Twenty strong young men pushed the carriages to the mountains to chisel stones. As usual, Liang Lidong explained the doctrine of Goddess Woking to the children in the temple. It was not so much a doctrine, but more like Liang Lidong was teaching the children basic business concepts. Because Woking was the goddess of business, to explain the content of the doctrine, it was necessary to explain the symbolism and meaning of business behavior. These things, when explained in detail, were indeed feasible business practices.
Most of the children were fascinated, and a few who were not very interested in business were calm, such as Kail, who wanted to be a mercenary and adventure.
After the routine doctrinal guidance, it was time for the students to learn and practice their combat specialties on their own. Liang Lidong stopped Tom, who was about to leave, and said, "I took a look just now, and Jerry is not here. You are very familiar with him, pass a message for me. The temple is punishing his brother, and it has nothing to do with him. If he is still willing to treat me as a teacher, he can come back and continue his studies. Our Goddess Woking never does anything to implicate others. "
Tom's eyes lit up. He bowed to Liang Lidong excitedly and left quickly, presumably to inform Jerry.
Kail didn't leave. He asked after watching, "Sir, I don't quite understand why Jerry's brother is talking nonsense in our temple. Is it because he is ignorant? Does he think that Goddess Woking doesn't exist? Or is it because he wants to be in the limelight? Logically speaking, he is also a professional and shouldn't be a fool, so why would he do such a stupid thing? "
"I saw hidden jealousy in his eyes," said Liang Lidong.
Kail was a little puzzled. "Jealousy? Jealous of you, a stranger whom he met for the first time? I can't understand why. "
"He's not jealous of me." Liang Lidong thought for a moment and said, "He should be jealous of his brother, or maybe he doesn't even realize this negative emotion himself. In fact, this kind of thing was not uncommon. I could tell that Hank was a very self-centered person. He should have been the most outstanding member of his family, so he should have been used to his family's praises and pride. But now that Tom was learning from me, he felt a great 'threat.' A threat that his younger brother would surpass him. Under the influence of such unwitting negative emotions, it's normal to do something that doesn't conform to common sense. "
Kail's expression became even more strange. "This makes it even more difficult for me to understand his thoughts. If I had a younger brother who was stronger than me, I would be happy and try my best to catch up to him instead of using this method to destroy my younger brother's future."
"Families with only children and families with many children are different. You may think so now, but when you were born in a family with many children, and your family was very poor, you may not grow up to be the Kail you are now. "Liang Lidong sighed." The growth of a person is greatly influenced by the environment he was born into. Kail, if you were born in a poor family, with an elder brother and younger siblings, and you had to work hard every day to survive, you definitely wouldn't think of becoming a mercenary. At most, you would think of ways to eat your fill and never go hungry again. "
Kail wanted to say that no matter what his family background was, he would definitely be firm in his dream of becoming a mercenary. But the next moment, when he put himself in the shoes of Jerry's family, he suddenly couldn't say anything … He really couldn't guarantee whether he could persist in being a mercenary if he was hungry every day.
Looking at Kail's thoughtful expression, Liang Lidong patted him on the shoulder. When he was about to speak, he heard the sound of a carriage rolling on the ground from the village entrance, and it was getting clearer and clearer. Not long after, a carriage that was half a meter long appeared at the entrance of the village. The carriage had the lion shield coat of arms of the Longman family.
Soon, the carriage came to the front of the temple, and two girls came down one after another. One of them was Barbara, and the other was actually the black-robed girl from the Mercenary Union. Liang Lidong was a little surprised. At this time, Kail went up to them. He took Barbara's hand and asked softly, "Why are you here … You seem to be a lot more haggard!"
Barbara looked really tired. She glared at Liang Lidong with some dissatisfaction, then turned to Kail and said, "I have no choice. Someone has caused trouble for our family … Although everyone is willing to accept this trouble, I feel that it's not worth it when I think that someone can just sit and enjoy the same benefits as our family."
Kail scratched his head. "What are you talking about, Barbara?"
"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have bothered you with these mundane things in front of you." Barbara changed her mood and smiled at Liang Lidong. "Sir Beta, we have calculated this month's profit, and now it's yours."
She clapped her hands, and the coachman took out a wooden box that wasn't too big from the rear compartment of the carriage. She took the wooden box and handed it to Lidong. "According to the contract, you received 12 kilograms of gold last month, which is equivalent to 240 gold coins. Do you want to count?"
"No need, I believe in the credit of the Longman family."
Barbara smiled noncommittally. Then, the black-robed girl took out a yellow cloth bag and handed it to Liang Lidong with both hands. "Sir Beta, this is the money after selling part of the scroll, a total of 46 gold coins. I'm sorry, I don't have much ability. This is all I can sell in a month. "
The black-robed girl still looked a little nervous. Liang Lidong waved his hand. "It's alright. I'm already very happy that you can help me sell the scrolls. I can't ask for more."
The black-robed girl patted her chest and sighed in relief.
At this moment, Barbara wanted to say something but stopped. Liang Lidong looked around and said to his student next to him, "Kail, this is the first time this girl has come to our Reed Village. Show her around. If she doesn't mind, take her to the temple and let her feel the gentleness and kindness of Goddess Woking."
The black-robed girl nodded vigorously. "Okay!"
Although Kail wanted to spend more time with Barbara, since his teacher had spoken, he could only leave with the black-robed girl.
"All right, she's gone. What do you want to say?" Liang Lidong clapped his hands and smiled.
Because Kail wasn't around, Barbara didn't have to worry about her behavior anymore. She said angrily, "Sir, the Longman family has always regarded you as a friend. How can you make fun of us like this? We're really interested in you telling us about the gold mine, but it's not very nice of you to deliberately make us go against the Church of Life. "
Liang Lidong smiled. "It's just a little revenge. Half a year ago, at your birthday banquet, Kail and I were dragged down by your father. If I wasn't a little capable, I might have died there. Your father harmed me once, and now I'm fighting back. We're even. "
"That was half a year ago. Why do you bear a grudge? Sir Beta, I believe you're a magnanimous man. "
"Yes, magnanimous. That's easy to say, but it's hard to do. " Liang Lidong's words were a little strange. "I caused some trouble for Uther, and that was more than a month ago. That's quite a long time. According to you, Miss Barbara, there's no need for the Longman family to hold a grudge. It was more than a month ago anyway. I believe you must be very magnanimous, Miss Barbara. "
Barbara choked on her words and couldn't say a word. After a long while, she said helplessly, "Well, it's true that the Longman family was in the wrong first … Mr. Beta, I came to Reed Village this time to give you the gold coins and to pass on a message from my father: boy, if you want to keep your share of the profits, come to the city and join forces with me, or we'll all be in trouble."
Liang Lidong was silent for a moment. "Are you sure that's what Uther promised?"
"Absolutely!" Barbara said calmly. "I guarantee it in the name of the Goddess of Magic."
Liang Lidong was no longer short of money, but he could now see that Uther seemed to have run into a big problem. He guessed that it had something to do with the Church of Life. After all, it wasn't unusual for a church to have people with strange abilities. Uther was powerful, but in essence …
"Then I'll think about it first." With that said, Liang Lidong left. Not long after, Joan Of Arc flew down from the sky and entered the church.
And Barbara immediately went to find Kail, she was not at ease with her fiancé spending too much time alone with other women, she thought that Kail was too charming and most women couldn't resist him.