My Alter Ego’s Path to Greatness - Chapter 166
#166
At that time, in the west (2),
the work of injecting “purified blood essence” into the vampires of Eupersch was proceeding smoothly.
The blood of Heinz II, who achieved ultimate evolution by extracting only the dominant factor from all kinds of vampires around the world.
The blood essence that completely removed even toxic thoughts was truly the best elixir for vampires.
The moment it is injected into the body, it dramatically changes the blood-sucking factor affected by it, instantly bringing about an evolution that had been stagnant for a long time.
Of course, Heinz, the master of blood spirit, was able to guide the direction of specialization to some extent in the process.
A large space in the basement of the mansion.
“Keuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!!…!
“haha-.”
Immediately after completing one round of “purified blood tablets” transfusion, Heinz glanced at the vampires who were suffering from the aftereffects of evolution and nodded.
‘In order to function properly, I first need to increase my immunity to the sun.’
That was something he had been concerned about since the first time he used “Refined Blood Tablet.”
In fact, the residual blood level, which makes up the majority of vampires, is so vulnerable to sunlight that there are many restrictions on operating during the day unless special blood magic is used.
I don’t know how I can avoid such weaknesses if I’m still hiding in the shadows, but I can’t do that even in a situation where I decide to take action in full force.
Once a territory has been declared, shouldn’t it be protected?
‘Even if we do this, it will be difficult to overcome it completely, but for now, just being able to alleviate the penalty will be enough. Anyway, other abilities will also increase overall.’
Even though vampires were a scattered minority race, when members of the two large clans gathered together, their numbers became impossible to ignore.
Excluding servants and slaves, there are more than hundreds of knight-level remaining bloods, and all of them are much stronger than before…
‘There are dozens of purebloods as well. If it weren’t for the war between the two clans that happened not long ago, it would have been 100.’
Heinz himself was the one who killed the most vampires in the chaos, but he tried to ignore the truth and left the basement door.
Squeak—
“Thank you for your hard work, Rod.”
“Theodore, did you say that the ones inside are from the South?”
“Yes, that’s right. It was a little late to join because the South is a mess these days. “The only groups left now are the Southeast and Far East, which will arrive in a few days.”
“Hmm, there really isn’t much left now.”
He walked down the hallway, chatting with Theodore, who was waiting by the door.
‘Now that I think about it, the tribal alliance is a little noisy these days. I’ll have to move my Harley sometime soon and visit.’
The southern part of the country, due to its geographic location bordering the desert, is closed and difficult to obtain information in many ways, so there have been areas that have been neglected, knowingly or unknowingly.
Basically, they live in tribes, so it is difficult for vampires to infiltrate, and the shamans that are common in the south are natural enemies of the ghosts Olivia deals with.
‘Did you say that they are a step above priests in terms of dealing with souls? Ghosts with suppressed thoughts and reduced intelligence may have limitations in responding to their necromancy techniques.’
However, it was too much of a wasteland to put more effort into it. Because of its harsh environment, it did not have a large population and was closed, so it was like a place with little influence on the world.
‘In fact, even if there was a problem, there was a part of me that put it off thinking it was Harley’s responsibility to solve it.’
I had been putting it off for various reasons, but now that Harley has laid a good foundation, I thought I should make plans to visit the South.
Because that too would be a great narrative.
‘After a great adventure, Harley, who became a warrior’s companion, finally arrives at Calcos, the hometown of his heart. But what awaits him there…!’
Even though he was thinking about something else, Heinz, who had already become accustomed to multitasking, talked to Theodore naturally without showing it to the outside.
“What is the situation at overseas branches?”
“We are organizing the children who are outside to keep them in strategic areas as much as possible. Of course, it was natural that everyone was replaced with those who received Lord’s grace. “Everyone has grown tremendously, which has been a great help in reducing the number of people needed at each branch.”
Although they are concentrating their efforts in the Kingdom of Thalia, it would be a waste to abandon the foundation they have laid so far.
In order to maximize mobility through bloodlines, it was necessary to leave a certain number of blood relatives in each region.
“We have completed deployment evenly throughout the Kingdom of Thalia. Since the blood gates have been laid out densely, you can now move directly anywhere within the kingdom. Efficiency has also improved significantly, to the point where it is possible to travel to the nearby city of La Perla with only a small amount of resources.”
Theodore opened his mouth with a proud expression.
The blood pattern was one of the unique blood magics that the Eupersch Clan possessed, so that attitude was natural.
However, Heinz, who nodded and congratulated him, was lost in other thoughts…
‘La Perla Sira… Come to think of it, this is where the Diana siblings are, right? It’s finally time to go meet him once.’
It was there that the young brother and sister, who had a relationship when they first came to Outerica, lived there.
When we broke up, we said we would meet up about once a year, but a lot of time has passed since we last visited.
‘It’s not that far away. Is this how people who become independent at home feel?’
I never thought I could experience something like this.
He nodded, feeling a subtle tingle.
It was a little annoying, but honestly it wasn’t that bad.
‘Even a bull’s horn must be removed quickly. Now that I’m thinking about it, should I go right now?’
The important work for now was roughly finished and the blood seal was prepared, so it would be a good idea to take advantage of this opportunity.
***
“Huh? road? “Welcome!”
“Welcome to the city of La Perla! “You can go out this way!”
A magic circle made entirely of blood and decorations including a human skull.
Heinz appeared from the blood-red airflow in the middle of the room that looked like he could summon a demon at any moment. He bowed his head, waved to the nervous people, and immediately walked outside.
‘It certainly has a gloomy atmosphere as blood magic, but the method of use itself is not much different from the church’s gate.’
As he left the hideout disguised as an ordinary house, the scenery of La Perla City, which was familiar to him, unfolded before his eyes.
It was still an ordinary human city, no different from before, but soon it too would face great changes.
“…Anyway, isn’t this too expensive? “Please shave it off just a little bit.”
“This guy doesn’t know anything. “It’s the same wherever I go now because of monsters!”
“I heard that our kingdom avoided trouble because our superiors responded well?”
“Still, it is inevitable that market prices will rise as merchants transporting goods struggle. “Nearby trade routes were also blocked.”
The sound of people bargaining over goods flowed into Heinz’s ears.
Although the Kingdom of Thalia suffered less damage thanks to its efforts so far, it could not have been unaffected by this difficult time.
A shadow of worry was cast on each person’s face as they encountered the reality that their lives were bound to become difficult in many ways.
Naturally, they expressed their dissatisfaction with the current situation, and the resulting resentment had no choice but to naturally end up in one being.
“This is all because of that immortal king called Hans.”
“Now that I think about it, there was a guy named Hans in my hometown village, and he had an unusual look in his eyes. Well, what happened was….”
“Oh my god! In fact, the Hans I know…”
It was none other than Hans, the absolute evil immortal king who descended on this world.
Heinz walked down the street empty-handed, hearing curses against ‘Hans’ coming from all directions.
Although he felt sorry for all the Hans in the world, he had long since given up on trying to change his name.
‘I wonder what use it will be now. I should have chosen a good name from the beginning.’
Later, when that desire reached its peak, the name born was ‘Hesperon’, the youngest child.
It was a name that came up only after doing research to find a cool name and eventually reaching Greek mythology….
‘Now that I think about it, it seems like too much effort was put into it.’
When I think about it now that I’ve calmed down, I have a strange feeling that it seemed like there was a lot of bravado.
As I leisurely looked at the cityscape with my mind wandering, I approached the grocery store run by Diana’s uncle.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
“Oh, stop it! “If you make a mess like this, what are we going to do?”
“Whaaah—!”
“Come here Rafi. It’s okay, it’s okay. Pop!”
There was a loud commotion coming from the direction he was supposed to be heading.
Not only that, but among the voices of many people talking, the voices of people Heinz knew could also be heard.
‘This?’
Next moment.
Without anyone noticing, he had already naturally blended in with the crowd of people gathered in front of the grocery store.
“What are you writing? “Do you have any more money hidden away?”
“Shall we take these first? Still, if I hand over the whole thing, it will cost a bit more.”
“Okay, let’s take care of the expensive things first because we might have to steal them later. Bring the cart!”
Six tough-looking men are causing trouble by turning the store upside down.
However, despite the commotion, the guards patrolling the mall were only scratching their heads with embarrassed expressions.
Heinz opened his ears wide and collected information around him to accurately understand the situation.
And just in time.
“You guys! “What are you doing to come all the way here?”
Bolt, the store owner with a haggard complexion, and Diana, who seemed to have summoned him, hurriedly approached through the crowd, breathing heavily.
“ah? Uncle, you are here now. “What do you mean, I came here to get money.”
“Didn’t you say you’d pay the rest back soon? “What kind of case is it that they come to the store like this and don’t let us do business?”
“ah? I calculated it and it turned out that it was hard to write off the interest on the money he paid last time. “It looks like it will be the same in the future if we wait any longer, so we decided to just take care of it on our own.”
“What nonsense!”
After an argument, an excited Bolt lunged at the men, and one of them roughly pushed him and threw him to the floor.
“100 million!”
“Now uncle!”
Diana helped him fall, and the rest of his family, who had been huddled in the area where he fell, hurriedly gathered around him with tears in their eyes.
“Well, even though it’s like this, we’re being treated like gentlemen, right? “If it were like before, I would just grab the whole thing…!”
“Hey hey. “There are guards.”
“Sssssssssssssssssssss!”
The men glanced at the guards and resumed their work.
Listening to them talking among themselves, it seemed like they were planning to sell the entire store somewhere else.
For the family that made a living there, there was no such thing as a sudden disaster.
Bolt is biting his lip as he glares at the men with angry eyes, his wife is holding back tears as she hugs her three children, Raffy is constantly crying due to the scary atmosphere, and even Aaron is busy trying to comfort her.
And in that gap, Diana, who had grown a lot, was seen with her head down, her fists clenched, and her body shaking.
‘Hmm—my young daughter Rafi was diagnosed with an illness of unknown origin and needed urgent medical attention…’
In the meantime, Heinz, who combined the information obtained from the conversations of the onlookers, calmly summarized the situation.
Because of that, he worked hard to borrow money from people around him and eventually even turned to private loans.
I could also understand why the guards on the other side were not stepping forward.
The absurd thing is that the men’s actions were not illegal acts, but ‘normal’ collection activities that were reported to the government office in advance.
Apparently, there was a civil servant there looking after those guys.
‘There are more than one place that needs fixing.’
In fact, this country is no different from his own.
I was just fantasizing about how to run my business, but seeing this situation didn’t make me feel good.
Heinz, who had fully grasped the situation, lifted the “existence denial” that had been hiding his presence and slowly stepped forward.
“…Sniff?”
Immediately afterwards, Diana, who had been lowering her head, flinched and sniffed.
Then, he slowly raised his head and turned his tear-filled eyes in this direction.
“…mister?”
A crying voice full of sorrow, yet unable to hide joy.
It was a face that clearly evoked regret, but Heinz was thinking about something else at the time.
‘…I still have an abnormal sense of smell. No matter how you look at it, it’s not an ability you can just be born with.’
Before, I didn’t know much about this world, but now that I’ve experienced it enough, I know.
The abilities that Diana has are very foreign even in this world.
Even now, even though she is leading quite large forces, I have never heard of anyone with abilities similar to Diana.
…Yes, except for the ‘unique skills’ of awakened people from Earth.
‘But Diana is not from Earth. Well, I’ll keep her by my side and watch her a little longer.’
With those feelings in mind.
Heinz II stepped forward with a cold smile.