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This is the king's side hall, mainly for receiving guests.

The musicians at the side of the main hall bowed their heads and played, and the scantily clad women in the middle danced, and the light gauze skirts on their bodies gave off a burst of fragrance.

Bernal held two beauties with thin waists in his arms, and a jeweled wine glass was placed in front of the table.Extravagance and vulgarity complement each other, making elegance bend over and vulgarity stand up.

Dai Zhu was not surprised, and knocked on the door at a place where the dancer's breath was slightly weaker.Dai Zhu's knuckles are slender and the knuckles are not protruding, but they interrupted the music like a siren.

"Your Majesty Bernal, this should not be regarded as hospitality." Under the gaze of everyone, Dai Zhu withdrew his hand and made a non-standard greeting ceremony.

Bernal pushed away the beauty in his arms, and smiled politely in return: "Facing a group of old and decrepit ministers and nobles all day long, it is inevitably a bit boring."

Bernal IV has a good face.Compared with his heroic uncle, Bernal is more beautiful and more bleak.The old king was as fierce as a lion, but his nephew was as smooth as a wild fox.

He is tainted with the arrogance given by a good background, and the confidence and ambition given by his wisdom.The already mixed breath and the scent of a woman made Bernal look like a glass of old beer with whiskey in Andre's eyes, sweet and cloudy.

Bernal IV dismissed the musicians and dancers, leaving the side hall empty.

It is rumored that His Majesty the King is the puppet who lives the most comfortable life. He has good wine and women, but he is ignorant, inactive, and indifferent. He is a qualified waste.

But the real Bernal is steady, absurd but not stupid.There is always something twisted about rumors, and these false fantasies can be the hot weapon that destroys a castle or the bushes that protect a baby rabbit.

Dai Zhu clearly knew that there was not much truth in Bernal's mouth. Among many human beings, Dai Zhu loved elegant artists, vulgar bandits, and taciturn carpenters, but he only hated hypocritical and submissive dignitaries.

There are interesting humans among the nobles, but Bernal is by no means one of them.

Therefore, Dai Zhu didn't care much about Bernal's lies and politeness, "Your Majesty had a lot of fun. A few days ago, he even instigated a lady to kill a close friend."

"You must have wronged me, doctor," said Bernal. "The psychiatrist at Dawn Crow disappeared for no apparent reason, and the consulting room was unrecognizable. I've been cleaning up the mess these days. As for the married lady, it was never mine." prey."

"Your Majesty has always said that he wants to see the Prince." Dai Zhu didn't chat with Bernal, and exposed Andre sideways.

"Ah!" Bernal exclaimed, showing an expression of surprise and appreciation, "This is Your Excellency the Prince!"

His expression was not wide, and his tone of voice was just right. He maintained the dignity of a human monarch and gave Andre a certain amount of attention.

"You look confused," Bernal grabbed Andre's cold hand and said with enthusiasm, "You must be very curious about my intentions, don't worry too much, sir, I have no malicious intentions."

"The conflict between humans and blood races is very abrupt. Those idiots who hate blood races don't even realize how powerful and beautiful creatures blood races are." Bernal looked at Andre and Dai Zhu with appreciation, his eyes full of Greedy, "The world has always been the law of the jungle, the survival of the fittest, and the victory over evolution has never been an achievement worth showing off."

Andre withdrew his hand and gave Dai Zhu a look, and the other party opened his hand slightly, making a gesture of "he is like this".

The monarch of mankind is a lunatic who longs for blood.

Andre finally understood Bernal's absurdity.The fault of this young human is not cruelty, incompetence, greed or stupidity, but his rebellious sense of belonging.So outrageous that he doesn't look like a lunatic, but like an incomprehensible revolutionary.

Bernal invites Andre to visit his "treasure", a "only" beautiful and wild pet.

The king's pets were kept in a secret room in the side hall.Bernal opened the secret room, and the faint candlelight illuminated half of the wall.

A huge wooden stake was driven into the floor of the secret room, and hemp rope was wrapped around the top. The pet's neck and limbs were chained, curled up at a corner, and shed tears because of the light.

It has nice short hair, beautifully shaped eyes, and the most special thing is that it is a vampire.

Andre smelled a familiar smell in the air, and his kind conveyed a message to him. This beautiful vampire was hungry, bored, and a well-bred cat at the moment.

The tips of his claws were stained with mottled blood, some had dried up, and some were still slightly moist, spreading on the pale skin.This is the evidence left by his hunting.

"This is the most successful experimental product, with stable life, normal logical thinking, obedient, and aggressive." Bernal stepped forward and rubbed the hair of the blood race. "He is an excellent fighter."

Bernal's love for the vampire has nothing to do with vulgar lust. For Bernal, the beautiful skin of the vampire is just icing on the cake. What he likes more is the energy contained in those thin bodies.

Andre looked at the obedient vampire: "What do you want to do?"

"We are constrained by a short lifespan and bound by a fragile body. Species should continue to evolve to adapt to survival." Bernal said, "My uncle has made great achievements in his life, but in the end he lost to the god of death. I don't want to follow him. in his footsteps."

"You want to be a blood race?"

"More than that," Bernal shook his head, "I want to have an indestructible army."

The candlelight in the basement shone on Bernal's young face, burning like a flame from hell.

Andre looked at this confident human being, and couldn't see a trace of jokes and arrogance in it.

Bernal has the capital to say such nonsense, and even with his status and wealth, it sounds like a grand choice.

Dai Zhu was not surprised by Bernal's plan, obviously he was aware of it.

Andre remembered what Dai Zhu said, "it was the blood family found by the royal family", and understood how interesting this matter was.

"Your chips," Andre said.

"All the treasures I can offer," Bernal looked at the thin bracelet on Andre's wrist that was covered by his sleeves, "besides that, the prince doesn't seem to have much room to refuse."

"You're right." Andre didn't care about the threat in Bernal's sentence. He looked curiously at the cat that was tossing and turning in the owner's hands, showing some appreciation for his gentleness, and then turned into strong disdain.

"Thank you for your contribution, Prince." Bernalsong bowed to Andre, happy with his beloved pet, "I heard that you have some relationship with a hunter of Blood Hunt, whether it is revenge or something else, I will help you. "

Bernal noticed Andre's displeasure for a moment, and raised the corner of his mouth, "A little respect."

"Don't worry about it." Andre took one last glance and then retreated to the corner, hungrily staring at Bernal's neck and licking the pet's lips, and left the secret room without hesitation.

One second before he exited the darkness, Dai Zhu felt the gaze locked on him intentionally or unintentionally, the threat from a carnivore.

He looked back keenly, and as expected, he saw a pair of golden eyes.

"It wasn't me who leaked the secret." Dai Zhu raised his hands to show his innocence, "It's no longer a secret for you...how special he is, and those members of the blood clan even bet on this matter..."

"Uh, I didn't say anything." Dai Zhu realized that he was talkative and pursed his lips.

"No, you said it." Andre raised the corners of his mouth, and there was no smile in his eyes. "It's surprising that Dai Zhu, who is separated from the ethnic group, knows so much information."

"..."

"Why don't you share it with me?"

Dai Zhu clenched his back molars, hesitating between saying or not.

In the end, Bernal broke the stalemate, calmed down the clingy pet, and invited Dai Zhu and Andre to have dinner together.

Bernal seems to understand the blood race better than all humans.The table is full of delicacies, top-quality meat, complicated desserts, and a glass of good red wine.

A small cup was placed in front of Dai Zhu and Andre, and the deliciousness and sweetness floated into the nasal cavity through the small vent hole on the lid.

This is a bowl of fresh human blood.

Andre looked lightly at Bernal, who nodded to him.

Dai Zhu and Andre both love experimenting with human food.Those delicacies that have been carefully carved, grilled, fried, or steamed are much more attractive than blood.

The royal banquet in the palace is completely different from the steak and bread in the street market. Human beings have an admirable obsession with satisfying their desires, and they also strive for perfection in the study of food.

Andre was quite satisfied with this banquet.

Bernal did not keep Andre in the palace, but prepared a residence for him in a place far away from the side hall.It is better to say that it is a comfortable and expensive cell than a residence.

Dai Zhu stays here when he doesn't need to pretend to be Heidi, like a good citizen who is not dangerous. Of course, if he doesn't take out the syringe to take the blood from Andre, he will be a complete idler .

Dai Zhu brought back a few pieces of chocolate snacks and Napoleon cakes from the banquet. The snacks presented to the king were all made of exquisite materials, which were not available in the market. They lost some of the smoke and fire, and added a bit of mellow wealth. .

"I'm surprised you agreed with Bernal to do this." Dai Zhu unwrapped the carefully packaged dessert, sat at the dining table by the window, and tasted the delicacy gracefully.

The blood race would not feel full after eating human food, and Dai Zhu didn't take a bite of the dessert at the banquet, but at this moment he seemed to like it very much.

Sensing Andre's gaze, Dai Zhu swallowed the candied fruit and chocolate sauce on the fork, "Some things should be enjoyed alone. Watching Bernal eat all day, even a vampire will have problems here."

Dai Zhu nodded his head and pushed a piece of chocolate dessert to Andre.

"I'm glad you gave His Majesty a foreign country some face today. I'm ready for you to break his neck."

Andre picked up the exquisite piece of chocolate and raised his eyebrows: "If I break Bernal's neck, what will you do?"

"According to the plan, replace him and continue the experiment." Dai Zhu said, "Human beings will never be able to dominate the blood race, and the death of one person, or some people, is insignificant to us."

Andre was noncommittal, pushing the chocolate into his mouth with his fingertips.

The chocolate has a high concentration of cocoa, with a slightly bitter aftertaste, sweet and sour raspberry pulp and a plump roasted hazelnut in the middle.Chocolate tastes great.

"We are now accomplices," Dai Zhu said.

"No." The complex and graceful taste in his mouth seemed to make Andre feel happy. He opened his sleeves, and silver bracelets with engraved patterns hung on both wrists. "I am a victim of coercion."

Kindred have always had a talent for gossip.

"Will Bernal intervene in the experiment?" Andre asked.

"No." Dai Zhu shook his head. "Humans are not that smart. He has ambitions and crazy capital, but he is still a human. I am solely responsible for the experiment."

"I guessed it." Andre asked casually, "Houshan, where is it?"

The view from the window was occupied by a broad mountain, and Andre watched it silently, smelling something that didn't belong to nature.

After eating the last bite of dessert, Dai Zhu got up and said, "The place where the army is stationed."