Roderick couldn't believe that the plain looking girl in front of him was so powerful. Dye didn't expect Roderick to think of that either. In the end, Dye somehow became someone worshipped by Roderick.
In the past world, she didn't input a reason as to why Roderick was there, or why he was even injured in the first place (his identity was a royal guard). The only thing that all players knew was that Roderick would give them the Red Horned Charcoal Stallion. They would never be able to know Roderick's backstory, and they would meet Roderick when they reached level 40 something.
Roderick would be the royal guard of Emeron Kingdom, which was located outside the mountain ridge. Dye knew that the mountain ridge was different from the mountain ridge she once knew, so Roderick might be different than the previous Roderick that she knew.
"I-I came here...," Although hesitant, he seemed to trust them a little, "I came here to save my daughter."
Yes, Dye had designed Roderick to have a family, so sadly, he won't enter the group of various people getting together (AKA Dye's 'Hey come and join' group). He would play an important role in Dye's growth.
"She was taken by the lord of Vrenze City, but my post is just a lowly guard," Roderick said, "King Ruler wouldn't spare a hand to help me, so I travelled by myself here."
Roderick's daughter was a beauty. She was designed to have a pair of lavender eyes and smooth black hair, while the lord of Vrenze City was a fat old man. Of course, they weren't the most perfect match visually. However, Dye didn't see the appearance, but the heart.
"Did your daughter show signs that she destested the man?" Dye asked, but Julian visibly tensed.
The lord of Vrenze City was indeed his father. Ponto was the surname of the most prominent family in Vrenze City. Hulio Ponto, he seemed really arrogant, and would only cower in the presence of powerful forces. Although it seemed as if the mountain ridge was secluded from the world, they were, in reality, cooperating with the forces from outside the mountain ridge.
Vrenze City had cooperated with Emeron Kingdom for a long time. Of course, the King Ruler would somewhat turn a blind eye to their doings.
"Of course she will!" Julian snapped, "my father is really detestable, he might be torturing her this very second, drugging her, or even thinking of a way to kill her silently and efficiently."
Roderick immediately grabbed Julian's shoulders in panic, "W-who! What is y-your name?"
"Julian, Julian Ponto."
"Hahaha!" Roderick laughed, "father and son...such similar tastes! Detesting women, hahaha!"
"Julian is not a bad man!" a voice could be heard from the side. Lin Mao stood up in anger, his face red. Although he didn't like Julian, the latter was his friend. Julian was their teammate. He couldn't stand Roderick saying things about Julian.
"Lin Mao...," Julian looked at Lin Mao shocked.
"Yes I know, I know he likes men and not women, I know he's bent, but if he's as bad as his father, will he be here today? No! He's not like his father, who treated women like toys!" Lin Mao said, "he's a good guy, and he's a good friend as well."
"I can't stand by you saying things about our friend!"
Roderick instantly cried, "I-I'm sorry!" he choked, "I-I just want to see my daughter again."
"..."
The five suddenly received a screen in front of them, but only Dye's had [Accept] and [Decline] buttons.
"You can't be serious! Another quest?" Ynoir, who had learned how to use the system's chat bot, said.
"..."-Dye
"Dye, say something!"-Ynoir
"..."-Dye
"JAGeiugbjdf uh...finally! Uh, Dye what's wrong wit ha nother quest?"-Kaen
"More work."-Dye
"..."-Everyone