Rise from the coffin and rebuild the vampire empire

Chapter 189 Blessing
"Slako and Zandata brought quite a surprise."

Karen was surprised that the two green lizard priests stationed at the "Obsidian Mine" could gather so many lizardmen at once.

Did these two guys absorb all the scattered tribes around them?
Judging from the situation, this is the only possibility. After all, it is impossible for the lizardmen in the "Obsidian Mine" to produce so many offspring at once.

"I have already informed Slaco and asked him to come back after he has finished dealing with the matter."

Uther spoke with his head bowed, standing respectfully to the side.

"You should have asked for the details from the beginning."

Karen spoke as he was fiddling with a newly planted plant, a vampire vine. This was a variety from the New World. Of course, there were also some in the Old World, but they were not as ferocious as the ones from the New World.

However, although this vampire vine is ferocious, it is very obedient in front of Karen, and coils obediently in the direction of Karen's fingerprints.

"I'm sorry, sir. I was inconsiderate and was really too surprised at the time."

Uther was a little panicked and quickly admitted his mistake.

"Be careful next time."

Karen casually skipped over this question and did not delve into it. He could only say that Uther was not a professional and had no practical experience in managing Wangbo Port before, so mistakes were inevitable. He just had to take it slow.

Uther has grown up very well now. He is in his forties or fifties, which is the right age for him to make breakthroughs.

"Thank you, sir."

Uther breathed a sigh of relief, his eyes turning to the plants Karen had been fiddling with.

This vine-like plant is also recorded in the "New World Survival Manual". It survives mainly by absorbing water and nutrients from other animals and plants. It does not only suck blood, but other plants and trees also serve as its nutrients.

To put it bluntly, this thing is actually a parasitic plant. It does not produce and transform water and nutrients on its own, but has to lie on other animals and plants to absorb the fruits of their labor.

The vampire vine has long tendrils, which are its "mouthparts". Once those long tendrils touch the host, they will directly wrap around it. The small thorns on the tendrils will firmly penetrate into the host's body and suck madly until the host dies.

Of course, generally only animals are treated so roughly. Plants like trees, on the other hand, are kept as "hosts" and are not sucked dry all at once.

Vampire vines cling to trees and prey on passing animals. If left unchecked, over time, the number of animals in the forest will decrease, eventually leading to a dead forest.

Karen planned to plant a large number of these vampire vines around the "Bloodstone Castle" and let them "coexist" with the surrounding trees. Of course, for the trees, it was "parasitism", but Karen was not a druid, so he did not care about the opinions of the trees.

These vampire vines can serve as a defensive barrier, making some animals and people afraid to approach them.

Imagine a forest with dense vines growing between the trees, forming a seemingly impenetrable maze, a terrifying forbidden area where anyone entering may be entangled and sucked by the vines.

"We have to limit their growth, otherwise the entire forest will be destroyed."

Karen clapped his hands and stopped fiddling with the vampire vine. If he were to plant it, he would definitely not let the vampire vine grow recklessly. Instead, he would limit its growth and activity range to the woods around the "Bloodstone Castle" so that it would not affect the development outside.

"Actually, no. Vampire vines are afraid of fire. There are many natural enemies in the forest. Salamanders can easily kill a large number of vampire vines."

Uther interjected that this was something he had read in the New World Survival Manual.

"They definitely have natural enemies, otherwise this forest would have been theirs long ago."

Karen nodded. The salamander that Uther was talking about was not a kind of lizardman. It was a huge predatory reptile that liked moisture and often appeared in swamps and near rivers, probably because the fire it breathed was too hot.

Salamanders look like normal reptiles, with four muscular legs, a powerful tail, and a large body. They can move quickly whether on land or in water, and can be considered amphibians.

Salamanders can produce a highly corrosive liquid. This substance is highly volatile and will catch fire upon contact with air. When encountering an enemy, the salamander will directly spray this liquid out of its esophagus. The specific manifestation of this behavior is fire-breathing, and it is an adherent fire.

A large amount of liquid sticks to the target's body and burns fiercely. It is difficult to get rid of it and difficult to extinguish the fire. It is a very dangerous animal.

This fire lizard can be said to be full of treasures. Not to mention the mucus, which can be collected and used directly as incendiary bombs. It is very useful in both land and sea battles.

Salamander leather is a very good fireproof material. As a cold-blooded animal, salamanders rely on their neck folds and dorsal sails as coolers to ensure that they will not die from the heat generated by themselves. The leather on their bodies is also fireproof.

Finding and taming fire salamanders is also one of the tasks that Karen assigned to Slako and Zandata. Lizard people have the ability to tame. In fact, the way they get along with and tame those giant lizards is similar, so they can naturally tame other animals.

There are many kinds of animals that can be domesticated, including mounts, behemoths, and so on. Of course, many of them rarely appear on the outer coastal areas. Some of the creatures recorded in the "New World Survival Manual" have never even been encountered by the people of Wangbo Port.

But it doesn’t matter. We will definitely encounter it in the future. The future of this new continent is destined to gradually move from barbarism to civilization.

The struggle between humans, high elves and other foreign intelligent creatures and nature is destined to be the main theme of the New World in the future.

As Karen's forces continue to expand inward, they will sooner or later clash with the Lizardmen's forces, and sooner or later they will encounter animals and plants that they have never seen in the depths of the rainforest, even animals and plants that are not even in the "New World Survival Manual".

This is also normal. Although the "New World Survival Manual" written by Slaco is very comprehensive, it is also written based on his and Zandata's knowledge. Slaco and Zandata are not omniscient and omnipotent. If they were really that powerful, they would not come to such a remote place.

I just don’t know if this “Obsidian Mine Roll Call” has attracted some cavalry, animal trainers, etc.

Uther took his leave and just as he left Bloodstone Castle, he happened to meet the high elf Okanina Silverleaf who had come with him.

"Governor Uther."

Okanina Silverleaf dismounted and greeted him, as if she had something to say. This high elf lady was riding a very majestic elven warhorse.

"What's wrong? Ms. Okanina."

Uther had just mounted his horse, and seeing that the other party was interested in chatting, he naturally did not rush to leave.

"Governor Uther, I should be going to receive Lord Karen's blessing. Do you know if there are any taboos in this?" Okanina Silver Leaf approached on horseback, and her words startled Uther.

"I don't know that either."

After being stunned for a moment, Uther smiled and answered very straightforwardly that he had never received the "blessing" and naturally did not know if there were any taboos. Okanina Yinye asked the wrong person, as it was not time for him to accept the "blessing".

This "blessing" naturally refers to the transformation into a vampire.

"Oh, I'm sorry, I was abrupt."

Okanina Silverleaf apologized to Uther. She knew that Uther had not been "blessed" yet, but she did not expect that Uther had no idea about this matter, as if she was deliberately showing off.

"It doesn't matter. Congratulations anyway."

Uther smiled and waved his hand, signaling Okanina Yinye not to worry about it. He did not have any misunderstanding. After all, Okanina Yinye was an outsider, and it was normal for her not to understand many things.

However, Uther was somewhat surprised that Lord Karen would choose to "bless" Okanina Silverleaf. He thought that Florian Silverleaf, the patriarch of the Silverleaf family, would be "blessed".

"Thank you very much."

Okanina Silverleaf thanked Uther for his blessing and said goodbye to him.

Watching Okanina Silverleaf leaving, Uther's attention was more focused on the high elf lady's warhorse.

Elven warhorses are the best horse breed in the entire world, bar none. High elves, green elves, and dark elves all ride this type of warhorse. Of course, the elven warhorses that the drow brought to the abyss have mutated and become another species.

The elven warhorse is a beautiful horse that combines noble temperament, high intelligence, swift and agile movements, and graceful elegance. No warhorse of any race can match its speed.

The most praised thing about the elven warhorse is its high intelligence. This kind of warhorse is not an ordinary puppet mount. It is not simply ridden and trained, but is able to establish a relationship of communication and mutual trust with the rider. Almost every one of them can do this. This level of intelligence is rare in other horse breeds.

As a knight, Uther certainly wanted one, but compared to the elven warhorse, his pretty good white horse was simply not good enough.

Uther rode away on his horse. Actually, it was not difficult for him to get an elven warhorse now. After all, there were quite a few in "Silverleaf Port". He only needed to say a word and Florian Silverleaf would definitely meet his small request.

The reason why he didn't offer it voluntarily was probably because Florian Yinye didn't expect that he would actually care about this. But in fact, it had only been less than half a year since he was promoted from a knight to a governor, and before that, he also needed to fight in person.

For Uther, the only time he really had to stay in the rear and not go to the front line was recently, basically after Hellion, Werner, Drake and others arrived.

So, Uther actually still likes war horses very much. Of course, even if Florian Silverleaf gave him a war horse, he would still be the same and it would not change anything. In a sense, it was right for him not to give it to him.

Uther rode away quickly, while on the other side, Okanina Silverleaf had already ridden into the "Bloodstone Castle".

At this moment, the "Blood Stone Castle" is almost completed. It looks majestic and magnificent as a whole, steep and upright. Although it is not a mountain fortress, it has the momentum of a mountain fortress, with tall walls, solid gates, and sharp spires. The overall momentum is very sharp.

Riding a horse, Okanina Silver Leaf entered the castle. In addition to a main tower, there were four shorter secondary towers, all connected to the main tower and each with its own purpose.

Okanina Silverleaf came to the stable in the courtyard, left her horse there, and then entered the main tower under the guidance of a servant.

The servants in the "Blood Stone Castle" are all "vampire reserves" like Okanina Silver Leaf. After the "Blood Stone Castle" was built, the training place for the "vampire reserves" was moved to the "Blood Stone Castle".

The entire "Blood Stone Castle" is quite large, and the interior space of a main tower and four auxiliary towers is also very ample. Not to mention these "vampire reserves", the castle can easily accommodate tens of thousands of people, and these people are no big deal at all.

The castle's courtyard is also quite large. Martial arts fields and stables are naturally necessary. The troops stationed there can also conduct daily training. It can be said that it has everything it needs.

"Bloodstone Castle" is a castle with a lot of materials. It can only be said that this is the first work of this kind. Granny Oak has really used all his tricks.

Okanina Silverleaf could feel that there were many magic runes hidden in the walls of the castle. The surge of magic power was quite obscure, but she could still get a glimpse of them. They were the obsidian runes created by Master Granny Oak. She had come into contact with them before, so she had a deep memory of them.

Of course, ordinary people can't feel it, but Okanina Yinye can sense it simply because she is indeed very talented.

"Please, Ms. Okanina."

I watched as a rather young waitress brought Okanina Yinye to the door of a room, then silently stepped away.

"Whoo~"

Okanina Yinye took a deep breath and tried to relax herself. Although it was a "blessing", it could not change the fact that she had actually become a "vampire". Even if she had applied for it on her own initiative, when the moment really came, Okanina Yinye would still feel a little nervous.

"Click."

The door opened by itself, and Okanina Yinye, who was adjusting her state, was stunned for a moment.

"come in."

Karen's voice came from the room.

"Yes, my lord."

Okanina Yinye did not dare to be negligent. She immediately put aside the distracting thoughts in her mind and entered the room.

The room was large and elegantly furnished, with a sarcophagus in the middle.

As soon as she entered the door, Okanina Yinye's attention was attracted by the sarcophagus. The gorgeous sarcophagus had a strong magical fluctuation. It was obvious that it was not simple and of extraordinary quality.

"Buzz!"

With blood surging, Karen's figure slowly flew out of the sarcophagus, his feet landed on the floor, and he looked at Okanina Silver Leaf.

(End of this chapter)