Chapter 1688: 564. That’s my dear teacher! Extra… um, no extra charge! – [Add more 6/30]
Shani, I need you to activate the intelligence network of the Thorn Clan, find Lady Lena as soon as possible, and arrange for her to meet me in Transylvania.”
“Hmm, leave it to me.”
Shani, draped in a cloak, took the diary. In the process, her fingers touched Murphy’s, as if electrified, they immediately pulled apart. They exchanged a glance, then awkwardly turned away.
Damn it!
The resonance of that ancient dream was really obscene, and the biggest problem was, it felt too real, like Murphy actually had something with Shani…
Uh, can’t continue talking about this.
“I need to calm down!”
Shani said to Triss:
“Can I rest here for a few hours? I need to sort through my thoughts, what I saw was too horrific.”
“Of course, my poor Shani.”
Triss felt joyful finally seeing Shani’s most vulnerable side, which represented that she was gaining the upper hand in the battle between the two dukes, and she skillfully showcased her generosity as half the master of this place.
Murphy then spoke:
“I need to make a trip to Wolf Castle, I’ll hurry back, Triss, take good care of Lady Shani for me.”
After saying that, Murphy strode out of the Biological Hall, his demeanor making Triss somewhat puzzled, she said:
“Murphy seems a bit strange today, like he’s hiding something from me?”
“Maybe you’re overthinking it.”
Shani shifted her body uncomfortably and said softly:
“Is there a place to wash up? I need to take a bath and change my clothes.”
“Of course, the bathing facilities here are excellent, they even have massages. Come, my sister Shani, let me show you how to use these relics from the creator.
Hmm, I must say, our creator really knows how to enjoy life.”
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Wolf Castle, although Hog has left, the newly appointed chieftain Nash has efficiently taken over the activities of the Bloodclaw Clan here.
Not all the wolf people leaders showed obedience to Nash becoming the chieftain, but Nash believed he had the means and methods to resolve this “internal conflict”, perhaps this was also one of the challenges Lord Hog left for him to showcase his wisdom?
In any case, when Murphy arrived at Wolf Castle, Nash was not here, but he had left several of his goons to continue leading the Gnolls in repairing various facilities in the castle.
First and foremost was the Wizard Tower, the Gnolls had cleaned out the original five-story tower, and a team of Stonemason Association’s Gnoll architects were working under the leadership of their first “foreman” born among them.
The new owner of the tower, Master He Lu, had ordered a new tower structure from the Stonemason Association, and perhaps in half a month, he would be able to move into his long-dreamed-of Mage Tower.
He Lu was fulfilling his duties as quartermaster in a temporary office, collecting players’ requests and exchanging the corresponding “T2-King of Clans” equipment parts for them.
The players were very polite to him, and even some newbies were running around helping He Lu with errands to increase their favor with this NPC.
When Murphy walked into the room, He Lu was still busy. His work ethic was truly commendable, and apart from that layer of investigator aura, if He Lu were to focus on politics, he would eventually reach the level of Administrative Count or even higher in this hot land of Transylvania.
That would also be another kind of “making a name for oneself”.
But unfortunately, Murphy brought him bad news today. He motioned for He Lu not to stand up and salute, handing over the information copied from the heretic’s diary about He Lu’s mentor’s fake death to escape, joining the dusk as a heretic.
At first, He Lu was a little confused, but after reading the copied paper, he was completely distraught.
“No! This is impossible!”
He Lu screamed, holding his head:
“My mentor… that damned lecherous old man, he… how could he… No! This must be slander from the heretics, my mentor truly died of illness, he didn’t join that terrible heretical organization!
Dammit!
How can he do this!”
It was clear, He Lu had a really good relationship with his mentor, even though he called him a “lecherous old man”, He Lu had said before, lacking identity, background, or even talent, he was able to blend into the Circle Tower thanks to his mentor who was also on the periphery of the Circle Tower system and his efforts to lift him.
Even after his mentor “died of illness”, He Lu left the Circle Tower without hesitation, showing that his feelings for the Circle Tower came entirely from his mentor’s care, and not from any true loyalty to the organization.
But the truth was just as hurtful.
He Lu himself knew, if Sir Murphy showed him this, it meant he definitely had evidence, and He Lu, as befitting a Mage with a background, quickly calmed down after experiencing anger and pain.
He wiped his eyes and said to Murphy:
“I… I know what you’re asking, but I haven’t received any message sent back from my mentor during this period… I… I am loyal, my lord!”
“Hmm, you indeed are.”
Murphy’s ears twitched, and the Desire Ability’s eavesdrop swept over every hidden corner of He Lu’s heart, even hearing his decadent joy when he was “playing” with both a countess and a baron’s wife, as well as a noble lady in Bataxin City simultaneously.
He Lu seemed honest, but in fact, privately he maintained a certain frequency of correspondence with those three ladies, and even provocatively invited them to come to the swamp for a “winter trip” that wouldn’t conform to noble etiquette but would certainly be exciting after his Mage Tower was built.
Tsk tsk tsk, Niu Niu really should learn from He Lu, this is what a natural Casanova looks like!
But Desire Ability didn’t find He Lu lying, he truly hadn’t received a message from his mentor who had become a heretic, which reassured Murphy somewhat.
However, following that, Murphy pulled out a chair and sat opposite He Lu, he said:
“Your mentor’s matter needs to be resolved, He Lu, if you’re not convenient or unwilling, the Shadow Intelligence Bureau will deliver his real obituary one day in the future, I hope you’re prepared.”
“No, my lord!”
He Lu clenched his fists, he said in a low voice:
“I want to be part of it, I want to personally ask that mad old man why he did this! He always wanted a Mage Tower of his own.
It could be broken, it could be old, it could even be small.
He always wanted one!
But I’ve already obtained a Mage Tower, why would he… I want to join the Shadow Intelligence Bureau! Sir, I want to be involved in this matter.
If my mentor really did something irreparable, I… I hope to send him away personally, this is something I cannot entrust to others!
He treated me like a son, and I must… I have a responsibility!”
“It’s very dangerous, He Lu.”
Murphy looked at the psychic in front of him, who was filled with both anger and pain, and said bluntly:
“And you’re a scout unskilled in combat, if you decide to participate, I won’t stop you, but you have to bear the risk of death yourself. That ‘old friend’ of your mentor is quite a dangerous guy, I can’t say what kind of radical ideas that bastard might instill in your mentor, but I think, you’d better not expect things to go as conveniently as idealized.
Do you understand what I mean?”
“Yes.”
He Lu wiped his eyes and said firmly:
“Please don’t tell my aunt about this, she’s just found love, I can’t let her take risks for me again, she deserves a better life.”
“Better worry about yourself, Niu Niu guards Ambo like a treasure, he wouldn’t let her get hurt.”
Murphy took out a small bottle of Origin Blood from his pocket and handed it to He Lu, saying:
“This is your ’employee insurance’, when the time comes when you need to use it, remember to prepare yourself mentally in advance, I mean, like writing a will or something.
I will send your decision to Adel, hoping you won’t falter when action is needed. My suggestion is, even though learning various investigative psychic abilities has consumed a lot of your energy, you might start consciously making yourself stronger now.
If your mentor has decided to become a member of dusk, I believe that merely relying on a sentimental offensive and verbal persuasion might truly be difficult to bring him back from that wrong path.
Besides, discovering the complex side of someone whom you regarded as a father is definitely like the sky falling to a child, but please, mourn and move on, He Lu.”