"The operation has failed, my lord."

A few hours later, Grand Duke Xia Ni, who had just arrived in the city of Bernie, received a sad news, and she turned back and whispered to Lord Pa Ying, who had flown in a flying vehicle all the way through the heavy snow:

"But it's been determined that the target is 'Dragon Flame' Lina, the guy Murphy named for her, whose signature dragon breath technique ignited half of the street in a matter of seconds, and she is really a treasure sword."

"What about casualties?"

The Lord asked, and Xia Ni immediately replied:

"There is a market area, a large amount of grain is stored all year round, and there may be something else bad, but the fire prevention measures are first-class, the fire was quickly extinguished, and there are psychic mercenaries in the market to rescue, there are quite a lot of injuries, but there are no deaths."

"Well, it seems that the city under your rule is in good order."

Lord Pa Ying praised him, and then asked:

"But what are you going to do if you don't catch anyone?"

"If Lady Lena thinks she can escape the Thorn Clan by hiding on a slave carrier, then she is clearly equating us with those third-rate forces."

With a subtle smile, Shani explained:

"She and her strange apprentice never left our sight from the beginning, mainly because the slave ship they boarded was bound for Transnesia, so my subordinates did not harass us further.

Now that they're in Transasia, the rest can be taken care of by Tracy and Murphy. ”

"No!"

The Lord shook his head solemnly and said:

"Murphy and Tracy have a much bigger mission, whether it's the Plague or anything else, than convincing a fugitive psionic master to join our small group, and I don't want them to waste their time on it.

You seem to be a little too tired, Xia Ni, do you think that in this kind of confrontation against Twilight, there is still a 'division of labor and cooperation' between the various clans?

You're also part of this small group, shouldn't you take the initiative to take on more responsibilities? ”

"Ugh"

Grand Duke Xia Ni looked at Lord Pa Ying in front of him.

She felt that the Lord was not the same as before, hey, were you fed some kind of ecstasy by that handsome boy from Murphy? The old lady has sent the bowl to him, do you want the Grand Duke to feed him personally?

But this kind of thing is obviously not good to say in front of the lord, and if you are beaten, you will not be able to draw it.

"I'll go at once."

Xia Ni whispered:

"I will personally 'persuade' Lady Lena to find out that she is lost, and send a Dragon Flame Warlock who is willing to cooperate to our companion, please wait here for a moment."

"No, I'll go with you."

The Lord waved his hand, and said with a hint of nostalgia:

"I worked with Ms. Lena in the last Black Plague, and I have to say, it was a strange woman who was very unique in every way, and she and Tracey must be very compatible."

"Huh?"

Xia Ni was really surprised.

Some very strange speculations had even begun to emerge in her little brain, Lord You're not like this before! You used to be very cold, and you would never do this kind of thing that you could hand over to other people.

How did this suddenly become so enthusiastic?

And why do you seem to have too much?

What about the cold and beautiful man who said he was good? Hey, Murphy gave you some kind of hell ecstasy, right?

But the words of the thousand-year-old lord have been spoken, and Xia Ni has to arrange it quickly no matter how unwilling she is, she can't let the lord ride a flying mount to chase after her, right? This is all on his own territory, so he has to let the lord see the strength of the Thorn Clan.

Ten minutes later, a luxury merchant ship that had been "requisitioned" from a local merchant quietly set sail from the dock of the city of Bernie, and pursued the slave ship in front of it in the direction of the river.

The four Thorn Psionics kept creating whirlpools at the stern of the ship to speed up the ship, and the entire Thorn Clan's faction bosses who could catch up with it had already gathered on the ship.

Just like when the Venerable Lord arrived in the Shadow Valley before, Tracy took the big man of the Blood Vulture Clan to "take over", you don't care if the Venerable Lord needs this row of noodles, if you don't arrange it, once the Venerable Lord blames it, it will be all your problem!

How could a shrewd vampire like Xia Ni make such a mistake?

The lord is also an old sceneman.

He accepted the art gifts carefully prepared by the leaders of the factions, greeted them one by one and gave them a few words of encouragement, and the thorn bosses also made a well-behaved appearance of obeying the teachings, saying that they would definitely send their own elites to support the Black Plague.

So, the guests and hosts rejoiced.

After all this process was over, Xia Ni was summoned to the cabin, she had discussed some ancient memories with the Lord on the way to Bernie City, and now she was called to talk about the real core.

The lord who was admiring a gem egg artwork made by a Nord master did not greet him, he discerned the craftsmanship of this gem egg, and said straight to the point:

"Oksana's memory is for you to get to the ruins of Eden, right? How many times has she been there? What is the secret of her death? ”

"It's not clear the route, my lord."

Xia Ni folded her hands on her abdomen, standing in front of the Lord, she replied honestly:

"It seems that there is a force that interferes with the transmission of ancient memories, and I can only make out that the ruins of Eden have been torn apart, and most of them have been submerged into some areas of the Dark Lands through geological changes.

Only six surface ruins have been traced so far.

Lady Oksana had been there three times before she died, and she had entered different ruins, but she had not gone there to gather some kind of power, but simply to retrieve the erased memories.

I can confirm that the lady had a lot of memories before she was murdered by Archduke Charlemagne and Archduke Sarlokdal.

But that's not the normal way.

Your fears are real, and at the end of her life, Lady Oksana has already shown signs of being polluted by the subspace, and she can hear the shadow called 'Original Sin' inviting her in all sorts of ways.

I could even tell that Ms. Oksana didn't die from homicide, it was actually an elaborate suicide.

She wants to die at the hands of her former lover.

This incident may have had an impact on the Grand Duke of Sarokdal as well.

I don't have any record of the Blooddulture Clan, but I suspect that after killing Lady Oksana with his own hands, Archduke Sarlokdal may have been affected by this, even including Archduke Charlemagne of the Blooddread Clan.

This is most likely the result of the intervention of subspace shadows.

So, I'm hesitant to follow the route of Ancient Memories to the Dark Mountains in search of the remnants of the Golden Age, and I'm afraid I'll end up like Lady Oksana. ”

"You're right, don't touch the ruins, keep this secret in your heart."

After listening to Shani's description, Lord Pa Ying said:

"I'll arrange a suitable time, I'll gather the current clan elite, and we'll step into it together to keep us safe, and most importantly, Murphy must be with us in this matter."

"Hmm."

When Xia Ni was almost captured by subspace in the previous exhibition hall, she was also subjected to Murphy's "personality correction fight", and she knew why the Lord had to name Murphy to accompany her.

However, considering the previous two embarrassing situations, Xia Ni actually resisted staying with Murphy in her heart.

While both of them knew that those damn peach-colored memories were between Salokdal and Lady Oksana, if the damn memories resonated with the two of them, then honestly there was no need to delve further.

You know, memory is such a thing as undoubtedly affecting people's behavior and thinking, and two embarrassing experiences have caused Shani to have some kind of "PTSD" symptoms similar to Murphy that are difficult to describe.

But she knew that in this kind of matter related to the past and future of the blood clan, her small and helpless Grand Duke had no right to speak.

"This thing. It's your next job. ”

Lord Pa Ying took out a special small bottle from his bosom, which contained some special liquids, but with the vibration of his fingers, these liquids would take on a very special diffusion form.

Shani recognized it at a glance.

This is liquefied energy, to be precise, some kind of power characteristic that has been processed.

"You are the best assassin of the vampire race, and this bottle contains the power trait of the faction leader 'Source' of the Twilight Order, and you will use it to search for the various hideouts of the Source and ruthlessly destroy them."

Lord Pa Ying said:

"The whole process has to be fast enough not to touch any of the remnants of her, not to have any conversations with her, and not to try to make some good sounding deals with her.

Xiani, you have seen with your own eyes in ancient memories why the Golden Age ended, and you should know that subspace is the enemy of all things! Especially for vampires, that's something that can't be compromised.

I'll give it to you, taking it with you to minimize the impact of the subspace shadows, but still requiring you to see Murphy once after each colony you destroy, and he will help you clean up the mental filth.

I won't hide it from you.

It's also a kind of detection and restraint, and if Murphy finds out that you've made some deal with the doglegs of the subspace that you think will be beneficial to the Thorns Clan or Nordutov, he doesn't need to do anything.

I'll come over and give you a simply merciful ending in person.

We have been victimized by the shadows of subspace, and I will not allow any more people to try to profit from it.

Therefore, take care of your hands, restrain your mind, and swear in the name of the Thorn Clan, that you must do this properly. ”

"I swear!"

Xia Ni's expression was awe-inspiring.

She knew that Lord Pa Ying was not joking with her.

This was a very serious warning and conversation, which also made her secretly regret it, when Murphy asked her to join this small group before, she was still a little unimpressed, but now that Lord Pa Ying joined in and dominated the direction of things.

It's too late to regret quitting.

She dared to apply for resignation here, and the Venerable Lord in front of her dared to poke a few holes in her body with the holy spear.

Damn it!

It's terrible to get on a thief ship.

She sighed secretly, took the small bottle that recorded the characteristics of the source power, and took a rather sci-fi headband from the Venerable Lord's hand, and under the guidance of the Venerable Lord, she put this "spiritual power enhancement" component on her forehead like a small silver-gray crown.

Don't say it, it's very good-looking, and it adds a touch of the demeanor of a superior to Xia Ni's already dignified wife's posture.

Moreover, the effect of this thing is powerful, after being activated, Xia Ni felt that her spiritual power was expanded by at least three times at once, and her already keen midnight perception was directly pushed into another level.

She could even feel her mental power being materialized.

Able to form an invisible psychic shield according to her own mind, or used to strengthen the Thorn Clan's ability to ignite emotions, like the controller of a psychic nuclear bomb, under this power, even if the golden one is caught by her psychic loophole, a single ignition can create a chance that is enough to kill.

Artifact!

is worthy of the lord, and the shot is generous, probably this is also to make up for the embarrassment of the loss of the Thorn Clan's holy relics?

"The slave ship is ahead, my lord."

After Mrs. Shani became familiar with the use of this spiritual power enhancement component, she got up and said to Pa Ying:

"I'm going to persuade Ms. Luna to join our small group, and if she doesn't want to, I'll 'persuade' her in another way."

"If she doesn't want to, call me."

Lord Pa Ying waved his hand and said:

"You can't waste too much time on this matter, Her Majesty the Wolf Girl's time is also precious, you can't let the war on the entire continent wait for Miss Lena to change her mind alone, right?"

"Got it."

Shani turned to leave.

She stepped out of the cabin to see the slave ship ahead of her, which had been stopped by members of the Thorn Clan, and the owners and sailors were dismayed and thought they had broken the Thorn Clan's taboos, but the vampires had no interest in what they were doing.

They were just yelling at the sailors on board to hurry up and move these poor serfs to other areas, where nobles wanted to enter the cabins and talk to the guests who were hiding inside.

Vampires have always been a very formalistic race, so when Shani boarded the ship, the cabin where Lena and Chuchut were located was constantly urgently cleaned, and even rolled out a red carpet and sprayed with perfume to cover up the bad smell in the cabin.

The high-ranking vampire of Yishui was eager to show himself in front of the Grand Duke and the Lord, so it was almost five steps, one post, ten steps and one sentry, not to mention Chuchut, and even Lena, who had just woken up, was desperate.

This is a big battle

Could it be that the wolf girl herself came?

No way?

How can he be a fugitive wild mage?

"Bang"

The door to the cabin was pushed open, and Lady Shane, who had just strolled into it with a silver-gray tiara she had just named "Heart of Thorns", stepped in, and looked condescendingly at the sickly look of Lena and Chuchute huddled beside her in the light of the extravagant lamps that had been added.

She said:

"Don't worry. Lord Lena, I'm not here to hurt you. ”

"Grand Duke Channy. The last time we met was the last time, when you went to the Tower of the Ring for the graduation ceremony of His Excellency Andrei. ”

Lena tried hard to show her majesty, lamented in her heart that she was unlucky, and said very stiffly:

"You have seen my current situation, and I beg your pardon for not being able to get up and salute you, but I must state that my disciples and I have no intention of offending the Thorn Clan, let alone undermining the reign of Her Majesty the Wolf Maiden.

In fact, we are only traveling to the ancient kingdom of Callum, and I have the personal token of the Marshal of the Western Legion under the command of the Dragon Emperor, and that is the proof.

We will not stay in your kingdom for long. ”

"Well, you said your goal before I asked, and it seems that you are really desperate now, Master Lena."

Xia Ni held the shelf and teased in a gentle but distanced tone:

"The Thorn Clan is not your enemy either, I have only come to give you a suggestion.

Don't go to the ancient country of Callum, the road is long and dangerous, your body may not be able to last until that time, look at you, you can't describe your bad state at this time, more than half of your life force has been lost, and you need to hang your life with evil potions.

Let's go to Translasia.

Visiting Archduke Triss and meeting His Excellency Murphy, Governor of Translasia, he has something very important to discuss with you.

I also have a very high-class invitation here.

The scene between the last time we met was quite satisfying, so my advice to you is, don't say no! ”

"Murphy?"

There was a terrible expression on Lena's pale face, and she screamed:

"With all due respect, Grand Duke, my answer is . I'd rather die here, jumping off this boat and drowning in the icy river than have anything to do with that guy. The 'Grand Dean' of the Tower of the Ring has predicted his fate, and the entire continent and even the whole world will be messed up by him!

We are not targeting him because we have an opinion about him, this is not a personal vendetta! ”

"Hmm, so your answer is no?"

Xia Ni made a very regretful expression, she glanced at Lena with a mocking gaze, and whispered:

"I warned you beforehand, so let's talk to another big man in the next conversation, and I'm sure he will be able to persuade you to change your mind."

With that, Xia Ni politely said goodbye to Lena and Hilichurl, and took all the members of the Thorn Clan with her as she turned to leave.

There was a moment of silence in the cabin, which surprised Lena, and Chuchut, who was beside her, seemed to sense the impending disaster, and she held her head and shrank there.

In the next moment, a cloud of scarlet light lit up in front of the cabin.

Seeing the figure appear, Lena's body trembled.

She was well-informed, so she knew what she was up against.

So, she screamed:

"No, I am not guilty! Damn it, don't judge me with your goddamn eyes! Your 'punishment' last time gave me a headache for thirty years! Pa Yingno, Lord! Spare me, I know it's wrong!

I promise!

Can't I say yes? ”

(End of chapter)