Chapter 285 Fortress Gatekeeper
The world of aliens is as complex as human society. They also have intrigues and factional competition, or even more so. Even in today's precarious situation, many heterogeneous families fail to cooperate openly and honestly: this may be related to the too long history of most of their families. The history of most heterogeneous families extends from the age of mythology to the present day. Many frictions and feuds have been accumulated over thousands of years. And even if there is no barrier between two families, they are still bound by thousands of years of ancient traditions. As for not being able to fully cooperate. This is also why such powerful aliens were defeated by demon hunters and human churches - they have too many races, and they are really full of factions, so they are all scattered anyway.
In this ancient and mysterious European city, there are several relatively powerful heterogeneous families and a dozen weak families living together. On the whole, they are a mutually supportive partnership, but this is only limited to facing the demon hunter. When there is such a common threat, in addition to this premise, the heterogeneous families in the city of Athens always have various forms of overt and covert fighting. Of course, they are not too stupid, so the patriarch of each family will control these battles to maintain a certain range. They usually compete for some territory or leadership in the city, and when a special major discovery occurs—— For example, when it comes to the ruins discovered this time - they compete for the maximum distribution of benefits.
"Who is the most powerful person here now?" Vivian frowned and looked at Hesiana. She had not been to this city for a long time, and even if she had been here hundreds of years ago, she had only passed by in a hurry. This independent person The weird vampire who comes and goes has never paid attention to the power struggle among the aliens. She is completely confused about the situation here.
Hesiana introduced with her fingers: "The most powerful one is of course the Lucas family. After all, the old blood family, then the Shadow Demon Bessemers and the gang, and then my family, but Bessemer and I There is actually not much difference between the two forces, except that they are older than me. And then there are some guys who are not very popular. Even if they have any ideas about the ruins discovered this time, they can only wait until we finish dividing the things."
"Isn't that old ghost from Beshemos still dead..." Vivian grinned, "The ruins are now under the control of you and the Lucas family? Will Beshemos not cause trouble?"
"I discovered the ruins, but I asked someone from the Lucas family to help me open the door, so the entrance was equally divided between our two families. Of course, Beshemoth wanted to take advantage of it, but the nature of Shadow Demon... Haha, you I also know that if they want to intervene, it will definitely be more than just a little advantage, so the old stubbornness of the Lucas family and I are suppressing those guys for the time being, but it will definitely not be suppressed for long. Even if they use force They will also force their way into the ruins."
"How is your relationship with the Lucas family?" Vivian asked curiously, "Aren't you already cooperating? Why did you just say that they were non-violent and non-cooperative..."
Hesiana became angry when she mentioned this: "That's what I want to say! They bully people because of their seniority! Now they are controlling the entrance to the ruins with me, but their attitude is obviously that they have regarded themselves as The owner of the ruins! And according to the Lucas family's creed of "blood supremacy", they will definitely not allow anyone who is not a vampire to enter the ruins. They are willing to share with me for the time being because they are also vampires, and they were the first to discover I was also the one who made the entrance - they can’t just take the credit with such shamelessness.”
When Hesiana finished speaking, she glanced at Hao Ren and the others, and the meaning was clear: these people are not vampires, and the Lucas family will not allow these people to get involved in the ruins.
"They invited me," Hesperius smiled subtly, "I'm not a vampire, but the current head of the Lucas family always bows respectfully to me as a junior when they see me. Moreover, the entrance to the ruins is near the temple of Athena, which is technically my family's territory... Although the Olympus family has dissipated, as long as I, the heir, still stay in the Greek peninsula, they will have to deal with the ruins. Say hello to me. The Lucas family is like this: stubborn, conceited, arrogant, but in this era, they adhere to the gentlemanly demeanor and etiquette of many years ago. If you really want to go to the ruins, you should be able to do so from this aspect Start: Vivian’s qualifications have great weight in front of the patriarch of the Lucas family, if you ask, they will probably consider it.”
Vivian nodded thoughtfully, and Hao Ren roughly understood the situation of several major forces in the city and what kind of people the Lucas family was. He felt that the Lucas family should be the so-called "rooted and mature" vampires, arrogant enough, indifferent enough, and disliked by others, but at the same time, they maintained enough gentlemanly demeanor and strict etiquette in very subtle ways—— You may not like it, but you will always feel good about yourself. Although such a group of "people" is quite troublesome to Hao Ren, he has to admit that they fit Hao Ren's original impression of vampires. Vivian and Hesiana really made him unable to believe that they belonged to the vampire race. Normal guy...
"If you are looking for the stubborn Lucas family, I will make arrangements for you." Hesiana said.
Vivian exchanged looks with Hao Ren and nodded, so Hesiana immediately snapped her fingers, and layers of black phantoms appeared in the air. After the phantoms dispersed, a tall and thin man wearing a black windbreaker was revealed. Appearing in front of everyone, this pale vampire should be Hesiana's servant. He quickly glanced at everyone silently, then placed his right hand on his left chest and bowed deeply to his mistress: "What's wrong, mistress?" Order?"
"Go and inform the stubborn old man in the Lucas family that the 'Countess who summoned the Red Moon' wants to see him. Remember, be tough and condescending. You are sending a message to the most senior ancient person in the world. We are going to From the beginning, calm down those guys who are used to looking at people with their nostrils. Well, don’t say ‘asking for an audience’, just say ‘interview’. It’s Lady Vivian who wants to ‘interview’ him, do you understand?”
The male vampire bowed again, with a gentle and calm voice: "Mistress, what if they want to kill me if they are unhappy?"
Hesana thought for a while: "Then you should run away quickly. Under normal circumstances, they would not bother to chase you."
The male vampire nodded with a serious expression, turned into a large group of bats and flew out of the open glass window not far away. Hao Ren looked at it in a daze: "Is this okay?"
Hesiana proudly raised her chest: "My Hessiana family is the most famous adaptionist among the vampires!"
Lily poked Vivian's arm: "... As expected of the flesh that fell from your body."
"If you say this again, I'll bite you!"
"Bite, bite, and you still compare your teeth to me? I rely on my teeth to eat, so I'm afraid of you!"
Hao Ren was both confused: "Can't you just be quiet at this time? This is business, okay?"
At this time, a strange sound of bells came from nowhere. It was not very loud but seemed to ring directly in everyone's minds. It felt like the sound of soul-seeking bells ringing from the other side of the Styx. Hao Ren couldn't even bear it. I had the illusion that layers of mist were dissipating in the sound of the bell. Hesperius stood up and said, "You guys continue chatting, guests are coming, I'll go and entertain them."
As she spoke, her figure gradually faded, and finally turned into a blurry figure whose outline was almost indiscernible without looking carefully. At the same time, the door of the antique shop was also pushed open, and she walked in. It is also such an extremely blurry and transparent shadow. Hao Ren took a second look curiously and found that the person who walked in seemed to be a man dressed in modern clothes - a suit and leather shoes, which was incompatible with the weird atmosphere of the antique store and the shadowy scenery outside.
The figure seemed completely unaware that there was a group of people in the store. He walked straight to the counter and started talking to the image of Hesperus.
"That's the scene in the real world," Hesiana noticed the curious look on Hao Ren's face and took the initiative to explain, "This is actually the intersection of the shadow layer and the real world. Senior Hesperius's shop exists at the same time. In the shadow medium and the real world, when the bell rings, she can directly shuttle between the real world and the shadow world without being affected by the shadow medium. In addition, this is also one of the entrances to a deeper shadow world. If you If you want to go deeper, you must get her permission here, so she is also called the 'fortress gatekeeper' by us - but she doesn't seem to like this title very much."
"Well...it's pretty magical anyway." Hao Ren was convinced.
The world of magic and the occult... is truly amazing.
(Let me think about it...well, the double monthly pass is still in progress, and those who still have monthly passes should hurry up and clear the warehouse!)