Liang Lidong brought the boy and girl to the place where the golden light was pointing. It was a flat grassland. The golden light falling from the sky was very conspicuous, but Kail and Belin's expressions did not change at all, which meant that they could not see it at all. However, when he thought about it, he felt that it was normal. In the game, the NPCs could not see or feel the effects of many players' special skills. For example, the Knowledge of Humanoid Creatures specialty would not produce any hostile or inappropriate mental waves when detecting humanoid creatures. Even the strongest among the humanoid NPCs, Margret, the hybrid of a fire dragon and a human, would not be able to resist the detection of this specialty.
The boy and girl expressed their doubts about why Liang Lidong had suddenly brought them to this place. Kail even asked, "Sir Priest, didn't you want to catch a rabbit? Why are you here? There doesn't seem to be any game in this place. "
Liang Lidong considered for a moment, then said with a smile, "Just now, Goddess Woking suddenly gave me instructions. She said that she would give me some money to better complete the mission of spreading the truth. After all, I am currently penniless."
Hearing this, Kail and Belin were both surprised, and there was even a hint of "are you kidding me" in their expressions. In this world, the majority of people believed in gods, but for ordinary people, especially children from remote villages, miracles were a very distant thing.
But now, a 'swindler' suddenly said that he had received instructions from the goddess … At any time, anyone who could communicate with a god or receive a word or two from a god could be regarded as a miracle. In the minds of the two children, when a god bestowed a miracle, there would certainly be a divine phenomenon between heaven and earth … But now that everything was normal, it was no wonder that they suspected whether Liang Lidong was playing with them.
"It should be here." Liang Lidong stepped on the ground indicated by the golden light. He felt that the soil under the grass seemed to be a little loose. He took out a stone spike from his Dimensional Backpack and started digging on the ground.
This stone spike was the finger of the statue of Woking. After killing the rabbit, Liang Lidong put it into his spatial backpack. In the game, every player had a Space Backpack. The capacity of the Space Backpack would increase along with the level of the player. When a character was first created, the Space Backpack's capacity was 8 cubic meters.
Seeing that Liang Lidong suddenly had a stone spike in his hand, the boy and girl were a little surprised, but they were much calmer now. They knew that this was another special ability of the spellcaster. Kail scratched his head and said, "You're really digging … Then, Lord Priest, let me help too."
"No need!" Liang Lidong forcefully stabbed the rock spike into the grass again. This time, he felt like he had stabbed something hard. He then lifted the turf a few times and dug out an old brown earthen jar from the soil.
Belin was shocked. "There really is something."
Liang Lidong expectantly used his Stone Spike to break the jar. Then, the shining silver coins flowed out. There were also two gold coins mixed in. This time, both Kail and Belin's eyes widened. The girl was dazzled by the amount of money and was speechless. Kail, on the other hand, could not help but exclaim, "There's so much money. We can buy a big house with it."
After a quick count, this unexpected fortune came to a total of 2 gold and 43 silver. For ordinary villagers, this was already a huge sum, but for Liang Lidong, who had once led a territory with 400,000 people, this unexpected fortune was like a mosquito's meat. But in the early stages of the game, for a profession, 2 gold and 43 silver was a huge sum. Liang Lidong remembered that when he was level 7, after selling a lot of equipment, he barely had a deposit of 1 gold. One could imagine how difficult it was to earn money in the game.
No wonder the players on the forum said that Lucky Fortune was a godly skill. With money in the early stages of the game, many things would be much easier.
Looking at the two children's surprised expressions, Liang Lidong smiled. He counted out 10 silver coins and stuffed them into Kail's hand. Then, he counted out 10 silver coins and put them into Belin's hand. After a moment of shock, the two children hurriedly wanted to return the money. At the same time, Kail said, "Lord Priest, this money is yours. I can't take it."
Belin kept nodding. For them, 10 silver coins was a huge sum. She did not dare to take it.
Liang Lidong smiled and said, "The Goddess Woking said that everyone who sees an unexpected fortune has a share. Although this is a gift from the Goddess, it is indeed an unexpected fortune for me. And you two watched me dig out the money, so you two have a share. If you don't accept it, it will go against the Goddess's teachings and make me less devout. Do you understand? "
Now that things had come to this, Kail and Belin had to accept the money.
With a twist of his wrist, Liang Lidong put his own coins into his Backpack. Then, he looked at the boy and the girl. Kail calmly put the silver coins in his pocket, while Belin's face was a little red. She kept staring at the 10 silver coins in her hand, looking very excited. She could not move her eyes away from the silver coins at all.
Different birth environments and different knowledge caused great differences in temperament. This was also why it was difficult for civilians in Felan to make a name for themselves. The descendants of nobles enjoyed first-class education, had more knowledge and connections, and naturally, it was easy for them to continue to succeed. The descendants of civilians, on the other hand, were still running around for three meals a day. They barely filled their stomachs, and then had to think about the next meal. In such an environment, how could they receive education and increase their knowledge?
In Felan, there was an NPC lord who once said, "The children of shepherds will still be shepherds, and the descendants of nobles will always be nobles." Although these words were a joke to the players, after all, they believed that "the king, the minister, the general, and the minister are better than the king!" But with less than 500,000 players, there was no way to change the national system of Felan. After all, there were too many NPCs, more than 5 billion.
There was also a group of aspiring players who gathered to form an organization with the slogan "Revolution," intending to change the system of the game world and build a relatively more humane world. This slogan attracted the participation of many NPC civilians, but it did not take long for the hornet's nest to be poked. The four main gods, together with other secondary gods, sent down an oracle at the same time, forming a religious coalition army. About two million people gathered around the world, all of whom were believers and professionals, including orcs and elves. They put aside their racial hatred and fanaticism, and angrily hunted down the members of this organization. Then, in less than three months, the organization was destroyed.
The players in the organization were killed back to level zero. This was not the most depressing thing for them. They could level up again if they lost their level, and the players had plenty of time. But what hit them the most was that … all the NPCs in the organization were killed, and even the relatives of the NPCs were implicated. None of them survived.
After the incident, more than 400,000 NPC civilians died in the hands of the religious coalition army, which was the most depressing thing for the players. Many of the players in the organization cried and quit the game, never to return. Only a small number of players changed their names, deleted their accounts, and started all over again. From then on, they never mentioned the matter of Revolution again.
Liang Lidong had also wanted to join the organization in the past, but because of some matters, he was delayed. By the time he was free from these trifling matters, he heard the news of the organization's destruction. He was clear that if the five hundred thousand players were united and fought against the religious coalition army, they would definitely be able to defeat them. Unfortunately, the players were independent individuals and had their own ideas. Many of them liked the system of the game, and there was no lack of players in the coalition army who participated in the encirclement.
When he thought about how he had not done his part in the past, he felt regretful. This feeling of guilt made him unable to help but rub Belin's head. Then, under the girl's astonished gaze, he said, "Alright, stop looking. I guarantee that as long as you believe in Goddess Woking, you will receive more money than this in the future."
"Really?" Belin raised her head and asked with an expectant expression.
"Really, so quickly put away the money. We still have to catch some rabbits."
"Oh, okay." Baylin happily put away the silver coins, and then gently patted the pocket with the coins, her face full of satisfaction. With this money, her family should be able to eat their fill for at least five months.
The three of them climbed up the hill and entered the forest. Soon, they saw a few gray mountain forest rabbits. Kail pointed at the lively little creatures and said, "These rabbits are very alert and smart. The best hunters in our village may not even be able to hunt a rabbit in two or three days. If we set up a trap, we can only succeed the first few times. Later on, they will learn to avoid the trap. We have been changing the traps, but as time passes, they will gradually learn to recognize the traps. In my grandfather's generation, we rarely hunt these rabbits."
"They can recognize traps, but they may not be able to resist magic."
Liang Lidong snapped his fingers, and the Cloud Dragon bloodline spell, Mistride, was activated. With him as the center, a radius of a hundred meters was soon enveloped in a thick fog. Kail and Belin were nervous at first because the thick fog deprived them of their vision. They couldn't see their fingers in front of them, and everything was white. But soon, they relaxed because their vision gradually became clear, and they felt much more relaxed.
Kail's mouth was now slightly open. In his vision, he could see many red dots, up and down, and these red dots were annotated with small Hollevin characters, such as "scorpion," "frog," "rabbit," and so on. Soon, his eyes became fanatical. "Is this magic? It's amazing. "
In contrast to Kail's excitement, Belin was illiterate, so she couldn't understand the red dots she saw and what the words on them meant … She was a little afraid of such a situation at first, but seeing Kail's happy expression, she calmed down and then became somewhat silent. Her sensitive girlish heart knew that if she continued like this, she would be farther and farther away from Kail, and eventually she would never be able to touch him again.
"Go catch two rabbits and bring them back," Liang Lidong said to Kail.
The young man nodded and rushed forward excitedly. He saw the label "rabbit" on one of the red dots, and then he found that he ran faster and more effortlessly than before. After running a few steps, he arrived in front of the bushes. At this time, a rabbit jumped out of the bushes. However, this rabbit ran very slowly. He reached out and grabbed the rabbit by its ear in his hand.
This was too easy. Was it also the effect of magic that made the rabbit run so slowly? Kail returned to Liang Lidong and asked, "Mr. Beta, what spell is this? Can I learn it?"
"This is Mistride, a magic bestowed by Goddess Woking. Regular people can't learn it without the goddess' permission." Bloodline magic couldn't be learned by ordinary people.
While talking, Liang Lidong touched the abdomen of the rabbit … It was not pregnant, so it could be slaughtered. Liang Lidong took back the Mist Riding skill. Although this skill didn't consume a lot of spiritual power, it would still be a burden to him if he kept using it. Besides, the Divine Nobles were sorcerers, and they couldn't recover their spiritual power through meditation. They could only do it naturally. Therefore, Liang Lidong was used to reducing unnecessary spiritual power consumption.
After catching the rabbit, the three of them picked some wild vegetables on the hillside … In fact, Liang Lidong picked them alone, because the two kids didn't think that they were edible. Holding a bunch of green plants in her arms, Belinda asked, "Reverend, can this really be cooked? I took a bite of it before. It was very bitter. "
"Yes, I'll let you have a taste of my cooking later."
The three of them returned to the village. Belin trotted home and gave ten silver coins to her surprised father. Then, she ran back to the village leader's house to help him knead the dough. Liang Lidong boiled some water and cooled it down with well water. Then, he soaked the wild vegetables in the warm water, which could remove the bitterness of the wild vegetables. Then, he began to kill the rabbit, bleed it, skinned it, and removed its internal organs. He was very skilled.
This rabbit was quite fat. Liang Lidong removed the rabbit's head and sprinkled some salt in the rabbit's stomach. Then, he cut the wild vegetables into several pieces and stuffed them into the rabbit's stomach. Finally, he put the rabbit into the pot and slowly stewed it. When the sun set, the rabbit was finally cooked, and at this time, Baylin also made the noodle soup.
When the lid was opened, the aroma of meat wafted out. The old village leader was fine, but Kail and Belin stared at the pot, almost drooling.
As a citizen of the Chinese Empire, cooking was a hidden bloodline talent. Coupled with the bonus of cooking, the Delicacy Value of this dish was quite high. In Liang Lidong's vision, the following system notification appeared:
Braised Rabbit with Sunflower
Type: Cooking
Delicacy value: 8
In the game, the highest Delicacy value was 10. In the absence of ingredients, this dish had 8 Delicacy value, which was quite good. This was thanks to the 3 Delicacy value bonus of cooking. Liang Lidong suddenly felt that the Glutton Aristocrat skill wasn't so useless after all.
The old village leader looked at Liang Lidong weirdly. This Lord Beta looked like a noble, but he didn't expect him to be so good at cooking. It was a skill that only the servants could learn. Was it really appropriate for a noble to be so good at it?
In any case, all four of them had a great dinner. Touching his bloated belly, Kail remarked with mixed feelings, "So, the real nobles eat such food every day. How fortunate. No wonder everybody wants to be a noble."
Liang Lidong smiled and didn't say anything.
The old village leader, however, knew that even regular nobles couldn't have such delicious food, not because they were poor, but because they couldn't find such a good chef. He didn't know about other places, but in Winterwind, the nobles' two favorite dishes were Potato Mud Sturgeon and Stargazy Pie.
The old village chief had eaten those two dishes before, and compared to this rabbit meat, it was like shit!