Chapter 1325: Chapter 52: [Crops]
In the gigantic suspended castle resembling a fortress, the noise began to grow louder.
“Hurry up! Go over there and take a look!”
“You guys, check over this way! Make sure to root them out! They’ve likely already infiltrated the castle!”
Layer by layer.
Finally, two vampires dressed in patrol team uniforms knocked on the room door where Elizabeth and Zhong Luoyue stayed — Elizabeth had paid a hefty sum to the Torrido Clan for Zhong Luoyue to use the Secret Chamber, and correspondingly, the specifications for her reception in this castle were very high.
“I apologize for disturbing you, Miss Elizabeth!” The patrol team members appeared quite polite.
“Has something happened?” Elizabeth asked curiously at this moment, “I noticed everyone seems to have bee tense?”
“There are a few illegal intruders, and they’re very likely to have already infiltrated the castle.” The patrol team member quickly said, “Miss Elizabeth, we’d like to search your room, hoping you can cooperate.”
While speaking, the patrol team member did not forget to observe Elizabeth and Zhong Luoyue’s expressions — but saw nothing unusual from their expressions.
Elizabeth graciously said at this moment, “I will cooperate with your work, patrol guards, please e in.”
She stepped aside.
The two patrol guards exchanged a glance, then nodded, “Well then… Excuse us.”
Zhong Luoyue remained silent — as a newborn vampire who hasn’t pleted her first transformation, her status in the Vampire World was even lower than a moner — of course, due to Elizabeth, it was somewhat special.
But being the third Miss of Boss Zhong, who has been immersed in the officialdom and mercial world since childhood, naturally she knew the most appropriate action was to remain silent at this time.
The two guards searched the room quite politely and properly, but after a while, unable to find anything, they left a few words and swiftly left — only when these two guards disappeared from sight did Zhong Luoyue expressionlessly close the room door.
Elizabeth breathed a sigh of relief at this moment, pressing her hands against her slightly bulging chest, sticking out her tongue: “Scared me to death, Yue! Okay…”
Unexpectedly, Zhong Luoyue directly walked to Elizabeth’s side at this moment, reached out to cover her mouth, gently shook her head, and made a gesture for silence.
Elizabeth froze.
Zhong Luoyue’s voice increased slightly at this moment, “I wonder what the background of the intruders is?”
Elizabeth already understood her meaning, so she quickly continued, “Probably poachers; I’ve heard these days that poachers are increasing… Hopefully, it’s not a troublesome issue, what’s most feared is affecting the time to use the Secret Chamber.”
Zhong Luoyue said, “The patrol guards of the Torrido Clan are strong warriors, there shouldn’t be any problems… By the way, we haven’t eaten today.”
Started discussing trivial matters.
…
Outside the door, a figure slowly peeled off from the wall, then quickly disappeared from the corridor without a glance.
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Elizabeth put down the vessel in her hand at this moment, then closed her eyes to sense, nodded: “Alright, they’ve really left this time.”
Originally, with her mind’s sensing power, it was easy to detect if anyone was eavesdropping outside — this mind-sensing power was developed after absorbing Luo Qiu’s blood at the God of Gamblers Tu Shenyi’s estate in South America, it’s quite mysterious, Elizabeth hasn’t fully understood its specific use even now.
But one thing is certain, this mind-sensing perception is quite powerful and possesses extremely high secrecy — after entering the Torrido Clan’s castle, she had tried using this ability to probe the castle’s condition… She found even the Everlasting Heart Group residing here seemed unaware of her peeping.
However, Elizabeth hasn’t formed the habit of constantly peeping at everything… nor thought the guards would quietly return after leaving.
“Yue, how did you know they quietly came back?” Elizabeth couldn’t help curiously blinking at this moment.
Zhong Luoyue calmly said, “Just a guess… being cautious never hurts. Well… you can let them e out now.”
“Oh right! Brother Luo Qiu!”
Saying this, Elizabeth lifted her skirt and hurriedly rushed into the bedroom, then opened the wardrobe, “You can e out now, it’s all clear!”
Inside the wardrobe, a zipper suddenly appeared. Next, a hand reached out from inside to pull the zipper all the way down — after this, Maria’s leg stepped out from inside.
Followed by Boss Luo… After Boss Luo came out, he turned and reached to pull out the maid from inside… or rather, they walked out from the wardrobe like this.
After this, Maria pulled the zipper from inside the wardrobe and started stuffing it into her collar — this collar’s storage capacity seemed to rival Boss Luo’s backpack.
“Looks like buying back this Transdimensional Space Zipper at a high price was really foresighted!” Maria sighed with relief, grateful to have avoided a calamity.
“Hmm, didn’t expect the space inside to be quite spacious, not cramped even for three people.” Luo Qiu smiled, “Miss Maria’s props are really convenient.”
From seeds to pumpkin carriages, to this magical zipper, today Boss Luo has seen quite a few magician’s tools — pared to the more straightforward power modes of the Transcendents in the Divine Land, it seems the Non-Humans in the Western World are more meticulous in the use of abilities.
But it might also be because he hasn’t seen similar things in the Divine Land, which doesn’t mean they don’t exist… He’s not someone who easily makes judgments and likes parisons.
It’s actually not very difficult to acknowledge something as interesting or useful.
“Thanks to you this time, Miss Elizabeth.” Luo Qiu looked at Elizabeth again and said.
Queen Elizabeth quickly waved her hand and said, “It’s okay, as long as I can help Brother Luo Qiu, I would be very glad to… By the way, Brother Luo Qiu, who is she?”
Her small eyes kept glancing at the two hands still clasped together.
“Girlfriend.” Luo Qiu said casually.
Upon hearing this, Marina under the hood had an expression that nobody could see but seemed to convey she had expected this. Queen Elizabeth, on the other hand, gave a soft “ah” and appeared somewhat dejected.
Leaning against the doorframe, Zhong Luoyue watched the scene unfold with an expressionless face, pondering the ultimate oute of this matter.
“Speaking of which, how did you all end up in the Unhuman Domain?” Luo Qiu surveyed the surroundings, then broke the silence.
Queen Elizabeth suddenly perked up and began to briefly recount the events after last parting with Luo Qiu.
…
“So you came for Miss Zhong’s first transformation,” Luo Qiu nodded.
Queen Elizabeth quickly added, “Yes, if Brother Luo Qiu hadn’t scared that Inspector last time, I might not have been able to gather enough resources for Yue to use the Secret Chamber for transformation… Maybe we would have had to use the ordinary blood pool.”
It seemed like the predicament of this Miss Vampire was quite challenging, being a human mixed heritage with her grandfather even a former Round Table Knight… Otherwise, all this time, she wouldn’t have needed to sleep to reduce her food needs.
Luo Qiu only smiled without further ment… e to think of it, last time he had casually used Arex’s name out of some mischievous whim, not expecting it to change Queen Elizabeth’s situation quite a bit.
“Guys, now doesn’t seem like the time for reminiscing… Aren’t you planning to discuss the next course of action?” Zhong Luoyue suddenly knocked lightly on the door panel—prompted by Queen Elizabeth’s mentioning the favor Luo Qiu had brought.
Marina under the hood felt a sudden sense of finding a relatable soul—she would have brought it up herself if not for fearing to offend Master Qi Cai Jin and incur some strange demands. Yet, she was indeed the one most wanting to address this issue!
Unlike this carefree couple, seemingly undisturbed, with not a hint of tension.
Here lay the interior of the Torrido Clan’s castle—not to mention the sleeping Torrido Everlasting Heart Group here, simply count the number of bloodsuckers above the earl level is terrifying… Quite a Dragon’s Lair!
Not to say whether there would still be a chance for retreat after intruding into someone’s territory, now they’re in the core area of the castle…
“That’s a good point,” Luo Qiu nodded, “We promised to fulfill Miss Maria’s request, staying here all the time isn’t appropriate.”
Do you still plan to stay here indefinitely?
Zhong Luoyue felt a jolt in her heart—showing no expression on her face, she just nodded, and after a moment said, “In that case, consider the escape route. But this castle is surrounded by sheer cliffs on all sides, regardless of where you exit, you’ll probably be spotted by the castle’s lookout tower guards, leaving won’t be easy.”
Luo Qiu said, “Does Miss Zhong have any insights?”
Zhong Luoyue said, “I don’t know if you have the ability to conceal yourselves, if so, it could simplify things significantly.”
Marina said directly, “Let’s hear it.”
Curiously, apart from Boss Luo and Maid Miss, neither side inquired about the other’s background—they merely discussed how to leave this place.
Zhong Luoyue just wanted her transformation to go smoothly, avoiding any plications—but troublesome matters had already arrived, forcing contemplation on how to resolve them—ideally, from her perspective, not intervening would be the best choice.
But she couldn’t refuse Queen Elizabeth… hence she reluctantly accepted the help this time, pondering how to handle the aftermath and maximize mutual benefits.
As for Marina, it was simpler—depart here at the earliest.
“Everyday, some people are delivered from the farm outside to the castle. These people serve as supplies for the castle’s bloodsuckers to savor…” Zhong Luoyue paused, “About the Pureblood Farm, I won’t say much, anyway, as it stands, your credentials as Non-Human are probably quite extensive… let’s directly discuss leaving.”
Zhong Luoyue swept her gaze around, “I’ve observed over the past few days, generally, each day two batches of humans are sent in, the timing is fixed. And after their blood is drained, they are returned to the farm for blood regeneration, awaiting the next extraction… So, you understand?”
“You’re suggesting we blend in with these humans and wait to be sent away from this place?” Marina pondered.
Zhong Luoyue nodded, “Yes, this method is simple but evidently the safest right now—each delivery has a fixed number, but you only need to knock out three humans to replace them. Based on my observation, because the longstanding pattern is fixed, the guards responsible for ‘delivering meals’ are quite lax pared to the patrol guard.”
“Don’t forget.” Marina frowned at this moment, “The entire castle is filled with patrol guards, perhaps the usual ‘meal delivery guys’ might be lax, but this time may not be… At least, before we’re found, I don’t think the patrol guard would relax any area—especially with your method, it seems rather conspicuous. Surely they would consider, if we attempt to leave, this method is highly probable… perhaps, they’re already guarding the way.”
Zhong Luoyue replied, “Precisely because this method is too obvious, the patrol guard would feel you wouldn’t use such a method. Haven’t you heard this story? A thief prepares to steal jewels from a wealthy person’s house, knowing this, the wealthy person places mechanisms everywhere, carefully setting all places the thief might enter, yet ultimately the thief boldly walks through the front door, effortlessly taking the jewels?”
“You’re gambling,” Marina still shook her head, “Believing they think like this, but if not, we’re essentially digging our own grave!”
“Then what do you plan on doing to leave?” Zhong Luoyue asked emotionlessly.
Marina expressed her lack of knowledge, pacing irritably within the room, began an incessant debate with Zhong Luoyue regarding whether the patrol guards would expect them to escape by blending with the ‘food,’ attempting to persuade each other.
Aside, evidently uninterested, Boss Luo and Maid Miss had unknowingly moved along with Queen Elizabeth to the terrace, starting to survey the environment surrounding the castle.
“That transport route is intended to ferry the ‘food,'” Queen Elizabeth’s crisp voice suddenly sounded, “Because as ‘food’ humans aren’t allowed to possess power, they can only be transported via this cable rope!”
While speaking, the cable rope began to slowly move—suspended above was a gigantic basket, faintly visible filled with various so-called ‘crops.’
“These people, have always lived here?” Luo Qiu suddenly asked at this moment, “I mean… the farm.”
Queen Elizabeth nodded and said, “Yes, their ancestors have lived here for at least a thousand years, I’ve heard? The Thirteen Clans believe ancient human blood is far purer than now, hence they have meticulously managed the farm all these years…”
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