After the farce was over, the banquet resumed. After such a fuss, those nobles who were originally suspicious of Rhodes have now gradually changed their attitude towards Rhodes, after all, the relationship between the Duchy of Moon and the Land of Light is very poor, and Rhodes dared to satirize the envoy in public, which also made those who were originally a little hostile to outsiders invading their territory change their opinions. In any case, there is nothing wrong with the fact that the enemy of the enemy is the friend.

And Serek and Marlene's statements also made Rod's backers extremely secure, one is a long-famous swordsman in Deep Rock City, and the other is the only heir of the Shania family, and he is also a genius mage, with their identity and strength, the recognition of Rhodes means that he is qualified to stand on the same level as these two people.

In this way, in Deep Rock City, there will be a lot fewer people who will embarrass Rhodes and the Starlight Mercenary Group, after all, no one will be stupid enough to touch this kind of mold.

So in the banquet that followed, people came to toast Rod from time to time and chatted with him. And there are also many rich ladies who secretly fall in love with this handsome man, hoping to spend the night with him. This was not uncommon among the aristocracy, and many rich ladies and their personal companions liked to meet some handsome and dashing men at such banquets and enjoy a good time with them. Just as men always like to brag about having a one-night stand with a beautiful woman, being able to spend a good night with a good gentleman is also a topic of comparison between many rich ladies——— in this kind of thing, many times men and women are actually the same.

But unfortunately, before these people could put their delusions into practice, they were frightened back by Marlene's cold gaze.

"Shameless thing."

Seeing another girl in a luxurious dress turn around and leave under her gaze, Marlene snorted coldly, and then picked up the wine glass and took a sip. As a member of the aristocracy, of course Marlene knows what these women are thinking in their heads, and as a high-minded aristocratic girl, Marlene naturally can't get used to this kind of behavior.

"I said, Miss Marlene, are you here to invite me for a drink, or are you here to be my bodyguard?"

Rod sat beside Marlene, staring at the scene in front of him, and said with a little helplessness. In fact, Rod is no stranger to this kind of thing, before he crossed over, Rod had several girlfriends, but the final result was not very good. Some were dumped by Rod after in-depth understanding, while some were under too much psychological pressure because Rod was more beautiful than himself, and finally chose to quit. So in terms of this kind of thing, Rod is very open-minded, and if the other party is willing, he doesn't mind cooperating to relieve the pressure. Although there were already two beautiful women sitting next to him at the moment——— but adhering to the attitude of rabbits not eating the grass next to the nest, Rod didn't have any thoughts about them. The advantage of a one-night stand is here, strange men and women don't know each other at all, and patting their butts and leaving after doing it is chic and relaxed, and there is no need to worry about follow-up processing. But playing with a woman who takes pictures of herself all day long is too stressful.........

"Why, are you still interested in that kind of woman?"

Marlene said, raising her chin and nodding at the crowd beside her, and the rich ladies gathered there saw Marlene's gaze, and immediately scattered in horror like chickens chased by an eagle, and disappeared again.

"It's not bad to at least give me a choice."

"It's superficial."

Marlene glared at Rod coldly, and the latter didn't care in the slightest.

"This ......... Marlene, it's not good for you to do this, after all, it's Mr. Rhodes' own business......"...,

Seeing that the atmosphere had become a little awkward, Lijie, who was sitting on the other side of Rod, came out in a panic to play a round.

"Why, do you still want to let this man go and eat wild food? Lijie, you can't be too accommodating to others, otherwise when you get married in the future, you will definitely be eaten miserably by men! ”

"Knot, get married?!"

Hearing Marlene's words, Lijie's eyes widened in surprise, she peeked at Rhodes beside her imperceptibly, her face flushed, but then she choked on the wine in her mouth and coughed violently.

"Ahem......... It's too early to think about it, Marlene, I'm .........."

"What are you talking about, like me, I was urged by my father last year, hmph, fortunately, there are not many men who are enough to tempt Miss Ben, otherwise............ By the way, I don't think you care about that right now. ”

Saying this, Marlene seemed to think of something, she looked at Lijie with a little envy and shook her head.

"It's not bad to see that you're living like this now, you can make your own decisions about everything. Not like me........."

Speaking of this, Marlene also felt that she seemed to have said too much, shook her head, and shut up and said no more.

The atmosphere became a little dreary for a while, but soon, Rod spoke.

"By the way, Marlene, there's something I want to explain to you."

"What's the matter? If it's about a superficial woman you've fallen in love with, I don't want to hear it. ”

"It's about our mission."

Hearing this, Marlene immediately turned her head to look at Rod.

"What's the matter?"

"That's right."

In the face of Marlene's gaze, Rhodes was not as afraid as those rich ladies, in fact, the eyes of this aristocratic lady were sometimes very oppressive, full of confidence, pride, and even incomparable clarity, like a shining sword. In front of her, a slightly weaker man may not be able to raise his head.

"I decided it would be better to go alone."

"For what?"

Hearing this, Marlene frowned, although she had not been in contact with Rod for a long time, she knew that this man rarely changed his decision, and this was the first time in Marlene's memory that she heard Rod regret it.

"You must have heard from Lijie how we met."

In response to Rod's inquiry, Marlene nodded, although Rhodes had told Lijie not to spread the news about the shipwreck, but as Lijie's close friend and also a member of the mercenary group, Marlene naturally heard the truth of the matter.

"As I said, I've always suspected that this incident had something to do with the Land of Light, and just now, Serek told me that the agents of the Land of Light have been inquiring about me lately, and it seems that those guys are still desperate to find out. I think after I'm gone, those guys are going to come to me for trouble. ”

"So you're not going to get me involved."

"According to Serek, your identity is not suitable for involvement, and it's quite dangerous. The group of people in the Land of Light did everything for the sake of face, since they dared to secretly send people to attack merchant ships, then they definitely didn't intend to let others know that they did it, Miss Marlene, you are not a party and have nothing to do with it, so they shouldn't do anything to you. ”

"And what about Lijie?"

Marlene frowned, then asked.

"There is no need to worry in Deep Rock City, the Kingdom of Light will not be stupid enough to act in the city in the light, and the stronghold is safe, pay attention, there should not be any danger."

As for Marlene's worries, Rod didn't care. Now that he has control of the stronghold, he can naturally turn on some defensive functions, just like now, if someone invades the stronghold, then Rhodes will immediately get a warning and hint. In addition, the intruder will encounter a certain level of counterattack and quickly send out magic signals, and the colony itself will be quickly sealed to resist the invasion of outsiders. …,

"As for Lijie.........

With that, Rod looked at the girl sitting on the other side of him.

"After I leave, you go to live in the Mercenary Association for a while, and I will ask Serek to take care of you, with him, those idiots in the Land of Light dare not make a big deal."

"Good, Mr. Rhodes."

Although she was a little dissatisfied with leaving the home she had so hard to have, Lijie also knew that the stakes were high, so she nodded and answered. Although the girl also wants to go with Rhodes, but the spiritual magic she knows now is too little, and the healing spells only have an offensive effect on the undead, and they are meaningless for the living. Following Rod would only add to the burden, so Lijie could only suppress her inner thoughts in the end, and nodded and agreed to Rode's proposal.

"So, Miss Marlene........."

After receiving Lijie's answer, Rod turned his head, but before he could finish his sentence, Marlene had already answered very simply.

"I refuse."

"Huh?"

"It's really none of my business, but I'm from the Shania family, and it's not my style to run away with my tail between my legs in the face of threats, and it's ........."

At this, Marlene narrowed her eyes.

"After all, this is the Duchy of Moon, our country, the scum of the Land of Light who want to be presumptuous here, and they have to ask us if we agree. Mr. Rhodes, I think I can help you. You helped me just now, and now, it's time for me to reciprocate. I hope you don't refuse, although your strength is indeed strong, but your hands are invincible to four fists, and it is always good to have one more helper. Besides, I'm still a Central mage, and the guys in the Land of Light may not be able to find out in front of others, but in front of me, they can't let their plot succeed. ”

Hearing this, Rod fell silent.

In all fairness, Marlene's words do make sense, if the other party wants to attack when he goes to the Twilight Forest, there is a chance that it will be a sneak attack. Although these things, Rhodes himself can also solve them. However, Marlene, as a Central Mage, can already use simple enchantment-type spells, which will make it easier to counter and monitor.

If it was a situation where he was dead and uncertain, then Rhodes would never agree to Marlene taking a risk to go with him, and the current situation is that he is very sure, at this time, if there is a help.........

"Very good, I agree to your request, Miss Marlene."

Eventually, Rhodes nodded.

"Still, I'm sure you know my conditions."

"I understand, I will follow your orders, after all, I don't want to die of boring self-esteem."

"So ........."

As he spoke, Rod held out his hand.

"It's a pleasure to work with."

"It's a pleasure to work with."

Facing Rod's outstretched hand, Marlene smiled confidently, and then shook it heavily.

They didn't notice that Lijie, who was on the other side at the moment, was looking at the hands of the two people holding hands with a complicated face. The two small hands grabbed the skirt hard, looking very tangled.

I'm going to be strong.

This is the only thought of Lijie at this moment.

PS: Regarding the time of the latest update of the chapter, someone in the group asked, so I'll explain it here. It's getting hotter and hotter in the last few days.,My room is the morning sun.,It's hot early in the morning and I'm really not in the mood to write.,So I'm writing an update now at noon.,A change in the evening.,The time has changed.,That's it.。