315. Chapter 313: 312 Prestige System Pilot Unit “Blood Clawed Jackal

Chapter 313: 312. The “Blood Clawed Jackal” Pilot Unit of the Prestige System is now open for business!
The Vampire Lord returned to his office after completing his sword training for the day, to check the territorial newsletter that had been compiled and submitted by Consul Miriam.

At this stage, the focus of the whole of Transylvania is shifting from expulsion battles to stabilization and construction, especially the construction of residential areas and collective farms are the most important, and Knight Parian has already left for Batasin City once again.

She will receive the 6,000 armed bloodservants that will be arriving there, and Maxim has also been sent there to stabilize the situation.

The rule system of Westcoat is not yet established, even with the support of Sheridan and the Winged Cavalry, Murphy’s manpower is still not enough to accomplish this in a short period of time.

Therefore, Murphy intends to select some people with management experience from the witch hunters to go to Xike to help him gather manpower, as a “replacement” for his administrative players before they grow up.

There is also the first arsenal that will be built in the Andromeda Hills that needs to be paid serious attention to, but Murphy has already decided to use that neighborhood as a “stronghold” for a player territory, so what he needs to do now is just to maintain a minimum level of observation to confirm which player force is capable of independently constructing and managing the territory.

Now that the plot has advanced to this stage, the small players can no longer be considered as individuals, and the growth rate of their numbers has already made Murphy confirm that afterward, they will definitely be included in the consideration of player affairs with “guilds” as the basic unit.

This means that players will also form different organizations and factions, which is not a bad thing for the players and Murphy, after all, healthy competition will always let them explode more exploration power.

Murphy currently has three strongholds at hand that can be decentralized, the southern defense line definitely counts as one, the arsenal nearby also counts as one, and there is still one empty one left for backup.

If the two strongholds that were about to be decentralized could be operated well, then Murphy would not have to worry about the subordinate management system of the territory.

As a lord, he had to trust the wisdom of his subordinates.

And as an administrator, he also had to trust his players! After all, he didn’t have a second choice.

All of these things were planned in advance, and Murphy knew deep down that he had to take things one step at a time, guiding the young players to discover their potential in Transylvania. However, just as he was flipping through today’s copy of the territory report, an unexpected communication request interrupted His Excellency the Governor’s thoughts.

Murphy glanced down at the Core Treasure Pearl, then frowned.

He picked up the communication and asked over there:

“Can I help you? My ‘Mountain Piercing Armor’.”

“Lord Murphy, I have a problem that I need to request your wisdom on.”

Jackal Chief Hogg’s embarrassed voice rang out from the Psionic Pearl communication that was slightly distorted due to the distance, and it said in the Jackal’s strange accent:

“I have worked out a peaceful handover of the spoils of war with your warriors and the Blood Rats, to the satisfaction of all three parties, but my request for your warriors to help Clan Bloodclaw defend themselves against the enemies we are currently encountering has been met with refusal.

I can sense that they are clearly willing to participate in the war of expulsion from the Smuggler’s Woodlands belonging to the Jackals and the Skeleton Legion, but they seem to be waiting for me to come up with more payment .
But I’ve already given them everything I can come up with, and they still aren’t satisfied.

Or rather, the hunts and possessions I’ve come up with don’t seem to be what they want. I cannot fathom what your warriors really want.
Their representatives tell me that they need to see the sincerity of Clan Bloodclaw before they are willing to help us.

But ‘sincerity’ …”

“Ha, I would have guessed that you would have encountered this problem while interacting with my warriors, and the fact that you knew how to ask me directly proves that you do have an intelligent and studious heart.”

Murphy leaned back in his chair.

In the dimly lit office, he mobilized his psychic energy to hold the Operational Treasure Pearl suspended at his side, and while relaxing his body and rubbing the corners of his eyes, he asked:
“You tell me first, Hogg, what kind of payment can you offer my warriors?”

“There are coins in those trophies we left behind, that’s something we can’t use!”

Hogg answered immediately:
“There are also weapons and armor left behind by Kenport’s elite jackals, some bone weapons made by plague warlocks, as well as leather and herbs that the jackals would get from hunting and usually gather, and lastly, hyena mounts trained by our tamers.

Especially this last one!
Many of the warriors were moved when I offered that I could give them mounts in return, and they asked me about where they should report to, but the few warrior leaders still refused me.

I knew it was a negotiation tactic.

But I just couldn’t come up with anything more.”

“No, you have many more gifts at your disposal that you can choose from, you just don’t realize their value, or rather, your understanding of wealth and reward is still at a rather primitive stage. There is a rather serious deviation between your understanding of these matters and that of my warriors.”

Murphy’s tone was mild, and he explained in a gentle manner:
“I can spend some time instructing you, Hoggle, but you must realize that this valuable knowledge cannot be given to you without compensation…”

“I am willing to pay the price to pursue that knowledge, my lord.”

Hogg replied in a rather humble manner.

But even from a quarter of Transylvania away, Murphy could feel the urgency hidden in Hogg’s words.

It seemed that those skeleton legions flooding the smuggler’s woodlands had indeed threatened the survival of the newly formed Bloodclaw Clan, and Hogg obviously did not want to see his lost and found clan just disappear into the story of Transylvania.

“Don’t worry, I won’t ask you to do something excessive.”

Murphy said softly:
“I just need you to be my eyes and ears in the Smuggler’s Woodland, observing and gathering all kinds of information about the Filthy Swamp. If possible, I need you to quickly scout out a route that will allow you to travel through the swamp to the Dark Mountain Range in a safer manner, the Jackals who move quickly and prefer shady environments and can quickly navigate through the swamp are very suitable for this job.

One month!

In a month’s time, I want to see that route, can you do it?”

“Half a month! My lord.”

Hogg answered at once:
“I can scout out a safe path for you in half a month, my father told me the route the Jackal army took into Transylvania back then before he died, I can send my men to search for that path that only the Jackals know.

I would offer it to you.”

“Well, it seems that the Skeleton Army is putting a lot of pressure on you, Hoggle.”

Murphy chuckled:
“Making you so eager to reveal your cards is a shortcoming that needs to be improved; you need to hide your purpose, especially in a conversation like this, where you revealing your thirst means I can take you at will.

You should be glad we’re working together now.

Well then, listen up, there is a set pattern for dealing with my warriors, they follow the principle of fair trade, and before you ask them to do a certain thing you have to be prepared to pay them for it.

And that fairness is based on equivalence, and I recognize that those things you’ve come up with are what my warriors need.

But you must ‘grade’ them properly, so that inadvertently you have another thing to give in return.

Reputation!

Or call it respect and honor for warriors.”

Hogg was silent for a few seconds, obviously it a jackal could not understand the system yet.

So Murphy continued to explain:
“To take the simplest example, Hogg, you also have a distinction between near and far for your clan members, especially when you have resources in your hands that are not enough to satisfy everyone, you will have to make trade-offs for the distribution of resources.

Those you value will naturally receive preferential treatment, while those who disobey you and always go against you will be thrown out and left to fend for themselves.

This is also the way you properly treat my warriors.

You should be wary and mean to strangers.

When you become acquaintances, you can then open up to them some of the good things that only acquaintances can see.

When you become true friends, that means that the treasury of Clan Bloodclaw opens its doors for warriors who can trade you what you need for those things they need.

When my warriors have done enough for your clan, when they have become heroes in the eyes of your people, it is time for you to give the most precious treasures of your clan with both hands.

This laddering up of relationships is the right way to hire, and my warriors will naturally have to contribute something to you if they want to earn your trust, instead of you bitterly lowering yourself to plead for their help.

You can’t give away your treasure to others for nothing!
Because what is easy to get will not be cherished, and you have to learn to be friends with them if you want them to fight for the good of Clan Bloodclaw. You have to be patient.

Do you, by any chance, understand what I’m saying?”

Murphy asked, and Hogg thought for a few seconds, speculatively:
“You mean, not only pay, but respect? Awe? But they will enjoy the cheers of the jackals?”

“Brilliant!”

The vampire appreciated:

“It is an instinct of life to seek recognition by others, and if you can make the Fae respect that is a reflection of your own abilities, you cannot just pay.

Because the cold money transaction can bring only the employer-employee relationship, if you can add some gradual respect and rituals in addition to the remuneration, then this kind of transaction will become full of human feelings.

And the human touch .
You know that even the vilest of the vampire scum know that a human debt can’t be repaid without a favor.”

“I probably get it.”

Hogg whimpered, but then it asked again:
“But you just said that I have a lot of valuable things in my hands that are not being used wisely? What do you mean?”

“Not just money and possessions, not just equipment and weapons, my warriors crave all that is rare, to be more precise, they want everything that gives them pleasure.”

Murphy reminded:
“Like pets that can accompany them through their travels? Another example would be a mercenary contract issued by Chief Bloodclaw? Or dog-headed miners that can be bought and sold, a battle horn that can be blown in the Smuggler’s Woods to call the jackals around them to their aid .
And finally, the most valuable thing you can get your hands on.

Your tamed hyenas, something only you have and no one else in all of Transylvania, and you need to use the scarce resources you have at hand wisely.

By the way, speaking of which, I have a question for you.

When I read the past history these days, I realized that the legendary jackal-wolf vanguards at the time of the Black Plague rode mighty seated wolves instead of ugly hyenas, and you seem to have ‘inherited’ such a daunting beast from Kenport.

Do you know where to go to get one of these seat wolves that can be used as both a carrier and a fighting partner?”

“Those kind of seat wolves are tamed by the secret method of jackal tamers, my lord, and the only place where you can find a pack of seat wolves and find pups to tame from a young age is in the Dark Mountains.”

Hogg explained:
“We Transylvanian Jackals don’t have that kind of secret taming method, but perhaps we can find a way to get them? If we can travel through the Filthy Swamp to the Dark Mountains in search of our powerful and fierce compatriots
Ah, I see!
This is what you call a ‘scarce resource’!
I see!
Only the Jackal Pioneer Seatwolf can serve as the most valuable commendation the Bloodclaw Clan can offer to its warriors, a majestic mount that only heroes who have truly contributed to the Bloodclaw Clan are eligible to acquire.

I see. Thank you for your teachings, my lord.

I will go and formulate this system immediately.”

“Very well, go, I expect you to properly guide my warriors to wield their blood and their power.”

Murphy nodded in satisfaction, and at the end of the communication he cautioned:

“But I will warn you that the guarantor of all the contracts you sign with my warriors is me, so if I find out that you have deceived my warriors, or that you have tried to send them into the Jedi as expendable, then you and your clan will have to pay the price.

Or perhaps you could be smarter and try not to let me catch you in the act.”

“No, no, no, my lord, how could I do something so heartless when I desperately need their aid right now?”

Hogg assured:
“I have every confidence that your warriors will return from the smuggler’s woodlands satisfied! I promise!”
—
In the abandoned tax office in the Smuggler’s Woodlands, the small players have spread out to move freely around the woodlands.

As the first lesson for newcomers to the game, they had to learn how to fight in order to survive in this not-so-gentle game world, and the various beasts roaming in the woods were perfect for giving newcomers practice.

Ms. Dorothy was in the process of assigning manpower.

It looked like the Blood Rats Gang was planning to establish this abandoned tax house as their stronghold in the southern border of Transylvania, while those players who had already joined the Blood Rats Gang were helping to clear the ruins to make a camp on the side.

The few people from the Dirt Truck, on the other hand, were waiting for Hogg’s response.

They had already made an offer, and if they wanted to hire the smaller players to participate in the Bloodclaw Clan’s war against the Skeleton Legion, the short and cunning Jackal Chief would have to come up with a more attractive offer.

They didn’t have to wait long either.

An hour later, Hogg’s squire Nash rode back to the ruins on a hyena and handed Mudhead a “letter” from the chief. The latter took a look in his hand and realized that the crookedly written letter was in fact a “quotation”.

“Hey, interesting! The development team finally got the reputation system up and running, check it out!”

Dirtbike old brother called out, next to the old players and new players have come over, on that an animal skin letter back and forth to change hands is too cumbersome, Dirtbike simply put the translated content posted on the world channel:

[Clan Bloodclaw treats all warriors who are willing to dedicate themselves to the stability and order of the Smuggler’s Woodlands well, and we have prepared a sufficiently generous reward for the warriors.

We are willing to hire all adventurers who are interested in aiding the Blood Claw Clan and grant them the title of ‘Woodland Mercenary’.

When a mercenary completes the ten bounties issued by the Bloodclaw Clan, our tamer will present a hyena cub and teach taming methods.

When a mercenary completes thirty bounties issued by the Bloodclaw Clan, our dog-headed leader, Goldtooth, will present five dog-headed miners and sign a master-servant contract.

When a mercenary completes fifty bounties posted by the Bloodclaw Clan, Chief Hogg will present the Woodland Warriors with a contract for the long-term employment of Bloodclaw brutes and hunters.

When a mercenary completes seventy bounties issued by the Bloodclaw Clan, they will receive the precious Bloodclaw Battle Horn to command the Woodland Jackals in their devastating attacks against their enemies.

When a mercenary completes one hundred bounties issued by Clan Bloodclaw, the pens and treasures of Clan Bloodclaw will open their arms to the warriors.

Eventually, when a powerful mercenary is able to deal with the threat of the mind-numbing Skeleton Legion for the Clan, then Chief Hogg will gift him with the prized Vanguard Seat Wolf!
This was the greatest sincerity Clan Bloodclaw could muster!

All warriors who wish to take part in the battle can visit the Woodland Hunter Outpost to sign a mercenary agreement.

This agreement will be guaranteed and witnessed by the Adventurer’s Guild and the Scarlet Fortress.

The safety of the Woodlands needs you! Warriors.]

“Crap, this new prestige reward is good!”

Meowshark exclaimed:

“A direct gift of hyena pups and teaching taming methods? Isn’t this a must-have prestige for hunters?”

“And what’s that wolf?”

He asked as he rode his coyote around and eventually stopped beside the old dirt bike man:

“Is it more powerful than a coyote?”

“That’s not something that can be compared at all.”

Orchid, returning from hunting in the woodlands, casually explained:

“I’ve read in the history books about the Black Plague that the Seat Wolf is not only an excellent carrier or a loyal fighting partner, and only the bravest vanguard among the Jackals is qualified to obtain one.

The armored beast that Hogg rode when he appeared just now should be the legendary Seat Wolf, I have a feeling that the three Lady Buffs placed there wouldn’t be able to defeat that ferocious beast, but Little Vikrama would definitely like this strange and cool mount very much.

This Hogg really has a lot of good goods in his hands, it seems like this new reputation is worth spending time brushing up on.”

(End of chapter)