"The two major legions, including the Radiant Blade, as well as the lords of the Eastern Mountains, Segram, and Dragon Canyon, have all officially made an offer to us, huh? Master? ”

Qilian sat on the chair, shaking the letter in his hand, the two big plush ears moved, accompanied by the shining eyes of the little fox, anyone could see that the current Qilian could be said to be very excited. But it's no wonder that with the Fortress of the Land of Atonement once again repelling the undead legions, their trump card was completely exposed and displayed in front of everyone. In the previous battle, in addition to the two legions, in fact, the other four territories also sent nobles here, in order to see how Rhodes defeated the undead legions. And now, after the fruitful delegates returned to their own territory, they immediately reported what they had seen and heard in various ways. And in the face of the existence of the Holy Maiden like this artifact that strikes undead creatures, it is impossible to say that no one is tempted. As a result, letters from all directions almost flooded Rhodes' study for a while, among which the lords of the four territories were the most urgent, after all, for them, the border lords, the immediate priority was to resist the attack of the undead army, and as long as they could block the undead army, then they would be happy to spend as much as they wanted! These lords are much richer than Rhodes, and asking them to come up with money is not a big problem at all!

However, the attitude of these lords is also different, some lords say that they can provide funds and raw materials, hoping that Rhodes will be cheaper, while some are rich and directly say how much they want to give as much as they want, as long as you can make it, there will be no problem at all!

For these people, Rhodes doesn't plan to kill them, although it is said to be a war profit, but it is not a national disaster. Taking advantage of the opportunity to converge too much will inevitably make people gossip in the future. Therefore, he only increased the original production cost a little, from three million gold coins to five million, and if he brought his own raw materials, he could reduce it to four million gold coins. In this way, although Rod's income will be reduced, it will be very beneficial to his prestige and reputation in the Duchy of Moon. Moreover, Rod's primary goal is to protect Moon, plus the statue of the Holy Maiden itself can only do no harm to the undead, not to people. I don't worry about it being used for cannibalism like artillery or something. If it weren't for the fact that the construction system itself required three million gold coins to manufacture, Rhodes even planned to sell it directly at a low price, and build a whole row of thousands of holy maiden statues on the border of the Duchy of Moon...............

And being able to spend four or five million gold coins to obtain an artifact is naturally undesirable for those lords. Judging from the content of the letter, some people want two, and at most they want four, so that even if the price is only increased by one or two million gold coins. Rhodes also earned. In this way, he can make money and get closer to other places, which is a double attack for Rhodes. As for the big money-maker, Rhodes has his sights on the Land of Light. Compared to Moon, their needs were obviously more urgent, and in the face of the Land of Light, Rhodes was not at all polite. The price starts from at least 15 million. That's still a low price! Don't think about it if you don't have twenty or thirty million! If the Land of Light can't come up with the money, Rhodes doesn't care, and letting the Undead Legion fight them slowly, it can also weaken the Undead Legion's attention to Moon. If they are willing to pay, then this kind of Kaizi Rod will naturally be slaughtered to the end and will not be tolerated.

"Who is the highest bidder at the moment?"

Rhodes leaned back in his chair, frowning and pondering for a moment. He asked. Hearing Rod's inquiry, Marlene took the letters and examined them carefully for a moment before speaking.

"At the moment, it is the Radiant Blade and the Dragon Canyon that are the highest bidders, and the Radiant Blade is currently stationed at the front line, and it is clear that they are very interested in it. As for the Dragon Canyon ........." said here. Marlene was a rare muffocator for a moment, and then she spoke a little awkwardly.

"Currently under the control of the Shania family, so I have a good understanding of the situation there, and they are currently able to withstand the attacks of the undead army with the help of the War Angel Legion. But if it takes a little longer, I'm afraid there will be a loss. ”

I see.

Hearing this, Rod glanced at Marlene, and then understood that she would be a little embarrassed for what she was doing, and thinking about it carefully, Longteng Canyon was indeed the border territory of the Shania family, and with the Shania family's wealthy attitude, they were not afraid of how much money they would come up with. As for the Radiant Blade............

"That's it, Marlene."

After thinking about it for a moment, Rod already had an idea in his mind. He leaned back in his chair and crossed his hands.

"I can sell the four statues of the Holy Maiden in Dragon Canyon for three million gold coins each, but on the other hand, I hope that the Shania family can give us at least three floating ships first."

"Float boat?"

Hearing this, Marlene's face changed slightly, and then she quickly frowned.

"Do you mean the Magic Battleship? Rod? I can't decide......... The magic guide warship is a state secret of Moon, and even the Shania family is jointly developed and manufactured with the royal family, so we don't have the right to manufacture and sell the magic guide warship alone, and it's ..............."

"No, no, no, I didn't mean the Magic Battleship."

Hearing Marlene's answer, Rod smiled wryly and waved his hand, interrupting Marlene's speech.

"I mean floating merchant ships, you shouldn't have a problem with that. I think you also know that Marlene, after the statue of the Holy Maiden is built, it needs to be transported, but at the moment we do not have enough suitable means of transport, so a large floating merchant ship is very necessary for us. You don't want the things we've worked so hard to build won't be able to be shipped, do you? ”

"There's no problem with that."

Hearing this, Marlene finally relieved herself and nodded. The Shania family is the only large magic family in the Principality of Moon that can build both floating merchant ships and magic warships, and in this respect, the Shania family is a bit similar to the Boeing Company in the otherworldly world, and as the largest family in Moon, a lot of Shania's income comes from the purchase and sale of floating merchant ships. The main task of floating merchant ships is to carry cargo, so compared to the magic warships, there is a considerable gap in terms of protection, firepower, speed and performance. But as a means of transport, it doesn't get any faster. Better and safer——— of course, unless, of course, Rod encounters a horde of wind snakes or something monsters like he did when he first came here.

And the reason why Rhodes needed a floating merchant ship was not only to transport the statue of the Holy Maiden, but also to transport other goods. Why can Moon become the most powerful country in the Continent of Light? It is because they have developed the Fengchao trade route and the floating merchant ship, and the goods that normally take a week or more to transport can only take two or three days at most to arrive through the floating merchant ship. Nothing is more important than time and efficiency. At present, Rhodes' territory is poor and white, and if he doesn't start with business, he can only drink the northwest wind with that little pitiful tax Rhodes.

"Okay, no problem, Rod, I'll take care of it."

Hearing this, Marlene knew what she should do, as Rod's deputy, the de facto manager of this territory. Marlene, of course, knew that there was a big problem with Rod's territory at the moment. The Shania family also has its own territory, so Marlene is very clear about everything needed for territory turnover, and at the moment Rhodes can say nothing here, if he doesn't come up with some way to solve this problem and help the territory form an effective turnover system, then it will be a big trouble in the future.

After recording these necessary matters in the notebook in her hand, Marlene looked up, only to see a little worry on her beautiful face. Marlene then looked at Rod. Speak.

"That............ Rod? When are you going to release Miss Sonia and the others? ............ over there in the Land of Light"

"Leave them alone."

Hearing this, Rod waved his hand, his face slightly gloomy. His actions to imprison the envoys of the Kingdom of Light were so swift that until now, the Nation of Light had not received any information. And the priest of Anko was obedient, after being hinted at by Rod. The priest kept silent, did not make any trouble, and just stayed quietly in the church all day. But it didn't matter to Rhodes, and the reason why he imprisoned Sonya wasn't just because the Land of Light wasn't pleasing to the eye.

"Wait for when that young lady is obedient. I'll let her out, of course. ”

“…………………”

In the face of Rod's answer, Marlene sighed helplessly, she knew what Rhodes was doing under the dungeon all day, although she was not very clear, but with Marlene's understanding of Rod, she could guess most of it. But Marlene didn't intend to interfere with Rod's decision, because she believed that Rhodes was not the kind of man who thought completely on the lower half of his body, and he must have his own intentions in doing so. And as the heir of a great nobleman, Marlene has long passed the naïve belief that there is only a pure white age in this world, and the struggle between nobles is insidious, evil and bloody, which Marlene herself knows very well. It's just that as a woman's position, Marlene can't help but feel deep sympathy for Sonia——— she knows that Daorod is not a person who pities jade, and Marlene herself has a deep understanding of this before, and only hopes that the young lady will not be too miserable.

But Marlene's prayers didn't help.

When Rod came to the room located deep underground again, Sonia was already waiting there, the girl was wearing a thin cotton robe, but her face had lost her previous domineering and pride, on the contrary, seeing Rod's figure, Sonia had an uneasy expression on her face, she lowered her head and looked at the ground, but she didn't dare to speak.

And seeing Sonya like this, Rod chuckled.

"What's wrong? Miss Sonia? Where is the previous majesty? ”

"You're ..................!!"

Hearing Rod's taunt, Sonia instinctively raised her head and wanted to say something, but when she saw those dark eyes, Sonia suddenly remembered the previous scene, at that time, when his dignity was disgraced, he also looked at herself with such eyes............

An inexplicable coldness emerged from the depths of the girl's heart, forcibly suppressing her speech. Soon, Sonia lowered her head again, at this moment she really couldn't be majestic anymore, and could only express her protest with silence. However, Rod was clearly not interested, and he glanced at Sonia before speaking.

"Very well, Miss Sonia, it seems that you have understood a truth, so then, I want to be able to see you in action, and take off your clothes."

"Huh?"

Hearing Rod's words, Sonia raised her head in horror and looked at Rod uneasily, she thought she had misheard, but Rod's cold eyes made Sonia clearly realize that he was serious.

"Take your clothes off, or are you going to let me do it?"

“…………………”

In the face of Rod's naked threat, Sonia was silent for a moment, and then, she began to slowly remove the clothes on her body, and soon, the white cotton robe was taken off, and the smooth, white skin was exposed to the air again, Sonia stood there naked with her hands folded in front of her chest, the girl lowered her head, she could feel the tears flowing around her eyes, in front of a man, so naked, she even took off her clothes by herself, Taking the initiative to expose this icy and jade body in front of this man, as soon as she thought of this, Sonia felt an incomparable humiliation and pain in her heart, not only because of the humiliation, but also because of the fear and sadness brought about by her inability to resist. However, even so, Sonia still held back tears, which were the pride in the girl's heart, forcing her to work hard to support her own last glory and dignity.

"Good."

Seeing that Sonia was obedient, Rod nodded, but he didn't do anything to her body as Sonia had imagined, instead, he reached out and took out a vial.

"Drink it."

"This ...... What is it? ”

“…………………”

Rhodes didn't answer Sonya's question, and Sonia couldn't say anything more, she hesitated for a moment, then reached out and took the bottle, and then, as if determined, the girl drank the liquid from the bottle as if she had drunk poison.

"Woo..............."

Soon, Sonia felt a strange heat suddenly surging from it, gradually wrapping around the girl's body, and with it, her hands and feet suddenly became weak, and at the end of the day, Sonia even felt that she couldn't stand, and just fell to the ground.

"You, what exactly have you done to me?"

Sonia looked up and glared at Rod, but Rod turned a deaf ear to her words, instead he reached out and quickly took out a red leather collar, which he put around Sonya's neck.

"You ————!!"

In the face of Rod's actions, Sonia instinctively wanted to struggle, but she couldn't move, she could only let Rod put the collar around her neck, and at this time, Sonia felt that the strange heat began to dissipate, and soon, her strength seemed to return to her body. However, when Sonia tries to stand up, she finds that she can't stand up anyway!

What exactly did he do to me?

Just when Sonia was surprised and confused, Rhodes grabbed the rope attached to the collar, and then smiled at Sonya.

"Then, Miss Sonia, let's go out for a walk." (To be continued......)