Joan Of Arc's situation didn't happen in the game, and Liang Lidong didn't understand why, but he guessed that it might have something to do with his soul turning gold. He remembered that when he contracted a magic pet in the game, the soul fragment that split out was blue, but when he contracted Joan Of Arc the day before yesterday, the soul fragment that split out was gold. At that time, because he wanted to contract a magic pet, he didn't pay much attention. Now that he thought about it, there seemed to be more to it.
However, this involved the field of the soul, and Liang Lidong's main energy in the game was on internal affairs, territorial wars, mercenary missions, and collecting magic modeling constructs. He only had a superficial understanding of the knowledge of the soul and wasn't proficient in it. The people of the Gray Magic Tower were very good at magic related to the soul, but Liang Lidong didn't dare to go to them. If those eccentric research maniacs knew that his soul could change color … Becoming an experimental subject was the greatest possibility for Liang Lidong in the future.
Therefore, the matter of why Joan Of Arc's feathers changed color could only be put aside for the time being. Liang Lidong picked up Joan Of Arc, looked her up and down for a while, and said, "Do you feel uncomfortable anywhere?"
"Not at all!" Joan Of Arc looked at her master strangely. "But can you not play with me like this? Although I'm just a bird, I have wisdom, and I'm still a girl. This makes me quite uncomfortable."
"Okay, I respect your worldview!" Liang Lidong put down Joan Of Arc.
Joan Of Arc rolled herself up in a blanket and said lightly, "Thank you. I also feel quite lucky to have a reasonable master … If you count your cooking skills, I feel very lucky."
In this way, a man and a magic pet formed the first tacit understanding between them. Almost all spellcasters and their magic pets slowly built up a close relationship through such small interactions over time. When their tacit understanding reached a certain level, which was what the game system meant when the friendliness reached more than 80, they could establish a mental channel. Not only could they communicate telepathically, but the master could even share the magic pet's vision. In addition, the specialties that could be obtained by contracting a magic pet would only take effect after the mental channel was established.
Because of the heavy rain, Liang Lidong thought that no one would deliver food today. However, he didn't expect that Belin, wearing a straw hat and a straw raincoat, would walk over in the heavy rain with a basket in each hand.
"Teacher, these are the ingredients that the village prepared yesterday." Belin stood in front of the thatched house, dripping wet.
Liang Lidong pulled the girl into the thatched hut and mobilized the fire elements to surround Belin, warming her body. "Since you're here, help me. Have a meal here before you leave."
Belin's eyes lit up. She recalled the bitter sunflower braised rabbit she had a few days ago. That was the most delicious food she had ever eaten.
It rained until evening … Belin listened to Liang Lidong's stories and knowledge for the whole day in the thatched house, and then ate two delicious meals. When she left, she was satisfied. At midnight, the system gave her today's character experience … 4 points. If she hadn't taught Belin all day, she probably wouldn't have gotten any experience at all.
The next day, the weather was clear. Liang Lidong looked at the group of children in front of him by the river and said, "Although I didn't teach you how to read yesterday, I hope that you can consciously review the knowledge you've learned. It's not very useful to just know how to read. You still have to know how to write. Whether your handwriting is beautiful or not is related to how others view you. Those who have good handwriting are more likely to be appreciated by others. Of course, this is only a small factor in success. For ordinary people to be favored by big shots, ability is very important. What is ability? Your temperament, your character, your specialties, and even … your luck, when combined, is your comprehensive ability! I can cultivate your temperament and teach you many specialties, but I can't change your character. That's something you're born with. It's hard to change it without an opportunity. But I hope that no matter what your character is, in life, please show the best side of your character, and bury the bad character in the bottom of your heart. The biggest difference between humans and beasts is that they can control themselves. Kindness, gentleness, sunshine, perseverance, and other good characters can make the road of your growth smoother and bring you closer to success. "
When he said that, there was a round of applause. Liang Lidong turned around and smiled. "Mr. Karl, you're here."
Liang Lidong had long known that the other party was approaching. Karl's mental power was very unstable. From time to time, he released a circle of harmless mental power. This kind of force field couldn't be sensed by ordinary people, but spellcasters could easily perceive it. Generally speaking, a normal mage's mental power field gave people the feeling of continuous flowing water, but Karl's was layer upon layer of waves.
"Well said, Mr. Beta!" Karl, who was wearing a black robe, clapped his hands and complimented. "If my teacher had taught me those principles back then, maybe I could've gone further."
Liang Lidong nodded slightly. "Thank you! But please wait a moment. I still need some time to teach them. It'll be done very soon. "
"Please!" Karl made a gesture and stepped back.
Liang Lidong taught the children the three new words carefully and taught them how to write them step by step. About half an hour later, he announced that they were dismissed. The children carefully stayed away from Karl and ran away. Although the children were no longer scared of Liang Lidong, it didn't mean that they were not scared of Karl. Moreover, Liang Lidong had fair skin, bright blonde hair, and a handsome appearance. Also, he often wore a sunny smile. At first glance, one could tell that he was a person who was easy to talk to.
On the contrary, Karl's skin was pale and he wore a big black robe. Because of the mental space, he was under great pressure and often had a straight face. Not to mention the children, even ordinary adults would stay away from such a cold spellcaster.
"Sorry to keep you waiting!" Liang Lidong stepped forward and said with a smile, "Please come to my house."
Liang Lidong took Karl outside the village.
Standing in front of the thatched cottage, Karl was surprised. "Sir, you live in a place like this?"
"As long as there is a god in the heart, everywhere is a paradise." Liang Lidong played the role of a devout quack and led Karl into the house.
Karl smiled bitterly. "Sir, this is the first time I've seen a believer like you."
Joan Of Arc was sleeping in bed and woke up at the sound. She said in a daze, "Is it lunchtime?"
Karl looked at Joan Of Arc, and although there was not much expression on his face, his tone was rather conflicted. "Magic pet? Sir, since you can contract a magic pet and have such great strength, why are you willing to be an ascetic believer? I think you should be able to fight for the position of bishop. "
Seeing that there was a guest, Joan Of Arc lost her spirits and continued to sleep with the blanket.
Unexpectedly, he had the same reaction as Barbara. It seemed that contracting a magic pet had really become a rather advanced skill. This thought flashed through Liang Lidong's mind. Then he invited Karl to sit down and said with a smile, "The position of bishop is not something that can be filled with strength. It mainly depends on whether one is pious enough to God. I don't understand God's ideas thoroughly enough, so I can only serve as an ascetic believer, not a bishop. "
"To be honest, I can't understand you believers." Karl's expression was melancholy. "Sometimes you are kind, but sometimes you are violent, especially when you feel that the glory of God is insulted."
Liang Lidong didn't respond. Karl was telling the truth. Many believers of gods were reasonable, but there were also believers of gods who were fanatical, so fanatical that they couldn't accept the ideas of other gods, and there were Holy Wars from time to time. This was actually purely a matter of doctrine. According to Liang Lidong's experience in the game, the doctrines of many churches were artificially tampered with and became specious.
"Did I seem to be talking too much?" Seeing that Liang Lidong didn't speak, Karl thought he was a little angry.
Liang Lidong shook his head. "No, I just have nothing to say, because it's the truth." He paused, took out three scrolls from his Backpack, put them on the table, and continued, "Mr. Karl, you came at the right time. I made the scrolls last night, and fortunately, I didn't disappoint you and succeeded three times. I wonder if this number has reached your bottom line?"
Karl's expression was solemn, and his hands were trembling. He picked up the three scrolls, felt the magic waves in them, and immediately beamed. "Enough, enough! I had always thought that the best outcome would be to have two scrolls. I had even mentally prepared myself for complete failure. After all, I know very well how difficult it is to make level-three magic scrolls. "
With three Spatial Anchor Scrolls, it was more likely that Karl could stabilize his mental space, because there would be more room for mistakes.
Liang Lidong didn't covet the two Spatial Anchor Scrolls, but it wasn't really covetousness, because he deserved the extra two scrolls. According to the game's statistics, the average success rate of crafting a Level-3 Magic Scroll was only around 30%. In other words, out of seven sets of materials, only two scrolls could be produced. This was also why Karl had said that two scrolls were the best result. Liang Lidong had given him three scrolls, which had already made him overjoyed.
Besides, Liang Lidong was the only person he met in recent years who could make Spatial Anchor Scrolls. He would've appreciated it even if he only had one scroll.
Karl carefully put the three scrolls into his robe. Then he said sincerely, "Your Excellency, you will be my lifelong friend. I will definitely repay you generously … By the way, I came to the village this time because someone asked me to deliver a letter to you."
A delicate white magic letter was put on the table. Liang Lidong picked it up and saw that it was an invitation to Barbara's seventeenth birthday party. The inviter was Uther Longman, the mayor of Winterwind.
As a War Mage, it wasn't strange that Karl was in charge of Winterwind. But what he was curious about was, "Although I'm also a spellcaster, Uther Longman could've sent a servant to deliver an invitation to me to show that he valued me, but he didn't have to send an honorable spellcaster, did he? That's against the rules. I'm rather scared."
"I'm just an errand boy!" Karl smiled bitterly.
Letting a spellcaster run errands … Silently displaying his own power and influence, and yet not provoking disgust, what a good method! Also, was it an attempt to intimidate Karl? However, the mayor of Winterwind must've been a shrewd man, considering that he had raised a daughter as gracious as Barbara's. It wasn't strange that he could do such a thing.
Suddenly, Liang Lidong thought of many things, but he didn't show anything on his face. He shook the magic letter in his hand and said with a smile, "Don't worry, I will definitely be on time for the banquet in five days!"