Chapter Seventy-Seven: The Enemy Is Bright and I am Dark

There is no place more comfortable than your own home.

This was the first feeling that Rhodes felt when he opened his eyes, it was early morning outside, the sun had just risen over the horizon, and the brilliant warm light passed through the window, dispelling the shadows and colds in the old mansion, and a new day began.

Although he only came back yesterday with a tired body, Rod still quickly changed his clothes and planned to go to the back to practice swordsmanship, which is his habit in the game, every time he goes online, Rod likes to find a place to practice his hands, and then go to do something else after the warm-up. This will allow him to get into the state better, and it can also make his mind more agile in battle. And now that he has traveled to this world, Rhodes has also brought this habit with himβ€”β€”β€” at least it will make him feel more familiar and reassured.

It was still quiet in the early morning, Rod's study and bedroom was the largest of the rooms, located on the right side of the top of the third floor, while the female mercenary members such as Marlene, Lijie and Anne lived in the rooms on the second floor, which were originally guest rooms, and Old Walker was arranged on the east side of the first floor, which was originally the servant's room. Of course, this is only a temporary arrangement for now, and Rod is not very satisfied with this layout, but now that he is nervous, he has no other way.

And as soon as Rod walked down the stairs, he heard an unusually lively voice ringing out.

"Ah, Commander, it's early, you're awake so early."

There's only one person here who can say that.

"Aren't you the same?"

Rod shook his head, following the prestige, and as he looked at Anne standing on the balcony, he couldn't help but sigh.

"I said, Miss Anne, are you going out dressed like this?"

"Huh?"

Hearing Rod's inquiry, Anne couldn't help but tilt her head curiously, at this moment she was not wearing the light armor of last night, on the contrary, the girl was only wearing a thin set of underwear all over her body. Especially the upper part, the proud part is even more eye-catching, a breeze blows, the translucent fabric sticks to the girl's body, and you can even faintly see the white skin and a touch of pink inside......

"That's good, it's cool, isn't it?"

As she spoke, the girl raised her hand and stretched her waist, which made a certain part of her stand out even more......... I have to say that Anne's figure is indeed very good, the convex convex, the thin and thin, and the warped, coupled with her lazy expression, immediately brings people a seductive style.

"It's a little too cool."

It's almost B+.

Glancing at the girl's chest again, Rod, who had read countless women, immediately made an evaluation, and then he shrugged his shoulders and spoke.

"After all, this is a mercenary group, I hope you can pay attention to the impact."

"Ah......... It's really boring, Anne used to be asked for attention by her father when she was in Macbeth, and now when she comes here, she still asks for attention. ”

Hearing Rod's order, Anne pursed her lips in dissatisfaction.

"It's really strange for a man, Captain, Anne is obviously not naked, will you be excited? Annie's words, even if a man strips naked, he won't be excited, right? ”

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Although he had been aware of it for a long time, now Rhodes could be sure that Old Walker had caused him another big problem.

And just then, a savior finally appeared.

"Hmm...... Miss Anne? Are you awake? I heard Mr. Rhodes' voice......"

While rubbing her eyes, Lijie yawned and walked out of the room, and when she saw the scene in front of her, the original thick sleepiness was immediately blown out of the clouds.

"Ann, Ann, Miss Anne! What are you doing!! ”

"Huh? Just come out in the morning and blow the wind? ”

"It's going to catch a cold! No, why don't you wear clothes? ”…,

"Anne has clothes on? Look, isn't this a dress? ”

"Wow, aaa Mr. Rhodes is there too! Please be a little self-respecting! ”

"Anne is very self-respecting, huh? I didn't take off my clothes, so if I only saw this layer of fabric, there should be no problem, but when I saw this layer of cloth, there would be a problem, wouldn't it? ”

"That's not the case!! Rowe, Mr. Rhodes, please leave, Miss Anne, you come with me, you must not go out like this!! ”

"Hey......... It's very comfortable........."

"No just no way!!"

Looking at the girl who was reluctantly pushed into the room by Lijie to get dressed, Rod shook his head, said nothing, turned around and leftβ€”β€”β€” anyway, it was a kind of luck to be able to see such a beautiful scenery early in the morning.

I have to say that this girl is a very unique person, she is very cheerful and lively, full of energy, and also very frank, of course, after talking to Rod also found that Anne has a big problem, she almost never considers the other party's thoughts when she speaks, and everything is done according to her own steps. To say something nice, this is called fast talking, and to say something bad, that is, to speak almost without going through the brain, what to say. Rhodes finally understood why the two deputy heads of Macbeth would want to kick this girl out.........

Marlene and Lijie quickly realized this, too.

After the turmoil in the morning, everyone finally gathered together to start a leisurely breakfast time, when there were only two people, Rod and Lijie, they were just casual about it, but now there were more people, and Rod had to set up a table in the hall as a last resort, and everyone in the mercenary group solved it together. And the old Walker took over Lijie's class and began to be in charge of everyone's three meals, I have to say, this old ranger is indeed a good hand in cooking, and the food he makes is full of praise from Marlene, of course, if he can not drink a pot of wine at each meal like drinking water, then it will be more perfect.

"Today we're going to take a break."

While taking the steaming bread, Rhodes talked about today's arrangement, which has now become the practice of the Starlight Mercenary Group.

"I need to go to the Mercenary Association to find out some news, you can do whatever you want, but don't forget our current situation, don't cause any trouble, it's best to go out in pairs."

"Mercenary Society?"

Hearing this, Marlene frowned, she picked up her handkerchief, wiped the corners of her mouth elegantly, and then asked.

"Is something going on?"

Rhodes shook his head, he wasn't sure what was going on yet, but it was always a good idea to come and give Serek and them a heads up.

"It's not good to say now, I'm just going to see the situation."

"Do you need me to come along? Mr. Rhodes? ”

"There's no need for this, you're tired after running with me for so many days, so you don't have to go with me today."

"That......... Mr. Rhodes. ”

At this time, Lijie also raised her hand timidly.

"Do we need to do anything to prepare?"

"We'll leave again in two or three days, just get ready before then."

"Okay, I see."

While everyone was talking, Anne, who was sitting on the side, looked at this and that, and suddenly interjected.

"Sister Marlene, Sister Lijie, Anne thinks it's very strange, why don't you call the head of the group for what?"

"Huh?"

Hearing this, Marlene and Lijie were stunned.

"In Annie's mercenary group, everyone calls the head of the group the head of the group, why are the sisters calling the head of the group by name?"

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

Hearing this, the faces of the two people showed a little embarrassment, and even the old Walker next to him looked a little uncomfortable, he hurriedly raised the wine jug and began to hide his expression. But Rhodes soon helped them out of this unspeakable predicament. …,

"Each of them has their own reasons, Marlene is only temporarily joining our mercenary group, Lijie has her own reasons, and in my team, I don't care what you call me, as long as you like it, feel free, nothing is compulsory."

"That's ......"

Anne blinked her emerald green, clear eyes, looked at the crowd curiously, and said nothing more, but refocused her attention on the food in front of her.

It was only then that the other three breathed a sigh of relief, but at this time, the expressions on their faces were a little complicated.

At that moment, there was a knock on the door.

Lijie quickly stood up, then walked to the door, opened it, whispered something to the people outside, then took a letter, and returned to the crowd. It's just that at this time, the girl's face has a strange look.

"What's wrong? Lijie? What happened? ”

Seeing Lijie's expression, Marlene couldn't help but ask curiously, while Lijie handed over the letter in her hand and replied with a strange expression.

"Mr. Rod, this is an invitation from the Mercenary Association, and the Elder and Master Serek hope that you can go to the Mercenary Association to settle a dispute."

"Disputes?"

Hearing this, Rhodes was a little surprised, didn't he remember any disputes he had with the Mercenary Association?

"That's right."

And Lijie's expression became more and more strange at the moment, she looked at Marlene worriedly, and then looked at Rod.

"According to the messenger, that ......... Mr. Clinton of the Land of Light has approached the Mercenary Guild, claiming that Mr. Rhodes killed his men, and demanding an explanation and compensation........."

"It's unreasonable!"

Before Lijie could finish speaking, Marlene slapped the table and stood up angrily.

"Those despicable and shameless bastards in the Land of Light, they sent someone to assassinate us, and now they bite us in turn! Are we going to be killed by them in the forest silently?! ”

Saying this, Marlene turned her head and looked at Rhodes angrily.

"Mr. Rhodes, let's go to the Mercenary Guild together! I'm going to let that despicable and shameless guy know that the people of our Duchy of Moon are not for them to bully! ”

"Alright, Marlene, don't get excited."

Unexpectedly, Rod was still calm, he reached out to take the letter handed by Lijie, opened it, examined it carefully, and then put the letter in his arms, and then stood up.

"You go and rest, I'll just go to the Mercenary Association alone, I think there must be some misunderstanding here."

"Misunderstanding?!"

Hearing this, Marlene frowned dissatisfiedly.

"Mr. Rhodes, what misunderstanding can there be? Isn't it obvious? Those guys in the Land of Light won't give up......"

"I have a different view on that."

Rod waved his hand, interrupting Marlene's grumbling.

"We've never done anything like this, so I thought, there must be some misunderstanding in this, because I don't know anything about what Clinton accused us of doing."

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Looking at Rod, who was calm and said this sentence casually, everyone didn't know what to say......