I Became the Progenitor Vampire - Chapter 355

Chapter 355: Chapter 357: How to Use Earth’s Power to Improve Magic Scrolls (5400 words) Chapter 355: Chapter 357: How to Use Earth’s Power to Improve Magic Scrolls (5400 words) Recently, the residents of Green City had clearly felt their lives slowly returning to normal, although there would still occasionally be adventurers from the Lost Plane whose actions irritated them. However, it was much better than before, during what they referred to as Purification Day–the massacre.

When it came to Purification Day, the natives felt exhilarated. Even if they couldn’t kill the adventurers, they had taught those damned adventurers what it meant to be a punching bag and how it felt like a dragon bullying a goblin.

The changes in these foolish players were not only due to the divine catastrophe they suffered, but also because the players realized this world was all too real.

Here, the NPCs had their own thoughts, stories, emotions, cultural heritages,
and once an NPC was killed by a player, they were truly dead and could not be revived. Their families and friends would seek endless revenge on the killer.

The behaviors of NPCs here completely mirrored those of a real world.

Thus, as the foolish players deepened their understanding of this world, their previously unrestrained behaviors quietly changed; they started to truly integrate into this magnificent and grand world.

Of course, another very important reason was that the natives were too powerful. The players couldn’t resist them, and those who boasted about showing the NPCs the power of the players soon got beaten down to Level 1.

More and more players realized that since they couldn’t fight back nor resist, they might as well join them.

Everyone is carnal, you can’t really turn your back on us now, can you?

Then the shameless persistence of the players refreshed the natives’ perspectives once again with acts like kneeling to apologize, performing suicides to vent their frustrations, and using all means to curry favor.

Although their methods were foolish, after the players willingly integrated, the NPCs, who originally harbored great hostility, began to drop their prejudices and no longer viewed them as enemies.

This allowed the players to earn the chance to restart their quests.

“Respected elder, may I offer my help? I see that your backpack is so heavy, let me carry it for you….”

“Young man, you are a good person. It’s been a long time since I carried dung to Green City….”

“….”

“My lord, I am an undead adventurer, please let me join this expedition…. I swear to the goddess, I am a devout follower of the science god, definitely not an Unbeliever!”

“Fine, we need a cannon fodder to scout anyway. Last time, we needed someone to go into that trap and die….”

“…”

“Guild Master, I am here for a job application. I managed a large trading guild of over 1000 people in the Lost Plane, proficient in management and assessment systems. I can work for half the salary, and I will definitely satisfy you!”

“Really? Then come sweep the floors in our guild….”

“…”

When Lide walked on the main street of Green City, he could clearly feel that those recklessly foolish players had calmed down a lot.

At least he had walked a long way without seeing any fools jumping out the window just to test if the floor could be shattered by their fall.

This left him somewhat disappointed. It was like expecting to see a show at the zoo but the animal didn’t show up for work.

After circling half the city, he turned around and headed back to the Crimson Mage Tower.

A few blocks away, the crimson outer walls of the Crimson Mage Tower came into Lide’s view.

His mood instantly lifted.

It had been almost two months since he had been back. He wondered how Vena and Isa, those two little girls, were doing.

And Betty, the Valkyrie–was she training the guard team of the Crimson Mage Tower out of boredom again?

He truly missed those girls.

As he stepped onto the mysterious street and prepared to return to the Crimson Mage Tower, the conversations of several passersby professionals made his face show a hint of astonishment.

“Wow, that lady really is impressive–she has continuously won 127 matches, setting a new record for consecutive victories since the establishment of the Bloody Colosseum….”

“Hey, what’s so impressive about that? Last week, an 18-level Fury Warrior from the Enna family only lasted a minute before she trampled him underfoot. By the goddess, that was the most breathtaking scene I have ever witnessed….”

“She truly is our warrior’s role model. The Northern Warrior is indeed the first of the three great warriors of Glory….”

“I heard that Lady Betty belongs to the Crimson Mage Tower. This is the first time I’ve heard of this.”

“Well, you don’t understand, do you? Have you considered who owns the Crimson Mage Tower? He is the disciple of the Master of White Tower, Great Mage Spark, and he reached Level 15 in his twenties.

Is it strange that the old Mage would recruit a Northern Warrior?

He is the most talented Great Mage in the history of Green City!”

“I really want to see Lady Betty fight. I heard that tickets to the Bloody Colosseum are now selling for 10 Gold Pucks each. Damn those bastards, that’s more despicable than robbery!”

“No, don’t call her ‘Lady’–she has a new title now–‘Bloody Queen,’ the only queen of the Bloody Colosseum!”

“The so-called warriors in the Bloody Colosseum could only tremble beneath the Queen’s boots and longsword. Damn, listen to that title, my heart is trembling…”

“…”

As the warriors excitedly discussing it walked away, Lide came back to his senses, his expression quite vivid.

“What has Betty been up to while I was away? Bloody Colosseum 127 consecutive wins? Even acquired the flashy title of Bloody Queen…”

Thinking of the wildly spirited figure filled with a battle desire, Lide couldn’t help but smile and shake his head. She was an untamable wild cat, full of wildness.

With many questions, he turned and entered the Crimson Mage Tower.

After passing through the gate and stepping inside the high walls, as he stood within the Ancient Alchemy Magic Array, Lide felt an incredibly familiar and intimate sensation washing over him.

The surrounding magic power even seemed to leap up at this moment, cheering his arrival.

His senses wildly expanded within the range of the magic array, and within a few breaths, he had the entire area of the Crimson Mage Tower under his control.

If he wished, he could at any moment unleash several Five Circle Magics from the Ancient Alchemy Magic Array.

The feeling was overwhelmingly powerful.

Lide could sense that his combat power had increased at least fifty percent in this area; the entire magic array revolved around him.

The center of the world.

“After merging with the Divine Country, my compatibility with this magic array has reached its peak. The feeling of grasping this power… it’s as smooth as Chang Wei playing Daofu…”

Lide had only stayed for a moment before he was noticed by the apprentices around, especially a few female apprentices, who came up to greet him with excited expressions.

Interrupted by their voices, Lide came back to his senses, nodded slightly, and returned directly to the Mage Tower without lingering too long.

However, the female apprentices behind him, nearly losing control at the sight of Lide’s elegant retreating figure, were different.

“Lord Lide looks even more handsome today. That mage robe suits his temperament so perfectly. I would be satisfied just catching a glimpse of Lord Lide each day…”

“Upon the Magic Goddess above, only Lady Vena is worthy of Lord Lide, no, no one is worthy of Lord Lide…”

“Ah, ah, ah, I’m going to die, my heart has been slain by Lord Lide, how can there be such a handsome man…”

At this time, the entire Mage Tower area was enveloped in Lide’s perception and hearing those words behind him, his lips involuntarily twitched.

Isn’t Glory supposed to be conservative? How could these girls be so unrestrained?

Looking at the robe made from mithril and Thorns Heart vines, a 40% increase in attraction to the opposite sex – could it really be this strong?

Touching his chin, he suddenly had a bold idea…

Under the apprentices’ gaze, Lide returned inside the Mage Tower, but upon looking, the first floor was empty, devoid of people.

With the expansion of the Crimson Mage Tower, most apprentices didn’t need to come to the Mage Tower for classes anymore.

Now, within the Magic High Wall, specialized magical teaching grounds had been established.

Since the core of the magic array was at the top of the Mage Tower, this area had been designated as the restricted area of the Crimson Mage Tower, where currently only Vena and Isa resided.

Lide briefly sensed and didn’t find Vena and Isa’s presence; he did not search further but went directly back to the study, rare browsing through the magic books on the shelves.

Learning is endless, Glory’s magic is a colossal discipline passed down for millions of years, not even the Magic Goddess dared claim she grasped all the world’s magic.

After reading for a bit, Lide suddenly remembered the Four Circle Magic he had wanted to improve – Thunder God Descent.

In the Mud Swamp, he had only made very little improvement, nowhere near what he’d envisioned.

The power of high-level magic had been proven in the battles of the Underworld.

However, the extremely high difficulty in improving Four Circle Magic also made him feel somewhat at a loss on where to start.

“After I finish up with current tasks, I need to make a trip back to Earth. I still need the help of Crimson Moon’s Data Analysis Department to eliminate some options. Improving Four Circle Magic alone, the workload is too immense.”

Thinking it over, Lide suddenly had a bright idea.

“If improving magic can leverage the power of Earth, then why not the same for magic scrolls and magic arrays?”

“Fully utilizing the supercomputer’s data analysis capabilities for improvement…”

The more Lide thought about it, the more feasible he found the idea.

“However, the only issue is, I can’t act as a messenger again.

I must establish a cooperative department between the Crimson Moon and the Crimson Mage Tower, even between the Crimson Moon and Dawn Mage Tower, to let them directly interface…”

“Dawn Mage Tower might be difficult; Dawn City can’t be exposed to external scrutiny in the short term; now, Dawn City isn’t capable of handling that risk.”

The Crimson Mage Tower was fully capable, but what excuse should I find?” After a moment of thought, Lide smiled wryly.

“An excuse? It seems I don’t need to explain anything to anyone.”

Excuses and reasons are the actions of the weak. As the boss of the Crimson Moon and the ruler of the Crimson Mage Tower, who has the right to demand explanations from him?

He could just forcefully order them to cooperate.

By then, he believed that the scenarios concocted by both parties would be more perfect than anything he could fabricate.

Yiya~
While Lide was deep in thought, the door was suddenly pushed open, and a graceful figure appeared in the study, wearing a blue mage robe, with golden hair curled slightly at the waist and possessing a pair of clear, sapphire-like eyes.

“Lord Lide…”

Hearing this soft and delicate voice, Lide slightly lifted his head and, seeing the charming girl with laughing eyes in front of him, felt his mood improve a bit.

Looks are justice, no wonder people love to chase after those with outstanding appearances; just looking at them can lift one’s spirits.

“Lady Vena, where have you just been?”

With a joyful heart, the girl known as the Business Queen in Green City approached Lide with small steps, her face lacking the usual distance and coldness she held toward other nobles, filled instead with smiles and adoration.

“We have just signed the magic scroll sales terms with several Mage Towers in Green City, and we have reorganized and reconstructed the Magic Scroll Guild.

Lord Lide, from now on, all the standards of the magic scroll market in Green City will be set by the Magic Scroll Guild.

Our Crimson Mage Tower is the manager of the Magic Scroll Guild…”

Hearing this, Lide smiled amusedly. This girl had established many business alliances, and she probably held more titles than he did.

“How is the magic scroll market in Green City performing currently?”

He hadn’t kept up with this information for a long time, focusing at most on his own production situation.

“Due to a large influx of adventurers from the Lost Plane, there has been much turmoil, so the sales of magic scrolls have been better than before.

All major nobles and various guilds are stocking up on magic scrolls.”

“From a long-term perspective, the magic scroll market will become even more prosperous.

And our Crimson Mage Tower is also moving away from the original channels, building its own sales routes.

Now, not only in Green City but in several major cities in the southern provinces, we have established bases, handling material procurement and discussing collaborations there…”

Lide nodded slightly. After Spark had given him the Magic Scroll Manufacturing Skill, magic scrolls had become the mainstay industry of the Crimson Mage Tower.

Even when he hadn’t yet opened trading routes like the Dwarf Valley, Dwarf Hills, and Fishman Tribe, the production and sales of magic scrolls from the Crimson Mage Tower significantly dictated the development pace of Dawn City.

Thus, Lide always greatly valued magic scrolls.

“Lady Vena, the Crimson Mage Tower’s magic scrolls are selling well in the market not only because of the massive amount but importantly due to the stability of the magic scrolls.

I believe you are well aware of this.

In other words, our magic scroll products are of higher quality, which is why they are universally recognized.

Strong production ability and stable quality are our trump cards.”

Lide spoke with some emotion, “Although the current situation is very favorable, we also face many crises.

First of all, the production ability–our magic factory is our original creation, but it definitely won’t be the case that we are the sole owners.

Believe me, once adventurers from the Lost Plane grow, there will certainly be others who establish magic factories.

And then, our competition with them will not be about production ability anymore but rather about quality.

That’s why I have always asked you to invest resources in researching how to improve magic scrolls, so we can always stay ahead of everyone.

By the time they can mass-produce magic scrolls, we’ll have already had a faster production method and better magic scrolls.

Continuous investment in R&D will keep us consistently ahead.”

After a long speech, Lide paused, giving Vena a few seconds to digest before continuing.

“And now, I have an even better way to quickly help us improve our magic scrolls.”

“What method?”

“Adventurers from the Lost Plane.”

“Adventurers??” Lady Vena paused, slightly hesitant, “Lord Lide, our Magic Scroll Research Department has already recruited a few adventurers, but it seems to have had little effect.”

All the players who had joined Crimson Mage Tower were players from the Crimson Moon, arranged by Lide.

Plans had not kept up with changes, and just arranging a few players was no longer sufficient to meet his needs, establishing in-depth cooperation mechanisms had become a better choice.

“Vena, the way I mentioned wasn’t just about recruiting a few adventurers.

I think I told you that through adventurers, I came to control a power force from a Lost Plane.

Although the Lost Plane has made no achievements in Magic, they do have many tools completely different from ours.

We can use adventurers to utilize their tools, helping us make further improvements to our Magic Scrolls.”

Use adventurers from the Lost Plane to help him refine his magic scrolls?

After listening, Vena felt somewhat dumbfounded for a moment, not knowing of the existence of computers, she naturally also didn’t know what kinds of effects that so-called tool might have.

“Lord Lide, how should we proceed?”

Lide smiled faintly, “Although I control this adventurer power, it’s in secret. They don’t know that I am the master of the Crimson Mage Tower.

I’ll pass on the information to them, disguising it as a mission, and you just need not reveal my involvement in the process.”

A glint of realization shone in Vena’s eyes, “You don’t want them to know you are the master of the Crimson Mage Tower, you simply want us to cooperate on your behalf.”

“Exactly, this collaboration is very important, I’ll restrain the adventurers, and you must also treat it seriously.

If the cooperation succeeds, the Crimson Mage Tower will soon undergo a significant transformation.”

“Lord Lide, Vena will not let you down.”

Vena nodded firmly, her sapphire-like eyes glittering with determination.

“Uh-huh, I will arrange this matter later,” Lide reached out, gently stroking his little maid’s golden hair.

A faint fragrance wafted into his nostrils.

“By the way, what has Betty been up to lately?” he suddenly asked, recalling the words of a few warriors outside, his expression curious.

Vena’s delicate face bloomed into a bright smile, her eyes narrowing into crescents with some admiration, “Lord Lide, Sister Betty is amazing.

A month ago, she went alone to the largest coliseum in Green City–the Bloody Colosseum–and fought against those warriors. Over this month, she fought 127 battles, undefeated.

She has become the only warrior in a thousand years of the Bloody Colosseum to achieve 127 consecutive victories.

The betting odds now offered for Sister Betty have even reached 1 to 2389.

Moreover, Sister Betty has also earned the title of ‘Bloody Queen,’ acclaimed as the most powerful warrior inside Green City, and our Crimson Mage Tower’s reputation has grown a lot because of this…”

Lide twitched the corner of his mouth upon hearing this.

“Don’t you stop her?”

Vena shook her head, slightly perplexed, “Lord Lide, why stop Sister Betty?

She is a Valkyrie of the North, renowned across the Main Plane for her combat skills. Fighting is her instinct, her glory…”

Lide slightly came to understand, Glory was a conservative world where women were often seen as vassals, their status quite low, but Glory was also open. As long as one had power, doing anything would not be condemned but instead, could even be wildly worshiped.

Just like Betty now, evidently, her formidable combat ability had won over those battle-hungry warriors.

“Betty has reached level 17, are there many of the same level in the Bloody Colosseum?”

“Your Majesty, the coliseum has a way to suppress physical strength. When fighting with lower-level warriors, Sister Betty will be bound with a certain number of Magic Prohibition Chains, keeping their strength nearly equal.”

Lide nodded, deciding not to inquire further. Betty, being of the Northern Royal Family, naturally had her pride and life choices, and he was disinclined to intervene.

“Has Master Spark had any news recently?”

“Lord Lide, after I gave the Death Flower you sent back to Master Spark, he has closed off all communication and has been silent ever since…

Isa has been continuously on watch in White Tower…”

The frown on Lide’s forehead deepened, the matter of Death Flower had been a month ago, raising a certain unease in his heart.

“Prepare the carriage, I need to make a trip to White Tower.”

“Yes, Lord Lide.”