323.Chapter 323: The Spar Setter
As evening fell, a bonfire was lit at the Sola sentry.
For Hanks and others, Roddy's return is tantamount to good news falling from the sky - so when they learn that Roddy and others have returned to the sentry post, a "bonfire dinner" is an indispensable celebration ceremony.
Cattle and sheep were slaughtered, and the ale and wine were enough, and the soldiers, who were originally in poor conditions, finally ushered in a feast where they could eat and drink with their bellies open - excitement permeated the camp, and the soldiers relaxed their spirits, chatted loudly, and enjoyed this rare leisure.
For the soldiers who have stayed in Elson City with Roddy, the High Elf City is not the same as the Human City after all, living there, eating High Elf-flavored meals every day, always makes people feel like they are living in another world.
And everything in front of them is the life they really adapt to...
Carter, who can liven up the atmosphere the most, leads the soldiers to sing by the campfire, Ruger sits in the corner with a long sword, staring out of the sentry in a daze, and Sodlore is whispering to Hanks about what he has seen and heard in the past few months - the most tempering thing in the world is war, although only a year apart, but these once young and immature soldiers are now "veterans", and their gestures are no longer nervous and restrained when they have just received training, but they are all calm in their eyes and calm in their steps.
The restlessness of the past had faded and they had been on the verge of life and death for a long time, and they even had a bit of a momentum similar to that of Wellington and Titus Knights, but the more they realized the role that Roddy had played in all the wars - to survive the predicament of Elson, and when they recalled it, they couldn't help but feel like they had a way out of hell.
As the leader who led them out of the encirclement again and again, Luo Di was not immersed in the joy of "celebrating" at this time, but sat in his own bedroom in the sentry, squinting his eyes slightly, and carefully sewing his leather armor.
Several high-intensity battles made Roddy suffer a lot, Belom's attack power was really not a joke, the damage to the leather armor made Roddy feel distressed, and at this time he finally had the right materials to repair - after the crack in the leather armor was temporarily treated, he picked up the "blood drinker" belonging to Sauron, his eyes stared slightly at the axe blade full of gaps but still sharp, his brows furrowed slightly, thinking about the fate of the original owner of the axe...
In memory, the "King of Ten Thousand Axes" only completely unified all the orc tribes in 591, and had the confidence to conduct large-scale battles with humans - before that, a squadron of wolf cavalry with a number of 100 people could be called an "elite core force", and after the complete unification of the orcs, thousands or even tens of thousands of orc infantry groups have abounded, and Luo Di remembers clearly... In the first battle against the orcs, the nobles of Evota gathered four or five hundred knights and three thousand servants and infantry, which was definitely quite a lot.
However, when they found that there were more than 6,000 orc infantry and 2,000 wolf cavalry rushing towards them, these nobles collapsed on the spot, and they did not even have the courage to charge.
The nobility of this country has long been accustomed to bullying the weak and fearing the hard, so in the face of an unprecedentedly strong enemy, few people dare to raise the sword in their hands at all!
Thinking of this, Roddy involuntarily clenched the cold and heavy tomahawk...
Before the banquet, Hanks had already reported the general situation in the territory to Roddy, and the next thing he had to face was this group of greedy nobles who "attacked" the elderly Duke of Angmar.
It's time to bang these guys.
Luo Di thought so, then moved his gaze and said, "[Taskbar]." β
After the panel is opened, Roddy can see that there are no more prompts after the first stage of [Judgment of the Throne of Bones] is completed, and there is no need to see the quest about Elson City now, but because of the purpose of this trip, there is an automatically generated quest in the column at this time: [Arcane Mastery].
Mission description: "The Charged Hedron is the most powerful energy source of the High Elf period, and to control it means to be in control of everything. β
Requirements: Find all volumes of "Theory of Charging Crystals" and master how to make them.
Reward: Open the subclass "Hedron Setter".
This is a rather surprising hint for Roddy: he has been a PVE player for a long time before, knows all the subclasses, and he is the owner of several grandmaster-level subclasses, but he has "ripped" several times, and Roddy has never heard of the strange subclass "Hedron Setter".
As the name suggests, "Hedron Inlay" may be something similar to "Rune Inlay"?
You must know that the level of "sub-class" is always closely related to the growth of characters, and the reason why Luo Di decided to go in the direction of "bow making" is because there are far fewer excellent "archers" than excellent "blacksmiths", and his "grandmaster-level" bow-making level is enough to always create equipment advantages before advancing to level 60 - which almost means about double the attack power gap for other people who can only buy weapons.
Thinking of the "Demon Hunter" profession left over from the High Elf period, Roddy thinks that this "spar mosaicist" should also be one of the IMBA sub-professions, otherwise there is no reason why he has not heard of it.
While thinking about his next arrangement, there was a knock on the bedroom door, and Roddy answered, and the wooden door was gently openedβNata walked into the room wearing a black leather armor, and said as soon as she entered the door: "Patrol completed, safe." β
Her movements were silent and fast, inadvertently carrying the scent of grass. Ever since Elson left, Nata had been the only woman next to Roddy - but for days she had been the same as before, taciturn, hardworking, and on time to complete the training tasks assigned by Roddy, just as at this time, after a routine round, she came here to report to Roddy alone on the safety situation, and after receiving an answer, she was ready to go back to rest.
But after all, today is the first day to return to the sentry, Roddy thought for a while and asked, "Don't be so nervous today, it's not a bad thing to relax properly." β
"Yes. β
Nata's eyes lowered slightly.
"I guess you won't relax much after saying that, I just have something I want to tell you, so sit down first. β
Roddy sighed, his gaze swept over Nata's head: her basic level had reached the threshold of level 10, which made Roddy keep thinking about the direction she should change jobs in the future - the former "Ranger Mentor" became her apprentice, but how could she change jobs?
It's a conundrum he's been thinking about all along.
Nata had no idea that the rapid rise in strength had caused such a problem to Roddy, and at this time she sat on the chair in front of Roddy, her cold gaze softened a lot, and she held the longbow in both hands, quiet like a perfectly proportioned sculpture.
As a wood elf, Nata inherited the most conspicuous features of the "High Elf Bloodline" - her appearance and figure are difficult to compare with humans, according to most people's aesthetics, she is more beautiful than Akasha, Sally and Camilla, and her figure is close to the golden ratio, with a full chest, long legs, fair and flawless skin... Coupled with that always indifferent face, Nata's peculiar temperament is enough to make many nobles crazy.
Nata herself has enough knowledge of this, so she is even more curious in her heart: why does Roddy never show the slightest coveting of herself?
Of course she didn't know that in another period of history, Luo Di was tortured by her to die and live, and there was already a shadow in her heart, not to mention "coveting", seeing that she could not think of it and quickly avoid it was considered progress.
"In the past three months, your archery skills have improved a lot. β
Luo Di put aside the "Blood Drinker" battle axe, looked at the "apprentice" in front of him who was always silent to deal with everything, and said with some emotion: "In fact, training is very slow to improve strength, especially in terms of bows and arrows... I'm very happy that you've improved so much. β
Nata didn't know exactly what he wanted to say, but she was still a little happy to hear such a compliment. Her eyes lifted slightly, but she suddenly found that Roddy was staring at her all the time, as if he was waiting to make eye contact with her...
"But you've secretly tripled the amount of training, which is... Somewhat overdosed. β
Roddy didn't want to say this, but he was afraid that Nata would continue like this, so he still said it clearly - such words made Nata raise her head in some surprise, and then opened her mouth slightly: "How do you know..."
Such words are tantamount to admission in disguise, the roots of her ears are a little red, but the shy expression is trying to suppress it.
It's just that hidden in the bottom of my heart, after all, there is a trace of unspeakable sweetness: I thought that Roddy couldn't see his struggle, but he never thought that he actually knew these things he had done for him...
Speaking of which, there is a sense of "putting in the effort" and "reaping the rewards".
However, at this time, Luo Di couldn't understand the complex and changeable emotions in her eyes at all, and asked, "What's wrong?"
"Nope. β
She shook her head, her longbow clenched slightly in her hands, and then slowly released - the emotion she suppressed in her heart, and Nata turned her gaze away, repeating again, "It's okay, I'm fine." β
Roddy didn't think much of it, because he was thinking about how to propose the concept of "job transfer" to Nata, but before he could speak, there was an abrupt knock on the bedroom door...
"Come in. β
Roddy got up and looked at it, and found that it was Sodrol with a solemn face who entered the door, so he said bluntly: "What's wrong?"
"The carrier pigeon in Houllier City, probably two days ago. β
He reached out and handed the long letter to Roddy, nodded to Nata, and then said, "The other party is moving faster than expected, one of the villages in Parr has been looted - the team on the other side of the Silent Forest has also shown signs of being followed, but because of the protection of the village chief Brudy, nothing has gone wrong." β
When such news came out, Roddy hadn't reacted yet, but Nata on the side stood up, with an undisguised evil look in her eyes, and asked in a low voice, "Someone wants to attack Elsa Village?"