After the farce, the banquet began again. After such a fuss, the nobles who had doubts about Rhodes gradually changed their attitude towards Rhodes. After all, the Duchy of Moon and the Kingdom of Light were very poor. Rhodes dared to sarcastically sarcastically in public, which also changed their views on those who were originally a little hostile to outsiders invading their territory. In any case, the enemy's enemy is a friend, and this is definitely not wrong.

The statements of Serek and Marlene also made Rhode's backer extremely safe. One is the long-known swordsman in Deep Rock City, and the other is the only heir of the Shania family. He is also a genius mage. With their identity and strength, his recognition of Rhode means that he is already qualified to stand at the same height as these two people.[]

In this way, the number of people in Deep Rock City will be reduced to the point where Rhodes and the Starlight Mercenary Group will be reduced. After all, no one will be so stupid as to get into such bad habits.

So at the subsequent banquets, people came to toast Rhode and talked to him. Many rich ladies secretly fell in love with this handsome man, hoping to spend a night with him. This is not uncommon among nobles. Many rich ladies and their personal female companions like to meet some handsome men at such banquets and enjoy a good time with them. Just as men always like to boast about having a one-night stand with beautiful women, being able to spend a night with an excellent gentleman is also a topic of comparison between many rich ladies. In this kind of thing, men and women are actually the same.

Unfortunately, before these people could put their delusions into facts, they were frightened back by Marlene's cold gaze.

"Shameless thing."

Looking at another girl in a luxurious dress with a red face turned away under her gaze, Marin snorted coldly, then picked up the wine glass and took a sip. As a member of the nobles, Marin certainly knew what these women were thinking. As a proud noble girl, Marin naturally couldn't stand this behavior.

"I said Miss Marlene, are you here to invite me to drink or be a bodyguard for me?"

Rhode sat beside Marlene, staring at the scene in front of him, and spoke helplessly. In fact, Rhode is not unfamiliar with such things. Before he traveled through time, Rhode had had a girlfriend several times, but the final result was not very good. Some were dumped by Rhode after understanding in depth, while others were too psychologically stressed because Rhode was more beautiful than himself, and finally chose to withdraw. So in this regard, Rhode was very open-minded, if right

Fang Yanyi, and he didn't mind cooperating to relieve the pressure. Although there were two beauties sitting beside him at this moment - but with the attitude of rabbits not eating grass by their nests, Rhode did not have any thoughts about them. The benefits of a one-night stand are here, strange men and women don't know each other at all, and after doing it, they are both casual and relaxed, and they don't have to worry about subsequent problems. However, it would be too stressful to play this set with a woman who meets him all day long...

"What, are you still interested in that kind of woman?"

Marin said, lifting her chin and pointing to the crowd beside her. When the rich ladies gathered around her, they immediately dispersed quickly like chickens chased by eagles, and disappeared again.

“At least it’s good to give me a chance to choose.”

“It’s superficial.”

Marlene glared at Rhode coldly, but the latter was not concerned at all.

"This...Malin, it's not good for you to do this, after all, this is Mr. Rhode's own business..."

Seeing that the atmosphere became a little awkward, Lijie, who was sitting on the other side of Rhode, came out in panic to smooth things over.

"What, do you want to let this man eat wild food? Lijie, you can't be too accommodating to others, otherwise you will definitely be eaten by the man if you get married in the future!"

"Get married?"

Hearing Marlene's words, Lijie opened her eyes wide in surprise. She looked at Rhode next to her invisible light, her face turned red, but then she was choked by the wine in her mouth and coughed violently.

"Ahem...it's too early to think about this, Marlene, I..."

"What are you saying? Like me, I was urging me by my father last year. Humph, fortunately there are not many men who are enough to make me moved. Otherwise... by the way, I don't think you care about this now."

Speaking of this, Marin seemed to have thought of something. She looked at Lijie with a little enviousness and shook her head.

"Look at your life like this, you can make decisions on anything yourself. Not like me..."

Speaking of this, Marlin also felt that she seemed to have said too much, so she shook her head, shut up and stopped talking.

The atmosphere became a little dull for a moment, but soon Rhode spoke.

"By the way, Marlene, there's something I want to explain to you."

"What's the matter? If it's about which superficial woman you're interested in, I don't want to hear it."

“It’s about our mission.”

Hearing this, Marlene immediately turned her head and looked at Rhodes.

"What's up?"

“That’s how it is.”

Facing Marlene's gaze, Rhodes was not as afraid as those rich ladies. In fact, the noble lady's eyes sometimes felt oppressive, confident, proud, and even had unparalleled clarity, as if a sharp sword shining with glory. In front of her, a slightly weaker man might not be able to raise his head.

"I decided it would be better to go by myself."

"Why?"

Hearing this, Marlene frowned. Although she had not been in contact with Rhode for a long time, she knew that this man rarely changed her decisions. This was the first time in Marlene's memory that Rhode had repented.

"You should have heard how we met Lijie."

Marin nodded in response to Rhode's inquiry. Although Rhode once told Lijie not to spread the news about the crash of the floating ship, as Lijie's close friend and also a member of the mercenary group, Marin naturally heard the truth of the matter.

"As I said, I always suspected that something had something to do with the Kingdom of Light. Just now, Serek told me that the spies in the Kingdom of Light were asking for information about me recently. It seemed that those guys were still giving up and trying to find fault. I think after I left this time, those guys would definitely come to me for trouble."

"So you're not going to get me in."

"According to Serek, your identity is not suitable for being involved, and it is quite dangerous. The people in the Kingdom of Light can do everything for the sake of face. Since they dare to send people to attack merchant ships in secret, they will definitely not intend to let others know that they did it. Miss Marlene, you are not the person involved, and it has nothing to do with it, so they should not attack you."

"What about Lijie?"

Marlene frowned and then asked.

"There is no need to worry in the Deep Rock City. The Kingdom of Light will not be so stupid that it will take action in the city openly. Moreover, the strongholds are safe and safe. Be careful, there should be no danger."

Rhodes didn't care about Marlene's concerns. Now that he has control of the stronghold, he can naturally activate some defense functions, just like now, if people invade the stronghold, Rhodes will immediately get a warning and prompt. Moreover, the invaders will also encounter a certain degree of counterattack and quickly send out magic signals. At the same time, the stronghold itself will be quickly closed to refuse invasion by outsiders.

"As for Lijie..."

Speaking of this, Rod looked at the girl sitting on the other side of him.

"After I leave, you can stay in the Mercenary Association for a while. I will ask Serek to take care of you. With him, the idiots in the Kingdom of Light will not dare to make big."

"Okay, Mr. Rhode."

Although she was a little dissatisfied with leaving the home she had finally owned, Lijie knew that it was of great importance, so she nodded and answered. Although the girl also wanted to go with Rhodes, she knew too few spiritual techniques now. The healing spells only have an attack effect on undead creatures and are meaningless to living people. Following Rhodes will only add burdens, so Lijie finally could only suppress her inner thoughts and nodded in agreement with Rhodes' proposal.

"Then, Miss Marlene..."

After receiving Lijie's answer, Rhode turned his head, but before he could finish his words, Marlene had already answered very simply.

"I refuse."

"Why?"

"Although this is indeed nothing to do with me, I am from the Shania family. It is not my style to escape with my tail in the face of threats, and…..."

Speaking of this, Marlene narrowed her eyes.

"After all, this is the Duchy of Moon. Our country. The scum of the country of Light wants to be presumptuous here, so we have to ask whether we agree. Mr. Rod, I think I can still help you. You helped me just now, and now it's time for me to repay. I hope you don't refuse. Although your strength is indeed strong, you lose four punches with both hands, and it's always good to have an extra helper. Moreover, I am also a Central Witcher. The group of guys in the country of Light may not be able to find it in front of others, but in front of me, they cannot let their conspiracy succeed."

Hearing this, Rhodes fell into silence.

To be fair, Marlene's words do make sense. If the other party wants to attack while going to the dusk forest, he will be a sneak attack. Although these things can be solved by Rhode himself. However, as a famous Central Wing mage, Marlene can already use simple barrier-like spells, which will make it easier in countermeasures and monitoring.

If it was a life-threatening situation and there was no certainty, then Rhode would never agree to Marlene taking the risk to go with him. The current situation is that he is very sure. At this time, if there is a help...

"Okay, I agree with your request, Miss Marlene."

Finally, Rhode nodded.

"But I believe you know my conditions, too."

"I understand, I will follow your orders, after all, I don't want to die from boring self-esteem."

"So………"

As he said that, Rhode stretched out his hand.

“Happy cooperation.”

“Happy cooperation.”

Facing Rhode's hand stretched out, Marlene smiled confidently and then held it heavily.

They didn't notice that Lijie, who was on the other side, looked at the hands they held together in a complicated expression. Her two little hands grabbed the hem of the skirt with great difficulty, looking very entangled.

I want to become stronger.

This is Lijie's only thought at this moment.

ps: Regarding the time of the latest update chapter, someone in the group asked me, let me explain it here. In recent days, it has been getting hotter and hotter in the morning. I woke up early in the morning and I really didn’t feel like writing things. So now I am writing updates for the first update at noon and at night. The time has changed. That’s it.
Chapter completed!