There was a fresh earthy smell in the dungeon. Little Jessica leaned against the mud wall and sat on the ground. Since her master had left, the dungeon was now pitch black. Only a beam of light shone down from the dungeon like a pillar of light.
The dungeon was very quiet, so quiet that it was a little scary. Little Jessica held her head in her hands. She was waiting for her master to return. If her master did not come back, it meant that something had happened to her master, and she would starve to death here.
Death was not a problem at all for little Jessica, who had been a vagrant for seven years. What she was most afraid of now was wandering alone again.
Loneliness was scarier than death.
But fortunately, the little girl's tragic emotions would not affect a person's luck. After about an hour of waiting, the exit of the dungeon was dug a little wider. Then, a young man with dazzling blonde hair came out of the hole, his smile as bright as the sun.
"Come out, it's time for us to go!"
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Six days later, a young Spell Caster in a red robe came to Northshire Town. He was followed by a little maid.
Northshire Town was a small town. There were no good natural products here, so it had never been famous. However, two years ago, the Church of the Goddess of Storm suddenly came and stationed here. They built a church and spread the teachings of the Goddess of Storm. After that, more and more professionals passed by or used this place as a base to adventure nearby.
At first, the residents here were curious as to why those professionals would take a fancy to this remote place. However, after a while, they finally learned that there was a rare magical material growing on the cliff of the high mountains outside Northshire Town. This magical material was very valuable, but it was also very difficult to harvest.
This was also the reason why the Church of the Goddess of Storm built a shrine here. After level-5, the priests of the Church of the Goddess of Storm could summon flying Wind Elementals as servants. These Wind Elementals could harvest the magical materials on the cliff without any danger.
Therefore, the Church of the Goddess of Storm was the richest force in Northshire Town. They were overflowing with wealth.
After Liang Lidong arrived in Northshire Town, he was soon targeted by people with ulterior motives. They were from the Church of the Goddess of Storm. This was very normal. It would be strange if a force that resided here did not investigate after learning that there was a foreign expert.
The best hotel in Northshire Town was full of professionals and seemed a little noisy. When Liang Lidong walked in, it instantly became quiet for a while. Then, those people continued to talk about their own affairs.
Due to the lack of magical materials, Northshire Town was now a chaotic place. Although most of the magical materials had been taken away by the Goddess of Storms, the remaining ones were worth 4 gold coins each, and that was the price of harvesting them. If he kept the magic materials for a period of time, then took them out after a few months. It could rise to eight gold coins per stalk.
This magic material was a white plant with a beautiful name called Snow Melted Flower. It grew in three months, and every time before it died, it would disappear like snow being melted by the sun. That was how it got its name.
Liang Lidong came here to buy Melting Snow Flowers. Although it was not the time to collect Melting Snow Flowers, there should be a lot of stock in the market, just that the price was slightly higher.
Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Liang Lidong and his maidservant paid two gold coins as a deposit to the innkeeper. Then, they checked into the best room in the hotel.
After they went upstairs, the hotel was filled with people discussing him in whispers.
"The gold coins were taken out from his spatial equipment. He's a spatial Mage." A person with such sharp eyes was definitely a Rogue.
"Fair skin, disgusting arrogance that only nobles have. He's definitely a descendant of a great noble."
"His mental power is very strong, and he's quite strong. In Northshire Town, maybe only the Saintess of Storms can suppress him."
Soon, such discussions and intelligence flowed through different channels to the leaders of various forces.
After eating and resting for a while, Liang Lidong asked Joan Of Arc and Jessica to go out to collect intelligence at the same time. At about night, Joan Of Arc and Jessica both returned. Liang Lidong summarized the intelligence they had collected and came to the following conclusions.
First, there were six forces in Northshire Town. The strongest was the Goddess of Storms, followed by the Silver Sword Mercenaries. The local lord's power was overthrown.
Second, a year ago, a miracle happened in the Goddess of Storms and they appointed a Saintess.
Third, most of the Melting Snow Flowers were in the hands of the Goddess of Storms and were very expensive.
Fourth, the Goddess of Storms was very popular among the civilians and often did good deeds. But surprisingly, they were very averse to professionals.
Fifth, the Saintess of Storms was only fourteen years old. She was very beautiful and was said to be capable of prophecy.
Looking at the five pieces of information, Liang Lidong nodded his head. On the smooth tawny table, a map of forces in Northshire Town had been formed in his head. It was a habit that he had developed after being a lord in the game for years. Although it didn't seem to be very useful now, it was very useful for him to sort out intelligence and his own actions.
Jessica went to bed after the meal. After all, she was still young, and she was naturally tired after accompanying Liang Lidong on the bumpy trip and inquiring for information for an entire afternoon. But in fact, she didn't feel tired at all. In the young mind of a little girl, everybody had to show their value in order to be needed.
Now that she hadn't grown a big bun, and she didn't have to mop the floor or do laundry, it was naturally her duty to run errands for her master.
Since she had something to do, it meant that her master wouldn't abandon her easily.
In the game, Liang Lidong had been to Northshire Town with his cousin and the others for an elite mission to annihilate the dark elves. At that time, his cousin had already become a Dragon Knight and was very strong. It was supposed to be a troublesome mission, and the enemies were very strong, but he crushed them all by himself. Then, the video was posted on the forum. Since then, the Dragon Knight class immediately became more popular than the Great Swordsman class.
Unfortunately, his cousin was the only Dragon Knight in the game. No one else could become a Dragon Knight!
Liang Lidong drew the map of Northshire from memory. He looked at it for a long time with a nostalgic feeling, and his face was filled with sorrow.
The next day … Liang Lidong visited the Goddess of Storms with his little maid, planning to buy some magic materials from them. However, to prevent other people from deducing his alchemy formula, he planned to buy a few more magic materials to cover it up.
The Goddess of Storms Temple was very large, much larger than Liang Lidong's Woking Temple.
The main entrance of the temple was made of bright gold boulders. Liang Lidong walked up and looked through the hall of the temple. At the deepest part of the prayer hall, he saw a girl with short brown hair. She was leading a group of believers in prayer on the platform with her eyes closed.
Her skin was fair and smooth, and her left hair was tied up with a bright red ribbon, which looked very cute. The red ribbon was a little long, sticking to her face and falling on her slightly protruding collarbone.
The girl was wearing a very strange white dress. Her body was petite and she looked extremely weak. Anyone who saw her would feel protective.
She was the prettiest human girl that Liang Lidong had ever seen. She was even prettier than most elves. The only drawback was that she was flat …
Also, the girl had a sacred and otherworldly vibe. Liang Lidong estimated that the girl's Charm growth was at least 12, possibly 14. She must have a special bloodline. It would be perfect to be a Paladin.
However, Liang Lidong left after a few glances. He had seen too many beautiful women. Not to mention Blondie and Whitey, Goddess Woking alone was already beyond the reach of ordinary people.
Jessica saw the girl too. She stood there and looked at her enviously. That girl didn't want to be beautiful.
However, seeing that her master had left, she hurried to chase after him.
Liang Lidong walked to the side door on the right. If a temple had anything to sell, it would be sold secretly at the back. This was an unwritten rule in all churches.
Liang Lidong soon came to the back door of the Goddess of Storms Temple. As he expected, there stood a man in a bright yellow robe. He looked more like a merchant than a cleric.
"I'm here to buy twenty Snow Melted Flowers of the best quality. I'd like to check them on the spot. Name your price."
Seeing Liang Lidong's clothes, the cleric said respectfully, "Honorable Mage, please follow me."
Although he was backed by the Goddess of Storms, the cleric knew very well who he could piss off and who he had to treat as an elder.
Entering the temple and climbing two flights of stairs, Liang Lidong soon saw what he was looking for, which was a room full of white, dried plants. Liang Lidong picked twenty of the best plants and asked for the price.
Seven gold coins for one plant … Twenty plants would be a hundred and forty gold coins. Even robbery wouldn't be that fast. Liang Lidong, who didn't care much about money, felt that his heart was aching.
One hundred and forty gold coins were almost ten kilograms in weight … The preacher, who did not have much power, was carrying a bag of gold coins and smiled quite happily. "Sir, you are the most generous guest we have received in the past few months. How about this? I'll provide intelligence in private. Considering your generosity, I'll ask you a question for free. How about it? "
Liang Lidong chuckled too. He didn't think much of what the cleric said, but he still said, "I'm told that there's a Holy Lady in the Goddess of Storms Temple. Can you tell me about her?"
"A Holy Lady!" The clergyman's expression immediately became a little strange. He didn't seem to want to talk about this topic, but after a moment of hesitation, he still said, "You should have seen it when you came. Our Saintess is still a little girl, and she is also the most beautiful person we have ever seen. But we all kind of hate her. "
"Why? Is she a bad person?"
"Not exactly. She's very nice, but her words are too accurate. That's why we're all scared of her."
Liang Lidong was rather curious. It was his instinct as a top player to collect special intelligence. He took out a silver coin from his Backpack and gave it to the cleric. "Can you tell me what's going on?"
The cleric put the silver coins into his wide sleeves silently, as if nothing had happened. Then he said, "Our Holy Lady's name is Emma Watson. She should be the most beautiful girl in Hollevin. Two years ago, before she became a Holy Lady, there were too many people who wanted to marry her, from old men to young men."
"After she became a Holy Lady, nobody dared to harass her anymore." The clergyman's face was full of admiration, but soon his expression became weird. "She also received the prophecy from the goddess, and her predictions were accurate every time. We were all happy at first, but then we started to get scared. No one dared to ask her to prophesy for them anymore."
"Why?" Liang Lidong put another silver coin in the cleric's hand.
"It all started about a year ago. We had a good kid here, one year older than the Holy Lady. He was responsible for the safety of the temple. One day, when he was on patrol, he happened to run into the Holy Lady, who was coming out of the temple for a walk. After looking at him for a while, the Holy Lady suddenly said that if the kid went to the river to fetch water in three days, he would slip and drown."
"Because we all knew that the Holy Lady was capable of prophecy, the kid naturally took it to heart. On the third day, he stayed at home all day, trying to avoid the Holy Lady's prophecy."
"But he still died."
Liang Lidong gave him another silver coin. "How did he die?"
Holding the silver coin in his hand, the cleric said with some fear on his face, "The kid's house was built halfway up a hill. But in the evening, for some reason, the whole house suddenly 'slipped' down the hill and sank into the water. As a result, the kid drowned in the river."
"Similar things happened to the butcher, the shoemaker, and the sheriff." The cleric sighed gloomily. "The Holy Lady predicted how they would die, and they tried to escape to avoid their own deaths, but none of them succeeded. The most pitiful one was the sheriff. The Holy Lady said that he would die in his own bed, so he immediately left home in a carriage and fled to the forest a hundred miles away. Do you know what happened?"
Another silver coin was shoved into his hands.
"The sheriff encountered a giant flying magical beast in the wild and was taken away as prey. As a result, when the magical beast flew over our town, it accidentally threw the sheriff down … He fell onto his own bed and became minced meat."
"Since then, we never dared to approach the Holy Lady casually, and the Holy Lady stopped predicting our deaths."
"That's actually better. Our deaths are all determined by God. We just need to wait for that day to come. If we try to change our fate by force, we will be hurt even more."
After saying that, the cleric left.
Liang Lidong, on the other hand, chuckled softly. Prophecy of certain death?
When humans learned prophecy, they would only be able to see some fragments. However, if they knew how they would die, they would be able to prevent the same thing from happening again. Even the Goddess of Fate wouldn't be able to completely control the fate of humans … In other words, those people's deaths were all man-made.
The Holy Lady?
Hehe!