Chapter 1728: 578. Next, please allow me to introduce Transylvania’s “new specialty” – [20/30]
(Extra chapter for “Huo Zheng Ting Hao” brother [20/20])
Triss is evidently a Crimson Witch with countless secrets.
Although she has been telling her cute little Mo Fei stories about her past, those tales seem never-ending, fully demonstrating how adventurous and unlucky Triss was in her prime and her penchant for wandering.
Murphy is also quite certain that part of Triss’s lethal allure for him stems from her mysteriously foggy past.
Despite Triss having been idle for over a hundred years, making her no longer the infamous witch who could stop children from crying at night, the antics of Grand Duke Triss in her heyday evidently haven’t faded away with time.
For example, today, Murphy uncovered yet another “dark history” of Triss.
No wonder she knew the stories about the Goat People so well; previously, Murphy was fooled into believing it was due to Triss’s extensive travels across the continent, but it turns out Triss was one of the protagonists of this tale.
She even holds an “honorary elder” status in Vidia Abyss City.
You’ve really outdone yourself!
Running around to boost reputation without a system prompt, only for this reputation to benefit her little man now – she’s genuinely devastated!
However, since it’s been confirmed they’re “her people,” Murphy’s attitude towards this group of beleaguered Goat People has improved; he even allows them to gather their companions’ bodies so they won’t be desecrated by the Cannibal Demons currently enjoying the “wild delicacies” as snacks.
This is an incredibly generous act that deeply moves the Goat People.
It’s hard for those who aren’t locals of the Dark Mountain Range to understand such emotions; to them, Murphy’s willingness to risk angering the Cannibal Demons and allow them corpse retrieval is a definite display of goodwill.
Meanwhile, the leader of this group of Goat People, a goat woman decked in gold and silver with a large bun and beautiful coiled horns, sits cross-legged on a rock in front of Murphy, applying medicine to her injured hoof while answering Murphy’s questions.
Let’s emphasize this goat woman here.
Though called Goat People, they don’t literally look like human-shaped goats.
They only possess goat-like traits such as eyes, horns, tails, etc., but overall they are humanoid; her face may not fit Vampire’s traditional aesthetics, yet it exhibits a touch of “delicacy.”
On her furry forehead, she decorates with a peculiar insignia and uses leaf-shaped gold rings to tie her “hair,” showing that she is indeed a goat woman who cares about her appearance.
Moreover, her conversations are exceptional, eloquent.
While chatting with Murphy, she even cites classics, proving that Triss’s description of Goat People is accurate; at least in Vidia Abyss City, they are still trying to maintain their dignity as civilized beings.
“My name is Julia, Governor Murphy. I am a secondary scholar in Vidia Abyss City and the person in charge of ‘Dark Root’ near Blackflame Mountain Pass. My mentor was the one who introduced Lady Triss to join us back then.
She constantly described Lady Triss’s wonders to me.
Especially in recent years as the Baphomet Nightmare Cult’s growth becomes increasingly concerning; she always wished to reconnect with Lady Triss, sadly failing to fulfill this desire before my mentor’s death.”
The goat woman first introduced herself, her extremely unique cross-shaped pupils observing Murphy’s facial expressions, saying:
“We, the scholars, are pioneers sent by Abyss City; over the past hundred years since the end of Black Disaster, we’ve been monitoring Baphomet Canyon. Unfortunately, the Blood Clan vampires are quite domineering, building various forts at the mountain pass and refusing us passage. It’s been ages since we could personally step into Baphomet Canyon.
Nobody knows the extent of the Nightmare Cult’s development over there, but the emergence of the Blood Covenant knights is good news; they stand at Blackflame Mountain Pass, preventing the Baphomet Cult from seducing more followers from Abyss City.”
“Oh, you’re talking about that Earth Palace; my warriors and I carried out a battle to punish evil there recently, with Triss joining us.”
Murphy responded with a hint of regret:
“Though we stopped the Twilight Pollution Ritual, Baphomet Cult was not completely eradicated; while this isn’t good, your fallen comrades might thereby seek refuge in more dangerous subspace shadows.
Now they have sealed the Earth Palace, not allowing others in, probably hoping to survive until the end of Black Disaster…”
“That’s not true, Sir Murphy!”
Julia hurriedly explained:
“It’s possible the ritual invoking Nightmare Tyrant Baphomet by those The Fallen is already in its final stage, and their Evil God might be born in the next few years; this is truly terrifying news.”
“It’s not that bad; compared with the troubles of Black Disaster and Wolf People, the Nightmare Tyrant known to no one isn’t much of an issue.”
Murphy shrugged and said:
“Anyway, as my personal prophet puts it, the Baphomet Cult confined to their own realm are the least harmful in the Dark Mountain Range, where demons run rampant.”
“That’s not the case, Sir Murphy! You don’t understand the Baphomet Cult’s ultimate goal!”