The whole hall was silent.

The elders did not answer Jones's question, but just quietly looked at Jones, who was standing in the middle of the main hall.

All the blood clans present were also quietly watching him.

Adair opened his mouth slightly, unable to utter a word.

Belle was already panicking.

The princes of the Sambo family, who were supposed to be Jones's comrades-in-arms, who were sitting in the distance, still looked indifferent.

The corners of Prince Harez's mouth rose slightly, and the people of the Gangero family smiled.

Most of the blood clans present were gloating, but they just didn't dare to laugh out loud.

After all, Jones was removed from the Bloodline, wasn't that exactly what they wanted to see?

Looking around, Jones asked in a loud voice, "Since it's a hearing, it's my turn now, right?"

"You say. One of the elders whispered.

Taking a deep breath, Jones continued, "I was born on the Colin Peninsula. Despite my dual identities now, there is no doubt that I was born into an ordinary family of Blood Lords on the Celestial Peninsula. I am your seed. Maybe my great-grandfather was one of you. I have the same respect for you as any other Kindred. Although I have never met you, nor do I know you, you only exist in the stories that the elders have told me. Even...... Those stories always lack a specific plot, and you guys don't even have an outline in my head. But that doesn't stop me from respecting you all the time. Because you are my ancestors, without you I would not exist in this world. ”

"Is this to win favor?" Belle whispered to Adair.

Adele covered his face with his hands and replied in a low voice, "I'm afraid not...... You should keep listening. ”

Standing in the middle of the main hall, Jones looked around at the Bloods present and whispered, "I am accustomed to blood, cruelty, slavery, and barbarism under civilization. However, from a very young age, I always had a doubt. What is the purpose of our bloodline? is it just for enjoyment? never-ending enjoyment? is that so? I don't know. ”

"But I know I'm not here, at least there's nothing for me to enjoy in our family. The lavish lifestyle of the Bloodline has nothing to do with me. So, I chose to leave the Colin Peninsula, and I longed to have my own business and prove that I was worth living. After coming into contact with the outside world, I was surprised to find that not every place is the same as the Colin Peninsula. In fact, even human beings, who are discriminated against by us, have a way of life that is far more civilized than ours. ”

"On the other hand, the blood clan is extravagant and arrogant, cruel and indifferent, arrogant and lascivious, not motivated, not ashamed, but proud. Am I right? In my opinion, the Bloods are actually the most barbaric of all civilized races. And all of this was taught to us by the elders. The Bloodline was like this 10,000 years ago, and it still is. We shut ourselves up on the Colin Peninsula, ignoring the outside world and having wild pleasures. ”

Everyone present was listening quietly.

"I have no intention of refuting this tradition, and although I have long had a belief in what is called 'justice,' which is incompatible with my beliefs, I do not want to state the correctness of 'justice' here. Because, that's not the topic of the day. I would like to ask the elders to consider the Bloodline itself. Is this the Bloodline you'd like to see?"

"In fact, the Bloods do not prohibit trade with any race, on the contrary, the Bloods promote trade with other races and advocate the accumulation of wealth. If today's resolution does happen, I will be the only one of the entire Bloodlines ever to ban trade. But how long can you hold this wall?"

Dora, who was standing behind her, looked at Jones cautiously.

"Liches aren't good at trade, they don't even get good at anything to do with production. They are pure magicians. In art, the Bloodline is also incomparable to them. But...... With the help of the Lich's power, I was able to defeat almost all of my competitors in just one year. That's the essence of the blood social system for 10,000 years. ”

"Excuse me, how many races do the Elders want to prohibit the Bloods from trading with? In the future, do you want to prohibit the Bloods from leaving the Collin Peninsula? As long as there are still people going out, there may be a second Jones, a third Jones. Is this the bloodline you want to see?"

Belle's eyes widened as she looked at Jones, who was standing in the middle of the hall gushing. At this moment, she felt that there was a kind of coldness in Jones's eyes, a kind of light. Everyone was listening quietly.

"I know that in your eyes, I am just a child. I was only seventy-six years old, far from adulthood. But, be assured, I walk the talk. As you say, I'm actually another Lich King. I have my dreams, and I have the power to escort my dreams. I'm always improving. ”

"You give me two choices, either give up Dracula or give up Gluglu...... I can't give up Gelugru because that's faith. What can be given up is no longer faith. So the question is, do you really want me to give up the surname Dracula?"

Jones spread his hands and looked at the elders on the stage.

The whole hall was silent, and everyone was looking at Jones, looking at the child, saying things that did not match their age at all.

"Do you really want to?" Jones smiled slowly, with a hint of mockery in his smile, "Dracula is my only bond with the Bloodline. Not only does it give me the right to be a Bloodline, it binds me. I am willing to obey the law and to fulfill my ideals in a peaceful way, even if you oppose it. And ......"

"When you strip me of my rights, and no longer consider me a member of the Bloodline, you will lose your restraint on me. For me, you will become enemies of my faith, a strange race. Do you want that?"

Jones's voice stopped.

The entire hall has regained its original tranquility. He stood in the middle of the main hall, tilted his head, and quietly looked at the elders on the stage, not giving an inch.

"You want to go to war?" said one of the elders, "your brother is confronting Heaven in the Northlands, and he can't help you. You don't have enough strength in your hands to fight against the entire bloodline. ”

"I don't want to resort to war, as the Lord of the Giant Serpent, I have an obligation to avoid war and bloodshed. Unless war is inevitable. Please believe that the Holy See of the White Bone Holy Light has never been afraid of war. There is hardly a time when we do not go to war. When it comes to warfare, we are very specialized, at least much more specialized than building armor and producing all kinds of equipment. In fact, we are preparing for war all the time. Always ready to fight for what you believe in. Jones replied lightly, "Also, I hope you will understand that we are not only at war, but we can do many, many things that you cannot imagine." Are you sure you want to untie the shackles that have been put on me and make this a reality? Just to protect that long-outdated tradition, to protect a way of life that should have been obsolete? Doesn't it mean that this tradition, this way of life, is it outdated?"

"There is a crisis, so that the blood clan can no longer be comfortable, this will at most make the blood clan reduce some slaves, and it will not weaken the power of the blood clan. Not only that, but it can also make the entire blood clan strong. Know those slaves, they can't fight for the Bloodline, they have never been part of the Bloodline's power. Raising his voice an octave, Jones' eyes widened, and he asked sharply: "Times are changing, do you want the blood clan to remain the same? The unchanging blood clan can really survive in the new era? Which is more important, the cry of a group of unknown lords, or the survival of the blood clan!"

The entire hall was silent, except for Jones's voice.

Everyone was looking at Jones.

The elders on the stage sat motionless.

The eyes of the Humpty Dumpty Blood, who was originally the representative of the prosecution, were about to fall, and he quietly picked up the materials he had prepared, looked at them, and then threw them aside.

Prince Louis coughed quietly, almost choking on his own saliva.

Prince Harez's eyes slowly narrowed into a slit.

Tess's gaze flickered back and forth between the elders and Jones.

This was supposed to be a hearing based on a family trade dispute, however, it is now more than just a hearing based on a family trade dispute. It has been raised to the level of the survival of the entire Bloodline.

Even, regardless of whether Jones is right or not, it is at least a diplomatic conference that talks about the possibility of war.

After a while, Jones breathed a sigh of relief, took a step back, stood still, and then smiled and said respectfully, "The elders gave me two choices, so now, I will also give the elders two choices." One, you continue to recognize me as a member of the Bloodline, and I enjoy the rights of being a member of the Bloodline, and I am bound by the laws of the Bloodline. It's business as usual for us. Everything, out of place, will be naturally eliminated from the competition. Two, you can strip me of my status as a member of the Bloodline. In that case, the laws of the Bloodline will apply to me as well. The next thing we will do is to use diplomatic rhetoric. You will reap an enemy that may give you a headache. Please think carefully. Also, Giant Snake City, is my territory. All the people within the confines of Mega Snake City, as well as their property, are protected by the Lord of Mega Snake City. No one has the right to drive them away. That's the promise I made to them. Commitment is more important than life. ”

This...... It's a declaration of war, right? It's a declaration of war in disguise. Jones had chosen Grugrew without question, and if the Senate were determined to enforce their ruling, it would be a war.

The two sides confronted each other like this.

Silence, silence for a long time, so silent that the blood clans who were listening couldn't stand it anymore. One of the elders whispered, "We need time to discuss it, and we can't answer your question right away." ”

"Okay. Tilting his head, Jones smiled and said, "I'll give you time." ”

With that, Jones took another step back. The lichs behind him quickly made way for him.

Turning, Jones strode away from the platform in the center of the hall with Dora, Quaya, and the four lichs. The wind blew past him, raising a black shawl marked by a nine-petal snake flower.

The blood clan present could only watch in amazement.

Adair and Belle hurriedly got up, stepped out of the auditorium and chased after them.

"Do you still dare to follow me?" Jones whispered as he walked out of the main hall, and asked Adair, who had caught up.

"Honestly, I'm really scared of ......" Adair smiled dryly and gave a thumbs up and whispered, "I didn't expect it to develop like this." But you're saying that, and I'm rooting for you. ”

"I ...... I support you too!" Belle hurriedly echoed.

"Thank you. Jones smiled with relief, "But if you fail, you'll have to move to Snake City." ”

"I do!" Belle replied.

"Very willingly. Adair spread his hands helplessly.

......

The hearing was over, but everyone in the hall was still sitting in their original positions. Even the elders.

Some of them are thinking, while others are simply not slowing down.

The whole hall was quiet, and there was an overwhelming atmosphere.

After a while, one of the elders whispered, "The meeting is over." ”

With that, he stood up on the armrest of the high-backed chair, then turned to leave. One by one, the other elders also stood up, turned and left through the arch behind the high platform.

In the blink of an eye, there were only the blood clans who had come to participate in the hearing in the main hall, and their expressions were complicated. The people of the three major families, even more so, don't even know what to say. On the contrary, it was the small families who were purely observers who talked about it.

"Do you think the Elders will agree, let him continue to have a Bloodline. ”

"Probably not...... How is this possible? He has done harm to the entire Bloodline. ”

"But he said that the damage was an improvement, and he even said that he would change the entire Bloodline. Do you hear that?"

"It's insane, the elders won't agree. ”

"If it's impossible to agree, why postpone replying?

"Maybe it's the fear of a direct declaration of war?"

"It's even worse, if you're afraid of declaring war, you're bound to agree. ”

It was a suffocating whisper, especially for the Sambo family. In the worst-case scenario, they will not only lose a huge investment in Snake City, but also lose Jones' friendship and face the shock of Jones' rivalry head-on in the days to come.

The hall was in a mess, some had left piecemeal, and some were talking.

In any case, today's hearing will soon spread throughout the High Court, and even the entire blood clan.