Volume 1: Dance of the Black Dragon Chapter 41: Riddler
Murphy's words immediately caused all the Black Dragon Lords to change their expressions.
Especially those senior ancient black dragons, they were thinking, who do you think you are, Morpheus? You are just an ancient black dragon who has just advanced. Why are you so arrogant? You have no respect for your seniors at all.
There are no restrictions on the advancement routes for NPCs. These ancient black dragons are also high-level black dragon lords, and their say in the Black Dragon Lord Council is greater than that of Morpheus.
Even Sartario was speechless. No matter how unhappy he was with these juniors, he would never rant about it like that.
Nefarian said sinisterly: "Morpheus, since you said so, do you have any better plan?"
Murphy smiled slightly: "Of course I have a better plan, a perfect plan. There is such a city in the East Continent. The treasure house in the city contains countless treasures and magical items, including some divine artifacts.
This city is also the richest city in the East Continent, gathering the wealth of various races and forces, accumulated over thousands of years.
This city has a glorious history and fame, and it maintains close ties with all kingdoms. Launching a dragon disaster on this city will shock the entire world with the power of the Black Dragon Legion, and make those tiny mortals never dare to go against us again!
Yes, I am talking about the Magic City, the City of Light, the Eternal City - Dalaran!"
After hearing what Morpheus said, the Black Dragon Lords looked at each other, wondering if this guy was crazy.
Everyone knows that there are many good things in Dalaran, and everyone knows that Dalaran is famous. The question is, is Dalaran so easy to conquer? The instinct of living things is to seek benefits and avoid harm, and even the extraordinary dragons are no exception. It is of course good to fight a favorable battle and grab things, but who is willing to chew on a hard bone?
"Are you crazy? There are more mages in Dalaran than murlocs in Crystal Lake. Do you know how many magic defense towers there are in Dalaran?"
Morpheus (Ancient Black Dragon): "Hehe, if you are scared, just tell me. I won't despise you. After all, I know your character very well."
Nefarian was so angry that the flaming crown on his head was emitting flames. "Morpheus, you speak as if you are fearless. Since you are so confident, do you dare to take the lead in launching this dragon disaster?"
Morpheus (Ancient Black Dragon): "Hahahaha, that's no big deal. If you are willing to support my proposal, I will naturally rush to the front at that time."
As soon as these words came out, Nefarian was stunned. In fact, all the black dragon lords were stunned. It had been a long time since the black dragon clan had seen such a warrior (fool) who would lead the charge without caring about his own safety.
Agri Durrim (Black Dragon Lord): "If that's the case, I'll join."
Agnes (Black Dragon Lord): "I'll join in, too."
Morntrisha (High-ranking Black Dragon Lord): "Count me in!"
When they heard that someone was taking the lead, the Black Dragon Lords responded immediately. It was impossible to lead the charge, but if there was a chance to follow behind and reap the benefits, then of course they must not miss it. As for danger, they would let the dragon people go first and they would just spray fire in the sky. Anyway, the Black Dragon Lords were powerful and they could all fly, so they could leave at any time if the situation got bad. Everyone could go to grab the treasure together, and someone could be the vanguard, so why not do it?
Morpheus (Ancient Black Dragon): "That's it. We'll start preparing now and head to Dalaran in an hour. We'll gather at the Enchanted Forest near Dalaran in the evening and launch the attack as soon as it gets dark."
Agnes (Black Dragon Lord): "So fast?"
Morpheus (Ancient Black Dragon): "If we don't fight quickly, the news might leak out."
Leaked? The black dragons understood immediately. Black dragons have never been a particularly united and friendly race. In order to fight for power and profit, they can often do all kinds of things without any bottom line. Maybe someone leaked this plan to achieve some of their own goals.
Especially Nefarian, everyone's eyes were looking at him intentionally or unintentionally, Nefarian was a little angry, thinking that I have no reason to stop such things, he also wants those treasures in the Dalaran treasury. Facing everyone's gaze, he had to be the first to express his position.
Nefarian (Prince of the Black Dragon): "Okay, as you wish, let's do it tonight."
Once the strategic goal was determined, the Black Dragon Lords acted very quickly and immediately left to organize their troops. Some even prepared to return to their own dragon nests to dispatch troops.
Only Onyxia was a little angry.
"Morpheus, are you crazy? Dalaran is not so easy to break through. Those mages are still quite capable. Why did you do this? Just to compete for power with my brother?"
"Of course I'm not crazy. Don't worry, I have my own plans."
Murphy certainly knew how powerful Dalaran was. In fact, he had created a civilian character a long time ago and wandered around Dalaran for several days.
He also knew something about the defense system of Dalaran City. There were thousands of battle mages in Dalaran City, including dozens of hero units with strength above that of archmages. It also had a powerful legion of magic swordsmen and a legion of magic griffin knights.
There are hundreds of arcane golems and battle golems of all kinds, and countless groups of hired mercenaries.
But the most terrifying things are the various magic defense towers built with the help of Dalaran's magic network, including the Anti-Gravity Tower, the Rainbow Tower, the Giant Fire Tower, the Meteorite Tower... The magic power released by these magic towers is astonishingly powerful, far exceeding the spell power of ordinary mages. Even a dragon will suffer serious consequences if hit by one of them.
With such a powerful defense system, even a world-class BOSS would find it almost impossible to escape unscathed once trapped in it.
When he was still a disaster-level BOSS, he had imagined how to break through Dalaran's defenses and loot Dalaran's treasury. However, after walking around a few times, he decisively gave up this idea.
A catastrophic black dragon BOSS would just be a death sentence .
With his current strength as an ancient black dragon, if he disregards life and death, he has a chance to rush lucky enough to get a few artifacts, not to mention the 10 million, he can get back all his money with interest.
Of course, he couldn't do it alone. If the group of great wizards in Dalaran acted together and cooperated with the magic defense towers in the city, even the ancient black dragon would not be able to resist for a few minutes. But with the cooperation of the black dragon army, it would be different. No matter how little effort these guys put in, they still have the strength of an entire legion. When the time comes, the army is approaching and the dragons are dancing wildly, the defense force of Dalaran will inevitably be dispersed. That would be the best time for him to take advantage of the chaos and act.
After the plan was finalized, Murphy was not idle either. He first returned to his dragon cave.
Morpheus (Ancient Black Dragon): "Princess, do you want to be free?"
Catherine looked at him warily, "Evil Dragon, what are you trying to do?"
Morpheus (Ancient Black Dragon): "Don't be so suspicious, princess. I don't need to play tricks on you. I'll ask you one last time, do you want to be free? This is your last chance. Don't waste my patience."
Seeing Murphy's serious tone, Catherine felt a glimmer of hope.
"certainly."
"Very good, as long as you can do one thing for me, I will let you go."
Murphy took out a box as he spoke, which contained many things that he was not convenient to ask the black shadow to help deal with.
Morpheus (Ancient Black Dragon): "I know you have the ability to issue quests. I want you to issue a quest. The content of this quest is to answer a secret word, and the reward for the quest is this box."
"What's the secret code?"
"The code is, what animal has four legs in the morning, two legs at noon, and three legs in the evening."
"What animal?"
Morpheus (Ancient Black Dragon): "Go up the mountain to fight the tiger."
This answer was completely irrelevant and made Catherine a little confused. She certainly couldn't imagine that Murphy was actually using her as a living password box. The five words "going up the mountain to fight the tiger" were the password. The mission items could not be dropped by killing the tiger, and even the person who issued the mission could not use it. It was a bit like the BOSS's drop pool. It could only be obtained after completing the mission. If Murphy needed it in the future, he could ask Catherine to get it.
Although Catherine was a little confused, she agreed without hesitation for the sake of her freedom.
Taking the treasure chest, Catherine set it to the mission arrival. The golden exclamation mark above her head flashed, "Okay, the mission has been set."
Murphy was still worried, so he transformed directly into a human form. In this state, Murphys was defaulted as a hero template by the system, so he was able to accept tasks.
Morpheus (Warrior): "Hello, beautiful princess, do you have any task for me?
Catherine rolled her eyes, but still opened the task list, and a row of acceptable tasks appeared in front of Murphy.
Murphy chose to view the task called "The Whisperer", which immediately triggered the task dialogue.
Katherine (Princess of Stromgarde): "Ah, brave warrior, you came just in time. I have been in trouble recently and need help. A puzzle has been bothering me for a long time. Only the wisest person can answer my doubts. Can you help me?"
[System prompt: Do you want to accept the mission, 'Riddler'? Yes/No.]
Murphy decisively chose to accept it.
Katherine (Princess of Stromgarde): "Please help me solve this code. What animal has four legs in the morning, two legs at noon, and three legs in the evening?"
Morpheus (Warrior): "Go up the mountain and fight the tiger."
Katherine (Princess of Stromgarde): "You are so smart, warrior. Here is your quest reward."
[System prompt: Complete the task 'Riddler' and get the reward, 'Mysterious Treasure Box'. ]
[Mysterious treasure chest (treasure chest).
Use: Open the treasure chest and obtain the items inside.
Item Description: A box of mysterious origin, which seems to contain some extraordinary things. 】
Looking at the box returned to his hands, Murphy nodded with satisfaction. That was all right. He handed the box back to Catherine and watched her reissue the task.
"No problem, I'll take you away now, get ready."
