How happy were Jones when he received an offer to join the Sambo brotherhood?

It was so happy that I was going to jump.

Upon learning the news, the Countess immediately began to worry about which dress Jones should wear.

"Baby, it's your big day, and we have to take it seriously. It is essential to make a good impression on the members of the fraternity. ”

All of a sudden, Jones seemed to be back to when he first came home, and he was loved by so much.

Jones, however, was not happy at all.

"What do you do at a fraternity gathering?"

"It's not clear, maybe it's just playing cards, playing chess, smoking together, or discussing what's trendy. Didn't you go with me?" replied Count Dracula.

This awakens Jones's memories of having attended a fraternity party with Count Delacoura. To put it bluntly, it's just a group of high-ranking blood clans getting together to connect with each other.

It was so boring that Jones went once when he was very young and never wanted to go again.

In fact, such gatherings occur every week. Yes, weekly.

You think fraternity day is a big day, but it's every week. What's more, the day will fade over time. Because whether they go to a concert, go to a ball, go to a tea party, they are all the same people. Over time, arranging a special gathering day seemed redundant.

To put it bluntly, it's actually just a way to stand in line among the blood clans.

"So, is there any benefit to attending a fraternity?" Jones asked.

"Of course there are, for example, you can meet amazing people from various families. Especially in the fraternity of the Sambo family, there must be countless prominent surnames. ”

"And then?"

"You can get to know them. ”

"And then?"

"And then what?"

"I mean, when I join the Brotherhood, I don't have any real benefits, like I get something easier, or what I get. ”

"Everyone will respect you more because you have a wide range of connections. ”

"And then?"

"Hmm...... Isn't that enough?"

"Father, don't your friends respect you enough now?"

The question immediately turned Count Dracula upside down, but he quickly digressed: "Come, try on this dress." ”

Jones unexpectedly cooperated.

From a certain point of view, the Bloodline, although it has an infinite lifespan, is not much longer than humans. They can be snobbish, even more snobbish than humans. Participating in all kinds of meaningless social interactions every day, spreading rumors that I don't know if it's true or not, chatting about all kinds of gossip, but never thinking carefully about the purpose.

Well, maybe the Bloodlines don't have any "purpose" for anything.

"Hey, what an unmotivated race...... Jones sighed helplessly.

If it had been before, Jones would probably have been positive, although it didn't make sense, but his relatives recognized it. It's a face-saving thing. However, after the birthday party, Jones has completely broken the jar and just wants to go back to Salted Fish Harbor as soon as possible.

Anyway, this is the case, and Jones can't resist it, so he can only let it go.

The Countess gave Jones a bow tie and explained, "When you get there, you must pay attention to your manners." After all, the brotherhood of the children of the Sambo family must have many children of the big family. We can't let people see jokes. Got it?"

"Understood, Mom. Jones replied with a blank face.

"I should bring some gifts to everyone, after all, it's the first time we've met. Count Dracula suggested.

"That's a good idea, but you should have said it sooner. If I had said earlier, I could have made some pastries for them myself. But it's too late. ”

"It's always bad to go empty-handed for the first time, and they definitely don't like to give ordinary things. ”

The Count and the Countess frowned and began to ponder.

Jones watched with a blank expression.

The Countess suddenly looked at Dora on the side: "Didn't you come back with a lot of gifts from the human world?"

"But...... Madame, those are already booked. ”

"It's okay, let's take it as a gift first. The things of the human world, although not precious, are at least rare. You can buy another copy and come back. ”

Jones glanced at Dora out of the corner of his eye.

Dora hesitated, but could only nod heavily: "Yes, ma'am." ”

After some hard preparation, Jones was sent out the door early the next morning.

Thankfully, the weather was fine today, but Jones wasn't in a good mood.

"Why do I have to join some fraternity? Is it so fun to have a bunch of people partying all day together, playing cards, doing this? It's a waste of life. ”

Jones turned into a bat and flapped his wings and flew forward, still unhappy with his face.

Dora staggered behind with a large bag of things.

"Master Jones, wait for Dora!

Jones simply found a place to land.

"What's the matter, Master Jones. Dora asked, fluttering her wings.

Pointing to the cave next to him, Jones said, "Put the stuff in there, and get it when you come back." ”

"Come back and ...... Didn't you say you were going to give it to the Brotherhood?"

"No, I don't want people to think I'm trying to please them. Actually, I didn't even want to join. ”

"But Madame said......"

"Madame is not here, you listen to me. ”

"Oh......"

Dora had to stuff everything into the cave.

This time, the speed is much faster. The two bats continued to flutter and flutter forward.

Dora cautiously followed behind and looked at Jones, muttering in a low voice, "Lord Jones, if things mess up, Lord and Mrs. will be angry......"

"Then wait until they're angry. Jones replied with a blank face.

After a few days of stupor, Jones suddenly had an "epiphany". Of course, certainly not in the direction that parents wanted.

The wind blew softly, and the blue moonlight shone on the earth.

The clouds on the horizon fluttered gently in the bright moonlight. The grass and trees swayed gently in the wind, making a rustling sound.

The vast expanse of the earth flowed beneath him.

During this period, the two came across several Blood Clan Castles. Some were built on the mountains, some by the river, some on the plains, and some in the woods. There are all kinds of castles anyway. Each castle is kept at a distance.

Don't look at the castles, one after another, the head of each family has the title of Duke and Earl, Jones's father is called the Earl, Bailey's father is called the Duke, in fact, the territory of the blood clan is many, many times smaller than that of humans. The Kolin Peninsula itself is not large, and the combined blood territory on the entire continent is only the size of a Duchy of Behill. It's just that the population of the blood clan is also much, much smaller than that of humans, so the territory of each family seems to be very large.

Gradually, the castles that appeared in front of him became more and more dense, and some of them were even on the next hill, which meant that Jones was getting closer and closer to the heart of the blood settlement.

In the distance, a spectacular picture finally appeared in front of Jones.

It was a crater, sloping and open at one end.

On the main peak, there is a huge white castle.

For the blood clan, the white castle is a symbol of wealth in itself. The vast majority of the Bloods did not dare to choose white as the main color of the castle, not because they could not afford white paint, but because they did not have enough manpower to maintain it.

Yes, the castle must be maintained. A white castle that lacks maintenance will soon turn into a gray castle. That would be a joke in the mouths of the other Bloods. And maintenance requires manpower, and the number of subordinate blood clans is precisely the key to measuring the strength of a blood clan.

Like Jones's house, not to mention the maintenance of the exterior walls, the maintenance in the castle is not enough.

Crucially, there is more than one white castle here. On each of the seven peaks of the huge crater is a large or small white castle.

That's not the point, though.

What's really powerful is that there is a blood "city-state" here. Just in the middle of the crater, on the plain, a large area of buildings is dotted around.

Of course, in terms of the scale of human cities, this is not a "city" at all, at most it can only be a "town". But as a Bloodline, it's already quite remarkable. This means that many blood clans have achieved a real settlement here.

As a result, there are a variety of commercial activities here, just like a human town.

In addition to the Sambo family's subordinates, there were many merchants and freedmen living here. Not just bloods, but goblins, and all sorts of other races. And the most important commercial activity here is the blood trade...... Yes, you can buy a Bloodline here as long as you can afford to pay enough. Of course, you can also buy mummies, zombies, goblins, and other subordinates. Even humans, it is possible to buy it.

It is said that Dora's parents bought it back here from Count Dracula.

Dwarves come here to sell equipment, and elves come here to sell their magic items and all sorts of strange potions.

Merchants also provided a variety of door-to-door delivery services, and the blood of the Jones family was sent from here. As for where the merchants got it, this is not the concern of the high-ranking blood clans, they just don't care if the blood is new or not.

Such a place is called "Hilde" by the bloodline, which means "heart", "the place where blood is sent to the limbs". Without such a place, the Upper Bloods would not be able to sustain their noble and elegant lives.

Of course, precisely because "Hilde" is located on the territory of the Sambo family, it is conceivable how much they can benefit from it. That's why they can become the three major families of the blood family.

It is said that Adair's father was a prince. There are seven princes in the Sambo family, which corresponds to the seven castles here.

With a glance, Jones flew towards a smaller castle on the far right, with Dora following closely.

In front of the castle is a huge garden on top of a hill. There are fountains, there are level floors, and even red carpets are laid.

Several "wagons" pulled by unicorns were parked there.

Standing in the doorway stood six heavily armed zombie guards and a Bloodline butler in a ceremonial dress.

Jones fluttered his wings and landed in front of him, about to go inside. He was stopped by one of the zombie guards with a long-handled axe used as a guard of honor.

The Bloodline butler, with his shiny hair and mustache, immediately walked over to Jones.

Before he could speak, Jones had already handed over the invitation.

After opening and taking a look, the blood clan butler seemed to be stunned for a moment, but he was only stunned for a moment. He quickly waved his hand for the zombie guards to get out of the way, then turned sideways and made a "please" gesture.

"Young Master Jones, Young Master Adel is waiting for you. ”

Without speaking, Jones took Dora and went straight inside. The butler hurriedly chased after him and walked to the front to lead the way.

I have to say that the castle of the Adair family really looks like a castle. If the Jones family's castle is compared to Gray's saltfish harbor castle, then the luxury of the Adel family's castle is comparable to the Lion King's Palace. Of course, it is the Lion Palace of the early reign of Benedict II. The Jones house is usually dark, and only the area where he goes about his daily activities is lit with candles. And here, no matter whether there is anyone or not, the whole castle is brightly lit. At the end of the day, I don't know how many candles to burn.

You know, candles don't come cheap.

The point here is not only bright, but there is really something to see.

Extravagant décor, intricate and atmospheric sculptures, exquisite paintings. The whole castle is like a palace, and it is full of art everywhere.

This is quite understandable, in fact, the artistic attainments of the blood clan are often many, many times higher than that of humans. They have a longer lifespan to squander, and a longer lifespan to scavenge for all kinds of treasures. If it weren't for the dark themes, probably the aristocracy of mankind would have been extremely sought after.

Of course, the most important thing is "people". The wealth of the blood clan is never how many gold coins or territory there is, but how many "people" there are.

Along the way, just staggered with Jones, there were already more than a dozen blood family servants of the Sambo family. Jones even met a dozen human servants.

Dora was stunned.

Although Dora is also a person who has been to the Holy See Hill, even the Holy See Hill has a certain gap with here.

Walking down the corridor, past the hall, and up the third floor up the circular staircase, Jones and Dora finally came to a door with gold trim embedded in it, led by the butler.

"Young Master Adair, Young Master Jones has arrived. ”

"Okay, got it. You tell him to wait a little bit. ”

Turning his face sideways, the butler said respectfully to Jones: "Young Master Jones, I'm really sorry, I need to let you wait a while." ”

"It's fine. Jones took a deep breath and took advantage of the moment to ask, "Why are there so many humans here?"

"Because it can't be all blood. The butler replied softly.

Jones looked at him quizzically.

Seeing Jones's doubts, the butler coughed dryly twice, and then said, "There are some things that we can't let zombies, goblins, or mummies do. After all, they ...... It's a bit dirty. ”

"Oh. Jones nodded awkwardly.

Well, the Jones family isn't that much exquisite. Jones's relatives are at most dukes. Although it will be a little more particular, it obviously does not come to this point. Like the Jones family, there is not a single human being. Because Count Dracula felt that human beings were too cost-effective, could not do heavy work, and were expensive, and had a short lifespan. Although they are very good, they also eat a lot.

After a while, Adair finally opened the door and appeared in front of Jones in a gorgeous dress.

"Welcome, my brother!" he said, hugging Jones, "To celebrate your joining, I've decided to play something fun today." ”

"Something interesting, for example?"

"For example, fighting matches. Hearing that you can cast the Light, I have decided to make you stand up for yourself in front of your brothers. ”

Hearing this, the corners of Jones's mouth twitched violently twice.

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