After that, the group never encountered attacks from thieves again and arrived at the territory smoothly. After learning that his wife and daughter were almost attacked, the lord hurried out to greet them - by the way, Ellie also asked Xiaobai to identify the lord, and the result showed that the other party was a human.
So, lord, are you cheating on me?
In any case, the lord was very grateful to Ellie and the others, and even invited them to stay in his mansion. Of course, the other party did not forget to ask about the identities of Ellie and the others. Ellie was naturally prepared for this, saying that they were the apprentices of a magician who lived in seclusion in the deep forest. They came out of the deep mountains and forests to experience life and wanted to become adventurers and travel around the world...
The lord had no doubts about this, and even patted his chest to express his willingness to help them register with the Adventurer's Association - this was naturally the best thing that could happen.
During dinner, Ellie also got some information about the Kingdom of Balabagia from the lord named John Galen.
In fact, the situation within the Kingdom of Balabagia was even more unstable than Ellie had imagined.
According to Lord John, there are three races living in this land south of the Tianlong Mountains: humans, demi-humans, and demons. It is said that a long time ago, these three races seemed to be the core of the Balabagia Kingdom, but later a civil war broke out for some reason, and then humans, demi-humans, and demons lived separately.
Among them, humans still occupy most of the territory of the Kingdom of Balabagia, while demons dominate the south, and demi-humans live in seclusion in the sea of trees in the west.
Perhaps due to historical grudges, the demons have always wanted to invade human territory and rule the country instead of humans, but humans have also been resisting the invasion of demons. Although demons are much stronger than humans in terms of individual strength, humans can still stop demons by relying on their numerical advantage. However, in recent years, demons have learned to manipulate monsters and have begun to invade the kingdom's territory, which has caused unrest within the kingdom.
By the way, the reason why demons and humans become mortal enemies is that the gods that demons believe in regard humans as heretics, and believe that only powerful demons are worthy of ruling this world. So they want to defeat humans and conquer this place. Humans also regard demons as heretics and evil enemies, and fight against them.
Ai Li and Yue seemed very calm about this. After all, they had already heard the reason from the "rebel" at the bottom of the big maze. In the ancient times, the God of Creation used this method to make the races on the continent kill each other. Now it was just happening again.
"But don't worry. I heard that 'Apostles of God' have been summoned to this world. With their help, we will be able to protect humans and repel demons!"
Hearing Lord John's words, Ellie's eyebrows slightly raised. Xiaobai and Yue also stopped what they were doing. Only Nana was still eating... Well, sometimes simplicity is good.
"Apostle of God?"
It is true that after searching for a long time, you can finally find it without any effort. As long as you have an apostle of God, why bother to go through the maze? Why not just go and catch an apostle and ask where God is, and the problem will be solved, right?
"Yes, I heard that in order to protect mankind, the Supreme God summoned a group of brave men from another world to save mankind. With them, the demon army is nothing to be afraid of."
Another time traveler?
Hearing this, Ellie was suddenly disappointed. If it was really a messenger of God, she would have tied him up without saying a word. If it was a time traveler... forget it, there was probably nothing worth looking forward to.
But there are too many time travelers in this world.
Fang Zheng had been to a world with time travelers before. For example, there were several people who traveled through time and reincarnated at the third coordinate point, such as Maine and Mai Lu. But that was because the third coordinate point was split into five parts, which were separated but still connected to each other, so this kind of single time travel incident would occasionally occur.
But in a world like this, people travel through time all the time, and when they do, it's with a large group of people... Ai Li would never believe that there is no conspiracy behind this.
But then again, Orudana is indeed a remote and poor place that cannot be more remote. They don't even have a good grasp of the current situation in the kingdom. If we use the Earth as an analogy, then Orudana is like Siberia, and because of the Tianlong Mountains, it is isolated from the world, and is basically a blind man with no eyes.
After dinner, Ai Li and her group stayed at the lord's house. The lord also prepared two double rooms for them, one for Ai Li and Yue, and one for Nana and Xiao Bai. After all, Xiao Bai is a social phobic and rarely talks to other people. Of course, because of her beautiful appearance, many people regard her as an iceberg beauty, not knowing that she is actually a sultry person who likes to tell stand-up comedy.
See, this is the advantage of good looks. If Xiaobai is not pretty, she will probably be negatively evaluated as dark, depressed, autistic, etc. But because Xiaobai is a beauty, she has received all kinds of praises such as iceberg beauty and high mountain flower.
From this we can see that even if they are all otakus, they still rely on their looks to make a living.
Even after staying in the Valley of Flowers for such a long time, the only people Xiaobai is relatively close to are Nana and Ai Li. The former is because she was able to talk to him without any barriers when he was still a spider, so Xiaobai developed a sense of trust in her. As for Ai Li, it is simply because her charm is high enough... By the way, Xiaobai seems to be afraid of Yue. Could it be that spiders and bats don't get along?
As for the moon...
“Ah… Onee-sama…”
Looking at Ai Li in front of her, Yue's eyes seemed a little dazed, but Ai Li smiled, leaned her head out, opened her mouth, and bit Yue's slender white neck.
“Ugh…!!”
The moment the sharp canine teeth pierced the girl's skin, Yue's body trembled. She held the girl tightly, her eyes closed, her body tense. After a while, Yue opened her eyes and let out a long breath. Ai Li stretched out her tongue and gently licked her neck.
"Are you okay Yue?"
“Yes… Onee-sama…”
Lying in Ai Li's arms, Yue's eyes were blurry. Vampires in every world have different rules and characteristics. This was true for Ai Li and Yue. For Yue, sucking blood was a form of eating, but strictly speaking, Yue was not sucking blood, but the magic in the blood. Because she needed a huge amount of magic to sustain her survival.
But Ai Li is different. As the fourth true ancestor, she needs the power of blood itself. Strictly speaking... whatever blood her beasts like, Ai Li will suck. She doesn't rely on blood to maintain life like Yue does. For Ai Li, blood is more like a catalyst that can activate the power of the beasts raised in her body.
Because of this, Airi and Yue have completely different feelings about bloodsucking. For Yue, sucking Airi's blood is just like taking drugs. This is easy to understand. After all, as the fourth true ancestor, Airi's blood is full of magic power, and for Yue, this blood full of pure magic power is more delicious than the most fragrant wine.
Just like mosquitoes inject a nerve-paralyzing venom into humans before sucking blood so that they won't be noticed, Airi, as the fourth true ancestor, will also inject some special elements into the person being sucked blood when sucking blood, causing their minds to enter an indescribable trance and excitement state, thereby completing the blood sucking process.
Therefore, for Yue, whether it is sucking Ai Li's blood or being sucked blood by Ai Li, it is very comfortable, making her addicted to it.
As for Ellie, there was no other way to suck Yue's blood. Although she did not need blood to sustain her life, she needed blood as a sacrifice for her own beasts. Although two vampires sucking blood from each other was a bit like nesting dolls, to be honest, Ellie actually treated Yue as a filtering and conversion system.
When Yue absorbs blood and magic from Ai Li, it means that Ai Li's blood and magic are transformed into Yue's blood and magic. Then Ai Li absorbs Yue's blood and gives it to her familiar, and there will be no problem.
After all, in the previous battle when they tried to forcefully break through the world barrier, because Ai Li forcibly withdrew her power, the beast in her body was injured and needed blood to recover. Nana couldn't suck blood, and Xiao Bai... it was still a question whether the spider's blood was useful, so Yue was Ai Li's own human blood bag.
Anyway, Yue is also a vampire, so he can understand Ai Li's actions, but it’s hard to say if it were someone else.
Just as she finished sucking the blood and was about to fall asleep holding the tired Yue, she suddenly opened her eyes.
"……Um?"
"What's wrong? Sister Ai Li..."
Noticing Ai Li's reaction, Yue, who was about to fall asleep, opened her eyes, and then she was stunned for a moment.
"An intruder?"
"Yes, the opponent's skills are not bad."
Ellie could sense that several people in cloaks were quietly entering the mansion and rushing towards the lord's room. They moved quickly and were obviously well prepared.
"what to do?"
"We can't let the lord get killed. We finally got this connection, and it would be a waste if he gets killed. And we might even be considered the lord's murderer."
As she spoke, Ellie sat up.
"I'll be back soon."
At this moment, the intruders had already evaded the guards' surveillance and arrived at the door of the lord's bedroom on the second floor. Then they reached out and began to pick the lock. However, at this moment...
"Really? What the hell is going on so late at night?"
Hearing this sudden voice, the invaders were startled and turned their heads quickly, only to see Ellie standing behind them with a magic wand in her hand.
"Do you have any sense of public morality? You are making so much noise and making a fuss. The neighbors won't be able to sleep. They still have to go to work tomorrow."
“——!”
The invaders obviously had no intention of responding to Ellie's ridicule. They suddenly raised their hands, clenched the knives in their hands, and rushed towards Ellie. The next moment, invisible black chains sprang out from their shadows and tied up the four invaders tightly.
“Huh…”
Looking at the intruders tied up like dumplings, Ai Li yawned, then came to the lord's bedroom door and knocked gently. Soon, the lord opened the door and came out. After seeing the tied-up intruders, the lord was also shocked. After listening to Ai Li's story, he was even more furious. He immediately ordered his subordinates to take the four intruders away and torture them severely - this is the lord's mansion, and ordinary thieves are naturally not bold enough to come here to die. There must be another reason behind this group of people!
"Thank you so much, Miss Ellie."
Seeing the guards taking the four invaders away, the lord breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly turned to thank Ellie, who waved her hand.
"You're welcome. Since you've invited us to stay here, we will do our best as guests... Well, I'll go and rest first."
"Okay, please have a good rest. I will definitely find out who is so bold as to invade here!"
After thanking Ellie again, the lord turned around and left angrily. Judging from his appearance, the four thieves who invaded here would obviously not have a good life.
But this has nothing to do with Ellie.
After the lord left, Ellie yawned and went back to the bedroom. Then she lay down again, hugged Yue who came to her, and fell asleep.