On the second day, at 11:23 p.m., at the west corner of Chinatown, "Lao Tong Grocery Store".

With a bang, Ji Qiu reached out and took out a few large gold watches from his pocket, threw them all onto the wooden table in front of him, knocked on the table with his hand, and looked up at an old man sitting diagonally across the table.

"That's enough, right?" There was a slight impatience in his tone.

The old man took his eyes off the tissue paper in his hand, squinted at him, slowly took off the gold-rimmed glasses on his face, picked up the teapot and took a leisurely sip, then stretched out his hand and slowly pinched a gold watch on the table.

He rubbed his calloused fingers on the surface of the watch, took it to his eyes and looked at it carefully, and after a while, he reached out and grabbed all the other gold watches together.

"Aren't you all quite wealthy in this business? Why are you so down-and-out. He said to Ji Qiu as he sorted out the things in his hands.

"If you are not familiar with life, it is inevitable to be down." The identity left by this world for Ji Qiu is that he is a jobless, and the few cents left in the bank card are not even enough for him to take out the money, in other words, he is now almost penniless all over his body. Raising his eyebrows, Ji Qiu said, "Just say when you can finish it." ”

"These things are not enough." The old man picked up the teapot and took another sip, and then said something that made Ji Qiu's eyes bruise.

"What a joke, the chain ...... two days ago"

"You know it's a chain." The old man interrupted him, "I don't need to tell you how much the quality of the chain and the knife are different, right?" And—" he picked up the drawing on the table again, "your knife is specially designed, and the craftsmanship required is more cumbersome than that of ordinary standard weapons, and the materials are much more exquisite, and in general, the price is reasonable." ”

"What did you say in your last sentence?"

“… I said the price was reasonable! ”

"Oh, I'm sorry," Ji Qiu plucked his ears, "My Cantonese isn't particularly good. ”

The old man paused when he heard this, and then said slowly, "However, if you are willing to sell me this blueprint, I can consider giving you a preferential price with a message." ”

"What's the news?"

"Important news."

Ji Qiu was quiet when he heard this, and the old man didn't speak, so he let him think about it like this, and after more than ten seconds, he raised his head and whispered, "Deal." ”

"Good!" The old man reached out and slapped the table, quickly put the drawings into the cupboard, then got up and walked to the front of the store, bolted the inner door of the store tightly, and then returned to his original seat, and said in a low voice, "You know Akaria, right?" ”

"Well, one of the three elders of the Blood Clan." Ji Qiu thought to himself that I had only met with this group of guys yesterday, how could I not know.

"As the least skilled of the three elders, in order to prevent being assassinated at close range, Akaria's whereabouts have been in a state of flux for the past century, and almost no one knows where she is except for some high-ranking blood clans who she trusts."

"So... Do you know where she is? ”

"It's not knowing, it's intelligence and speculation." The old man took out the Yellow Crane Tower from his body, picked up one and handed it to Ji Qiu, Ji Qiu shook his head, so he lit the fire himself, took a deep breath and said, "When one elder is in power, the other two will sleep together in a bloody coffin deep under the blood mansion, this is no secret. The last time William slept was on May 3, 1906, which is ......"

"It's time for the handover?" Ji Qiu added.

"That's right." The old man nodded, "And the information I can give you is the time and place when Akalia came to this city. ”

"So what?" Ji Qiu blinked, "The handover is approaching, Akaria's whereabouts will inevitably be known, the guards around her must be tighter than the ball, even if I know, what can I do?" Besides—" He said with a smirk, "how do you know if this news is useful to me?" ”

"Hehe..."The old man smiled softly, and pointed out the store with two fingers of his right hand together, "The wind of this city is in my ears." No matter what happens, I'll know about it as soon as possible. ”

He stretched his head in front of Ji Qiu, "What happened in the south of the city last night, I don't need to say this." After speaking, he ignored Ji Qiu's expression and continued, "As for the guards, you don't have to worry, although I don't know what your purpose is, you are definitely not the only one who will deal with them tonight." ”

"Who's going to deal with them?"

"Those who have to deal with brutes are, of course, brutes."

"You scolded both of us for this..."

"Hehe, slip of the tongue."

"Well, better a question." Ji Qiu paused and said, "Michael Carvin, have you heard of this name?" ”

“…… Haven't heard of it. The old man shook his head, "Who is this guy?"

"An ordinary doctor, but the wolves and vampires, including Lucien, are looking for him."

"Oh?" The old man showed an interested expression, "You mean, Lucien showed up last night just for him?"

"Eight' nine is not far from ten."

"Interesting." The old man took a puff of his cigarette and said, "The surname Kavin reminds me of something. ”

"What's the matter?"

The old man smiled, and suddenly the topic changed, "How much do you know about the origin of werewolves and vampires?"

Ji Qiu was puzzled, "Isn't there no way to know?"

"No, it's just that very few people know." The old man took another puff of his cigarette, and as if he was brewing, he said, "Actually, the ancestors of werewolves and vampires...... It's all us, humans. ”

"What did you say!?" The voice was in his ears, even with Ji Qiu's characterization, he couldn't help but be shocked.

According to the legends of the world before him, vampires were born from Cain, who was banished and cursed for angering God, and the female demon Lilith, and the origin of werewolves was caused by the ancient Greek king Lecaon who was cursed by Zeus to become a giant wolf.

Of course, these legends are no longer available, but the old man in front of him suddenly told him that werewolves and vampires are changed from people, which is not surprising to him. He even believed that the other party was made of bats more than humans.

"I dare to block it, except for the three elders and some old antiques, even some blood clan elites have never known about this secret." The old man buried himself in his seat and said with a slight smugness.

“… Let's go into details. ”

……

A long, long time ago, when Europe was still a wasteland and civilization had not yet sprouted, an unbeatable Black Death swept across the continent.

Tens of thousands of people were infected and died, and the famine and war that followed caused the extinction of the human genre.

The plague also swept through a small village on the mainland, and just as the once prosperous village was reduced to rubble, a young man named Kovinas mourned the death of his family and friend, but realized that he was not dead. Not only did he not die, but he also seemed to have undergone some kind of change in his body due to the virus.

After a long period of research, he finally discovered that his blood possessed the ability to cause the virus to mutate. The virus infects his body and turns him into a special being.

The Corvinus bloodline passed down to his three children, William, Marcus, and an unknown fellow. William was bitten by a wolf on a full moon night, and the wolf's genes mixed with the blood in his body to produce changes, making him a powerful werewolf. And Marcus may have found out that his brother was bitten by a wolf and became very **, or maybe for some other reason, in short, he himself was bitten by a bat and turned into a vampire.

This is the origin of the two races.

"How does it feel?" After the old man finished speaking, he took a long puff of cigarette, picked up the tea on the table and drank it all, and after a moment of silence, he asked Ji Qiu.

"I think ......" Ji Qiu raised his hand and said, "Although this story is a bit nonsense, it is a good movie theme." ”