As Beaulac talked about his past, he felt that he was venting out all the sufferings that he had been feeling for the past few years.
As time went by, Beaulac's memory gradually came to an end. After venting out all the sufferings, Beaulac's mind became a bit clearer, as if he had found the power to move forward again.
The night was quiet. Beaulac felt that his soul was drifting in the darkness, and his eyelids were getting heavier and heavier.
"The contract is signed. When you wake up, you'll be a real Knight." The demon's voice drifted in Beaulac's ears, making him even more sleepy.
"The contract is signed? I'm going to be a real Knight! "
Beaulac finally let go of his worries and fell into a deep sleep. Then he was covered by the thick darkness.
…
The November wind blew over. The secret guard outside the study shivered and woke up. He heard the vague voice inside the study.
"The contract is signed. You'll pay ten years of your life in exchange for the power of a real Knight, and you'll still have the possibility to become a grand Knight."
Frederick, the level five Knight, nodded slightly. It seemed that Beaulac had not betrayed his soul and the core interests of his family. But why did I feel so dizzy just now? Was it because of the strange power generated by the magic ritual that messed up my mind?
There was no clock in the corridor, and Frederick also "forgot" to check his pocket watch. Therefore, he thought that he was only dizzy for about ten seconds, and he did not think that there was anything wrong. In many cases, people who peeped at magic rituals would have a similar reaction. It was the self-protection of the mysterious power.
Frederick's spiritual power reached into the room and listened to Beaulac's strong heartbeat. He was a bit surprised. "Is this the heartbeat of a real Knight? Beaulac has already become a real Knight? "
It seemed that Beaulac had just become a Knight, and he was still unable to control his physical condition. Therefore, Frederick figured out his real condition from his heartbeat and breath.
"Will such a simple and inexplicable magic ritual really work?"
Frederick could not believe it, but Beaulac's current status had proved the power of the strange ritual. Therefore, the greed in his heart grew bigger. He had been stuck at the level of a radiant knight for thirty years, and he had never been a radiant knight.
If I still can't find a way to make a breakthrough, I'll try this magic ritual as well. "Frederick's heart was beating faster.
…
In the study, Lucien looked at himself in the mirror under the dim candlelight. His handsome and calm black hair and black eyes had turned into a sunny and handsome blonde hair and blue eyes.
"The Gorse Family is indeed a family of beauties." The blond-haired, blue-eyed Lucien shook his head with a smile. He reached out to smooth his hair and buttoned his sleeves and collar.
'Beaulac', who had been gloomy and gloomy, immediately became radiant, as if he had returned to the vigorous and confident state five years ago.
In the many popular stories and poems, although the descriptions about the Gorse family were exaggerated, absurd, and full of fabrications, they were right about one thing. The Gorse family was indeed the blood descendants of Thanos, the Sun King. Below their ancient villa in Antiffler was Thanos' palace, which was guarded by a gold Knight all the time.
This was the palace that Lucien wanted to sneak into. Therefore, he had to figure out another way.
The Gorse family had a tradition: when the time was right, they would throw more than ten candidates into this mysterious underground palace, where they would compete, cooperate, and explore. The winner who completed the requirement first would become the first successor.
In the palace, gold knights and radiant knights would only be teleported out by the magic circles when they were about to die. Therefore, the fights were very fierce. Some fought head-on, some fought in secret, some fought against each other, and some cooperated and betrayed each other. Also, the palace itself was very mysterious and dangerous. Therefore, the winners of each generation were either very powerful or very skillful. Therefore, the Gorse Family was able to maintain a strong competitive power in the bloodshed for a long time.
In recent decades, this method of selecting successors was accidentally leaked out. The nobles who belonged to the Gorse family also threw their children into the underground palace. On one hand, it was to train them, and on the other hand, it was to build a good relationship with the successors. At the same time, many other nobles who had nothing better to do would also participate in the competition. The bloody competition could make their dull lives more exciting.
In this way, Lucien's social skills could play a greater role than before.
After careful observation, Lucien chose Beaulac. Beaulac had a strong desire and a weak mind, which made him the easiest candidate to be tricked. Also, only the blood of the Gorse family could open the inner layer of the palace and reach the secret chamber where the Thanos Orbiter was hidden.
If it were not for the complicated way to open the secret chamber, Lucien would have asked Beaulac to activate the magic ritual for him. But now, he had to do it himself.
Looking at the mirror, Lucien made sure that he looked just like Beaulac. He turned his head and looked at the secret chamber that he spent two days to build. He smiled to Beaulac, who was sleeping in the chamber, and said to Beaulac in his mind, "When I'm free, I'll come and modify your blood power."
There was only one way for someone to become a Knight and still be able to become a Great Knight, which was to use the Origin of Blood of a senior-rank vampire to modify one's blood power in a way similar to The Embrace. That was what Lucien was doing right now.
At the very beginning, the sorcerers' inspiration for modifying their blood power came from The Embrace of vampires.
At that time, the sorcerers found that a vampire only needed to inject his or her own Origin of Blood into The Embrace to develop a descendant who could become a Knight, and the descendant would have unlimited potential. Although the process would be much slower than that of the original possessor of the Origin of Blood, the descendant could still gain power "easily". Therefore, the sorcerers had the crazy idea of modifying human beings with other blood powers in this way.
However, later on, the sorcerers found that without a strong will, they could never become a Great Knight. Even if they could modify their bodies to become a Sky Knight or even a Gold Knight, their blood power would still collapse, and their bodies would explode.
As for whether Beaulac would be punished by the Gorse family or purified by the Church, it was none of Lucien's concern. When they signed the contract, they did not mention which blood power could not be used.
In this regard, Lucien was as cunning as a devil.
As long as Beaulac was careful, the possibility of being discovered was very low. The Gorse family's blood power came from Thanos, the Sun King. They could activate any blood power that was related to the stars in the sky, such as the Sun, the Silver Moon, and the Stars, and the Silver Moon, which was one level lower, such as Thanos. Among them, the Silver Moon was very similar to the Vampires. If Lucien did not have any evidence against the Gorse family, it would be very difficult for him to tell the difference.
After blowing out the candle, Lucien saw through the darkness. He pushed open the door of the library and walked to the bedroom.
"The activated blood power of the Silver Moon …" Fredrick slightly nodded in the dark.
After the transformation, Lucien could not use Beaulac's talent power, but it did not mean that he could not use his own blood power. In particular, Lucien's Moonlight blood power was very compatible with the Gorse family's blood power.
From the very beginning, Lucien had been planning to do this. He was not worried that Beaulac would choose to become a Gorse duke or a Great Knight.
The choice was always determined by the conditions.
… …
In Fredrick's eyes, after spending a few days to "adapt" to his blood power, Beaulac became active again.
A luxurious carriage was running on the broad street of Antiffler. On the left side of the carriage, there was a coat of arms of Gorse under the Sun.
The citizens of the capital who had seen a lot of things were standing on both sides of the main street. They were guessing who the owner of the carriage was. Was it Arthen, who had been in the limelight recently, or the poor Beaulac?
Judging from the size of the carriage, they ruled out the possibility that the owner of the carriage was a duke, a marquis, or a Count. In the Holy Helvetic Empire, the nobles would never be rude to each other.
"Obviously, it's Beaulac. Baron Arthen is a Great Knight, and he has his own coat of arms," said a citizen. His tone was so friendly as if he was a member of the Gorse family. "Beaulac hasn't awakened his blood power for so many years. He's not even as good as my neighbor, Liddell."
Another citizen shook his head, "Baron Arthen is very confident about the title of Count Tyris. He never uses his own coat of arms when he goes out. He's only waiting for the test to be over in a month, and then he will use the golden-eye coat of arms."
The title of Count Tyris was the first in line of succession to the Gorse family, just like the title of Violet Count in the Orvarit family. The core of the coat of arms was a golden eye.
However, the news about the test of the Gorse family in a month came out from an ordinary citizen's mouth. It was quite impressive that the citizens in the capital were so well-informed.
Putting down the curtain, Lucien looked away and buttoned his sleeves. He was going to attend a party held by the son of a Count.
"Isn't this Beaulac? I thought you were missing. " A sarcastic voice came from the left side of the carriage. Lucien lifted the curtain and saw a dark red carriage on the opposite side of the carriage.
Inside the window, a pale face was looking at "Beaulac" with an excited smile, as if he wanted to see "Beaulac" angry or depressed.
"Duda, I'm sorry. I'm not missing." Lucien recognized the owner of the pale face from Beaulac's description. It was Borty, the son of a Count. Borty used to be Beaulac's playboy friend, but now he was Arthen's loyal supporter.
Seeing Lucien's calm smile, Duda's pupils constricted a bit, as if he saw Beaulac in his prime years. What had happened to him in the past few days?
"You came to Deniz's party? Didn't you know that Arthen would bring Jocelyn with him tonight?" Duda hated the way "Beaulac" looked right now. He wanted very much to tear the gentle, elegant, and confident "mask" into pieces and step on it.
"Do I need to avoid Arthen? He's not the Gold-eyed Count yet, is he? "Lucien replied calmly, neither servile nor overbearing.
Jocelyn was the daughter of a marquis, and Beaulac had a crush on her. It was not easy for Beaulac to win her heart. However, Arthen "stole" her away. None of this had anything to do with Lucien, so it was quite normal that Lucien did not feel anything.
Looking at Beaulac's calm attitude, Duda clenched his right hand subconsciously. What on earth had happened to Beaulac? How come Beaulac had become a different person in just a few days? No, not a different person. Beaulac had become the strong and confident person he used to be. No, he was even more confident than before, as if everything was under his control!
Lucien put down the curtain and closed his eyes. He ignored Duda and let the carriage drive slowly to the garden house of the Deniz family.
Duda also stopped looking at Lucien. He had a bad feeling. He had to tell Arthen right away!
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