Rhodes' agreement to John's request was not a transgression, as he said, in addition to being the president of the Mercenary Guild, he also had the title of knight. And this time, the troops he brought to the top of the cloud fortress can be said to be mercenaries of the guild, or they can be said to be his own private army. And with Rod's status, according to the regulations, he has the right to dispose of his captives. That's why Rhodes agreed to John's condition and let the cavalry go. And in fact, he even has the power to let General Dade go, after all, strictly speaking, General Dade is also his prisoner.

But both John and Rhodes knew that this was impossible. The identity of General Dade is destined that he will not be let go so easily, private soldiers can be abandoned, but a general is absolutely impossible to let go. This is also the reason why John would deliberately make this request, he just wanted to test Rhodes and see how he reacted. If Rod had been able to say yes in one go, or if it would have been very difficult to pretend to be true, but he would have been willing to try hard because of his love and talent, then John would have turned away without looking back. But now, he plans to accept the invitation.

As for John himself, neither John nor Rhodes thought it was a big deal, the commander of an assault cavalry squad had nothing to pay attention to at all, and it was impossible for the royal family to do anything to him because he accepted such a surrender. And although John's impression of the northerners was very bad, his impression of the southerners was not very good, and the two sides were half-hearted, but most of his hatred was still concentrated on "a handful of recalcitrant class enemies", and did not extend to the point of a dozen large areas. Unlike Rhodes, it is not pleasing to the eye no matter how you look at the country of light, and the country of light casually stands up to someone and thinks that there is nothing wrong with the other party from head to toe............

Of course, John is only a "family hatred" no matter what he says, while Rhodes is a "national hatred......... There is still a difference in the level of hatred between the two sides.

After watching John leave, Rhodes let out a long sigh of relief, and he suddenly felt tired.

It's not exhaustion, it's mental. It was only at this time, that he was sure that his task had been completed, and Rod suddenly felt that his spirit was like a string that had been taut suddenly loosened, and it became soft, and he felt extremely tired, and a heavy, breathless weight slowly emerged from the depths of his heart—which made Rod frown, and he walked out of the tent. Look around.

The fortress was brightly lit, a thin mist drifted around the fortress, the cheers of the soldiers could be faintly heard not far away, the sky had darkened, and it was almost time for the celebration feast to begin......... But now Rhodes. But he was not in the mood to go to the celebration banquet at all, on the contrary, he just wanted to throw himself into bed and sleep to relax.

"Ah, Captain, I've finally found you!"

And just as Rhodes turned around and was about to return to the tent, he suddenly heard the figure of Seven Love coming from behind, and he turned his head, only to see the fox-eared girl and Anne walking towards him. The two of them obviously came to Rod's side with a relaxed smile on their faces, and then Qiai quickly slid over like a fish, and then stretched out his hands and hugged Rod's arm. Rod could even feel the two soft masses of existence coming up very compactly. And seeing the action of Seven Love, Anne next to her was naturally not to be outdone, and stuck tightly to it from the other side, and hugged Rod's other arm. The two of them just sandwiched Rhodes in the middle.

"Everyone's gone to the banquet, why are you still here alone. General Garcia is about to invite you to a banquet. ”

"Go ahead."

In the face of the performance of seven loves. Rhodes looked a little unrefreshed, and he shook his head. broke free from the restraints of the two, and then took a step back, only then reluctantly twitched the corners of his mouth, and nodded to Seven Love and Anne. Then Rod reached out and patted them on the head.

"I'm a little tired, I plan to take a good rest, and you will be responsible for attending this banquet instead of me."

"Master?"

Seeing Rod's refusal reaction, Qilian couldn't help but be stunned. Anne jumped out and raised her right hand high.

"Then let Anne accompany the head of the group, since the head of the group is very tired, do you want Anne to rest with the head of the group?"

"Little Annie, you can't take my place, it's always been my job to warm the bed?"

"Anne also wants to help the head warm the bed, it's a big deal for the two of them to be together........."

"Alright, alright."

Hearing the quarrel between the two girls, Rod couldn't help but feel a little big, and he frowned and shook his head.

"I'm not in the mood for today, you go to the banquet and have some fun, after all, we have to go to the frozen lake after this, and before that, take a break and relax. Just leave me alone, do what you have to do, it's an order, understand? ”

Saying this, Rod frowned, and then he turned around and returned to the tent. But this time, Seven Love and Anne did not continue to entangle, on the contrary, they kept silent strangely after watching Rod's back disappear into the tent with wide eyes. After a moment, Anne blinked, and turned her head to look at the Seven Lovers next to her, a little worried.

Anne felt that the head of the regiment seemed to be very tired, was something wrong? Sister Seven Loves? ”

“…………… Nothing, Annie. ”

In the face of Annie's inquiry, Seven Love rolled her ears, and then she turned her head and looked at the girl beside her, revealing a helpless wry smile.

"Some things are decided by the master himself, so he can only bear it himself, and we can only watch from the sidelines, and there are some things that we can't change alone."

Pitch black, the dark earth stretches infinitely.

The sky was full of dim and gloomy clouds, Rhodes looked around, but he couldn't see anything, there were no flowers and trees on this land, not even a lone stone could be seen, all of them were just endless earth, he didn't even know how long he had been walking here, as if he had been moving forward on this groggy land since he was conscious, without direction, aimlessly walking on this land——— and at this moment. Red flames rose from the ground.

Flames burned from all directions, a vivid red color reflecting the entire world, and with the burning flames, the darkness on the earth became deeper and deeper, and finally, the originally thick and solid ground shattered like glass, and was replaced by a bottomless abyss. Until...............

“————！！”

Rod sat up sharply.

It was already sunny outside the tent, and Rod narrowed his eyes, and it took a while to adjust to the light in front of him. The golden sunlight shone through the cracks in the tent, and the noise of the mercenaries outside could be faintly heard, and Rhodes sat up and put his hand against his forehead. Only then did I find a cold sweat on my forehead.

"It's boring."

Rod lowered his head and cursed coldly.

If anyone came in at this time and saw Rod, then they would be surprised, because at this time, Rod had completely lost his usual calm and indifferent expression, nor did he have the enthusiastic and gentle smile that he disguised when he was in Fiat. Instead, there is a naked iron blue, which is a very complex expression. It was a collection of almost all the negative emotions, the complexity of which could not be described in words at all, and even at this moment, a clear, fierce, dangerous cold glow flashed from Rod's eyes.

However, this expression only appeared for a moment before disappearing completely.

When Rod stood up again, the expression on his face had completely returned to his usual calmness and indifference, and there was not even the slightest wave in his eyes. It was as if it had been exposed in that moment. It's just an illusion, or. It's just a bug caused by some kind of bug.

And at this time, outside the tent, Lijie's voice suddenly sounded.

"Mr. Rod, are you awake?"

"Well, I'm up."

Hearing Lijie's inquiry, Rod quickly changed his clothes, and then he came to the door of the tent and lifted the camp curtain, and then Rod saw Lijie standing there, looking at him with some concern.

"What's the matter? Lijie? ”

"Ah, that's right, Mr. Rhodes. Miss Garling asks you to go and see her, saying that she has something very important to inform you. ”

"Garling?"

Hearing this name, Rod was stunned for a moment, and then he nodded, indicating that he knew it.

"I know, Lijie, I'll go right away. By the way, I think you already know about John, and today I want you and Qilian to be responsible for dealing with the release of those soldiers. No problem. ”

"Yes, Mr. Rhodes, I'll deal with it in a moment."

Although she responded to Rod's order, Lijie did not act immediately, on the contrary, she rubbed the corners of her clothes with both hands and looked at Rod with a worried look. Then, as if she had made up her mind, the girl took a deep breath, and then asked Rhodes with some uneasiness.

"Mr. Rhodes............ Excuse me, is there anything wrong with you? You didn't attend last night's banquet, and you seem to be a little tired from hearing Anne........."

"It's just a little tiring because of the journey, it's not a short journey back here from the south, but it's good to take a break, you don't have to worry."

In the face of Lijie's concern, Rhodes shrugged his shoulders and quickly replied. Hearing his answer, Lijie was silent for a moment, then nodded and continued, "Okay, Mr. Rod. But......... Please let me know if you feel unwell. ”

"Don't worry, Lijie, if I have any problems, I will tell you as soon as possible."

Hearing Rod's words, Lijie showed a relieved expression, she smiled at Rod, and then turned to leave. It was only then that Rhodes let out a long sigh, and then he narrowed his eyes and looked at the fortress not far away——— in fact, he had already guessed what Garling was looking for him.

When Rhodes entered the room of the fortress Rigaling, the dark-haired girl sat quietly by the window as they had seen for the first time, and the huge harp was placed at her side. Even the girl's expression and movements did not change in the slightest as they did then, and when she saw Rhodes enter the room, Garling first turned her head, nodded at him, and motioned for him to sit down......... It can be seen that Jia Ling's mood is not very good.

However, Rod also understood that Jia Ling would be in a bad mood for what to do, although he didn't know much about this court musician, but he could also deduce that she was not a "living Lei Feng", and she would never act unless she received an order from Lydia. And in order to make Lijie's plan a complete success, Rod deliberately put her in the army——— he used his task reward to force Lydia to give an order to let Jia Ling cooperate with Lijie's battle plan, no wonder this young lady didn't have a good face at Rod at the moment.

Although from the beginning, she didn't necessarily have a good face for Rod.

"You may be seated, Mr. Rhodes, this time you have successfully completed your mission, and Your Highness is very satisfied with you. Personally, though, I don't really like that little trick you're playing. ”

Jia Ling looked at Rod quietly and calmly, and from the outside, she couldn't tell what she thought of Rod at all. But Rhodes is not worried about this, there is only one thing he is most worried about, Jia Ling asked him to come here, and it is not as simple as complaining about his little conspiracy. Sure enough, just as Rhodes was thinking, Garling continued to speak.

"What I am going to convey is the order of Her Highness Lydia, who wants you to return to the Golden City and give further explanations about this mission in Grosso and Fiat."

And so it was.

Hearing Garling's words, Rhodes's heart sank slightly, it seemed that things were as he imagined——— and His Royal Highness Lydia obviously expected himself to give an explanation for the riots of the Undead Legion in the Grosso area. In any case, she took the mission and went to the Grosso area, and then suddenly there was a riot of the undead, and Lydia was not stupid, so she naturally asked to report to her personally.

This time, things might get a little troublesome. Lydia is an archangel, not a human. If human beings still choose to be flexible for various reasons, then for angels, many times they will not choose this flexibility. For them, evil is evil, they can be purified, they can be destroyed, but they cannot be indulged. And this time, Lydia summoned herself to the Golden City, instead of simply asking herself to write a report and send it back, which already shows that Lydia's attitude towards this is obviously different from before.

However, Rhodes is not without countermeasures to this.

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