The First Vampire

A gloomy basement.

A group of mages in gray robes are busily working.

The dim candlelight highlights their masterpiece— a giant magic array.

Its complex and mysterious patterns glow with a dazzling red light, making ordinary people dizzy at first glance.

In the center of the magic array are two oddly shaped eyes. Though they are merely patterns on the ground, they seem alive, piercing the heart with their glaring light and emitting an intense, bloody smell.

The mages seem to be trying hard to avoid contact with the two eyes on the ground, as if something terrible would happen with just one glance.

Among the gray-robed mages, there is only one old man wearing a distinctive silver robe.

And if you are familiar with the Mage Council of Yevir, you would know there is only one mage who prefers wearing silver robes— Ernest, the chairman of the Mage Council.

On hearing footsteps from the stairway, Ernest quickly walked over.

This smile was even somewhat subservient.

It’s hard to imagine that Ernest, as the chairman of the Mage Council, would show such an attitude toward his former subordinate.

Keep in mind that just two years ago, Ernest was vehemently criticizing Mr. Ji’s actions in Fallen Eagle City and had a loathing for the Eyes of Judgement, a forbidden spell that could be deemed a killer in the Holy Field. He believed that this forbidden spell would not elevate the status of mages but instead bring a catastrophic disaster to Yevir.

However, Ernest has finally submitted to Mr. Ji.

The nobles of the Glorious Empire’s wariness of mages has made it difficult for Yevir to find a large number of mage apprentices with arcane talent. Without fresh blood, the decline of the Mage Council has become inevitable.

Feeling helpless, Ernest had to seek cooperation with Mr. Ji.

As for the Eyes of Judgement, this vicious and evil forbidden spell, if it could be used by himself… it would be a different story.

Yes, this time, it is not just Mr. Ji who is going to cast the Eyes of Judgement in the Storm Fortress.

The target is not just the Orc Emperor!

If it were just to kill the Orc Emperor, there would be no need for so many sacrifices.

After all, although the Skull-shatterer at the Holy Field is indeed stronger than the Holy Knight, Mr. Ji is no longer the sixth-rank mage he once was.

With his current Holy Knight body, he could resist a large part of the forbidden spell’s backlash, so there’s actually no need for so many sacrifices.

These sacrifices are actually prepared for Ernest.

That’s why there are two focal points in the magic array on the ground.

And Ernest’s target is Prince Lexie!

This is the real reason why Ernest couldn’t refuse Mr. Ji.

You see, there is actually a secondary forbidden spell connected to the Eyes of Judgement, which allows the caster to take over the body of the patient.

This is the body of a Holy Knight!

The body of the Holy Field that mages dream of!

Mages have been shackled for thousands of years, and now they finally have a method to break their chains. Even as wicked as this method is, when it becomes an option for Ernest, he finds he cannot resist such temptation.

Mr. Ji, looking at the subserviently smiling Ernest before him, nodded reservedly and asked, “Is the magic array ready?”

“It has been drawn, I am conducting the final check to ensure there are no mistakes!”

Mr. Ji glanced around the basement and a satisfied smile appeared on his face, but then he added:

“Ah yes, add one more focal point.”

Ernest was stunned, and then inquired carefully:

“Mr. Ji, is there a third mage to cast the Eyes of Judgement here?”

“Yes.” Mr. Ji nodded affirmatively, then turned around and walked away.

Ernest hurriedly followed and climbed the stairs, whispering to Mr. Ji:

“Mr. Ji, can the sacrifices at the Storm Fortress sustain three Eyes of Judgement?”

“Don’t worry, there’s enough. I have far more experience with this than you, and besides, even if you suffer some additional backlash now it won’t be a big issue, as you’ll soon be changing this body.”

Listening to Mr. Ji’s explanation, Ernest was slightly relieved, then he asked:

“So who is this third mage…?”

Mr. Ji glanced at Ernest beside him and muttered one name:

“Queen Midela.”

“Is the Queen also a mage?” Ernest was clearly stunned by this news.

As the chairman of the Mage Council, of course Ernest knows that Queen Midela has never been to Yevir, so who taught her arcane knowledge?

And more importantly, who is Queen Midela’s target?

The answer to the latter question is actually quite easy to guess.

After all, there are only three Holy Knights in the Glorious Empire, and apart from Mr. Ji and Prince Lexie, the only one left is Duke St. Gregorian.

And coincidentally, Duke St. Gregorian is also a woman…

By this point, the two had already reached the exit of the basement. Mr. Ji paused and turned to Ernest who was about to ask a question. Making a silencing gesture, he said:

“Alright, Ernest, don’t ask anymore. Just prepare the magic array well and be sure to finish it within three days!”

“Yes.” With no choice but to suppress his curiosity, Ernest stood there watching Mr. Ji leave the basement.

In fact, Ernest didn’t object much to Queen Midela’s participation.

After all, with this arrangement, their chance of seizing control of the Glorious Empire through this opportunity has become even greater.

However, Ernest was still very curious about how Queen Midela achieved such success in the arcane arts.

Keep in mind that to cast the Eyes of Judgement, one must be a sixth-rank mage.

Queen Midela is not old, yet she is already a sixth-rank mage.

Apart from exceptional talent, there must be a powerful mentor to guide her.

And it must have started with painstaking guidance from a young age.

This rules out Mr. Ji.

After all, when Queen Midela was young, Mr. Ji wasn’t much older and his power wasn’t remarkable.

So who could it be?

Ernest walked down the steps alone and suddenly remembered a detail—

When Vera St. Hilde first came to Yevir, the Mage Council had quite a debate about whether they should accept the daughter of the Northern Duke. It was only after the white-robed mage Cusius lobbied hard and volunteered to take Vera as his apprentice that she was successfully admitted into the Tower of Mages.

Ernest originally thought Cusius had been bribed by the Northern Duke, but now he thinks it might not have been the case.

Cusius is the son of the previous chairman of the Mage Council, Kurd.

And this Kurd once tried to break into the Bright Moon Forest to explore the secret of the Elf Clan’s disappearance, but he never returned.

What’s more, this Kurd was also Mr. Ji’s mentor.

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