"…we join."
Kawaju stabbed the dagger hard on the table, "We must avenge the flames. Many members have died in the hands of the orcs. It's time to take revenge. Of course, we are seeking revenge, but the reward must not be less! This is a journey of nine deaths. Is it a job? You have to make a big buck!"
"Very good, we will contact Emperor Charles and we will definitely give you a satisfactory reward."
Rogge looked calm on the surface, but felt a little emotional in his heart. I thought that the Flame of Revenge would be the hardest to win over, but I didn't expect that she would be the first to agree. Sure enough, the power of hatred is so powerful that it can make people disregard their own lives.
"Captain Meili, what about you?"
Melifa thought seriously for a while and replied: "Captain Rogge, I admire you very much and... trust you, but the matter is very important. I want to discuss it with my team members and give you an answer tomorrow."
"It should be." Rogge nodded.
"Ah, that's right." Ofina took out the Light Meteor Sword she won in the barrier and threw it on the table. "I don't know how to use a sword. Captain Meili, how about this sword?" Do you want it?"
Melifa stared at her sword, her throat moving slightly, "Yes, are you willing to return the sword to me?"
"Is this sword very important to you? Look, your nickname is 'Lightfall', and the name of this sword is also 'Lightfall'. You two are a perfect match."
"Of course, this sword is a relic of my father. I learned the skill of Light Meteor by holding it. It can be said that without it, I wouldn't be who I am now. If it weren't for the wide-area curse in the space barrier, my mind would be affected. , you won’t regard it as a bet!”
"Oh?" Ofina's eyes flickered and she smiled slyly, like a little fox whose plan was about to succeed, "But now it's mine. We are adventurers, and the most important thing is profit, right?"
"Yes, you are right." Melifa said with a smile.
"You want this sword, I can give it to you, but..." Ofina raised two fingers.
"Twenty thousand gold coins?" Melifa hesitated for a moment, then gritted her teeth and said, "Yes! But I don't have that much cash, so I can only pay 10,000 gold coins first, and I will collect the remaining 10,000 coins as soon as possible, okay?"
"No, no, no." Ofina shook her head, "As for me, I don't want a single copper coin from you. If I want to take away this sword, there are two conditions."
"First, you must do your best to persuade your team members to join my brother's team. Of course, none of them are timid or have other ideas."
"That's easy to say." Melifa nodded in agreement, "I originally planned to do my best to do this. Although I have no family anymore, most of the team members are from the Empire, and their families are all here, so we can't be separated."
"Okay." Ofina retracted one finger, "The second condition is that even if you can't convince your team members, you and Simmons must join our team."
"Me?" Simmons pointed to his nose, "Why me?"
Melifa glared at her, and Simmons shrank his neck and whispered: "It's not impossible for you."
"Hmph." Melifa snorted coldly, "Ofina asked you to go by name. That's because she thinks highly of you. You should feel honored!"
"It's an honor, a great honor!" Simmons grinned widely and looked ugly.
Melifa took a deep breath and said slowly: "I agree to your conditions."
"Very good." Ofina pushed the Lightfall Sword to Melifa, "It's yours. Oh, what a sword. I can't bear to part with it!"
Melifa didn't pay attention to Ofina's inconsistent words, and gently stroked the blade of the Lightfall Sword, the corners of her lips raised unconsciously.
"Tsk, tsk, you're so old, but you still look pretty." Ofina said, smacking her lips.
Simmons smiled like an old chrysanthemum and nodded: "Indeed."
Nana helped get rid of the Cursed Eye and guaranteed two king-level professionals to join the team. The result was very good.
The only ones participating in the meeting were the Sky Knight Adventure Group.
"An'an, what's the intention of the Sky Knight Adventure Group?" Rogge asked.
"I...I don't have much say in the team. I have to tell my father and let him discuss it with the team leader." An An said a little embarrassed.
"An'an, why did your group let you come? If you don't find someone who can make a decision," Ofina muttered.
"Because I want to see Senior Rogge." An An said in a voice like a mosquito.
Ofina squinted at An An, and slowly but conspicuously placed Rogge's palm on her belly to declare her sovereignty.
"An'an, how much time do you need?" Rogge asked.
"Tomorrow, just tomorrow! My father and the group leader will be integrating the group members at Fort Hofla. I will go find them right away!"
"Okay, please." Rogge knocked on the table, "Then let's do this for today. For those of you who decide to go, just prepare what you need. I've bought the basic supplies."
"Captain Rogge, can you let me take a look at the supplies?" Sheila said, "I was in charge of the team's supplies when I was at Green Leaves and Red Flowers. I can check for any leaks and fill in the gaps."
"Of course." Rogge handed over a space ring to Sheila, and also gave one to Melifa, Kawaju, and An'an.
The three of them checked the supplies in the ring at the same time and said in unison:
"hiss……"
Kawaju muttered: "With so many supplies, I want to settle down in the Orc Alliance."
…
At night.
While making the magic core bomb, Rogge paid attention to Cuiyu.
Since receiving the communication from Thea at noon yesterday, there has been no news until now.
Rogge was worried about her, as well as Rick, who always spoke earthy love words, and Sonia, a taciturn and pure girl.
With the divine blessing, he did not need to sleep, and Ofina rested at his request.
It was supposed to be a quiet night, but the footsteps and shouts of the soldiers outside never stopped. It was so tense that it could stretch people's spirits like a bowstring.
"Jiji." Cuiyu jumped on Rogge's shoulder and pecked his cheek gently.
Spiritual beasts have spirits, and Cuiyu is such a small one, but her sadness can fill the entire room.
Rogge paused the work at hand and lightly scratched Cuiyu's neck with one finger. Cuiyu narrowed her eyes in enjoyment.
"Cuiyu, Thea will be fine. She is so powerful and even said she wanted to hack me to death. I can't die first." Rogge said softly.
"..." Cuiyu didn't respond for a long time.
Rogge turned around and saw its green bean-like eyes staring at him. It seemed that Thea's bright star-like eyes could be seen through them.
"...Stop scratching, it's itchy." came Thea's voice as soft as spring water.
Rogge looked happy and almost grabbed Cuiyu and kissed her.
"Thea, are you okay? Are you injured?"
"Fortunately, it took some time to get rid of the pursuit." Thea said calmly.
"That's good." Rogge smiled, feeling happy from the bottom of his heart.
But the boy only realized it now. Thea said "itch" just now, which means that Thea and Cuiyu share not only vision, but also other senses. So doesn't she also feel it when she is holding Cuiyu now?
Rogge's smile gradually became awkward, and he retracted the finger that he had moved down to point at Cuiyu's chest out of excitement.
"Uh... I... um..."
Rogge was speaking incoherently, and the image of that night in the hot spring in the twilight forest came to mind. In the image, Thea was leaning sideways, with water splashing on her chest, which did not cover her up at all.
"How does it feel when you touch it?" Thea suddenly asked.
"A bit hard?" Rogge blurted out.
It's true. In order to be able to flap its wings, the muscles in the chest of birds are the most developed. For a small bird like Cuiyu, the weight is probably concentrated on the chest.
Realizing something was wrong, Rogge quickly apologized: "I'm sorry."
Thea was silent for a moment and said: "Let's settle the accounts next time we meet. Let's get down to business first. The gate of the Holy Descendant has not been activated yet, and only some powerful people can enter the world of Hess."
"We have discovered a special beast-shaped person. It can transform into a huge abyssal beast. It is good at digging the ground. It should be specially used to deal with the castle defense line. Be careful and be prepared."
"clear."
"Also, you...you don't have to wait for my communication. Just sleep when you need to. Take care of yourself so that you can protect the world."
"……knew."
Thea mistakenly thought that Rogge stayed up late at night because he was waiting for her message, and Rogge didn't explain it. After all, if he said, "I didn't wait for you, it's because I'm not sleepy" at this time, even a girl would be angry, Rogge. Not that stupid.
It’s a beautiful misunderstanding, let’s just let it continue like this.
"The number of communications will become less and less in the future, but I will definitely give you news when the Holy Descendant Gate is activated."
"……good."
"Well, let's do this first."
…
In the fetid sewers of Cartagena.
Thea ended the communication while covering the freshly treated wound on her lower abdomen.
Beside her, Sonya shrugged an arm, and one of Rick's eyes was wrapped in gauze.
The three of them were in poor condition, but their expressions were calm, as if being surrounded by millions of enemies was no different from going out on a daily mission.
"Hurry up and take a rest. They shouldn't have thought that we would be here." Thea said.
The sewers were very smelly, but the stench also covered up the smell on their bodies, so there was no need to worry about the tracking of the blood dogs for the time being.
"Sonia, you have a head-to-head fight with Zhan Kui. How is your arm?" Rick asked with concern.
"I can't move for three days," Sonia replied shortly.
"You are so messy. Without Thea to protect you in time, you would be dead! The leader of the battle is at the peak of the holy level!" Rick said emotionally.
"In the situation at that time, you could only escape if I hit you, otherwise we would be sacrificed. Don't worry, I can dodge well, and the Saint-level peak didn't cut off my arm, right?"
"But……"
"Rick, I know you are worried about me, but please trust my judgment. The three of us only have each other now, don't we?"
"……Um."
"Come here, it stinks here and I don't like it."
Rick was stunned for a moment, then leaned over.
The two of them were close, and as expected, each other's body odor was still detectable, covering up a lot of the stench.
Thea also leaned over, "I don't like smelly things either."
Sonia sniffed, and it really smelled better with Thea by her side.
It’s better to be a girl!
