The male supporting character was actually myself.

Victoria didn't even glance at them. Her bare, white feet were on the ground. Her gaze was fixed on Jiang Chen, who was dressed in luxurious clothes, not far away. A smile appeared on her lips. "Seventh Brother, how many years has it been since we last met?"

“It’s been almost three hundred years since the Battle of the Holy City.” Jiang Chen toyed with his cane and pointed at Emma. “Look, the first thing we did was run into a scoundrel from your clan who devoured his own kind and turned into a disguised fusion. I’m leaving him to you to deal with.”

Victoria then turned to look at Emma, ​​who was lying on the ground trembling all over, and snorted coldly with her long, slightly upturned eyelashes lowered.

"boom!"

Edmund saw only a burst of blood mist.

Emma, ​​who was perfectly fine just a moment ago, was now nothing but tattered cloth, and a large pool of blood remained where she had been lying prone. He tried hard to control his facial expression so that he wouldn't look too terrified and embarrass the adults.

But I was deeply shocked.

With just a glance, he instantly turned one of his own kind into a bloody mist!

The most crucial issue is that Victoria didn't even ask whether what the adults said was true or false; her ruthlessness and cruelty in killing whenever she wanted created a stark contrast with her sweet appearance.

She sensed the young and handsome vampire's tense breathing, gave him a sweet smile, stretched like a cat, and looked at Edmund with sparkling eyes, "Thank you, Seventh Brother, for cleaning up my mess."

If you encounter such disobedient brats again and they upset your brother, just give the order to have them killed as an apology. There's no need to bring them here specifically for me to deal with.

However, when did my brother change his personality and turn into a vampire?

This is a scene that has been seen for thousands of years!

Who is he? What is so special about him that makes my brother treat him differently?

Jiang Chen patted Edmund on the shoulder and introduced, "This is my younger sister Victoria, the patriarch of the Cappadocia clan. She is your elder, so you should greet her."

"Greetings, Chieftain. My name is Edmund, and I am your most loyal knight," Edmund replied with a bow.

"A knight?" Victoria looked incredulous. "My most eccentric brother needs a knight!"

Edmund? Hmm, that's a good name, and he's quite cute. From now on, call me Queen Victoria.

I like pretty, well-behaved, and obedient juniors the most.

"Don't get involved with him." Jiang Chen glanced at the hall full of vampires and tapped it with his cane to remind him, "I have something important to discuss with you this time. Let's find a quiet place to talk."

Victoria lazily tossed her long red hair and waved, saying, "Little brats, come and pay your respects to your ancestor. He is my seventh brother, the legendary patriarch of the most mysterious Anvilatuze clan."

"Greetings, Chief Anvilatuze!"

The numerous vampires, who were prostrate and dared not make any move, bowed in unison once again.

"Now that you know each other, remember not to be rude to Edmund in the future." Jiang Chen gave Victoria a urging look.

The other woman chuckled and nodded in response, "Someone, find a quiet private room for my brother and me. We haven't seen each other for hundreds of years, so we naturally want to catch up."

As soon as she finished speaking, Victoria gracefully flew into the air with her skirt billowing.

Jiang Chen grabbed Edmund's shoulder and flew up, quickly landing on a dimly lit corridor on some unknown floor.

Immediately, a vampire leader led them into a quiet private room and cleared the surrounding area.

"We're talking as siblings, and this little cutie has to be here too?" Victoria looked at him in surprise. Her brother, who was naturally carefree and loved to run around and play, had never trusted any vampire like this before.

It seems this little cutie does indeed have something special about her.

"It's alright. He's brave and skilled in battle, and I trust him deeply. I'll definitely need him to handle the matters we're discussing now." Jiang Chen sat on the sofa, placing his cane to the side, and looked up at his sweet little sister, asking, "Any news from other clans?"

"Well, of course. Apart from your elusive whereabouts, we all have a large number of descendants to support. Once we find a suitable place to settle down, we rarely migrate unless attacked."

Chapter Twenty: The Vampire Reform Plan

Victoria pulled the bell next to her chair and ordered her subordinate who came in to take orders: "Go and get me some fresh, tender meat to serve the guests."

A moment later, a servant brought over several cups of steaming hot blood.

"This is for you. The blood was drawn from a cute little boy, specially selected according to the clan chief's preferences." The servant put down his wine glass and left with utmost respect.

"That's the advantage of having a clan, brother. Look, as soon as I wake up, someone finds good prey and delivers fresh blood to my door. You really should find a few suitable ones to turn into vampires and keep by your side, so that when you wake up from hibernation, there's no one to prepare anything for you."

Victoria raised her glass of red wine in a toast, "To my dearest Seventh Brother!"

Jiang Chen raised his wine glass, took a small sip, and continued, "Your people are far fewer than before. What happened? Why did you move to Angolo County?"

"It's not just few! More than half of the coffins you saw today were empty."

Victoria got really angry when the topic came up, "Wasn't it because he was being chased by hunters!"

At that time, we had settled in the capital of country F, and our clan was flourishing with great prospects. Unexpectedly, nearly a century of dedicated effort was destroyed in one fell swoop by the church!

In order to expel us, Country F made some kind of deal with the church, and the hunters gradually separated from the church and became a special department. Other countries followed suit, and we had no choice but to migrate from place to place. When we finally settled in Angolo County, only a hundred or so of our people remained.

You've seen the coffins I prepared; I originally planned to create a large number of vampires to take over this city.

But I later discovered that human reproduction is far too slow. The more vampires there are, the more humans are needed. In order to survive in the long term and avoid being discovered by hunters, I have no choice but to control the number of my people as much as possible.

"This is one of the things I wanted to talk to you about today. The other one is related to werewolves." Jiang Chen took a sip of blood, put down the gold wine glass, and said with a solemn expression, "Humans are our prey, but their reproduction is indeed too slow."

A vampire consumes at least one human life every day, and it would take human society over ten or even decades to replenish that number. Add to that the ever-present threat of hunters and werewolves, and for the future of the vampire race, we must consider reform.

"Reform?" A hint of disdain appeared on Victoria's beautiful face. "Where did you learn this new term, brother? Applying human concepts to vampires? Ha, how did you even come up with that!"

Then tell me, how can we reform to ensure a bright future for the vampire clan?

Don't forget, our relationship with humans has always been that of hunter and prey; no matter how things change, humans can never coexist peacefully with us.

Edmund, who was sitting in the back and couldn't get a word in edgewise, straightened up, trying his best to keep up with the adult's train of thought.

Does the adult intend to persuade vampires from other clans to punish evil and promote good, specifically targeting bad people to suck their blood?

If that's the case, then the number of scoundrels in human society will decrease rapidly, and the overall environment will improve. But what happens after the bad guys have finished eating?

Moreover, even if vampires only hunt bad guys, would hunters and werewolves let them go?

“First, we need to change the way we drink blood.” Jiang Chen took out a gold coin from his pocket, tossed it in the air, and played with it. “My dear sister, as vampires, it’s too easy for us to get a lot of money.”

We should make good use of human society.

Human beings' desire for money is no less than our fervent pursuit of blood.

Instead of risking being discovered by hunters to hunt, why not try a different approach and cooperate with some humans?

We pay them money, and they provide us with fresh blood. It's a win-win situation; everyone benefits without harming each other. To make money, these humans become our protectors, and the hunters have no way to track us down!

Victoria frowned and asked, "You mean raising blood servants? You'll have to discuss this with Third Sister; she's the expert in raising blood servants."

“No, it’s about cooperating with humans.” Jiang Chen shook his finger and patiently explained, “We need to establish a comprehensive blood bank system.”

Invest in intelligent humans, providing them with ample funds to establish blood banks, and encourage those in dire need of money to voluntarily sell their blood. Each person only needs to donate a small amount, which won't harm their health, and their bodies can easily produce new blood after a short recovery period, allowing for a cyclical reuse.

We just wait to reap the benefits; when we get hungry, we go to the blood bank and choose our favorite flavor.

No need to hunt, and no need to endure the stench of drunkards, just like now, sitting elegantly in a velvet chair, holding a wine glass and chatting happily.

We no longer need to hunt humans, so hunters naturally cannot find our hiding place through various tricks;

The hunters have become an independent organization with various vested interests, and they won't be willing to disband. But without vampires to lead the charge, do you think the hunters will turn their crossbows on werewolves?

They were all ancient monsters who had lived for thousands of years, and they immediately understood each other with just a little guidance.

Victoria's eyes sparkled. "The only problem is—weren't humans are different from us. They can maintain human bodies both day and night, and eat and live like humans."

Only on the night of the full moon do they reveal their true nature and slaughter humans, and they are also very good at framing vampires.

Hunters have always preferred to hunt us, not werewolves. How can you be sure they'd abandon their vampire hunts and attack werewolves instead?

"First of all, we have humans as our protective shield;"

Secondly, it is natural to give hints to those hunters who are desperate and in dire need of great achievements to maintain their status at the right time.

For example, if someone proactively provides the location of the wolf pack, hunters will naturally go and lie in wait.

"Use the hunters to kill the werewolves, and then we can safely infiltrate?" She finished the rest of her blood in one gulp and asked with great interest, "So, how do we set up that blood bank?"

Jiang Chen shook his head and laughed, "We don't need to think about that much. Clever humans will figure it out."

What we need to do now is to unite the various clans to reach a consensus.

The thirteen clans cooperated to achieve blood freedom as soon as possible, and also to clean house by eliminating those burdensome and useless vampires, keeping only the clever, resourceful, and brave ones.

Each clan retains only its elite troops, thus reducing their need for blood, but their combat strength remains just as strong.

"Compared to development that prioritizes quantity over quality, a smaller, more refined approach is more suitable for the future development of our vampire clan."

Seeing the sweet girl frowning in thought without responding, he continued to coax her, "Think about it, what consequences will your rapid development in the capital of F country bring?"

The quality and upbringing of vampires vary greatly, and there's no uniform standard for converting them to the same race; it all depends on personal preference and mood. The result is a large number of useless little beasts who can't control their bloodlust.

They not only stole the blood of many high-quality humans, but also wantonly slaughtered humans, attracting hunters.

Why do those disgusting werewolves always manage to frame the vampires?

It's all because of those ill-mannered little beasts causing trouble everywhere!

Transforming a hundred ignorant little beasts is not as effective as training one valiant vampire. What use are they besides wasting precious food?

Chapter Twenty-One: The Importance of Sustainable Development

"Does my brother mean to refine and extract the essence?" Victoria frowned.

She not only had to consider whether the other party's suggestion was feasible, but also whether there was any trap or other motive behind his suggestion.

After all, there is competition between different clans.

Who doesn't want their descendants to prosper?

Back in the heyday of the vampire clan, when the eldest brother's clan occupied a city, how arrogant and powerful they were!

Even hunters have to avoid his city, and werewolves don't even dare to set foot nearby. Ultimately, it's because of the large number of his people that he has such a powerful deterrent.

"We're already considering collaborating with humans to establish blood banks, so why aren't we refining the blood? Do we want to end up like our elder brother did, breeding an entire city of vampires?"

Jiang Chen saw through her little scheme and sneered, "You're too young to see his swaggering facade."

Think about it carefully: where do the vampires in a city get their food?

Back then, my elder brother occupied such a good location and could have lived a very comfortable life.

The results of it?

If they reproduce without considering the consequences, how long can the people in the surrounding cities keep up with their hunting when a city is full of vampires and there are no prey?