#310 - Section 310
#310 - Section 310
Thinking of this, Serena couldn't help but blush, her legs slightly tightened, and her eyes even showed a hint of wetness. Just looking at her, one could know the spring feelings in her heart.
"Stop looking at him like that." Orlena also admired Rhodes in her heart. Seeing Serena like this, she knew what Serena was thinking. She shook her fan impatiently, but didn't say much.
After all, if it were her, knowing that Serena might have a relationship with Rhodes, she would use any means to seduce Rhodes.
Even if it was just one intimate encounter with him, she would be satisfied.
Or, to put it another way, in the Kingdom of Frank, no one could refuse the good fortune of spending a night with Sir Rhodes.
Unless it was a shy noble lady who couldn't let go of her initial modesty and would superficially refuse.
But in her heart, she definitely couldn't refuse that brave knight.
So, on this point, she didn't have the right to say that Serena was shameless.
She even wouldn't have shared this information with Serena if they didn't need to cooperate.
Orlena slowly said, "I don't know Sir Rhodes, but now, he is in the army of the Kingdom of Auston."
Speaking of this, Orlena paused, a hint of fear in her eyes.
"According to my investigation, Rhodes should now be an honorary knight of the Kingdom of Auston. Lukeley was defeated by Sir Rhodes before."
"In addition, many powerful knights belonging to the Kingdom of Frank were killed by him. As rumored, he is an extremely powerful man."
Serena woke up from her brief jealousy and looked at Orlena with some panic.
"Wait, are you kidding me, right?!"
Before Orlena could answer, she began to pace anxiously in the room.
"How can we fight this? Even a god like Sir Rhodes has chosen the Kingdom of Auston. What strength do we have to fight against such a great knight?!"
No wonder the Kingdom of Frank was defeated so quickly. It turned out that there was such a god in the army of Auston!
Now, there is no need to fight against the Kingdom of Auston at all. They can almost wait for death directly.
No, rather than waiting for death, it is better to surrender earlier. Maybe she can escape to other countries with Anthony and survive.
Compared to the anxious Serena, Orlena's expression was much calmer.
After dropping this bombshell, she just quietly watched the flustered Serena.
She raised her fingers, pinched the handle of the teacup, slowly drank tea, and did not speak.
As for reminding Serena to pay attention to her demeanor now?
Don't even think about it. As long as the fire doesn't burn her, she is happy to see Serena being frightened and embarrassed.
With Orlena's silence, Serena quickly turned her head and looked at Orlena with some suspicion.
Seeing that Orlena's expression was as usual, she immediately calmed down, and her expression couldn't help but show some annoyance.
No matter how much grudges she and Orlena have, she has to admit that Orlena is not a brainless character. Since Orlena has already mentioned Rhodes, it proves that Orlena must have prepared a countermeasure.
She was also frightened by the prestige of Sir Rhodes, so she showed some embarrassment.
After all, that is Rhodes, who can be said to be the dream lover of thousands of girls in the Southern Continent, and the nemesis of thousands of monsters!
Now seeing Orlena so calm, she also sat opposite Orlena, just looking at Orlena calmly, and did not say anything more.
Seeing that she was finally calm, Orlena slowly put down the teacup in her hand and looked at Serena with a half-smile.
"It seems that you really admire that Sir Rhodes."
Serena lost face just now, and now she is too lazy to continue pretending in front of Orlena. Instead, she retorted, "Don't you admire him? Then how did I hear that my dear sister also has Sir Rhodes's picture books at home?"
Orlena was speechless for a moment.
She was silent for a moment, then decisively said, "But at least I'm not like you, so confused by others that I've forgotten the most basic principles of dealing with things."
Serena rolled her eyes, nodded perfunctorily, and signaled Orlena to continue.
The other party's so casual attitude was obviously a bit annoying to Orlena, but considering the urgency of the situation, Orlena didn't want to care, but awkwardly turned her eyes and continued.
"In this world, everything has value. Since Rhodes is willing to serve the Kingdom of Auston, it proves that he can also serve us!"
Orlena looked out the window, her slightly squinted eyes flashing with ambition.
"What the Kingdom of Auston can give, why can't we give it?"
"As long as the bargaining chip is big enough to attract Rhodes to serve us, will it still be difficult to defeat the Kingdom of Auston?"
Hearing this, Serena and Orlena's eyes met, and their bodies couldn't help but tremble slightly with excitement.
She swallowed, her tender white fingers tightly clutching the bathrobe in front of her chest, and her talent couldn't help but fluctuate.
Just thinking about it, the great Sir Rhodes would turn to serve the two of them, and she couldn't control her excitement.
Orlena was not surprised by her reaction, with a smile on her lips, she was already confident.
"Not only that, as long as Rhodes is here, let alone repel Auston, even if we take back all the lost territories—"
"No, even if we conquer the entire Southern Continent, we have a chance of winning!".
Chapter 237: I heard the Queen is still charming!
Serena heard her heart beating like a drum, and her eyes looking at Orlena could not hide the light, obviously she was moved by what Orlena said.
To put it bluntly, that is Sir Rhodes!
The eyes of the two collided, and they could see the excitement hidden in each other's eyes.
But soon, Serena calmed down.
She looked at Orlena and said hesitantly, "Do you really want to choose to do this? Sir Rhodes is not some cat or dog raised by some madam, who can be bought with some food."
"If you want him to help us, who knows how much it will cost? What's the difference between this and making a deal with the devil?"
Orlena looked at Serena with some surprise, and suddenly laughed.
"Do you think Sir Rhodes is a devil?"
"Of course not, but—"
Before Serena could finish speaking, Orlena interrupted her directly, with a bit of disgust on her face, and said sharply: "I really don't know why I lost to you in the first place. You are so hesitant, what can you do well?"
"Don't say he's not, even if Sir Rhodes is a devil, we've made up our minds to make this deal!"
"Do you have any other choice?"
Serena bit her lip, her expression a little embarrassed, but she quickly calmed herself down. After all, Orlena was right. They had no other choice in this matter.
She took a deep breath, her voice trembling slightly: "Okay, then you contact Knight Rhode, and I'll write to Kleigat immediately to lure him over as quickly as possible."
Now, besides Rhode, the most important person to deal with is Kleigat. If we don't take care of him, all our plans will be stalled.
Killing Kleigat is the only way to set the gears of our plan in motion.
"I understand. You don't need to tell me that."
Orina said coldly.
Serena simply watched her calmly from across the table.
In fact, Serena really wanted to say that if Orina was as calm as she claimed, she wouldn't have cold sweat on her forehead and wouldn't be gripping the chair's armrest so tightly.
But since they couldn't do without Orina in their plan, Serena didn't want to fall out with her just yet.
Unlike Orina, she never minced her words.
"I hope you can act quickly, sister. Otherwise, once Kleigat is dead and we haven't secured Knight Rhode's protection, you and I both know what will happen."
Her words seemed to see right through her. Orina looked away in annoyance, a hint of panic in her heart.
Hopefully, Knight Rhode will agree to their terms.
Otherwise…
Meanwhile, dusk was gradually settling in. Rhode sat inside the royal tent, watching Jessibel kneeling before him with amusement, reaching out to stroke her head.
Jessibel's eloquence had indeed improved significantly. Teaching did have its merits.
However, Rhode had exhausted himself outside today and didn't have much patience. After watching Jessibel perform for a while, he directly grabbed her from the ground and pinned her onto the table.
The sand table in front of him displayed a scene of defeat. The mountain ranges on both sides stood tall, pushed from left and right, with the central part piled high. Below were the hills of the sand table, two mounds bulging backward, with the mountain roads separated on either side, revealing the path in the middle for Rhode to launch his offensive.
Rhode had originally come to collect his reward for the day, but now he had to look at the sand table. He couldn't help himself and began to vigorously attack the greedy woman.
Jessibel had intended to reward Rhode properly, as she had promised him before, but she didn't expect Rhode's aggression to be so strong this time. For a moment, she couldn't steady herself, and accidentally knocked over the water glass beside her onto the sand table, the water splashing along the main road, soaking the entire hill.
Rhode frowned, pinching the water-soaked hill to prevent it from collapsing and dissipating.
Jessibel whimpered with some shame, burying her head and begging for forgiveness.
Before the battle, Jessibel had already promised Rhode that she would let him verify the knowledge she had learned and accept his test, but as the time approached, Jessibel hesitated. Now that she saw Rhode seemed angry, she naturally didn't dare to go back on her word, and used almost all the skills she had learned from Rhode.
In the end, Rhode, the examiner, barely gave Jessibel a passing grade.
By the end of it all, the sand table had become muddy due to the spilled water. Rhode simply used the water to wipe his lance before throwing the exhausted Jessibel onto a chair to the side.
The movement wasn't gentle, but it genuinely relieved Jessibel.
Thankfully, Rhode didn't intend to fight several more rounds, otherwise, her body wouldn't be able to withstand the monster's attacks. Just this one round had already made her legs tremble, unable to stand, let alone fight again?
They were still on the battlefield, and there might be someone trying to assassinate her, so she couldn't completely lose her strength.
"Now that the Frankish Kingdom has fallen for the most part, I don't think we need to rush to take down the remaining territory. Delaying it for a day can not only put pressure on the Frankish Kingdom, but also give the soldiers a chance to rest for a day. What do you think?"
Jessibel lay on the chair, exhausted, her mouth dry. Rhode used magic to conjure some water beside her and poured it into her mouth, giving her some strength to speak.
Although the water was a bit whitish in color and tasted a little strange, it was the least of her concerns for the parched Jessibel.
Rhode was noncommittal to Jessibel's words.
Anyway, Jessibel would be managing most of the time in the future, whether it was the Auston Kingdom or the conquered Frankish Kingdom. As for the specific arrangements, as long as Jessibel thought it was appropriate, the specific situation didn't matter.
"Do as you see fit."
Hearing Rhode's words, Jessibel glared weakly at him. Although she was now nominally the Queen of the Auston Kingdom, it was obviously better to listen to Rhode's opinion on many things, especially…
If they delayed for too long, she was really afraid that the reward Rhode demanded from her would increase day by day.
Even she might not be able to withstand Rhode's desires!
Now that there was no one else on the battlefield who could withstand Rhode, she naturally had to ask for Rhode's opinion.
Otherwise, she might be killed by Rhode on the sand table, on the table, or on the bed one day.
"Then let's rest for half a day and attack the Frankish castle tomorrow afternoon."
Jessibel considered for a moment and looked at Rhode tentatively.
Rhode nodded lightly. He really didn't care about these things. After all, with his strength, it would be easy to conquer the entire Frankish Kingdom.
He didn't pay attention to these trivial matters at all.
Seeing that Jessibel was so tired that she was about to fall asleep, Rhode simply carried her to bed before deciding to go out and find some wild food to fill his stomach.
The little trickery he had done with Jessibel just now wasn't enough to satisfy Rhode at all.
Besides, now that most of the Frankish Kingdom had been conquered, he hadn't had a chance to see the scenery of the Frankish Kingdom. Now he could take the opportunity to "inspect" it.
Rhode had just walked out of the royal tent and hadn't left the camp for a hundred meters when he noticed that someone was cautiously following behind him.
The other party's movements were so obvious that it was difficult for Rhode to pretend not to see it.
"What a great knight commander, he looks like nothing more than that. At most, he's just a false reputation. How can he be praised like that?" Knight James lurked not far from Rhode, his eyes full of disdain.
Unlike those women who blindly worshipped the stories, he didn't think Rhode had any real skills—
All day today, he was responsible for guarding Prince Anthony and didn't go to the battlefield. He just dismissed the rumors about how terrible Rhode was.
Anyone would have a limit.
Were the scenes they described, the things humans could do, anything more than lies concocted by Rhode after defeating them to prove that they had only lost to an incomprehensible powerhouse and were not actually weak?
He had seen this kind of thing too many times.
Slaughtering dragons, slaying giants—only women would believe those things.
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