Mark's ability was quite weird. He made a dozen believers fly. Liang Lidong knew very well what it meant. It was air supremacy.
In both a large-scale war and a small-scale group battle, whoever had air supremacy would have a great advantage. However, it was very difficult to make so many people fly at the same time in the game. Flight was a rather advanced spell. The spellcasters would automatically learn it when they became Legendary at level 15. Of course, it was also possible to create flight scrolls by copying skills, but the success rate was very low, and the basic materials were very expensive. It was not cost-effective to create flight scrolls specifically.
However, Mark had the ability to fly when he was around level 10, and he could make the people around him fly … That was unusual. Even in the game, the elite players had to complete epic quests in order to acquire certain skills or specialties in advance. But were epic quests so easy to complete? In his eight years of gaming, Liang Lidong had only accepted one epic quest, and it ended in failure. Epic quests were too difficult.
If Mark didn't acquire the ability to fly based on the epic quest, he must've had a special bloodline, like Liang Lidong's Mist Manipulation.
If that was the case, Mark couldn't be simple. He hadn't attacked yet probably because of the rules. Of course, it was also possible that the ability had too many limitations and wasn't very useful in a real battle. However, Liang Lidong never counted his victory on his enemy's incompetence. He felt that he should make Mark the greatest threat.
As Liang Lidong remembered, according to the rules of the nobles, assassination was allowed. Should he find an opportunity to kill the old guy?
While he was thinking, the mayor's wife approached him and said with a smile, "Mr. Beta, you look scary. Did you come up with a dirty idea?"
He had to admit that the mayor's wife had keen instincts as a woman. Solemnly, Liang Lidong said with a smile, "Not really. It's just that the bishop is stronger than I expected. He's probably the strongest person in Winterwind."
The mayor's wife's eyes glittered. "Oh, you must've met Bishop Mark for the first time, didn't you? You can tell how strong he is? Your special bloodline ability? "
Because Liang Lidong had used Fog Manipulation in the castle half a year ago, this unique bloodline magic had left a deep impression on Uther, so he knew very well that Liang Lidong had a special bloodline. If the husband knew, the wife would naturally know as well. The mayor's wife spurred her mount closer to Liang Lidong, her body almost touching his right shoulder.
"Sort of. I can vaguely sense everyone's approximate strength. " Liang Lidong looked to the front. Uther was focused on leading the troops forward, and he did not seem interested in the content of the conversation between the two of them. "For example, madam, you are a little stronger than the city lord!"
In Liang Lidong's system notification, the castellan's wife was level 8, while the castellan was level 7. Although a higher level didn't necessarily mean a higher level was more powerful, at least the data on the interface wasn't wrong.
"Hey, you can even see that? Oh, right, call me Sophia from now on. Calling me madam is too distant. " The mayor's wife turned her head and spoke. She was a little surprised. "What kind of bloodline do you have? How can you have so many extraordinary abilities?"
Because the two of them were very close, when the mayor's wife spoke, a warm breeze would blow on Liang Lidong's face and ears, making his earlobes itch and extremely uncomfortable. It seemed that the mayor's wife was very ambiguous, as if she wanted to seduce Liang Lidong, but he knew very well that if he took it seriously, he would really be a fool.
In the game, those lustful players had suffered a lot from female NPCs, falling for all kinds of beauty traps. In fact, the most profound beauty trap was when a woman was ambiguous with you and gave you a little space to take advantage of. You thought that she was interested in you, so you gave everything to that woman. In the end, when your value had been squeezed dry, you would kick her away. If you weren't satisfied and went to settle the score with the woman, you would find that her husband had come out to support her.
Moreover, with Uther's ability, even if he didn't turn his head, he knew what was happening behind him. But he didn't do anything unusual. If it were a normal man, he would have exploded. Therefore, Liang Lidong didn't care about the mayor's wife's little flirtation. He said very calmly, "It's just the blessing of the ancestors. It's not a skill that I earned through hard work. There's nothing to be proud of."
"If only I had a child with such a bloodline." The mayor's wife put her hands together and smiled sweetly. It was really hard to believe that a woman who was already over 30 years old could make such a cute move. It didn't even look coquettish or pretentious at all.
But the more it was like this, the more wary Liang Lidong was of the mayor's wife. Acting cute was so natural. It seemed that she did this a lot … Thinking deeper, there must be countless unlucky people who fell into the trap of the mayor's wife's beauty trap. Liang Lidong didn't want to become an idiot. Moreover, although the mayor's wife was very attractive, compared to the Persian cat and Little White, she was far inferior.
She didn't even have half the charm of the two of them.
Moreover, the City Lord's wife's words had an inexplicable allure to them. If it was someone with a weak temperament, they would most likely say or think to themselves, "Why don't we just have a child like this?" However, Liang Lidong would not say that. He did not even have the chance to reply.
"Sir Beta is so cold." Seeing that Liang Lidong didn't speak for a while, the mayor's wife pouted coquettishly.
Liang Lidong sighed. He said to Uther, who was in front of him, "Mayor, keep your woman in check."
"Everything my wife does is reasonable." Uther turned back. "It's your fortune that she's interested in you. Don't be ungrateful."
Hearing this, the mayor's wife laughed so hard that the two lumps of fat on her body jiggled.
Liang Lidong, on the other hand, smiled. This couple had a tacit understanding. Generally speaking, using beauty traps could easily hurt one's own side. Either the woman fell in love with the victim, or the woman's lover or husband would easily get jealous. Over time, it would lead to conflict. Uther's words were enough to prove his trust in his wife.
After laughing, the mayor's wife stopped trying to seduce Liang Lidong. Instead, she urged her horse to put some distance between them. Then she said, "Actually, we're very interested in the origin of your bloodline. It's a pity that Barbara already has someone she likes. Otherwise, we would definitely think of a way to get her pregnant with your child. But Kail is also a good child. He also has a good bloodline. The only pity is that his bloodline is a little thin. "
Nobles valued their bloodline very much. Liang Lidong finally understood why Uther had agreed to let his daughter marry the descendant of a village nobleman. He asked, "Madam, do you know the origin of Kail's bloodline?"
"Isn't he the descendant of the legendary hero Kite Reed?" The mayor's wife pouted unhappily. "I told you to call me Sophia. Why can't you remember?"
"Forget it. Just call me Madam," Liang Lidong said, a look of surprise on his face. "Is Kail really Kite's descendant? You didn't make it up to make yourself look good? "
The mayor's wife said slowly, "The Longman family has hundreds of years of history in Winterwind. The major events around the city are recorded in our family's library. One of them is that Kite Reed settled in Reed's village. It was quite a sensation. "
Special bloodlines were usually recessive genes. Not all the descendants could activate their special abilities. The village leader was an ordinary person, but Kail was very strong and had great potential. Special bloodlines meant a better starting point. The noble families with some foresight would always try to recruit those with special bloodlines into their families so that their families would be strong enough to survive for generations to come.
Liang Lidong asked the mayor's wife more questions about Kail, but the mayor's wife said that she didn't know much either.
Not long after, the team arrived at the entrance at the foot of the gold mine. The place seemed to be empty and unguarded, but Liang Lidong was very clear that there were at least seven hidden sentries around the mountain. Presumably, everyone was equipped with a strong bow and could cross fire. Anyone who tried to force their way in would most likely die here if they did not have outstanding strength and skills.
The dozens of people walked up the mountain along the path and soon reached the entrance of the gold mine.