Theoretically, tonight's situation doesn't require an NPC of Murphy's level to intervene, but the Doge is still here.

First, it is to boost the morale of your new players and brush up your presence in front of them.

The second reason is that there are not many veteran players in the "main city" of Scarlet Keep at this time, and the combat power of these newcomers alone may not be able to deal with the ghouls who have been "hungry" for a long time and have caused an extremely violent attack.

There is, of course, a third reason.

Murphy hadn't drawn his sword to fight since he killed the fallen swordsman summoned by Lady Cecilia, and although he had been practicing his swordsmanship with the super swordsmanship mentor "Evil Master", Murphy felt that he should take this opportunity to move around.

He felt like his bones were rusting if he didn't move any longer.

The appearance of Murphy's "powerful party" at the right time did boost morale as he expected.

Especially after seeing Lord Murphy's incomparably brave sword scarlet arc slash the three elite ghouls in seconds, the new players who were sent to the battlefield without much knowledge shouted one by one.

This familiar compliment satisfied Murphy's heart.

As a mainline NPC, you have to show your strength from time to time to deepen the inherent perception of "Master Murphy is a strong man" in the hearts of players.

However, this actor-level performance can't hide Tris, who has been monitoring the city.

As Murphy summoned the wolves to help the young players clean up the sewers, an inquiry from Tracy rang in his ears, somewhat teasing and wondering.

The Scarlet Witch said:

"It's just a riot of ghouls, so why should our Lord Murphy come forward in person? So, if my little drama spirit Murphy doesn't show his bravery and concern for the people, will he feel regret in his heart and itch all over his body? ”

"I'm just defending my people."

Murphy replied with a straight face:

"And don't learn to use a word casually, my behavior is not a 'drama spirit'."

He replied to Trith's tease in his heart, and by the way, he swung the cane sword in his hand in a whip manner, and drew back the corrosive light ball thrown by the wraiths in front of him like a baseball.

Slashing spells with a sword sounds outrageous, and it wouldn't be too good to do it on the battlefield. The orb of light formed by a psionic spell has no body and is very unstable, and once cut by a sharp blade, it will only cause the mana model inside it to collapse more quickly, causing unnecessary explosions and spreads.

However, under Murphy's "miraculous operation", the ball of light of the corrosive spell was not only "bounced" back by him with his sword, but also smashed into the resentful spirit that threw the spell along a precise route, allowing the light of the corrosive spell to explode and drown the resentful spirit.

This scene was witnessed by the hairy man who regained the courage to step on the battlefield, and the little player who watched it was stunned and exclaimed:

"! Jedi's lightsaber bounces! How many things have been sewn into this ghost game! ”

"Hey, little guy who didn't know anything."

Murphy, who had completed a perfect bounce, heard the exclamation of Furry Ah, and he scoffed at it.

This is not the inspiration for the swordsmanship learned from the Jedi, this unique psionic rebound is the core skill of the Mystic Blood Clan's "Psionic Secret Swordsmanship".

Murphy has already practiced this sword art to the point of mastery, and he is not far from the realm of a master.

Murphy didn't have a clear idea of how powerful the psionic spell could be against this skill, but according to Tracy, she had seen the elder of the Mystic Blood Clan bounce back the lightning storm of an elven Grand Druid with his sword, giving the angry Grand Druid a first-hand experience of what "Wrath of Nature is".

was smashed in the face by a lightning storm, hiss, it sounds like it hurts, this can't be bruised and purple?

"Warriors! Go with me! Break through the enemy lines! ”

Murphy swung his staff and sword forward, and the wolves around him charged forward under George's leadership, followed by the Cadman People's Army and the witch hunters who had arrived to support.

Thanks to the fact that the defenses they had built in the sewers were not breached, the first wave of the ghouls did not spread to the first floor of the sewers and were driven back.

Without the command of the "core will" of the Plague Rat King and the Ghoul Overlord, these ghouls, who can only fight on instinct, are far less threatening than the last Ghoul Night, although there are many of them.

Originally, this "random event" was just to provide a "leveling area" for new players to enter the game for a period of time, and it was not a force that could threaten the current Crimson Keep.

"It's a scene you and Dorothy have teamed up to play!"

Just as Murphy led the players to press the ghoul back into the three-story cave, Trace's voice sounded again, this time with a hint of solemnity.

She asked:

"Which force are you going to let carry this pot this time? And who are you going to target the assembled players and warriors? Don't tell me you're ready to open the third group? ”

"What a smart girl, my dear and wise girlfriend."

Murphy sheathed his sword.

Looking at the scene of the screaming young players around him grabbing rudimentary weapons and killing ghouls under the cover of KPA veterans, this made him sigh in his heart that the young people of the Great Seris tribe are indeed full of martial virtues.

But the next scene has nothing to do with him.

The show has come to an end, and with the battle of moving your body last night and tonight, it's time to get back into the role of the Governor of Transancia.

He stood still, directing the wolves he had summoned to attack forward to cover the reckless players, and replied to Triss in his heart:

"The 003 group will officially open in a month. Calculate the time, by the time my warriors have captured Plague Town and cleared the roads of the filthy swamp, there will be exactly two months left before the outbreak of the Black Plague.

That's enough for our vanguard to cross the Filthy Swamp to the Dark Mountains and join the Knights of the Blood Alliance.

As for the next month, it's a 'group book warm-up', and I can't just 'make' a group book for them to challenge as before.

This time, I will no longer interfere in the collection of information and the formulation of tactics for the regiment, and all the affairs will be done by them alone.

A month's time must be reasonably allocated.

They need to perform reconnaissance, harassment, and attrition until the final moment!

Trace, now that we've decided to open up the 'World Map' to my warriors after the Black Plague, it's time to test their growth over time. ”

"You've planned well, but there's a fatal problem."

Assistant Xiaocui immediately reminded:

"Your warriors don't have much to say in terms of tactics and courage, yet they've been dealing with ordinary enemies since they entered Transcia, and they lack experience dealing with psychics.

Actually, I felt that you also lacked practical experience in this area, so I decided to take it personally"

"Let Phiamis come!"

Murphy interrupted Tracey's self-introduction, saying:

"The eldest lady had a lot of complaints about my 'dungeon design' last time, and this time I asked her to assist the warriors in completing the attack and occupation of Plague Town. I'd also like to see if our Miss Femiss has any talent in this area.

I'll be in the Scarlet Keep and ready to support the swamp positions, and Maxim will take advantage of this time to train and build the Maginot Line quickly, so that even if they fail, I can do it for them.

As for you, Trissy.

During my time away from the Crimson Keep, you must shoulder my responsibilities and continue to lead Transcia in battle preparedness as the Grand Duke of the Vulture. ”

Tracey fell silent.

After a few seconds, she said unhappily:

"Little Murphy, tell me honestly, are you deliberately restricting my movements? Ever since we discovered the clues of Dusk, you've kept me from getting involved in any of the things that might have contact with them.

Did you find something?

Are you hiding something from me?

You're not good. ”

"No, you're thinking too much, I'm still the well-behaved Murphy I used to be."

The vampire lord lied without changing his face:

"On the contrary, you, have been mysterious lately, and you have refused to ask you for an appointment because you were going to do an experiment, and I wonder if you are empathetic and don't fall in love. So, little Tracy, are you hiding something from me?

You're not good. ”

"Nope."

Triss over there also simply refused, and then said:

"Okay, okay, then according to your idea, leave all this to Feimis to preside, I'm too lazy to care, just enjoy the hard-won quiet. As for what I've been doing in the lab lately.

Hmph, maybe you'll find out in a few days, if all goes well. ”

Tracey's voice dissipated in Murphy's ears.

But she gave Murphy another expectation, so that the vampire lord couldn't help but think about what this surprise was, and felt in his heart that Tracey's desire to capture the past was really more and more subtle, alas, what a charming "old woman".

At the same time, the little players who started to fight back against the ghouls in the sewers also had an unexpected "harvest".

Because the old players ran away to the Xike Collar and the Smuggler's Woodland, the little rich brother who participated in tonight's incident became the main force of the big guy who led the players.

With the cooperation of the increasingly powerful Manticore, Touch You Poor almost single-handedly made it through the ghoul's position, but he soon spotted some strange creatures on the fork in the road leading to the three-story cave.

It was some undead gnolloll brute.

Judging by their outfits, they are the vanguard of Kenpott's legions, the unlucky ones who were killed in the cave by the wolf venom vampire pit, and they also rushed into the sewers with the ghouls, and after losing the wisdom of the living, only the savage power and disgust for the living drove them to attack the manticore and summoners.

The little rich brother was already a sissy who would cry when he was smashed to his feet, and he was not afraid at all in the face of the siege of a group of gnoll ghouls.

Holding the staff sword in his right hand, he pulled out a large-caliber revolver from his waist with his left hand, this thing was a "high-end product" purchased from the Little Earl of Sharon, and it was filled with gold projectiles just to deal with these rough-skinned and thick-skinned guys.

Moving forward with a flicker of dark steps, the sword swung forward with a single shot.

With a bang, the dazzling firelight exploded on the head of the grill ghoul in front of him, and the accompanying violent burning ignited its entire shriveled body, and the flanking assistance of the manticore made the little rich brother more and more courageous, and the cooperation of one man and one beast became more and more skillful.

A few minutes later, the five gnolls-ghouls were slaughtered, and the little rich man pulled a leg of mutton from his psionic bag and threw it to the manticore, and he crouched down and began to scavenge it.

Looking at his skillful movements, you can know that the little rich brother who has been running around for a long time has done a lot of things.

"Huh? What the hell is this? ”

Touching you soon found something strange on the gnoll ghouls, it was a somewhat worn animal skin letter, which had been hidden in the pockets of these ghouls, and had been stained with the stench of the undead.

But the little rich brother didn't care.

He's already a qualified veteran, and he just smells of corpses, as long as he holds his breath, it's enough to do it!

He pinched the letter in disgust and opened the rolled-up letter, and found that it was full of jackal words, but a vague translation of the arithmetic orb made him read the contents and then frowned.

"Plague Clan? I haven't heard of this name, why is this letter from the Fleshripper to Kenpott on these gnolls ghouls? And the letter mentions that the gnolls are looking for some secret treasure in the filthy swamp?

Damn, could this be a clue to the Great Vault? ”

The little rich brother immediately came to the spirit.

He looked left and right, hid the harvest in his psionic bag, and then continued the hunt with the manticore, and made an appointment in a private chat to meet Happy Bar in the barracks outside the Crimson Keep tomorrow to talk about it.

All this is noticed by Dorothy, who is hiding in the shadows.

After watching the little rich brother and the manticore disappear into the noisy sewer battlefield, Dorothy also quickly left the place, returning to the side of Master Murphy, who was resting on the defensive line.

She stepped out of the shadows, bent down and whispered in Murphy's ear:

"That copy of our letter has been sent to your warriors, and if they follow the letter's instructions to the Filthy Swamp in search of the legendary Lost Treasure, they will surely find the Warlocks and Undead Legions of Plague Town and the Plague Clan.

As you wish, they will be very active in all operations in the Filthy Swamp.

But to be honest, I'm a little skeptical, Lord Murphy, can your warriors really deal with a fully staffed clan of Gnoll Warlocks?

According to what we've learned so far, the number of undead in the vicinity of Plaguetown is an exaggerated astronomical number. ”

"How many more can there be more than the undead under Sico?"

Murphy shook his head, and while stroking the increasingly oily and gorgeous shimmering hair of the giant wolf George lying at his feet, he said:

"If they can't solve the troubles of Plague Town, then they can't participate in the affairs of Sike City, alas, the Lord said that he would send support, and there has been no movement for almost half a month, regardless of them!

After the end of the 100-day construction operation, in the last month before the outbreak of the Black Plague, we must solve the hidden dangers of Xike City. ”

The vampire lord said categorically:

"Can we fight the gnolls on the front line and be held back by the undead in the rear, if the support of the lord is delayed, then I will have to use the power of the mountain people. Siko was their first and only city on the plains, and I trust that the brave and fearless mountain people will not refuse my invitation.

By the way, haven't you Blood Rat Gang been seeking to establish contact with the Thieves' Guild?

Andrei also wrote you a letter of recommendation in the name of the Thorn Clan, why hasn't there been any movement? ”

In the face of Murphy's inquiry, Dorothy also had a painful face.

The eldest sister of the vampire society crossed her head and sighed and said:

"I've already sent someone to the Thieves' Guild stronghold in East Pruos, it's been a few days, I don't know what's wrong there, I guess, the Thieves' Guild is also aware of the threat of Translasia, and it's unlikely that they'll be able to recruit us as part of their faction at this point in time."

"If their leader really has the foresight, I guess you'll get a response soon."

Murphy shook his head and said:

"If those thieves who pride themselves on selling intelligence don't even understand the truth of 'sending charcoal in the snow', then there is no need for you to sharpen your head and join such an unsuccessful organization.

When the time comes, wouldn't it be beautiful for us to start anew and pull the Thorn Clan to rebuild a new Thieves Guild? ”

"That's what I said"

Dorothy sighed and said:

"But they are ancient organizations that have existed for more than five hundred years, and it is not so simple to join them, I estimate that there may be some troublesome trials and tests in the future, but they have arrogant capital, not to mention the various information channels and support that the thieves' guild itself has mastered, and the assassin guild under its jurisdiction has existed for longer than the history of the Portia Confederacy.

Perhaps we locals don't know as much about the secrets that lie beneath this land as they do.

Whether it's for your business or the future of the Blood Rat Gang, joining the Thieves' Guild is a great option. ”

"The longer you exist, the more likely you are to be corrupted."

Murphy thought of the twilight that seemed to pervade, and he whispered:

"In short, be careful when you contact them, and make a decision when you are in trouble, I would rather not have their help than add another disgusting fire to the situation in Translasia."

(End of chapter)