I became a vampire princess and then a dragon girl?

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After changing the seal in her hand onto the certificate, the lady behind the counter asked without even looking up.

"Lowell Province..."

Listening to the man in front of her reading out his address and the rustling sound of the lady at the counter writing, Eve also began to look around the small house.

It is very new, but not so new that it was built overnight. However, it looks like it was built within a week. This national screening should have been prepared for a few days in advance, probably in order to be able to proceed smoothly through the procedures for a few days?

Although the emperor of the empire holds great power and can decide all matters of the empire, some necessary procedures must generally be followed. Otherwise, the people who obey his orders will feel somewhat embarrassed, and accidents are more likely to occur when the orders are actually carried out.

Behind the counter, besides the teller, there was a strange large machine. I didn't know what it was used for. There was a clock hanging on the wall next to it, showing the time. There was not even a chair in the room except for the teller's seat.

After Eve had roughly observed the situation here, the man in front had completed the formalities and left from the back of the hut with the soldiers. Now it was Eve's turn to go through the procedures.

"Name."

"Ava."

"Are you from the Empire?"

"Yes."

"Okay, please wait."

After asking two simple questions, the lady at the counter began to write on a piece of paper and operated the machine beside her. After a while, she handed a small metal sign to Eve.

The process was ridiculously fast. Eve felt that even if something happened to these registered people, the Empire would not be able to find their identities.

"this is?"

Eve asked curiously as she looked at the small metal tag on her hand that looked like a dog tag and had the number D010357X engraved on it.

"Someone will explain it later. Where should I mail the draft certificate?"

"Just leave it to me. They'll be waiting at the door."

"Tsk."

After hearing what Eve said, the teller clicked her tongue in an extremely unserviceable manner, then angrily tore up the half-written certificate in her hand and started writing again.

"Take it."

After handing the new certificate to Eve, the teller no longer had any intention of paying attention to her. She leaned back and took a rest.

"Okay, give the proof to those people and come with me."

Seeing the program finished, the soldier standing by came over again, closing the distance between him and Eve, as if he was wary of her running away.

"it is good."

After handing the conscription certificate to Istina, Eve gave her a small look, then continued to follow the soldier back into the hut and walked out through the back door.

Behind the cottage were a number of pure black boxes, and beside it were parked a number of carriages with hay and other sundries piled next to them. It seemed that this was done to conceal the sight of others. After all, a black box would be very conspicuous on the road, but if it were a carriage filled with sundries, there would be no problem.

"Lie down in there, and someone else will lead you out when we get there."

Pointing to the box on the ground, the soldier gave a stern order.

"..."

After taking a look at the black box without any cached items, Eve frowned but still lay down in it. The black lid of the box was then closed, blocking out all sounds from the outside.

§75 Beneath the Imperial Capital

Not long after Eve lay in the black box, the black box was lifted up with a shake, and then put down heavily again, which made Eve frown. The service attitude was so bad. They knew that there was a person in it but they didn't know to handle it with care. If nothing unexpected happened, she should have been lifted up on the carriage she had just seen and prepared to be transported to the next place.

The space inside the black box is not very big, and is no different from a small coffin. The person lying inside can only maintain a lying position, and at most can move his forearms, and cannot even turn over. If it were a person with a stronger physique, he might have to hunch over and curl up.

There were no shockproof measures inside the black box. The bottom was just a layer of hard wood, and there wasn't even anything to cushion the head. Otherwise, Eve wouldn't have been so dissatisfied with the rough handling attitude of those people.

The black box seems to have undergone some kind of treatment, with soundproofing and heat insulation. When lying inside, you can't hear any sound from the outside world. This may be to prevent people inside from knowing where they are.

But Eve didn't feel any vents or anything like that on the black box. She thought the carriage's destination shouldn't be too far away, otherwise the people inside would probably suffocate and pass out halfway, which would be life-threatening if it lasted for a long time.

However, after trying to use magic, Eve found that she could sense the external situation normally, and her thoughts with Istina and the others were not blocked. It seems that this preventive measure can only prevent ordinary people, and it is just a decoration for people with extraordinary powers.

After lying there waiting for a while, the soldiers finally placed the hay on the black box for demonstration, and the carriage started to move slowly, causing Eve in the black box to sway back and forth as if she wanted to hit someone.

As if to prevent the soldiers from knowing the carriage's final destination, the carriage changed hands several times on the road and finally stopped in the warehouse of a chamber of commerce. The black box was taken off the carriage again and placed in the center of the warehouse with other black boxes.

Before the black box containing Eve arrived, there were already seven black boxes on the ground. There were both men and women in the black boxes, and no pattern could be seen for the time being.

However, Eve did not sense the presence of magic from anyone other than herself, and their physical fitness was also at the ordinary level. It was very likely that the people brought here were all qualified non-supernatural beings, and the man who was in front of Eve at the conscription certificate office was also lying in a black box.

After lying down for a while, the ninth black box was finally transported to the warehouse by the carriage and placed together. This time the soldier did not leave directly, but walked to a corner of the warehouse, pressed a button hidden on the wall, and then left the warehouse.

As the button was pressed, a sound of mechanical operation accompanied by vibrations rang out from deep underground. The ground under the black box retracted to the left and right, revealing a metal platform hidden underneath. Then a feeling of weightlessness came with the descent of the metal platform. Nine black boxes were neatly stacked on the platform and quickly went deep into the ground.

However, what really surprised Eve was that she did not sense too many magical elements in this "elevator". Apart from some magic circles to ensure the solidity of the materials, the operating principle of the entire elevator was completely based on the mechanical structure.

It would be fine if it were the technological world of the previous life, but the problem is that this is a magical world with almost no technological advancements. Generally speaking, making something like an elevator would most likely require magic, but there is no such thing here. This makes it interesting. Where on earth did the empire get this technology?

The elevator had already gone one thousand meters underground, but there was no sign of stopping. It only slowly stopped when it reached two thousand meters.

At this depth, no matter what happens underground, the sound will probably not be able to reach the ground. Moreover, for most people who want to attack here, they can only come in through the door. The thick rock layer above is the best protection.

After the metal platform arrived at its destination, the soldiers waiting on the side moved the black boxes one by one to the conveyor belt on the side. Eve was stunned by what she saw and she even had the illusion that she had traveled back in time.

This conveyor belt is the same as the previous elevator. Apart from the magic circle that ensures the solidity of the material, it is made entirely of mechanical structure. Even some magic that could serve as a convenient substitute is not used, as if the maker has some obsession with this and is very reluctant to use magic.

As the teleportation array operated, the black boxes were transported in the same direction. According to the layout of the imperial capital, they were transported towards the depths of the imperial capital. On the way, black boxes transported from other conveyor belts were also transported away. Until they arrived at a huge space, these black boxes were taken down again and the lids were opened.

"Hu-hu-"

As soon as the lid was opened, most people's first reaction was to breathe heavily. After all, they were just a group of ordinary people, and it was very uncomfortable to be trapped in the box for so long.

Eve took a quick look at the room where everyone was. There was a huge light source above her head. The principle was unknown, but it was not a magical creation. There were vents on the metal walls around it, and she could feel a slight cool breeze blowing from inside. It seemed to be something like central air conditioning, which also did not use magic.

When these people who came out of the black box breathed a sigh of relief, several soldiers with cold faces came and gave them orders.

"Everyone, follow me immediately."

As he spoke, the leading soldier walked to a corner of the metal wall, took out a metal dog tag and swiped it. Then a door opened on the metal wall that was originally tightly closed, and the other soldiers entered the house and began to drive everyone away.

However, looking at these soldiers with cold and unsympathetic faces, Eve inexplicably thought of her experience in the town of Driss a few days ago, or rather, the group of guards with happy smiles in the town. Although the directions were different, the two were indeed very similar.

The only problem is that the sample size is a bit too small right now, so we can't make a direct judgment. We can only continue to observe more. If other soldiers are in the same condition, then it can be basically confirmed.

Thinking of this, Eve mixed into the crowd and walked along the metal passage.

To be honest, since there is almost no magic in this place, Eve began to wonder if she had traveled through time and space into a high-tech laboratory in a movie from her previous life.

In the long silver-white corridor, there are experimental subjects with labels and numbers on them, and they are guarded by people who are so cold that they seem not to be human.

Similar, very similar, isn’t it?

What's next? Human experiments? Or fast-forward to biochemical machines?

§76 Western Expedition

It turned out that Eve's wild fantasies did not become reality, or not completely.

After walking for a while in the silver-white metal passage, they were brought to a large lecture hall similar to a tiered classroom. In front of each seat there was a small instrument and a bottle of unknown medicine without a label, and no one knew what it was used for.

When they arrived, there was a man waiting in front of the lecture hall for a long time. Judging from the military uniform and rank he was wearing, he was a general of the empire. However, he was not in charge of commanding the vampire front, because Eve had no impression of this guy's face, and he did not have the indescribable strangeness of a leading soldier.

But only this general did not have this feeling, because the faces of the other soldiers standing in neat rows in the auditorium all had the same cold feeling, which was exactly the cold version of the town of Dris.

"Take your seats!"

After everyone was brought here, the orders from the general in front were heard through the loudspeakers located in various places in the lecture hall.

Under the cold gaze of the surrounding soldiers, everyone made a small commotion before obediently following the orders.

There is no way. Under the current circumstances, if you are not decent, others will have to help you be decent.

After taking her seat, Eve began to observe the small machine and the tube of medicine in front of her.

The small machine was connected to a black cable that sank into the metal ground beneath their feet. There was an unmarked groove on it, which seemed to be about the same size as the metal dog tag, probably prepared for that thing.

As for the bottle of potion, Eve couldn't figure out what it was. She could only be sure that it had nothing to do with the power of the demon, because Ilvia didn't feel disgusted from it.

But it is impossible to let Eve drink it. Who knows if it is a sent soup.

"very good!"

After they were all seated, the general in the lecture hall suddenly shouted something inexplicably, drawing everyone's attention to himself, and then he spoke of the real purpose.

"I believe everyone here already knows this. You are very lucky!"

As the general spoke, he slowly glanced at the slightly agitated crowd below, and as his gaze moved, the crowd that was originally whispering fell silent.

"You are lucky to be a glorious qualified person!"

Wasn't it forced?

Eve complained silently in her heart as she listened to the general's words.

"Perhaps, everyone here doesn't know what this means!"

As he finished speaking, the lights in the lecture hall suddenly went out, leaving only a few small emergency lights to guide the way. But before everyone could panic, a picture appeared on the metal wall behind the general. It was a picture that Eve was quite familiar with. It was the huge fortress built by the vampires on the Fallen Plain.

"This means! You! Will have the opportunity! To join the fight against the vampire invaders! You can even personally participate in the great empire's westward expansion! Your name will be forever engraved in history books!"

"…ha?"

When did the vampires launch an attack on the human race, and even I, a princess, don’t know about it?

With the Demon God's followers actively carrying out their activities, most of the troops guarding the Land of the Fallen may have to be transferred away. How can they have the energy to deal with these trivial matters?

While Eve was confused, the general on the stage was still giving his passionate and inflammatory speech.

"It's well known! The blood clan! They have been threatening the human race for a long time!"

"The brutal and bloodthirsty vampires have been eyeing our prosperous human race, plotting to make us their slaves!"

"…ha?"

After hearing this, Eve had another question mark in her head. What is this blood clan threat theory? Why are the blood clan planning this?

After all, generally speaking, she and her mother, the two people with the highest status in the current vampire clan, seem to have no interest in the human race. It is better to say that Eve herself has a friendly attitude towards the human race and would never think of taking the initiative to attack or enslave and rule. What the hell is this?

However, it was useless for Eve, the vampire princess, to know the inside story. The other ordinary people present who had grown up accepting the vampire threat theory and the westward expansion of the empire had been incited by the general and were fully immersed in it.

"Perhaps you will wonder why I chose you! You clearly don't have any extraordinary powers! You are clearly just ordinary people!"

"but!"

"All this will be in the past!"

"Because! Our great empire!!! has mastered the method of granting extraordinary power!"

As the general spoke, the bottle of unknown potion placed in front of everyone appeared on the light screen behind him.

"The Empire has gone through countless experiments! As long as you are qualified, you can become a Transcendent without any danger!"

"Drink it—a gift from the Empire! You will embark on the journey of becoming a great transcendent! Join this holy war!"

"Long live the Empire——!!!"

““Long live the Empire——!!!”””

At the end of the speech, the whole lecture hall was filled with excited shouts from the crowd, and they all picked up the medicine bottles in front of them without hesitation, pulled out the stoppers, and drank the liquid inside.

Eve deliberately slowed down a bit in order to observe the reactions of others after drinking the potion, then she pretended to drink it and used magic to transfer the potion in the bottle.

After drinking the potion, no one showed any special reaction. It seemed that it was very safe, just as the general said. However, Eve vaguely felt that the emotions of others seemed to be more excited. However, emotions cannot be quantified intuitively, so it can only be speculated.

After watching everyone drink the potion, the general continued his speech.

"Perhaps, you will be curious about how we can fight against the vampires' fortress!"

"The answer is hidden right here!"

As the general spoke, the light curtain on the metal wall behind him changed again, and this time various steel behemoths and humanoid mechas appeared on it, interpreting the beauty of technology, making Eve once again doubt whether she had walked into the wrong set.