The pale monster sitting on the throne fell silent again, and with his silence, an extremely oppressive atmosphere filled the room.
It wasn't that Norton was taciturn, but rather that Norton believed the less he said, the fewer mistakes he would make. Therefore, he felt he should try to speak as little as possible in front of his subordinates to enhance his mystique and authority.
This man from Biyang, who doesn't sleep during the day and spends his days catching dozens of bats and chatting with them until night, is he the kind of person who is quiet and reserved?
However, because they talked so much, Norton's bat was able to understand some of his meaning to a certain extent.
For example, right now.
With Norton's silence, Prince Plum Blossom, whose body had become emaciated from slumping over the table, straightened up again.
Whether driven by a bloodthirsty urge or understanding Norton's words, it actually propped itself up and then leaped onto Elizabeth, who was kneeling on the ground, before landing on her neck.
Elizabeth trembled all over, feeling the strange bat crawling all over her body, enduring the tooth-grinding sensation from the foreign object. Before she could even prepare herself, she felt a sudden pain in her neck.
Strands of blood were drawn into the Plum Blossom's mouth, much like how the Coal Ball transformed Abraham. After consuming the blood, it was then fed back from her mouth and injected back into Elizabeth's neck.
It has been twenty years since the birth of Grand Duke Abraham that a new First-Generation Vampire has finally been recognized by the progenitor Norton.
Norton's caution has reached a pathological level.
Norton waved his hand, signaling Elizabeth was still undergoing transformation, to leave his room.
His tall, slender frame sat upright in the chair, continuing to feel the sensations of his own body.
Thirty years have passed since he became Second-Tier Vampire. During this time, he has also drunk the blood of two Holy Knight. To this day, although he has not yet evolved to the Third Stage, he is clearly in the process of transformation and seems to be close to reaching the Third Stage.
Norton stretched out his arm and looked at his withered, bloodless arm.
His previously withered flesh seemed to be gradually becoming plump again during this period. However, he felt that this plumpness did not feel like the flesh returning to normal, but rather like the swelling of a corpse before it decomposed.
Norton was pale, but it was a bloodless pale, more like a bluish-white, similar to the bluish tinge of a corpse.
With his body now being slightly rounder than before, he resembled a decaying corpse, about to reach the stage where the skin would crack and bodily fluids would flow out.
This speculation was somewhat chilling, and even Norton himself found it a little disgusting.
He remembered that Third-Tier Vampire really did look like that.
Based on the books about Vampire he saw in the Church, the transformation from the Second Stage to the Third Stage of Vampire is like the decay of a corpse, or like a butterfly emerging from its cocoon and being reborn.
However, regardless of the descriptions in Church books, the Third Stage of Vampire is far uglier than the Second Stage.
Norton sighed deeply.
"Back in the day, I, Norton, was quite a handsome man! Otherwise, that priest wouldn't have taken a liking to me. Unfortunately, in my pursuit of becoming stronger, I've become increasingly decadent."
Norton made it sound like he put in a lot of effort, even though he hadn't put in any real work.
"However, the Vampire's transformation process doesn't seem to be a sudden evolution as I expected, but rather a slow, gradual change, with everything unfolding naturally."
In the various novels and even movies he read in his previous life, the protagonists all had the concept of leveling up, crushing their predecessors by advancing to the next level, much like the college entrance examination, where it seemed that as long as one level was advanced, a qualitative change could occur.
When Norton transformed into Second-Tier Vampire, the transformation was so rapid that he assumed that Vampire in the old era went through this kind of upgrade process. But now it seems that there is no such thing as leveling up in an online game; it's more like the growth of an animal, a slow and steady process.
Norton closed his eyes, and the room fell into a stifling, deathly silence once more.
With the establishment of the Blood Red Church, Norton has been spreading various messages to shape the newly emerging Vampire race into the image he desires, and he has also used control to create the concept of Vampire clan.
The clan system disperses the power of Vampire, preventing them from spontaneously gathering together, while externally using the clan system to create an aura of mystery and nobility for the Vampire species.
Although occasionally new Vampire disobey the laws of the Blood Red Church, they are all executed by the Blood-Colored Inquisition. This action has not diminished the mystique of the Vampire clans; on the contrary, it has created a veil of strict discipline and mystery for both the Vampire clans and the Blood-Colored Church.
Under Norton's manipulation, the Vampire species is transforming into the image he remembers from his previous life.
This is a necessary measure.
After all, a bloodthirsty and frenzied monster is far less appealing than a Vampire clan, which is associated with mystery, nobility, and elegance, and it also lacks the ability to spread its reputation.
After all, the Vampire image in Norton's memory was one that survived the intense competition in the entertainment industry in his previous life, which shows how attractive the Vampire concept is in modern society.
In particular, their immortal bloodline naturally inspires a sense of awe and admiration in both royalty and commoners alike upon learning of Vampire clans, their elegance, and nobility. This deepens the image of Vampire created by Norton in their minds and spreads it further and wider.
The current Sesvia royal family and nobility hold the mysterious Vampire clan in the highest esteem.
"I've heard they have compassionate eyes, elegant manners, yet are also ruthless and strictly disciplined. Ah, I can't wait to meet these mysterious fellows." The Second Prince of Sesvia sat back and forth in his seat, his eyes brimming with anticipation, revealing his excitement.
"What's there to look forward to? They're just a bunch of monsters being hunted and slaughtered by the Church like stray dogs. In the eyes of the Holy Lord Church, they're not even as good as dogs!" The Third Princess disagreed. She didn't think there was anything worth pursuing about ugly Vampire, and she couldn't understand why her father and brother wanted to become such ugly monsters.
"You don't understand! They're different. They're nobles from that world! Completely different from ordinary Vampire!" The Second Prince loudly defended the Vampire from the Blood Red Church, whom he had yet to meet.
It seems Norton's approach has indeed had a noticeable effect; at least now some people are actually starting to admire Vampire.
It seems everything will go as Norton wishes; the image of the New-Type Vampire will eventually bury the old-era Vampire in the dust of history.