Chapter 1692: 566. Work Report of the Pioneers Who Lost Their Ambition to Indulgence – Additional Content for the “Huo Zheng Ting Hao” Brothers [8/30]
The Ratman nest near Wasteland Mountain was quickly destroyed, but overly curious players couldn’t help themselves and witnessed the entire process of the twisted giant mother rats breeding Ratmen at the deepest part of the pit.
Nobody shared those scenes; they simply painfully recalled them as evil, and with absolute disgust, set fire to the nest inside and out.
Not all the Ratmen were eliminated; some escaped in the fight, while others were captured alive by vampires who joined the players in the raid. These captives would be taken back to Crimson Castle for further research to determine their various conditions.
With the burning of the last group of Ratmen, the winner of the hunting competition, set by Murphy for the second chapter of the racial mainline, was announced: Akuen of the Crimson Beast Group claimed victory with a commanding lead.
His kill count was nearly a thousand higher than Sister Pomegranate in second place, earning him Murphy’s staff-sword.
As a Graveblade Guardsman of the swift double-wielding faction, such a one-handed weapon in Ayu’s hands evidently can bring out the best effect, and acquiring this ‘unique’ offense dominator-grade divine weapon successfully pushed Ayu into the top 10 of player individual combat power.
The student party obviously sees this as a major triumph.
They carried Ayu around proudly, proclaiming their emergence in the player community, though this scene deeply provoked the narrowly defeated Sister Pomegranate, leading her to make a decision that defied the Grand Duke of Triss.
“What? You’re transferring to the Thorn Clan?”
Amidst a group of players riding horses or other strange vehicles, chaotically singing the ballad of return from the target, and merrily returning to Shadow Valley like an armed excursion, Little Wei Ming and Lumina abruptly heard of Sister Pomegranate’s decision and were taken aback.
Especially Little Wei Ming.
As one of the original vampires and a genuine ‘Descendant of Morphy,’ Little Wei Ming, though usually frivolous and known as ‘Crimson Castle’s first truant,’ has a top-notch understanding of vampire culture within the player community, even being one of the cultural researchers on vampire culture in the storyline.
Therefore, upon hearing about Sister Pomegranate’s clan transfer, she was immediately alarmed.
She screamed:
“Are you crazy! This behavior will be seen as betrayal! Do you know what happens to those NPCs who casually abandon their clan? The Bloodline Duke does not rely on mercy to govern the family, those guys will be listed on the clan’s wanted list.
Betrayal is the gravest crime in vampire civilization; all your glory established in the Blood Vulture Clan will vanish into thin air, and you’ll be scorned as a coward and a sinner.
Stop being insane, alright?”
“No, if the development team truly still wants to adhere to vampire tradition in this aspect, then they wouldn’t open the Thorn Clan to players.”
Lumina was quite calm, she analyzed:
“Clan transfers among players must just be a specific gameplay aspect, completing an identity shift by paying a certain price, perhaps it requires offering a substantial ‘transfer fee’ to the clan.
However, I am still very curious, why did you make such a decision?
Isn’t Sir Morphy treating you well?”
“No, they treat me very well; the environment in the Blood Vulture Clan is quite relaxed, the NPCs, although a bit arrogant, are also very friendly, I’ve become friends with many Blood Vulture Vampires.
Maxim and Kudell value me greatly, and Sir Morphy shows favor towards me, I feel at home here.”
Sister Pomegranate soared through the sky on her gargoyle, sitting cross-legged on the stone-mounted steed while honing her combat claws, she said:
“It’s purely due to the issue of career strength!
The combat style of the Blood Vulture Clan doesn’t suit the Martial Monk profession for in-depth development. Turner the instructor has also talked to me about this issue.
The advantage of the Blood Vultures lies in flight and balanced abilities, but the assassination specialty of the Thorn Clan can allow me to progress further on the Martial Monk path, especially with the Winter Wolf Assassination Fist taught by Instructor Turner, it’s certain to return me to the pinnacle of player combat power!
Moreover, our team now needs a Formation Breaker; the intensity of battles is rapidly increasing, the emergence of Ratmen is a bad omen, enemies are becoming specialized in large numbers, relying solely on Orchid as a shield T is now inadequate to adapt to the progress of battles.
We should fully leverage the advantages of the race, having Little Wei Ming as a flying scout in the team is already enough, I should contribute more to the team.
As for the ‘transfer fee,’ there’s nothing to worry about.
In fact, Count Andre has already spoken privately with me several times, he is willing to pay the ‘penalty tax’ required for leaving the Blood Vulture Clan, he even promised to personally become my patron and grant me the position of White Mountain Faction Commander.
Of course, I’m not greedy for vain glory, mainly the assassination essentials that Count Bai of White Mountain showed me are indeed the combat skills I currently need.
He promised to find the inheritance of the Shadow Sect Martial Monks for me in the assassin guild under the Thieves Guild.”
Sister Pomegranate glances at her companions, she grins and reaches out, putting her arms around the heads of Little Wei Ming and Lumina and draws her own close, she says:
“Don’t worry, I am not betraying! As long as Sir Morphy orders it, my fists will still fight for Transylvania! I will also seek the permission of Sir Morphy and the Grand Duke of Triss before transferring clans, I’m not the type to rush off and do things impulsively.”