386.Chapter 384 383 Wise Hogg Discovers a New Path to Generate Income
Chapter 384 383.Wise Hogg Discovers a New Path to Generate Income
What the offline situation was like for Feng, a unique player Murphy wasn’t sure, but he didn’t need to find out either, as this exotic lost soul was already safe in the area under his actual jurisdiction.
Though only temporarily safe.
“I must pessimistically inform you that my previous assumptions about this soul were correct.”
The necromancer Bella quickly finished her examination of the spirit of the small player “Pantsless Demon”, and it explained in its own uncomfortable voice:
“This guy’s soul has somehow been hooked out of his body, and he can no longer return to his shell in the normal way, which means that he has to use his fragile spirit energy to project his spirit body in order to exist in this crisis-ridden world.
However, he understood nothing.
If he wants to live, and if you want him to live, then he will have to learn from me from now on the science of death originating from the Underworld.”
“So, you’re taking on an apprentice?”
Murphy asked from the shadows with interest:
“I thought you didn’t have such deep feelings for us.”
“I have no feelings for you, and I have no feelings for the world of the living, I just don’t want a minor miracle to dissipate before it shines.”
Bella doesn’t even hide her disgust for the living as it says:
“Although I have never been to the source of all the mysteries of death, and I have never been able to personally venerate the legendary Moon Holy City of Eternal Silence, I am certain that this spirit belongs to an extremely rare and uncommon thing even in the empire of the Sanghai people.
His very existence represents an elegant possibility of the true essence of death interfering with the material world, and symbolically speaking, this guy is a rare test subject.
As for the apprentice
Who am I, a poor necromancer, to take on an apprentice?
But if your warriors can indeed retrieve the spectral tome from the hands of Torn Flesh, then I may be able to use it to complete the knightly transformation of this spirit as a means of fulfilling the arcane trials that death has bestowed upon me, and taking the first step towards becoming an immortal necromancer.
Ah, the legendary ritual of ascension and transformation.”
Speaking here, the necromancer Bella’s tone, which was filled with some kind of twisted longing, also turned a bit more moderate, and it nodded the rotten bone staff in its hand on the ground, saying:
“This is something that will do no harm to either of us, Murphy . Lord, perhaps we can work together! I mean open up a true cooperation.
But before that, I have a small question to ask you.”
Its eyes that burned with blue spirit fire stared at Murphy as it said:
“How exactly are you going to arrange little Adele’s future?”
“Why do you ask that?”
Murphy said in surprise:
“Didn’t Adele tell you? I’ve given her the source blood that can break the bloodline contract, and the power to be free is in her hands.
I have never interfered with her choice.”
“Ah, if that’s the truth, then it could be worse.”
Bella said regretfully:
“It seems it is not violence and intimidation that binds poor little Adele, but her heart which has begun to turn; the poor child has inherited her mother’s sensitivity and impulsiveness when it comes to her feelings.
It can be a tragedy, both mother and daughter stepped into the same river and tripped over the same stone twice, but Mona’s impulsiveness ultimately gained her one of the most loving men in the world, whether or not fate will continue to favor her daughter is unknown”
With that said, Bella asked again:
“And what do you think of little Adele, Lord Murphy? I mean well, I’m dead and the rules of the living can no longer bind me, so let me be more direct.
My little Adele may have come to see you as her life’s destiny.
I know it’s the vampire’s damned blood pact that’s secretly influencing her, but the fact that she hasn’t chosen to take the source blood speaks volumes about this horrible situation, and I don’t know how you see her.”
“All I can tell you is that she is free.”
Murphy whispered:
“As for me I already have my heart in the right place.”
“Tragedy! A tragedy through and through! Why doesn’t Mona’s child deserve a perfect ending? Why shouldn’t she get that gift?”
Bella chortled:
“You’re a vampire, Lord Murphy, you have no moral compass to uphold, much less be bound by silly loyalties; you can have as many lovers as you want.
I’ve barely lived through them while I was alive, so let me pass on some of my experience as a man who has been there, young vampire.
Some men have small hearts and can hold so little tenderness that all of it is not enough to give to one person.
But other men have big hearts, and even a lot of their tenderness divided up is enough to make their mates feel warm and happy…”
“How dare you, a rake-eared necromancer, lecture me?”
Murphy retorted nonchalantly:
“Adele told me all about you and Lady Berenice, Bella, when you were still alive in the Shadow Elf’s gladiator arena you were suppressed by the strong Lady Berenice all the way up to the time of your death in battle, Adele said that you were in a good relationship, but it seems to me that the relationship was always dominated by Lady Berenice.
And you have the nerve to advise me to start a harem?
You’re a necromancer who’s dead, why is your heart still so bad? Is it because you intend to make me realize some regrettable quest that you failed to achieve in your life?”
“Ahem, ahem, it’s just a small emotional suggestion, if you don’t want to accept it that’s your business, please don’t be mean to me.
It’s not like it’s my fault that we’re in this situation right now.”
The necromancer hastily changed the topic when it saw that all of its old secrets had been demolished, it pointed to the top of its head with a dried up finger and said:
“Just a few hours ago I sensed an abnormal convergence of death auras, and if I’m not mistaken, a true death power user was born amongst your warriors.
It is truly a rarity!
It turns out that you also have secret texts in your hands that can empower others to harness death?”
“You should be talking about the captured grimoire in Tris’ hands.”
Murphy said as he waved his hand:
“It allows beginners to become Tricksters or Coffin Carriers, there have been several Tricksters, and now it seems that the poorly named Coffin Carrier has been passed down as well, I just don’t know which of the lucky ones has gotten this power.
Never mind, let’s ignore them for now.
Let’s talk about this warrior.”
The Vampire Lord looked at Feng who was lying on the stone platform, he said to the necromancer:
“I need to talk to him, how long will it take for him to awaken?”
“It would be best if you let him rest more in my place that is covered in the scent of the underworld, it will help his weakened spiritual body.”
Bella whispered:
“Seven days, or more, I need a minimum of seven days to stabilize and heal his spirit body as a way to ensure that he doesn’t go out of his mind from direct sunlight.
After this series of tests and treatments, I will awaken him.
Please be patient.
After all, time has been so generous to you as it has been incredibly hard on me.”
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“Crap! Why is this Back Coffin Man’s transfer so pitiful?”
At this moment, in the Scarlet Fort’s camp, in the student party’s camp, “Honest Dog Egg”, a new player who had just entered the game, was looking at the “Coffin Backer” transfer that he had just completed with a face of despair.
Judging from his attire, he must have taken the route of a Spiritualist.
This guy was one of the rare players who had the talent of Spatial Perception, and could have become an excellent Teleporter, which was what he had planned to do when he was a craving party on the forums, but for some unknown reason he became a Back Coffin Man after going to Cuice’s place for a spin.
Next to him, the psychic “seniors” led Big Pigeon and the invincible Tyrannosaurus Rex Che Che also stared wide-eyed at their good brothers.
The problem was that the two of them, the Blood Torturers, probably didn’t understand as much about death psychic energy as the Skeleton Stick in the Smuggler’s Woodland, so they couldn’t give any good suggestions.
Speaking of the honest dog-egg .
This guy is the “legend” in the student party, he and the car car and good pigeon is a class enrollment students, but the others have already junior almost internship, and the dog egg brother in these three years have been on the class combined is not more than ten, and even happened repeatedly do not go to class to the roll call of the teacher cried in anger of the embarrassing situation. Such performance want to pass the exams or successfully graduate is certainly unrealistic, but the dog egg brother legend is legendary in that although he does not go to class, but he has a very clear plan for their future.
He wants to be a mathematician.
Well, it’s a bit too formal to say so, but to be more precise, Dog Egg wants to study math as the fun of the rest of his life.
What about work?
Gee whiz, he already got an offer from a certain civil science research organization when he was skipping classes in his sophomore year; he wasn’t exactly the kind of genius that Lumina’s little group was, but Dog Egg Brother did have a talent that was all his own.
For example, his three character specialties in the game, in addition to the [Spatial Perception] that increases his spatial psychic energy learning, there are also the [Unforgettable Eyes] and the [Draughtsman], it’s not an exaggeration to say that just relying on these two talents would be enough to ensure that Dog Egg would be clothed and fed for the rest of his life in the real world.
I can only say that God is really biased, some people have to work hard to find a meal rut, but some people are held by God himself with a spoon and dislike the rice into their mouths.
But this legend among the student party is now panicking.
Because he felt that the profession he switched to under the advice or “compulsion” of Madame Tris was a bit of a problem. Coffin Carrier is a primary profession in the Death Spirit Energy System, but the biggest problem with this profession is that it specializes in the manipulation of the undead.
The biggest problem with this profession is that it specializes in undead manipulation. Therefore, the prerequisite for Dog Egg to practice his skill proficiency was that he had to find himself an undead servant.
But the next problem was that the only undead left in the vicinity of Scarlet Castle were the ghouls in the sewers, which were “high-level monsters”, so for Dog Egg to go up there now would only be giving away his head.
“Damn, can’t you really shuffle points in this damn game?”
Dog Egg covered his face in despair and screamed to Che Che and Good Pigeon:
“How about I kill myself and restart?”
“What the hell is wrong with you!”
Good Pigeon shouted:
“You can only wait until three days to resurrect if you die, okay? You’re a fucking talent too, I told you to go to Missy to transfer to a psychic, how could you run to Mrs. Tris?
The two places are a hundred thousand miles apart.
You’ve been lurking in the forums for so long, don’t you know that Mrs. Tris is the famous Scarlet Fortress Lezi person.”
“Ahem, I found it by accident.”
Dog Egg coughed a few times in embarrassment, and really didn’t have the face to tell his brothers that he was attracted by Lady Tris’ “beauty”.
There was no way, this modeling was just too demonic.
“So what now?”
Che Che had played with Dog Egg Brother for a while before, the two of them often hacked and played volleyball together, and he was considered to be one of those in the student party who had the best relationship with Dog Egg Brother.
This would be a bit anxious to the point of scratching his ears and said:
“Why don’t we drop our main profession first? First go to change a secondary profession, level up and pass the Black Iron Trial before going to catch a ghoul and slowly practice your skills?”
“That’s also a solution.”
Good Dove nodded and said:
“How about going the hunter line? Let me tell you, based on what we’ve observed so far, the hunter profession is super strong in the early stages, especially after Meow Shark developed the Hyena Taming Technique coupled with the opening up of the Hyena Pup Prestige Quests over at Hogg’s Big Head, the spring for hunters has kind of come.
Now go out with four or five dogs basically unbeatable in single combat, all the way to a flat trip ah.”
“But I don’t have a relevant specialization! Neither animal taming nor shooting, and I’ve never touched them in reality.”
Dog Egg said with a sad face:
“And after turning a hunter, won’t this spatial perception talent of mine be wasted? I still plan to become a first-class teleportation master in the game.”
“That’s true. Instead of being a mediocre hunter, why don’t you put in the effort to get this main job right, the officials have said that there are no sewer professions.”
The two student parties hesitated for a moment and exchanged a few words privately, Che Che said:
“Why don’t we ask Sister Lumi? She has a lot of ghost ideas, so maybe she can find a way for Dog Egg.”
“Ask ask ask.”
Good Dove waved her hand and took out her psychic bag again taking out the psychic master equipment she had used before to finish arming Brother Dog Egg.
The student party wasn’t exactly large in number, but they were probably one of the most united groups in the game at the moment, and it was pure.
At a time when all the other guilds had already started preparing for the Black Plague, the Student Party was the only one who had no interest in this matter, as the fact that their entire staff was vampires caused them to keep brushing up on the reputation of the Blood Vulture Clan and the other two vampire clans, as well as the Blood Clawed Jackals.
They were convinced that the mainline NPC Lord Murphy wouldn’t leave them behind.
As for Murphy, Lord Lord also enjoyed dealing with the student party, these guys were pure and hot-blooded, and were very good little players.
“I say, don’t you know a lot of girls?”
In the tent, Good Pigeon whispered while helping Brother Dog Egg change his equipment:
“How about getting a few girls in? Otherwise, it’s not much fun for us to form a group.”
“Women are annoying, don’t want them.”
Dog egg waved his hand impatiently:
“Once they bunch up, there are a lot of things to do.
Hot-blooded men get together to play games without them having anything to do, and you don’t know that your dormitory’s people playing games have spread out so that I’ve heard about it.
Do you want to know what those girls said about you in the beginning, and the attitude change after learning that you have made money?
I tell you, nowadays students are not pure, is young so what all dare to do what all dare to say, relying on a good body think the whole world have to give way to them.
Shallow!
I don’t want to get involved with them.”
“Tsk, the master of love affairs is really different.”
Good Dove grinned and stopped mentioning the matter, and a few minutes later, a joyful Che Che reentered the tent and snapped his fingers to Dog Egg:
“Go! Let’s go to the Smuggler’s Woodland to find Hogg, there’s a way to help you get undead servants from the Blood Claw Clan there, Sister Lumi has arranged it all for us.
Just need to help Hogg get rid of some of the skeleton soldiers in the woodland in exchange for assistance, she said Hogg has a secret spell in his hand that can bring you a fully obedient undead servant.
You don’t even need to use psychic skills to overpower it, take it as you go, and there are even ‘high-end units’ like Skeleton Cavalry and Skeleton Mages for you to choose from.
Hey, you kid is blessed.”
Che Che patted the shoulder of the dumbfounded Dogman as he said:
“The undead servants that Hogg can provide are high-grade goods with [Elite] tags, although they’re not elite, I reckon there’s a promising future for cultivation!”
On the other hand, in the Blood Claw Clan’s camp, Chief Hogg had also just put down the arithmetic pearl in his hand, as he had received a request from his “dog-headed military advisor”, Little Vikrama, to help a warrior under Lord Murphy’s command to obtain an Undead Servant that belonged to him.
Hogg knew why this matter had come to him.
The cunning and skinny jackal chief grabbed the cold-smelling command staff in his hand, and with a flick of the wrist, a skeleton sword and shield soldier wearing armor to cover his white-bone body came to him with a clicking sound.
In the black eye sockets on that miserable white skull, blue spirit fire was pulsating, waiting for his “master” to give orders.
Hogg thought that he had gotten the Command Scepter, which meant that the Bloodclaw Clan had additional elites that could be used, and that more than two hundred elite skeletons would be enough to sweep through the entire Smuggler’s Woods and advance into the Tainted Swamp.
But now, Hogg realized that the knuckleduster might give him more than mere power
“I can sell them!
If there are already followers of the power of death under Lord Murphy’s command, that means that such a legacy will take root in the Scarlet Fortress, and the number of people with similar needs will only increase, and the only place in the whole of Transylvania that can provide them with submissive and good undead servants is currently me!
This is the ‘location advantage’ that Murphy-sama has been emphasizing! Ah, I see, unique resources need to be used properly.”
The skinny jackal wagged his bald-furred tail and giggled:
“Warriors who crave power will take whatever I need to pay for it, and this skeleton army can bring my clan even more lucrative rewards.
Well, an army of skeletons isn’t enough, I should capture some more strange undead from the swamps so that I can satisfy the warriors in all their strange and bizarre pursuits.
Ha!
The best part is that such things are really plentiful around Plague Town . I’m going to ‘stock up’!
Right!
That’s the way to go.”
(End of chapter)