Chapter 47: Return to London
The respectful attitude and just the right amount of compliment finally aroused the favor of the vampire. Only now did Lin Meng breathe a sigh of relief, at least today, the act of coming to visit Dracula's Castle should not be in any danger.
Next, Lin Meng sat at the dining table and began to cut the roast chicken with a knife and fork, and while enjoying the meal, he talked with Dracula who was accompanying him. Dracula was curious about his visit to Transciva, Romania, the most inhospitable place in Europe.
"I'm here to investigate the legends here."
Lin Mengdao: "It's a long story, in our China, immortality is the greatest pursuit of emperors and nobles, and our religion: Taoism, the purpose is to absorb the vitality of heaven and earth, change oneself, and finally achieve the same life with the sun and the moon, and the realm of eternal life at ease." ”
Filling a piece of crispy and oily chicken nuggets into his mouth, Lin Meng continued: "Qin Shi Huang, one of the earliest emperors of our country in ancient times, once sent Fang Shi Shi to a desolate island to search for immortal elixirs and refine elixirs that make people immortal. ”
"He hopes that by taking the elixir, he will live forever."
This topic aroused the great interest of Dracula, who himself is an eternal as a vampire - as long as he keeps sucking blood, he can transform blood into life force and live forever.
"We Orientals, many of us yearn for eternal life......"
Dracula interrupted Lin Meng's words and asked with a meaningful smile, "So, you also yearn for eternal life, so you came here to investigate?" ”
"Yes, death is the greatest fear of human beings, and when I was a child, my father took me to many places in the world, stepping into Tibet in search of Shangri-La and the Fountain of Youth, and in South America, in search of the legendary crystal skulls and stone ghost faces."
"It's a pity that nothing has been found, I once swore that I must find a way to live forever!"
The smile on Dracula's face did not change at these words, and he thought for a few seconds and said, "You went to Romania and thought that there was something to do with immortality...... Some secrets? Did you find anything? ”
"Nope."
Lin Meng took a sip of wine and shook his head regretfully.
"Actually, I came to Europe after I found out that there is a legend of immortality in Europe, Cain was punished by God for killing his brother, and he could never walk in the sun, but this punishment also gave him immortality, and he became a vampire."
"When I arrived in Europe, I found that there were vampire legends, but I couldn't find the real ones, and in some investigations, I found that the legends of vampires in Transylvania, Romania, were more prosperous."
"This region, a family with a long history like yours, may know something, so I have come here to visit this castle, hoping to get some information from the mouth of His Excellency the Earl, some information about vampires."
Dracula didn't answer Lin Meng's words directly, but asked, "Vampires?" You must have some conceptual judgments about this creature during the investigation, may I ask, what is the feeling of vampires giving you? ”
"Huh."
Lin Meng put down the knife and fork in his hand, looked at the old man with great interest, and said: "According to the legend, I think this is a very interesting creature, in fact, in the East, there are also vampires in the east, some species similar to the legend, that is, zombies." ”
"It's just that zombies are transformed by dead corpses, and they also suck blood to get energy from blood to sustain life, but they have no ego, they are only driven by instinct, and their skin and flesh are rigid and mutated, becoming rotten and terrifying."
"Compared to vampires who can maintain their human appearance and have self-awareness, zombies are not as good as zombies. I've also been to Egypt to see the mummies in the pyramids – the kings of Egypt – who are called pharaohs and who also want immortality. ”
"When they died, their bodies were entrailed, filled with spices to prevent decay, wrapped in white cloth, and sealed in tall tombs made of huge stones, which the pharaoh believed would bring back to life after death."
"Mummies are also incomparable to vampires, vampires are immortal, the price paid is only not being able to walk in the sun, being afraid of certain holy objects related to God, and needing to drink blood to replenish their vitality, not losing consciousness, feelings, not changing their body form, in my opinion, it is really a fascinating species."
Lin Meng drank the wine from the silver wine glass and sighed, "It's a pity...... Whether it's zombies, vampires, or mummies, they're all legendary creatures. ”
In fact, compared with vampires, low-level oriental zombies are of course far inferior, but high-level zombies such as drought, that level of creature is strong, even the true ancestor is nothing more than that, Lin Meng said these words to compliment Dracula's bloodline.
"Earl, your family has a long history and has lived in Transylvania for a long time, do you have any information related to vampires?"
The old man's face was serious, and he was silent for a long time before he spoke: "No, I think it should just be a conjecture generated by the desire of human beings for immortality. ”
The two continued to talk, with topics ranging from East to West, from history to culture, thanks to Lin Meng's history in the real world, living in the house of the nobleman in London, supplementing some knowledge with a collection of books, and the transcendent vision of the future.
After eating this meal for more than 3 hours, Lin Meng took out his pocket watch, looked at the time and stood up and said, "I'm sorry to disturb the Count today, I agreed with the coachman that the carriage will wait for me at the Pogo Pass, and it's time to leave now." ”
Dracula had a good impression of Lin Meng, and today's conversation undoubtedly made the lonely old man feel happy, but Jonathan would be coming soon, so he didn't particularly hold back.
Still by the iron-clad and terrifying coachman, Lin Meng was sent to the Pogo Pass, and then transferred to the carriage and drove to the railway station.
This trip, Lin Meng didn't think about killing Dracula, or getting anything from Dracula, to be able to change the old man's favorability to the level of "friendliness", which can be regarded as a successful achievement of the goal, so the mood on the way back is not bad.
Count Dracula, in particular, gave him a gift, a knight's sword that had been drawn from the iron frame in front of the portrait.
This knight's sword is a D-level weapon, with a base damage of more than 70 points, one of the swords used by Dracula, named "Ambition", has an armor-piercing effect that can cut through metal, and in the hands of a reincarnation person of Lin Meng's level, it is considered an elite weapon.
The only pity is that it can't be brought out of this world.
"Next, there will be about 10 more days of free time, and these 10 days are the stage of plot development, Jonathan is trapped in the castle by three zombie brides, and Dracula comes to London to find Mina, and turns Lucy into a vampire."
Lin Meng, who was sitting on the train, closed his eyes and thought about the development of the story.
"Those 5 reincarnators, they should enter this world, they are a great danger to me, and the main quest is also difficult for them to complete."
"Entering the world of horror for 400 years, those reincarnators can deduce that my target must be Dracula, they can't find me in the vast sea of people in London, but there is a chance to intervene in the plot."
"Contact with Van Helsing, as long as you show some special abilities in front of that occultist, maybe you can get in touch, and even kill me at the same time, with the help of Van Helsing's strength, kill Dracula by the way, and get the benefits of the boss's death!"
"There are two possibilities for these people, the first is London, and the second is Transylvania...... There is at least a 90% chance of being in London, because London is the real plot point. ”
"What if I send them down in Transylvania and I don't go to that place? Dracula would have come to London on his own initiative, and there might not be a need to travel to Romania. Again...... Even if Dracula dies in his own castle in the movie, when he was in London, I used Van Helsing's strength to kill Dracula, and there would be no such scene. ”
"The only way to get in the way of my movement is to bring the reincarnators to London."
"Van Helsing, he hasn't arrived in London yet, in order to prevent accidents caused by reincarnation in the last days, let's solve those people within 10 days."
Lin Meng didn't want to kill others casually, but 5 reincarnators came here and accepted the main quest from the reincarnation space, and he had a contradiction that either you die or I die - the main quest cannot be completed, and if the wealth is not enough to deduct the punishment, he will be wiped out!
Moreover, on the other hand, Lin Meng needs the bloodline of the blood clan - there is no oil and water in this world, if he can't reach the goal, not only will the unsealing of the power of domination be far away, but this time the world can even be said to be a waste.
The other reincarnators are carrying out a second mission in the world of the plot, and in this space, the strength of the reincarnators will snowball.
Backwardness may mean death!
Therefore, in order to achieve the goal, Lin Meng must eliminate all dangers, not to mention that this danger is enough to be fatal. Think about the appearance of 5 reincarnators around Van Helsing, who want their own lives, what will be the consequences? Not only did it fail to get the Bloodline, but there was even a 90% chance of dying under the attack of 5.
Besides, with the bloodline and the power of domination, Lin Meng was able to return to the realm of the real world and fight against the monster that blocked the passage with crystal spider silk.
"It's good to catch up with the relationship between the church and Queen Victoria......"
Lin Meng, who returned to London, England, visited Victoria as soon as possible to introduce the experience of going to Romania.
It is worth mentioning that the queen was also worried that Lin Meng would never return, and now seeing him come back on time, this worry has disappeared.
Still in the White Drawing-Room, where the guests were received, I saw not only Queen Victoria, but also some heads of the church, who were naturally concerned about the terrifying vampires who should have lived for more than four hundred years.
"I've found out something...... Vampires who have lived for more than four hundred years are terrifying and possess boundless mana. ”
"I'm sure that vampire will come to London to accomplish a project, but unfortunately, with the power the Lord has given me, I don't feel like it's enough to fight him, so I need help!"