Sandra Sharon Sicomel.

The name of the current Earl of Sico is the name of the little girl who is lying in the psionic chamber of the Vulture Corridor at this time to receive a "physical examination" from the three vampires.

She lay on a stone platform filled with dark spiritual energy.

The lines carved by Triss made up a modest technique that allowed the psyker to accurately capture the body's life force changes and some special information.

But this scene is honestly not glamorous, and even makes Archon Miriam, who is watching from the sidelines, feel indescribably "terrifying".

It's all because the little earl Sharon's physical condition is quite bad.

After removing the clothing, her left arm and left leg, which were replaced by machinery, were no longer incongruous, and what was even more terrifying was that Sharon's body was filled with large strange "marks", like the lines formed by a ruptured infected wound after scabbing.

Just by the extent of the scars all over her body, she knew what a horrible torture this little girl had suffered two years ago.

This terrible physical condition made the well-informed Triss feel a pang of horror, and Miss Phimes even chanted the name of the Mother of the Night.

Her past life was terrible.

But to be honest, compared to the little girl she had just met in front of her, Fimis felt much happier, at least Salokdal had never "abused" her so much.

Murphy was equally silent.

He reached out and touched the horrible marks on Sharon's body, trying to slow down as much as possible so as not to irritate little Sharon.

Witnessing all of this made him feel once again a certain cruelty of this otherworld, which was beyond the limits of what the human soul could accept beneath the vampire's shell.

But compared to the silent onlookers, the little Count Sharon was incredibly calm at this time, and she could even joke with the sad face of Fimis.

She said:

"Don't be afraid, you can poke me hard, I'm not afraid of pain, I'm not a doll who needs care. Well, it actually hurt at first, and I couldn't sleep every night.

But slowly the wound lost its senses, from a numb sting to a complete numbness, to now it was as insensitive as the bark.

Lady Sonny took me to the Temple of the Barbarians in Frozen Bay, where the Berserkers, priests, and mothers-in-law said it was the life-killing power of psionic plagues that stubbornly entrenched in my body.

It tried to kill me, but the power of the spirits of the mountains and forests of my hometown was protecting me, like two people fighting, neither of them could help the other.

So it can only coexist in my body.

It doesn't feel bad, you think, two armies fighting in your body! How cool that sounds. ”

"Pretty cool, little girl."

Tracey took off her gloves stained with some strange slime, rolled her eyes, and said to little Sharon who was overly optimistic:

"Any adventure that costs your life will be cool, provided you make sure you don't actually die.

And you may not realize that after you left the mountain forest that protected you, your condition has deteriorated a lot during these three days of galloping.

It's fortunate that I'm here, otherwise your life would be in jeopardy. ”

"Hee-hee."

Little Sharon grinned, she stretched her "terrible" body on the stone platform, and said:

"I knew fate favored optimistic warriors, right? So, am I going to call you 'Mommy' in the future? Beautiful midnight lady. ”

"We don't call it that."

Tracey held out her finger and flicked it on little Sharon's head.

She said:

"We are generally called 'Zun Elder', and although I have lived for more than 400 years, I have no plans to raise a bear child so far.

Take a break.

We'll talk about how we can help you. ”

Tracey reached out and touched Sharon's nostrils gently, and a touch of crimson psionic energy was converted into a gentle hypnotic smoke that poured into Sharon's nostrils, causing the strong child to quickly close his eyes and snore.

The door was pushed open, and Valland and Sunny, who had been waiting outside the door, walked in, and Tracey, who had been joking with little Sharon with a smile just now, said with a serious face:

"You have to make a decision now!

I don't know what the hell has been added to the psionic plague of the Tower of the Ring, it is rapidly polluting Sharon's life force.

This kind of pollution is not even at the level of physical infection, but also involves the pollution and destruction of the fundamental existence of life by the power of filth.

Leaving the shelter of the mountains and forests, let Sharon hold on for a maximum of 72 hours before entering the undead. ”

"All I care about is whether you can save her?"

The Valand knight seemed to anticipate this outcome, and he asked in a deep voice:

"Legend has it that the blood of the vampire's spawn carries the power of eternal life, healing almost any wound and banishing all hurtful powers in the blessing of midnight.

Is this true? ”

"Yes."

Murphy glanced at Sharon, who was still snoring in his sleep, and he replied in a deep voice:

"I saved my first son with the blood of the Sinner, and Adele's Wolf Venom Filth was similar to Sharon's condition at this time.

I can be sure that the infusion of Sinner's blood can remove the plague from Sharon's body, and if the Elder is willing to give her more blood essence, it can also make her regrow arms and legs in a short period of time.

However, it comes at a cost, Wallander.

Such a deep blood connection is enough to bind Sharon and her elder together forever,

This means that she will be reborn in the embrace of the night, but it also means that she will forever lose her sense of self-independence and become a vassal of another life while embracing a new life.

I can understand your insistence on trying to save your lord.

But I doubt that you are ready to accept the consequences? ”

"That's the normal situation."

Lady Sunny beside Walland snorted.

The strong, brave, and intelligent mountaineer looked at Sharon with pity, and after a few seconds, she looked back at Murphy.

She said:

"The priest in the Temple of the Western Saharian Barbarian Berserker told me that the vampire's bloodline contract can be broken!

You can do this with your family blood, I don't know where the barbarians learned this secret, but I trust their explanations.

In other words, as long as you can take out the source blood, our Earl Sharon can have a free and unfettered life while regaining his life. ”

"Damn! ARE YOU STUCK IN A BUG WITH THE VAMPIRE RACIAL TRAIT? Ma'am, why are you so smart? ”

Murphy complained fiercely in his heart.

In fact, when he heard Valander's request just now, he had this premonition in his heart, but he didn't expect that these mountain people with five big and three rough appearances actually had such delicate and careful eyes.

And judging from Mrs. Sonny's determined expression at this time, it was not a whim for them to bring Sharon to "seek medical advice", these guys have been hiding in the mountains and forests for more than two years, and they must have planned everything.

"Do you know how valuable Source Blood is to vampires?"

Before Murphy could speak, Tracey stopped talking.

The Grand Duke of the Blood Vulture scolded:

"In other clans, it was a luxury for informal members to even see the family holy blood pool, and even for those official clansmen who were registered by the secret blood clan, drinking the source blood was a fantasy that they would not dare to hope for in the dark night of eternal life.

That's the foundation of every family, use a little less!

What's more, you know what happened in Cadman City, the Blood Vulture Clan's pool of holy blood has been destroyed in the disaster, and we have no source blood in our hands. ”

"That's not something we should be concerned about."

The Valand knight will give full play to the unique "donkey" temperament of the mountain people, spread his hands in a posture of "I TM directly put it bad", and said to the three vampires in front of him:

"I'm sure you'll always find the blood, and I'm sure you'll give that precious thing to our little count, after all, we're paying for this cure with the loyalty of the entire Sico county and hussars.

Lady Trissy, when I was a child, I always listened to the stories of the Scarlet Witch told by the elders of the mountain people with fear, even if those stories have been forgotten by time in the outside world, but I know how powerful and dangerous you once were, and I believe that characters like you must have their own set of rules.

I'm honest, I'm a rough guy, I don't know anything about politics and I don't bother to learn.

But I know that for hundreds of years from the establishment of the Portian Confederacy to the present day, the city of Sico and the county of Sico have been isolated from the country.

It's not so much a part, but a relationship in which the two sides have to cooperate because of the threat of the Black Plague.

But for now, we're willing to put down our allegiance to the new lord and governor. ”

The Vulture Knight looked at a pensive Murphy.

He was very serious, as if with some kind of power, and he said:

"Before we came, we had already discussed it with the elders of all the mountain tribes in the mountains and forests of our homeland! We have agreed that as long as the bloodline of House Sikomel continues in the night, the entire county of Sikoel will submit to the new order you have brought with you.

Not superficial obedience, but real twisting into a rope.

You know us mountain people.

We are rude, brutal and stubborn, we are brutes in the mouths of others, not accepted by those who claim to be civilized, but we also have our own rules.

We say one or the other, a spit and a nail!

If you say allegiance, you will be loyal"

"You're just looking for a thigh to hug up, so don't say it so nicely, Knight Valland."

Miriam, who was in the audience, couldn't listen anymore, and the Scarlet Archon scolded with dissatisfaction:

"You suffered heavy casualties in the Battle of Sico two years ago, and you must find a safe haven in the current environment of impending black plague.

The Plantagenet Kingdom will not accept you, and the Northerners will resist you, because you have barbarian blood, and the Northerners' greatest enemies on the northern defense line of the Great Wilderness are the Western Saharian Barbarians.

You have to go one way to integrate with us! Hey, who said the mountain people are stupid? Aren't you shrewd? ”

"Alright, Miriam, we shouldn't be so rude to our companions."

Murphy waved his Archon to keep him from scratching, and he squinted at the seemingly vulgar but actually hearty vulture knight in front of him.

He pondered for a moment and said:

"How many people are there in the county of Sico? Including those mountain people. ”

"146 tribes, large and small, scattered throughout the northern mountains and forests of the Earldom of Sico, there are almost 70,000 people."

In the place of her husband, Sonny Knight replied:

"There are also tribes that live at the junction of Transencia and Glacier Bay that are difficult to determine, and if you count them, it is 80,000 people."

"700-800 places, it's great, it's a good deal."

Murphy's eyes lit up.

He feigned confusion and glanced back at Sharon, a trace of unbearability appeared in his blood-glittered eyes, and after a few seconds, Murphy turned his head and raised three fingers to the two cavalry commanders, and said:

"You immediately send cavalry messengers back to the mountains and forests, and ask the elders to fulfill their allegiance agreement, I do not force the mountain people to come down the mountain, but those who once lived on the plains should let them come back as much as possible, the county of Cadman or the county of Sico is left to their choice, and my consul will send someone to register their information.

This is the first requirement. ”

"No problem."

The Valand knight immediately agreed.

"Second, the hussars should stay in the Crimson Keep, leaving at least 200 men, on the one hand, as a mobile defensive force, and on the other hand, they must recruit new cavalry here."

Murphy Says:

"Your casualties are too great, and you must replenish your personnel to more than 2,000 men before the Black Plague arrives, even if it is only cavalry.

I have a demon hunting horse domesticated by witch hunters here to use, and although it is not as good as your Shadowmane Warhorse, it is already one of the best horse breeds on the continent.

And you!

Vulture Knights, you are to be their commander and trainer, and you are to train for me a cavalry that can defeat the gnolls.

Must be completed before the Black Plague arrives! ”

"It's a bit difficult, but if you allow me to use some 'rough' means"

The Valand knight shrugged his shoulders and said:

"It's probably going to be done, and I'm still waiting to participate in your 'knight competition', I've been nesting in the woods for two years, and my bones are going to rust."

"Good, it looks like we're on the same page."

Murphy smiled, and he made one last request, saying:

"Considering the special status of Countess Sharon, I will choose a special honorable elder for her, that is, myself.

I have a wealth of experience in strengthening the first embrace, and I am not averse to giving my midnight blessing to the poorer who needs it more, and I will even find blood for her, but you have to think about it.

This was more than a simple first hug, as it meant that the members of the Sikomel family who were permanently included in the Blood Vulture clan would be bound by the Midnight tradition.

On top of that, after becoming a vampire, Sharon Jr. can't complete the transmission of bloodline, which means that the Sikomel family will be extinct.

For a hill family that had ruled the Sikelin for more than 400 years, this was a rather terrible end. ”

"But we will also have an eternal Lord at the same time."

Lady Sunny did not think it was a big deal at all, she waved her hands, and said nonchalantly:

"The Sikomel family is the leader who led the mountain people against the black plague, and the natural alliance they have forged with the spirits of the mountains in their homeland will not be weakened by the passage of time.

No matter what little Sharon becomes, the forests of his hometown will still bless the bloodline of this brave.

It will always be the domain of House Sicomel, and we will continue to follow her until all of Translasia and our homeland are reduced to powder.

If you really know the mountain people, you will know that we have a very broad understanding of our clansmen and compatriots

It's not like vampires haven't been with us before.

You're right?

Lady Tris, the elder of the Nilman tribe. ”

"Ah, how many years ago was that, don't take it out, okay? Shame on the dead. ”

Tracy covered her eyes a little embarrassed, and another "little secret" belonging to her past was revealed, and she sighed and said:

"I only came to know the mystery of the seed of life, and I went with a purpose, and the Nilman tribe died out 200 years ago.

I don't even know where you heard this old story. ”

"Extinction? No. ”

The smile on Lady Sonny's face was even stranger, and she coughed and said:

"My name is Sunny Turance Nilman Auful, Lady Trissy, and my grandmother's surname is Nilman, and she is the last elder of the Nilman tribe.

The old stories about you are all heard from her.

She said that you are the most prominent elder in the history of the tribe, and that under your leadership, the former Nilman tribe took almost all the mountains and forests in the entire Saxe region, but unfortunately you mysteriously disappeared one night later, and the Nilman tribe fell from the throne of the 'king of the mountain people'. ”

"It's all said, I went with a purpose, and when the purpose is achieved, I will naturally retreat."

Tracey snorted and said:

"I was a real villain at that time, and I didn't sell all of that tribe to give them face."

(End of chapter)