The chaotic battlefield finally calmed down, and the surrounding "element density" returned to normal levels. Akasha drank a bottle of potion and saved the seriously injured soldiers from death - because the rescue was timely, these soldiers who had just lined up were

All the infantrymen who charged towards Lucius survived.

And because of the death of the frost dragon Wissam, the huge amount of experience evenly distributed made everyone collectively soar by 5 levels!

These soldiers were all scouts who followed Rody and Soderol to fight on the border. When they entered the forest, their average basic level was level 12, but now their average level has reached level 17, and their attributes have increased significantly, almost to the level of 17.

degree of doubling.

Soderol's advanced "Ghost Rider" has been upgraded to level 5, and the basic level has been increased to level 15; Nata's basic level has reached level 14; Akasha's advanced level has reached level 10, becoming the highest level among the team.

people.

And because of the "Dragon Slayer Mark", everyone in this team has gained attribute +30%, full resistance +100, and a permanent BUFF immune to most mental magic. Their combat effectiveness is completely "reborn" compared to before.

It's just that although the harvest is rich, what everyone can feel after the battle is not excitement, but only happiness.

"It's not easy to survive..."

Soderol sat tiredly on a collapsed stone pillar and looked up at Rody, "If you can meet a giant dragon and a mage of that level, you will have something worth bragging about in the rest of your life."

He seemed to be in good spirits, but Roddy understood the hidden worry in the other party's words - the battle with Lucius. In the final analysis, the team's strategy did not work at all. If Melinsela did not use "Dragon Power", then all

Everyone will be destroyed as a result.

"That mage who escaped is not an easy person. Even if he is famous throughout the continent, it is normal that we can't defeat him now." Rody sat down next to Soderol, and then whispered:

"But that doesn't mean we can't fight him in our lifetime. In five years, you can kill him alone. Believe it or not?"

"I don't believe it," Soderol said after saying this, and then sighed: "But you have even slain the dragon, what else can't I believe?"

His eyes turned to the body of the ice dragon, with deep awe and sigh in his eyes: "This is a real giant dragon..."

Although Roddy's "dragon slaying" was full of moisture, he could not deny the fact that he had completed the "final blow". Soderol's words reminded Roddy of what he had just done -

- He turned his head and found that the soldiers were running over to watch the dragon corpse one by one. Even Nata was standing not far away, looking at the dragon in a daze.

Roddy was indeed a little excited and proud. After all, he had accomplished something that ordinary people would never dare to think of. However, his "complacency" was quickly suppressed... After all, he was still too weak. If Lucius was the Holy Assembly,

If a mage of that level comes to your door, I'm afraid the current Elson City can't stop it at all!

"What I said just now is not a joke. In five years, it will not be difficult for us to slay the dragon with our own ability."

Rody thought about the future development route, picked up an arrow, and drew two areas on the ground: "But this requires us to adjust the direction of resource use..."

"Direction? Is the current strategy not good?" Soderall asked strangely.

"Currently, we are still using resources in a common way for nobles... Although this way seems stable and does not have much risk, in fact its development speed cannot keep up with the enemy's invasion speed."

Rody paused for a moment, and then asked: "How helpful do you think Elsa Village is to our development?"

"It's very big. It can even be said that the current Parland and Elson City basically rely on the income of Elsa Village to support themselves."

Soderall thought quickly and immediately realized what Roddy meant and asked: "Do you want to build more 'Elsa Villages'?"

Rody nodded: "It's just a small and inconspicuous area, but because of its location and some special reasons, it has the same income capacity as a large territory. The conditions for the formation of such a place are too harsh, but in fact there are still many people in the kingdom.

There are many.”

"Sounds like a gold mine."

"That's right. When there is no way to acquire more territory, if we want to acquire more resources as soon as possible, we need to work hard in places like this."

"But the specialties of Elsa Village require a lot of manpower to transfer and sell. We can do this in Everta, but what about other places?"

Soderall frowned, feeling that this was not feasible.

“Who are the richest groups on this continent?”

Rody suddenly changed the question.

"Royal family? Nobility? Who else besides them?"

"The Apothecary Association, the Elementalist Association, the Enchanter Association...even the royal family has to spend a lot of money to support these 'law practitioners'."

"Herbs, magic ores, rare monsters, ancient formulas, etc., are far more valuable than wine and food, and they are also easier to accumulate wealth quickly."

Soderol knew a lot about nobles, but he didn't really have a deep understanding of "mage". However, he knew that Rody was not a big talker, so he didn't refute anything and nodded: "Let's wait until we get back safely.

"

"Set up camp and take the team with me to search the cave in an hour."

"no problem."

Soderall got up to make arrangements, while Rody came to the body of the frost dragon and looked at it, mentally counting the parts that could be used: the dragon skin can be used to make leather armor equipment, and the dragon bones can be used to make various props, including

Shields, lances, even dragon tooth daggers, etc., and the specific functions of dragon blood and dragon meat are not yet confirmed by Rody, but what can be confirmed is that they are all priceless treasures.

Even without Melinsela's wish to be fulfilled, this kind of harvest was amazing. However, after everything calmed down, the depression that lingered in his heart once again made him a little annoyed...

An hour later, Roddy entered the cave protected by the barrier with the crystal stones given by Melinsela. Unexpectedly, there were more than 700 energy-rich crystal stones here, which also meant that

The "mission" of collecting crystal stones is now completed.

The engineer team arrived in the evening, and Rody directly asked everyone to set up camp and prepare to start the return journey tomorrow.

After nightfall, Rody asked about Nata's abdominal injury, and after confirming that she was fine, he returned to his tent to rest, but until then, Akasha never came to sleep with her arms in her arms like she used to.

Somehow, Rody suddenly felt empty in his heart.

Before the battle with Lucius, Akasha's hug made him feel dazed for a moment - now that he thought about it, he didn't seem to have any resistance in it. But it seemed that because of that hug, Akasha was so shy now.

I don’t even dare to talk to myself…

Rody didn't know what to say about this either.

In his opinion, although Akasha is the highest level, she is completely different from Sally... She has never thought about the word "independence". She will only endure many things silently, and only when she can't bear it, will she turn to others.

Ask for help.

If she dared not come here alone, would she stay up all night because she was afraid of the dark?

With these in mind, Rody became more and more worried. However, he hesitated for a long time and was afraid that he was thinking too much. Until midnight, he finally couldn't rest assured. He got up and walked outside Akasha's tent, looking at the ring illuminated by the light.

Shadow, feeling somewhat grateful for his decision, said, "I'll sleep outside here. You should go to bed early."

The light in the tent flickered, but there was no response. Roddy didn't think much and walked to the campfire to tidy up the bed. Before he could sit down, he heard Akasha walk out of the tent and come behind him...

"I... was afraid that you wouldn't be able to sleep, so I just slept here." Roddy didn't look back, "Thank you for the hard work in today's battle. The team will leave soon. From now on, we - uh..."

Before Rody could finish his words, he found himself being hugged from behind by Akasha again.

Turning her head sideways, her breath was filled with the light body fragrance of Akasha. Her hot cheek was pressed against her back, her posture was exactly the same as before in front of the fortress gate.

Feeling something strange again in his heart, Rody blinked his eyes without making much movement. He just continued what he had just left unfinished: "We...will never come to a place like this again."

"Um."

Akasha's answer was full of satisfaction. She took a deep breath and whispered: "I'm sorry, I originally...but I really can't control myself..."

"I, I know this is inappropriate, but I... can't help it."

Roddy didn't try to break away or push her hand away, he just asked softly: "Why?"

"I'm stupid, timid, and born a pagan...but you took me in and treated me so well...You were so kind to me, and from the time I was born until now, no one has ever treated me like this -"

"I know this will annoy you, but...I think you already know my thoughts anyway, so, so I want to say..."

Akasha tightened her hands slightly, trying to keep her voice from trembling——

"I like you."

I like you.

It was just a faint sentence, but it touched Rody unspeakably - because Akasha did not put herself on an equal footing with him. She kept apologizing and hesitating, but there was no words for Roddy in her words.

The desire to respond, but only self-blame and anxiety...

She was so cautious, but the more she was like this, the more Roddy felt distressed.

It seems that countless emotions are rushing into his heart - since the farewell in the "Temple", Roddy has encountered unprecedented emotional trauma: he thought he and Naifei would go to the end, but he never thought that meeting again would be destined.

A scoreless ending.

And the break with Sally pushed everything that had been maintained into the abyss.

He thought he would catch everything, but he didn't expect to lose everything in the end.

Akasha's fingers were trembling slightly. Roddy's silence for a few seconds made her more nervous, but then he sighed slowly and whispered: "Thank you, Akasha."

He originally had a lot to say, but the moment he opened his mouth, all he said was a thank you.

Akasha's confession made him suddenly understand: the past cannot be undone, the future cannot be figured out, and the only thing he can control is "now".

Those tangled, lost, and helpless feelings are, after all, just traces left by the old times. Being immersed in them will only make you feel more confused and at a loss.

So he sighed softly, finally decided to say goodbye to the burden of the past, and calmly took his "first step" in the true sense of the relationship...

He slowly turned around, looked at the timid Akasha, stretched out his hand, and gently held her slightly cold palm.

[I have thought about it for a long time and revised it for a long time. This chapter may be a little abrupt, but it is something I insist on writing. Many things go against the plan. We originally thought that we could seize everything, but in the end we lost everything. Luo

Dee was changing, and this change was called "growth". He made choices he had never made and took a step he had never taken.

For his behavior, some people agree and some don't, which is normal. Just like life, when looking back on the past, we often regret a certain choice, but sometimes we are glad that we have reached this point. This is how people live.

In the midst of contradictions, and moving forward alone in contradictions, even if this is just a YY novel, I still want to write something that seems cruel.]
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