บท 21: Treated like a protagonist
Liang Lidong found Barbara's reaction strange. Contracting a magic pet wasn't a special skill. At least when Liang Lidong played the game, almost every spellcaster, be it players or NPCs, had a magic pet. Whether or not it was suitable and strong was another matter. Were there a lot of unique differences between this world and the game world?
"Contracting a magic pet doesn't seem to be a very powerful ability." Liang Lidong gestured for her to sit down. "Miss Barbara, you've come a long way to visit. It's a pity that I don't have an official place to stay here, so I can't treat you as a real host. Please forgive me."
Barbara gathered the corners of her dress and sat down gracefully. She stared curiously at Liang Lidong's dazzling golden hair and said, "The people of the Monochrome Magic Tower are truly elites. It turns out that contracting a magic pet is a simple matter for you. I always thought that I was one of the more distinguished spellcasters, but now it seems that I'm just too inexperienced."
Barbara spoke sincerely and didn't sound like a compliment. Liang Lidong was more and more confused. He couldn't help but open the system and retrieve her system information.
Name: Barbara (level 5)
Gender: Female
Age:???
Race: Human
Profession: Mage
Alignment: Red Magic Tower
The system could detect the level of a professional, which was a benefit given by the authorities. As a level-5 Mage, it didn't seem right that he didn't contract a magic pet. However, Liang Lidong didn't want to stand out. Burying his doubts in his heart, he smiled and complimented, "The members of the Red Magic Tower are real Mages who prioritize destruction. People from other Magic Towers have to avoid you when they see you, lest they upset you."
Barbara smiled and seemed rather happy. "You're flattering me."
The spellcasters of the Red Magic Tower, who specialized in fire magic, were famous for their pyromaniacs and explosions. They spent all day thinking about how to make the fire bigger and faster, and how to make the fireball bigger, faster, and more powerful. They specialized in meteor showers from the sky, and spent all day thinking about how to quickly and accurately summon large meteorites to smash other people's city gates.
Their signature skill was: Three Times Mana Concentration and four Big Fireballs. Everybody was scared of them! Back in the game, whenever Liang Lidong encountered the people of the Red Magic Tower, he never fought them head-on but always took a detour. Even so, it was still very dangerous to fight the people of the Red Magic Tower. Their great destructive power made them often astonishingly powerful.
Barbara was a level-5 Mage of the fire class. She should've learned Equanimity and bigger fireballs. If it wasn't necessary, Liang Lidong didn't want to fight the girl. That attack alone could blow up half of the city gate. He was only a level-one Divine Noble. Although he had good physique and willpower, and good magic resistance, he would definitely be killed if he took a head-on attack.
Of course, that was if Liang Lidong was hit by the girl's magic. If it were a real battle, Liang Lidong wouldn't be too scared of Barbara. He could tell that she was an academic Mage who hadn't been through many battles. Her stats were good, but she might not be able to carry out her full strength in a real battle.
Liang Lidong looked at the old village leader. Although there was some friction between them, the village leader had lived for decades after all. He understood what Liang Lidong meant and left with Kail and the other people in the room.
Now that there were only two spellcasters left, Liang Lidong asked, "Miss Barbara, I know that the people of the Red Magic Tower are straightforward, so I won't beat around the bush. Why have you come to me? I haven't been to this village for long, and I've only been to Winterwind once. I don't think there's any reason for me to disturb you."
"Actually, I'm here to ask you for a favor." Barbara blushed. "I hope that you can help me and Kail be together. Don't stand in our way!"
Liang Lidong was stunned after hearing that. "Wait, are you saying that you're interested in Kail? If that's the case, the people who were following us when we entered the city two days ago were all your men? "
Barbara nodded. "That's right!"
"But I don't think Kail knows you very well." Liang Lidong thought for a moment and said, "When he was in the room just now, he seemed to be admiring you, but the look on his face is definitely not that of an acquaintance."
Barbara took a deep breath, which made her breasts protrude from her loose magic robe. "That's because he doesn't know me very well, but I know him very well. When I was nine years old, I wasn't a magician yet. One time, I went out shopping alone and was kidnapped. When he was about eight years old, he fought off the kidnappers and rescued me. He even sent me home. He did a good deed and forgot it the moment he turned around, but I'll never forget it. "
Looking at the blushing young spellcaster, Liang Lidong felt the corner of his mouth twitch. An eight-year-old boy had defeated the kidnappers. Was the boy too strong, or was the kidnappers too weak? He thought for a while and said, "That's a good thing. Although I'm Kail's teacher, I won't ask about his personal feelings. You've come all the way here just for this, so you must have come for nothing."
"Please let me finish!" Barbara's brown eyes were a little worried. "Under normal circumstances, I naturally wouldn't trouble you. But last year, in order to keep their noble status, Kail's grandfather made a deal with my father … Kail will marry into the Longman family next June. Our firstborn child will inherit the Reed family, and all future children will belong to the Longman family. This was the contract we signed at that time. "
A piece of parchment was placed on the table. There were traces of magic in the paper. It was a magic contract.
Liang Lidong frowned. "Kail doesn't know about it?"
Barbara nodded. "Indeed, he doesn't. However, Leader Reed seems to be regretting his decision recently. He made a lot of arrangements in the city, but we didn't care. After all, he's Kail's grandfather, and I didn't want to make things too awkward. However, things have changed since the day before yesterday. You and Kail showed up in Winterwind together … The Longman family doesn't want to be a spellcaster's enemy. Also, we understand that unnecessary misunderstandings can be eliminated if we make things clear. So, I'm here. "
"That's your business. I won't get involved." Liang Lidong smiled helplessly. "Now that the village leader has made a deal with you, it's your business. I don't want to get involved. Although Kail is my student, I understand the fairness and sacredness of contracts. The more a spellcaster is, the more they should abide by those things. "
"Thank you for your understanding." Barbara looked very happy.
"However, I'll ask the village leader later. If what you said is true, I'll remain neutral. You can take your time to deal with it. " Liang Lidong stood up. "Of course, if anything goes wrong, I may intervene and mediate. I hope that Miss Barbara won't hold a grudge against me. After all, Kail is my student too. "
Barbara heaved a sigh. "I understand. We won't touch your bottom line. Please rest assured."
It was the greatest support that Liang Lidong could get for Kail. The village leader had signed a magic contract with someone. If he regretted it, not only would the Reed family not be able to compete with the mayor of Winterwind, even if Liang Lidong intervened and managed to force the mayor's family to take a step back, as long as Barbara returned to the Red Magic Tower with the magic contract, the Red Magic Tower would definitely send a few powerful Mages to avenge Barbara, considering how protective the Reed family was.
"Also, this is a small gift from us. Please accept it." Barbara put a brocade box on the table.
"You're too kind." Liang Lidong didn't accept the gift. He stood up and said, "If there's nothing else, I'll go back to making magic scrolls."
Barbara also stood up, and very seriously bowed her thanks.
Barbara was actually a nice person. As a spellcaster, she was proud but not arrogant, and she knew how to deal with people. Logically speaking, she should be in the right in this matter, but as a spellcaster, she made a special trip to this small village and took the initiative to explain the reason to Liang Lidong.
Having raised such a daughter, the mayor of Winterwind couldn't be too shrewd.
In comparison, the old village chief was too clever, always wanting to make use of others to do things for him, taking advantage of them, it was all small tricks.
When Liang Lidong walked out of the door, he saw the village leader and Kail waiting in the yard. He said to the village leader, "I know the gist of it now. No wonder you said that when we entered the city the day before yesterday. Village leader, I'm not going to meddle in this matter. I'll take care of it myself and explain it to Kail. "
"But you're Kail's teacher." The village leader was rather anxious.
"It's exactly because I'm Kail's teacher that I hope he can keep his promise." Liang Lidong smiled coldly. "Although you made the promise, he's your grandson, and it's his duty to help his grandfather. I don't understand why you made the decision before and now want to go back on your word. But I don't want to help someone else change their mind. "
Confused, Kail asked, "Grandpa, teacher, what are you talking about? It seems to have something to do with me."
"I think your grandfather will explain it to you soon. Don't worry." Liang Lidong patted Kail's shoulder and left.
At this moment, Barbara came out of her room. Blushing, she said to the young man in the yard, "Kail, my birthday is in six days. Can you come to the city to attend my birthday banquet?"
The village leader's face turned rather awful.
Liang Lidong returned to the thatched hut, ready to continue making the 'Space Anchor' scroll, standing on his shoulder, Joan of Arc, who had been silent all this time, suddenly said: "Master, your character is really weird, and you have a few thoughts in your mind. Enthusiastic, yet indifferent, hehe, what kind of environment can cultivate such a contradictory person like you?"
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