The first round of this year's Blood Festival's finale, the Governor's Challenge, has come to an end, and although it hasn't been long, the battle between the four and the forty has been challenging and topical from the start.

Murphy's performance didn't disgrace the Transansians.

Especially at the last moment, less than five seconds before and after Lady Trissy's reinforcement fell, the cool scene of His Excellency the Governor resolutely responding with a super-large "dimensional slash" made everyone who saw this scene cry outrageously.

The layman will think that Master Murphy is hanging, but for the insider, there are already a lot of things that can be seen in that trick just now.

"You chose the Astral Guardian for yourself?"

When Murphy returned to the break room, he was surprised to see Lady Shane leaning against the door, the golden assassin playing with his double braids and looking at Murphy with a "terrifying" gaze.

She said:

"Which astral demigod is it? I just vaguely saw a psychic illusion of a snake, so is it the heir of the Astral Dragon? 'Rain God' Rihime? ”

"No, Your Excellency Liji's scandalous ex-boyfriend."

Murphy shrugged.

There is no need to hide this kind of thing, and for the strong, the identity of the Endless can be locked through the characteristics of the power of the Endless One when it is released.

"Oh, Endless Mannis."

Xia Ni was obviously a well-informed Grand Duke of the Blood Clan, and immediately captured the information she needed in Murphy's teasing answer, her eyes changed for a few moments, and she said:

"But what seems to be an evil demigod from a chaotic camp?

How did you get involved with such a difficult guy? And don't you know? Mannes has a poor relationship with the other demigods, and being a collaborator means you don't have the help of other demigods in the astral plane.

How could you make such a choice when you are so shrewd?

I'm curious. ”

"Isn't it giving me enough power?"

Murphy was obviously reluctant to tell the terrible truth that he had been deceived by a snake, so he blinked his eyes and said to Xia Ni in a mysterious way:

"You don't think that the acceleration and sluggishness that we have just exerted is all the power that Mannez has given me, do you?"

"Oh? What else does it give you more? ”

Xia Ni became interested, and she asked:

"Is it the kind of powerful force that can directly change the course of a battle?"

"Well, yes."

Murphy pushed open the door to the break room and said casually:

"Even you, when you're unlucky, you'll be toyed with by me, do you want to try it?"

He asked in a mocking tone, and Xia Ni shrugged her shoulders and said:

"I don't mind playing with you little guy, but I think Tris will be jealous, and considering this is the territory of the Scarlet Witch, I can't do too much, so let's do it next time, when it's just you and me, I don't mind letting you see how hot our Thorn Clan girls are.

You young man probably can't stand the ravages of my old aunt.

While I know it's a terrible sin to disturb vampires in their search for happiness while Blood Day lasts, that's the case, and we have to get down to business, Murphy.

As for the verification of the last incident and your gnolloin servant Hogg, I must get a satisfactory answer from you. ”

"Of course, it's necessary."

Murphy's expression became serious.

He invited Xia Ni into the rest room to talk in detail, but before she could even make a cup of tea, Tris entered the lounge without knocking on the door with a cold face.

Obviously, she was very unhappy with the "secret meeting" between Murphy and Shanny.

However, the news brought by Mrs. Shannie was very heavyweight, so that Triss had no choice but to sit in Murphy's arms in front of Shanny, just like swearing sovereignty.

This action made Xia Ni blink strangely, she looked at Triss and Murphy with a subtle smile, and took the initiative to take out a document and hand it to the two of them before Trisy got angry.

After arousing Tracey's anger, she actually got down to business.

This damn Northern leprechaun!

"I made a trip to the headquarters of the Thieves' Guild in Genoa, and with the support of several Steam Lords, I was able to review the secret documents of the last few decades."

Xia Ni sat on the chair in a gentle and dignified posture as a wife, and she held the hot tea while blowing, and whispered:

"At present, it has been confirmed that the list of stolen remains has been sorted out, and the documents in your hands contain this information, I said last time that the bones of 8 gold were stolen, and now this news needs to be corrected.

Three of them have been recovered and decontaminated. ”

"Huh?"

The news caused Tracy and Murphy to look at each other, and the Scarlet Witch asked:

"Who did it?"

"An alliance."

Xia Ni didn't hide it, she said with a straight face:

"Twilight is not the only one we have discovered stealing the bones of the deceased, the families of the inheritors who have lost the remains of their ancestors have secretly formed a loose organization with a common goal of retrieving the desecrated remains of their ancestors.

Seven years ago and four years ago, the group had conducted two successful hunts and won, but sadly, since then, Twilight's trails have become more insidious and difficult to trace.

I spoke with their representatives in Cato, who called themselves the 'Helms Rangers', and consisted of members of six ancient families whose peace had been disturbed by their ancestors, as well as many peripheral members.

Base camp in Cato and Greeney Island.

After confirming my identity and the information I had brought, they said they could cooperate with us in this matter. ”

"Helms? Isn't that an island city in the north of the Antani region? It is said that the city has been unwilling to submit to the leadership of King Louis, and has been denounced by the Plantagenet Kingdom as a 'traitor island'. ”

Tracey asked:

"So, these people are Kates?"

"Well, some of them are staunch Glenni Zionists, and they have acted rather roughly, and have even planned the assassination of King Louis, but because His Majesty understands the importance of security, the Helmsians have not made much progress in their operations."

Mrs. Shane ruffled the ends of her hair and said:

"They should have a common language with you, and as for me, I'd love to see them work with Nordtov Royal Intelligence. Well, I know you guys don't like politics, so let's get back to the thing itself.

I have informed the Helms Rangers of the bones of the powerful men who have been stolen in the eastern part of the continent, and they say that they will try to send an elite team into Transsia in the near future to assist us in tracking down the traces of the 'source' during the Black Plague.

In addition, through my research, I can be sure that there are indeed different factions in the twilight, and that all matters related to necromancy should be the responsibility of the 'source'.

Because the source that the Helms Ranger has traced in the past ten years can all be attributed to that 'source'.

Best of all, I got some unverifiable gossip. ”

Shani narrowed her eyes, she stared at Tracey, and said:

"A veteran of the Helms Ranger told me that she confirmed that the 'source' was a vampire, and that it was a vampire of the Vulture Clan! That guy had a pair of wings that were surprisingly big. So, Tracey, are you hiding any information from me? ”

"Nope!"

Tris replied calmly:

"If anything, I'll tell you, Shani, we're partners now."

"Hehe, I'll let me think so."

Shani didn't dwell too much on the matter, she wrote down all the information about the Helms Ranger on the paper, and when Murphy looked down at the file, the golden archduke said the second thing.

"I spoke to that Hogg in Batasin, and I have to admit, Murphy, your ability to train a gnolls is nothing short of amazing!"

Xia Ni put down the teacup and exclaimed unabashedly:

"That Hogg gave me the impression that it was the cunning soul of a halfling hidden under the gnoll's holster, and even better, it had come to regard 'Master Murphy' as an absolutely credible backup, so much so that it didn't even show any more timidity when I spoke to it.

I admired that cunning soul, so I chose to cooperate in the face of its request.

I'll mobilize the Thorn Clan's rangers in the Dark Mountains to the Barren Mountain defenses, hunt down the Gnoll Warlock called Flesh Rip, and assist Hogg in doing things he can't, but I can't do it in vain.

Murphy!

Your gnoll servants are poor, and they don't have much oil or water at the moment, so you, as your master, must offer a reward that will satisfy me. ”

"Xia Ni, Hogg's career is related to whether the Black Plague can be ended, in this kind of matter, you shouldn't ask me for compensation, you should go to Lord Pa Ying."

Murphy said without raising his head:

"I have reported this matter to the Venerable Lord, who is now the supreme leader, and I am just an executor like you."

"But you promised Hogg that after Hogg got the Civilization Slate, you could help him complete the certification ceremony of the Civilization Spokesperson!"

Shani is clearly not so easy to fool.

She stood up and said to Murphy:

"This proves that you have at least one clue to the Land of Creation, and I even have a presumptuous guess that you and Tracy have mastered a hidden Land of Creation! I don't ask anything else, but I'm going to come with you when you certify Hogg! ”

"Huh?"

Murphy was shocked to hear this request, he looked up at Xia Ni with a serious face, and asked:

"You're a vampire, Shani, why are you so interested in the mysteries of the Creator?"

"Oh my God, Trace! What are you two talking about outside of romance? Why can't you do your duty as an ancient man and give poor little Murphy a reminder of the past that has been haunting the vampires? ”

Shani said to Trith in an exaggerated tone:

"You haven't told this cutie about the pre-epoch visions that the Grand Dukes of the Bloodline will see, have you?"

"Shut up! Shani! ”

Tracey gritted her teeth and said:

"Don't add any more stress to my little Murphy!

He's had enough to think about, it's a burden for the Grand Duke of the Blood, not for the other vampires, and Lord Pa Ying won't allow us to investigate the illusions in private, I don't want to be seen as a danger that must be cleared out.

If you want to die, don't pull me! ”

"Nonsense!"

Xia Ni scolded very unceremoniously:

"That's not something I'm willing to do, Trace! Ever since I became the Grand Duke of Thorns, almost every midnight dream I have seen fragmented memories that I could not comprehend at all.

That's not something I've experienced at all, but it just doesn't want to be forgotten!

I suspect that every Grand Duke will experience this, and it took me a hundred years to quietly investigate before I learned from a Songhai priest who was passing by Nordtov that what I saw was related to the lost history of the Creator.

I have to go to the Land of Creation

But now that all known creations on the continent are under the control of the Songhai people, the creation you have explored is likely to be the key to unlocking those past illusions. ”

"No, Shani! I've been there, I've studied there, and I'm not getting better. ”

Tris whispered dissuasion:

"It's not going to do you much good if you go there, and Murphy is the curator, so it's up to him whether you can get in or not."

"Well, that's easy."

Shani crouched down with a weird smile, she looked into Murphy's eyes, and said:

"So, little Murphy, what price does Aunt Channie have to pay to allow poor Aunt Xia to enter your Murphy's house in search of some soothing answer?"

"Please stop stirring up trouble between me and Trissy, this is my only request."

Murphy sighed and said:

"Go as you want, and if it strengthens our trust, I'll be happy to take you in. But I still have to ask, are the strange images you just mentioned really only visible to the Grand Duke of the Blood Clan? ”

"Hmm."

This time it was Tracy who answered him, and the Scarlet Witch stroked Murphy's hair and said:

"It was a legend, and I didn't believe it until my first night as the Grand Duke of the Blood Vulture.

I saw with my own eyes fragments of unexplained images, illogical and irregular, like smashed glass, and you couldn't understand what they were depicting until you put them together.

In the Land of Creation, I wanted to spend as much time as Shani did, but not only did I find nothing, but it made the memories in my mind more aggressive."

"Hmm, so your unexplained anger the other day had nothing to do with our contact that night? Is it just because you don't have peace of mind on a spiritual level? ”

Murphy winked and said:

"That's great, I thought my excessive request really you off."

"Ahem, if you don't mind, I'd love to know what you two did in the Land of Creation?"

Xia Ni showed a gossipy look, and she asked:

"Is it the evil Triss who has finally laid a hand on the pure Murphy? Where have you got? ”

"Shani!"

Tracey got up in anger and screamed.

Apparently she didn't want to talk about it, she grabbed the file angrily, glared at Murphy, and turned to teleport.

Now the witch is really angry because of Murphy's open-mouthedness.

But just as Tracey left in shame, the expressions of Charney and Murphy in the room became serious at the same time, and Murphy bent down to prop up his chin, and said in a whispered voice to Charney, who was squatting in front of him:

"What else did you find about the 'source'? Why would you think she must have something to do with Tracey? ”

"What about you?"

Mrs. Xia Ni showed a gentle smile of the wife, and she asked rhetorically without giving an inch:

"You didn't say a word just now, but from the fact that you deliberately left Tracy to talk to me secretly, I can be sure that you also have something to hide from Trissy! You already know the secret that Tracey has been trying to hide, right?

If you want to get information from me, you'll have to give me something I'm interested in. ”

Source

Murphy hesitated for a moment and said:

"Her name is Luna Christine Emmagill, and she's a forest elf, most likely the first of Tracy's bloodline, and according to the clues I've found, this guy is supposed to be dead, just the moment Salokdahl hurt Trash.

She was slain by Salokdal with the necessary evil to protect Trissy.

To be honest, I don't think Salokdal would have made such a mistake, he wasn't crazy at the time, and as a Grand Duke, he would definitely not leave a legacy if he wanted to kill.

So, I'm more inclined to believe that this 'source' is probably a special kind of undead.

This also explains her expertise in necromantic powers. ”

"It's all wrong!"

Xia Ni shook her head and said:

"The Source is a living vampire, the Helms Rangers can confirm that, and the last time they fought the Source was four years ago, I trust the judgment of the old families in this regard.

As for why she's good at necromantic powers

Maybe it's because of Yuan's experience in the Songhai Empire? ”

With a smile, the Duke of Thorns took out a piece of paper with a unique "fragrance" from her close-fitting clothes and stuffed it into Murphy's palm, and she whispered:

"The traces of the source in the Songhai Empire have been found by the Nightkin I placed in the Land of Origin, the guy who had infiltrated the Moon Holy City with Tracy, and perhaps she went there in a strange way after being slain by Sarokdal.

Anyway, I'm sure you can do whatever it takes for Tracey, so I'll leave this fragmented piece of information with little value to you.

If you have a chance to go to the Songhai Empire, you might be able to help us find that bastard.

But I want you to be patient, the most important thing to fight against an organization like Twilight is to be patient, don't try to take shortcuts and end it as soon as possible, we must take it step by step and contact me when you are ready to hunt, your Aunt Xia Ni is willing to help in this matter.

In addition, these news related to your kiss Triss will be used as my ticket money to enter the Land of Creation, so you won't feel any discomfort in your heart, right? ”

Murphy looked at the folded paper in his hand.

After a moment, he smiled and said to Shani:

"I know why you're nicknamed 'Winter Fox', Lady Shanny, and you're so cunning and clever that I can count on you as a trusted friend at last.

Also, can you describe the mutilated visions you mentioned? ”

"Why do you want to know this?"

Xia Ni got up and brushed her hair braids, and said:

"While I don't agree with Tracey's overly doting 'parenting style', I agree with Tracey on this matter, and the vampires except the Grand Duke know that these are just asking for trouble."

"Then if I tell you"

Murphy grasped the hilt of the sword of Necessary Evil, and he whispered:

"I've seen something like this, wouldn't you be surprised?"

"Huh?"

Shani suddenly turned her head, looked at Murphy, and said:

"Are you serious?"

Murphy explained the strange visions he had seen before him when he had tamed the necessary evil, and the more she listened, the more "wonderful" the expression on her face became.

It wasn't until Murphy finished speaking that the Lord of Thorns sat back in his chair rubbing his aching skull.

She said:

"Well, it does sound like the scattered images we've seen, so I'll tell you about the unknown place I've seen."

"It's called 'Eden'!"

Murphy interrupted Shanny, saying:

"I'm guessing that the images we're seeing are all scenes from when Eden was destroyed by some kind of event. I'm just curious, why would the vampire Grand Duke see this?

I have a hunch that there is no evidence for this, and I guess this can help us solve the mystery of the birth of the vampire clan and why we should use the term 'seven original sins' to describe ourselves.

Yes!

This answer is very important for all vampires. ”

(End of chapter)