Douglas is the captain of the knights of the Zell family, a real knight, not a half-hearted knight follower like Hank. The background of a large noble family depends on whether it can have a large number of real knights.
Personally, Douglas doesn't like Hank very much. He thinks this man is too exaggerated and doesn't match the knight's calm way. However, people can be changed. As the captain of the knight, Douglas hopes that the knights he teaches will be successful. He grew up, passed the trials, and finally became a knight of the Zell family.
This time he received an order from the Patriarch to investigate a person named 'Beta', who is said to be a priest of an unknown god's residence. For spellcasters, Douglas instinctively hates spellcasters. Almost all physics department professions hate spellcasters. After all, that kind of weird, mysterious and powerful power will give any physics department professional a headache.
The distance from Bronze Drum City to Reed Village is not too far. If there are horses to travel, it will take about two hours. Douglas came to Reed Village once a few years ago, and stayed for a few days at the head of Reed Village, who was a descendant of a brave man. At that time, he didn't have a good impression of Reed Village. It was dirty and messy. Villagers who hadn't bathed for ten days and a half months ran around. The whole village seemed to be filled with a disgusting smell of feces and sour smell.
But at the moment when he set foot on the entrance of Reed Village, he wondered if he had gone to the wrong place. The original dirt road in the country had turned into a beautiful bluestone path. Although the children working in the village were wearing patched clothes The clothes, but everyone is very clean, there is no dirt on their faces and necks, not only that, but their spirits seem to be quite good. In Douglas' eyes, these children are all good seedlings who can become knight retinues.
In addition, most of the adults in the village seem to have become clean. At a glance before. You can see their greasy, black and slippery necks, but now they look very clean, and most importantly, these villagers have become less fond of onlookers. A few years ago, when he came to the village, no matter where he went. A group of villagers will follow behind him, following him with admiration and admiration, which is strange to watch.
But it was different now, these villagers just glanced at him with a little curiosity, and then left to continue doing their own things.
Reed Village has changed a lot! It was just a trivial matter that the dirt road turned into a bluestone path. What really surprised Douglas was that the atmosphere of the whole village was changing. Reed Village used to be very ordinary. Like all other villages, everyone only cared about food and clothing in front of them. They don't think too much about other things, they have no ideals, no pursuits. But it was different now. Everyone in the village, even the elderly, had a light in their eyes, and Douglas knew exactly what this light was.
In the past, when he was selecting knight apprentices, the eyes of the chosen ones would all have the same light shining. This light is hope, hope for future life.
Become a knight. It is normal to have hope, but why do these villagers have hope? It's not surprising if one or two people have such eyes, but almost everyone in the village is like this, so the reason is worth exploring.
Douglas rode his horse around the village, and then went directly to the village chief's house. Village Chief Reed could barely be regarded as a nobleman, and he was also the actual person in power in the village. Going there as a guest would not insult his knight status, and he would be able to obtain more accurate information. Generally speaking, due to their own knowledge and language ability, the information provided by ordinary villagers was often specious. It was easy to be led into the ditch, as he had suffered before.
Douglas was at the door of Reed's house, and happened to run into Kyle who was coming home. Kyle was a child a few years ago. Although he is much older now, his appearance hasn't changed much. He was about to say hello when he was suddenly stunned. He stopped, because he felt an aura on Reed, the aura of a fellow professional.
In the temple, Liang Lidong, who sent Belin and Kyle away, sat on a chair, looking at his system interface with a tangled expression.
No wonder he just felt like he couldn't use his strength, and now he has an extra negative state:
Anger of a foodie: As a foodie, you actually swallowed pig food for three consecutive meals. Your body is protesting violently. Now all your attributes have been reduced by 30%, and you have received random consequences that are permanent and irreversible. Your sense of smell is reduced by 10%.
Because after returning from the spiritual world, he was so hungry that he subconsciously ate the dry food in the space backpack, forgetting that he had already superimposed two layers of foodie negative status.
No, I have to find something delicious. When Liang Lidong left the temple, he lost 30% of his attributes. It felt like he was walking with a few kilograms of weight on his back, which was heavy.
He first went to the fisherman in the village to buy some fresh river fish, but the fisherman didn't dare to accept his money. Liang Lidong threw a silver coin on the table without saying a word, turned around and left, and then he went to the foot of the mountain behind the village After digging some sedges, this thing can remove the fishy smell. Then he found a pot at the blacksmith Nicholas, and spent about half an hour steaming two fish for himself. After eating a few bites, the system will prompt that the negative state of the foodie has disappeared , but the negative state of a 10% drop in olfactory sensitivity can never be eliminated.
Liang Lidong ate the steamed fish slowly. He had never encountered a foodie talent in the game, so he didn't pay much attention to it. He didn't expect that an ability would be permanently reduced if he was not careful. But this can be regarded as a blessing in misfortune. What is reduced is only the ability to smell. If the reduction is in physical attributes, or willpower attributes, or the enduring ability of a certain activity, then there is really no place to cry.
Although the two steamed fish are delicious, it is difficult for one person to finish them. When Liang Lidong was about to summon Joan to come down to help, a big man in chain mail walked in outside the temple.
As soon as he entered the temple, he sniffed first, then saw Liang Lidong, and then saw two steamed fish on the small table in front of Liang Lidong, his expression became quite exciting.
In fact, it is no wonder that the big man was so surprised. Generally speaking, temples are quite sacred places, but Liang Lidong was sitting under the holy statue of the goddess, wearing religious robes, and eating steamed fish without any image. The atmosphere and the solemn church The image doesn't match at all.
Liang Lidong looked at the big man with a strange expression, raised his homemade chopsticks and smiled, "The visitor is a guest. Let's have a taste together, unfortunately there is no wine."
This big man was Douglas. He walked in with a strange face and looked at the two steamed fish. Traditional education told him that it was wrong to eat in the temple. But these two fish really smell delicious, and the priest of the temple is eating them himself. If they eat together, there should be no problem.
He walked up to Liang Lidong, sat down, and then spread his hands, expressing that he had no tableware. Liang Lidong took out a knife and fork from the space backpack. When he went to the blacksmith to buy a pot, he also bought some tableware. Put it in the backpack and it works now.
Although Douglas has a huge physique and fits the image of a cavalryman, his eating movements are very elegant. He gently cut a piece of lazy meat from the back of the fish with a small blade, put it in his mouth, and gently crushed it with the tip of his tongue. After tasting it, he waited for more than ten seconds before swallowing the fish. Then he said: "It's delicious cooking. I didn't expect that you are not only a spellcaster. You are a master of swordsmanship and even a master of cooking. This is the most beautiful food I have ever eaten."
"Thank you!" Liang Lidong smiled and nodded his thanks, and then he glanced at the white spear family crest on Douglas's shoulder armor, and asked, "A knight from the Zell family? See you?"
Douglas put down his knife and fork. Said: "The head of the knights of the Zell family, Douglas! I just heard that a wise man appeared in the village of Reed, so I came to take a look. I thought it was an exaggerated rumor spread by the village brute, but I didn't expect that your excellency is more powerful than the rumors. You are more talented. The whole Reed Village has changed because of you, and I think there will definitely be many scholars in this village in the future. This is no longer the behavior of a wise man, but should be called a sage."
"Thank you." Liang Lidong chuckled, and then asked: "I just follow my god's instruction and try my best to help believers stay away from ignorance, poverty and disease. I can't be called a sage."
"However, the village of Reed is too small for you to develop here." Douglas said sincerely: "I heard that you have appointed an heir, and she can manage the village well. If that's the case, why don't you go A bigger world, a wider world? For example, our Tonggu City lacks truth disseminators like you, if you can come to our Tonggu City to build a temple, I think the city lord will be very happy."
"But the problem is, there are already other temples in Tonggu City." Liang Lidong shook his head, and then continued: "I have been to Tonggu City before. If I remember correctly, believers of the Goddess of Storms should It has been declared that it is the domain of the storm, and if I go there again, it will be a religious war, which is not in accordance with the rules."
"Indeed, the believers of the Goddess of Storms have built a temple in the east of the city." Douglas said slowly, "But our Bronze Drum City has doubled in size, and the believers of the Goddess of Storms alone can no longer satisfy the belief requirements of the residents of Bronze Drum City. If there is one more believer from the god's mansion stationed in, we and they shouldn't mind."
What Douglas said is indeed reasonable, the bigger the city, the more forces of the gods can be stationed. For example, the King City of Hollevin, because the city is huge, there are six powers from the God's Mansion there to propagate the teachings, and they live in peace with each other.
If the expansion of Tonggu City is doubled, Liang Lidong's stationing there will indeed not cause strong dissatisfaction among the believers of the Storm Goddess, but after thinking about it for a while, he shook his head and said, "My god taught us that a journey of a thousand miles Accumulate step by step, everything has to be accumulated. I have not even fully converted the villagers of Reed Village into believers. If I have the ability and experience to develop in Tonggu City, of course, when I have the ability, I will naturally go there to spread the word. Glory to my God."
"But I'm afraid that the forces of other temples will have already stepped in by then."
Liang Lidong said with an expression of indifference: "My God taught us that we cannot force anything. If something is ours, it must be ours, not ours. There is no need to be persistent."
I have to say that Liang Lidong still pretended to be a magic stick. Douglas nodded, he stood up, and said: "I understand what your Excellency means. This time I came to Reed Village just to meet old friends. I didn't expect It is indeed rewarding to meet you, and I hope that one day, I can see the temple built by you in Tonggu City."
Liang Lidong stood up and gave a farewell gift: "Thank you for your kind words."
Watching Douglas leave, Liang Lidong sat down. He knew very well that the knight came to Reed Village for another purpose. Considering that Kyle told him yesterday that Jerry's brother Hank seemed to have the intention of framing him, and after a little thought, he understood why. thing.
Originally, if Hank could come to the temple to apologize and admit his mistakes, he would still help this guy explain the divine punishment, but now it seems that Hank can only bear the title of poor ghost for the rest of his life.
Joan flew in through the window, grabbed a steamed fish and flew away.
When Douglas returned to Bronze Drum City, it was almost evening. Instead of resting, he went directly to meet his Patriarch.
The half-elf was eating dinner. When he saw Douglas, he immediately greeted him and said, "Douglas, it's just in time to come back. Let's talk while eating."
Douglas was not polite either, he directly removed the chain mail on his body, asked the attendant to take it away, and then he sat directly in front of the owner, and said: "Master, I went to Reed Village to inquire about it according to my order, and the result was very disappointing. Surprised. According to my judgment, the so-called Goddess Wojin is definitely not an evil god, she should be a very kind god of the lawful camp."
"Why do you say that?" The half-elf's light green eyes were filled with interest.
Next, Douglas recounted what he had seen and heard, and then said: "A priest who can do this for ordinary civilians, I definitely don't think that evil gods can teach characters, and when I talk to him, I can feel There is a murderous look and a bloody smell on his body, but there is absolutely no hostility."
The half-elf nodded: "Your judgment is indeed correct. Goddess Wojin is indeed not an evil god. She was a well-known neutral god residence more than three hundred years ago, but for some reason, she suddenly disappeared, and many The name of the God’s Mansion has also been changed... But this is a matter of the heavens, a matter between gods, we mortals had better not explore it, and don’t inquire about it.”
"By the way, this is the head portrait I drew." Douglas took out a picture scroll from his arms: "Because of the shortness of time, I just roughly sketched his appearance, but it's already 80% similar."
The half-elf held the drawing paper and looked at the portrait on it, with a look of surprise and nostalgia in his eyes: "Beta, is it really you?" (… )