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Noble Emblem

A young Brave walked out of his village, gathered companions to his side, defeated the Great Demon King, became famous, then came back with beauties in hand! This was a legend that appears in the world of Seyrol every 200 years! Our protagonist, however, isn’t a Brave. Even so, for over a thousand years his figure has loomed throughout its history. Unwittingly, the name of the Red Priest began to resound throughout the world. Red Priest’s legend included extraordinary sword techniques and magic, erudite knowledge, and an almost prophetic ability to lead young Braves toward the proper path. People of the world think of him as a descendent of the ancient Golden Race which led to his omnipotence. In essence, however, this was just the characteristics of the profession known as ‘Noble’. A word from the fabulousest translator/editor on Earth which is me I took upon this translation/editing project for the same reason I started translating my first Chinese novel. There are just too many big ass gems buried in a deep cesspool. I've long guessed that Qidian stopped introducing good Chinese novels on this platform in order to give some breathing room for English (and other) originals, but I don't agree with such approach. From a reader's standpoint, it is such a shame that we don't even know how many brilliant works we are missing because of the language barrier. To be honest, I'm mainly copypasting from the site called Novelhi. It is a really good resource and their machine translation is the best I've seen so far, and they also translate up to the latest available chapter. Still, they have several issues. For some reason they always miss the last paragraph which make you can missout on a potentially very important information related to a story, and they also have parts where just a couple of words gets repeated for a whole paragraph and it actually replaces the original text. They also translate an ad together with a chapter which is immersion breaking. I'll be correcting the inherent sins of such MTL with manual editing and translation and I will also polish some rough edges so that the readers will have as much seemless reading experience as possible. You will definitely have a better time reading this than me for sure

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400 Chs

Mark Pate

The mayor's family structure was rather odd among the nobles. Because of the privileges of the nobles, it was very easy for them to find women, so they usually had a lot of offspring. Uther was the Lord of a city and had a large territory. Furthermore, he was an Earl. He could be said to be someone with real power. Normally, his descendants should be like piglets, one after another.

But at this moment, Uther only had Barbara as his daughter and no son. It was highly unusual. In the magic world, even if a man lost his fertility, he could be cured with magic treatment. Even a severed penis could be regrown with magic treatment, although it would take a long time. Depending on the strength of the spellcaster, it could take anywhere from a month to half a year. Also, it was very expensive, and the civilians couldn't afford it.

The nobles were generally rich, so Uther and the mayor's wife didn't have any problems. Then, why didn't they continue to have offspring? Besides, the mayor had said, "If it were so easy, I would've had a few more." If it were in the game, when Liang Lidong realized that, the system would've issued the quest "The Mystery of the Master of Winterwind's Offspring". It was one thing whether or not he accepted the quest, but he would gain a lot of EXP if he completed the quest, much more than he could earn from his daily activities.

Liang Lidong subconsciously opened the quest menu, only to find that the quest system was still grayed out and unavailable.

He heaved a sigh and returned to his bedroom on the seventh floor. Joan Of Arc flew in from the window and landed on the bed. Shaking her golden feathers, she asked, "You're going out with the mayor later. How do you need me to help you?"

"I don't need anything! Just stay in the sky and keep an eye out for us if anybody is following us. "

Joan Of Arc was slightly dissatisfied. "I'm very good at fighting. Don't use me as a scout all the time."

Although Joan Of Arc was very smart, she was actually not very old at heart. She had the common problem that most children had, which was that she liked to show off. However, because she was smart, she knew what was important and what was not. However, in such a situation where there was not much danger, she did want to show off her abilities.

"Alright then. You can come with me later."

Joan Of Arc was overjoyed. She flew to Liang Lidong's shoulder and said with a smile, "Hehe, you are a good master."

Half an hour later, Liang Lidong walked out of the castle. At this time, Uther was gathering the cavalry, and the city lord's wife stood on the other side. She wore dark brown leather armor and had a long sword at her waist. She looked valiant and formidable. When the two of them saw Liang Lidong, they nodded in greeting. The City Lord continued to gather his soldiers, while the City Lord's wife took the initiative to approach Liang Lidong.

This young married woman who resembled Barbara also had an extremely perfect figure. Although she wasn't extremely beautiful, she had a very attractive temperament. Her face and lips seemed to have an enchanting luster. She said in a low voice, "Mr. Beta, I have a question, but I don't know if I should ask."

"Madam, please speak."

The City Lord's wife asked with a face full of gossip, "Mr. Beta, do you have a wife?"

"I don't have a wife, but I have two wives who don't have any official titles." Liang Lidong shrugged.

The City Lord's wife looked regretful. "What a pity. I was going to introduce two or three good girls to you."

In the noble class, apart from the conventional method of banquets, another way for men and women to get to know each other was through acquaintances. Whether in ancient times or modern times, or in other worlds, married and older women seemed to have a hobby of being matchmakers. However, Liang Lidong didn't think that the City Lord's wife really wanted to introduce women to him. The two of them weren't familiar with each other, and it would seem a little abrupt and impolite if he went straight to the point. He guessed that this was just a way for the City Lord's wife to start a conversation.

Sure enough, the City Lord's wife asked, "Your Excellency is so handsome, and your hair color is also different. Presumably, you are not from Hollevin. After all, I know all the famous noble families in Hollevin, and among the younger generation, there is no outstanding talent like Your Excellency."

She was directly checking his background. Liang Lidong smiled and said, "The believers of Goddess Woking have no nationality. It doesn't matter to me whether you are from Hollevin or not. In the eyes of us believers, there are only two kinds of people in the world: the lamb of God and the enemy of God."

Now Liang Lidong felt that pretending to be an ascetic believer half a year ago was a wise decision. If someone asked about his background in person, he could just say that he was an ascetic believer.

He didn't need to explain too much, and he didn't need to lie one after another. Although the City Lord's wife was indeed a noble identity, even the City Lord's wife couldn't force him to talk when she met a god believer who was somewhat unreasonable to ordinary people.

"It's really a waste for someone like Your Excellency to be an ascetic believer." The City Lord's wife had a look of pity on her face. "If you were willing, I think a lot of good girls would be willing to marry you."

Liang Lidong yawned. "I don't dare to find other girls, or my two wives will beat me to death."

The City Lord's wife didn't believe him. As a "woman," she not only knew how to see if a girl was still pure, but also knew whether a man had used a "sword." This was a "special ability" that many female noblewomen had. In her opinion, Liang Lidong was completely a chick, and no matter how mature he appeared, he was still a chick. A chick having two wives, only a ghost would believe it … In order to refuse beauty, ascetic believers would really use any means and excuses.

The City Lord's wife thought so and was about to say something, but City Lord Uther had already gathered his troops.

The conversation ended there. The City Lord's wife sighed with regret. The three of them took about sixty cavalrymen and set off for the gold mine. However, something unexpected happened. The dozens of them were blocked at the city gate.

A dozen priests wearing the green robes of the Church of Life blocked their way. Uther's face was gloomy. They hadn't left Winterwind yet, and people were coming and going around them. He estimated that in less than three hours, the news that City Lord Uther was blocked by the Church of Life on the street would spread throughout the city, which would be a big blow to the reputation of the City Lord's Mansion.

Uther wanted to run over the Church of Life believers, but he couldn't! That was because among the dozen believers of the Church of Life was an old man with gray hair.

The old man was the bishop of the Church of Life of Winterwind, Mark Pate. He had a very high status. If Uther's cavalry ran over him and broke the secret rules, the Church of Life would definitely fight to the death with the City Lord's Mansion. More importantly, Mark Pate was very strong, and Uther didn't have much confidence in defeating him.

"Mr. Pate, why are you stopping us?" Uther asked patiently.

Mark Pate's cold eyes cut Uther and the City Lord's wife like knives, and then fell on Liang Lidong for a few seconds, before they returned to City Lord Uther. Then, he said in a hoarse and arrogant voice, "I'm not stopping you, but you're stopping me. We've just returned from alms outside the city, only to see you standing before us with an aggressive army. It seems that I'm useless now. Everybody dares to humiliate me. "

"Mr. Pate is the strongest professional in Winterwind. Who dares to humiliate you?" Uther said with a fake smile, "But please make way for us, Mr. Pate, so that we can leave first. In broad daylight, under the witness of so many people, you guys are blocking the path of our army. This doesn't seem right. This will hurt the pride of our soldiers, don't you think so? "

"So what if your pride is hurt?" Pate put on an honest smile. "Then how can the Church of Life wash away the humiliation we've suffered? Don't you think that the murderer should give an explanation? "

The City Lord said calmly, "I think so too, but I'm told that the murderer who killed the believers of the Church of Life ran away and is no longer in Winterwind. If Mr. Pate wants justice, it seems that you'll have to capture the criminal in person. "

"That day will come!"

Mark Pate looked at Liang Lidong for the last time and waved his hands. A dozen believers of life flew up with him and flew over Uther's head. It was a blatant humiliation. Although Uther didn't show it on the surface, Liang Lidong could tell that he was trying to hold back his fury.

Unlike the City Lord, Liang Lidong wasn't angry at all. His attention had been attracted by the system notification, which clearly stated that Mark Pate was a level-ten Priest.

This is a bit difficult... Liang Lidong thought in his heart. After any profession reaches level ten, it can be advanced. There are three advanced professions for priests, no matter which one is very powerful, and after a character reaches level ten, he will automatically obtain a "Legendary Specialty". Compared with ordinary specialties, "Legendary specialties" are much more powerful, and even have the ability to change the situation of the battle.