Chapter 282:

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Sandra Sharon Seicomere. The name of the current Countess of Seicob, which is also the name of the little girl currently lying in the spirit energy chamber of the Blood Vulture Halls, receiving a “physical examination” from three vampires. She lay naked on a stone platform filled with Dark Spirit. Those lines carved by Tris’s own hands formed a not-so-complex ritual formation that allowed Spirit Mages to accurately capture the life force changes and certain special information of this body. But this scene was not erotic, to say the least. It even made Baroness Miriam, who was watching, feel indescribably “horrified”. Because little Countess Sharon’s physical condition was quite terrible. After removing her clothing, her left arm and left leg, which had been replaced by machinery, were already notably incongruous. What was more terrifying was that Sharon’s body was covered with large patches of strange “markings”, like the patterns formed by cracked infected wounds after scabbing. Just from the extent of those markings covering her body, one could tell what horrific torment this little girl had endured two years ago. This terrible physical condition made even the experienced Tris feel waves of shock, while Miss Femis repeatedly invoked the name of the Night Mother. Her past life had been very bad. But to be honest, compared to this little girl she had just met, Femis felt she was much luckier. At least Salrokdar had never “abused” her like this. Murphy was equally silent. He touched those terrifying markings on Sharon’s body, trying his best to be gentle so as not to stimulate little Sharon. Witnessing all this made him once again feel a certain cruelty of this otherworld, which had already exceeded the limits of what the human soul beneath the vampire shell could accept. But compared to the silent observers, little Countess Sharon was unbelievably calm at this moment. She could even joke with Femis, who had a sad expression on her face. She said: “Don’t be afraid, you can poke me harder, I’m not afraid of pain, and I’m not a delicate doll that needs to be pampered. Well, actually it hurt a lot at first, keeping me awake night after night. But slowly the wounds lost sensation, from numb pain to complete numbness, and now they feel no more than tree bark. Lady Sunny took me to the barbarian temple in Ice Bay, where the berserker priestess grannies said this was the power of the spirit plague’s lethal attack on life, stubbornly lingering in my body. It’s trying to kill me, but the power of the mountain forest spirit from my homeland is protecting me. It’s like two people fighting, neither able to overcome the other. So they can only coexist in my body. It actually doesn’t feel bad, think about it, two armies fighting inside your body! How cool does that sound?” “It does sound cool, little girl,” said Tris. Blood Vulture Grand Duchess rolled her eyes as she removed her gloves stained with some strange mucus, and said to the overly optimistic little Sharon: “Any adventure at the cost of life would be cool, provided you make sure you don’t actually die. And you may not have realized that after leaving the protection of your forest, your condition has worsened a lot in these three days of rapid travel. It’s fortunate that I’m here, otherwise your little life wouldn’t be saved.” “Hehe,” little Sharon grinned, stretching her “terrifying” body on the stone platform, and said: “I knew fate would favor the optimistic warrior, right? So, should I call you ‘mama’ from now on, beautiful lady of midnight?” “We don’t call it that,” Tris said, flicking her finger on little Sharon’s forehead. She said: “We usually call it ‘elder’, and although I’ve lived for over 400 years, I haven’t had any plans to raise mischievous children so far. Take a rest now. We’ll discuss how to help you.” Tris reached out and lightly touched Sharon’s nostrils, transforming a crimson spirit energy into a gentle hypnotic mist that entered Sharon’s nostrils, quickly making this strong child close her eyes and start snoring. ????ÀNŏВĘṨ The door was pushed open, and Valand and Sunny, who had been waiting outside, walked in. Tris, who had just been joking with little Sharon, now had a serious expression as she said: “You must make a decision immediately! Whatever the hell they added to the spirit plague from Circle Tower, it’s rapidly contaminating Sharon’s life force. This contamination is not just at the level of physical infection, it has already involved the fundamental contamination and destruction of life existence by foul forces. Without the protection of the forest, Sharon will enter undeath in at most 72 hours.” “I only care about one thing – can you save her?” Knight Valand seemed to have anticipated this result, and asked in a deep voice: “Alright, Miriam, we shouldn’t be so rude to our companions,” Murphy waved his hand to stop his regent from provoking them. He narrowed his eyes at the Osprey Knight before him, who seemed crude but was actually quite clever. After pondering for a moment, he said: “How many people are there in the Countess of Seicob domain now? Including those mountain people.” “146 tribes of various sizes scattered throughout the entire northern forests of the Countess of Seicob domain, with about 70,000 people there,” Sunny answered on behalf of her husband. “There are also some tribes living at the junction of Transia and Ice Bay whose affiliation is hard to determine. If we count them in, it would be 80,000 people.” “700-800 slots, great, what a profitable deal,” Murphy’s eyes lit up. He pretended to be conflicted and looked back at Sharon. A hint of reluctance appeared in his blood-tinged eyes. A few seconds later, Murphy turned his head and raised three fingers to the two cavalry commanders, saying: “You immediately dispatch cavalry messengers to return to the forest, requiring the elders to fulfill their oath of allegiance. I don’t force the mountain people to come down from the mountains, but those subjects who used to live on the plains should be brought back as much as possible. They can choose either the Count of Kadman domain or the Countess of Seicob domain. My regent will send someone to register their information. This is the first requirement.” “No problem,” Knight Valand agreed immediately. “Second, the winged cavalry must stay in Crimson Citadel, at least 200 people. On one hand, they will serve as a mobile defense force, and on the other hand, they need to recruit new cavalry here.” Murphy said: “You’ve suffered too many casualties. Before the Black Disaster comes, you must replenish your personnel to over 2,000, even if they’re just squires. I have demon-hunting warhorses bred by Witch Hunters that they can use. Although not as good as your shadow-maned warhorses, they are still one of the best horse breeds on the continent. And you! Osprey Knight, you will become their commander and trainer. You need to train a cavalry for me that can defeat gnolls. This must be completed before the Black Disaster arrives!” “It’s a bit difficult, but if you allow me to use some ‘rough’ methods,” Knight Valand shrugged and said: “It should be possible to complete. Besides, I’m still waiting to participate in the ‘knight tournament’ you’re hosting. After being cooped up in the woods for two years, my bones are almost rusty.” “Very good, it seems we’ve reached an agreement,” Murphy smiled and stated his final requirement. He said: “Considering Countess Sharon’s special status, I will choose a special elder for her, which is myself. I have rich experience in strengthening the embrace, and I’m not averse to giving my midnight blessing to more needy poor souls. I’ll even find source blood for her, but you need to think it through carefully. This is not just a simple embrace, it means the Seicomere family will be permanently listed as members of the Blood Vulture Clan and must accept the constraints of midnight traditions. Most importantly, after becoming a vampire, little Sharon won’t be able to pass on her bloodline, which means the Seicomere family will end with her. For a mountain family that has ruled the Seicob domain for over 400 years, this is quite a terrible ending.” “But we will also have an immortal lord at the same time,” Lady Sunny didn’t think this was a big deal at all. She waved her hand and said casually: “The Seicomere family was the leader who led the mountain people to resist the Black Disaster back then. The natural covenant they made with the mountain forest spirit of their homeland won’t become fragile due to the passage of time. No matter what little Sharon becomes, the forest of her homeland will still bless this hero’s bloodline. That place will always be the territory of the Seicomere family, and we will continue to follow her until the whole of Transia and our homeland turn to dust. If you really understand mountain people, you would know that our definition of clan members and compatriots is very broad. It’s not like vampires haven’t joined us before. Isn’t that right? Elder Tris of the Neilman tribe.” “Ah, that was so many years ago, can we not bring it up? It’s embarrassing,” Tris covered her eyes awkwardly. Another “little secret” of her past had been exposed. She sighed and said: “That contact with you was just to figure out the mysteries of the seed of life. I went there with a purpose, and the Neilman tribe perished 200 years ago. I don’t know where you dug up this ancient story from.” “Perished? No,” Lady Sunny’s smile became stranger. She coughed and said: “My name is Sunny Turans Neilman Ophol, Lady Tris. My grandmother’s surname was Neilman, she was the last elder of the Neilman tribe. The ancient stories about you all came from her. She said you were the most outstanding elder in the history of the tribe. Under your leadership, the once Neilman tribe almost seized all the forests in the entire Saxony region. Unfortunately, you mysteriously disappeared one night, and the Neilman tribe fell from the throne of ‘King of Mountain People’ because of this.” “I told you, I went there with a purpose. When the purpose was achieved, of course I withdrew,” Tris snorted and said: “I was a real villain back then. Not selling out that entire tribe was already giving them face.”

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