"You......... Say what? ”

The captain of the garrison pale and silent for a moment before he asked with a hint of doubt and hesitation.

"I thought you heard what I had to say."

Rod put down the teacup in his hand and said leisurely.

"You mean······ The village chief is the mastermind behind the undead? And the attack on our village was also caused by him? ”

The captain of the garrison shook his head with a look of disbelief.

"I'm sorry, I can't believe ......"

"Do you believe it's your problem, not mine."

With a wave of his hand, Rod interrupted the captain's defense.

"I'm just telling you what happened last night, you just have to listen, and as for whether you believe it's your own business, I don't need to waste time here laying out the facts and reasoning with you. Got it? You don't have the right to question me, just listen to me. ”

"Wow......"

Standing in the doorway, Anne, who was secretly looking in, gasped, and then she quietly turned her head away, revealing a hint of fear.

"The head of the regiment is really terrible, he doesn't leave any affection for the other party."

"That's because he's really angry."

Marlene spun the staff in her hand with a hint of disapproval on her face, apparently she didn't have a good impression of the villagers who were currently suffering in the lobby of the tavern. However, this still surprised the other mercenaries a little, after all, although Rod was indifferent on weekdays, he was also quite polite. But the current Rhodes is not polite at all, but is extremely domineering, and does not pay attention to other people's opinions at all.

"But...... But ........."

With the experience of a certain idiot yesterday, now these villagers are surprised and angry, but they do not have the courage to raise their heads against him again. In their opinion, it was absolutely impossible for them to believe the words of the man in front of them, how could that respected old village chief have anything to do with those undead creatures? Most likely, this man deliberately found an excuse to kill the old village chief, and then told this lie. That's right, it must be a lie! But······

Even if the man didn't intend to tell the truth, when the villagers looked at the long sword that was lying on Rod's knees and was being gently stroked by Rod, they could only swallow all the dissatisfaction in their hearts. He bowed his head in a reluctance and was silent. It was the only way they could resist, and the only thing they could do right now.

"Ken shut up? It's good, I've always believed that swords speak louder than words········· Babbling on a pointless issue is not a good way to waste time. ”

Rhodes stopped, his eyes narrowed, and he stared indifferently at the villagers in front of him.

"By the way, I also want to report to the church about this and ask them to come to the village for a search and purification, which I think is very necessary.

"What?!"

Hearing this, the villagers and the captain of the garrison, who had been silent, all raised their heads and looked at Rhodes in horror, their mouths wide open, their faces showing obvious fear and panic. But Rhodes was unmoved by their reaction.

"But, sir, didn't you just say that the undead have been completely wiped out

"That's exactly what I said."

Rod nodded.

"But to be on the safe side, I had to report it to the church. In any case, it is a big deal that the village chief has become a devil believer, he has been hiding for so many years, there is no guarantee that no one in the village will be his helper, just in case, when I leave, I will ask the garrison to seal off the whole village until the church has completed the investigation...... · Is there anything wrong with that? ”…,

"Rod first······ No, Lord Rhodes, there's no need for that. ”

Hearing this, the face of the captain of the garrison immediately turned ugly. The other villagers also raised their heads uneasily at this moment, and looked at Rhodes with begging expressions as if stray dogs were waiting to be fed. Of course, they all understood what Rod meant, but it was the most unbearable price for them.

The reputation of devil believers on the surface is very bad, people are afraid of them, not to mention that the head of a village has become a devil believer, if this is the case, then other people will not care about the truth, they will only think that this village is probably full of devil believers. And this kind of thing is like the plague, if Rhodes is really asked to report to the church, and then it is rumored to spread, then the entire High Cliff Village will be completely destroyed. Even if there were no other devil believers in the whole village, the merchants would no longer choose to trade through this place, and people from other places would no longer want to buy their crops, or even associate with them. If that day really comes, then Gaoya Village will be completely finished.

In fact, one of the reasons why the villagers regarded Christy as a scourge was that after her mother's incident, many people stopped trading with them, all because there was a girl in their village who was possessed by the devil, and it was not good for anyone to spread such a thing. And now that Rod mentioned this matter, he immediately reminded them of the big trouble at the beginning.

But the difference, at that time they still had room to maneuver, after all, it was just an ordinary person who was seduced by the devil. But what do they say now? According to Rod's words, the old village chief is dead, and the dead will definitely not climb out to defend themselves. But if it does crawl out, it will be even more of a problem.........

Thinking of this, the villagers have thrown their previous unhappiness and anger to the back of their minds, knowing that what is at stake is the life and death of the entire village! If they don't do something to stop Rhodes, then High Cliff Village is finished!

"Great, my lord, I think, I don't think it's necessary."

The captain of the garrison wiped the cold sweat from his head and then spoke. He is also afraid that this matter will be exposed, once it really spreads, he is also from this village, and it is difficult to guarantee that it will not arouse suspicion. You must know that the position of the captain of the Ludao garrison is very oily, and many people are eyeing it behind his back. Once they really know about it, then he, the captain of the garrison, will definitely not be able to do it, and he can only go home and sell sweet potatoes!

"I can guarantee that these villagers are simple and kind, and they can't have anything to do with the devil, I ·········"

Seeing that Rod's expression did not change, the captain of the garrison swallowed his saliva and stopped, he hesitated for a moment, and was about to say something more, only to see Rod staggering and speaking.

"Frankly, I don't want things to get troublesome, after all, if I report to the church, I have to be questioned, and the less trouble for me, the better. However········· My mercenary group has suffered a lot of losses in this operation······" He deliberately bit the pronunciation of "loss", and in fact it was a great loss, five mercenaries were wounded, two-thirds of the magic potions were used, and seven or eight pieces of leather armor and swords were scrapped - well, the loss was serious, wasn't it? Especially for Rhodes, a mercenary group of only a dozen people?

"I see what you mean, Lord Rhodes."

Hearing Rode's relief, the captain of the garrison also breathed a sigh of relief and nodded hurriedly. …,

"You and your men have protected our village, we should do something for you to show our appreciation, yes, I can assure you that so on, we ·········"

Before the captain of the garrison could finish his words, he saw Rod's right hand slowly stretch out, revealing five fingers. He hesitated, paused, and then spoke tentatively.

"Fifty?"

Rod snorted coldly and did not speak.

"Five hundred?"

“………… Is it .........?"

"Ten thousand."

Rhodes spoke, and the captain of the garrison and the villagers were startled at his answer.

"You, this, this can't be! We can't come up with that much money! ”

"Originally, it was five thousand, but it seems that you are not so willing to come out, so I have to double it."

Rod said, withdrew his hand, leaned back in his chair leisurely, and looked at the sweaty and pale people in front of him.

"Okay, make your own choice, I hope you won't be stupid enough to make a choice that makes everyone unhappy."

It's a choice that makes you unhappy.

The captain of the garrison cursed in his heart, but he couldn't say half a word, and in the face of Rod's cold gaze, the only thing he could do was to bow his head deeply and hide all his feelings.

In the end, the villagers agreed to Rod's terms and scraped together 5,000 gold coins and handed them to him. Frankly speaking, this is more than money makes the villagers feel very distressed, after all, they are no longer the lively commercial village and town they used to be, and the 5,000 gold coins are the savings of the whole village for several years. But now this damn bastard is going to take it away with a word, and no one wants to leave it at that. But what can they do? Rush up and grab it?

Because of this, Rhodes and the mercenaries left without being greeted by the villagers, who just stood by and talked to each other without looking at them, and they expressed their anger and dissatisfaction in this way. But Rod obviously didn't care, he got the money and took this breath, which was enough for Rode. He knew very well in his heart that his reputation in this village must be cold, and even more almost hostile. But so what? Didn't you still get what you wanted?

As the saying goes, take the money to do things. Now that he has received the money from the villagers, Rhodes will naturally not report to the church again. However, he has already made a decision, after returning to Deep Rock City, he will explain the whole matter to the Krauser City Lord "as it is", and after the battle is over, he will find out from the old village chief's house, I believe that the Krauser City Lord should be able to make a wise judgment.

And he's not breaking his word, is he?

However, when leaving Gaoya Village, there was still a little turmoil.

Rhodes wants Christy to leave the village, and the girl agrees to Rhodes' invitation, and frankly, the girl doesn't have any nostalgia in the village, and the people here don't treat her well. And in the Starlight Mercenary Regiment, whether it is Rod, or Marlene, Annie, Lijie or others, they all like this girl. This made Christy feel the warmth that she had never felt before, so in the face of Rod's request, Christy didn't hesitate too much——— at least it couldn't be worse than her current life.

But even so, when she left the village, Christy was a little reluctant, anyway, she had lived here for more than ten years, and now she was leaving with a group of strangers, and it was difficult to say what her future would become. And in Christy's heart, she also regretted a little - if it weren't for herself, wouldn't so many bad things have happened? Is he really just a scourge? The girl turned her head and stared at the village in front of her with a hint of melancholy, silent. …,

"Don't worry."

Noticing Christi's mood, Rhodes reached out and stroked her hair gently. Then he crouched down and looked at the girl quietly.

"It's not your responsibility, you don't need to carry anything for it, remember, Christy. His suffering is the result of his own choices, not because of your existence. ”

"Uh-huh............"

Hearing Rod's steady, Christy smiled slightly.

"I know, Rod...... Thank you, thank you........."

She whispered, her faint voice as crisp as a wind chime, and at the same time, her fingers grasping Rhodes were also slightly forced, pulling at the corner of his clothes.

"The relationship between the two of them is really good."

Looking at Rod and Christy, Anne on the side couldn't help but pout and complain.

"The head of the regiment is really partial, I have been in the regiment for so long, and he has never smiled at me!"

"Me too, I've known Mr. Rhodes ever since I met, and he hasn't smiled at me much........."

Lijie also said dissatisfied, and at the same time reached out and gently stroked her cheek.

The slap has been slapped.........

And Marlene's expression was equally complicated, she looked left and right, and finally let out a long sigh, and she didn't know whether she was helpless or gave up.

Just then, they saw a boy suddenly run out of the crowd, and then he had a stone in his hand and threw it at Christie.

"Get out of here, you devil!"

Everyone was surprised by the boy's sudden attack, and Christie looked back in surprise, and soon she saw a fist-sized stone flying towards her. This made the girl scream in fright and subconsciously closed her eyes.

But instead of feeling the pain of the stone hitting her, as she usually did, a terrible scream made the girl open her eyes again, and when she looked forward in surprise. I saw that the boy was crying and rolling to the ground, half of his face was covered with shards of stones, and a middle-aged woman was screaming and rushing to his side, picking up the boy who had become miserable.

And at this moment, Rod's body also blocked her vision.

"Alright, let's go."

Rod didn't look at the mother and son crying behind him, and at the same time ignored the countless Dao coming from behind him, with angry and hateful eyes, he just lowered his head and said to Christy with a smile.