At noon, outside the city of Hollier.
Speaking of which, Francis had sent a lot of cavalrymen outside the city in an attempt to make a final "struggle." However, for the largest city in the territory of Eiffta, unless there were more than a thousand cavalrymen, it would be difficult to intercept and inspect everyone who entered the city. They did not dare to intercept at the city gate because Francis did not have the guts and power to do so.
Therefore, Roddy easily led Sally around a few patrols and leisurely walked into the city that had long been destroyed in his memory.
The scene of the city falling and the flames of war burning the sky was still vivid in his mind. However, as far as the eye could see, the peaceful scene formed a strong contrast with his memory. He looked up at the city wall that was more than ten meters high and could not help but feel a little emotional.
Sally thought that this was the surprise he felt when he first came to this magnificent city. She did not expect that this guy was thinking about the players' debate about strengthening the city's defense facilities. Recalling the content in his mind and comparing it with what he was seeing now, he felt that if he was in charge of the defense construction, it would be much more efficient.
Walking in the first important city in the newbie area, Roddy's understanding of this place was far deeper than Sally had imagined. As the capital of Efta territory, it was the political and economic center of the Northwest of the Empire. It had the largest auction house, the most blacksmith shops, and the most precious raw materials. It could be said that it had everything. However, for Rody at that moment, coming to Hollier City … was not very suitable.
According to the level distribution, border villages such as Norland Village, Vic Village, and Fenkes Village belonged to the activity area of level one to five players. After that, players would receive a series of missions and go to areas such as Keg Town to level up from level five to ten. After reaching level ten, they would change their class and go to fortresses and cities according to the recommendations of their class mentors. Among them, Fort Conseton was a quest area that only players with a total level of 10 to 15 could receive. As for Hollier, as the highest level city, most of the quests could only be received by players with a total level of 20 and above.
In other words, it was very difficult for Roddy to gain any benefits in Hollier City. Although there were some low-level quests available, they were not of much help to him.
Unknowingly, he walked into the city, and this tortuous journey was coming to an end. Although there was no banquet in the world that lasted forever, Roddy thought for a while and felt that this great escape was really not a "banquet". Finally, he stopped and turned around. He whispered to Sally as usual, "The disguise on your body can be wiped off with hot water, but the color of your hair needs to be soaked for a period of time. Actually … this is all I can do."
Roddy wanted to say something appropriate, but in the end, he didn't say anything else. He scratched his head, and for some reason, he didn't dare to look Sally in the eye.
"En … I understand. Also … you said that you would meet me one last time before you leave? "
Sally tried hard to control her emotions. Her lips trembled slightly, but there was nothing strange in her words.
Roddy nodded. He just nodded, but did not say when or where.
Without waiting for Sally to say anything else, he took a step back and smiled at the girl who was alone so far away from home for the first time. He whispered, "I have fulfilled my duty. Francis did not kill you. Now … it's up to you."
Sally wanted to say something, but at this time, someone accidentally bumped her shoulder. The thin girl staggered a step, and when she looked up again, she found that Roddy was no longer in front of her.
An unconcealable sense of loss filled her heart in an instant. Sally looked around helplessly, trying to find the figure that could bring her a sense of security. In the end, she saw a pure white roof not far away.
That was the monastery of the "Rose Cross Temple", the largest religious institution in Hollier City.
Sally took a deep breath, recalling the suffering and danger she and Roddy had suffered along the way, and thinking of Old Gerson and the others who were destined to die, her face gradually became gloomy.
Fingers clenched tightly, the absolutely rational and confident Sally seemed to have reappeared at this moment.
Gently taking off her hood, Sally walked straight to the monastery of the "Rose Cross". She stopped in front of the tall white temple church, gently washed away the disguise on her face with the water from the wishing pool, and then under the surprised gaze of the guards, she walked to the back hall that only the clergymen of the monastery could enter.
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Walking on another street, Roddy felt a little melancholy. But this feeling was similar to when he parted with his instructor after more than ten days of military training when he was a child. He felt a little sad in his heart, but not too much.
The allusion of "destined to be alone for life" was sometimes not a joke. The "rational" side of Roddy was so strong that the original emotional side of his brain was suppressed to almost nothing within five or six minutes after Sally left.
Thinking back to the original plan, Roddy felt that he had achieved the basic goal of "saving Sally". Although he accompanied her on such a thrilling journey, the harvest was really rich.
After being a player for so many years, the most profound thing he understood was that "it is better to rely on yourself than on others". To be honest, he did not put all his hopes on Sally. Raising his own status and power was the "right path" pursued by Roddy.
To put it bluntly … If he had the title of Duke or the position of the "Rose Cross" Archbishop, would he still need to think about risking his life for the past few days?
Of course, it was easy to say, but to have any power, one needed to go all out. Rody was very clear that if he wanted to have a say in this land, he would first need to level up. Increasing his level was a must. Secondly, he would need to equip himself so that he would have a greater chance of survival in this chaotic world. Lastly, he would need to plan his profession. Military route, noble route, nomad route, or church route?
"Earthbreaker" was not a game where a player could shake the world with a high level and exquisite equipment. If a player wanted to become strong, they had to understand what power they needed to rely on.
Previously, Roddy also served under Lucifron's military system. Later on, when he became a life player, he received the salary of a viscount in Hollier and relied on making leather and bows for a living. After becoming a PVP Ranger, he roamed the world alone for a long time. After returning to his homeland, he joined the "Rebel Army" during the fierce war and fought until the end.
He had many titles, such as "Army Captain", "Lone Ranger", "Master Leather Crafting", "Master Bow Crafting" and so on. The highest title was "Shadow Hunter". This title gave him three active skills and two passive skills. It also increased Agility and Strength by 15%.
Everyone could "light up" a title at the same time. With the additional effect, it would help the player deal with the current situation. Changing the cooldown time of the title to 24 hours.
Roddy was very clear about the huge impact that different career paths and "titles" had on a player. For example, the safest way for him was to continue staying in Lucifron's Scout organization and climb up the ranks step by step. When he obtained the "Major" title, the convenience of the title was that he had the right to mobilize a "Cavalry Squad". At some point, such a skill was extremely tempting to a Ranger.
But now that he thought about it, it wasn't very realistic. 'Titles' were something that he needed to consider after reaching level 10. What Roddy needed most right now were levels and equipment. So, he immediately went to the leather shop in Hollier City and sold a few pieces of Camilla's Scales that had the words' Blue 'written on them. He got a generous return of 3 gold coins and 24 silver coins.
This was definitely a windfall. At this stage, Roddy did not even need a gold to buy a full set of green equipment. But he quickly spent two of the gold coins.
These two gold coins were used to purchase many materials and tools – the highest quality enchanted cotton thread, mithril ingots, a set of leather crafting tools, various kinds of wood, colourful potions and so on.
The equipment that Roddy wanted to make was a full set, and he needed an unusually large number of Chimera Beast Scales. He understood that if he casually gave these precious materials to those unreliable leathersmiths, he would definitely become the focus of the city. So, he had to complete these steps by himself.
Fortunately, Roddy, who used to be a leathersmith, did not have a headache. His previous title was "Master Leather", so this kind of work was a piece of cake.
This was one of Roddy's current advantages. Although his secondary profession did not shine, but because of his memory, it was almost equivalent to retaining most of the standard of the ranger.
So, after finding a secluded inn, Roddy directly threw 15 silver coins to the innkeeper, directly shut himself in the room, and silently began his leather armor crafting.
Once Roddy immersed himself in this state of work, it was as if he had returned to the days of monotonous labor in order to earn a living. For 15 consecutive days, Roddy almost did not leave the room more than a few times, even eating three meals a day in the room. In between, he sent a letter to Norland Village, which could be considered as a report to the fellows who had been comrades for a few days that he was safe. But the letter did not contain any extra information, not even mentioning his return date.
And in these 15 days, there were also a few incidents that happened in Hollier.
The first incident happened on the second day after Roddy shut himself in the inn.
The guards of the Rose-Cross Holy Cathedral changed their usual state of quietly guarding the surroundings of the church. Suddenly, hundreds of Holy Cathedral guards were dispatched, holding blessings in their hands. They stood by the side of the main road of Hollier, and opened up a road directly to the city square. And the person who appeared after that caused even more nobles in the city to move out, not daring to be the slightest bit negligent.
Bishop Benjamin walked out of the church, personally came to the city square, and gave an impassioned speech here this year for the second time.
His reputation in the entire northwest of the kingdom was so high that wherever he walked, there would be believers kneeling and kissing. And what no one expected was that the bishop who was supposed to preach the doctrine this autumn actually brought forward the ceremony, and at the end of the speech, personally announced … The daughter of the Dukes Of Angmar — Sally Lucifron, was now selected by the Rose-Cross Holy Cathedral in Hollier. Lucifron had now become the new generation's priest candidate chosen by the Rose Cross Church in Hollier City.
This was explosive news for the nobles and commoners of Hollier, because the Holy Cathedral had always only chosen "nuns" or "friars". To put it bluntly, it was a young man with a talent for holy arts. Previously, it was almost certain that Sally would enter the cathedral, but no one thought that she would be so high-profile.
"Priest" was the level above "monk". In a sense, this level was the starting position of a regular clergyman. The leap from "monk" to "priest" was very difficult. It could even be said to be one in a hundred. Many people could only silently devote their loyalty to the Holy Cathedral for their entire lives without being able to take a step further. But now that the Bishop suddenly announced that Sally had become a "priest candidate", it meant that her position in the "Rose Cross" would definitely be unprecedented in the future.
With the protection of the Rose Cross Holy Cathedral, Sally's status in the Lucifron family was instantly on par with that of her brother who was about to become an Elementalist, or even slightly higher. And the deterrence brought about by this was one of the important bargaining chips in a tug-of-war with the other party in the future.
And at this point, Sally also had the right to directly enter the internal system of the Holy Cathedral to study and advance.
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