[The building "Pale Tomb" has been found. Would you like to spend 10,000 gems to activate it?]
"Yes."
Gemstone: 34215.378 (-10000)
While chatting with Alice and the other two, Basil was not idle.
He quietly lit up the mansion built by the river, and his real body stretched out tentacles, spreading into this modern world without gods and with vampires as its theme.
By this time, they had reached the second floor.
The long corridor at the end of the stairs was inlaid with beige wooden planks, the same as the floor on the first floor.
Esme led the way, showing the room's layout. Alice and Bellatrix each linked arms with Basil, while Rosalie followed silently behind Basil like a cat. Emmett returned to her room dejectedly.
Now, Esme is introducing the wall decorations.
She pointed her pale finger at a huge cross.
It looks old, with its darkened color contrasting sharply with the light-colored walls.
"It belonged to Carlisle. He carved it himself sometime in the early 1530s. It hung on the wall behind the pulpit in the parish pastor's house where he preached."
Basil stroked his chin. "As far as I know, he's British too. So am I, from Devon."
"He would be very happy to know that Alice's future partner is English," Esme smiled. "Carlisle was born in London, and he was certain it was in the 1640s. Timekeeping wasn't very precise back then, at least not for the average person. Cromwell was still in power then."
Basil listened patiently, as if it were the first time he had learned about Carlisle's background.
Listening attentively can sometimes be a way to increase your likability, especially when you are particularly handsome.
Noticing this, Esme's smile grew even sweeter. "He is the only son of an Anglican priest. His mother died in childbirth after giving birth to him. His father is a paranoid man."
"When the Protestants came to power, he began a fanatical persecution of Roman Catholics and other religions."
"He also firmly believed in the existence of evil. He led large-scale hunts, hunting witches, Werewolf... and vampires."
Basil then posed a timely question, "I dare say that, given the level of technology at that time, most of those hunted were ordinary humans with superpowers."
The physical advantages of vampires and Werewolf in this world are difficult for ordinary people to overcome.
Even in modern times, without heavy firepower, it would be very difficult to hunt them down.
Esme nodded. "Of course, those who were burned to death were all innocent people. The real creatures are not so easy to capture."
"As the pastor grew older, he put his obedient son in charge of the search."
"Carlisle's performance was initially disappointing."
"He cannot quickly bring charges, nor can he see the devil where there is no devil in fact."
"But he was stubborn and smarter than his father."
"He did find a sorcerer's guild consisting of a group of real vampires who hid in the city's sewers and only came out to hunt at night."
"In those days, when monsters were not just myths and legends, this was how many vampires lived."
"The Witchcraft Society?" Basil chimed in, his voice rising in response.
Esme explained, "In that era, wizards, witches, and all humanoid monsters ultimately referred to vampires or humans with superpowers. Before meeting you, I never imagined that wizards and magicians actually existed in this world."
Everything Basil had shown before—the wand, the vines, the goblet, the wine—could not be explained by superpowers; it was clearly part of a system.
Could you please explain the difference between a wizard and a magician?
Upon hearing this, Basil nodded. "As you understand it, wizards are a group of people with superpowers that are inherited through bloodlines. Because their superpowers are all the same, they have also developed various methods and tools for training and using superpowers."
"Magicians are groups that possess methods to grant ordinary humans the same superpowers. They have also developed various training methods and tools for using superpowers."
"Whether they are wizards or magicians, they are more human than vampires when they do not use superpowers."
"Just like the Quileute whom you call Werewolf, they don't have such frighteningly high body temperatures."
"I'm so envious." Rosalie, who had been staring at Basil's profile from behind, couldn't help but sigh. "Perhaps this is why you've remained unknown all this time."
At the same time, she looked at Bellatrix with a jealous expression.
Esme explained, "Don't get me wrong, Rosalie has always wanted to be human. She longs to regain her heartbeat and body temperature. But what she desires even more is to live freely, without restraint, like an ascetic."
Rosalie shook her head. "No, maybe before. But now, I envy her for being a mother, and I can't."
"Ah," Esme quickly changed the subject, "Carlisle's story isn't finished yet."
She stood in front of Rosalie, saying, "Carlisle has found traces of the real vampire."
"People gathered, of course, with their pitchforks and torches, and waited at the place he said to be, and eventually the vampire really did appear."
"He must have been very old, and somewhat weak from hunger. When he saw the rioting crowd, Carlisle heard him shouting in Latin to a few others. He ran across the street, and Carlisle —who was only twenty-three and ran very fast—led the people in pursuit of him."
"That creature could have easily gotten rid of them, but Carlisle thought he was too hungry, so he turned around and attacked people."
"He lunged at Carlisle first, but others were close behind, so he turned to defend himself."
"He killed two men, took a third and left, leaving Carlisle bleeding in the street."
"I've heard this many times." Rosalie bypassed Esme's blockade and looked intently at Basil. "My story is more concise."
"Carlisle went into hiding because he knew what his father would do. The corpses would be burned—anything infected by the monster would be destroyed."
"That also includes one's own son."
"He buried himself in a pile of rotting potatoes and stayed there for three days."
"Then I discovered that I had turned into a monster."
"Then he started committing suicide by jumping off very high altitudes."
"He tried to drown himself in the sea, but he had just experienced a rebirth; he was very young and very strong."
"More importantly, we don't actually need to breathe."
"We often did this when we were in school or in crowds."
"This allows for better control over food intake."
"But Carlisle hadn't realized this yet; he controlled himself entirely through willpower during the initial transformation phase."
"At this stage, that instinct becomes even stronger, almost capable of conquering everything."
"But he actually did it. In the end, he even tried to starve himself to death."
"But he didn't succeed, did he?" Basil said.
"Yes, we are hard to kill. But that makes his willpower begin to weaken."
"So he distanced himself from the crowd and wandered at night for several months."
"Until one day, he spotted a herd of wild deer and then lost control and attacked them."
Esme began to interject, seemingly admiring her husband greatly. "Then he discovered a new way of life. He discovered he didn't have to be a devil. And he ate plenty of venison during his first life."
"So he began to fully enjoy his unlimited time, and became a diligent student, making plans during the day and studying music, science, and medicine at night at universities in Europe. During this study tour, he also encountered other vampires."
"Over the next sixty years, he began to dedicate himself to promoting his lifestyle among vampires."
"As time passed, Carlisle became the 'stregoni benefici' in Italian mythology, or 'good vampire,' the enemy of the bad vampire."
"But no vampire is willing to accept this lifestyle."
"So he came to America and has stayed there ever since."
"Wait, is Edward an American? Not a Spaniard?" Bellatrix interrupted. "Didn't he become a vampire because he died of the Spanish flu?"
"Aren't magicians supposed to be very intelligent?" Rosalie said sarcastically. "I don't know how you know Edward's history."
"But can't Americans get diseases from Spain?"
"He was born in Chicago, Illinois, in 1918. He became a vampire at the age of 17."
Bellatrix was very embarrassed, so she opened the chat interface that only she and Basil could see.
He messaged her privately, "How much longer are we going to stay here? Even if we're asking Alice and Rosalie to become members of the club, we don't need to stay this long."
Basil: "I'm not going to invite them to join the club right now. I have other reasons."
Bellatrix: Haha! Two losers trying to compete with me?
So, she suppressed her smugness, lowered her lips, and clenched her fist.
Basil continued to listen to Esme introduce their family members.
The reason he stayed here for so long wasn't just because Alice and the others were beautiful.
It's not because of the historical atmosphere here.
Esme is truly a loving person; like a loving mother, she readily accepted Basil after the other family members expressed their acceptance of Basil.
She subsequently became a recognized friend on the Basil system, just like Alice and Rosalie.
The level of affection is almost at gold.
Basil was eager to see if Esme's spiritual state, once she reached the gold level, would cause his wizarding magic to react.
The path to Archmage is achieved through a breakthrough of the heart, Basil wanted to see if he could become Archmage through Esme's love.
The vampire's ghostly speed and powerful physique made Basil want to try it out too.
However, this is also one of the reasons.
After the mansion was lit up, the Eternity dream that lingered in the Dream Sea of Harry's world began to spread through it.
A world without gods is like a vast blue ocean.
And in that case
An hour later.
Esme stood in front of the door. "Aren't you really going to stay a little longer? Carlisle and the others haven't returned yet."
Basil: "Never mind, let's do it another day."
Bellatrix stood to the side with a sour face.
All of this was because of the silver mark on Alice and Rosalie's right arms that they deliberately showed.
At that time, Esme led them to Carlisle's office and sat them down.
Rosalie and Alice expressed their concerns about how to contact Basil.
Because Basil had just directly stated his origins: he came from another world, a magical world with wizards and various humanoid races.
They don't trust Bellatrix; she looks extremely jealous.
Then Basil drew his wand. "Stretch out your hands and show your arms."
In a flash, Alice and Rosalie tore off their sleeves and stretched out their two fair and beautiful arms in front of him.
Bellatrix sensed something was wrong then, but it was too late.
The tip of the wand trembled slightly, and two silver threads disappeared beneath the skin, forming patterns full of artistry and mystery.
"This is something I created by imitating the Dark Mark (thanks to Narcissa). You should be able to feel a mysterious space now."
"You can go if you want."
"That place is the transit point between my world and your world."
"If you want to go to my world, or call me, place your hand on the mark and call my name, and I will be able to sense it."
Then, Bellatrix stood there, stunned, because Basil, Alice, and Rosalie seemed to have entered the club space and disappeared from the spot.
He didn't return for quite a while, and his clothes were disheveled.
That's why Bellatrix has such a sour face.
This is also the most important reason why Basil has stayed here for so long.
He has been focused on spreading the concept of the Dream Sea to the world, and in the meantime, he cannot stray too far from this mansion—his tentacles in this world.
And now it's a success.
That space was not his world or a transit point for this world.
That is the dream kingdom that Basil created by condensing Dream Fragment.
The requirements for upgrading a guild, or Chat Group, to level 3 are: [Number of official members: 8; Number of linked worlds: 5]
Basil was somewhat worried that the number of group members would be limited.
Therefore, he began to avoid having too many members in one world.
This is why, after Ariana joined the group, he never invited anyone else to the group.
They also rejected Madison's suggestion to bring the next generation of Supreme Witch who could travel back in time into the society.
Even Phoebe was abandoned.
But Basil always needed a convenient way to communicate with his partners like Phoebe, Alice, and Rosalie —like a society.
Thus, this silver mark was born.
It allows people to enter the kingdom that Basil established in the Dream Sea, and the existence of the system [Expansion Module] makes it effective across worlds—as long as Basil has some buildings lit up in that world.
In some ways, it is superior, allowing non-group members to travel the world.
However, this excludes Madison and her world.
Their world contains gods and demons.
Basil was not comfortable expanding the Dream Sea into such a world.
Therefore, until now, there are only 4 members with the silver mark.
Narcissa, Lessie, Alice, Rosalie.