The 20th of July.
The heat of summer gradually enveloped the city of Hollier. At noon, the streets would be filled with unbearable heat waves.
After taking care of her father for lunch, Sally, who was sitting in the study, carefully studied the annual income and expenditure data of the territory and the decisions made by Duke.
Every time she looked at the files with dates written on them, Sally would feel that time was passing faster … The days of fighting with Francis seemed to be just yesterday, and when she came back to her senses, she would remember that her traitorous brother had died in the forest outside the city.
When she thought of him, she could not help but think of Roddy … When the memories and conversations flashed in front of her eyes, Sally only felt that her heart was in a mess, and it was difficult for her to look at anything else.
"Miss, there is some information that you need to … deal with."
Suddenly, John's voice came from behind, and it brought Sally back to her senses.
"Is it urgent?" Sally rubbed her eyes, turned around and asked. Now that Angmar had begun to let her take over the decision-making power, he would look for Sally first to judge the news.
"It's about the plague … It was said that the plague in the eastern cities has been suppressed, but it seems that the situation is not very optimistic. The latest report shows that a similar situation has occurred in Ignatsu, and …"
"Go on."
Sally's eyes narrowed. Her father's vigilance was not without purpose. In just five or six days, the plague that had never been a threat to anyone … had actually started to wreak havoc?
"There is also a case in Tarth Village outside of Hollier. The monastery has sent a priest there to clean up the plague today …"
"So close?"
Sally frowned, "From today onwards, only the north gate will be opened. Let Rose Cross cast 'Purification' on all soldiers entering and leaving the city. It's okay to queue up."
John nodded and noted it down. He then added, "There is one more thing. According to the previous report, Baron Rody may arrive in Hollier City tomorrow."
"He … um … I, I know. Organize a short welcome ceremony when the time comes. It's a necessary etiquette … um, necessary."
Sally's heart suddenly raced, and she was a little flustered for a moment. She even stuttered.
"Miss, that's … Baron Winston from Pahernal, and the one from Gris —"
"Don't worry about them."
Sally waved her hand and answered straightforwardly.
*****
At the same time, Roddy calmly raised his short bow and shot an arrow into the dark cave.
The 'Arcane Shot' caused the arrow to draw a bright trajectory in the air. The next moment, a deafening roar came from the end of the cave. Muffled footsteps sounded like muffled thunder. The huge beast hidden in the darkness roared angrily as it charged towards Rody.
"Illumination, ready."
"Shield Blessing."
"Nokia."
"Ring" Akasha of Akasha Akkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkof.
"Bang!"
The Nokia with the "Holy Shield" was smashed into the ground. Although it made a lot of noise, it looked unharmed. It even stretched out its head and bit the Chimera's claw, tearing off a large piece of flesh.
And in these two or three seconds, Roddy's "Concentration Shooting" had hit the Chimera's head three times in a row. The exploding arrows blasted the giant beast's head into a bloody mess. It suddenly opened its mouth and sprayed flames, but it could not hurt Roddy who was thirty meters away …
Nokia leisurely withstood the flames and attacks under Akasha's theurgy. Rody's arrows did not stop for even a moment. The bowstring in his hands moved rhythmically like the strings of a zither. After eighteen arrows were shot, the distant Chimera fell to the ground with a loud rumble and no longer moved.
Roddy exhaled slightly, but he was quite emotional in his heart. In 591 years, this place would be occupied by 30 to 40 guild teams every week. Now it was only 589 years, and he could completely crush the opponent with his terrifying attributes …
The Chimera was level 20. Although Roddy was only two levels higher, his powerful title, powerful equipment, cutting-edge technology, and Akasha's buff made his strength completely unable to be measured by level.
"Whew … Such a big monster, how did you know it was here?"
Akasha asked Roddy curiously.
The latter strode forward and casually slung the short bow on his back. He stretched out his hand to touch the obstacle that he and Sally had pushed away together. He replied, "Last year when I passed through here, I was almost burned to death by this big guy. Heh … Do you still remember the leather armor that I had passed down? It was made from the scales that it had shaken off. "
"Really?"
Akasha widened her eyes and followed his footsteps curiously. She very naturally held onto Roddy's hand. "You really hold a grudge. A year later, you specially came back to be killed by it, heh …"
"Are you laughing at me?"
"Don't scratch … don't scratch … I was wrong!"
The cave that once gave Roddy a sense of danger echoed with Akasha's bell-like laughter. Roddy let go of the palm on her waist and pointed to the Chimera's nest. "I came for that thing. Otherwise, who would be willing to come to this place?"
Then he bent down and patted the Nokia's shell. "Well done, buddy. There's an extra meal tonight."
The Chimera's shell was patted two or three times, but in its eyes, it was no different from raindrops. Hearing Roddy's words, it shook its head excitedly, and then climbed out of the pit on the ground.
The Chimera's nest had a fishy smell. There were all kinds of animal and human corpses everywhere. Obviously, they were left behind by some unlucky people who had become its dinner. Roddy kicked these corpses away, rummaged in the deepest part of the nest, and then took out what he wanted.
Sixteen "molten cores".
Everything was smoother than Roddy had imagined. The "molten cores" in his hands were also an extra reward for the "first exploration" in the game. Now they had become the first batch of raw materials to charge the "Recharging Crystal" in Elsen City.
Walking out of the nest, Roddy began to skillfully deal with the Chimera's corpses.
"By the way … why did you pass through here last year?"
"It's a long story." Roddy recalled the scene when he fled all the way from the border with Sally all the way back to Hollier City. He could not help but feel nostalgic and sad. "Do you know the Dukes Of Angmar?"
"Yes … I've seen them in the city square."
Akasha's face slightly darkened. Back then, her identity was the priest of the Viper Cross, which was rather "sensitive".
Roddy knew what she was thinking. He reached out and held her waist. He smiled and said, "Don't think about that. No one dares to cause you trouble now."
Akasha gently leaned into Roddy's arms, enjoying the feeling of being pampered and protected.
But Roddy's next words surprised her a little.
"Back then … I passed through here with the daughter of the Dukes Of Angmar, Sally."
"Miss Sally?"
Akasha had never been in contact with Sally. She only knew that there was such a person, so she addressed her respectfully. "Why did she pass through here?"
Roddy did not hide anything. While using the skinning knife to deal with the scales of the Chimera, he told Akasha about the conflict between Francis and Sally.
Originally, he was afraid that Akasha would be unhappy because of some details, but because of the lesson in the Holy Cathedral, Roddy simply did not want to hide anything, and told the truth.
"So … Miss Sally has always liked you very much?"
It was natural for girls to be jealous, and Akasha would also feel jealous for various reasons. But when she heard Roddy say everything so calmly, she could not feel any sense of crisis … His narration was very calm, and it was obvious that he had let go of everything, but Akasha cared about something so much that she asked this question unconsciously.
"I think so. You know, I'm very slow when it comes to affection and liking. Some things may be obvious to you, but I never noticed it." Roddy shrugged, bent down to cut open the skull of the Chimera, "What I'm good at … Well, this kind of thing."
He reached out his hand, and muttered strangely, "Why are there still four pieces?"
Magic crystal generally grew in the head of the magical beasts above level 30, but the Chimera was only level 20, so it should not have Magic crystal. But Roddy remembered that he had seen it in the auction house, so he tried it. But when he picked up the crystal in his hand, he found that it was not a "Magic crystal" in the standard sense, but a "consumable".
"Variant Magic crystal."
Use: Release a large amount of fire and explosion.
This was something only "variant" creatures had. Without the stability and abundant energy of the Magic crystal, it could only be used as a "grenade".
He thought about the use of these crystals, and when he looked up, he found that Akasha was looking at him.
"Well? What's wrong? "
"She is the daughter of Duke … You also said that after Francis died, she will inherit the title of Duke."
Akasha said seriously.
"Yes, that's right." Roddy nodded, "And then?"
"I thought, I thought that normal people would want to marry her. After all, the land of the Dukes Of Angmar is so big …"
Akasha, who was born as a pagan, had always had a "low self-esteem". Compared with Sally's noble identity as "Duke's heir", she felt that she was simply a worthless clamshell placed next to a pearl …
"I was thinking, why didn't you choose her —"
"I'm not doing business."
Roddy interrupted Akasha's helpless words with a smile, pinched her face, and whispered, "I like you, is this reason enough?"
Akasha lowered her gaze, and the emptiness in her heart was suddenly filled by the happiness that came from this sentence. Her sense of inferiority also vanished.
Not long after, Roddy, who had packed more than 20 "epic" scales, walked to the side of the tunnel, and after laboriously moving the Nokia onto the mining cart, he opened [Pet Attribute Bar], upgraded Nokia to level 14, looked at all the upgraded skills, and closed the interface, then reached out to pull Akasha onto the mining cart, and pushed the brake lever …
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