Originally, Rhodes planned to rest for a while near the Moonlight Lake before continuing his journey, but after encountering the giant wolf, he had to change his mind, considering that the smell of blood from the corpse was likely to cause more unnecessary trouble, and finally chose a relatively flat high ground upstream of the Moonlight Lake as a campsite when the sun went down.

After dinner, Rhodes once again assumed the role of sentry, although this was a bit harsher for his body, but considering that he was the only one of the three who was most familiar with the environment of the Silver Moon Forest, and only he had the ability to fight, there was no way to do it. Although the fat businessman Mace also volunteered to help, but looking at his fat body, although Rod and Lijie didn't say much, their eyes had completely revealed the attitude of the two. So the fat businessmen who wanted to cry without tears had nothing to do but sit and pack up their bags that they had salvaged from the wreckage of the floating boat.

Of course, Lijie was not idle, at this moment, she was kneeling beside Rod, placing her hands on his left shoulder.

“AliyMia。” (Dragon Language: Healing)

With the girl's crisp chanting, a faint white light emerged from her palm, and then slowly wrapped around Rod's body. In the Dragon Soul Continent, spellcasters generally use dragon language to cast spells, this is because since the creation of the world, almost seventy percent of magic has been passed down in the form of dragon language, which was widely used by humans in the era of great magic. As for the rest, it is composed of angels, elves, demons, and undead languages, and as a race originally created and guarded by the Ancestral Dragons, they also inherited the magical talents and long lifespans of the dragons. And this has also become the division line of various classes on the continent, whether it is in the Night Country (Night Dragon Country), or the Light Country (Light Dragon Country) and the Law Country (Judgment Dragon Country), no matter what kind of political system they adopt, the top person must be the dragon soul holder who inherited the soul of the five dragons, followed by the non-human who is mainly angels, elves, demons and undead, and then the human being.

Of course, due to different political systems, the class composition of each country is not very similar. As a royal state, the Night Nation has a relatively strict class system, and there are no humans among its superiors. In the country of light, which has a parliamentary democracy, half of the high-level members of the parliament belong to humans. The number of angels, elves, and humans in the upper classes of the French Kingdom is quite evenly balanced, and each of them occupies one-third, because the Law Country is ruled by religious centralization, believes in the way of balance, and for them, balance is the most perfect choice.

Rhodes knew everything about the continent, and he knew what was going to happen next, which made him a little worried. In the game, the player is a player after all, and if you can't afford to play, you can take off your helmet and turn around and leave. But now that he's a part of the continent, what should he do in the face of the disaster that will happen next?

"Mr. Rhodes...... Mr. Rhodes? ”

"What's the matter?"

Lijie's voice woke Rhodes out of his musings, and he looked up at the girl in front of him. After that, Lijie finally returned to her usual appearance, although there was still an occasional trace of worry between her eyebrows, but it was much better than the gloomy expression that seemed to be the end of the world and was not strange to commit suicide at any time.

"That's right."

Li Jie shook her head, carefully glanced at Mace, who was sitting next to the fire with an expression as if she had been bitten by a snake, and was counting the supplies in her pocket, lowered her voice, and said with a serious expression.

"Before......... During the fight with the Wind Serpent, I felt something. ”

"Oh?"

Hearing this, Rod raised his eyebrows.

"What's that?"

"I felt some dark aura from that Wind Serpent Lord's body."

Saying this, Lijie bit her lower lip.

"However, this aura is very faint, and it doesn't seem like a dark attribute creature should have...... Mr. Rhodes, the Wind Serpent, isn't a creature of darkness. ”

Of course not, the wind snake belongs to the wind elemental creature, and the existence of the dark element is eight poles and will not be a distant relative, but .........

"Are you sure?" …,

"Yes, I'm sure."

Hearing the girl's confident and affirmative answer, Rod couldn't help but fall into deep thought. Of course, he knew what had happened to the Storm Snake during this time in history, the Wind Serpents had attacked the cargo ships on the Wind Tide Trade Route, causing considerable damage, and the Land of Light had sent people to investigate, claiming that it had been instructed and manipulated by the nomads living in the disputed area on the southern border of Pafield under the rule of the Dark Nation, and shortly thereafter, the Land of Light sent troops to attack the area, expelling and massacring its inhabitants. The Night Nation quickly responded to the Nation of Light's move, not only sending troops to attack the Nation of Light's garrison and reclaiming the land they claimed to be theirs, but also using it as a trigger to launch a full-scale invasion of the Realm of Light.

This history takes place during the Open Beta, when Rhodes and other players were busy getting acquainted with the new environment, new systems, and upgrades, and didn't go too deep into this part of the background. By the end of the open beta period, when the game was officially launched, and there was a large influx of players, a full-scale war had broken out between the Land of Light and the Land of Night. As for what exactly happened in this, players have their own opinions. Some believe that this is a tragedy caused by the failure of the Land of Light to reclaim its territory, while others believe that it is a deliberate provocation by the Night Nation to deliberately provoke and set off a war to achieve the goal of expansion. And there are many people who think that in fact, the country of night has been eyeing the country of light for a long time, and this time it is the country of light that has mishandled it——— of course, players have no position, and it all depends on their own personal preferences to figure it out.

As for these statements, Rhodes believes that there is some truth——— the southern border region is rich in crystal mines, which is an important resource for any country, and there is no reason for the Land of Light to let go. And this generation of Night Dragon Ion, who ruled the Night Nation, was indeed a very powerful ruler, and until the middle of the war, even players who were known for their cunning rogues had little advantage of him. It was even rumored that it was not an NPC, but a character played by members of the game company. As for the last statement, after all, there is no way to describe the performance of the Council of Light in wartime except for pig-like teammates, and many players who have been provoked by brainless orders are full of complaints, and there are even many players in the same camp who take the initiative to fight against the Land of Light in the Night Country, which shows how tragic the situation was at that time.

But now it seems that the conspiracy theories of the second school are closer to reality.

Lijie's feeling can't be wrong, as a creature of the light element, the angel is very sensitive to the dark element, and she should not be far from there after inheriting half of the bloodline. So, the attack of the Wind Serpents on the Wind Tide Trade Route was indeed a precursor to the Night Nation's premeditated attempt to launch an all-out attack on the Land of Light?

Things don't seem to be simple.

"Lijie, don't tell anyone about this."

"Good, Mr. Rhodes."

Hearing Rod's answer, Lijie nodded, she withdrew her hands, and carefully examined Rod's injuries again, a smile appeared on her white face.

"Your injuries are much better, and if you continue like this, it will heal in about five or six days."

"Thank you."

Rod nodded his head in gratitude to the girl, and then he lowered his head and stared at the system information that appeared in front of him.

The healthy part of the body has begun to gradually return to green, and if it continues like this, it will not be long before he can move freely. And now, in front of Rhodes, there is a whole lot of work to do.

What should I do first?

Rod frowned and fell into deep thought............

At the same time, at the place where the floating ship crashed, two figures were slowly walking out of the forest.

"This is the ship you're talking about?"

The man in the lead spoke coldly, he was dressed in white, streamlined and beautiful armor etched with patterns carved from shimmering gold threads, which Rhodes would have recognized as the mark of the Realm of Light Border Defense Officer if he were here.

The person standing behind the man was wrapped in a black cloak, and his appearance was invisible, and in the face of the man's inquiry, he only nodded slightly in reply.

"They killed my messenger." …,

The hoarse voice echoed in the forest at night, giving a chilling sense of coldness.

"It seems that your pet is really incompetent to be killed by such a group of filthy and incompetent mercenaries."

"It's not your fault!"

The black-cloaked man's voice suddenly became much higher.

"If you can find me a more advanced ......... Domination...... No, mastery-level lords, I wouldn't use such a low-level creature! ”

"What are you kidding, Dominant?"

The man snorted coldly.

"What do you think of us? We're only responsible for providing resources, and you have to do your own business, and if we can do everything well, then what do we need you to do? ”

At this, the man paused, and then his tone slowed.

"How long will it take you to be able to get started again?"

"It will take at least half a month, do you think it will be easy to find a group of wind snakes that can be manipulated?"

"Give you ten days, and we'll double the pay."

Hearing the other party's dissatisfied complaints, the man's face sank, and then he reached into his arms, took out a money bag and threw it over.

"Ten days later, I want you to start moving again."

The purse fell to the ground with a heavy metal crash, and the black cloak bent down, stretched out a withered hand to open the purse, and then immediately closed it.

"Okay, ten days, I'll keep the promise."

"I hope you understand that no third person will know about this."

"Of course I do......... By the way, looking at the situation of this ship, it seems that there are three or two rats running away, and they want me to help clean them up? ”

"No, you don't."

The man waved his hand.

"I have my own way."

Hearing his answer, Black Cloak laughed coldly.

"Very well, then I'll see what you can do."

A thick shadow appeared on the ground, enveloping the black cloak, and then vanished. And looking at the place where he disappeared, a trace of obvious disgust appeared on the man's face.

"The insatiable dead will one day turn even their bones to ashes!"

After a cold snort, the man turned and glanced at the surrounding forest with a thoughtful expression, and then, with one hand on the hilt of his sword, the other in his mouth, whistled loudly.

Soon, a griffon hovered down from the sky and landed on the ground. At the same time, three figures quietly emerged from the depths of the woods. The man glanced at them, then rolled over and mounted the griffon.

"Go find those three rats and get rid of them."

Then, he gave the order indifferently.