【Asha's Tears (Artifact)】

[Buildable - Statue of the Holy Maiden]

[Building Requirements: Guild Fortress/Territory Level is Intermediate or above]

[Consumption cost: 300,000 gold coins, 100 kg of magic crystals]

Looking at the construction requirements of Asha's Tears in front of him, Rhodes raised his eyebrows, 300,000 gold coins is not a small number for Rhodes now, although it is said that in the Midsummer Festival and the Battle of Parfield and the five-star mission of the Mercenary Guild, Rhodes has collected a lot of money, but the money comes and goes quickly, just building the fortress almost spent all the savings in Rhodes' hands, even if there is some income later, he will continue to invest in the training of cavalry and the construction of private soldiers, as well as pay for the expenses of mercenaries. In fact, Rhodes's guild has always been very hard to run, because the income of the mercenary guild generally comes from their power behind the scenes. But in order to maintain his independence, Rhodes chose to obtain funds through the operation of the guild itself, and now all of Rhodes' income comes from the share of the chambers of commerce in the fortress of the Land of Atonement and the division of the income from the mines, and then Labis's alchemy potion. It can even be said that Labis is the one who really supports the existence of half of the Starlight Guild, due to the addition of the alchemy master, the potion made by Labis has a wonderful effect, and it is already quite famous in Parfield and nearby areas, every time at the auction, all kinds of potions produced by Starlight can be sold for a very high price, which is also the second source of finance for the guild, it can be said that if there is no Labis, the current Starlight Guild may be difficult to operate normally.

Even if Lydia gave herself a piece of territory, she was unceremonious to say that there was no one living there in the Glenbuel Mountains at all, and she had been searching there for ten years, and I was afraid that she would not get more than this time when she went to the monastery.

Now, and even in the foreseeable future, Rhodes' guild may not be able to get much financial support, which is why he has been careful to spend his money. Right now, according to Marlene's report. At present, Rhodes had no more than half a million gold coins left in his hands, and this was still counting the wealth he had plundered from the monastery. Although he had already said hello to the Silver Scales before and could get the support of magic crystals for free, when it came to money, there was nothing Rhodes could do.

Thinking of this, Rod frowned.

In fact, he was not really cornered. Marlene's Shania family is one of the few big families in the Duchy of Moon, rich in the world, with a wealth of more than tens of millions. If Rhodes can ask for help through Marlene, then not to mention five hundred and fifty thousand, five million can be obtained. However, Rhodes would not make such a request. It's not that he's afraid of embarrassment so he can't pull this face, in the game, Rod was very straightforward when he used the money of a little bubble gum, and he didn't get angry at all because he was called eating women's soft rice or something. But that time was different from now. The money for Little Bubblegum comes entirely from her, so if there are any financial disputes and opinions between the two parties, it is also a problem between the two people, and it has nothing to do with other people. But a big family like this is different, even if Marlene and her father are willing to give themselves money, but because of their identity, it is destined that the money does not belong to them personally, but to the family. When the time comes, even if Marlene herself does not take a stand. If someone in the Shania family used this money to put pressure on him, then he would definitely not be able to bear it. Power disputes and entanglements of interests in large families are intricate. Rod has a headache on his own side, so he won't wade into the troubled waters.

Not to mention, until now, Rhodes still had doubts about the attitude of the Shania family.

Marlene didn't say that Rhodes also knew that the Shania family must have taken a fancy to themselves, and it was not an ordinary appreciation. It can be seen from the fact that they actually let Marlene continue to follow them after the civil war, this matter is not simple. If it could be said that Marlene was out to practice, then no matter what kind of training method she had, it should be over after such a long time. But Marlene still returned to her side and continued to be her lieutenant. Although he is now a lord. However, compared to Marlene, his identity is not very noble.

So, what is the purpose of the Shania family doing this?

Before learning the true purpose of the Shania family, Rhodes did not plan to get too close to the Shania family, and the relationship between him and Marlene was a personal relationship, which was quite reliable. However, the Shania family is a large aristocratic family, and there is no personal affection to talk about in this, if he has the attitude of dealing with the Shania family with the attitude of dealing with Marlene, Rhodes can be sure that he will die a miserable death. But it's a pity that he doesn't have a hobby of masochism.

"Knock knock."

Just then, there was a knock on the door, followed by Agamevi's bland voice outside the door.

"Master, President Mace is here."

"Let him in."

Hearing the Sea Elf's report, Rhodes turned off the system prompt in front of him, and then he leaned back in his chair with his hands crossed and spoke. Soon, the door opened, and the chubby merchant walked into Rod's room with a warm smile, and when he saw Rod, Mace's face suddenly showed a warm smile, and he saluted Rod.

"It's been a long time, Mr. Rhodes......... Oh, no, I should call you Lord by now? ”

"Just like before, Mr. Mace."

Rod didn't say anything about Mace's words, he just nodded, and then made a gesture of welcome, and Mace also sat in front of Rode, and at this time, Agameve also stepped forward leisurely, poured a cup of tea for Mace, and then quietly turned away. Mace, on the other hand, set his eyes on the strange sea elf, and it wasn't until she was gone that the fat merchant smiled awkwardly before turning to look at Rhodes.

"I've brought you what you want, Mr. Rhodes. Two carts of magic crystals, I think it's enough for you, but ......... I really didn't expect it. ”

Speaking of this, Mace looked at the young man in front of him, shook his head, and sighed.

It had been less than a year since that incident, and it was still the beginning of spring, and I had only stumbled upon this young man unconscious in the mountains. and rescued him, but now he didn't expect that it was this young man who saved his life. Bringing himself out of the dangerous forest, not only that, but in less than a year, this young man not only left an obscurity. The nearly disbanded mercenary group has become a dominant mercenary guild, and now even he himself has received the title of nobility and become a true lord.

It's only been more than half a year...............

Looking at Rhodes in front of him, Mace was full of emotion in his heart, even his Silver Celestial Chamber of Commerce was the blessing of Torrod to be able to have the current scale. Originally, after that accident, the Silver Scales Chamber of Commerce had already encountered a very serious crisis, and it was not easy to recover later. But at that time, his own chamber of commerce was just dying. Mace even thought about selling the Chamber of Commerce and returning to his hometown to buy a manor to spend the rest of his life, but in the end, he gritted his teeth and persevered, and chose to cooperate with Rhodes.

And now, Mace has also tasted the sweetness of cooperation with Rhodes, not to mention the rich mineral income of the Land of Atonement, but Rhodes handed over the business of alchemy potions to him to handle. It made the silver scales a lot of money! Mace didn't expect that Rhodes would have such a powerful strength and strength to get so many alchemy potions. Moreover, these potions are not the kind of things that alchemy apprentices casually fool people, as long as any connoisseur looks at the quality of the potion, he will involuntarily give a thumbs up and come to buy it at a high price. Because of this, the influence of the silver scale in the surrounding area is also getting higher and higher, and there are even many nobles who have not been seen by Metz before. Now they greet him kindly, and expect him to do himself a little bit of a favor in the sale of potions...............

This is something that Mace has never felt before, and because of this, now this fat businessman has made up his mind to have a good relationship with Rhodes, so. This time, when he heard that Rhodes needed two carts of magic crystals, Mace did not hesitate to transport two carts of magic crystals. It's just that, until now, the fat merchant is still a little curious.

"But Mr. Rod, what's the use of asking you for so many magic crystals?"

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

Hearing Mace's words, Rod raised his eyebrows, he opened his mouth and was about to say something, when suddenly, Rode's eyes rolled, as if he thought of something, and a smile appeared in his eyes.

“…… Now is not the time to say that, Mr. Mace, and I think you'll see it soon for yourself. ”

The night is getting darker.

The dark and dense night covered the entire sky, Rhodes stood on the balcony, looking at the fortress in front of him, except for a few faint fires drifting, the entire fortress was quiet, without the slightest sound, it was already late at night, and everything had fallen into a deep sleep. And for Rod, this is the best opportunity.

"Ready? Head? ”

Little Bubblegum and Canary stood behind Rod, looking at him expectantly. Feeling the gaze of the two, Rod nodded slightly, and then, he turned to look ahead, stretched out his hand, and then, a huge beautiful crystal appeared, which was suspended in the air, exuding a soft glow. Soon, a system prompt appeared in front of Rod.

[Asha's tears detected......... Initiate......... Can be built, the statue of the Holy Maiden, is it built? 】

Build.

Looking at the system prompt in front of him, Rod replied in a low voice in his heart. And with Rod's response, the light of Yasha's tears became more and more dazzling, and then, a slender and bright, as if the line of light made of glass flew up from Yasha's tears, they circled and flew to the center of the fortress, and then I saw that these lights became brighter and more dazzling, they began to stop moving like condensed ice, solidified and formed, and soon, a hazy, more than twenty meters high white light and shadow came down from above, as if the curtain was lifted from the artwork, Gradually, its vague true body was revealed in front of everyone. And with the appearance of this light and shadow, the brilliance of Asha's tears also became brighter and brighter, and then, it trembled suddenly.

“——————！！”

The crisp, low sound flew as if it swept over the earth for a moment, and Rhodes felt a cool and comfortable breath rushing to his face, as if to wash away all the fatigue in his body for a moment. At the same moment, a warm, white barrier of light suddenly emerged from above their heads, covering both sides, and then disappearing again.

Rhodes lowered his head and looked ahead again——— only to see that at this moment, in the center of the fortress, a tall, beautiful statue of a white maiden was standing quietly, her eyes closed, her hands crossed in front of her chest, and her head raised high, as if praying to the sky.

Seeing this scene, Rod let out a long sigh.

It worked. (To be continued.) )