"The situation in the Solagang Mountain Territory is very bad at the moment."

After seeing the insignia and letters from the royal family, Victor finally stopped being silent. Although he doesn't have much trust in Rhodes and the others, at this time, whether to trust the other party or not is not something that Victor can decide, since the royal family has given instructions, then even if he is uneasy in his heart, he can only implement it. So when Rod and the others came to Victor's room again and showed the letters and instructions from the royal family, Victor gave Rod a detailed explanation of the current situation.

According to Victor, after their Cole Eagle received the royal family's instructions, Victor entered the Soragon Mountains with his trusted henchmen, and learned about the current situation in the Soragon Mountains through investigation, and then Victor secretly contacted the Captain of the Soragon Mountain Territory, and successfully gained the trust of the other party, and took over the protection of the Council Leader and others. Although because Victor and the others came to the Solagang Mountain Territory for a short time, they were only responsible for the defense of the periphery, but this was enough for Victor.

Cole's Eagle is mainly based on intelligence search, so after obtaining the marginal qualification to enter the Solagang Mountain Territory Council, Victor and others inquired with the help of daily defensive vigilance, and quickly detected the instability within the council, and at this time, the council chief went out to a mine to explore and work, but was unexpectedly attacked, fortunately Victor had long been on guard, and finally snatched back the lives of the council president and other people under the other party. But even so, after a fierce battle, the council president and others also suffered heavy losses, and the other party formed a siege of Victor and others from all sides, and blocked all roads to the city of Soragon Mountain Territory, although Victor is very strong, but those masked mysteries who blocked it are not weak, Victor has connected with them several times, and has also lost some manpower. In the end, after several unsuccessful breakouts in a row, Victor had to choose to avoid the edge for the time being. But at the same time. Victor also learned from his subordinates who were still lurking in the Mountain Realm that due to the disappearance of the Council Leader, the factions that had been under suppression and leaned towards the Night Dragon Kingdom began to stir up, and they began to take over the defense and security of the entire Mountain Realm, and tried to hold a Mountain Council in the absence of the Council Leader. Judging from the orderly actions of these people without the slightest panic, it is obvious that this is a long-planned plan and a tacit agreement.

Victor thought that his men would not be able to fight at the same time as the mysterious guards who surrounded and had been bribed. And the current situation is beyond the scope of his mercenary guild to solve, and at this time, with the narrowing of the encirclement, Victor and others are becoming more and more critical, so in desperation, Victor can only choose to be single and never be broken through the "handover point" where the encirclement is set up. Return to the Duchy of Moon and report to Her Highness Lydia on the situation.

I have to admit that Victor is indeed a very decisive and courageous person, if it weren't for a guild leader like him, it would be almost impossible to break through the junction and return to the land of civilization and order——— in fact, even he himself would almost have no return.

"However, since the other party didn't reveal his identity, how did you know that those guys were sent by the Radiant Dragon Kingdom?"

After listening quietly to Victor's statement, Rod couldn't help frowning, and then asked. And hearing his inquiry, Victor was not so surprised. Instead, he smiled wryly and shrugged his shoulders.

"I guess you're going to ask me that, Mr. Rhodes, yes, I don't identify those guys by their badges or accents or appearances. In fact, these guys are very cunning, they are outwardly indistinguishable from bandits, and we have searched the bodies of some of them, and have found nothing to identify them. It can be seen that the other party has been carefully prepared, but fortunately. At one breakout. I launched a surprise attack on the opposing commander, and managed to wound them. And it was at that time. I saw an unusually strange and familiar scar on the other man's arm........."

Saying this, Victor couldn't help but show a smug smile.

"That's the scar left by my swordsmanship ——— my teeth, and in that area, there is only one person who was injured by me with my teeth and left that scar, and that is Belmond of the Radiant Dragon Kingdom's secret special forces. Stamis. After that, despite the breakthrough time, I consciously tried it a few more times, and finally I was able to confirm that he was Belmond. Because of this, I can be sure that these mysterious figures are members of the special forces from the Radiant Dragon Country. ”

"So, Mr. Victor, how did you come to know this Mr. Belmond?"

Rod didn't believe all of what Victor said, but he had already begun to think about it.

The Belmond that Victor said, Rhodes had also heard of it, and in his memory he was indeed a small boss-level captain in the Radiant Dragon Country. But how did Victor, as a member of the Duchy of Moon, know the members of such a special secret force as Belmond?

"That was many years ago, when I received news that the Radiant Dragon Kingdom was trying to send someone to wreak havoc on the Kohl Plateau, so I took someone to investigate. Finally found this Belmond's body, but the other party reacted quickly, and immediately turned around and fled when he saw that the situation was wrong, I chased after him, and had a vicious fight with the other party, although he seriously injured the guy, but he still let him escape. ”

Saying this, Victor couldn't help but shake his head.

"It was a tough battle for me at the time, and I was so lucky that I injured him badly———— and because of that, I remember that peculiar scar quite clearly. Because even if I go back in time and let me re-enact what I did at that time, I'm afraid I won't be able to do it so well. ”

Hearing Victor's explanation, Rod nodded, he didn't understand Victor's thoughts, among players, there will also be this kind of occasional genius. For example, a player with average skills actually played the ability to move his god due to the mistake in the fierce boss battle, and finally single-handedly got the boss that almost wiped them out. That video Rhodes also watched, and just looking at the video, that player was as powerful and invincible as the god of Raiders. But after that, that player tried a few more times, but never succeeded again.

Because it's so rare. That's why it's memorable, and the reason given by Victor is relatively reasonable.

And in this way, Rhodes was also much more relieved, if Victor relied on the other party's gesture command or badge or something to detect the origin of those masked people, then the council leader of the Soragon Mountain Territory was also likely to be aware of this problem. If that's the case, then his attitude towards the Radiant Dragon Nation is obvious——— no one would be willing to be kind to an opponent who has already put a knife to his neck, and if that is the case, even if Rhodes saves the Parliament Leader. It is also very likely that it will not be able to avoid the fate of the Soragon Mountain Territory leaning towards the Night Dragon Kingdom, if that is the case, then Rhodes might as well simply kill the other party and then take the opportunity to find an obedient and sensible person to keep up.

Victor is also very aware of this, so he also made a special explanation of this when he explained it to Rod, otherwise, I am afraid that the matter will be really difficult to explain.

"But I still don't understand ............"

Lijie muttered to herself. I can't figure it out.

"Why would the people of the Soragon Mountains want to lean towards the Night Dragon Kingdom? According to Marlene, most of the people living there are humans, but the Night Dragon Kingdom ..............."

Although Lijie's words were not finished, her meaning was obvious, indeed, the Night Dragon Kingdom is the world of the undead, and the relationship between the living and the dead will always have twists and turns. But why do the people of the Soragon Mountains do the opposite, seeking the help of the eternal undead who hide in the darkness? Don't they have the dignity of the living, the pride, and the fear of immortality and darkness? ”

"It's not surprising."

Hearing Lijie's somewhat puzzled inquiry. Rod shrugged, he knew it all too well.

"In fact, the Solagang Mountain Territory has always had this position for a long time, and Lijie's idea of yours is exactly the reason."

"Huh? My thoughts? ”

Hearing Rod's answer, Lijie couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, staring at Rhodes with wide eyes and curiosity, how could she not understand what he meant——— is there something wrong with her thoughts?

"There's nothing wrong with your thoughts, that's the biggest problem, the Soragon Mountains as the source of the Magic Crystal Mine. Naturally, there are a lot of potential forces to trade with it. Of course. In these business practices, bargaining is unavoidable. But the arrogant merchants of the Nation of Light don't see it that way. Because in their opinion, most of the mountains in Soragon are living life, so it is very natural to deal with humans. After all, they are also living people, so they should not trade in minerals with those evil undead creatures. Because of this, the merchants of the Land of Light often keep their prices very low, and often put forward relatively harsh conditions. Naturally, this is something that the Solagang Mountain Territory cannot tolerate and accept. So they will turn to buying and selling resources to the Night Dragon Country, perhaps because the Night Dragon Kingdom has a clear understanding of their identity and position, so in the process of trading with the Solagang Mountain Lands, there has been no unreasonable price reduction, and there are many harsh terms attached, even if there is bargaining, it is within a reasonable and normal range. And since it is a business transaction, it is understandable to buy and sell with a powerful force that can give you a lot of profits. But many times the Soragon Mountain Lords were accused by the merchants from the Land of Light of being greedy for money, fearing darkness and evil, and succumbing to the lure of the disgusting undead............"

Saying this, Rod snorted coldly disdainfully.

"Presumably, this group of idiot businessmen is hoping to put pressure on the Solagang Mountain Territory, and this trick has some effect at first, after all, there are mostly humans in the Solagang Mountain Territory, but after the group of idiots in the Land of Light tasted the sweetness, they were out of control and played this trick at every turn. After playing back and forth like this, the people of the Solagang Mountain Territory are not monkeys and masochists, and they are naturally not happy to be oppressed like this. Gradually, the trade between the Soragon Mountains and the Dragon Kingdom of Light began to decrease, while the trade volume with the Night Dragon Kingdom began to increase. Since then, the merchants of the Radiant Dragon Nation have been taunting and insulting the Soragon Mountain Territory on various occasions, and have been upset against themselves, believing that they have been treated unfairly——— if it were not for the people of the Solagon Mountain Territory to submit to the obscenity of the undead, how could they deliberately reduce their trade output with them......... I have to say. After the cries of these merchants, the Council of the Radiant Dragon Kingdom held talks with the Solagang Mountain Lords, and finally stipulated the minimum transaction amount and price that the Soragon Mountain Territories must export magic crystal minerals to the Radiant Dragon Kingdom every year, which calmed the dissatisfaction of those merchants to a certain extent. However, it is precisely because of this that more and more people in the Solagang Mountain Territory are dissatisfied with the Radiant Dragon Country, and because of this, the Solagang Mountain Territory is trying to seek the protection of the Night Dragon Country. It's not a particularly strange thing. ”

After hearing Rod carefully tell about the Solagang Mountain Territory, Lijie's expression was very complicated, she opened her mouth, but she didn't know what to say, and finally just sighed lightly with a complicated expression, but didn't say anything more. I have to say. In fact, Lijie herself had not thought like this before, but after hearing Rod's story, she was a little confused.

"But............... How did the army of the Radiant Dragon Kingdom enter the Solagang Mountain Territory? ”

Marlene glanced at Lijie beside her, patted the girl's shoulder lightly, and then asked as if she had changed the subject.

"Probably like Victor, they're treated like mercenaries."

Rhodes didn't have any doubts about that.

"Although the Solagang Mountain Territory is said to be a stable place at the junction of the Night Dragon and the Light Dragon Soul, it is also the junction of the two dragon souls after all. All kinds of monsters are also emerging in an endless stream, so the surroundings of the Solagang Mountain Territory are not very peaceful, and in order to prevent the loss of strength in these senseless consumption with monsters, the Solagang Mountain Territory has always had a tradition of using mercenaries to solve the surrounding chaos and troubles for themselves, if you pretend to be a mercenary to enter the Solagang Mountain Territory, then even if you can't get close to the city, the pressure will be much less. ”

Speaking of this, Rod couldn't help frowning and thinking, it was not strange that people from the Dragon Kingdom of Light appeared in the Solagang Mountain Territory. The only trouble is from Victor's telling. These people obviously have some kind of trouble with those councilors who are inclined to the Night Dragon Kingdom, and now they just don't know that the other party has found them. Or the plan they took the initiative to send to the door——— no matter which one it is, it is similar for Rhodes.

According to Victor's intelligence, the convening of the Soragon Mountain Territory Council is getting closer and closer, and if it weren't for the fact that the Solagang Mountain Territory Council needs to convene all the councilors and must go through a certain process before it starts, then Rhodes feels that the probability of this task being completed is very low. But it's okay for now.........

"Mr. Victor, how are your people doing?"

"I asked my lieutenant Vincent to lead the others to continue the transfer with the Governor of the Council, and now they are in a high-cliff cave at the junction of the edge of the Soragon Mountain Territory and the junction point, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and there are some terrible and tricky monsters around, plus we have a lot of supplies, it is not a problem to hold out for about ten days."

"How long did it take you to get here from the Soragon Mountain Territory?"

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

Hearing Rod's inquiry, Victor pondered for a moment, and then opened his mouth to answer Rod's inquiry.

"It took me about two days to travel."

"Good."

After getting the answer he wanted, Rhodes nodded. Then he turned his head and looked at Marlene.

"Marlene, go inform Lando and Joey to get their team ready to go, and go to Labis and ask her to provide fifty bottles of Order Guardian Elixir......... Tomorrow morning, we'll set off. ”

"Good, Rod."

Hearing Rod's order, Marlene nodded without the slightest hesitation, then turned around and walked out of the door. And seeing Marlene leave, Victor, who was leaning on the bed, smiled at Rod.

"Frankly, Mr. Rod, I really envy you for having such a good subordinate, if I can, I really want to exchange with you."

"I won't change even if you take the gold and silver mountains, these are my lovely subordinates, not some props and equipment to exchange."

Hearing Rod's answer, Victor Ha smiled.

"Hahaha......... I'm just kidding, you don't have to be so nervous, Mr. Rhodes............ But there's a question I want you to answer in all seriousness. ”

"Huh? What's the problem? ”

"That......... The ...... who was here to take care of me just now That was all over the body............ The one who ............ What exactly is it? ”