Along a hidden passage behind the wine cabinet, the lame man walked slowly, the corridor was full of barrels, the rich smell of inferior ale filled the corridor, and some of the ground was randomly placed with some strange things, such as monster leather and some unknown ore.

At the end of the hallway, there is a room filled with orange light. A dozen candles illuminated every corner of the room with a soft glow, and on the walls of the room hung many specimens of the heads of demonic beasts, and in the center of the room, a huge sofa covered with bearskin took up most of it.

When Rod followed the lame man into the house, on the huge sofa, a shirtless man was munching on a monster leg, the big man was unusually tall, sitting there naked and covered in scars and shocking, and on his right hand, a pitch-black man tall battle axe was casually inserted into the ground.

"Greataxe-striker, Hammer!"

Rod said silently in his heart, the explosive muscular man in front of him like a beast was one of the leaders of the Black Rock Gathering Place.

"You're Rod?" Tearing off a large piece of flesh, Hammer's voice was sullen like thunder and asked Rod, especially when he raised his head to look at Rod's eyes, which were full of power and violence, and at this moment these eyes were firmly staring at Rod.

Rod quietly glanced at a tattoo on Hamer's waist, and immediately, his eyes that couldn't see his heart looked directly at Hamer, and replied without humility or arrogance: "Yes." ”

At the first moment of meeting, Rod's keen sword-like insight had already analyzed Hammer.

Hammer's right hand holding the leg of the monster was powerful, and when he tore the piece of meat, his right hand was firmly fixed in the air, without the slightest shaking, which proved that he had at least one "right-handed" warrior professional specialty.

And looking at his physique, Rhodes is sure that this person definitely has a talent bonus in terms of "physique", which makes him more difficult than ordinary fighters, and his ability to fight is stronger.

"He's a third-order warrior with a strong physique!"

This is the conclusion that Rod came to from Hammer's observations, an ordinary melee class is definitely not as oppressive as he is, not to mention that according to Rod's years of experience in the game, a medium-sized gathering place like the Black Rock Gathering Place, the leader in it is at least an advanced professional.

In other words, the big man in front of him is at least a strong man who has mastered advanced skills.

"Little one, I'm looking for someone to call you over because I have something to explain to you," Hammer didn't beat around the bush, and directly said his intentions.

"Rhodes, we need to find your uncle!"

Hamer's words made Rhodes frown, his uncle, except for knowing that it was a high-level adventurer, Rod didn't know anything else, but Hammer didn't care, he said to himself.

"I'm sure you're aware of it, the nearby wilderness is too frequent, with some alien races such as jackals. Stormwind has ordered the wilderness to be cleared, and we at Black Rock and several nearby settlements are on our way to wipe out a newly relocated tribe of gnolls. ”

Hammer paused, put down the thigh barbecue, picked up a glass of ale and poured it hard, and said fiercely in a somewhat annoyed tone.

"Originally, it was our duty to wipe out foreign tribes, but this tribe was a little too strong. Some time ago, we have sent several teams led by strong players to investigate, and the results ......"

Annihilation!

In addition to the gnolls warriors in the tribe near the Black Rock Gathering Place, there is actually a "Gnoll Sacrifice" and a few big-eared monsters inside.

"Those damn big-eared monsters, these little people's garbage has amazing hearing, that gnoll tribe has raised a group of big-eared monsters and it's hard to sneak close, and the worst thing is that there is an orc sacrifice in that tribe!"

When Hammer mentions the "orc sacrifice", he gritted his teeth and wanted to eat the sacrifice alive right now.

Soon.

Rhodes learned that the high-ranking wanderers in the spy team sent by Hammer were almost all tortured by the priest, and only one or two lucky ones were seriously injured and brought back the news.

Orc sacrifice, this is a rare spell caster of the orc clan.

As we all know, the orcs are a desert of magic, but the sacrifice is an oasis in the desert. A strong sacrifice is not inferior to a spellcaster of the same level, and even in large-scale team battles, the role of sacrifice is often stronger than that of a mage, after all, the sacrifice is good at a lot of buff magic, and the bonus of this spell to soldiers on the battlefield is huge.

Dharma masters are all rare, and each Dharma master is very difficult.

If the Gnoll tribe had a high-ranking priest in charge, it would really be a headache for Hammer and other high-ranking people. If this sacrifice is allowed to inflict blessings and buffs on the gnolls, it is estimated that even if they can drive them away, a large number of people will have to die in the last few gathering places, which is unacceptable to them.

"And what does all this have to do with my uncle?" Rod asked.

Hammer licked his lips, he looked a little excited, rubbed his hands, smiled and showed the two rows of teeth, and said, "Your uncle is the best adventurer I have ever met. We can't invite those noble masters to a few gathering places, but we can find the best warriors to kill, as long as your uncle leads the team, I believe that the sacrifice will be dismantled! ”

To put it bluntly, Rod's uncle, whom he had never met, was probably a very strong professional, and Hammer and the others believed that his uncle had the means to fight the caster, so they thought of looking for Rod.

Rhodes thought for a moment, looking like he was going to his uncle, but in fact, he was thinking about how to use Hammer to send his sisters away, it was really not safe here.

Finally, he groaned and spoke: "To be honest, I don't know if my uncle is in the Stormwind realm at the moment, but I have a way to find him, can you give me a month?" ”

"One month ......"

Hammer looked straight at Rhodes like this, as the leader of the Black Rock Gathering Area, he knew very well that Rhodes' uncle hadn't been back for a month, and a month was enough to happen in such a dangerous area.

"Good! I'll give you a month," Hammer said in a deep voice, "and in a month and a half, we'll be officially on a crusade against the Gnoll tribe, if I haven't seen your uncle's shadow by then......"

The words came to an abrupt end, and the rest of the words naturally spoke for themselves.

Rhodes didn't say anything more, he knew very well that the Shadowlands were not a good place, everything here had to be fought for by himself, and if he didn't bring back his uncle in a month, then he and his sisters would end up miserable. Of course, if Rhodes grows to the point where he can face Hammer in a month's time, none of this will be a problem.

Now, all he has to do is get stronger this month!

"In the days when I went out looking for my uncle, then my sister ......"

"Your sister is covered by me, absolutely no problem!" Hammer rudely interrupted Rod's words, and he said with a big grin: "I will send someone to clean up the scavengers and bugs that wander outside your house all day, you just need to find your uncle!" ”

…………

On the other side of the Black Rock Cluster.

It was a small dark alley, and not many people dared to walk around this place, because it was the territory of another big man in the Black Rock Gathering Area.

Scar Mullen.

The number three person in his Black Rock Gathering Place, because there is no Hammer to fight, the thin Scar can only nest in this small alley, although this is a good place in the Black Rock Gathering Area, at least there is a cozy-looking room and food to feed the stomach.

Mullen was not able to get to this point by force, but by his serpent-like methods and stratagems, and some people in the gathering area even secretly called him "Humanoid Drow".

When Rod walked out of Hamer's tavern, Mullen got the news.

A yellow-faced, skinny guy ran up to Mullen and whispered, "I've figured it out." ”

"Lord Hammer has asked us scavengers to stay away from Rod's house, and it seems that Lord Hammer is trying to shelter Rod...... Boss, are we still doing anything to his sister? ”

Syllable!

A slap threw him out, and Maren sat there with a gloomy face, and said in a low voice: "Fool, Hammer wants to shelter Rhodes, that means that their terrible adventurer uncle may not be dead, and although those little girls are important, it is not worth losing their lives because of this!" ”

At this time, Mullen was very angry in his heart.

He wasn't angry that Hammer had driven away his scavengers, his anger was born out of fear in his heart.

He's not a brainless fool who covets beauty, he's been sending people to spy on Rhodes' family these days, not for the looks of a few little girls, but because someone behind Mullen's back asks him to do so.

"Damn it, didn't you say that those girls' uncles were going to die! Then why did Hammer protect them," Mullen's face turned pale, he knew very well how strong the uncles of those girls were, and if that person really wasn't dead, then he was really looking for death, "No, wait...... Wait a little longer. ”

It is not force that allows Mullen to get to where he is today, but this prudence.

From the time Scarlet and Yue first came to the Black Rock Gathering Place, he felt that there must be a secret behind this family, and sure enough, a group of mysterious people found him soon after, although the price was expensive, but Maren realized the danger here, pie will not fall from the sky, and he will never act rashly until the news of Uncle Rod's death is confirmed.

As for Rod, the little ant-like young man was not on his radar at all.