"Whew..............."

Walking in the slightly cold corridor, Lijie couldn't help but cover her hands and exhale. It was still early in the morning, and it was still quiet inside the fortress. Through the windows, you can see the fires burning in the surrounding towers. However, Lijie is not in the mood to enjoy the night view now, as a member of the Mercenary Guild, she is responsible for overseeing the rotation of sentry posts and preparing morning meals and meals.

After the establishment of the fortress, according to Rhodes' requirements, the Starlight Guild will become more and more strictly standardized, and it can no longer be as free as the mercenary group did in the past, on weekdays, when to get up, when to rest, when to rotate the sentry, and even the time of three meals has been regulated. And as a spiritual master, Li Jie naturally took on this responsibility. Although the maiden does not have the majesty and decision-making power of Marlene, the thoughtfulness of the spirit master and the attentiveness of the woman are the best candidates for this kind of work.

"Huh?"

And just as Lijie walked to the top of the stairs, she inadvertently found a figure standing in the garden outside the fortress, looking like she was practicing swordsmanship. This made Li Jie stop with some confusion and looked at the figure a few times. It's no wonder, after all, it's only six o'clock now, and even according to the standards of the Dragon Soul Continent, the sun hasn't appeared yet. Not to mention, this is especially true in the Land of Atonement, where the power of order is relatively weak, perhaps because of the effects of the decline of order, in the Land of Atonement, the nights are much longer than the day, in this place, when the sun appears. It was already after twelve o'clock in the afternoon, but when it came down. But it's only four or five o'clock in the afternoon, I have to say. It's a strange change in time. If it were on Earth, such changes could also be attributed to the special phenomenon of high latitudes. But now the Land of Atonement and Deep Rock City are separated by a mountain at most, but on the other side of the mountain is the sun that rises at seven or eight o'clock. On this side, however, it starts at eleven or twelve o'clock and falls at four or five o'clock——— which is really a natural law that is so unscientific and unscientific.

And because of this, for these new mercenaries. Jet lag becomes the most painful thing for them. Especially because of the special environmental impact of the Land of Atonement, these mercenaries feel that they spend two-thirds of the day keeping vigil. This makes the mercenaries extremely tired, not to mention waking up early and oversleeping is a common thing. So. Who woke up so early?

Thinking of this, Lijie couldn't help but be curious, and then she walked down the stairs and walked in the direction of the garden.

The darkness of the night was still like thick ink, and even the light of the fortress could not tear through the deep darkness, and Lijie walked out of the fortress into the garden, and soon, by the light of the fire, she saw a face that she was no longer familiar with.

"Mr. Rhodes?"

"Lijie?"

Hear Lijie's voice. Rod put down the long sword in his hand, turned his head in some surprise, and looked at the girl in front of him.

"What are you doing here?"

"I saw somebody here, so ............ Mr. Rhodes, you are ..............."

"I woke up a little early, and I was bored, so I just came out to relax."

Rod shrugged his shoulders and put his sword back into its sheath——— he wasn't all lying, but it wasn't telling the truth. After tossing Marlene for a night, the girl, who couldn't stand Rod's "devastation", finally fell asleep. And Rhodes got up and left the room after Marlene fell asleep. Originally, Rhodes wanted to go back to his room and rest. It's just that he really didn't feel sleepy, so in the end, after taking a hasty cold shower, Rhodes came to the garden outside the fortress to practice his skills, and at the same time to exercise his body——— after all, romance also needs capital. …,

"Is it time?"

Seeing Lijie appear, Rod naturally guessed the reason why she was here, and hearing Rode's inquiry, Lijie nodded slightly.

"Yes, my lord, it's almost time, I'm going to go around and change the sentry........."

"I'm really bothering you, but in a few days, when our men arrive, you won't have to be so busy."

Hearing Lijie's answer, Rod couldn't help but reach out, patted her on the shoulder, and then whispered. However, in the face of Rod's response, Lijie chuckled, and then she shook her head vigorously, looking at the man in front of her with a smile.

"It's nothing, Mr. Rhodes, I don't think it's a big deal, on the contrary, I think it's good......... I know I'm not as smart and majestic as Marlene to help Mr. Rhodes run your guild, but for me, I'll do whatever I can, I ..............."

Before Lijie could finish her words, Rod stretched out a finger and pressed it to her mouth.

"You're wrong, Lijie, this isn't my guild, this is our guild........." Saying this, Rod raised his hand and knocked on Lijie's skull. You must not forget that I am not the one who has been here since the existence of this mercenary group. Anyway, if it weren't for you, there wouldn't be the starlight it is now. So Lijie, I don't think you have to think about it that much......... Just do what you have to do......... Do you understand? ”

"Ah............ Be. ”

Hearing Rod's answer, Lijie's eyes widened in surprise, she stared at Rod blankly, and after a while, she nodded and replied as if she had just woken up from a dream——— Indeed, if it weren't for Rode's reminder, Lijie would almost have forgotten, in terms of seniority, she was the oldest one in the Starlight Guild, in fact, when Starlight was not Starlight, she was already here............ Isn't it?

"Alright, you go about your business, I should go back and rest."

Looking at Lijie's expression, Rod nodded at her, and then turned around and walked towards the fortress, but halfway through, Rod suddenly remembered something, turned around, and beckoned to Lijie.

"By the way, I don't need to call Marlene to breakfast today. I think she'll probably have to sleep until noon before she can get up. ”

"Ah, yes. I got it. ”

Hearing Rod's words, Lijie hurriedly nodded in response. Then she watched as Rod walked leisurely into the door. And it was only at this time that Li Jie tilted her head in confusion.

"But how did Mr. Rhodes know that Marlene didn't need breakfast..................

For Rod, the night was just an episode in which he confirmed Marlene's feelings for him and accepted them at the same time. But frankly, at the beginning. Rod really didn't expect Marlene to do this, although he admitted that he did feel that the eldest lady had a good impression of him, but the logic that a woman has a good impression of a man and has to go to bed is too ridiculous. Not to mention the experience of Rhodes after that night in the Golden City. Most women in general avoid talking about it. Of course, at this time, if the man is thick-skinned and continues to attack, then it is not uncommon for the woman to be forced to obey. However, Rod also knew that Marlene had a special identity, and it was also an emergency at the time, so he had no intention of molesting the other party. But what he didn't expect was that even after such a thing, even if Marlene was indeed very ashamed to say it in her heart, she was still willing to take the initiative to invite herself......... This is obviously inconsistent with the way this eldest lady has been behaving all along. …,

And after last night, Rhodes can be sure. Marlene must be hiding some secret, as a veteran of flowers, Rhodes is very sensitive to women's reactions in bed, and in the madness of last night, he noticed that Marlene's feelings for him, in addition to love, are more of a kind of self-dedication——— just like a saint who serves the gods sacrifices her body and life for her faith.

This is obviously very abnormal, Rhodes is not a god, and judging by what Marlene has been doing, he has always behaved. She didn't see herself as something to adore. Then, it is very intriguing to show such an attitude in the midst of passion.

Of course, Rhodes didn't plan to ask Marlene what he meant, but after this night, his understanding of this eldest lady deepened a little——— at least, Marlene was willing to stay in the Starlight Guild after the Midsummer Festival, it was definitely not just for the sake of risk.

But Rod's doubts about Marlene only ended there, and Marlene didn't want to say, so he didn't ask. There are many secrets for women, and it is also important to keep them personal appropriately. Therefore, for Rhodes, it is good to be aware of it for now, and as for further questioning, there is no need. What's more, there are more serious issues than that.

"Hoo ..............."

Sitting at his desk, staring at the tasks at hand, Rod couldn't help but sigh, and then flipped them one by one. What was placed in front of him was the five-star mercenary mission issued by the Mercenary Association and designated by the guild. Unlike other levels of mercenary missions, five-star guild missions have no geographical restrictions, and they can be said to be located in every corner of the Dragon Soul Continent. There are hundreds of them.

And the task called a five-star is naturally the most difficult type to complete. Even in the game, it's the same.,Almost all guild five-star missions are twenty-five people.,The most difficult even has a team of 100 people.,Of course,The goals of these missions are also varied.,There are humans.,There are Warcraft.,There are also some tasks that require players to fight against devils and demons from the underground.,The difficulty of these tasks varies.,But the bosses are very strong.,At least it's a legendary level jump.,The monsters under your hands are basically the elite of the water., If you're lucky (or bad), you'll even encounter mutant elite and lord monsters.

The reason for the variety of guild tasks is that on this continent, the scope of responsibility of the mercenary association is really wide, after all, the regular army and garrison are used to maintain border security and local law and order, crusade against encirclement and suppression of demonic beasts or something, and it is okay to do it occasionally, but in the long run, it is not a proper business. Therefore, most of the things that are difficult for the regular army to deal with will be pushed down by the mercenary association, and because of this, the five-star guild tasks can be said to be miscellaneous, mixed, and everything.

By the way, the Void Dragon dungeon that Rhodes killed before crossing over is a five-star guild quest——— although it is considered the top quest among the five-star ones.

This time, of course, Rod will not be nervous to challenge the perverted task of the deepest labyrinth. With his current level and strength of the team. Even if the canary and the little bubble gum could follow him, it would be ten times to kill ten times. Go and destroy a hundred times a hundred times, not to mention that in this world, there is no such beautiful thing as the resurrection of running corpses.

And because of that. At present, most of the five-star missions selected by Rhodes are relatively simple, but due to the different definitions of threats between NPCs and players, it is also possible that there will be deviations, such as some missions. NPCs may seem difficult, but for the player, they are just a little more troublesome. But in turn, there are tasks. NPC thinks it's very simple, but if you put it on the player, it's going to be a dead .............

This difference in perception brings about the fact that some five-star missions do not have a commensurate reward and a dangerous degree, and for Rod, he naturally wants to choose a mission that is less dangerous and has a relatively rich reward.

Of course, this reward is not just about money...............

Rhodes stopped what he was doing, and then he looked up and looked into the air, where he was emerging. It is the system reward given by the guild mission.

After careful selection, there were five five-star level missions left in front of Rhodes at this moment, all of which were characterized by missions that were not far from Parfield, and were in the north, with relatively little danger and relatively good pay. Of course, another reason why Rhodes chose them is that he has led the team to brush these quest copies hundreds of times, and he is familiar with them with his eyes closed.

The first is the phenomenon of ice closure in the border area of Lake Kranmer in the north, which has been frozen for a year since fifteen years ago. Even the hot summer days show no signs of melting, causing great trouble for the local people......... The culprit of this copy is an ice demon who ran out of the water element plane, the strength is about level sixty-five, it is not difficult to deal with, and the reward is also very rich, and what makes Rod even more excited is the task reward given by the system——— after obtaining the soul core of the ice demon, Rod can open the door of the elemental plane passage in the fortress, and summon some low-level water element elves to drive. Of course, he can also choose to awaken the soul core and obtain a summoning spirit with water elemental attributes, no matter which one it is, it is a surefire deal for Rhodes.

The second quest is to go to the Land of Ashes and destroy the Demon Passage there, which is located at the junction of the Dragon Kingdom of Light and the Dragon Kingdom of Night, which also belongs to the "Blank Zone", compared to the previous mission, the reward of this quest itself is not very rich, but the system reward is very generous——— a whole set of demon cards.

The third mission is the underground cavern in the border area of Parfield, where it is rumored that someone has witnessed the existence of dark elves, and these dark elves are obviously also restless, attacking caravans and houses everywhere, which has a great impact on the surrounding area, so the mercenary association hopes that a mercenary guild can take on this task and completely exterminate the dark elves in this area. As for the rewards given by the system, they are the lowest of these missions, except for a large amount of experience points, only the reward of adding exclusive buildings for dark elves in the fortress building system seems to be quite pleasing to the eye.

The fourth mission is in the Storm Mountains, which is a relatively special mission, and legend has it that everyone who entered the Storm Mountains has not returned since decades ago. At first, it was just a civilian, and then the mercenary group also joined it, but once it was gone, it was never seen again. This alarmed the Mercenary Association and the local Mercenary Guild, and after the Mercenary Guild sent people there, it was also gone, and then in order to find the members of the Mercenary Guild, several more divisions also went deep into the mountains——— and the results were naturally self-evident.

Because of this, in the end, this task was also raised to five stars, and the reward can also be said to be the most generous, not only did the association give a bounty of five million gold coins, but also took out two legendary level equipment within the association——— the Frozen Sword and the Radiant Shield.

In addition to the astronomical amount of experience points, after completing this task, Rhodes can once again expand his potential power range, which is calculated according to the area of the Storm Mountains. In other words, after completing this task, Rod's "territory area" will increase by more than half again out of thin air.

As for the last mission, it is to explore a ruin on the Custer Plateau, which is somewhat similar to the Storm Mountains, this ruin was originally a four-star mission, and then a necromancer came from somewhere to stay in it, awakening the undead who were sleeping in the ruins, which made the surrounding area a little panicked. Although the official also sent troops, the United Mercenary Guild has carried out several strikes, but most of them have been in vain, and because of this, in the end, this mission has also been defined as a five-star.

The system reward for this quest is a bit strange, in addition to an undead summoning card, it also allows Rhodes to build dimensional portals within the fortress and summon low-level alien creatures to serve him, but in addition, there is also a reward that makes Rhodes excited——— the design of the magic guide to construct the guard.

It's a great weapon for fortification.

Seeing this, Rod couldn't help but be a little embarrassed, the rewards of these tasks in front of him are not bad, frankly speaking, if he can, Rod really wants to give up any of them, but the problem is that his strength is not enough to complete all the tasks now.

So, which task should you choose?

Thinking of this, Rod couldn't help but fall into deep thought. (Your support is my biggest motivation.) )