Start from becoming a village head

Because Joan Of Arc liked to stay high in the sky, she happened to be resting on the top floor of the castle when Liang Lidong determined the coordinates of the human world. So, the teleportation magic array appeared on the top floor of the castle. Generally speaking, the teleportation magic array would automatically find a magic beacon nearby. If the inclination was less than a certain angle, the destination of the teleportation magic array could be established as a point of mass. So, the teleportation magic array wouldn't appear in the sky under normal circumstances. Few people would fall to their deaths.

Unless there was an artificial influence or he deliberately changed the intelligent mana operation system of the Teleportation Magic Array's nodes, there wouldn't be any abnormalities.

Joan Of Arc watched them walk out of the magic array. When she saw Liang Lidong in the end, she swooped down and landed on Liang Lidong's shoulder, crying, "Master, you scared me. I thought you would never come back after you were sucked into the black magic array."

Liang Lidong tapped her head with his finger. "Don't worry. Your master won't die so easily. Also, if I die, you will be free. Wouldn't that be even better?"

"How can you talk like that? You heartless man." Joan Of Arc was so angry that her golden feathers were all standing up. She picked up a handful of skin on Liang Lidong's shoulder with her beak and twisted it to vent her anger.

For Joan, the scene not long ago was the most terrible thing she had ever seen in her life. The spiritual pressure that was like a god directly pressed her down from the air. If she hadn't desperately flipped her wings a few times before landing, she would definitely have been smashed into meat paste. What was even more frightening was that its master had been sucked away by a magic array. Although it was said that magic pets wouldn't die after their master died, they would return to their original animal or semi-magic pet state … The scariest thing in the world wasn't death. It was that after they gained wisdom, they would turn back into idiots. Their lives were worse than death.

Feeling the stability of their feet on the ground, everyone heaved a sigh of relief. Gavin patted Liang Lidong's shoulder to express his gratitude and left. Now that Mark was dead, the Temple of Life in Winterwind had lost its leader and could no longer cause any trouble. He could take his daughter home in peace and enjoy the ten percent of the monthly income from the gold mine.

This was simply earning big money while lying on the bed.

Katerina and the old Great Swordsman also walked over and expressed their sincere gratitude to Liang Lidong. Among all the forces, the branch of assassins in Winterwind benefited the most. Not only did he obtain the few blacksmith shops left behind by Rex, but he had also obtained them. He had also received ten percent of the income from Rex's gold mine. As long as the two benefits were carried out properly, the branch of assassins in Winterwind would be larger than the headquarters in less than ten years. Chances were that the headquarters would be replaced.

"Mr. Beta has done a great favor for our branch in Winterwind. Please feel free to come to our branch if you need any help in the future, as long as it's a mission that we can accept. It will always be free for everyone. "

Katerina's expression was so sincere that it didn't seem like she was just being polite. Liang Lidong nodded, implicitly expressing his gratitude.

The old Great Swordsman walked close. He stared at Liang Lidong for a long time, before he finally said, "I wonder, have you ever heard of the Great Swordsman?"

"Of course I have. I know that you are a strong Great Swordsman. " Liang Lidong slightly showed his respect for the old man. "Among the purely physical classes, the Great Swordsman has the highest attack, agility, and defense. Their only shortcoming is that they lack remote attacks. They can't use weapons like bows and crossbows as skillfully as regular Warriors. However, that shortcoming isn't very obvious with their high agility and their own speed. "

Hearing Liang Lidong's compliment, the old Great Swordsman put on a casual smile. "That'll be easy if you know the Great Swordsman class, sir. I think that you are very suitable to be a Great Swordsman. You have a strong will and a balanced body attribute. If you become a Great Swordsman, you will certainly be much stronger than me in the future. Are you willing to accept my legacy? "

"Teacher!" Katerina was a little anxious.

Although Liang Lidong's attributes were very average, as a Golden Son, his basic attributes were all 5. This alone was already comparable to about 80% of the humanoid creatures in the world. Moreover, there was an additional 10 attribute point distribution bonus. Even if the points were distributed evenly, he could still become a qualified Great Swordsman.

At this moment, a system notification appeared in Liang Lidong's system interface: An NPC hopes that you can accept his ability legacy. If you accept, your class will change from Divine Noble to Great Swordsman, and your attributes will be reset to the most suitable distribution for the Great Swordsman class. However, your character level will also be reset to Level 0.

Are you sure you want to become a Great Swordsman?

To become a Great Swordsman, players had to go through many extremely difficult trials. However, if a Great Swordsman inherited the ability, they could directly change classes. If it were earlier in the game, Liang Lidong would've accepted such a good thing without hesitation. However, it was different now. He had spent years and a lot of money in the game to analyze hundreds of spells. Although there weren't many spells that a Divine Noble could learn, he could at least make magic scrolls and use them. If he became a Great Swordsman, he wouldn't even be able to use magic scrolls, let alone casting spells.

It was true that the Great Swordsman was one of the three classes. If a Divine Noble encountered a Great Swordsman in the later stages of the game, they wouldn't be able to catch up in terms of stats. However, Liang Lidong knew hundreds of spells, which was an advantage in itself. It could narrow the gap between him and a Great Swordsman. Also, he could confer the title of Knight. If he couldn't beat a Great Swordsman alone, he didn't believe that he couldn't beat a Great Swordsman with five Knights of the Round Table and twenty-five Inferior Knights!

Besides, after Tina became a Paladin and then his Knight, it wouldn't be difficult for a Paladin to deal with a Great Swordsman with the bonus attributes. By then, he could compete with a Great Swordsman with only one of his subordinates. There was no need for him to become a Great Swordsman!

Liang Lidong shook his head and said, "Sorry, I've already decided to dedicate my faith to the Goddess Woking forever. I have no intention of deviating from the path of the goddess."

Now that Liang Lidong was an ascetic believer of the Goddess Woking, he used this excuse to refuse the old Great Swordsman. Not only was it not rude, it was also very justified. In the world of gods, belief was an extremely important matter in the eyes of many people. In the eyes of many people, it was even more important than their own lives.

After being refused, the old Great Swordsman left with Katerina in disappointment. For him, it was too difficult to find a person who was suitable to become a Great Swordsman whether it was talent or temperament.

The last person to come was Uther. As a dignified city lord, he had become someone else's Knight. This matter was quite a pain in the ass, so his expression was very strange. There was a hint of forbearance in his anger, but also a hint of flattery. "Your Excellency Beta, now that the Church of Life is no longer a threat to us, what are your next plans?"

"I intend to return to Reed Village and continue to be a priest." Liang Lidong smiled. "As long as I have enough gold coins every month, I can do a lot of things. But don't worry, I'm not interested in Winterwind, and I'm not a spy from another country. A man like me doesn't need to be a spy. I think you know that by now. "

Uther nodded. The mayor's wife, who was hiding in his shadow, tried to shrink her body so that no one could see her. It seemed that she would have a special physiological reaction whenever he saw her.

The couple had speculated about the Red Priest's real identity together. According to the knowledge they had, the most likely candidate was a Golden Descendant. Golden Descendants were a special race with the ancient golden bloodline. It was said that they were born with unique abilities or bloodline magic, and they could inherit a certain amount of ancestral knowledge.

Judging from the intelligence they had collected and their daily contact with Liang Lidong, he fit the description very well.

In a way, their guess was correct. Their guess was correct. In the game, the players were called "Golden Sons," which meant exactly the same thing as "Golden Descendants."

At this moment, Uther felt that he had benefited greatly as someone else's Knight. Even if the guy was against Winterwind or Hollevin, he could only accept it. With the blessing of the Gemini family tattoo and a gold mine, the rise of the Longman family was just around the corner. For hereditary feudal lords like them, the family was far more important than the country and their loyalty to the king.

When the family and the country were on the same day and given a choice, they would certainly choose the family over the country or the royal family.

After receiving Liang Lidong's promise, Uther was much reassured. He didn't show any respect to Liang Lidong and simply left.

Now that the incident in Winterwind had come to an end, the Temple of Life wouldn't be able to trouble Uther and the rest of them for a while after losing Mark. Even if they were to send another powerful bishop, it would take time. Few people like Mark who could grasp the divine spells of causality. As long as the new bishop wasn't one of them, Uther and Sophia would be able to fight them. After all, they were both Knight now, and their abilities had been greatly enhanced. It would be hard to say whether or not the Temple of Life could defeat them if they sent another bishop.

After the incident in Winterwind was over, Liang Lidong returned to the temple in Reed Village in relief and had a good sleep. He wasn't woken up until the next noon when Joan Of Arc was so hungry that she pecked his head hard.

He called up the temple's management system and looked at the system data. In the short period of time he had been away, the number of shallow believers of Woking had increased by a dozen, and the number of true believers had increased by two. It could be seen that Baylin was very diligent and responsible, managing the temple very well.

Because everybody in Reed Village knew that he was back, Belin left the offerings of the villagers at the door of his room. After waking up, Liang Lidong cooked a delicious meal for himself. Joan Of Arc was so full that she lay on the bed with her paws facing the sky, as if she were dead.

When Liang Lidong went to the main hall of the temple, he ran into Kail, who was already a level-three professional. After the boy finished praying calmly, he slowly walked over and said, "Teacher, I've become stronger again. You're right, I was too impatient a while ago."

Kail looked much more mature now, and was not as jumpy as before. This was a good thing. It meant that Liang Lidong's kind little trick had worked.

"Keep it up." Liang Lidong patted the young man's shoulder and asked, "Is your grandpa home? There's something I want to talk to him about. "

Kail nodded. "He should be. He likes to bask in the sun in the yard at this hour."

Ten minutes later, Liang Lidong came to Kail's house, only to see an old man resting in a rocking chair. The scorching sun at noon shone on him, but he didn't sweat at all. It wasn't because the village leader was much stronger, but because he was too old. When people reached a certain age, they rarely sweated because the kidneys didn't produce much heat. Their body temperature would be a little lower than normal people's, so many old people liked to bask in the sun and take hot water baths.

Seeing this, Liang Lidong knew that the village leader didn't have much time left. At most four or five years, at least one or two years.

"I haven't seen you for a while. You seem to be in good spirits, old village leader." Liang Lidong walked over and said in a normal tone.

The old village chief chuckled twice, opening his already dry and wrinkled eyelids. "Lord Beta, it has indeed been several days since we last met. My waist isn't very good now, so please forgive me for not being able to bow to you. "

"How could I?" Liang Lidong waved his hand. He wasn't a real noble and didn't care about these formalities. "I'm here to discuss something with you."

The village leader looked up at the young man in front of him. He was a little jealous of his youthful and healthy body. "Please speak."

"I plan to become the village leader of Reed Village, or a proxy."

The village leader's eyes narrowed. "Why?"

The position of village leader was a hereditary position of their Reed Family. Reed Village was in a sense the territory of their Reed Family, so Liang Lidong's request surprised him.

Liang Lidong looked into the old man's eyes and said sincerely, "I want to develop Reed Village. I don't want to turn it into a city, but I want to turn it into a town."

"Why?" The village leader was puzzled. In his opinion, there was no such thing as reaping without sowing, and there was no such thing as good things being delivered by others. If there was, then there was certainly a reason for it. If he was greedy for a moment of benefit, then perhaps he would be swallowed whole in the future without even knowing what had happened.

"If Goddess Woking Shrine wants to develop, we must have enough believers." Liang Lidong explained, "But a town or a city with a lot of people already has believers of other gods spreading their religion there. Our Woking Shrine doesn't have enough strength, so if we rashly intervene and incite a religious war, we will be the unlucky ones. That's why I think that instead of going to another city to develop our religion in fear, it would be better to develop a reasonable environment for spreading our religion. "

The village leader stood up with his hands behind his back and slightly raised his head to look at Liang Lidong. "Our Reed Family doesn't have the money to develop. If we do, will our Reed Family still be able to continue living here?"

Liang Lidong smiled. "I have the money! If Reed Village truly develops, I will return the position of village leader … or rather, mayor to Kail. He is my student, so there is no need for me to harm him. Moreover, my path is to shepherd the people for my god and not to waste my limited time for worldly power and money. "

The old village head looked at Liang Lidong for a long time, and then slowly said: "Okay, from now on, you are the acting village head of Reed Village."