Walking to Rod's side, Old Walker first made a gesture to the counter next to him, and the bartender who understood quickly took out a large glass of cool spleen wine, while Old Walker raised his head, and after drinking it all, he wiped his mouth with satisfaction and showed a smile to Rod.

"That's it, now that guy is waiting for you in the stronghold, do you want to go back and have a look? Three hundred gold coins, that's not a small number. ”

"I hope that person does meet my requirements."

Rod said as he took the money bag that Old Walker had thrown back to him.

"Otherwise, I'll have to deduct your salary to make up for the loss."

"Wait, boy."

Hearing this, Old Walker's expression froze.

"I hadn't heard of you planning to do that before!"

"You didn't ask, so I didn't say."

Rod put the money bag in his arms, the expression on his face was still so unwavering, and the old Walker gritted his teeth when he looked at it.

"How dare you kid deceive me!"

"I didn't lie to you, Mr. Walker."

Faced with the anger of the old ranger, Rod just spread his hands and replied with an innocent expression.

"If you really do what I ask, then that person will definitely be able to meet my requirements, and if you really do what I ask, then of course you don't have to worry about anything. Or is it ......... Are you just trying to fool me? ”

"When, of course it can't be."

Hearing this, old Walker blew his beard angrily, but he couldn't say anything, indeed, if he was really confident, then he didn't have to worry about being deducted from his salary at all, and looking at his angry appearance now, it was as if he had done something wrong! What's going on!

Thinking of this, the old ranger also took a deep breath, he glanced at Marlene, who was watching the excitement with his arms folded, knowing that it was impossible for this noble lady to stand on his side, so he simply didn't mention it.

"In short, I have a lot of confidence in myself, don't look at my age, but I'm not old and confused. You can verify that guy's strength yourself, and I don't think you will be disappointed. ”

"That's good."

Rhodes didn't mean to dwell on the topic any longer, he nodded, and then turned around.

"So, let's go find Lijie and go home."

Lijie lives in a very ordinary personal room in the Mercenary Society, and according to Hank, she has been staying in the room these days to learn psychic skills, and seems to be quite hardworking. And in fact, this is exactly the case, because when Rhodes and the others came to the door, they could even hear the faint chanting in the room.

Rod stretched out his hand to block Old Walker's attempt to knock on the door, and he listened for a moment until the voice inside was completely gone, then he reached out and knocked on the door.

"Who?"

"It's me, Lizzie."

"Hey?!! Rowe, Mr. Rhodes! Please wait a minute, I'll be right there!! ”

Hearing Rod's answer, the voice inside the door suddenly became sharper, and then immediately there was a chaotic sound, as if a great earthquake was happening inside. The chaos lasted for about four or five minutes before it finally ended. Then, the door slowly opened, revealing Lijie's smiling face.

"You, you're back, Mr. Rod, Marlene."

Seeing the two of them return safely, Lijie smiled happily, and she hurriedly jumped out of the room, and then grabbed Marlene's hands.

"Great, you're finally back, I've been worried about you......... Okay, did anything happen? Is everything still going well? ”

When Lijie held Marlene's hand, an unnatural look flashed on the mage girl's face, but Lijie didn't seem to notice it, she just excitedly observed the two back and forth, and only after making sure that neither of them was injured or anything abnormal, did she let out a long sigh of relief. In fact, after Rod left, Lijie would worry about them every day, although Rod told her not to worry, but the other party was a member of the Land of Light after all, and for Lijie, the Land of Light was not as easy to deal with as those bandits. …,

"All the best."

Rhodes nodded in response to Lijie's inquiry, and he glanced around before speaking.

"But now is not the time to talk about this, the details will be discussed when we get back, now you pack your things, and then we are ready to go home."

"What a shame!"

Hearing this, Lijie immediately nodded, and then turned to go into the room to pack her things.

It's really strange to say, in the past, she also lived in the guild's guest room every time she followed the mercenary group to complete a mission, and Lijie didn't think anything wrong at that time. But after having her own home, now living here makes Li Jie feel very uncomfortable, although she doesn't need to clean it herself, and three meals are also delivered, but I don't know what Lu Dao is for, Li Jie is more and more nostalgic for her room, and now she is very excited to hear that she can finally go home. Soon, the girl packed up her salute and left the Mercenary Association with Rhodes.

It was late at night, and the streets were sparsely populated, except for the soldiers patrolling back and forth still checking around on horseback, while walking on the road, Rhodes was idle and began to inquire about Lijie's progress.

"I'm working on it, Mr. Rhodes, just give me some more time and I'll be able to learn the Arrow of Radiance!"

When it comes to her ongoing studies, Lijie is also full of confidence, learning spiritual arts is not an easy task, let alone breaking through her own limits and going deep into it. In fact, Lijie's own strength is not weak, but the lack of skills suppresses her play, and after learning more skills, Rod can be sure that Lijie's strength will go to the next level, but looking at the girl's excited face, Rod feels that it is better to beat her.

"It's good to try to solicit progress, but I hope you can pay a little attention to your body, the consequences of rushing are very dangerous, if you want to become a powerful spellcaster, you must first have a normal heart, don't be too anxious, keep your feet on the ground, and take it step by step. I heard Uncle Hank say that you haven't been out of the room for the past few days, and you've been studying hard, and although your spirit is commendable, this way is not advisable. You must know that at this stage, you are still indispensable to the mercenary group......... Support the strength of the force, do not forget this. ”

“……… Be. ”

Hearing Rod's words, Lijie, who was originally a little excited, immediately lowered her head, while Marlene, who was walking next to her, hurriedly stepped forward and comforted her.

"Mr. Rhodes is right, Lijie, learning spells is the most taboo to be impatient, not to mention spiritual skills, I can feel your strength, I believe that if you can calm down, then it will not be too slow to master it. But don't worry, otherwise, there will be a big mess, and Mr. Rhodes is also thinking about you......"

"Well, I see, I'm just a little excited, thank you, Marlene."

Raising her head, Lijie stuck out her tongue and showed a helpless wry smile.

"You're welcome, but then again........."

Marlene smiled slightly, and then, she looked at Rod suspiciously.

"Mr. Rod, have you ever studied spells? Why do you know this? ”

"Of course I don't, but for swordsmen, the practice of swordsmanship should not be too impatient, presumably the same is true for mages, all in all, it's always good to be careful, and getting too carried away will only end in tragedy."

In the face of Marlene's inquiry, Rod replied without changing his face and heartbeat. Of course, he hasn't practiced any swordsmanship, players can upgrade no matter what skill they have, as long as they have skill points, so they don't worry about the consequences of rushing, the reason why Rod will remind him is because of caution on the one hand, and on the other hand, in the game, he has also received similar tasks. At that time, an NPC female mage took the risk of practicing advanced summoning in order to seek a breakthrough, and as a result, she summoned a huge tentacle monster——— well, although that copy is difficult to beat, but in all aspects, the benefits are good. …,

If this kind of thing happens to someone else, then Rod definitely doesn't mind feasting his eyes, but if it happens to someone close to him, it's a different story entirely.........

As they spoke, everyone had already arrived at the door of the stronghold, and under the light of the moon and the light curtain, they could see a figure standing there, bored leaning against the gate to enjoy the night view, and after seeing everyone, the figure suddenly stood up, and then waved his hand to this side.

"Ah, old man, you're back at last!"

"Poof!"

Hearing this, Marlene and Lijie couldn't help but chuckle, but Old Walker was pale at the moment, he gritted his teeth, looked at Rod, and then shouted.

"How many times have I told you! Bub! Don't call me old man! ”

"You can call Annie little one, so why can't Annie call you old man?"

At this time, everyone finally saw the true face of the figure.

It was a young girl full of youthful vitality.

She is wearing a white light armor, on her delicate face, her emerald green eyes are turning slightly, and her golden curls are naturally shawl, and what is more eye-catching is the girl's beautiful legs, healthy and round and slender, if it is Rod's world, then this girl must be a rather eye-catching idol or model.

The only thing that did not match her appearance was the pure gold shield on the girl's right arm, which was more than a meter long, and Rod could see at a glance that this was the standard equipment of shield warriors——— impact shield, which was a very useful and delicate equipment, and its whole body was divided into two parts, and the two heavy shields on weekdays almost coincided together. The shield warrior attacks by holding the handle on the inside of the shield, and in the event of danger and violent collision, they can activate the mechanism on the handle to activate the overlapping part of the shield, so that it immediately separates to the bottom and extends into a huge full-body metal shield, and at the bottom of the shield, there is a small metal pile, in times of crisis, the shield warrior can also insert this metal pile into the ground to maintain their own defensive form, in general, this is a very delicate structure, Moreover, the inside of the shock shield is hollow, and the shield warrior can increase its defense by inlaying other normal shields. This also avoids the disadvantage that once the shield is damaged, there is no way to replace and repair it immediately.

It's just that Rhodes also knows that the impact shield is the equipment that can rank close to the top five in the Dragon Soul Continent, and ordinary people can't hold it at all, and the weight of one impact shield is even equal to the sum of two two-handed swords. Even if it is a player, unless he chooses a strength class such as a barbarian or a dwarf, it will be difficult to move.

And looking at the girl's appearance now, it really makes one wonder if the huge and heavy shield in her hand is a papier-mâché imitation - can you imagine a young girl waving a motorcycle in the air with one hand?

"Mr. Walker? That's what you told me about reinforcements? ”

Rod's face was not surprised or delighted, but his inquiry clearly represented his attitude.

"Of course, boy!"

Although he was still scolding the girl just now, old Walker immediately stood on the same side as the other party as soon as he turned around now.

"Don't judge people by their appearance, let me tell you, this little guy's ability is not small, if you are not willing to pay, hey, you still want to come to her!"

“……… Oh? So I really want to hear how capable she is...... Also, why don't you find a man? ”

"Hey, hey, hey."

Hearing Rod's inquiry, Old Walker waved his hands, then looked at Rod with a treacherous smile and whispered in his ear.

"It's very simple, you think the shield warriors are so easy to find now, if you can find them casually, you won't give it to me, will you? And also...... Hey, hey, hey, I think you're a young man after all......... What do you think? You don't have to thank me, we're all men, I know......... Just looking at the look of this little guy, your money is not in vain, right? ”

“…………………”

Rod turned his head directly, ignoring Old Walker's eyes, but before he could say anything more, the girl had already rushed to Rhodes.

Don't compare and don't know how to do it, at this glance, the girl in front of her is really very tall, Rod's height of 1.8 meters is not short, and Marlene and Lijie are about half a head shorter than him. The girl, however, was almost as tall as Rod, and with a warm smile, she reached out and shook Rod's hands hard.

"You are the leader of this mercenary group, you look so young, I will ask you in the future, big sister!"

The air froze in an instant.