After coming to Deep Rock City, Mace finally said goodbye, perhaps because he had reached his destination, he had to put away the smiling face on the journey, and put on a bitter and bitter look, after all, he had lost so many goods, and now he wanted to go to see the creditor, Mace's mood couldn't get better.

However, before leaving, Rhodes warned him not to tell the truth about the shipwreck, after all, they had been tracked by secret agents before, and if the other party was still looking for them, then it was not a good choice to tell the matter. Although Rod already knew everything about the matter, he did not say his judgment to Mace. First, it's not necessary, and second, even telling Mace won't change anything. And Mace naturally agreed, after so many years in business, of course he knows the pros and cons of things, even if Rod doesn't remind himself, he won't talk about this matter everywhere.

After separating from Mace, Rod came to the Deep Rock City Mercenary Association under the leadership of Lijie.

As a transcontinental organization, the Mercenary Association has branches in any prosperous city, and they are responsible for issuing tasks to mercenaries, recording the completion of the situation, and even responsible for the recruitment and hiring of mercenaries, and the promotion and downgrading of mercenary groups and mercenary guilds are naturally up to them.

The Mercenary Guild of Deep Rock City is located on the first floor of the Mine, and from a distance you can see the emblem carved into the wall, representing the sword and shield of the Mercenary Guild. The rough marble door frame and the flag outside are very eye-catching, and even the heavy wooden door with intricate carvings does not block the noise inside.

When Rhodes and Lijie walked into the Mercenary Society, the first thing they saw was a large vaulted hall, where sunlight shone through the hollow in the middle, shining on the white stone floor, and on the wooden round table next to it, the mercenaries could be seen sitting there, either talking in whispers or talking to each other. Still others hid in the corners, silent.

The appearance of the two did not attract too many people's attention, and most of them raised their heads and glanced at them, and then quickly took them back. However, this is not the case for everyone. Soon, at a nearby table, a woman in leather armor with a longbow on her back raised her hand.

"Hey, Lijie, long time no see!"

"Sister Shanna."

Hearing the woman's greeting, Li Jie raised her head to look, then showed a hint of a smile, and walked quickly to the woman's side.

"It's been a long time, are you okay?"

"Fortunately, we cleaned up the gnolls and got a lot of loot, and now we are discussing how to divide it."

Saying this, Shanna smiled heartily. Under her greeting, the other people sitting at the table also smiled and nodded to Li Jie. It seems that the people here are very familiar with Lijie.

"Congratulations......"

Looking at this scene in front of her, Li Jie's heart twitched, and the smile on her face stiffened a lot, she was no stranger to this kind of scene, every time Captain Carter took everyone to complete the task, she would sit together like this, playing and making trouble. This used to be a normal life for Lijie, but now, those who used to be with her have left her forever.

"What's wrong? Lijie? You don't seem to be very happy? ”

Although Shanna seems to be a big grinning person on the surface, it is obvious that she also has a woman's attentive side, and she soon noticed that there was something strange about Lijie's emotions. She frowned, looked at Lijie suspiciously, and then looked at Rhodes standing behind her with scrutinizing eyes.

"What happened? Who's that guy behind you? What about Captain Carter? Why didn't I see him? ”

"The head of the regiment ............ him"

At the mention of Carter, Lijie's face turned a little pale, and she opened her mouth, but she quickly closed it. After a few seconds, Lijie spoke as if she had made up her mind.

"The previous mission we took failed on, except for me......... Everybody's dead. ”

Hearing this, the round table, which was still full of laughter and laughter, fell silent in an instant, and even Shanna restrained the smile on her face.

"Failed?"

"Yes, we had a bit of an unexpected ............"

Lijie shook her head, obviously not wanting to say more, so she quickly brought up the topic and introduced Rhodes to the crowd. …,

"This is Rhodes. Mr. Elantt, he was the one who saved my life in times of crisis, otherwise I would not have been able to come back alive. ”

"That's ........."

Hearing Lijie's explanation, Shanna curiously and carefully examined Rhodes, who was wrapped in a cloak all over her body, and then stretched out her hand.

"Hello, I'm Shanna, the leader of the Red Eagle Mercenary Regiment, Xie Lu thank you for saving my friend."

"You're welcome, I'm just stopping."

Rhodes reached out and took Shanna's hand, then replied quietly. This made Shanna more and more curious, and she stared at half of Rod's face carefully, as if to see what he looked like, but since Rod didn't plan to put down his hood, Shanna couldn't force it, so she quickly refocused her attention on Lijie.

"So, ............ you come this time?"

"Yes, I'm here to report the failure of the mission to the association, and ......... Captain their business......"

"I see."

Shanna's expression became much more serious, she sighed, and then touched Lijie's head.

"Don't be too sad, we do this, sooner or later, there will be such a day, and your being alive is the greatest comfort to them. Remember, if you have any difficulties, you can come to us at any time, although our Red Eagle Mercenary Group is only a small group, but as long as we can help, we will definitely not shirk. ”

"Thank you."

Hearing Shanna's words, Lijie finally showed a smile again, and at this moment, a young swordsman sitting next to Shanna suddenly jumped up.

"That's it, Lijie, don't be too sad. By the way, why don't you join our mercenary group? We are missing a .........."

"Barney!"

Shanna snorted coldly, interrupting the young swordsman's speech.

"What do you say, is this the time to say such things? Shut up and sit down! ”

"But the eldest sister ............"

"Shut up!"

At Shanna's urging, the young swordsman sat down with a hint of reluctance, while Shanna turned her head back to look at Lijie.

"Lijie, don't worry about Barney's words, you know your path best."

"It's fine, Sister Shanna."

Lijie didn't take the young swordsman's words to heart at all.

"I've already decided, I will never let the mercenary group disband."

"Lijie?"

Hearing the girl's answer, Shanna couldn't help but be stunned, she wanted to say something more, but by this time Rhodes and Lijie had already turned away and walked towards the depths of the hall. This made Shanna's face a little embarrassed, she looked at the figures of the two with complicated expressions, and only sat down after a while, sighed, and then glared fiercely at the young swordsman beside her.

"That's all you talk nonsense! I can't control your mouth in the future, be careful that I tear it up! ”

In the center of the hall of the Guild, the huge stone monument is surrounded by people, and the noisy sound is also coming from here, this is the place where the Mercenary Association issues its mission, many mercenaries are noisy, shouting loudly and waving their arms in order to get a mission or fight for a mission. And some mercenaries who have already received the task are not far away from the employer to negotiate with the employer on remuneration and conditions.

Led by Lijie, Rhodes came to a counter in the corner next to him, there was no one here, only a man in his fifties lying sleepily on the table, looking at him, as if he was surrounded not by high-decibel noise, but by hypnotic serenades.

"Uncle Hank?"

Lijie walked up to the man and shouted softly, but her voice was clearly no match for the noise next to her. So Lijie had to raise her voice again, and at the same time knocked on the table.

It was only then that the man came to his senses, rubbed his sleepy eyes, and then raised his head and carefully examined the visitor in front of him.

"Who, didn't you see me sleeping comfortably............ It's a pity that I just found a good woman in my dream........."

In the middle of speaking, the man saw Li Jie standing in front of him, and immediately closed his mouth, and then showed an embarrassed smile.

"Ah, I thought it was who, this is not Lijie, why did you have time to come to me today? Can I help you? ”

"Yes, I have something I want to talk to the president about, it's about the mercenary group......"

"Mercenary group?"

Hearing Lijie's answer, Hank was stunned.

"What's wrong with the mercenary group? What about Carter's boy? ”

Lijie didn't answer Hank's question, she was silent for a moment, and then took out a silver badge from her bosom, and after seeing this badge, Hank's original sleepiness immediately receded, replaced by seriousness and nervousness.

"I'll go and report to the president right away."

With that, Hank immediately stumbled backwards.