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Chapter 227 226. Easter egg!This must be an official easter egg, right? 【Ask for monthly ticket 110】

Jackal Nash Well, no, Jackal Hogg didn't take as long as he thought to make his decision.

On the one hand, it may be because even if a jackal has turned on his wisdom, it is difficult for him to think deeply and complexly without formal education. After all, having talent and being able to use it well are two different things.

On the other hand, the jackal didn't know if the vampire had unleashed some "evil spell" on himself.

After it was put in the cage, its thinking became extremely active, like a brainstorm blowing up. That bad state where it couldn't even stop thinking seemed to be something in its own heart. was "ignited".

Murphy's words kept echoing in its mind, like a pair of invisible hands teasing the thoughts of this thin but cunning jackal.

It can clearly feel that its mind is unusually excited, and has even begun to fight against its remaining sanity.

It's like a voice is roaring, making it constantly think about what it will get if it obeys and accepts the "invitation".

Become a civilized person?
Become a recognized part of this land?

Do not!
These are not attractive to gnolls.

Just as people cannot imagine colors they have never seen, jackals cannot imagine a life they have never experienced, but those more realistic things are placed in front of them, as if they are within reach.

Smuggler's Grove!
Of course it knows!
Hogg's former small clan was not far from there, and it knew that that forest was very busy before the damn human war started, and smugglers passed there every week transporting goods.

A larger clan named "Tear Claw" occupies it. Their people don't even need to go out to hunt or steal human food. They only need to guard the intersection, and there will be gifts for caravans who don't want to cause trouble. They have a constant supply of food.

The Tearclaw clan prospered as a result.

It's a pity that the forest was abandoned after the war began. The Tearclaws can no longer get free meat, but their tribe has been developed into "lazy men".

They clumsily began to resume the tradition of the gnolls, but it was too late. The surrounding clans that had been jealous for a long time swarmed in, and overnight, tearing claws became history.

Well, his second spouse was a member of the Tearclaw clan. The female gnoll with a smooth mane often described the "good days" to herself.

I am also willing to listen to her confusing stories, and I learned Transian from her.

Because the Tearclaw clan needs to communicate with human caravans, the smart ones among them can always speak a few fluent everyday words.

It's a pity that she was unlucky. She couldn't escape during the previous battle when Kenbot occupied her clan, and her head was smashed by a ferocious barbarian soldier.

Hogg couldn't help but think.

If he could regain his clan, if he could become the master of the Smuggler's Wood, and if the vampire lord could fulfill his promise, could he also live a good life without hunting and having enough to eat?

It doesn't understand why humans kill each other.

It once took its people to sneak to the battlefield on the Transian border at night to pick up "meat" to eat. It had seen how those humans fought, and the way they killed their own people made even the gnolls feel scared.

But now that human war is over, that woodland will flourish again as before.

Ah, that sounds like the beginning of good times.

Hogg is a crafty fellow.

It is also one of the few leaders who can survive after the warlord Ken Porter took away the clan. Of course, it knows that obeying vampires is risky. Once the clan members know that they are traitors, they will become those hungry Guy's meat in the pot.

It should have been more sensible.

But the mood tonight was very strange.

It wants to think hard, but it can't. It wants to calm down, but it can't. It wants to think about gains and losses, but it can't.

There was a fire burning in its heart, which made it toss and turn and unable to calm down.

The jackal who has not learned knowledge and can be called a "smart half-foot-old" doesn't know that the name of that thing is "desire".

It just knows that it longs for the better days that it imagines.

It wants that fantasy to come true.

And the voice in its heart told it that it was impossible for it to live like that under Ken Porter. The savage big boss didn't trust itself at all. Coming from the Dark Mountains, it also looked down on the local jackals of Transia. , denouncing them as "bastards".

perhaps
Should I reconsider the Bad Vampire's advice?

And to say the least, even if you don't agree, what will you get?A death?A death that no one knows about, and that is not turned into crude stories by the tribe?
Ah, and bone-gnawing
Every Gnoll has heard the story of the "Bone-Gripping King" from their parents. Of course, in the stories of Gnolls, the Bone-Gripping King is always very powerful!
It is a super barbarian born from the god of jackals!

It can crush the heads of the mightiest human cavalry with its flail, then eat them and their horses together!It can crush the craziest dwarfs to death, dig out their hearts and roast them!It can even defeat the legendary elves, break the legs of those sissies, and leave them on the rocks to cry to death!
The bone-gnawing king is invincible!

Even though 110 years have passed since the Fourth Black Disaster, the local gnolls of Transia still firmly believe that the Bone-gnawing King is not dead!
It just hurt!

Like an ordinary jackal, it just found a place to hide and recuperate from its injuries. When its bones grow well and its power returns again, the Bone-Gnawing King will reappear!
As before, it will lead the jackals to roam the world, burning down all the cities in front of them, eating up all the food they see, and making every cub full of food.

Can he really call himself the grandson of the "King of Bone Grinders"?
What if the Bone-Gripping King suddenly appears?
It will definitely not recognize itself!

After all, he was so skinny and small that he couldn't even defeat the weakest barbarian soldiers under Ken Porter's command. How could the powerful bone-gnawing king give birth to such a weak grandson?A fake like him will be beaten to death by the Bone-Gripping King.

But Smuggler's Glade.
Ah, I want it so much!

To regain a clan, mates, cubs, and endless amounts of meat.

Hogg was tossing and turning in his cage. He was very tired, but he couldn't sleep. Tonight was a difficult night for the gnolls, and it was rare that it wasn't because of hunger.

Xiao Ashina, who was outside the cage, had been observing the strange and skinny little jackal in the cage.

Although he does not have much social experience, Xiao Ashina is sure that this jackal has been persuaded by Lord Murphy, and it may be thinking about whether to accept Lord Murphy's invitation.

It doesn't even realize the danger.

But Xiao Weiming was born in a world with a history of 5000 years. She could think of no less than ten similar historical stories in the blink of an eye, and the common denominator of those stories was to teach Xiao Weiming how to deal with such a situation. You must always maintain your original intention.

Hey!
Hogg, there is an abyss in front of you!
Don't jump, you'll end up worse than dead!

Xiao Ashina sighed.

She watched Lord Murphy's conspiracy, and now she no longer had any interest in going hunting.

She sat in the dark, connected to the team's communication, and said:

"You will never imagine what I just saw. The NPCs in this game are so scary, Lord Murphy is so scary. I think if we are too careful, there is a high probability that we will not be able to defeat him."

"what?"

Lumina, who was currently searching for the next jackal lair in the dark with Orchid and Lady Water, couldn't help but ask:

"What nonsense are you talking about?"

"Don't worry, just listen to me."

Xiao Ashina told her teammates what she had just seen and heard. After she finished speaking, the other three fell silent.

"Real World" boasts that every NPC in the game is an AI in-depth role-playing. The test team proudly claimed that they are smarter than real people, and Xiao Weiming's experience seems to confirm all this.

Not only is Lord Murphy, the main NPC, cunning enough, but even a captured jackal prisoner will toss and turn because of thinking.

"Convince it!"

Orchid quickly made up her mind and replied to Xiao Ashina with the courage that a traveler and explorer should have:

"This is obviously a hidden mission! There may be a separate plot line. You help Mr. Murphy convince the jackal who was named 'Hoggy Bones'. Maybe we can receive this hidden mission.

Based on the current main line, I estimate that the income from completing this quest line will be absolutely amazing, and it may be directly related to the 'mysterious expansion pack' that has not been released much information.

I am somewhat sure now that the expansion pack must be related to the 'Black Disaster'! "

"Oh, let me try." Xiao Ashina cut off the communication.

She gathered her thoughts in the darkness, and then knocked on the cage. The jackal sat up and stared at her with shining green eyes in the darkness.

To be honest, it's a bit overwhelming.

"It's not here yet! It's not dawn yet, you can't kill me!"

It screamed.

"Don't be stupid, I don't want to kill you."

Xiao Ashina stood by the cage and asked:
"Why don't you agree to Lord Murphy? You have to know that Lord Murphy is a very powerful lord. If you don't agree, he will anger him. He will tie you to a cross and burn you to death! Have you ever seen vampires burn their own people? scene?"

"I don't know."

Hogg was squatting in the cage. The thin guy said uneasily:
"I'm afraid the Bone-Gripping King will beat me to death."

"what?"

Xiao Ashina never expected this answer in all the plans she made. She wanted to tell the jackal in front of her that your bone-gnawing king died more than 100 years ago. You don't need to worry about one of them even surviving. Unseen ghost.

But when the words came to his lips, the 155-year-old man suddenly rolled his eyes.

She snorted and said:
"Indeed! If the King of Bone Grinders sees that his grandson is so cowardly and indecisive, he will definitely beat you to death with his own hands and think that you are a shameful guy."

"what?"

Hogg shook his body and then asked:

"'Cowardly', I know, is not a good word. Humans always call our kobold servants cowardly idiots. I also think kobolds are very timid. There are so many of them, but they are like a group of frightened rabbits. They need Gnolls can become brave only if they lead them.

But what does 'indecisive' mean? "

"Is this what you should be concerned about now? You idiot!"

Xiaowei Ming laughed angrily.

She knocked on the cage and said:
"You have to dare to fight to win! I know this is very risky, and you might be eaten by your tribe, but think about it on the bright side, it is precisely because the risk is high that the benefits are great. The bigger the storm, the more expensive the fish. Haven't you heard what I said?
Let me tell you, Lord Murphy’s will is to wipe out all the jackals in Transia, and we will definitely do it!

Every Gnoll we encounter will be mercilessly killed by us.

Unless you can gather your compatriots together before we kill you all, then you will become Lord Murphy's servants and can walk sideways in Transia. As long as you obey, no one will harm you. you.

look.

Your people were going to die, but because you bravely stood up to lead and protect them, they don't have to die now and can still live a good life.

They should thank you!
You will become the only jackal boss in all of Transia!
All jackals and kobolds will listen to you. If the Bone-Gnasher King appears at that time and sees that you have become a powerful leader, maybe it will show mercy.

After all, it is the king of all jackals!

You are its grandson!

You must at least become the Gnoll King of Transia to be worthy of this bloodline, right?

You can't be afraid!

It's because you know that you are not worthy of the bloodline of the Bone-Gripping King, so you have to work harder and strive harder to make the Bone-Gripping King satisfied with you and agree to you using its name, right?

So what are you still hesitating about? "

Xiao Weiming urged:

"Hurry up and pledge your allegiance to Lord Murphy! There will be no store like this after passing this village."

"But. But King Kenbot, the Bone-gnawing clan, and my original tribe. They all know that I am not."

"Hey, small question, can't we just kill them all? When you become the king of the jackals, and you say you are the grandson of Bone-Gnawer, then you are! No one dares to deny your words anymore, even the King of Bone-Gripping Won't deny it.

You know you can't do it, that's okay, we'll help you!

Mr. Murphy will also help you. Isn’t this what loyalty means?

Use loyalty in exchange for something you need, so think about it, what do you need most now? "

"Uh, something to eat? I'm so hungry."

"No! Idiot! What you need most now is to save your head! What time has it been! Are you still thinking about eating? Your life is almost gone!"
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"Very good. You made the decision faster than I thought. This fully proves that you are a smart person."

Murphy looked with satisfaction at the thin jackal kneeling in front of his desk and the proud little Ashena standing next to him. A smile appeared on the vampire lord's lips.

He took out a calculation orb from his psychic bag, threw it to Hogg, and said:
"Someone will teach you how to use this thing in a while. Don't worry, Hogg, I will arrange everything for you. Just follow my instructions and everything you want will come true.

As for you, my warrior Ashina, fate has pushed you and your companions into this whirlpool, and you seem to be ready, so I want to give you and your companions a heavy responsibility. "

"Ding"

A new task prompt pops up on Xiao Weiming’s character interface:
[Special plot branch and hidden mission 'Hogg: The Rise of Bone-Gripping' has been triggered!

Mission content: You witnessed the entire conversation between Lord Murphy and Hogg Bone-Gnasher. You knew what Lord Murphy wanted to do, so you could no longer stay out of it.Lord Murphy has decided to entrust you with his important plan, and you all know that the success of this plan will be directly related to the future of the entire Transia.

it matters!

So you must not fail!
Mission goal: first step!Help the special plot character 'Hogg Bonebiter' rebuild his clan. Tip, you can help Hogg quickly form his barbarian guards and servants through the ongoing gnoll annihilation battle.

Mission requirements: Before the end of the first phase of the Jackal Extermination War, Hogg's new clan must reach 30 people, which must include at least two elite leaders and ten black iron barbarians.

Mission reward: New camp (player-led) is open!
hint!

This task is a special plot branch task. Such tasks are often directly related to the plot direction of a certain area. Please treat it with caution and think carefully about every decision.

hint!

The maximum number of people that can share this task is: 5.

hint!

This mission is the second part of the 'Murphy's Warriors' series of missions. If the mission fails, Mr. Murphy will be very disappointed with you. 】

"Go ahead and use your wisdom and courage. I will look forward to your victory."

Murphy waved his hand in a rather formulaic manner.

Xiao Ashina pulled Hogg, who was still a little confused but had become a "neutral target", and left the office. Outside the door, the little man from 155 put his hands on his hips and said to Hogg:
"Very good. From today on, I will be your dog-headed military advisor, Lord Chief. Let's go have a meal first, and then get you an outfit. You are really without dignity at all like this."

"Huh? But you are not a kobold! Although kobolds are about the same height as you, they are not as smart as you."

"'Dog-headed strategist' is just an adjective, okay? You idiot, your father-in-law is a jackal, and you listen to me, if you make fun of my height again, I will beat you to death!"

Ps:

(Today’s update of Chapter 10 is an update of last month’s monthly pass. By the way, please ask for this month’s monthly pass. Since there are double monthly passes from the 1st to the 7th, I moved the update originally posted on the 11th to today, brothers. Don't be stingy, vote for them all!
If the monthly pass reaches 2W this month, there will be the same extra update next month.

These are old rules.

In addition, I wish you all a happy National Day holiday and Mid-Autumn Festival. It’s been cold lately, so be sure to pack more clothes.

Love you guys! )

(End of this chapter)