For Emily, the "woman" in front of her was the first time she had met her, but for Rod, he came here to make the most important piece of the puzzle.

Emily. Edward.

She is the daughter of the president of the Edward Chamber of Commerce and a woman who aspires to become a businessman. In the game, if a female player appears in the guild as a merchant, a "Flaming Rose" quest will be triggered, requiring the player to help Emily pass a series of tests before she becomes a merchant. In the original world realm of the Dragon Soul Continent, it was very rare for women to be merchants. Not to mention that Emily doesn't want to be the kind of "merchant" who stays in a shop and sells goods. "Rather, they are "merchants" who can travel around. "This is a very apostasy in the eyes of the aborigines of the Dragon Soul Continent. Although it is not without history that there have been famous female traveling merchants, they are almost always very rare, and there are fewer women than anyone on the planet who has ever been a female prime minister. So although Emily has been working hard, this world has no intention of accepting her.

So if there is a female player merchant showing up, then it happens to meet Emily's "expectations." "She will seek the help of the player, hoping that the player will teach her everything about the Traveling Merchant. Of course, these tasks are relatively trivial, starting from the most basic commodity identification, until the most Lu later in order to train her ability to travel alone into the dungeon and monster battle, after completing this series of tasks, the player will get an achievement of [Indelible Hope], and the player who completes this task will get a richer reward——— after that, Emily will travel around the continent to do business, and there will be a certain chance of meeting the player again, At that point, she will give the player a random item of equipment, and players who complete this quest will get a 20% discount on purchases from Emily. Although this girl's own strength is only in her early thirties, the equipment she sells in her hands is all rare goods of level fifty or sixty, and even occasional legendary-level equipment items appear. I don't know where this girl got so many high-end goods. Although it is not without the intention of the player to rob her directly, it has rarely succeeded. And even if she succeeds, she won't be able to find any equipment from her corpse, and not only that, but those players will also have a sharp loss of reputation in front of the various forces because of this crime, so after many fools have fallen on the blood mold, there are very few people who are stupid enough to attack her.

The reason why Rhodes brought her out was not for those task rewards or anything, but because of Emily's current status, she is the daughter of the president of the business association, and one of the few people who is qualified enough to go deep into the mines......... Rhodes was not interested in their chores, but had to admit that if he could get close to Emily in this way, he would be able to easily go deep into the heart of the mine without suspicion.

Seeing Emily's expression of such enthusiasm and anticipation for himself, Rod knew that he had guessed correctly this time, as a male player, of course he would not have received this task in the game——— but there were so many people's instructions and strategies, not to mention that Little Bubblegum and Canary had also completed this task and deliberately showed off the special equipment they got from Emily in front of everyone, Rod was certainly no stranger to this. …,

I think it was the same when they came here.

Thinking of this, Rod retracted his thoughts, he looked at the red-haired woman in front of him, smiled and let go of the hand he was holding, but at this time, Rod heard a "ding" sound, and then a line of system prompts quickly flashed in front of his eyes.

[Hidden Quest - Flaming Rose: The woman in front of you has always hoped to leave this land and become a merchant who travels around the continent, and you are her expectation and ideal. In order for her to have enough knowledge, courage and strength to achieve her dreams, you must .........]

I'm going to go, isn't it?

Looking at the system prompt in front of him, Rod couldn't help but be a little dumbfounded. Speaking of which, after he crossed over to this game world, Rhodes received very few tasks, unlike in the game, he could receive every task, after coming to this world, many times the task was triggered very suddenly, somewhat random. But even so, Rod didn't expect that he would be able to receive this task......... Let's not talk about why it will appear suddenly, isn't the hidden condition of this quest only triggered by "women" and "merchants"? Could it be that the "masquerade ball" is really so strong that the fake body tailored for itself has not even been deceived by the system?

If it weren't for his normal body, Rhodes really wanted to take off his clothes and see if he was really a woman like this?

"Sister Selen?"

Seeing that Rod in front of him was a little stunned, Emily couldn't help but cry out with some curiosity, and hearing her voice, Rod also quickly came back to his senses, he decisively pressed the task down first, and then coughed lightly and smiled at Emily.

"I beg your pardon, Miss Emily, I didn't expect to meet someone like me here......... After all, there are too few people like us in this industry. ”

"Aha, that's right. But Sister Selen, I'm not as powerful as you, I'm just giving my father a hand, and it's still far from being a businessman like you who can take charge on his own. ”

Saying this, Emily couldn't help sighing, a trace of helplessness and envy flashed on her face, and at this time, the man who had not spoken next to her hurriedly stepped forward and interrupted her and Rod's conversation.

"Sister Emily, please forgive me for being rude, this guest has come from afar, I wonder if we are ........."

"Ah, yes, yes, don't worry, I haven't forgotten."

With that, Emily patted her forehead before turning around and winking at Rod.

"Sister Sailen, you and your servants must have been tired from coming from afar, our business association has prepared a room for you, please come with me, you must be very tired today, take a rest first, it's not too late to talk about anything tomorrow."

Rhodes didn't object to Emily's proposal, he just nodded with a smile. This made Emily look at it in her eyes, and couldn't help but feel a little emotional and envious——— just as Rod thought, after seeing this "Sister Sailen" in her father's room, Emily was very interested in him, first of all, this "Sister Sailen" is a person from the Land of Light, and the people in the south have always admired and yearned for the Land of Light, so they are also extremely enthusiastic and curious about people from the Land of Light. Secondly, this "Sister Sylen" is really a regular businessman registered in the merchant association, which makes Emily even more curious and envious, she knows very well that this kind of regular businessman is the most difficult to get, and the other party has traveled thousands of miles from the Land of Light to their small place to talk to her about business......... Not to mention Emily, even her father is very moved, and sees this as the time for his business association to rise. If they can connect with the consortium business association of the country of light, then their small business association in a corner of the country may develop and grow, but as a businessman, he also knows very well that he can't easily express his eagerness and expectations in front of the other party, since the other party is looking for his own business, then the initiative is still on his side. Therefore, he was very "reserved" and did not appear in front of Rhodes, but let his daughter go to greet the guests instead of him, and he seized the time to start collecting and sorting out all the material information in his current business association to ensure the real goods and value that the other party wanted to trade. …,

And after seeing "Sister Sailen" with her own eyes, Emily felt a little surprised, she didn't expect this little sister to be so beautiful, although Emily also knew that she was not a natural beauty, but in this small place, she was still a little confident in her appearance. But now that she saw "Sister Cylen" and her two maids, Emily only felt that she was no different from the country man......... It's also a competition that is bound to come between women, and she doesn't really care about it. But because of this, Emily became more and more curious——— such a beautiful little sister, and with such two beautiful maids out on business, isn't she afraid of any trouble? You must know that even if you are in the business association, you can often hear the complaints of other businessmen in the business association, the robbers and bandits on the mountain road, those who are also cunning, and some notorious places even have to worry about running out of people and goods, even if they are mercenaries hired by themselves, they are afraid that the other party will turn back after receiving other people's money......... Although merchants can be regarded as one of the most indispensable professions on this continent, their own strength is very weak, and there are more things to worry about. Unless it is a businessman of a large business association, with his own personal guard, he does not need to worry about these problems.

However, the little sister from the country of light in front of her is obviously not that kind of person, she doesn't have many guards around her, only two maids, and all three of them are so beautiful, just come out to do business, aren't you afraid of accidents? What should I do if I am robbed or pestered by someone with bad intentions?

With such questions and attitudes, on the way to lead Rod to the guest room, Emily also asked the other party curiously from time to time, and Rod answered this curious little sister with a soft smile as always, although he is indeed not a businessman himself, but he is the guild leader in the game, and there are not a few transactions he has made, and it is not very difficult to deal with Emily's strange questions. And when she heard the exotic stories told by Rod, Emily was also amazed.

"Hey......... I really didn't expect that there would be such a place........."

While walking in the corridor, while telling about the customs of the Land of Light, Rod could see that the red-haired woman's eyes were shining with a kind of anticipation and curiosity, she stared carefully, and could easily feel the adoration in the other party's eyes, and at this time, Emily also listened to the footsteps, and then she walked to the corridor and pushed open a door, and made a gesture of please to Rhodes and Celia and the others.

"This is your room."

Rhodes walked into the room, and could see that the Edward Chamber of Commerce had made careful preparations in this regard, at least these rooms looked very luxurious and comfortable on the surface, he nodded with satisfaction, then turned around and smiled at Emily.

"Thank you very much for your hospitality, Miss Emily, I was a little skeptical about the environment of this place before I came here, but now it seems that it is just my prejudice, and I think there will be a good deal between us."

"I hope so, too, Sister Sailun, my father will be very happy to hear what you say."

Hearing Rod's answer, Emily narrowed her eyes happily and smiled, and then as if she remembered something, she looked at Rhodes with some uneasiness and asked.

"That......... Sister Sailun may be a little rude, but ......... Can I come here and have a cup of tea with you after dinner tonight? I'm very curious about those things you did on your travels, if I can..............."...,

"Of course not, Miss Emily."

Smiling at Emily's request, Rod nodded. Everything is going according to his plan, judging from Emily's performance, she is indeed very interested in herself, if she can seize this opportunity to improve her favorability of herself, then it will be very helpful for the plan to start tomorrow, at that time, Rod will go deep into the mine in the name of checking the purity of the silver mine, and if it goes well, with Emily by his side, he should be able to reach his destination easily.

"Ah............h

Emily's smile was as bright as a June flower, and she saluted Rhodes excitedly, then turned and left. And it was only at this time that the three of them let out a long breath in unison——— whether it was for Rod, or Celia and Seristina, it was rare to experience this kind of scene.

"It's disgusting, master."

After being deprived of outsiders, Seristina quickly returned to her usual appearance. She sat down in the chair next to her and looked at Rhodes with a mocking and sarcastic smile as she pouted.

"A man, pretending to be like a woman, is talking to another woman so affectionately......... This is really unbearable, if I changed to Sister Ben, I am afraid that I would have goosebumps all over my body. ”

"Oh?"

Hearing Seristina's answer, the corners of Rod's mouth twitched, and then he turned his head.

"I'm surprised to hear that from your mouth, Serestina, isn't it your natural skill to disguise yourself with two swords for the devil?"

"That kind of shameless thing, this little sister will not do it."

Serestina's words directly offended 95% of the devils in the seven layers of hell. She looked up at Rhodes haughtily, and snorted coldly.

"So Sister Ben Xiaojian can't understand at all, master, you practice yourself like this, and make yourself the current appearance of a man who is not a man, a woman who is not a woman, just to complete such a task? Or is that angelic chick really that attractive to you? On the contrary, in order to win her favor, you don't even want a face? Although it is your own reason to say what you do, but for this little sister, as the owner of this little sister, it is really a bit ............ to do this."

"Sister."

Celia, who had been silent beside her, frowned and interrupted Serestina's speech, but she also felt that Seristina's statement was a bit too much. Although Celia herself was also curious about why Rhodes would do this desperately, especially in the conversation after the previous Grosso massacre, she noticed that Rhodes seemed to have an obsession with victory beyond the scope of reason, although Celia didn't know why Rhodes would show such feelings for Rhodes, but she felt that it was not something to be happy about when Serestina laughed at Rhodes like this. What if it off Rhodes?

"It's all about victory."

But Rod didn't speak to Serestina as Celia thought, he just smiled, and then sat down in the chair, closing his eyes and crossing his hands——— at this moment, Rod's voice returned to its original low and calm. His face was calm and cold, and the smile like a spring breeze just now was completely disappeared as if the leaves were swept away by the autumn wind, as if it was disguised at all.

And in fact, it was indeed disguised.

"Maybe you don't understand, Serestina. But what you value is not worth anything to me, and I don't need honor, dignity, because these are not innate. Status, strength, dignity, glory——— the premise of all this is victory, and without victory, there is no dignity. Losers are ridiculed, and I'm not qualified to be a loser right now. ”

“…………………”

Hearing this, Serestina's fingers twitched slightly, she opened her eyes, turned her head to look at Celia, and both found the confusion in the other's eyes——— they didn't understand what Rod meant by this, if he said that he was not qualified to be a winner, then it was easy to understand. But what does Rhodes mean when he says he doesn't qualify to be a loser? Do you still need to qualify for this thing as a loser? ）,