["Happy to help!" Faced with the Regent's invitation, you readily agreed.] ["Excellent. Rest assured, I never shortchange my own people. Once this is done, I will gather all the Blood Laws for you as quickly as possible." The Regent looked at you in satisfaction, then suddenly added, "Also, the reward for the 'Blood Hunt' I announced last night applies to you as well. As long as you kill Mansur, you can have that drop of third-generation sourceless heart blood."] [You chose...] [You looked surprised and waved your hands repeatedly, saying that Mansur was a third-generation vampire-how could you possibly have the strength to kill him? You frankly admitted that you had never even dared dream of claiming the Blood Hunt reward.] ["I said hypothetically!" The Regent smiled. "If an opportunity to kill him does arise, you must seize it! As long as you kill Mansur, you will receive the full reward! That is all you need to remember."] ["All right, I'll do my best," you said reluctantly.]
Although Mu You had no liking for these politicians' tactics, he still had a basic sensitivity to them. The Regent was clearly probing whether he truly possessed Jack's strength.
If he had the strength of a first-generation vampire, killing Mansur would be a trivial matter, and his confidence in his own strength would directly affect the tone of his answer.
The Regent intended to judge from his response whether he was genuinely formidable or merely throwing his weight around under Jack's guise.
Unfortunately, Mu You refused to take the bait. No matter how the Regent probed, he played dumb to get through it.
Whether or not the Regent realized he was deliberately evading the subject, he only mentioned it briefly and never brought it up again.
``` ["Besides you and me,