Ann's affair was just a small episode for Rod, and it didn't take long for him to face the most important event of the year——— which was that he would join Lydia in the Dragon Soul Sacred Ritual in the Land of Light. This is the most important thing in front of Rhodes. He's about to meet the rumored inheritor of the dragon soul of light, and ......... This is also the best time for Rhodes to experience first-hand the current changes in the Land of Light.

The Dragon Soul Sacred Book is an annual ritual held to thank the Radiant Dragon Soul for its protection of this continent——— this is the official statement of the Land of Light, but in fact, players who know the inside story of the Dao are very aware that this is a trick that the Principality of Moon came up with to disgust the Council of Light. Because the Council of Light has been sparing no effort to deliberately erase the role of the Light Dragon Soul in various parts of this continent, hoping that people can gradually forget the Light Dragon Soul and let them replace it. But the Duchy of Moon made the Council of Light lose everything, and the annual Dragon Soul Sacred Book made their plans completely wasted, which made the Council of Light very annoyed, every year, they are trying to instill the light of the people The Dragon Soul is not important to them, maybe it created this land, but it is still us humans who build our homes and a better life, so there is no need to be so respectful of an ethereal existence. And just as they erased the picture on this piece of paper with an eraser, the Duchy of Moon will stick a rod into it and tell the people with a grand dragon soul ceremony that the reason why they can have a peaceful and peaceful life in front of them is entirely because of the protection of the dragon soul of light covering this continent, and you must remember to be grateful and know how to respect your patron saint.

This made the Council of Light itch angrily, but there was nothing to be done about it. The financial assistance of the Duchy of Moon is indispensable for the Land of Light.

Although the Land of Light is three times the size of the Duchy of Moon in terms of territorial area, in terms of fiscal terms, the revenue of the Land of Light is even smaller than that of the Duchy of Moon. Of course, this is not to say that the Land of Light is very poor. You must know that among the three major families in the Duchy of Moon, only the Shania family can be regarded as the richest in the world. But in the country of light, in addition to the five major consortia, there are many families in the country of light who are also rich, and if you look at the total wealth alone, the country of light is almost more than five times that of the Duchy of Moon.

But......... The money has nothing to do with the center of power in the Land of Light, but rather the private property of the conglomerates.

Although it stands to reason that the Council of Light has the right to expropriate the property of these consortia, in fact they do not dare to do so at all, and the politicians of the Land of Light are supported by various consortia. They need a lot of money to go to various parts of the Land of Light to speak, publicize, and rally people to vote for themselves. And this money comes from the support of major consortia. In this way, it is only natural that the politicians of the Land of Light will not be able to collect their money, and not only that, but they will have to lower their taxes on these big corporations to please them. As for this part of the cut, then it will have to be shaved from the other little sheep.

However, the hair on the little sheep's body is limited after all, and if it is shaved too much, it is worried about provoking a civil uprising. That's why the Council of Light can only hang like this, and that's why. The money of the Principality of Moon is very important to them——— although nominally, the money of the Principality of Moon is to show loyalty to the Dragon of Light, but the Dragon Soul of Light has become a puppet of the Council of Light, so this money of the Radiant Dragon Soul itself must not be able to be used, so as the Council of Light, which is subordinate to the Dragon Soul, it is "natural" to use this money.

However, the Duchy of Moon didn't care about it. Anyway, their main purpose was to sweep the face of the Council of Light, and at the same time consolidate the position of the Dragon Soul of Light on the continent. Just spend money every year to make the Council of Light uncomfortable, anyway, they have money, are they afraid of this?

As for the major consortia, they don't care if you want to fight for the position of the Dragon Soul of Light or the face of the Council of Light. As long as they can make them pay no money or less money, even if the devil is allowed to rule the country, they will resolutely applaud their hands and welcome them warmly, and they will greet them warmly in a row.

As long as there is money to be made, they don't care about anything.

Participating in the Dragon Soul Temple was naturally a big deal for Rhodes, and of course his subordinates had to go with him. After all, this is also considered a "trip abroad", although the reputation of the Land of Light in the Duchy of Moon is not very good, but going to another country is always full of freshness, not to mention that this is a dragon soul holy book, participants can even see the inheritor of the dragon soul of light with their own eyes, and receive the blessing of the other party. For the Moon people, who have always admired the dragon soul of light, they are naturally very eager to obtain the qualification of their peers.

Originally, Rhodes didn't want to take many people there, because he knew very well that this year's Land of Light was in turmoil, and the quadrennial general election was coming, and according to the information he had received before, because of the suppression of reformers, the reputation of the Principality of Moon in the Kingdom of Light can be said to be very bad, not only that, but almost every member of the Council of Light would criticize the Principality of Moon in a fierce tone in front of the public so as to gain the support of the people. In this case, you can imagine what kind of treatment the delegation of the Duchy of Moon will encounter when they go to the Kingdom of Light, and Rhodes certainly doesn't want his subordinates to cause any trouble there. So in the end, he only decided on three candidates.

As Lydia's sister and a member of the royal family, Lijie naturally accompanied her this time. The other one who will follow Rhodes to participate in the Dragon Soul Canon is Annie, originally Rhodes didn't want to take Annie there, but considering that Annie can only become a little normal by her side during this time, it will take half a month or more to go to the Land of Light to participate in the Dragon Soul Canon, if Annie changes back to the old during his absence, it will be a wasted effort, so for the sake of prudence, Rod finally decided to take Annie to the Land of Light to participate in the Dragon Soul Canon.

As for Christie and Labis, this time they naturally can't go together, Rod knows that his hatred value in the country of light is not low, and these two people have no ability to protect themselves, and bringing them to the country of light will only involve them in the whirlpool, so in the end, he still decided to leave the two in the fortress.

And the other person. It was Rhodes who wanted her to stay, but had to pass with ——— Marlene.

Although Marlene was not rewarded by Lydia at the previous celebration banquet, her political status in the Duchy of Moon did not decline because of this, and this time she went to participate in the Dragon Soul Sacred Ritual with Lydia as a representative of the Shania family. Actually, Rhodes didn't want her to go. Because the current Land of Atonement is in an eventful season, the movement of the Night Dragon Kingdom is also worrying. If Marlene could sit firmly in the Land of Atonement, then it would be better. But if Marlene leaves.........

But this matter is not up to Rhodes.

Luckily, the Land of Atonement is not just an empty shell now, and the students of the Academies that Marlene brought with them quickly became familiar with their new identity after a period of adaptation. The enthusiasm and energy of the young people also exploded at this time, and under their hands, the affairs of the Land of Atonement began to become more and more organized, so that even if Marlene was away for a while. The stronghold won't change much, either. However, at this time, Rhodes is not more concerned about the problem of government affairs, if there is really any change in the Night Dragon Kingdom, then there must be a person in his territory who can control the field——— fortunately, there is still a canary to top.

Although the names of Little Bubblegum and Canary were on Lydia's invitation list this time, Rhodes understood the archangel's purpose in inviting them, but unfortunately. Neither of them can leave their territory unless the system determines that the entire Kingdom of Light is his. Otherwise, these two young ladies would never have expected to travel to the Land of Light in their lifetime.

However, the canary and the little bubblegum don't seem to care about this, they originally hated the country of light, and if they can, they won't go, so naturally they don't have any opinions on this.

And in addition to that, there was one more thing that surprised Rhodes very much.

That is, when he received Lydia's invitation to participate in the Dragon Soul Canon, the mission system that was not working from time to time jumped out of a new task prompt again.

【Territory Building Mission———Between Light and Light: The Sacred Ritual you are about to go to. It will be the center of the turmoil of this continent, and in that dazzling light, can you find a way to determine your future.........]

For Rod, this task in front of him can be said to be inexplicable, he has been playing the Dragon Soul Continent for so many years. I've seen a lot of various tasks, but it's rare to see something like this weird construction mission in front of me. Generally in the Dragon Soul Continent, most of the tasks released by the system have a goal and direction. For example, where should the player go to find what to give to whom, or where to kill someone or protect who to go to, or what to collect, etc., these tasks all have a clear goal, but this [between light and light] task is completely confusing, except for Zhilu Dao, this mission is to go to the Dragon Soul Sacred Book to complete, the rest of the rest is a mystery. This made Rhodes curious and surprised, as he had never received such a task before.

However, when Rod saw the reward of this task, he suddenly seemed calm.

[Quest Reward: One Phantom Guardian can be unlocked outside the specifications.] 】

Just one line, no experience bonus, no special skills, but for Rod, it is the best reward.

Originally, when he got the Orb of Mystery, Rhodes was able to unlock three Phantom Guards. But because his level was so low at the time, he was only able to unlock two people in the end, and the third phantom guard was hidden by the ghost. However, Rod didn't think much of it at the time, because the appearance of Little Bubblegum and Canary was already an extra surprise, and the performance of the two after that was also very satisfactory to Rode, so he never thought about the remaining Phantom Guards after that. Anyway, in Rhodes's opinion, as long as he is level enough, unlocking the third Phantom Guardian is a matter of course.

But he didn't expect that now, he actually has a chance to unlock the Phantom Guardian beyond the specifications?

Out-of-spec unlocking, which means that this is not within the three places limited by the Orb of Mysteries, if you can complete this task, then unlock a Phantom Guardian outside of the specs, and when you reach your level, you can also unlock another Phantom Guard, so ......... Think about the fact that there are several strong people under the major forces of the Dragon Soul Continent at the moment, such as the three archangels under the Dragon Soul of Light, and the four demon generals of the Night Dragon Country. Can you also make a Four Heavenly King or something?

Of course, since it is the Four Heavenly Kings, there must be a fifth person, right...............

At this moment, Rhodes has decided that no matter how harsh the conditions of the mission are this time, then he will also complete this task and get the reward of the task——— although Marlene and Lijie have also cooperated well with him. But after all, they lack some forward-looking and unique perspectives as players, and now Rhodes doesn't have much time to train and train his subordinates, he desperately hopes to be able to find a partner and helper who can cooperate with him in the shortest possible time, and can perceive and recognize the enemy's intentions.

And this Dragon Soul Sacred Book is the best opportunity to realize Rod's wish.

Wuthering Gap.

The cold wind swept through the towering cliffs, mixed with snowflakes and swept towards the entire world. Rhodes walked up the mountainside. Squinting her eyes and looking at the little fire not far in front of her in front of her in the blizzard——— I have to say that Lydia's invitation this time is indeed very original, she did not let Rhodes and others go to the Golden City, on the contrary, she invited Rhodes and others to go to the Whisking Gorge, and from here, they went to the Land of Light to participate in the Dragon Soul Sacred Scripture.

"Why did we come to this place? Head. ”

Anne carried a heavy shield of pure gold, yawned and looked at the scenery around her. If it's a sunny day, you can still see the scenery below, but now, under the howling wind and snow, there is only a white expanse around, and nothing else can be seen. Why would Lydia choose here?

Rod only raised a frown at Anne's question, but did not answer. Why did Lydia choose this place, Rod didn't know. For Wuthering Gap, players don't know a lot about it. Even Rhodes, who was a walking library, didn't know much about the situation. Because this is a forbidden place for the Moon royal family, few players are allowed to enter it on weekdays. Even Rod, who had brushed his prestige to worship in the Duchy of Moon, had never entered here. Among players, it is rumored that only players of a certain class will be able to enter Wuthering Gap after gaining a certain amount of reputation. Others who try to trespass will be attacked by the War Angel Legion. Although in the game, it is not that there are no players who are not afraid of death and want to break through, but none of them are spared by the War Angel Legion. Not only that, but their prestige in the Duchy of Moon also fell to hostility in an instant. After a few unlucky ghosts tried the law, no one would stupidly choose to go here to see what was going on. According to only a few players who have ever entered Wuthering Gap, some secrets of the Duchy of Moon are supposed to be hidden here, but what exactly they are, they don't know.

But for now, that's not something he'll want to investigate. Looking at the few bits of light fluttering in the wind and snow not far in front of him, Rhodes strode over.

Soon, a majestic, massive stone building appeared in front of everyone. It is built on the mountain, and the hard curves and lines of the cliff outline the shape of this huge castle, even in the wind and snow, you can vaguely see the castle everywhere lit up, a dazzling scene.

When Rod and the others got out of the carriage and came to the gate of this castle, they only heard a "squeak" sound, and the heavy dark gate slowly opened, and then, two maids walked out of it, and when they saw the arrival of Rod and others, their eyes lit up, and they quickly walked up and saluted everyone. In the face of their salute, Rod also nodded, and then took out Lydia's invitation and handed it over. Then, a maid took the invitation, opened it and looked at it carefully, and then, she stretched out her right hand and placed the ring on her index finger on the invitation, and soon, a light blue light flashed from it, and then the maid withdrew her hand, she respectfully handed the invitation back to Rod, and then spoke.

"Welcome to the City of Purple Lilies, Sir Rod, please follow me, Your Highness has been waiting for a long time."

"Woo-ah..............."

When the heavy gate closed behind everyone, isolating the howling wind and snow outside, Anne couldn't help but cry out when she saw the interior decoration of this magnificent castle in front of her. Not only Anne, but even Rod and Lijie were staring at everything in front of them in surprise.

If the Golden City gives the impression of unparalleled luxury, then the feeling of this purple lily city is more full of magic. I saw that above the dome, which was several meters high, several silver-white balls of magic light were quietly suspended in the air, and they exuded a soft light, illuminating everything in front of them. From time to time, beams of magical light could be seen rising up into the sky, as if following some unknown frequency fluctuation, pulsing and flickering on the wall.

And at this moment, a cold, but familiar voice came from in front of everyone.

"Welcome to the City of Purple Lilies, Sir Rod, it's been a long time."

Hearing this, Rod was stunned for a moment, then he turned his head, and soon, Rod saw a young girl with black hair and a harp in her arms quietly walking towards him, her black and white eyes staring at him like this, and unmistakably revealing a dissatisfied look. (To be continued.) )