Objectively speaking, inappropriate repressive education can leave serious psychological trauma on teenagers.
But firstly, Motley was easily swayed by this approach, and secondly, he was no longer a child. So, under the Synergy guidance of [ Do Some Farm Work ] and [ Traditional Eccentric Wheel ], he began to Drain mechanical knowledge from the other world like a real tree.
After mastering some basic principles of mechanics and transmission, Motley was able to understand the model diagrams of common mechanical components such as gears.
The Grand Knight Commander's vitality far surpasses that of ordinary Stained Ones; after the Iron Birch is planted on his body, the corresponding wooden parts can be harvested very quickly.
These parts will be removed and polished to ensure they are the correct dimensions before being sent to Gray for repairs on the Antasia.
Due to the previous overload mode and the destruction caused by the Blood Corpse, the Antasia was left with countless damages of all sizes.
Now, Gray has gone from being a merchant back to a half-baked mechanic, and has begun wartime repairs on the Antasia.
His mechanical knowledge was neither as good as his senior apprentice nor as good as his wife Nora, but he was at least equivalent to a battlefield medic, the kind who could keep someone alive temporarily.
Gray's daily schedule was very full. In the morning, he was responsible for handling the tasks assigned to him by Ed, and in the afternoon, he repaired the mobile fortress with [ Traditional Eccentric Wheel ].
As for the night, he would push Bennett away from White Wax Town, scavenge unwanted Blood Corpse in the wilderness, and bring them back to the vicinity of White Wax Town for the players and Ed to eat.
This continued for a few days, and then another unexpected event occurred.
On the same day Ed received news from [ Zhongde ] and Jerry confirming that Ginkgo Town had been taken over by the Second Holy See, Gray brought Ed news that was hard to say whether it was good or bad—
In the Wilderness of Chaos, it seems a vampire marquis is about to awaken.
This judgment did not actually come from Gray or the players he hung out with, but from Bennett, who was in a wheelchair.
That night, Gray was racing in his wheelchair across the Wilderness of Chaos with his vampire engine, followed by hundreds of unwanted Blood Corpse summoned by Bennett.
Looking at the crimson eyes behind him, Gray knew this was already a bountiful night.
Just as he was about to return laden with spoils, a strange movement suddenly came from the horde of Blood Corpse behind him.
The footsteps that had been closely following them suddenly became faint, as if a new force had intervened to control the Blood Corpse.
He looked back and saw that some of the Blood Corpse ' heads had turned in another direction.
The call of that unknown force acted upon these Blood Corpse, and Bennett's summoning still hadn't failed.
With the two combined, the Blood Corpse began to run wildly across the wilderness in a strange arc.
Bennett, in his wheelchair, suddenly straightened up, staring blankly ahead. This was the first time Gray had ever seen him in this state, provided he hadn't pulled the stun lever.
Realizing there was an unexpected situation, Gray immediately accelerated. The problem was on his side, so Gray immediately accelerated in the opposite direction, closer to White Wax Town.
After running for more than ten miles, Bennett, whose body was stiff, slowly regained his senses.
Seeing that he had reverted to his hunched posture, Gray slowed down and asked:
What happened before?
Bennett's tone also carried a hint of lingering fear:
"It's a summoning from other vampires!"
Is I stronger or weaker than you?
Bennett's trembling voice came through:
"He's stronger than me; he must be a marquis. If I weren't in this state, I probably would have been summoned by him too."
Upon hearing this, Gray fell into deep thought. He had read Bennett's confession when he was captured. Among the earls of the Antos Lineage, Bennett's strength was first-rate, but not at the very top.
In other words, based on the previously summarized patterns of seal failure, it should be some other counts who should have been revived after Antos.
But the Second Holy See hasn't seen a second count resurrected yet, and then suddenly it jumped to marquis, which doesn't seem very reasonable...
"Could it be a marquis from another lineage?"
Bennett nodded:
"That must be it. He's definitely not a marquis from the Antos Lineage, otherwise, even if I was personally transformed into a vampire by the Grand Duke, I should be completely Domination by now..."
I see... Combining the settings related to Blood Corpse, Gray roughly understood his situation.
Vampires are the most hierarchical race in the world. Higher-ranking vampires have absolute dominance over lower-ranking vampires and can even manipulate the minds of those below them.
This ability to manipulate is achieved through Psionic Energy via bloodline connections.
Simply put, all the vampires in a lineage, from top to bottom, are like a family, and the Grand Duke is the patriarch of the family, holding the power of life and death over all members of the family.
It's as easy for a marquis to command an earl as it is for an elder to command a junior. Although Bennett was Blood Corpse personally transformed by the Grand Duke of Antos and belonged to the legitimate "eldest son's branch," given the absolute difference in strength, he would still obey the orders of his uncles.
But the fact that Bennett is not now under the control of that marquis suggests that his "uncle" is not a distant relative, but rather a vampire marquis from another lineage.
Having figured everything out, Gray immediately sped up; he had to inform Ed of this news as soon as possible.
Gray knew that if the Marquis were allowed to recover, the entire Second Holy See would be in danger of being destroyed.
As a member of the Graycast Corridor, Gray had a very clear understanding of the strength of the Blood Corpse.
If the Soul Returner of the Second Holy See hadn't all been as ferocious as berserkers who had lost their minds, Bennett alone, given the abundance of Blood Corpse, could have swept through the entire Aduolin Province.
And now, a marquis even more powerful than him is about to be resurrected!
If I don't bring this information back quickly, I'm afraid I'll never be able to return to the Great Labyrinth City.
There's something I must remind you of.
Bennett's hoarse voice suddenly came from the speeding wheelchair.
"What?"
Gray looked down at the hunched old man.
A hint of hesitation crossed Bennett's face. After thinking for a moment, he finally decided to speak:
"The resurgence of a marquis does not mean you will only face one marquis."
"What's the meaning?"
Gray instinctively pressed for an answer, and Bennett's tone became quite strange:
"Consider what would happen if there were earls of the same lineage living nearby?"
A terrifying future slowly unfolded before Gray, and he felt his throat go dry, unsure of what to say for a moment.
After a long while, Gray, having regained his composure, asked Bennett:
Why are you telling me all this?
The vampire count sighed softly:
"You should know that some lineages of vampires won't even spare their own kind."