Chapter 4147: Delin-Or and Vampire Secrets

"Mr. Bernhardt, are the vampire species accompanying you this time all so devout?"

Xia De asked curiously when he found Mr. Bernhardt at the conference table in the center of the second floor of the cave. The blackboard beside the table was covered with dense photos and old documents, nails were nailed to the photos and paper scraps, and lines of different colors connected the interrelated clues together.

"No no, most of them wouldn't be like this when they are in Willendale, but the oracle has already been transmitted. We are executing the mission this time related to our Lord, so Sunday still needs to be more formal."

Mr. Bernhardt explained:

"I can't tell you the full content of the oracle, but the general meaning is to ask us to persist in continuing the investigation, and to find all the missing clansmen, alive to see people, dead to see corpses. Someone wants to use the power of the high-level vampire species. Once they succeed, it will also cause irreparable impact on the entire vampire species."

He signaled Xia De to sit down, and then let out a long sigh:

"Although I don't understand very well either, the general meaning is that the tainted bloodline will conversely affect the entire ethnic group."

"This is indeed a very dangerous situation. Then, are there any results from the investigation on Friday night?"

Xia De sat on the chair by the table, and Mr. Bernhardt greeted someone to prepare tea for Xia De:

"There are some gains, but they certainly can't compare to you. Now the entire Arcadia region knows that St. Byron Comprehensive Academy, with the help of a big shot, successfully contained the Sage-level relic 【Skin-Object Hall】."

He clicked his tongue in wonder:

"Come, let's celebrate this matter first. Things like skin-objects shouldn't exist at all, and vampire species don't like this kind of ghost thing either."

He picked up the teacup that had just been sent and clinked it with Xia De:

"As for me, after the dance started that night, I and other club guests who were going to attend the blood banquet passed through the garden and went into the mansion of that manor.

The scene was about what you thought. In the banquet hall without lights, there was only a candlestick in the center of the long table. Each guest took turns sharing stories about the blood they liked, and only after sharing the stories could they drink the beverage with human blood added."

Mr. Bernhardt emphasized to Xia De again:

"My companions and I didn't drink that beverage; we used some small tricks. The one hosting that unique banquet was an ordinary vampire species. We followed him after the banquet, and then found the high-level vampire species behind him."

"Sounds very smooth. Then what kind of intelligence did the other party provide?"

Mr. Bernhardt shook his head:

"That old gentleman can be considered the oldest vampire species locally. Even compared to those elders in Willendale, his age is not small. His true identity is a local viscount. We originally thought he had also disappeared, but didn't expect him to abandon his family and hide in the Lower City alone.

After he heard that we were visitors from Willendale, he even scolded us."

"The previous batch of Willendale investigation teams found them and said they were providing help, but the result was that the previous investigation team captured most of the people after gathering enough high-level vampire species in the Arcadia region, so he didn't trust us at all."

Xia De was not surprised by such a result:

"Was the previous batch problematic from the beginning, or were their identities replaced after being captured?"

"I even suspect that the previous investigation team didn't arrive locally smoothly at all... In short, I finally showed the holy relic of the order, and told that old gentleman what I did in Midhillburg in 1853, before he was willing to give me trust.

He warned me that among the vampire species still living in Arcadia City now, not one can be trusted. He hasn't contacted his clansmen for a long time, and he firmly believes that the group of people in the local rumors has returned."

"Rumors?"

Mr. Bernhardt nodded, finally speaking to the point:

"I mentioned to you that the time when the vampire species formed a group in the Arcadia region was even longer than Willendale. As early as the Delin-Or Kingdom era, this place was the largest gathering place for vampire species in the south of the Old Continent.

During the process of the Karsenrick United Kingdom unifying the southern territory, the local vampire species actually secretly provided help to the Delin-Or royal family. During the Arcadia Siege, those ancient local vampire species were worried that they would be liquidated by the Church afterwards, so they used some method to fake their deaths and hide."

The old gentleman we found believes that those ancient vampire species who hid back then have already awakened, and in order to restore their power and punish the descendants of the traitors of that year, they would attack their clansmen locally everywhere."

"This..."

Xia De took a breath. Vampire species have the ability to extend their lives by sleeping. This point is consistent with the description in popular horror novels. But in the current Sixth Era, this ability will directly consume their source power, and it requires complex rituals and quite expensive materials to do so in the current era.

It was just that Xia De hadn't heard that there was this batch of people locally before:

"The disappearance of vampire species, isn't it related to the 【Blood Spirit School】? How did it get involved with vampire species from hundreds of years ago?"

Mr. Bernhardt looked at the blackboard full of clues:

"Yes, I also thought that old gentleman was senile at the time, but he showed me some clues, proving that some old guys have indeed appeared. I now suspect that during the Arcadia Siege, a batch of local vampire species really faked their deaths through sleep and lived to the present, and now they are cooperating with the 【Blood Spirit School】."

Xia De also looked at that blackboard:

"But what is their purpose? At least in the current era, the Church has not noticed their existence. If they really awakened, shouldn't they leave the local area first, and then run to a place where no one knows them to start over?"

Mr. Bernhardt shook his head:

"It's not clear yet what their purpose is, but the intelligence has been reported to Willendale, and the next batch of helpers will bring the clan's next instructions. We have also had internal discussions, and currently believe that either they have a more mysterious purpose we don't know, or those old guys want to revive the Delin-Or Kingdom."

Xia De suspected he heard wrong, and he laughed:

"Revive Delin-Or? Are they so loyal to the original country? It's already 1855, and Delin-Or has long become dust in history books."

"In the Delin-Or era, vampire species even extended their power to the royal palace. This was also the era of the Southern Territory Unification War, one of the reasons why vampire species were willing to help the Delin-Or royal family."

Mr. Bernhardt lowered his voice slightly and said the most horrific piece of intelligence:

"In that era, the various clans now living in Willendale were still living on the west coast of the Old Continent, and didn't know much about what happened here. According to the old gentleman we found, this is truly incredible—the Delin-Or royal family actually had vampire bloodline."

"What?"

Xia De saw his expression was serious, not like he was joking:

"Could the Church of that year allow such a situation to appear? And if I remember correctly, vampire species don't have any mixed blood. Once they possess vampire bloodline, they are 100% pure-blood vampire species, at most retaining some of their original race's appearance characteristics.

If the royal family of that year were all vampire species, the Five Gods Church couldn't have not discovered it."

Mr. Bernhardt shook his head:

"I can't explain what the situation is either. According to the batch of ancient documents that the old gentleman locally gave me, the vampire species in the Delin-Or era mastered some secret techniques that even modern vampire species have never heard of."

They must have used their bloodline to bring some kind of power to the royal family. If those old guys really awakened from their long sleep now, the constant disappearance of local clansmen can be explained. The 【Blood Spirit School】 is not a local organization in Arcadia after all. Relying on the 【Blood Spirit School】 alone to kidnap so many local vampire species so secretly shouldn't be that simple."

Although Xia De had thought that Mr. Bernhardt would bring back intelligence, he didn't expect the intelligence to be so unexpected.

He pondered the impact that a large group of ancient vampire species that suddenly appeared might have on the local situation. If those ancient vampire species really wanted to support the revival of the Delin-Or Kingdom and join forces with the restorationists, then this impact would be even greater:

"The Asteli family is highly likely to be the orthodox descendants of the Delin-Or royal family. Perhaps we can judge what the vampire species did back then by testing their bloodline."

But Mr. Bernhardt shook his head:

"The Delin-Or Kingdom has perished for so many years. Even if something was done back then, it shouldn't be detectable now. However, trying to test it doesn't hurt."

Xia De said again:

"In the 【Skin-Object Hall】 incident, a princess of the royal family who lived six hundred years ago was rescued. The other party is now with the believers of the God of Dawn. Perhaps we can test her bloodline, but I am worried that she was affected by the 【Skin-Object Hall】 and her bloodline has undergone other mutations."

Mr. Bernhardt reminded:

"Even if the vampire species back then were bold, it's impossible to affect everyone in the royal family. If the princess you mentioned is just an unimportant person in the royal family, perhaps she was just an ordinary normal person back then.

However, testing it doesn't hurt. If there can really be results, the astonishing intelligence provided by the local old gentleman can be verified."

He paused and asked Xia De again:

"You say, did the Five Gods Church really not notice anything back then? The court of the 【Creation Church】 appeared here even earlier than Arcadia City. Even in the era of the North-South Unification War, the Five Gods Church's grasp of world order was not as strong as it is now, but that was only compared to now. The Church of that time couldn't have not paid attention to the local royal family."

Xia De picked up the teacup:

"This is a good question. I will ask someone to inquire in the Church." ===== CHAPTER 4148 =====