Part 2 The Faceless Man Chapter 256 The Vampire Queen
Above the gray mist, in the palace of a giant’s dwelling.
”Moon” Emlyn thought carefully about which part of the history of the Bloods to tell Mr. Fool.
k and the originator is an old friend, surely know very well before the cataclysm, do not need me to repeat …… fourth and fifth era, the glory of the blood race is not rare, there are too many worthy of telling the history of the blood race, but the most important and most critical only one point …… Emlin quickly had an idea.
In his current knowledge, the “Fool” is probably one of the ancient gods before the Cataclysm, because of certain reasons, did not fall, sleeping until now, and gradually revived.
This could be a good explanation for why a similar hidden existence had never appeared in the records of the Blood Race for thousands of years, until the other party’s honorable name suddenly spread.
After a little deliberation, Emlyn straightened his back and said:
”After the Cataclysm, the Blood Race left the center of the historical stage of the North and South continents, and became the nobles of different empires of different dynasties as individuals rather than communities, either governing a territory or guarding the castles of key regions.
”It was only when our queen, the ‘Queen of the Blood Moon’ Ornea, who led us out of the Dark Ages, became the wife of that Night Emperor of the Trenthorst Empire, that the entire Blood Clan coalesced and became a key supporter of that dynasty, and at that time, Augustus of Ruin, and Einhorn of Forsak, all had to respectfully address our Queen as Her Majesty.
”In those days, Queen Ornea was the symbol of beauty, and if magic mirrors existed that could answer the question, the answer to ‘who is the most beautiful woman in the world’ could only be her ……”
The more Emlyn spoke, the more proud he became, and the more he spoke, the more proud he became, and the more he changed from being restrained and cautious to gushing.
The magic mirror that can answer questions, isn’t this Arodes? I also do not know “mechanical heart” there are members of the crotch pain, come on a “magic mirror magic mirror tell me, who is the world’s most beautiful woman”…… A Rhodes will make how to answer? What would Aroldus say? Klein sat unchanged, the corner of his mouth smiling, thinking out loud.
After cracking up, Emlyn’s expression turned serious:
”All of this broke down in the ‘Battle of the Four Emperors’, the Night Emperor fell, the Queen fell, the Blood Race suffered a rather heavy blow, and after seizing the fruits of the final victory, the Seven Gods supported the four great nobles of Augustus, Einhorn, Sauron, and Castile in dividing up the empire, overthrowing the royal family that lacked a high positioner , we Bloods could only retreat into the deep uninhabited mountains and hide in the dark corners to keep the continuation of the race.”
It’s pretty much the same as what I expected …… Seven Gods, the “Battle of the Four Emperors” was already seven gods …… Klein thought of the statue of the Six Gods in the underground ruins of the Tudor family.
”Fortunately, at that time, the seven gods split, the four countries attacked each other, and we finally got rid of the doom after paying a certain price.” At this moment, Emlyn was in rare spirits.
He gazed at Klein and said:
”Honorable ‘Fool’ sir, do you still have the time to listen to me recount the life story of the ‘Queen of the Blood Moon’ and the glory that the Blood Race once possessed? That is a heavy tome made up of pages and pages of glorious chapters, and I could repeat every part of it.”
Looks like you can talk all day and night …… I used to think you were a vampire shame who liked dolls and wouldn’t know too much about history, but I can’t believe you’re so professional and scholarly …… No wonder you’ve always thought that the Bloods were noble and proud of it …… This kind of guy who does not like to go out, really interested in any field, will indeed do in-depth research, and the vampire’s life is also long enough …… Klein deliberated and was ready to politely refuse Emlyn’s good intentions.
Although he did not lack interest in those histories, time did not allow him to listen to the other party’s long-winded discussion here.
”Enough.” Klein said with a slight smile, “I like equal exchange, I won’t let you state it without gain, and when there is an opportunity in the future, you can use the corresponding history to exchange the things you want from me.”
”…… Okay.” Emlyn was a little lost for a moment.
This was the first time he had the chance to tell someone else’s other existence about the glory of the Blood Clan.
Normally, he couldn’t show this off to humans in order to hide his identity, and within the Bloods, all that needed to be known was known, and it wasn’t his turn to be in charge of the education of newborns.
Klein said no more and resumed his condescending attitude:
”Well, you go back.”
A deep red glow suddenly lit up before Emlyn White’s eyes, quickly engulfing him.
After a brief moment of dizziness, he realized that he was still seated in the moving hired carriage.
Immediately afterward, he saw the illusory parchment and gained the knowledge of how to pray to the Fool for help in a secret ceremony.
When I return home after lunch, I will immediately perform the ceremony and ask Mr. “Fool” to relieve me of my mental suggestion. …… Emlyn was suddenly a little excited.
When the carriage arrived at the Harvest Church, he calmed down and gave the fare.
Entering the church, he saw Bishop Utravsky preaching to the few believers there, and he was no longer as distressed as usual, and was quite relaxed in his heart.
In this state he thought of something inexplicably:
Fr. Utravsky never seemed to stop me from looking for a way to undo my psychological insinuations …… What on earth was he thinking ……
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East End, inside the table-top greasy cafe.
Arriving at the scheduled time, Klein enjoys oatmeal bread dipped in tender pea-stewed lamb broth while listening to old Kohler recount the news he has gathered in the last week.
Unfortunately, there was no information of much value in it.
When the other man had finished, Crane thought better of it, pulled out another bill worth two pounds, and pushed it over.
”You already gave it just now!” Old Kohler was startled and waved his hand in dismay.
Klein laughed softly:
”I’ll be going south for a vacation within the week; it’s time to take some time off after a year of hard work,” he said.
”I might have to come back in two or three weeks, so pay you accordingly in advance, huh, don’t forget to help me gather information.”
”Okay, okay!” Old Kohler received those bills with joy and gratitude.
This instant, he had already figured out how to spend the New Year.
He planned to buy the cured ham that he couldn’t afford to buy before, and use it with his bread.
It was so compelling …… thanks to Detective Moriarty! He swallowed involuntarily.
Klein picked up his hat and deliberated:
”You should perceive that there has been some confusion in the East End lately.
”Don’t put yourself at risk for the sake of prying, and if you find out something is wrong, hide immediately and stay out of it.”
The matter surrounding Prince Edzak made him quite worried, which was why he thought to remind Old Kohler of this.
”I understand.” Old Kohler patted his chest and said, “I’m timid, I won’t take any chances.”
”Very well.” Klein praised.
He whirled around and remembered the pulp washerwoman Liv and her two daughters, Freya and Daisy, who loved to read and hoped to change their destiny, and mused:
”Keep an eye on Liv’s family, don’t let them be bullied, and if there’s a riot or something like that in the East End, take them to hide in a safe place.”
”Riots …… you mean workers’ resistance?” Old Kohler asked rhetorically with some confusion.
”Something like that.” Klein responded vaguely.
This was the limit of what he could reveal, otherwise he would easily be suspected by people or seals.
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Inside the room with the large and small figures, Emlyn White, who had returned home while it was still midday, sat in a chair, enjoying the dimness created by the curtains covering him.
He looked around the room and clenched his fists:
”Cheer me on!”
With that, he rummaged for spiritual materials and began to write the name of the Fool and the corresponding symbols and magical signs.
After some busy work, he attempted the secret contract ceremony, and his spirituality gradually drifted away, as if he had traveled to an infinite height.
Vaguely, he saw countless shadows of indescribable shapes, seven rays of light that seemed to contain a great deal of knowledge, and a gray mist that towered above them.
Above the boundless gray mist, then, was an ancient palace that could not be seen, and within it sat a figure shrouded in gray mist.
Then, Emlyn saw a majestic and sacred golden figure, and saw the black feathered wings that covered the sky behind the other.
Before he had time to count how many pairs of those mysterious feathered wings there were, he felt himself soaring upwards and making contact with that golden figure.
”Ah!”
He screamed out miserably, covering his head and rolling all over the ground, and there was actually a gust of blue smoke coming out of his body.
It took a while for Emlyn to ease up, hearing the Fool’s low voice echoing in his ears:
”Your psychic suggestion has been lifted.”
Is this what it’s like to have a mental suggestion lifted? Really painful ah …… Emlin sat on the ground, breathing heavily, his neatly combed hair has been messy down.
Above the gray mist, Klein nodded thoughtfully and muttered to himself:
”Sure enough, the purifying and dispelling effects of the ‘Sun Brooch’ will hurt the vampire in tandem.”
He had already projected in advance that the amount of “sunlight” needed to remove the weakened psychological hints would not be enough to seriously hurt Emlyn, so he didn’t bother to change it to a more complicated method, and now it seems that the result is consistent with expectations.
After dealing with this matter, Klein took off the citrine pendant in the cuff of his left wrist, and divined the next plan.
”It is appropriate to go to the Red Rose Manor this afternoon.”
After seven times of silent recitation, he opened his eyes and saw that the pendulum was still, not spinning.
Involving “0” level seals or corresponding powerful people, the difficulty of divination is too high to obtain effective revelation …… Klein sighed as he roughly understood the reason.
Immediately after that, he divined whether it would be appropriate to go to the Red Rose Manor tomorrow afternoon, and once again reaped the results of failure.
It has always been said that divination is not omnipotent, and now it confirms the saying …… have to make their own decisions …… This step, must be taken out, otherwise there is no way to exit the stage without attracting attention, and move into the background… …The sooner the better, there can be no delay, or things will likely be unmanageable …… Between the ups and downs of his thoughts, Klein had a decision.
He immediately returned to the real world, put on a double-breasted long gown, put on a half-height silk bowler hat, and walked out of No. 15 Minsk Street, with the destination of Prince Edzak’s Red Rose Manor.