Vicious Red Priest

An oil lamp, two men, one old and one strong.

On such a quiet and beautiful night, if a man and a woman were alone, they could flirt about romantic matters, but now there were two men, so they could only talk about boring things. Everyone knew that the things men could talk about together were nothing more than politics, women, and money.

The old village head was very old, so old that half of his body was buried in the soil, so it was impossible for him to talk about women. The Reed family was a declining village nobility, so it was impossible for them to talk about money, so the two of them could only talk about politics, real village politics.

"Mr. Beta, I don't understand why you want to build the road first." The old village head said indifferently, "I don't think it's a very good approach. Even if the road is built, no one will come to a small village like Reed Village. "

Liang Lidong froze for a moment, then asked, "What do you think should be done, old village head?"

The old village head said rather proudly, "According to my decades of experience, first of all, Reed Village needs people. If you want to develop Reed Village, you must have enough people. If it were me, I would take the gold coins to Sigri City in the south, buy hundreds of slaves, and let them open up fields around Reed Village. As long as there is food and land, we can attract more people to live in Reed Village, and over time, we can have enough people to become a small town. "

In the game, this method was indeed a safe one that most nobles would use. Although it was slow, it had a big advantage — saving money.

It didn't cost much to buy a hundred slaves, and let these slaves open up fertile fields, as long as they were given the minimum amount of food, and there was no need to pay them.

Liang Lidong looked at the rather proud old village head and asked, "Since you already have a plan, why didn't you implement it? Buying a hundred slaves wouldn't cost twenty gold coins. Opening up fertile fields wouldn't cost much either. The living expenses of the slaves wouldn't cost much either. It stands to reason that the Reed family has no problem paying for these funds, but old man, why didn't you implement your own plan? If you started this plan the day you became the village head, you might be the mayor now. "

The complacency on the old Village Chief's face disappeared, and his face became very long.

Liang Lidong sighed and said, "I'm not going to discuss which of the two development methods is better. But at least I have one thing more practical than you. When I have a plan, I will carry it out, while you are just daydreaming. Even if my plan wasn't as good as yours, I did it, but you didn't. That's why I'm better than you. "

The old Village Chief's face turned red and looked very ugly. It was as if he had been constipated for more than ten days and couldn't get out no matter how hard he squatted on the latrine.

It wasn't that Liang Lidong didn't respect the elderly, but he didn't want his plan to be affected. The old Village Chief's words were actually to take this opportunity to participate in the development of the village. Liang Lidong was not interested in power, but for Woking's Goddess Religion to develop, it must have enough believers. But even if all the people in the villages around Reed Village were added up, it would not be enough. There were less than a thousand of them.

That's why building Reed Village in a few years was the most important task. Liang Lidong didn't allow his plan to go wrong. The old Village Chief wanted to get some power from him in a roundabout way, but in order not to let the plan go wrong, he firmly refused the old man.

The oil lamp was placed in the middle of the table, and the dark yellow flame occasionally swayed. From time to time, a flying insect hit the flame and fell into the lamp oil with a sizzling sound.

The awkward atmosphere made the old man somewhat silent. After a while. Liang Lidong suddenly said, "You don't have to worry about the development of Reed Village. When it is on the right track, I will do as I promised. I will return the seat to Kail. I have experience in developing territories, at least more experience than you, so you don't have to be afraid that I will bring Reed Village to the brink of destruction. Even if I don't succeed, it won't be worse than now. "

The old Village Chief still didn't say anything. He knew that he didn't have much time left, but as a noble, his instinct to get involved in power was unchangeable. Unfortunately, the young man in front of him was very experienced. Not only was he experienced in doing things, but he was also very experienced in such complicated matters. He had only said one sentence, but the other party already knew what he was planning and shut him up. This made him feel very uncomfortable and very unwilling. If he had the keen intuition and abilities of the guy, the Reed family would've risen again a long time ago.

The dancing flame on the table burned another reckless flying insect to death. Both parties were silent. Liang Lidong thought that he had offered his bottom line, and it didn't matter whether the guy accepted it or not. It didn't matter if old Reed didn't agree. Reed Village was still under the jurisdiction of Winterwind. He could ask Uther to put Reed Village under his name, and things could still go on. The worst that would happen was that Kail might be a little unhappy, but as long as he explained it well, he should be able to get Kail's understanding.

After all, Kail was a good young man and a good student.

"Everything in the world needs to be fought for and protected with strength." The old Village Chief finally spoke a long time later, his voice even more weary and feeble than before. "That's the family motto left by the ancestor of the Hero. It's a pity that no one has ever inherited the bloodline of the Hero after the Reed family, until now. But Kail seems to have some hope. "

The old Village Chief's words were vague sarcasm, but Liang Lidong didn't care. He nodded and said, "Kail is truly talented. He doesn't look very smart, but he learns things very fast. Also, he has night vision. Old Village Chief, do you know what bloodline your family inherited? "

"If I did, I would've been a mercenary a long time ago. When I was young, I had the dream of being a mercenary like Kail, but it's a pity that …"

The old man didn't finish his sentence, but everybody knew what he meant. He stood up and picked up the oil lamp. As he walked out, he said, "I can't stay up late anymore when I'm old. Beta, I'm going back first. If there's anything else, let's talk about it tomorrow after dawn. "

Liang Lidong didn't move. He looked at the wall covered by yellow mud and said, "The bloodline magic of the Reed family is sealed here. That piece of yellow mud was put on by me. You don't want to talk to me about the bloodline because you're afraid that I have bad intentions towards your Reed family. That's normal. But I want to tell you that Kail's bloodline hasn't been fully activated. He can't learn the bloodline magic here unless he uses some special item to activate it. If your Reed family has such an item, use it as soon as possible. The earlier the bloodline is activated, the greater the potential for future growth. "

The old Village Chief paused. "We don't have such a thing in our family."

After saying that, he left.

Because the oil lamp was taken away. The cave suddenly became pitch black, but Liang Lidong didn't care. Under the Cloud Dragon vision, there was no difference between day and night. He continued to sit and seemed to be thinking about something.

As night fell. The surroundings became quieter and quieter. Only the faint chirping of insects came from outside.

About an hour later, he stood up and left the cave.

The next morning, at about five o 'clock, Atulun knocked on the door of the temple. He took fifteen silver coins from Liang Lidong and led a dozen children to another village to buy food. Suha came and took six silver coins. That was the wages of the laborers today. Kail took seven teenagers, carrying wooden sticks and wooden swords, out of the village and patrolled outside. Joan Of Arc hovered above their heads.

Belin and a group of women had already set up several large pots in the empty area of the village and were boiling water. As soon as the flour arrived, they would be able to make a few pots of batter in a short period of time as breakfast for the laborers today.

The whole village was in action. Almost everyone had something to do, except for the elderly who really couldn't walk or the disabled who couldn't move.

Liang Lidong left the matter to his four students, and he went to the back of the temple to practice Mist Riding. At the same time, he analyzed the magic nodes of this spell. It was different from most spells. The circulation route of bloodline spells lacked many nodes, and these nodes would only be filled in when the holder of a specific bloodline cast them. Under normal circumstances, it was almost impossible to detect how these nodes were filled in during the circulation of the spell with mental power.

Liang Lidong couldn't detect how the key nodes were filled in either. But that didn't stop him from testing. If direct observation with mental power didn't work, there were still methods such as elimination, reverse reasoning, and so on. If one time didn't work, he could do it a few more times. If a few times didn't work, he could do it a few hundred times.

In the eyes of the players, there was no puzzle in this world that couldn't be solved. It all depended on whether you had the ability or if you used the right method.

Liang Lidong had a feeling that as long as he cracked the bloodline spell of the Cloud Dragon family, he would definitely be able to open a new door of magic. It was something that nobody in the game had ever done before.

He practiced Mist Riding at the back of the temple all morning and didn't stop until his mental power was almost exhausted. He returned to the temple, took a shower, and washed away the sweat. Then, he made some side dishes for himself. After filling his stomach, he opened the management interface of Internal Affairs and carefully examined the current situation in Reed's village. Except for the increase of Popular Support by two points to 62 points, nothing else changed.

No change was a good thing! Liang Lidong closed the system interface. Just as he was about to take a half-hour nap, the sound of hooves came from the temple. Soon, the hooves stopped. Liang Lidong went to the prayer hall and saw a woman covered in black. Even her face was covered with a black veil.

Soon, Kail and the other friends arrived, sweating profusely. They fanned out and surrounded the woman in black.

"What's going on?"

Liang Lidong had killed many players and NPCs in the game, and he had also killed many people in real life. When he asked this question with a solemn face, his imposing aura spread over them like physical mental pressure, and the youths immediately trembled like cicadas in winter. Even the black-clothed woman's eyes were filled with shock.

Pointing at the woman with the wooden sword, Kail explained to Liang Lidong, "Master, this woman ran over without any scruples and hurt a few people in our village. It's not a serious injury, but they won't be able to do any heavy work for a few days. "

Liang Lidong's expression didn't change, but his voice became heavier. "Oh, that's true. Guest in black, you'd better explain yourself. If you're willing to pay compensation and apologize to the injured, I can politely escort you out of the village. Otherwise, I don't mind punishing you, even if you're from the Zell family. "

The woman in black had a spear on her back. Hearing Liang Lidong's words, she sneered. "You know I'm from the Zell family, and yet you still dare to threaten me? Aren't you afraid my father will come after you?"

The woman's voice was clear and melodious, like the cry of an oriole. She wasn't very old.

Liang Lidong smiled. "So you're Grinton's daughter. That's good. You don't have to pay for the compensation."

The woman sneered, her voice full of disdain.

"But I'm going to teach you a lesson on behalf of your father," Liang Lidong said slowly, "Kail, go deal with her. Beat her into submission, but don't hurt her. Once she's convinced, bring her to the back hall to find me. "

With that said, he turned around and went to the back hall, getting dressed and getting some rest. He could tell that Kail was about as strong as this woman in black, who was also Grinton's daughter. However, Kail was slightly stronger. It wouldn't be too difficult to defeat this woman, but it would take some time for her to submit. Kail could use this opportunity to accumulate combat experience. After all, it was hard to find an opponent of similar strength.

After getting into bed, Liang Lidong quickly fell asleep. About half an hour later, he woke up and stretched his back. Just as he stretched, Kail came in with a beautiful young woman.

At this time, the black-clothed woman had already taken off her hood and the black veil on her face, revealing an extremely cold and beautiful face. She was a young girl with a pair of long ears, a long green ponytail, and a pair of watery green eyes under her bangs.

The young woman was very beautiful, but she had a proud expression on her face. Only when she looked at Kail would her expression soften a little, as if she had already been beaten into submission by Kail.

Liang Lidong waved a hand and said to the sweating young man, "Kail, continue to patrol with some people to ensure the safety of the construction workers. Also, prevent any conflicts and disturbances at the site. "

Kail nodded happily before turning around and leaving. He didn't even spare a second glance at such a beautiful woman beside him.

However, after seeing Kail leave, the half-elf young woman pursed her cute cherry lips and a complex look appeared in her eyes.

"What's your name?" Liang Lidong asked.

The half-elf young woman glared at him with a fierce expression. "Why should I tell you?!"

Liang Lidong stood up with a charming smile on his face. "It's fine if you don't want to tell me. If my student can beat you into submission, then I can also beat you up. And I promise I'll beat you up even harder than he did. If you don't cooperate, then I don't mind beating your face until it's swollen."

The half-elf girl was shocked, then frightened: "Why are you so vicious!"