The 23rd of July.
A day after the end of the war, the city of Hollier entered a state of martial law.
Soldiers patrolled the streets 24/7, and the movements of the citizens were strictly restricted. Regardless of their status, they had to be purified one by one by the bishop and priests of the monastery. Anyone who wanted to enter or leave the city had to go through a strict inspection. The city gate also set a limit of two hundred people a day.
All these measures were taken to prevent the plague from breaking out again.
In the afternoon, dark clouds covered the sky, and a thunderstorm quickly enveloped the city.
Lightning flashed across the sky, and thunder rumbled. Roddy put down his quill in the study of the Ducal Palace, got up and closed the window. Then he looked at the empty street outside and sighed.
Angmar's death, the plague of the undead, the hijacking of the heretics, all these things happened too suddenly, and made Roddy deeply aware of the changes in the world.
It was year 589, but in Roddy's eyes, whether it was the Kingdom of Karen, the Kingdom of the Orcs or the Kingdom of the Undead, everything had been completely "off track" because of his arrival.
When the future was unpredictable, Roddy's heart became heavier and heavier. His "experience" and "memory" could no longer be an advantage, and when he had to face the powerful enemies, could he still rely on his "property" to withstand the attacks of countless enemies?
There were many papers on the table. These were not letters, but Sally gave them to him after Duke's funeral at noon. The contents of these parchments were about the layout of the territory, the power structure of the kingdom, and other plans and follow-up arrangements that had never been revealed to the public.
Roddy understood that this was the road that the Dukes Of Angmar had paved for Sally.
In the world that Roddy was familiar with, a seventeen-year-old girl could only be a "high school student", but Sally had already become the Duke of the Kingdom, guarding the border of the kingdom. She held great power and was in charge of the life and death of tens of thousands of people.
However, this young female Duke was not in a good mood due to grief. When they returned at noon, Roddy tried to comfort her, but Sally threw herself into his arms and cried for a long time …
Roddy was very depressed about this. He had never thought of letting Akasha down, but the current situation was completely out of his control.
The rain was getting heavier, and the thunder was continuous. Roddy rubbed the space between his eyebrows. When he turned around, he found Akasha standing at the door, as if she was hesitating whether she should come in or not.
Seeing this docile little priest, Roddy's originally gloomy mood immediately improved a lot. He tidied up the messy desk while looking at Akasha who was slowly walking in. "Are you feeling better? If you're still tired, sleep a little longer. "
"It's nothing serious now."
Akasha replied in a low voice. Although she said so, the dark circles under her eyes and the paleness of her face did not improve much because of the "mana overdraft". Of course, there were other reasons, but she did not mention them …
"Do you have something to say?"
Roddy felt that her expression was not right and asked aloud.
"It's not a big deal, it's just …" Akasha raised her head. "When are we going home?"
"Go home?"
This word made Rody a little stunned. The first thing that came to his mind was the slightly cramped apartment in another space and time. But then he realized that Akasha was referring to the city of Elsen. Now, this was the only place that could be called 'home'.
"Wait until the things here are settled. I don't know how many days it will take. It mainly depends on … uh, Sally."
"Okay."
Akasha responded faintly, then lowered her head and sat on the armchair next to her. Her hands were slightly twisted.
Roddy felt that something was wrong. He frowned and asked, "What happened?"
"It's nothing."
She shook her head and lowered her eyes.
But Roddy obviously did not believe this sentence. When a woman said "nothing", it usually meant "something big". He hurriedly came to Akasha, put his arm around her shoulder and asked, "Can't you tell me? I — "
Before he finished speaking, he found that a tear was sliding down Akasha's cheek.
Roddy was most afraid of women crying. He hurriedly asked, "What's the matter? What the hell happened? "
Akasha closed her mouth and did not say anything. Roddy was flustered by her tears. After asking for a long time, he finally got the answer.
"Yesterday … yesterday, I saw you holding her hand, so I …" Akasha's voice was full of grievance and fear. She did not dare to look into Roddy's eyes. She said with a sobbing tone, "I was afraid that you would leave me and never want me again …"
"She won't give up on you. She told me …"
"I don't know how you will treat me. I'm afraid that when I wake up, you will leave …"
Although she had the courage to confront Sally, the reality made Akasha understand that everything would not go as she imagined.
And without Sally's strong confidence and desire to win … she was really afraid of losing everything.
"How is it possible …"
Roddy stood up and solemnly held her in his arms. "I will never leave you. Don't be afraid of this anymore, okay?"
But regarding Sally's matter, he didn't know how to tell Akasha.
The little priest's tense body relaxed. She reached out and wiped the corner of her eyes. She seemed to know what Roddy wanted to say. She whispered, "You definitely can't let her go, right?"
"I …"
But before he could answer, Akasha hugged him tightly. "I don't want to see you make any painful decisions, so … I only have one request."
"Treat me better …"
*****
When it came to love, few people were "selfless". The idea of having two women at the same time came to Roddy's mind. Sally never thought of giving Roddy to another person. Similarly, even if Akasha was willing to compromise herself and give half of Roddy to the strong female Duke, she also said the small request that Roddy would abide by for the rest of his life.
Treat her better.
What was "better"?
At this time, Roddy still had a vague concept. But he was clear that … the little priest made the decision first in order not to let him make a choice.
After the conversation, Akasha, who had not slept well, went back to rest. And standing in the study, Roddy looked out of the window. His mood was very complicated.
But at this time, the "complicated" was no longer "entangled". There was finally a clear direction in love … or, Roddy had finally embarked on a path that was completely opposite to "living a lonely life".
But he did not feel happy or excited. He only felt that the burden on his shoulders had increased by a lot.
Trying hard to clear his mind, Roddy took a deep breath and decided to calculate the gains and losses of this battle.
The [Mission Pane] showed that the second stage of the [Judgement of the Bone Throne] mission was completed. And the "Mission Description" stated that the other two "plague outbreak locations" had disappeared …
This meant that he no longer had the chance to solve the crisis at the other two locations.
This fact made Roddy's heart turn cold. He deeply felt the insignificance of his power. When it came to this conspiracy between countries, he had no ability to stop it.
What he could do now was to pass all the information he knew to the "Rose Cross" and let the Pope worry about the plague near Ignatsu and the "Holy Cathedral".
Flipping open the "Status Pane", the three steps of the second stage mission gave him a total of 1.78 million "Experience Points". He was also rewarded with the title "Undead Slayer", an Advanced Talent Point and the blueprint of "Elondeka's Longsword".
The Experience Points were huge, but this was only the most basic reward. Roddy was curious about the additional rewards, so he flipped to the "Title Pane" and looked at the attributes.
"Undead Slayer"
Obtained skill "Find Weakness (Undead)"
Obtained skill "Virus Resistance"
Title can be upgraded: Kill an undead.
A title with two skills that could be upgraded, this was definitely a "top-notch" title. Roddy quickly opened the "Skill Pane" and carefully looked at the effects of these skills.
"Find Weakness (Undead)"
Passive Skill
Effect: Your physical damage against the undead has a 10% chance of causing a critical hit.
"Virus Resistance"
Passive Skill
Effect: Immune to all viruses carried by the undead.
Roddy once had a "Find Weakness" type of skill, but his targets were "Orcs" and "Beasts". This was the first time he obtained a skill that targeted the "undead". It should be said that it was a more targeted skill.
"Virus Resistance" simply meant that when fighting against the undead, he would not have to worry about being infected by the effects of corrosive poison, corpse poison, chronic poison, slowing poison and so on.
The effects of this title were very strong, and the effects after the upgrade were worth looking forward to. However, there were many limitations, and in general, it could only be considered "not bad".
Roddy closed the page and opened the "Equipment Pane". But after searching for a long time, he could not find the location of the "Elondega's Longsword" blueprint.
He frowned and opened the Quest Pane again, only to find that there was a description under the "Quest Reward" section that could be clicked open …
Roddy clicked on the option and found that it was the address to obtain the blueprint.
"North Peak Mountain Range? Within the Deathword Ravine? "
Roddy raised his eyebrows. This place reminded him of a few popular dungeons in the past, but logically speaking, was there a need to fight dungeons in order to obtain the quest reward?
As he continued to read, he figured out a way from the map. It turned out that the mission reward had already given him a perfect route to avoid all the dangers. As long as he followed the route, he could easily get the reward and then go back the way he came.
What kind of reward would be hidden in a place like this?
Roddy hesitated for a moment, and felt that the Epic-grade quest reward should be pretty good. He searched and found that he could see the attributes of the longsword on the reward page, and curiously opened it to take a look …
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