Chapter 7 (1/2)

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation

Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

After Reed contemplated for a moment, he came to a decision.

The brutish and crude development of the vampires’ ways would definitely not work.

There were still three years until the players arrived, and if the unshackled predation of humans were to continue, those living disasters would definitely wipe the vampires out.

Besides, he was not a homicidal maniac. His heart just could not allow the vampires to wantonly hunt and prey on living people.

So, the vampires needed to change from the inside and out.

If there were such a situation in the human world, even a king would not be able to pull off a monumental change like that… The nobility and anyone with stakes would fight back in the most aggressive way possible.

Thankfully for him, he was the Progenitor Vampire, and the vampires had absolute loyalty to him. Thus, any revolutionary change was not difficult to implement.

“Eudes, summon all members of our clan to the hall.”

Eudes bowed his head respectfully.

“Yes, Father.”

Father… The moment Reed heard that word, the corner of his mouth twitched intensely.

Eudes was one of the vampires, whom Reed had personally granted the First embrace, and he was a second-generation vampire.

There were only seven second-generation vampires in the whole castle, and the rest were created by those seven vampires.

While there was nothing wrong with Eudes calling him Father, watching a nearly forty-year-old face doing so made Reed gripe to himself.

Whoosh!

A cauldron of bats flew away as Eudes set off to inform the rest.

Reed did not linger on the wall either and transformed into a cloud of bats before he flew straight to the great hall with the aid of his memories.

As he flew into the hall through the semicircular arches, the hall appeared magnificent. The stained glass windows depicted the lore of creation and also vampiric heroes.

Sculptures with defined textures had bat wings and the signature fangs of the vampires.

A variety of reliefs depicted all kinds of terrifying monsters, and a lifelike flame dragon was even carved into the ceiling of the hall.

The hall’s architectural style was reminiscent of a Western church.

At the center of the hall, the bats disappeared, and Reed’s figure reappeared in their place.

Looking at the exquisite architecture and ornamentations around him, a hint of appreciation flashed past his eyes.

As expected of the vampires who were known for their elegance, the layout there was way more luxurious than that in his own mage tower.

There were various antique utensils, extremely artistic statues, and oil paintings by master painters. Even the carpets looked exquisite.

Just as Reed curiously studied the various paintings in the hall, the loud flapping of wings echoed.

Vampires continuously appeared in the hall one by one, and in less than ten minutes, all of the vampires were gathered.

Even with two hundred vampires, the vast hall did not look crowded at all. The crowd’s every movement was full of sophistication; the men were handsome with impeccable manners, while the ladies were graceful and dignified.

While Reed had memories of such scenes in his mind, seeing so many handsome men and beautiful women with his own eyes put him in a great mood.

Sure enough, beauty was justice and also pleasing to the eyes.

As the vampires stood before Reed, they paid respect and reverence to their progenitor.

The power of his blood gained him their respect, and they also revered Reed’s own strength.

The seven middle-aged men and women took two steps forward.

Following that, all of the other vampires behind them bowed before Reed, who was sitting on his throne.

“Greetings of the night, Patriarch.”

Reed stood up and learned the proud posture of the Progenitor Vampire, nodding slightly at the crowd beneath him.

He only spoke slowly after everyone had risen again. “I have summoned all of you here today to discuss our future.”

Those words surprised all of the vampires below who cast a curious look at Reed.

Reed’s study of magic was usually so obsessive that he rarely cared about the vampires’ internal affairs.

It was the first time in many decades that he had gathered all of them for such an important meeting.

Eudes was the first to speak.

“Patriarch, please go ahead.”

His expression was somewhat serious, and he rarely called Reed “Father” in front of other vampires.

Although several other second-generation descendants were also baffled by Reed’s actions, they all followed suit.

“Lord Progenitor, you do not have to worry about anything.”

“Father…”