The chaotic battlefield finally calmed down, and the "element density" around it also returned to normal levels. Akasha drank a bottle of potion and rescued the seriously injured soldiers from the brink of death. Because of the timely rescue, all the infantry soldiers who had just lined up to charge towards Lucius survived.

Due to the death of the frost dragon Visam, the huge experience of equal distribution has caused everyone to soar to level 6 collectively

These soldiers were scouts who fought at the border with Roddy and Soderol. When they entered the forest, the average basic level was level 2, but now their average level has reached level 17, and their attributes have increased significantly, almost doubled.

Soderol's advanced "Ghost Knight" was upgraded to level 6, and his basic level was upgraded to level 15; Nata's basic level reached level 14; Akasha's advanced level reached level 10, and she became the highest-level person in the team.

Because of the "Dragon Slayer's Imprint", everyone in this team has obtained attribute -0, full resistance fl6 and permanent BUF that is immune to most spiritual magic. The combat power can be completely "reborn" compared to the past.

It’s just that although the harvest is rich, everyone can feel after the battle, but only happiness.

"It's not easy to survive."

Soderol sat tiredly on a collapsed stone pillar, looked up at Roddy, "If you can meet the dragon and the mage of that level, there will be something worth bragging about in your life."

He seemed to be in good spirits, but Roddy understood the hidden worries in the other party's words - the battle with Lucius. After all, the team's strategy did not work at all. If Melinthra did not use "Dragon Hard", then everyone would be the result of the group's destruction.

"That escaped mage is not simple. Even if it is placed on the entire continent, it is normal for us to beat him now." Roddy sat next to Soderol, and then whispered: "But this does not mean that we can't beat him in our lifetime. In five years, you can get rid of him alone, believe it?"

"Don't believe it," Soderol said, then sighed, "But you have slaughtered the dragon, what else can I believe?"

His eyes turned to the corpse of Ice Dragon, and his eyes were filled with deep awe and sigh: "This is a real dragon..."

Although Roddy's "dragon slaying" was extremely watery, he could not deny the fact that he had completed the "last blow". Soder's words reminded Roddy what he had just done - he turned his head and found that the soldiers all came to watch the dragon corpse, and even Nata was standing not far away, staring at the dragon in a daze.

Roddy was indeed a little excited and proud in his heart. After all, he accomplished something that ordinary people would never dare to think about. However, his "complacent" mood was quickly suppressed... He was still too weak after all. If the Holy Society sent a mage of Lucius' level to come to him, I'm afraid that Elson City could not stop the other party at all.

"That sentence just now is not a joke. In five years, it is not difficult for us to kill dragons based on our own abilities."

Roddy thought about his future development route, picked up an arrow and drew two areas on the ground: "But this requires us to adjust the direction of resource use...

"Direction? Is the current strategy not good?" Soderol asked strangely.

"At present, we are still using resources in a common way for the nobles... Although this method seems stable and there is no risk, in fact, its development speed is simply not as fast as the enemy's invasion."

Roddy paused for a moment before asking, “How much do you think Elsa Village is helpful to our development?”

"It's very big. It can even be said that the current Palling and Elsen City are basically supported by the income from Elsa Village."

Soderol's brain was quick and immediately realized what Roddy meant, and asked, "Do you want to build more 'Elsa Villages,'"

Roddy nodded: "It's just a small inconspicuous area, but because of its location and some special reasons, it has the same income capacity as a large territory. The conditions for the formation of such places are too harsh, but in fact there are many in the kingdom."

“It sounds like a gold mine.”

"That's right. When there is no way to obtain more territory, if we want to obtain more resources as soon as possible, we need to work hard in such a place."

"But the specialties of Elsa Village require a lot of manpower to transfer and sell. In Everta, we can do this, but go somewhere else?"

Soderol frowned, feeling that this was not feasible.

“What is the richest group in this continent?”

Roddy suddenly changed a question.

"Royal? Noble? Who else is there except them?"

"The Pharmacist Association, the Elemental Master Association, the Enchanter Association...even the royal family has to spend a lot of money to support these wizard officials."

"Herbs, demonized ores, rare monsters, ancient recipes, etc., are far more valuable than fine wine and food, and are easier to accumulate wealth quickly."

Soderol knew aristocrats well, but he really didn't have a deep understanding of the "Master". However, he knew that Roddy was not a big talker, so he didn't refute anything and nodded, "Let's talk about it when we go back safely."

"Build a camp and take the squad and search the caves in an hour."

"no problem."

Sodlor got up to arrange it, while Roddy came to the corpse of the Frost Dragon and looked at it. He counted the parts that could be used in his heart: dragon skin can be used as leather armor equipment, keel bones can make various props, including shields, spears and even dragon teeth daggers, and the specific role of dragon blood and dragon flesh Roddy cannot confirm it, but what can be confirmed is that these are priceless treasures.

Even if there was no wish that Melinthra could satisfy, such gains could be called amazing. However, after everything calmed down, the depression that lingered in his heart once again made him a little bored...

An hour later, Roddy took the crystals given by Melinthra and entered the cave protected by barriers. Unexpectedly, there were more than 700 crystals with abundant energy here, which also meant that the "question" of collecting crystals was completed.

The engineer team arrived in the evening, and Roddy directly asked everyone to camp and prepare to start the transport and return tomorrow.

After nightfall, Roddy asked Nata about the injuries on her abdomen, and after confirming that she had nothing to do, she went back to her tent to rest, but until this time, Akasha never came to sleep with the bed as she used to.

Somehow, Roddy suddenly felt empty.

Before fighting Lucius, Akasha's hug made him feel a moment of trance-thinking now, he seemed to have no resistance in it. But it seemed that it was because of that hug that Akasha was so shy that she didn't dare to talk to him until now...

Roddy didn't know what to say about this.

In his opinion, although Akasha is of the highest level, she is of all two types with Sally... She has never thought about the word "independence". She will only bear many things silently, and will only ask others for help when she cannot bear it.

She endured herself and didn't dare to come over. Will she not sleep all night because she was afraid of darkness?

Thinking of these in his heart, Roddy became more and more worried, but he hesitated for a long time, and was afraid that he would think too much. Until midnight, he finally couldn't rest. He got up and came outside Akasha's tent, looking at the shadow reflected by the ring, feeling a little grateful for his decision, and said, "I'll sleep outside, you can rest early."

The light in the tent shook for a moment, but there was no response. Roddy didn't think much about it, walked to the bonfire and cleaned up the bed. Before she could sit down, she heard Akasha walk out of the tent and come behind her...

"I... I'm afraid you can't sleep, so I'll just sleep here." Roddy did not look back, "Thank you for today's battle, the team will leave soon, and we-uh..."

Before Roddy finished speaking, she found herself being hugged by Akasha from behind again.

Turning his head, his breathing was filled with Akasha's faint body fragrance. Her hot cheeks were pressed against her back, and her posture was exactly the same as before when she was in front of the fortress gate.

Something strange happened again in his heart. Roddy blinked without much action, but continued the words he hadn't finished just now and said, "We... will not come to such a place again in the future."

"Um."

Akasha's answer was filled with satisfaction. She took a deep breath and whispered: "I'm sorry, I was...but I really couldn't control myself..."

"I, I know this is not suitable, but I... can't help it."

Roddy didn't go to break free or push her hand away, but just asked softly, "Why?"

"I'm stupid, timid and small, and from a pagan family... But you took me in and treated me so well you were so kind to me. And since I was born, no one has ever treated me like this-"

"I know this will bother you, but... I think you already know what I think anyway, so, so I want to say..."

Akasha's hands tightened slightly, trying to stop her voice from trembling—

"I like you."

I like you.

Just a faint sentence touched Roddy indescribable - because Akasha did not put herself on an equal position with him at all. She kept apologizing and hesitating. There was no desire to respond to Roddy in her words, but only self-blame and nervousness...

She was so cautious, but the more she was, the more she felt sorry for Roddy.

It seemed as if countless emotions surged into my heart - since the separation of the "Temple", Roddy suffered unprecedented emotional trauma: he thought he would go to the end with Nefi, but he never thought that meeting again would be a fateless ending.

The break with Sally pushed everything that had been maintained into the abyss.

He thought he would seize everything, but he didn't expect to lose everything in the end.

Akasha's fingers trembled slightly, and Roddy's silence made her nervous for a few seconds, but then he sighed slowly and said softly: "Thank you, Akasha."

He had a lot to say, but the moment he spoke, he only said thank you.

Akasha's confession made him realize: the past cannot be saved, the future cannot be understood, and the only thing he can grasp is "present".

Those entangled, lost, and helpless feelings are only traces left by the old times. Immersed in them can only make you feel more confused and confused.

So he sighed softly, finally decided to bid farewell to the burden of the past, and calmly took his true emotional "first step"...

He slowly turned around, looked at the timid Akasha, stretched out his hand, and gently held her slightly cold palm.

[I thought about it for a long time and changed it for a long time. This chapter may be a bit abrupt, but it is something I insist on writing - many things go against the plan. We originally meant to be able to grasp everything, but eventually lose everything. Roddy is changing. This change is called "growth". He made a choice he had never made before and took a step he had never taken. Some people agree with his behavior, and some people don't agree with it. This is normal. Just like life, when looking back on the past, I often regret a choice once, but sometimes I am glad that I have come to this day. People live in contradictions and move forward alone in contradictions. Even if this is just a YY novel, I want to write some of these things that seem cruel.]
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