Chapter 495: Popular Drama, Shadows Under the Light (Happy Lantern Festival!!)
Count Dandelion came to the meeting room of the House of Lords of the Kingdom of Lensa again.
Unlike last time, there were several absentees in this meeting room.
These people are either in prison or dead.
But just like last time, Earl Dandelion is still the center of attention in these House of Lords meeting rooms.
But last time, Earl Dandelion’s proposal was opposed by all the great nobles.
Although at that time not all the great nobles of the Kingdom of Lensa completely believed in Count Dandelion's judgment.
It's just that as a great noble, he can't accept being censored.
In fact, even now.
If there really were vampires in the Senate seats of the Kingdom of Lensa and they attacked members of the Senate, if Count Dandelion initiated an agenda again and demanded an investigation into the members of the Senate, everyone would still choose to refuse.
This is how the world is. Vampires are indeed a huge threat, but getting these nobles to agree to be interrogated is just a pipe dream.
However, as things have developed to this point, although there may still be vampire allies that have not been detected, overall review is no longer necessary.
What is needed now is to gather strength and take precautions.
Prevent vampires from invading the Kingdom of Lunsa again.
"We need to stop the vampire's conspiracy, otherwise the evil events of the Scourge Cult will likely happen again." Earl Dandelion said loudly.
"What are you going to do?" The Snow Fox Countess sat next to the Dandelion Count.
"I propose that we try to borrow the power of the Torch Church to detect the appearance of vampires, promote anti-vampire propaganda across the country, and form an anti-vampire special response force that is on standby at all times and ready to strike when vampires appear." Earl Dandelion explained his plan.
Now for Count Dandelion, the problem of vampires is the price he must face for eating Rand's credit.
But this is obviously no longer a personal problem for Earl Dandelion.
The vampires are not just targeting Count Dandelion, but the Kingdom of Rensa and the Kingdom of Frost Moon, and perhaps even all of humanity.
Although the threat has increased, the pressure on Earl Dandelion has actually decreased.
Because it changed from being borne by him alone to being borne by the Kingdom of Lensa together.
And I made money.
Because it is obvious that even if he did not take credit for Rand's contribution, he would still have to face the problem of vampires.
Then wouldn’t the credit for eating it be earned in vain?
Of course, the one who gained the most was Rand. Rand didn't know what he got, but he could use him and the Kingdom of Lunsa as shields.
Although, maybe Rand might have no use for the thing that the vampire wanted.
To be honest, if Rand said that he wanted to protect the world from evil, Count Dandelion would kind of believe it.
Rand was supported by the newborn sect of the Torch Church, and there was also the Church of the Goddess of Harvest and Health in his territory. These orthodox and suspected orthodox churches were willing to support Rand, which meant that Rand might really have certain qualities.
However, Count Dandelion totally disagrees with the idea that Rand would sacrifice the power of his own territory purely to fight against evil.
Rand must be able to gain some benefit from this, but he doesn't know what it is.
Anyway, it is definitely impossible to let someone like Rand do business at a loss.
Lord Dandelion was also certain of this.
After Earl Dandelion made his proposal.
The Queen waited for a moment before speaking: "Then let's vote."
Soon the nobles in the House of Lords made their decision.
Now the harm of vampires is obvious, and Count Dandelion obviously has no intention of continuing to push for censorship, so everyone naturally supports anti-vampire efforts.
If he didn't support it at this time, it would be very strange. Did it mean that he had already surrendered to the vampires? "Then the royal family will personally take charge of the specific matters." After seeing the unanimous support, the Queen of the Kingdom of Lunsa made a check mark on the meeting minutes and recorded the data.
The fact that it is fully presided over by the royal family is also a statement from the Queen, which means that the Queen also believes that the issue of vampires must be taken seriously.
"Then if there is nothing else..." The old and gentle queen looked around, "The meeting is adjourned."
After the Queen adjourned the meeting.
Count Dandelion stood up again: "Wait a moment."
The nobles who were about to leave looked at Count Dandelion.
"There is a special drama that is becoming popular in the Frost Moon Kingdom, and now it has spread to our country. I would like to invite everyone to watch it together." said Earl Dandelion.
"'Blood Red Night'?" A great noble who knew this said with a smile, "It's really good to watch. Isn't it a political mission of the Frost Moon Kingdom, or do you want to promote it in the Kingdom of Lensa as well?"
Count Dandelion did not explain: "It won't take much time, will it? After all, you are against vampires, maybe you can get some inspiration?"
The great nobles did not deny it.
The Queen smiled and said, "Then I happen to be interested as well."
The great nobles all agreed to go and watch it.
The old queen rarely makes any decisions, but that doesn't mean her prestige is poor, nor does it mean that everyone will ignore the power of the royal family.
Soon, the nobles of the House of Lords entered the theater and took their seats.
The show began. Photo crystals are relatively rare and not very easy to use. However, people are somewhat interested in the improved photo crystals.
As for the content of the drama.
Most of the nobles who did not really understand drama had little interest in it.
After all, this is obviously something that serves politics, and artistry and fun obviously have to give way.
Act One, Then Act Two: The Triumph of Evil
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Rand is explaining the work to Taner.
Taner is also now married and his wife is pregnant.
It is estimated that she will give birth to a child soon.
On the contrary, Rand, who has been married for many years, has no heirs.
This is not because there is anything wrong with the health of Rand or some of the high-ranking officials in the Sanctuary.
It was because Rand was a little worried about his power, and he really didn't need to have children in a hurry.
Rand has been in this world for eight and a half years, but his appearance has not changed at all.
At first Rand thought he was the cult leader Rand Cameron, but later Karin said they were definitely not the same person.
So...either Karin's judgment was wrong, or...his body really had another origin? For example, it was actually molded by the great mother of black goats, the Dark Soil Goddess, with her vast divine power?
Or maybe this was actually Rand's original body before he traveled through time, but it was alienated when it was sacrificed for the first time? Rand didn't know this, but he thought his life span should be quite long.
As for the high-ranking officials in the Holy Land, due to their strength, their lifespan should not be too short.
Rand was worried that if he had any offspring now, they might be something evil and twisted.
As a noble, he does need offspring to stabilize his territory, but if he himself lives a long life, the pressure in this regard will be greatly reduced.
Anyway, if Rand uses Desire Sharing to cheer up the high-level officials of the Sanctuary...in fact, only Elsa would want to challenge.
Contraceptive measures will also be taken.
Normal people sometimes use contraception and sometimes don’t, it’s more random.
But anyway, there is still no sign of anyone getting pregnant. Maybe we have to wait a few years? This world has magical power. It is not the ancient Western world like Rand's previous life.
Although the White King has always been under a lot of pressure, he has been able to resist getting married until now, and this is one of the reasons.
As a king, the White King would have at least the same lifespan as the most superior? It is known that the most superior lives much longer than ordinary people. The aunt of the Duke of Thorn does not look old. To be precise, she is not old at all? If the superiors and elites do not suffer from injuries due to battle, their lifespan is also longer than that of ordinary people.
As for ordinary professionals, there is no difference in their lifespan from ordinary people.
And, it is true that in this world, the more powerful a creature is, the harder it is to have offspring.
After all, if dragons had the reproductive ability of goblins, then the dragon race would have ruled the world long ago, and it would not be humans' turn.
Perhaps, as an unknown life form, it is indeed difficult for Rand to have offspring.
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Tanner in front of Rand was still as tall as a tower, steady and reliable.
Rand completely trusts Tanner, who is not only calm and serious, but can also be smart when necessary.
In short, in Rand's eyes, he is the perfect candidate for general.
"How many soldiers do we have available to fight now?" Rand asked.
"Two thousand people have completed all the training courses, and four thousand new recruits have only been trained for a period of time but have not fully completed the course. If you mobilize all the forces that can fight, the number of people willing to fight for you will be countless, enough to fill the entire parade ground." Taner said, looking at the parade ground.
If we really want to fill up this parade ground, it might take tens of thousands of people.
In other words, except for babbling children and octogenarians who have difficulty moving, all the citizens of Rand's direct territories are willing to take up arms and fight for Rand.
Rand's rule over his direct territory was very successful, both in terms of propaganda and subsequent actions.
Everyone can see how the soldiers who fight for Rand will be treated. If they become disabled, they will be properly resettled. If they die in battle, their families will be provided with adequate benefits by the staff of the Duke of Moon Phase.
And everyone believed that fighting for Rand was defending their lives.
Moreover... many people are still receiving birth subsidies, the Propaganda Department has launched new products, and the monsters or wild beasts in the mountains and forests no longer attack the villages.
Although there are many long-eared people, minotaurs, and centaurs now, you will find that they are all interesting and good "people" as long as you get in touch with them.
If Rand now activates Blessing 6: Favor of the Torch Goddess, at least within the directly-controlled territory, large areas will surely be filled with the fiery red color representing his own camp.
Except for Tanr and Fenris.
This is really strange. What kind of bug would cause Tanr and Fenris to be judged as the enemy camp?
This made Rand realize that divine power was not completely correct or omnipotent.
"We may have to fight against vampires next, so we need to take advantage of our numbers," Rand said.
Taner nodded frequently, indicating that he understood Rand's teachings.
Taner also felt a little emotional.
Ever since he followed Rand to fight, he basically never had much advantage in numbers, and there were many times when he had to fight with a smaller force against a larger one.
This time we actually had the opportunity to use the advantage of numbers to defeat the minority, which was really great.
Tanr didn't think the vampires could defeat Rand's army.
In this world, unless you reach the king level, you cannot ignore the power of numbers. In fact, the king level cannot ignore the power of numbers either. It’s just that the gap between the top level and the king is too big. The power of the kings is different, and there is almost no chance for them to compete.
It is really difficult to determine how many people and under what circumstances are needed to kill a king?
The number of vampires must be small, so we can just send out a large army when the time comes.
Taner thought he had memorized the required courses on warfare one, two, and three by heart, and had some personal experience. He was quite confident in commanding the army, especially commanding these soldiers who were absolutely loyal to Rand.
Sometimes Taner would sigh, always feeling that he, the great general, was the most disloyal person in the Dukedom of the Moon.
Tanr always felt that Fenris was more loyal than himself.
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A lighthouse on the inland sea, the palace of the blue king.
There is a dark cloud hanging over this place.
Bright yellow lightning pierced through the dark clouds and split a human figure into charcoal.
The Blue King has lived for nearly a thousand years, and he hasn't been so angry for a long, long time.
So much so that he, who had always been restrained, killed his subordinate who came back to report the news with thunder.
Until the City of the Dead was breached, everything went smoothly for his long-planned plan.
Then, two pieces of the holy relics in the City of the Dead were inexplicably missing.
After that, everything went wrong.
If they attack secretly, the power of vampires is very strong, especially at night, the top vampires are almost invincible.
Vampires can see in the dark, are faster and more powerful at night.
Moreover, many vampires have special abilities related to darkness, and they are simply natural assassins and thieves.
But on a certain night, a top-level vampire and his troops were wiped out, and after that, even three attacks failed to kill the Dandelion Count.
But now the Blue King is certain.
The thing must be with Earl Dandelion.
He didn't know who was behind the Dandelion Count, but it was impossible for an ordinary Count to deal with the vampire attacks every time.
Many earl families do not have the most powerful person, and even if they do, there is basically only one.
Moreover, the highest level human beings are basically no match for the highest level vampires.
The Blue King had already planned for this plan a long time ago, and there was more than one noble, earl and other nobles in the Kingdom of Lensa who belonged to him.
The Count of Dandelion is in the light, while the King of Azure and his men are in the dark, and theoretically they are even stronger.
But! Still failed every time.
The conclusion, then, is obvious.
The Dandelion Earl definitely has some secret.
And that secret should be the reason why he obtained the remains of the holy weapon.
The Azure King calmed himself down. The plan had to be completed, otherwise he would not be able to live much longer.
He decided to mobilize the forces around the Kingdom of Lensa again. If that didn't work, he would have to go out himself.
Going out in person would cause him, as the king of mankind, to stand against mankind, but in order to survive, he could no longer care about too much.
(End of this chapter)