"As long as he's welcome."
The black-robed girl walked out from behind with a frosty expression. She stared at the fierce-looking man. "Dragan, do you have a problem with my friend?"
The man named Dragan looked at the black-robed girl, and his expression turned ugly. He snorted and glared at Liang Lidong. Then, he put his hands behind his back and left in an extremely arrogant and unhappy manner.
The black-robed girl looked at Liang Lidong, and her ice-cold face suddenly turned into a smile, like a blooming flower.
"Thank you for telling me that the Frost Curse doesn't have that node. Otherwise, I might not live past 20 years old."
Hearing the girl's words, Liang Lidong was a little depressed. He didn't think that he would be involved in the Temple of the Underworld's internal conflict. Although he wasn't afraid of anyone, they were also in trouble now. The eldest prince was eyeing them covetously, and the second prince was forcing them to do something beyond their abilities. In fact, Liang Lidong didn't want to get involved in this conflict, but this concerned Emma's future and safety, so he had to help.
The black-robed girl looked at Liang Lidong's depressed expression and said apologetically, "This was originally a matter of the Temple, but I didn't expect you to be involved. I'm really sorry."
"Forget it, it's okay." Liang Lidong waved his hand.
"I can't just 'forget it'. I have to repay you for what you've done for me. If there's anything I can do, please let me know. Sir, you can call me Sophie. "
"Sophie has the same name as the God of the Underworld?" Liang Lidong was a little surprised.
Although it wasn't a taboo to have the same name as a god, in order to avoid trouble, many people wouldn't give their children the god's name. Generally speaking, such a god's name would be looked at differently in daily life. If they met some radical believers, they would even be insulted … Of course, ordinary believers wouldn't dare to beat or kill ordinary people with a god's name. After all, it would be a believer beating their own god, and it wouldn't be good if word got out.
As if seeing Liang Lidong's surprise, Sophie smiled. Sophie smiled and said, "I am an orphan. I was abandoned at the entrance of the temple before I was weaned. My adoptive father … Bishop Arnold picked me up and raised me. That day happened to be the Goddess Sophie's birthday, so I was also called Sophie. "
The girl wasn't very pretty, and was quite a distance away from Emma. However, she had strengths that Emma didn't have. For example, she had a pair of medium-sized buns, and she gave off a very warm feeling. At least that was how she acted in front of Liang Lidong. Therefore, this added a lot of points to her.
As Sophie spoke, her right hand unconsciously moved a little, revealing her wrist. There was a bracelet there... it had a base of blue crystal, and four black gems were evenly embedded.
Looking at this, Liang Lidong raised his eyebrows and carefully sized up Sophie's robe … Upon closer inspection, her black robe was darker than the black robes of ordinary Nether God believers. He then looked at Sophie's neck, where a black crystal necklace was faintly discernible.
"Oh," Liang Lidong replied. He realized that Sophie was probably a target that the Nether God Temple focused on grooming. The Nether God Black Light Robe, the Nether God Sensitivity Bracelet, and the Nether God Protection Necklace were the signature symbols of the upper echelons of the Nether God Temple. In the game, they were affectionately called the Nether God Set by the players.
Also, it wasn't difficult to obtain this set of equipment. Anyone who wasn't from the Nether God Temple could obtain it as long as they helped the Nether God Temple clear evil spirits for about two months.
The three pieces of equipment had different effects, which was very practical. After they were combined, they could also trigger a passive effect, Crisis Shield.
When a player suffered a fatal blow, a powerful mental shield would be generated to resist the damage. The stronger the mental power, the better the effect. Even Warriors could wear it well. Therefore, this Nether God Set was very popular in the early stages of the game, but there were only about 300 sets distributed in the entire server.
Because the players were so enthusiastic at that time, they purified almost all the evil spirits in the world for this set of equipment. At the same time, it greatly increased the Nether God's influence.
After all, under the name of the Nether God, every evil spirit purified would bring a certain amount of faith and reputation to the Nether God Temple.
Although there were only about 300 sets of the Nether God Set, many players had worn it or seen it. After all, this set of equipment could be traded and exchanged. After the owner died, the winner could even take the set of equipment and take it away.
Liang Lidong coveted this set of equipment. He stared at Sophie for a while and suddenly asked, "Is there any extra Nether God Set in the Temple? If I want one, what price do I have to pay? "
Sophie's eyes lit up. "You really know your stuff. Most people can't tell what's so great about my Nether God Set, but it's really good stuff. There are two sets in the Temple's warehouse, but I don't have the right to take them out. Why don't I ask Bishop Arnold for you … "
"There's no need to ask."
A bald man walked out. His face was wrinkled and he wore the same pitch-black robe as Sophie's. However, he was very spirited and had a gentle temperament. He looked like an old man next door.
But this conflicted with his tough appearance … So, he gave others a misplaced impression of him, and it was impossible to define his true appearance.
"Nether God Set, 400 gold coins per set. I'll give it to you if you can afford it."
Sophie's eyes widened. Because of their teachings, the Nether God Church never had much money. Although the Temple looked generous, the believers of the Nether God didn't have a good life. Every Nether God Church's daily expenses wouldn't exceed 30 silver coins, and the treasury wouldn't have more than 30 gold coins in it.
It wasn't that the Nether God Church didn't want to make money, but that they couldn't.
Because the Nether God Church didn't have money, and the Nether God Church's teachings were related to death, they didn't have many believers. As a result, the Nether God Church's sphere of influence wasn't large … Although they had Temples in most cities, their presence was very low.
It wasn't strange that the Nether God Church would occasionally sell their own magic equipment. What was strange was that the price was too high. Although the Nether God Set had never been sold to outsiders, the price was too high. After all, 400 gold coins was already a very high number for the Nether God Church.
Liang Lidong nodded. "No problem. How many sets are there in the warehouse? I'll take them all. "
"Only one set," Arnold said slowly. "If you want it, you have to pay for it first."
Liang Lidong took out four heavy gold bricks from his spatial pocket and threw them at Arnold.
Arnold caught them, looked at them, and said to the girl, "Sophie, go get the Nether God Set from the warehouse."
"Okay." Sophie looked at Liang Lidong and then walked into the temple happily.
Arnold took two steps back and leaned against the wall. He kept sizing up Liang Lidong. His expression was one of surprise, as well as a sense of 'just as I expected'.
Liang Lidong narrowed his eyes. "You seem to be very curious about me?"
Arnold crossed his arms and said as if he were telling a story, "There's a big library in the Nether God Church. Of course, it's not in Hollevin. You should know where it is."
"Hanke." Liang Lidong replied, "This is the place where the Nether God first descended to the human world. It's also the Holy Realm of the Nether God Church. But does it have anything to do with me? "
"Every bishop has to study in the Holy Realm before they take office." Arnold did not reply. He only pointed at himself. "Because my talent is rather poor, I spent a total of seven years cultivating in the Sacred Region."
Liang Lidong was slightly confused as to why Arnold was talking about such things, but Sophie didn't bring him the Nether God Set, so he could only continue listening.
"Because I couldn't finish my studies, I stayed in the Holy Realm for a long time. Because I was too bored, I liked to stay in the library. It's safe to say that I know the library best except for the librarians. "
"There are a lot of books in the library. For the first four years, I was reading the notes of the great sages of the ancient times, and for the last three years, I liked to read miscellaneous books. One of them had a strange name. It was called The Golden Sons."
Surprise flashed in Liang Lidong's eyes.
Arnold had been paying attention to Liang Lidong's expression. He smiled when he saw that. "The book doesn't have much content. It's just about a man who worked as a receptionist in Bode City. He had been dreaming, and the dream was very real. There was a special group of people in the dream who were known as the Golden Sons. Those people were immortal and very talented. They could become Masters in only a few years, and then Legends in a little more time. "
"Those Golden Sons were very interested in the Nether God Set. They worked for the Nether God Temple crazily just to get a Nether God Set. As it happened, the receptionist was very good at painting, so he drew every Golden Son he saw in his dream vividly. "
"At first, I only read the book as a strange story. But later, I found that the legends about the Golden Sons not only exist in the Nether God Temple, but also in other temples. "
"More importantly, I'm very good at remembering people's faces. I'll never forget anyone I've met once. In the Golden Son book, there happened to be a person who looked like you. They were almost twins. "
Liang Lidong sighed. When he knew that the game was connected to reality, he had already expected that some people would describe the Golden Sons in words, but he didn't expect that someone would draw their portraits.
"I'm not a Golden Son. The Golden Sons are just legends. They're immortal and can be resurrected infinitely. It's impossible. Even gods can die, not to mention human beings. "
"Yes, that's what I thought." Arnold scratched his bald head and smiled gloomily. "But some people don't think so. I'm just curious about the Golden Sons, but they … You know."
Liang Lidong didn't respond.
Arnold continued, but there was more warning in his tone. "Four hundred gold coins is indeed a bit expensive, but I think it's enough with this piece of information. Sophie is a good girl, but she is also an ordinary girl. She is not suitable for a strong person like you. I beg you not to get too close to her. After all, you are not from the same world. "