Chapter 399 - Heavy Trust (1/2)
Chapter 399: Heavy Trust
Translator: Atlasstudios Editor: Atlasstudios
After sending off another batch of guests, Shauna stood up and shook her head, sending an instant crackle to her aching neck The red-hairedout the
“It’s already noon… I didn’t even notice”
Shauna was entranced as she overlooked the scenery Rhode and the others had left Deep Stone City for over ten days and there weren’t any updates froh she wasn’t worried about their capabilities, she couldn’t help but felt uncertain as it had been awhile This ex-mercenary female leader felt ihold for her to e before he left She was clear that this responsibility was of utmost ih she had only been taking up the role of guarding the stronghold, she had gained Rhode’s trust However, that role, after all, was only just looking after the house and was entirely different frohold
Shauna was clear that her position was unsettled Not only because her abilities weren’t the strongest, but mainly because she’s a woman Shauna felt the dissatisfaction from Kavos and the other mercenaries when Rhodeas male chauvinism prevailed within the roup, apart from Clerics ell-respected and were also life-savers, there were also others like Anne who relied on her own capabilities to make a name for herself These type of female mercenaries would receive a certain extent of independent and respected statuses Whereas, for the other female mercenaries with some capabilities, they could still enjoy the treatment as warriors However, those that were incompetent held lowly statuses Soroup Such females couldn’t battle, so they could only ‘help’ the roup with their own assets After all, th and were very realistic Those th and yet loved to dreaet to roup
In fact, when Lapis and the others first approached Rhode, it was also due to a similar reason Initially, after Lapis and the others joined the e Anne held a high position within Mark White Mercenary Group and was also the adopted daughter of the senior leader This hy the ood However, some of the mercenaries felt that Lapis was useless after Anne had left the roup Not only Lapis was incapable of battles, she was also tiirl wasn’t suitable to be a h Joey and Randolf had been protective of Lapis, reed that it’s pointless to keep this girl But luckily, Lapis looked pretty And if she’s willing to ‘service’ everyone, then they would allow her to stay If not, she would have to leave The lives of h and no one wished to see a leecher ast themselves
Of course, Lapis didn’t wish to live a life of prostitute which hy they finally chose to leave Mark White for Starlight Lapis was lucky, but not so within a roup with so round story, the red-haired maiden often heard hts of the stronghold to her Of course, no one secretly decided that Shauna had offered her body to Rhode in order to get picked — Even Shauna couldn’t believe such ridiculous possibilities However, those with the ‘male chauvinism’ mentality were ubiquitous
It was also thanks to Rhode for leaving Canary and Mini Bubble Gu their ownschedules, they didn’t need to interfere with hold This allowed Shauna to lead a peaceful life and after all, strength equaled respect in the eyes of all e didn’t grue the stronghold, what gave the hts to do so? Could it be that they were er than these two ladies?
Furthermore, Shauna knew her position wasn’t stable, which hy she sought perfection in every matter under her lead and it worked out well As a fe, Shauna’s worldly affairs, sleekave no chance for others to nitpick
“Hu…”
Shauna applied pressure on her forehead due to fatigue These days along with the growth of Starlight’s popularity, Shauna was overwhelroup leader, the most that she had anizations But now, the owner of Deep Stone City, the Patriarch of Keller Family and some other popular representatives even personally visited Starlight for discussions This gave Shauna tremendous pressures and furthermore, Rhode didn’t respond to her and she couldn’t et it, there’s no point thinking of these
Shauna shook her head and turned towards her room And at this moment, someone spoke out of the blue
“It see fine”
“Who’s there?!”
No matter what, Shauna was still a capable mercenary She innately took two steps back and drew her sword — Up until thison the sofa beside her He was casually sipping on the piping hot red tea
“Sir?!”
Shauna widened her eyes in shock However, she quickly recovered her senses and unsheathed her sword, before bowing respectfully
“Sir, you’re finally back… Is everything alright? Where are the rest?”
“Everything is going well”
Rhode placed the cup of tea on the table, at the saazed at the female mercenary In fact, he actually didn’t quite understand Shauna too well Initially, as for why Rhode decided on Shauna, he had another set of views apart froood impression on her As a fe hard for a livelihood, Shauna conducted herself in society extraordinarily well and she was hts which many rowth and development — Males, after all, would plan much more ahead and wouldn’t be mindful of some small details However, Rhode didn’t mind her tedious and careful nature because, in future, this stronghold would only serve as an ‘office’ to receive intelligence, execute and coet involved with the developroups
“Don’t worry about the Fortress I’ next… But before that, I would like to hear your report on the recent happenings in this stronghold”
“Yes, Sir”