When Akasha realized that Rody wanted her to stay in Elsen City, she felt as if her heart had been stabbed, and the pain was excruciating.
Stay here? Why? Is it because he thinks I'm annoying, so he doesn't want to take me with him?
I didn't do anything wrong … Is there any special reason for him to do this?
Akasha thought about it, but she didn't know why Roddy would make such a decision. She tried to maintain a calm face, but her fingers were clenching the hem of her robe because of the panic in her heart.
"That …" Roddy certainly noticed Akasha's abnormality. The little priest couldn't hide any emotions on her face. Even if she tried to hide it, Roddy could tell that she was about to cry in the next second. He pursed his lips and felt that he seemed to have caused some misunderstanding. He hurriedly said, "Can you listen to me?"
Without waiting for Akasha to respond, Rody continued, "Although we have won this battle, the things that Elsen City has are coveted by many people. There are the undead and a group of lunatics that are hard to describe. In short, they will definitely have their eyes on this place sooner or later. These guys are very strong, stronger than the enemies we have encountered so far. "
Akasha gradually calmed down and looked at Rody anxiously.
"If this city had enough defensive power, then everything would be fine. But now, it's an empty city. We don't have enough power to protect it at all. But if I can find enough 'Recharging Crystals', then this problem can be solved. This is the goal of my return to Hollier City."
"Then … Why do you want me to stay? I, what did I do wrong? "
Akasha said these words, bowing her head and twisting her fingers. What she was most afraid of was not the enemy, but being 'abandoned' … The past experience had completely changed her character, making Akasha have an unimaginable dependence on Roddy.
"It's not because you didn't do well, but because you can do things that others can't. That's why I want you to stay." Roddy paused and then whispered, "I heard from Sodelor about the 'Army of the Dead'. I think your choice at that time was completely correct. It can even be said that you have solved a great problem for me."
"You did very well."
Roddy's words were incomparably solemn, causing Akasha, who was originally flustered, to be slightly stunned. Then, her heart involuntarily gave birth to some joy and pride …
No matter how much others praised him, it couldn't compare to Roddy's calm words. She looked up slightly and saw Roddy's serious gaze. Her heart skipped a beat, but when she thought about being separated from Roddy, she pursed her lips slightly and muttered in a low voice, "Do you want me to control those dead people to guard the city? Isn't Camilla your assistant? Why don't you let her do it … "
"She's only my subordinate in name, but I'm not sure if she'll help me, so I trust you more."
This was indeed Roddy's true thoughts. The relationship between him and Camilla was far from close as he imagined. People's hearts were complicated. Roddy would never indiscriminately give her a heavy responsibility just because she was Naifei's mother. He could control Camilla, but it didn't mean that he could figure out what she was thinking.
Such words immediately made Akasha's mood improve a lot. Although she still didn't want to be separated from Roddy like this, she knew that she had an important position in Roddy's heart. After all, there was a hidden sweetness in her heart …
In the end, you still trust me more – the woman who inexplicably became Roddy's assistant was definitely not a match for me!
Akasha's mood immediately brightened up. She would never pester Roddy endlessly. She had read a lot of books and seen a lot of battles. She understood the importance of this city to Roddy. From another perspective, the safety of this city was entrusted to her basically meant that Roddy was willing to entrust his "future" to her.
In this case, what reason did she have to refuse?
"How long will you be gone?"
Akasha's question was equivalent to agreeing to his request. This made Roddy's heart finally relaxed. He thought for a while, but found that he couldn't determine the itinerary, so he had to reply, "I haven't decided yet, but I will come back as soon as possible."
"As soon as possible" often meant a long time. Akasha bit her lip, looked out of the window, and said in a mosquito-like voice, "I will wait for you to come back."
This sentence naturally contained a lot of other meanings, but Roddy didn't seem to understand it. He got up and said goodbye. He smiled calmly and gently, promised to bring some gifts for Akasha, and then left in a hurry. Looking at the slowly closing wooden door, although there was a smile on the corner of Akasha's mouth, there was some helplessness and disappointment in her eyes …
But then she slightly clenched her fists, and no one knew what she had decided.
*****
After leaving the mansion, Roddy breathed a sigh of relief. His eyes looked at the shining inner city of Elsen in the dark, and he was still lost in thought.
Although his EQ was low, ever since he came to this world, he didn't know how much time he had spent with the opposite sex. Therefore … some things that he didn't understand before, he gradually understood now.
Roddy could hear the hidden expectation in Akasha's words, but he didn't say anything. In his eyes, "feelings" must be something that both parties wanted. He trusted Akasha and was very satisfied with her. Even in his heart, he didn't dislike staying with her. But this didn't mean that Roddy would open his arms to accept her love.
Roddy always believed that he loved Naifei.
After escaping from the Magic Tower, the name "Naifei" had always been lingering in Roddy's mind … He understood that the most important place in his heart was always reserved for the red-haired figure.
But at this time, Roddy also had his own troubles. In his original plan, he planned to go to Mogra Village to find this little witch after the kingdom temporarily got rid of the threat, and then work hard to "live a shameless and happy life". He wanted to stabilize their relationship as soon as possible, and then get married and have children …
But the plan couldn't keep up with the changes. Now that the "Holy Assembly" had their eyes on Naifei, and the "Rechargeable Crystal Production Theory" was also in Naifei's hands, it gave Roddy enough reason to arrange to go to Mogra Village in advance, and —
He couldn't ignore the problem in front of him. Naifei was only 13 years old this year!
This age gave Roddy a headache. Was it really okay for him to find her and fall in love with her now? Would he be seen as a psychopath or a pervert?
Roddy couldn't find an answer to this kind of problem. He looked at the dark sky and sighed deeply. Then he turned his gaze to his [Status Bar].
With enough Experience Points, Roddy finally had some free time and was ready to "level up". [Judgment of the Bone Throne] and a series of quests had allowed Roddy to accumulate enough Experience Points to level up two times. So he didn't hesitate to directly upgrade to the "Advanced Profession" to strengthen his strength.
Roddy, who was originally Level 4, was upgraded to Level 6 under the two consecutive rays of light.
After advancing to Level 5, Roddy obtained two new skills: "Deterrence" and "Arcane Shot".
"Deterrence"
Level 1
Consumption: 50 MP
Use: Use the powerful aura of a witcher to deter magical beasts. The effect is determined by the level of the witcher. After each "Deterrence" effect lasts 3 seconds.
Cooldown time: 1 minute.
"Arcane Shot"
Level 1
Consumption: 15 MP
Use: Use the witcher's attacks to gather mysterious arcane energy. The damage is adjusted according to the witcher's intelligence.
No cooldown time.
One of the two skills was "Control" and the other was "Damage Output". "Arcane Shot" sounded a little mysterious. It was completely different from the Ranger's "Nature's Thorn" skill. This made Roddy a little curious, but because he didn't have a short bow with him, he could only temporarily put these skills in the skill bar.
After thinking for a while, Roddy opened the [Advanced Profession Talent Bar] and began to add points to the Talent Bar.
[Judgment of the Bone Throne] provided 3 Talent Points. Including the points he had previously accumulated and the points he obtained after leveling up, Roddy now had a total of 6 Talent Points to allocate. [Enhanced Accurate Shooting] was currently in the state of 4/5, so he directly maxed it to 5/5. The effect was "Enhanced Accurate Shooting Damage by 50%, Casting Time reduced by 5 seconds."
Then he maxed "Enhanced Rapid Shooting" to 2/2. The effect was "Rapid Shooting increases the speed of each attack by 2%."
The other talent was called "Stamina Recovery". Roddy maxed it to 2/3. The effect was "40% chance of recovering 10 points of stamina after hitting the enemy."
After these 5 Talent Points were allocated, Roddy looked at the phased Talent Skills below and directly added the last Talent Point to the long-awaited "Energetic" skill!
Be full of energy
Use: Use any skill for 5 seconds without consuming stamina.
Cooldown time: 10 minutes.
This skill alone wasn't considered a powerful skill, but together with the Epic-level skill "Full Focus" that Roddy obtained from the mission, it was equivalent to having the ability to use any skill for 5 seconds without any limit or consumption!
It was just a simple skill combination, but Roddy's strength could more than double!
He suppressed the excitement in his heart and added the other three "Basic Talent Points" to "Agility" and "Stamina" in "Enhanced Body", permanently increasing Agility by 12 points and stamina recovery by 5%.
After that, Roddy upgraded the skills that could be upgraded after advancing to Level 6. He slowly took a breath and opened the [Mission Bar] again.
The first stage of [Judgment of the Bone Throne] showed that it was completed, but there was no notification for the contents of the second stage. Obviously, it was not time yet, and Augustine seemed to have not made the next step.
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