Although the most shocking moment for the mercenaries has passed, when they entered this fortress under the leadership of Rhodes and saw the neat, majestic and solid buildings inside, these mercenaries still couldn't help but let out bursts of amazement, and they were extremely surprised and happy in their hearts, especially when they thought that this fortress was about to belong to them, and they would become the masters of this fortress, these mercenaries had an unparalleled pride and pride in their hearts! They became more and more sure that their choice to join this mercenary guild and serve this young man was the best decision in their lives! The Holy Soul is above! Look at it, he can even build such a fortress in the blink of an eye, what else in this world he can't do?

Rhodes was not the only one who welcomed everyone in the fortress, to the surprise of the mercenaries, they also saw the figures of the canary and the little bubble gum, and the existence of the two of them also made these mercenaries have a more reasonable guess about the appearance of this fortress——— after all, in the eyes of mortals, the existence of the legendary level is not much different from the gods, in many legends, those who have stepped into the legendary realm are omnipotent, of course, this is just an illusion seen by those who are not strong enough, However, it is very marketable among ordinary people. Therefore, after seeing these two young ladies, although many mercenaries are still a little confused, most of them can be regarded as able to accept this truth——— it is not difficult for two legendary-level figures to join forces to build such a majestic fortress.

This is of course also Rhodes's trick.

After the construction of this fortress, Rhodes and Canary built the summoning gate located in the stronghold and the fortress respectively, and then Rhodes re-unlocked the arcane ball and moved it to this fortress——— of course, here, the arcane ball does not need to be like those in the fortress, but is arranged on the top floor where Rhodes lives, and it is also the residence of Canary and others, which is more convenient to protect. Second, after the half-dimensional space training ground is activated, there is no need to put something as precious as the arcane ball in a place like the underground training ground. After all, there are a lot of people there, of course. There weren't many Starlight people in the past, but considering the situation in the future, it's better to be careful.

However, this brought an unexpected surprise to Rhodes, as he unexpectedly discovered a special feature of the territory building system after he moved the Orb of Mystery——— although in terms of travel distance, there is a long distance between the fortress and Deep Rock City. But if you look at the shortest straight line between the two points, then the two sides are actually separated by a mountain range that can never be crossed. Of course, this mountain range can block people's footsteps, but it can't stop the function of the system, that is to say, Rhodes's current fortress territory is connected to the stronghold's potential force range, and in this way, the force of the arcane orb can still radiate to the stronghold, that is. Canaries and little bubblegum are free to travel back and forth between the two strongholds!

And through this incident, Rhodes finally figured it out. That is, the radiation range of the Orb of Mystery is obviously connected to the range of its own potential force, that is, the range of its potential force is equal to the range of action of the Orb of Mystery!

This is of course a good thing for the canary and the little bubble gum, although in Deep Rock City, Rod's power range is only the size of a stronghold, but in the Land of Atonement, the system acquiesces to the entire territory, that is to say, these two young ladies can finally end their life of squatting at home and go around for a walk——— of course. They still couldn't travel long distances, and they couldn't follow Rhodes to help him with much. …,

And Rhodes didn't plan to rely too much on the two of them, after all, no matter what, Canary and Little Bubblegum were phantom guards created by the Orb of Mysteries, not living humans, and their abilities were limited. Plus according to Rod's plan. For now, this fortress is only a stopgap measure, and his ultimate goal is to occupy the Chaos Lands. However, this did not mean that Rhodes was going to abandon his strongholds and fortresses. Whether it's a stronghold in Deep Rock City or a fortress in the Land of Atonement, it's something he must keep. And these two places, since they can't be given up, then they need some people worthy of their trust to manage.

Rhodes had decided to hand over the management of the stronghold to Shanna and Kavos, who were very familiar with Deep Rock and had both served as mercenary captains, after the fortress was completely built. After the construction of the fortress, the function of the stronghold was mainly to convey news to Rhodes and others and some task requests. In other words, this stronghold will become an "office" of the Starlight Guild in Deepstone City after that, and the real guild duties will be carried out in the Land of Atonement. During this time, Rhodes will try to cultivate a trusted henchman so that when he travels to the Land of Chaos, he will have someone to watch over the fortress in the future.

Fortunately, the mercenary guild is different from the mercenary group, as long as they can complete the guild tasks of those two hard indicators, then they can do whatever they want the rest of the time, of course, in addition, it is nothing more than to maintain harmony between local mercenaries and provide a certain degree of help to the mercenary association. It's not a big deal, as long as you keep some people in the stronghold and rotate them regularly, then there will be no problem.

According to common sense, in the first year of the establishment of the general mercenary guild, the main thing is to first erect a prestige in their own territory, warning other mercenary groups, from today onwards, this territory is Lao Tzu's final say, you want to do something, give me a little care——— this is not difficult for most mercenary guilds, after all, almost every mercenary guild is the largest mercenary group in their own area before they become guilds, and the reputation is naturally barbarred............ However, Rhodes' starlight is an anomaly.

Although it is said that before, Rod's starlight did fight for Parfield's face, and it can be regarded as Parfield's first mercenary group, and now it has taken the Land of Atonement and built a fortress, and there are two masters in the legendary field to help, and ordinary people dare not mess around. But the current Starlight is not invulnerable, after all, the Starlight Guild rises too fast, almost like lightning, although it can blind people's eyes for a moment, but when the time passes, there is no deterrent at all. There are some things that can be done with strength. But there are some things that only time can do.

"I have to say, it's a shocking miracle, Mr. Rhodes."

After assigning their rooms to the energetic mercenaries and letting the boys explore around, Rhodes returned to his "new study", which was different from the ordinary room in the stronghold——— Rhodes' new study was located in the middle of the fourth floor, and the large study and bedroom looked completely different from before, the flags of the Starlight Guild hung on both sides of the wall, and behind Rhodes, through a floor-to-ceiling glass window, you could clearly see the scene inside the entire fortress. The floor was covered with soft carpets, and the surrounding bookshelves were empty——— all of which Rhodes had purchased using the mercenary construction system.

Marlene quietly followed Rhodes into the room, and after looking around, she spoke.

"It's best if you can like it." …,

Rod nodded at Marlene, then sat down behind his desk, and then gestured to Marlene.

"Sit down, Marlene."

"Good, Mr. Rhodes........."

Seeing Rod's gesture, Marlene quickly walked over and sat quietly in front of Rod, bowing her head slightly and lowering her eyes. And Rod narrowed his eyes like this, staring at the girl in front of him. Feeling Rod's gaze, Marlene seemed a little uneasy at this moment, she subconsciously stretched out her hand, played with her long silver-white hair, and then raised her head suspiciously and asked.

"Excuse me, then......... What are you looking for from me? ”

"It's just a little thing, and now that everybody is gone, I think it's a good time to talk about it."

With that, Rhodes leaned back in his chair. As he had said, everyone was now immersed in the joy and shock of the magnificent fortress in front of them, Lijie was busy arranging the mercenaries' accommodation and patrols, and little bubblegum was wandering around the fortress boringly. As for the canary, she went in search of Anne——— that young lady had climbed the hillside and slept soundly, and had no intention of waking up at all. And it was on this occasion that Rod called Marlene to his study.

"Little things?"

"Maybe it's a trifle, maybe it's not."

Saying this, Rod's tone suddenly became serious, and then, he straightened up, put his hands on the table with his hands staggered, and looked at Marlene seriously.

"Marlene, you've been very wrong since you left Deep Rock City, because I didn't have time, and I didn't think I should interfere in your personal matters. But right now, it doesn't seem that simple, so I thought maybe I should ask what happened to you. If you need my help, you can always let me know. ”

Hearing Rod's words, Marlene was slightly stunned, and then, she lowered her head and looked at her feet silently. After a few moments, the girl finally spoke.

“………… If I say it, then ............... Mr. Rhodes, are you really willing to help me? ”

"Of course."

Rod nodded, and hearing Rode's answer, Marlene's face was a little red, and her face was even a little nervous.

"So............... Mr. Rhodes, I have only one request. ”

"Huh? What request? ”

Saying this, Marlene bit her lip, she raised her head, and looked at Rhodes with a hint of strange emotion in her eyes.

"So, tomorrow night, would you please come to my room?"

Then, Marlene spoke.

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