Chapter 422 Snow Woman (2/2)
Paris's strength wasn't comparable to Barter's and frontal aggression wasn't her forte. However, her strategies and strength were first class and the opponent was a Mage, and Mages were most afraid of ambushes. An idea came to Rhode's mind instantly as soon as he recognized Paris.
”I didn't expect to meet you here too, Miss Paris,” Rhode stood up and nodded.
He gave an invitational gesture and Paris pulled out a chair and sat down without hesitation. Although the mask hid her expression, Rhode was sure that Paris was examining himself dubiously. She couldn't be blamed for this reaction because it was indeed strange that Rhode had come all the way to the Purple Lily Guild's turf while neglecting his own Paphield.
”May I know what Mr. Rhode is doing here?” Paris's words were just as cold as her nickname.
Rhode wasn't mindful of her words as he nodded sternly. ”To be honest, I'm here to complete a mission for my guild. Miss Paris should be familiar with this, right?”
”Are you referring to the Castel Plateau Ruins mission?” Paris was indeed a tyrant. She was able to figure out the whole story without Rhode's further explanations.
Rhode had no intentions of hiding the truth and he nodded honestly before examining the masked woman before him. ”That's right. I hope I'm not so unfortunate to be competing with your guild for this mission?”
”Don't worry about this, Mr. Rhode. We have no intentions of exploring the ruins now,” Paris replied with a short, cold response.
From the looks of things, Paris seemed uninterested in wasting time on this topic. Although Starlight and Purple Lily had a friendly relationship, competitions were, after all, still present between guilds. On the other hand, Rhode was glad that the Purple Lily Guild had no intention of completing the mission of the Castel Plateau Ruins. Without a doubt, even if the Purple Lily Guild had completed the mission, it didn't matter to Rhode because from his understanding, the Purple Lily Guild would be defeated if they didn't complete any prefix missions. However, Rhode was even more curious about why Paris appeared in the White River Valley. Shouldn't they be preparing for their guild missions at this point in time? If the Purple Lily Guild wasn't here for the Castel Plateau Ruins mission, why would Paris lead her mercenaries to this place?
This time, Paris gave an explanation of Rhode's doubts. ”It's like this, Mr. Rhode. We received a report that there was a beam of flames that disrupted the sky in the White River Valley region, which was a rare sight. I led my men here in order to ensure the safety of the White River Valley's merchant route and to investigate the happenings.”
Rhode sensed that Paris was obviously suspecting him as the culprit. After all, it would be far-fetched to reason that the beam of flames had nothing to do with him, since this was the only way out of the White River Valley. But luckily, Rhode had no intentions of hiding the truth. ”I think you don't need to head over there anymore, Miss Paris. I can tell you what exactly happened.”
”Oh?” Paris let out a distrustful respond as she sat straight and gazed at Rhode sternly. ”I'm all ears.”