Listening to Ender's story, Rhodes seemed to understand what he meant.
"There are indeed a few death knights under my command who are not yet married. No matter which one Captain Berry likes, just tell me and I can arrange a marriage for you."
Ender looked helpless and explained: "Lord Rhodes, I think you misunderstood me. What I said..."
"That's not what you mean? Then are you kidding me?" Rhode interrupted Ender's words, and at the same time his tone dropped, and a terrifying murderous intent suddenly enveloped the appraisal master in front of him.
Feeling the change in Rhode's momentum, Ender's face turned pale. Although he had served as the chief appraiser of the Freelance Chamber of Commerce, the heads of the business groups he came into contact with, as well as the high-ranking officials and nobles of Erathia, would at least maintain superficial harmony.
If he really wants to do something, he will do it in secret, and he will not bring the secret activities to the surface. It is so cruel and compelling, as if looking directly at death itself, this is the first time he has felt the piercing killing intent.
Among the young heroes that Ender pays attention to, Rhodes is the only one. His prestige has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. This is why Ender values him so much. Now, Ender finally understands that the prestige of Rhodes is derived from
Come on, only by killing countless creatures can you have that murderous intention.
After calming down, Ander could only sigh. From Rhodes' words, Ander felt his attitude: "Lord Rhodes is really good at pretending to be confused... But in this case, things will become difficult to handle.
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On the side, Berry didn't understand the meaning of Ender's words, and there was some confusion in his eyes.
Ender turned around and looked at the family members who had escaped from the high-level space ring with him. When Rhodes showed his murderous intent, they were trembling with fear and did not dare to take a step closer: "I have investigated your deeds. According to your
He is very vigilant and will not let us leave easily, otherwise there will be a risk of his identity being exposed. Since Lord Rhodes has no intention of his little girl, I can’t force him to do anything, what price should I pay in order to exchange for everyone’s safety.”<
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"What do you think?" Rhodes did not answer directly, but said slowly. When dealing with smart people like Ender, Rhodes's evil reputation will not be a bad thing. Just showing a little murderous intention is enough to bring trouble to Ender.
It put him under great pressure and also made him understand his current situation.
On the side, Berry hadn't seen the situation clearly yet and said proactively: "Father, Lord Rhodes disguised his identity in order to help me recover the space ring that trapped you. Now the mission is over, you don't have to."
What to worry about."
Ender shook his head and glanced at her helplessly: "You are thinking too simply. Do you really think that a great lord like Rhodes would deliberately disguise himself as a new person and take such a big risk to help you, just because
Have you ever provided him with the fountain of life? If he is not interested in you, it can only mean that he has a bigger plan in his heart. Lord Rhodes, although I don’t know what you are planning, but I believe that you are now
The plan must be very important."
Rhodes looked stunned. He didn't expect that Ander would discover his true purpose just through these phenomena. As Ander said, if it weren't for the trouble of human blood, after hearing Berry's request, Rhodes would only
When you come to Sierracia in the future, help her pay attention to it instead of doing this now.
Compared with Berry, the experienced Ander is more difficult to deal with. Ander is the helmsman behind the rare treasure business group.
"You are very smart, but you should know that sometimes this is not a good thing."
Rhodes shook his head and said, after just a moment of contact, Ender discovered something that Berry had always ignored. Even a mage who has mastered high-level wisdom can hardly match his level of intelligence.
Ender shrugged and was noncommittal about what Rhodes said: "As a master appraiser, these basic observation skills are necessary. As I said before, I am an appraiser and a businessman. I know
Everything has its value, whether it's you, my daughter, or myself."
"Now it seems that there is only one way to save the lives of all of us. We will become your hostages and stay in the space ring, and my daughter will continue to bring the chamber of commerce to your territory.
Cargo." Ender opened his hands and seemed to be saying words that had nothing to do with him.
Rhodes did not answer, but just motioned for him to continue talking.
"You don't have to worry about us escaping from the advanced space ring. There is no designated space gem as a key. If it were so easy to escape from the space in the ring, you wouldn't have spent so much effort to perform the mission before. In this way,
This will ensure that your secrets will not be leaked. With us as hostages, my daughter will not dare to reveal any information. Lord Rhodes, what do you think of this?"
"Hostage..." The corner of Rhodes' mouth twitched. Ender's statement seemed reckless and impulsive, but it was the best choice at the moment.
When the end comes, no matter where Ender is, there will be no absolute safety. Except for the real demiplane, even the living creature space in the ring will face the problem of running out of water and food, and unable to restore mana.
If you wait for a long time, you will be stuck in it.
At this time, becoming hostages in the hands of Rhodes is the safest option. They can successfully escape the doomsday battle without doing anything. Rhodes also needs to replenish them with water and food regularly. On the contrary,
Berry, who is still running a business group, will face huge risks. He may die in the hands of those demons while delivering goods one day.
If Rhodes agrees, Ender's move of becoming a hostage can be said to be a retreat in order to make progress, allowing himself and his relatives to successfully avoid the doomsday disaster under the protection of Rhodes.
Berry took all the risks.
"What you think is beautiful." Rhodes said without mercy. He also had a new understanding of Ender's resourcefulness. "They can stay in the high-level space ring, but you can't. I want you to go to Saou."
I am here to work for me. There are still a few vacant positions in the Interior Department there. I hope your abilities can be demonstrated there."
Ender smiled bitterly. He didn't expect that his plan would be of no use in front of Rhodes. He was indeed a necromancer known for his insidiousness and cunning.
"Lord Rhodes, I'm just a businessman. I can only appraise some treasures at most. I don't know anything about internal affairs..." Ender wanted to refuse, but after seeing Rhode's unkind eyes, he finally changed his words and said, "Nevertheless
...I can still barely handle some tax issues. I hope that your other subordinates and I can happily cooperate in the future."