The Lost Treasure of the Bone-Biting King
Murphy's appearance in Smuggler's Forest quickly inspired a "bizarre enthusiasm" among both new and veteran players. The fact that a main-quest NPC had shown up here meant they really had triggered an incredible hidden storyline.
On the other hand, Murphy's entrance had also caught the veteran players' attention.
This time, he hadn't flown in. Instead, he'd appeared before them riding a strange, decorated skeletal horse that looked like a fusion of bones and steel.
It resembled the mount of a skeleton cavalryman, but its appearance alone made it obvious that this thing was "high-end gear"!
"Lord Murphy's new mount is so cool! Is the dev team dangling another carrot in front of us? So, can we get one of these skeleton warhorses from Scarlet Castle through some weird channel later?"
Shovel Bro, itching to get his hands on one, whispered to Niu Niu beside him. The latter didn't answer right away, instead sizing up Lord Murphy's "man and horse as one" pose.
There was no denying that gloomy vampires and ominous creatures like skeletal warhorses were a perfect match. The result was pure "villainous pretty-boy style."
"Maybe it's some kind of high-level reward?"
A-Cha, who loved brainstorming, couldn't help musing:
"Look, we've seen skeleton cavalry in Smuggler's Forest, and we almost got trampled by them. Doesn't that mean the hidden storyline we triggered is related to skeletons?
There's precedent for this!
It's like how all the equipment sold by the Bloodrat Gang in the sewers is related to ghouls. I'm guessing that once we finish this quest, we'll get this special mount as a reward?"
"Ah, why does it have to be a ground mount?"
Mo Ni Qiong also loved the skeletal warhorse's flashy style. He couldn't help complaining:
"Why not just make