There's a big problem with dreams in this world.

Seeing Lu Qing's actions, Senar smiled slightly and said:

"There's a reason I brought you here, but it's a complicated matter, so I'll just give you a brief explanation."

“You have the bloodline of a powerful being flowing through your veins, and the source of this bloodline is actually the bloodline of a human from five hundred years ago,” Senar said, pointing at Lu Qing.

"Humans?"

Lu Qing was slightly taken aback. She clearly remembered that the Ice Demon Beast said that her bloodline was a rather special elven bloodline. How did it become human bloodline here?

[You recall what the Ice Demon Beast once said, which differs from the information Senar provided. If either of them is lying, the Ice Demon Beast is more likely to be lying. Although the Ice Demon Beast was expressionless and made no movement while speaking, this lack of movement is its biggest weakness. In contrast, the female demon before you seems to have some ulterior motive and is telling the truth.]

The notice board popped up again, and Lu Qing quickly read through the information, focusing on the more important details.

First, when Lu Qing first met the Ice Demon Beast, the Ice Demon Beast said that her bloodline was a rather special kind of elven bloodline.

However, the sign had already indicated that what the other party said was not false, but they were just concealing some important information.

However, the sign now says that the Ice Beast was lying, and the female demon was telling the truth.

“The signboard’s judgment can be wrong sometimes. It can only perceive things that I cannot see through my perspective, just like my subconscious. However, it will tell me what it discovers,” Lu Qing judged in her mind.

In other words, Lu Qing cannot completely trust the information on the notice board, because the notice board cannot provide information that Lu Qing cannot see or hear.

When there is insufficient information, the interpretation of signs can also be incorrect.

Therefore, it's best to treat the information on the notice boards as advice rather than taking it as absolute truth.

Having made up her mind, Lu Qing came back to her senses and saw that Senaer was drinking coffee. When she saw Lu Qing looking over, Senaer turned her head and asked, "Have you finished thinking?"

"Uh." Lu Qing hadn't expected the other person to be waiting for her, so she could only nod and say, "It's done."

“Then I’ll continue,” Senar said, putting down her coffee cup.

"That human's name was Ralph Walker Cabel, who was known as Cabel the Wrath of Nature five hundred years ago because he could use the power of all the elements in the air and was born with the ability to make elves feel at ease."

"The Ice Sprite, Fire Sprite, and Water Sprite are this man's friends, while the Earth, Wind, and Thunder Sprites are his contracted spirits, capable of fighting for him in battle."

"He was a hero of the human world, the most powerful creature of the entire era. Even dragons could not contend with him. He led humans to form an alliance with elves and befriend dwarves, together conquering vast territories of demons."

"In the end, he led the human army to successfully reach the demon race's capital city, the City of Never Sleeps. After completely killing the Demon King, he drove the demons out of the continent and became a hero revered by all."

"And you, Laura, have this man's blood flowing in your veins!"

After finishing her last sentence, Senar downed her coffee in one gulp, waiting for Lu Qing to process what she had said.

In fact, although Lu Qing felt some turmoil, she didn't actually need time to process it.

After all, she's not the real Laura.

After thinking for a moment, Lu Qing took a sip of coffee and asked, "What does this have to do with you capturing me?"

"Of course."

Senar made herself another cup of coffee and said, "Don't you want to know why humans can befriend elves and dwarves, but not demons?"

"No, I don't want to know," Lu Qing thought to herself, rolling her eyes.

Although that was indeed what she was thinking, Lu Qing still asked, "So, why?"

"Because we demons are a race abandoned by the gods. Of course, that's what the demons say. According to you humans, we are a race hated by the gods."

As Senar finished speaking, a bitter expression appeared on her face.

"There are many gods in this world, and gods naturally have followers. For example, the main gods worshipped by humans include the God of Light, the Goddess of Magic, the Earth Father, and the Fury of the Storm. Elves worship the World Tree, which is the god of nature, and dwarves worship the god of forging."

"Some races, however, are incapable of worshipping gods no matter what they do. Even evil gods will not respond to them. But most of these races are unintelligent slimes, goblins, skeletons, and so on."

"Of all intelligent races, the only ones that cannot worship gods are the demons!"

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Chapter 93: Nurturing Heroes

"Having no gods to worship may not sound like a big deal, but in fact, it is a very serious matter."

"Because demons cannot produce faith power, they are a hindrance to the gods, and our development will inevitably interfere with the development of humans, elves, and other creatures, thus affecting their acquisition of faith power."

"Once we occupy the land we possess, the number of humans and other creatures will increase dramatically, and the amount of faith power produced will naturally be much greater."

"However, the gods cannot directly interfere with the world, so they used another method."

After a pause, Senar said, word by word:

"That is to cultivate heroes!"

"Cultivating heroes?"

Some memories suddenly surfaced in her mind, and Lu Qing instantly understood what Senar meant.

Just like the heroes in anime and novels from my previous life, the gods nurture heroes and then send them to defeat demons.

The idea that Senar is cultivating heroes likely means something similar.

As expected, what Senar said next was not much different from what Lu Qing had imagined.

“Using divine power to cultivate non-believers, and then creating various coincidences, accidents, or opportunities to give these heroes great strength and character.”

"In the history of the demon race, these heroes have appeared a total of eight times. The last time they appeared was five hundred years ago. Before that, the interval between each appearance of the heroes was about once every three hundred years."

"Of the heroes in the previous seven instances, three were human, two were elves, one was a dwarf, and one was an orc."

"These heroes inflicted very serious damage on the demon race, which is why we were unable to withstand the final blow."

"After the City of Sleepless Nights was breached and the Demon King was killed, our army began to suffer defeat after defeat, and was eventually driven out of the continent completely."

"We used up all our remaining resources to build this city that can float on the sea, until we were driven out by humans."

"Because this is the only demon city left in the entire world, the city has no name and is simply called Demon City."

"Perhaps because we live on the sea, the gods have not nurtured another hero for five hundred years after Cabel's death."

"Ugh."

Sighing, a look of worry appeared on Senar's face as she said:

"If things could continue like this, it wouldn't be impossible. Half a month ago, the starry sky changed. According to the fortune teller of the Demon Castle, it probably won't be long before the next hero appears."

"At that time, our last demon castle will probably be destroyed."

Senar's expression turned somewhat dejected. She looked at Lu Qing and said, "We've been pushed to the brink of desperation."

After hesitating for a moment, Lu Qing pointed to herself and said:

"You didn't bring me here so I could fight that new hero, did you?"

"Ugh..."

Suddenly, Senar reached out and pulled Lu Qing into her arms, then began to knead her face.

"Haha, don't worry, I would never let such a cute little girl like you go into a fight."

"Let me go..."

Struggling out of Senar's arms, Lu Qing stood up and silently sat down on the other side of Senar.

"Sorry, you're just too cute, I couldn't resist," Senar said apologetically, clasping her hands together.

However, Lu Qing couldn't see any remorse on the other person's face.

"The ram's horn headdress is really cute," Senar added, looking at Lu Qing's blushing face.

"Let's get back to business. You still haven't explained why you brought me here," Lu Qing said helplessly.

"Okay, I'll continue."

Senar's expression turned serious again. She looked at Lu Qing and said, "What we need is not you as a person, but the bloodline in your body."

"My bloodline?"

"Yes."

Senar pointed at Lu Qing and said, "We have researched a ritual that can absorb the bloodline of others."

"To defeat a hero, you must use the hero's power. Bloodline alone might not be enough, but if you add the power that the Demon King himself possesses, then defeating this hero should not be a problem."

"........"

Lu Qing fell silent. She wanted to tell the female demon in front of her that her plan was doomed to fail because, according to the script, she would eventually be defeated by Ella.

And the story will end in a way that is good for both humans and elves.

The Demon King was defeated. The hero Ella, who defeated the Demon King, and her sister descended from the sky on a paper umbrella, drifted across the azure sea, and returned to the Elf Forest.

No one knows what Castlevania will become after the Demon King dies. The audience in the audience won't know, nor will they care about such things.

They didn't even know that everything the demons did was just to survive.

However, Lu Qing could not stop all of this from happening, and from her perspective as a human being, this was something she should not do.

Because no one knows what will happen after the demons defeat humanity, and who knows what will happen to humanity when the balance of power is reversed?

She opened her mouth, but in the end, Lu Qing couldn't say what she wanted to say.

"Why are you telling me all this? Logically speaking, you shouldn't need my consent to hold this ceremony."

Hearing Lu Qing's words, Senar nodded and said, "Indeed, we don't need your consent, but we hope you can cooperate more, so that we can save a lot of trouble."

After saying that, Senar thought for a moment and continued, "There is something I feel I need to apologize to you for. When the Demon King gave the order before, he made it very vague in order to avoid causing panic."

"As a result, the demon who captured you threw you directly into prison, while the Demon King and I were still checking and adjusting the ritual to ensure it would work, and we didn't notice this incident."

"I only brought you out of prison today. From now on, you can live in this castle."

"Living here?" Lu Qing grasped the key point and asked, "Will the ceremony take some time to proceed?"

Senar nodded and said, "That's right, now is not the best time to start the ceremony."

"Then when is the best time?" Lu Qing couldn't help but ask.

"This..." Senar hesitated for a moment, then smiled and said, "Telling you isn't impossible, as long as you let me pinch your cheeks."

"........"

Speechless, but with a try-it-out attitude, Lu Qing hesitated for a while before sitting down next to the other person again.

Being pulled into an embrace again, feeling the soft touch on the back of her head and the rubbing of her face, Lu Qing said:

"Now... you can tell me, right? (It's like a steel wire rope.)"