"Whose sealed locations have you found out?"
"It's about Grand Duke Antos. I personally witnessed him being driven underground, so I can roughly pinpoint his location, Antos it the fastest way to find him."
"This is useless now; Antos has already been killed by the people of the Eternal Domain."
Ed said it casually, Muller continued:
" Rosalind's power allowed me to escape about a month earlier than the other earls, which allowed me to search for Blood Corpse corpses to eat throughout Klaf City..."
"Anyway, her mission was to find out the Grand Duke's sealed location, so I went around searching and incidentally ate a few counts and a marquis who had just recovered and were still in a weak state..."
So that's how it is... This guy woke up early thanks to Rosalind's cheat code, and then enjoyed a buffet in the underground of Klaf City...
"You know what happened after that, Father; I won't say any more."
Muller added the last sentence, then bowed his head respectfully.
Ed finally understood the general reason why the Grand Dukes had been sealed away.
It's such a pity now. The Feast at Hongmen was indeed a trap. Meetings and meals are good opportunities to make moves in any world.
However, considering Muller's account, Ed found it hard to believe that Vanessa could escape the seal even with her neck being grabbed...
Is her Authority somewhat unique?
Or is she actually sealed away, and the mastermind behind it all is someone else?
Shaking his head, Ed temporarily abandoned thinking about the question and then asked, as if remembering something:
"There are two more things."
"Father, please ask."
"First, what about the two marquises who accompanied you to the alliance meeting in place of the Grand Duke?"
"Well, one of them died. I saw it with my own eyes. That marquis from the Wens Lineage was caught in a blast of sword energy and instantly cleaved in two."
What are the abilities of the Wens Lineage?
"It absorbed life force from the surroundings... Father, that sword energy not only shattered that unfortunate fellow, but it even cleaved through the surrounding soil."
Muller said with lingering fear:
"That unfortunate guy was surrounded by rocks; even the power of the Wens Lineage couldn't draw out his life force..."
Ed nodded:
"Another?"
The other son didn't know, only that he instantly hid in the shadows by the wall.
" The York Lineage has always been adept at escaping, and their ability to run away becomes even stronger after reaching the Middle Tier. I suspect he may have evaded the seal and returned to the Demon Realm."
Ed thought for a moment and asked:
"Are you sure you're the first vampire noble to awaken in Klaf City?"
"At least among the earliest batch, Father."
Muller explained:
"The loosening of the seal began with the lowest-ranking Blood Corpse, then earls, marquises, dukes..."
" Rosalind's power is equivalent to allowing me to revive as a Marquis during the time when the Earl broke free of his seal. All those who reviveed at the same time as me were Earls; none of them were my match."
Ed nodded silently.
It seems that the Marquess of York Lineage has successfully escaped.
Otherwise, even if the Rosalind Lineage didn't have the talent for devouring, there should have been some activity by now.
However, looking back now, it seems that being sealed away was actually better than running away... Although being sealed away meant losing freedom, at least one's life was saved, and one could enjoy a good time after reviving.
If Muller hadn't met him, he'd probably still be working in Klaf City.
With that in mind, Ed asked one last question:
Have you ever seen the expeditionary force from the Eternal Domain?
"I haven't seen it with my own eyes, but I've sensed a powerful force. It must have been a large group of Middle Tier, and there might even be High Tier hiding their auras among them..."
"Anyway, I sensed something was wrong, so I deliberately avoided them... Those people must have had a specific destination; their route remained consistent throughout."
Having gotten all the answers he wanted, Ed felt extremely happy.
Looking at Müller-chan, who was still kneeling in front of him, Ed couldn't help but think about how to deal with him.
Initially, Ed was attracted by the other party's strong digestive ability and planned to make him a living garbage recycling station.
As Valhalla has developed, the amount of waste generated has increased significantly.
In World of Disorder, there are no recycling centers or power plants, so there are naturally no particularly good methods for dealing with garbage.
But looking at Muller now, Ed just feels that using him as a portable dumping ground is a huge waste of his talent...
He thought for a moment and said:
" Müller-chan, for the time being, you'll follow me and do some work, learning the rules of the Second Holy See and Valhalla."
Upon hearing his instructions, Muller immediately prostrated himself in worship once more.
Thump!
"Your son thanks you, Father."
Ed's lips twitched:
"It's not over yet. Once you've learned it, I'll assign you a partner. Together, you'll be in charge of training a group of people... Those guys haven't been working very hard in the Dungeon lately. You need to go and push them a little harder and set a good example for them."
"Your son obeys."
I don't know what Dungeon is, but... whatever.
Being able to survive is a good thing; things can't get any worse anyway.
No, rather, the situation might be even better!
With a sense of satisfaction, Muller heard Ed's first command:
"Go outside and invite that lich lady in, then wait for me at the door."
"Yes."
Muller rose respectfully and performed a standard aristocratic bow to Ed, which appeared to be exactly the same as Silvis's.
"You know quite a lot?"
Ed's tone was slightly surprised.
"Thanks to Father's love, I met many nobles in the kingdom when I was young, and later I also trained for a period of time."
"Enough of that, put this on and get to work."
Ed handed four electric shock harnesses to Muller, instructing him to put them on his hands and feet.
Even without the Blood Poison, Ed didn't want to see Muller biting people.
As a marquis, an electric shock restraint could not bind him.
Although he didn't know what he had been caring for, Ed nodded and waved to the neatly dressed Muller, signaling him to go and do his own thing.
The loyal eldest son turned and left the laboratory, quickly finding the lich lingering and waiting at the corner of the castle corridor not far away.
"My esteemed Lich Lord..."
"Ah!"
Upon hearing his voice, Willow instinctively took a step back, her hands already forming three spells: ice, fire, and lightning.
"Lord Lich... Father requests your presence before him."
"Who? Father?"
"It's Lord Ed."
When did he become your father?
"Just now, Lord Lich."
"This, this... this is simply..."
Willow's lips moved a few times, but no sound came out.
Finally, she simply uttered "absurd" and strode towards Ed's laboratory.
After taking a couple of steps, she suddenly realized something, and then with a snap of her fingers, she disappeared from the spot.
Willow was now extremely anxious.
This madman, didn't he himself say that using Blood Corpse is a recipe for disaster?
But he went further, not only using her, but practically making her part of the family! Is that even acceptable?