Gavin, sweating profusely, put on a simple smile when he saw Liang Lidong. When a fatty showed such a smile, it would give people a sense of closeness, making people feel relaxed and safe. However, Liang Lidong knew very well that if Gavin were as kind and simple as he appeared, he would've been swallowed by other nobles in Winterwind.
"You have to explain to me why you shot an arrow at me." Liang Lidong shook his wrist, and the Fake Emperor Fallen Sword appeared in his hand. "If you explain it well, I'll spare you. If you don't, I don't mind cutting you into a human stick."
Gavin wiped the greasy sweat on his forehead and swallowed. Then he said, "Mr. Beta, please listen to me. The mayor can die, but his wife can't. Although the castellan's wife's surname is Longman now, her name was Aristotle before she married. "
Liang Lidong raised his eyebrow. "The Aristotle family of Warlocks in the capital?"
Gavin nodded hard. "It won't be a problem if only the mayor is dead, but it will be more serious if something happens to his wife. If you've heard of the Aristotle family, you should know how they operate. Winterwind will be in big trouble if anything happens to the mayor's wife. "
Hearing the family, even Liang Lidong, as one of the best players in the game, was rather scared! Warlocks had multiple branches, but the most troublesome one was the Demon Warlock, who could make use of the power of devils and even summon devils to the real world. If the Summoner profession focused on quantity, then the Demon Warlock was a summoner that focused on quality.
Speaking of the Aristotle Family, one had to mention the Beast Tamer Beifeng, who was extremely famous among the players and could make male players stop in their tracks and female players turn around and run away in fear.
When the players first entered the game, the Aristotle family was already a decent family, but it wasn't very strong. It was the family best at demon summoning in Winterwind. They were decent and no different from regular nobles. Then, one day, Beifeng completed his job quest and joined the Aristotle Family as a player. After that, the family changed …
Generally speaking, a Demon Warlock could only summon one devil. However, after Beifeng joined the Aristotle family for less than three years, almost all the Demon Warlocks in the family had three to four devils. However, the strange thing was that the newly added demons were all cubs, especially the player Beifeng. He actually had an adult Cerberus with him, as well as five small Cerberus. Logically speaking, the demon cubs shouldn't be able to pass the barrier between the real world and the Realm of Devils. Then, where did the new devils come from?
It became one of the most fascinating mysteries in the early stage of the game. Until one day, a Beast King-type Hunter who was proficient in the language of beasts actually heard those young Cerberi call Beifeng 'Daddy'. Extremely shocked, he secretly followed Beifeng for six months. Finally, he managed to use the video recording technique that came with the game to capture the scene of Beifeng interacting with the female Cerberi. This scene almost blinded him.
After the video was uploaded to the forums, the entire internet was in an uproar. From then on, Beifeng gained the title of 'Beast Tamer'. From then on, the Aristotle Family became strange. All the direct bloodline members of the family began to have a bit of bestial aura. They did things impulsively, and they would attack without saying a word. It would be fine if they were alone, but they would often be followed by a few demons of different sizes. They were a bug-type profession that was invincible in one-on-one fights among those of the same level.
Liang Lidong had never dealt with Beifeng before, and he did not want to deal with this kind of person. It was said that as long as one saw Beifeng's face, one's eyes would be blinded, and all magic resistance would be rendered useless. It was even scarier than the Law of Causality.
However, this was reality and not a game. Logically speaking, there shouldn't be someone like Beifeng who would lead the 'Aristotle Family' down the path of evil.
Thinking of the Aristotle family's shitty nature in the game, Liang Lidong's confidence faltered. "Is the castellan's wife a direct descendant of the Aristotle family?"
"A collateral descendant!" Gavin sighed and said, "Although she's a collateral descendant, considering how protective the Aristotle family is, Winterwind will be in danger if she is hurt."
Liang Lidong asked, "How many demons does a member of the Aristotle family have right now?"
Gavin was a little confused. He asked curiously, "Aren't Demon Warlocks only able to summon one demon? If they're lucky enough to contract a magic pet, they'll have two summoned beasts. "
Hearing this, Liang Lidong heaved a sigh of relief. It seemed that Beifeng's evil ways hadn't spread to the real world, which was a good thing.
After learning the castellan's wife's original name, Liang Lidong realized how she got her succubus bloodline. Some Demon Warlocks could summon Succubi. This kind of female Demon that absorbed essence as food was very willing to have a negative distance relationship with their master. The Aristotle Family was a famous Warlock Family, so it wasn't strange for them to summon Succubi and let them give birth to offspring.
"Are you afraid that the Aristotle family will come after you? That's why you don't want me to kill the castellan's wife?" Liang Lidong was slightly confused. "The Guelph family is as good as the Aristotle family. Why are you scared of them?"
"That was a hundred years ago, when our family was at its peak. Of course, we weren't scared." Gavin shook his head with a bitter smile. "But it's different now. The bloodline of the Aristotle family is getting stronger and stronger, and the Guelph family is declining. It's not obvious on the surface, but a lot of people have their eyes on us. They're just waiting for us to reveal our weakness."
Liang Lidong was about to say something, but he suddenly shook his head and looked to the right. "Come out. There's no need to hide anymore, Ms. Katerina."
Under the bright moonlight, a shadow twisted in the shadow of a tree on the right side of the road. Then, a woman with mature, alluring curves walked out in black. She walked over and took off her black veil. Puzzled, she asked, "Sir, how did you find me?"
"It's a secret," Liang Lidong said calmly.
Then, he looked at fatty Gavin. "You asked her to come here?"
"As expected of Mr. Beta. You guessed it right," Gavin said with a smile, "I invited you two here to talk about necromancers."
Liang Lidong was somewhat confused. "Then why didn't you inform the castellan?"
Gavin still smiled honestly. "Because he's no longer qualified. He's now Mr. Beta's Knight … I don't talk business with other people's subordinates."
Liang Lidong clicked his tongue. Gavin now believed that he was stronger than the castellan, but in reality, if he hadn't defeated the castellan just now, he would've been despised by this guy. Winner takes all. That was the iron rule among the nobles. Most of the time, the so-called noble alliances or noble friends wouldn't help you out when you were unlucky. As long as they didn't kick you when you were down, it was already very kind.
Encountering such a noble friend who didn't kick you when you were down, you had to continue befriending him. After all, there were too few such people among the nobles.
In the battle between Liang Lidong and the castellan, Gavin barely helped neither side. He could be considered a noble that could continue befriending him. As for the other person, Katerina, Liang Lidong couldn't understand what she was thinking.
"I remember that you were hired by the castellan, right? Why didn't you appear when I was fighting him? Or rather, didn't you attack me?" Liang Lidong asked the female Assassin. "If you were included, I might not be a match for the castellan."
"You used to be our employer, and we, the Assassin's Guild, have a rule. After completing the task of injuring the employer, we will never harm the employer for half a year, whether or not anyone hired us!"
There was a smile in Katerina's eyes. "But when you toyed with the castellan's wife just now, you were very skilled. You should've been through hundreds of battles, but why can't I see on your face that you're still a virgin?"
Liang Lidong couldn't possibly say that when he was still on Earth, he had "spiritual intercourse" with Blondie and Whitey many times in his dreams. Although they didn't actually do anything, his theoretical knowledge was already at an expert level.
Gavin coughed and interrupted their conversation. "If you want to flirt, you can do whatever you want after I leave. But for now, let's get back to the topic at hand. I have some ideas about the necromancer, but I don't dare to alert the enemy. I will only do it when I'm 100% sure. So, I need your help! "
Liang Lidong heard something. "The necromancer is related to the Guelph family?"
Gavin's face was a little ugly: "Yes!"