My Players Are So Fierce – Handsome dog Frank
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117: 43.

Side Quest: Maxim’s Challenger Challenge_1 117: 43.

Side Quest: Maxim’s Challenger Challenge_1 “Milord, I feel like the rumors might be somewhat off…”

In the ruins of a city blanketed by the shadow of the Star Realm, Murphy and Maxim were hastily making their way across somber, desolate streets toward the clan’s warehouse in the outer city.

As they moved, Maxim, armed with a battle spear, cautiously surveyed his surroundings for any potential attacks, and in a hushed voice addressed Murphy.

“Lady Cui Si doesn’t seem as…

I mean, she’s quite dominant!

Even more so than Sir Jed.

After you rescued her from the city, she seems to have regained the dignity of her past status as an elder.”

“I’m not sure what happened either, but one thing’s for sure, Cui Si absolutely despises this city.”

Murphy sighed.

“She sees this place as a confinement.

In harsh terms, after witnessing the ravages inflicted upon Cardman City, Cui Si and I are probably the only two members of the Blood Vulture Clan who feel relieved at the sight.

Does that make you uncomfortable?”

“No, Milord.

I am loyal to you, not the Blood Vulture Clan.”

Maxim responded quietly.

“In fact, when I was serving the Blood Vulture Clan, I didn’t feel much joy.

Although I need to repay Sir Jed’s kindness, besides that, the clan doesn’t seem to have given me much to reminisce.”

“I feel the same way, no wonder we hit it off.”

Murphy replied.

The two then fell into a silence, their pace quickening.

After traversing through an alley occupied by a colony of Star Realm salamanders, who did not actively attack, they reached the location of the clan’s warehouse as marked by Cui Si.

It was underground.

The surface was disguised as a human fire station in Cardman City.

There are three similar underground warehouses in the outer city, but except for this one, which is relatively remote, other warehouses are located in densely populated areas.

Those places must have been occupied by Fear Beings and predatory Star Beasts within the Shadow of the Star Realm.

Murphy planned to leave the remaining three warehouses as “challenge spots” for the young players to take on.

Five dead players will be revived tonight; then he would have 16 people, perfect for dividing into three groups for a simple “instance test”.

“It seems I’ll have to recruit some more people.”

As Maxim was searching for the underground passage in a chaotic fire station, Murphy gazed at the gloomy environment outside the fallen wall and the strange sky above, still entwined and flickering with purplish eerie lights.

He thought:

“At the moment, I have 40 people at my disposal, I don’t see any need to keep more around, release them all at once.

After Cardman City was dragged into the Star Realm, these leftover ruins still have many areas worth exploring.

There simply aren’t enough people if the number is too low, plus there’s the newbie guiding mission in the Sixth Loop.

This mission requires me to secure my own territory.

I thought I could use Little Miss’s connections, but now it seems there are better, yet more challenging options…

The Blood Vulture Clan is beyond salvation!

Although all that’s left here are ruins, we have people, resources, and what could be a ‘monster spawning point’ that could last quite a bit.

This might just be the best ‘starter village’ I could find in the Transylvania region!

But how to execute it exactly, will require quite a bit of strategizing.”

Murphy was contemplating the next step as he logged onto the forum.

In the application area, he saw many test applications.

They were mostly from the word-of-mouth referrals of the currently playing young gamers.

“Real Different World” has not advertised in the player’s world, and Murphy doesn’t intend, nor has any means to do so.

He quickly browsed the nearly 80 test applications received and selected 24 individuals with the most outstanding overall qualities from among them.

He then sent them the invitation to the test.

Within the latest 12 hours, a batch of new adorable young gamers would enter the ruins of Cardman City, serving as the sudden “Novice Expedition Team” that came from the sky in a time of crisis.

Oh, right!

To make all of this look more like a gradually-unlocking official game test, Murphy feels it’s necessary to post a more formal announcement on the forum.

He’ll make it right after dealing with this underground warehouse!

“Sir Morphy!

I’ve found the entrance, but it requires the blood of a Blood Vulture Clan member as a beacon to enter.”

Maxim’s voice came from the ruins of the archive room.

Murphy immediately rushed over and bit his own finger, dabbing the blood at the center of the dark red glyph on the wall.

Accompanied by clicking noises and flashes of light, the passage to the underground opened.

He and his faithful servant entered one after the other.

This wasn’t a real clan treasury; even in its decline, the Blood Vulture Clan, being one of the seven major vampire clans, would never have anything so humble for its treasury.

This was merely a place for storing important, but not scarce, resources.

Thus there were no gargoyles or spiritual-energy guards, the constructions that served as “professional security” on the continent.

The area below wasn’t big, roughly the same size as the fire station up above.

It was divided into various rooms to store different resources, mostly raw materials for manufacturing weapons and armor, along with some finished products stored in cabinets.

Murphy casually opened a cabinet and pulled out a vampire stiletto adorned with blood-rose patterns to inspect it.

The item appraisal activated and the information tag popped up:

Name: Guardsman’s Blade

Quality: Fine Crafted · Recruit

Attributes: Enhanced Sharpness · Enhanced Piercing · Sturdy · Treacherous Blood Groove (Poison Infusable)

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