In Rod's impression, in the game of his previous life, until the moment he came to this world, the fourth expansion pack had not been officially opened, and at the same time, these players did not come to any definite conclusions about the study of the obelisk, and found any information related to the maker of the heirloom artifact.

However, just as artifacts in the depths of the trench and information about the fourth expansion always attract players who are interested in it, so does the existence of the Obelisk. Players are always willing to explore the unknowns that exist in the game.

It was in this situation that when Rhodes returned to the water elemental plane to explore, he learned about the existence of this obelisk from other players.

It's just that, just like those other players, Rhodes at that time naturally didn't have any interest in the existence of the obelisk, not to mention that the heirloom artifact corresponding to the obelisk had already been obtained by other players.

For these reasons, in the previous game, Rhodes did not personally go to the location of the obelisk to check the information recorded on the obelisk.

At that time, Rhodes was more interested in the unique artifacts that might exist in the depths of the trench, as well as the information about the fourth expansion, and the rest of the things were difficult to attract Rhodes at that time.

Even if Rhodes didn't gather any useful information in the end, he wouldn't have bothered to look at the obelisk that appeared in the water elemental plane. In Rhodes' eyes, the information about this obelisk was just an inconsequential piece of news, and it was not worth paying too much attention to himself.

Before coming to the water elemental plane, Rhodes deliberately collected books about the water elemental plane written by legendary mages from the thieves' guild, in order to find some useful places from the records of the books, so that he could have a certain advantage in searching for information about the fourth expansion piece.

From the information recorded in the books, as well as some analysis by other players, Rhodes was able to determine that in the depths of the Hydra Trench, the form of the Ultimate Hydra existed.

For such a legendary creature, Rhodes always believed in his heart that even if countless years had passed since the golden age of Bracada, it would not die so easily.

Normal creatures need a long time to accumulate when they move up the ranks.

Just like Rhodes first found traces of vampires in the tomb, the vampires at that time were sleeping to complete the accumulation of death energy and improve their rank, but they were finally awakened by Rhodes and started a battle.

In Rhodes's opinion, the Ultimate Hydra, whose strength had reached the peak of the seventh order countless years ago, was probably such a move if he hadn't died because of his death.

This is also why, when Rhodes learned the analysis of the legendary mage at that time from the records in the book, and realized that this creature had the strength of the seventh-order peak, he thought in his heart that the fourth expansion must be related to this.

In Rod's impression, the existence of seventh-order creatures appeared on the battlefield as early as the first expansion and was exposed to the eyes of all players.

At that time, the player, because he had just entered the game, was still at a low level, and he could not even compete with ordinary high-level creatures. Under the onslaught of high-level creatures, the only thing these players can do is to flee for their lives without any intention of fighting back, let alone facing real legendary creatures.

As the expansion continues to advance, the player's strength will naturally continue to improve, and the enemies they can face are no longer those weak creatures.

Perhaps in the second expansion, this situation is not obvious, when facing legendary creatures, the player still has to escape, but the situation is much better than the first expansion, relying on their own strength, even if they can't compete with legendary creatures head-on, players can already resist one or two, and will not be quickly killed by them.

In the third expansion, the situation changed again, and the player had enough strength to fight against the attack of legendary creatures, and even to be able to kill them by working with each other.

The battles in the expansion were the best way for players at the time to improve their strength, and except for a very small number of special creatures, no creature could compare to these players' promotion speed.

Among these special creatures, Rowling, who is next to Rod, is one such example. The powerful potential brought by the natural hero allowed Rowling to quickly increase her rank after getting enough resources from Rhodes.

According to Rod's memory, even the player who had the fastest level up in his previous life might not be able to compare with Rowling.

It's just that, compared to other creatures in the game, the speed at which the player increases his rank is undoubtedly the fastest existence.

Later in the game, the huge amount of XP required to level up only temporarily slows down the player's ability to move up the ranks, but does not change this in essence.

Even the legendary creatures that originally existed in the game were defeated by this increase in speed, and were eventually surpassed by the players of the time.

By the end of the third expansion, an unknown number of legendary creatures had died at the hands of these rapidly increasing players.

With the alliance of many players, ordinary legendary creatures are no longer their opponents, and in many cases, players should be more worried about their companions than the original creatures in the game.

If it weren't for the extremely special terrain of the Hydra Trench and the player's wariness of other players, the secrets hidden in it might have been exposed with the cooperation of many players.

In the game at that time, only the most top-notch legendary creatures, or even the existence of the pinnacle of legends, could deter this group of players.

Rhodes also has his own opinion on the expansion packs that exist in the game.

In Rod's view, with the general improvement of the player's strength, the original legendary creatures in the game can no longer suppress the strength of the player, on the contrary, with the cooperation of the players, even the legendary creatures will also die, which is why in the fourth expansion, the situation is likely to change.

Based on the signs he had found in the past, Rhodes predicted that by the time the fourth expansion arrived, it was likely that a true supreme creature would appear, that is, an existence belonging to the eighth order.