Pig

The so-called great mage was actually a master level spellcaster, in other words, a level ten magician.

Master level spellcasters were very rare in the human world, and they were already at the top of the pyramid of professions.

Although Mark, who had been killed by Liang Lidong and the others, was also a level ten professional, the path of advancement for priests was different from that of ordinary professions. As long as a priest flattered a god and used all his strength, he could rise to level 10 in a dozen years. This was a very fast growth rate, but it was very difficult for a priest to continue to grow. After level 10, every increase in level required a large amount of divine power from the god. Because of that, there weren't many priests who were above level 10 in a god's religion, unless that person had made a great contribution to the religion.

In the human world, professions other than divine spells generally did not exceed level nine. Reaching level ten was quite rare, which was already the level of a genius.

Time was the biggest cheat. In theory, as long as there was enough time, anyone could become a legend, or even a demigod. But the biggest factor restricting human professions was precisely time.

Ordinary professions only knew that if they kept training, their strength would slowly increase, but the stronger they were, the more difficult it would be to break through the bottleneck. They didn't know how much their actions would improve them. They also didn't know how much more training they needed to do to improve their strength. After their strength reached a certain level, they had to go through many years of training and accumulation in order to increase their strength.

In this kind of long time, they could not see the end of their strength. Many people slacked off and even retreated, so many geniuses stopped at level nine. Therefore, magicians who could reach level ten were not only geniuses, but also sufficiently tenacious.

Attending a banquet hosted by a genius, Liang Lidong guessed that it should not be too boring. Moreover, magicians who could reach level ten should have sufficient theoretical knowledge. If there was an opportunity to communicate with them, there might be a pleasant surprise.

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About two hours later. Liang Lidong appeared in a garden with Jessica.

The garden was brightly lit. Not only were there candles as a light source, but there was also a special kind of magic crystal scattered around the garden, emitting a bright cyan luster. This fist-sized magic crystal was very expensive, one gold coin for one. Actually, the price was not a problem. The real problem was that in order to light up this kind of magical crystal, one had to have more than 9 points of Willpower and resonate with the inside of the magical crystal.

There were not many people who had 9 points of Willpower and knew how to resonate elements.

Willpower was a priest's main attribute, and there were many priests with willpower exceeding 9 points. The problem was that their strength came from the gods and wasn't something they had trained themselves. Thus, they couldn't precisely control their mental energy and make it resonate with the mana crystals. It was like using an excavator to peel an eggshell.

So … Generally speaking, those who used magic crystals were mages with decent strength.

There were already many guests in the garden. The most conspicuous one was a red-haired female professional wearing a bright red low-cut dress. Liang Lidong saw that the system marked her as a Lv6 professional.

Originally, among all the guests, the most eye-catching person was this female professional, but the arrival of Liang Lidong drew everyone's attention to him.

Bright blonde hair, red magic robes. There was also the impression bonus brought by the "noble temperament," which made everyone's eyes stay on him for a long time.

Liang Lidong didn't come with a gift, but as a spellcaster, his arrival was the best gift.

Jessica stood at his side as a servant. The little girl's clothes were very ordinary, and compared to the other noble women, she was no different from a beggar. It was reasonable to say that appearing in such clothes at a banquet was a kind of contempt for others, but no one had any objections because her master was a spellcaster. And it seemed that he was a noble spellcaster.

It didn't matter if a dog was good-looking or beautiful, what mattered was whose dog she was!

Liang Lidong appeared very calm and indifferent in the eyes of the crowd, but Jessica wasn't so courageous. To her, who was still a beggar two days ago, everyone around her was dressed better than her. They were all nobler than her. She was afraid that if she said something wrong here or did something wrong, what would she do if she embarrassed her master?

As if seeing her worry, Liang Lidong stroked her little head and said, "Don't worry, the people here won't do anything to you, and even if you hit someone here, they won't dare to say anything. You're my maid now, and I can't say that you'll be unscrupulous and arrogant, but at least I can make you stand up straight. "

Liang Lidong's words were a bit profound for Jessica, who was only eleven years old. She didn't quite understand, but she knew one thing, and that was that she was protected by her master, which made her feel very reassured.

The middle-aged butler that Liang Lidong had met not long ago appeared on the side, and he respectfully led Liang Lidong to the long table in the middle and let him sit in the seat of honor among the guests.

The red-haired female professional looked at this scene with some dissatisfaction in her eyes, because usually, this seat belonged to her.

However, she didn't show her emotions completely, because spellcasters were indeed nobler than pure physical professions like her, and the other party was most likely a noble.

When the people around saw this, they were quite in the mood to watch a show, because the red-haired woman was a bit hot-tempered, and she couldn't bear to see herself at a disadvantage or being looked down upon by others. But this time, she actually endured it, which disappointed the people around her, but they also understood that only an idiot would fall out with a spellcaster who was suspected to be a noble in public.

And the red-haired woman was obviously not an idiot.

There were many delicacies and fruits on the long dining table, and Liang Lidong picked a bunch of grapes and ate them one by one, while he threw one or two to Jessica from time to time.

As expected of Jessica's canine bloodline, she subconsciously got down on all fours and squatted like a dog. Every time Liang Lidong threw a grape, she would jump up and directly catch the fruit with her mouth before swallowing it into her stomach.

What a novel way to play … At this time, many people saw the two small canine teeth in Jessica's mouth, and some of the more knowledgeable people had a rough idea of Jessica's identity. They wondered if they should also buy a maid with werewolf bloodline from the slave market, which looked interesting.

Jessica soon noticed that she was being watched by a lot of people, and at first she was a little nervous. But when she saw the red-haired woman, she suddenly smiled at her.

This made the red-haired woman stunned for a moment.

Liang Lidong also noticed and asked, "Do you know that woman?"

"I've heard of her name," Jessica went to Liang Lidong and explained in a low voice, "Her name is the same as mine. Both are called Jessica, but she's much more powerful than me. She's the leader of the Rose Mercenary Band and the adopted daughter of Archmage Nietzsche. Also … she's a good person. Yesterday when I was still a beggar, she threw a silver coin to me. "

Liang Lidong's body froze for a moment. He turned to look at Jessica and said, "You were beaten half to death yesterday because of that silver coin, right?"

Jessica's eyes widened. "Master, how did you know? Did you see me being chased by those people?"

"There's no need to guess." Liang Lidong snorted. "What's the difference between a little beggar holding a silver coin and an ordinary person holding a pile of gold? They're all looking for death."

The more capable one was, the more wealth one could eat. Liang Lidong was a professional, a spellcaster, and in the eyes of others, he was also a noble, so he had a lot of gold. Others also thought it was natural because it matched his status. However, on the other hand, he did not dare to set up a large permanent Teleportation Formation in Reed Village now because he was not strong enough. If he set it up, Reed Village would definitely face a calamity in less than three months.

Even a spellcaster like Liang Lidong had to abide by the unwritten rule, not to mention a little beggar.

Liang Lidong wasn't sure if the other party's kindness had flared up when he tossed a silver coin to Jessica. But he was ignorant of the ways of the world and did bad things out of kindness. Or did the other party just want to kill Jessica and treat it as a way to pass the time?

If it was the latter, Liang Lidong wouldn't mind teaching the man how to be a decent person.

Very soon, everybody in the garden was gathered. At this moment, the Archmage came out of the mansion and made a gesture for everybody to sit down. Everybody in the garden immediately found a seat that suited their identity and sat down in silence.

The banquets in the Rising Sun City were slightly different from those in Winterwind. There were seats in the banquets in the Rising Sun City, but not in Winterwind. The banquets in the Rising Sun City paid more attention to class differences. Winterwind, on the other hand, paid more attention to the atmosphere of the banquets.

That suited the characteristics of the two cities. The Rising Sun City was an inland city with a long history. Naturally, it was more traditional. Winterwind, on the other hand, was a border city, and the mayor himself was a soldier.

Grand Mage Nietzsche sat down on Liang Lidong's opposite side. He was a fat old man who must've weighed around two hundred kilograms.

He nodded at Liang Lidong in greeting and looked around. "Today is the birthday of my adopted daughter, Jessica. She's twenty-three now. This banquet is mainly to celebrate her birthday. In addition, I am honored to have invited the famous Red Priest. Perhaps many of you don't know the reputation of the Red Priest, but you only need to know that he brought people to kill an idiot priest of the Temple. I have some old grudges with that priest, so now Red Priest is my friend and my guest. "

Nietzsche picked up a wine glass with his chubby hand and said to Liang Lidong: "Thank you, Red Priest."

Liang Lidong finally realized why the guy found out his identity so quickly. It turned out that they were related.

He raised his cup and nodded at Nietzsche, before he drank up the fruit wine in the cup. In the meantime, he quietly took out a magic scroll from his Backpack and put it below his feet. Very soon, the scroll turned into a feeble blue light and crawled into Liang Lidong's body.

It was a magic detoxification spell … Liang Lidong didn't fully trust the guy. One shouldn't harm others, but one shouldn't be careless either.

Detoxification was a low-level spell, and its magic waves were small to begin with. Now, it was covered by the exaggerated magic waves of the magic crystal. Although Nietzsche was already a level-10 powerhouse, he still didn't notice Liang Lidong's little trick.

After introducing Liang Lidong, Nietzsche began to introduce the others. When it came to the red-dressed girl, Jessica Ruth, he stood up and gave a gorgeous and exaggerated wristguard to his adopted daughter in front of everyone.

The wristguard was made of pure gold and was inlaid with four rubies at equal distances. There were beautiful lines between the rubies.

Liang Lidong looked at the wristguard, his eyes moved slightly, and then he revealed a meaningful smile.

"This wristguard is a magic equipment that took me 60 days to make. It's not only beautiful, but it also has a built-in protective barrier magic." Nietzsche introduced it to everyone. "When the holder is in danger, it will automatically be activated. It can resist two fatal attacks a day, and then it needs to be recharged for 24 hours before it can be used again."

"Thank you, foster father!" Jessica Ruth hugged Nietzsche with tears in her eyes. Then she raised the golden wristguard high so that everyone could see it more carefully. Finally, under the envious eyes of many guests, she put the wristguard on her own hand.

Then it was free time. Jessica Ruth became the center of attention at the banquet. All the men fought to dance and talk with her.

Nietzsche looked at Jessica dancing in the garden with loving eyes. At the same time, he chatted with Liang Lidong. The two of them tried to communicate about magic theory.

In terms of theoretical knowledge, Liang Lidong was much better than Nietzsche. However, he hid his weakness and showed a little of his theoretical knowledge of magic, but cleverly made himself look worse than Nietzsche.

Nietzsche had a good chat, and so did Liang Lidong. He was happy that he had seen a monkey show.

After the banquet, Liang Lidong took little Jessica back to the hotel.

On the quiet road, little Jessica said enviously, "Captain Ruth is really amazing. She is strong, and she has a foster father who loves her."

"Strong? She's a joke. Her strength is supported by her magic equipment. " Liang Lidong's voice was not loud, but there was a hint of mockery in it. "That woman was blinded by vanity. She didn't realize that the wristguard not only has a magic barrier, but also a hypnosis spell, a long-distance hypnosis spell."

Little Jessica was stunned. "Hypnosis spell? Master, are you saying that the archmage wants to harm Captain Ruth? "

"Yes. At first, I also thought that Nietzsche looked at Ruth like an elder looking at a junior, but my intuition told me that something was wrong." Liang Lidong chuckled. "Later, when I saw the wristguard, I understood. The way Nietzsche looked at Ruth was like he was looking at a pig that he raised and could now start slaughtering."

"She's a pig!"