When Rhodes walked into the study, the first thing he saw was his long-lost ears and wagging fluffy tail.

"Ah............ Master, I'm back~~~! ”

With a scream, I saw the fox-eared girl just throw herself into Rod's arms, she lowered her head and leaned on Rod's chest, her petite and soft body trembling slightly.

"Woo woo, this lying trip is very difficult, master, people have been to so many places, and they have encountered many dangers......... You don't know that there are a lot of people there who are eyeing me, and they have almost been sold more than once. Not only that, woo woo, master, people are not pure now, old Mr. Walker............ Woo, on the surface, he looks like a decent man, but secretly he is a very ghostly person. Now people's bodies have been trained to be promiscuous slaves who can't do without him, and on the way, people have been dragged out of the gang by old Mr. Walker more than once to sell themselves, by those filthy stinky men like this, that, master, I'm sorry............... I have been defiled, and from now on everyone will belong to old Mr. Walker........."

Hearing this, Rhodes was expressionless, but Marlene and the others raised their heads in surprise one by one and looked at the old man sitting next to him. Feeling everyone's gaze, the old man who was originally drinking there hurriedly stood up and hurriedly waved his hands.

"Hey, hey, don't listen to this little girl's nonsense, I'm so old, where can I still move, besides, even if I really want to do it, I won't be burned out by this little girl!"

And it wasn't until this time that Qilian raised her head, only to see that the face that was originally pear blossoms with rain was full of bright smiles at the moment. She even had the leisure to make a face at the others. "Huhuhu, it's really the most interesting thing to do this after you come back, but the master ..............." said this, Qilian paused slightly, and then glanced meaningfully at Anne next to her, eating and smiling. Looks like you've found a way to help little Annie. ”

"Alright. The joke ends here. ”

Rod said, stretched out his hand and patted the head of Seven Love, of course he knew that this cunning little fox was joking, Seven Love is his core card, if she has any accidents, Rod will definitely know about it as soon as possible, besides, with the insidious and cunning personality of Seven Love, it is not certain who sold whom.

"Welcome back. Miss Seven Love, it's been a long time. ”

After greeting the characteristics of Seven Love, everyone also came back to their senses and said hello to Seven Love. However, for her return, Marlene and the others also have doubts, they don't know what Lu Dao Seven Love has done. It is only known that after the Battle of Parfield, he left with Old Walker shortly after returning to the fortress. Rhodes didn't explain their departure. Just say that they go on a special mission. And now, the two are finally back. So, where exactly did they go?

"Alright, let's report on the results of Skynet's plan."

Rod sat back at his desk, looked at the two of them and spoke, and then he beckoned to Marlene and the others.

"Come and listen to it, too. This is very necessary for us. ”

"Okay, master, leave it to me."

Hearing Rod's words, Qilian proudly raised his chest and raised his head, and the big fluffy tail behind him wagged and wagged. Then the fox-eared girl took a map from her bosom and threw it on the table. At this time, Marin and the others also gathered around curiously, only to see that what Qilian took out was a map of the Dragon Soul Continent. At the moment, there are many bright red circles drawn on it, and there are various symbols marked on them.

"According to the master's suggestion, Mr. Walker and I have already taken over most of the regions of the Continent of Light, and we are ready for most of the areas, including the Land of Light, and there are currently about thirty taverns scattered throughout this area......... Well, we can't do it in every area, but we've tried to choose the area where the transportation hub is located. The size of the tavern is not very large, and as for the manpower, old Mr. Walker has a list of honest people who can be trusted according to my observations, and this is also according to your instructions, my lordship, to recruit as many people as possible from our Duchy of Moon. ”

Speaking of this, Seven Love took a list from Old Walker and handed it to Rod's hand, and Rod took it, only to see that soon, in the system list in front of him, the names of these people were added. Most of them are not very preevolent, they are only friendly and respectful, and only a few are respectful and reverent............ But that's what Rhodes expected.

"I guess I didn't get anyone's attention."

Rod asked, looking at the map in front of him, while Seven Love shook his head.

"Don't worry, it didn't attract too much attention, because most of the people who opened the shop are honest people, and it is not a big problem except for some ruffians and hooligans who come to the door to send them to death."

"Tavern?"

Lijie looked at the map in front of her, her face full of doubt, she looked up at Rhodes, and she didn't understand what it meant.

"Mr. Rod, I don't really understand......... What are we going to do with so many taverns? And......... That Skynet plan is ............... again."

"Oh, little Lijie, aren't these taverns open for nothing?"

In the face of Lijie's question, Seven Love smiled slyly, and then she held out a finger.

"The master is planning to use these taverns as an intelligence network, so that we can easily obtain information about any movement anywhere, whether inside or outside the Duchy of Moon. Information is transmitted via a long-distance device made by Little Labis. According to the master's opinion, we divided the entire continent of light into ten regions, each region has a person in charge, and the information collected by that region will be transmitted to him, and then he will transmit it to us. ”

"What about timeliness?"

"After all, this is not the Internet era, so you can only settle for the master, I will let them transmit information every three days, and if there is any emergency, it will be another matter."

"But I'm going to have more men in my hands, boy."

It was only at this time that old Walker, who had been silent beside him, finally spoke.

"I can't afford this at my age. If you don't send me some more men, I'm afraid I'll have to give a complete account of my old bones. ”

"Don't worry, Mr. Walker, I'll have a candidate."

"In other words, in this way, we will have an intelligence network in the future?"

Hear here. Joey was immediately excited, as a thief, of course he understood the importance of intelligence networks for a powerful force, and at this moment, Joey rubbed his hands excitedly, his eyes lit up.

"Boss, as long as something happens on the mainland in the future, can we all get the news as soon as possible, this is really great!"

"That's only part of the story, Joey."

Rod glanced at Joey. Speak.

"Collecting information is just the beginning, and the ultimate goal is to transmit information out of the country in a purposeful way."

"Transmission?"

Hearing Rod's answer, everyone couldn't help but be stunned, and Rod nodded.

"That's right, you remember, at the Midsummer Festival, after we defeated the Wings of Freedom. Let's behave in the Golden City. ”

Hearing this, many people nodded. At present, most of the high-level leaders around Rhodes have participated in the Midsummer Festival, so they naturally know how Lu Dao reacted in the Golden City after that incident. Seeing their reaction, Rhodes spread his hands and shrugged his shoulders.

"As you know, a lot of people who watched the game were scolding us. Think that we are invincible, even vile and insidious and cunning, don't you? ”

"It's just that they can't afford to lose, huh, Captain. Those cowards only dare to hide behind and bark to make excuses for themselves! ”

At the mention of this, Anne blushed with anger, and she snorted and complained dissatisfiedly. But in response to Anne's complaints, Rod shook his head.

"But in fact, they were right, I think before that fight, you should all remember my plan, I originally planned to use Lizzie, Joey, Lando and Annie to kill Lawson, and then I went on the field to kill him. As long as Lawson is dead, there is no threat to Wings of Freedom. So in that respect, their accusations are not wrong, and in fact even our supporters do not deny it. However, unlike the naysayers, they do not see this as insidious and shameless, but as a tactic with scheming and strategy. And you may not know that there aren't many of our supporters who actually saw that game in person, but they are unwavering in their support for us. On the contrary, those who watched the game hated us to the core, huh............ Of course, some scenes that are too cruel may also be one of the reasons. ”

Saying this, Rod glanced at Anne, who looked inexplicable and didn't know why. At this time, it was Labis next to her who spoke with some hesitation.

"What is this for? My lord? Those who haven't watched the game, why should they support us so much........."

"It's a matter of position, Labis."

Rod waved his hand and continued.

"As you saw in that game, most of the crowd was from the South, and a lot of them were Wings of Liberty supporters, so they were naturally our enemies. Therefore, it is absolutely impossible for them to say good things about us, and with the slightly tragic death of Lawson, they cannot accept it. But the inhabitants of the Golden City are still mainly northerners, who hate the south, the reformers, and even more so the wings of freedom. If we lose, then naturally they will not speak for the losers. But if we win, then they will have enough reasons to support us. Moreover, even if Lawson died a tragic death, most of them did not see it with their own eyes, and they could not understand the mood of the people present at the time, it was like a battlefield, and I think many of you are also very clear that you have all heard about how tragic the war is, but only when you go to the front line in person, will you truly experience the difference between imagination and reality. ”

Hearing this, everyone nodded, and they all felt the same way, and naturally understood what Rod meant.

"So for those who haven't watched the game, they can't imagine how badly Lawson died, and we were really the winner on behalf of the North, beating the South. This makes it natural that they will not let the other party abuse and insult us, so they choose confrontation, in fact, there is always only one truth. We used a wheel battle to wear down Lawson's will and mental strength, then defeated him, killed him, and then we defeated the Freedom Wings Guild and won the game. This is the truth, but from a different standpoint. This will change the truth. ”

Saying this, Rod spread his hands.

"Lijie, Marlene, Anne. You should remember the play I took you to see in the Land of Light, and it was the same, from the standpoint of the people of the Land of Light, of course they would not dig their own graves to explain the whole background history, because that would undermine their legitimacy. When you learn that the land you live in is here that has slaughtered countless 'Red Devils' and their wives, sons and daughters. Do you still think that the townsfolk in the back fight against the Red Devils is a just battle? And for those 'red devils', they will not consider those who oppose them to be the army of justice, in their eyes, those people are the rough, cruel, damned invaders, they are the real devils. So, they deserve it. It is a despicable act to die innocently, and to sympathize with them for their death. To applaud their aggression is to be complicit. ”

"I think I see what you mean, Rod."

Hearing this, Marlene nodded, after all, she was the only one in this group who worked hard in the aristocratic circle, of course she understood the harm and power of gossip, but ...............

"But............... These people are just civilians. What if they had access to such information? It is nothing more than a leisure pastime for them, and these things are in the past, or far away from them, and the most important thing for them is not to work hard and live. Instead of being entangled in these gossips? ”

Hearing Marlene's words, Rod couldn't help but sigh. Marlene's idea actually represents the thinking of most of the aristocratic elite in the Principality of Moon, in their opinion, the commoners only need to work hard, live their own lives, and then pay their taxes, they can't go to war, and second, they don't pose a threat to their status, why do they care about what the people hear and think all day. As long as they do things well under their own management, and then ensure that they can live a well-fed and clothed life, it is enough. As for the rumors and rumors among the commoners, they were all vulgar things for the nobles, and they did not bother to participate in them, let alone listen to them.

"I see what you're thinking, Marlene, indeed, for most people, it's just an after-dinner conversation and pastime, and that's it. But in fact, these things will gradually penetrate into the depths of everyone's heart and become their fixed thoughts. ”

Saying this, Rod raised his head and looked at everyone, a smile appeared in his eyes.

"I know that many of you hate the Night Dragon Kingdom, why do you want to?"

"This ..............."

Everyone was stunned in the face of Rod's sudden inquiry, and then Labis spoke hesitantly first.

"Because, because it's the undead who rule that country..............."

"Yes, humans are just food and slaves there........."

"And when they die, the corpses will be summoned by the necromancer to be used as materials for the undead army........."

As soon as this topic was mentioned, everyone immediately began to talk about it, no matter what, the status and reputation of the Night Dragon Kingdom were very loud on this continent, and as residents of the Light Continent, they certainly didn't hear about the deeds of the Night Dragon Country.

Hearing everyone's words, Rod smiled slightly.

"So, who among you has been to the Night Dragon Nation and seen this with your own eyes?"

“………………………”

For a moment, everyone fell silent, they looked at each other, and then they all shook their heads.

"You haven't seen it with your own eyes, so why are you so sure that it must be a hell, maybe the humans there are slaves, but they are well fed and clothed, they live in luxurious rooms, and they are better off than many of us here except to serve the undead?"

"But, but............ That's what everybody says. ”

Perhaps aware that she was a little unreasonable, in the face of Rod's rhetorical question, Anne couldn't help but speak. Hearing this, Rod raised his eyebrows.

"That's right, everybody says that...... Now, do you get it? ”

"This .................."

There weren't many fools in the room, and at this moment, many people understood what Rod meant.

"It's the same with the Land of Light. We all say that the people of the Land of Light are arrogant, arrogant, and self-righteous. And they themselves consider them symbols of freedom, justice. They are the guardians and representatives of humanity who overthrew the rule of the Dragon of Light and formed a nation ruled by humanity in complete autonomy. So they are very proud and proud of it. This is not a deliberate contempt for the people of other countries and territories. but in the Land of Light............ Everybody says that, so they think so too. ”

“…………………”

This time, Marlene didn't speak, but frowned and thought carefully.

"The rebellion in the South is the same, why would the people support the reformist idiots? It is because they do a good job in this regard, they amplify and distort every point of view of Her Highness Lydia for their own benefit. Perceptions and actions. It's like a bandit of thieves attacking a caravan, and if the city guards don't come to the rescue in time, they will say that the city guards are all moths, and they don't do anything but money, and we have worked so hard to pay taxes to you, and in the end you can't even get rid of a single bandit. And if the city guard arrived in time, the bandits were defeated. They can also say that since you have known that there are bandits attacking in the Dao, why didn't you inform us earlier. We have lost manpower and suffered losses, is this a scene where your city guards deliberately directed and acted to increase their influence? ”

"How can you say that they are justified? It's just a strong argument. ”

Hear Rhodes. John couldn't help but shake his head, as the commander of the Southern Army, he naturally knew that what Daorod said was not apocryphal, but true. And Joey muttered discontentedly beside him.

"That's right, the truth is actually one, the city guard got the report. Arriving in time or not arriving in time, defeating or letting those bandits escape, this is the truth itself. But this makes no sense to the reformers, who have to undermine the legitimacy of Lydia's dominance, so they have to reframe the whole fact from this standpoint. In this way, the people will think that Lydia's royal family is powerless to protect them, but secretly doing shady things, and they cannot rely on the greedy, weak and evil officials, but can only change it with their own hands. Therefore, when the reformers raise their troops, they will gain the support of so many people, because there, everyone speaks ill of the royal family, thinks that they are not doing their jobs, are wasting their money, and are always flying high, then in turn, the reformers, who claim to represent the people, will naturally be welcomed. ”

With that, Rhodes stood up.

"That's why I came up with the Skynet plan, through which not only can we collect intelligence from all over the world, but we can also transmit information that is in line with our position and is beneficial. At the very least, we must not allow our potential allies to be suspicious and resist us because of the gossip of others with ulterior motives. ”

Hearing this, many people nodded, in fact, what Rhodes said is a very ordinary thing in the information age, and everyone knows the importance of mastering public opinion and discourse. But here it is different, the spread of information on the Dragon Soul Continent is not developed, and it can even be said that it is lagging behind. The average source of information for people is the stories and information that travelling merchants bring with them, in addition to the gossip they hear from the taverns. And on this continent, the best way to play the game of manipulating public opinion is naturally the country of light - of course, this kind of thing on the lips can never compare to swords and guns, even if the country of light can manipulate public opinion, they can wantonly smear, distort, and slander the night dragon country. But when the army of the undead rolls out, these things don't help them to win, defeat is still defeat, death is still death.

"But, Rod..............."

Looking carefully at the map in front of her, Marlene was a little puzzled, others couldn't see it, but Marlene could see that on this map, about half of Rhodes' intelligence bases were set up in the country of light, what does this mean? If it's just to gather intelligence, then why did Rhodes do it? Moreover, those places are military strongholds. Don't............ Thinking of this, Marlene couldn't help but speak, but she glanced at Rhodes and shook her head again.

"What's wrong?"

"No............ It's nothing. ”

Marlene lowered her head, but she frowned and stared at the map in front of her.

Don't............ Was Rod's Skynet plan designed for the Land of Light? (To be continued......)