The Truth

It was a good half a day after Roy left before the vampires hiding in the corner cautiously got up.

Dracula's three brides gathered around him, asking with some worry, "Master, do you really plan to seek help from a demon again?"

Dracula embraced them and said, "We can only prepare for both possibilities. Igor is restoring Frankenstein's Device. If those scientific instruments can truly give our child new life, then we won't need to seek help from a demon. But if the instruments fail, this demon will be our last hope!"

What Dracula referred to was the instrument used by the scientist Frankenstein to revive Frankenstein's Monster. Since these instruments could revive a monster pieced together from corpses, perhaps they could also allow the little vampires to be born successfully. It was a pity, however, that the revived monster, Frankenstein's Monster, had disappeared in a large fire. Dracula had not been able to find him. If Frankenstein's Monster, the experimental subject, were present, Dracula's confidence would be much greater.

The three brides naturally obeyed Dracula implicitly and agreed to his two-pronged approach. One of the brides took the initiative to speak, "Then, Master, the Night of the Full Moon is just a few days away. We'll go and capture Anna then and let her witness her brother Viken's first werewolf transformation! When she sees her own brother turn into a monster with her own eyes, she'll have no choice but to comply!"

"Besides Anna, there's one more person!" Dracula said with a grim expression. "The Town Chief of Transylvania Town, that Baron Lucius! Damn it, I never expected that he was the one who summoned the demon. Although I don't know the exact contents of his contract with that demon, we must be vigilant. What if he also asks the demon for power and turns into a monster similar to a werewolf? This town can only have one ruler, and that is I, Dracula!"

"Find him, capture him, and then kill him at the opportune moment!" Dracula commanded the three brides. "Prevent him from completing the Demon Contract!"

"Yes, Master!" The three vampire brides immediately bowed and accepted the order.

Dracula did not know that Roy had deliberately revealed Lucius's name to him when he left! And his reaction was exactly what Roy had wanted.

Humans like Lucius, driven by Greed, were disliked even by demons. Therefore, from the beginning, Roy had only signed the contract with him to remain in this world, but Roy had never intended to let Lucius complete the contract.

There was a clause in the Demon Contract that stipulated that when the person who made the contract could not complete the transaction with the demon, the demon had the right to take the Contractor's soul!

Lucius's soul was already Corrupted. Compared to other Low-grade Souls, Roy naturally preferred Lucius's. Therefore, he directly revealed to Dracula that Lucius was the one who summoned the demon. And Dracula, having had a previous bad experience, had a high probability of attacking Lucius.

If he killed Lucius, it would be equivalent to terminating Lucius's Demon Contract, and Roy could then legitimately claim Lucius's Corrupted Soul.

After signing the contract, demons could not attack the Contractor, but that did not mean they could not use a borrowed knife to kill someone...

Soaring through the night sky, Roy pondered his plan. He felt that if Dracula was not foolish, he might first capture Lucius and imprison him, preventing him from having the opportunity to execute the Demon Contract. Lucius would not die for the time being, and Roy would not be banished back to the Abyssal Realm. Then, Dracula could use this time to find a way to trade with Roy.

However, regarding the Noble Soul of Anna that Dracula mentioned, Roy felt it was perhaps a bit unrealistic. Dracula spoke with great confidence, but he did not know that the Church had already sent Van Helsing.

What if Van Helsing, like in the movies, ended up killing Dracula instead? Then all his plans would go down the drain.

This was why Roy had not made any promises to Dracula, only telling him to first try to obtain Anna's Noble Soul.

But there was one piece of information that greatly concerned Roy. It seemed that besides demons harvesting souls, Heaven was also collecting souls!

Did Dracula not mention it? Noble quality souls were actively collected by Heaven after the soul's owner died, instead of drifting in the world like those Low-grade Souls.

What did this mean? It meant that Noble quality souls were also something that Heaven needed!

Roy had not yet seen any angels, but since demons existed, angels naturally existed as well. Since there was an Abyssal Realm, there must also be Upper Heaven, and both were craving souls.

Combining this with his Private Customization System, which also operated on the mechanism of consuming souls as a Cost, Roy couldn't help but suspect that souls might be a special energy source. Demons obtained demonic power by devouring souls, and angels obtained divine power through souls!

The notion of going to heaven or hell after death was simply false. It was merely that Corrupted Souls were more favored by demons, and Noble Souls were more sought after by Heaven...

"Okay, okay, stop it, stop it. I seem to know too much!" Roy thought, quickly halting his wild speculations about "discovering a huge scam."

So, if Dracula truly obtained a Noble Soul from Anna, could this Noble Soul be utilized by himself, a Demon?

If Demons favored the negative energy within Fallen Souls, then perhaps the energy contained within a Noble Soul should be positive energy. In such a situation, could a Demon devour a Noble Soul?

Dracula was not a Demon, nor did he understand why Demons needed souls. He simply felt that a Noble Soul should be a good thing. But Roy, as a Demon, had to consider the possibility of food poisoning...

Not long after, Roy had already flown back to the Manor where Lucius was. Upon landing, Roy had already reached a conclusion.

Noble Souls, Demons likely couldn't devour them. However, he himself could use the system to recycle them, which would also strengthen him.

Therefore, Roy made a decision at this moment: if possible, he would push Dracula from behind. If he could truly obtain a Noble Soul, it would be equivalent to him obtaining two High-Quality Souls in this world, making his trip worthwhile.

Thus, upon seeing Lucius, who had come to greet his return, Roy called him over and whispered a few instructions in his ear.

Lucius nodded repeatedly as he listened...

Afterward, Roy settled down in the Manor's Basement, while Lucius went to carry out his instructions.

Roy couldn't go out. He could generally only act at night. During the day, anyone who saw him would know a Demon had appeared. Roy did not intend to expose himself, so he basically stayed in the Basement, researching the system's functions...