After reaching the maximum level, my "soft rice system" finally arrived.

"At the same time, I am also the true ancestor of this generation of vampires."

The noise of nobles could be heard from the side.

Vampires, or in more traditional terms, bloodsuckers, are genuine demi-human races.

Compared to dwarves, giants, and elves, vampires, who are also non-human races, are much more mysterious.

Vampires tend to act in a relatively secretive manner. Coupled with their human-like appearance and numerous supernatural abilities that can be used for disguise, most people, even after spending a long time with vampires, may not be able to discover their true identity.

Moreover, this race is very low-key.

Unlike dwarves, giants, and elves, who are long-lived beings, they did not establish their own royal courts outside human territory. Instead, they maintained a peaceful and uncontested attitude.

Therefore, even the nobles of human kingdoms only have a vague understanding of vampires.

For example, many people know that the vampires have an ancestral land called the City of a Thousand Years, but few know exactly where that City of a Thousand Years exists on the continent.

That is why, even though both the Lost Island and the Giants' Court sent envoys, no one initially expected that even the vampires would come.

Moreover, the one who came was actually the true ancestor of the vampire clan.

This is a royal family destined for the vampires from the day they are born, and it is said that they only appear once every thousand years.

The last recorded appearance of a vampire progenitor was in ancient texts, at the time when the thousand-year holy war between the Dawn Church and the alien races ended, and the representatives of the human race and the envoys of the alien races signed a peace treaty.

Aisveta ignored the commotion of the nobles around her.

She simply stared intently at Charles with her beautiful, crimson eyes.

"Perhaps His Majesty Charles does not recall this, but I have met His Majesty Charles once before."

"However, I wasn't using my current identity back then."

Ciel nodded.

He had seen through Aisveta's vampire form back when she took the entrance exam.

However, as a transmigrator and a wizard of the Black Tower, whose teacher was a golden elf of unknown origin, he naturally wouldn't be as surprised as those nobles because of the other party's race.

"So, what brings you here?"

Aisveta pursed her bright red lips.

"Not long ago, I witnessed Your Majesty Charles's demonstration on the illusionary light screen..."

"To be honest, those images touched me deeply."

A light shone in Aisveta's eyes: "What moved me was not the impressive demonstrations, but the ideas they presented."

"If I am not mistaken, then perhaps it will not be long before Your Majesty Charles's ideas will set off a massive transformation across the entire Western Continent."

"The old framework is integrated and collided with the new ideas."

"...That will be a brand new, magnificent new era."

Charles was somewhat surprised, not expecting that this True Ancestor Princess, who held a supreme position within the vampire clan, would have such a vision.

Over the years, through the Black Tower Bookstore and the Golden Deer Chamber of Commerce, he has spared no effort in promoting certain products, hoping to subtly convey some ideas to the people of the Western Continent and lay the groundwork for some of his grand plans in the future.

Unexpectedly, Aisveta noticed it.

According to the preconceived notions he formed from the comics and books of his previous life, vampires should be old and stubborn, full of decay, and sleeping in coffins all day long.

"When the new era arrives, if our vampire clan continues to be complacent and stagnant as before, we will fall behind and be abandoned by the tide of the new era."

"Therefore, I would like to represent the City of a Thousand Years in cooperating with the Black Tower. At that time, the City of a Thousand Years will send some of its people to the Black Tower for further study."

"and--"

Aisveta's gaze was undisguised, fixed intently on Ciel's profile.

"I am actually quite interested in arcane magic and the mysteries of the wizarding world."

.........

Ciel naturally did not refuse Aisveta's suggestion.

The Black Tower was not established to dominate and conquer the world like other forces, but to create a platform for spreading arcane arts and allowing wizards to exchange knowledge and skills.

While the ideas that Charles wanted to promote have made some progress in recent years through the Black Tower Bookstore and the Golden Deer Merchant Guild, they have been limited to the sphere of influence of the human kingdoms.

Places like the Lost Island and the Giant's Court have always had a strong aversion to foreign goods and culture because of the homogeneous racial composition within them.

Charles tried several times to expand into the market, but ultimately with little success.

Taking the vampires as an example, this can be considered a successful case study for opening up the market for interspecies.

"A vampire wizard... that sounds quite interesting."

Charles nodded to Aisveta, agreeing with her suggestion.

According to traditional views, vampires, as a silver race, are born with supernatural abilities such as bat transformation and bewitching eyes, as well as strong self-healing and immortality, making them natural melee fighters. It would be a waste to let them learn magic.

But Charles doesn't think so—

Come on, a mage with a built-in bat form that's practically invincible like in Hearthstone, and who's so tanky he's practically unkillable, is super cool, isn't it?

If one were to learn some powerful spells that don't discriminate between friend and foe, one could immediately create combo attacks.

When you catch an enemy, you can use your self-healing ability to drag them into self-destruction, and then use bat transformation to avoid the explosion. Even if you take some damage along the way, you can recover without damage by relying on the immortality of the vampires.

Just imagining a self-destructing truck like that sounds pretty cool...

Moreover, vampires are long-lived species, and only one vampire wizard is needed to continuously contribute to the Black Tower's Grand Library.

"and--"

Suddenly, Charles recalled a past event from his mental ocean.

“I once made a deal with one of your clansmen.”

"So, it seems that the Black Tower and the vampires are quite destined to be together."

Hearing Charles's words.

An indescribable light flashed in Aisveta's crimson eyes.

"Is it--"

"Perhaps His Majesty Charles and I are indeed destined to meet."

Aisveta smiled faintly, suppressing the urge to blurt out to Ciel that she was the vampire girl he had saved.

Her mind was as clear as a mirror.

Ultimately, the bond between myself and Ciel was nothing more than a transaction.

Or rather, it's more like the other party extending a helping hand to me.

Ten years have now passed.

For Ciel, who has now become a legend, what happened back then is probably just a memory that makes him smile when he thinks about it occasionally.

If she only wanted to get to know Charles and become familiar with him.

She could naturally tell this story, and perhaps that would help her get closer to the other person.

but--

Aisveta examined her own heart.

Ten years ago, that stirring in my heart—

Perhaps it was because of the hardships he endured on his escape from being hunted that he subconsciously developed a strong dependence on the black-haired boy beside him.

However, memories can beautify a person.

For over a decade, she has undergone trial after trial in the Thousand-Year City as the True Ancestor of the Vampire Clan, enduring long and solitary cultivation.

Whenever she felt she couldn't persevere, it was precisely those longings and memories that lingered in her mind during the dead of night that gave her the motivation to keep going.

To this day—

When he finally saw the boy with black hair and black eyes from his memories again at the end of the illusionary trial.

Aisveta, with the mindset of a true vampire progenitor, asked herself—

Even if we exclude the embellishment of memories and the dependency created by the suspension bridge effect...

There was no doubt that she had indeed developed some feelings for Charles.

.........

Aisveta stretched out her fair fingers and gently touched her chest, suppressing the inexplicable throbbing in her heart with reason, preventing the surging emotions deep within her from being released.

If you just want to become close friends, then it's naturally insignificant.

However, if one wants to transform that vague feeling in their heart into a real, tangible future...

Perhaps her past with Ciel would become a shackle that binds her.

What man would fall in love with a burden on his back? No matter how good-looking that burden is.

Someone like Ciel, who appears to bask in the sunlight in Aisveta's eyes, should not be burdened by the entanglements of others.

He should always be so spirited and determined, forging ahead on his own unique path, becoming a role model and a source of inspiration for everyone, without being dragged down by anyone.

Therefore, what Ciel needs is definitely not just a pretty face—