A trick up the sleeve

For the ordinary people, the addition of a magic array outside of Winterwind was just another topic of conversation. They would discuss the origin and shape of the magic array in the dirty taverns and boast about how awesome the heroes in the legends were. Such a tiny magic array was not worth mentioning at all and could be broken by one sword!

However, in the eyes of the nobles, the magic circle represented a certain signal. The day before yesterday, the Castellan's mansion had held a simple banquet, inviting less than 20 people. It seemed like a normal social event, but the strange thing was that when the nobles who attended the banquet came back, their behavior was very strange. They actually sent a lot of money or special materials to the Castellan's mansion.

The observing nobles thought that the guests at the banquet had been threatened, but then they discovered that the guests had sent their families to the castle too … It would've been normal if they had sent a beauty or a wife, but almost all of their families had been sent to the castle. It was highly unusual. Together with the sudden appearance of the magic circle today, the observing nobles keenly sensed that something was not right.

The guards who were good at intelligence were sent out by the families. Soon, they got the information they wanted.

Bodies had been stolen from the graveyard outside of the city, probably by a necromancer.

It was said that many nobles had reached a security agreement with the mayor's residence during the banquet last night.

A new magic circle had been established today!

Human beings were good at associating. As long as they thought carefully enough, they could connect the clues. Many nobles realized what was going on and immediately visited the mayor's residence with gifts. The mayor and his wife, on the other hand, watched the nobles coming to their house with great smiles.

Uther and Sophia did not have the concept of "influence", but they had a plausible alternative concept: connections.

In the evening, there were finally no more guests. Sophia sat on the balcony against the setting sun and looked at the magic circle far away. She said to her husband softly, "I'm very happy, but I'm also worried. Beta's trick worked very well, but it's exactly because it's so effective that I'm scared. What's the purpose of such a genius coming to Winterwind? He doesn't lust after beauties, doesn't love money, and doesn't even seem to care about power. What does he want? "

Uther could not answer this question. He only said, "No matter what he wants to do, that is a matter for the future. Right now, he is our ally. We should hide this thought in our hearts and tolerate him. As long as the matter with the Church of Life is over, no matter how powerful Beta is, we'll still have the power to fight. "

"I hope so!"

Liang Lidong didn't know that the mayor and his wife were wary of him. He was now on his way back to the mountain, followed by two magical girls and more than 20 cavalrymen.

Three Spell Casters and more than twenty elite cavalrymen. This kind of combat power was enough to fight a sentry battle. Logically speaking, such a camp should not encounter any obstacles, but they were indeed stopped halfway.

In the afterglow of the setting sun, an old man wearing a green robe stood at the center of the road. He was holding a curved black staff in his left hand, the top of which was embedded with an emerald the size of a fist. The expensive emerald reflected a few green glimmers, some of which fell on the old man's already withered face, making his gloomy face even more creepy and creepy.

Liang Lidong knew the old man. He was Mark, the archbishop of the Church of Life! Liang Lidong speculated that the man was capable of causality, but he didn't understand why the man was blocking this place.

If he was here for trouble … Liang Lidong wasn't scared at all. Causality was indeed powerful, but it didn't work on him. However, the man was of a high level. Even though Liang Lidong wasn't scared of causality, he had to be wary of the man's regular divine power.

Liang Lidong had always wanted to assassinate the old man, and now that the man was here alone, it should have been a good opportunity, but Liang Lidong didn't dare to act rashly. He didn't believe that the man was stupid enough to appear in front of the enemy alone, so there must be a reason for this anomaly. Liang Lidong had been paying attention to the surroundings, and if anything went wrong, he was ready to act.

As if seeing Liang Lidong's scruples, Mark smiled and said, "Mr. Beta, please be rest assured that I'm not here with malice. Instead, I'm here with goodwill? "

"Goodwill?" Liang Lidong spurred his horse forward a few steps to the front of the group and asked, "There doesn't seem to be any misunderstanding between the Church of Life and me, so where does goodwill and malice come from?"

Pretending to be ignorant was a necessary skill for nobles, and Liang Lidong was well versed in this.

Mark didn't seem surprised by the other party's quibble, and he kept smiling. "Goodwill is goodwill, and it doesn't have to be given to enemies; it can be given to friends. I'm here this time mainly to talk to you, sir. Can we make an appointment when we're free? "

As soon as he said that, almost everyone's eyes moved to Liang Lidong, especially the two magical girls, who could tell that Mark seemed to want to rope Beta into the Church of Life. The two sides were about the same in strength now, but if Liang Lidong sided with the Church of Life, the balance of power would be immediately broken, so it was only natural that Barbara and the others were nervous.

Liang Lidong waved his hand. "No need, I have a lot of things to do and don't have much time."

Mark was refused, but he didn't care. "It's okay, I happen to have a lot of time. We can talk whenever you're free."

Liang Lidong had already guessed what Mark was up to, and it was only a ploy to sow discord. If the two of them kept talking, with so many people watching, they would definitely arouse the mayor and his wife's suspicions when they reported it later. Although Liang Lidong didn't care about what other people thought, if they were put at a disadvantage because of this, it would have a great impact on his original plan.

Now that he knew what the other party was up to, he should counterattack. Liang Lidong took two steps back and smiled. "But I'm sorry, I don't have a good impression of Mr. Mark. I don't think we'll ever have a chance to sit down and talk. "

"Don't be so sure!" Mark said unhurriedly. "I know that you're looking for someone very important, and I have clues about them!"

In Hollevin, they were pronounced differently from them, so it was easy to tell them apart.

What! Liang Lidong was stunned. His first reaction was, how did Mark know that he was looking for Blondie and Whitey? His subtle change in expression made Mark smile as if he had succeeded in his scheme.

Then he threw a ball of paper in front of Liang Lidong. "If Mr. Beta wants to know about them, please do what's written on this note!"

After Mark threw the note, he flew away. At the same time, several priests flew up from the forest not far away on both sides of the road.

Liang Lidong quickly opened the ball of paper, but to his surprise, it was completely rolled up from a piece of white paper without a single word on it … He froze for two or three seconds, and then the white paper in his hand suddenly turned into flying ash and drifted away into the sunset.

Shit! Liang Lidong's face became a little ugly, he understood that he was misled and fell to a scheme.