At noon, outside the city of Houllier.
Speaking of which, Francis sent a lot of cavalry outside the city to try to make a final "struggle", but for the largest central city in the Efta Territory, unless more than a thousand people are dispatched, it is difficult to intercept them outside the city And check all the people who enter the city - they dare not stand at the gate to intercept, because Francis does not have the courage and power.
So Rody easily led Sally to bypass several groups of patrolling cavalry, and led her leisurely into this city that had long been destroyed in his impression.
The scene of the fall of the city and the flames of war in the past seems to be still vivid in my mind, but looking around, the peaceful scene forms a strong contrast with the memory. Looking up at the ten-meter-high city wall, he couldn't help feeling a little emotional.
Sally thought it was his surprise when he came to this magnificent city for the first time, but he never thought that what this guy was thinking about at this time was the debate posts of the players about the strengthening of the city's defense facilities back then, recalling those things in his mind. The content is also confirmed by the present, but I feel that if I take charge of the defense construction myself, it should be more efficient than it is now, right
Walking in this first important city in the player novice area, Rody's understanding of this place is far deeper than Sally imagined. As the capital of the Efta Territory—this is the political and economic center in the northwest of the empire, it has the largest auction house, the most blacksmith shops, and the most precious raw materials. Lear City... is not really a good fit.
Because according to the distribution of levels, border villages such as Nolan Village, Vic Village, and Finks Village belong to the activities of players of level 1-5, and then players will receive a series of tasks to guide them to areas like Kig Town , to upgrade from level 5 to level 10, and then change jobs after reaching level 10, and go to fortresses and cities according to the advice of career instructors. Among them, Conselton Fortress is a quest area that can only be involved with a total level of 10-15, and Houlier City, which is the highest-level city, can only receive most of the quests with a total level of 20 or above.
In other words, it is difficult for Roddy to gain anything in Houllier City now. Although some low-level tasks are provided here, they are really of little help to him.
Walking into the city unknowingly, this tortuous journey is also coming to an end at this time. Although I want to say that there is no banquet in the world, but after thinking about it, Rody thinks that this big escape is really not a "banquet". , finally stopped, turned around, and said softly like he usually told Sally: "The camouflage on the body can be wiped off with hot water, and the color of the hair needs to be soaked for a while, in fact... what I can do, should be So many."
He wanted to say something appropriate to the situation, but Rody didn't say anything else in the end. He scratched his head, and for some reason, he didn't dare to look at Sally.
"Well...I see. And...you said you would meet me again before you leave?"
Sally tried her best to control her emotions, her lips trembled slightly, but there seemed to be nothing unusual in her words.
Roddy nodded, just nodded, but did not say the time and place.
Without waiting for Sally to say anything else, he took a step back, smiled at the girl who was so far away from home alone for the first time, and said in a low voice: "I have fulfilled my duty, and Francis can't ask for it." Your life, and now... it's up to you."
Sally wanted to answer something, but at this moment, someone on the side of the road inadvertently bumped her shoulder. The thin girl staggered a step, and when she raised her head again, she found that Rody was no longer in sight.
An unconcealable 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 the pure white roof not far away.
It was the monastery of the Sanctuary of the Rosary Cross, the largest religious institution in the city of Houllier.
Sally took a deep breath, recalling the hardships and dangers she and Rody had suffered along the way, as well as the old Gessen and others who were doomed to die, her face gradually became gloomy.
Clenching her fingers tightly, the absolutely rational and confident Sally seemed to reappear at this moment.
Gently taking off her hood, Sally walked straight towards the monastery of the "Rosary Cross". She stopped in front of the tall and white temple church, and gently washed away the disguise on her face with the clear water from the wishing fountain. , Then, under the astonished eyes of the guards, he walked towards the apse that only the priests of the monastery could enter.
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Roddy, who was walking on another street, was feeling a little melancholy, but this feeling was similar to when he parted from the instructor after more than ten days of military training when he was a child. trip.
The allusion of "destined to be alone" is sometimes not a joke. Roddy's "rational" side is so strong that the original sensibility in his mind was suppressed within five or six minutes after Sally left.
Thinking about the original plan, Rody felt that he had achieved the basic goal of "saving Sally". Although he accompanied her on such a thrilling journey, the rewards were really rich.
As a player for so many years, he understands the most profound point is "seeking for others is better than asking for oneself"—to tell the truth, he did not put all his hopes on Sally. Raising one's own status and power is the "righteous way" that Rody pursues.
To put it bluntly... If he has the title of duke or the position of archbishop of the "Rosary Cross" temple, why would he need to risk his life like these days
Of course, it's easy to say, if you want to have any power, you need to go all out and work hard. Rody is very clear that if he wants to have the right to speak in this land, what he needs first is a level - leveling up is a must; the second is equipment, so that he has a greater chance of surviving in this troubled world; One point is career planning. Military route, noble route, homeless route or church route
"Cracking Earth" is not just a game where one person can dominate the world with high-level and top-quality equipment. Every player who wants to become powerful must understand what force he needs to be attached to.
The former Roddy also served under Luciferon's army system. Later, when he was a life player, he also made a living by making leather and bows with the salary of a Viscount in Houllier City. After changing his job as a V Ranger, he After wandering around the world alone for a long time, after returning to his homeland, he joined the "rebel army" in the turbulent war and fought until the end.
He has many titles, such as "Legion Captain", "Lone Walker", "Master Leatherworker", "Master Bowmaker" and so on, among which the highest one is "Shadow Hunter". This title gave him three active skills And two passive skills, and increased the attributes of agility and strength by 15%.
Each person can "light up" three titles at the same time, and use their accompanying effects to assist players in coping with the current scene, changing the cooldown time of the titles to 24 hours.
Rody is well aware of the huge impact of different career paths and "titles" on a player. For example, the safest way for him was to continue to stay in the Luciferon scout establishment, and climb up step by step with meritorious deeds. When he has the title of "Major", the convenience brought by the title is that he can have the right to mobilize the "cavalry squad". At certain times, such skills are very tempting for rangers.
But now that I think about it, these are not realistic. "Title" is something that needs to be considered after level 10. What Rody urgently needs now is level and equipment, so he immediately came to Houlier City based on the experience he remembered. The leather goods store sold several pieces of Chimera scales with the initials of blue, and successfully obtained a generous return of 3 gold coins and 24 silver coins.
This is definitely a windfall, because at this stage, Rody didn't need a single gold coin to buy a green outfit with attributes, 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 threads, mithril ingots, a set of leatherworking tools, various types of wood, colorful potions, and so on.
The equipment that Rody needs is a full-body suit, and the amount of Chimera scales used is extremely large. He understands that if these precious materials are handed over to those unreliable leather makers casually, not to mention how much they will be embezzled privately, Once the news leaks, he will definitely become the focus of the city... So now he has to complete these steps by himself.
Fortunately, Rody, who used to be a leather craftsman, didn't have any headaches. He used to have the title of "Master Leatherworker", so it's easy for him to do this kind of work now.
This is another advantage that Roddy currently has. Although his life deputy is not lit up, but because of his memory, he almost retains most of the level of the former ranger.
So after finding a hidden hotel, Rody threw fifteen silver coins to the boss, locked himself in the room, and silently started his leather armor production.
Once he was put into this kind of work state, Rody seemed to have returned to the years of doing boring and monotonous labor in order to make a living. For fifteen days in a row, Rody hardly walked out of this room a few times, even three times a day. He ate all the meals in the house—during which he sent a letter to Nolan Village, which was considered safe with those guys who had been comrades in arms for a few days, but there was no extra information in the content, and he didn’t even mention himself. The date returned.
And during these fifteen days, several incidents of small and large occurred in Houllier City.
The first thing happened on the second day after Rody entered the hotel and stayed behind closed doors.
The guards of the "Rosary Cross Temple" changed their usual state of quietly guarding around the church, and suddenly dispatched hundreds of temple guards, holding blessed sword blades, standing still by the main road of Houllier City, A road leading directly to the city square was opened up—and the characters who appeared after that made the nobles in the city, big and small, move out and dare not neglect in the slightest.
Bishop Benjamin walked out of the church and came to the city square in person, where he gave an impassioned speech for the second time this year.
His popularity is so high throughout the northwestern part of the kingdom that believers kneel and kiss him wherever he walks. What no one expected was that the bishop who should have preached the doctrine this autumn actually held the ceremony ahead of schedule and personally announced at the end of the speech... the daughter of the Duke of Angmar—Sally Luciferon, now Become a new generation of "candidate priests" selected by the "Rosicrucian" denomination in Houllier City.
This is explosive news for the nobles and commoners of Houllier City, because the temple has always only selected "nuns" or "monks". The matter of becoming a member of the sect is almost certain, but no one would have thought that it would be so high-profile.
"Priest" is the upper level of "monk". In a sense, this level is the starting position of a regular priest. And the leap from a "monk" to a "priest" is very difficult, and it can even be said to be one in a hundred. Many people can only silently dedicate their loyalty in the temple for the rest of their lives without going any further, but now the bishop suddenly announced that Sally has become a "candidate priest", which already means her future position in the "Rosary Cross" , will definitely be unprecedented.
With the protection of the "Rose Cross" temple, Sally's status in the Luciferon family was instantly equal to or even slightly surpassed by her quasi-"elementist" brother. And the deterrence brought by this is one of the important bargaining chips in the future with the opponent.
And so far, Sally also has the right to directly enter the temple system to study and further study.
This is the first thing, and the second thing is the entry of Earl Francis.