Upon hearing this news, Lijie's little face turned pale in an instant, and the thing she feared the most was still happening, which made her look up at Rhodes and Garcia in a little horror, trying to seek help from them—but the next scene surprised Lijie.

Rhodes and Garcia's expressions did not change at all when they heard the news, and the fortress commander even smiled at Rhodes and waved his hand.

"Okay, I get it, you go back."

"Yes, sir."

Hearing Garcia's order, the messenger immediately obeyed the order and left. After he left, Garcia then walked to the desk, then picked up a bottle of red wine and shook it at Rhodes.

"Mr. Rod, are you interested in having two drinks with me?"

"I'm sorry, I'm not interested in getting alone with a man, but then again, Mr. Garcia, since we've repelled the enemy's attack, how about I suggest a celebration party tonight? Everyone has been very tired for so many days, and it's nice to have a lively party, isn't it?"

"Well, this is a good idea. I will send someone to prepare immediately. Please be sure to participate at that time, especially Miss Lijie."

Speaking of this, Garcia even turned around and looked at Lijie and laughed.

"This time you commanded and led the mercenaries to defend the defense line of our Fortress at the Top of Clouds and Mist, and captured hundreds of enemy troops. This is a great achievement. You and those mercenaries must attend this banquet. I will definitely ask the chefs to come up with their best dishes to entertain you."

"Ah, nothing, Commander Garcia, this is what I should have done......wrong!"

Hearing Garcia's invitation, Lijie nodded instinctively and then she seemed to have reacted, and couldn't help but look up at Garcia and Rhodes in panic. "Sir Garcia, Mr. Rhodes. The Thorn Garcia Fortress has been lost. The enemy is deeply in Parfield. Shouldn't we take action?"

“…………………”

Faced with Lijie's problem, Garcia and Rhodes looked at each other, and then Garcia spread her hands helplessly and looked at Rhodes with complaining eyes. Rhodes shrugged his shoulders, looking like he was hanging high without any matter.

"What does this have to do with us? Lijie, our mission has been completed. Okay, don't think so much, go back and have a good rest. You have been busy for so long, probably have been exhausted. Take a break. Relax and come to the banquet tonight. As for other things, you don't need to think too much."

"But……………"

Hearing Rhode's words, Lijie frowned. She could not understand why Rhode showed such an attitude. It was obvious that things were so tense, and the reformers had already penetrated into Parfield. God knew what they would do. But now, not only was Commander Rhode and Garcia not as nervous as they imagined, but they were still here to leisurely discuss what dinner party? Is this what they should do now? But before Lijie finished speaking, she saw Rhode stand up and interrupt Lijie's speech. He nodded to Garcia and then spoke.

"Then, General Garcia, I will take my subordinates back to rest and maintain my spirits first. Looking forward to your evening celebration banquet."

"Please rest assured. Mr. Rod, I will definitely prepare well..." said Garcia. With a faint smile, she looked at Lijie next to her. "...I hope you can devote yourself to enjoying it all at that time."

"I'm looking forward to it."

After saying this, Rhode patted Lijie on the shoulder, then turned around and left. Lijie looked at Rhode's figure, then looked at him sitting on the chair again, putting his legs on the table and drinking red wine leisurely, squinted his eyes and began to sleep. Finally, he turned around and hurriedly followed Rhode away from the room.

"Mr. Rhode!"

Lijie trotted all the way to Rhodes, looking at his face that seemed to be uncommon on weekdays, and asked uneasily.

"You really intend to do this? Then Parfield…………”

Rhode stopped, turned his head and looked at Lijie beside him.

"Lijie, you are a qualified adjutant. I know you have this ability, and I also learned from Qilian that everything you have done. I have to say that you did a good job. As an adjutant, you are very qualified. However, as a head coach, you completely failed."

"Mr. Rhode?"

Hearing Rhode's words, Lijie was stunned. She looked at Rhode, and she couldn't understand why Rhode said this to her. However, Rhode also noticed Lijie's doubts and uneasiness. He reached out and patted the girl's shoulder, then turned around and continued to move forward, and at the same time signaled Lijie to follow him. Just as Lijie followed Rhode in confusion and walked out of the fortress, Rhode's voice rang again.

"You have to know, Lijie, we are just a mercenary guild. Of course, I am a jazz now, but that's all. I am not the commander of the army commanding the side, nor the nobles in the Golden City. To put it bluntly, I am a citizen of the Duchy of Mun, but not the king of the Duchy of Mun. We don't have to ask about it at any time, and we have the responsibility to ask about it. And... you don't trust His Highness Litia too much."

"I don't really understand...you mean, Mr. Rhode."

Lijie frowned again, but she still couldn't figure it out, but Rhode soon explained.

"I have said before that His Highness Lydia does not intend to end this war as soon as possible, because if the people of the South cannot personally experience the harm brought to them by the war, they will not stop their war. If they did not lose their father, husband, and children in the war, their families were separated, and their families were destroyed, and they did not fall to the point where they could not even eat steaming food on the streets, and could only compete with wild dogs in the garbage, then they would still devote more enthusiasm and romance to this boring rebellion. If those people in the South were poor, they could not eat food.

If you are full, don't wear warmly, and keep walking on the brink of death, then this method is of course useless. Because they have lost everything, there is nothing to lose. But it is not the case. You and I know that the South is the richest place in the Principality of Mun, where even the laborers wear much better than some down-and-out nobles and manors in the north. This time, their rebellion and so-called independence are not based on survival for themselves, but for more benefits—and therefore they will not watch their interests be consumed by the fire of war.”

The two walked out of the fortress, and the heat waves and noise in front of them rushed towards each other. The shouts and shouts of the soldiers, the surrendered soldiers who were tied up and followed their guidance honestly, and the painful moans of the wounded soldiers who came from the medical camps far away from time to time were intertwined.

"Lijie, you should be very clear about His Highness Lydia's strength. Indeed, the War Angels Legion basically does not intervene in the war between humans, which is also what the chief angel in power is considering. After all, the ruler of a country is not a human. If she uses non-human subordinates to intervene in the affairs of humans, it will inevitably cause dissatisfaction among the people. But even so, His Highness Lydia has a lot of strength. The Northern Legion, the Eastern Shanhara, the Palace Mage Association, and the great nobles led by the Shania family are all loyalists of the royal party. But until now, have you seen their shadow? Even the group of stupid pigs in the reform faction have mobilized tens of thousands of troops to the Parfield defense line. Is His Highness Lydia still not as good as those brainless goods, and can't even transfer a regular army for so long? Could it be that the Duchy of Moon really declined to be able to conquer the world with us mercenaries?"

"this……………"

Hearing this, Lijie finally said nothing again.

"To be honest, if His Highness Lydia just wanted to suppress the rebellion, the reformists in the south are now all fluttering in the wind in the woods behind the Golden City. But this is useless. In this way, the people will still be immersed in worshiping their so-called ideals of freedom and independence, and will continue to inherit their will. If things really reach that level, then I think there will probably be a group of people behind the Golden City every year in the future."

"But, my sister has done such a thing before, at that time..."

“That was different from now.”

Faced with Lijie's rebuttal, Rhode shook his head.

"At that time, His Highness Lydia had just succeeded to the throne. She did not have enough reputation to convince the public, and the reformists had planned for a long time. Therefore, His Highness Lydia chose to cut the mess quickly at that time. On the one hand, it was to establish her prestige within the royal party in the shortest time, and on the other hand, it was to delay and suppress the group of idiots in the south who were ready to move. But now it is different. Now His Highness Lydia has firmly taken her position and has firmly grasped the principality, so she can play a game of chess with those rebel parties with peace of mind, instead of directly lifting the chessboard and stabbing the knife. The fall of the Thorn Garland Fortress can be said to be within the expectations of General Garcia and I."

Speaking of this, Rhode's mouth twitched. Since the war began, Lydia was slow to send out regular troops and mobilized the noble private soldiers and mercenaries. It can be seen that she wanted to lure the enemy into the depths. The land of prosperity, the wreath of thorns, the top of the clouds, and the three fortresses outside the Parfield defense line must sacrifice one. Since Galing was sent to the top of the clouds, it is definitely impossible to be abandoned. Rhode also learned from the letter that Marine went to the land of the flower, and the possibility of being abandoned there was basically zero. The rest was the Thorns Garland Fortress--the original terrain was not suitable for defense, and there was only one city after the Thorns Garland Fortress. The place was located in a wilderness, with a sparse population and no specialties or wealth. It can be said that it was the easiest place to be abandoned. Now it seems that everything is towards Li

The direction His Highness Tia was thinking about was developing. Rhodes was also very clear that his current identity was just a low-level jazz and mercenary, and the Duchy of Moon was not yet at the point where everyone had to use it. Therefore, what he was responsible for was only some preliminary projects - but this was a good thing for Rhodes. He was not angry because he was excluded from the war, but was very happy and comfortable. These less than 200 subordinates in his hands could not make any splashes in the battle, and the situation on the battlefield was ever-changing, and then he could not say that his few people would be sacrificed. And like now, taking an elite army to complete tasks that were not frontal battles is the player's ability. After all, from the beginning of entering the game, they all played it like this.

"I think you are also very clear that the military strength of the reformists is far from that of the royal party. So the reason they launched the raid at the beginning was to take as much Parfield territory as we could, and when the royal party started to take action, they would ask the Council of Light to mediate, and by that time, they could take advantage of it - the premise that the Party would give the Council of Light this face."

And this royal party will not give it to you.

Since Lydia watched the little bubble gum destroy the Sword Saint of Lan. The Council of Light has actually understood this, but they did not tell the reformists that, because from the perspective of the Council of Light, no matter whether the reformists succeeded or not, their actions would weaken the power of the Principal of Mun. Lydia could not handle it well. It might even bring cancers and hidden dangers that could not be eradicated for a long time. However, they only need to make a few harsh words, and then they can sit next to the mountain and watch the tiger fight. Such a profitable transaction would have been done by Rhodes.

So for the Council of Light, the best way to do it now is to continue to act, but in terms of putting pressure on the royal party, it is absolutely impossible for them to be as devoted as before, because they should have understood that if they really put themselves in, the consequences will be less than worth the loss.

"Have you ever seen monkey catching? Lijie?"

"Catch the monkey?"

When Lijie heard Rhode's inquiry, she couldn't help but be stunned. She couldn't understand why Rhode suddenly turned the topic to this, but she still shook her head. Seeing her answer, Rhode nodded and continued.

"I have seen some people catching monkeys. They would take a heavy pot with a hole as big as a monkey's palm and put delicious fruits inside. After seeing these fruits, the monkey would reach into his hand and get it. Then its hands would never be taken out... Then, the hunter could easily walk to it and catch the monkey."

"Why can't you stretch it out? Mr. Rod? Since it can stretch its hands in, it should be able to stretch out?"

"The reason is very simple. When it reaches in, it has empty hands, but when it pulls out its hands, it is not. Even when it faces the threat of being arrested, these monkeys are still unwilling to let go of the fruits in their hands. In this way, it naturally has no way to break free from the trap and will eventually be caught by the hunter..."

Speaking of this, Rhodes narrowed his eyes.

"And now, the monkey has reached into the hole. All we have to do is to be a loyal audience next to it and watch how the hunter catches the monkey. Next, the hunter will attack the monkey. However, even if he sees the rope in the hunter's hand, the monkey will not let go of his hand, but is stupidly expecting that before the hunter catches him, someone will step up and help it escape."

“………………………………………”

Hearing Rhode's answer, Lijie lowered her head silently. She was not a fool. Rhode had explained so clearly that Lijie naturally understood what he meant. After a while, the girl sighed slightly and then asked.

"So, Mr. Rhode, what should we do next?"

"Our mission has almost been completed. Let's take a look at the situation of His Highness Litia. However, I think in a short period of time, there should be no more problems in the Fortress of the Top of the Clouds, and we should also pay attention to our own missions... I think that after a short period of time, reinforcements will come to the Top of the Clouds, and there should be nothing we have to do at that time. Lijie, you can take a good rest during this period, and then prepare to go to Cranmer's frozen lake to complete the next five-star mission."

To be honest, although coming to the Parfield defense line this time, although he has won a lot of political and prestige for Rhodes, it is a very failed choice as a player. Not to mention that the level of the enemies here is very low, Rhodes has gained such a pitiful 10,000 or 20,000 points of experience after killing for so long. As a result, this experience has not been accumulated, and it has been completely cleared after Grosso released a "Rail of Lava". Next, in Fiat, a rare character burst and took on a special task of "Fire Red Rose", but it still ended up playing. Although the task given by Lydia was completed, the system task failed. This made Rhodes very depressed. Since there was nothing he had done in the next battle, he also planned to take this opportunity to continue to strengthen his strength and the guild. Otherwise, if he did it again, he might have to drop from level 40 to level 39, which is not a joke.

The two of them spoke and walked, and soon arrived at the periphery of the camp where the mercenaries were. Just as Rod and Lijie were about to step into the camp, they heard an angry shout, and then a strange voice sounded.

"You despicable Yankees, let go of me and let me fight you to the death!!"
Chapter completed!