Rhodes didn't take it seriously at first and had no intention of accepting his allegiance to the Elf Lord's words.
The expansion of territory and population is not what Rhodes needs. In addition, the strength of the Elf Lord is far from enough to impress Rhodes. The loyalty of the Elf Lord is not of much importance to Rhodes. It is necessary, and whether you accept it or not will not have much impact on the situation of the battle.
More importantly, the transformation of undead creatures must rely on ordinary creatures and accept their allegiance. This weakens the strength of the necromancer and reduces the number of undead creatures in disguise.
Because of this, Rhodes originally did not intend to accept his allegiance, but was prepared to directly transform him into an undead creature. It was not until he heard what he said at the end that he changed his original mind.
At this time, what Rhodes needs most is detailed information on the territory of Eli. Especially after the Emerald City was captured without enemy obstruction, information about the creatures in Eli is undoubtedly more important. It can help the Necromancer and reduce a lot of losses.
Collecting intelligence is not an easy task. When the war begins, if you want to collect information about hostile forces from the Thieves Guild, you will have to pay an unbearable price, and you can only choose other methods.
If he does not grasp the intelligence in Eli, and is restrained by the elves who are good at guerrillas, Rhodes is likely to face such a situation again. Although he has powerful spellcasting ability, he has nowhere to use it. The enemy will not wait for the spell to come. .
The progress of intelligence collection by relying on subordinates is undoubtedly very slow, and the information may not be accurate. It also takes a lot of time and can easily delay key fighter opportunities.
The fastest and most accurate way to collect intelligence is through the enemy's interior. Whether it is through inducement, torture, or direct use of mental magic, extremely valuable information can be obtained from the original enemy.
At this time, the elf lord in front of him was willing to provide secret information about Eli. If the information was accurate, it might save him a lot of trouble. This undoubtedly aroused Rhode's interest and made him have to pay attention to his next words.
After hearing the news from the elf lord, Rhodes' view of him changed, and he did not let go of his doubts about him.
"What information can you provide?"
Hearing the inquiry from Rhodes, the Elf Lord was undoubtedly relieved. Rhodes' willingness to ask for information proved that he was very interested in the information. In a short period of time, the Elf Lord did not have to worry about his own life and safety.
"There is a large dwarf village about ten miles southeast of here. After hearing the news that the Necromancer was coming, they were unwilling to abandon their original homeland, but they also understood that the Necromancer was invincible, so they dug a cave , placing residents underground to wait out the war.”
"Before this, the mage went to various gathering places and used magic to rescue, but he could not persuade these stubborn dwarves anyway. He could only let them behave like this. I believe that with the strength of Lord Rhodes, he can easily take down Get rid of these dwarves."
During the conversation between the Elf Lord and Rhodes, he easily betrayed the dwarf, who was also an Eli creature.
After being transformed into a corpse witch, the corpse witch in the dwarf form is not as effective as the human corpse witch due to the influence of its size, but it is still a good choice, at least better than those in the animal form or even the fish form. much better.
Rhodes was dubious about the information provided by the Elf Lord and needed to send his men to verify it before making a final judgment.
Looking at the elf lord in front of him and hearing his words, Rhodes became suspicious of him. Selling his companions to protect himself was not something that elves could do, but more like what humans liked. the behavior of.
"Answer me a few questions." Rhodes said coldly, not trusting the elf lord in front of him. "Do you have any treasure on your body that can shield you from detection?"
Without any resistance, the Elf Lord took out a dark green patterned badge from in front of him and handed it to Rhodes.
Without feeling any threat, Rhodes took the badge from the elf lord and then checked the system log for the attributes of the badge.
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【Silent Emblem】
Quality: treasure
Type: pendant
Equipment requirements: none
Basic attributes: Knowledge-2, Spirit-2
Special attributes: The wearer is always unaffected by mental magic and unaffected by the spell [Clear Eyes].
Evaluation: The emerald green coat of arms contains the power to calm the soul and is suitable for those with weak willpower.
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After taking off the badge, Rhodes noticed that the Peeping Eye was already effective on the Elf Lord. With this, Rhodes could get more information about his inner thoughts.
"Since there are spellcasters who took advantage of the arrival of the necromancer to transport the creatures in the territory to the rear of Eli, why don't you lead your men to retreat like them, but risk death to come to me?"
"I believe that in the end of this battle, the Necromancer must win. Even if he leads his men to retreat to the depths of Eri, it will only delay the arrival of death."
The existence of the Peeping Eye allowed Rhodes to feel the strong will existing in the Elf Lord. His words were undoubtedly what he was thinking in his heart, and there was no disguise in them.
Being able to make such an accurate judgment at the beginning of the battle, Rhodes didn't know how to describe the elf lord in front of him.
Perhaps due to years of contact with humans, the elf lords were infected with human habits and became greedy for life and fear of death. Even though they relied on their keen observation skills to understand the final outcome of the war, they did not have the courage to resist and chose to Another way to protect yourself.
"Those immortal lichs among Diya have also come to the territory of Eli. Why don't you take refuge with them and come to me at this time?"
This point is also where Rhodes is confused. Logically speaking, the Elf Lord in front of him does not know Rhodes' identity. According to the strength shown, the Lich is undoubtedly much stronger than Rhodes at this time, but the Elf The lord still chose Rhodes, and there might be something hidden in it.
Relying on the existence of prying eyes, Rhodes asked the elf lord about this, just to test his real thoughts and see if they were consistent with what he said.
Before he understood the true thoughts of the elf lord, Rhodes would naturally not lead his men rashly to the dwarf village mentioned by the elf lord. Instead, he would need to go through a series of tests to confirm this.
