Chapter 386 Meeting with Brand

"Is this map real or fake?"

At the Bloody Dawn headquarters, a group of people gathered around the hand-drawn map displayed on the big screen, all with this question in their minds.

"This picture is so detailed that it doesn't look like a graffiti. Judging from the architecture and route style above, it is also consistent with the map we have. So at least it is certain that the artist must have seen the real Sky City with his own eyes. Map!" said the bald black man sitting at the top of the list: "There are no more than three hundred such people among all the players, and the range is very small. Of course, it is possible that the ghost captain deliberately released a fake map to confuse us. ”

The others frowned when they heard this, wondering whether the dignified number one master would really engage in such a meaningless method?

"Do you think that Fragment Five is not in the hands of the Ghost Captain at all?" Leng Ye frowned at this time: "At the blood clan meeting, the vampire count claimed to have taken out Fragment Five, but no one else could confirm it. At this point, I don’t know if he got five.”

"But if Fragment 5 is in the hands of a third party, what does it mean if the other party releases the picture?" another person asked.

This is the most confusing point for them. No matter who owns this picture, if it is made public directly, the value of the picture itself will be greatly depreciated in an instant, leaving only the basic function of opening the entrance. , which is equivalent to giving one's own interests to others unconditionally, without asking for anything in return.

"Or is there a spy on Captain Ghost?!" Another person speculated.

"Isn't this possible?" Leng Ye frowned: "It's the same problem, it won't do any good. Even if there is a mole, after getting the map, he should have contacted us privately and used the map in exchange for benefits. What's going on if he just makes it public? ?”

"Why are my brains burning again? I don't like doing questions the most. Wouldn't it be better to just join hands and have a fight..." The young man lay on the table, scratching his head in distress.

Everyone else at the scene looked at the young man speechlessly. How could the fight for a sky city be such a child's play? Every confrontation now is a process of competitors competing for advantages, and every additional advantage will eventually lead to victory. One more point to win the city lord's chance.

"Actually, there is another possibility..." The white man wearing sunglasses puffed out cigarette smoke and suddenly spoke.

"Say." The tyrant looked at him.

Everyone else also looked over.

"Fragment Five may really be in Captain Ghost's hands now, but the picture may not be in his hands at the beginning. After all, his main energy in the early stage needs to be used to rob Dawn City.

In other words, it is very likely that Captain Ghost snatched this picture from someone else, so it is possible that the person who originally had this picture had seen it. "said the man in sunglasses.

"Wait, but in this case, that person needs to collect three fragments to lift the fog on the map!" Leng Ye questioned. They had collected six fragments along the way, and there were only three fragments left outside. Could it be that these three fragments were all in the hands of another person before, and not one of the ghost captains?

"So what if there are three? Don't forget, we had two fragments before, and we got them inexplicably." The man in sunglasses reminded.

Several people were stunned when they heard this, and then they immediately remembered something.

They actually only had four fragments at the beginning. Until the weekend ten days ago, they used the map to search for other fragments as usual. They actually found two Eternal Night City fragments in another underground city hundreds of kilometers away. Moreover, this The two fragments were thrown on the ground without any concealment, as if they were discarded garbage.

They were originally very doubtful about this matter, but after taking it back for testing, they found that these two pieces were indeed genuine Eternal Night City fragments without any manipulation. They were relieved of their concerns and happily accepted them.

Until now, the incident in front of them reminded them of a more possible situation.

"You mean, our two fragments also came from the person who published the map?" The tyrant asked with a frown.

"Yes." The man in sunglasses nodded: "Let's review the whole thing: Ten days ago, besides us and Captain Ghost, there was another person who held three fragments. The distribution of fragments at that time should be four, three and two. We have four, this guy has three, and Captain Ghost has two."

"After that, this person probably had a conflict with the Ghost Captain, and the Ghost Captain snatched one of the fragments away. As for the remaining two fragments, perhaps he was afraid that the Ghost Captain would follow the guidance and find the location, so the person could only choose to discard them. ”

"You mean, this person has a grudge because Captain Ghost snatched the pieces, and now he's releasing the map just to get revenge on him?" Leng Ye asked with a strange look on his face.

"This is the only possibility I can think of." The man in sunglasses nodded.

"But, if you want revenge, wouldn't it be better to cooperate with us directly? Not only have you attacked the ghost captain, you can also get some rewards from us." The wolf beauty Angelia asked doubtfully.

"Probably, he is still afraid of being exposed..." The man in sunglasses thought for a while and said: "Judging from the behavior of this person who discarded other fragments after being robbed, it is obvious that the other party is very afraid that his position will be discovered, and cooperates with us. After all, we need to communicate, and as long as we communicate, we may expose ourselves.”

"Be careful...is this ghost captain so scary?" the young man muttered.

"Actually, it's not necessarily the ghost captain that the other party is afraid of." At this time, the man in sunglasses said again.

"Oh? What do you say?"

"From the location and the situation at the scene when we found the two fragments, the fragments were thrown on the ground by someone, which means that the person left in a hurry and had no time to deal with anything. And most importantly, the two fragments were not picked up by the ghost captain, but we found them first, which means that the ghost captain was not nearby at the time." The man in sunglasses said: "Then the question is, since the ghost captain is not there, what is this person afraid of at the time?"

After speaking, there was silence around.

The man in sunglasses looked up and saw that a group of people were still looking at him eagerly, waiting for him to continue analyzing.

"Well, from the existing information, there are only so many things that can be guessed..." The man in sunglasses said hurriedly, and then looked at a subordinate next to him: "Have you contacted the poster?"

"No, the other party has never agreed to the friend request, and the message sent has not been replied at all." The subordinate said.

"Sure enough..." The man in sunglasses nodded, which was in line with his expectations.

The others also looked at each other. This person did not dare to reply, which just proved that the analysis just now was very likely to be true.

"If your guess is right, then this map should be real."

The Tyrant looked at the enlarged drawing on the projector: "This is good news for us. In this way, we have collected the route 12365. Next, we just need to guard the entrance No. 1 and wait for the fragments to gather!"

...

Mu You didn't know that someone in the Bloody Dawn had already analyzed the cause of this matter.

At this moment, he and Lin Xue were also discussing this post.

However, because they had more information, the conclusion they came to here was different from that of the Bloody Dawn.

"It seems that the purpose of Hongxiu releasing this map is to speed up the opening of the Evernight City..."

This is the conclusion that Mu You and Lin Xue came to after discussing.

Hongxiu and the old man who rescued her at that time should now hide in the unborn Dawn City, both to avoid the world and to avoid those time guards. In this way, everything that may expose their location needs to be destroyed and discarded, including the map fragments.

And now, the other party deliberately made the No. 5 map public. Of course, it is not just because of revenge. This important decision must have a purpose.

Considering the current situation, the purpose is not difficult to understand: most likely the other party found that the competition in Evernight City has entered a stalemate, and the opening of Evernight City is restricted by the lightless night. If it cannot be opened in the next few days, it will have to wait another month. In order to break this deadlock and speed up the opening of Evernight City, the other party has released the map.

The question now is: what benefits will it bring to them if Evernight City is opened as soon as possible?

This question is probably only clear to the other party, and it cannot be guessed.

Mu You shook his head, closed the post, and logged into the game again.

The release of the map is equivalent to directly adding a core fragment to Bloody Dawn. In this way, the No. 1 entrance route of Bloody Dawn should have been collected, and the advantage has completely shifted to the other side, which has also put him in a passive position.

Now, Mu You has to make some substantial responses to reverse the situation: he plans to go to the Duke of the Blood Clan first and talk straight to the point.

[You appear in the dark alley of the Dark City. ]

[It was quiet and silent all around. You checked the surroundings vigilantly, but did not find any signs of an ambush...]

This time you went online, you were rarely attacked by those little wolves.

This is normal. With an absolute advantage, the opponent does not need to do anything now. Just sit back and wait for the entrance to open.

Mu You controlled the character to leave the alley and chose "Go to Duke Brand's Residence".

He followed Mai to visit other vampires in the past two days, and he did explore the residences of the vampires.

But what he didn't expect was that as soon as he walked out, two people appeared in front of him and stopped him.

[You walk out of the alley. ]

[Two bats flew from the front and landed in front of you. They turned into two blood servants from the Vanzo family and bowed to you politely. ]

["Lord Liston, the Duke invites you." One of the blood servants smiled and made a gesture of invitation. ]

Mu You was stunned. He was just about to go to the Duke of the Vampire Clan, but the other party actually found him first?

By the way, the fragment post on the Earth side was just published not long ago, and he received an invitation here. Could it be...

Mu You had already guessed something, and didn't say much at this time. He controlled the character to follow the two blood servants.

[You followed the blood servants and came to the Vanzhuo family's residence-an inconspicuous courtyard on the edge of the Dark City. ]

[After being interrogated by a vampire at the door, you were allowed to enter the courtyard. ]

[Stepping into the courtyard, you immediately looked at a colorful fruit vine in front of the courtyard. This is a precious ornamental crop and a rare magical plant that can grow in an underground environment. ]

[Brand, with white hair and beard, wore a simple robe and stood under the fruit vine with a cane. Hearing the movement behind him, Brand turned around and looked at you with a gentle look on his face. ]

["Duke Brand, I heard you were looking for me?" You walked up and asked. 】

【“Yes.” Brand nodded, looked at you carefully with his old and cloudy eyes, and then said: “Should I call you Liston or ‘Captain Ghost’?”】

Mu You frowned. He didn't expect the other party to reveal his identity right away. And judging from the tone, it seemed that he already knew his true identity.

Mu You was not nervous because the other party was so polite to invite him to be alone. It must not be to embarrass him.

["It doesn't matter. It's all the same." You answered. 】

【"Then I'd better call you Liston, it's more convenient." Brand invited you to sit down at the stone table and smiled at you, "Don't be nervous. In fact, I knew you were not Liston as early as the clan meeting. Liston was my most capable general back then, and I know a lot about him. The reason why Liston chose to sleep was because the curse contradicted him, causing him to enter a process of slow death. He had swallowed a "sleeping" talent, which could slowly wash away all the talents and curses he had swallowed through long-term sleep. This was his only way to survive at the time, but this process took nearly ten thousand years, and now only a thousand years have passed, and it's not far for him to wake up, so as soon as you appeared, I knew you must not be him. The only possibility is that you are the fool who borrowed his body to revive. Coupled with your remarks at the clan meeting later, your identity is about to be revealed."】

【"I see." You nodded. The other party took the initiative to explain the reason for seeing through you, which made you feel at ease. 】

【"In fact, I have been following you these two days, and also the dynamics of the Fool's World. But now it seems that your situation is not good, and you are at a disadvantage in the competition of the Evernight City, especially what just happened, which seems to have greatly increased the opponent's advantage. Is that right?" Brand looked at you and asked. 】

Sure enough, the other party also has spies on Earth! He can know the posts just posted on the forum, which shows that the intelligence network is quite in-depth.

In this way, the content that Taidi said at the clan meeting before, in fact, this old man already knew it, and it is even possible to unite with the werewolves, which was one of his ideas at the time, so he did not expose Taidi, but expressed this idea through Taidi's mouth.

Mu You exhaled and typed in the input box.

【"Only the superficial advantage." You answered. 】

【"What about the actual situation?" Brand asked. 】

【"In fact, you have also seen that the Bloody Dawn controls the werewolves in the city, but can't do anything to me. On the other hand, the opponent's trump card has been exposed, and my trump card has never been revealed." You answered. 】

【Brand pondered for a few seconds after hearing this, but did not ask you about your trump card. Instead, he asked: "What do you think is the best choice for the blood clan now?"】

【"Obviously, cooperate with me and defeat the Blood Dawn. I will take the city lord and you will get a high-quality gathering place. It will be mutually beneficial." You answered. 】

【"Oh? Why not cooperate with the Blood Dawn?" Brand looked at you with interest and added: "Don't say that the blood clan and the wolf clan are enemies. There are no eternal enemies in this world, only eternal interests. When we are in this position, we should pay more attention to the essence of the problem. The current wolf king is a werewolf on the surface, but in fact he is a fool. This is a very delicate identity. If you cooperate with the Blood Dawn, it may become an opportunity for the blood clan and the wolf clan to eliminate hatred."】

【"Because you can't do it. If you can do it, you two sides will have reached an agreement at the clan meeting." You answered. 】

【"In fact, you have greatly underestimated your people's hatred for werewolves. The test at the clan meeting proved that unless the blood clan is at the end of its rope, it is possible to attach itself to the wolf clan. At other times, as long as there is still a little choice, there is no basis for cooperation between you!"】

【"It seems that you see it very clearly." Brand smiled bitterly. The test at the clan meeting made him understand that if he wanted to unite with the wolf clan, he would definitely face huge opposition within the clan, which might directly lead to the division of the blood clan. Surrendering to the werewolves is destined to be a choice when there is no other way. 】

【"What about you?" Brand looked at you again: "What kind of capital do you have to ensure that our cooperation with you will definitely be more beneficial than cooperating with the Blood Dawn?"】

【"It's very simple. I already have a sky city, and the Blood Dawn does not. This is my biggest advantage." You answered. 】

The meaning of already having a sky city is that no matter whether the blood clan's investment succeeds or fails, they can get a sky city as a place to live in the end.

Although Dawn City is not as convenient as Evernight City for the vampires, and they need to avoid the sun for half of the day, it is at least a gathering place that can ensure the safety of the vampires.

This is a condition that Blood Dawn can never provide, and it is also what the leader of the vampires values ​​most: if they support Blood Dawn, the vampires will have nothing if they fail to fight for the city; and if they support Captain Ghost, at least the vampires will have a way out regardless of winning or losing.

[Your answer made Brand's eyes light up, and he nodded with satisfaction. ]

["In that case, let's talk openly now." Brand invites you to discuss "deepening cooperation". Do you accept it? ]

"Accept."

Mu You exhaled. The old man knew his identity and specially called him over. In fact, he was ready to cooperate with him.

The reason why he said so much first was that he was still unsure and wanted him to help consolidate his confidence.

For the next two hours, Mu You and the old man discussed the details of the cooperation in detail.

The two of them talked back and forth for a long time and finally agreed on the specific content of the cooperation.

Brand can pay Mu You the three drops of ancestor blood in advance to help him increase his combat power, and at the same time give Mu You the power to mobilize the vampires of each family, but all the orders need to be notified to Brand in advance, and he will issue the orders personally.

Mu You needs to ensure that after taking over Evernight City, a separate gathering place will be set aside for the vampires, and the vampires will enjoy the same rights as the fool residents in Evernight City.

At the same time, if the city fails to be taken, the vampires will be collectively relocated to Dawn City, and the other conditions are the same as Evernight City.