Even Rod himself didn't know how long he had been asleep, he only knew that when he opened his eyes, the dazzling and eye-catching sunlight pierced his eyes mercilessly, which made Rod moan in pain, he barely sat up, his head was groggy, and the headache caused by the hangover made Rod extremely uncomfortable. It was the first time he had experienced the feeling of a hangover, whether in his own world or here, Rhodes had never tasted wine lightly, and had never tried to drink it like mud. The events of last night now look back like a dream, Rod remembers very clearly, at that time his brain was almost a mess under the influence of alcohol, but incredibly, his consciousness was clear, at that time Rod felt as if his consciousness was completely withdrawn from his body, just floating in the air, observing his body's every move without the slightest emotion, as if he was playing a computer game to manipulate it. Merely...............

Rod gasped as he pressed his aching forehead, and he finally stood up, only to find that he was wearing only a white shirt and his black coat neatly stacked at the head of the bed. Not only that, there was also a glass of water on the table next to him, Rod picked up the glass and took a sip, a clear and cold feeling suddenly emanated from his body, dispelling the original drunkenness, and at the same time making Rod shiver involuntarily, which finally relieved him from the headache of the hangover.

It was only at this time that Rhodes began to care about a question——— who poured this glass of water?

Thinking of this, Rod couldn't help frowning, his memory of yesterday could only last until he walked out of the door. After leaving the banquet hall, Rod felt that his memory was vague, and he only vaguely remembered that he seemed to have found someone to help. But as for who that person really is, Rod can't remember? But the only thing he can be sure of is that the other party must be someone he can trust............ Merely............ Who is it?

Rod held the water glass, stood in front of the table and frowned and thought for a long time, but he couldn't get an answer. And just as he was about to summon his summoning spirit out to ask for clarification, there was a sudden knock on the door outside, and then a voice sounded.

"Lord Rhodes, the President of the Thorn Guild has something to ask you for."

"I know."

I heard a notice from the president of the association. Rod was able to put aside the doubts in his head for a while, and luckily his wine seemed to be good, at least not vomiting. On the contrary, it saved the time of cleaning, but even so, Rod freshened up as fast as he could, and then changed into a clean and tidy coat, and then walked out of the room.

The head of the Thorn Guild didn't come to Rhodes for anything else, although the responsibilities and jurisdiction of the three mercenary guilds had been decided yesterday, but after all, it was only mentioned in general terms at the banquet. And today is to make a specific subdivision of this, although it is said that Rod gave up this big cake, but he has to give him an explanation. Otherwise, if you decide the jurisdiction of Purple Lily and Cole's Eagle behind Rhodes' back, it will obviously be disrespectful to Starlight.

This time, there were not only members of the three major mercenary guilds attending the meeting, but also many mercenary leaders who were involved in their own interests. But this time, when Rhodes appeared in front of everyone, the mercenaries looked at him with less contempt and more respect. Mercenaries have always respected the strong, and Rhodes has not only shown his strength in the arena. Even at the wine table, he did not fall behind, which naturally made the mercenaries who still had some prejudices against him let go of their previous opinions. Begin to accept this mercenary lord. In the past, the reason why these mercenaries were not accustomed to Rhodes was largely due to their prejudice against the aristocracy, in their opinion, although the nobles had a noble status, they could not do dirty work, and they did not have the spirit of hardship and hard work, hypocrisy, and cunning. And always let others die. But he was hiding behind the safety of his own country. But Rhodes doesn't have such a problem, regardless of whether he is sinister and cunning, a person who can bring his mercenary group to the Mercenary Guild in the wind and rain, and can also successfully complete two five-star missions, and can "double kill" Battle on the battlefield and the wine field. What is rightfully deserved should be treated with due respect.

However, when Rod walked into the venue, he found that Battle, who was supposed to be sitting there, was gone, and was replaced by his lieutenant wearing an iron mask. Victor smiled and waved at him.

"Don't look for it, Lord Rhodes, that guy from Battle is still lying in bed now, and I don't think he can get up in two or three days."

I see.

Perhaps because the cake was a little too big this time, there was no scene of competing for interests as Rhodes imagined in the venue. Whether it is Purple Lily or Cole's Eagle, they are all veteran groups that have maintained their guild status for many years, and of course they know that they can't eat fat in this world. Therefore, it is rare for the two sides to negotiate the scope of the guild management, and there is no argument between the two sides, but there is some mutual humility, and in the end, under the confirmation of the association leader and the major mercenary group leaders, Cole's Eagle and Purple Lily basically completely took over the territory of the Heavenly Sword and Freedom Wings, of course, due to the problem of the location of the two mercenary guilds, some fine-tuning was made in the scope of details. But no matter how they adjusted, they all subconsciously stayed away from the central region centered on Parfield and Glenbel. Obviously, the Mercenary Association is also aware of Rod's intentions, and uses this to release kindness to him. And others are also very clear that although the mercenary groups in those territories are still nominally self-managed, everyone knows that the Starlight Guild of Dao Rhodes will definitely become their rulers in the future, and many people have begun to think about whether to have a good relationship with Rhodes and the Starlight Guild in advance to plan for the future.

However, Rhodes did not have the time and mood to be polite with these mercenaries, and after the Winter Festival, he quickly returned to the Land of Atonement. Because Rhodes knows very well that this winter is the most important juncture, in the game, it is from this winter that the Night Dragon Kingdom began to test and harass the borders of the Land of Light and the Duchy of Moon, and most of the tasks related to undead creatures in the game were released at this time. As time passed, the Night Dragons launched a lightning raid on the Duchy of Moon and the Land of Light in the Sleeping Moon, taking advantage of the undead and attacking under the cover of heavy snow and harsh winter. The Principality of Light and the Duchy of Moon were unable to react to this, so they suffered a great disaster. Although the current history has changed under Rhodes's intervention, the rebellion instigated by the Land of Light behind the scenes has been suppressed, and the current Duchy of Moon has completely returned to peace. Moreover, the Solagang Mountains, which were the fuse for both sides, have also been razed to the ground. If you look at the history in Rhodes' memory, then the possibility of war between the two sides is almost zero. But I don't know what Lu Dao is for, Rod always feels that things are not so simple.

However, after Rhodes returned to the fortress, he didn't have time to pay attention to the possible movements of the Night Dragon Kingdom, but instead faced another problem.

That is, Anne's situation seems to be something unusual.

"Anne isn't in a normal condition?"

"Uh-huh..............."

In the face of Rod's inquiry, Lijie nodded a little uneasily.

"I only found out recently......... Anne's situation seems to be a bit ............ Eccentric. ”

According to Lijie, Anne is a very lively person on weekdays, and the content of her daily life can be roughly summed up in four words, that is, eating, drinking, playing, and sleeping. As Rod's exclusive follower, when Rod had nothing to do, Anne naturally had nothing to do. But basically the girl is still very obedient, in addition to eating and sleeping every day, she just walks around with Christie, or runs to the park to take a nap. But in the last few days, Anne has behaved very strangely, not only has her meal increased, but she also seems to be restless. Anne used to be a very well-behaved child, and usually only asked someone to play with her when she was free. But these days, Anne seems to have changed her personality, very willful, even if everyone says that she is busy, Anne also repeatedly insists that they play with her. Not only that, but Anne's temperament seems to have become much more irritable, and she can't help but scream every time she says something wrong. This surprised Marlene and Lijie and others who watched Anne walk almost all the way, they had known Anne for so long and had never seen her like this. Therefore, the sudden change of the girl also made them very worried.

"Grumpy?"

Hearing Lijie's narration, Rod frowned, he vaguely seemed to think of something in his mind, but he couldn't grasp it. So Rod put this matter behind him and continued to ask.

"What do other people think? Did you ask Labis? Anne has behaved like this before? ”

"None of us have an opinion yet, except that it may be too cold and Anne is not used to it......... I also asked Labis and Lando, but they both said that Anne was definitely not like this before, even in the cold winter, she had never behaved so ............" At this point, Lijie even hesitated for a moment, it seemed that she didn't know how to describe it. “………… So............ Quirky ........." (To be continued.) )