It's getting dark.

In the halls of the mansion, the extravagant magic crystal chandeliers glow golden, the sterling silver candlesticks flicker, the musicians play a moving music, and the graceful maids walk through the crowd.

Rhodes stared at everything coldly.

He didn't like the sweet wine that the nobles tasted, the mellow smell of alcohol had a greasy taste, and for many men who licked the blood from the knife, the wine should be drunk in large gulps, the strongest wine, and the worst enemies, for them the wine was a pleasant pleasure, not the present pretentious taste.

As Rod expected.

In the entire hall, there are a lot of adventurer mercenaries, and even more precisely, there is not a single nobleman here.

The boiling hall was filled with all kinds of people, who gathered in small groups in twos and threes, and in this magnificent and extraordinary hall, this group of people was like a group of people who were crowned with monkeys, and although some people tried to behave decently, their long-standing temperament could not be concealed.

Rhodes stood quietly alone in the corner.

He is confident in his eyesight.

The people in this hall now, before they came here, they may have been liars, thieves, robbers or even thugs, but in short, they have absolutely no aristocratic etiquette in them.

Don't think that the aristocracy is just a bunch of shitty and waste.

in this world.

[Aristocratic knowledge] is a very deep knowledge, it covers aristocratic heraldry, aristocratic etiquette, and all kinds of knowledge, they are a very complex system, anyone who does not understand these knowledge, they can not integrate into the circle of nobility.

A hall like this should be filled with aristocratic atmosphere, and its owners should be those dancing ladies and ladies, or at the very least, scholars who can appreciate the famous paintings on the walls.

And now.

Although the people in the hall were dressed in luxurious clothes and looked extremely decent, their hideous faces and coarse whispers were incompatible with this environment.

In this group of people.

Rhodes noticed that there was also a circle around the half-elf Perron, including the Rose Under the Moon, and some relatively decent-looking mercenary leaders gathered around them, whispering in that small circle.

Rod closed his eyes, and his fluctuating perception spread out, and he could hear some of the more incisive words.

“…… Skimming Permission ...... Trade Openness ......"

Long.

He slowly opened his eyes, his brow furrowed slightly.

He finally figured out what this absurd banquet was for.

It is said that a few days ago, there was a rumor circulating in the upper circles of Xiliu City, it seems that Xiliu City intends to wage war against the Emerald Territory.

Just a few days.

The nobles of the entire Xiliu City seem to be looking at the wind, and some envoys frequently enter and leave Xiliu City, and those nobles seem to have gotten some inside information, and they are frantically wooing some mercenary groups.

No one knows why.

It's just that some of the mercenary groups have gotten a little bit of news, and it seems that the group of nobles wants the mercenaries to take the lead and open the door to the Emerald Territory for them.

It's ridiculous.

Who doesn't know that mercenaries are the most unreliable group of people, they are mercenary, and they won't consider anything without interests at all, even if they have interests, this kind of frontal attack on the aristocratic territory, the average mercenary group really doesn't have the courage.

After all, the Emerald Territory belongs to the Varesian Kingdom, and attacking the noble territory without authorization is almost a frontal provocation to the entire kingdom order.

No matter how chaotic the country is.

Against a ruling class, no one with a little brain would do it.

Here we have to mention the cleverness of the nobles of Xiliu City.

They introduced a bill to make it legal for looting.

All mercenary organizations that are invited to this banquet will be on the first list of legal raids.

In this era that is not called peaceful and prosperous.

Force is a necessary ability for an organization to survive, for mercenary groups, force is particularly important, they are a group of outlaws, plundering this kind of thing, it is a business without capital, do more and make more money.

Once they are allowed to plunder, these mercenary groups will come out like hungry wolves.

Anyway, something happened, and there was a top pot in Xiliu City.

"That's not right...... It's not that simple......" Rod frowned.

It's not that simple.

In fact.

There are also some more rational beings in the mercenary organization, and they will not be unaware that this kind of plunder has a premise, that is, they can withstand the retaliation of the Emerald Collar.

With the current strength of Xiliucheng and the Jade Leader, neither side can eat each other, and once the Jade Leader recovers, these mercenary groups may not be able to eat and walk around.

Rhodes estimated that this banquet was to add some fuel to the fire of these mercenaries.

While!

When the bell rang in the hall, the hustle and bustle came to an end for the time being, and under the eyes of countless fierce gods, a man with a calm expression slowly walked into the hall.

Aristocrat!

This man was dressed very exquisitely, and even the steps and postures were very standard, and Rod could recognize this strange-looking guy at a glance, it was the appearance of an aristocrat who had received aristocratic education.

The nobleman frowned slightly, looking at the group of demons and monsters below, I am afraid that his heart is also a little uncomfortable, only to see him holding a civilized stick, gently knocking on the ground, coughing lightly, and saying, "Ladies, gentlemen! On such a beautiful night, with the stars shining like jewels in the sky, and in the light of the gods, we should be grateful......"

"This damn nobleman!"

Rod's brows furrowed tightly, with a hint of impatience on his face, the nobles were disgusted by this, everything was at a glance, and simple things would become very complicated when they messed with them.

It's like a simple opening sentence, and that damn aristocrat has to say thousands of words with a lot of heart.

There are no nobles in the hall, many of them are more grassroots than Rhodes, and many of them rely on a sharp sword to get to where they are today, and they are even more impatient with this kind of aristocratic style.

“…… Ahem, you must all know that the number of monsters on the border of Xiliu City has increased dramatically recently, which has greatly caused turmoil on the border, and not long ago, we finally found the source of the incident through investigation! ”

The nobleman saw that the group of people below were very impatient, and he couldn't help but clear his throat and officially get to the point.

"It all comes down to the Emerald Collar of all evil! Due to the greed, excess, and endless development and destruction of the Emerald Collar over the years, the environmental damage in the Ponse region has been serious! The excessive destruction of nature finally attracted the punishment of the gods, and three months ago, several orc clan tribes crossed the Ponse Mountains and officially entered the Grizzly Bear Hills! They've waged war against the Emerald Collar! ”

The righteous words of the nobleman were sneered at by the people listening below.

When did the city of Weststream, which developed the Gurniboer River even more, become a protector of nature, they never knew that the nobles of the city of Westflow believed in the Druids.

Politics is all hypocrisy.

Xiliu City wants to start a war, and it is simply ridiculous that it actually puts a notoriety on the jade collar for excessive destruction of nature.

"The evil Emerald Leader, in the face of the attack of the orc clan, they disregarded the feelings of the human race, and actually expelled the grizzly bear hill migration group on a large scale to the Westflow City, causing the border to be uneasy! However, I, Xiliu City, in the spirit of the same race, gave humanitarian rescue! We will gather our armed forces to officially intervene in the Emerald Territory War, and during the war, in order to fight against the intruding orcs, our aid forces can temporarily mobilize the resources of the Emerald Collar! ”

The nobleman's voice echoed through the hall.

Some people's eyes kept flashing.

That's what they're waiting for.

"You can temporarily mobilize the resources of the Jade Leader!"

What fights against orcs, what humanitarian aid is all in vain, what they are really waiting for is this sentence.

With the official armed status issued by Xiliu City, even if they are employed by Xiliu City and have laid down the territory of the Emerald Territory, they can freely plunder the wealth, what is this called? This is called wartime resource allocation.

Just when these mercenary leaders were gearing up.

Rhodes was lost in thought.

"Orc clan!" The nobleman's words reminded him of something.

There was a hint of solemnity in his eyes.

The few orc clans that came over from the Ponser Mountains were not simple goods, and even the development order issued by Xiliu City in the future was largely because of these orc clans.

…………