I Became the Progenitor Vampire - Chapter 118

Chapter 118: Chapter 118 Expanding the Bloodline

There were many trivialities in the City Hall, and each one required careful thought by Lide.

For many of them concerned the very foundation of Dawn City in the future.

After calculating the number of Bloodline members the human population of Dawn City could sustain, Lide began to entertain some thoughts.

It was time to expand the Bloodline… taking advantage of the lull when all activities halted during blizzards.

The cold Frost Month made many things impossible to commence.

Audis’ plan to plunder populations at the borders would halt no later than half a month later; the harsh winter was the most formidable enemy.

The number of the Bloodline had now become a great trouble for Lide, for although no one in Dawn City could defy the Bloodline, having too few still restricted him in many ways.

Thus, expanding the Bloodline became a priority on Lide’s agenda.

However, how to expand needed further consideration.

In his plan, the Bloodline was undoubtedly the ruler of Dawn City, the apex of the food chain,

Each Bloodline member was a noble, distinguished in status.

The ultimate dream for everyone should be to become a part of the Bloodline.

Thus, this expansion of the Bloodline must not be undervalued; it should make the transformation of a human into a Bloodline member a celebrated and honorable event.

And everyone would be envious, with relatives and friends feeling proud of them becoming Bloodline members.

How to handle this was a matter of strategy.

A reflective look crossed Lide’s eyes.

Rewards–he planned to treat becoming a Bloodline member as an important and precious reward for those working hard for the city of Dawn.

What do humans cherish? They cherish what they’ve worked hard for. The greater the effort, the more they cherish the outcome.

Anything handed out freely tends to be taken for granted by everyone.

According to his original plan, selecting Bloodline members could be approached from several aspects.

First, establish a reserve force among humans and select outstanding individuals from these reserves to become Bloodline members,

Second, reward residents who had made significant contributions to Dawn City,

Third, talented young individuals.

But at present, none of these plans were realistic; he didn’t have enough time to set up a reserve force.

There were no significant contributions to be talked about, as the current situation of Dawn City didn’t offer such opportunities.

As for talented humans, even if they existed, their number wouldn’t be large, which was inconsistent with the current urgent need to expand the number of the Bloodline.

Thus, these policies had to be put off for later; a shift in approach was needed now.

After a moment of deep thought, Lide suddenly revealed a meaningful smile and beckoned to a Bloodline member standing guard outside.

This time, he would play an interesting game.

The king of schemes logged back on.

That very afternoon, a surprising scene unfolded in the southern outskirts.

A young, handsome man, holding a female Bloodline member drenched in blood and with her bat wings not yet retracted, ran anxiously into Dawn City from outside the southern district.

This scene immediately aroused the curiosity of many. What had happened? Why was this Bloodline lady so seriously injured?

Coincidentally, this young man had not encountered the frequently patrolling Security Team as he entered the city and had circled around to the plaza before being spotted by the Security Team.

“What has happened to you?”

The young man, his face serious and anxious, held a female of the Bloodline covered in blood. “Sir, I found this Miss of Blood Clan in the plains. She was already severely injured when I found her, and there I encountered the Single-Horned Thunder Leopard…”

Several members of the Security Team were startled upon hearing this, and an experienced one among them pointed at the scars on the woman’s body and shouted.

“This is indeed an injury caused by the Single-Horned Thunder Leopard! This lady of the Bloodline was hurt by a Demon Beast, quick, let’s get her to the City Hall!”

“Young man, how did you manage to escape from the Single-Horned Thunder Leopard?”

“Sir, the Single-Horned Thunder Leopard was also severely injured, and I scared it away with a torch.”

“Good, very good, you have performed a great deed. Come with us to the City Hall, the Kachar City Lord will certainly reward you!”

The residents in the square witnessed this scene, and that evening, the incident spread throughout Dawn City.

“Did you hear? Today a young lad saved a noble of the Holy Light Bloodline. tsk tsk tsk, that young lad is going to prosper…”

“I heard from the sir in the Security Team that the higher-ups of the Holy Light Bloodline are very pleased with the young lad and might even award him 100 points!”

“Wow, 100 points can even exchange for a noble status! I am so envious.”

“That’s nothing; Lord Kachar was very pleased when he heard about this and seems intent on rewarding the young lad with the status of the Bloodline. tsk tsk tsk, now that is truly generous and merciful.”

“…”

Due to the winter boredom, people instantly discussed this incident with great interest, imagining a grand drama in their minds.

But many more were envious of the young man’s great fortune with the Bloodline.

Given the custom, he was bound to be richly rewarded, especially with the gracious and great Lord Kachar present.

This news, driven by a certain force, continued to ferment, and suddenly, a whisper came along unexpectedly, pushing this matter to a climax.

“The Blood Clan sir in the Security Team said that Lord Kachar is extremely satisfied with how the event turned out and personally said he should award that brave human the noble status.

After waking up, the rescued lady of the Bloodline even earnestly asked Lord Kachar to reward that young man named Owen with the noble status of the Holy Light Bloodline.”

“Once became a Holy Light Bloodline, he would gain noble status and not only possess casting Talent and become a Mage lord, but more importantly, he would acquire eternal life…”

To be granted the status of Bloodline, receive the noble status, attain powerful casting abilities, and obtain eternal life!

That was an absolutely incredible matter.

After the news broke, it quickly fermented throughout Dawn City, reaching everyone’s ears in a short time.

All the residents of Dawn City eagerly anticipated the development of the situation; they were very curious.

The next day, the third day, the issue didn’t die down with time but, instead, intensified.

Especially the rumors circulating secretly kept the entire Dawn City in a restless mood.

Some said the Holy Light Bloodline status was too prestigious, requiring an incalculable value of 200 points to exchange; Lord Kachar couldn’t possibly bestow such a precious reward.

Then the news came out that Lord Kachar might be reconsidering his decision since rewarding a human like that was too much, given that the Holy Light Bloodline was a noble Casting Race.

Before half a day passed, another rumor said that although the Holy Light Bloodline was noble, the generous Lord Kachar seemed inclined to reward a group of humans who had contributed to Dawn City with the status of the Holy Light Bloodline.

Various rumors continued to spread, and everyone, willingly or not, closely followed the development of this matter.

After all, the issue involved was too sensitive: becoming a Holy Light Bloodline, possessing casting Talent, becoming a noble, and acquiring eternal life were temptingly great rewards.

Of course, many still harbored resistance to becoming part of the Bloodline, mostly those who arrived later in Dawn City.

However, irrespective of opinions, the matter had stirred enough discussion.

The third day, December 5.

A message appeared on the public notice board in the square that sent everyone into a frenzy of discussion, pushing the matter to its peak.