69. The Blood Race’s Past
The Blood King’s Bone had a rather interesting origin.
In the Primordial Era, the blood race was an extremely aggressive race. They enslaved various races as their food, locking them in special prisons and regularly extracting their blood as a tool for their meals. This also led to the inevitable aggression and infiltration of the blood race.
Until the other countries and races of the continent gradually became suspicious of the blood race, and the hatred accumulated from years of being killed and exploited by the blood race reached its peak at a historical moment. They actually formed an allied army against the blood race, and no other demon race was willing to help them.
And at that time, the Blood Queen went to the Shadow of God and asked if this organization that controlled the world could spare the blood race. In the end, she received a positive answer.
And what the Blood Queen brought was a divine artifact.
The Blood King’s Bone.
The ability of the Blood King’s Bone was to, within a certain range, suppress the blood-sucking desires of a large number of blood race members, turning the blood race into a normal demon race. This way, the blood race would have no need to be aggressive, and the other races would have no need to exterminate them.
And the price was that the blood race, who no longer sucked blood, could not recreate the glory of the blood race. They were now like gray wolves who ate vegetables, having lost their strength and bloodlust.
And the blood race, who no longer sucked blood, besides their combat magic and absorbing some non-magical blood from livestock, had no other way to suck blood.
This led to an overall decline in the strength of the blood race.
Besides those long-lived blood race princes, who hadn’t fought for thousands of years and had lost their desire for reproduction and their combat power, their strength had been declining year after year like a cliff.
They, even the succession of the Blood Queen, required a special ritual. They used a method of power inheritance to ensure that the strength of the Blood Queen remained at a certain level.
And a few years ago, the rampage of the beastmen became the last straw that broke the blood race’s back.
If it weren’t for Teacher Bud cultivating the blood race’s desire for reproduction, they might have even faced the decline of their race within a few years, and finally been eliminated by history, becoming pitiful creatures wandering the streets and alleys of other races’ countries, just like the succubi.
And now, the blood race could no longer leave the [Blood King’s Bone].
Once the Blood King’s Bone was taken away, the blood race, who would regain their strong blood-sucking desires, would immediately fall into chaos.
“Humanity intends to exterminate your blood race.”
Reina said.
Sandra nodded: “It’s me. According to my investigation, the blood race’s rights in Lekadis are almost on par with Delgon’s. As long as they wipe us out, they can monopolize the entire Lekadis. How outrageous…”
“That Elena really doesn’t take us seriously at all! Taking our Blood King’s Bone is completely taking our blood race’s life!”
Sandra said, her eyes beginning to glow red.
This was a complete declaration of war.
“If the blood race is exterminated, then the dragon race will be their next opponent, right…”
“Precisely so. Our blood race and humanity are mortal enemies. That Elena actually wants to start a war with us at this time. It’s simply lawless!”
“Yes, I understand the situation.”
Reina lowered her head and thought for a few seconds, as if she had come to an answer, and said with a calm smile:
“Sophia, when are you planning to hand over the Blood King’s Bone to them?”
“Little sister Reina…?”
“I mean, if.”
“I understand.”
Sophia breathed a sigh of relief and took a sip of tea, as if a great weight had been lifted from her shoulders. “If I really hand it over to them, then I will make the trade within the blood race next Tuesday.”
They couldn’t possibly do it within the blood race. Eighty percent of the time, it would be in Lekadis, and the remaining less than twenty percent would be directly in the imperial capital of Delgon.
“Is that so… that’s really troublesome.”
The conversation between the two directly confused the little dragons.
Indeed, the blood race had no power to resist in front of the powerful Delgon.
But not resisting at all?
It took Celes a long time to react, and she widened her eyes: “Are we going to kill the humans?”
“This is the most efficient method. Prepare a fake… In addition, we have to find a way to trade in the imperial capital.”
“Why? Isn’t that the human’s home ground?” Sandra asked.
“Only that way can I meet Elena,” Reina said with a smile.
“Then you can just do that with her. Just say next Tuesday, in Lekadis, and the other party will understand.”
Sophia nodded. To be honest, although she knew this was a trick, and she even had to prepare a fake for negotiations, she was also at a loss as to what to do.
“I understand.”
But she had absolute trust in Reina.
After confirming some details, Sophia was extremely grateful. She stood up and nodded slightly:
“Lady Dragon Queen, ever since Eisentapha, you have always been helping us. I believe you are the [Prophesied One].”
Sandra’s eyes showed a moment of surprise, and then returned to normal, but it was still captured by Calysia and Reina.
“Mama is the prophesied dragon!” Guangying flapped her wings.
“It’s all the same~, it’s all Mama,” Angelis patted Guangying’s head.
…
On the way home, while Celes was still playing with the two little dragons, Calysia walked to Reina’s side and said quietly:
“You say, the so-called Blood King’s Bone, was it you who gave it to their blood race in the Primordial Era? Using the method of discarding teeth to pursue stability seems to be your style.”
“I think so too, but I’m afraid it’s Aurora,” Reina chuckled wryly. “Although this is just a guess, I’ll start investigating during this time.”
“By the way, she’s deceiving you. Sophia isn’t telling the truth.”
“I know,” Reina nodded after a moment of silence. “The so-called [Prophesied One] doesn’t exist at all, and the blood race doesn’t need that kind of thing.”
“Then why didn’t you expose her? You can’t deny that Sophia has the possibility of being an apostle of Aurora, even if it’s a potential one, the kind that even she herself doesn’t know…”
“Her suspicion is indeed very high.”
All the targets Reina had chosen so far would more or less show signs of dragonification.
But she was different.
Sophia showed no dragon features, no dragon scent, and no obvious closeness to the dragon race. This result had even made Reina misjudge.
Clearly, that look couldn’t deceive anyone. She trusted me very much.
Thinking of Sandra’s words, Reina had some of her own guesses.
“So, you’re planning to let Elena help you clear this danger? Or rather, you already knew that the dragonified Elena is not an enemy, so you’re letting her test Sophia for you?”
“No…”
Reina stopped at the pavilion in the garden and watched the three children playing on the grass from a distance.
“The current situation is much more complicated than I had imagined before.”
“But it doesn’t matter. It’s all in the plan.”
Reina said with a smile.
This answer didn’t surprise her.
After the children were tired from playing, Reina picked up Celes and put her on the ground. Calysia picked up the two little dragon whelps, one in her left hand and one in her right.
