Besides its famous paintings, the Louvre Museum also displayed the royal jewels, including the renowned Regent Diamond.
Napoleon had split this diamond in two. They had originally been set into two swords, one with a green hilt that belonged to Napoleon and was still in the Louvre Museum. The other belonged to Marie Louise. When Napoleon's secretary Meneval was responsible for escorting Marie Louise away, he smashed the brass hilt to remove it.
At the time, the Empress was in a state of utter confusion. Afraid of being robbed, she believed she should wear all her jewelry on her person. Meneval effortlessly hid the gem in his clothes.
Had he not been a loyal man, this precious gem would have fallen into his hands and eventually been sold off and cut apart. Instead, it ultimately became a diamond on the crown of Napoleon III's Empress Eugenie and was now part of the Apollo Hall's collection.
Severus, Gong Saiyi, and Felix looked at the legendary gemstone like ordinary tourists.
"An vampire once lived in your quarters at the winery," Severus said slowly. "He was once a friend of the Habsburg dynasty."
"And then?" Gong Saiyi asked.
"He was attacked," Severus said. "The Conqueror Yellow Diamond last appeared in the hands of the Habsburg dynasty. Guess whose hands it is in now?"
"You think someone attacked that vampire to obtain the Conqueror Yellow Diamond?" Gong Saiyi asked in a lowered voice.
"There are diamonds larger than this one now, and there are synthetic diamonds too. Diamonds can no longer create 'authority,'" Severus said. "Curses, on the other hand, still have a deterrent effect."
"Who would be crazy enough to want that diamond?" Gong Saiyi asked.
"That's why I want to open the tomb," Severus said somewhat flippantly. "Do you think the one