Meanwhile, Amelia sat down behind Lu Ming and timidly apologized, "I'm sorry, Dad. About Lisa, I..."
“I know this has nothing to do with you, so you don’t need to apologize for that child. I don’t blame you. Also, don’t mess with Eldridge. Even I might not be able to beat him.” Lu Ming glanced back at his daughter, gave a forced smile, and said.
"Um......"
Soon, nobles from Agamemnon and other great nobles from various places arrived at the conference room one after another. Grand Duke Rael entered the conference room with several vampire representatives and Lu Ming's daughter, Kanina.
Is everyone here?
"Yes!"
"Then let's begin today's meeting!" Grand Duke Raeles took the head seat in the conference room and said to everyone, "Today we will decide who will inherit the three vacant earldoms of Erebus."
No sooner had Rells finished speaking than a nobleman, who was clearly on good terms with the Aimon family, raised his hand and said, "I think the title of Earl Phoenix Aimon should be inherited by Hermphis Aimon. He is the sixth son of Earl Phoenix Aimon, and the most capable of his twelve sons and thirty-nine daughters."
"Does anyone else have any objections?"
No objection. No objection. No objection.
Seeing that no one objected, Rells nodded and said, "Then let's decide it this way."
After saying that, Reys continued, "Next, there is the issue of Viscount Carrot's title and the ownership of Muspelheim."
"The Muspelheim problem is rather troublesome. Neither of Dahl Carrot's two sons are particularly capable. Would handing it over to one of them cause any negative repercussions?"
"But Dahl hasn't done anything wrong. If we don't give it to his two children, won't it cause some trouble?"
At that moment, Lu Ming suddenly tapped his chair, gesturing to Amelia behind him. Amelia immediately raised her hand and said, "I think we can send an adjutant to assist Count Carrot's child, so that Muspelheim won't cause any trouble!"
Rells glanced at Lu Ming and Amelia indifferently, then said to everyone, "In that case, let Count Carrot's eldest son inherit the position. The lieutenant will be sent by (the hunter)."
A nobleman standing next to Lu Ming frowned and asked him in a low voice, "You didn't discuss this with your daughter, did you?"
"Yes."
"Isn't it a bad idea to blindly involve her in the cutthroat competition among nobles? Her suggestions clearly show her naivety. Doing this will only harm her!"
"She is also a baron, and it's time for her to participate in some of these decisions. For better or for worse, I will at least support her."
Hearing her father and the nobles talking in hushed tones, Amelia knew that her idea was not very good, but Lu Ming's unconditional support made her very happy.
Meanwhile, the nobles finally began to discuss the matter of Antu Laques, the rebellious successor.
Because Antu is a traitor, this title cannot be given to his child; its ownership will be decided by the Grand Duke and the nobles.
"Since the vampires have joined the Kingdom of Miracaiser, we, the nobles of Erebus, should welcome them. Therefore, most of us nobles believe that this title should be given to the newly joined vampires..."
A nobleman had just proposed that a vampire be appointed as one of the six earls when he was interrupted by a vampire nobleman.
"We vampires have not assumed the role of your Erebus..."
Unfortunately, before he could finish speaking, a cold, straight sword frightened him so much that he couldn't say anything.
"What did you just say?" Lu Ming asked coldly as he teleported to the vampire and held the Irithyll Straight Sword to the vampire's neck.
"It's nothing! It's nothing!" Knowing that Lu Ming was probably in a very bad mood today, the vampire nobleman immediately said, "I think my queen will agree..."
Lu Ming's aura was terrifying, as if a huge wolf was staring at him, making him and the other vampires dare not have the slightest thought of resistance.
"Hmph!" Seeing that the vampire nobles, though not agreeing, dared not refuse further, Lu Ming sheathed his Irithyll Straight Sword, turned and returned to his seat, saying, "Currently, there are few people living near Mount Chiron. I propose establishing a vampire autonomous region there, gathering all the vampires of Erebus there for unified management. This way, we can gain a new army and prevent these vampires from causing trouble for us. Does anyone have any objections?"
No objections! No objections! No objections!
The first to speak were Lothric, Nero, and the representative of the Church of Light. Their unanimous agreement ensured Lu Ming's proposal was passed unanimously and also made the vampires feel Erebus's determination to curb their power! (To be continued.)
Chapter Twenty-Two - Vampires and Blood Clans
3:50 p.m.
Just two hours after the nobles finished their meeting, the vampire queen and a high-ranking vampire who somehow got the news arrived one after the other at the Grand Duke's mansion in Rael.
Knowing that such a scene might occur, most of the nobles did not leave the meeting room and waited for the vampire queen.
Accompanied by several high-ranking vampires, the vampire queen burst through the door and sat directly to the right of Grand Duke Rael's head, glaring fiercely at Lu Ming, Grand Duke Rael, and the others with her beautiful eyes.
"I can appoint one of my people as the sixth Earl of Erebus. But Viscount Lu Ming, could you tell me whether you are Byronvis or a member of the Healing Church?"
"I am a member of the Farron Immortals."
"The Farron Immortals? Never heard of them. Why do you know so much about 'gods' and our race?"
"Although I haven't been to Byrenvis, Yarnam, or Church Town, I have friends there, so I know a bit about it. Besides, I've also been invited to participate in a hunt once or twice," Lu Ming said, spouting nonsense with a straight face.
However, no one knows whether his words are true or false, so they can only be taken as true.
However, the vampire queen didn't pay attention to what Lu Ming was saying; her attention was drawn to the vampire who had arrived a few minutes earlier than her.
Meanwhile, the vampire leader who had already agreed to let Lu Ming and the other nobles lead their tribes to settle on Mount Chiron was also carefully observing the vampire queen.
Vampires have always had the habit of calling themselves the Blood Clan, but now a group of humans whose blood has not been cleansed are calling themselves the Blood Clan and are collecting human blood in Erebus, which makes the vampires, who are afraid to drink even a drop of blood, very dissatisfied.
This move by Erebus has given the vampires an opportunity to curb the vampire race.
Because Erebus carved out Mount Chiron to establish an autonomous region for vampires, these vampires who complied with the call would become legal citizens of the Kingdom of Miracaiser. This meant that, aside from human and beast-eared blood, what kind of blood these vampires drank was none of the Church's business! This gave vampires the opportunity to appear in broad daylight in the sight of ordinary people!
This will also allow the vampires to better thwart the vampires' plans.
Didn't you go around threatening villages, saying you wouldn't protect them unless they gave you three kilograms of human blood, and even let monsters eat those villagers?
Then I will go and tell the villagers that I only need the blood of the monster to protect them.
That way, anyone would know which side is better.
Moreover, and most importantly, the average combat strength of a vampire is more than double that of a blood clan. Even if a blood clan possesses superior martial arts skills, how could a blood clan member, who doesn't possess any magic, possibly defeat a vampire who does? Unless someone foolishly engages in a head-on confrontation, it's impossible!!
Looking at the vampire staring at her, the vampire queen could sense a very obvious malice.
However, an even more terrifying malice emanated from Lu Ming, the viscount of Erebus.
Ignoring the malice as much as possible, the vampire queen coldly asked, "I remember you promised me that you would help me give birth to a blood child. Why are you now trying to stop my race?"
Viscount Meyer, who had secretly agreed to the vampire queen's request, stood up and roared angrily, "But what you've done has gone too far! Your vampires are wantonly threatening our people on the land of Erebus. You're using the rampage of magical beasts to threaten villages everywhere, threatening to stop protecting them unless they hand over three kilograms of human blood every day. But the problem is, most of these magical beasts are far from the villages; it was your vampires who lured them there!!"
The vampire queen glanced at Viscount Meyer indifferently and sneered, "My clan has only been in Miracaissa's territory for two days. Do you think my clan has had the time to learn about those magical beasts and devise a plan to threaten your poor people?"
"So, you're planning to abandon those people?" Count Nero Catolo asked immediately upon hearing the vampire queen's words.
"Anyway, they are not my people. How you deal with them is your business." As if she didn't care at all, the vampire queen directly abandoned those loyal vampire subjects.
Looking at the vampire queen who seemed indifferent, as if these people had nothing to do with them, Lu Ming frowned and pondered for a moment before asking, "I don't know what a Blood Child is, nor do I know what the young god on Ya Nan's side is. But as far as I know, that young god is 'Mego'! I think you should know who he is, right?"
"Mego!?" Upon hearing the name 'Mego', the vampire queen was startled.
“Mego, one of Byrenvis’s earliest scholars and apprentices. With the help of Simans, he successfully transferred his soul into the body of Queen Sumeru and was regarded as a new child god by the ancient gods.”
"However, is Mego truly the child god that the Queen of Yahnan hoped to give birth to? I don't think so. What do you think?"
Looking coldly at Lu Ming, who seemed to have learned all this from who-knows-where, the vampire queen pondered for over ten minutes before finally saying, "Do you want me to give up my clan's long-cherished dream of unparalleled glory?"
“There are many ancient gods, and there are many who hope to become new young gods through the wombs of women like you who yearn to give birth to young gods. Don’t let it turn out that the blood child you give birth to is Master Logarius.” After saying these words with a slight smile that startled the vampires, Lu Ming turned his gaze to his eldest daughter, Kanina.
Seeing his daughter become a member of the vampire clan, and witnessing the near-disappearance of her wolf blood sense, Lu Ming didn't know whether to be angry or blame himself. But now, whatever he felt was futile.
Just like Philner will never be able to stand up again in his entire life.
As Lu Ming's gaze fell upon Kanina, the vampire queen suddenly conceived a plan—a plan to enable her to give birth to a blood child. However, if this plan failed, it could very well turn the Erebus people into beings who hated vampires as much as the executioners did.
"Since we've come this far, I won't say anything more." The vampire queen looked at Grand Duke Raels beside her and said with a faint smile, "The sixth count can take office tomorrow. However, I have one condition."
"What conditions?"
"We vampires and the vampires who have joined the citizens of Erebus will each send twenty people to join the (Hunter) organization. And the (Hunter) members must not discriminate against those we send!"
Upon hearing this condition, which seemed to be an attempt to pry into (Hunter's) secrets and to befriend vampires, Lu Ming and the other members of the (Hunter's) organization all frowned.
Although they didn't know what the vampire queen was planning, Lu Ming and the others had no reason to refuse, so they had no choice.
"can!"
Having received Lu Ming's consent, the vampire queen suddenly laughed: "Then it's settled. I hope you won't go back on your word!"
After saying that, she got up and left with the vampires and Kanina.
Watching Kanina's departing figure, Lu Ming sighed slightly, then turned to discuss vampires with the others.
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By the time Lu Ming, the nobles, and the vampire finalized the laws and regulations for the autonomous region, it was already past eight o'clock at night.
Upon returning home, the first thing Lu Ming did was sit by Philna's bedside and silently watch her as she slept soundly.
But before Lu Ming could sit down and quietly observe Fernana for a while, Archbishop Tut once again came to Fernana's parents' house where Lu Ming was temporarily staying.
“I understand your thoughts. But isn’t it too risky to let them join (the hunters)?” Archbishop Tut’s first question upon seeing Lu Ming, who had been summoned by Sham, was this very question.
"Many things in the (hunter) camp require authorization. Newcomers to the (hunter) camp can't possibly see any important secrets. Even if they do see some secrets, they'll only see trivial things," Lu Ming said directly as he sat down on the sofa.
"Do you think vampires will abide by Miracaissa's laws?"
"It's very unlikely. So we sent forty hunters to be stationed at the secret base we established in the Chiron Mountains while we were hunting, to keep an eye on the vampires. In case they have any rebellious thoughts."
"What if they initially obey the law, but become dissatisfied with your measures?"
Upon hearing this, Lu Ming smiled and shook his head, saying, "They knew about these hunters from the beginning."
"You mean, you didn't hide anything from them?"
“That’s right. I haven’t hidden anything from them. I will have the hunters keep an eye on them. However, we will also give them the same rights to live as ordinary people. As long as they abide by the law, they will be protected by Erebus and will no longer have to live in fear.”
"In that case, how can we prevent vampires from attacking ordinary people?"
“That’s impossible!” Lu Ming sighed slightly, then continued, “We can only ask them to do their best to avoid attacking ordinary people. Moreover, we must also give them the power to punish and arrest vampire criminals.”
"Is it because they're afraid they'll feel distrusted and become resentful?" Archbishop Tut sighed, sounding quite helpless. "The elves are no longer a threat. Yet the royal family and those nobles are still uneasy, and things have gotten to this point. Sigh!"
"There are a lot of followers within the (Hunters) organization who just want those vampires and bloodlust to obey. Otherwise, if someone is killed because of personal grudges, the (Hunters) won't care." Seeing Archbishop Tut's worried expression, Lu Ming said half-jokingly.
"So that's how it is." Hearing Lu Ming's words, Archbishop Tut stopped worrying about the vampires and bloodsuckers.
"Regarding Philna's situation, I've instructed the church pastor to come and treat her daily. However, most of the nerves in her legs are severed, and it's very likely..."
“I know she might not be able to stand up again. But that doesn’t affect our relationship. She’s my fiancée, and that will never change.”
That's good.
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After seeing Archbishop Tut off, Lu Ming and Sham went back upstairs together.
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