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

After leaving the room, Marlene regained her usual composure, and she walked to the edge of the hallway and looked out the window. Through the window, Marlene could clearly see the bustle of the street not far away, then shook her head and walked down the stairs. And at this moment, suddenly, a flat, indifferent voice came from Marlene's side.

"Hello, Marlene-sama."

"Ah......... Hello............"

Hearing this, Marlene turned around. But after seeing the owner of the voice, Marlene was stunned and didn't come back to her senses for a long time.

Standing not far from Marlene was none other than Agapy. But now the sea elf lady looked unusually strange——— the girl was holding a rag in both hands, and it seemed as if she was wiping the window next to the hallway. If you just look at it that way, then there is nothing wrong with it. But Agameve clearly did more than that. On the lower body of the sea elf, three tentacles are constantly swinging, one of them carrying a bucket of water in front of Agamevie, while the other two are holding a broom and a dustpan, respectively, and are sweeping the dust from the ground. Not only that, but on the left and right sides of Agapy's hair, two slender tentacles were also stretched high at the moment, arranging the oil paintings hanging on the wall.

"Do you need anything?"

Seeing Marlene's gaze towards her, Agarù also turned gracefully, and at the same time handed the rag in her hand to another tentacle that protruded from the skirt behind the girl, and then she crossed her hands in front of her, and saluted Marlene in a flawless ladylike posture——— if you didn't take into account the strange scenes around Agapì's body.

"Ah, no, it's nothing, I'm just walking around........."

It was only at this time that Marlene recovered from that stunned gaze and hurriedly shook her hands. It is undeniable that after seeing Agapy, Marlene even had the idea of "envy" in her heart for a moment. If human beings often have the desire to "wish they had three heads and six arms", then the sea elves in front of them are the embodiment of this unattainable longing of human beings. If I can be like Agame, I'm afraid that all those tedious tasks can be handled in just half a day.

Thinking of this, Marlene couldn't help but stabilize her mind. Then he turned his head to look behind Agameve. I couldn't help but be slightly taken aback.

The corridors, which were originally dim and slightly dirty due to lack of manpower, are now unusually clean and bright, and every window is extremely clean, without the slightest stain or trace of dirt. And the floor under your feet is exceptionally clean. The sleek ones can be used almost as a mirror to admire their own reflections. It's just one night, but it gives a completely different and new feeling. In addition, Marlene also noticed that the shelves around the corridor were delicately placed with green branches and flowers to form decorations. This also brings a bit of nature to this otherwise somewhat lifeless corridor.

If she was only a little curious about the sea elves summoned by Rhodes before, now Marlene is completely at ease with Agamell and other sea elves. This level of cleaning is probably difficult to compare with even the maids in the palace of Her Royal Highness Lydia.

"Thank you for your hard work, Miss Agarville."

"This is a task given to me by my master, and it is not hard work, Lord Marlene."

This sea elf is still a picture of rejecting people thousands of miles away, cold, indifferent speaking attitude. I have to say, seeing Agameve like this. Marlene couldn't help but think of Rhodes——— is it because he has a master like him that he summoned such a servant?

"Anyway, Lord Marlene, you haven't had breakfast yet, I've sent someone to prepare it for you. And ........." Speaking of this, Agave paused a little meaningfully, wondering if it was an illusion, Marlene felt that accompanied Agavi's words. Her hair, made of slender tentacles, suddenly jumped in its entirety.

"Hot water has been prepared for you to bathe and cleanse your body. Relax. If you don't mind........."

“………… Ah...............h

Hearing Agapy's words, Marlene's face turned slightly red, and then she nodded hurriedly, not knowing if she was trying to hide her panic or to interrupt the sea elf's words.

"I'll go now, thank you for your concern, Miss Agapì."

"You're welcome, this is what I'm supposed to do."

It was still a plain, unsmuggled voice, as if an actor with no acting experience had finished the above words as if he had mechanically recited the lines, and then bowed to Marlene as if it were a routine, and then turned to continue his work. Incredibly, the other party's indifferent attitude was so distinct, but it did not make Marlene feel the anger of being rude or ignored, but felt a strange momentum and pressure......... It seems that this sea elf is not a thing in the pool.

Thinking of this, Marlene couldn't help but raise her head and look out the window......... Anyway, Miss Canary, it's almost time to come back.

The sword flashed.

“——————！”

The pitch-black figure split in half, twisting and emitting a piercing scream, then erupted with a bright, blinding glow before falling to the ground in dust. Then Joey rolled over in embarrassment, and then sat down on the ground.

"That's it."

It wasn't until the young rookie thief got up from the ground in horror that he finally heard the words like a heavenly sound. This made Joey feel weak, and he sat down on the floor again, gasping for breath.

"Whew......... Great, I thought I was going to die this time. ”

"yes, yes."

Until this time, the other mercenaries on the side also breathed a long sigh of relief, and many of them didn't care about the stains and blood stains on their bodies at all, and sat down on the ground directly. This training was indeed very dangerous for them, at the beginning, they underestimated the strength of the enemy, and they didn't expect that the strength of the monster at this twisted point was far stronger than they thought, and because of this, after Joey and the others led the mercenaries to fight the other party, they immediately felt a strong pressure.

Of course, for Joey and the others, this is not the kind of pressure that is a matter of life and death, although the power of these monsters is far beyond their imagination. However, it is still within the range that the mercenaries can bear, and the only impact is that the battle time they originally scheduled will be greatly extended.

But this can be regarded as the most terrible and powerful pressure for the mercenaries.

After the first few combat training, in order to cultivate their self-confidence and independent combat ability. The canary and little bubblegum no longer give them a time and then ask them to complete the task within the time frame they did before. Rather, before the war. Let these mercenaries go to scout on their own, evaluate the terrain, strength, and weaknesses of those distorted monsters, and then give a complete battle plan and time by themselves. As long as they are able to complete the task within this time frame. Then no penalty will be given.

This is naturally much easier than it sounded before, but on the other hand, once the time limit is exceeded, the punishment received by the mercenaries is even more terrible and painful——— whether it is a canary or a little bubble gum, they are all existences with the strength of the legendary level or above. Leaving some indelible mental scars on these poor mercenaries is definitely a breeze for them.

Because of this, at the beginning of the battle, after realizing that the opponent's strength did not match their own estimates, the mercenaries were suddenly surprised, they were not willing to encounter a more painful experience than falling into hell because of this unfortunate carelessness, but after rigorous training, these mercenaries will not be in a hurry because of unexpected situations, they quickly adjusted their steps and mentality, and under the leadership of Joey, they fought against these shadow monsters steadily.

But as time approaches. The mercenaries were inevitably a little restless, especially the damned shadow monster at the end of the day, which was very tricky and difficult to deal with. If Joey hadn't figured out a way to get someone else in charge of getting his attention, he would have reached for it and dealt a fatal blow from behind. I am afraid that these mercenaries have not yet recovered from the joy of victory, and they will face the fear of painful punishment.

"Very well done."

With a soft smile, the canary stepped out of the nearby woods. Came to the mercenaries. Seeing the appearance of the girl, many mercenaries raised their hands and greeted her, and at the same time did not forget to joke with this beautiful, cute and strong girl mage.

"yes. Canary-sama, it's just a little bit ......... If only Captain Joy had been half a step slower. I can't even imagine what will happen next. ”

"That's right, that's right, huh......... It's finally over......... I haven't felt this nervous in a long time. ”

Hearing the mercenary's words, everyone next to them couldn't help but open their mouths. These mercenaries also know very well that although the rules set by Canary and Little Bubblegum are stricter, the effect of these actual combat training is real, it not only exercises the mercenaries' combat and cooperation skills, but also trains them to examine the battlefield appropriately, and make an accurate assessment of the enemy's strength, and can use everything at hand to fight in a timely manner. Not only that, but to the surprise of the mercenaries, although Canary and Little Bubblegum are spellcasters, they also know a lot about other classes, including Joey, many of them have been instructed by them. And the guidance of both of them is very simple and easy to understand, even people with poor understanding will improve. In fact, since these mercenaries joined the Starlight Guild, they were surprised to find that their strength has improved almost by leaps and bounds, of course, there is also the credit of the Mystery Ball, but the most fundamental thing is still the combat training and tips formulated for them by Canary and Little Bubblegum. Under the guidance and training of the two, according to the level of NPCs in the game's world, these mercenaries have now exceeded level thirty-five, and are steadily moving towards the level forty master level.

However, even if they were several levels higher than Rhodes, it would be impossible for these mercenaries to gather and defeat Rhodes. That's the gap between the player and the natives. No matter how hard these natives train, they can only guarantee that they will reach the master level in one aspect. But now Rhodes has already mastered two mastery of master-level swordsmanship alone——— although in terms of level, he is much lower than his subordinates at this moment.

Because of this, after getting along for such a long time, the mercenaries have completely admired the canary and the little bubble gum, in their opinion, these two girls are already considered top masters, but what surprised them was that such two powerful spellcasters were not the slightest disdain when talking about the president Rod. On the contrary, it is full of respect and yearning. At the same time, this also made the mercenaries have more respect and fear for Rod.

Of course, if the mercenaries had to choose, they would still prefer canaries more, although little bubblegum would definitely be more relied on as a spirit master in terms of healing. But in terms of personality alone. A canary with a friendly smile anytime, anywhere. It's really more popular than the little bubblegum that makes sarcastic remarks at every turn. Although after getting along for such a long time, the mercenaries also noticed that the little bubblegum was just a knife-mouthed tofu heart, but after all, it was still embarrassing to be taught by a little girl to not be able to raise her head, right?

Especially when the other party still talks about the truth, it is even more embarrassing.

"How? Canary-sama? We're safe this time, right? ”

As a squad leader, Joey certainly can't be as laid-back as his own subordinates. He sat on the ground and wiped a handful of sweat, then jumped up and trotted all the way to the canary, and asked with a flattering smile. Hearing Joey's inquiry, the canary stretched out her finger. Pressed against his chin and thought for a moment.

"Hmm......... Strictly speaking, the reason why you were able to barely complete the task within the passing line this time was entirely due to good luck, if it weren't for the shadow monsters at the back of the shadow monster that were a little overwhelmed, you would have been able to find such a good opportunity, and this time your attack was not an elaborate consequence, it was completely a reckless gambling adventure, although fortunately you won the bet, but the battle could not always rely on luck to get the most victorious victory. ”

"This ..............."

Hear the words of the canary. Joey couldn't help but grow his mouth, muttering that he didn't know what to say, and hearing her speak, the other mercenaries' faces also changed slightly, they knew the canary's style very well. And strictly speaking, this "salvation" is indeed the result of good luck, but she should not .........

"Originally, I was going to send you to a pond full of frogs and poisonous snakes, soak your body and cool your head, after all, you can't always rely on luck in battle. But ..............." said here. The canary's eyes blinked, and she looked at the gaping mouths with a playful look. He looked at his mercenary in horror and smiled slightly. “………… However, it's okay to rely on luck once in a while, so this time, even if you get through. ”

"Whew............!!"

"Holy Soul is ............!!"

Hearing this, the mercenaries, who were originally worried, finally breathed a sigh of relief, they raised their hands and cheered, and hearing the cheers of the mercenaries, the canary chuckled, and then she seemed to look at the woods next to her, but in the end, the girl didn't say anything, and turned her head like this.

After resting for a while, the mercenaries, exhausted by the battle, got up and began to clean up the surrounding battlefield, although these shadow monsters are completely the product of the condensation of distorted magic, and will only leave a pile of magic dust after death instead of any equipment or weapons, but the mercenaries still carefully packed up these magical dust and took it back to the fortress——— for Labis, this is an excellent experimental material.

And at this moment, suddenly there was a noise in the woods, and then a mercenary who was in charge of guarding the periphery ran out of it in a panic, and he came to the canary with a solemn face, saluted her, and then spoke.

"Report, report Lord Canary, we found a man in the northeast............... He was seriously injured and in urgent need of rescue! ”

"Alone?"

Hearing this, the canary raised an eyebrow.

"Where? Take us to see it. ”

Hearing Canary's order, the mercenary didn't hesitate at all, just turned around and walked towards the way he came, and behind him, Canary and the two spirit masters also quickly followed. At the same time, the canary did not forget to tell Joey to wait for them to return after cleaning up the battlefield, and then turned to leave with the mercenary.

"How did you find him?"

"Just now, when Captain Joey and the others were almost at the end of their battle, I and another brother were searching around on your orders, Miss Canary, and found the fellow, who appeared to be badly wounded, and was surrounded by several jackals......... Frankly, I think he's almost hopeless............"

"Can you see the identity of the other party?"

"This ......... At least he is a living person, he shouldn't be a guy from the Night Dragon Kingdom, and judging by his dress, he looks like a mercenary. ”

As they spoke, everyone had already walked through the woods and came to the other side of the hillside, which was already very marginal to the Night Dragon Country, and when they looked up, they could even see the black and white border in the sky not far away. At this moment, the other mercenary guarding next to the victim also hurriedly stood up and waved at them after seeing the canary and the others. And at this time, everyone also saw clearly the man lying on the ground.

Judging by the scars on his body, this guy had indeed suffered a very terrible battle before coming here, and there were some dull and half-rotten wounds all over his body. Being able to come here seemed to have completely consumed the last trace of the other party's strength, and now he could only lie helplessly on the ground, waiting for death to come.

Judging from the other party's clothing, he should be a mercenary, but Canary can be sure that he is definitely not a mercenary belonging to the Starlight Guild.

So, who is he?

PS: Today, I learned that there is no Chinese New Year's Eve............ in the 29th of the New Year It's funny............