Chapter 64: Fangs Hidden in the Dark
Anko stood in front of the door, looking into the cell through the small window on the door, and saw that in the cell, Sonia was sitting there with her head down, and the eldest lady who was originally proud had lost her arrogance at this time, looked listless, and sat on the chair with her head down. Looking at the scene in front of him, Anke couldn't help but shake his head, although he didn't have a good impression of this eldest lady, but he didn't hate it too much, and he was a little unbearable to see her so down-and-out at this moment. However, Anke also understood that it was useless to intercede with Rod, he could only sigh helplessly, and then turned to Rod and nodded.
"I'm sorry for you, my lord."
"You're welcome, Priest Anko."
Rod shrugged his shoulders as Anco spoke.
"No, my lord, it's not my problem, but the Council of Light's side............ Hey............"
Hearing Rod's response, Anke also shook his head. Just yesterday, there was also a request for a return from the country of light, and after Rod's consent, Anke also reported the matter of the detention of the envoys of the country of light, of course, considering the tension between Moon and the country of light, Anke did not mention that Sonia was also imprisoned, although Rhodes said that he was not afraid of the country of light at all, and he would come if he had a kind. But of course Anko wouldn't really be so stupid, imprisoning a few knights of the Kingdom of Light is nothing, but to imprison the envoys of the Kingdom of Light, it would be troublesome to talk about it. As a member of the church, Anko himself is not too inclined to the country of light, and for the sake of the current peace in the continent of light, he does not want any more problems between Moon and the country of lightโโโ after all, the invasion of the undead army is enough to cause a headache.
Of course, in the report, Anke also recounted the whole facts very "objectively and neutrally", as he swore to do. There is no preference for the Land of Light at all. But what makes this priest unhappy is that the Council of Light obviously doesn't see it that way, and in the news that comes back, the Kingdom of Light is very dissatisfied with Anke's "favoritism", and even explicitly asks Anke to re-"examine" the whole issue from an "objective and neutral" perspective, and not to be blinded by the lies of some "shameless and despicable people".
This made Priest Anke extremely unhappy. Council of Light, you scumbag and not the boss of the church, Lao Tzu kindly told you that something happened and it was not for your good, but you bastard accused me of being wrong? Keep saying that you have to be objective, how can Lao Tzu not be objective enough? Originally, you provoked it, why did you want Lao Tzu to confess here with a smiling face? It's kind of why you don't ask the church to come in the first place, and just send your own personal guards. When I'm an idiot, I like to be at both ends here?!
After receiving the report, Priest Anke even made a rare burst in the holy room, tearing the damn letter directly into shreds, he felt that he was really kind and not reciprocated, the group of idiots in the Council of Light clearly wanted to favor them and then embarrass the lord, but Lao Tzu is not a member of the Council of Light. Why do you want me to help you top the cylinder? I really thought I was from the church, so the lord didn't dare to do anything, what? There is still a close cooperative relationship between the top of the church and this lord, Anko even saw the appearance of the Holy Spirit Messenger here, the Holy Spirit Messenger Group is not an ordinary spiritual master, almost everyone in them is likely to become a bishop or priest in various parts of the church, and it can be said that it is the seed elite of the church. And these promising young men were all called around here by a little girl like a servant, and according to what Anko had heard, this was a deal between the higher echelons of the church and the lord. The little girl taught the Holy Spirit Messenger the fighting skills of the spirit masters, and the church gave the lord some support. There is such a relationship in it. How dare Anke do it to Rhodes? Let's not say whether Rod agrees or not, the church will not agree to the first one. It's a big deal to offend the country of light, pat his ass and change the parish to continue to be his own priest, but where is he going to run if he offends the church?
"Priest Anko, if you don't mind, I'd like to ask you a question."
Just when Anke was scolding the scum of the Council of Light in his heart, Rhodes on the side suddenly asked.
"What a problem. Excuse me, my lord. โ
Hearing Rod's inquiry, Anke naturally picked up his mood and looked at Rod.
"That's right, that's what I should have asked after you came here. But for various reasons, I haven't had time, and now ......... What I want to ask is, is it an idea within the Council of Light to send the envoy this time? โ
"Yes, my lord, as far as I know, it was a resolution passed by the Council of Light, saying that it was to observe and learn from the experience of the battle between your country and the undead legions."
In other words, both of them knew that this was just an excuse, otherwise why didn't they go to fight against the undead legion and be surprised by the richer Eastern Mountains, but chose Rod's place of atonement? After all, on the surface, Rhodes is also considered to be from Dongfang Shanyuan, so wouldn't it be better to send an envoy directly to Dongfang Shanyuan than to find Rhodes, who is not dealing with him? None of you are fools, you must know that since the Council of Light sent an envoy to the horse, don't say that Rhodes, Lydia and others who know the inside story of the Road from Lilian, even those who don't know the inside story of the Road, also feel that the location of the Council of Light sending the envoy this time is too dangerous, and whoever you choose has to choose the place of atonement, it is really impossible to die if you don't die, which is even a bit of a sense of finding the door to send death. Since the Dragon Soul Sacred Codex, almost no one in the entire Continent of Light does not know that there is a young lord in Moon who is an absolute reflective council faction, and even killed all the magic guide knights in front of the members of the Council of Light in the Dragon Soul Holy Codex. Because neither those who oppose the Council of Light nor those who support it cannot ignore Rhodes' existence. His strength may not be great, and his own strength may not be at the top, but this young man's momentum is too aggressive. The Council of Light has been accumulating power for a long time, and almost since their establishment until now, no individual, any force, has dared to oppose them so blatantly. However, Rhodes did, and in a brutal, bloody way, tore off the veil and skin of the Council of Light, revealing the muscles and bones within.
Actually, after the Dragon Soul Sacred Codex. The Council of Light has lost not only substantial money, but also a big blow to its reputation, and even many of its territories and power that used to dare to oppose it in private have gradually begun to rise, and for a while, the prestige of the Council of Light outside the Light has greatly weakened, and a large part of this is due to Rhodes. He forced Goshawk, one of the three masters, to leave with the investigation team in disgrace, and he abolished the Arashi Sword Saint. He also blinded one of Sodfast's eyes, slaughtering an entire Order of Wizards under the noses of the Council of Light.
But what did the Council of Light do?
They didn't do anything, so they let Rhodes run rampant under their noses, and then swaggered away.
Because of this, after the Dragon Soul Sacred Codex, the influence of the Council of Light has begun to decline more and more, and even many territories that originally supported the Council of Light are quite dissatisfied with the incompetence of the Council of Light. And now that the Council of Light is doing this, they can't even understand it.
Don't talk about them, even Rhodes can't read them.
Because in general. In order to avoid unexpected disputes, the investigation team needs a town with strong enough force, just like the previous two times the Council of Light sent an investigation team, and the cyan goshawk and the Arashi Sword Saint came, these people may be arrogant, but they will not meet with ordinary people, and they can also control their soldiers and let them not make trouble everywhere. And the names of these strong men themselves are enough to deter everyone. But this time. Rhodes did not see a similar figure in the investigation team, although Sonia did not have a low status. Rhodes still knows about the Council of Light. Aside from Sonya's position as the executive officer of the Locktos Consortium, her status as a secondary member of the Council of Light alone is enough to be considered an important person. Because according to the promotion system of the Council of Light, the second councillor is basically the reserve elite force of the Council of Light, and once they have the opportunity, they will become regular members of the Council of Light, and even after that, they are qualified and capable to start running for the position of president of the Council of Light. From this point of view, Sonia is indeed promising. But it's just such a rising star in the future. And was sent to the Land of Atonement by the Council of Light without protection? This should be considered a tiger's den in Longtan for the Council of Light.
Is it because he is afraid that he will abolish the high-level force of the Council of Light again? This seems to be in the past, but in this way, there is no need to let Sonia come, and it will be okay to change the position and low status? Not to mention that the Locktos Foundation is also one of the five major consortia in the country of light, and Sonia is an important figure in it. Will the consortium promise to send her on this mission? Could it be that the Kingdom of Light feels that his position is too low to shock himself? And Sonia has the background of the Locktos consortium, so he doesn't dare to touch her?
Thinking of this, Rod asked the question.
"So, why did you send Miss Sonia here? Did she apply on her own? โ
According to the posture of this eldest lady who gritted her teeth and wanted to swallow her flesh and drink her blood, it is not impossible if this is the case. In the face of Rod's inquiry, Anke hesitated, but finally he answered.
"Although my own will is also one of the reasons, my lord, based on the rumors I have heard, it seems that Miss Sonia was appointed."
"Specify?"
"Yes, according to what I heard among the nobles of the Kingdom of Light, someone within the Council of Light appointed Miss Sonia to be the head of this investigation team, and Miss Sonia herself was willing to accept it, so she was finally chosen to lead the investigation team."
"So, why don't there be strong people guarding you?"
"This ..............."
Speaking of this, a somewhat strange expression appeared on Anke's face, and he glanced at Rod, it seemed that he and Rhodes wanted to go together.
"The Council of Light is currently short of manpower, most of the members need to fight against the invasion of the Night Nation on the front line, there is really not much manpower, and the investigation team is not out to fight, so our church is responsible for protection."
I see, that's a reasonable reason.
Hearing Anke's answer, Rhodes nodded, but he still had doubts in his heart, especially when the other party actually designated Sonya as the person in charge, this kind of pig teammate posture like sending points is too obvious, Sonya, as a nobleman, naturally does not have much power to restrain his subordinates. And those guardian knights of the Land of Light also seem to be unscrupulous.........
"Who proposed it?"
"I'm sorry, my lord, I don't know much about this, I think Miss Sonia should know."
I see.
Hear Anco's answer. Rod felt as if he had finally grasped the crux of the matter.
After seeing off the priest of the church, Rhodes returned to his cell, and at this moment, hearing the sound of the cell opening the door, Sonia, who had been sitting on the bed, also turned her head to look at the door. After seeing Rod, the girl's body trembled slightly, and then Sonia stood up and began to reach out and take off her clothesโโโ and seeing the movement of the girl in front of him, Rod nodded with satisfaction, and then he chuckled and interrupted Sonya's movements.
"Alright, don't rush to undress, Miss Sonia. I have something to ask you. โ
"Ah...............h
Hearing Rod's words, Sonia hurriedly stopped, his mockery made the girl feel ashamed and angry, but she couldn't say a word. And at this moment, deep in Sonya's heart, the sense of relaxation disappeared in an instant, and was replaced by a wave of disappointment and emptiness...............
What's wrong with me?
Be aware of your deepest emotions. Sonia was startled, but she didn't wait for the girl to regain her mood. Rod had already spoken.
"I heard that you were assigned to lead a team of investigators to the Land of Atonement?"
"Investigative team?"
Hearing Rod's inquiry, Sonia raised her head blankly and repeated, after being imprisoned in the dungeon for so long, she didn't even know how many days had passed for her mission. Sonya, of course, had long forgotten about it. At this moment, hearing Rod suddenly talk about it, the girl was even stunned for a moment, and it was not until a moment later that she nodded gloomily.
"Yes........."
"Who proposed that you be in charge of leading it?"
"It's Nackvand. Councillor Hughes. โ
Is it him?
Hearing this, Rod was slightly stunned. Of course, he knew this man, he was a very famous figure in the Council of Light, and Nackvand was best known for his extreme humanism, in his opinion, only humans deserved the right to live on this continent, and all other races could only be subjugated to humans as slaves and servants. His views have had a great impact on some places where humans coexist with other races, and many treaties and laws that discriminate and expel elves, dwarves, and even war angels have been proposed by him. It's just that this person likes to give advice behind the scenes and rarely shows up in front of the stage. And within the Land of Light, he has a high reputation, because he is very good to humans, and he has also done a lot of practical and good things to the human inhabitants of the Land of Light. Therefore, many people in the country of light support him, and in the border and some places where different races live, they hate this nasty parliamentarian to death. Because of his "tireless efforts", the slave trade of dwarves and elves was openly and legally carried out in some parts of the Land of Light, and even the capture of them became an officially supported underground industry.
In the game, Rhodes did not meet Councilor Nackfan head-on, as he was dead by the time he led his team through the Council of Light. And even the tomb has long been looted by the players of the Land of Light, and it is not worth exploring it by himself, but at this time, Rhodes suddenly thought of one thingโโโ that is, when the tomb of Nakvand was ransacked, some players of the elves and other races who suffered greatly because of his "policy" wanted to dig up the corpse and whip the corpse to burn it to get rid of the evil anger in his chest. But his body could not be found. And there are various rumors about this, some say that this is the official deliberate elimination of his body for the sake of harmony. It is also said that there may have been several tombs in Nakvand, and that, like Cao Cao, this is just a fake tomb. There are also people who think that Nakvand's death from a serious illness was a fake, and that he was still alive, but ......... Since there has been no news of the Councillor, players have basically accepted that he is dead.
And now, it was he who appointed Sonia as the head of the investigation team?
Feeling Sonya's gaze, Rhodes came back to his senses, a little smile appeared on his face, and he looked at the girl in front of him mockingly.
"Very good, thank you for your cooperation, Miss Sonia, then what should you know what Lu Dao did?"
"Yes..............."
At this moment, Sonia has completely lost her original domineering, I saw the girl lower her head and respond softly, and then, she stretched out her hand and took off the robe on her body, and soon, the white, smooth jade body was displayed in front of Rod. And this time, Sonia no longer tried to hide her body with her hands, she just folded her arms and turned her head sideways. Seeing Sonya's performance, Rod nodded slightly, and then, with a flick of his right hand, a pitch-black leather whip appeared from his hand.
"Very well, then next, for today's lesson."
Hearing the crisp whipping sound of the whip, Sonia instinctively turned her head, and after seeing the leather whip in Rod's hand, the girl's body suddenly trembled, but at this moment, in Sonya's eyes, there was a little more than unprecedented desire and expectation.
Then, the sound of whipping merged with the rapid cry of gasp. (To be continued......)