In any case, although the players were extremely destructive, their role would be greatly reduced if they were divided. Therefore, in the later stages of the game, the players joined different forces because of their interests and preferences, fighting and restraining each other. The NPCs all knew that the Golden Sons were formidable, but they didn't regard them as particularly powerful forces. Grinton.
Liang Lidong hadn't expected that the matters in the game would have such a great impact on the real world, but he guessed that it was most likely related to the 'World Source' mentioned in the Persian cat's letter.
"Did anything strange happen after that?" Liang Lidong paused for a moment, then pretended to be indifferent. "For example, something related to the gods!"
"You mean the change in the godhood of the gods?" Grinton's expression was very heavy. "The change in the godhood of the gods happened in an instant. Except for a small number of people, no one found it strange. I only noticed the sudden change in the gods because of the things in my dream. I tried to investigate it afterward and found many strange traces of a battle, which definitely couldn't have been caused by mortals. A few cities even disappeared without a trace. "
Liang Lidong gestured. "Continue."
"So I deduced that a terrible war must have taken place among the gods, which even affected the human world. The gods who rose to power during the war used their divine power and laws to forcibly change the memories of all living beings in the world, making people believe that the gods in their minds were them and not some of the gods from three hundred years ago. "
Liang Lidong pondered for a moment, then asked, "Then do you know which gods changed?"
"As far as I know, the Life Goddess changed into Rose, the Storm Goddess, the Thunder God, and so on. For example, the Light Goddess and the Night Lady don't have names or portraits of them, so I don't know whether they changed their 'people' or not. " Grinton laughed sarcastically. "But what do the changes in the gods have to do with us? I spent a long time with the Golden Sons in my dream and unknowingly became an atheist. Of course, on the surface, I still need to believe in a god so that I won't be burned to death by the fanatics. "
Grinton's tone was filled with resentment. Liang Lidong didn't understand why, but he didn't want to ask. Many times. Everyone had their own secrets. Even though Liang Lidong was his subordinate in the game, the situation was reversed in the real world. According to the hierarchy in the real world, Liang Lidong's status was not as high as Liang Lidong's.
After all, Grinton was a lord. Moreover, he was a person who was about to step into the legendary realm.
Of course, Liang Lidong did not care about the other party's identity.
Right now, Liang Lidong was pondering over the information that Grinton had brought him. Many of his previous guesses were starting to make sense. Blondie and Whitey should be members of the Pantheon. If they were not Gods, they would not have chased the source of the world to Earth. This should be one of their duties as Gods.
From the myths and legends he had collected in the game, Blondie and Whitey were twins. Only the Goddess of Light and the Mistress of the Night fit the criteria. But Blondie left a message saying that the enemy was very strong, so they hid first. In other words, the current Goddess of Light and Lady of the Night were definitely not Blondie and Whitey.
Thinking of his women being bullied by others, Liang Lidong's expression turned ugly. He subconsciously clenched his fists.
On the back of his right fist, the light golden shield shaped Gemini Goddess Coat of Arms was emitting a faint magic luster.
Glinton's gaze subconsciously shifted over. Then he frowned and asked, "Beta, how many Knight titles have you made?"
"Two. One Round Table Knight and one Inferior Knight! "
Hearing this. The elf's eyes lit up, "Leave me a Round Table Knight spot!"
"No way. You are now a person who is about to step into the legendary realm, yet you still covet my Knight spot? " Liang Lidong pretended to be frightened, "Moreover, you are now the head of the Zell Family, a person with real power and an idol of the Zell Family. If the juniors of your family know that you have become a young Knight, half of them will be scared to death, and then the other half will be angered to death. "
Grinton said unhappily, "In your dreams, I became your Knight. That can't be helped. Don't think about it in reality. I am also your subordinate … This spot, I want it for my daughter. She is a elf like me. I have many human sons, but I only have one elf daughter. Naturally, I will dote on her more. "
Liang Lidong squinted at him, "Doting on her means giving her to someone else to be a Knight?"
"If she was given to an ordinary noble as a Knight, then she would naturally be at a disadvantage." Grinton said calmly, "But you are different. I know very well how much benefit I will receive after becoming your Knight. Moreover, I trust your character. Most importantly, you are gay and have no interest in women. So, I will be at ease with my daughter by your side. "
"Scram." Even if Liang Lidong had a good temperament, he was still angered by Grinton.
Grinton stood up and laughed. As he walked out of the door, he said, "My daughter will come to you in a few days. Of course, I will not take your Knight spot for nothing. If you have any problems in the future, you can come to me. After all, I am the lord now, and you are not."
Watching the gnome leave, Liang Lidong smiled. He was really happy to see his old friend from the game. However, when he thought about Blondie and Whitey, he was a little unhappy and felt a little pressured. Grinton had requested a spot for his daughter as a Knight of the Round Table, and Liang Lidong was happy to see it happen. Apart from Tina, Kail, and Uther, there were still two people missing from the Knights of the Round Table. Now that there was a suitable candidate, it was naturally a good thing.
Liang Lidong opened the internal affairs management interface. After becoming the acting village chief, he could use the internal affairs talent.
Name: Beta Liang
Position: Acting Village Chief
Territory: Reed Village
Population: 172
Security: 90
Popular Support: 60
Transportation: Extremely Bad
Environment: 32
Looking at the data, Liang Lidong immediately knew what he had to do. The first task was to deal with the transportation problem. If you want to be rich, build roads first. This also worked in the Otherworld.
Liang Lidong clicked on the aerial map that came with the internal affairs skill. Reed Village was in the center of the map, just a small dot the size of a finger. Next to Reed Village, there was a display of available resource mining sites.
"The stone from the two mountains can be used to build two quarries. There are hundreds of acres of dense forest around, which can be used to build several lumberyards … Oh, there's even an iron mine! Tsk. That's good stuff. Although iron mines aren't as valuable as gold mines, I can still make a lot of money from them. "
Reed Village was actually not poor. These three things were enough for them to mine for about a hundred years. Natural resources would run out sooner or later, but with money, industries could be upgraded. Rich places would be prosperous and attract outsiders, as long as the transportation facilities were built. They could be regarded as a transit station, and the tolls would be a significant source of tax. Also, after the natural resources were mined, they could reclaim the empty land and plant fruits. Then, they could make fruit wine or rice wine.
In the game, fruit wine and rice wine were both profitable businesses. Liang Lidong had made a lot of gold coins through the two businesses.
Having a general plan in mind, Liang Lidong went to the center of the village and rang the old bell.
The sound echoed in the village. Very soon, everybody gathered. Liang Lidong found that the old village chief and Kail were in the crowd. He looked around and said aloud, "I'm the acting village chief right now. I'm planning to develop Reed Village. Reed Village has resources, but nobody is willing to come to us because of the inconvenient transportation. So, I'm planning to build a stone road that leads to Winterwind. A road that three carriages can run side by side. "
All the villagers were surprised, because it was expensive to build a road, especially a stone one. It required a lot of gold coins.
"The stones will be replaced by the stones from the mountain to the east of the village. That mountain is ownerless, and nobody will come to us for trouble. I need a lot of labor right now. " Liang Lidong looked at the villagers down below. "You'll be paid the same as a month ago. Two copper coins a day and three meals a day. You won't be hungry. Any man above the age of 15 and above the age of 50 can register with Suha. "
The villagers all exclaimed. It was a great job. Although it might be hard, three meals a day and two copper coins a day were not bad at all. They were much kinder than the nobles in the city …
"Suha, I appoint you as the supervisor this time. You'll be responsible for recruiting workers, supervising the progress of the work, and paying the wages every day. Can you do that? "
Suha stood up. He was only sixteen, and he fell on one of his knees before Liang Lidong. Nodding his head, he replied fervently and determinedly, "I can do that, master."
All the villagers looked at Suha enviously and whispered to each other. Suha's parents straightened their backs in the crowd with great satisfaction.
"Atulun!" Liang Lidong looked at another young man. "You'll be responsible for the daily purchase of food. I'll give you a certain amount of silver coins every day according to the number of workers. You must make sure that you can buy enough food with the silver coins to feed the workers. Can you do that?"
Atulun fell on one of his knees. His expression was exactly the same as Suha's. "Master, I can definitely do that."
"Kail, you'll patrol the construction site with a few agile kids, drive away the beasts, and prevent outsiders from disturbing the work. I'll get Joan Of Arc to help you. If there's anything difficult, she'll inform me directly. "
"Belin, you'll pick a dozen hardworking girls or women from the village to cook the three meals of the workers. At the same time, you'll have to boil salt and water. Send someone to the construction site every three hours to prevent them from dehydration and heatstroke. If anyone is injured, treat them immediately with water. "
Liang Lidong looked at the four boys and girls kneeling in front of him. These four were the cream of the crop among his students. In this era where productivity was low, building roads was a huge project. If the villagers were to act on their own, the efficiency would definitely be low. Although the four of them were still young, they were much stronger than the average villager. This was the result of his half a year of teaching. With a little more training, they would be able to take charge of a task.
"We'll start tomorrow. Now, the four of you go and get ready. Atulun, come to me after dinner to get the silver coins."
After giving the order, Liang Lidong left.
After he left, the villagers surrounded the four people who were still kneeling on the ground.
The old village head stood on the periphery. He looked at his grandson smiling foolishly in the crowd, and then he smiled as well. At this moment, he understood that his choice was correct. Sir Beta could become a good village head, and even a good mayor in the future.
He slowly returned home with his crutches and sat on the rocking chair. As the rocking chair rocked gently, he stared at the brown ceiling. His eyes did not move, and no one knew where his soul had flown to.
Kail returned very quickly. He ate something and walked out. The old village head knew that his grandson was choosing his own team of road guards.
After his grandson walked out of the house, the house suddenly became quiet. The sky gradually darkened. Because there were no candles, the room was pitch black. He did not care. He just sat on the rocking chair and stared at the ceiling.
After some time, it was getting late, but Kail still had not returned. The old village head stood up from the rocking chair, took out a wind-proof oil lamp, and walked out of the village with his crutches.
The old man walked slowly and unsteadily. In a trance, he came to the front of a cave. He pushed aside the grass that was used to camouflage the entrance, and walked in with the oil lamp. Looking at the old tables and chairs that he had personally made, he walked over and couldn't help but touch them.
His vision began to blur. Through the water in front of him, everything around him seemed to be covered with a layer of white halo. He wiped away the tears in his eyes, only to find that he had begun to hallucinate.
A little Reed, about six years old, rushed in with a wooden sword in his hand. With a childish voice, he proudly announced that this was his territory. The little guy would come here every few days, dress up as a Hero, and sprint back and forth in the cave, waving the wooden sword and killing non-existent enemies.
The old Reed stretched out his hand and gently touched the little Reed. The moment his fingertips touched the little Reed's face, the translucent figure turned into countless light spots and disappeared.
The old Reed let out a long sigh and sat on the chair. When he was young, he also had a dream. He wanted to become a Hero like his ancestor and save the world. Unfortunately, he had inherited the bloodline talent of his ancestor. From beginning to end, he was no different from an ordinary person.
"But Kail is very talented. I hope he can revive our Reed family." The old Reed said to himself sadly, "Unfortunately, I won't be able to see it."
"I thought it was a gossiper who came in here, but unexpectedly it was you, the old village chief." Liang Lidong lifted the camouflage of the hole and walked in directly.