I became a vampire princess and then a dragon girl?

She opened her eyes drowsily, and the dazzling sunlight outside had penetrated through the gaps in the tent and shone right into Istina's eyes, making her feel as if the dream was not over yet.

However, the warm sunlight and the sleeping bags around her soon made Istina realize that she was awake.

"Hmm~"

She sat up and stretched hard. Her beautiful curves looked quite attractive in the sunlight. Istina looked around and found that everyone else had already gotten up. She was the only one still sleeping in the tent. She could faintly hear the sound of other people chatting outside the tent.

"Why didn't you wake me up?"

After tidying up her messy hair, Istina drew a magic circle and changed her pajamas into casual clothes.

"Yes, no problem. This magic taught by the hero is really convenient."

After taking a rough look at her current condition and making sure that there was no problem, Istina opened the curtain of the tent and walked out.

"Ah~ Tina, good morning~ I saw you sleeping so soundly, so I thought of waking you up later~ Come and have dinner."

As soon as she came out, before Istina could adapt to the dazzling sunlight outside, she heard Eve's greeting.

"Morning, Lord Brave."

As she spoke, Istina sat down at the empty seat at the table and started to eat her breakfast. She also found an opportunity to talk about her dream last night.

"Hmm... continuous dreams? Are there any gods appearing... Shia, do you know anything?"

Regarding this matter that was obviously from the mythological era, Eve immediately sought help from Melshia, who possessed the memory of the God of Elves.

"Hmm... If you don't know the name, there's nothing I can do. At least, I don't recall ever seeing a god with pink hair. Maybe the God of Creation would know something."

"Well, then there's nothing we can do about it."

Eve has also had contact with the will of the Creator God, but when it comes to some things, he is a pure riddler and it is useless to ask him questions.

"Hmm... It seems I can only wait and see if Tina dreams again to see if there are any other clues."

"Ah."

§73 Screening of Eligible Persons

After finishing breakfast, Eve and her group packed up their tents and headed towards the imperial capital in a carriage.

As the largest and most prosperous city in human history, the queues outside the imperial capital wanting to enter the city are so long no matter day or night. Merchants, travelers, and all kinds of people line up obediently, waiting to enter the city.

The teams entering the city are divided into many different entrances, including ordinary civilians without extraordinary powers, caravans, adventurers, nobles, etc. Among them, the civilian team is the longest.

On both sides of the team entering the city, some vendors set up stalls on the spot to sell some water or food, solving the urgent needs of some people who were not well prepared, but the prices would be a little higher.

But these had nothing to do with Eve and the others. They had already eaten their breakfast and were huddled together in the carriage, chatting casually, and leisurely following at the end of the queue of civilian carriages waiting to enter the city.

Originally, according to Eve's relationship with the Alessa Chamber of Commerce, she could have used the Chamber of Commerce's privileged channel, but in order to avoid attracting attention, she did not choose to do so. Instead, she queued up in the most ordinary civilian channel.

After all, depending on the situation, there might be some people with bad intentions on their trip, so it would be better not to involve the Chamber of Commerce just in case.

Anyway, except for Lucia, everyone else has a fake identity from a lawless place, and there will be no clues if we investigate further.

As for Lucia's problem, it can be easily solved by using a little trick to avoid inspection when entering the city.

"Please all passengers in the carriage get out and prepare for inspection!"

The shouts of the soldiers outside the carriage interrupted their casual chat. It seemed that it was almost time for them to be inspected.

"Okay, it's our turn now. Don't be too nervous. Just think of yourself as a tourist."

After giving some instructions to Fili and Melshia, Eve waved her fingers in front of Lucia and drew several magic circles to conceal her figure.

"Lucia, stay in the car and don't run around~"

"Ok!"

"Okay, let's get off."

After doing all this, Eve got out of the car with everyone else and continued to follow the team.

"Pass—pass—"

The team's progress was not too slow, and the identity checks in the civilian passage were not very strict. Basically, they would be let through with just a glance. After all, considering the flow of people on this route, if the guards chose to check everyone one by one, people would not have to think about entering the city and could just camp on the spot. What's more important is that there is extra insurance here to prevent magicians or swordsmen from sneaking in.

At various angles in front of the city gate, huge recording crystals are constantly recording and broadcasting the crowd in front of the city gate. If anyone makes any unusual movements, they will be immediately attacked by the sentry soldiers nearby.

All those who want to enter the city through the civilian passage need to pass through a magic gate for inspection. If someone with extraordinary abilities sneaks in, the soldiers will take him to other passages to continue entering the city after explaining the reason.

But if you don't listen, then you have to say sorry.

"Ava...pass—"

After roughly checking the identification documents of several people, they were successfully let in as Eve had expected, but the strange thing was that the team entering the city still did not disperse, and still stretched straight to the front and moved forward slowly. Soldiers stood on both sides of the team to maintain order, pulling up the cordon to prevent the crowd from dispersing. The soldiers in the front seemed to be shouting something, but it was difficult to hear what they were saying because the surroundings were too noisy.

"...seems a bit strange? There shouldn't have been this step before?"

Looking at the soldiers in front of her, Istina frowned slightly. She was the one who knew the imperial capital best among the few people and was the first to notice that something was wrong.

"Hmm? Isn't this the normal procedure?"

Hearing Istina say this, Eve, who had never experienced entering the city through the city gate when she came to the imperial capital, asked curiously.

"Of course not. Normally, you can move freely after the entry inspection is completed outside the city. Yong, ahem, Eve, you have no common sense."

Istina was halfway through her words when she suddenly remembered that she couldn't just call him "Brave Man" in this place, so she quickly changed her words.

"Well, after all, we used teleportation when we came here before."

Faced with Istina's complaints, Eve scratched her head awkwardly and seemed to have nothing to say.

When she was still a hero, she had come to the imperial capital several times to take on missions, but she always used the teleportation array and was welcomed by some residents of the imperial capital. She had no chance to experience the standard entry process.

Fortunately, the incessant shouting of the soldiers in front quickly cleared up their doubts.

"Attention everyone! Emperor Charles the Great announced last night that from today onwards, all residents of the imperial capital must participate in a mandatory screening! Those who meet the requirements will be required to sign a medical certificate! Families can receive subsidies! - Attention everyone!..."

"It seems we came at an unfortunate time..."

Eve frowned slightly as she listened to the new decree that was suddenly announced today.

What kind of luck do they have? Why do they always get into trouble wherever they go?

And what is that screening? Why does it always feel like it's not a good thing?

Although Eve wanted to see the situation at the front of the line in order to have a rough idea of ​​the screening process, she was not successful due to the long queue in front.

After all, they are now taking the civilian channel without extraordinary abilities. If they use some means like flying, they will get into trouble. So they can only line up one by one.

However, judging from the speed at which the team was moving, this screening should not take too long, and its efficiency is about the same as the inspection before entering the city. After all, the team was not blocked because of this.

So after walking in a line for nearly two kilometers, everyone finally saw the true face of the so-called screening.

It was a metal door that reflected dazzling light in the sun. The door was covered with various unknown components and there was an indicator light on it. Whenever someone passed by, the light would turn green, and after passing through the door, they could leave freely.

Eve's first reaction when she saw this thing was, it looks very similar, it's exactly the larger version of the security gate in her previous life.

It is not difficult to see from the fact that no one has been stopped that the probability of the so-called qualified person appearing should be very low. No wonder the measure of mandatory screening for the entire population is being implemented.

Soon it was their turn to be selected.

"Pass—pass—pass—"

Istina and the others who were at the front passed the screening smoothly without being stopped, but when it was Eve's turn, some accidents happened.

beep - beep - beep -

Accompanied by a shrill alarm, the indicator light on the metal gate suddenly turned red, and the soldier standing by the gate stretched out his hand to block Eve.

"I'm sorry, young lady, you've been forcibly conscripted. Follow me."

"…ha?"

§74 Recruitment

"I'm sorry, young lady, you've been forcibly conscripted. Come with me."

"…ha?"

Eve was completely bewildered when she saw the soldier suddenly stopping her. What the hell? Was she the qualified person?

"Can I speak to my companions before I go?"

But after reacting, Eve realized that this was an opportunity.

Something that would make the empire go through the motions of testing the entire population must not be simple, and she could take this opportunity to sneak in and investigate.

"Yes, you have three minutes. After that, they can go and collect their allowance with your conscription certificate."

After saying that, the soldier stood aside and started counting.

Since there were no extraordinary people in Eve's team, he didn't seem worried that Eve would take the opportunity to run away.

Are you kidding me? How can a guy with such thin arms and legs outrun him?

Muscles! Muscles are a man’s only companion!

"Huh—it looks like you guys are the only ones left to explore the imperial capital."

Glancing at the soldier standing not far away, Eve pretended to explain things to others while pulling everyone into the group chat constructed by the field of thoughts.

"My dear hero, do you really want to go with them?"

She was just a soldier, and it would not be difficult for them to escape if they wanted to use some tricks, so Istina was a little reluctant to let Eve be involved in this inexplicable incident.

"Hmm... I feel like this matter is a bit strange. It might be related to the Demon God's followers' plan. The timing is also about right, so I want to sneak in and take a look."

'All right…'

Hearing that Eve insisted on doing so, Istina no longer insisted, but respected Eve's idea.

"Anyway, I'll leave the others to Tina's care. Also, please let me know how much the subsidy is once you receive it. If it's a large amount, it means this mission is likely dangerous. Let's see who gets the information first."

‘Well, leave it to me. ’

"Eve, can't you just leave..."

At this time, Melxia also interrupted the conversation between the two and agreed that she hoped Eve would stay with them.

"Okay, I'll be back as soon as I can. As soon as I find out if there are any demon followers involved, I'll be back with you guys. With Viya here, it'll be quick."

'Oh... okay.'

"Regarding Lucia... I'm sorry, I got caught up in something strange and can't accompany you. Please stay with Tina-san."

'Um! ’

"Firiel's words..."

To be honest, Eve didn't know what to say to this elder who lived a thousand years ago, but she felt it would be a bit bad to just ignore her, so she just said something casually.

"If you sense the power of the demon, don't act rashly. You haven't recovered yet, and if possible, I hope you can hide your identity for now. This will be beneficial for the real battle in the future."

'…good.'

"Then I will keep the Missing Field open. If you have anything you want to say, please communicate directly in it. I will be leaving now."

After saying that, Eve pretended to have finished chatting with a few people and returned to the soldier.

"Okay, I've said everything I need to say. When will I get the conscription certificate? Where should they go to collect their allowance?"

"This way, the others wait at the door."

As he spoke, the soldier took Eve to a newly built hut not far away.

squeak-

There were very few people in the hut. Apart from a staff member responsible for issuing documents, there was only one person processing formalities and leading his soldiers standing upright by the side. At first glance, they could be mistaken for statues. It seemed that the so-called qualified people were indeed rare.

It turns out that just one person can handle the flow of people at a city gate.

When Eve arrived, the person in front of her had already completed the formalities and was doing the final part.

"Where should I mail my draft certificate?"