Chen Mo's rapid progress was astonishing. Alexander Corvinus personally experienced the significant changes in Chen Mo's swordsmanship during their battle. In such a short time, Chen Mo's improvement in swordsmanship surpassed Alexander's centuries of accumulation!
Slowly withdrawing the sword from Alexander's neck, Chen Mo was very satisfied with the gains from this battle. It was the most significant improvement in his combat skills to date.
It must be said that Alexander Corvinus's centuries were not wasted. To deal with the destruction caused by his son William, he had been fighting werewolves for centuries, with countless werewolves dying by his sword.
In continuous battles with powerful werewolves, Alexander's swordsmanship constantly improved, becoming increasingly formidable over time.
After centuries of honing, his swordsmanship had become incredibly powerful, with simple, direct, and ruthless moves that could often kill a werewolf in one strike.
This was different from the Holy Cross Swordsmanship, which was gradually developed in battles among ordinary human warriors.
Human knight swordsmanship was broad and swift, but both the creators and users, as well as the enemies it targeted, were all ordinary human knights and soldiers.
Although Chen Mo had improved it significantly, it still couldn't compare to the swordsmanship Alexander Corvinus developed in battles with fierce and powerful werewolves.
Alexander's swordsmanship was created and used by a superhuman to deal with powerful werewolves far stronger than ordinary human soldiers. This swordsmanship was far more suitable for Chen Mo and could fully utilize his strength.
So, in his battle with Alexander, Chen Mo continuously absorbed and learned his swordsmanship, integrating it with his own combat techniques.
After all, the various techniques and swordsmanship he had learned before had their merits. Chen Mo wouldn't completely abandon them to directly learn Alexander's swordsmanship, as that would be counterproductive.
Truly powerful combat techniques are continuously learned, improved, integrated, and honed in battle. No single person's creation of swordsmanship or martial arts can be perfect and flawless.
It can't cover all techniques and will always have flaws and deficiencies. By learning from others, taking the best parts, and adjusting and evolving based on one's situation, one can ultimately create the most suitable and powerful swordsmanship!
And now, Chen Mo felt he was one step closer to that goal.
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After the duel, Chen Mo did not treat the centuries-old elder Alexander harshly. He didn't put him in shackles or lock him in the dungeon but arranged for him to stay in a room next to his own, treating him like a guest.
Compared to locking him in the dungeon, keeping him by Chen Mo's side was the safest. With his immense strength, ordinary chains couldn't hold him, and the dozens of knights guarding the dungeon were no match for him. Only Chen Mo could suppress him.
However, Chen Mo didn't go through all the trouble of finding him just to invite him to the castle as a guest. Alexander himself was well aware of this. Chen Mo treated him with respect, and he cooperated, allowing Chen Mo to draw several vials of blood from him.
Chen Mo then called Andrew to the study and began preliminary experiments on him.
Andrew had no hesitation in following Chen Mo's orders.
After drinking a drop of the perfect blood, Andrew felt something change in his body but couldn't pinpoint it.
After telling Chen Mo about his feelings, Chen Mo observed his skin, which seemed less pale than before. After some thought, he led Andrew to the curtains.
Since everyone in the castle except Chen Mo was a vampire, most windows were boarded up during the day to prevent sunlight from harming them. The castle was lit by candles and oil lamps day and night.
Only the rooms Chen Mo frequented were not boarded up but had thick curtains that could completely block the sunlight. When no other vampires were around, Chen Mo could enjoy the brightness and warmth of the sun.
Leading Andrew to the curtains, Chen Mo gently pulled them open a bit, letting a ray of golden sunlight into the slightly dim and cold study, adding some light and warmth.
"Put your hand in the sunlight."
Facing Chen Mo's command, Andrew didn't hesitate. Although he knew the sunlight would burn his hand and cause great pain, he wouldn't disobey Chen Mo's orders.
Andrew stepped forward, raised his right hand, and slowly reached into the golden sunlight.
When the sunlight touched his hand, Andrew, who had been prepared to endure the burning pain, was surprised to find that his hand felt no pain at all. Instead, a long-lost warmth spread from the spot where the sunlight hit, a feeling he hadn't experienced in years.
"Master! This…?"
Andrew moved his hand in the sunlight, finding that it was indeed unharmed, and looked at Chen Mo in astonishment.
"Alexander Corvinus's blood can free you from the fear of sunlight."
Chen Mo did not hide the existence of the perfect blood from Andrew.
Chen Mo was very satisfied with this result. Just one drop of the perfect blood could grant vampires immunity to sunlight.
From now on, they no longer needed to hide under heavy, cold armor all day. They could live normally in the sunlight like ordinary people. Little Selina would no longer be confined to the castle all day and could run and play outside freely. During this time, the lively and active Selina had almost been driven crazy by being cooped up.
Since being turned into a vampire, no one had allowed her to go outside. She could only return to the workshop through a secret passage connecting the castle and the workshop cave. Only at night could she play alone in the castle's courtyard under the moonlight.
She hadn't seen the blue sky, white clouds, green grass, and the bright, warm sun in a long time.
She wanted to bask in the warm sunlight, run and play with her friends in the grass and flowers, roll on the grass, wade in the river, and rest under the big tree.
Andrew and the knights who often played with her knew best about little Selina's longing for the world outside the castle.
"Selina will be very happy."
Andrew said with a smile. Discovering that he could be immune to sunlight, his first thought was of little Selina, who always wanted to run outside the castle.
Whether he could see the sunlight or not didn't matter much to him. He had lived an ordinary life in the sunlight for decades. Now, as a knight with great strength, wearing his cherished armor every day, he didn't feel it was bad.
But having one less fatal weakness was always good.
Who wouldn't want to move freely in the sunlight instead of hiding in the dark all the time?
"Amelia will be very happy too!"
Chen Mo said playfully, looking at Andrew.
Chen Mo's words made the usually stern and serious Andrew suddenly feel embarrassed, scratching his head and laughing foolishly.
Indeed, in the future, they wouldn't need to be separated by two layers of heavy armor during the day. They could look directly at each other's faces, hold hands, and walk in the sunlight. Amelia would indeed be very happy.
He was also very happy now, just wondering why he hadn't thought of it earlier. He mustn't let Amelia know, or she'd call him a fool again.
Seeing the deep love for Amelia in Andrew's eyes, Chen Mo felt a bit guilty. Their wedding had been delayed for years due to his constant battles. Now it was time to give them a wedding.
Thinking of this, Chen Mo looked towards the study door, a smile on his lips.
"Amelia!"
Chen Mo's sudden stern call startled Andrew, who quickly turned to look at the closed study door.
Outside, a flurry of footsteps approached, and the study door was gently pushed open. Amelia entered with her head bowed.
"Lord…"
It turned out that when Chen Mo called Andrew to the study for the experiment, Amelia overheard and, worried, followed quietly.
Due to the importance of the matter, Chen Mo hadn't posted guards outside but monitored the surroundings with his senses, which was more reliable than any guard.
Although Chen Mo hadn't posted guards, Amelia hadn't approached the study without permission due to her concern for Andrew. She waited anxiously in the corridor.
Chen Mo was pleased with this.
No matter the reason, eavesdropping on his conversations was absolutely forbidden, and Amelia had done well in this regard.
Andrew glanced at the anxious Amelia, worried that Chen Mo would punish her, but then heard Chen Mo gently instruct,
"Go fetch a cup of blood."
"Yes!"
Amelia, still anxious, quickly obeyed and left. Andrew looked at Chen Mo in confusion, not understanding his intentions.
Since vampires couldn't consume ordinary food and relied on blood for sustenance, Chen Mo had established a farm, raising a large number of cattle and sheep to provide blood for the vampire knights.
Chen Mo had another hypothesis about the effects of the perfect blood that needed verification.