Huh? Are they all real?...

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Seeing the impatient look on Grand Duke Alucard's face, the young human girls in their prime chuckled.

Then they each cut open their palms and dripped their blood into a small bowl carved from a single piece of gemstone.

Before the girls could fill half a bowl with their blood, Duke Accard couldn't resist picking it up and drinking it all in one gulp.

After a satisfied expression appeared on his face, he said to the girls:

"That's enough, that's enough, perfect enjoyment!"

The girls then left Grand Duke Accardo's reception room with giggles.

Before leaving the hall, each of them took a bottle of reagent from a servant.

That's used to nourish blood and qi and treat wounds.

But to be honest, they didn't actually want that; they wanted to be Duke Accard's dependents.

In that case, even if it is impossible to receive the Embrace, as long as one becomes a member of the Clan who drinks the blood of Grand Duke Alucard, one can obtain the power of the vampires and thus remain forever young.

Instead of the current system, where one can only serve Grand Duke Arcado for a maximum of one or two decades before receiving a commission and returning home.

As for the more intimate courtiers...

They knew that without sufficient fighting spirit and willpower, they could not possibly have earned this honor.

They were also very fortunate to have encountered the Accardo family.

It is said that among the vampires today, only the Alucard family among the eight dukes still adheres to the teachings of the Dark Moon.

As for the other families, within the Alucard family, whether they were vampires, courtiers, or other members of the household, they all said to them:

"It's best not to know."

Grand Duke Accardo was still in the hall, his eyes closed, savoring the delicious meal he had just enjoyed.

The tightly closed door was pushed open by someone.

Hearing the rhythmic sound, Grand Duke Accardo knew who it was without even opening his eyes.

It was his eldest son, Tingchen.

A very capable and beautiful human knight.

Moreover, the selling point of the outfit is its thin armor that can quickly heal wounds.

It's beautiful and sexy, but that makes people doubt its performance as armor.

Even Grand Duke Arcado, upon seeing her, was somewhat envious of his son for finding such a good courtier.

They can provide delicious blood and also fight alongside powerful guards.

"What's wrong, Neferia?"

The courtier named Neferia immediately knelt down and said:

"My lord, my master has instructed me to bring this to you!"

The beautiful female knight opened the exquisite box she had been holding.

A tan ring was revealed.

The moment he saw the ring, Archduke Arcadio stood up.

In the Third Age, the Dark Lord Sauron once gave the vampires a ring, the Earth Ring, which represented restraint.

Unfortunately, the eight dukes at the time, not recognizing its value, laughed and refused to let him in.

It wasn't until they witnessed firsthand the power of the Ring of Fire wielded by the elves that they began to regret their actions.

But at that time, neither the vampire clan nor anyone else could bring themselves to do it.

All I could do was grit my teeth and swallow it down.

And now, the Earth Ring, which missed out on the vampires back then, has returned just like that?!

Grand Duke Arcado rubbed his eyes in disbelief.

He had never seen the actual object; he had only seen his grandfather repeatedly pounding his chest in regret while looking at a portrait of the ring in his grandfather's study.

After a brief moment of surprise, Grand Duke Arcadio pointed to the Ring of Earth and asked:

"Is this it? One of the Nine Commandments left behind by the Dark Lord?"

But the beautiful courtier looked up in confusion and asked:

"Your Excellency, what are the Nine Commandments for Humanity?"

Yes, she didn't know any of that.

After a brief hesitation, Grand Duke Accardo asked:

"How did he find this thing?"

"The owner found it while taking a walk on the ground."

"Just like when he found you, he just went for a walk and picked you up?"

"Yes, Grand Duke."

Grand Duke Arcado felt that his worldview had been shaken.

But immediately, he said to Tingchen with utmost seriousness:

"Give it to Grand Duke Bathory and say it's a token of my appreciation."

"But, Your Highness, this seems to be an extremely important treasure?"

"Do as I say!"

The beautiful court lady knew the matter was settled, so she simply closed the box and said:

“I understand, Your Excellency.”

Grand Duke Arcado then nodded in satisfaction:

"That's good. It's better not to leave such a terrible thing in the hands of us small families."

The Nine Commandments represent the chaos and turmoil of humanity, haha.

Grand Duke Arcado smiled, then glanced curiously at the courtiers who hadn't yet left and said:

"What's wrong? Is there anything else?"

After hesitating for a long time, the beautiful courtier finally spoke:

"The human trafficking that has been active on the Osai Peninsula has come to an end."

Grand Duke Accardo laughed:

"Ah, that's a good thing, a bunch of self-proclaimed nobles with no manners whatsoever. So what? What does it have to do with us?"

"We don't engage in the slave trade!"

The courtier lowered his head and said:

"In the name of His Majesty the Eternal King, Shadow Sun has reinstated those girls as members of his people. And according to the evidence we have found so far, those girls are indeed elves, not some ridiculous substitute."

Grand Duke Accardo was stunned.

"what--!!!"

A moment later, he screamed and then crashed through the window and jumped off the castle!

The reappearance of the Earth Ring did not have such a huge impact on him.

Chapter 211 The Dilemma and the Big Gathering (3k)

Looking at the broken window and Archduke Accardo jumping down without the slightest hesitation.

The newly appointed vampire guard, somewhat bewildered, looked at the veteran beside him who seemed oblivious and said:

"What should we do? Just now, it seems the Grand Duke jumped down?"

The veteran, though surprised but not entirely, glanced at the recruit and said:

"Don't worry about it, the Grand Duke is just unable to withstand the blow."

"But isn't that a big deal?"

"Ah, don't worry, it was just jumping off a 10,000-meter-high cliff without any protection."

"But, but you seem to be making it sound more and more serious."

"It sounds serious, but believe me, the Grand Duke will be fine! Ah, how long until our shift change?"

The recruit looked at the sun and said:

"It took less than ten minutes. But don't we even need to report it?"

"Less than ten minutes? That's great! Let's go, after our shift ends we'll go for drinks. The goblin boys have developed a new spirit, and I heard they even simulated the taste of dragon-horse blood. Awesome!"

In that instant, the new recruit knew he had come to the right place.

This new job is fucking awesome!

In the capital of the Seven Hills, Lester gazed in awe at this legendary creation from the dwarves.

For a long time, he had thought that the enormous underground cavern in the stronghold where he was detained was already a tremendous shock.

But in front of this real capital city, he was surprised to find that the underground cave was no bigger than a bird's nest.

As for the Duke of Bathory's mobile fortress, he had obviously never seen it.

“I had only heard of this magnificent city before. Many people said it was very beautiful and majestic, but I never expected it to be such a breathtaking place.”

Lester's heartfelt praise brought a smile to Bahrain's face as well.

"Although you are a vampire, you have at least said a few decent words."

"I'll tell the other dwarves to try their best not to beat you up."

Baring's words completely shocked Leicester:

"What do you mean, 'try not to hit me'?!"

Moen held him down and said:

"Don't worry, that's how dwarves are. They don't mean any harm; they're just annoyed with you. Even if you get beaten up, you can still ask them for help."

Lester was utterly astonished as he watched Morn follow him into the palace after he finished speaking.

Don't you really think this is weird?!

In the room in front of the throne room.

Because the dwarves' friends have arrived, most of the most influential dwarves in the Seven Hills have gathered here, except for the elders who are unable to come.

As the dwarven guards loudly announced Morne's arrival.

The dwarven elders all rose enthusiastically to welcome their friend from afar—with a chest-pounding punch that nearly made Moen vomit blood.

Then all the dwarf elders looked at Lester, who was clearly superfluous.

Lester looked around and found that Moen, the only one who could still speak up for him, was clutching his chest and unable to speak.

So he immediately said:

"I'm leaving now! Just pretend I don't exist!"

After saying that, he made a hasty escape.

Even after Moen recovered, he kept rubbing his chest and saying:

"So, how much do you know about the vampires?"

The dwarf elder closest to Moen spoke directly:

"Almost all the vampires of earl rank and above have come. At this point, they still insist that it's just free action and has no other meaning."

"It's obvious that those guys are after the last seal!"