Black Rock Gathering Area, a medium-sized gathering place in the Shadow Realm, with a main population composition of Terrans.

This medium-sized gathering area is surrounded by relatively fertile soil, with a series of low, shrub-like plants bearing fruit. These fruits are grayish-green and edible, and when they are dried and ground into a powder, they are the main ingredient in the bread of the congregation.

Despite the small size of this land, the yield of these fruits is very large, and nearly seventy percent of the grain in the Black Rock Gathering Area is provided by these small fruits.

The Shadowlands are brutal.

Hunger, chaos, and carnage are the main themes of the Shadowlands.

It's okay to say that a gathering place like Black Rock, where humans are the main population. Human beings are born to live in groups, they will naturally produce order, order means the living space of the weak, compared to the disorderly fighting of other races, the gathering place of human beings is a rare and stable place here.

Although the orderly nature of human beings shelters some of the weak, this does not mean that human beings can avoid fighting.

Take, for example, the land around this Black Rock Cluster!

Rhodes remembers a phrase often said by human NPCs in "On the Eve of the Holy War": "Every inch of fertile land grows with the blood of ancestors and enemies!" ”

Among the many intelligent populations in the Shadowlands, humans are one of the few races that are good at farming, so their pursuit of fertile land is also fanatical, and they can shed every drop of blood for every inch of land.

Looking at this grain-producing land from afar, Rod's tense nerves couldn't help but loosen a little.

Walking on the black and damp earth, Rhodes did not find trouble to pick these fruits, the food in the gathering place was the property of those who were strong, they sheltered the weak, maintained order, and repelled the invading alien races, and at the same time, they also enjoyed the privileges of the strong.

With the glow in the air, Rhodes pursed his lips, his well-defined face showed a sense of determination, his tall figure did not make a sound when he walked through the land, he knew very well that in the shadows of these bushes were hidden "watchmen", just like the "catchers of the wheat fields" in the [Northern Isles], these ghostly assassins were responsible for protecting the food in the gathering place, and also served as a guard and other tasks.

After passing through the grain production fields, Rhodes could see a low shack area, which seemed to be chaotic, but maintained the most basic order. Walking into the gathering place, Rhodes couldn't help frowning, because there was some dirty stench in the air here, which was simply torture for Rhodes, who had a keen sense of smell.

Walking through a cluttered alley, Rhodes stopped in front of a dilapidated stone house.

The old stone house is not large, and the walls are mottled with moss and greasy dirt. Rod stood quietly in front of the stone house, looking at the closed wooden door, his brows furrowed, suddenly, he raised his head suddenly, his sharp eyes were like the sharpest sword, he scanned several dark places in the alley, and watched a few black images of frightened rabbits jumping out, and then he strode open the wooden door.

It looks like Rhodes found something.

"Damn! Soon after leaving home, you were targeted! ”

He was secretly annoyed in his heart, and during the time he went out hunting, it seemed that some of the fellows had been lingering in front of his house for a long time. Although fighting is forbidden in the gathering place, it is not surprising that in a small alley like this, there are things that are done secretly, as long as you don't know how to provoke the leader of the gathering place.

It was pitch black inside the stone house.

The small stone house can be heard of falling pins, and the silence is terrible.

"Smack!"

The wooden door slammed shut, and a cold light cut through the silent darkness, and Rhodes bent down, quickly drew his short sword, and picked it in the direction from which the cold light had slashed.

Sonor!

The dagger and dagger collided with a crisp sound, and Rhodes hurriedly shouted, "Scarlet! It's me! ”

"Sister Scarlet, stop! It's my brother! ”

A voice of surprise came out of the darkness, and immediately, Rod, who was parrying the enemy in the darkness, felt a small figure pounce on him, his body stiffened at first, and a trace of softness appeared on Rod's resolute face.

"Brother...... Woooooo You're finally back! ”

Feeling the gentle sound of rubbing against him like a kitten on his back, Rod completely let go of the vigilance in his heart, listening to the vague words with a hint of glutinous feeling, Rod believed that even the toughest tough guy in the world would turn into a soft finger.

Turning around, gently putting his hand on the smooth soft hair, Rod carefully comforted, the clumsy appearance did not have a trace of swordsman's sharpness, "Yue'er don't cry, my brother is back." ”

The lights in the stone house were lit.

The scene around him caught Rod's eye.

It is a small house the size of a palm, with trinkets made of plants hanging on the walls, a small stove on the left, and a small bench next to the dilapidated stove, on which the words "small bench" can be faintly seen.

On the right side of the room, a small lamp with a soft light shone quietly, and Rod clearly remembered that there was the only bed in the room.

It was a small bed, and the shabby pudding quilt was embroidered with small flowers, and there was not a trace of peculiar smell.

Clean, cosy with a hint of home.

That's how this little broken stone house feels for Rod.

Lowering his head, Rod's left hand is being pitifully hugged by a little guy at the moment, this little guy has white skin like milk, black soft long hair is scattered in unison, big tearful eyes look up at Rod like this, and the little guy's cute little nose twitches from time to time.

"Yue'er, don't cry, isn't my brother back?"

Rod looked at the cute little girl and smiled knowingly, and he skillfully put his right hand on the little one's head, and rubbed the little one's long silky hair like a soothing little pet.

"Brother, will you still leave us?"

Sending Rod's arm away, the little guy pulled the corner of his clothes, and looked at him pitifully, with an expression as if to say that if you don't agree, I'll cry to you.

Looking at the pitiful appearance of the little one, Rod couldn't bear to open his mouth to refuse even if his heart was as hard as iron, he said with a stiff smile: "If my brother doesn't go out, he will stay at home with you." ”

"Woooooooooo......oo Brother lied," the little girl was unexpectedly keen, she instinctively sensed Rod's insincerity, two clusters of crystal tears swirled in her eyes, and her pitiful appearance was like an abandoned kitten.

Rod was stunned at a loss, the dignified generation of sword gods was panicked by a little girl, and Rode, who didn't know how to comfort the little girl, could only caress the little girl's forehead clumsily.

Although he wanted to comfort the little girl, Rod still couldn't open his mouth, he couldn't deceive a little girl, at least as a brother, he couldn't and didn't want to deceive the little girl.

It seemed that she felt that Rhodes was embarrassed, and the little girl was also unexpectedly sensible, she didn't embarrass Rhodes anymore, let go of the little hand that was pulling the corners of her clothes, just pouted, and whispered: "Brother, there are a lot of bad people outside when you are away!" Yue'er knows that her brother has to support the family, it's okay, you go, Sister Scarlet and I will take care of the little one. ”

Looking at the little girl's aggrieved and strong appearance, the sentence "You go" made Rod feel guilty that he was the kind of "man who doesn't go home".

Just when Rod was embarrassed and overwhelmed, his back was cold and his body stiffened.

Turning around stiffly, Rhodes looked at the two familiar figures beside the bed, one big and one small, and smiled dryly, "I'm back." ”

At this moment, the two figures standing by the bed, the slightly older one is not much bigger than the little girl Yue'er, it is a sixteen or seventeen-year-old girl, long black hair pours out, she has delicate and perfect facial features, like a work of art in the sky.

Under a simple linen clothes, the skin like white jade looks so bright. What makes people pay a little attention is that although this girl's facial features are exquisite, there is no expression on her face, although there is no expression, there is no feeling that no one should enter, but there is a unique temperament.

Although this girl stood in front of Rhodes, in the keen intuition of Rhodes' sword god, she was like air and could not be perceived, which was extremely rare.

Her name is Scarlet, and she is also Rod's sister.

She was a natural Assassin.

"Brother, hug!"

Just when Rod was stared at by Scarlet's emotionless gaze, a cute baby voice resolved Rode's dilemma. On the side of Scarlet, a sleepy-eyed little Lori is opening her hands and looking coquettish to hug.

"Xiaoxiao, my brother is back!"

Rod was pleasantly surprised to pick up this youngest sister, Xiao Xiao has a cute short hair, small ears are just right, she is very young, a little baby fat, was held high in Rode's arms, Xiao Xiao couldn't help but let out a silver bell-like smile, that is a kind of laughter that can cure everything.

In the midst of a small laugh.

This dilapidated cottage seems to have become the warmest and most comfortable place in the world, Rod is very happy with a small smile, and Yue and Scarlet stand quietly by Rhodes' side, at this moment, the little picture in this cold world is full of warmth.