I'm Shenji, what are you doing?

"Okay, okay, don't be angry, I'm just talking about the possibility, it doesn't mean it has been realized."

Shenji had been living with Arquette day and night for nearly two years, and Shenji had already become accustomed to how to deal with the awkward princess.

"Besides, your help is indispensable for this to come true."

"Me?" The Vampire Queen suddenly forgot her dissatisfaction as her curiosity arose.

"Yes, that's you."

"How to help?"

"Provide a sample, which is your blood."

"No!" Erquette shook his head without thinking.

"Why? What caused the birth of the Dead Apostles was the blood of the True Ancestor. Analyzing the source is the most efficient and most likely to succeed."

"I don't want to give my blood to anyone else." It was indeed a very Arquitectal-style answer.

Shenji persuaded patiently: "My princess, now is not the time for trouble. If the research is successful, there will be another way to deal with Dead Apostles in the future, which will also be good for you. "

"It seems like this." Erquette thought for a moment and nodded, "But my blood represents my power. Even just a little bit can turn humans into powerful vampires."

"Miss Shion hasn't sucked blood in three years. I think she can be trusted."

Shinji looked at Shion gently, who raised his hand and spoke with both emotion and solemnity.

"I can swear in any way, and I can also sign a binding contract or certificate."

"But I still don't want to..."

"Then, what about my guarantee?" Orange interjected, "I will be responsible for managing your blood."

"You..." Erquette's pupils instantly turned golden, "Your words really don't need my blood... because you are already fixed."

Fixation here doesn’t mean looking young. There are many magic methods to delay aging. In a sense, immortality can even be said to be the source of magic progress, but Orange has already transcended this field.

She is completely fixed.

"Okay, I agree, just a drop."

"That's enough, I'll get the container."

Orange said and was about to walk to the nearby laboratory. Arquette was actually wrong. Just because Cheng Zi wouldn't ingest the blood of her true ancestors didn't mean she didn't need it. She is very interested in the existence of the True Ancestor. After thoroughly studying the blood of the True Ancestor, her puppet technology will be further improved. This is why she is willing to vouch for Ziyuan.

"No need." Shen Er waved his hand to stop, "Ordinary containers cannot preserve the blood of the True Ancestor. Erquet, please make one using the material of the 'Earth Lock'."

"Okay." Arquette said, scratching the skin with his nails, and a drop of bright red liquid dripped out.

The moment the blood left the epidermis, Erquette's body immediately recovered. At the same time, the silver metal around the blood quickly took shape, converging into a thumb-sized closed vessel to wrap the blood.

"I'm going to bed, don't disturb me anymore, or I'll be really angry."

There was a flash of silver light, and the container containing the blood of the true ancestor fell into Cheng Zi's hands. Then Erquette pulled the quilt over his head and became silent.

Shion looked at the container in Orange's hand and was about to say something, but Shinji spoke first.

"Miss Shion, this is actually the best ending. Sister Chengzi's understanding of the human body is absolutely unparalleled in the world. If she can't cure you, then you really can only rely on magic. Moreover, because Japan is located in the Far East, regardless of Both the Magic Association and the Holy Church are weak here, so for you now, there is no safer place than here."

"I understand what I need to pay."

It is easiest to talk to a smart person like Ziyuan. As long as you start, the other person will understand.

"You should talk to Miss Orange about this yourself. If you want the protection of the Tono family, talk to Miss Shiki and Miss Akiba."

"And you?"

"I don't need it. Originally, I was eyeing Atlas's research on spiritual children and the Eltram family's 'Aether Light Weaving', but someone has already paid me, and it was too much. I don’t like owing favors, so I still owe you.”

"I've been paid, it's hard, could it be——"

"It's your ancestor Zepia who just died. He left you a legacy."

Hearing what Shenji said, Shion showed obvious confusion.

"Why - don't you want it? Haha, that saves me the trouble. To be honest, I'm a little uneasy about handing this inheritance to you. You and Zepia are so similar, equally outstanding, and equally blessed by Art. Lasia——"

"do not talk!"

"——Same stubbornness, even the same way of survival."

"I asked you to stop talking." Ziyuan, who had been silent all this time, suddenly became excited, "Me, don't compare me to him, at least I'm not -"

"It's not what? Not a vampire? Is it really appropriate to drag a body like this?"

"I don't--"

"Nothing? No blood-sucking? What I'm talking about is not such a simple appearance, but the essence. Aster Eltram Atlasia, have you ever thought about why the Zepia group was eliminated three years ago? Did the entire expedition team let you alone?"

Shinji's question made Shion shiver and he answered subconsciously.

"Because, I, I am Eltram."

"Is this true? Is this really true? Even if others say so, can you really not be able to draw other conclusions if you have high-speed thinking ability and can draw conclusions through information? Or is your instinct resisting this? Conclusion. Because once this conclusion is reached, the existence named Aster Eltram Atlasia will collapse."

"That's enough, what do you want to say?" Ziyuan became more and more excited, even a little hysterical.

"Zepia let you go, because you and he are actually the same. You are the same kind."

Shenji's words were like a thunderbolt, blasting Shion's mind to a blank and almost stopping his thinking.

"I, are we the same kind? No, it's impossible, we are definitely not-"

"Think about it carefully, Miss Shion, how different is your way of existence from Zepia's? Have you ever thought about how many people's brains have you invaded since your birth? Just because others can't see it doesn't mean that I can't see you - Connected to his hand is the 'etheric light weave' spread throughout the city."

"This, this is-"

"You haven't thought about it, right? Because you take it for granted. You have long been accustomed to seizing and seizing other people's intelligence. It is also seizing. Why is it okay to seize intelligence but not blood? Isn't this contradictory? Tell me something. I don’t like it. For an alchemist who pursues the truth, wouldn’t it be more convenient to become a Death Apostle? You should also be able to feel the improvement in your abilities."

The conflict that had been buried in her heart for three whole years was finally revealed. Ziyuan's face turned pale, her legs went weak, and she collapsed on the ground.