Chapter 17

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation

Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Eudes had been very puzzled over the past two days.

His confusion had not gone away since the Patriarch returned last night.

He clearly sensed a massive change in the Patriarch’s temperament. Their father was not the same when he previously came back.

In the past, the Patriarch would act like a vampire. He was indifferent and drawn to the darkness. He would never gather his descendants in the hall in the morning and would only see humans as fodder.

He even thought that this time around, when the Patriarch returned, he would lead the clan on hexbats beyond the Farmountains to raid and capture humans… just to keep them as food stock.

Eudes never expected everything to change.

The old-school Patriarch had changed so thoroughly. He even publicly declared that vampires would not harm humans in the future and humans would be treated as part of the clan.

Was this the Patriarch that he knew so well?

Could the knowledge from the Divine Spirit change him so radically?

Goddess of the Night above, he swore that while he was very puzzled by everything, he did not mention it to anyone because the Patriarch’s soul aura was still his own.

Although the Patriarch acted differently from the usual, he saw a different hope in the situation.

The god of death once whispered in the ears of all living beings, that if they did not change, death would come.

Even though Eudes did not believe in gods, he agreed wholeheartedly with the saying of a powerful being like the god of death.

After they tasted the wine of defeat in the war a hundred years ago, the vampires had been shrouded in weakness and timidity.

The formerly three-thousand-strong clan now consisted of no more than two-hundred plus members, and they had to always be on guard against the hunt by Grimm.

It was unbearable for Eudes, who had lived through the vampires’ glory days, and he thought he would be forced to live on like that for a long time.

Fortunately, however, the Patriarch had begun to change.

Even if the change was rather abrupt, Eudes was still happy.

Plus, he was also deeply moved by the knowledge that the Patriarch had inherited from the Divine Spirit.

The secret origins of the vampires that were long lost in the sands of time made him feel proud. The vampires who had once ruled the world were indeed the goddess of the night’s beloved… though, in truth, the goddess of the night had not existed back then.

He was even more excited about the future that the Patriarch had described, ruling over a city of millions like Grimm.

The battle with Grimm a hundred years ago made him recognize the power of humanity, and the mighty army that could destroy several vampire clans was still a fresh nightmare in his mind.

Not to mention, there was that Transcendent Mage who floated in the sky, Locke Haart. A Fifth Circle Spell alone could send thousands of vampires back into the goddess of the night’s embrace.

That was not the kind of power mere mortals could master, and he was rightfully terrified.

The vampires would need a brave hero in such times of weakness to change everything.

Luckily, the Lord Progenitor, the master of the vampires, stepped up to the plate again.

Even now, he felt that it was the changed great Patriarch who allowed him to see the further into the distance.

So, although the new orders had only just been issued and the vampires around him were still having doubts, he had decided to follow in the Lord Progenitor’s footsteps and serve as a vampire with all his might.

Eudes decided in his heart.

“Vita, hurry up. Move everything you have to the Central District today, There are plenty of houses that are big enough there.

“Get rid of the bodies in your house. Do not let me see any corpses around.

“Hahn, cleanse the street with Clean again. I do not want to see a speck of dust or dirt on the street.”

In order to complete the task that Reed had given to him as soon as possible, Eudes roped in half of the vampires to help.

Vampires were natural spellcasters, and the goddess of the night had given them the gift of excellent magical talents.

Within the castle, amongst the two-hundred and eight vampires, a hundred and fifty of them had mage as their main class, while half of the remaining fifty-eight had mage as their secondary class.

Barely two dozen vampires were in classes that had nothing to do with mages.

Spellcasters, who were extremely difficult to find in the human realms outside, were dime a dozen there.

Mages had mysterious powers that could not only be used for fighting but also in bettering their work.

A dusty street could be cleaned up with a single Clean spell. Broken houses could be repaired with Automatic Restoration, and blocked sewers could be unclogged with Mage’s Hand.

Using hundreds of Level 5 and above mages to clean the street was a luxury even Grimm’s Lodge of Mages could not pull off.

“Lord Viscount, do you know the Lord Progenitor’s true thoughts? Will we really be living with humans in this castle? Goddess of the Night above, you know the kind of life I am referring to.”

Eudes was approached by a young and handsome vampire who spoke in a rather deflated tone. He also had a magic staff in his hand.

The vampires’ internal hierarchy was divided into their own noble titles: duke, marquis, count, viscount, baron, and baronet. Duke was the highest, and baronet the lowest.

Normally, the vampires were divided according to their strength. The dukes were of Transcendent level, the marquises were of archmage level, the counts were of high level, viscounts being of mid-level, and barons were of a full-fledged class.

Unfortunately, most of the ennobled vampires had fallen in the battle against Grimm a hundred years ago.

Now, only the seven second-generation vampires had titles amongst them. They were viscounts and viscountesses ennobled by Reed himself.

Eudes was one of them, so his fellow vampires had always referred to him as Viscount, befitting his title.

Eudes turned his head around to look at the vampire beside him. The young vampire, although neatly dressed in a black mage robe, had a decadent and lethargic air to him.

He cocked an eyebrow, and displeasure gleamed in his turquoise eyes.

Perhaps the reason the Lord Progenitor put so much effort in explaining was to let these brainless fools understand what they needed to do, he thought. If the Lord Progenitor did not say anything, the bunch of fools would really mess things up.

“Hahn, the Lord Progenitor’s wisdom is beyond your comprehension. Let me warn you, do not use your cowardly and uncooperative behavior to hinder the Lord Progenitor. You will only invite danger to yourself.”

After a pause, he turned to look at several other vampires around him who were paying attention to him and spoke loudly.

“The vampires will forever be the Lord Progenitor’s own. If there is anyone who dares to complete the Lord Progenitor’s orders in a negative manner, I will personally send you to the dungeons, and none of you will want to know what it is like there.”

Upon hearing that, the vampires around him immediately perked up.

The castle’s dungeon was a prison used solely to imprison errant vampires, with extremely harsh punishments awaiting any prisoner. No vampires in their right mind would want to go to that forsaken place.

“No, no, Lord Viscount, you have misunderstood me… I was just…” The young vampire tried to explain himself with a flustered expression.

Eudes waved his hand and responded indifferently.

“No, Hahn, you do not have to apologize. I just need you to diligently complete the task I have given to you. If you really make any mistakes, the Enforcers will naturally come to deal with you.”

Hahn’s already pale face became even paler. He dared not say more as he lowered his head and continued to cast spells to clean the street.

Goddess of the Night above, the Lord Viscount’s aura was getting stronger and stronger.

Could the Lord Progenitor’s plan really work? Could we really control a city similar to the likes of Grimm?

There would always be doubts on the road to reforms.

However, once they realized the benefits of the reforms, the doubters would often become loyal supporters.