006 The Grandson of the Village Chief's Family (Part I)
Walking into the village, Belin jumped in front to lead the way, Liang Lidong followed, and a little further behind, a group of people hanged, mostly snotty, dirty children, and a few adults followed. In a small border town like this, it is rare for one or two outsiders to come to the village every year, so whenever there are foreign visitors, the people in the village will always put down the things that are not important at hand and come to watch, which is also a difficult entertainment for the villagers all year round.
If it is an ordinary visitor, the villagers and children dare to point and discuss, if it is a small nobleman who comes, they also dare to whisper, but Liang Lidong is dressed in a blood-red cultist robe, a bright red cloak, and several magic lines flowing with blue luster on it, such a dress, the villagers only dare to follow behind and watch, and dare not talk casually.
For ordinary people, the nobility is already an unattainable crowd, and the caster is even higher than the nobility. Whether it's a mage, a warlock, or a priest, these people who can wield supernatural powers are mysterious and terrifying, even if you say something bad about them from miles away, he will know about it, and then at night, he will come to you and give you the most terrible punishment, such as turning people into frogs......
Ordinary people have a sense of reverence for the caster, believing them to be God's spokesmen in the world. And in fact, it is true, most of the mages are believers in the goddess of magic, and the priests are even more believers in the gods, borrowing the power of the gods to spread miracles, and only warlocks who are born to cast spells have little to do with the god's mansion, but even so, most warlocks still choose to believe in a god's mansion with a similar concept to their own.
Belin was also afraid of Liang Lidong at first, but the latter successfully used the social skills he had honed in the game for eight years to perfectly dispel the girl's fear of him. 'Aristocratic temperament' is a very good specialty, when you meet a person you hate, you can use the pride brought by 'aristocratic temperament' to set up an invisible barrier between the two sides, so that the other party does not come into contact with yourself, and for the person you like, 'aristocratic temperament' can be transformed into a special attraction, so that others feel that Liang Lidong is noble and gentle, and even in the negotiation confrontation, 'aristocratic temperament' can also be transformed into a special oppressive aura, thwart the momentum of the other party, so that Liang Lidong has the upper hand in the negotiation.
Now Belin has been completely influenced by the specialty of aristocratic temperament, and every time she passes by the door of a house, she will happily introduce the details of this family to Liang Lidong.
"This is Aunt Jessica's house, her husband died more than ten years ago, she has a twenty-one-year-old son, Brother Thor, and an eight-year-old daughter, Sister Rafi, but others say that Sister Rafite is the daughter of Grandpa Hawking, why, Grandpa Hawking is a man, how can he have a child......"
"This is Uncle Nicholas's house, he is a blacksmith, and he is the richest family in the village except for the chief's family......"
"Here, this is the village chief's house!" Belin stopped in front of a large white house.
Most of the houses in the village are yellow adobe houses with straw roofs. But this big house is obviously different, it is a three-story building, not counting the courtyard, it occupies an area of about 200 square meters, the triangular roof is covered with bluestone tiles, and the exterior wall is made of white ligang stone, which is a good building material. After Liang Lidong became a lord in the game, he opened a mine and did a stone business.
Of course, the concept of small profits and quick sales is for players, and for the NPC civilians in the game, Ligang Stone is a very expensive building stone, a small house built entirely of Ligang Stone, and its price can buy the rations of an ordinary family of five for twenty years.
Judging from this building, the village chief is indeed a wealthy family in the village. However, Liang Lidong saw that the exterior wall of this building was covered with mottled moss and sparse mountain vines, and the exterior wall that should have been pure white had been infiltrated by yellowish stains under the surface of the Ligang stone, which showed that this house had a certain history, and it should be more than a hundred years old.
It seems that the village chief's family is also of the type of small family in this village.
Belin followed to the fence of the courtyard and shook the large brass bells that hung on it, already full of copper-green slaps. Belin's beautiful girlish voice sounded along with Dangdang's voice: "Village-Chief-Lord-Lord, there are -guests-people-come-!" ”
"It's coming, it's coming!" A little hoarse, but full of the voice of the old man came from the second-level window, and after a while, the heavy wooden door on the first floor, which was mottled with traces of time like the exterior wall, was opened, and an old man with gray hair, a very kind smile, and also looked very ordinary appeared at the door, he stared at Belin very lovingly and smiled: "Aren't you supposed to be shepherding sheep at this time, why did you run back, be careful that your father beats you!" ”
"He won't beat me!" Belin pointed to Liang Lidong behind him: "I brought you a very important guest." ”
The village chief seemed to be a little short-sighted, he squinted his eyes, and walked to the fence in confusion, and then he could barely see Liang Lidong's appearance and dress, followed by surprise, his kind smile became serious, he pressed his right hand on his chest, and bowed slightly: "Your Excellency the priest, I am the head of this village, Caspar Reed!" Nice to meet you! ”
Liang Lidong wears a believer's robe, and believers can generally be called priests, the village chief does not regard Liang Lidong as a priest like Belin, and even can see his identity, which shows that he has seen the world, and the village chief's etiquette is very stable, and he does not see the panic of the big man at all, which shows that the village chief often meets with people in high society, so he is very calm.
"Beta, a believer in the goddess Waukin!" Liang Lidong continued to flicker: "In order to spread the glory of the goddess, I passed by here, but unfortunately I got lost and wanted to rest here for a while. I can do what I can to pay for my stay, and I wonder if the village chief is willing to take me in as a lost traveler? ”
"Ascetics?" The village chief had some surprise on his face!
Liang Lidong nodded. The so-called ascetics are special priests who are responsible for spreading the ideas of the shrine, and they wander around looking for places where new temples can be built. In general, ascetics are popular because they are not pure battle casters, but purveyors of truth, and of course they are skilled because of the dangers involved in the journey, and if they can't deal with them, how to spread the glory of God.
After receiving Liang Lidong's affirmation, the village chief's face suddenly became cheerful, and he hurriedly said: "It is the most honorable thing for our Reed family to stop by Your Excellency for more than a hundred years, please come in ......" Then he turned his head to the girl next to him and said: "Belin, go and get Kyle back, he is practicing swords in the open space behind the village!" ”
The girl bounced away.
"Please!"
Liang Lidong followed the footsteps of the village chief into the small building, and the first thing he saw was a portrait hanging on the wall. It depicts a handsome man, holding a flaming sword in his left hand and a shield in his right hand with the coat of arms of the flame emblem, wearing a half-length chain mail and an ugly demon at his feet.
The village chief noticed Liang Lidong's gaze, and he said proudly: "This is my ancestor, the legendary brave Kate Reid, five hundred years ago, he single-handedly defeated the demon who rose from hell at that time, Modi De Polo, and then refused the king's invitation, refused the royal decree to become the head of the royal cavalry regiment, returned to his hometown alone, and lived in seclusion. Our ancestors were so great, but our descendants are so weak, and we are truly worthy of the glory of our ancestors. ”
The legendary brave Kate Reed, there is indeed this person in the game, but it is more in the mouth of the tavern bard, Liang Lidong's profession is noble, developing the territory, and fighting other forces is his main game process. Digging into the history of games is something that only the 'traveling scholar' profession does. But he has also heard of this legendary brave.
"I've heard of your ancestors, when Modi Day Polo resurrected, the first thing he did was to destroy a small country, I can't remember the name, and then led countless undead spirits to Holaiven." Liang Lidong actually didn't believe that the village chief was the descendant of the legendary brave, but of course he wouldn't show his thoughts, but touted along the pole: "King Haydn V of Hollevon ordered a counterattack, but the army was vulnerable, and seeing that Modi's army was about to approach the royal city, at this time a young man stood up, he broke into the army of the undead alone, and slashed Modi under the sword, which is really unbelievably powerful!" ”
Hahahaha! Seeing that Liang Lidong also knew the glorious deeds of his ancestors, the village chief was very happy, and he felt more pleasing to the eye when he looked at the other party. In the past, when I told the villagers in the village about the deeds of my ancestors, they all listened to the story, and when I talked about my ancestors with other nobles, the nobles were simply disdainful.
The village chief invited Liang Lidong to sit down, and then asked, "Where does Your Excellency Beta plan to go to give divine grace?" ”
"Where God needs me to go!" Liang Lidong flickered: "I think when I find it, God will give me a hint." ”
The village chief's expression moved: "How about Pastor Beta stay in the village...... Although the village is not rich, it is still not ...... to support a small shrine."
Flutter tom ...... Before the village chief could finish his sentence, a young man burst in, and he shouted, "Grandpa, I heard Belin say that there is a distinguished guest in the house, a priest who can cast spells? ”
This is a fair-skinned teenager, about fifteen or sixteen years old, with short blond hair, but not as conspicuous as Liang Lidong's bright golden hair, the other party's hair is dark golden, but it is also extremely shiny. In addition, this young man is very handsome, just from the point of view of appearance, he is more conspicuous than Liang Lidong, but because he still has childishness on his face, he is not as calm and gentle as Liang Lidong, and Liang Lidong has the professional talent bonus of 'aristocratic temperament', so it seems that Liang Lidong is much more handsome than the young man.
Charm is such a thing, appearance is a part, temperament is a part, and personality is also a part.
"Kyle, what kind of yelling!" The village chief stood up and said rather dissatisfiedly, "Come and see Pastor Beta!" ”
"Aren't I in a hurry!" The young man touched his head and smiled awkwardly, he walked up to Liang Lidong and looked at each other with longing eyes: "Hello, Venerable Priest, my name is Kyle, and I am the best swordsman in this village. I heard that you can cast spells, can you teach me magic, I have saved a lot of money, I can give it to you! ”