The next morning, the sun had just shown half its face, casting a golden glow. He habitually scratched his hands, feeling the emptiness in his palms, and unhappily threw off the quilt and got out of bed, and went to the window to look out at the beautiful sunrise.
“”Oh, I can’t sleep alone, the Blood Council is such a jerk!”
He cursed softly and went into the bathroom to wash up.
After washing up, Lin Qiming changed his clothes and went downstairs.
Archduke Ferdinand was already seated in the restaurant, and his brother-in-law Ares was sitting beside him. The two sisters were not seen, and the servants were constantly serving hot breakfast.
Although vampires only need to suck blood to fill their stomachs, most nobles are accustomed to tasting human delicacies to satisfy their appetites.
“Oh, Lin, you are here. I wanted to call you, but my father told you to sleep a little longer.”
“I didn’t expect you to wake up by yourself. Come and sit down. Your father hired a chef from Daxia specially for you. He just arrived in New York half a month ago. It’s a pity that you haven’t come yet, and you missed out on more than ten days of delicious food.”
“Let me tell you this chef is amazing. His grandfather cooked for the emperor of Daxia, and my father spent a lot of money to invite his family.”
Ares, the eldest brother-in-law, was still very talkative and talked a lot.
Lin Qiming felt warm in his heart when he heard this, and bowed slightly to the Grand Duke.
“You’ve taken the trouble, I’m very grateful that father can consider this!”
He has been with Tiffany for several years, and he has always called her father-in-law, and occasionally called her Grand Duke. He has never made up his mind to change his words. Now that he sees that his father-in-law has hired a chef from Daxia at a high price in order to make his food more delicious, he finally said”father” out of emotion.
Archduke Ferdinand was stunned for a moment, and then showed a satisfied smile.
In order to make his son-in-law change his words, he has put in a lot of effort.
Not only did he get the local blood clan to give a large sum of money and property in the name of visiting his daughter, but he also sent Bruce and 30 blood clan guards to protect the safety of his son-in-law and daughter. Compared with the cost of the previous things, hiring a chef is the smallest, but he didn’t expect it to have a miraculous effect.
“No need to be so polite, we are all family, and we are enjoying ourselves too!”
“Sit down and have a good taste. We don’t know if it tastes authentic or not, but we just think it tastes very good.”
“After we finish eating, I have something to tell you.”
Hearing this, Lin Qiming knew that the vampire who followed the special envoy Wardlow had returned.
He stopped being pretentious and pulled out a chair to sit down and look at the food on the table.
It can be seen that the chef followed the separate dining system, placing a breakfast in front of each person, and in front of him was a bowl of osmanthus chestnut porridge, a basket of crystal shrimp dumplings, and a plate of pastry, which smelled delicious and made people salivate.
After eating breakfast slowly, Archduke Ferdinand stood up and walked towards the study. Lin Qiming and Ares followed him. After pushing open the door and going in, the three of them sat down.
“The people I sent out have returned with very interesting news.”
“According to my cousin, Grand Duke Jack Giovanni, Wardlow did not exaggerate in his report after returning, and the Speaker unexpectedly stopped the angry members and rejected their proposal to send the guards to arrest you.”
“Wardlow was also treated coldly. His lover Anthony was arrested by the captain of the Guard Trodrefono when he flew to Edmonton and will be tortured by being exposed to the sun for three days!”
Hearing that there really was a vampire who wanted to go to his house, Lin Qiming’s eyes flashed with a cold light.
Feeling the strong murderous intent on his body, Archduke Ferdinand said nothing. He waited for a while until the murderous intent subsided before continuing.
“I know how you feel. When I heard the news, I wanted to kill them with my own hands!”
“However, Speaker Smith had already dealt with Anthony, and the method was cruel enough. Exposing a marquis to the sun for three days was a more painful punishment than killing him.”
“Wardlow will not die, he has the Gangro family behind him, but it will not be easy either. Being locked in a black coffin for a hundred years is not a good feeling, it is better to die than to live.”
After finishing the news brought back from the parliament, Archduke Ferdinand’s expression was relieved.
He stood up from his chair, walked to Lin Qiming, looked into his son-in-law’s eyes and continued
“I said yesterday that no matter how they react, I will take you to the Holy Land.”
“Now it seems that the elders of the parliament are smart enough. They dealt with Wardlow and Anthony, which is a gesture of goodwill to you and me. Whether they are enemies or friends depends on our response.”
“My good son-in-law, what is your answer?”
Hearing his father-in-law’s question, Lin Qiming knew his choice.
In the heart of this Grand Duke of the Blood Clan, it would be best if he could not fall out with the Blood Clan Council. Of course, he was not a war maniac who had to make the whole world an enemy. It would be nice to go to the Blood Clan Holy Land and harvest a batch of entries without fighting.
“Father, your eyes tell me that you want me to choose peace. If you wish, then choose peace!”
Archduke Ferdinand nodded with satisfaction, and put his hands on his shoulders to press
“”Okay, okay, I didn’t misjudge you. Lin, you will always be my good son-in-law!”
The old man was very happy and said”OK” three times in a row.
Ares was very tactful and called the maid to bring a bottle of fine wine brewed from the blood of a virgin and a bottle of top-grade Bordeaux red wine. He personally poured a glass for his old father and brother-in-law, and then poured a glass for himself.
Swirling the blood-red wine in the glass, Archduke Ferdinand felt that his son had finally grown up and learned to read people’s expressions and had some insight.
He raised the glass with a smile on his face, grabbed his son’s hand with his other hand, placed it on the back of his son-in-law’s hand, and held their hands tightly and instructed.
“Lin, there is an old saying in your Daxia: A harmonious family brings prosperity!”
“Your choice today proves that you regard us as a family. In the future, the Bruch clan will be your strong backing. You must unite with Ares and others. I entrust my son and clan to you.”
After saying this, Archduke Ferdinand raised his head and drank the blood wine in one gulp.
Lin Qiming and Ares looked at each other. Although they felt a little awkward holding each other’s hands, they had no choice but to imitate him and drink the wine in the glass in one gulp because the old man was holding it tightly.
“Let’s go, children. The elders of the Holy Land’s council are waiting for us. Once we meet them, the storm will be over.”
Archduke Ferdinand put down the cup, pinched the magic formula in his hand, and the extremely strong blood clan energy emanated.
As he chanted the spell, an anti-pentagram magic circle appeared under his feet, and the powerful blood clan teleportation magic fluctuations were tearing the space barrier and opening a transmission channel to the blood clan holy land.
Lin Qiming and Ares quickly put the cup aside. A blood-colored light curtain flashed in front of their eyes, and the three of them entered a winding blood-red channel.
After coming out of the channel, a magnificent ancient castle appeared not far away. There were high-level blood clans coming and going around, including marquises, earls, viscounts, and barons. When they saw the teleportation magic circle, they all showed admiration and walked a little to the side to avoid bumping into the big shots.
Archduke Ferdinand did not say hello to the other blood clans, but walked towards the castle with his son and son-in-law. After seeing the aura of the Grand Duke on him, the blood clans around him hurriedly bowed their heads and saluted. The parliamentary envoy Wardlow and The punishment of Anthony was not a big deal. After all, only the elders of the parliament knew about it, and at most it spread to the level of the Grand Duke. No one would care about the life and death of two marquises.
However, within the elders of the parliament, the aftermath was not over, and undercurrents were surging, because the punishment of the two marquises was not because of their poor performance, but because they found the real murderer, but the real murderer was too mysterious and powerful.
In the blood clan parliament, many members have lived for too long, and the first generation of blood clans are antiques who survived the brutal war in the Middle Ages.
They and the second generation of blood clans who were born earlier have different thinking from the second generation of blood clans born after the war. They believe that compromising with the strong in exchange for peace is not a shame, but a wisdom to allow the race to continue.
Speaker Smith suppressed the second generation of blood clan members who had opinions, but the private complaints of the second generation of blood clan members were still heard repeatedly. It can be seen that this incident caused a huge division in the elders of the parliament that had not been seen for hundreds of years.
“Fortunately, I am in the position of rotating speaker. If this matter had happened a few years later, it would have been Ralph who would have dealt with it. With his overbearing and tough personality, he would have definitely fought with the son-in-law of the Bruch clan.”
The speaker of the Blood Clan Council is on a rotating basis. There are a total of 5 speakers, each of whom presides over the Blood Clan Council for 100 years. The speaker who is not on duty will choose to seal himself and sleep, and will only be awakened when it is his turn.
Ding ding ding ding!
The blood-red bell in front of the council hall rang, and the bell sound, with the blessing of the blood clan magic, reached the ears of all the members of the council. Soon they gathered in the hall, sat on their respective seats, and looked at Speaker Smith.
“Dear councillors and elders, here comes Archduke Ferdinand Bruch, and he has brought his son and his son-in-law, who has been the subject of much discussion among you!”
“Later, the councillors and elders who have objections to my handling of Wardlow and Anthony can ask the murderers and criminals in your eyes to show their strength to see if I, Smith, am old and confused.”
After he finished speaking, he knocked on the table and nodded to the captain of the guard next to him.
“Grand Duke Ferdinand, his son Ares, and his son-in-law Marquis Lin, please come to see me!”
A resounding voice spread from the hall to the outside. Grand Duke Ferdinand took the lead and strode on the red carpet towards the door. Ares and Lin Qiming were not afraid of the stage and walked into the hall one after another with their heads held high.
The three of them stopped not far from the seats of the elders of the parliament and bowed slightly according to the etiquette of the blood clan, with their right hands on their chests.
“Ferdinand Bruch, with his eldest son Ares and son-in-law Lin Qiming, greets all the councillors and elders, and Speaker Smith. May the glory of the True Ancestor always be with you!”After paying his respects, Archduke Ferdinand slowly stood up and looked at the councillors and elders.
“I am truly sorry for causing unrest among the councillors and elders because of my son-in-law’s matter!”
“I brought him here today to show you that no matter how the parliament deals with him, my Bruch clan will stand with him and face it together!”
His words���The Vice Speaker Sardar Gangro , who was already dissatisfied with Speaker Smith’s handling of Wardlow and Anthony, was furious when he heard this.
He slammed the scepter in his hand on the ground, and the entire meeting hall shook violently.
“Ferdinand Bruch, you are so outrageous, is this an apology?”
“You are clearly forcing us to give in by using the Bruch clan, and no longer hold you, the human son-in-law whose hands are stained with the blood of my blood clan, accountable!”
Archduke Ferdinand glanced at him indifferently, chuckled and said[]
“It is no longer the era when vampires are rampant in the mortal world. How long has it been since Mr. Vice Speaker last visited a human city? I think it has been at least several decades.”
“Human technology is advancing too fast. If we still indulge in the memory of arbitrarily enslaving them in the past, then sooner or later the blood race will be destroyed by this blind arrogance.”
Lin Qiming watched his father-in-law arguing with a group of blood race elders and councillors, and he couldn’t get a word in.
“System, search for all the entries of the elders and councillors of the blood clan”
【Name: Israel McAvian】
【Identity: Member of the Blood Council/Elder, Grand Duke of Vampires】
【Race: Blood】
【Intelligence: 2】
【Strength: 4
【Speed: 5】
【Stamina: 5】
【Energy emission: 6】
【Combat Skill: 5】
【Self-entry: Immortality (gold), Life Devouring (purple), Blood Source Domination (purple), True Ancestor Power (purple), Blood Clan Magic Mastery (purple), Blood Control (��)、Spatial Perception (Gold), Friend of Humanity (Blue)]
Li Qiming had just finished reading the entry of this councillor when the entry of the next councillor was refreshed.
【Name: Gideon Nofeller】
【Identity: Member of the Blood Council/Elder, Grand Duke of Vampires】
【Race: Blood】
【Intelligence: 3】
【Strength: 5】
【Speed: 5】
【Stamina: 6】
【Energy emission: 4】
【Combat Skill: 7】
【Self-entry: Immortality (gold), Life Devouring (purple), Blood Source Domination (purple), True Ancestor Power (purple), Blood Magic Mastery (purple), Blood Control (purple), Close Combat Master (gold), Opera Enthusiast (blue)]
Looking at the similar entries, Lin Qiming was a little disappointed, but the next second, Speaker Smith’s entry popped up, which immediately lifted his spirits.
【Name: Smith Dracula】
【Identity: Rotating Speaker of the Blood Council, Grand Duke of Vampires, Dracula’s Son】
【Race: Blood】
【Intelligence: 4
【Strength: 6】
【Speed: 5】
【Stamina: 7】
【Energy emission: 5】
【Combat Skill: 7】
【Self-entry: Immortal Life (gold), Super Strength (gold), Super Speed (gold), Super Self-Healing (gold), Immune to Disease (purple), Fearless of Sunlight (purple), Physical Injury Immunity (purple), Life Devouring (purple), Blood Source Domination (purple), True Ancestor Transformation (gold), Bloodline Magic Master (gold), Blood Control (purple), Close Combat Master (gold), Call the Wind and Rain (gold)]
A long list of entries is worthy of the identity of Dracula’s parent and son, and there is not a low-level entry. Gold entries actually account for the majority, and the remaining half are purple entries. Although it is known that his strength may not be stronger than the Supreme Sorcerer, the richness of this entry is completely better than the Ancient One, which is shocking.
“Damn, I found a treasure, what a rich harvest!”
Lin Qiming was extremely happy, and he was even happier when he remembered that his father-in-law said that there were still a few vampires among the elders of the parliament.
He looked at the vampire elders and councillors sitting on the tall chairs, and it was like seeing a glittering mountain of gold. His burning eyes made many councillors and elders shudder.
“System, refresh quickly, and continue to explore for ten more!”
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