Most intelligent creatures were members of the Appearance Association. Liang Lidong's Charm growth was very high. With a Charm value of 10.5, coupled with the hidden bonus of his talent, Aristocratic Temperament, he was quite attractive to most women. It wasn't strange for the young Priestess to be aroused by him when he called her a beautiful lady.
Liang Lidong followed the young Priestess to the side hall of the temple. There were few people here, only several sculptures of the Nether God were carved on the walls.
The young Priestess clapped her hands. Three short ones, two long ones, and two short ones, the Nether God sculpture in the middle was lifted. A black-robed Priestess appeared inside, and she said coldly to the outside, "Come in."
Liang Lidong walked through the secret door of the sculpture. The young Priestess's face was still slightly red. She looked at the secret door that was about to close and hesitated to speak. After the secret door closed, she let out a long sigh. Her face was full of disappointment and loss.
After entering the secret door, Liang Lidong saw another secret passage that did not seem to lead directly to the Great Necropolis. After following the black-robed priest for a short distance, Liang Lidong saw a small basement. There was a magicite lamp hanging from the ceiling. Under the dark red light that resembled the setting sun, Liang Lidong saw four people.
Emma, Alice, Kail, and Ignatsu.
Emma and the others were naturally overjoyed to see Liang Lidong. They surrounded him and asked about the situation, but Ignatsu looked calm.
After they finished talking about their situation, Ignatsu walked over and said to Liang Lidong, "Your Excellency, it's nice to meet you, but I have a question that I need you to explain."
"Go ahead." Liang Lidong looked at the second prince with a very calm expression, as if he were meeting an ordinary person.
In fact, Liang Lidong didn't trust the second prince that much, even though he had hidden Emma and the others. Having been in the game for eight years, Liang Lidong had long been extremely wary of these politicians. The reason was simple: Liang Lidong had never seen a politician who was truly clean. Actually, they were just squeezing out your value.
Of course, Liang Lidong was not one of those angry youths. He understood that in a world where the strong preyed on the weak, sometimes he could be used by others. It was also a kind of happiness. At most, they could use it again and see who was more skilled.
However, in such an environment, it was impossible to talk about trust. That would seem very exaggerated.
The second prince saw Liang Lidong's expression, and a strange look flashed across his eyes. He then asked, "According to my messenger's report, Your Excellency seemed to have entered the palace last night, and then left without doing anything."
The Second Prince's words sounded casual, but everyone could hear a hint of killing intent in them.
Liang Lidong looked at the other party's confident face, then looked around and said with a smile, "If I'm wrong, are those assassins hiding in the dark? And the Exorcist will chop me into minced meat? "
The second prince was stunned for a moment before he burst out laughing. "Your Excellency, you really like to joke. It's not minced meat, it's not even ashes left."
Hearing this, Emma was shocked. "Second Brother, what do you mean?"
Alice and Kail immediately stood next to Liang Lidong. After saying that, Emma also took two steps back and moved closer to Liang Lidong.
The second prince looked at the three people's actions and was a little annoyed. The three of them were all rare experts. Emma's identity as the Saintess aside, as long as he used her well, he could attract the powerful help of the Shrine of Storms. As for Kail and Alice, although their battle prowess didn't seem strong on the surface, their true battle prowess was comparable to the Masters under him and his most elite guards.
That was why he risked being discovered by the eldest prince and hid the three of them. In his imagination, since he had done them such a great favor, the three of them should stand on his side in case of trouble. He did not expect them to still stand on their companions' side without the slightest hesitation.
The second prince felt a little heartache, especially since his beloved sister had distanced herself from him. There was nothing in this world more painful than this. He let out a long sigh and suppressed his anger. Then he said, "I'm just playing it safe. After all, your companion entered the palace last night. If he made some kind of agreement with that king-slayer, we'll be the ones to suffer in the end."
The second prince's words were very reasonable. Although Emma and the others trusted Liang Lidong very much, they also looked at him, hoping that he could give an answer.
Liang Lidong looked at the second prince's concerned expression and smiled inwardly. Although the second prince hid it very well, he could still see that the prince seemed to be hostile towards him.
For someone who aimed for the throne, it was an instinct to collect talents. The second prince was the same. Needless to say, his sister was a Master-level Saintess. Whether it was her ability or the power she represented, she could help him. Kail looked like a calm and kind young man. Once he became friends or subordinates with such a person, there was no possibility of him betraying him.
As for Alice, he had met her and knew that she was Grinton's daughter. Grinton, the strongest spearman and lanced rider in Hollevin, who was about to become a Legend, was very important. As long as they could make Alice feel good about herself, they might be able to get help from Grinton, a quasi-legendary hero of the neutral party.
Of course, if he could hook her up, then the throne would definitely be secured. Everybody knew how terrifying Grinton, a quasi-legendary professional, was.
However, the second prince also knew that it was unlikely to hook up with Alice. He could see that Alice's mind was all on Kail. Half-elves and elves were the same. As long as they had set their sights on a man, there was almost no possibility that they would change their minds.
However, he discovered that the three of them trusted the man named Beta very much. If he wanted to subdue the three of them, he would have to either subdue Beta or destroy his prestige.
In fact, the second prince didn't really want to target Beta, but the first prince's timing was so perfect that he didn't have time to react. He could only deal with it afterward … Now, if he wanted to overthrow the first prince, he had to recruit talents and various forces, or he would only be waiting for his death.
Liang Lidong looked at the second prince for a long time before he said, "I did go to the palace last night. I also met the first prince and even talked to him for a while."
Emma and the other two looked at him in surprise.
The second prince raised his eyebrows. He thought to himself, 'Since Beta is so stupid, doesn't he know that admitting to having anything to do with the eldest prince will definitely cause dissension among his companions? In that case, it wouldn't be a problem at all for Emma and the other two to join him.'
"Then, I rescued the queen."
Everyone was shocked when these words came out.
Emma tugged at Liang Lidong's sleeve and asked nervously, "Where's Mother, where is Mother, take me to see her."
The second prince, however, was a little surprised. "That kingslayer sent the queen out, as far as I know …"
He stopped halfway through his sentence. Some things needed to be pointed out, and if he said it bluntly, not only would it be bad for others, it wouldn't do him any good either.
With a wave of his hand, Liang Lidong released the queen from the mystra's space.
Because she could see what was going on outside from the mystra's space, the queen knew that she would be able to see her daughter soon, and she just waited for Beta to release her. When mother and daughter met, they naturally hugged each other's heads and cried for a while. Emma was worried that her mother would be hurt by the first prince, and the queen was worried that Emma would be taken advantage of outside.
Looking at the scene of mother and daughter hugging each other's heads in pain, Kail looked at his teacher with some admiration. The three of them had almost done their best to escape the first prince's pursuit, but his teacher was able to go deep into the tiger's den and rescue her. This power was many times greater than theirs.
The second prince looked at the queen for a long time, then walked up to Liang Lidong and said, "Your Excellency, how about a private chat?"
Liang Lidong kept up with the second prince's pace.
They entered a secret room, and the second prince lit the magic crystal lamp and then invited Liang Lidong to sit down.
The magic crystal lamp was in the middle of the table, illuminating two large figures, one in front and one behind.
"I really didn't expect you to be able to rescue the queen," said the second prince, half surprised and half admiring.
Liang Lidong replied very flatly, "Some calculations and some luck, and now that I think about it, I'm still a little scared."
"Luck is a necessary quality for anyone who succeeds in great things," said the second prince with a smile. The second prince smiled and said, "Actually, I think I'm quite lucky. At least I met the four of you."
"Your Excellency, you don't mean what you say." Liang Lidong laughed. "You were trying to attack me just now."
The second prince was not angry even though his dirty act had been exposed. He smiled kindly like a gentle old man. "No, no, no, it's not. Sir Beta, I hope you can help me with Emma and the others. As long as I sit on the throne, you won't be lacking a piece of land. "
Liang Lidong made an "oh" sound and didn't say anything.
"Besides, if you want to marry Emma, you won't be able to do it without a piece of land." The second prince laughed. "After all, the woman is strong and the man is weak. This isn't a big deal no matter where it is."
"Emma and I are just friends." Liang Lidong paused. "Has the wetland east of Northshire and north of Iwa been given out?"
The second prince thought for a moment and shook his head. "Not yet … You're interested in that place, but there aren't many people there, and there are many magical beasts."
"I know, but there are stones there," Liang Lidong said lightly. "As long as the transportation problem is solved, it'll be an excellent piece of land."
The second prince laughed. "As long as I sit on the throne, the wetland will all be yours."
Liang Lidong nodded. "Okay, deal."
Then they looked at each other and smiled, both feeling that they'd gotten what they wanted.
In the game, Liang Lidong's territory was that wetland. In addition to a large number of building stone villages under the wetland, there was also a large piece of magic spar mine... that is the material needed to build a large magic tower, as well as many magic items and spells. It is very precious, not much worse than gold.