Holy Sword - Star Marks.

Looking at the rotating cards in the center of his palm, Rhodes closed his eyes, and soon, the originally quiet room seemed to disappear around him, the warm fire left him, replaced by a howling cold wind, and the sound of weapons could be heard in his ears from far and near, getting louder and louder. The hard floor beneath my feet turned into rotting muddy water, and the air was filled with the smell of sulfur, blood, and rancidity.........

"Ding!!"

Rhodes was shocked and opened his eyes, and at this moment, everything that had surrounded him suddenly disappeared, and the hard and flat ground was felt under his feet again, and the sound of the burning fireplace and the warm breath wrapped his body again, and the snow in front of him became thicker and thicker, and the sky was getting darker.

Failed again.

Looking at the cards in his hand helplessly, Rod shrugged his shoulders, whistled, and then waved his backhand, and soon, the white card disappeared into Rode's hand. This time, after the baptism of the monastery, Rhodes was promoted to level fifty, but this level did not give Rhodes any special rewards, and originally in the game, level fifty was a very chicken existence, because it was not as important as level forty or sixty to leave one realm and enter another, and its position in the dungeon was also awkward. In the game, levels 30, 50, and 70 are the three most difficult hurdles to cross, as there are very few quests that meet this level, and they are boring. And in terms of strengthening their abilities, although they are stronger than the master realm, they are weaker than the legendary realm, and they are not up or down, so this time Rhodes is promoted to level fifty, and there is nothing except the ten skill points obtained by improving the fifth level.

For players. Skill points are always the least enough to spend, even if you give him 5,000 or 10,000 skill points, it is not enough to fill the player's appetite, and it is naturally the same for Rod. With the improvement of skills and talent trees, the number of skill points required is also increasing, and this time he obtained ten skill points, and Rhodes took out six of them to improve the proficiency of the "Dawn Illusion" swordsmanship he created. Raised the proficiency of this swordsmanship to Grade A. The remaining four points were put into the new fifth-tier talent tree by Rhodes to "trace the roots".

[Tracing the Roots] is a brand-new talent, in the previous games, Rhodes has never seen this talent, it is the existence that appeared after the fusion of Rhodes' three talent trees, and [Tracing the Roots] itself is not a special combat skill or talent, on the contrary, it has only one ability.

[Tracing back to the roots: Touching the past of the soul, feeling the whispers of history, there is a certain chance to enter a state of in-depth understanding. The past and memory fragments of the summoned object can be obtained, which can be used once every ten natural days, and the success rate depends on the level of the card]

It was this introduction that made Rod decide to put the rest of his skill points into it. The reason for this lies in the Holy Sword card.

So far, Rhodes has determined that the strongest combat power in his hand is the Eternal Holy Sword card, but these cards are all in a sealed state. That is, Rhodes had to go through all sorts of means. Find and seek their pasts, and only after fully understanding the background of these holy sword elves can you completely break the seal and awaken the true power of the holy sword elves. But this is not an easy thing to do, each Holy Sword Elf has its own will and ideas, and Rhodes has no way to fully know their past through this skill. Rhodes will be able to learn more about the past of these sword cards and break their seals.

It's just that although this talent is clicked, the progress is not smooth, and he has used it twice in a row since Rod clicked on the talent. But each time it ended in failure. It seems that the high level of the Holy Sword deck is indeed a bottleneck, and although it has not been successful for two consecutive times, Rhodes has almost understood the conditions under which this talent works. It is to put the user's spirit into the memories of the summoning cards, and to re-look the entire past through their eyes. But now, I have been rejected twice in a row, on the one hand, because the card level is too high, and on the other hand, I am afraid that there is a tacit understanding between each other that has not been able to allow the other party to watch his past.........

You can only take one step at a time.

Thinking of this, Rod sighed and stood up, and at this moment, there was a knock on the door.

"Mr. Rhodes, the Guild Elder informs you that the Winter Festival is about to begin."

"I know."

Hearing this, Rod straightened his clothes and echoed, while the corners of his mouth curled slightly.

This is the time to see if you are a real man, Mr. Battle.

The festival of the mercenary association is not grand, and it can even be said to be a little shabby, that is, a table is set up around a bonfire in the hall of the mercenary association, and then a variety of food and wine are placed on it, except for the beginning of the association president needs to speak a few words on behalf of the mercenary association, and at the same time talk about the promotion and demotion of the major mercenary guilds in the next year and the problems between the mercenaries in the Principality of Moon, the rest of the time is basically drinking and chatting between the presidents and heads of the various powerful mercenary guilds, and contacting feelings.

However, when Rod walked into the hall, he quickly realized that he was not welcome.

Seeing Rhodes walk in, some of the mercenary captains who were chatting hotly immediately closed their mouths, and they turned their heads to look at the young men who walked into the hall with wary and complicated eyes. For a while, the hall that was originally a little noisy seemed unusually quiet, but in the face of such an embarrassing scene, Rod's face did not change at all. He just stood in the doorway, raised his head, calmly glanced around the crowd, and then stretched out his hands and straightened his clothes.

Although Rod didn't say anything, anyone could feel the chill in his gaze that was comparable to the harsh winter, which made many people tremble in their hearts, and instinctively turned their heads away from Rode's gaze. And Rhodes didn't entangle with these people anymore, he tidied up his clothes a little, and then came to the upper seat under the guidance of his attendants——— originally according to the fixation, there should be five seats here, which were given to the five mercenary guilds of the Duchy of Moon. But for various reasons that everyone knows very well, the Heavenly Sword and the Wings of Freedom have been completely finished, so there are only three positions in the upper position at the moment: Starlight, Cole's Eagle and Purple Lily. Starlight is located in the center of both sides, which invisibly indicates the Mercenary Association's attitude towards Starlight.

Victor had already arrived at the venue early, and when he saw Rod coming, he also hurriedly stood up and said hello to Rode, and Rod also returned the salute slightly, and then sat down in the middle, and on his left, the position belonging to the purple lily, was still empty.

"Hasn't Mr. Battle come yet?"

Once seated in his seat, Rhodes glanced to the side before asking. Victor smiled wryly at his inquiry, and then spread his hands.

"Yes, Lord Rod, Battle hasn't come yet, he used to be the most lively........."

Although Victor's words were not finished, both of them knew very well why Battle did not appear here.

Soon, the noisy atmosphere in the hall was restored, after the previous demonstration, no one dared not look for Rod's trouble, only to see that in the lower seat, many mercenaries were holding wine glasses and talking happily, and with the passage of time, more and more people entered the hall, and the atmosphere became more and more enthusiastic. Only Rod and Victor didn't seem to have the slightest interest in the bustle in front of them, they just leaned back in their chairs, staring at it with expectant and interested eyes.

Finally, a huge, majestic figure appeared at the gate.

“——————”

The air froze in an instant.

The mercenaries, who were originally chatting and drinking, all kept their movements as if they had been hit by the immobilization spell at this moment, turned their heads, and stared blankly at the ———— uninvited guest at the door.

The first thing that caught everyone's eyes was a large patch of pink, a pink top like a tutu, which was stretched tightly by the huge body full of muscles, and even the gaps in the muscles and the six-pack abs in the abdomen could be clearly seen through the clothes. And behind the thick waist, a big white bow fluttered playfully with the owner's movements, short and narrow, almost only able to cover the root of the thighs The skirt kept shaking, showing everyone two thick and powerful legs like elephants. White stockings wrap around it, and you can even see a lot of black leg hair accumulating in them, and underneath, a pair of bright red round scalp shoes proudly show their presence.

Battle had a black face like this, and slowly walked into the lifeless hall with the giant sword behind him, as if it had become an ice cellar cemetery, facing everyone's eyes, his old face turned red, and then he snorted coldly, turned around and walked towards the upper position. And at this moment, the applause rang out, breaking the eerie silence.

"It's wonderful, Mr. Battle, that you're a man of men."

Rhodes leaned back in his chair and clapped his hands as he strode towards Battle. Hearing his words, Battle's face became even more embarrassed, he glared at Rod fiercely, and then sat down on the chair next to Rode, and then he looked at Rod and raised his head proudly.

"Of course, boy, I'm a man, and a real man says yes! Willing to lose! Hey, boy, I'll pour you a drink later, I hope you'll still be drinking. ”

"I'm a man, too, Mr. Battle."

Hearing Battle's provocative words, Rod narrowed his eyes slightly.

"Please rest assured, as a man, I will never back down. But ............"

With that, Rhodes took a closer look at the white lace necklace that Bartel wore around his neck, and the fluttering headdress on his head.

“………… Looks like you're wearing a happy outfit. ”

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