Summoning the Holy Sword

"what did you say?"

The captain of the defense was pale, and after a moment of silence, he asked with a little doubt and hesitation.

"I thought you had heard what I was about to say."

Rhode put down his tea cup and said leisurely.

"You mean ... the Lord Village Chief is behind the scenes of those undead? And he was attacked by our own village?"

The captain of the defense shook his head with an unbelievable expression.

"Sorry, I can't believe it ..."

"Do you believe it is your problem, not mine."

Rhode waved his hand and interrupted the defense leader's defense.

"I'm just telling you what happened last night. Just listen to it. As for whether you believe it is your own business, I don't need to waste time here and tell you the truth. Do you understand? You are not entitled to question me, just listen to me. "

"Wow ..."

Annie standing at the door, looking inwardly, took a breath, and then she turned her head quietly, showing a look of fear.

"The leader is really terrible. He doesn't leave the other party with any affection."

"That's because he's really angry."

Malin turned her wand in her hand, with a slight disdain on her face, and apparently she didn't like the villagers who were suffering in the tavern hall. However, this still surprised other mercenaries. After all, even though Rhodes was indifferent, he was quite polite. But now Rhode is not polite at all, but he is abnormally overbearing and ignores the opinions of others.

"But ... but ..."

With the lesson learned from an idiot yesterday, although these villagers are surprised and angry, they have no guts to raise their heads to confront him. In their opinion, it is absolutely impossible for them to believe the man in front of them. How could that respected old village chief have something to do with those undead? Mostly it was this man who deliberately made an excuse to kill the old village chief, and then told this lie. Yes, this must be a lie! but……

Even if he knew that the man had no intention of telling the truth, when the villagers watched the long sword that was lying on Rhodes' knee and was being stroked by Rhodes, they could only swallow all the dissatisfaction in their hearts go with. He swallowed his head, silently. This is the only way they can show resistance, and the only thing they can do now.

"Kill shut up? Good, I always believe that swords speak louder than words ... Talking nonsense on a meaningless question is not a good way to waste time."

Rhode stopped his hand and narrowed his eyes, staring indifferently at the villagers in front of him.

"By the way, I have to report the church and ask them to come to the village for a search and purification. I think this is very necessary."

"what?!"

Hearing here, the silent villagers and the captain of the defense team all looked up and looked at Rhode in horror. They opened their mouths and showed obvious fear and confusion. But Rhodes was unmoved by their response.

"But, sir, didn't you just say that the undead have been completely destroyed ..."

"I did say that."

Rhode nodded.

"But to be safe, I still have to report it to the church. In any case, the village chief became a devil follower, but he has been hiding for so many years. It is difficult to guarantee that no one in the village will be his helper. First, when I leave, I will ask the garrison to close the entire village until the church investigation is completed ......... Is there any problem? "

"Lord first ... no, Lord Rhodes, it's not necessary."

Hearing this sentence, the Captain's complexion immediately became ugly. The other villagers raised their heads uneasily at this moment, showing the expression of begging as if stray dogs were waiting for feeding, looking at Rhodes. They certainly understood what Rhodes meant, but it was the most unbearable and heavy price for them.

Devil believers have a very poor reputation on the surface. People are afraid of them, let alone returning to the village. They have become devil believers. If this is the case, other people will not care about the truth. They just think that the village is probably a devil's follower. And this kind of thing is like the plague. If Rhodes is really reported to the church and then rumored to go, then the entire Gaoya Village will be completely dead. At that time, even if there are no other devotees in the whole village, those merchants will not choose to trade here, and people in other places will no longer want to buy their crops, or even with them. Come and go. If that day really comes, then Gaoya Village is completely dead.

In fact, one of the main reasons why the villagers see Christie as a disaster is that after her mother's incident, many people have stopped coming to trade with them, all because of their village. There is a girl in the possession of the devil, and such a thing will spread to no one. Now when Rhodes mentioned this, they immediately reminded them of the big trouble.

But different, they still had room to maneuver at that time, after all, it was just an ordinary person who was lured by the devil. But what do they say now? According to Rhodes, the old village chief is dead, and the dead must not have climbed out to justify himself. But in case it really crawls out, it is even more problematic ...

Thinking of this, the villagers have left the previous unhappiness and anger behind them. You must know that it is the life and death of the entire village! If they don't do anything to stop Rhodes, then Gaoya Village is dead!

"Master, sir, I think, I don't think it's necessary to do this."

The captain of the guard wiped the cold sweat from his head and then spoke. He was also afraid of the exposure of this incident. Once he really spread it out, he was also a person of this village origin. You should know that the position of the captain of the defense is huge, and many people are staring at it. Once they are really aware of this, then the defending captain himself will definitely not be able to take it, and can only go home to sell sweet potatoes!

"I can guarantee that these villagers are simple and kind. They can't have anything to do with the devil. I ..."

Seeing that Rhodes's expression did not change, the captain of the defense swallowed and stopped. He hesitated for a moment, and when he was about to say something, Rhodes murmured.

"Frankly, I don't want things to be troublesome. After all, if I report to the church, I also have to ask questions. The less trouble it is for me, the better. But ... My mercenary group However, he suffered a very large loss during the operation ... "He deliberately bit the pronunciation of" loss "very seriously. In fact, it was a great loss. Five mercenaries were injured, and two-thirds of the magic potion was used. , And also scrapped seven or eight pieces of leather armor and swords-well, this loss is really serious, isn't it? Especially for Rhodes, a dozen-member mercenary group?

"I see what you mean, Lord Rhodes."

Hearing Rodson's sigh, the captain of the defense was relieved and nodded hurriedly.

"You and your men have protected our village, and we should do something to thank you, yes, I can assure you, so we ..."

Before the captain's words were finished, he saw Rhodes' right hand slowly stretch out, revealing five fingers. He hesitated for a moment, then spoke tentatively.

"fifty?"

"........."

Rhode snorted and said nothing.

"five hundred?"

"......... Is it ..."

"Ten thousand."

Rhodes spoke, and hearing his answer, the captain of the defense and the villagers were startled.

"You, this, this is impossible! We can't afford so much money!"

"It was originally five thousand, but it seems that you are not so willing to go out, so I have to double it."

Rhode said, retracting his hands, leaning back leisurely on the chair, looking at the sweating, pale people in front of his eyes.

"Well, make your own choice. I hope you will not be stupid enough to make a choice that makes everyone unhappy."

It is a choice that makes you unhappy.

The defending captain scolded himself, but could not say a word. In the face of Rod's cold eyes, the only thing he could do was to lower his head deeply to cover up his feelings.

In the end, the villagers agreed to Rhode's conditions and handed over five thousand gold coins to him. Frankly, this is more distressing to the villagers than money. After all, they are no longer the bustling commercial villages and towns. The five thousand gold coins are the savings of the village for several years. But now this **** **** is going to take away a word, no one wants to just leave it that way. But what can they do? Rush to grab it?

Because of this, Rhodes was not welcomed by the villagers when he left with his mercenaries. The villagers just stood by and talked to each other without looking at them. They used this way to express their anger and dissatisfaction . But Rhode apparently didn't care. He got the money and gave it a breath, which was enough for Rhodes. He knew very well that his prestige in this village must be indifferent, and maybe he was still hostile. But what about this? Do n’t you still get what you want?

As the saying goes, take money for business. Now that the villagers' money has been received, Rhodes will naturally not report to the church again. However, he has already made a decision. After returning to Deep Stone City, he will tell the whole thing to the owner of Clause originally. After cooperating with the end of the battle, he will find something from the old village chief ’s house. Lord Lauzer should be able to make a wise judgment.

And he does n’t count against his promise, does he?

However, when leaving Gaoya Village, there was still a little storm.

Rhodes hoped that Christie could leave the village, and the girl agreed to Rhode's invitation. Frankly speaking, the girls did not have any nostalgia in this village, and the people here were not good to her. And in the Starlight Mercenary Regiment, whether it is Rhodes, or Marlene, Annie, Li Jie or others like this girl very much. This made Christie feel the warmth she had never experienced before, so in the face of Rod's request, Christie did not hesitate too much-at least it could not be worse than her current life.

But even so, when she left the village, Christie was still reluctant. Anyway, she has lived here for more than ten years. Now she is leaving with a group of strangers. What will her future become? It's hard to say. And in Christie's heart, she also regretted a bit-if not for herself, wouldn't there have been so many bad things? Is it really just a disaster? The girl turned back, staring at the village in front of her with a hint of melancholy, silent.

"do not worry about it."

Recognizing Christie's mood, Rhode reached out and stroked her hair lightly. Then squatted down, staring at the girl quietly.

"It's not your responsibility, you don't need to bear anything for it, remember, Christie. The suffering he suffered was the result of his own choice, not because of your existence."

"Ok…………"

Christie smiled a little at Rhode's stability.

"I see, Rhode ... thank you ..."

She said softly, the faint voice was as crisp as a wind chime, and at the same time grasping Rhode's fingers, she pulled a little harder, holding his corner.

"The relationship between them is really good."

Looking at Rhodes and Christie, Annie on the side couldn't help pouting and complained.

"The leader is really eccentric. I have been in the group for so long. He has never smiled at me!"

"Me too. I started with Mr. Rhode, and he never smiled at me ..."

Li Jie also spoke with dissatisfaction, and at the same time reached out her hand and stroked her cheek gently.

I slapped it ...

And Malin's expression was equally complicated. She looked left and looked at her right. Finally, she sighed long and didn't know if she was helpless or gave up.

Just then, they saw a boy suddenly ran out of the crowd, then he held a stone in his hand and smashed into Christie fiercely.

"Get out, you demon!"

Faced with the boy's sudden attack, everyone was a little surprised. Christie turned back in surprise, and soon she saw a fist-sized stone flying towards herself. This made the girl scream, and closed her eyes subconsciously.

But she didn't feel the pain when she hit herself with the stone like Ping Yue, instead, a scream of scream made the girl reopen her eyes, and when she looked forward in surprise. I saw the boy crying and rolling down to the ground. Stone fragments were everywhere on his half of the face. A middle-aged woman was screaming at him and hugged the boy who had become terrible.

Just then, Rhodes' body blocked her vision.

"Okay, let's go."

Rhode didn't look at the mother and son who were crying and crying at the same time, while ignoring countless ways to wear from behind, with anger and hate, he just bowed his head and smiled and said to Christie

(To be continued)