Volume 2: The Road to Dragon Feast Chapter 119: God or Funny Guy
Murphy nodded. He really had nothing to say about the Ogard scholar's inference. It felt like it was really the case.
Ogard (Scholar): "So Prince Aidan intends to stay and observe our archaeological progress?"
Aidan (Prince of Alterac): "Yes, as the prince of Alterac, I need to protect the personal safety of my guests and avoid unexpected incidents that people don't want to see. I hope you can understand."
This kind of thing is as expected in the title. Although Alterac is the weakest and least noticeable of the Seven Kingdoms, it is still an independent kingdom after all. A large group of you are reporting on the activities in our territory. It would be fine if we didn't encounter them, but if we did, we would at least observe and monitor them.
Ogad (Loremaster): "Of course, we would be happy to do so."
After Murphy had a full lunch, he said something and stood up to ask Roland and his soldiers to build a simple camp next to the archaeological camp, using tents and the walls of the snakeman ruins to enclose a sheltered area.
We lit a bonfire and set up camp.
Murphy let the soldiers rest while he wandered around the archaeological camp. After observing for a while, he found that it seemed that the archaeological work would not be completed in a short time. Murphy had a headache. It seemed that the Dragon Feast Ceremony could only be carried out at night.
Murphy logged off at around seven or eight in the evening and slept for a few hours. At midnight, Murphy logged into the game again, came online from the tent, and walked out of the tent. Murphy saw that the archaeological camp had fallen into silence. Only a few soldiers on night watch were still watching the fire, and the rest of the people had gone into the tents to sleep.
Because Murphy's camp was inside the snakeman ruins, he didn't need to pass through the archaeological camp to go to the lava cave. He walked straight into the deep passage of the snakeman ruins and came to the lava cave.
When he walked down the passage, he found a figure standing in front of the ancient dragon statue deep in the cave.
It’s Tianxiu Menethil. What is he doing here in the middle of the night instead of logging off and sleeping?
Tianxiu (Palace Swordsman): "You are here, haha, I have been waiting for you for a long time."
Murphy was shocked. Damn, is this guy so powerful? He could predict his arrival and sense him from such a distance? This is incredible.
Could it be some extraordinary expertise?
He hesitated for a moment, wondering how to start the conversation, when Tian Xiu suddenly spoke again.
Tianxiu (Palace Swordsman): "You are here, haha, I have been waiting for you for a long time."
Huh? What's going on? Murphy was a little stunned. Is this guy talking to someone else? He looked around and there was no one except him. So what was this...?
Tianxiu (court swordsman): "You are here, haha, I have been waiting for you for a long time." Tianxiu said while observing the statue without turning his head.
Murphy reacted immediately. Damn, I thought this guy was a god, but I didn't expect that he was actually a funny guy? Murphy immediately understood that this Tianxiu didn't notice him at all, but was repeating this sentence like a tape recorder. As for his purpose... Murphy could probably guess it.
Well, you are good at having fun. The name Tianxiu is not in vain.
Tianxiu (Palace Swordsman): "You are here, haha, I have been waiting for you for a long time."
This time Murphy did not hesitate. Since this guy is so good at making things happen, let's cooperate with him.
Snap—Snap—Snap.
Murphy clapped his hands and walked out of the darkness. "Hehe, you are indeed a member of the Menethil family. You were able to guess my return in advance. I am very curious, how did you know I would come?"
Tianxiu turned around and gave him an unfathomable look, "As a master, you must know how to predict the situation. From the moment I saw you, I knew you would come tonight."
Aidan (Prince of Alterac): "Then how did you find me? I was so far away."
Tianxiu (court swordsman): "Haha, it's a secret." Tianxiu said with a mysterious smile.
Mo Fei thought to himself, keep pretending, so he also pretended to be surprised, walked to the statue, and looked at the huge ancient dragon statue in front of him.
Aidan (Prince of Alterac): "Ah, a very mysterious statue, isn't it? Sir Tianxiu, have you discovered anything?"
Tian Xiu (Court Swordsman): "Except for that inscription, nothing was found."
That inscription naturally refers to the warning left by Flor.
"Hey man, are you a player?"
Murphy: “…” The emotions that had just been brewing.
“Yes, I am a player.”
"Haha, I knew it. Well, since we're all players, I don't need to pretend. I've been so depressed trying to maintain my cool personality during the day that I don't dare to interrupt for fear of being exposed. Since you're also a player, I don't have to be afraid."
Murphy: “…”
This guy is not only an acting master, but also a funny acting master. It seems that his expert appearance during the day is all pretended.
"Ah, seeing how you look today, I'm really envious. Princes are different. That Hopps is always nagging and complaining. He dare not say anything even if you confront him. But I'm not like that. My status is too low. He always picks on me. Damn, I want to hire some bandits to kill him. But when I think about the fact that I'm the captain of the guard now and I'll lose my reputation if someone in the archaeological team dies, I can only think about it. By the way, how much is the prince of Alterac?"
"Five hundred thousand."
"Only half a million! Damn, if I had known I would have chosen a prince from Alterac."
"So you are King Menethil's bastard son or a distant relative?"
Since he is a member of the Menethil family and not a prince, he can only be a bastard child, or a distant relative. But if he is a distant relative, he must have a title or something, so he is most likely a bastard child. Of course, he could also be the second son of a distant relative, such as Arthas's second cousin or third cousin.
"Illegitimate child." Tianxiu said with a sigh.
Murphy found it a little funny. He didn't expect that someone would actually set up such an identity background for himself. Besides, the bastard of Lordaeron was not cheap. He had done some research when he created the account. The bastard of Lordaeron and the Prince of Alterac were the same price, both 500,000.
"Brother, you are too pessimistic. I remember that illegitimate children in the Kingdom of Lordaeron are also very expensive."
"Yes, I regretted it later. I was trying to get close to Arthas at that time, so that I could take advantage of the opportunity to snatch the Lich King's favor when he came to Lordaeron to choose a successor. If I'm lucky, I could become the second-generation Lich King.
At the very least, I could follow Arthas, take the path of Death Knight, and become one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. But after I was born, I found out that Arthas had more than forty brothers and more than twenty sisters, so it would never be my turn to be the successor to the Lich King.
I am just a bastard, I can't even get the title of a prince, let alone get close to Arthas, Terenas doesn't even give me a weekly quest, it's so miserable."
Murphy was speechless. He really didn't know what to say to this guy. You don't think you are the only one who can think of intercepting Alsace's plan, do you?
