"What do you want from me so late at night? Don't you have a wife? Don't you know you shouldn't disturb other people's good time at night?"
Rune was completely bewildered. His wife had come here in the middle of the night to nail someone else's coffin lid shut?
He originally intended to go find Lori, but when he passed through the forbidden area, he sensed some noise, so he came to see what was going on.
This forbidden area is the target of the vampires. After a vampire dies, he or she will be buried here, but the power of the deceased vampire will not completely dissipate, but will slowly be lost from his or her body.
These powers will drift around this forbidden area. They are a great tonic for injured vampires. So, some vampires who are seriously injured can come here to heal and absorb the power of their ancestors to restore their bodies, as long as they are not dead.
However, some vampires try to absorb these powers to strengthen themselves, which is why the ancestors set up a forbidden area barrier. Ordinary people cannot enter this place; only those with his permission or exceptionally powerful vampires can enter.
For exceptionally powerful vampires, they wouldn't covet such a small amount of power. While this power might be good for health, it's not that important to them. Relying on absorbing power to increase their strength would waste too much time; it's better to practice and improve themselves properly.
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"The elder foresaw that the Blood Hunters are about to rise and the vampires will face a great crisis, so the elder asked me to discuss countermeasures with you."
He was also woken up in the middle of the night by the elder. The elder came to find him in such a hurry, so of course he was also in a hurry to find Lori.
After that Blood Hunter died, the Blood Hunters' power gradually weakened. Originally, there were few who could fight them and they were no match for them. That's why they watched so many humans make deals with them and become their blood slaves.
Lori thought of the people staying at his home. Was it too late for the elders to realize this now?
"Let's talk about it when they rise up. Those blood hunters are nothing to fear. Besides, don't you have a fair treaty with humans? You give them what they want, and they exchange it with blood and labor. There's nothing wrong with that, is there? They might not dare to do anything to you under these circumstances."
Rune felt something was off about that statement: "Doesn't Lord Lursius also have a blood slave in his household?"
Why only mention them? Doesn't he have them in his own family too? When the Blood Hunters come knocking, it'll be related to him, won't it?
Lori's expression instantly darkened, and she glared at Rune beside her: "What blood slave?"
“That human in your house…” Rune’s voice became even softer. He had never been to his house and did not know what the situation was. He had only heard that he had taken away a blood slave.
"She is my wife. If you keep talking nonsense, I will not be polite to you."
"What?" Rune was stunned. He had inexplicably found a human as his wife.
When did this happen? No, why would he take a liking to humans? Shouldn't someone like him look down on humans?
And he just openly admitted it like that? Why didn't the elders cause him any trouble? He only had a certain fondness for humans, yet the elders kept nagging him about it every day. What's worse, they even lost their temper with him and used threatening words against him.
If he weren't still the king of the vampires and his power wasn't greater than theirs, they wouldn't have been so reserved.
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