Rod stayed at Zaun City Hall for a long time, and Ike didn't come back.

Seeing that it was dark, Rod could only take the big and small Lori and go to District 21 in person.

In District 21, Rhodes meets not only Ike, but also Oriana, who is fiddling with a badly damaged clockwork pigeon and seems to be in a hurry.

And Ike was simply stunned when he saw Rod, and then directly told Rod about the development of the matter.

Ezreal's clockwork pigeon was released, but he was attacked halfway through, and the mechanism was damaged, and although the note said he was fine, Ike was still unsure of Ezreal's state and the situation below.

At this awkward moment, Rhodes came with Anne and Jinx—and before Ike could speak, Oriana took a ninety bow first.

"Mr. Rod, please save Ezreal!" Oriana's eyes were red, "He promised to use these clockwork tools with absolute care, but now that the clockwork pigeon has been badly damaged, it is very likely that he is also in danger!" ”

Faced with Oriana's request, Rhodes was stunned for a moment, then nodded to Ike, and after telling Anne and Jinx not to run around, he went directly into the ruins.

For Rhodes now, the remains of Shurima are nothing but the tomb of Zelas that needs a small attention.

……………………

When Rhodes met Ezreal, the little yellow hair, with no messy hairstyle, was being chased around by the spirits whistling in the tomb.

It seems that the situation looks ...... It's not as urgent as Oriana said~

Ezreal had some kind of misunderstanding due to the fact that Rod didn't care, and he subconsciously thought that Rhodes was scared stupid, and in desperation, he could only do his best to build an arcane barrage, hoping to stop this flying spirit.

Then, in the next moment, the sky was full of yellow sand, and the whole tomb was silent.

Ezreal, who was still shooting arcane barrage, was stunned for a moment, then awkwardly canceled his spell, took off his gloves and shook hands with the powerful-looking creature - he had already noticed that the scurrying spirit had been wrapped in sand and was staying motionless at the feet of the mysterious mage.

But Rhodes didn't shake Ezreal's hand, he looked at the explorer, then shook his head.

"You don't look like Orianna, she thought you were in big trouble, and she was about to cry - and your hairstyle was fine."

"Maintaining one's own grooming is the basic rule of an explorer." Ezreal looked at Rhodes with obvious vigilance in his eyes, "What is your relationship with Oriana?" ”

Ezreal was proud of his blonde hair, and he didn't want it to be dyed green.

"Orianna is a little friend of mine." Ignoring Ezreal's faint hostility, Rhodes finally took off his hood, "She helped me a little favor once, so I'm here to do her a little favor this time." ”

I don't know why, Rod's calm and breezy attitude made Ezreal inexplicably full of unhappiness - in the face of troublesome spirits, Ezreal could only hold his head and run away, but Rhodes was able to subdue it with a wave of his hand......

It's a terrible feeling.

Although Rhodes was well aware of Ezreal's thoughts, he was not interested in the careful thinking of such a young boy - shaking his head, he took two steps forward and took a closer look at the obviously broken door.

"Well, it's a misfire." Seeing that Rhodes had discovered the crux of the problem for the first time, Ezreal could only say dryly and forcibly explain, "Shurima's gauntlet...... Sometimes it's not that easy to control. ”

Rhodes was so angry and amused at Ezreal's statement - what did this little bastard think of himself?

"A misfire can also directly hit the rune node of the protective door and completely destroy it?"

"Or did you deliberately maintain an abnormal elevation angle when you misfired?"

"Mr. Ezreal, I remember that your agreement with Zaun included the protection of this ruin—this deliberate and unnecessary destruction had nothing to do with conservation, right?"

Ezreal was in absolute embarrassment.

Rod was not easy to fool, he could even predict that his Explorers' Guild access card would miss him again.

However, the next moment, Rod's tone suddenly changed.

"However, people always make mistakes." Looking at Ezreal, who was visibly frustrated, Rhodes touched his chin, "I wouldn't mind taking this on myself if you're willing to do me a little favor - destroying the tomb is a big deal for you, but it's not a big deal for me. ”

Ezreal blinked, very surprised by Rod's tone - this mage is not only powerful, but also seems to be a big man in Zaun?

"How can you help me?"

"It's simple." Rhodes reached out and created a bright light source, "Just decipher the literature here and tell me - no one will bother you in the process." ”

The answer was surprisingly simple, and it didn't go against Ezreal's morals.

Ezreal happily agreed to Rhodes' request.

"Well—happy cooperation!"

"It's a pleasure to work with."