Sometimes life indeed depends on acting skills

There were many arrogant nobles, and Liang Lidong had seen many of them in the game. He was already used to this group of people who were outwardly strong but inwardly weak. Therefore, he didn't care about the other party's arrogance and rudeness. Instead, he continued to say to the middle-aged butler, "Since the city lord has given the order, you have to carry it out. If any outsiders enter without permission, you have to kill them. If you really have misgivings about their identities, you can also lock them up and report to the City Lord and let him make a decision. "

The butler said awkwardly, "Mr. Beta, we are just civilians, and almost all of them are nobles. If we act rashly, the consequences will be very serious."

Liang Lidong sighed. In this world, the gap between the nobles and the civilians was too big. The former enjoyed all kinds of privileges, while the latter could hardly have a decent life even if they worked themselves to death. People like the middle-aged butler were already very successful among the civilians. He could usually face the nobles calmly and calmly, but when it came to such a direct conflict with the nobles, he couldn't make an effective decision at all. It wasn't that he couldn't, but that he didn't dare to.

Seeing that Liang Lidong ignored him, the young noble was furious. He took a few steps forward, pointed his finger, and shouted in a more aggressive manner, "You, I'm talking about you. Don't look around. Are you ignoring me and insulting my dignity? Bullsh*t!"

There was nothing new in this world when people scolded others. They were either idiots or pretended to be one. Liang Lidong turned around and looked at him coldly. "Get out of my way!" he said.

Liang Lidong had killed many people in the game, and he had also killed people in this world. Therefore, when he was serious, his eyes and tone would carry a murderous aura that science couldn't explain. Coupled with the amplification of his noble aura, it would give people a strong mental impact.

Therefore, when the blonde young man was scolded by Liang Lidong, he immediately took two steps back in fear. Then, he realized that he looked very cowardly. He immediately blushed and shouted, "You, you dare to scold me? Do you know who I am? I'm Clement …"

Liang Lidong ignored the dog's barking and said to the middle-aged butler, "I'll be taking over the garrison temporarily. You don't have any objections, right?"

The middle-aged butler was taken aback. In his opinion, this was a usurpation of power. "Sir, this isn't too good."

"Not too good?" Liang Lidong sneered and said, "With your hemming and hawing character, it won't be good for all of us if you go on like this. You can either make your own decision, or you can leave the command to me. "

The middle-aged housekeeper struggled for a while before saying, "Alright, but you have to promise not to do anything out of line."

"You should first get them to promise that they won't do anything out of line." Liang Lidong couldn't help but ridicule him. At this time, he still cared about such things.

The middle-aged steward was greatly embarrassed, but he soon calmed down and shouted at the soldiers of Winterwind, "Mr. Beta is now in command of you. Do you hear me?"

At first, the middle-aged butler was worried that the soldiers wouldn't follow Liang Lidong's orders, but after he said that, the wavering soldiers became determined again. The army worshipped the strong. Liang Lidong's reputation as the Red Priest had long been known in Winterwind. Also, the soldiers had received the order that Liang Lidong was an ally several hours ago. Naturally, they knew who he was.

Compared with a butler who couldn't fight at all, Liang Lidong, a powerful professional, was more acceptable as a commander.

Although the golden-haired young man did not seem to be very smart, the soldiers of the Royal Infantry Regiment were not stupid. They were indeed elites. As soon as Liang Lidong took over command, they keenly sensed the change in the other party and felt a great sense of threat. Instinctively, they divided into two rows and picked up their weapons, ready to face the enemy together.

Each soldier of the royal infantry had two weapons. One was a ceremonial longsword, and the other was a hammer on their waist. They also carried a blue griffin shield on their back, which had been removed and held in their hands. Also, they were wearing chain armor under their blue robes. Their equipment was much heavier than that of the soldiers of Winterwind. Climbing the mountain with such equipment, the royal infantry was indeed much stronger than the soldiers of Winterwind.

In Liang Lidong's field of vision, there were actually several professionals among the hundred or so Royal Infantrymen. Although they were only between Lvl 1 and Lvl 3, they must have gone through rigorous training. Some of them had inadvertently learned combat specialties and became professionals without Liang Lidong knowing.

If it were an encounter, the two hundred soldiers of Winterwind wouldn't be a match for the royal infantry. However, Winterwind had the home ground, and not only did they have the towers, but they also had the terrain advantage. Therefore, if they were to fight right now, the odds of victory would be fifty-fifty. When the soldiers were of similar combat ability, the outcome of the battle would be decided by luck and the ability of the commander.

Right now, the commander of the soldiers of Winterwind was Liang Lidong, and the enemy's commander was the golden-haired young man from the Clement family.

Seeing that Liang Lidong ignored him for a long time, Clement was enraged and shouted at the royal infantry behind him, "Somebody, capture this man first. He dares to ignore me! I'm an earl after all. Few people dare to treat me like this even in the capital. "

At this moment, the soldier closest to the golden-haired young man whispered something to him. The young man burst into fury and said, "I know that he's a spellcaster, but so what? There are a dozen spellcasters in the Clement family, and I've never seen them show me any displeasure. Go and capture him now. "

"Kill whoever dares to move." After taking over the command, Liang Lidong roared and gave the order.

The soldiers of Winterwind stepped forward at the same time and aimed their weapons at the royal infantry that they surrounded. The soldiers on the towers had already aimed their longbows and crossbows at the enemy below.

"How dare you ignore the majesty of the royal family?" The golden-haired young man stepped forward and pointed at Liang Lidong's nose, cursing, "We're here to build military facilities on this mountain, and you dare to stop us? Is the mayor of Winterwind planning to betray Hollevin?"

Liang Lidong, however, smiled after hearing that. He finally understood the enemy's trick. Those people were indeed the royal envoys, and they should've formally summoned the royal edict not long ago. However, Liang Lidong speculated that somebody told them about the gold mines when they were about to reach Winterwind. The Church of Life was a prime suspect.

Gold mines were fatally attractive to any noble. After learning the news, the royal envoys immediately came up with a plan to lure the enemy away. One of the royal envoys would visit the castle and confirm that the mayor was not in the gold mines. Then, another one would sneak to the foot of the mountain with the royal infantry and claim the gold mines under the cover of the royal order. If they were lucky, they could even claim all the soldiers here as their own. After all, the title of a noble was too intimidating for ordinary people. Besides, they were also the royal envoys. It was worth it to make up an order in exchange for a gold mine.

As for how they were going to deal with Uther's counterattack, they must've had a plan. Liang Lidong couldn't figure it out yet.

They were about to succeed. Although the middle-aged butler was very loyal to the City Lord, the lowly heart of a commoner made him feel inferior to the royal family. Moreover, he was not experienced enough, so he was unable to see through the other party's scheme. He did feel that something was wrong, but he didn't know what exactly was wrong.

The middle-aged butler was facing the Clement family, a distant relative of the royal family, and more than a hundred royal infantry soldiers. He could only retreat. Just as he was about to give in, Liang Lidong came out.

He pulled out a crossbow from the waist of the nearest soldier and pointed it at the blonde youth. "Show me the royal edict."

"You dare point a weapon at me?" The young noble looked at Liang Lidong in surprise.

"If you point a finger at me, I won't point a weapon at you."

The blonde youth gritted his teeth and said, "Fine, you're good. Don't let me find a chance to deal with you in the future." As he spoke, he took out a roll of paper from his clothes and walked towards Liang Lidong. "This is the edict you wanted. I'll show it to you now. Don't regret it after reading it."

"Stop," Liang Lidong pointed the crossbow at the man's head. "Throw the edict over and stay where you are."

"The royal edict is too sacred to be thrown around. I'll bring it over to you," the blonde youth said calmly and continued to move forward.

Without any hesitation, Liang Lidong pulled the trigger of his crossbow. The greenish-gray bolt flew towards the young noble's face. Just as it was about to hit him, a silver light flashed, and the bolt was cut in half and fell to the side. At the same time, the blonde youth's body cracked twice, as if a piece of glass had been broken. The pale silver light of magical elements disappeared, and then a blonde youth with a completely different temperament appeared in front of everyone. The ceremonial sword that was originally hanging on his waist was now in his hand.

Now, in Liang Lidong's vision, the blonde youth was clearly marked as a level 6 professional.

"So he used a disguise spell," Liang Lidong said with a faint smile. "In life, it's all about acting. That's true."

This golden-haired youth had been pretending to be crazy before, and even used disguise magic to make sure nothing went wrong. If he were to get close, Liang Lidong might be subdued by the other party when he was not on guard. Unfortunately, Liang Lidong had all kinds of tricks up his sleeves in the game. When he saw his opponent walk forward with the paper scroll, he felt that something was wrong. Although his opponent pretended to be insolent, his steps were very steady.

"You saw through my intentions," the blonde youth said as he stabbed the longsword in his hand into the ground. "We surrender. Everyone, throw away your weapons."

The hundreds of royal footsoldiers hesitated for a moment, then threw all the weapons in their hands to the ground. Liang Lidong said to the middle-aged butler, who seemed to have not reacted yet, "Send someone to take away their weapons and tie them up. Then, send someone to the castle and tell the mayor about this. Let him come and deal with it."

At this time, the middle-aged butler finally woke up from his daze. He quickly nodded and immediately ordered the soldiers around him.

Liang Lidong walked in front of the blonde youth and asked in confusion, "Why did you surrender so quickly? Don't you want to resist? Maybe there's a chance of winning. "

"It would be strange if there was. Fighting with you is a pyrrhic victory. How can we resist Uther's next counterattack?" The blonde youth smiled. "Instead of falling into that situation, it's better to just surrender. Anyway, there's no blood on either side, and there's no loss. Uther definitely won't kill us. At most, we'll have to pay more ransom."

"Not only are you bold, but you're also very decisive." Liang Lidong was a little impressed by this guy. "If I hadn't come out, you would probably have succeeded."

"That's why I hate you now." The blonde youth squinted at Liang Lidong. "I'm Robin Clement. What's your name?"

"Believer of the goddess Woking, Red Priest Beta."