After Rhodes left the Holy Fire Sacrifice, Horus asked strangely: "King, why are your words...so weird?"
The king sat back on the throne in front of the golden sacred vessel, stared at the eternally burning golden flame, and replied casually: "Xiao Hehe, this is what Theodore told me in the final soul communication. He told me Little Rhodes
The soul likes words like slap in the face. Appropriate use of it can inspire little Rod's fighting spirit."
Horus nodded: "Young man, you are full of energy."
Wang laughed and said: "If you are not angry, then you are a young man?"
Horus nodded and said: "It is a characteristic of young people not to know how high the sky is and how high it is. What is rare is that after he knows how high the sky is, he still doesn't know how high the sky is."
After a pause, he asked again.
"King, what else did Your Excellency Theodore say? Doing ideological work is the responsibility of the Holy Church, and it is also the responsibility of the archbishop. I want to educate him well."
Wang pondered for a moment and said: "He also particularly likes a kind of clothing called black silk."
Briefly describe the characteristics of black silk.
Horus nodded and said: "I understand. I will find the best tailor in the royal city to cut out a set of black silk and attach the wind curse seal to it so that he can run faster during the battle. Little Rhodes
You will definitely like it.”
The king did not think deeply, but there was a terrifying echo in the void, and the source of the holy fire was trembling. His spirit had already flown into the holy fire, trying his best to maintain its stability.
Horus looked at the golden holy fire that became violent and exuded a terrifying aura in silence, thinking: "Cross, Lockhart, why haven't you captured the Star City yet?"
"Is the Holy Fire Project feasible?"
"How to deal with the opponents in the royal city?"
"Where will our future go?"
Countless distracting thoughts rushed towards him and entangled Horus like a spider web. He could not get rid of it and got deeper and deeper. In the end, there was only one thought left in his mind.
"Little Rhodes, you must succeed..."
——
When Rhodes left the Holy Fire Sacrifice, it was past midnight.
He saw the night sky of this world for the first time.
The night sky without black fog is so clear and clear, the thin clouds are like swinging veils, the stars are like a silver flame, the bright silver moon hangs high in the sky, and the moonlight like frost covers the royal city.
This night scene was so beautiful and quiet that Rhodes was immersed in it for a long time.
There was always one thing that Rhodes didn't understand.
In such a dark and desperate world, how do these people persist in surviving?
Now he understands that it is because such miracles and hope still exist.
Rhodes sat on the floating hearse and looked down.
The entire royal city was immersed in lights and moonlight, and there were crowds of people everywhere. Night markets that had never been seen before were opened everywhere, and the sounds of lively laughter could be heard clearly even from high in the sky.
This is the human world.
Rhodes thought.
When the Holy Fire Project is successful, I will also find a beautiful young lady to enjoy the bright moon and starry fireworks with me.
If a young lady asks me: "The moonlight is so beautiful tonight."
I replied: "Hey hey hey hey."
Hey hey hey.
——
Shangcheng District.
Come to Well Mansion.
Three of the ten justices in the royal city gathered here.
"Laiweil." A chief judge said: "The royal city is paying less and less attention to us. The matter of Gregor's murder was just forgotten."
"Yes." Another justice agreed: "A person as diligent, honest and timid as Gregor cannot be a doomsday cultist."
"Yes, I think it was framed by the Internal Affairs Bureau. They didn't find conclusive evidence, but they used some baseless things to slander him, just to protect the kid."
The justice came to Weir and asked: "Why is this? Does he have any background?"
One person said: "It is said that the guardian Qingyu values him very much and may be her little lover."
"Yes, that must be the case."
"This is too much. How can you trample the laws of the royal city like this?"
"We have made countless contributions, why are we not treated like this?"
"For that expansion plan, the king even wants to touch our property and confiscate our money!"
"This is so unfair. Why do we have to go through such trouble? Aren't the lessons of history enough? Do we still want another mass extinction? Can't we just stay in our homes quietly and enjoy the rich fruits?"<
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"I don't even have the money to buy servants!"
"I can only eat ten servings of honey roast beef a day!"
"I can't even afford the 1982 Samwell mushroom wine!"
"I really can't stay here in Trolian anymore. We might as well become doomsday cultists."
There was silence in the mansion for a while, and then a chief judge changed the subject: "So, we must stop the king's blind expansion plan, for the sake of Trolian."
"Yes, yes, for Trorian, no one loves Trorian more than us."
"That kid is the vanguard thrown by the king. We must find a way to hold him to death."
"Yes, we want to put forward our precious and correct opinions to the first elder, Mr. Armando. A great success is the source of all tragedies."
"Coming to Vail, our strength alone is not enough. We have to unite the majority of people. As long as everyone bravely expresses their true wishes, the king will also respect our opinions."
"That's right, let's go to the Grand Adjudicator Manolo Bana first. He seems to be a good person at first sight."
The three justices stood up together. The huge floating carriage landed in front of them, and the white spirit horse neighed uneasily in front of the carriage.
This is the most high-end carriage in the royal city, countless times more expensive than those new horseless hearses.
In their view, the new product of the Industrial Machinery Research Institute destroyed the sanctity of the carriage, allowing many cheap goods to freely roam and even fly in the royal city.
With the development of the royal city, there are fewer and fewer creations that can reflect their nobility, and the status of the chief justice is far less than before.
All of this made them very dissatisfied.
Although Trorian is far more powerful than before, in their eyes, it is far less beautiful than before.
The three justices, as well as many people in the royal city, are eager to return to the past.
Of course, it is not a hundred or a thousand years ago, or the more distant era of fire or the era of gods, but the years when they were rich and extravagant.
——
Rhodes returned to Kingworth College.
The secret branch base is located next to the Hedler training ground in the deepest part of the academy. It is a castle covering an area of more than 100,000 square meters and is guarded by school guards.
After being away for a long time, Rhodes saw a familiar building again, and he couldn't help but feel a lot of emotions.
The castle has not changed, but he has become very different.
The secret branch also received news of Rhodes' return. Instructor Soran personally greeted him at the gate and gave Rhodes a bear hug as soon as they met.
"Our great hero is finally back."
There are also many familiar faces coming together.
My old friend Raistlin also hugged me.
"Rod, I knew you were no ordinary person!"
Egg shouted: "Great hero! Do you know how popular you are? Now the beauties in the royal city who want to spend the night with you can form an army!"
Caramon snorted coldly: "What's so great? Yesterday at least a hundred stunning beauties begged to sleep with me, but I ruthlessly rejected them all."
A limping big man came over and mocked: "Caramon, I saw you pestering Annabeth all night, and she didn't let you in her door."
Caramon said angrily: "Beorwood, don't be so messy, I just have some questions about the use of psychic powers that I want to ask her!"
Rhodes suddenly looked up from the crowd: "Beowood, are you not dead?"
The familiar big man smiled and said: "Who told you that I was dead?"
"Didn't you and Instructor An Ye disappear at that time?"
Baywood's face was slightly dark: "They found me later. I was lucky and was only seriously injured, but the instructor died."
Raistlin immediately said: "That bastard has been killed by Rhodes! Public execution!"
Baywood smiled again: "Okay, you have said it a hundred times."
Caramon said fiercely: "I have to say it a hundred times! I have to say it a thousand times, even ten thousand times are not enough. Gregor is not alone! Some people in the royal city are already corrupt!"
"Yes, I don't believe Manolo Bana is innocent!"
"And those people who got involved with him!"
"We must cut them off! Just like cutting off carrion from the body!"
Rhodes remembered that after the Gregor incident, they had been dealing with Manolo Bana in the Internal Affairs Tribunal.
But looking at it now, it is obviously ineffective.
Rhodes was about to ask again, but was interrupted by Sauron.
"Okay, let's not discuss this topic anymore. No matter what you want to do, your own strength is always the most important."
"Go back to the base now. Our nightmare training is not finished yet."
——
After returning to the base, Rhodes learned that the secret branch had also undergone great changes.
Due to the outstanding performance of the members of the secret branch in the battle, after the end of the Black Tide, the students in the "top class" were approved to graduate and became official members of the secret branch——
Secret Combatant.
Rhodes almost forgot that the secret branch of Jinworth was actually a newly established legion.
They were previously trainees of the secret branch and were not yet official members.
Covert combatants are the specific duties of formal combatants in each legion, just like the guards in the city defense army and the conquerors in the campaign legion.
Once there are formal combatants, the secret branch becomes a complete legion.
Rhodes finally understood what Wang's words meant.
As a member of the secret branch force, he is equivalent to having an extra helping hand, and many things will be much easier to handle.
For example, forming cliques, joining forces with others and fighting against dissidents, etc.
If you encounter any difficulties, with this identity, you can ask for support, which will also reduce a lot of pressure.
Rhodes thought to himself: "I need to have a good relationship with them. The members of the top class are very strong. If I can draw on their strength, many things will be much easier to handle."
The interior of the base is the same as before. It is divided into three levels of training ground: upper, middle and lower. The accommodation rooms and functional areas are all underground.
But in the training ground, Rhodes saw many new faces.
"Who are they? Are we hiring again?"
Sauron smiled and said: "Of course, after you graduate, new students will of course come in. In fact, not only our top class, but also a group of students in the regular class have graduated with better performance."
"It just so happens that half of the semester at Jinworth College is over, the defense system of the royal city has returned to normal, and the actual patrol class has ended. It is normal for us to recruit some more qualified students."
Raistlin patted his chest and said with a smile: "Now, we are also seniors, and we have to guide and lead the younger students."
"Not only that, Rhodes is now the team leader and he must set an example. Touching the breasts of female students everywhere is not allowed."
Rhode's face turned red and he insisted: "I didn't touch that."
Caramon curled his lips and said: "Stop making excuses. The more you paint the darker the darker the story becomes. The Discipline Committee has received many complaints about you and is investigating your illegal behavior. A huge fine is waiting for you."
Sauron also said seriously: "Little Rhodes, I will strictly monitor you. You'd better put away your jealousy and don't have any twisted thoughts about our female students."
Rhodes is very depressed. Do I look like the kind of person who plays with unwritten rules when he has a little power?
Even if a female student asks me for something, it’s normal for everyone to have a sleep and communicate with each other, right?
Sauron said: "Let's go, Wangcheng has built a new training base for us. It has many new functions. Let's go and take a look."
Rhodes was about to turn his head when he suddenly saw a familiar figure.
That was a group of trainees who were sweating and beating a merry-go-round.
One of the figures was very strong, and his fierce straight punch made the wooden man spin wildly, but he did not receive a counterattack.
She has dazzling blond hair, light blue lake-like eyes, and a flat figure that cannot be concealed by a suitable training suit.
When he saw her, she also saw him.
"Kashan!" Rhodes shouted.
Kashan, the former leader of Group 10, whom she had not seen for several months, her eyes turned red for a moment.