The entrance to the Blackstone Abyss is located in an underground passage in the mines on the north side of Deep Rock City, which is said to have been the remains of a dwarven kingdom long ago, but now it is considered a slightly flatter mine. When Rhodes led his men to the entrance of the underground passage, he saw two mercenary-looking men leaning against the table by the wall, playing cards and drinking boredly, as if they were completely indifferent to the mission entrusted to him. It wasn't until Rod coughed lightly that they turned back in confusion, and then when they saw Rode, they immediately jumped up and saluted each other a little nervously.

"Mr. Rhodes! Hello, we are .................."

"I'm here to fulfill the bet, and they didn't come out of it."

As he spoke, Rhodes stretched out his hand and pointed to the entrance of the underground cave on the side, and the two mercenaries looked at each other in embarrassment, and then nodded.

"Yes, Mr. Rhodes, we can guarantee that no one will come out of it."

"So, I can go down now?"

"Of course, as you wish."

Hearing this, the two mercenaries were also relieved, and one of them quickly took out the key to open the iron door at the entrance of the underground passage, and then he raised the torch, shook it inside to confirm, and then nodded again.

"Yes, Lord Rod, they didn't come out, and according to the agreement, you can go in."

"Good, you've worked hard these days."

Hearing this, Rhodes walked up to the mercenary, patted him on the shoulder, and then took out two gold coins and quietly stuffed them into his hand, which made the two mercenaries immediately happy, although it was a very easy job to take care of. But it's too boring to stay in this place where you don't see the light of day all day, and now Rhodes is here. This means that their boring guards can come to an end. Just go back and report it.

"Don't be so polite, Lord Rhodes, we're just doing what we're told. Is there anything else you can help with? If it is useful to us, please do not hesitate to ask. ”

Got the benefits sent by Rhodes. The enthusiasm of the two mercenaries also increased, and they quickly cleaned up the cards and wine glasses on the table. He asked. However, Rod obviously didn't mean to ask them to do anything, and when he noticed his eyes, the two also tacitly agreed not to talk much. Instead, he quickly packed up his things and turned away.

Until after the two left. Only then did Rod withdraw his gaze and look at the subordinates who had been following behind him.

Marlene, Anne, and Lizzie stood at his side as a matter of course, followed by Joey and Lando and Carvos, while the other mercenaries stood quietly behind them in two groups, seemingly obedient. But only Cavos knew how tricky these guys were some time ago. They were very unhappy with Rhodes' practice of letting him go to the Twilight Forest to collect magical plants, in the eyes of these mercenaries. This is obviously suppressing himself, because if he is just collecting magic plants, he only needs a medicine master for a short time, and letting these mercenaries do this kind of thing is obviously overkill.

But when the three Cavos brothers appeared in front of them with two boxes of sophisticated equipment, the attitude of these mercenaries immediately changed one hundred and eighty degrees. They had never seen a mercenary group that would be so generous and would give them such sophisticated weapons, you must know that before this, they could only lie next to these weapons and drool in their eyes, but now, they can actually pick up these things with their own hands!

Generous people are welcome no matter where they are, and Rod's move immediately changed the attitude of those mercenaries who were still angry about being "overused", and these mercenaries were not without thoughts about joining Starlight. After all, Rod's "murderous reputation" is outside, and after listening to his "glorious deeds", it is difficult not to associate this young man with pride and brutality, but now it seems that no matter whether this regiment leader is proud and cruel or not, at least he is very generous, a generous person, it shouldn't be so bad. …,

And what happened after this completely shocked these mercenaries from the east, west, north and south, and from Kavos, they learned that they were actually eligible to receive magic potions!

You know, it's a magic potion! If these sophisticated weapons were a luxury that mercenaries could only dream of, then magic potions belonged to an existence that they never dreamed of having. But now that they actually have these things in their hands, isn't this really a dream?

If these mercenaries only had a "good impression" of Rhodes before, now they have begun to "worship". A mercenary leader who can come up with so much excellent equipment and magic potions, although he can't fight to the point of letting people die for him, but relying on these things, it is enough to sell his life!

And if Rhodes can prove that he does have the strength to lead these mercenaries, then these mercenaries don't mind really accepting him.

Of course, Rhodes didn't know the psychological activities of these mercenaries, but he didn't care about them, as long as the result was good, everything would be fine. Now that these mercenaries are willing to obediently obey their orders, then it is easy to say anything. He also knows very well that there are more people now, although they seem to be majestic on the surface, but when there are too many people, they are easy to get confused. In the past, the number of Starlight was insufficient, and under pressure, everyone should be twisted into a rope and do whatever they wanted. But now that there are more people, their pressure is reduced, and when the pressure is lighter, it is difficult to say whether they can still do as good as before——— and many player guilds in the game are like this, when the guild is small, everyone works together, but once the guild grows, then everything comes......... And now it seems that these mercenaries are at least willing to listen to his orders, which is enough for Rod.

"I think you're ready for battle."

Looking at the heavily armed mercenaries in front of him, Rhodes waved his hand and then spoke.

"And I know you're nervous and curious, but I can tell you here that if you're willing to obey my orders in full, then I promise you'll be all right. The situation in the Dark Abyss is quite complicated, and the only thing I can reveal at the moment is that you have to prepare for some tricky troubles in advance——— if I have to describe it, it's hard to say. But imagine it as a flying poisonous insect, and I think you should know how to deal with it. ”

Hear Rhodes. The mercenaries nodded. They are not like newcomers like Lando, who have been mercenaries for so many years and have never experienced any situation, so Rod only needs to mention it a little. They knew what to do.

"Marlene."

At this point, Rod paused. Look at Marlene.

"I need you to keep your flame shield the whole time, and so does Lijie, your shield has to prioritize yourself. It's a long journey. There are also many dangers that we need to face. Therefore, I hope that you can be fully prepared and allocate your soul power reasonably to avoid problems. ”

"Good, Mr. Rhodes."

Hearing Rod's reminder, both nodded in response, following Rhodes for so long. They already knew that as long as Rhodes deliberately mentioned something, it was usually the next very important point. So Marlene and Lijie quickly recorded Rod's words attentively.

"Let's go."

See the performance of the two. Rod nodded, then he turned and stepped into the underpass.

There was silence in the dark passage.

Rhodes walked in the front, Lijie followed closely with the divine radiance, and by her side were Marlene and Anne and Celia——— as usual, of course, Rhodes would not miss the opportunity to let the Angel Maiden come out to help. At this moment, Celia was walking indifferently beside her, folding her wings, completely ignoring the gazes of the mercenaries behind her. Behind them were other mercenaries, torches and looking around and at the ceiling at the top. Walking cautiously, because of Rod's special reminder, these mercenaries naturally moved the same way to deal with poisonous insects to avoid a surprise attack. …,“……！ ”

In the distance of the passage, a faint sound sounded.

Hearing this voice, Rod moved slightly and clenched his fists.

It seems to have succeeded!

You must know that the reason why Rod agreed to Barney's bet was not just because of a momentary interest, but in fact, when he took on this task, Rod was worried about one thing, that is, the characteristics of this quest dungeon ———are different from many other dungeons, the blackstone abyss is not a one-time pass, on the contrary, the first time is just to open and wake up the sleeping boss and mobs, and then it has to come in again to be considered the real beginning.

This setting makes many players who brush the book and the skill stream very unhappy, thinking that it is not interesting. But there are still some plot parties who cheer at this, they think that this is a reasonable development, and it is impossible that every time you enter the dungeon, the boss is obediently waiting for you to kill it, right? Isn't that more realistic and challenging?

Not everyone will agree with this statement, but this copy is like this, what can you do?

So after that, the player made two choices——— either first strip off his equipment and go in naked to open the monster, and then come out and run the corpse to re-enter after the group is wiped out. Either just open the monster and then kill it, the latter of course has high requirements for the player's skill level and strength, not everyone can do it. And when you open the monster for the first time, all the mobs come out of the boss at the back, so if you're not strong enough, it's impossible to bring the entire quest of the mob and the boss together.

The reason why Rod hesitated at the beginning was also because of this, it was impossible for him to let his subordinates die in vain, but with their current strength, it was impossible to choose the second path. So Rhodes was very hesitant at that time.

However, Barney's initiative to appear helped Rod solve this problem, and since the other party wanted to help him complete this difficult task, then Rod definitely didn't mind. Not to mention that he had already warned the other party, but unfortunately they didn't listen to their own warnings, in that case, what more could Rhodes say?

Now Rhodes only hopes that Barney has completed his mission and has successfully awakened the boss............ From the sound just now, it seems that it was indeed a success.

"Everyone is ready for battle at once."

Thinking of this, Rhodes quickly gave an order.

ps: I'm a little uncomfortable today, and I'm .........