Chapter 02: Coming Home (2)
The most powerful thing in this world is magic. The top battles are all about magic tiebreakers. There's nothing that magic is strong enough that can't be solved. If there is, it is that there are not enough people. Just add a few people, the kind with strong magic.
A powerful spellcaster requires a great deal of knowledge and a lot of magic. It all takes time. Therefore, life is strength, and life is naturally more food.
Those who occupy the top of the food chain have always been immortalized races. However, this does not mean that the immortal race is necessarily strong.
It is also an immortal race, and there is a world of difference between strength and weakness.
For example, the worst immortal race - slimes. Yes, it's just a lump of mucus like paste. I didn't expect it? It's an immortal race. There is no way, it can achieve the purpose of immortality through natural splitting, and the magic perception talent is also so-so. It's a pity that it doesn't have a brain. As a result, with the expansion of humanity, slimes have been made into soap cakes, which have become extinct on the entire continent.
The most classic immortal races are angels and demons. One serves the Holy Spirit and the other serves the Demon Lord. Both races are distinctive, hostile to each other, extremely magical-sensitive, immortal, and semi-magical creatures. They are known because they are not only immortal, not only powerful, but also extremely aggressive. To put it simply, they like to teach others how to live.
Quite different from them are the lichs. Eternal life, and the race of the house. Because most of their desires have been cut off, magic has become their core pursuit. Pure magical creatures, magic perception talent is off the charts, no need to sleep, born a top student. Normally, a lich of the same age is a cut above an angel or demon of the same age. After all, from the moment of their existence, most of their energy is spent on improving themselves, and they rarely run out to meddle in their affairs.
And, of course, there are races in the middle, such as the Bloodline.
Aside from the fact that they have to go out and get some blood because of their natural needs, they like to be homeless like lichs. However, there is also a difference between the same otaku. The Lich is a techno house, and the Bloodline is a ruined house.
How wasteful?
While the lich is working day and night to climb the magic peak, the Bloods are in love.
When the angels and demons were turned upside down, the blood clan was giving birth.
While the Black Dragon was amassing wealth, the Bloodlines were figuring out which perfume was better.
While the golden dragon was building the space magic jump node, the blood clan was having a dance party and partying. In addition to this, they are also keen to gossip and spread all kinds of rumors.
Even the elves of the non-immortal race are tirelessly studying ancient magic, and the Bloods ...... Well, the blood clan is competing to see whose yard is bigger. To them, the question seemed more important than magic.
In short, they are focused on their own lives, and after a long time, they are also immortal races, and the blood clan has not kept up with the large army except for age. After the extinction of slimes on the continent of Celtes, they successfully won the crown of the most wasted immortal race.
Well, that's actually a good thing. It is said that there was a fierce celebration within the Bloodline. After all, it sounds better to say "the most wasted immortal race" than "the immortal race stronger than the slime". It is said that the Blood Clan also made great efforts when the slimes were eliminated.
Maybe this is the real reason for the extinction of slimes, after all, slime soap is not really good.
Whenever someone calculates the distribution of the various clans on the Celtic continent, they will subconsciously ignore the blood clan. Because for the vast majority of cases, they act as if they don't exist.
Jones's father, Heyman Delakella, was a standard bloodline. Forehead...... In his own words, an elegant and noble bloodline.
You have to use a straw to suck blood, you have to sprinkle rose petals in the bath, you have to eat mint leaves when you get up, and you have to spray perfume as long as you live.
Participate in the song party on Monday, participate in the poetry meeting on Tuesday, participate in the chess and card meeting on Wednesday, evaluate the art gallery on Thursday, perform the concert on Friday, rest and sleep until you wake up naturally on Saturday, and Sunday is a blockbuster program - a big ball!
If a typhoon is hailing and it doesn't fit to go out, he'll squeeze in a little time to study magic.
Are vampires afraid of typhoons and hail? Of course they aren't. The reason why he didn't go out was because he felt that going out on such days would be detrimental to the elegance of the nobility. Thankfully, he still had a little time to study magic before he would have been completely obsolete, or Jones might not have existed at all.
"My greatest hope is that when you grow up, you will be an elegant and noble blood like your father and me!" said Count Dracula to Jones from a very young age.
Jones scoffed at this.
There's always going to be an outlier in any race, isn't it?
For example, Gray in the Lich, Vivien in the Devil, Tenedas in Bone Mali, and Jones in the Bloodlines.
This is a "man" who once wanted to conquer the world. Of course, later the dream was shattered when he was adopted as an adopted son by a lich.
......
After a short greeting to deepen the parent-child relationship, it was time for dinner. Don't ask me why it's dinner, the Bloods don't have breakfast and lunch, they only have dinner, and every meal is called dinner.
Before dinner, though, Jones had to take a shower.
"It's terrible that you have the vulgarity of humanity in you. You have to take a good shower and change your clothes. Countess Dracula said.
So, Jones was sent to the bathroom, along with Dora, who was a personal maid.
Do you think it's because they're all "underage" so there's no taboo about "men and women"? You're wrong. The adult blood clan also does the same, which stems from the erosive life style of the blood clan. As a high-ranking blood clan, it is very common for him to have an affair with several lower-level blood clans before marriage. If it weren't for the fact that Jones was still too young, Countess Delacula would have wanted to hold her grandson sooner. Although even if Jones is an adult, the odds are quite low.
The Bloodline can use its own blood to awaken the bloodsucked humans through the "First Embrace", turning them into Bloods as well. Such a rate of "reproduction" is extremely terrifying. Basically, it depends only on the number of humans who are "ingredients". However, the strength of the blood clan produced in this way is very average. They are collectively referred to as the "Lower Bloods". And according to the agreement between the blood clan and the angels and demons, such "reproduction" has long been forbidden.
And those who have a good bloodline, are born in a famous blood family, and are already blood families in their mother's womb are called upper blood families.
Jones is a high-ranking blood family. Have a noble surname, and...... A whole bunch of blood relatives.
Of course, there is a third type, which is the gray area between the upper blood clan and the lower blood clan, although they also came to this world as a blood clan, but some of their ancestors are lower blood clans. Such a blood clan is slightly weaker in strength and talent than the upper blood clan of the Eight Classics, and is generally classified as a "lower blood clan", and will serve a certain family, serving as a butler, guard, or maid. Dora, for example, is.
However, in general, whether it is an upper or lower blood clan, the chance of pregnancy is very low. Jones's parents were very affectionate, and they had been married for more than a thousand years, so they gave him such a cub. Compared to other bloodlines, this is still fast. After all, some blood couples have been married for more than 3,000 years and have no hair.
By the way, each immortal race has its own magic that is particularly good at. Don't look at the Blood Clan, although it is known as the most wasted immortal race, there are also some of them. What they are best at magic is...... Well, it's the kind that makes people happy when there are only two people in the room, on the bed. They also worked on a whole series. You know.
In order to avoid being 404, I won't go into specifics.
......
Rubbed on Dora's back, Jones let out a long sigh, his eyes glazed a little.
The bathroom of the Dracula house, it is quite luxurious.
There is a spacious space of more than 100 square meters, a large half-moon shaped bath, and all of it, including the walls, are made of pure stone. There is a certain sense of design in the roughness. Around the bath are six lifelike gargoyles sculptures. Each gargoyle holds a stone jar in his hand, and the hot springs that come from the stone jar gushes out of nowhere and pours into the bath all year round. The overflow water is automatically drained from the surrounding drains and into the ditches of the castle.
Under the dim red firelight, the whole bathroom is steaming, which can be described as a unique style.
"Isn't Master Jones happy when you get home?" asked Dora in a whisper as she got busy.
"Are you happy?" Jones gave her a blank look.
"Of course I'm very happy, I haven't seen my parents for a long time. Dora will have to eat with them later. Dora replied happily.
"That's because your mom and dad are normal, but my mom and dad aren't normal. Jones sighed and continued, "Sometimes I think you're their own. ”
"The lord and the lady are indeed very good to Dora. ”
"No, I mean they're just as stupid as you. ”
Lowering her head aggrievedly, Dora blinked her eyes and looked at Jones's back cautiously: "Is Master Jones still angry with Dora?"
"I don't know if I'm still mad at you. Jones helplessly held his forehead: "When I first stayed with you, almost every day, I felt like I was going to be blown up." At first I thought that after a long time, you would slowly improve. I didn't expect that after a long time, I got used to it. I wasn't. ”
Dora's head was buried lower, and her hands stopped.
"Keep rubbing, that's all you can do. ”
"Yes, Lord Jones!"
Dora hurriedly rubbed her back seriously, and worked extra hard.
"I'm worried about tomorrow right now...... Tomorrow is sure to be a terrible day. Jones spread his hands and said to himself, "I actually wrote to all my relatives...... All my relatives would come and see me pray. Oh my God, I can already imagine their faces. Maybe they'll ask me how the world is going. How should I answer? Tell them that I have been a son for five years, and that I should not come back. ”
"Maybe it's not that bad? Dora whispered, "People don't necessarily want to see your jokes. ”
"You shut up, it's all about you leaking. ”
"Oh......"
After a while, Jones finally took a shower and changed into a black, gold-trimmed gown. Dora also changed into a maid dress.
"You go back first. Didn't you say you were going to eat with your parents?"
"It's okay, I'll wait for Master Jones to finish eating before I get back. ”
"No, you can go back now. ”
"Doesn't Lord Jones need to be served by Dora?"
"You're not the only maid in the house, so let's go back first. ”
"But they didn't know what Lord Jones liked. ”
"Didn't you understand that I asked you to go back first?"
Jones gave Dora a straight look and left angrily. Dora was left standing alone, looking aggrieved.
The so-called "going back" is actually just going down two floors. After all, Dora's parents were also servants of the Dracula family and lived in the castle.
......
This fool said that he missed his parents, so she went to eat with her parents first and twisted it. Am I lame or something, do I have to be by your side to eat well? ”
The corridors of the Dracula Castle are no different from those of a normal castle. There is a red carpet on the floor, and the walls on both sides are lined with neat stone bricks, and a painting or two hangs at intervals.
If anything, it's darker and more dilapidated.
The dim is due to the fact that vampires themselves have excellent night vision and do not need much light. The dilapidated reason is that the castle is said to be 3,000 years old. Although I took many breaks during this period, after all...... Human lords can have hundreds or thousands of servants, and a blood lord with a few dozen is already incredible. As a result of the excessive pursuit of a large castle, many places are not well maintained. In addition to the space for daily activities, places covered in dust and cobwebs abound. Some of the basements had not even been entered for a hundred or two years, and there were things piled up in them that Count Dracula himself had forgotten.
In the distance, Jones raised his hand, and the door to the living room in the distance opened automatically.
A room lit by candlelight. What greeted me was a long oval table with three three-pronged candlesticks and a variety of blood-based pastries that filled the table. I have to say that there are still a lot of tricks in the blood clan, and they can make countless dishes with the same material.
In a way, their talent is very high, but they are all crooked.
That's not the point, though, it's the person sitting at the table. In addition to the Counts of Dracula, there were two others. One was a Blood-Clan woman dressed in rich clothes, with blond hair and a small fan. The other was a little Bloodline girl who looked about Jones' age and wore a long orange dress. He is also blonde, with a pale complexion, a delicate face, and bright blue eyes.
Standing at the gate, Jones was stunned.
Countess Dracula stood up and whispered, "Come in quickly." Aunt Sarah is very concerned about you, and she was supposed to come here tomorrow, but when she heard that you were here tonight, she rushed over directly. And, of course, your fiancée came over. ”
As she said the words "fiancée", the countess's gaze turned to the little girl of the blood clan sitting across from her.
"Wait. Jones was shocked and hurriedly asked, "When did Cousin Susan become my fiancée?"
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