Chapter 201: A Restless Note
After starting the construction of the territory, Rhodes felt that his progress was still quite smooth, whether it was recovering the monster lair or guiding the remnants, then again, it was the first time he personally felt the pressure of the dragon soul on the lords, that really meant that the east would never go west, obviously these remnants and himself were meeting for the first time, according to the reason, they should be more or less wary and vigilant. As a result, as long as Rod gave an order, it would really be a sea of swords and fireβββ which was of course an exaggeration, but they were absolutely obedient to Rode's order.
From this aspect, Rhodes also argued that there is definitely a problem with Lilian's dragon soul power, if her dragon soul power is also so obvious to herself, then Lillian only needs to say a word, and Sonia is not a fart and is directly loyal to her?
However, relying on the blessing of the dragon soul's coercion, Rod's order was executed very smoothly. Originally, Rhodes thought that things would continue to go smoothly like this, but ......... This world full of malice is obviously impossible for Rod to really be so smooth sailing. If there is no problem internally, then there must be a problem externally. It's just that what Rhodes didn't expect was that the source of trouble this time was not the country of light he expected, but Moon.
When he got this information from Seven Loves, Rhodes was all Spartan. Well, he suddenly realized that he seemed to have subconsciously forgotten one thing.
Question 1: Where is Rhodes' territory located?
Answer: Located below the Duchy of Moon.
Question 2: What is left west, right east, north and below?
Answer: South.
Question 3: So, what is the Moon region bordering Rhodes' territory?
Southern Seaport.
ββ¦β¦β¦β¦β¦ Those damn bastards, it seems that I am really sorry that I didn't kill them all in the first place. β
Rod leaned back in his chair, his legs bored on the table in front of him, but his eyes were full of obvious killing intent. According to the intelligence recently gathered by Seven Love. The southern harbor was quite hostile to the sudden appearance of the territory. Not only that, according to the information investigated by Seven Loves, in the short period of time since Rod's Void Realm appeared, there is basically no one who does not know that Rod's Void Realm is the owner of this territory. And this information came from the southern seaport.
Because of this, there are many more rats in the place of atonement who have come to investigate. And Qilian was aware of this and then found out what was going on behind it. Although he didn't say it explicitly, Rhodes was not stupid, he certainly wouldn't believe that the Southern Harbor had leaked the news "unintentionally", and it was obvious that with the hatred between them and himself that could not be washed away for three days, it was also expected that they would come to find trouble for him. It's just that Rhodes didn't expect that this group of bastards would really dare to do this.
Knowing that this was the case, Lydia should have moved her fiefdom to the south. Crushing all those beam-jumping clowns into slag with thunderous means, there wouldn't be so much trouble if they were in their own handsβββ although he said that, but Rod just thought about it. Even if he was given another chance to go back in time, I am afraid he would not choose the Southern Harbor, no matter what, it would not deal with him, if Lydia really gave the Southern Harbor to herself, then it would be just to regain the opposition power inside. It will take a lot of time for Rhodes to suppress the internal enemy, and the other party is still Moon's people anyway. With Lydia watching, Rhodes couldn't kill all at once. As the saying goes, if you are not afraid of god-like opponents, you are afraid of pig-like teammates, if Rhodes really chose the broken land of the southern seaport, I am afraid that he is still entangled in pacifying the "internal troubles". As for the question of what new territory to get, I'm afraid it's going to be a long way off.
It's just a thousand calculations, but I didn't expect the pig teammates to really shoot now.........
After hearing the report of Seven Loves, Rod felt a huge headache. He expected that with his own identity, the relationship with the Southern Port would not be so harmonious, but he didn't expect them to be so eager to sell their teammates. This suddenly made Rod think that it was a wrong choice not to directly kill the southern harbor to slaughter the city when he was pretending to be a necromancer, although it is said that the mouth of the people is better than the defense of the river, but as long as the water is evaporated, there is no need to defend again, isn't it?
That's good. The experience points are not in hand, and the trouble is coming.
However, it is not without benefits, the movement of the clown jumping off the beam in the south has also given Rod a wake-up call, so that at least he will be mentally prepared when facing the southern harbor in the future. In any case, most of the traffic arteries on my side are based on the southern seaport as a transit point, and if the other party really wants to take the opportunity to trip themselves behind the back, then it will be more or less a trouble. Now prepare in advance, and you have a better chance of winning.
But the so-called blessings are incomparable, and disasters are not singular. After perceiving the problems of the Southern Seaport, Rhodes found that another problem that he had overlooked also came to the surface.
That is, what is the relationship between him and Lydia now?
Originally, Rhodes intended to maintain a superficial subordinate relationship with Lydia just like the Land of Light and his surrounding territories, but in fact it was an independent Dominion. In this way, it is naturally convenient for both parties. There should be no doubt about this, because this territory was opened up by Rhodes at the risk of his life, not a territory inherited from a nobleman or a royal fief, so Lydia naturally has no right to receive it. And as an honorary knight of Lydia, he can still maintain a decent relationship.
But.........
But............ It was built on the basis that the dragon soul that guarded this territory was the dragon soul of light.
To be honest, Rhodes didn't expect that the dragon soul protection in his territory would suddenly turn into a void dragon. In the game, there was no contact with Marlene, and the seal of the fire was not lifted, and Rhodes at that time activated the ordinary dragon soul of light. Therefore, when formulating a plan in this world, Rod subconsciously thought that the dragon soul of his territory must be the dragon soul of light. In this way, the problem between him and Lydia is naturally not a problem. At most, it's just that the other Reflective Council faction's realm lords are on the same page.
But now, the situation is completely different.
After inheriting the Void Dragon Soul, Rod's identity became the "Dragon Soul Inheritor", whether he proclaimed himself a "lord" or a "king", his essence would not change, he was the Lord of the Dragon Soul Protection. The inheritor of the dragon soul, one of the five dragons of creation, in this way, the relationship between him and Lydia becomes very delicate.
No matter how noble Lydia is, she is only an archangel after all, and she can't compare with the inheritor of the dragon soul, and now Rhodes is the inheritor of the dragon soul. Naturally, it is impossible for him to continue to bow to Lydia, so in turn, it is naturally impossible for him to point fingers at the events in Lydia's territory. If Rod's dragon soul shelter was not the Void Dragon but the Light Dragon Soul, then Rhodes could still protest to Lydia about the Southern Seaport as a subordinate, but now, if he did so, then he would be suspected of "interfering in the internal affairs of other countries".
On the other hand, this also reminded Rhodes that perhaps because of the change in his identity. Moon's domestic high-level forces will also change their attitude towards themselves. I am no longer a citizen under the protection of the Light, so my position with them is very delicate. And at present, Rhodes is in the Principality of Moon, except for the Shania family, and he has not made friends with other high-level peopleβββ even if he has made friends, with Rhode's current identity, do he still have to go to show goodwill to the other party?
Thinking of this, Rode's head suddenly became big, this is not a question of how he and the other party feel, this is a matter of principle. And the tragedy is that he is currently the inheritor of the dragon soul. But there are few capable men under him. Although he was surprised to learn that the legendary Six Pillars Demon God was also a subject of the Void Dragon, Rhodes now only had Marlene and Christie and the eccentric Alice in his hands. Marlene won't talk about it yet. Even if she wasn't the Six-Pillar Demon God, she was one of the most important members of Rhodes' command. Christie, on the other hand, was able to communicate with the other Christie, but they had no interest in politics and could not help themselves. Not to mention Alice, who had locked herself in one of the big libraries since Grantia had built it, flipping through books all day. There was no intention of coming out to help at all.
However, Rhodes also found that from a certain point of view, the three demon gods under him are similar to himself, and they all belong to the kind of "lead me, and you will be professional". You are responsible for deciding the general direction, and then all other problems are handed over to the subordinates to deal with. The only Marlene who can help is not from the knowledge inheritance of the Demon God, but completely "Marlene. Shania's own experience and knowledge are the heirs of this family.
So, in the case that Qilian, An and others were unable to enter the Void Domain, the only ones who could maintain the operation of the territory now were Marlene and Lijie, as well as Lan, Love, and Heart, the three pseudo-people who were responsible for leading the remnants of the people in the Tinder Source.
Regarding the cruel reality that his subordinates have raised a group of subordinates whose military value is off the charts but whose politics are only 30, Rod is completely helpless.
As for how to deal with his current relationship with Lydia and the identity of the Duchy of Moon is also a difficult problem, anyway, Rhodes is currently officially the lord of the Duchy of Moon, and he also occupies other people's places. Never since the beginning of historical records had there been such a strange thing that a dragon soul inheritor would be a lord of another country.
It is certain that the Council of Light will never let go of such a good opportunity to sow discord, and they will definitely make a big fuss about this matter when the time comes, if they can break the relationship between Rhodes and Lydia, it will naturally be better, if they can make them turn against each other, it will definitely be a dream tonight and laugh.
Even taking a step back and thinking about it, the Southern Harbor broke out about this incident, maybe it was the Land of Light behind the scenes, they are currently busy with domestic affairs and have no time to trouble themselves and Moon, and it is not unexpected to release a dog to bite and bite down, is it? Otherwise, how could the southern department, which had only suffered a great loss of vitality in the civil war, have the courage to come out and stir up trouble at this time?
"Have you figured out what you're going to do? Master? If you want to raise the flag of rebellion, please let me know first. β
The laughter of the Seven Loves in her head was still as good as ever, but what she said was not at all stable.
"Actually, I think it's quite funny, anyway, master, you just want to keep Miss Lydia safe, don't you? How about simply taking her into your harem? If you work hard, you can turn the archangel into a cutie who can make you do whatever you want, right? At that time, wouldn't it be enough to just annex Moon? It can also solve your long-standing troubles. β
"If I had the ability, this would be an option, but now that you want me to do itβββ do you think I'm not dying fast enough?"
Hearing the teasing of Seven Loves, Rod raised his brows and snorted coldly. Although the method of the Seven Loves is indeed very tempting. But Rhodes is not a fool, now that the Kingdom of Light and the Kingdom of Night are still eyeing each other, he will only attack his only ally when his brain is pumping......... Anyway, you still have to be friendly on the surface.
"That's your master's problem, my subordinates just need to follow the wise and great master."
Hearing Rod's answer, Seven Love giggled.
"But I still have to warn the master. Now the Land of Night, the Land of Light, and the Moon and even the Land of Law, among other powerful forces, are watching your territory. After all, there was such a big commotion, and it was impossible for others not to notice. Ah, but it's a good thing that you didn't border the realm with the Night Country, otherwise we might have had more trouble. Yes...... That's right, that's right. β
Speaking of this, Qilian seemed to suddenly remember something, and suddenly spoke.
"According to the news from your little bitche, the Council of Light has recently set up a special investigation team."
"Special Investigation Mission?"
Hearing this, Rod raised his eyebrows.
"It reminds me of a very nostalgic past. Why, are those guys who don't have a long memory going to come to my territory to 'investigate' it? β
If the Land of Light had such intentions, then Rhodes wouldn't mind using it to vent his sulk. Rod may still have some concerns when dealing with Moon, but in the face of the Land of Light, a scum whose reputation has plummeted sharply, and whose military strength is a scumbag, and who has rioted frequently during the election period, Rhodes is not afraid of it at all. If nothing else, the entire Void Realm is now his territory, which means that Canary and Little Bubblegum can also run around untethered. For those ordinary armies, there is no pressure for a canary to kill five with one finger.
"It's a pity. Master, you guessed wrong this time. According to the little. The mission of this investigation team is the same as that of you, the master. β
"Same?"
Hearing this, a bit of weird brilliance flashed in Rod's eyes.
"Are you going to tell me that the Council of Light is also planning to send people to explore the Lands of Chaos?"
"That's right? Master, as you said, the Council of Light does have this in mind. β
"It's really fun......... I didn't expect the Council of Light to be in this mood now? Or rather......... Does it still have this ability? β
I have to admit it. Rhodes was indeed a little surprised when he heard the news. What is the place in the Land of Chaos, there is almost no one on this Dragon Soul Continent who does not know the Dao, and when Rhodes said that he wanted to open up the Land of Chaos, his subordinates were all opposed. Even Rhodes himself, with his elite mercenaries, plus more than a hundred Heroic Spirit Bow Knights and so many natives cooperated. They were almost finished in the most chaotic vortex. With the Land of Light currently in a state of being defeated by the undead army, where did it find people to open up the Land of Chaos?
Could it be that I was moved after seeing my success? This is not impossible, a land of chaos that has been opened up is endless treasures, monster nests, large magic crystal mines, rare and rare magic plants appear here in pieces, plus the temptation of the territory itselfβββ if the Council of Light has a brain pump, maybe they will really send someone to gamble? Regardless of the outcome, at least this news should be able to divert the attention of some people in the country at present.
After ending his correspondence with Seven Loves, Rhodes closed his eyes and pondered. The most difficult thing to deal with at the moment is actually the relationship between your own territory and the Duchy of Moon. However, Rhodes is not helpless in this regard, if it really can't work, he can also use Lilian to ease the relationship between himself and Lydia by saving the country by curves. After all, compared to Lydia, that simple little girl is much easier to manipulate, and ......... And Sonia by her side. This is good news for Rhodes.
"Whew............ What a headache, what a lot of things..............."
Thinking of this, Rod couldn't help rubbing his forehead, and at this time, suddenly, there was a knock on the door.
"Knock knock."
"Come in."
Hearing a knock at the door, Rhodes sat up, shifted positions in his chair, and looked at the door in front of him. Soon, the door slowly opened, and then a slender figure appeared in front of Rod. Her long silver-white hair hangs down from both sides of her forehead and sits behind her shoulders like an antenna.
Seeing Rod's figure, the girl bowed her head respectfully and saluted him.
"Hello, Your Majesty."
"What's the matter? Love? Or is there something you can't figure out? β
The girl in front of her is one of the three pseudo-humans, and she is also the love of the soul messenger among the summoned swordsmen. Perhaps because it was rare to meet the same profession in this world, Rhodes would also guide the three puppets to train the combat skills of summoning swordsmen in between building his territory. Perhaps because he was also a soul messenger talent, Rhodes believed in the heart's guidance the most, of course, the main reason is that the heart of the talent law is healing, this ability combined with the strengthening characteristics of the soul messenger made Rod who was originally a top summoning swordsman player extremely YY, although he has been in this world for so long, but the essence of Rhodes's player has not changed. Just thinking about the effect of the superposition of the Soul Bringer's enhanced talent and the healing law made Rhodes want to stop. It is precisely because of this idea that Rod is basically a hand-in-hand teaching of love, of course, I have to admit that the learning ability of pseudo-people is indeed very strong, no matter what Rod teaches, love can be learned in the shortest possible time. For teachers, smart students are naturally likable.
"No, it's not...... His Majesty's ............ That ..............."
However, hearing Rod's inquiry, Lian couldn't help but panic a little, which made Rod glance at her curiously, and when he noticed Rod's gaze, Lian suddenly lowered his head in fear.
"That......... Your Majesty, perhaps such a request is very rude......... But I hope ......... Your Majesty can be responsible for me! β
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The moment he heard this, Rod's movements froze.
PS: It's been stuck for two days, and it feels like the brain is finally clear, and it should be possible to recover two shifts............ (To be continued......)