Summoning the Holy Sword

The radiance of magic rose from the side connection of the hull, and the white and flawless brilliance soon enveloped the whole ship from the bottom up. A layer of invisible protective cover was also unfolded at this time. Soon, everyone felt that the cold wind that had roared from the hollow disappeared, and then the heavy and huge warship began to move forward slowly.

Rhodes stood on the deck and looked up. He could feel the slight shaking of the deck below his feet. For even a moment, Rhodes felt that he was integrated with the ship, and he could even acutely growl under his feet. The tide was sweeping towards the sky as the raging waves swept the eyes of the warship. At this moment, many people have stopped talking, and they all looked up in unison. Looking at the scene in front of them—the earth slowly “falls” down in front of their eyes, and the sky that was originally out of reach for them is now approaching them. The thick and thick clouds were divided into two like a soft bread in front of the sharp bow, and then, for a moment, everything around everyone was covered by clouds. Looking away, I can only see dense clouds in all directions, and the white clouds seem to cover everything.

At the next moment, the battleship broke out.

Just a blink of an eye, the thick clouds disappeared from the sides of the battleship like cotton shredded by the wind, and the bright sunlight and the blue sky returned to everyone's vision. The endless, vast and infinite blue forms this brand new world. At this moment, the heavy and magical guided warships are as if soaring in the clouds and seas, riding the wind and waves, and moving forward.

"Wow ..."

Li Jie and Annie were already attracted by the beauty in front of them. They stood by the railing and stared at the beautiful and dreamlike sight in front of them. Although it is said that within the Principality of Munn, due to the existence of floating ships, most people on this continent are not without experience of flying on floating ships. But just as warships also have tonnage divisions, not every floating ship can fly to such heights. Most civilian floating ships can only fly in the air, but because of the lack of power of the magic guide, they can only float at the height of the tide itself. Only these magically guided warships that have been carefully designed and manufactured have this ability. Standing on the edge of the deck and watching the clouds below split below the battleship and separate towards the sides, this beautiful scene is enough to make people feel refreshed.

However, Rhodes did not focus on admiring the beautiful scenery in front of him. Instead, he raised his head with interest and looked at the sky in front of him. During the day, it looks no different from the sky on Earth. Only at night, the halo and full moon floating in the night sky can tell the difference. However, Rhodes is very curious, since the technology of the Dragon Soul mainland can be developed to make the magic guided warship reach such a high level, then continue to develop, can they let the magic guided warship break through the atmosphere? What kind of scene will this continent outside the atmosphere have at that time?

However, for Rhodes, it was just a boring guess in his spare time.

No matter what kind of beauty, after all, there is a boring day. When Rhode leaves from the deck and enters the cabin, he soon sees Marin, Li Jie and several other noble children drinking tea and chatting, They sat in the warm room, leaning on the floor-to-ceiling windows, while admiring the beautiful scenery outside, while sitting elegantly in chairs, raised tea cups and talked. I don't know why. Seeing this scene in front of him, Rhodes couldn't help but think of an old movie called Mrs. You, who was a long time ago, okay --- No, the old movie called the Titanic ... it was unlucky.

"Rhode, I didn't expect you to be here. How about? Would you like to chat with us?"

Seeing Rhodes' figure, Marin immediately stood up with a smile and greeted him. And Marin's move immediately caught the attention of several other young people. They suddenly looked up and looked at Rhodes. Under the gaze of the crowd, Rhode had no choice but to shrug his shoulders, and then walked towards the crowd.

"Of course there is no problem, Marlene, as long as you don't disturb you."

"Nothing to bother, Count Rod."

Hearing Rhode's words, a young man who didn't seem to be twenty-five or sixteen stood up from the chair with a smile, gave Rhode a warm smile, and then actively extended his hand to the other side.

"Hello, Lord Rhodes. For the first time, I'm Frank Fass."

"Hello, Mr. Fass."

When he heard the young man reporting himself, Rhodes raised his eyebrows. Of course, he knew who this man was. The Fass family was also one of the three major families of the Principality of Munn. They and the Shania family were almost The relationship between light and shadow in the surface, if the Xenia family mainly manufactures "hardware" such as magic guide equipment for the Principality of Munn, then the mission of the Fass family is to train "software" for the Principality of Munn. And Frank Fass is also one of the best among them, and he is also a very famous character in the game. He is also one of the well-known talents in the Principality of Muen, because there is no direct comparison, Rhode is not clear which one of him and Marin is stronger in the game. But at least for now, Rhodes can be sure that Marlene is a bit taller than him. Besides, let alone the player-created caster skills learned from Canary, it is enough to make this guy drink a pot Already.

And what Frank is best known among players is not his strength, nor his wisdom, but his marriage. When he was twenty-five years old, he was already married to his biological sister-his sister was only half a year older than his sister, and his sister was only sixteen years old. Both were beautiful. Although it is said that the Sri Lankan family has always had the tradition of intermarriage in order to maintain the purity of human blood in the family, this has caused many players to envy and envy. At that time, many players lamented that it would be worthwhile if they could die in such a life ......... Such a **** life winner should be burned!

Right now, this fff group is included in the top ten who was tied to the torture rack and burned to the top. At this moment, he looks very elated. Obviously, this time he is also valued by Lydia and joins the delegation. of. In fact, Rhodes also found that everyone other than himself was more or less excited to be able to participate in this delegation. The reason is probably because they are all from the Principality of Muen. They were educated from the respect of the Dragon Spirit of the Light from an early age. Now they have the opportunity to participate in the Dragon Sacred Canon, and even see the Dragon Spirit of the Light with their own eyes, and be blessed by the Dragon Spirit. . This is a supreme glory to these young people. Even the girl, who was so careless about Annie, seemed very excited and jumped around. Only Rhodes himself can't help it at all. He is like a gangster who is watching a crowd dancing wildly and leaning against the corner silently drinking and sulking. For a player who is so miserable, and who is still involved in the soul of the Dragon of Light in the game, Rhodes is very difficult to look forward to and meet the Dragon of the Light like others. Although he knew that in the current course of history, the incompetence of the Dragon Spirit of the Light had not caused any harm to the Principality of Munn. The contradiction between Moon and the Kingdom of Light is still carried out in private and has not intensified to the surface. But Rhodes still looked at them. Don't ask why, it's just upset anyway.

"You're here, Count Rod, we were talking about you just now."

Although Rhodes's performance seemed a little cold, Drunk didn't seem to care, he smiled and said.

"Oh?"

Hearing Drunk's speech, Rhode glanced at the crowd next to him curiously, and sure enough, Rhode saw a curious and interesting look from them.

"Hopefully I'm not saying something bad."

"Of course not, Count Rhodes, we are just very curious."

At this time, a young woman sitting next to Marin reached out, raised her golden glasses, and then said.

"We have all heard that Her Royal Highness invited two legendary strongmen around you to come to the Dragon Soul Book, but they did not show up ......... This is really something that makes us very curious and confused . "

Many people nodded slightly when they heard the words of the female bachelor. It was no secret that Lydia's invitation was this time, and everyone knew the list of members of the delegation. And the names of Little Bubble Gum and Canary naturally attracted the attention of many people. Not to mention their weird names that are difficult to be noticed. Just rumors about these two ladies are enough. Attract everyone's attention. They are only fourteen or five or six years old, but they have the aptitude of legend. If it is difficult for many people to believe that the two have jointly expelled the demon grandfather before, then the battle in which Little Bubble Gum abolished Arashi's Swordmaster can be said to have achieved their reputation. After all, the demon devil did not see anyone, but the appearance of Lan Zhi Jian Sheng becoming a wasteful man has spread throughout the river.

Many people originally expected to be able to meet these two legendary master figures while attending the delegation and witness their heroic appearance with their own eyes. However, they did not expect that Little Bubble Gum and Canary actually gave Lidia face, they never came!

Fortunately, Lidia gave Rhodes a face, and she didn't ask much about the two people who didn't come. And Rhodes couldn't explain to Lydia what the Phantom Guard was-it was too unreliable. It just didn't occur that he didn't need to explain to Lydia, but now he had to face other people's inquiries.

Fortunately, Rhodes was not unprepared.

"Of course they are very happy to be invited by His Royal Highness, but at the moment both of them have their own research to complete and can't spare time to participate. Not to mention-their sense of the country of light is not very good, so to be honest , They do n’t really like going to places like the Land of Light. ”

"I remember, Miss Canary and Miss Bubble were your subordinates before, Rhodes."

At this time, Marin, who had been silent, began to speak.

"If you say that, have you ever been to the Kingdom of Light before?"

"Yes, Marilyn."

Hearing Marin's inquiries, Rhode could not help but glance at her. Of course, he knew what Marin said about this topic. To gain the recognition of these young geniuses, strength itself is not the most important. Rich experience and knowledge Yes. The reason Marin did this was to give Rod a chance to show himself. As long as he played well, he could eliminate the hostility and dissent of others. This is also a rule in the circle, and of course Rhodes will not let go of this good opportunity. He doesn't want to vindicate the enemy for nothing. Although Rhodes has many enemies, at least he knows what his enemies are. It ’s okay to walk on the continent's inexplicable shot ... ”“ For a long time before this, I went out with my companions and subordinates to adventure, explore and feel the continent. The mystery and magic of my hometown. There is an old saying in my hometown that reading thousands of books is worse than traveling thousands of miles. Many times, you can experience it yourself, and it is far more useful than what you read in the book. Of course, I used to I ’ve been to the Kingdom of Light, it ’s really not a pleasant and friendly memory. I think everyone knows this too well. In the Kingdom of Light, others do n’t know that you ’re from Munn, so treat you like you Ordinary people are so enthusiastic. But once they know that you are from Moon, they will immediately change to another face. It is as if a mob, a villain and a hooligan are in front of them ... "

Speaking of which, Rhode shrugged his shoulders and sighed deeply.

Is Lydia a good monarch? of course. How is her rule? Of course, it is still wise and wise, but it is absolutely impossible for Lydia and even the ruling class of the Principality of Munn to be perfect and perfect. In fact, in Rhode's opinion, there was a problem with Lydia's ruling class.

That's how proud they are.

Why can the country of light have a high reputation and support among the people? One of the reasons is that their politicians always choose to go deep among the people, and they will use the means of speech and publicity in the square to let the people hear their thoughts and voices at a close distance-no matter what proportion of lies Anyway, people still put down their bodies to play with the people, which made the people feel that they have been valued and respected. Naturally, the parliament is full of goodwill. But in turn, perhaps because of the gap between races, war angels such as Lydia have never done this. They never thought about explaining to the people, nor did they say that they would go among the people to encourage or incite them to listen. Your own words. They are only responsible for giving orders, and the people below follow them. This is true of the war angels, as is the nobility. It's like Marlene, although she can usually communicate and contact with the cheerful and ordinary people, but also listen to their ideas and opinions. However, she does not consider how important these people are. In Ma Lin's opinion, the opinions of these people can only be used as a reference, and as a noble, it is impossible to modify her in order to cater to the ideas of ordinary people. Thoughts and ideas-that is simply an insult to the aristocracy.

The lack of right to speak is a weakness and shortcoming of the Principality of Muen. A large part of the reason why the Southern Reformers were able to receive the support of the people was that they learned the practice of the Kingdom of Light, although those southern nobles and merchants themselves Did not show up, but through the mercenary regiments and mercenary guilds under their control, they subtly spread rumors in favor of them, while demeaning and discrediting the royal family. An ordinary tax collection can be described as Lydia's attempt to squeeze people's assets when she wants to buy new furniture and satin. A mountain bandit attack on the regular army can be described as a spontaneous resistance of the people under unrest. Anyway, the royal family will not let down their bodies to rumor, they will say whatever they like. Not to mention that people in the south are generally far away from war and threats. People have been staying in a peaceful society for a long time, naturally what they listen to and believe. As the saying goes, the truth lies a thousand times. The reformers spared no effort to discredit the royal family in the south, and the royal family did not come out to do anything to listen to it. The result was naturally turbulence and unrest. In the face of these rumors, the royal family of Muen seems to be adopting a passive coping style of "the clear one clears up and the unfavorable." They think that they have not done this kind of thing, and they have a clear conscience. And since you have a clear conscience, naturally you don't need to explain anything to someone like a criminal suspect.

The reason why the North did not listen to these rumors is, to a large extent, because unlike the South where life was stable, they were directly threatened, and the Wanhua Campaign was a shame and pain for the entire North. Under such circumstances, the North will naturally move closer to the royal family, and at the same time resist the South in the spirit of "we must support everything that the enemy opposes, and we must oppose everything that the enemy supports." So in this respect, the reason why the North is not affected by rumors in the South is largely to protect its own interests and the personality charm of Lydia, and the public relations of the royal family has nothing to do with it. And the entire ruling class is basically very cold to the people, except to make announcements at important events, or to make some inspiring speeches at celebrations and ceremonies. Because the nobility's pride and pride make them feel that they have the highest level of pride, and if those civilians say something, we have to respond to it, then it is too shameful.

The cleverness of the Council of Light is to seize this **** and special black, to create the image of the royal family's arrogance and rudeness among the people, such as pigs and dogs. The royal family of Munn, who looked down on the light, did not want to refute and refute in the past, so he got deeper and deeper in it. In some ways, the calamity of the Principality of Muen was nothing to do with them.

But Rhodes knows that this is a profound sociocultural issue. Even on the planet, there has been no way to resolve class disputes for nearly a thousand years until now. Regardless of the country, the privileged class is always above the civilian population. The difference is that some of them know how to be indulgent. Use public opinion to get a good mask and image for yourself. But even so, it was nothing but superficial, false prosperity. In fact, the status of a beggar on the street can never be compared with the well-dressed financial tycoon on Wall Street. The latter can take control of media such as radio and television news, while the former is still a protest in addition to protesting or protesting, but even if they protest to death, they will not solve any problems. The only significance of their existence is that they protested.

That is still on the earth where human physical strength is relatively equal, and in this different world where race, physical fitness and even strength are severely unequal, you want to persuade the aristocratic privileged class to respect the opinions of civilians-anyway, Rhodes feels That was tiring. He didn't have that ability. He wasn't Martin Luther King, nor was it Abraham Lincoln. What's more, even if they prove that the mouth gun is not omnipotent, even without magic and soul power, a bullet can still shut them up in the shortest time and fastest.

But these can only be considered by Rod in private, he did not even mention to Marlene, because this is purely a waste of light for the blind. At the moment, it is even more impossible for him to raise this extremely profound and complicated social surname problem in front of others. So soon, Rhodes changed the subject and began to tell his "adventure history" on the mainland. Can't help Rhodes. With his rich adventure experience and experience in the game, just taking a little bit of things is enough to make these young ladies and young ladies eye-opening.

And it is true.

Although many of these young people have traveled abroad. But when it comes to the experience of traveling abroad, they must be better than Rhodes who has traveled almost every corner of the continent and left **** and the abyss. In addition, although Rhodes looks very indifferent on the surface, when he opened the box, everyone was surprised to find that the young man was not at all quiet. He was not only familiar with the customs and humanities of various places, but even some mysterious Tested historical rumors are also involved. Moreover, Rhodes's eloquence is not bad. For a time, everyone was fascinated and even a lot of information and information they only heard occasionally, Rhodes can quickly restore a detailed scene for them. What's even more incredible is that Rhode's narrative does not make people feel exaggerated and fabricated, as if everything he said must be true.

When Rhode finally stopped and came to an end, the crowd realized that it was now dusk, and the sun fell under the clouds, smearing a layer of golden light to the sea of ​​clouds outside the porthole.

"It's unimaginable, Earl Rhodes."

A teenage girl folded her hands on her chest and stared wide open at the dark-haired man in front of her.

"I never imagined that a person could have such a wealth of adventures and experiences. I even wanted to report my family when I went back and asked them to allow me to travel abroad for a while. After hearing your story, I realized that it was just just The knowledge obtained from books is so scarce. Maybe ... we should not only use our own minds to think about problems, but personal experience is also important. "

"indeed so."

Hearing the girl's words, the man next to him nodded sympathetically. In this conversation, he has asked Rod many questions in the books more than once, but these problems were easily resolved by Rod. Not only that, he also corrected many books and the reality in turn for men. Gaps and mistakes.

"Now, I think I can understand why you have achieved so much in such a short time."

At this time, Frank Fas also showed a thoughtful expression. He stared at Rhode quietly, his eyes even showed a little admiration.

"Frankly, Dear Lord, I used to think that your success was largely a matter of luck. But now it seems that your rich experience is the foundation of all this. After listening to your story, I Not surprised at all by what you have achieved now. Expect ... we have the opportunity to continue to consult you. "

"Of course there is no problem."

Facing Drunk's words, Rod nodded slightly, then reached out and held each other.

He could feel that at this time, those eyes that had remained hostile and skeptical about themselves had now turned into admiration and surprise, and even mixed with a little respect.

It seems to work well.

Rhode looked at Marien beside him. Feeling Rhode's gaze, Marin turned her head and looked at Rhode with a smile. In her eyes, she flashed a little proud.

(To be continued)