Uther was involved in Gavin's humiliation of Mark the day before. Uther felt that his blood was freezing when he thought of the guy's marvelous causality. A pure Warrior was never short of courage, but he did not want to be burned, fallen, or drowned in his sleep for no good reason. Beta, the red priest, had been his top enemy, but now that Beta had become his master, Mark immediately took his place and became a great threat to him.
Moreover, for Karma Law Theurgy to be effective, the difference in Willpower between the enemy and himself had to be overcome. Now that Uther's strength had greatly increased, even his Willpower had been corrected. For the time being, Mark's Karma Law Theurgy would not be of much use against him. However, this did not mean that Mark would not be able to deal with Uther in the future. After all, the speed at which Priests leveled up was higher than that of physical professions.
Therefore, Uther paid a lot of attention to Mark and sent a lot of people to inquire about him. Winterwind was Uther's territory after all, and he had a natural home advantage here. Very soon, he found traces of Mark's whereabouts. Then, following the investigation, he found Mark's hideout very soon.
"According to my intelligence, Mark is only followed by six Priests, two of whom may be Battle Priests." Uther's face was filled with murderous intent. "Although Mark knows the Causality Law Divine Incantation, I don't think this kind of divine incantation is very strong in a frontal battle. The few of us, the elites of the Guild of Assassins, the guardians of the Hibiscus family, and the elite heavy infantry under my command will surround this place. I don't think it will be a problem for us to charge in and chop Mark into pieces."
Gavin turned around and said to Tina, who was restless, "Daughter, you go upstairs first. I'll come to you later."
Tina was not used to this kind of situation. The murderous aura that Uther exuded had no effect on the others, but to a delicate young girl like her, it was quite a heavy pressure. She looked at Liang Lidong ambiguously. Then, she nodded as if she had been greatly honored and walked to the stairs quickly.
Watching his daughter disappear around the corner of the stairs, Gavin asked Uther, "But we should all know a rule. Before there is definite evidence of treason, the nobles of Hollevin cannot use a large number of private troops to attack another noble. Assassination is allowed. Mark was a priest of the Church of Life. But at the same time, he is also a member of the nobles of Hollevin. If we mobilize a large number of soldiers to kill him, we may be faced with a real problem. In fact, the nobles will use this as an excuse to chew us to the bone. "
Gavin's worry was very reasonable. Liang Lidong had also been a lord, and he knew very well that if he used a large number of soldiers or private soldiers to attack other nobles for no reason, he would be viewed as an enemy by even more nobles. They would take this opportunity to divide the profits of the attacker and use their families as slaves or prostitutes … In the game, Liang Lidong's territory was attacked by several surrounding nobles at the same time, not because he violated this rule, but because the agricultural and commercial taxes he collected were too low, causing damage to the interests of the surrounding nobles.
The law does not punish the majority. This unspoken rule seemed to be effective in any world and any plane. Even if Liang Lidong did nothing wrong, when several nobles of several territories attacked one noble together, he could only be the one at fault. Then, according to the situation at the time, he should be the one in the wrong … At that time, many of the nobles who were watching from the sidelines were waiting for Liang Lidong to be destroyed, laughing at him. In the end, the tables were turned. Not only did Liang Lidong withstand the attacks of the allied nobles, but he also managed to survive. Had it not been for the prophecy incident, Liang Lidong would've crushed the alliance of nobles a long time ago!
The Longman family had been operating in Winterwind for hundreds of years. Of course, they knew the rule. Uther said with a smile, "I'm well aware of this unwritten rule among the nobles. I don't intend to send anyone to deal with him. If it's less than twenty people, the other nobles will have nothing to say. They can't find a reason. "
Uther slapped the table and said, "We will each send out two or three of our strongest subordinates. In total, there will not be more than 20 people. With Sir Betta's amazing fog magic, I believe it will not be difficult to deal with Mark and his six priests."
Everybody looked at Liang Lidong. Sophia glanced at him and then moved her eyes away as if nothing had happened.
Liang Lidong said slowly, "The fog spell is indeed useful, but only if our opponents are not too outrageous. The plan that Mayor Uther proposed just now is not bad under normal circumstances, but I don't think that the six Priests around Mark will be easy to deal with. "
Uther frowned and asked, "Why?"
The others also stared at Liang Lidong curiously. This time, Sophia finally looked him in the eye. There seemed to be ripples in her eyes.
"It involves some secrets from hundreds of years ago." Liang Lidong said, "I wonder, have you ever heard of the God of Shadows or the Spider Queen?"
Everyone shook their heads.
The corners of Liang Lidong's mouth rose slightly, and he said with a strange smile, "Three hundred years ago, there was a goddess who controlled the godhood of darkness and conspiracy. She was also known as the Spider Queen, and this goddess's name was Rose!"
Once he said that, everyone present took a deep breath. There was only one name in the world, and it was impossible for someone with the same name to appear. Gavin slapped his face with all his strength and asked with an incredulous expression, "Are you sure? Rose is the Goddess of Life, a good goddess. How could she be the God of Shadows, a goddess who sounds like an evil god?"
Everyone else had the same question.
Liang Lidong smiled strangely. "I don't know what happened in the Heavenly World and the Devil World three hundred years ago, but according to my clan's records, the Goddess of Life three hundred years ago was Eliya, and Rose was the Goddess of Shadows. But for a period of time, the clan's records disappeared. By the time there were records, Rose had already become the Goddess of Life, while Goddess Eliya had disappeared without a trace. No one in the world sang her name anymore."
In order to make his words more believable, Liang Lidong had fabricated a clan that didn't exist.
At that moment, everyone's expression became strange, but the atmosphere was very quiet. No one wanted to speak. For ordinary mortals, this kind of information was not a good thing. If they were dragged into a religious war, it would be very troublesome.
Uther dared to confront the Temple head-on because both sides were fighting for the gold mine, which was also because of the benefits of the mortal world. At that time, gods couldn't help their believers. The concept of gods not interfering in worldly disputes was deeply rooted in everyone's hearts. But if the matter of the Goddess of Life disappearing and Rose replacing her spread out, it wouldn't be a matter of benefits, but a matter of belief.
Not only would the believers of the Goddess of Life go crazy, they would also find trouble with them. Moreover, the current Goddess of Life Rose would definitely join in and deal with them.
They absolutely couldn't spread this information.
After a long while, it was Uther who spoke. "Your Excellency Betta, you are harming us."
"I am not harming you. I still have something to say." Liang Lidong looked around and saw that everyone had conflicted expressions. He shrugged his shoulders in embarrassment and continued to speak. "Many of Rose's believers have a special ability. When they are seriously injured or on the verge of death, they transform into human-faced spiders, which greatly increases their combat strength. Moreover, they are born with Spider Web, Cocoon, Spider Poison, Fast Movement, and other magic or specialties. They possess formidable long-range and close-range combat abilities. "
Uther suddenly thought of something. "Now that you mention it, Sir. "I remember that a few months ago, when we were clearing the gold mine cave, we saw a few human-faced spider corpses. I thought they were monsters that grew naturally in the cave, but they turned out to be Priests of the Church of Life. "
Liang Lidong said, "You can pretend that you don't know about the Goddess of Life, but you must pay attention to the fact that Mark and his Priest may turn into human-faced spiders. Human-faced spiders are afraid of fire, so if Miss Barbara can join our battle. She will definitely be of great use. "
Uther and Sophia looked at each other and nodded slightly.
"It's fine for Barbara to join the battle." Uther sighed slightly. "But I hope that you can send out two or three of your strongest people, as long as there are no more than twenty of us. I will have those intelligence agents continue to monitor Mark, and tomorrow night, we will … "
"Wait!" Liang Lidong interrupted Uther. He said, "It's best not to fight Rose's believers at night. She has the Shadow Divine Spark, and in the dark of the night, she will have special abilities stronger. Her believers are the same, and they will be much stronger at night than during the day. Personally, I suggest attacking Mark and the others at noon, when their abilities will be weakened to a certain extent. "
Katerina said, "But it's not convenient for us to assassinate and raid during the day."
"Under Sir Beta's fog magic, there is no such thing as day and night, and it will be difficult for others to see us." Uther thought of what had happened a few days ago, and his expression was one of pain. "Since this is what you guys have said, we plan to attack Mark's hiding place at noon tomorrow. Before that, I hope everyone can find some helpers. The stronger the better."
Katerina and Gavin nodded.
Liang Lidong said, "I'm alone, and I can't find suitable help."
"Sir Beta doesn't need it!" At this time, Sophia, who had been silent, said, "As long as you use fog magic, you will have the help of a dozen more powerful professions, because when the time comes, you only need to support us from the rear."
Liang Lidong looked at the mayor's wife, who lowered her head and avoided his gaze.
"Okay, then let's do this."
Liang Lidong clicked his tongue in his heart. It seemed that the aftereffects of him ravaging her towering snow mountain a few days ago had appeared, and he was being treated as a sex maniac. However, Liang Lidong did not regret his actions at that time. If he had not done this, how could he have forced Uther to become his Knight?
But thinking about it carefully, Liang Lidong had to admit that Sophia's hands were really good, just a little worse than the Persian cat and Whitey.
Then, the temporary meeting ended, and everyone returned to their own floors to rest.
The mayor and the mayor's wife returned to the bedroom together. The latter sat on the bed and let out a long sigh, as if all the pressure she had just felt was released.
"You've been a little off these days?" Uther sat next to his wife and said worriedly, "Especially when you see Beta. You seem to be very afraid of him!"
Sophia's body stiffened for a moment, then she relaxed and said helplessly, "This is very normal, okay? He is the second man to really touch my body. After so many years, this is the first time I have encountered something like this. It is normal to be a little afraid of him. Moreover, we are both his Knight now. What if he is interested in me? We have no ability to refuse him. "
Looking at his wife's weak appearance, Uther felt a pang in his heart. Ever since he knew Sophia, this strange woman had always been confident and proud. She was very confident in her own charm, and she could play with all men in the world except her husband in the palm of her hand. But now, she had begun to fear another man. He could feel that this had caused a great blow to her spirit.
Uther let out a long sigh and said, "In fact, it's all my fault. If I hadn't been greedy for Beta's 15%, overestimating my strength and underestimating his strength, this would have led to this situation, and you would have been frightened and suffered a loss. Although we may not have the chance to get back at him in the future, I will protect you and never let him touch you again. "
Sophia smiled happily and then snuggled on her husband's shoulder.
At this moment, her heart was filled with a strong sense of guilt. She was indeed afraid of the red priest, but not because she was afraid that the red priest would do something bad to her. Her body and heart were actually expecting the red priest to do something bad to her.
Because of this, she was afraid of having such thoughts. She felt very dirty, and she felt even more sorry for her husband. Every night when she went to sleep, she would dream of that day. The red priest played with her 'snow mountain' with a cold and cruel expression. Although it was a dream, the dream was very real. Her snow mountain could not only feel the strength of the red priest's claws, but also his fingerprints and palm prints!
In the dream, Sophia's body longed for the red priest to go further. Her body produced a black hole of emptiness, and she needed the red priest to forcefully fill it. Then, the red priest became a powerful conqueror, conquering her white snow mountain, pink mountains, and everything else!
The desire and joy in the dream turned into emptiness and guilt when she woke up. If that was all, it would have been fine. A dream was just a dream, and it could not be treated as real. But in the past two days, she found that whenever she saw Beta, the snow mountain she had grabbed would heat up, and her whole body would become strange. So she tried not to look at him to suppress her rather bad physiological reaction.
She was very puzzled now, why she had become like this!