There are good and bad aspects to everything, and the same is true for Rhodes.

After this ring match, there is no mercenary group in the Pafield area to question whether Starlight is qualified to represent them, which is of course a good thing, but on the other hand, Rhodes is actually very worried about whether such a big victory will make others proud and complacent, and really thinks that the Midsummer Festival is just like this friendly match, they can win by casual fighting, and they will abstain and surrender if others can't beat them. And the observation afterwards also proved that Rod's worries were right, even a careful girl like Lijie began to think in her heart about playing pretty——— playing pretty? You don't even know if you can win, and you're already thinking about playing better?

So instead of praising them after their victory, Rhodes poured cold water on them, and not only that, but in order to prevent them from getting dazed in the victory, he also assigned old Walker a very special task——— asking him to send some reliable people to mix in the crowd, incite confusion and belittle his subordinates. In fact, a large part of the boos and insults in the stands were the result of their incitement.

"I said boy......... What are you doing......... They don't have any ideas. ”

Sitting at the table, old Walker touched the beard on his chin and asked with some uneasiness. Although when Rhodes assigned him the task, the elder Walker also understood what he meant, after all, as a former genius, the atmosphere of the Midsummer Festival was still very familiar. Because of this, Old Walker also understands that compared to the Midsummer Festival, this kind of warm-up game is too far behind in terms of atmosphere and specifications, so it is not wrong to cool them down appropriately. But old Walker was also worried, he had seen many talented mercenaries sink because they could not withstand such blows. Not to mention, the five people after the opening did show a dazzling demeanor. In all fairness, the elder Walker very much hopes that they will be able to keep going and not fall down because of these obstacles.

Of course, he didn't understand what Rhodes said, but people are like this, especially when they are older, their hearts are easy to soften, if old Walker is ten years younger, it is estimated that he is just here with Rod and laughing and thinking about how to beat these little devils next and speed up their maturity. But after all, old Walker is old. I don't think about it as much as I used to. So now he began to worry about whether such a blow would make those children have any bad thoughts.........

"Of course they will have ideas, and that's normal, old fellow."

Rhodes sat behind his desk, staring at the papers in his hands, answering old Walker's questions without looking up. Unlike Old Walker, Rhodes thinks he has a very accurate grasp of the character and psychology of these people. Marlene has a lot of self-control, and this is certainly not the first time for her, so she doesn't need Rhodes to worry. Although Lijie was a little flustered before, she was very good at introspection, and now she realizes her mistakes, as long as she corrects them carefully, then it will not be a big problem. Not to mention Anne, who Rod even suspected that these things didn't matter to her at all. And she doesn't care. In a way, this is also an enviable character.........

Joey and Lando may have some problems, but Rhodes thinks that their problems should not be big, because Joey and Lando are both rookies, and one of the great advantages of being a rookie is that their positioning is very accurate, and sometimes even a little too low. When let. This kind of low perception will tie their hands and feet a lot of the time, so that they can't play 100% or 200% of their strength. But the advantage is that in this kind of psychological warfare, they will not be furious because they are despised or something, and they can accept their weaknesses and shortcomings very well, which is the advantage of rookies. …,

So just like when Lando was ridiculed for relying on those expensive and powerful magic items to win, he didn't want to prove anything again, because he also knew very well in his heart that without these alchemy items and weapons made by Labis, it was really hard to say whether he would be able to win.

"But don't worry, we still need your help in this battle."

"What?"

Hearing Rod's answer, Old Walker's eyes widened in surprise, he even plucked out his ears, and looked at the black-haired young man in front of him in disbelief, his ears were not back yet, could it be that he heard it wrong? But......... It shouldn't be, so what does Rhodes mean by that? What exactly was he trying to say? But before Old Walker could ask for clarity, Rhodes had already opened his mouth to continue.

"I think you understand it too, old fellow, how strong those four mercenary guilds are at the Midsummer Festival."

Hearing this, Old Walker also restrained the expression on his face and became serious. Of course, he knew very well how powerful the four mercenary guilds were, and they had all occupied the top spot in their respective regions for at least ten years. These mercenary guilds have a strong presence and influence in the four regions, not to mention that as mercenary guilds, they have the political and economic support that mercenary groups will never have.

Although the Mercenary Guild has the demotion rules of the Mercenary Guild, unfortunately, with the exception of Shearer's Burning Blade, none of the Mercenary Guilds have actually "enjoyed" this treatment. Moreover, their struggle has completely surpassed the level of struggle between ordinary mercenary groups and reached a higher level.

Although the regulations of the mercenary association have always been implemented, there are countermeasures and policies, and the major mercenary guilds are not stupid, although they have reached their level, there is no way to attack the mercenary group and eradicate those possible obstacles. But this does not prevent them from doing something secretly, in fact, each mercenary guild has one or two mercenary groups under them, and their task is very simple, which is to snipe those mercenary groups that may attack the guild seat and keep them firmly in check. Not only that, but they also have to prevent the rival guilds from sending people to smoke their hind legs, so the four mercenary guilds are familiar with the experience of the mercenary group's struggle.

And the newborn starlight, in their eyes, is actually no different from a chicken.

Not to mention that Rhodes also knew very well that the reason why these four mercenary guilds wanted to compete for the guild place in the Pafield area was because they had the idea of strengthening their own strength. On the other hand, it is also to serve the political forces behind them. For these guilds that have struggled for many years, even if Rhodes has taken a stand. They also won't believe that Rhodes is really on their side. So they will definitely try to kill Starlight and get them out early, and then no matter which side wins, they can at least use someone they trust to take over the rest of the situation.

So Rod knows very well that at this midsummer festival, the starlight led by himself is actually facing a lot of problems.

Reformers are naturally eyeing themselves, but supporters of the royal party are not necessarily optimistic about themselves. Because he doesn't have any strength, and in terms of prestige, he is also very low now, and he doesn't look like a big thing at all. So even if the royal party knows where he stands. Nor will they be spared. At most, they won't stab you like the reformers and then laugh at you. Instead, before stabbing you, kindly ask if you want to have a good time——— isn't the result the same?!

Of course, Rhodes didn't expect his mercenary group to become the chicken in the chicken stew mushroom of the other four guilds, but he also saw the situation clearly......... It won't work that way. "So I need your help, old fellow." ”

Rod finally looked up.

"We can't compare with those mercenary guilds in terms of influence and economic strength, but they definitely won't let us go all the way with confidence, so. I need your help and your men. ”

"That's fine, boy, but............ You say help, what do you want me to do? ”

Old Walker was puzzled and puzzled at the moment. He is also older now, and his skills are not as good as before, and even if he is put in the past, Old Walker is no match for these members of the Great Mercenary Guild, the other party has more people than him, and his strength is stronger than him. Not to mention now, then............ What does this kid need to help with?

"It's simple."

In the face of old Walker's question, Rod did not hesitate, it seems that he has already made up his mind.

"It's something you can do, old fellow, and I believe it. If you can do exactly what I say, then this time, we've got a win. ”

For those troubles of the Mercenary Guild, Rhodes can only put aside for now, because he has more important matters to deal with at the moment.

Although it is said that this warm-up match is held, from the beginning to the end, everything is under the control of Rhodes. But after all, he is a man, not a god, and it is impossible to do everything. So in the end, after the warm-up game, Rod found that he had miscalculated one thing............ That's what the other mercenaries think.

In fact, on the second day after the warm-up match, many mercenaries came to Starlight's stronghold to sign up to join their mercenary group. This number was not very large at first, only a few dozen, but gradually the number of people increased, until now, nearly 300 mercenaries have expressed their desire to join Starlight. Most of them are idle mercenaries, but there are also marginal figures from other mercenary groups, and even some mercenaries who have been defeated by Starlight in the ring.

This is actually not difficult to understand, the so-called people go to high places, and water flows to low places, because in this ring competition, the news that Starlight represented the Parfield region to participate in the Midsummer Festival has spread, and they are participating in the guild war, which immediately makes many mercenaries excited, you must know that the Midsummer Festival is not something that anyone can enter. If they join Starlight, as long as they show their strength, will they also appear at the Midsummer Festival?

Of course, there are still some mercenaries who do not think from the moment, but from the long term, now that this matter has been said, then the mercenary association naturally does not need to treat this matter as an absolute secret to strictly guard it as before. Many well-informed mercenaries know that if Starlight performs well at this Midsummer Festival, they will be directly promoted to the Mercenary Guild. This is also not a small attraction for these mercenaries. It's like back then, although Shearer's Burning Blade was demoted from the guild, there were still many people willing to join it, just because they valued the Burning Blade and it was very likely to become a mercenary guild again. Now, when they saw Starlight's chance, they swarmed like flies to provoke the piece of fresh meat.

But that's not what everyone thinks.

In addition to the above two people who regard joining the guild as their ultimate goal, the other mercenaries also have their own ideas, and some of them want to join Rhodes's Starlight and then get his guidance. Just like Lando and Joey——— especially those who knew these two people knew what kind of strength they were before joining Starlight. And in just a few months, they were able to pick five, this must be Rod's behind, so, even such a rookie can succeed, wouldn't it be better to go to the next level? ..., just like the leader of the Macbeth mercenary group is worried about, everyone naturally doesn't like a mercenary leader with a mouse eye, but a mercenary leader who can turn stones into gold is something that everyone is eager for, and everything Rhodes has done since he came to Deep Rock City has been seen by many people. So no one thinks that he can win by luck, many people know that this young mercenary leader is powerful, and his vision is also very good, and he can train two rookies into such a strong elite, which shows that he is also strong in this regard.

Everyone expects to meet a wise boss, not a mediocre guy.

Because of this, Rhodes was caught off guard.

At present, there are more than 300 mercenaries who have asked to join Starlight, and they are moving in the direction of 400 people, and it is not a problem to break through 500 without accident.

This made the rest of the mercenary group nervous and proud. Because they all know that this is an opportunity for Starlight, and what mercenary group doesn't expect more people to be as good as possible? And if these people really join, then in terms of numbers alone, they will not be much different from other mercenary guilds!

More than once it was suggested that Rhodes recruit these people into the mercenary group, but Rhodes was unmoved. He knew what this group of people were thinking, and he knew that this was indeed an opportunity to increase Starlight's strength. But he didn't care at all, because Rhodes knew very well that Starlight, as a small mercenary group, couldn't afford to support so many people. Why do those mercenary guilds seek economic and political assistance, isn't it just to stay afloat? A guild, hundreds of people, how much does that cost? If you only rely on mercenary missions, where will you have enough money? What's more, taking risks is an unstable errand, you are planting wheat and natural disasters, a task that can only earn three hundred gold coins, and if the situation is not expected to be right, you will lose five hundred gold coins, and if you don't have a stable backup——— this mercenary guild will not last long. If you really recruit all these 300 people, you will wait for a few months to be completely bankrupt!

Therefore, Rod didn't care at all, he just waited to expose these guys for a few days, and they dispersed naturally when they were impatient, so Rod didn't want to deal with this matter originally. No matter how tightly those mercenaries surrounded Starlight's stronghold, he didn't react in the slightest.

However, after hearing Seven Love talk about Christie being so frightened by so many people that she didn't dare to go for a walk, Rod immediately changed his mind.

His way is also very simple, in the face of these mercenaries, Rhodes gave Marlene, Lijie, Old Walker, Shanna, and Carvos a few notes. It said that it was located in several locations near Deep Rock City, and then he ordered Marlene and the others to bring these guys there, and then conduct a test, and only the first ten mercenaries who could follow the requirements on the note and come out of those locations first were eligible to join Starlight.

And after taking care of this trouble, Rod finally made time at this moment and began to sort through the loot he had collected from the warm-up matches. (Your support is my biggest motivation.) )