Chapter 1578 - A Memento (1/2)

One of the reasons why Quinn agreed to the request rather than arguing with Jessica in the first place was because he believed that it was quite an easy task. The fact that she was sitting in her seat patiently meant she was somewhat expecting him to complete it, and what better place to look for a partner than the Travellers centre they were in right now.

'There has to be someone in here who is in the same situation as Jessica. Looking to form a team here.' As Quinn listened, he could hear that many were having conversations about taking the test together or looking for partners.

They asked each other about their abilities, what weapons they used and so on. Many in the room seemed to be taking the test for the first time to become a traveller and were a bit nervous, and this made Quinn understand why Jessica was quite confident.

Since many of these in the room had never taken the test before, as a vampire Nobel taking the test for the first time, she should be above most of those in the room.

”Why don't you two wait here,” Quinn said, thinking that perhaps Peter wouldn't be the best person to come along. When walking off, Jessica couldn't help but take a peek, wondering just how Quinn would do.

”You know, when your friend accepted easily, I thought he might have had a plan, but I guess not,” Jessica commented.

It wasn't the hardest thing to talk to people for Quinn, so he decided to approach others that seemed like they were also looking for members.

”Hey guys, I heard you're looking for a team; we only need one more per-” before Quinn could finish his words, the others looked at Quinn and started to walk away.

Immediately, the reaction from the people annoyed him somewhat. It had been a long time since he was treated in such a way. Thinking that perhaps he might have just come across a rude group of people, Quinn approached another group, but once again had the same reaction as the other as he turned away and started walking off, only this time he had heard one of them throw a comment.

”Get off the planet, you nasty vampire.” One of the men mumbled under his breath.

It was then that something clicked in Quinn. Why had the people outside been so unwilling to answer his questions from before? Even if they were strange questions. At the same time, why was Jessica having such trouble?

It wasn't just because she was a vampire; it was because they somehow knew that she was a vampire.

'Two of the things that scared humans about vampires in the past was the influence skill and the fact that they could hide among other humans. I guess they figured out those problems then, but I wonder how.' Quinn thought.

Looking around, he started to notice that each person was wearing a ring. It was rare to see a beast ring that would give stats, so other than a fashion accessory; much wouldn't wear them in the past. However, everyone seemed to be wearing one in the room. Quinn knew the vampires had their own rings, so it wasn't out of the realm of possibility that someone had created something that could detect vampires.

'I don't know whether to be happy or upset. At least the vampires aren't being attacked, but they are being discriminated against.' Quinn thought, looking back at Jessica, who just smiled, telling him that this wouldn't be as easy as he initially thought.

Still, Quinn wasn't going to give up. When looking around, he soon saw another female, and she was wearing white robes that covered her body and wielded a spear on her back. On her own, Quinn saw that someone was approaching her, and Quinn quickly went forward and sat down opposite before the others could reach her.

Seeing that Quinn was there, the others looked at the rings on their hands for a few seconds before kissing their teeth and leaving.

”You should have a good explanation why you decided to deter those people from approaching me.” The woman said. She was a brunette female with blonde highlights and green eyes. She stared at Quinn with a serious expression on her face.

”You're the first person who hasn't just outright gotten up and left,” Quinn replied. ”I believe you know why I'm here if I approached you before them.”

The woman sighed as she looked over to where Jessica was and looked around at all the others as well before staring at Quinn himself—noticing that he had next to no beast gear on his body.

”Look, I have nothing against your kind.” The woman replied. ”Which is why I didn't choose to move away. Our leader has asked us to treat you with open arms, and I will follow his wish. However, joining up with you will greatly affect the test result. Perhaps they might even just fail us all. I have to look out for myself first before I look out for anyone else.”

Hearing this, Quinn smiled because he had a plan. All he needed was someone to talk to him, and he was sure he would succeed; as for why he approached this person, there was a specific reason.

”You are from the Graylash family, correct? Or at least from their groups judging by the robes you are wearing.” Quinn stated.

Hearing this, suddenly, the woman's eyes lit up, which was not the reaction Quinn was expecting.

”How…do you know that? Do you have an interest in the Graylash family's past?”

”No, the clothes are a trait of the Graylash family. Either way, I am good friends with those in the Graylash family, so I'm happy to hear that you don't have a distrust for them. Anyway, I'm sure you can take the test more than once, no?

”All I'm asking is for you to take the test with us once, and in return, you will be able to obtain this.” He placed a king tier dagger on the table. Due to all the low ranking people in the room, he could tell their equipment was at best at the advanced tier level, including the one he was speaking to.

As for Quinn, he had countless high ranking items in his dimensional space for more reasons than one.

”I know your weapon is a spear, but you can always sell the dagger and, in return, buy a better spear for yourself. As I said, you just need to take this test with us; whether we pass or fail, you can keep the weapon and do whatever you want with it.”

It sure was an offer that was too enticing, and Quinn could even see some of the others who had overheard who were willing to accept the offer. All he needed to do was have someone hear him out. Whether they disliked the vampires or not, it was only up to a certain threshold. Everyone had a price.