After the initiation ceremony, the twelve little yers couldn’t wait to go outside and test their new powers.
Although their “monkey vampire” talent had been nerfed, these guys entered the ck Iron Rank and received 18 attribute points. Now, they were supplemented with the initial 40 attribute points for transcendent beings, making them even stronger than Standard Temte ck Iron Rank vampires.
Bullying Standard Temte monsters was no longer a question.
Especially Sister Pomegranate, who had martial arts skills. She excitedly demonstrated her extreme pulling and hand-tearing an elite ghoul in the sewers. After that, no one doubted her current strength anymore.
However, Sister Pomegranate’s job transition had a slight issue.
After all, the Blood Vulture n wasn’t renowned for producing quality assassins, the Thorn n excelled in that area.
Although she gained the Blood Vulture nbat arts manual after bing a Blood Vulture Nightwalker, Lady Adele advised her that the Thorn n’s Midnight Assassination techniques were the true masters in this field. Therefore, Sister Pomegranate had to quickly grind the Thorn n’s reputation to obtain the Midnight Assassination technique manual from Count of White Mountain Andrei.
After witnessing how Lady Shani massacred the Spirit Mages of Circle Tower, Sister Pomegranate became very interested in this “assassin fist” skill. She also heard that this world had an ancient warrior monk heritage and nned to develop in that direction.
The other little yers didn’t encounter simr issues during their job transitions. The Blood Vulture n Midnight Hunter and Tomb Guard were renowned among the seven great ns, and the Blood Inquisitor was a mid-tier Spirit Mage profession.Seeing so many “racial benefits” being handed out, some of the spectating yers couldn’t help but have the idea of trying out the vampire race afterpleting the ck Iron Trial.
ording to an unreliable rumor spread by some dorm mates, it was said that the vampire race conversion also came with a certain “beautifying” effect.
Ridiculous!
But many people still believed it!
They stubbornly believed that this must be a “little easter egg” buried by the developers because in any vampire legend, rarely would an ugly one appear. Weren’t the vampires in famous animated works all beautiful and handsome?
After dismissing the noisy little yers, Murphy first bid farewell to Lady Shani along with Tris. The former was returning to North Wind Citadel to report the situation in Transia to the Wolf Queen in person. Count of White Mountain Andrei and a few of his attendants were left behind.
After Shani’s departure, Murphy privatelymunicated with Andrei, allowing him to open the purchase of “Thorn n specialty items,” including the basic manuals for Midnight Assassination, Thorn Fist des, North Wind Whips, and Frost Swords.
Andrei didn’t object, but he stated that new members of the Blood Vulture n must contribute to the Thorn n to obtain these items.
Murphy was satisfied and had Maxim teach Andrei and his servants how to correctly use the Computation Bead andmunicate with little yers, as well as assign them quests.
Afterward, he went on his usual patrol around his territory.
However, after flying for just a few minutes, he sensed a familiar presence approaching the outskirts of the Crimson Citadel.
“Clop clop clop”
In the night, the clear sound of galloping hooves approached rapidly. The battalionmander Natalie crouched low on her warhorse, while an agile gray hunting falcon flew overhead, seeming disheveled.
This was because the lingering Blood Vulture Spirit Revnor had set his sights on it and was about to y another round of “you run, I chase” with Swift Shadow.
Swift Shadow was a hunting falcon raised by Natalie from a young age using Witch Hunter secret arts. It was extremely agile, intelligent, and fierce enough to independently deal with eagles three times its size, making it an exceptional aerial hunter.
However, against Revnor, this unscrupulous spirit vulture, it was at a disadvantage, screeching and pleading for its master’s help.
But Natalie ignored it.
She knew that Lord Murphy’s spirit vulture was just misbehaving and wouldn’t actually harm Swift Shadow. It had a beastly cunning that could distinguish between enemies and friends.
This was obviously inherited from its equally cunning master.
“Ah, the passionate pursuer has once againe to the ce where she once fought. As the master of this ce, perhaps I should wee your arrival?”
Murphy’s voice rang out from ahead.
The young battalionmander, who had ridden through the Anderma Hills and Kadman region to reach the Crimson Citadel in just two days, pulled on the reins, stopping her demonic warhorse Maple Leaf in its tracks and lifting its front hooves.
The gray-haired Huntress looked up and saw the vampire lord lightly standing on a slender branch ahead. The branch was so thin that it couldn’t even support a slightlyrger bird, but Murphy stood on it without moving.
This fully showcased Murphy’s absurdly high level of agility.
“I bring bad news.”
Natalie shook her cropped hair and said to Murphy:
“The gnoll bandits near the Anderma Hills are uniting! Perhaps influenced by the ck Disaster, they are merging from small bandit groups intorger gangs. My people discovered their movements while passing through there and helped you wipe out a forming gnoll gang.
But you should perhaps be more vignt.”
“Well, you all have already contributed to thisnd. See, it’s not that difficult, is it?”
Murphy smiled and said:
“I will dispatch my warriors to investigate. The elimination of all gnoll bandits within the borders of Transia will also be put on the agenda soon. However, before that, I need the Adventurer’s Guild to send scouts to map out the ‘monsterirs’ for my warriors, to facilitate their uingrge-scale operations.”
The term “Adventurer’s Guild” was a bit unfamiliar to Natalie.
But she knew this was the new name for the White Oak Battalion, just as starting a new life often required a new name, representing a decisive break from one’s past.
“Yeah, I got it. I’ll make the arrangements.”
The battalionmander replied in a stern tone.
Her early departure from the White Oak Battalion’s injured troops to travel alone across Transia to the Crimson Citadel wasn’t just to deliver a message. Through the information sent back by old Eugene’s hunting eagle “Thunderstorm,” she learned about the miracle bestowed by the Avalon God upon the Crimson Citadel.
She braved the rain to confirm this message.
This was of paramount importance to the currently battered remnants of the White Oak Battalion.
Murphy knew this, but he didn’t point it out. After settling the Adventurer’s Guild’s mission with Natalie, he prepared to leave.
“Wait, Lord Murphy.”
Natalie called out to him, taking something out of her spirit bag and tossing it to Murphy, saying:
“New immigrants entering a new territory must always present gifts to the local lord. Although we are Demonhunters who walk the path of hunting, we know this custom. Consider these mind microphone attachments our gift, thanking you and your territory for epting us.”
“Ah?”
Murphy was stunned for a moment, then looked down at the mind microphoneponents in his hand.
This thing had no resemnce to the “microphone” in his understanding. It looked like a small pendant, but had an interface to connect with a Computation Bead at the top.
This was a creation of steam engineering. Murphy quickly gave up trying to understand its working principles and directly employed a more convenient method.
Item Appraisal!
Open!
In the next instant, the information tag of this little thing jumped into his view:
Name: Mind Microphone – Computation Bead Universal essory
Effect: Connect to the main Computation Bead body, upgrade trantion function, achieve “simultaneous interpretation,” and convert the user’snguage into othernguages ording to the specified trantion directory, or perform text-to-speech reading ording to the user’s specification.
This item can trante mostnguage families on the current continent.
Crafter: Shaldor Port Seventh Micromechanical R&D Bureau, Workshop No. 3
Item Description:
【The new mind microphone not only has 17 different voice tones built-in for selection, but after the user spends time on voice simtion, it can also simte the user’s unique voice tone to the maximum extent.
A must-have for home travel, extortion and ckmail! With the uing Sacred Blood Festival, Shaldor Port Steam Lord Council’s affiliated stores are offering discounts and promotions!
Why not get one for yourself?】
Note!
In addition to the mind microphone, Computation Bead universal essories includemunication enhancers, spirit scanning probes, remote automaton control devices, micro spirit shield generators, small-range mechanical pulse disruptors, multi-purpose spirit sights, and spiritser beams.
Note!
Standard Computation Beads can equip three universal plugins simultaneously, while core Computation Beads can equip six plugins.
“This thing is not bad. With it, my warriors canmunicate with others without barriers, finally not having to be miserable mutes.”
Murphy nodded in satisfaction, casually connecting it to his core bead, and looked down at the straight-backed battalionmander Natalie on her warhorse. Oh, no, Natalie, the Guildmaster.
He asked:
“How many of these attachments do you have?”
“2,000 mind microphones, 1,200 shield generators, 600 spiritser beams, 300 multi-purpose sights.”
Natalie listed them meticulously:
“When we left the Pioneer Fortress, Lieutenant Frayzer orchestrated a ‘Witch Hunter Riot,’ and we ‘looted’ the Pioneer Army’s Computation Bead essory warehouse. These plugins were originally configured by General Loren for the batch of Computation Beads you took away. Now that the beads are lost, leaving these behind would just take up space.
I nned to surrender these resources to the Crimson Regent in exchange for money to establish our Avalon Church.”
“Why surrender them?”
Murphy shook his head and reminded her:
“You are the Adventurer’s Guild, and you will inevitably have to deal with my warriors in the future. From fighting alongside them before, you should know their personalities and habits. If you don’t offer them good stuff, don’t expect to motivate their enthusiasm.
I think aside from serving as professional trainers, you should also have some ‘specialty items’ to attract my warriors’ attention.
As for pricing, you can set it yourselves, just don’t be too unreasonable.
To be honest, my chief minister Miriam is under quite a financial strain, so the allocation can only be a little. You’ll have to raise the rest of the funds yourselves.
If you can monopolize the market for these essories, even just in the Transia region, it would be enough for you to have a healthy and abundant cash flow.
You must learn to earn money, Guildmaster Natalie.
I won’t simply give you plots ofnd in the city district. Establishing a residential area for Witch Hunters and such will cost money.
As the battalionmander and guild master, it’s your responsibility to take care of your followers and subordinates. You are no longer just a religious organization, so there’s no need for your subordinates to rely on faith to fill their bellies, right?”
“…”
Natalie gave Murphy a strange look.
After several seconds, she finally spoke:
“Is this really necessary? You could just distribute these essories for free to enhance your warriors’bat capabilities. What’s the special significance of making them pay for it?”
“Because no one will cherish something that’s free, Natalie. You must learn this principle,” Murphy said as he spread his enormous Blood Wings and hovered, the beating wings creating a gust of wind.
“My warriors uphold a simple value of ‘you get what you deserve.’ Although they also like getting a good deal, their strong moralpass means they believe they should be rewarded for good work. If others deprive them of what they’ve earned, they’ll take it back themselves.
This will also be one of Transia’s futurews.
You need to get used to and adapt to it.
Lastly, I want to remind you of a personal matter.
Your direct subordinate ‘Miss Pirate’ Amber Nikita Constance seems to have developed some abnormal feelings towards my warrior Niuniu.”
“This…”
Natalie frowned and said, “I’ll stop her immediately!”
“No, that’s not what I mean. I’m not asking you to break them up so cruelly,” Murphy shook his head. “I just want you, as a friend, to remind her that Amber is one of the few who knows the true nature of my warriors. I hope she fully understands the cruelty of the affection she’s about to seek before she’s determined.
She needs to understand that Niuniu and the other warriors could leave this world for any number of reasons at any time, never to return. And no matter how hard she tries, all she can obtain is a spiritual love.
At the very least, that’s how it will be until I find a reasonable solution.
But if Lady Amber understands all this and still insists on pursuing it, then I will bless them! As Lord Pnno oncemented, true love appears so beautiful precisely because of its difficulty and rarity.”
“Amber is someone who severelycks a sense of security. She’s not as determined as she appears on the outside, her inner self is still that little orphan who grew up on the edge of the Antanisen Forest,” Natalie shook her head with a sigh.
“I’ve fought alongside her for ten years, I know her. She won’t give up that easily. So please also restrain your warrior Niuniu. If that otherworld man intends to toy with my friend’s feelings, if he dares to hurt my sister’s heart, then I absolutely won’t let him off the hook!”
“Uh, about this…”
Murphy waved his hand awkwardly.
“You have to understand, although Niuniu is brave, he is still young after all. Perhaps he hasn’t had such an experience before and can’t evenprehend what Lady Amber’s affection towards him means. So my suggestion is, why don’t we just observe for now?
If he truly turns out to be a heartbreaker, you don’t need to take action, I will punish him too! I have no need for irresponsible people under mymand.”
“I believe your promise,” Natalie replied quite seriously.
Murphy nodded, turned in midair, and then broke the sound barrier, disappearing into the night sky. The hunting falcon Swift Shadow, exhausted from being chased by Revnor to the point of rolling its eyes, also wearily returned to its master’s embrace, chirping pitifully.
The Adventurer’s Guild Master stroked its little head with her finger, then pulled on the reins, letting Maple Leaf carry her swiftly towards the city district of the Crimson Citadel.
There was still so much to do next.
The following period was destined to be a busy and tiring process, but it didn’t matter. All the hard work seemed insignificant in the face of the hope for stability.
The salvation and new life that this group of believers had longed for was actually going to be realized in a vampire’s territory.
Who could have foreseen such a turn of events?