Chapter 186: I Am a Pureblood Vampire
"Sure, I can wait. I have enough gold pounds ready," Fors readily agreed and continued with the next transaction. "Mr. 'Hanged Man', I have news about the dragon eye sea eagle eyeballs you wanted. They are priced at 2200 pounds."
Alger frowned inwardly at the price but showed no sign of it on his face as he said, "Very well, but I need some time to gather the funds. Besides, that's too expensive. I can only accept 1900 pounds at most."
"No, 2000 pounds is the bottom line!" Fors responded without hesitation.
Oops, Miss 'Magician' accidentally revealed her bottom line... Alice glanced at Alger and then at Fors, drawing her conclusion.
Sure enough, Alger nodded without hesitation, accepting the price, which made Fors fall into deep thought.
Having finally witnessed a truly meaningful transaction, Emlyn the 'Moon' eagerly asked, "Everyone, does anyone know how vampires can increase their strength without relying on gifts from their elders?"
Oh no! Klein's heart skipped a beat. Before he could react, he heard Alice excitedly ask, "Are you a vampire?"
Klein began to seriously consider how to stop this in a way that would fit the image of Mr. Fool.
Audrey and Fors, their eyes bright, glanced at the excited Alice and silently lit a candle for Mr. 'Moon' in their hearts.
Alger was only slightly taken aback before relaxing his brows. He glanced at the excited Alice and decided to remain silent for the time being.
Derrick couldn't help but turn to look at Emlyn. After all, the vampires he remembered were monsters oozing pus in the darkness.
Sensing the gazes on him, Emlyn felt something was off, but his ingrained pride made him instinctively retort to Alice's words, "Vampire? I am a pureblood vampire!"
"Alright, vampire," Alice nodded cooperatively. "Are all vampires really good-looking?"
"Vampire!" Emlyn emphasized again.
"So is it true?" Alice was indifferent to Emlyn's agitation.
Before Emlyn could answer, 'World' reminded, "Mr. 'Moon', I don't recommend discussing this with her. Otherwise, by the time you realize it, the topic might have veered off in a strange direction, such as..."
At this point, Klein paused, recalling the image of vampires in Earth's civilization, and chose a suitable question, "Do you hang upside down from the rafters to sleep like bats?"
Emlyn fell into deep thought.
Alice also fell into deep thought.
Fors looked around and cautiously asked, "Mr. 'Moon', do your vampires have titles like Duke, Marquis, Earl, Viscount, and Baron to denote different levels and statuses of strength?"
Triggered by the keyword, Emlyn straightened up and solemnly said, "No, it's you humans who imitated us vampires! Long before the Cataclysm, in the Second Epoch, we vampires already had titles like Duke, Marquis, Earl, Viscount, and Baron. Those who haven't fully mastered their powers are juvenile vampires. I am an adult vampire. One step further, and I can obtain the title of Baron, and so on, up to Duke. Above the Duke are the Queen and Prince.
"At that time, you humans were still under the rule of the Giant King's Court and couldn't possibly have invented titles!"
Mr. 'Moon' is very proud of his vampire identity... Alice thought as she crossed out questions like "Are vampires mummies?" from her list of random questions.
Next, Derrick, proud of Silver City's history, took over the conversation and debated with Emlyn, the pureblood vampire, about who copied whom.
Until Alger interrupted their discussion, "I know how vampires can increase their strength."
Emlyn immediately abandoned the argument and asked, "Mr. 'Hanged Man', what do you want in return? I can exchange some lost histories known to vampires."
Alger smiled and said, "No, we are all members of the Tarot Club. Such information exchange is free."
Mr. 'Hanged Man' is such a generous and noble person... Emlyn and Derrick both thought.
Alice pitied the new victim Emlyn, looked at the "naive" label on Derrick, and decisively labeled Emlyn as "gullible."
After all, Derrick was still a child.
Sure enough, when Emlyn stated that the main ingredients of Sequence potions were his kin and that he would never advance in such a way, Alger smoothly responded, "You can use the potion method to inherit this power and prevent the loss of vampire strength."
The memory of Little Sun being deceived seemed like it was just yesterday. Alice shook her head, unable to bear watching any longer.
After this transaction, the Tarot Club completed a few more deals before entering the free exchange session.
Alice unhesitatingly targeted the new member and asked her reorganized question, "Mr. 'Moon', do vampires really sleep in coffins in dark basements?"
"...Vampire!" Emlyn emphasized again, "And no, we don't. Those are just rumors, rumors!"
After a pause, recalling 'World's reminder, he added, "We also don't hang upside down from the ceiling like bats to sleep!"
Alice thought for a moment and concluded, "So you usually hang upside down in human form to sleep?"
"Pfft," Fors couldn't help but laugh. Noticing Alice's puzzled look, she waved her hand, "Nothing, I just thought of something funny."
Alice pondered for a moment and asked, "Is your wife pregnant?"
Fors looked confused.
Behind the gray fog, Klein held back his laughter and controlled 'World' to answer, "Yes, my wife is pregnant."
Alice pondered for a moment and asked, "Where did you get a wife? Amon?"
Klein thought of Amon, who gave birth to 108 children at once, and fell into deep thought, so 'World' fell silent.
Fors covered her mouth to prevent herself from laughing out loud.
Audrey tried hard to keep her lips pressed to avoid laughing.
Alger's mouth twitched twice, and he lowered his head.
Of course, they all briefly wondered—what did Mr. 'World's pregnant wife have to do with Amon?
Only Emlyn seriously emphasized, "We vampires never do that!"