After rescuing Alves from the dungeon of the Iron Ring Castle, Rhodes arranged for him to stay in his room, while he went to sleep in Dennis's room. At the same time, he asked his servants to watch over Alves around the clock.
The weak Alves could not eat, so Rhodes asked the chef to cook some hot milk and liquid food, and asked the servants to feed him regularly every day. When the little dwarf recovered a little on the third day, Rhodes asked the barber to come into the castle and shave his hair.
The thick hair, like animal fur, was attached in piles between Alves' chin and chin. It covered his entire face, and it had not been taken care of or washed for a long time.
A strong smell clung to it, and even the barber wore a mask while doing his haircut.
After cleaning up, the Alves in front of him looked like the Alves in Rhode's impression. His face was not pretty, but full of rational brilliance. Then Rhodes asked the servant to take Alves to take a bath, and thoroughly cleaned up.
Think through it.
It can be seen that the little dwarf is still very weak. He has been abused in a dark underground prison for two months, and he will not be able to recover in a short time.
Rhodes just hoped that this guy wouldn't die. After all, he was the one who helped him persuade Aubrey to send troops. Without Alves, Black Hammer Castle might have been gone two years ago.
"Rhode, are you too nice to him? I've heard a lot of people talking about you these days."
Caroline asked Rhodes with a straight face and a puzzled look on her face. After the battle at Iron Ring Castle, she followed Rhodes back to Blackhammer Castle and stayed here. She has heard a lot about many things.
"Oh? Talk about me? What are you talking about me? Come and listen."
Rhodes put his hand on Caroline's shoulder and asked curiously.
"They said you were too kind to that dwarf. You gave him your room and gave him the best food and servants." Caroline pouted and muttered, "You are just a dwarf."
"Not just any dwarf."
Rhodes answered with a smile.
"Alves is an old friend of mine, you know this. Moreover, his ability may be much stronger than you think." Rhodes pursed his lips, "More importantly, giving him such preferential treatment is actually
I did it on purpose."
"You deliberately?"
"Well, as a lord, the most important thing is not how strong the individual is, but the ability to gather a group of loyal and capable people. They will be a group, and everyone can perform in their own positions.
The greatest effect. Only in this way can Black Hammer Castle become stronger. During this time, I have been busy with the internal affairs and management of the castle, which has made me exhausted mentally and physically. This is not a field I am good at, but except for me, there is no one in the city.
Someone else can take over the job. So, the most important thing is talent."
"My kindness to Alvis will be seen by everyone, which will trigger people's discussion and thinking. They will think that if a lord is so kind to dwarfs, then he must be better to other people. Maybe this matter
It is a starting point. If it spreads, more and more people will come to join us. They are good at various fields and have special skills. When these people are gathered together, it will be a terrifying force."
Rhodes explained.
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A week later, Alves' physical condition finally improved. He could eat on his own and walk freely. He was also clear-headed and could speak smoothly.
"Thank you for saving me. So, should I call you Lord Rhodes now? Or should I call you Rhodes as before?"
Alves stood on the balcony, holding a wine glass in one hand and holding on to the railing with the other.
"Haha, it's up to you. You can call me whatever you like, I won't mind."
Rhodes laughed.
"Then I'll call you as before, Lord Rhodes...it always feels weird."
"What's wrong?"
Rhodes continued to laugh.
"When Aubrey was here, I never called him that. I even called him brother in private."
"That's probably one of the reasons why Dean hates you so much."
"Not to mention that little beast, he actually attacked his uncle and took refuge in Chaos."
Alves gritted his teeth.
"People will fall. There are too many contradictions in the world, so people will pursue perfection. People who seek refuge in chaos are either pursuing extreme indulgence or pursuing extreme perfection in order to erase the imperfections they have abandoned in reality.
They are escaping from reality, like Dean, he doesn't want to have an uncle like you."
"Your thoughts are very dangerous, Rhodes. You must face up to the imperfections in the world. The ultimate perfection is chaos. Order will inevitably bring some imperfections, but at least it makes the world full of civilization."
Alves read. His tone became serious.
"Okay, I'm just telling you."
Rod laughed again, walked into the house, and poured himself a glass of wine.
"Let's talk about the next thing." Alves followed in with a small step, "You laid siege to the Iron Ring Castle, but did not notify the other lords in the north. They will think about it in their hearts, and even blame them.
You. Also, the Snow Queen will also question you, who gave you such power to attack the Iron Ring Castle without permission."
"I have thought about this question. The lords of the North will be grateful to me, as long as I tell them that the Chaos believers are trying to summon demons. They will believe it. We have full evidence to prove that the corpses of those Chaos believers and those Chaos warriors
The corpses, their armor and weapons, these are the physical evidence. And you are the witness. No one wants their castle to be destroyed, unless the place where they grew up has been polluted and corroded."
Rhodes said.
"As for Catalina..." Rhodes paused, "She can send people to investigate to see if what I said is true. I guess the police will come soon. Moreover, they will soon
We will come to the conclusion that Chaos has indeed been here. However, the Queen of Kislev will not be grateful to us. She will only be secretly unhappy in her heart. Because she has no credit for eradicating Chaos and the people will not pursue her.
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"This is true. They will get the answer they want, which may be in line with their psychological expectations, or not, but no matter what, this is the truth, this is the fact. So my suggestion is that the ruins of Iron Ring Castle should be kept as they are.
Hold it, don't touch it anymore. It is not only the target for those who come later to collect evidence, but also the physical evidence to promote your victory over the Chaos troops. It is a tool, and it is also a warning sign. It warns the entire Northern Territory, and even the entire Keith.
Reeve - The threat of Chaos is not far away, on the contrary, it is all around us."