Having completed his reign over the Barrens, Rhodes now has 6,000 reputations.

It looks like a lot, but compared to the cheapest blueprint in the Prestige Mall, a Terran barracks blueprint costs 10,000 reputation points, not to mention those high-end rare buildings.

I browsed through what I could buy.

There are a lot of them, but not many of them can be of great use, and the most useful ones are several powerful magic scrolls.

Prices range from 3,000 to 5,000 reputation.

Closing the lord's template, Rhodes stepped out of the tent.

Outside the valley, a bloodied team returned, taking a number of prisoners.

Long convoys entered the Greystone Valley, loaded with a large amount of loot.

It was supposed to be a tribe of exiles who did not want to be subsumed under Rhodes.

If he has spare strength, Rhodes also wants to use the Huairou policy to slowly figure it out, but in the current situation, there is no time for him to take his time.

Several cavalry scouts reported that the Earl of Kilburn was on the front line of the Barren Lands and ready to attack.

All the Earl of Kilburn could wait for now was an order from the Grand Duke of Akacedar agreeing to declare war.

The Grand Duke should have given Rhodes some time to prepare.

Earl Kilberd, the real nobleman of the Farley Kingdom, is loyal to the Grand Prince, symbolizing the strength of the old nobility of the Farley Kingdom.

Today, Farley III had four sons, three of whom were the most likely to succeed him.

Around these three princes, the government and the opposition are roughly divided into three forces.

The old-school aristocratic forces behind the Great Prince, they want to maintain the existing system and life, do not like radical changes, and their greatest hope is that Farley will stop the continuous foreign expansion war.

In the past hundred years, the Kingdom of Farley has given birth to countless powerful nobles through a pioneering order.

These people threaten the status and interests of these old-fashioned aristocrats all the time.

Behind the second prince were the new aristocratic forces, most of whom were pioneers, and some were the second sons of the old-school nobles, who were eager for change and expected a radical reform from top to bottom of Farley.

Behind the three princes is the military, and the most representative figure is Grand Duke McCarthy of the Red Cedar.

They were ambitious and were behind Farley's policy of constant foreign conquest.

Years of conquest have made these military personnel hold great power, and the troops under their command are also elite.

Rod rubbed his eyebrows, in his memory, the infighting in the Farley Kingdom was not so simple.

Behind this is a battle of beliefs between the two gods.

The kingdom of Farley is now the titular state religion, a blue sect that believes in the goddess of water.

and the war sect of the god of war.

The Grand Duke and the Earl of Kilburn were on the same side, and should have been happy to make some trouble for him himself.

The next batch of orders will not be too fast, but there is not much time to spare.

The crusade against the Barrens ended, and Rhodes summoned the Akron and his party to complete the campaign, and assigned them their respective tasks.

Akron took Agan and secretly traveled to Blue Rock City.

Rod needs both of them to contact the slaves in Kilburnd's domain.

Helik was tasked with bringing together the living forces of the bandits and outcasts, and Rhodes asked Occam to lead a team of orcs to assist.

Saying that it is helping, it is actually surveillance, and Helik's loyalty has not been tested and cannot be trusted 100%.

Manshan's task is to train soldiers, and this Shanyue man has grown a lot during this time, which has greatly changed Rod's impression of him.

Luoyan also has a new mission, leading the captives to dig a nearby rock mountain and obtain building materials.

Each person completes a certain amount of money and can regain his freedom and become a member of Rhodes' rule.

Rhodes handed over the distribution of food and other supplies to Nora and Beth, both of whom were trustworthy in their loyalty, and had recently learned writing and self-defense under Akron.

Arrange everything one by one.

It was already night, and Rod rubbed his eyebrows and lay down on the bed.

Tomorrow he will secretly enter the city of Bolgas.

Meet a powerful nobleman standing behind the Golden Kite Chamber of Commerce, Wallace Stuard, Viscount of the Kingdom.

He and the Earl of Kilburn hold a large stake in the Golden Kite Chamber of Commerce, and Rhodes hopes to pry a hole in tomorrow's meeting.

If war breaks out, a large amount of material consumption has to be relied on others.

"Food, ordnance ......"

Rhodes has gained a lot these days, but the money flows through his hands like flowing water, and there is nothing to keep.

......

Following.

Rhodes spent 3,000 Fame for a teleportation scroll that ended in the Greystone Valley.

It's ridiculous to say that when he goes to the city of Bolgas, Rhodes can't even guarantee his own safety 100%.

Fortunately, the concentration of magic elements near this red cedar collar is not high, and there is no magic tower built.

Otherwise, this time in the barren land garrison, Rhodes would have surrendered a long time ago.

In front of the formed mage regiment, except for the targeted troops, it is a disaster for everyone to face these humanoid batteries.

The carriage slowly drove into the city of Bolgas.

Today it is Nora who serves as a Rhodes coachman.

The carriage turned into an alley and drove to a hidden place.

In front of a dilapidated looking guild hall, the carriage slowly stopped.

Wearing a large black hooded cloak, Rhodes is led into the guild hall by a waiter.

At a quaint golden silk wood table, Viscount Wallace had prepared a sumptuous lunch.

The viscount was not very old, blonde and blue-eyed, and quite handsome.

Wearing a noble costume with gold patterns on a white background, it is very well-made, and it does not lose its connotation in its grace and luxury.

Taking off his canopy, Rhodes saluted the Viscount in front of him.

"It's an honor to meet you, Lord Viscount Studyard. ”

"Your Excellency Dearhead, it is also an honor to be here here. ”

The two exchanged pleasantries and then sat down.

Eating normally, the two chatted with each other, like close friends who hadn't seen each other for many years.

There were many temptations in Wallace's conversation, and Rhodes answered them one by one, and coped with them very decently.

Both of them have an extremely difficult label for each other in their hearts.

Let the two waiters serve two glasses of vintage wine, and the viscount sat down and got down to business.

"I already know Lord Rod's request, but it's a bit difficult to do. The Viscount paused, with a hint of hesitation in his eyes, and mastered the heat of the conversation very well.

"It's a small thing to provide you with food. But let me send troops against the Earl of Kilburn, and that will never work. ”

"You should have heard of the temperament of that Grand Duke, if I send troops without permission, I will face thunderstorms afterwards. ”

Rhodes listened to the Viscount's words and nodded.

"Presumably, in the hands of Lord Viscount, there will definitely be some troops of unknown origin. ”

"Isn't it normal for Qingyan City to fight against foreign countries, and there are bandits running around the territory?"

After listening to Rod's words, the viscount took a sip of wine and did not answer directly.

Since he didn't directly refuse, that is, he didn't have enough chips, and Rhodes looked at the viscount in front of him.

"Your Excellency, I don't know what you want. ”

Rod took a sip of wine, shook his glass, and asked with a smirk.

"The orc army in the hands of Lord Rhodes, I want as many as I want. ”

"If you give me 2,000 men, I will send troops at once. ”

Wallace said directly.

"If you are in the army, you don't have to think about it, now the barren land is the time to use the army, and you can't draw so many people. ”

"And those orcs are all demon servants under my command, even if I hand them over to adults, do you dare to use them?"

In the face of Rod's answer, Wallace could not deny it.

Talking about business is nothing more than asking for a price to pay back on the spot, first offering a price to test the other party's psychological bottom line.

The viscount became serious, not laughing.

The two began to discuss it in a matter of seconds.