Summoning the Holy Sword

Rhode agreed to John's request, and it was not a transgression. As he said, in addition to being the president of the mercenary guild, he also had the title of jazz. This time, the troops he took to the fortress at the top of the clouds can be said to be guild mercenaries or his own private army. As Rhodes, according to regulations, he has the right to deal with his captives. So Rhode agreed to John's terms and let those cavalry go. In fact, he even had the power to let General Dade go. After all, strictly speaking, General Dade was also his captive.

But John and Rhodes knew it would not be possible. The identity of General Dade is destined that he is not so easy to be released. Private soldiers can be abandoned, but a general is absolutely impossible to be released. That's why John made this request on purpose, he just wanted to test Rod and see his response. If Rhodes can promise it in one go, or if it is very difficult to pretend, but if he is willing to try because of his love, then John will surely turn away without looking back. But now he intends to accept the other party's invitation.

As for John himself, neither John nor Rhodes felt that it was a big deal. The commander of an assault cavalry squad was nothing to be taken seriously. The royal family could not treat him because he had received such a drop. Although John's impression of the northerners is very poor, his impression of the southerners is actually not very good. Both sides are half-hearted, but anyway, most of his hatred is still concentrated on "a handful of class enemies with recalcitrant resistance" , Did not expand to the point of a dozen large. Unlike Rhodes, that is how the country of light does not look pleasing to the eye. When the country of light stands out, he feels that there is nothing wrong with the other person from head to toe ... Of course, what John said is just "home Hate ", while Rhodes is" national hatred "... the hatred levels of the two sides are still different.

After seeing John leave, Rhodes took a long breath and suddenly felt tired.

This is not physical exhaustion, but mental. Until this time, making sure that his tasks have been completed, Rhodes suddenly felt that his spirit was like a string that had been tense suddenly loosened and changed. He felt very tired, a heavy, breathless weight slowly emerged from the depths of his heart-which made Rhodes frown, and he stepped out of his tent and looked around. .

There was a bright light inside the fortress, and a thin mist wafted around the fortress. Not too far away, you could hear the cheers of the soldiers. The sky had faded. Counting the time, it was almost time for the celebration party ... Now Rhodes is not in the mood to go to the celebration party. Instead, he just wants to throw himself in bed and take a nap to relax.

"Ah, leader, finally found you!"

And just as Rhode turned around and planned to return to the tent, he suddenly heard the figure of Qilian coming from behind. He turned his head and saw the girl Fox and Annie walking towards themselves, the faces of the two of them. Obviously with a relaxed smile, he came to Rhode's side, and Qi Lian soon slipped like a fish, then stretched out his hands, and held Rhode's arm. Rhodes could even feel that the two soft masses crept up very tightly. Seeing the movement of Qi Lian, Anne next to her naturally reluctant to show weakness, clinging tightly from the other side, holding Rhodes' other arm with one arm. The two just sandwiched Rhode in the middle like a sandwich.

"Everyone has gone to the banquet. Why are you still here alone? General Garcia is trying to invite you to the banquet."

"You go."

In the face of Qilian's performance, Rhodes was a bit unconscious. He shook his head, broke the shackles of the two, and then took a step back. Then he barely twitched his lips and nodded to Qilian and Annie. Nodded. Then Rhode reached out and patted their heads lightly.

"I'm a bit tired. I plan to take a good rest. You will be in charge of this banquet instead of me."

"the host?"

Seeing Rhode's refusal, Qilian couldn't help but hesitate. Annie jumped out in a hurry and raised her right hand high.

"Then let Annie accompany the leader. Since the leader is very tired, would you like to rest with the leader?"

"Little Annie, can't you grab my spot, bed-warming has always been my job?"

"Annie also wants to help the head warm the bed, so it's a big deal for two ..."

"OK OK."

Hearing the quarrel between the two girls, Rhodes felt a little big, and frowned before shaking his head.

"I'm not in the mood today. You go to the banquet and have a good time. After all, we have to go to the Frozen Lake afterwards. Before that we can relax and relax. Just leave me alone, what should I do? Just do what you want, this is the order, you see? "

With that said, Rhodes frowned, then he turned around and returned to the tent. But this time, Qilian and Annie did not continue to entangle themselves. Instead, they opened their eyes and watched Rhode's back disappear into the tent, but they remained silent. After a while, Annie blinked, and she was a little worried, turning her head to look at Qilian next to her.

"Annie seems to be tired, is there something wrong? Sister Qilian?"

"......... Nothing, Annie."

Faced with Annie's inquiries, Qilian turned her ears a bit, then she turned around and looked at the girl next to her, showing a helpless wry smile.

"Some things are decided by the owner himself, so he can only bear it on his own, and we can only watch it by himself. Some things cannot be changed by us alone."

The dark, gloomy ground stretched out infinitely.

The sky was full of dim and gloomy clouds. Rhode looked around, but he couldn't see anything. There was no flowers and trees on this land, not even a solitary stone. All, just the endless land, he even I don't know how long he has been here, as if he has been consciously moving on this drowsy ground since he started consciously, without direction, walking on this ground aimlessly-and at this moment, The red flames rose flat.

The flames raged from all sides, and the bright red reflected the entire world. With the burning flames, the darkness on the earth became deeper and deeper. In the end, the original thick and solid ground was broken like glass, and replaced by a bottomless abyss. until……………"----!!"

Rhodes sat up sharply.

Outside the camp at this moment, the sun was shining, and Rhodes narrowed his eyes, and it took a while to adjust to the light in front of him. The golden sun was shining through the crevices of the tent, and the noise of the mercenaries outside could be heard faintly. Rhode sat up and reached out his hand against the forehead, only to find a cold sweat on his forehead.

"It's boring."

Rhode bowed his head and cursed coldly.

If anyone came in and saw Rhodes at this time, they would be surprised, because Rhodes had no calmness, indifferent expression at this time, and the enthusiasm that he disguised while in Fiat A gentle smile. It is replaced by naked iron blue. This is a very complex expression, which gathers almost all negative emotions, and its complexity cannot be described by words at all. Even at this moment, from the eyes of Rhodes There was a clear, fierce, dazzling cold glow that was as dangerous as an injured beast.

However, the expression disappeared only for a moment.

When Rhodes stood up again, the expression on his face had completely restored the calmness and indifference of Ping Yueli, and there was no slight wave in his eyes, as if exposed at that moment, just The illusion, or that is just a bug caused by some kind of program error.

Just then, outside of the tent, Li Jie's voice suddenly sounded.

"Mr. Rhode, are you awake?"

"Well, I'm up."

Hearing Li Jie's inquiries, Rhodes quickly changed his clothes. Then he came to the tent door and raised the camp curtain. Then Rhode saw Li Jie standing there and looked at him with some worry.

"What's the matter? Lijie?"

"Ah, that's the case, Mr. Rhodes. Miss Gaya wants you to meet her and say that there are very important things to inform you."

"Gaya?"

When he heard the name, Rhodes froze, then nodded, saying he knew it.

"I see, Li Jie, I'll go right away. By the way, I think you already know about John. Today I want you and Qilian to take care of the release of those soldiers. No problem."

"Yes, Mr. Rhodes, I will deal with it immediately."

Although she responded to Rhode's order in the mouth, Li Jie did not act immediately. On the contrary, she rubbed her horns with both hands and looked at Rhode with worried eyes. Then the girl seemed to have made up her mind, took a deep breath, and then asked Rhode a little uneasily.

"Mr. Rhodes ......... Excuse me, is there anything uncomfortable for you? You didn't attend the banquet last night, and you seem to be tired after hearing Anne ..."

"It's just a bit tired because of the journey. It's not a short journey back from the south, but it's good to take a break. You don't have to worry."

Facing Li Jie's concerns, Rhodes shrugged his shoulders, then quickly answered. After hearing his answer, Li Jie was silent for a while, then nodded and continued, "Okay, Mr. Rhodes. But ... if you have any discomfort, please tell me."

"Relax, Li Jie, if I have any questions, I must tell you the first time."

After hearing Rhode's words, Li Jie showed a relieved expression. She smiled at Rhode, and then turned to leave. It was only then that Rhodes sighed, then narrowed his eyes and looked at the fortress not far away-in fact, he had already guessed what Gaya had done to him.

When Rhodes walked into the fortress Rigayo's room, the dark-haired girl was sitting quietly by the window just like they had met for the first time, and the huge harp was set beside her. Even the expressions and movements of the girl did not change at the same time. When she saw Rhodes entering the room, Gaya turned her head first, slightly nodded at him, and signaled him to sit down ... Not in a good mood.

However, Rhodes also understands why Gaya's mood is bad. Although he doesn't know the court musician well, he can also conclude that she is not a "live thunder", unless she is ordered by Lydia. Will not act. And in order for Li Jie's plan to be a complete success, Rhodes deliberately sent her into the army-he used his mission reward to force Li Tia to order Gaya to cooperate with Li Jie's battle plan. It is no wonder that this The lady was not looking at Rhodes at the moment.

Although she hadn't seen any good looks on Rod since the beginning.

"Sit down, Mr. Rhodes, this time you have successfully completed the task, Your Highness is very satisfied with you. Although personally, I don't really like the little trick you played with."

Gaya looked at Rhode quietly and steadily. From the appearance, she could not see any thoughts about Rhode. However, Rhodes is not worried about this. He only worry about one thing. Gaya asked him to come here. It is not that simple to complain about his little conspiracy. Sure enough, while Rhodes was thinking, Gaya continued to speak.

"The next thing I convey is the order of Her Highness Lydia. She hopes that you will be able to return to the Golden City and make further explanations on this mission in the Grosso and Fiat areas."

Sure enough.

Hearing Gaya's words, Rhodes felt a little deep inside, and it seemed that things were just as he had imagined-His Highness Lydia obviously expected himself to explain the unrest in the Grosso area. In any case, she took the task to the Grosso area, and then there was a sudden unrest, and Lydia was not a fool, she would naturally ask herself to report to her.

This time, things may get a bit cumbersome. Lydia is an archangel, not a human. If human beings still choose alternatives for various reasons, then for angels, many times they will not choose such alternatives. For them, evil is evil. They can be purified and destroyed, but they cannot be indulged. And this time, Lydia summoned herself to the Golden City, instead of simply asking herself to write a report back, which has already shown that Lydia's attitude towards this was significantly different from before.

However, Rhodes is not without countermeasures.

(To be continued)