060 Althea Family

The process of the Althea family establishing itself in Pine Forest City is a very strange legend. August-Gulf and his sister were only slightly powerful professionals at first, not outstanding, but they always came up with excellent ways to deal with problems, and even knew other people's arrangements in advance, as if they were behind them A prophet or soothsayer stood advising them. In just over three years, they transformed themselves from a low-class noble into a wealthy family in Pine Forest City, and even became a famous inspirational legend in the country of Hollevin.

The middle-aged fat man stared at Liang Lidong with a critical eye. He said: "I am Gavin, a descendant of the Althea family. I just tried it, but I didn't expect you to actually understand our hand gestures. Who are you? Who, I have never heard of your name, even in the family chronicles, there is no such person as Beta."

Liang Lidong did not directly answer the middle-aged fat man's question. He just remained silent for a while and then asked: "When did you use this set of hand gesture codes?"

"I'm not sure, it's probably two or three hundred years ago." The middle-aged fat man's face was round, but a sense of perseverance could be read from his expression: "This set of hand gestures has always been the only one for us." People in the Althea family use it. As long as they are not named Gurfu, even the old housekeeper who has served in our family for decades is not qualified to learn it. So I am very curious, who is your Excellency? Not only do you know Our family’s hand gesture codes, and we also know the name of Dinah’s ancestor.”

"Do you know her name is unusual?" Liang Lidong asked.

The middle-aged fat man chuckled, with a hint of noncommittal in his tone: "Many people know that our ancestor August had a sister, and many people know her nickname, but few people know her real name. And Your Excellency He called out his ancestor's name as soon as he opened his mouth, and he also knew the code words of gestures, which had to give me some bad associations."

Liang Lidong also laughed. Although the other party's tone was not too friendly, there was not much malice in it: "It's a bad association. Why, you suspect that I am a spy or something."

"No! Your hair color, your eyes, and your temperament all show that you are of noble origin. It is impossible for someone like you to be a spy because you are not ordinary enough and too ostentatious." Middle-aged Fat Gavin shook his head, and then said in an even weirder way, as if he was holding back his words from his throat: "Although my association is very blasphemous to Dinah's ancestors, I have to think so. I wonder, are you Her... illegitimate descendant."

Liang Lidong's breath was choked in his throat and he almost couldn't spit it out. He patted his chest and asked angrily: "Why do you think so."

"I have to think so." Gavin said matter-of-factly: "You are very interested in my family crest. The first time you asked about Dinah's ancestors, you didn't ask about August's ancestors. How can you know about Dinah's ancestors? We are the only orthodox descendants... Well, although I am a collateral lineage, I am still of the blood of Gurfu. You also know the code words of hand gestures. Apart from this possibility, is there anything else?"

"I can only tell you that I am not a descendant of Dinah." Liang Lidong smiled bitterly: "Now I am even more surprised as to why you have this set of gestures and code words. It is unreasonable."

The fat on Gavin's face trembled slightly, and he said angrily: "You mean, we secretly learned your gesture code? Don't be kidding, we have been using this set of gestures for two to three hundred years, and no one has ever cracked it. But now that it appears in your hands, if you are not a spy, you can only be the descendant of the illegitimate son of Dinah's ancestor."

"Not long ago you said that she never married and was nicknamed the Iron Maiden!"

Gavin clicked his tongue: "The Holy Mother of the Light God Sect was pregnant as a virgin and gave birth to the Holy Son Kelendo. Haha, this is not a strange thing."

Liang Lidong felt that there was no way to communicate with this guy. He waved his hand and said, "Let's not mention this matter for now. Don't worry about the hand gesture code. I won't tell anyone about it. What I'm more curious about now is that although you say you are Hibiscus You are a descendant of Hua, but as far as I know, you should be the pioneering member of the family's external arrangements. If the Mu Ruojinhua family's methods have not changed, this should be the case."

Gavin looked at Liang Lidong with an increasingly strange look: "You even know this, but you still say that you have nothing to do with our Mugunghua family?"

"Whatever you think." Liang Lidong felt a little annoyed: "Since you are a core member of the family, do you know if Dinah left anything behind, such as a diary or something like that?"

Liang Lidong has a good relationship with the Gurf brothers and sisters in the game. He knows very well that Dinah has the habit of writing a diary. If Dinah in reality has the same personality and hobbies as in the game, as long as she leaves a diary, Perhaps we can find out why the Althea family knows this set of gestures.

Gavin's expression became even weirder: "Do you even know this? Now I no longer doubt that you are the illegitimate descendant of Dinah's ancestor. Could you be her lover, mistress or something like that?"

Liang Lidong twitched the corner of his mouth with difficulty. In a sense, this fat man had half guessed it. He said happily: "So she did leave a diary?"

"Not only do they remain, but there are also many copies." A bright light flashed in Gavin's eyes: "They are all written in a strange symbol. We have tried to decipher it, but have not succeeded. It is more complicated than the hand gesture code. Much more exaggerated.”

Liang Lidong thought for a while, then mobilized the fire elements to condense into several symbols around him: "Like this?"

Gavin took a deep breath: "It seems that you and Ancestor Dinah are indeed inextricably linked. Since it involves the ancestor's personal affairs, I will not ask, but I hope you can abide by what you just said. If so, don’t spread the code word of the hand gesture to others. I personally don’t have any ill feelings towards you, but after all, this involves the safety of the family, and the code word of the hand signal is too important, so I will write a letter to the master’s family about your matter. It’s up to them to decide what to do.”

"What if they want to kill me so they can keep the secret of the code words?" Liang Lidong asked.

Gavin sneered, and a chill burst out from his small eyes squeezed by the fat on his face: "Then I can only be your enemy."

For people in this world, family interests are indeed very important. Liang Lidong smiled and said: "You are forcing me to kill you to keep the secret of my hand gesture code."

Gavin took two steps back, but there was not much fear on his face. He said: "Since you said it, you should not have any intention of killing me. Although I am not very powerful, I have always been very accurate in reading people."

"Then why are you still stepping back?" Liang Lidong said with a slight sarcasm in his tone.

Gavin said seriously: "It's just a habit. If you are threatened by someone much stronger than yourself, you will probably behave the same way as me."

I have to say that what the fat man said made sense. Liang Lidong looked out the window and said, "You should report my matter to the master's family and tell them that I want the diary left by Dinah. If they are willing Give it to me, and I will tell them a big secret, which may make your power grow further."

Gavin looked at Liang Lidong for a while and said, "Okay."

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After bidding farewell to Gavin, Liang Lidong went up to the seventh floor. The seventh floor is the top floor, with three rooms and a large magic laboratory. At this time, the laboratory had been vacant for a long time. Apart from a few tables and chairs and a large alchemy table, there was nothing else. These furniture were all covered with a light layer of dust. Liang Lidong opened a few windows and used his mental power to condense the wind elements, turning them into a few light breezes and blowing all the dust in the room out the window.

Then Joan of Arc flew down from the air, holding a scroll in each of its claws. Liang Lidong put the scroll into his space backpack.

Joan of Arc had been hovering in the air above the castle on standby. Liang Lidong did not completely trust Uther. If he did anything wrong, Joan of Arc would use the two scrolls in the air. One is Fireball, the other is Phase Shift. The fireball spell can create great chaos in an instant, and the last one can force Liang Lidong from indoors to outdoors.

You must not have the intention to harm others, and you must have the intention to guard against others, especially when Uther was tricked by Liang Lidong, it is reasonable to be more cautious.

Joan of Arc stood on the window sill and stretched her claws. Because she had been holding the two scrolls for a long time, her claws were a little stiff.

Liang Lidong looked around the room, inspecting every corner that was difficult to see... He knew that there were many small magic circles, which had minimal fluctuations in magic power when running, but had various functions, such as peeping, monitoring, etc. It can even slowly affect the victim's spirit and character without the victim's knowledge.

At this time, a gentle wave of magic power suddenly erupted deep under the castle. In Liang Lidong's perception, it was like a circle of dizzy ripples on the lake. Although it was obvious, it was not intense, and there were two elements mixed in it. One is strong and the other is weak. The stronger spiritual power was familiar to Liang Lidong, it was Ba Ba La, while the other spiritual power contained a bit of wildness.

Liang Lidong yawned: "Baba La is a contracted demon pet. If it is really a cat... Joan of Arc, then you have met your match."