325.Chapter 323 322 Venerable Lord! I’m such a huge fan of yours!

Chapter 323.322.Exalted Lord! I’m your super fan ah!

After a few minutes of communication, a blood crystal stone suspended on a wooden table engraved with runes gleamed in Ms. Laneia’s tent.

It was an activated psionic device that possessed a more powerful telecommunication function than the arithmetic bead and had existed for a long time, it was said to be quite an ancient psionic technique that was full of mysteries just by looking at its appearance.

Murphy knew that Tris had a few of them in her possession, but had never seen her use them nor did she know where those rune stones led to.

According to her, it was an item made by the elders of the Secret Blood Clan, which had the most profound mastery of psychic energy among the seven vampire clans, and the way it was made was too complicated even for a psychic energy master like Tris.

As a result, it was not very common, and only circulated in the hands of a few important people in the Blood Clan.

The biggest feature of this item was that it was a “one-to-one” communication tool, once it was made, it would permanently bind the individual’s psychic characteristics, in other words, it was just like a “personal cell phone”, and naturally, there was the risk of “leaking one’s private number”. In other words, it is the same as a “private cell phone”, and naturally there is the risk of “leaking private number”.

“His Holiness readily agreed to meet with you, and the entire briefing and decision-making process went incredibly smoothly, which I honestly can’t understand.”

Leonia said to Murphy with an odd expression:

“What exactly is the magic of those two words? And what does it represent?”

“I’m certainly willing to tell you that it means you’ll be completely tied to the same dangerous wagon as us, but ma’am, are you sure you’re ready to accept this secret?”

Murphy looked at the curious Bow Knight with his hands behind his back as he said with a dissuasive tone:

“No, this is not a burden you should bear as a scout knight, so my advice to you is, why not go to your appointment under the night with my loyal servant Maxim?

Those dangerous elements roaming the Andromeda Hills must be cleared away, where an important facility for Transylvania is about to be constructed, and I very much look forward to seeing you return victorious, the wolfsbane gladiators in the Fight Club are depleting a little too quickly, and perhaps it’s time for the Blood Rats to replenish their stock.”

By the time Murphy’s words reached this point, Leonia had already roughly understood.

This “twilight” might be referring to certain secrets between the Blood Rats’ leaders.

Don’t look at Murphy’s current situation, but nominally, he was indeed an important leader of the Blood Wyvern Clan, so it made sense that His Holiness would be willing to give him preferential treatment.

In the vampire society where respect and inferiority were clearly defined, learning about something dangerous often meant taking on heavier duties, from this perspective Murphy’s slightly arrogant persuasion at this time could be interpreted as a kind of goodwill with protection.

With this thought, the bow knight did not insist but withdrew from his tent, leaving the space for conversation to Murphy and the Honorable Lord Pa Ying who was waiting somewhere on the continent at this time.

When Murphy was the only one left in the tent, he first straightened his attire before stepping forward to hold the hovering spiritual energy device in his hands.

With the injection of spiritual energy, the blood crystal stone rapidly rotated and projected a picture in front of Murphy’s eyes, just like some kind of cool “holographic projection” device, and projected the opposite side of the Paryng Venerable Lord in the tent with the way of spiritual energy weaving.

This was the first time that Murphy had truly seen the legendary Lord Paying Vernon Cappadocia, and the image that the latter displayed was indeed quite in line with the introduction that Tris had given to Murphy.

There was no armor worn, only a set of blood-colored robes to cover the upright body.

His facial features are straight, his sword eyebrows and starry eyes have the most traditional “neutral beauty” of the blood race, although his face is expressionless and maintains a gloomy and indifferent demeanor, however, the posture of the unrestrained long black smooth hair draped over his shoulders has really added a lot of “artist” temperament to the venerable lord. The temperament of the “artist” was added.

I don’t know where he learned his painting skills and how good they are. However, with the Sovereign’s dashing appearance and touching temperament, he shouldn’t be an art student from a different world, right?
But when the Sovereign’s eyes fell on Murphy, the rambling thoughts in the Vampire Lord’s mind were immediately interrupted.

Even from a far distance, the scrutiny belonging to a golden powerhouse still fell across space on Murphy, causing him to feel a hint of pressure.

“Your spiritual energy carries a hint of the Star Realm’s aura.”

Venerable Lord Paying took the initiative to speak:

“I’ve heard Laneia’s report that you’ve become an Astral Realm Summoner, that’s a very dangerous profession in the branch of Spiritual Energy Masters, especially when you encounter certain mysterious existences in the Astral Realm, you must carefully choose the way to communicate with them.

Tris may not have told you about those potential hidden dangers.

But my advice to you is that you must think carefully before branding yourself with the astral realm of a certain mysterious being, because that will directly determine the way and path of your subsequent quest for power.

But between that and the fact that the proud Paranor speaks quite highly of you, I’m sure you didn’t just reach out to me tonight to waste my time.

Tell me, Murphy, what disturbing and ominous news have you found in Transylvania?”

“First of all, I would like to thank you for reminding me in the ways of power, Honorable Lord Paying.”

Murphy put on an air of humility and took the Honorable Lord’s reminder to heart.

Afterwards, he did not waste time on pleasantries, as he retold what happened in the Filthy Swamp and the ruins of Xike City to Venerable Lord Paying with a short but comprehensive description, and from the frown that the Venerable Lord furrowed his brows, one could tell that the information he provided was indeed something that Venerable Lord Paying had not been aware of before.

Especially when he heard that the dead of Xike City had been forged into a dangerous army of death and were still under the control of Dusk, Venerable Lord Paying’s expression turned visibly angry.

One just wonders if this anger stems from his inability to tolerate this atrocity, or if it is because this terrible event is an unmitigated disaster for the Black Plague’s defense system?

“The information you have provided is valuable, but I ask that you refrain from acting recklessly.”

Venerable Lord Paying said to Murphy after a few seconds of thought:
“I will send a squad under my command that specializes in these matters to Transylvania to help you track the traces of the Dusk, until then, you can pretend that you have never known about these matters and continue to finish your construction and army training in Transylvania.”

“You mean you will take over this matter?”

Murphy glanced at Venerable Lord Paying as he shook his head:

“No, this is not the result I want, Venerable Lord, please understand that this matter has involved the current Archduke of the Blood Vulture Clan. Although there is not enough evidence, I am certain that Tris plays a rather important role in Dusk’s series of plans, and I cannot convince myself to stand by and do nothing.

I may seem like a weak little lord to you, but I don’t lack the courage nor can I stand the thought of a bunch of doomsayers running amok in my territory.

It is my duty to eradicate them.”

His Holiness did not respond.

He just stared at Murphy with a scrutinizing gaze, and after several seconds of silence, he spoke:

“So you already have some plans? Tell me about it as a way to provide me with another thought.”

“My thoughts are simple, since they are a threat then they must be dealt with before they cause damage.”

Murphy said frankly:
“The jackal warlocks in the Filth Swamp are manipulating those necromancers and the dead through the Command Sectional Staff, Tris is already deciphering the mysteries of the Command Sectional Staff and I happen to be in the process of preparing to send my warriors to push into the Filth Swamp and open up the link between Transylvania and the Barren Mountain defense line.

If we can extend our front line positions into the area where the Blood League Knights are located before the outbreak of the Black Plague, it means we can place the battlefield in the Dark Mountains instead of fighting a doomed and dangerous defensive battle in the great lands of Transylvania.

From my shallow understanding of war, the shield always loses in a spear and shield confrontation, so I’d rather be the one to take the initiative and attack!
So if war must be fought, then I want it to be fought on the enemy’s turf.

I’m confident that I can accomplish this in the next four months or so, but I currently only have enough energy and resources to act on the side of the Filthy Swamp.

The city of Xikor is a no-brainer, it is like a barrel of dynamite used by halfling engineers and dwarven miners, and there is no telling when it will explode to wipe out all of my efforts, so it will be there that the mighty forces of you and the Blood League Clan will be needed to either pacify or resolve.

But Tris has provided me with a very subtle thought.

She told me before that such a large-scale mobilization of death spirit energy spells as well as the mysterious ability to summon the breath of the Underworld is only possible by the Moon Priests of the Sanghai Empire in the entire continent.

That’s why I have reason to think that everything bad that’s currently happening in Transylvania is related to those death followers that are far away in the Land of Origin.

The source of all this dangerous knowledge is with them!
Since that’s the case, they should also take some of the blame for this.

I want to solve the problem at the source, so I’m asking for your help tonight because I want to use your connections and prestige to ask the Moon Priests to depart from their holy city of death and arrive in Transylvania to deal with this mess before the Black Plague breaks out!

Since they are experts, they can and should always provide us with more means at our disposal.

Maybe they can even turn a bad thing into a good thing.”

“Hmm?” His Holiness’s eyes picked up.

He asked Murphy what he meant with his eyes, and the Vampire Lord whispered:

“I mean, if the enemy can utilize the power of the dead, why can’t we? Transylvania lacks everything but corpses.

As much as the Jackals can live, they will definitely be at a disadvantage in the battle of attrition when facing an emotionless army of undead, and the tactics of a sea of undead is an extremely terrifying strategy for any living being.

You see, the method to break the Black Plague has actually always been in the hands of the Moon Priests, it’s just that they don’t seem to intend to use their knowledge and wisdom wisely.

I don’t know exactly what they were thinking.

But since the valuable knowledge that belonged to them has now been leaked to the Jackals, they should take responsibility for it.”

“Well, I understand where you’re coming from now, your thinking is bold but not without a little experimentation.”

Venerable Lord Paying rubbed his chin and said:
“I will consider it.

If I make a decision then I will inform you at the first opportunity, but for now, don’t irritate the undead in the ruins of Xike City until you get outside assistance.

As for your plans regarding the Tainted Swamp, I will not comment on them.

I think you underestimate the power of that filthy land, but if you’re willing to try that’s a good thing, after all, in the previous 400 years, the rulers of Transylvania never wanted to expand their boundaries into the Dark Mountains region.

If you can make it then I will look at you differently.

Paranor was right about you, Murphy.

You are indeed a different kind of Midnight Walker, and I have seen your uniqueness and potential, and I will get back to you within three days.

This blood crystal is yours to keep on your person, and I give you the power to contact me at any time.

But I don’t want you to abuse this power.

At the very least, don’t report back to me about trivial matters that you can solve on your own, my time is precious.”

“I understand.”

Murphy responded:
“Let’s take this night’s events as the standard, anything less than it’s threatening and I won’t bother you.”

“Very good, very clever.”

His Holiness waved his hand.

That gesture clearly meant “I want to sleep in peace, all the ministers kneel in peace.”

Murphy was also very understanding and didn’t continue to bother, but withdrew his spiritual energy to interrupt the communication of the blood crystal stone, and he grasped the small gadget that had stopped spinning in his hand and played with it, and then thought with a crooked head:

“It’s said that Venerable Lord Paying is excessively serious and doesn’t have any sense of humor, but I feel that it’s actually okay, apart from always having a gloomy face, Venerable Lord’s particularly tasteful modeling can definitely satisfy the small players.

Why does the background of his projection feel so strange though? Like it’s in some kind of secret room full of faith-worship style?

So where on earth was Venerable Lord Paying surfing right now?
Ah, now is not the time to think about that!”

Murphy threw the blood crystal stone into his traveling bag and walked out of Lady Leonia’s tent, looking at the Star Realm Creation above his head that was emitting a purple ethereal light, his mind drifted.

The threat of Xike City had already been confirmed, so the immediate aftermath was to immediately launch a search and shelter for the stragglers there.

The odds were that the stubborn mountain folk would not leave their mountains, but the people who had wandered into the West Ke Territory had to be immediately transferred to Count Cadman’s Territory, to keep them away from the dangers that might erupt in West Ke City, and also so that they could join in the rebuilding process of Scarlet Fortress.

It was a two-for-one deal.

Considering that their own small players had been idle for almost a week since the end of the Great Jackal Hunt, how could they be so burned out?
Therefore, it was necessary to find them something else to do, letting them move bricks and beat the dust, planting and plowing the fields was obviously impossible, but a small thing like searching for stragglers would be left to them.

Should we make a points pool this time as well? —
“Pah.”

The blood crystal stone that had stopped functioning was placed by Venerable Lord Paying on the stone table covered with signs of age in front of him.

The uncrowned king of vampires stared calmly at the fellow sitting across from himself who had wrapped his entire body in gray and white cloth and was still wearing the robes of a moon priest.

He said in a deep voice:

“As you heard, this is a report from the Transylvanian frontline! Priest Leader Bayek, can you still insist now that your Moon Sacred City’s death learning has not been leaked?”

In the face of Venerable Lord Paying’s questioning, the Moon Priest Leader in front of him was silent.

Of course there was no way for him to speak even if he wanted to, just this cloth wrapped and mummy like posture, even his eyes were wrapped making people doubt this guy’s physical and mental state at this time.

Therefore, he used the vibration of his spiritual energy as his answer, and this answer also made the P’ying venerable lord, who had come to “ask for punishment”, very satisfied.

The vampire artist arose and said to the “mummy” in front of him:

“Very well, as you said, an elite investigative team of Moon Priests must depart within seven days, first to the Blood League Knights’ defense line in the Barren Mountains, and then from there to Transylvania.

The legions of the dead beneath the ruins of the city of Sycor are your responsibility.

You must dispose of it before the Black Plague breaks out!
Or, as Little Murphy’s pie-in-the-sky idea would have it, turn the dead who have been awakened into forces that can be used by us.”

“Alas.”

A long sigh with an air of decay resonated from beneath the distinctive dress of Priest Leader Bayek, who nodded and watched Venerable Lord Paying leave this Death Bright Moon chamber.

As an orthodox Moon Priest, His Eminence Bayek actually didn’t care much about the Black Plague because it meant a lot of death, and in his opinion, death was a blessing that concerned the balance of all things.

He tapped lightly on the stone table.

Soon, a young Sanghai girl wearing the same style of sacrificial robe walked quickly into the chamber, bending down in front of the head priest with the etiquette of a disciple and waiting for instructions.

The cold spiritual energy fluctuated again, causing the Sanghai maiden in front of her to raise her head in surprise as she exclaimed:
“Leaving the Holy City and traveling to the continent?

No, Mentor, I am attempting to complete my report that the improved version of the test spell for safely summoning the three-headed dog of the Underworld is in its final steps.

That’s my graduation project!”

“Bang.”

The mummy’s fingers tapped the stone table a little harder.

It meant that this order could not be disobeyed, leaving the young girl helplessly wailing but only depressed.

That was one of the best disciples of Priest Leader Bayek, her talent in death rituals and Underworld learning was rare in a hundred years, and it was just the right time to send her to solve the trouble in Sikor City.

By the way, to investigate how the mysteries belonging to the Death Moonlight leaked into the hands of a group of doomsayers?

Could it be that the shadow of dusk has quietly descended upon the miles of yellow sands of the Sanghai Empire under the guardianship of the Glorious Sun and the Deadly Moonlight?
Alas, this was unimaginably chaotic.

(End of chapter)