invitation letter in your hand come from?" ”

Leon replied, "A little girl named Raya. ”

There was a hint of surprise in Tanis's voice: "It turned out to be Ling, the heroic knight who slaughtered the golden bloodline, and Raya once told me that she sent you an invitation in Lienia, and I didn't believe it at first. ”

"Now it looks like I'm wrong about her."

Li Ang replied very humbly: "I'm sorry, I couldn't get the invitation in time." ”

Tanise chuckled a few times, and her posture was very elegant: "It doesn't matter, as long as it is a talent who has proven itself, we are willing to wait forever." ”

"Then allow me to confirm your wishes again."

"Would you like to join the Volcano Mansion and fight alongside us?"

"The guidance of blessing, the arrogant empty words of the fingers, everything that is imposed on the body, we do not intend to follow, we will raise our sword against the golden tree!"

After the Shattering War, the Volcano Mansion has completely torn its face with the Golden Dynasty, so there is no need to disguise anything, and simply tell everyone who wants to join the Mansion that we are going to fight to the death with the Golden Dynasty.

"I do!" Leon replied categorically.

Tanise laughed again, polite just now, now genuine.

"Thank you for your affirmative answer, so you're a member of the Volcano Mansion."

"There is an empty room at the end of the corridor for you to use, please make this your home, and when the other warriors return, you can go together to meet the great Lord Rankad."

"I'm going to ask for your attention."

With that, he stretched out a delicate palm that had obviously not done heavy work.

Li Ang habitually held it, and shook it up and down: "Where, where, we take care of each other." ”

Tanis, however, hurriedly withdrew her hand, looking frightened.

The Forge Knight next to him suddenly raised his big sword and slashed over.

Leon dodged the menacing blade sideways, then kicked the Forge Knight in the chest, taking advantage of his unsteady footing, bullied him forward, and by the time Tanise reacted, the blood-soaked knife was already on the knight's neck.

"Wait!" Tanis panicked and stopped: "Misunderstanding, I just wanted to give you the key to the guest room." ”

Li Ang put away the long knife: "Hey, you said it earlier." ”

Then he pulled the Forge Knight up from the ground and said with a fake concern, "Dude, are you alright?" ”

A slightly dull voice came from under the golden-red tin can: "You are strong. ”

"It's okay." Leon said perfunctorily, and took the room key from Tanis: "Don't do this next time, I thought you were going to shake my hand." ”

It's obvious that she was taken advantage of, but Tanis still has to accompany the smiling face:

"Yes, blame me for not thinking it through."

Two tricks to overturn a Crucible Knight, although the Forge Knight did not do his best, but it is enough to prove Leon's level, this kind of talent has to be taken seriously even if Rakard is there in person.

So Tanise would rather suffer than have an unpleasant relationship with him.

Li Ang glanced at the key in his hand: "Then madam, you are busy first, I'll go and see the room." ”

Tanise stood up and said, "Please take care of yourself." ”

With absolute strength, you will be respected everywhere.

Bidding farewell to the hostess of the mansion, Li Ang shook the key ring and walked slowly into the corridor on the right side of the living room.

I was going to go straight to the end of the hallway, but I stopped in the second room.

Through the half-open door, I saw a green, slightly hunched, but still cute little figure.

(End of chapter)