Soft sunlight shines through the floor-to-ceiling windows and onto the pure white floor. The girl narrowed her eyes slightly, half-lying on the soft sofa, enjoying the leisure time in the afternoon.

Outside the window, the rippling waters of the lake echoed movingly in the wind, and the emerald green branches danced slightly, adding to the accompaniment with a rustling sound. The magnificence of the crystal chandeliers exudes the glow of magic, and the beautiful paintings and beautifully crafted sculptures hanging on the walls on both sides of the magnificent hall are like stepping into a temple of art.

The door carved with the nine-winged bird opened silently, and then a noble woman in formal dress walked in, stepped across the red carpet, and came to the girl who was lying on the sofa, half-kneeling on the ground.

"Your Highness."

"Huh?"

Hearing the woman's call, the girl opened her eyes slightly, her emerald green eyes revealed a bit of laziness and playfulness, and three pairs of white and flawless wings of light wrapped around her beautiful, slender and charming body like a gentle thin sha. The snow-white, slender legs are revealed from them, stretched out with a seductive criminal charm.

Her long blond hair was draped down her shoulders, shining like a crown in the sunlight.

"What's the matter? Kyrol Qing. ”

"Everything is ready, and the Merchants' Association has already dealt with it, just waiting for your Highness to give an order, we..."

The woman did not finish her words, for at this very moment she had seen the girl close her eyes again. So according to her understanding of the highness in front of her, she also quickly stopped and waited for the other party's order.

"The branches and leaves of corruption are indeed disgusting."

Closing her eyes slightly, the girl stretched out her hand and stroked the black cat in her arms, which was as lazy as herself, curled up in a ball, and spoke.

"But using them as nutrients will make the new seedlings bloom into gorgeous flowers, and it is a very incomprehensible thing to stifle the growth process of beauty, and I don't like it."

"I see, Your Highness."

Although the girl's words seemed to have no beginning or end, the woman seemed to understand the meaning of her words, and only nodded slightly to show that she understood, but soon, she was embarrassed again.

“……… A recent report came from the Pafield area that the rats of the Council ........."

"Just let them go."

The girl let go of the hand that was stroking the black cat and sighed.

"My lovely subordinates should know what to do, there must be this tacit understanding between the monarch and the minister to be able to call it wonderful, qualified courtiers will definitely understand what I mean, only the flowers that are willing to go through the wind and rain with their heads held high are eligible to accept the glory of favor, I believe they know what to do."

"Yes, Your Highness."

After hearing the woman's answer, the girl showed a playful smile.

"I've been busy for so long, I'm sure you must be very tired. So, how about a cup of tea with me? This is a fresh black tea that has only recently been delivered, and it will definitely suit your taste. ”

"Thank you, Your Highness, for your kindness."

"You're too polite, Kyrol, but that's why you're so lovable......... Come, you're standing there too far, how about getting closer? ”

"Your Highness.........

The wind grew louder.

It wasn't until he returned to Deep Rock that Rhodes breathed a sigh of relief.

As Marlene said, the undead relied entirely on the power given by the Dominator to maintain their existence, so when the necromancer was completely gone, the undead outside also returned to dust.

The mission was a joy for all, as Rhodes created the soul core he needed, Lizzie got the Holy Book, and even Old Walker got a cloak with elemental resistance. …,

As for the distribution of Dark Souls, Rhodes and Marlene had a slight disagreement.

In the Dragon Soul Continent, the characteristics of rare items are generally divided into two types, one is that they have some kind of rare and rare skills. The other is that it can greatly increase the effectiveness of the holder's attributes. Rod's Starmark Sword belongs to the latter, while Dark Souls is the complete former. It has one of the most acclaimed abilities among players - Shadow Mistshift.

Shadow Mist: The wielder is able to create a dark shadow area in which the wielder can move regardless of distance and obstacles, gaining the "Concealment" perk that disables the effect when an entity is attacked.

It can be said that this skill is a limited version of a small range of spatial movement, which is a very rare item in the game, firstly, it is a "rare" level in itself, and secondly, for players other than mages, they are very rare to have the ability to move quickly, and Shadow Mist Shift can make up for this very well. And when encountering danger and escaping, Shadow Mist can also allow players to get out of the battle at the first time, and then walk away leisurely. The only downside is that it has to be within the shadows to work, but for players who spend most of their time on underground adventures, this is nothing at all.

Although this is a very rare and useful item, Rhodes is not the kind of hairy man who can be equipped by black people, and he simply explains the function of Dark Souls to Marlene, and then asks her if she needs it.

But he didn't expect that even though Marlene heard what he said, she still disdained it. Her reason is also very simple, she is a Central mage herself, and there are only a lot more life-saving spells. Second, Marlene felt that this skill didn't seem to be as powerful as Rhodes said, knowing that when Lu Dao was at war with the necromancer, he used this skill to hide his figure, and as a result, Rhodes ignored a sword and picked it out. Marlene's belief that what is not mastered by her is not trustworthy, and from this point of view, she obviously does not believe in the power of a magic ring, but believes more in the spells she has mastered. So in the end, Rod took the ring.

I really don't know what kind of expression the players who are eager for this ring would rather spend a sky-high price to buy rare equipment that has no price than a no-brainer in the eyes of an aborigine.

"Thank you, Mr. Rhodes, for your help."

At this time, Shanna's complexion was also much better, although the necromancer's attack was very poisonous, but the red-haired mercenary was not a novice after all, and she still escaped the key point at the last moment, although the pierced shoulder needed to recuperate, but as long as it recovered, it would not be a big problem.

It's just that compared to the bumper harvest of Rod and others, the Red Eagle Mercenary Group can be said to have suffered heavy losses this time, they turned the necromancer's nest upside down, but they didn't find the sword that the client entrusted them to find, which made Shanna very discouraged. However, it was an expected result for Rhodes, because in his memory, all the equipment from the Pavel Cemetery was a French profession, and he had never heard of a mission related to swords. When he first heard about it, Rhodes thought that this was an exclusive quest for NPCs, and players were not qualified to participate in it, so he didn't know what to do. But now it seems that things are really strange......

"Miss Shanna, are you sure the client wants you to find a sword?"

"Yes."

Sighing, Shanna shook her head helplessly.

"He said it was a family heirloom from their family, and it was taken away by Pavel because he had entrusted us to find it. And according to the peace treaty, he also paid us a deposit of one hundred and fifty gold coins, and I don't think it should be fake, but ......... Now that I can't find the sword, I don't know what to do. ”…,

It's no wonder that Shanna didn't suspect it, because according to the rules of mercenaries, they don't have to return the deposit after receiving the commission. That is to say, regardless of the success or failure of the mission, the money is taken away by them, and the principal will not get it back. Therefore, in many cases, the client only pays a small deposit as a symbolic meaning, and the rest is made up after the task is completed. The other party handed over one hundred and fifty gold coins at once this time, which is enough to offset the reward of an ordinary three-star mission, such a generous reward, no wonder Sha did not suspect that the other party would lie to herself, after all, who would be idle and bored to spend so much money to find themselves happy?

But it's useless to say that now, after all, Shanna didn't find the sword, and according to the description, Rhodes guessed that it was an ancient sword——— this kind of thing is not much more in the game, less than much, most of them are vases with more symbolic meaning than actual use. Although she said that, but the mission failed, she also lost several companions, and the red-haired mercenary was also quite depressed, she forced her spirit to say goodbye to Rhodes and the others, and then dragged her tired body towards the mercenary association. The others followed her, except for Barney, the idiot, who was carried behind by the shield warrior, and the poor little guy hadn't woken up since he had been beaten up by Rod, but if Rod guessed correctly, he wouldn't have woken up for a day.

And after looking at the backs of Shanna and the others disappearing into the corner, Rod's eyes turned cold.

"They've been deceived."

Then, Rod said with great certainty.

"Huh?"

Hearing Rod's words, Lijie's eyes widened in surprise, and even Old Walker frowned in confusion.

"What's wrong? Gremlin? You say Shanna and they were deceived? What's going on? ”

"It's simple."

Faced with the doubts of the two, Rod shrugged his shoulders.

"If it's really their family heirloom as the client said, then he can't just entrust these mercenaries to come and not show up at all."

"That's right."

Marlene also nodded in agreement.

"For our nobles, the heirloom is also the spirit of the family, but also the supreme glory of the family, if this glory is lost, then as a family member, we must find it in the first place. If the descendants of the Shania family are lost or robbed, even if I will entrust the mercenaries to find them, then I must follow, and only if the bloodline of the family regains glory at the first time, they will be eligible to be respected by the whole clan. Otherwise, even if we regain the glory, we will receive alms from others, which will be an intolerable stain on any noble noble. I don't believe that a family with heirlooms can be a fledgling nouveau riche that, as Mr. Rhodes says, must have something wrong inside. ”

"Yes, what's the problem?"

Hearing this, Li Jie immediately became nervous, after all, no matter what, Shanna is also her good friend, and now that she heard that she may be in danger, the girl naturally can't be calm anymore.

"I don't know what to do."

Rhodes shook his head, then he looked up and looked thoughtfully at the ore city in front of him.

"But I might have a clue."

Then he said.