Sodrore tried to catch him, but his eyes always seemed to be one step away from locking on to Roddy. And only the scouts who watched could see how Roddy was always behind Sodrore with his swift steps...

He is like a butterfly constantly circling in circles, the long sword in his hand is not in a hurry to attack, only by virtue of his footwork, he is always behind Sodrore, if the attack is blocked, he will close to him, and then with the help of Sodrore's stiff movements, he quietly slides into the opponent's back...

This kind of skill is Roddy and the former Wood Elf Ranger Mentor learned,Before getting the "Berserker" deputy position,Roddy in order to learn such footwork quite painstakingly,"Shadow Dance" is one of the "Ranger" custom skills - because it is a custom skill,So it can be made in the form of "imitation" in low-level conditions,But this kind of "imitation" that is not a release skill is bluffing,But the actual effect is not even one percent of the original skill,There is only a "trick"。

However, it is still easy to use it to deal with Sodrol, whose attribute is half lower than his own.

The "crackling" sound of wooden swords colliding sounded one after another, causing the onlookers to widen their eyes as if they had witnessed a miracle - it was obviously the first time they had seen such an unbelievable body and swordsmanship...

In most cases, a sword duel is usually enough to decide the winner in a dozen seconds, and it is rare for a duel to last more than a few minutes without either side being injured. And now, after more than a minute of Sodrol's struggle, all the scouts have left to marvel...

Sodrore's subtle swordsmanship had already made them more and more deeply aware, but compared to Roddy's always wanton and reckless offensive posture, everyone only felt that Roddy didn't seem to use all his strength at all, but was just playing Sodrore!

As a party, Sodrol didn't feel any emotions such as shame at the moment, he only felt that every block he made was a super-level performance, but even so, he didn't have time to make a truly effective counterattack from beginning to end...

He had never felt that the sword duel had made him palpitate so much, although it was a battle with a wooden sword, but Roddy's strength had really made him tremble in his heart!

At this time, he was already frightened by Luo Di's strength, and he even believed that if he encountered such an enemy on the battlefield, let alone the right move, with the absolute strength that Luo Di had just shown, he would not have any chance of winning at all!

This display of hand and body technique is simply "showing off" for Roddy, and Sodrore barely captures his figure a few times in a minute, and this continuous spreading fear will directly implant an "unfathomable" impression in the other person's heart, and thus generate more awe.

And it's that reverence that Roddy needs.

The sword quickened, Sodrore's blocking and dodging had begun to slow down, and Roddy's footsteps quickened again, leaning forward, and when Sodrore raised his hand to parry, the longsword had already reached out at a different angle, passing through the other side of his blade, and easily pressed against the neck of the young ensign.

The sweaty Sodrore stiffened, and he didn't seem to react for a while, but after seeing the sword in Roddy's hand, he finally sighed and abandoned the sword to admit defeat.

There was a moment of silence, and it took a few seconds for the scouts around them to react and cheer loudly - their exclamations and shouts were completely visceral, because Roddy's terrifying strength was beyond their imagination!

The wooden sword was thrown aside, and the indifference on Roddy's face gradually faded, and he looked at Sodrore, who seemed to be a little distracted, and asked, "What do you think of such a result?"

“... I have only one question. ”

Sodrore came back to his senses after a long while, and asked in a somewhat tired tone, "Why would someone as powerful as you be willing to be a scout captain?"

This is the most difficult question for Roddy to explain at the moment, and it is impossible for him to answer the other party with reasons such as upgrading and changing equipment, but fortunately, Roddy has long been prepared to deal with this kind of problem in his heart-

"I'm also curious, why would you be willing to be a second lieutenant? Those bales at Fort Conceton aren't your match at all. ”

This sentence is a bit exaggerated, after all, Sodrore's current rank is 8 grades, and a second lieutenant is at least 10 to be qualified. But if it is about swordsmanship and combat awareness, Luo Di does not have the slightest flattery.

In the three duels just now, it seems that Luo Di has an absolute advantage, but in fact, he has taken the path of "opportunism" - the first two games are purely to overwhelm the opponent with strength, and the third game is to rely on his current "agility" attribute advantage, to talk about swordsmanship, Luo Di himself is actually surprised that the opponent can spend a minute with himself purely by intuition and combat awareness...

If it is pulled to the same attribute level, head-to-head one-on-one, Roddy believes that he will not be the opponent of the other party, which is undeniable.

Sodrore was immediately speechless when Roddy asked, obviously he also understood that there was something wrong with his question, and the descendant of the nobleman immediately bent down to apologize almost as soon as he reacted, showing a upbringing that made Roddy a little embarrassed-

"Captain Roddy, I don't mean to offend, I just think... It's just a little emotional. ”

"Understandable. Roddy nodded, looking past the slightly pointed question just now, and changed the subject: "Finks Village no longer exists, the scout team will be reassigned, and Nolan Village just needs capable people. You can consider bringing your people here. ”

Roddy stretched out his hand and gently knocked the ranger's breastplate embellished with a piece of Mithril armor, and said confidently, "I can give you an explanation." ”

At this time, Sodrore had no more hesitation in his heart, and there was even more inexplicable excitement in his heart...

He understood that the "opportunity" to give up the "care" of the old duke and win through his own independence was now in front of him.

Fragments of the destruction of the family flashed in front of him, the corpses of the wolf cavalry still seemed to be vivid, and Roddy's words echoed in his ears... These things finally made Sodrol make a life-changing decision:

"Well, just wait for my news, Captain Roddy. ”

He gave a solemn military salute, turned away, and rode to the town of Brey without the slightest drag in the slightest.

The scouts watched the ensign leave, and Roddy, who was standing in the crowd, pondered the next question with a slight distraction - what should he do next to make this genius shine in his true glory?

There is also a bit of "discomfort" - because of Roddy's inevitable fear: what if Sodrore grows so fast that he exceeds his expectations and control?

He couldn't tell the prophet, because there weren't many things in his hands, and at present, in addition to the dozen or so scouts behind him, Roddy's other hope was in Sally, who had just escaped from danger.

After his thoughts flowed and his mood gradually calmed down, he returned to his previous posture, turned around and said, "Carter!"

"Here!"

"Put the equipment aside, gather everyone, and I'll say a few words. ”

"Yes!"

The scouts of Nolan Village almost immediately threw everything in their hands aside, and stood in two columns in front of Roddy, and none of them said anything more nonsense.

Obviously, the sword competition with Sodrore just now had once again impressed these scouts... In their hearts, Roddy seems to have gradually begun to develop from the concept of a simple "boss" to an "idol" and a "hero".

Coughing lightly, Luo Di looked at these young faces, and said softly with some emotion: "Everyone, you don't need to pay for these armor and weapons, so don't have too much psychological burden, but I only want to say one word about these things, I hope you will remember them firmly." ”

He reached out and picked up a long sword, and pulled a sword flower in his hand.

"Swords and armor are used to kill after all."

In this way, at the beginning of May in the year 588 of the Elon calendar, in such a quiet village on the border of the Karen Kingdom, Roddy ignited the first cluster of "sparks" for the seemingly unattainable dream in his heart.

.........。

Since the early morning of May 8, the scouts who had not woken up early in the eyes of the villagers seemed to have started a new routine today.

As soon as the morning dawned, the soldiers began to run around the village in full armor, followed by patrols, and the scouts, who had had a long time to spare, now began their rigorous physical training after completing their patrols.

Everyone, including Ruger and Carter, was starting to undergo these trainings in strict accordance with the plan arranged by Roddy... Moving rocks to build muscles, chopping with a wooden sword, riding horses around the outskirts of the village, etc.

On the other hand, Roddy is making new plans for the next goal.

The thirty sets of swords and light metal breastplates that he bought all the way back cost him a "huge sum" of nearly fifty gold coins in total.

It is said that these things cost more than fifty gold coins, but in fact, more than half of them were directly exchanged after pouring a few hands of the leftovers of Kemera's scales. In this era dominated by the "natural economy", money does not circulate as modern people think. Currency is commonly traded in large cities like Houllier, but in smaller places like towns and villages, "bartering" is the most common form of transaction - and Roddy has put a lot of effort into getting these practical equipment.

The reason why he bought so much equipment was because Luo Di understood that what he was going to do next would require the cooperation of these scouts, and in the days of upgrading and struggle in the future, they would probably be his earliest "team".

Among the three major factors that determine strength, such as "level", "equipment" and "technology", only "equipment" is roughly in place at present. And what Roddy has to do next is to lead them to improve their skills and levels.

Without strength, all your ideas are empty talk. But where does "strength" come from?

Roddy's gaze gradually fell to the other end of the vast grassland...