"I think I understand now. The vampire overestimated himself, which caused problems in both fronts of combat. And then what?"
"Then came the ' Second True Blood Alliance '."
"This thing can be done a second time?"
"Yes, that's the one that caused Klaf City to sink underground."
Muller said seriously:
" The Second True Blood Alliance took place more than a decade after the Demonic Tide. At that time, it was said that the Empire was in complete chaos. Although the vampires had been unable to conquer the Kingdom, the human side had also suffered heavy losses. One by one, the nobles had become isolated islands in the sea. The encirclement and suppression in the Demon Realm had been basically successful, with only some demons still on the run."
"Just then, Grand Duchess Vanessa suddenly sent Messenger to all the grand dukes, saying that she planned to hold another meeting to renegotiate the division of labor."
Ed nodded and analyzed:
"Does Vanessa mean she wants a shift change, or does that mean the Demon Realm is close to winning and can send some troops over?"
Muller looked at Ed with admiration in his eyes:
"Both, Father."
"Grand Duchess Vanessa's idea is to send Adelaide, who is better at fighting outnumbered, to the Demon Realm to work with York, who can move quickly, to wipe out the remaining demons. Then, the Wens and Rosalind lineages should be moved to the front lines to attack humanity."
Ed narrowed his eyes slightly upon hearing this:
"Would they agree to something so thankless and exhausting?"
Muller thought for a moment and explained:
"My lord, humans are a very special race. They have a very high power ceiling and reproduce rapidly. At the same time, they are very compatible with various power systems, making them the most ideal Blood Corpse material."
Races like Goblin and slimes reproduce much faster than humans, but are limited by their power limits, while races like demons or liches are limited by their reproductive capacity, and their population size is always limited.
"The grand dukes don't usually massacre the entire city when they attack human cities. Most of the time, they just turn the humans into Blood Corpse and add them to their lineage. Maybe they'll even pick a few with good talent..."
There wasn't much massacre of the city...
Listening to Muller's calm description, Ed could already imagine the level of chaos the world had been like decades ago.
Ed nodded to himself, roughly understanding what Muller meant.
Humans serve as cannon fodder, while the Demon Realm realm is a breeding ground for elite monsters.
Although the process was somewhat bumpy, the first wave of dukes on both sides had already eaten their fill.
The situation has become one where one side has soldiers but no generals, while the other side has generals but no soldiers; it's time to switch sides.
"So that's when you went to Klaf City?"
"Yes."
"With Rosalind?"
"No, at the time, Grand Duchess Rosalind was tracking down several liches, so she sent me as the Messenger to convey her thoughts and record the contents of the meeting."
A few liches? Probably just Willow, her mother, and a few of her tribesmen.
Ed glanced around instinctively, relieved that Willow had left the lab beforehand.
Muller didn't seem to care about that and continued:
"The Duke of Wens and the Marquis of York also sent envoys. I later realized that the three dukes who went to the Demon Realm didn't actually suffer much loss. In order to balance the interests of all parties, they couldn't refuse the request to switch lines, so they could only take advantage of the last opportunity to eat as much as possible..."
"In short, when the final alliance meeting began, four grand dukes and three marquises serving as envoys were present, and then..."
Ed nodded and predicted:
Then the ' Short-Eared Elf ' arrived.
"Father is wise."
Muller said with admiration in his eyes:
"I wonder if you have ever been to the Lord's Mansion in Klaf City? At that time, the four Grand Dukes were in the reception room on the second floor when suddenly something fell from the sky, smashed through the golden roof of the castle and flew in."
"By the time I realized what was happening, Grand Duke Antos was gone, and the reception room was collapsing."
"The three marquises who were in charge of recording this scene had never seen anything like it before, and since those four weren't our ancestors, they turned and ran."
Why are they all yo-yos?
Ed's lips twitched. He thought to himself, "Why is it so difficult to find someone who watched the entire live stream?"
How many more Blood Corpse does he need to dig up to piece together the whole story?
"Just tell me how much you remember... there's no need to mention the escape."
Muller gave a wry smile upon hearing this:
Actually, I didn't run that far...
"I was afraid the aftershocks would affect me, so I kept looking back. I saw a ' Short-Eared Elf ' grab Grand Duchess Vanessa by the neck, another ' Short-Eared Elf ' holding back Grand Duke Hall, and Grand Duke Adelaide, for some reason, just sat there without reacting."
No response?
Are you frozen in shock?
The Grand Duke has lived for thousands of years, so he shouldn't be so ridiculously incompetent...
Ed for a moment and asked:
Do you know who owns Klaf City?
To avoid unnecessary formality, he added:
"I meant, which grand duke does it belong to?"
"It was the Duke of Adelaide; it was his Corpse Tide that conquered this city."
Ed nodded and said:
"Go on."
"And then... that's it. I had just run to the castle gate when I felt a chill down my spine, like someone tapped me on the shoulder, and then..."
"And then you were sealed away?"
"That's right, Father..."
Muller nodded awkwardly:
"I was sealed on the edge of Klaf City. It seems a complete sealing spell was prepared there beforehand; anything sent inside will immediately trigger the seal."
That's pretty much the same as what Luoli said.
Ed pondered for a moment, then asked:
"Then where did you acquire your Antos Lineage and Adelaide Lineage abilities?"
Muller replied without much thought:
"It was obtained by eating a vampire--"
"About seventy years after being sealed away, one day I suddenly heard the voice of the progenitor... no, Rosalind, and realized that she had not been sealed away and was still active in the Demon Realm."
"I wanted Rosalind to rescue me, but the Ancestor said that Klaf City and the Demon Realm were completely isolated, and she couldn't rescue me. She told me to stay here for now..."
"More than ten years later, about half a year ago, I sensed the seal loosening, so I gathered my strength and contacted Rosalind again."
"This time she gave me a little bit of strength, helping me break free of the seal earlier."
"My task was to confirm the locations of several sealed grand dukes, and report back to her once that was done."
"You reported it?"
Muller looked ashamed upon hearing this.
"Yes, Father, I... I was Rosalind's loyal subject back then..."