Iron Blood Earl Riccianne

A small pocket of black cloth was placed on the smooth palm of your hand. As the hand is carefully tilted, the pocket placed on the palm of the hand also tilts, with the nose facing down.

And the moment I realized that the angle of the tilt was quite urgent.

Not again!

Something white rolls out of your pockets. At the same time, the whole room was flooded with bright light.

Diamonds.

There were dozens of diamonds the size of an adult's thumbnail on the table.

“Hehe, this much... ”

Rothes' eyes greedy, looking at the diamonds on the table.

The next thing Rothes pulled out was a wooden plank the size of a single hand, and something was etched on top of it. It was an identity card that proved the identity of the common people.

Rothes squeezes his identity card in one hand and mutters as if he's determined to do something.

“What did I tell you? I will never live like my father. ”

Everyone praised his father. A loyal shaman who gave his entire fortune to the Lord of the Fallen Lands.

But it's always someone else's assessment. In Rothes' view, he was a fool to give up everything he had blinded by the name Loyalty.

And now it's time to put an end to the foolishness of his father's actions and start a new life.

In fact, at first I didn't even think it would happen like this.

Work began one day when I met a woman. She was beautiful and kind hearted. But the only part that bothered her was that she enjoyed gambling.

But I didn't spend much money. How much time do you have to gamble to get there? One day, as her relationship deepened, Rothes was curious and went to the gambling parlor with her.

At first, I won so much money that I couldn't wake up. It was a doubtful amount of money I could touch all my life. She was also very happy to hear that Rothes has a talent for gambling.

From that day on, Rothes also began to enjoy gambling. But I also did not spend a lot of money. I was only enjoying within the limits of the money I earned from gambling anyway.

I didn't know which day it was from anymore.

Sometimes I thought I might be unlucky. As my hands began to grow, I found myself using private loans one day.

Nevertheless, he couldn't stop gambling. The debt only increased, and I didn't win the money.

And eventually, the private loan shark brought in the big boys. They disappeared, threatening to sell Rothes as a slave if they didn't pay back in ten days.

There was no way to repay the debt, and interest increased every day.

Then one day, the hand of salvation came to him. He said he would not only repay his debt if he did what he wanted, but give him enough money to live on for the rest of his life.

That's what you get for buying these diamonds. I came to a place where I couldn't get out of gambling, but it was a life reversal.

Rothes puts the diamonds on the table back in his pocket, then turns off all the lights in the house. And he stepped out carefully. It was a deep night, and no one was worried about seeing it, but Rothes took a careful look around.

How long have you been walking like that?

Fluffy!

Suddenly, the sound of something falling irritates your ears.

Well, what is it? ’

How a thief always gets on my nerves. Even though it was a very small sound, Rothes felt his heart sinking.

I just stopped trying to move my feet, breathed and looked everywhere. But I couldn't hear it anymore.

‘You heard wrong. ’

After a long wait, Rothes sweeps his chest down and takes another careful step.

It was then.

“Hey, bro! ”

The voice of someone who suddenly came to me. It was the voice of someone Rothes knew very well. That can't be here, either.

Rothes slowly looks back.

“Where are you going? You little rat!”

It was definitely the voice that Rothes knew very well.

More than 20 figures were slowly moving along the streets of the castle. A man in uniform who looks like a knight is surrounding and moving around like a middle-aged man. It was rarely seen in Earl Frost.

“Indeed, it is the size of the Earl's castle. ”

The middle-aged man who was escorted by the knights muttered, looking at the look of Earl Frost's resistance. Then he turned to the knight next to him, flanking his horse.

“If it's tolerant, shouldn't it be that much? ”

“But your castle is also great. Large castles are not good castles. ”

“Hehe, well, that, too. ”

The man called Birch nods slowly and drives his horse. How long have you been walking like that? It was almost time to reach the gates of the Resistance.

“Hmm? What's that? ”

The bird looks surprised and points to the side of the gate. The knight casts his gaze at you in horror of the master's words. He also tilts his head in a strange manner.

“I don't know. ”

Where he pointed to, two knights in full body armor picked up and placed a rod of iron, and it was a vague move to determine whether to run or walk. Moreover, there was a bucket of water hanging on either end of the rod.

“Looks like knights to me. ”

“Hehe, I think you're being punished for something wrong. ”

“Ha, that's how you punish your knights? ”

“You know that, don't you? at the level of the Knights of Earl Frocus here. ”

“I'm well aware of that. But I don't think that's a good idea. ”

“I see. I was surprised, too. ”

But it came as a surprise.

“Hmm? What's that? ”

The bird turns his head, startled once more, and points to the other side. The knight turns his gaze along with the gesture of his hand and looks surprised.

This time, those who appear to be soldiers walk like they're about to run with a rock on their back. They also held a bucket of water in both hands.

“I think they're soldiers here. ”

“So they're being punished, too? ”

“It looks that way. ”

“Tsk, tsk. No matter how low..." ”

The young man shakes his head excitedly, kicking his tongue with all his might. And then he shook his head as if he had nothing more to see.

“Now, if you'll excuse me, ”

“Yes.”

Arriving at the gate, the Water Gate soldiers staring at the group from earlier ask with a nervous expression.

“Who are you?”

The knight next to him stepped forward and said,

“Baron Benos Leon, Lord of Prince Leon. ”

“Please wait! ”

Count Leon's neighbouring territory. The soldier hurriedly leaps into the gate.

After a while, the soldier who had jumped in came out with the man for a second.

“My name is Menen, the butler. ”

“Bird of Benos Leon. I'm here to see Earl Frocus. ”

“Please, come inside. ”

As Duke Leon nods and tries to get inside, Menen hurries in front of him.

“I'm sorry, but I'd appreciate it if you'd step down from the horse. ”

All nobles must get off their horses when entering the palace. It was a courtesy to the king. Likewise, I had to get off the horse when I entered the resistance of a nobleman with a higher status than myself.

However, the power of nobles is not determined in proportion to rank. It is the power of nobles to combine the size of the territory, military power, political power, and connections. And that power was much stronger than Earl Procurus.

He smiles and asks, without hiding his petty expression.

“Hmm? Oh, was it? ”

A vague question that does not distinguish whether there was such an example or whether Earl Frost was superior to himself.

Menen once again politely said that he did not know the meaning of it, but he could not make it a particular problem.

“That's right. Get off the horse. ”

“Sure."

Baron nods, nodding his head as if he were going to use the box.

“Let's go in, then. ”

But Menen stands in the way again.

“What is it this time? ”

“You can only accompany performers. The rest of the Knights have reserved a place to rest, so please go there. ”

“Of course I will. Edmond, you're the only one following me. ”

A knight who had a conversation with Birch on his way to his command handed him a longsword on his waist to a fellow knight and stood behind him on his left.

“No more problems, right? Let's go.”

“I'll show you.”

“What brings you here? ”

Earl Frost has a deep, thoughtful face. On the other side of my face, I felt a lot of anxiety for some reason. It was only a moment ago when I heard that Leon had come.

Earl Frost has a spacious territory worthy of the title. However, as the generations continue to descend, the vast territory begins to shrink.

Some were luxurious, some were gambling and some were making the wrong money. And all the money they were short of was borrowed as collateral and the land was eventually taken away.

The metallurgically ripped territory had only been reduced to the local baron when Earl Dane Prokers took over.

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