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Bishop Cameron began his eloquent speech, clearly sincere, even revealing some valuable technical details. However, the bloodthirstiness in his words was far more pronounced, incredibly so. The entire technique involved the use of the "human body" in almost every aspect: detecting bloodline conflicts, improving surgical proficiency, controlling the proportion of combined bloodlines... almost all of these required the consumption of "human resources."
Disgusting.
Of course, Zhuang Sen did not change on the surface, remaining calm and listening attentively until Bishop Came finished speaking with great enthusiasm, then said indifferently, "Thank you, Bishop Came, but it seems this is not suitable for me. Putting aside everything else, I don't have that many bloodline individuals that I can use as material."
“We can provide that, Your Excellency,” Bishop Cameron said solicitously. “You only need to provide some payment, and we can provide you with a large amount of material. Of course, the main body is more troublesome, unless you don’t mind their mental defects.”
Zhuang Sen was somewhat surprised upon hearing this: "You have so many bloodline users? This seems..."
“Oh, don’t worry, it’s just a simple breeding process.” Bishop Cameron explained as if he knew it well. “By raising some males with low-level bloodlines and then introducing a large number of mothers, we can stably produce materials with low-level bloodlines. Then, we can select outstanding individuals from these materials to assist in their awakening. Only one awakening is enough to serve as materials for the bloodline combination and reconstruction technology.”
Zhuang Sen looked at Cameron and saw only pride and a deeper, deliberate attempt to intimidate him. Cameron showed no remorse or remorse whatsoever, as if he were simply talking about what to eat for dinner.
“I will consider it, Bishop Cameron. May I ask who can explain the bloodline identification technology to me?”
Priest Brown, an opponent of Zhuang Sen, stepped forward, his tone less than polite: "It's a universal bloodline identification technology, Lord Zhuang Sen. This is a technology that works for all bloodlines. Its principle is somewhat similar to the 'bloodline conflict detection' technology that Bishop Cameron just mentioned. It mainly uses a pure, bloodline-free human body as a base, injects the target's blood into it, and applies a promoting agent. If the target does not have a bloodline, the detection carrier will not show any abnormalities. On the contrary, it will produce certain changes according to the bloodline attributes, specifically as follows..."
As Zhuang Sen listened, he felt more and more that the Bloodline Cult was a scoundrel. Indeed, this was yet another technique that used people, specifically ordinary people, as consumables. Moreover, this Brown was even more despicable. If Bishop Came used human materials only when he needed them, without personal considerations, then Brown would use human materials whenever possible, and would find ways to use them where they couldn't be used, with his primary motivation being malicious intent.
Zhuang Sen listened patiently, then shook his head: "It's too troublesome, time-consuming, and requires prior preparation. It's not as good as my... Please introduce the bloodline soldier manufacturing technology."
Brown, as the priest, snorted and returned to his seat. Having witnessed the "practical proof" at the banquet, he didn't feel that Zhuang Sen was deliberately humiliating him. In fact, the universal bloodline identification technology wasn't even the most advanced technology in their order. Of course, this didn't stop him from finding Zhuang Sen too arrogant and conceited, which was unpleasant.
Viscount Kirk stepped forward, smiling and nodding to Zhuang Sen: "Your Excellency, let me introduce you to the bloodline warrior creation technology. In fact, I prefer to call it the blood slave technology. Its inspiration comes from the bloodline's ability to create blood slaves. However, our goal is to make it a universal, unlimited, and inexpensive technology."
The main principle is to inject specially treated blood from those with bloodlines into selected non-bloodline individuals, strengthening their bodies and prompting them to evolve in an optimized direction towards that bloodline, much like blood slaves are to vampires. According to our practical experience, the closer the bloodline's true form is to human form, the higher the success rate; the lower the bloodline level, the higher the success rate; and the higher the bloodline development level of the bloodline provider, the higher the success rate. Under these optimal conditions, approximately three out of ten people will succeed.
Successful individuals will have their physical attributes enhanced to near-first-tier bloodline users, with significantly increased willpower and attack power. They will also instinctively obey their bloodline provider. Unfortunately, it hasn't been successful in granting bloodline abilities to soldiers. Furthermore, it's regrettable that despite our efforts, the lifespan of blood slaves cannot be extended. The current record is three years, one month, three days, five hours, twelve minutes, and thirty-three seconds, with an average of about one year. However, considering the low cost of materials, I believe this technology is already ready for practical application.
Very well, another inhuman creature. Even with optimal conditions, the success rate is only 30%, and even if successful, the survivor lives a maximum of three years, averaging one year, and becomes extremely aggressive and brainwashed…
As expected, none of the Bloodline Order members are human; we still need to find an opportunity to kill them all... Hmm, it seems like there's an opportunity coming up soon.
Zhuang Sen was contemplating letting the Bloodline Cult live, but on the surface, he wore an expression of serious thought and a difficult decision.
Although none of these three technologies were what Johnson wanted.
Zhuang Sen doesn't need bloodline combinations; they're better suited to evolved technologies and identification techniques. First of all, Zhuang Sen only wants to find monster girls, and the system can identify them. Even if he wanted to see ordinary bloodlines, he has Grand Scholar Mira. All that fancy stuff is no match for Mira's scent.
As for Bloodline Warriors, they don't seem as useful as monster girl spawning.
However, it would be unreasonable to not choose any of the three. Now is not the time to take action. If he had to choose one... Zhuang Sen thought about it carefully and made a decision: "Let's go with the Bloodline Warrior technology. After all, I am a lord."
More importantly, Zhuang Sen was curious whether using the blood of monster girls as a base would have any other effects.
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Chapter 150: A Battle of Acting Skills (4293 words)
Colm Farau stood behind a large tree, his face grim, staring at the road leading to Radiant Manor, his heart filled with resentment. He resented Zhuang Sen's insults, but even more so, he resented Zhuang Sen's stupidity. Yes, Zhuang Sen was a level three bloodline user who had awakened three times, but he couldn't conjure up enough food to feed the entire Leon Territory; in the end, didn't he still have to buy it from the Farau family?
However, simply waiting for the famine to arrive was not Colm Faroul's style to regret. Not for any other reason than that his Faroul family wouldn't make any money that way! No matter how many commoners died, no matter how much Zhuang Sen regretted it, would his Faroul family receive even a single gold coin? And what if Zhuang Sen went mad with hunger and started looting?
Although the Farau family also has fully awakened Level 3 bloodline users, the soldiers are all paid for, the common people are also their wealth, and they certainly wouldn't hide the grain on the land!
That's why Colm Farau came here. He was going to find Leah Farau and ask his good cousin if she could still control her son! As for whether it would be too shameful for a forty-year-old man to go to his younger cousin to complain after being insulted by a sixteen-year-old?
People can't give up money just to save their pride, can they?
Of course, finding Leah Farau also requires some skill. He can't go when Zhuang Sen is around, otherwise he might not even be able to get in the door. That's why he's been waiting at this inevitable spot to make sure he takes action after Zhuang Sen leaves.
Fortunately, his luck seemed to be on his side. An exquisite carriage bearing the crest of the Leon family appeared in the distance. As it drew closer, he confirmed that the rider was indeed the woman from the Ston family from last time; after all, such exquisite armor was quite recognizable. And this woman was Zhuang Sen's lover; since she was driving, Zhuang Sen must be inside.
Once the carriage had completely disappeared into the direction of Starry Night City, Colm emerged from behind a large tree and patted North, who was still staring at the direction the carriage had left in: "Stop looking. Once the plan succeeds, there will be plenty of opportunities for you to get your revenge. At that time, even Johnson will have to bow down, let alone a mere mistress."
This is a lie. Colm came for the money, not to be beaten to death by Johnson. Forcing him to buy grain at a high price is enough. At most, he'll apologize to his uncle. It's not North's place to ask for anything.
Ultimately, North Ston was merely a first-level bloodline holder, with only a knighthood. His income mainly came from serving as a guard for the Farau family and a small manor. The Farau family had a dozen or twenty such retainers, while the Ston family was simply considered senior and ranked higher. But what was Lydia's current status and position? She was the Earl's open mistress, a legitimate viscount, and even a suspected third-level bloodline holder—any one of these qualities was enough to easily defeat the Ston family. Did North still want revenge?
So this is truly a small family. For the sake of a little self-respect, they're willing to give up even their own interests. If it were him, he would be kneeling down right now, begging Viscount Lydia to grant him a large estate.
……
Soon, Colm entered Radiant Manor. Just as he expected, with Johnson absent, Leah Farau, whether out of noble considerations or for the sake of the Farau Merchant Guild in Leon Territory, had no choice but to agree to meet her cousin. Moreover, Colm had made some preparations before coming, knowing that Leah had not been having an easy time lately.
Zhuang Sen, this good nephew, bestowed titles upon all the women around him, but not upon his own mother, Liya, which is clearly suspicious; then, economically, many channels and markets that originally belonged to the Falao Merchant Guild were forcibly handed over by Zhuang Sen to Ange Leon's Blue Raven Merchant Guild; finally, it was the Falao Merchant Guild that attacked the grain merchants controlled by the Falao Merchant Guild!
Based on these undeniable facts, we can draw a clear conclusion—this is clearly a deliberate attack on Lia and the Falau Chamber of Commerce!
The reason is not hard to guess. The young and impetuous count, who had successfully murdered his father to seize power, could not tolerate his strict mother's control and could not accept that something as important as food was in the hands of others. Therefore, it is not surprising that he tried to reform the system and break free from the control. It's just that the little guy is indeed good at fighting and has good martial arts skills, which makes him more difficult to deal with.
But because of this, there's a high possibility that Leah Farau will side with him, even if it's just to reclaim what rightfully belongs to her! After all, they're both from the Farau family; they know each other well, don't they?
Profit first – that’s the family motto of the Falau family!
As he pondered, Colm pushed open the door to the drawing room. The maid who had led him there had already left, and only Lady Lydia remained in the room. Her heavy, stately dress, layered upon layered, made her appear noble and elegant, exuding an imposing aura. However, Colm keenly noticed the subtle ashen complexion and weariness on Lady Lydia's face, which further strengthened his confidence in his analysis.
So he boldly feigned anger, striding forward while shouting, "Lia, your son is just too—"
"Shut up, Colm." Lady Lia started with zero frames, interrupting and breaking armor directly. "You piece of trash, don't you even know basic information now? How dare you meet with Zhuang Sen with that attitude, and how dare you come to see me like this? If you didn't believe in Fara, I should already be writing a letter to my father announcing his death."
Colm, completely deflated by Lady Leah's words, still tried to struggle: "Leah, don't—"
Lady Lia glanced at her dismissively: "Do you still want to maintain the Falau Merchant Guild's dominance in the territory of Leon?"
Colm shrank his neck and bent his back: "Please speak, please speak."
Lady Leah smiled dismissively, then glanced at North Ston. Colm immediately waved his hand: "North, go outside and keep watch. Don't let anyone get close!"
North Ston silently turned and left, and then Colm continued to attentively pour tea for Lady Lydia, making it seem as if Lady Lydia was the elderly elder.
"Alright, stop with these disgusting actions, they won't work on me." Lady Lia glanced disdainfully at the teapot that Colm had touched. "Get to the point. You're here to take down the Blue Raven Merchant Guild, for the sake of the food, right?"
Colm stopped his awkward act, nodded, and said according to his prepared speech, "This is also good for you, Leah. The Blue Raven Merchant Guild has been very..."
"I told you, stop talking nonsense. Do I need your analysis?" Lady Lia sneered. "My good son is completely infatuated with his sweet little sister, just like that little bitch Lilith!"
Colm shut his mouth and gazed at the sky, lost in thought, not daring to speak. Lilith Farau, Lia Farau's "arch-enemy," was only a year apart from her. They had been rivals since childhood, but unfortunately, Lilith awakened the Holy Eagle bloodline and became the next heir of the Farau family. As a result, Lia Farau lost miserably, going from the family's rising star to a marriage partner.
Normally, Colm would firmly support Lilith Farau, but now that he needed Leah Farau's help, he could only remain silent. But Ange Leon and Johnson actually had that kind of relationship? No wonder, no wonder Johnson trusted her so much! He even entrusted all his important business to this sister who had once opposed him. No wonder Mrs. Leah reacted so strongly—it was like her sister was having a stress reaction.
But this is good news for Colm. Since Leah Farau also wants to deal with her disobedient son and his shameless sister, he can afford to pay less...
Lady Leah, seeing Colm's expression, knew he had completely taken the bait, so she changed the subject: "Colm, let's keep things separate. If you want my help, you should have prepared your reward, right?"
Colm's face immediately fell: "Lia, our relationship..."
"Profit first, Colm, profit first." Leah sneered, her tone mocking. "Besides, Johnson is my own son. The money he earns is my money. You want me to harm my own interests and then not pay me?"
Colm felt distressed. How could people be like this nowadays, showing no compassion whatsoever? But since they were all from Falau, he knew that saying anything more would be useless, so he could only offer his price: "Within three years, you can keep an extra 10% of the profits from the Falau Merchant Guild in Leon Territory. In addition, you can also get another 10% of the profits from this grain price gouging. That's all!"
"That's it?" Lady Lia laughed dismissively, interrupting Colm's attempt to explain again. "Let me guess, your plan was to have me find out about Zhuang Sen's actions, prevent the downstream merchants from being physically attacked, while I reduced the food supply and, posing as Zhuang Sen's mother, spread news of a famine to cause chaos, thereby forcing the Blue Raven Merchant Guild to release food at low prices, reducing their inventory, disrupting their long-distance trade, and finally joining forces to reap the rewards... right, you piece of trash?"
Colm keenly sensed the anger and madness that Lady Lydia was deliberately releasing, so he nonchalantly picked up an apple and started eating it: "Oh right, you're the smartest, so what do you suggest?"
"I want Lily-Ange dead!" Mrs. Lia slammed her hand on the table, her voice stubborn and manic. "Johnson is my son! He should listen to me! Not some so-called good sister! These stupid, hypocritical, and shameless women who only know how to flaunt their looks should all die!"
Oh, taking it out on someone else.
Colm understood perfectly and was convinced. Knowing the history of the feud between Leah and Lilith, this level of displaced anger was perfectly normal. Besides being her sister, and having her interests infringed upon, and given Leah's somewhat controlling tendencies and her outbursts towards her son… wait, could Leah have done something terrible to Johnson?
Colm wasn't surprised that Ange and Zhuang Sen had a relationship; they were siblings, after all, it was perfectly normal. Which old noble family hadn't had one? Besides, Zhuang Sen looked like a lecherous fellow. But mother and son… well, even in an old noble family, that was a big scandal.
No wonder, no wonder.
Colm was completely convinced of Lia's sincerity and became convinced of Lia's murderous intent towards Ange and her excessive desire to control Zhuang Sen. After all, the sibling scandal and the mother-son secret had been exposed to him. Didn't that prove it?
So he asked very sincerely, "So, Lia, what's your plan?"
Lady Lia curled her cold, red lips and pointed at the table: "Have that bitch Lilith prepare her men and ambush at Eagle Cliff. Three days later, I will take Ange Leon and her Blue Raven Merchant Guild there to 'discuss the matter of purchasing grain at a low price with the faction of the Farau family that is inclined towards me.' Then we will unfortunately encounter a group of bandits. The rest, I don't need to teach you, right?"
Colm's lips twitched, thinking the plan wouldn't work: "Lia, Ange Leon is of Shadow Raven blood, what bandit could possibly capture her?"
"You won't admit you're stupid, but I'm too lazy to explain to you. Go back and ask Lilith. Anyway, you can't mobilize many people." Lady Leah suppressed her previous rage and looked at Colm with contempt. "Also, tell that bitch Lilith that Johnson will be here to rescue her soon. Don't even think about trying to do anything underhanded. Otherwise, if the plan fails and you end up losing money, don't blame me for not giving you a warning."
Colm was lectured like a grandson, but dared not resist. Although he was a level three bloodline user, he himself felt that he was no match for Lady Lia in terms of scheming and business competition. Not to mention, he could not possibly harm Lady Lia. The entire Glorious Manor knew about his visit, and if Lady Lia died at his hands, the Faraw family would have no chance of keeping his head from Zhuang Sen.
Furthermore, he's used to being constantly criticized by his two younger cousins since he was little; he's willing to be criticized as long as there's something in it for him.
How can someone give up money for a little bit of self-respect?
"Okay, I'll talk to Lilith about it, but I can't guarantee whether she'll agree."
It wasn't just Lady Leah who disliked her younger sister Lilith; Lilith also disliked her older sister, Lady Leah.
"That just proves the Falao family deserved to lose money, for choosing an heir who has forgotten even their family motto!"
Mrs. Leah's outburst silenced Colm, who got up to leave: "Alright, alright, I'll be going now. Oh, by the way, if Johnson asks..."
“I would say you came to plead for mercy, but I chased you away... so get out of here.”
Colm pinched his cheek, looking dejected, and walked out of the drawing room, leaving Glorious Manor with North Ston, who was bored from guarding the gate. After Colm left, a door suddenly appeared in one of the walls of the drawing room, and a cute little boy walked out—of course, it was Johnson, who hadn't left the manor at all!
He walked over to Lia, nimbly jumped into her outstretched arms, and rubbed against her ample breasts, which were hidden by her heavy dress: "Lia, do you think the performance just now was a success?"
“Lilith is not easy to fool. If she had been here just now, the success rate would probably only be 50%. But Colm is different. He is a complete fool and greedy. He has definitely believed it. If he then relays it to Lilith, the probability of Lilith believing it will be 80%. In addition, with the temptation of profit, the possibility of her taking action is very high. Even if she doesn't come, we can just think of another way.”
Lia embraced Zhuang Sen, her delicate hands roaming freely: "Anyway, our goal is just to create a pretext for declaring war on the Farau Territory. If that doesn't work, we can just use the assassination evidence that Kross forged before. Although it's not as effective as combining it with 'the Farau family's army invading the Leon Territory and attacking the Count's mother and sister,' it's still barely usable... Hmm~"
Zhuang Sen pinched the large breasts of his cruel and wicked mother: "So you're only giving them three days?"
"It will take at least a day for Colm to get back, at least another day to gather manpower, and another day for the journey and ambush. That little bitch Lilith isn't good at making decisions quickly, and she might very well... ugh... be a bad girl."
With his head forcibly pressed into the canyon, Zhuang Sen listened to Liya's coquettish complaints and had no choice but to carry out her instructions.
Then Lydia, who was returning in an empty carriage, also joined the battle.
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Chapter 151: Boomerang~ Boomerang~ (4523 words)
Today, Zhuang Sen unusually woke up early, and even brought along all the monster girls from his household, including Lady Lia, to Hana's small garden at Radiant Manor. The reason was obvious—today was the fifteenth day, and the first Sacred Slime was arriving. Zhuang Sen was curious; how would these "pure" monster girls differ from Dantalian and the others?
With everyone present and ready, Zhuang Sen held the golden boomerang he had prepared in one hand and placed the other on the Sacred Scale Fruit Tree. A pure white light brightened slightly, and a system notification popped up: [The Sacred Slime Nest can provide 1 Sacred Slime]
Should we recruit immediately?
Zhuang Sen chose "yes," and the pure white light instantly became extremely bright, but then quickly receded, as if absorbed, merging into the "tree holes" on the Sacred Scale Fruit Tree. Afterward, a lot of white, transparent, gel-like substance began to flow from the tree holes, falling directly to the ground, even onto Zhuang Sen's feet.
Hmm, it's soft and a bit heavy.
Zhuang Sen moved his foot and took a step back out of curiosity, looking at the overlapping gel-like substances, waiting for further changes. He didn't have to wait long. Soon, a round sphere emitting white light fell out of a tree hole and landed in the white transparent gel that had piled up to a height of more than a meter. These things that originally looked like inanimate objects suddenly came to life.
The originally soft, limp gel became organized and firm. Starting from the bottom, the bulky gel began to refine, separating into two slender and beautiful jade legs, each of the ten toes distinct, round and flawless like pearls, crystal clear. The pink buttocks connecting these beautiful legs were even more perky, moist, and incredibly bouncy; they didn't need patting at all, they were already rippling with alluring waves. On the screen, a waist so slender it could be encircled with one hand swayed gently, creating obvious waves of flesh, and huge, crystal-clear jade breasts, like "water bags," bounced up and down; beneath the transparent skin, one could even faintly see the white clitoris inside, gleaming with excitement.
Above that was a delicate young girl's face, naturally unadorned, pure and innocent. Her bright eyes sparkled with clear joy, and her small mouth curved into an excited smile as she eagerly looked down at Zhuang Sen, making a "Wow~ You're back~ That's great~" sound.
He seems a little silly...
Zhuang Sen looked at the Holy Slime Girl wriggling and shouting in place, thought for a moment, and then walked up to her: "Hey, you—"
Before he could finish speaking, the slime, whose attention had been drawn, bent down with a snap and slammed two large water bags into Zhuang Sen's face. The soft gel-like substance caused no harm, but simply clung intimately to Zhuang Sen's skin, completely enveloping him. It felt a bit like being enveloped by Dantalian's large breasts, but the slime's body was clearly different from Dantalian's. Its gel-like texture gave it extremely strong elasticity and absorbency, and the clear liquid flowing inside it washed over Zhuang Sen's face, creating a completely different experience.
The slime girl exclaimed excitedly, "Wow~ It's my darling~"
"Darling~ Darling~ Darling~"
Hehehe~ Darling~
Completely bewildered, Zhuang Sen struggled to speak through his face covered in gel: "You know me?"
"No, is this the first time you've met me?" the Holy Slime Girl replied immediately.
Zhuang Sen was even more puzzled: "Then why do you call me 'darling'?"
The Holy Slime immediately replied, "Because a dear one is a dear one~"
Zhuang Sen paused for a moment, then, to the slime girl's disappointment, pulled his head out of her body. His brain, previously infected by her silliness, returned to normal, and he realized the reason for the Holy Slime Girl's actions—clearly, just like Dantalian and the others, the Holy Slime Girl was also sexually attracted to Zhuang Sen, and very directly at that. Considering that the underlying code of all monster girls is to only target the one man they fancy…
Just as he thought of this, Zhuang Sen felt a chill run down his spine. He was planning to create an army of monster girls, but if all the monster girls had to squeeze money out of him... no matter how powerful Zhuang Sen was, he couldn't possibly kill ten thousand people!
Besides, even if his body can handle it, this time is too much. Even if he goes easy on everyone, it will still take half an hour each time. Let alone 10,000 people, even if it's just 100 people, it would still take 50 hours each time, more than two days... Then the first CD ends, and we have to continue?
It seems we must find a way to solve this problem. I wonder if we have any tentacle girl blood...
Wait, what's in my pants?
Zhuang Sen realized that the chill he felt earlier wasn't just a psychological reaction; something had actually wrapped around him—soft, sticky, slippery, and icy cool, which felt very comfortable… He pulled down his pants and, not too surprisingly, found a small, white slime tentacle inside.
You want to start fighting after only five seconds of meeting?
MM Racing