Chapter 226:
The time it took for the gnoll Nash, no, the gnoll Hog Gnawbone to make a decision wasn’t as long as one might imagine.
On one hand, perhaps it was because even with their newfound intelligence, gnolls find it difficult to engage in deep, complex thinking without formal education. After all, having talent and being able to use it well are two different things.
On the other hand, this gnoll didn’t know if that vampire had cast some kind of “evil spell” on him.
After being locked in the cage, his thoughts became unusually active, like a brainstorm had been stirred up. It was that awful state where even trying to pause one’s thoughts was impossible, as if something inside his mind had been “ignited”.
Murphy’s words kept echoing in his head, like invisible hands stirring up the thoughts of this skinny but cunning gnoll.
He could clearly feel his mind was abnormally excited, even starting to fight against what little reason he had left.
It was as if a voice was shouting, urging him to constantly think about what he would gain if he complied, if he accepted that “invitation”.
Become civilized?
Become a recognized part of this land?