Their romance storyline only begins on the second playthrough?

Chapter 76 An Interesting Mission

Chapter 77 An Interesting Mission (Please subscribe!)

Ivina quickly looked away.

She didn't like making eye contact with others—even if Felicity shared many of the same traits as her, she didn't want to have too much involvement with them.

All she knew was that all she could do now was wait until after her coming-of-age ceremony, and then she would reveal the truth to Rod.

You don't need to worry about anything else.

"Miss Ivina." At this moment, Felicity approached Ivina, then bent down and placed her hand on Ivina's shoulder.

"Ugh—!" Ivina trembled and let out a terrified cry. Realizing it was Felicity, she breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Felicity, don't touch me suddenly—I'll get a shock."

"Just like a kitten?" Felicity smiled sweetly.

"Hey, why are you teasing me too—" Ivina said somewhat sullenly, her hand twirling slightly around her silver hair. "Felicity, what kind of person is Cecilia? You guys seemed to be talking about her just now?"

Felicity seemed surprised that Ivina would ask such a question, so she paused for a moment, but still pondered for a moment and said, "She is a whimsical person who likes to talk about repairing the position of the Demon God and thinking about stripping the cannibalism of the Demon Seed."

"Everyone knows that the demon god's madness is due to the heresy and deformity of his believers. Even he cannot bear this sin, but she insists on trying."

"I can't say what kind of person she is, but at least she, Rhodes, and us are both enemies and allies."

"————?"

Ivina raised her eyes, a hint of confusion in her expression.

"teammate?"

"Yes, because sometimes we have to work together to overcome the enemy, so sometimes we are teammates."

In an instant, Ivina's expression changed slightly, and her eyes fixed on the book—

Cecilia did not pass on all her memories to her.

Did she conceal part of the truth?

In that instant, a strange desire arose within Ivina, or rather, a sliver of anticipation for the unknown future.

"However, in Rhodes' eyes, as long as she still thinks about that plan, she will ultimately be an enemy, someone who must die."

"Actually, Rod had tried to persuade her many times—if she just gave up, he wouldn't kill her, but she just wouldn't listen."

.

Felicity's last words shattered Ivina's expectations, leaving her face frozen.

All right----

In the end, will we still die?

For Phillips to transmit the information to the capital of Linlank was actually quite an difficult task.

The distance is thousands of kilometers, and crossing several mountains thousands of feet high, along with the possibility of preventing large-scale information interception, is obviously impossible to achieve using ordinary methods.

Therefore, Rhodes went to the east corridor of the Duke's mansion and knocked on the door of room number twelve.

Thump thump thump—

"Miss Freya."

"Enter."

Click—

The door was gently pushed open, and what came into view was the noble room where Merrick was staying.

The room was filled with the scent of incense and had many feminine decorations, clearly intended for aristocratic ladies.

But—the moment the owner of this room became Merrick, Rod felt a disconnect and wanted to say something.

The "Calamity Elf" is not fake, and Rhodes could never associate Merrick with the word "woman".

After all, her hoarse and androgynous voice and cold, arrogant eyes alone were enough to make people want to avoid her.

"What, you don't like it?" Merrick's attire was quite casual, resembling an ancient robe, merely a piece of ordinary cloth.

She leaned back on the sofa, facing the warm light of the fireplace, breathing calmly.

"Professor Merrick, I need your help with something."

"The Duke's progress has accelerated, and the little girl's coming-of-age ceremony has been moved up." Merrick glanced calmly at Rhodes. "And what's your opinion on that now?"

"This is Ivina's own idea." Rhodes shook his head. "But actually, it's a good thing. I can no longer be held back by Cecilia and the other witches and stay in the Duke's mansion. I must speed up my growth and become stronger."

"Your speed of becoming stronger isn't enough? You've already leveled up three times in just a few days."

Merrick slowly straightened his body, then waved his hand, and a special crystal appeared.

The crystal has a purple base, but the moment one's eyes delve into it, it becomes like an abyss from which one cannot escape—

"So, you want to ask me for some new tasks to determine your next direction for improvement?"

"————" Rhodes was taken aback. He had only come to ask her to deliver a message.

After all, once he returns to the capital, where land is incredibly valuable, he can rapidly increase his strength. There's no need for him to stay in Phillips and slowly level up by seeking commissions.

But—since she said it, we might as well listen to her.

"Does Professor Merrick have any opinions or requests?"

Merrick coldly rubbed his fingers together and said, "Your current strength is already among the top in the Stasen Holy Academy. But you still want to improve even faster, so you must be thinking of returning to the capital to compete, right?"

"That's right." Rhodes nodded.

He really needs to resolve Cecilia's problem quickly so he can move on to a higher arena and become stronger.

After all, he was weak before and stayed in Phillips to develop, but now he has been promoted three times and is qualified to return to the capital and take the stage.

If we're talking about Phillips' strongest being, it's just Merrick, a [Heroic] level expert who has been promoted five times. Then the capital city, the core area of ​​the empire, is the real place of military power and prosperity.

Countless fourth-level powerhouses are everywhere, but seventh-level powerhouses, which is Merrick's peak combat strength, is the true limit of that place.

Every powerful being who has ascended seven times possesses the ability to shape the world; any single strike can annihilate a vast city without a trace or kill a true soaring dragon.

Even now, Rhodes is still powerless against such an existence.

Clearly, if he wanted to stabilize the Linlank Empire within three months and prevent national turmoil caused by the disappearance of the gods, it meant he would need to achieve at least seven ascensions within those three months.

The journey is still too long.

"In that case," Merrick tossed the crystal to Rhodes, "here's a very interesting task for you."

"Um?

""

Rhodes gazed at the crystal, his eyes lost in thought.

No matter how long he looked at it, the crystal didn't change at all.

"Don't worry, crystal is just crystal, it has no special effects." Merrick chuckled.