To meet the vampires' need for fresh blood, Chen Mo established a farm to provide fresh blood for the knights and the workshop. Of course, vampires' need for blood is not as frequent as humans' need for food. As long as they are not injured, they can go several days without drinking blood without any problems.
However, once injured, vampires' need for blood becomes urgent, and sufficient blood can quickly heal their wounds, restoring them to perfect condition.
Fresh blood had just been delivered to the castle, and soon, Amelia returned to Chen Mo's study with a cup of fresh red blood.
Chen Mo waved her over, indicating for her to give the blood to Andrew, who was standing nearby.
Taking the glass of animal blood from Amelia, Andrew looked at Chen Mo with some confusion.
"Try it and see how it tastes."
Andrew glanced at the blood in his hand and, without thinking much, brought the cup to his lips and took a sip.
As the blood entered his mouth, Andrew's brow furrowed, and he quickly spat it out.
"How is it?"
Seeing this, Chen Mo's eyes lit up, and he quickly asked.
"It's terrible, with a strong stench. Is this blood not fresh?"
Andrew turned to Amelia, who had brought the blood, and asked uncertainly.
Amelia looked puzzled. The blood was freshly delivered and collected from livestock, very fresh.
She believed that the people at the farm wouldn't dare send stale blood to the castle.
She stepped forward, took the cup from Andrew, smelled it, and found nothing wrong. She then took a small sip.
Swallowing the blood with a look of enjoyment, Amelia looked at Andrew strangely.
"The blood is very fresh, no problem at all. What's wrong with you?"
Andrew didn't answer her question but turned to Chen Mo.
"Lord, this…?"
"It seems your deficiencies have been completely remedied. I think you can now enjoy food like before."
After being turned into vampires, their food was only blood. All the delicious food they used to enjoy became unpalatable, and even if they forced themselves to eat it, they would eventually vomit it all out.
Chen Mo speculated that this was due to changes in their sense of smell, taste, brain perception, and digestive system after becoming vampires.
Just as sheep eat grass and wolves eat meat, different creatures have different needs and perceptions of food. Carnivores' stomachs can't digest coarse plant fibers, and vampires can't consume anything other than blood.
What is foul-smelling and unpleasant to humans is delicious and fragrant to vampires.
However, compared to the monotonous blood, Andrew was very pleased to be able to enjoy human food again. It made him feel like a person again, not a blood-sucking monster.
"Any other changes?"
Chen Mo's question interrupted Andrew's thoughts of food.
Hearing Chen Mo's words, Andrew carefully felt his body's changes, drew his sword, and swung it around but found no other changes.
Sheathing his sword, Andrew said to Chen Mo seriously,
"Lord, no other changes."
Chen Mo nodded. It seemed that the effect of one drop of perfect blood was limited to remedying the vampires' deficiencies, with no enhancement in strength.
Amelia, standing by, was puzzled by their conversation, looking at them in confusion.
Chen Mo smiled slightly, not in a hurry to explain her doubts, and picked up a vial of Alexander Corvinus's blood, handing it to Andrew.
"Drink it all."
This time, Andrew didn't drink the blood as readily as before, frowning as he downed the entire vial.
He could clearly feel that something significant was changing within his body.
"Lord, my body seems to be changing!"
Before Chen Mo could ask, Andrew, while clenching and unclenching his fists to feel the changes, spoke somewhat uncertainly.
Feeling that his perception wasn't accurate enough, Andrew drew his sword again, preparing to test his strength.
Amelia, unable to hold back any longer, drew her sword with a "swish" and stepped forward to stand beside Andrew.
"Let me help you see what changes have occurred in your body!"
She turned to Chen Mo, waiting for his approval.
Chen Mo couldn't help but laugh, recalling the time in Marquis Leonard's castle when Amelia, upon hearing that Chen Mo had come to propose, angrily drew her sword, ready to lead her knights into a life-and-death battle with Chen Mo.
Clearly, the proud and straightforward Amelia was angry at their secrecy and, unable to take it out on Chen Mo, was ready to vent her frustration on poor Andrew.
Chen Mo glanced at the somewhat bewildered Andrew and nodded with a smile.
With Chen Mo's permission, Amelia turned to Andrew, glaring at him fiercely before charging at him with a shout.
Andrew quickly raised his sword to block. Amelia showed no mercy, her sword continuously striking at him, and the two began to duel in Chen Mo's spacious study.
Originally, Andrew's strength was slightly greater than Amelia's, but he always lost their sparring matches.
Afraid of accidentally hurting her, Andrew never dared to use his full strength, always carefully holding back.
This time was no different, with Andrew focusing on defense. However, after a few moves, both of them noticed a difference.
Despite Andrew holding back, Amelia felt immense pressure. In their brief exchange, Andrew's strength and speed far exceeded hers.
When their swords clashed, Amelia felt a force much greater than before coming from Andrew's sword, making her hand numb. If Andrew hadn't held back, her sword might have been knocked away.
They soon stopped, with Amelia looking at Andrew in surprise, unable to understand how his strength had suddenly increased so much.
However, Amelia was no fool. She quickly connected their earlier conversation and the vial of blood Andrew had drunk.
"That blood just now was…?"
Andrew didn't answer her question but turned to Chen Mo. Even though it was his beloved asking, he wouldn't reveal the secret without Chen Mo's permission.
Amelia realized this and turned to Chen Mo, knowing this matter was very important and feeling a bit anxious, unsure if Chen Mo would allow her to know.
Chen Mo had no reason to hide anything from his loyal subordinates. He explained Alexander Corvinus's identity and the secret of his blood to them.
He had observed their fight closely. Although Andrew had held back, Chen Mo accurately judged his current strength.
After drinking the entire vial of perfect blood, Andrew's strength had significantly increased. His physical attributes, originally more than three times that of an ordinary person, had now reached five times, comparable to Captain America Steve Rogers, who had undergone the enhanced super-soldier serum.
Wanting to see the limits of the perfect blood's enhancement on vampires, Chen Mo had Andrew drink another vial. However, this time, aside from feeling more energetic and his blood boiling, his strength didn't increase further.
It seemed that the previous enhancement was the limit of the perfect blood's effect on vampires. Drinking more wouldn't help and might even exceed the body's capacity, causing it to burst.
After the initial successful experiment, Chen Mo called Victor to the study. These three were his most capable and loyal subordinates, the strongest knights.
Looking at his three trusted subordinates, Chen Mo took two vials of blood from the shelf and handed them to Amelia and Victor, who were both excited and puzzled.
"Andrew, explain to Victor."
Chen Mo said, returning to his chair. After Andrew explained Alexander Corvinus's background and the blood's effects, Chen Mo gestured for the excited Victor and Amelia to drink the perfect blood.
Soon, Victor and Amelia also absorbed the perfect blood, completing the enhancement. Their strength increased to five times that of an ordinary person, with their speed slightly stronger due to their vampire nature.
Chen Mo only told these three about Alexander Corvinus and the perfect blood, not planning to let more people know.
In fact, after years of battles, all the knights in the Templar Knights had become increasingly loyal to Chen Mo. He wasn't worried about betrayal or the secret of the perfect blood being leaked.
The reason for limiting the secret to Andrew and the others was to guard against potential future ambitious individuals. After all, the future is uncertain, and some secrets are best kept tightly sealed. The more people who know, the more likely problems will arise.
"Now, go guard the door. Don't let anyone in without my permission!"
With the perfect blood's effects verified, it was now his turn!