"I'm sorry, I'm sorry..."

Roddy looked at the wet bar and reached for a rag to dry with an apologetic look - and thankfully he didn't spray at Hook, otherwise he would have been embarrassed by now.

"Raphael, you don't have a cold heart for Captain Roddy?"

Hook was very observant and felt that "Raphael" didn't seem to be very interested in Roddy, so he asked casually.

The bar in the slum didn't pay attention to cleanliness and hygiene, and after Luo Di hastily wiped two handfuls, he felt that he couldn't see any traces, so he sat back in his seat, thought about it, and replied: "Actually, I have some interest, but I want to change these deeds into stories to tell, how about combining these things with the stories about orcs I told before, these things form a series of biographies?"

"A perfect match! If you're willing to talk about it here, I'm afraid the pig's head bar will be stuffed..."

Hook was so caught up in his idea that he quickly forgot about Roddy's strange reaction and imagined a full bar and a room full of silver.

Roddy breathed a sigh of relief and continued to ask: "If the story is to continue, Captain Roddy must have survived the accident, so do you think... What's next?"

"Well, of course I want him to live, but it's been confirmed that he's been caught in an avalanche on the side of Kars, and that Baron Sodrore is buried underneath... And if I had to say, I must let Captain Roddy survive the avalanche next, and then come back and teach this group of nobles a hard lesson!"

Hook waved his hand and said indignantly: "You don't know what means this group of nobles use to slander him every day, since the news of the avalanche came out, many people even held a banquet to celebrate - this is nothing, they also secretly sent people to pass on all kinds of news, saying that Captain Roddy was a 'traitor', that he killed Francis, and confused the Duke of Angmar, and that he is the main culprit for the increase in taxes in the entire territory today..."

Luo Di raised his eyebrows slightly, he didn't expect that he could be used as a target to hack so many things, so he asked with some curiosity: "How do you know?

"Those guys are too tender, the sources of information in this part of Holier City are fixed, and suddenly a group of people who don't know each other are talking nonsense, who will believe what they say? Just check the source, what is the background of Viscount Juan, Baron Mursa, and Baron Bogley, Lao Tzu knows very well. ”

As a land snake, Hook still has this bit of pride, he snorted disdainfully, and continued: "But they also fool those honest peasants with this method, last time there was a bastard here who made a lot of nonsense, saying that Captain Roddy is not that can't do it, and I don't need to do it, and there is a mercenary next to him who directly beat him down-hey, and then I inquired a little, and found that they were all dogs under the hands of nobles... They did this to find a reason to force the Duke of Angmar now. It's not like a group of people have started shouting again in the last few days, saying that the Duke of Angmar has been so bewitched by Captain Roddy that he has reached the point of going mad or something..."

The fingers holding the wine glass were slightly clenched, Roddy narrowed his eyes, tried to hide the little anger, a slight smile hung on the corner of his mouth, and followed Hook to scold two nonsense such as nobles are not things, raised his hand and drank the remaining half of the ale, and then fell silent.

Naturally, Roddy had a lot of anger at the nobles' dirty behavior, but now he didn't let it break out and chop them down with an axe - he felt the deepest emotions at this time... Not anger, but disappointment...

Because this disappointment stems from the little expectations he once had for the country.

Even Hooker is willing to admit the "justice" of his actions, but the nobles still turn black and white upside down for their own interests, ignoring the facts—are Magda and Ansardine minor characters? Are orcs minor characters? The enemy has beaten the chess pieces under their noses, and they really don't know what it means?

These guys are not stupid, but they collectively lack the "sense of responsibility" that the term "aristocracy" itself represents... They have no sense of state, or even the consciousness of protecting their own territory, and the only thing they have is the ferocity in the struggle for monetary interests, but they have long forgotten the so-called "sense of honor".

This fact made Roddy inexplicably feel a little disheartened.

Hook looked at him a little inexplicably, the other party's face had a little worry that he had never seen, that feeling was completely different from the "Raphael" he saw half a year ago, he could only sigh with emotion: "Half a year ago I said that I envied you for going south and north, and I can only squat here - now... You've seen more people and things, and I'm still in the same place, nothing has changed. ”

He thought for a moment, reached out and took out a bottle from the wine cabinet that looked different, uncorked it and poured a glass for Roddy - it was not a very expensive red wine, but it was also a luxury in the slums, and Hook knew that this guy in front of him could make his business a lot better, so he naturally made a generous move: "Come and try it, welcome back to Hollier, cheers!"

The taste of the wine was average, but Roddy still drank it with a lot of face.

"It's a pity that I can't get the fruit wine of the wood elves, I heard that it's called a really good thing, but the price is really unaffordable..."

Hook said casually while smacking the smell of wine, and Roddy was still in a little uneasy, and replied casually: "Then why don't you go to the Silent Forest to buy some?"

"How is that possible? I can't afford to hire a team of mercenaries, it's too dangerous there, and besides, I'm afraid wood elf stuff is too expensive for me to buy. Hook shook his head, his fat body shrinking back.

"You've never seen a wood elf at all, but you've erected an insurmountable obstacle for yourself, so naturally you can't make money. Luo Di didn't expect Hook to become the first merchant to take the initiative to go to the Silent Forest besides himself, but he still persuaded him more: "How did the wine sold in that shop come from? I didn't buy it from the Wood Elf Village, since I can buy it, there must be a way, and if there is a way, you can get it." As long as you want to do things, the so-called obstacles are nothing. ”

Hook seemed to be a little moved, but obviously not so easily convinced, he just paused for a few seconds, and said a little helplessly: "This is also up to whoever tells me, if you are that Lord Roddy, I will leave tomorrow..."

Roddy laughed out loud, but he also understood his psychology - the words of successful people always carry more "weight" than mediocre people. He didn't plan to say anything else, just asked for a glass of water to sober up.

"Let's talk about something else, I heard that there is some conflict in the south, it seems that the 'Rosicrucius' and the old rival are fighting in Brill Forest, but no one knows what the specific situation is, and the news is very tight. ”

Hook put the red wine aside, and habitually picked up a rag to wipe the oak glass, "I remember you said you had a girlfriend over there?"

Roddy was stunned, Hook's message reminded him of what Nata had said to himself, apparently the "Pit Viper Cross" seemed to be brewing some conspiracy, at first he didn't know where it was, but now it was almost certain that it was Brill Forest.

"Indeed, north of Brill Forest. ”

He thought of Nephi first, followed by Sally—but quickly put those fears to rest: Nefi's village of Mogra was twenty kilometers north of the Brell Forest, and it seemed that if it was a battle in the forest, it would not have affected such a village.

And Sally isn't in any danger... In Roddy's impression, Sally should still be studying in the "Temple" at this time, at least more than three hundred kilometers away from Brill Forest.

"That's nothing to worry about, why, stay in Houllier for a while and leave?"

"Yes, I'll leave after a few days of rest, tomorrow there are still some things, I'll go and rest for a while, and come here in the evening to help your business." ”

Roddy got up and took the room key from Hook, but he still secretly made a decision in his heart: after everything was settled, he rushed to Mogra Village as soon as possible.

For Leonards Canyon, daylight tends to disappear very early.

The valley is never sunny, and over the years, the valley is always surrounded by cold, damp winds.

At the site of the "Pit Viper Cross", the color of the thirty-odd magic crystals on the black altar was much darker than a few days ago, which proved that they had consumed more than half of their energy.

The black-robed mages who were chanting spells around them were all pale, and it was obvious that the cold environment and the constant "summoning" had caused their bodies to deteriorate, and now, it seemed as if the wind in the valley could blow them down if it was a little stronger.

Cardinal Goethe's face was faintly excited, for when the "summoning" on April 29 was over, a breakthrough had already been made: a thumb-wide crack appeared in the enchantment of the "Kiss of the Viper"!

At this rate, the sealing barrier of "Viper's Kiss" can be completely broken in less than a week.

Goethe glanced at the deep weathered rock formations around him with satisfaction - the no-man's land of the Lennarz Gorge for hundreds of miles was enough to cover up the huge fluctuations caused by the artifact scepter when the seal was lifted, and as long as its present life was not detected by the "Rosiractic", then in the next few years, the "Pit Viper Cross" would definitely be able to easily compete with it and grasp the advantage more and more!

"It's coming... It's almost there..."

The old man stood quietly in front of the altar for a long time, and it was not until the messenger came behind him that he slowly turned his head and restrained the essence in his eyes.

"Lord Goethe, the deployment in the Brill Forest is almost complete, and the heretics have begun to advance according to the predetermined route. ”

"Then go ahead with the plan, if we're fast enough to take the 'Viper's Kiss' into the final battle. ”

As a cardinal, Goethe's position in the sect is already regarded as the "core decision-making level", the current Pope Daizer is old, and his abdication is only a matter of the past few years, and this time Goethe has been entrusted with the tasks of "summoning the scepter" and "fighting the Rosicrucian", which is enough to show that the Pope attaches great importance to him - if nothing else, when he lifts the seal of the "pit viper's kiss" and holds it in his hand, the position of the next pope can already be called "certain".

That's why he's excited... It won't be long before the religious landscape in the kingdom changes dramatically.

Contacts with the royal family and several powerful ministers went well, and Goethe seemed to have seen a beautiful picture of future believers all over the kingdom of Karen - his eyes turned to the black stone tablet on the altar, the corners of his mouth curled up in a secret arc, and then quietly buried his ambition under a calm face.