In Stephen's opinion, the real purpose of Rode's coming here is actually unimportant.

Whether Rod was here for the kind of secret method he was talking about, or for some other purpose, it didn't really matter to Stephen.

After surviving for countless years, Stephen had long since become accustomed to these things, and for her, whatever Rod's true purpose was, it would not make any difference. Stephen wasn't worried about what threat a necromancer who hadn't even performed the Endless Night Ritual could pose to him.

Even in the process, Stephen felt something unusual about Rode, but he didn't pay too much attention to it. If you had to be fully vigilant against any necromancer who came here, Stephen would have spent so much time in the Dead Wasteland.

As for Rod's request, compared to the conspiracy that affected the entire necromancer practice system or the entire Deya, it was just such a secret method, which naturally didn't deserve Stephen's too much attention.

Stephen would trade with necromancers who came to explore the secret method according to his own preferences, but that didn't mean that Stephen was willing to teach it to every necromancer.

In Stephen's opinion, even in the worst case, Rhodes, who came at this time, has a certain connection with Sandru, and even came to collect intelligence for Sandru, it may not be nothing, but she can take this opportunity to understand the real purpose of Sandru's coming to Dia.

At this time, looking at Rod, who was observing the form of the space-time gate, Stephen said:

"This gate of time and space leads to the city of the dead where Sandru is currently located."

"You help me investigate Sandru's true purpose, and I will teach you the secret method to solve the erosion of death energy, if you decide, enter it."

From Stephen's mouth, Rod reconfirmed the contents of this deal.

Previously, when Rod returned to Diya to seek a secret solution to the problem for Rowling, he did not expect that his behavior on this trip would be related to the most important character in the second expansion, that is, Sandru.

It's just that the matter has come to this point, and Rod has no other choice.

Rod understands that even if he refuses the lich Stephen's request at this time, and changes to another way, I'm afraid Stephen will not agree, on the contrary, it may cause a certain conflict, contrary to Rod's original purpose.

In this case, Rod did not hesitate much in his heart and made his own decision.

Through the control of the spiritual imprint, the ghost dragon that had always existed behind Rhodes made a move one step ahead of Rhodes and began to rise into the sky.

The undead creatures hidden under the dark canopy around them began to make some abnormal movements after noticing the ghost dragon's move.

The spiritual imprint possessed by the ghost dragon is a strong stimulus for these undead creatures, especially when the ghost dragon itself is of a higher rank. When the ghost dragon ascended into the sky, this stimulus became extremely intense, and it had already affected the existence of the surrounding undead creatures.

If it weren't for Stephen's control, the surrounding undead creatures might have already launched an attack on the ghost dragon.

Under the dark canopy, there are an extremely large number of undead creatures, and the strength that can burst out, no matter what kind of existence, cannot be underestimated. Once a battle starts, even a high-ranking ghost dragon will only drown in this group of undead creatures.

Fortunately, at this time, the rising ghost dragon did not pay attention to the plans of the surrounding undead creatures, but flew directly in one direction.

Although the surrounding undead creatures felt the strong momentum brought by the ghost dragon when it left, under Stephen's control, they only retained their original restlessness and did not make a move against the ghost dragon.

In the process of the ghost dragon's departure, Rhodes walked slowly towards the gate of time and space guided by Stephen.

Looking at the ghost dragon that was gradually moving away, and the actions made by Rod, Stephen had already understood his choice.

From the massive spiritual imprints, the information received made Stephen realize that the direction in which the ghost dragon flew was also the actual location of the City of Death.

Stephen knew that at this time, Rod was already preparing accordingly to complete this task.

Stephen did not intend to interfere with what kind of move Rhodes intended to take to accomplish this particular task.

In Stephen's eyes, whether Rhodes chooses to let the ghost dragon go through the gate of time and space with him, go to the city of death, or take other measures, it is his own choice, and once he interferes with it, it is very likely that the original effect will not be achieved.

In Stephen's view, in order to successfully complete this task, there is undoubtedly a very high demand for Rod himself. Long before Rhodes arrived, Stephen had already sent some men to the City of the Dead, but he was unable to get any useful information.

As for whether Rod can complete this task, Stephen does not have much expectation in his heart, and this transaction with Rod is just to add some possibilities to achieve this.

More important to Stephen than to Rhodes himself was the very special necromancer, Sandru from Bracada.

In Stephen's impression, there is not much intersection between Deya and Bracada, except that the distance between the two places is extremely long, and if you don't use spatial spells, you don't know how long it will take to reach it by your own strength, and more, it is because Bracada once expelled the necromancer.

Even now, there are some necromancers within Diya, hoping to return to Bracada. Stephen had always scoffed at the idea of these necromancers. If a necromancer thinks like this, he will be killed directly by Stephen when he comes to the Death Wasteland.

The experience he had after becoming a lich made Stephen understand that the lich and the high-level mage are completely different beings, and they are fundamentally different.

It is precisely because of this that Stephen, after learning about Sandru's point, actually disagrees with his doubts about the ritual of the endless night.

In addition, from his Death Knight, he learned about the unusual events that happened in the City of Death, and Stephen began to doubt Sandru's true purpose, so he sent his men to investigate.

Just as Stephen pondered the rules of affairs related to Sandru, Rhodes also came to the portal of time and space that she had guided.

After glancing deeply at Stephen, Rhodes entered the dark portal in front of him.