Chapter 172: Future Planning

The three Cavos brothers were not slow at all, and on the morning of the third day, they led their men to the stronghold to report, and after making sure that each mercenary had signed a contract, Rhodes arranged for them to stay. Although the remnants of the three mercenary groups were not many, there were about twenty-five people, and it took a whole day to solve all the problems. Unlike before, this time Rhodes completely separated the mercenary's residence, and the original stronghold was an upside-down T-shape, with a row of three-story old buildings in front of it. In the center, however, a straight main building extends backwards. And according to this shape, he also made adjustments. The first floor is mostly occupied by public facilities, such as weapons rooms, halls, and lounges. To the surprise of those mercenaries, they even saw a small blacksmith's workshop, according to Rod, as a member of the mercenary group, they could maintain and repair their weapons and equipment here for free, which was naturally a good choice for mercenaries.

However, in terms of accommodation, Rhodes has also been adjusted, according to the principle of male left and female right, the first and second floors on the left side of the main building are allocated to those male mercenaries, and the second and third floors on the right are the residences of female mercenaries. Although the number of people is a bit large, this old mansion originally belonged to a big family, and there were many rooms for those servants in addition to the clansmen, and there was no problem with thirty or forty people.

As for the "I" shaped main building in the middle, Rhodes issued a strict restriction order, and no one was allowed to go without his order. Because Rhodes had already made a decision, what would be here would be the most important secret of the mercenary group in the future, including Labis's alchemy room, which he didn't want to be noticed and disturbed, so he watched it very closely.

These are not big problems, but the positioning of Kavos and others has given Rod a real headache.

Theoretically, they are all their own subordinates, that's for sure. But the status of several people is difficult to say, and the mercenaries brought by the three of Kavos and the others are all good, which makes Shanna feel a hint of threat. She knew very well that the strength of her subordinates was actually very average among mercenaries, not to mention that recruits like Lando needed to go through a long period of training. Originally, she thought that as long as she continued to persevere, there would be no problem. But now that there are so many mercenary veterans all at once, Shanna feels a little uneasy. She knows the strength of the Dao, and her side and the other party must not be compared. But Shanna was unwilling to let the other party step on her head, after all, the mercenary group is a place of seniority, and the first one must have a higher status than the later. But that's built on popularity, status and strength. Starlight is a newly established mercenary group, and they don't really know each other very well. If you want to say that the most core and powerful people, it must be Lijie, Marlene and Anne. Lijie can be regarded as a real veteran, and she is even longer than Rhodes in this mercenary group. Although Marlene is a latecomer, her strength and mage's status can guarantee her status. Not to mention Anne, the shield warriors are the most popular and concerned objects no matter which mercenary group they are in, after all, they are the life charms of other mercenaries.

So at the moment, the structure of the Starlight Mercenary Group is actually a bit deformed, with Rhodes standing at the top, and below him, Lijie, Marlene, and Anne are tied for second. And Shanna, Old Walker, these mercenaries who have not joined for a long time, but have gained Rhodes' trust, are ranked third. As for newcomers like Lando, they can only be ranked at the bottom.

But in fact, unlike other mercenary groups, Lijie and Anne don't seem to care about wielding power and building their own team. Although Marlene occasionally gives orders in place of Rod, it seems that it is obviously only temporary, and she doesn't really care much about this. So Shanna's life is actually very good in the starlight. The three eldest ladies of the second tier have no subordinates, and they lead the other mercenaries in the Starlight Mercenary Group. On the surface, she is also a character. And now, with the arrival of Kavos, Obertan and Derek, Shanna must try to keep herself from falling into the fourth estate, and if that happens, then her life will not be easy.

Of course, as a woman, Shanna also knows some ways to help her stabilize her position, but she doesn't plan to use them. First, Shanna is a very strong female mercenary with high self-esteem, otherwise she would not have chosen to establish a mercenary group independently. Second, she felt that this was actually of little use to Rod, after all, there were already a lot of beautiful girls around him, and Rod himself was actually very beautiful——— well, Shanna felt that she had no advantage in this regard.

However, Rod and Shanna have different views on this issue.

Shanna sees the power structure of the mercenary group as a pyramid, but Rhodes sees it as a concentric circle, and he is the dot in the middle, the closer to the center is, the more trusted he is, and the farther away from the dot, the less he trusts.

So in that regard, Shanna must be more trustworthy than the people at Kavos. It is true that they are strong and have enough ability. But sometimes ability equals demand, and they may not be satisfied with their current position, and they try to want more——— from the first conversation with Kavos, Rod has felt that way, they want more.

But Rhodes absolutely did not allow anyone to ask for more when he did not allow it.

In online games, the struggle for power in a player's guild is also a headache, some people have the ability, but they choose to play soy sauce and are not interested in management. And some people want to get the status and power they deserve if they have the ability, and some people don't have the ability and plan to make a name for themselves in troubled waters......

Rhodes was able to take Starlight step by step from a small guild on a server to a big guild that swept the world in a few years, and there must be many talented people under his command. Otherwise, he would not have been able to do it alone. But in the selection of personnel, Rhodes also has his own considerations, and there are some places where he will let others do it. But there were places where he had to put it away and erect himself as the head of the moment. That's not just something that can be done with strength and equipment.

So for Shanna's doubts, he quickly gave an answer———Shanna will still be responsible for leading her subordinates to stay in the stronghold, and Rhodes will also add a few people from those new mercenaries to strengthen her. The garrison of the base cannot be put down, and it was due to a shortage of manpower. It's like going to High Cliff Village this time, Rod left old Walker alone to guard and be with Labis as a companion, and fortunately the Emerald Tears have been destroyed by them, otherwise as long as they send some thugs to make trouble, it will be enough for Rhodes to be busy for a while.

Now that there are enough people, Rhodes no longer has to do things like pulling the stronghold garrison out to do tasks. He told Shanna to concentrate on her work, and as for Kavos and the others, they would go on missions with him in the coming days, and only through these could Rhodes decide whether he could trust them or not, and to what extent.

Shana, who got Rod's answer, finally breathed a sigh of relief and turned to her own business. She is not a fool, of course she understands what Rod means——— those mercenaries who have newly joined her team are a test for Rhodes to herself, after all, they are all old men from other mercenary groups, and it is inevitable that there will be some xenophobia in a small circle. And Rhodes handed these people over to her to see if she could get these mercenaries to integrate into the group instead of forming some small circles. If she can do it, then she will naturally keep her position. …,

If she can't.........

Shanna certainly knew what the outcome would be, but she was willing to accept the challenge, and she thought she had what it was.

On the other hand, Rod also made a change, he chose a person as his deputy——— of course, this deputy finger is not the kind of shogune who gives advice, but the younger brother who pours tea and water and conveys orders. But don't look at this position as unimportant, but it's definitely not optional. Although mercenary regiments are not as strict as armies, they always need people to carry out tasks such as delivering orders when facing battles.

Rod's choice is interesting——— he chooses Lando as his deputy.

This means that when the mercenary group starts to fight in the future, whether it is the commander of the mercenary group who has led the mercenary group like Kavos, or the old mercenaries who have been fighting in battle for more than ten years, they must accept the order conveyed by a rookie who has just entered the industry for less than two years.........

This is how Rhodes is reminding the newcomers of who is in charge.

After all this, Rhodes had time to relax and take a look at the current situation of the mercenary group.

While the other mercenaries were still busy getting acquainted with the new environment, Rhodes was sitting in his study, looking at a book in front of him.

It's not an adventure novel, and it's not a martial arts secret, but for Rod, it's very important. Because it has a function in the stronghold——— the owner can investigate the information of his subordinates to a limited extent.

Before, Rhodes didn't pay much attention to this function, but now, facing the Midsummer Festival in two months, he had to understand the specific situation of the others.

Because the current base is only level 1, the information that everyone can investigate is not complete. Rhodes was only able to look at their race, natural traits, and health, and the rest of the hidden parts were invisible. And with the upgrade of the stronghold, Rhodes can not only see their ordinary information, but can even investigate the hidden talent system of these people. At that time, he can arrange the training of these people according to their hidden talents, so that the combat effectiveness of these mercenaries will increase a lot.

And now, what appears in the book is Lijie's information.

Lijie. Noai Lu

Race: Half-breed (human-god)

Talent reward: excellent physique, learning talent

Talent Punishment: Reduced stats in evil territory

Profession: Spiritist

Hidden attributes:??

Sacred Knowledge: lv4

Part-time: Pharmacist

Master:??

Physical condition: Healthy

Although this kind of information seems a little simple to Rhodes, it is already a very useful part, and Lijie's information is also familiar to him, so it is not surprising that there is such information. Thinking of this, Rod thought for a moment, then he turned the pages of the book, and according to what he thought in his head, soon, information about another person also appeared in front of Rode's eyes.

Marlene. Shania

Race: Human

Talent Reward: Learning talent, high elemental affinity

Talent Punishment: Low resistance to diseases and toxins

Class: Mage

Hidden Attributes: The Five Elements,??

Spell Level: Six Rings

Part-time: Alchemist

Master:??

Physical condition: Healthy

"Oh?"

Seeing this, Rhodes was a little surprised, he originally thought that Marlene seemed to be improving again, but now he realized that her progress was really fast——— of course, this is according to the speed of the NPC. For players, this can only be regarded as average——— but considering that Marlene is not a player, she has no way to make a profit by assigning skill points to level up, but she can reach the ordinary level of a player, which is enough to be considered a genius.

Seeing this, Rod frowned, he felt that Marlene was really powerful, maybe he should train her like the player? Through this period of fighting, Rhodes also discovered that the two major tragedies of NPCs in the game - not enough skills and too few offensive routines also exist in reality. Marlene is talented enough and her leveling speed is not slow, if she can learn more offensive combat skills, then maybe she will perform better. …,

After all, the magic knowledge taught in the academy is purely theoretical, and the players are groping for purely practical skills, although they generally believe that starting with the Ice Sword + Lightning Chain is the best start for the mage, but they will not refuse the non-stop bombardment of the three fireballs because of this. As long as the situation is right, they will use whichever one is used. But Marlene is a little more preppy in this regard, and her faults as an honor student are also exposed here——— her combat skills are delicate and stable but lack of variety, and the pursuit of positive performance is a single routine. During the period when she fought with the mercenary group, Marlene used those methods over and over again, although the reminder that Rhodes gave her later made the girl change a little, but it was only superficial, and did not involve more in-depth changes.

However, Rod knew that it was not that Marlene didn't want to change, but that she didn't have a clue. It's no wonder that thousands of players on the Internet have discussed the combat skills that have taken so many years to come up with, and it would be really demonic if she could think of them all by herself.

Rod felt that Marlene could work harder, and he also hoped that the eldest lady could use her skills to lead the team forward, but the only problem was that he couldn't bet all the treasure on her——— although Marlene herself didn't say much, but Rod knew very well that this eldest lady could not stay in the Starlight Mercenary Group for the rest of his life.

Thinking of this, Rhodes shrugged his shoulders and threw this somewhat annoying question to the back of his mind. Then he reached out and continued to turn the pages.

At this moment, he suddenly heard a ding, and then, a system prompt immediately appeared in front of Rod.

[System prompt: Your mercenary group has reached the upgrade requirements, do you accept the upgrade mission?] ]

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