"A feline?" Barbara's eyes lit up, as if she had an idea of her own. She put away the scroll on the table and said, "Sir Beta, the gold coins will be sent to you later. I have something to do and have to leave first. Thank you for your help one last time."
"No need, it's just a fair deal."
Liang Lidong knew that Barbara was in a hurry to contract a magic pet. For a Mage, one more magic pet was equivalent to having one more completely reliable and trustworthy comrade. Especially for a fire Mage like Barbara, who had great destructive power but didn't have many means of self-defense, the existence of a magic pet could increase their combat power and survivability by more than two levels.
After his daughter left the room, Mayor Uther sat down and poured a glass of fruit wine for Liang Lidong, then said, "Sir Beta, now that we are allies, and you have helped Barbara so much, for the sake of our future cooperation and communication, there are some things I would like to say now."
Liang Lidong looked a little surprised. "Please go ahead."
Uther pondered for a moment and said, "In a sense, I admire you very much. You used the news of the gold mine to make me work for you in disguise, and then only asked for a small share so that I didn't have much desire to kill you. Then you successfully led me to the opposite side of the Church of Life, and also succeeded in letting the Church of Life know of the gold mine's existence in disguise. You let both of us fight, and then let you get away from something. Although I clearly know that you are using me, and I am very angry, I dare not kill you, for fear of forcing you to the opposite side. This kind of tightrope walking reminds me of some old fox in the capital. "
"You think too highly of me." Liang Lidong smiled. "I just told you the news of the gold mine. The other things are your own conjectures and have nothing to do with me."
"You still don't want to tell the truth at a time like this, how boring."
Uther looked very disappointed. He let out a long sigh and then said, "Since you are not willing to be friends with me, then forget it. But because the Church of Life is powerful, I invited some friends to help this time. I want to introduce them to you so that we don't have any misunderstandings when we meet in the future. "
Without waiting for Liang Lidong to agree, Uther rang the bell on the table. Not long after, six people came in. The three at the front were all middle-aged nobles, each with a guard. The moment they came in, they all looked at Liang Lidong's hair at the same time. After all, bright golden hair was too rare, and it was obviously a symbol of a special bloodline.
The three nobles sat down, while the three guards stood behind their respective masters. One of the middle-aged nobles was fat, and his cuffs were embroidered with a hibiscus coat of arms. Liang Lidong took a second look, but the fat middle-aged man noticed his tiny movement. He raised his right hand and waved it, before he asked, "Red Priest, you seem to be very interested in my family coat of arms?"
With a nostalgic expression, Liang Lidong said, "I'm a little interested. Guelph family, I remember that your family first rose in Pinewood City, and it took you about three years to become a noble from nothing. I remember that your ancestor was called August Guelph, and he had a sister named Dinah Guelph … What happened to Dinah later? "
Back in the game, Liang Lidong received a rare, long, and complicated quest, which was to help August Guelph establish a foothold in Pinewood City as a mercenary. This quest took Liang Lidong three whole years. Although it was a long time, it was worth it. In the process of completing the quest, not only did he gain a lot of character EXP, but he also saw the open and veiled struggles between the nobles, which laid a solid foundation for him to become a lord in the future.
Also, he accidentally conquered Dinah Guelph, but because Blondie and Whitey were already by his side, he did not accept Dinah's love. Even so, his friendship with Dinah was still very deep. However, he also knew that Dinah in this world couldn't recognize him. However, he still couldn't help but ask when he saw the hibiscus coat of arms.
The fat middle-aged man said in a weird expression, "Ancestor Dinah … never married."
Liang Lidong's expression was also weird. "Never married?"
"I don't know why!" The fat middle-aged man said helplessly, "She was mentioned in the family chronicles. It was said that she was a rarely-seen genius Paladin who guarded the family all her life and never married anyone else. She was also nicknamed the Iron Virgin!"
Drinking the fruit wine, Liang Lidong couldn't help but recall what happened in the game years ago. Dinah was a beautiful girl. The main attribute of a Paladin was Charm. Although she was not as pretty as Blondie and Whitey, she was already a rarely-seen beauty in the human world. Also, because of her kindness and gentleness, not only did many NPCs pursue her, but many players did too.
At this moment, Liang Lidong seemed to be reminiscing. Everybody could tell that he had a story with the Guelph family. However, did he know someone from three hundred years ago? Regular human beings couldn't live as long as that. Only the long-lived species could. Uther looked at Liang Lidong in surprise and said, "Since you already know the Guelph family, I don't need to introduce them to you. Let me introduce the other two to you … "
He pointed at the thinnest middle-aged noble and said, "This is Henry Wood, the leader of the richest family in Winterwind."
Henry chuckled. "No matter how much money I have, it's not as much as you, the City Lord. This gold mine belongs to you now."
"The problem is that you have to be able to afford it." Uther pointed at another middle-aged noble who had a hooked nose and cunning triangular eyes and said, "This is Rex Emma. His family runs a blacksmith business, and the weapons and armors of my soldiers are all supplied by him. "
"This is Mr. Beta, the famous Red Priest."
Liang Lidong nodded at the three nobles. "You're all very famous in Winterwind. I've never met you before, but I've heard a lot about you. I've never had a chance to meet you. It's fate that we're sitting together now. "
In fact, except for the Hibiscus family that Liang Lidong knew a thing or two about, he had never heard of the other two families. However, he had to be polite. It would be blatant discrimination if he told a noble that he had never heard of the family's name.
However, Liang Lidong's good intentions were not appreciated by the other party. The sinister triangular-eyed man dragged out his tone and said in a strange tone, "City Lord, is this the brat who has eaten up 15% of your profits? I don't think he's a very good guy, except that he's pretty. How about this, mayor? I'll cripple this boy for you, and you'll give me half of the profits. What do you say? "
There were smart NPCs and stupid people. It was the same in reality. There were smart people like the mayor who could tolerate humiliation, but there were also hopeless idiots. However, Liang Lidong didn't think that the cunning triangular eyes was stupid. The guy was infuriating him … Liang Lidong didn't understand what he could gain by infuriating him. Although he couldn't figure out what the guy was up to, it was the best solution to deal with it by not following the guy's pace.
The mayor, however, began to lecture Rex. "This is the mayor's residence. Please watch your mouth, sir. We're allies now. We should let go of our previous conflicts and deal with our common enemy together. "
Rex snorted and didn't say anything else.
Uther slapped the table and said, "Mr. Beta is very good at dealing with Assassins. With him, our safety will be guaranteed. Also, it won't be so easy for the Assassins to deal with us after Barbara contracts a magic pet."
Hearing that, the three nobles who came later were all relieved. The richer and more powerful a person was, the more they were afraid of death.
Uther continued, "With Mr. Beta's participation, our combat ability will be significantly increased. What I'm most worried about is that, if the Temple of Life rescues other cities, we may have to face the army of the Temple of Life. So, I'm planning to blockade Winterwind in the name of war and prevent the Temple of Life's spies from escaping. "
"Leave this matter to me." The triangular eyed noble stood up and looked at Liang Lidong. "There's no need to seal the city. I have a way to stop the Temple of Life from rescuing people, but I need Mr. Beta's help in the early stage."
Liang Lidong was slightly surprised. He couldn't understand why he was being attacked.