Players set off early the next morning to return to the Crimson Keep, and it took two days and three nights to transport a large number of supplies back from here, which made players frantically complain about the hardcore and more serious aspects of the game.

You said how nice it would be if you opened a portal and let everyone go back to the main city!

It's not like you have to waste time on the road like you do now.

Fortunately, there are still remnants of wandering gnolls along the way, and it is not idle to do anything, and you can also pass the boring travel time by swiping a few points.

However, the wolf poison cubs who were captured last night had already been sent back to the Crimson Keep one step ahead of schedule.

Because of the stakes, they were escorted by the hunting baron Kudell himself, and the fellows were sent to the Vulture Corridor before the first rays of dawn arrived.

Murphy and Tracey got the news ahead of time.

But it was not the two of them who came to receive these captives, but the cold-faced commander of the Blood Alliance Knights in Transasia, the knight of the Silver Bow, Lady Leenia Galanod Cappadocia.

Clearly, Murphy played a little trick.

He didn't intend to come out to the Knights of the Blood Alliance to accuse the Wolf Venom Clan of colluding with the Gnolls in an insidious scheme to subvert the Crimson Keep, knowing full well that the truth only made sense if it was discovered by the right people.

And Miss Bow Knight is also happy to make a cameo appearance as a "torturer" at this time.

Judging from the coldness emanating from this lady's whole body, she obviously has a "opinion" on the Wolf Venom Clan's involvement in the situation in Transncia in this way at this time, and when it comes to the art of "torture" among the Blood Clan, even the best Blood Torturer of the Blood Vulture Clan can only bow down in front of the arrogant descendants who can directly smell the sin.

As long as Leenia wants to, these wolf poison captives in front of her will definitely have to honestly explain how many lovers their own mother has.

Of course, this process will be accompanied by indescribable pain, which is the punishment that must be borne when the sin is exposed, but it is not something that Lord Murphy needs to worry about now.

He was in the Vulture Corridor to greet the eldest lady and her party who had successfully completed their mission.

"Adele, there is a new Blood Rat Gang in the sewers, the leader is called Dorothy, they have some ability and may be of great use in the future, so it is under the control of your Shadow Intelligence Bureau."

With his hands behind his back, Murphy commanded his vampire butler:

"Now that the Blood Rat Gang has a 'big job', I need to take over immediately and personally take charge of the next action, and Dorothy will introduce you to the specific situation."

"Yes, Master Murphy."

Lady Adele nodded, and quickly disappeared into the shadows of the cloister.

As the first intelligence director of Translancia, she occasionally made a cameo appearance as Lord Murphy's own butler, and she always had a lot of things to do, and this trip to Xicolling with the eldest lady was considered an "administrative vacation" for her.

She should perhaps thank the unknown Madame Cecilia for nurturing her over the years, so that she has become accustomed to the status and mindset of being a distinguished lieutenant to assist those in power.

"Count Andrew, you and your servants can rest in the cloister for a few days, but there is an important task to be entrusted to you."

Murphy then said to the Earl of White Mountain, whose status is quite "delicate" in today's Transnesia:

"In addition, my Archon is negotiating assistance with officials from the Nordtov Ministry of Finance in Batasin, and I have heard from Miriam that the remaining members of the White Mountain faction of the Thorn Clan will soon arrive in Batasin.

As their leader, I feel you should go and meet them in person.

I'll set aside an 'embassy block' in the Vulture Corridor for you midnight exiles, and when my city reaches a certain size, I'll build you a diplomatic residence that isn't very elaborate but definitely sufficient." ”

"Thank you for the reminder, Earl Murphy, this matter is very important to me."

André thanked Murphy with impeccable royal etiquette, and said to Murphy with a hint of "gratitude" that may or may not be:

"And thank you to the Blood Vulture Clan for accepting us losers who have nowhere to go at this time when the storm is going for us."

"You're welcome."

Murphy waved his hand and replied in a gentle, distant:

"In the face of a situation like the Black Plague, we should all work together to win, not to mention, the alliance between Grand Duke Shani and Grand Duke Tris is enough for us to call us 'brothers' at this moment, I mean, these words need not be said more.

Be prepared.

The brothers Bloodvulture and Thorn will face a common enemy next, and you'll soon know what to do, and I'm looking forward to seeing what you do on the battlefield. ”

The Earl of White Mountain nodded, and left the entrance of the cloister with his servants.

Needless to say, the dozen or so vampires who followed Femis, led by Lady Mary, the "Scarlet Widow", all had their own responsibilities in the Crimson Keep, and they did not dare to escape in the slightest in the face of the increasingly authoritative Murphy.

There was no need for the Governor's orders at all, and these guys were very obedient and took the initiative to disperse to do things.

So there were only two people left at the entrance of the cloister, Murphy and Fimis, Murphy made a "please" gesture, Fiemis nodded first, and Murphy followed half a body behind.

"I must report to you that Andre behaved very well on this expedition."

The eldest lady whispered to Murphy:

"It's a shame that I didn't find an opportunity to be exploited. He's smart, he knows his situation so there's nothing encroaching on, like a cunning little mouse. ”

"It doesn't matter, sooner or later we can seize the opportunity, we can wait patiently for a long time, and His Excellency Andrei, who is walking on thin ice, only needs to make one mistake and fall into a desperate situation, the advantage is on our side!

What's more, in terms of the current situation, these Beiyan exiles under the fence are no longer a big problem. ”

Murphy sighed and told Fiemis what he had just learned about the peace between the Wolf Venom Clan and the local gnolls.

The eldest lady's expression after listening to it was quite wonderful.

She couldn't help but ask:

"So old Edward is out of his mind? How could he choose to cooperate with the Gnoll at this juncture? Still secretly supporting a dangerous gnolloll warlord? Isn't he afraid that Lord Pa Ying will personally come to the door to ask for trouble? ”

"According to Tracy, this could be a solo movement of factions within the Wolf Venom Clan, similar to the stupidity of Andre's White Mountain faction in Batassin City."

Murphy replied in a cautious tone:

"I think Tracey's guess is eighty percent correct, and it shouldn't have much to do with old Edward.

However, there is also a possibility that the Grand Duke of Wolf Venom may have known all this from beginning to end, but he is obviously choosing to play dumb, after all, whether the Gray Claw faction succeeds in destroying us alone, or the restless subordinates are eliminated, he will have a harvest that satisfies him.

Standard two-end blocking tactics.

But this is a hot potato for us, and we can't take it if we don't want to at the moment.

The good news is that my warriors and the Cadman People's Army have come to the end of their gnoll cleanup of the Dark Barony, and they have won an undisputed victory!

Then they have to spend a day or two retooling.

After the witch hunters have cleared the Barony of Morland from the plague of gnolls, I will lead an army into your territory, and we will take on the ambitious gnolls warlord on the hills of Under Mar.

A battle is a decisive battle!

We can't fight a war of attrition with them, and you'll be at the heart of this war. ”

"Huh?"

Philemis looked at Murphy in surprise, and she said:

"I know it's my territory, but Murphy, I don't even have a decent armed Blood Servant under my command, and I don't have the slightest rule over the Under Armour Hills. You say I'm at the heart of the fight, and I can't understand it. ”

"You don't have to try to understand, because we have a new plan this time."

Murphy smiled mysteriously.

He reached out and pushed open the door to Tracey's office, and as he stepped inside, he was greeted by the Archduke Bloodvulture, who had always been fond of fishing, concentrating on a seemingly complex psionic model.

Pulsing points of crimson light hovered in front of her to form a miniature map of a nested rings of psionic magic, as if she was solving a super-difficult geometry problem.

Tracy frowned as she tried to reassemble and complete the creation of a new psionic spell from these complex schematic mappings.

This is completely unthinkable for an ordinary psionist, but for a psionic master like Tracy, it is only a slightly "difficult" subject.

How so?

Anyway, after Tracy regained her strength, Murphy hadn't seen Tracy use ordinary class psionic skills in several battles, and all the skills used by the Grand Duke of the Blood Vulture were her "original" fighting style.

Although most of them are minor modifications based on the psionic abilities of ordinary genres, this kind of behavior that allows you to create a unique skill tree based on your own fighting style is generally called a "super genius"!

Murphy watched all this with satisfaction, and he felt that his "girlfriend" was simply perfect except for being too "mature" due to her age.

And Phimes's eyes widened.

She looked at the mysterious operation of Tracey in front of her, as a high-level psionic master, she could only find a little bit of thought and trajectory from those strange operations, and she could barely see that the purpose of this ultra-complex technique was to break some kind of "isolation".

"I've heard that there is a mandatory condition in the promotion assessment of the Psionic Master of the Ring Tower, which is that the high-level psionic master must complete the development of a new psionic ability as a 'sacrifice' for them to offer to the mysteries of psionic energy and pray for more power and wisdom."

Murphy stood behind Phimes.

He put his hands on the shoulders of the short Fimis, and this scene was very similar to the way brother and sister get along, and he said to the eldest lady who looked dumbfounded:

"And voila! The task you need to complete is just around the corner, and Triss will act as a 'guest mentor' to guide you through this mystery of psionic energy that is unique to you. The moment it is first released from this world, you will be able to proudly call yourself a 'Psionic Master'.

Oh yes.

I've already given a name to this soon-to-be-born psionic mystery.

Tracy and I agreed that we would call this yet-yet-born legion-level psionic spell 'Cataclysm'!

If you think the name is too serious, then let's call it a little more playful."

The Vampire Lord grinned, and as Tracy pouted, he stared at the complex psionic models he couldn't understand at all, and said:

"We can call it 'Youth Mini Light Luxury Edition Astral Ripping Grand Technique'."

"Well, let's keep calling it 'Cataclysm.'"

The corners of his eyes twitched, and he said:

"The cynicism and joy of the second title may be a little too early for a traditional vampire like me, but I'm guessing your warriors will love its dangerously playful naming.

They're always like that, and they're going to gravitate towards everything that's 'not normal'.

I'll do my best to complete this mystery, but there's one more thing I want to report to you and Tracey, Murphy.

About my discovery in the county of Sico"

"Well, this thing can be put back."

Murphy said a polite farewell to the two ladies who were about to get busy, and he shook his head and said:

"The lord of Sico has not yet appeared, and we are discussing how to occupy that land, which is a bit too ugly, and it is not too late to talk about this as a victor after the war in the county of Under Armour has been settled first.

Therefore, I, a summoner who does not know how to learn, will not disturb the two super scholars here to delve into the mysterious mysteries of psionic energy.

We'll see you later. ”

——

"That's the way it is, Your Excellency."

Thirty minutes later, in a gloomy room in the Cloister of the Vultures.

Lady Leenia, who had just finished the torture, was reporting remotely to her immediate superior, Yvette Liad Cappadocia, the third knight lord of the Blood Alliance Knights, through a blood-colored crystal.

She told her lord all the information she had learned from the wolf poison captive, and it was only after a few seconds that a languid, hoarse woman's voice came from the blood crystal.

"So, you are sure that you have evidence of collusion between the Greyclaw faction of the Wolf Venom Clan and the Gnolls? Do you know what that means? ”

"Yes! Excellency. ”

Leenia replied sharply:

"This kind of behavior should be despised in normal times, not to mention that at this moment when the black disaster is coming, this can already be called a 'mutiny'! The leader of the Wolf Poison faction made peace with the enemies of order in order to destroy the Bloodvultures, and they must be severely punished.

And I, I'm more than willing to complete this punishment in the name of the Venerable Lord and the Blood Alliance Clan! ”

"So, do you need me to send troops to support you? You now have only thirty reserve knights and an equal number of blood minions, which is very useless against a powerful warlord. ”

The Third Lord on the other side yawned wakily, and she said in a slightly oddly rhythmic wheez:

"But I don't have many knights to mobilize right now, and the situation in the Dark Mountains near the outer fortifications has begun to deteriorate, Leania, you know that our duties and our work are harder!

Haven't eaten? You wretched fellow. ”

“.”

Hearing the scolding, Reenia, who was trying to maintain her seriousness, couldn't help but roll her eyes.

Of course she knew what her lord was doing.

Just as Tracy complained that the three knight lords of the Blood Alliance Knights were all insane, the loyal Arch Knight had to admit that Archduke Triss was completely right in this regard.

Lord Paliano's pursuit of "pure love" regardless of the occasion is at best out of place, but the problem of the erosive personal life style of the third lord on the other side is obviously even more serious, and it has become so serious that their subordinates have to cover up for the third lord.

And the most terrifying thing is that the promiscuous third lord will not only look for those handsome men, she will not even let go of beautiful women, and she is simply ruthless in terms of good appetite.

However, considering the "origin" of the third lord, this "vice" is not surprising.

After all, the third lord of the Blood Alliance Knights is a shadow elf, and it is recognized as the most "playful" race of all the forces on this continent, and there is no one! Yvette is already considered a "conservative" among the shadow elves, at least she only "plays" with humanoid creatures that she approves.

Therefore, for Leonia herself, being able to come to the Crimson Keep for a "business trip" at this time is not as simple as relaxing.

She felt like she was almost stuck on a stopwatch "escaping the devil's hole".

The reason why I say this is because she is already one of the few people under the command of the Third Lord who has not yet succumbed to the "workplace sexual harassment", but the problem is that the Third Lord, who is born as a shadow elf, is obviously "interested" in "humiliating" her, the once noble moon elf, on some occasion.

Alas, it's a shame to just say it

"I know that you are under a lot of pressure at this time, so I am not asking you to send troops to support our battle in Transnesia. I'm just asking you for permission to officially participate in the clean-up war that the Blood Vulture Clan is currently underway. ”

Reinia struggled to ignore the strange "voiceovers" and said to her direct lord very seriously:

"My reserve knights and I will participate in the punishment of the Wolf Venom Clan as a force under Lord Murphy, and I will temporarily hand over command to Lord Murphy."

"Accurate!"

Lady Yvette's voice came from the blood crystal with satisfaction, and she said softly:

"But stay safe and don't cause unnecessary attrition. Also, in a few days I need you to come back 'personally' and give a debriefing. I also have a pretty 'pretty' dress for you."

"My lord! You're already a complete workplace sexual harassment, and Lord Pa Ying will punish you for it! And last year alone, you were punished exactly 245 times for this issue!

I think you're a bad shadow elf who should learn from those whips. ”

"Wouldn't that be better? The thought of the majesty and handsomeness of the Lord and his demeanor makes my whole body warm.

Think of his punishment again.

Ah, let the long scorching whip fall with a stinging pain, for the more intense the pain will bring wonderful pleasure, best performed by the Lord himself. Don't let me feel it."

"Smack"

When the Third Lord's voice became high and sharp, the Blood Crystal's communication was decisively hung up by the expressionless Leenia in time.

She felt that if she listened to it again, she would suffer irreparable "spiritual pollution".

"Obviously fierce and indifferent on the battlefield like a deadly god, why would he be so corrupted in private? Are the rumors true? ”

The Silver Bow Knight put away his blood crystal, and couldn't help but complain fiercely in his heart:

"It is said that because the ancient bloodline of Lord Pa Ying is too strong, the descendants of his personal transformation are unable to withstand the power enhancement from the source of the blood clan, which will cause all kinds of strange habits to appear in any bloodline that accepts the first embrace of the lord.

This is true of all three knight lords.

So, is that the price of gaining power?

It's a terrible feeling. ”

Thinking of unseemly rumors about his superiors, the grimacing Knight Archer pushed open the door to the chamber.

Unsurprisingly, Lord Murphy was waiting for her outside the door.

Through the crack in the door, Murphy could see several wolf poison captives in the darkness that had become strange glass-like stone statues, and this was the first time he had seen this unique form of "eternal silence".

"Their awakened sins burn their wills, they burn all life force from the inside out, and they usher in eternal silence in extreme suffering.

This is the unique power of the Arrogant Descendant.

It sounds very similar to the Thorn Clan's emotional ignition, but the two are not the same thing, we can only use it on people who are guilty of sin, and there is a limit to the number of times it can be used for torture, but it is not as effective as the talent of the Thorn Clan at the combat level. ”

Leania explained, and then said to Murphy in a knightly manner:

"The sins of wolf venom have been confirmed!

In the name of this unforgivable rebellion, the Reserve Knight Wing under the command of the Third Lord of the Blood Alliance Knights has applied to join the war of punishment against the Gnolls and the Wolf Poison Clan! I beg your permission, Lord Murphy. ”

(End of chapter)