August 20.

With Camilla's help, Roddy eventually found two books about "Solomon" in the library, but after reading them, Roddy found the content a little strange: the high elf seemed to shy away from the name "Solomon", and the number of times he actually mentioned his name was counted on one hand, and most of the time, "Solomon" in both books was referred to as "that person", or "he".

This is rare in the rigorous classics. Roddy knew that there must be a demon when things went wrong, but he couldn't find any useful information other than the words "Solomon made an outstanding contribution to the study of elemental spells", as if "Solomon" was really just an insignificant little person.

If he didn't know the copy of "King Solomon's Treasure", Roddy might have determined it, but he knew it well... The truth may be the opposite of the "understatement" in the history books: the memory of Solomon is almost equal to Khadgar in the hearts of mage players!

But because the High Elves believe that "Arcane" is far higher than "Elemental", they are never mentioned side by side in the history books. It wasn't until the "King Solomon's Treasure" quest was discovered that the elementalist's fame skyrocketed among players.

He couldn't understand why the High Elves would ignore Solomon so much, but since he couldn't find any more information, Roddy didn't plan to waste any more time here - by noon on the twentieth, after saying goodbye to Nephi and Camilla, he rode back to the Silent Forest on the Duck.

The journey in the sky was very boring, and Roddy simply opened the panel and observed his current attributes.

After the battle in Holier, he assigned all his experience points to the "Advanced Level", and the massive amount of experience granted by the epic quest allowed the "Demon Hunter" to be upgraded from level 8 to level 10 - so that Roddy also had the qualification to "open the second advanced class", and also gained a new "Battle Stance" and "Career Skills".

Skill: "Demon Hunting Vision"

Use: Consumes 30% of mana to open up the Demon Hunter's unique vision. The effect lasts for one minute and has a cooldown of five minutes.

Combat Stance: "Elemental Offset".

On: Reduces spell damage and effects from Shards by 40%.

Powerful skills combined with the support of an additional combat stance often represent a leap in the player's strength. But the improvement brought by this upgrade made Roddy not very satisfied...

After opening the "Demon Hunting Horizon", everything around him seemed to be completely indistinguishable, but it was still slightly blurred. And the "Elemental Shift" combat stance is obviously used to resist the attack of Warcraft, and the practicality is very low, if it is facing enemies such as orcs or undead, this combat posture is equal to useless.

And counting the two mediocre skills of "rage" and "appeasing the demon pet" before, Roddy even began to wonder if his profession could still be called "IMBA".

However, complaining is complaining, compared to the Ranger who has advanced to level 10, the power of the "Demon Hunter" is still undisputed.

After a few hours of flight, Roddy, who arrived in Elsa's village, began the final mobilization before departure as planned—Sodrol and his companion of more than 90 soldiers and sappers were already in place, with cold clothing, high-calorie food, and all kinds of potions, scrolls, and weapons.

This expedition consumed all the wealth accumulated by Roddy in half a year, although it could not be called "labor and money", but this kind of "expedition" to the unknown land still made Sodrol, as the commander of the legion, a little worried, he hung his weapon on the saddle and asked: "Is it really okay to suddenly decide to go to such a far place?"

"This time it is more appropriate to call it an 'expedition', but in fact, it is more appropriate to call it 'land reclamation'. ”

Roddy took out a stack of rolls of paper and handed it to Sodroll: "Now that you are the commander of the legion, this is the 'battle plan', and I have noted the questions about the environment and the dangers above. If you have no doubts, then from now on, how this army will be used, I will not overstep my command. ”

"It's... Really?"

Sodrore had never heard of a "plan" before a war, and he was not used to this kind of "special person" management - but judging by Roddy's expression, he also knew that it was useless to say this, so he had to take the parchment and look through it carefully.

"By the way, I'll give you new equipment, and I'll be able to use it this time. ”

Roddy casually threw a large bag wrapped in cloth to him, and Sodrore opened it, and his originally calm expression suddenly petrified - he pointed to the dragon bone shield in his pocket and said in surprise: "Give, give, give me?"

"Tailor-made, take it. ”

Roddy patted Sodrore on the shoulder, and asked the soldiers to carry the 18th-level and larger Nokia to the carriage, and then walked to Nata, who was holding a longbow not far away, and replaced two dozen arrows in her quiver.

"These arrows are relatively lethal, with some freezing effects, so familiarize yourself with them when you have time, and then take them with you. ”

He looked down at the arrows in his hand that Nata had adjusted herself, and commented, "It's much better than before, keep up the good work." ”

"Hmm. ”

Looking at the "mentor" bowing down to him, the corners of Roddy's mouth twitched, and some words were finally swallowed back.

"Roddy, I think... My chest seems to be a little tight. ”

Akasha walked over with her bags on her back, and at this time she changed into the fine-grade combat robes that Roddy had purchased with the "Rosicrucifix" prestige - but because of her plump figure, the little priest reached out and tugged at her neckline, a little sad.

"Then you can unbutton it?"

“... That's all there is to it. ”

After Akasha complied, when she looked up, she found that his eyes were a little straight, and the little priest looked down a little strangely, and then realized that the furrow on her chest was just in front of Roddy, and hurriedly covered it with her cloak in shame.

"Nasty!"

Roddy smirked a few times, helped her to mount the horse, and then turned to Saudrol and gestured.

"Let's go!"

The ninety-five marching force immediately began to march to the other end of the border.

September 20th.

The plague has gradually subsided in the territory, and the city of Holier has basically returned to its former prosperity. The heat of late summer has faded away, and when the weather cools down, it means that it is time to farm again.

Ivota has not suffered from drought or flood this year, so the grain harvest is not bad, and the farmers will sell the surplus grain after paying the taxes this autumn... It's also one of the few times of the year when they can reap extra wealth.

However, these people living at the bottom of the society gradually discovered a problem in the process of selling: the demand for food in the territory this year seems to be much higher than in previous years.

What made them even more strange was that the shops that the Parr Consulate had begun to open all over the territory - these shops that used a uniform "logo", "name" and even decoration method actually put "firewood" as the main commodity in the most conspicuous position in addition to selling ordinary daily necessities.

"It's only September, and it's still early in December!

Almost all of the onlookers had similar questions, and the guys at the shop apparently didn't know why they had been ordered to do this... In short, the firewood was not sold, and the stupidity of the "Parr Collar Firm" spread throughout the territory and became a topic of conversation after dinner.

However, while they were laughing, they didn't know that it was Sally, the newly succeeded Duchess of the territory, who secretly supported this initiative.

In the Duke's Palace, young Sally was writing orders quickly, and the sound of a quill brushing the paper never stopped.

"Try to keep the purchase of grain as calm as possible, and don't let other nobles have a sense of crisis. ”

"The trade volume of Elsa's village has doubled since last month, and they have already sold those specialties to seven or eight other territories, and I can't help them far away, so send these letters to the other parishes, so that Henry's steps can be more steady before winter comes. ”

Sally calmly wrote down the names of several diocesan bishops, and then handed the letter to John.

As a nobleman, young Sally's prestige was not strong enough to influence the lords of other realms, but within the "Rosicrucifixion", the nickname "White Scythe" had spread throughout all the dioceses of the kingdom of Karen. So the only thing she can do to help Roddy is to lay a good foundation within the sect.

The trade that began in Elsa's village was only the first step - to be honest, there was not enough that such a small village could produce enough to spread around the country and sell it for money, and the only purpose of the caravans now was to find a "presence" in those unfamiliar areas.

The business plan still has a long way to go, but Sally is confident in it. After putting down the quill, an urgent letter suddenly came from outside the study.

"What's the matter?"

"Just sent in from the border, a scout team has spotted and eliminated a squad of orcs. ”

"Orcs?"

Sally's nerves tensed instantly, and she got up and asked, "What day did it happen?"

"It happened yesterday and the news has just reached here. John handed over the crumpled letterhead, and Sally reached for it, and after reading it carefully, her frown slowly loosened a little.

The early warning given by my father finally came in handy. ”

She put down the letter and frowned, "The scout team has eliminated only five orcs, and the report says that the other party's image is very embarrassing, and he doesn't even have any combat ability... So, what causes them to run to the border?"

"I remember that their hinterland was three or four hundred kilometers from the border. ”

Sally couldn't think of a reason for a while, but remembering what Roddy had said, she still ordered: "Send a copy of all the information that happened at the border to Elson City at the same time." ”

The duchess narrowed her eyes slightly and looked out the window.

"I'd like to hear what the staff member has to say. ”