Standing on the top of the watchtower, Rhodes could look far away. Rhodes estimated that the height of this watchtower should be sixty or seventy meters.
Arriving at the edge of the top of the watchtower, Rhodes looked down.
In Rhode's sight, the bonfire originally lit by the business group was now only a small dot, and the crowd surrounding the bonfire also seemed extremely small.
Through the eagle eye technique, Rhodes could count the number of people around the campfire. Since the Eagle Eye Technique is only elementary, the vision is still a bit blurry. If you are an expert in eagle eye skills, you can even see the expressions of everyone around the campfire from here.
For melee professionals, eagle eye skills are essential in order to observe all situations that occur in combat. Especially for scout-type professions, Eagle Eye is particularly important.
Rhodes looked in one direction. There was still a forest around the watchtower, but the number of trees began to decrease, and the height was completely incomparable to what Rhodes had seen before. A plain appeared in the distance. Even without pathfinding, Rhodes could see abnormalities.
"Diya..."
Looking at the plain in the distance, Rhodes understood that the location of the watchtower should be the border of Eli and the intersection with Diya. As long as you walk a little further forward, you can enter Diya.
Rhodes finally understood why the business group stopped here. They probably wanted to have a good night's rest while they were still in Eli, to recover from the fatigue caused by the continuous march in the past few days, and then set off to enter Di early tomorrow morning. Ya territory.
After learning that the business group had arrived at the border, although he could not tell how many days he spent in deep meditation through the system log, Rhodes knew that the time he spent in deep meditation was longer than he thought.
After several days of deep meditation, even though his own consumption was reduced to a minimum, Rhodes still felt hungry at this time.
Rhodes sat down on the edge of the watchtower, and at the same time took out the dry food he carried from the space ring, brought it to his mouth, and bit down hard.
In Rhodes' space ring, part of the dry food came from the original tomb, and part of it was originally stored in the space ring. The quantity was enough for Rhodes to use. This was what Rhodes had been eating before.
Since it has been kept in the space ring, Rhodes can swallow it without much effort in chewing. Although it has no taste, it can restore physical strength.
Suddenly, Rhodes, who was eating dry food, noticed something. He stood up instantly, put the dry food into the space ring, and looked behind him at the same time. From the edge of the original watchtower platform to a position near the center.
Rhodes heard heavy footsteps coming from behind on the stairs inside the watchtower. The owner of the footsteps did not try to cover up, and might even have gone out of his way to make the footsteps louder.
Not long after, as the footsteps slowly approached, Rhodes also saw the figure behind him. It was none other than the merchant leader, User, who was originally by the bonfire.
User's figure appeared at the entrance to the top platform of the watchtower. Rhodes saw that User was holding a large piece of roasted lamb leg in his hand, and the aroma of roasted meat was emanating from it.
Just before User appeared in Rhode's field of vision and during the time when the footsteps came, Rhodes didn't smell anything. The steaming roasted lamb leg was obviously User's from the space ring. taken out.
User climbed up to the watchtower, surely to look for Rhodes, but he stopped at the entrance to the top platform.
Perhaps, Yose's original intention was just to use the excuse of sharing food with Rhodes to observe if there was any unusual behavior in Rhodes. But at this time, User obviously also noticed the environment on the top platform.
Originally, because he did not know the strength of the two necromancers in the business group, although Yose was very afraid, he would not take the initiative to provoke them.
At this time, what surprised Yose was that the two necromancers in the business group actually separated on their own initiative. I just don’t know if the person in front of me was meditating deeply before.
User quickly weighed the status of both parties. He was still wearing armor, and coupled with the weapons in the space ring, he could be said to be in his strongest status without the addition of spells. In this environment at this time, even a formal necromancer may not be able to stop his surprise attack.
In an instant, Yose began to struggle fiercely in his heart. The original idea of just coming up to observe the Necromancer began to change.
Although the necromancer was willing to show weakness, when he saw this good opportunity, User was not willing to let it go easily.
Even though he guessed that the two necromancers might not really come here for the dead soul crystal in the caravan, Yose still didn't dare to rest assured.
Based on their previous performance, User was about 70% sure that these two necromancers would not snatch the Soul Crystal. But if they are killed here at this time, then the 70% will become 100%, which can completely eliminate the hidden dangers of the business group.
For User, at this time, when he has the advantage of the terrain, there should be no suspense in dealing with a necromancer.
Finally, as if he thought of something, Yose made a decision in his heart.
Rhodes also felt something, but did not make any move. As if due to the light, Rhodes' eyes narrowed slightly and he looked at User on the stairs.
The afterglow reflected, and Rhodes' shadow lengthened on the platform.
Even if User was struggling in his heart, he could control it well and did not show it on his face. In Rhode's eyes, User remained calm.
"I haven't seen you come out during the whole journey. It's the first time I've seen you step out of the carriage. The business group has a lot of food and I want to share it with you." User said, with a smile on his face, trying to make himself a little bit better. Seems normal.
With that said, User handed over the leg of lamb in his hand.
Seeing User's expression at this time, Rhodes sneered in his heart, and also understood that this battle must be fought.
Many times, even if you repeatedly show weakness and state your purpose, others will not believe it. The words spoken and the intentions revealed will never be as real as one's own strength.
"Then thank you, the business leader."
After speaking, Rhodes stretched out his hand and prepared to take the leg of lamb.
As Rhodes stretched out his hand, User's eyes were focused on the hand that Rhodes stretched out.
Years of combat experience have allowed User to understand that the enemy's body movements can reflect his own thoughts to a certain extent. Especially in a situation like this, as long as the enemy's outstretched hand trembles at all, he can attack and gain the upper hand.
However, under User's careful observation, Rhodes' hand stretched out steadily, and finally grasped the sheep's leg bone. In this process, User could not find any chance to take action.
Yose was startled and seemed to realize something. He raised his head and saw Rhodes' indifferent eyes staring at him under the black robe.
Immediately, the leg of lamb held by the two people disappeared instantly, and it was unknown who was included in the space ring.
Weapons appeared in the hands of both men at the same time, slashing at each other.
(End of chapter)