A Guide to Raising a Little Human [Vampire Clan]

"bite--"

"Cheers!"

The transparent goblets clinked together, the blood inside gleaming with a peculiar sheen, droplets of blood leaping up with each impact…

A dark red tablecloth covered gilded tableware, decorative flowers and artwork, and elaborate candlesticks for lighting. Around the long table sat vampires in various poses, each young, beautiful, and handsome, conversing and enjoying the immortality and pleasure beneath the decaying darkness.

"How have you been lately, Madam?"

"Hmm, I slept for fifty or sixty years before waking up, I'm still a bit sleepy..."

"The blood slave I keep is very well-behaved."

"Really? How does it taste?"

"It's not very good... otherwise I would definitely have brought it for you to enjoy..."

"pity."

These high-ranking vampires mostly wore dark or even pure black robes, which made their already fair skin appear even paler, and made the red stain on their lips even more striking and bright when they drank blood.

What a stupid and pedantic bunch of old fogies.

Alpha gently swirled the wine glass in one hand, staring blankly at the red liquid inside.

Karen peeked over: "What's wrong? Is it because you have a little human at home that you can't bear to drink pure blood?"

Alpha shook his head: "Of course not."

He only needs a limited amount of compassion and appreciation for food; he won't feel too much guilt.

After all, the captivity of humans and the extraction of their blood are the foundation upon which vampire society was able to develop.

Humans who can be kept as pets are a special breed. Just like humans who are used as "blood bags" or "blood servants"...

Alpha tasted the blood in his glass, staining his lips red. The eyes that had been peeking at him from the shadows finally shifted away.

To be honest, it's very good, sweet, with a special, mellow aroma...

In the dim light, the candle flame flickered for a moment in the wind, its light dancing in Alpha's red pupils.

Not far away, a human girl bound to a cross lowered her eyes, her expression unreadable.

She was almost completely naked, with only a few red netting strips covering part of her body. There was a thin wound on her wrist, and the dripping bright red blood was carefully collected into a container before being placed on the dining table.

"These guys are really weird..." Karen muttered, "They're practically breaking the law."

Alpha said in a low voice, "The laws that are being pushed to protect humans now are all aimed at pet humans, and they haven't even been officially passed. They can only be considered as non-compliant pet ownership. They are used to the system from thousands of years ago."

Although those kept in compliance with regulations are probably about the same...

Alpha had previously visited the "blood bag" farm.

They are mostly ordinary-looking humans used to extract human blood, which is essential for vampires. Each human can be extracted about once every three months, and their lifespan is about thirty years.

Of course, some modern experiments are trying to reduce reliance on human blood. For example, mixing in some animal blood... but the results are very poor, and it can only be considered inferior food, not even worth selling to those vampires who don't have money.

As for in vitro cultured "technological blood," that's pure fantasy. Not only is the yield low, but it's also extremely expensive. At least for the next hundred years, it probably won't be cheaper than raising humans.

Although it is cruel, the vampires' dependence on humans for food is the only reason they currently allow humans to exist.

Therefore, human rights organizations do not concern themselves with legal human breeding; they only protect humans as pets and oppose the indiscriminate killing and cruelty of humans.

In essence, this is actually a step forward for vampire civilization.

"Brother, it looks like she's smiling at me."

Alpha looked up and saw the girl's gaze fall on him, a smile of enigmatic meaning playing on her lips.

"The medication I gave her is to prevent blood clotting and also to stop her from screaming in pain. She's probably hallucinating something right now."

Alpha stood up and said to the others, "Excuse me, I'm going to rest now."

The old house was too stuffy and too dark; only those vampires close to the first generation liked to stay in such a repressive environment. Moreover, seeing those perverted old men doing things to his "blood servants" made him very uncomfortable.

Alpha returned to her room and, somewhat bored, flipped through the photos of humans in her album before swiping to the chat page.

Why haven't I sent him a message yet? Is he still asleep?

Unexpectedly, before he could even receive a message from his own little human, he received a photo sent to him by Bush.

"Little Bush: Your little ones are so well-behaved. They all like to sleep together at night, and watching the security camera almost melted my heart."

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Alpha zoomed in and discovered that the roof of the nest he had bought for the little human had been removed for some reason. The two humans, one black and one white, were lying on either side of the little human, and the humans were sleeping soundly together.

Alpha: "..."

Why do I feel increasingly annoyed the more I look at it?

Don't they have their own place to sleep?

Without the slightest hesitation, Alpha dialed the little human's number.

"Beep—beep—"

"Feed? Alpha?"

Upon hearing her little human's voice, Alpha suddenly felt her anger lessen considerably, and softened her voice as she said:

"Are you settling in well over there? Do you want to go home?"

"It's good that my friend is here, otherwise I would be too bored staying at home alone."

"Is there anything you'd like to eat? I'll ask a vampire to make it for you."

"No... wait. Oh, I need boiled corn, fried eggs, oatmeal, stir-fried potato shreds, and fried pork chops. Hey, is that enough?!"

Upon hearing that this was a relaying of his two human friends' thoughts, Alpha couldn't help but chuckle: "I don't think that's enough."

Chu Lin immediately replied, "No, no, no, I wasn't talking to you."

Alpha: "This is what they want to eat. What do you want to eat?"

Chu Lin: "I'm the same as them."

Alpha: "I see. You're so close to them?"

Chu Lin's voice clearly betrayed a hint of guilt: "Mm."

Alpha: "So you're not only going to elope together, but you're also going to sleep together at night?"

Chu Lin exclaimed "Huh?" and whispered, "How did you know... Wait, let me wait a moment..."

Alpha heard running sounds from the other side, followed by the sound of a door closing, indicating that they had probably found themselves a small, private space.

"I'm sorry, it's too cold here at night, even colder than at home."

Alpha found her little human's guilty tone amusing and deliberately said, "Oh, I see. So you don't want to sleep with me because you think I'm too cold?"

As expected, there was silence on the other end, followed by a somewhat aggrieved voice: "I didn't..."

When Alpha heard this, she felt her heart melt, and she wished she could rush to her little human and give him a few big kisses.