For Rod, this is just a small episode, for him, it is a common thing to meet some unlucky person in Casablanca, but the other party does have a reason to hate him, Defiat is a rare legendary powerhouse in the Council of Light, and as a result, Rhodes said that it was abolished, although it was not his own hand, but it seems that the situation is similar in the Council of Light. Thinking of this, Rhodes couldn't help but sigh that the world is really wonderful, the five legends of the Council of Light, there are two of them planted in his hands, not to mention the Sword Saint of Lan, the cyan goshawk was also made a disgraced by himself, although the relationship between the other party and the Council of Light is not harmonious, but in the face of foreign enemies, there is a common position anyway.

Although there was a small turmoil, but the next trip of everyone was quite smooth, and finally everyone returned to the palace safe and sound, this trip can be said to be a great benefit for them, and for Rod, his goal has been achieved. It seems that they have begun to seriously consider and face the current situation, as well as the Nation of Light itself............

After a day of sightseeing, everyone could be regarded as fulfilling their wishes and began to concentrate on preparing the Dragon Soul Sacred Codex. Although it is said that as the representatives of the Duchy of Moon, they only need to do their own thing during the ceremony, but everyone knows that this Dragon Soul Sacred Book is not trivial, so it is better to make more preparations just in case. Even Marlene took Lijie and Annie to train in etiquette, especially Annie, after all, no matter what, the Dragon Soul Sacred Book is an important ritual to meet the Dragon Soul of Light, and those noble and complicated etiquette are essential, if Annie doesn't make it clear to her in advance, God knows what she will do during the ceremony, just in case. It's better to be prepared. 、

Everyone was busy, only Rhodes still looked idle, in fact, he himself was not very excited and nervous about seeing the dragon soul of light, so he didn't value this ritual as much as others, but the so-called local customs, of course, Rod would not be stupid enough to show it in front of Lijie and Marlene. Simply found an excuse to slip out of the way, and by the way, escaped Marlene's strict etiquette training——— let Anne and Lijie bear this kind of thing.

Lydia's palace is located halfway up the mountain of the Dragon Soul Temple of Light, and as one of the three archangels, although she is not the archangel who lives here, Lydia still has her own palace. However, this palace is not used at all on weekdays, and is only used by Lydia occasionally when she travels to the Land of Light. Even so, the palace is filled with the lavish and comfortable decorations of the Golden City, whether it is the white smooth floors, the soft and heavy carpets, and the beautiful and expensive frescoes on the walls. It seems a little out of place with this seemingly holy temple——— but as long as Lydia doesn't care, who cares?

"Hoo ..............."

Rhodes lay leisurely on a stone chair in the garden, enjoying the beautiful scenery in front of him, from here looking down, you can see the whole landscape of Casablanca, under the sun, Casablanca city presents a soft, gentle white. It was as holy and beautiful as if it were in the light, in that sense. Casablanca's reputation as a holy city is well deserved. But......... This is, after all, just false prosperity.

Thinking of this, the corners of Rhodes' mouth couldn't help but curl slightly, and he once again remembered the Casablanca in his memory, the city that had been completely sunk in the flames of war, and in the game, the Night Dragon Country was attacking and tossing all the way to the Land of Light, which was miserable. Especially after the loss of the dragon soul of light, the protection of the dragon soul also disappeared at the same time, and the country of light shrouded in chaos has become a hell on earth. At that time, even if he or the Night Dragon did not invade the Land of Light, the country would eventually end up in self-destruction, but Rhodes decided to do it himself. After all, if they don't destroy the country with their own hands, but let them go to decay and perdition on their own, then it will be too cheap for them.

"Rustle."

And just when Rod was immersed in the memories of the decline and destruction of Casablanca, suddenly, a sound came from the grass, Rod turned his head curiously, and soon, he saw a petite figure walking out of the grass.

It was a girl who was only a teenager, with a small face and delicate facial features that perfectly matched each other, a very cute girl, with long white and blonde hair hanging down like a waterfall, reflecting the light of the sun, making people feel a dazzling beauty. The girl was wearing a relatively simple white robe, inlaid with a pattern sewn with gold thread, and when she saw Rod here, the girl was obviously very surprised, she subconsciously stopped, her eyes widened, and she looked at Rod in front of her with some confusion. After a few moments, the girl asked timidly.

"Are you............ Who? What will be here? ”

"That's my question for you, miss."

Rod shrugged his shoulders, but he still stood up from the stone chair and waved his hand at the girl.

"I'm a guest here——— one of Her Royal Highness's subordinates Lydia, my name is Rhodes. Elant, the lord of Glen Bell, may I ask you ..............."

"Ah...............h

Hearing Rod's inquiry, the girl seemed to understand something, she nodded slowly, and her body, which was originally as tight as a squirrel seeing a natural enemy, gradually relaxed a lot. Then, the girl looked up at Rhodes, hesitated for a moment, and then spoke.

"I......... I......... My name is......... You can call me......... Leigh. I'm here......... Here's ......... That one...... Yes, it's the people here. ”

Leigh?

Hearing the name, Rod raised his eyebrows, but he didn't delve into it, but nodded at the girl, and then made an inviting gesture to the girl. "So, Leigh, are you here to enjoy the scenery too?"

"Yes, this gentleman."

Hearing Rod's inquiry, Li nodded, she looked at Rod's invitation hesitantly, as if Little Red Riding Hood knew that Lu Dao was a grandmother pretending to be a big bad wolf but didn't know if Lu Dao should enter. But in the end, the girl cautiously approached Rod step by step. Then she looked up curiously, took a closer look at Rod's face, and then sat quietly on the other side of the stone chair. Looking at the girl's performance, Rod rolled his eyes helplessly, but he didn't say anything, but shrugged his shoulders. Sitting on a stone chair.

Looking at the scene in front of her, the girl put her hands on her cheeks and stared at the scene in front of her attentively, and then she muttered to herself.

"I love the view, every time I stand here and look down on the view below, it makes me feel at peace and tranquility. Everyone is happy to see it this way. Happy to live a happy life......... No one suffers, no one is hurt, and no one will cry. A happy city, a happy country........."

"Huh."

Hearing the girl's words, Rhodes couldn't help but pursed his lips and let out a soft mockery, although destroying children's dreams is not something he likes, but listening to the girl actually think that Casablanca is a beautiful and happy city. Rod still instinctively felt a little funny. Hearing his laughter, the girl turned her head angrily. Looking at him dissatisfied.

"What's wrong? This gentleman? Do you think what I'm saying is funny? ”

"No, no, no."

Faced with the girl's puffing question, Rod waved his hand expressionlessly.

"I didn't say anything, Leigh, but you heard me wrong."

"No, I heard you right."

The girl pursed her lips and looked at Rhodes dissatisfied.

"Don't be like I'm a child. I can feel your thoughts, sir. You think I'm just a naïve and stupid, dreaming little girl, don't you? ”

“……………………”

Rod didn't speak, but apparently. Nor did he intend to deny it. I don't know what Lu Dao is, when he saw this girl for the first time, Rod felt a little strange, as if there was something in his body that was particularly close to this girl, and that feeling was like meeting his acquaintance in a foreign country, a feeling of affection and nostalgia. But Rhodes was really strange why he felt like this. Because no matter how you look at it, this girl is absolutely unfamiliar with himself, he has never seen this girl before, and her figure does not overlap with the people he knows, if it is a person born in the Dongfang Yamahara like Jia Ling, then it is not wrong to say that there is a sense of familiarity from the appearance. But this girl ............... I've never seen her before, huh? Why did you not feel the feeling you should have when facing a stranger when talking to her?

"I'm just telling the truth, Leigh, this world isn't as peaceful as you think."

As he spoke, Rod pursed his lips and looked at Casablanca in front of him.

"Especially in this city, I don't think it's beautiful at all, on the contrary, I hate it."

Hearing Rod's answer, the girl's eyes widened in surprise, and she just stared at Rod, as if he had just said something that subverted the truth of the world.

"For what? Mr? This is Casablanca, a city under the protection of the dragon of light, and under this holy light, people live happily ever after. Why do you hate this place? ”

"Because here, I see nothing but ugliness and senseless fighting."

Rod shrugged his shoulders and answered the girl's question lightly. Although he knew very well in his heart that this was not something that should be said to such a young child, but he didn't know what Lu Dao was about, facing this girl, Rod intuitively felt that it didn't matter even if he said it.

"This place is ostensibly sheltered by the Dragon Spirit of Light, but what about the facts? People who hold power attack each other in order to consolidate their power, abuse each other in order to expand their power, incite hatred, and cover everything with lies. The people here live in false dreams under lies, they think they are the center of this world, but in fact, they are nothing."

With that, Rhodes reached out and pointed to a point in Casablanca City in front of him.

"Have you been there? Leigh? ”

"I've been, it's a long church, a beautiful, quiet place."

Although he didn't know what Rod was asking himself this question about, the girl answered quickly. In response to her answer, Rod shrugged his shoulders and pointed to another place.

"And where?"

"There's ............ Ah, Liberty Square, of course I've been there. ”

"So. And where? ”

This time, Rhodes pointed to a white area west of Casablanca, but this time, the girl didn't answer immediately, she frowned, and stared carefully in the direction Rod was pointing. Trying to remember, but after a moment, the girl shook her head helplessly.

"No............ Sir, I have never been there, what is it? ”

"It's called 'Dalxter' and it's the largest slum in Casablanca."

"Civilians crying?"

The girl repeated Rod's words with some confusion, but looking at her blank face, she knew that the girl did not understand the meaning of the word at all.

"It's where the poor live, and they don't have their clothes. He was so poor that he didn't even have a full meal. There, people can kill for a piece of bread, no one dares to walk down the street with money, because the next moment they will be robbed, and in the dark corners of the alleys are full of scrawny, armed thugs with greedy eyes. Looking at every prey outside, they might be lucky enough to drag a man into an alley and kill him to rob him. But it is possible that someone else will kill it without even seeing what the gold coin looks like. But even so, they can only do this, in order to be able to continue living in the city. ”

Saying this, Rod glanced at the girl beside him, and the girl seemed to be completely frightened by Rode's words at the moment, and her eyes widened. He stared in disbelief in the direction of Rod's finger and muttered to himself.

"It's impossible, how can it be............ Why are there these people............ How could they be so poor........."

"There are many reasons for poverty, and some people are kicked out by their employers because they are unable to work. They are physically disabled and unable to find a job, so they have to survive in this way. There are people who have been living there all their lives, and they don't know if there is anything else that can help them survive. And some people are unlucky, they may have been just ordinary people, because of some accidents lost their property and family, and ended up here. Of course, there are also those who are simply lazy, whatever you may say......... These people are everywhere, the difference is that there are more in some places and fewer in others. ”

Speaking of this, Rhodes thought of the Golden City again. The free movement of people is strictly forbidden in the Duchy of Moon, so there are no such slums in the Duchy of Moon. But similar places still exist, where the poor and the rich are like twin brothers, where there are rich and there are poor, and the poor have no way to buy their own houses, no way to have a foothold in the big city, so they will inevitably gather. This is inevitable everywhere, and even the legends and beliefs of the people have the shadow of slums——— hell is specially designed to receive such people.

"I............ I don't believe in .................."

The girl was pale, her hands tightly covered her mouth, and her big eyes were full of fear.

"I don't believe it............ It's not really ..............."

"You don't need to be so surprised, Li, you don't need to think too exaggerated, this is the world world, where there is beauty, there must be ugliness, this is just a normal thing, not everyone can live a happy life, and as long as most people can live such a life, then it is enough."

“……………………”

Hearing Rod's words, the girl fell silent, and after a few moments, she opened her mouth tremblingly.

"Sir......... Do you mean that as long as there are a hundred people who are doing well, then we can leave a poor person alone? ”

"I'm just saying, don't try to forget that they exist."

In response to the girl's inquiry, Rhodes spread his hands.

"It's true that many of them need help, but there are always limitations to manpower, but it's better than covering your eyes with your hands and pretending to be blind, Li, haven't you ever encountered something like this when you went out?"

“……………………”

This time, the girl fell silent, and after the last moment, she lowered her head. At this moment, she seemed contradictory and confused, as if everything that Rhodes had told completely subverted the girl's thoughts all along, and there was confusion and uneasiness in her eyes, and more panic and doubt. Seeing the girl's expression at this moment, Rod also began to wonder if he was talking too much? The other party is just a little girl, and it is not yet time to come into contact with social reality............ However, looking at the girl in front of him, Rod lowered his eyes............ If it was to face her, then these words would only have had a chance to say it now.

"I don't believe it......... Light should envelop everything, equally, gently protect everything, and everyone lives in happiness...... But............ I know the way.................. I ....................."

At this, the girl bit her lip as if she had made up her mind, raised her head, and looked at Rod.

"I, I don't believe what you say, if you want to prove that what you say is true, then take me to see it!" (To be continued.) For mobile phone users, please go to read. )