Noble Emblem

Douglas is the knight captain of the Zell family, a real knight, not a half-hearted knight like Hank. The foundation of a noble family depends on whether it can have a large number of real knights.

Personally, Douglas doesn't like Hank very much. He feels that this man is too exaggerated and does not match the calm way of the knight. However, people can change. As a knight commander, Douglas hopes that the knights he teaches can all succeed. He grew up, passed the trials, and finally became a knight of the Zell family.

This time he received an order from the head of the family and came to investigate a person named "Beta", who was said to be a priest of an unknown god's residence. Douglas instinctively hates spellcasters. Almost all physics professions hate spellcasters. After all, that kind of weird, mysterious and powerful power will give any physics profession a headache.

The distance from Tonggu City to Reed Village is not too far. If you have a horse to travel, it will only take about two hours. Douglas had been to Reed Village a few years ago and stayed for a few days at the home of the leader of Reed Village, who was a descendant of a brave man. At that time, he had a bad impression of Reed Village. It was dirty and messy. Villagers who hadn't bathed for ten and a half days were running around. The whole village seemed to be filled with a disgusting smell of feces and sour stench.

But when he stepped onto 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, Although their clothes were clean, they were all clean, with no dirt on their faces or necks. Not only that, they seemed to be in good spirits. In Douglas's eyes, all of these children were good candidates to become knights' retinues.

In addition, most of the adults in the village seem to have become cleaner. At a glance before. You can see their oily and muddy necks, but now they look very clean, and most importantly, these villagers no longer like onlookers. A few years ago, when he came to the village, wherever he went. There will be a group of villagers behind him, following him with admiration and adoration in their eyes, watching him wonder.

But it was different now. These villagers just looked at him with a little curiosity and then left to continue doing their own things.

Reed Village has changed a lot! The dirt path turned into a bluestone path. This was just a small thing. What really surprised Douglas was the change in the atmosphere of the entire village. In the past, Reed Village was very ordinary. Like all other villages, everyone only cared about the immediate food and clothing. They don't think much about other things, they have no ideals and no pursuits. But it was different now. Everyone in the village, even the old people, had a bright light in their eyes. Douglas knew exactly what this light was.

In the past, when he was selecting knight apprentices, the eyes of the chosen ones would shine with the same light. This light is hope, hope for the future life.

Become a knight. It is normal to have hope, but why do these villagers have hope? It wouldn't be surprising if there were only one or two people with such eyes, but almost everyone in the village had the same look, so the reason was worth exploring.

Douglas rode his horse in a circle outside the village, and then went directly to the village chief's house. Mayor Reed can barely be considered a noble, and he is also the de facto leader of the village. Going there as a guest will not insult his status as a knight, and he can also get more accurate information. Generally speaking, ordinary villagers often provide specious information due to their own knowledge and language skills. It's easy to be led into a ditch, and he's done that before.

Douglas happened to bump into Kyle at the door of Reed's house. Kyle was a child a few years ago. Although he was much older now, his appearance had not changed much. He was about to say hello when he suddenly froze. He was stunned because he felt an aura on Reed's body, the aura of a professional.

In the temple, Liang Lidong, who had seen off Beilin and Kyle, sat on a chair and looked at his system interface with a tangled expression on his face.

No wonder he felt a little weak just now, and now he has a negative state:

Foodie’s anger: 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 smell sensitivity decreases by 10%.

Because after returning from the spiritual world, he was so hungry that he subconsciously ate the dry food in his space backpack, forgetting that he had already superimposed two layers of negative foodie status.

No, I have to find something delicious. When Liang Lidong left the temple, he lost 30% of his attributes. He felt like he was walking with dozens of kilograms of stuff on his back, which was very heavy.

He first went to the fisherman in the village to buy some fresh river fish. The fisherman did not dare to accept his money. Liang Lidong dropped a silver coin on the table and left without saying a word. Then he went to the foot of the mountain behind the village. After digging some moss, which can remove the smell, he found a pot at the blacksmith Nicholas' place and spent about half an hour steaming two fishes for himself. After taking a few bites, the system prompted the foodie negative status to disappear. , but the negative state of a 10% decrease in olfactory sensitivity can never be eliminated.

Liang Lidong slowly ate the steamed fish. He had never encountered the foodie attribute talent in the game, so he didn't pay much attention to it. He didn't expect that one of his abilities would be permanently reduced by accident. But this can be regarded as a great blessing among misfortunes. What is reduced is only the ability to smell. If what is reduced is the physical attribute, or the willpower attribute, or the endurance ability of a certain activity, then there is really no place to cry.

Two steamed fish, although they are quite delicious, it would be difficult for one person to finish them. When Liang Lidong was about to summon Joan of Arc to come down for help, a big man wearing chainmail walked in from 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 Lidong, and his expression suddenly became very exciting.

In fact, it is not surprising that the big man was so surprised. Generally speaking, the temple is a very sacred place, but Liang Lidong was sitting under the holy goddess statue, wearing the robes of a believer, eating steamed fish without any image. This atmosphere was different from the solemn church. The image doesn't match at all.

Liang Lidong looked at the big man with a strange expression, raised the homemade chopsticks in his hand and said with a smile: "The visitor is a guest. Let's have a taste together. It's a pity that there is no wine."

This big man was Douglas. He walked in with a strange look and looked at the two steamed fish. Traditional education told him that it was wrong to eat in the temple. But the two fish do smell delicious, and the priest of the temple is eating them himself, so there should be no problem if they are eaten together.

He walked up to Liang Lidong, sat down, and then spread his hands to show that he had no tableware. Liang Lidong took out the knife and fork from his space backpack. When he went to the blacksmith to buy a pot, he also bought some tableware. Put it in the backpack and now it works.

Although Douglas was very large and fit the image of a cavalryman, his eating movements were very graceful. He used a small blade to gently cut off a piece of lazy meat from the back of the fish, put it into his mouth, and gently crushed it with the tip of his tongue. Tasting it, he waited for ten seconds before swallowing the fish meat into his stomach. Then he said: "It's very delicious cooking. I didn't expect that your Excellency is not only a spell caster, but also 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 to express his gratitude. Then he glanced at the white spear family pattern on Douglas's shoulder armor, and asked: "Knights of the Zell family? I don't know why you came to our Wojin Temple. Seeking advice?"

Douglas put down his knife and fork. Said: "Knight Captain of the Zell family, Douglas! I just heard that a wise man appeared in Reed Village, so I came to take a look. I thought it was an exaggerated rumor spread by the village barbarians, but I didn't expect that your Excellency is more powerful than the rumored one. You are more talented. The entire 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."

"Excuse me." Liang Lidong chuckled, and then asked: "I just follow the teachings of my god and try my best to help believers stay away from ignorance, poverty and disease. I cannot be called a sage."

"But Reed Village 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. In that case, why don't you go? To develop in a bigger world, a wider world? For example, our Tonggu City currently lacks truth spreaders like you. If you can build a temple in our Tonggu City, I think the city lord will be very happy."

"But the problem is that Tonggu City already has halls of other gods." Liang Lidong shook his head, and then continued: "I have been to Tonggu City before. If I remember correctly, the believers of the Storm Goddess should It has been declared the domain of the storm, and if I go there again, it will be a religious war, which is against the rules."

"Indeed, the followers of the Storm Goddess have already established 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 Storm Goddess alone can no longer meet the faith requirements of the residents of Bronze Drum City. We and the others shouldn’t mind if one more believer from the Divine Residence is stationed here.”

What Douglas said does make sense. The larger the city, the more divine forces that can be stationed there. For example, in the Royal City of Holevin, because the city is so huge, there are six forces from the God's Residence there to promote their doctrines, and they live in peace with each other.

If the expansion of Tonggu City was doubled, then Liang Lidong would not arouse strong dissatisfaction among Storm Goddess believers, but after thinking about it for a while, he still shook his head and said, "My god taught us that a journey of a thousand miles Everything must be done based on small steps. Now I have not completely converted the villagers in 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. The glory of my God.”

"But I'm afraid that by then, forces from other temples will have intervened."

Liang Lidong said with an unconcerned expression: "My God teaches us that we cannot force anything. What is ours must be ours and not ours. There is no need to be persistent."

It has to be said that Liang Lidong still pretended to be a magic stick. Douglas nodded, stood up and said: "I understand what you mean. This time I came to Reed Village just to meet old friends, but I didn't expect that Meeting you is indeed a blessing, 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 this knight must have another purpose in coming to Reed Village. Considering that Kyle told him yesterday that Jerry's brother Hank seemed to have the intention to frame him, after thinking about it for a while, he understood why. Something happened.

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 man for the rest of his life.

Joan of Arc flew in from the window, grabbed a steamed fish and flew away again.

When Douglas returned to Tonggu City, it was almost evening. He did not rest, but went directly to meet his family head.

The half-elf was eating dinner. When he saw Douglas, he immediately said hello and said, "Douglas, you came back just in time. Let's talk while eating."

Douglas was not polite and directly removed his chainmail and asked the attendant to take it away and put it away. Then he sat directly in front of the master and said: "Master, I followed my order to go to Reed Village to inquire about it. The result was very surprising to me. Surprised. According to my judgment, the so-called goddess Watkin is definitely not an evil god, she should be a very kind-hearted god of the lawful camp."

"Why do you say that?" There was a bit of interest in the half-elf's light green eyes.

Next, Douglas recounted what he had seen and heard, and then said: "For a priest who can do this to ordinary people, I definitely don't think that the evil god can teach people. Besides, when I talked with him, I could feel There is murderous intent and the smell of blood on his body, but there is absolutely no violence."

The half-elf nodded: "Your judgment is indeed correct. Goddess Woking is indeed not an evil god. She was a well-known neutral god more than three hundred years ago. But for some reason, she suddenly disappeared, and many The name of the God’s Residence has also been changed...but this is a matter of heaven, a matter between gods and gods, and it is best for us mortals not to explore it or 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 rush of time, I only roughly sketched his appearance, but it is already eighty percent 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?" (To be continued...)