As Rod expected, only three hours after the end of the Midsummer Festival individual competition, all kinds of rumors spread all over the streets and alleys of the Golden City, and the content was almost the same

Most accused the Starlight Mercenaries of being despicable, using wheel tactics to bring down Lawson, and then even showing no mercy to the enemy, believing that allowing such a person to win was an insult to the Midsummer Rite and the Holy Arena, and even the most humiliating in the history of the Midsummer Rite. There were even some members of the jījin shouting that they wanted to join forces with the Archduke of Shulitia and let her revoke the honor of the Starlight Mercenary Regiment. Many people were heartbroken and angrily denounced Starlight's despicable and shameless behavior, and at the same time raised their voices, hoping that the Mercenary Association and Archduke Lydia could stand up and maintain a fair and just duel environment, if a mercenary group like Starlight won the championship of the Midsummer Festival, then it would definitely be the worst example for other mercenary groups!

For a while, Starlight simply became a rat crossing the street, everyone shouted and beat him, and Rhodes became the sinner referred to by the thousands of people in the mouths of everyone, and only by taping it to the pillar of shame in history can he be happy.

And just after this round of storm passed, some new theories quietly emerged.

Unlike those who angrily accused Rhodes and the Starlight Mercenaries of being despicable and shameless, these people are relatively neutral, they believe that Rhodes and the Starlight Mercenaries have not actually committed any major mistakes, and they have been misunderstood, and you say that they have dragged down Lawson with their despicable wheel tactics. But also think about it, after the fall of Lawson, isn't Rhodes the only one left in the Starlight Mercenary Group? Lawson is one against four, and Rod is also one against four, not to mention that there is no gap in the number of everyone, the strength of the contestants of the Wings Guild is also stronger than that of the Starlight Mercenary Group, among the people on the field, except for Rod, the rest of the people don't even have the strength to advance. With their strength, they can drag down Lawson, so why can't they do it?

As for not showing mercy to the enemy, isn't that normal? Both sides have issued a life-and-death challenge, so naturally they want to go all out against each other. It's one thing if the other party can't make a move, but it's another thing if you can't escape, isn't it? And if you were to say that, you shouldn't have made them promise some life-and-death challenges in the first place, should you?

These voices were faint at first, but gradually spread like a prairie fire, which was normal, because in the entire Golden City, there were only tens of thousands of people who watched the morning game, less than one-fifth of the total population of the Golden City. The rest of the people had no way to watch the game, they could only listen to what the others were saying. And perhaps because Rod's performance was really infuriating, many people scolded them as soon as they came out of the arena. They had seen Rod's Sail Contest, and they naturally believed that their rebuke and scolding were extremely correct. But for those who haven't watched the game, they are confused, and they can't understand how these people are as nervous as if they had been drugged. Moreover, because the tone of these people is too fierce and exaggerated, it makes many people dare not believe it - after all, Rhodes had faced Battle's challenge in the Holy Arena before, and with this deed first, everyone felt that since this man dared to fight Battle's head-on battle, it was unlikely that he would treat Wing Wing of Himself in such a despicable and shameless way. Therefore, many people are actually a little skeptical about the claims brought out by those audiences.

And at this time, as soon as those seemingly "objective and neutral" theories appeared, they immediately won the favor and consent of many people, and most importantly, these opinions were not as fierce as those viewers before, eager to kill Rod's family and completely dissolve the entire Starlight, but at least "seemed" calmly narrated the general process to those "onlookers who did not know the truth". …,

Of course, the whole process is exactly what the angry audience said. But they're more prosaic, reasonable, and less offensive. It won't make people hear the unpleasant remarks of "how can those damn bastards still have the face to win".

On the one hand, he behaved like a yelling child, and on the other hand, he acted like a calm and reasonable adult, and the process he said was not much different from what the previous people said, which was naturally more convincing and acceptable.

And after listening to these words, some of the previously angry audience has calmed down at the moment, but there are still many people who disdain it, they have simply classified Starlight as the kind of street rat that everyone shouts and beats in the Dark Brotherhood, only you are right to denounce it, and if you dare to speak for it, it is evil! You haven't even watched the game, how can you know how shameless those guys are?

So these people began to denounce those who listened to the rumors, thinking that they simply did not distinguish between right and wrong, and were confused.

Now there are many people who have not been to the game and are unhappy, human beings are a very contradictory existence, many of them claim to be calm, detached, and rational, so that they feel superior to others. So how does this manifest itself? Of course, it is manifested in refuting popular arguments, which have been common throughout the ages, regardless of which world of the multiverse.

So in the face of the scolding, many people were no longer silent, they stood up one after another to refute each other's jī fierce arguments, thinking that they were too biased, yes, they hadn't watched the game, but at least judging from the results, the other party didn't do anything wrong, right? As said before, the terms are fair on both sides. Rod dragged down Lawson with four people, but he also won the victory with one enemy and four enemies, so why can't he be respected?

So soon someone retorted that Rhodes had the strength of the legendary realm, such a strong man, why didn't he fight with Lawson in a dignified manner, instead of using such dirty means?

But soon some people rose up to oppose whether Rod really had the strength of the legendary realm, and everyone had only heard about it, and even if he really had this strength, the rest of the Starlight Mercenary Group didn't, so there was nothing wrong with Rod making this choice, right? In case he goes on the court to play against Lawson, and is dragged down by the other party at that time, won't Starlight lose? As a leader, you should always keep a cool head, and I think Rod did the right thing! As for the minions? The rules have never forbidden the existence of minions, huh? So what do you have to complain about?

These people think they are calm and rational emperors, in their opinion, Starlight did not break the rules, and Rhodes also did his duty as a leader, and finally led Starlight such a weak team to win the individual competition of the Midsummer Festival, then this is not only not the shame of the Midsummer Festival, but even a glorious page of history

Because this deed is also a very big inspiration and reminder for those small mercenary groups - that is, even if the mercenary group is weak, it is possible to kill a mercenary guild!

These people's statements naturally made those anti-starlight members grit their teeth angrily, and they began to denounce this group of people for not distinguishing between right and wrong, not even watching the game without knowing the reason, and just listening to other people's results are here to be unreasonable.

And these words are even more unhappy to hear in the ears of many people, we can't watch the game because we can't get in? Besides, what people say is not much different from what you say, and it makes more sense than what you say, so why should I listen to you instead of listening to them? …,

So at this time, a new statement emerged. That was such a glorious final of the Midsummer Festival Individual Competition, why did it end up like this? A winner, why would he be so insulted and accused?

The answer is simple: many of these viewers are supporters of the Wings of Self-Defeat!

As soon as these words came out, everyone immediately became in an uproar.

As mentioned before, the Mercenary Guild represents the interests and face of the people in their respective regions, and there are many conflicts between these regions because of various things. Therefore, the people who support the guild are usually the people of their locality.

The southern port where the Wings of Self-Reliance is located has always been relatively wealthy, second only to the Golden City, so people from other places are always treated as beggars and hillbillies, so they are not very popular in other places. And the so-called enemy of the enemy is a friend, Starlight helped them sweep the face of this group of arrogant southerners, and many people were naturally happy, as soon as this statement came out in the eyes of everyone, those who angrily accused and insulted the Starlight mercenary group became a different kind - it turned out that they couldn't afford to lose.

No wonder these people are in a hurry to lose their popularity, I heard that Archduke Lydia went to watch the game in person, if it is really as ugly as they say, the great guild who loves beautiful things the most cares?

Now those people can't bear it anymore, they think they are the conscience of the principality, representing fairness and justice, and now their incomparably correct accusations are actually regarded as stalking after they can't afford to lose?

How can this be endured?

This group of uneducated, uneducated poor northern babes know what a fart!!

Well, that's good, it's a thorough map cannon.

"It's messed up............ It's a mess......"

Standing at the top of the stairs on the second floor, Old Walker held his wine glass and looked at the roaring tavern hall beneath the railing. At this moment, there was already chaos there, and many people were scolding each other, and even fighting for it. This was a scene that old Walker had never imagined.

He originally thought that Starlight was finished, after all, in the arena, after such a violent storm, Old Walker himself was worried that Starlight would really become a street rat in the future. Even after listening to Rod's strategy, he was still a little skeptical in his heart, could a few simple words change people's perception of starlight? It's a drop in the bucket to scatter so many people, can it really play such a big role?

But now, he has completely surrendered.

At the beginning, the crowd that was still angry at Starlight's despicable behavior was now divided, and many of them even raised their fists and shouted slogans in support of Starlight, and fought with those who insulted Starlight, and they looked like they were even more die-hard than the most fanatical supporters. There are even many people who have announced that they will support Starlight to defeat all the southerners who want to die from today, and let them lose their faces - because Starlight Connect defeated the two guild representatives in the southern region, Heavenly Sword and Wings of Self-Destruction, and saved enough face for each other in the battle with Purple Lily, so now many northerners regard Starlight as their companion, and since this is the case, then they don't care if Starlight is despicable or shameless. Anything that can make those pretentious, long-eyed southerners unhappy, no matter how despicable and shameless they are!

And this situation is not only in the tavern where Old Walker is, according to the information that Old Walker has gotten, there has also been a similar commotion in other places, and what is even more unexpected to him is that because there are more people who have not gone to the game than there are people who have gone to the game, so now those who denounce Starlight have become a minority! Even some northern nobles and the leaders of some influential large mercenary groups, Qing Yi Erya, declared that they didn't think there was anything wrong with Starlight's approach. On the contrary, those who use high-sounding excuses are even more disgusting!!

All kinds of rumors and disputes are mixed together, turning into a chaotic whirlpool, and it is no longer possible to distinguish between the north and the south.

But even so, everyone tacitly did not mention the new seven of the Waltz and the actions of the War Angel Legion after the last battle, and anyone with a discerning eye can see that there must be something wrong with the change of the Waltz, and the War Angel Legion surrounded the wings of self-defeat, and it is difficult to guarantee that it is not the beginning of trouble. If you show a sympathetic attitude at this time, then you are likely to be unlucky in the future. That's why they focused their fire on the despicable and shameless means of denouncing Rhodes's Starlight on the Midsummer Festival and their inability to win, and no one dared to sympathize with the self-inflicted Wings.

But no matter what old Walker thought, he couldn't understand one

How exactly did Rhodes come up with all this? ）