What happened to the Red Eagle Mercenary Group made Rhodes a little puzzled, and at the same time secretly vigilant. Although this kind of thing is an accident in the eyes of others, Rhodes always felt that something was wrong, as Shanna said, the other party paid a deposit of one hundred and fifty gold coins, so much money if it was just to have fun with others, then it would be too much.

There must be something wrong behind it.

Although Rod thought so, he didn't let Lijie go to find out the news from Red Hawk, after all, the previous incident with Barney made the atmosphere of the two mercenary groups a little embarrassing, and Rod didn't want to get involved, so he asked Old Walker to return to the Mercenary Association to "return to his old business".

"I hope you'll keep an eye on the association's recent movements."

Sitting at the slightly old wooden desk in the study, Rhodes was writing and drawing on the paper while quietly speaking to old Walker.

"Let's see if there's anything particularly strange lately, how anything is out of the ordinary, and tell me right away. Also, I hope you can help me find an MT in the guild. ”

"Omti? Haven't heard of it. ”

"Someone who can stand at the front of the line in times of crisis."

Rod reached out and tapped his forehead, then corrected his statement.

"Remember, no more than two people at most, although we have a small number of mercenary groups now, what we need most at the moment is not to expand the manpower, but to run in with each other and work as a team."

"Someone who can stand at the front of the line in times of crisis......"

Hearing Rod's request, old Walker narrowed his eyes, touched the beard on his chin, and began to think.

"Hmm......... I've got that choice, but boy, I think you'll have to shell out a lot of money. ”

"How much?"

Rhodes looked up at the old man sitting in front of him, while the elder Walker shrugged his shoulders and grinned.

"Three hundred gold coins."

"So much?"

Hearing this, Rod frowned, he got a total of five hundred gold coins for completing the task this time, and Old Walker was going to take more than half of it, which really made Rod very puzzled. You must know that the mercenaries themselves do not cost much to hire, and a mercenary with good skills to join the mercenary group can only reach the sky for a hundred gold coins at most. There are also many mercenaries who would rather not have money and want to join those mercenary groups. And Old Walker and Marlene belong to this category, the former only needs fifty gold coins, and the latter itself is not bad at all, only combat experience, so Marlene did not ask Rhodes for money. And now old Walker actually spends three hundred gold coins to hire people?

Seeing the surprised expression on Rod's face, Old Walker touched his beard and showed a happy smile, since he joined the mercenary group, Rod had nothing to do and sarcastically mocked him, and now he finally seized the opportunity to take revenge, of course, Old Walker is not open-mouthed, after all, this is now his own mercenary group, and he is not old enough to be so confused that he is uncomfortable with his team. Merely...... Hehe, you get what you pay for, and if you want to get the best one, then you have to spend a little more.

"Okay."

But to the surprise of old Walker, Rod was not as angry, unhappy, and scolded as the others, except for the surprise at first. Instead, he pulled open the drawer, then pulled out a money bag and threw it on the table.

"There's five hundred gold coins in it, take it."

"Huh?"

In the face of Rod's actions, Old Walker's expression froze.

"Hey, boy, isn't that what we paid for our last mission? You just gave it all to me? ”

"It doesn't matter, anyway, there is no place to use money for the time being, since you want to use it, use it well."

This time, in the face of old Walker's nervous inquiry, Rod didn't even raise his head, he picked up the paper in front of him, and replied indifferently. Although five hundred gold coins are a lot in the eyes of old Walker, they are really nothing in Rod's eyes, you must know that during his tenure as the guild leader, the gold coins in his hands are in the millions, and these five hundred gold coins are not enough to make a splash in Rod's eyes. Besides, Rhodes wasn't worried that Old Walker would spend the money indiscriminately, and if he did, it would be a big deal to deduct the loss from his remuneration. …,

If old Walker knew that this was the idea in Rod's mind, then he would definitely reconsider his own suggestion. But it's a pity that people's hearts are separated from their stomachs, so in the eyes of old Walker, Rhodes behaved so generously, which really made him re-understand this kid who had a straight face all day long and didn't say half a good word.

"Don't worry, boy."

Old Walker picked up the money bag with a rare serious expression on his face.

"I promise to bring back a person who will satisfy you."

Old Walker paused at this, and then a strange smile appeared on his old face.

"I promise you that your money is not in vain."

"I hope so."

Because Rod's attention was focused on the piece of paper in front of him, he didn't see the strange smile on Old Walker's face. But at this moment, Rod also put down the pen in his hand and closed the paper.

"Anything else?"

"By the way, I want to ask, when are we going to go on a mission next?"

"I've taken it, I'll leave in two days."

"In two days?"

Hearing Rod's answer, Old Walker frowned.

"So do I still have time to go to the guild to find out the news?"

"This mission is just me and Marlene."

Rod shook his head, then replied.

"Lijie needs to concentrate on learning new spiritual skills during this time, and you also have a task to do, so this time it's just the two of us, don't worry, just go to the Dusk Forest to collect some alchemy plants, a two-star mission, it's not very difficult." So you don't have to worry about anything, just do your own thing with peace of mind. ”

Speaking of this, Rod glanced at the aristocratic lady who was sitting in another corner of the study, reading a book, and sensing Rode's gaze, Marlene showed a proud and smug smile, which made Rod shake his head and sigh helplessly in the depths of his heart.

In fact, Rhodes didn't plan to do so, he originally only planned to go alone, in order to take this opportunity to dig up the best equipment buried in the Dusk Forest one by one. Unexpectedly, Marlene decisively rejected Rod's request after learning about this, because the most important thing for a girl is to go out and accumulate experience by going out on adventures, she has had enough of the boring life in Deep Rock City, and she is obviously very unhappy with it. So under Marlene's strong request, Rhodes finally agreed to take her on the road, anyway, now Marlene is also a member of the mercenary group, plus her strength as a mid-level mage is there, even if there is any accident, it can be solved very well.

"It's good, I know it."

Old Walker nodded in understanding, and then he stood up.

"Then I'll prepare, and then I'll go to the association to see how it's going......... If you have something to do with me, old place, old location. ”

After saying this, old Walker was about to get up and take his leave, but at that moment, there was a sudden knock at the door. Then, Lijie pushed open the door and walked into the study.

"Mr. Rhodes, this is something that the Keller family sent just now."

With a hint of nervousness and confusion, Lijie handed Rhodes a letter in her hand, a beautiful invitation with a gilded logo and an ornate family crest showing the identity and status of its owner.

"The Kellers?"

Rod frowned suspiciously, and then he reached out and took the invitation from Lijie.

"Do we know these guys?"

Hearing Rod's inquiry, Lijie's face immediately showed a strange expression.

"Uh............ Mr. Rhodes, you forgot? ”

"How?"

"When we returned to Deep Rock from the Twilight Forest, didn't you save a young lady......

"I'm not impressed." …,

Rod replied very decisively, looking at his appearance, it was obvious that he had completely forgotten about the other party. This also made Lijie stunned, and she stuck out her tongue slightly, but decided not to say anything more. After all, the two sides were also a little unhappy at that time, and Lijie originally thought that there would be no more communication between them after this, but she didn't expect that the Keller family would come to the door again at this time. I don't know what they are going to do this time?

"The patriarch of the Keller family invited me to a dinner party and thanked me for saving his daughter."

At this time, Rhodes had already finished reading the contents of the invitation, and casually placed it on the table next to him.

"Do any of you plan to go with me?"

Hearing Rod's invitation, Old Walker was the first to turn and walk out of the room, without waving his hand at Rod.

"I won't do this kind of thing like drinking tea with that group of aristocratic lords, I'll go first, boy, don't worry, I promise to complete your commission."

"I, I'm ......... too"

Li Jie said, a few embarrassed smiles on her face, and quietly took a few steps back.

"I've been learning new psionic skills lately, and I want to ...... I can't get out of my way for a while. ”

"Marlene?"

Seeing that Old Walker and Lijie didn't plan to go, Rod looked at the aristocratic lady who was sitting next to him reading quietly, and in the face of Rode's gaze, Marlene thought for a moment, and then nodded.

"While I'm not interested in spending time with those hillbilly nouveau riche, it's nice to go for a break once in a while......... Lijie, come along. ”

"Huh? I? But ........."

"Psionic skills are not something that can be learned in a day, and ...... It's been a long time since you've been to a tea party like this, so it's better to relax, right? ”

"This ......... I ............"

Hearing Marlene's suggestion, Lijie's face became even more embarrassed, she peeked at Rod, and saw that he didn't say anything, so she breathed a sigh of relief, and then nodded helplessly.