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1274: 430.

Eye of the Wolf God – Time of the Hunt_3

1274: 430.

Eye of the Wolf God – Time of the Hunt_3

“This depends on the situation,”

Lady Adel cautiously answered,

“In the absence of any interference, considering the clan members have already spread the undead threat to the surrounding areas, the settlements near Malo Town could become our source of manpower.

In the best case scenario, 40,000 to 60,000 people could be assimilated into Torrent Castle, a scale of manpower that would allow for the quickest development of the castle.

However, Marshal Loren would certainly not allow us to plunder his manpower so easily.

I guess he would intervene and, without needing to take much action, he could simply inform the populace about the Black Disaster to scare off most of the residents.

Therefore, I hold a pessimistic view about the final outcome of this matter.

Perhaps around ten thousand people is the maximum benefit Torrent Knights Group might receive from this incident.

However, considering that the Torrent Knights Group currently has only about three hundred official members, including locals, this ratio of input to output remains astonishing.

I believe that you might not need to pay extra attention to the growth of the Torrent Knights Group in the future.

They have proven with their action that they are quite talented in operations and management, and the rapid development of Torrent Castle is foreseeable.”

“Hmm, your analysis makes sense.”

Murphy nodded in satisfaction.

Despite Lady Adel’s humility, in reality, his intelligence officer’s speed of growth in thought and action was nothing less than that of Maxim, who was known for his public exploits.

Now that Lady Adel had finished her report, Murphy no longer focused on this “minor incident” that took place on the border between Transylvania and East Prussia.

Although it indirectly affected the livelihood of tens of thousands of people and would continue to cause disturbances near Malo Town, in the current bigger picture, it indeed counted as a small matter.

Murphy stood up.

He walked to the wall, hands behind his back, and looked at the map hanging there.

After a few seconds, he asked,

“Has the Shadow Intelligence Bureau started its tracking and cleanup operations on possible remnants of the Dusk Faction in the Kafuhoka Region?”

“Not yet,”

Lady Adel replied,

“Mr.

Turner’s last contact with us was three hours ago.

He has led the warriors of the Shadow Trace Sect to Bernel City, home to the Snegov family, and has successfully established connections with the local organization of the Thorn Clan.

Given Mr.

Turner’s efficiency and style of conduct, I believe we will soon have updates.

However, as per your instruction, we informed Duchess Shani through Count Andrei about the currently held ‘Dusk’ information, but still haven’t received a response from her.

Should we urge a response?”

“No, no need,”

Murphy stared at the map, focusing on the Kafuhoka Region next to Transylvania, and said in a low voice,

“Although I haven’t known Duchess Shani for long and don’t know much about her personally, I trust that she has enough wisdom to recognize the threat of the Dusk and take necessary action.

Honestly, given the Thorn Clan’s style of operations under the cover of night, I find it hard to believe that Shani was previously completely unaware of the Dusk.

My guess is that her understanding of this organization might even be deeper than ours.

Yet, she has never demonstrated her knowledge in this regard, so I have reason to suspect that maybe Duchess Shani could also be a member of the Dusk…”

“This hypothesis is too horrifying, Master!”

Lady Adel shook her head in objection,

“If she truly were a member of the Dusk, Lord Paryen would not have allowed Duchess Shani to control the Thorn Clan for so many years.”

“I merely said it’s a guess, but this situation is actually an opportunity.”

Murphy turned to Adel and whispered,

“Test her!

If she still adheres to the ‘Midnight Path’ and remains irreconcilable with ‘Dusk,’ then we will have gained a powerful ally on the battlefield against Dusk.

But if she helps the Snegov family obstruct the movements of Turner and the Shadow Trace Sect, then we have a valid reason to request ‘internal cleanup’ from Lord Paryen.

You see, no matter the outcome, we stand to lose nothing.”

“Your plan is good, but I think given the way Duchess Shani operates, she wouldn’t leave such an obvious loophole for us to exploit,”

Adel sighed and said,

“Our intelligence organization, both in scale and quality, is far inferior to the Thorn Clan.

We can’t even make contact with the Thieves Guild, while the Thorn Clan was the founding member of that guild.

Duchess Shani holds the underground intelligence network of the entire continent in her hands.

It’s a terrifying power.

However, the flip side is, if the Thieves Guild has been corrupted by Dusk, then the situation for Duchess Shani and the Thorn Clan has become quite delicate.”

“Hmm, that’s exactly what I want to see!”

Murphy narrowed his eyes and said,

“At present, it seems Dusk has its factions as well, ‘Origin’ is involved with Death Psychic Power, and those Tomb Robbers running off to Transylvania are linked to the Thieves Guild.

These are surely operations on two different levels, yet they intersect in Transylvania.

We are outmatched, Adel, the Blood Vulture Clan is investigating matters related to ‘Origin,’ but we must have an ally to fend off entanglements from other Dusk factions.

Since Duchess Shani has formed the ‘Holy Blood’ alliance with Triss, she must take on such responsibilities, regardless of her own will, as long as Lord Paryen remains in power.

Be patient.

I believe Turner’s actions will bring us more breakthroughs.”

—

“Thorns Duke?”

In an old mansion in Bernel City, the capital of the Kafuhoka Region, Iron Fist Tenna, having just finished his prayers to the God of the North Wind and ready to act, stepped out of the room only to come face-to-face with the uninvited Lady Shani, standing at the doorway with her arms behind her back, observing a painting on the wall.

Tenna, who obviously recognized this Vampire Duke, asked with caution and confusion,

“Why would someone of your stature personally appear here?”

“Do you think I wanted to come, Lord Tenna?”

Lady Shani replied with obvious displeasure,

“Murphy and Triss sent you to my territory and deliberately sent me a provocative message, putting me in an awkward position.

Now, to prove my innocence to the Lord Paryen who stands behind them, I’ve had to drop all my tasks and rush here to help you eradicate some nonsensical gang family.

Such a disgusting emergency.”

The Duke of Thorns turned around, her eyes filled with annoyance and helplessness, and said,

“Let’s resolve this matter quickly, so you can return to Transylvania with news of victory and tell Triss and Murphy that their actions have disrupted the Thorn Clan’s long pursuit of Dusk…damn!

These Transia Barbarians will never learn to keep a low profile!”

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