A Vampire Tutorial

After their argument, Mina seemed to feel much better. She had once been human, and a priest at that. She had been forcibly turned into an undead creature, only to run into two terrifying powerhouses, Li Lin and Angela, whom she could neither defeat nor escape. Although Li Lin did not particularly treat them as servants, and Angela was not all that difficult to serve, Mina was a Divine Chosen. Pampered since childhood, she was accustomed to being proud and arrogant. She could endure such treatment for a day or two, or even three or four, but after putting up with it for long enough, she was bound to explode.

Now, though, Mina had vented her anger and finally resigned herself to her fate. In this respect, Fina was clearly much happier. She too had once been a devout priest, but to the little girl, her beloved sister came first, and the gods second. In fact, if Mina had not wanted to join the temple and become a priest back then, Fina would not have planned to do so either. So, after confronting the God of Justice, who had tried to seize her sister's body even at the cost of human lives, she clearly thought much less of him. Besides, Angela had long since brainwashed Fina into subconsciously believing that everything they did was right, so she had few complaints about her current situation.

Ignorance was bliss sometimes.

The group was on the road again. Mina had her eyes closed, seemingly gathering her thoughts. Fina did not dare disturb the others and obediently continued practicing magic beside them, following Li Lin's earlier instructions. Only Angela was watching with interest as Li Lin held the dagger he had just pulled from the knight's corpse. It was clearly covered in blood, but the blood had not dried. It was still flowing, as if forming a small circuit.

"Master, what did you do?"

"Just a little trick."

Li Lin gazed at the dagger in his hand. As he turned it, the faint glimmer of a soul reflected from it, much to his satisfaction.

"We need a guide, and since this knight just came from there, he should know the Magic-Banning Prison very well."

He remained unhurried, his voice gentle.

"So I sealed his soul. I had no intention of letting him leave this world. Besides, heaven knows how many divine portfolios and domains the God of Justice has absorbed by now. Even if he went up there, he might not get the transformation he wants. He'd be better off staying with me for now and making himself useful. I'll give him to the King of the Nine Hells later. Hell has everything-money, beautiful women, wealth and glory. It's much better than going up there."

Both sisters froze at those words. But faced with an Arcane Mage who had been dealing and doing business with the gods face-to-face since a thousand years ago, the two former priests were in no position to argue with him.

Because the Knights Templar had delayed them, it was already evening by the time Li Lin and the others reached the next settlement. But Li Lin did not decide to enter immediately. After a moment's consideration, he completely destroyed the carriage and the two horses, leaving not the slightest trace. From the Templar knight's soul memories, he had learned that this area had long since become the Knights Templar's territory. Another conflict like the previous one was not what Li Lin wanted now. Rather than keep the two dead horses and attract trouble everywhere, he might as well exchange them for living ones. At least there would be fewer problems that way. Li Lin did not dislike killing, but if enemies came in wave after wave, even the mightiest mage would eventually run out of spells. In the former Magic Empire, all thirteen Arcane Mages had possessed earthshaking power, able to take hundreds or thousands of lives with a casual wave of the hand in the blink of an eye. Even Li Lin, the weakest among them, could still easily kill over a dozen paladins without so much as frowning, despite his strength having greatly diminished after two consecutive crossings. That alone showed how powerful the Arcane Mages were.

But if the enemy really sent hundreds of thousands, millions, or even hundreds of millions of people to wear you down, intent on exhausting your spells, there was little you could do. However powerful a mage was, faced with an endless supply of cannon fodder, they could only throw up their hands and surrender. So Li Lin had no intention of seeking extra trouble for himself.

At least, not before he achieved his objective.

Although the guards were somewhat suspicious of travelers arriving late at night, they let the four of them into the city after questioning them. Of course, Li Lin's charm spell deserved much of the credit. In his view, lowly figures like these were not even worth using the conversational skills mages prided themselves on to build rapport and win their favor. Solving the problem with a spell was far better than lowering himself.

As he strolled through the city at night, Li Lin pondered in silence. But before long, Angela tugged at his sleeve, interrupting his thoughts.

"Master..."

Angela narrowed her eyes, a faint red light flashing in them.

"I'm hungry."

"Hungry?"

Li Lin looked in the direction of her gaze and frowned slightly.

"It's not that you're hungry. I suspect you've spotted food to your liking."

Angela said nothing in response to Li Lin's question, merely giving a soft chuckle. Clearly, she was admitting it.

"Just don't cause any trouble. Go on."

A faint smile touched Li Lin's lips, and he patted Angela on the head. The little girl laughed like a silver bell and disappeared into the darkness.

After watching Angela leave, Li Lin turned and entered the inn ahead. The sisters hesitated, but ultimately decided to follow him... Whatever Angela intended to do, they could not stop her anyway.

"Honored guest, how may we help you?"

Seeing someone enter so late, the innkeeper immediately put on a welcoming smile and came forward.

"Two rooms."

Li Lin casually turned his hand over, and several gold coins appeared out of thin air in his palm. The innkeeper smiled, deftly swept them into his pocket, and became even more respectful.

"Is there anything else you need? We can offer you delicious food and a locally produced fruit wine..."

"Find me a woman as well."

Li Lin paused before adding the request.

"This..."

The innkeeper looked a little surprised at the request. He stole a glance at the twins who had followed Li Lin in, puzzled. What, were these lovely sisters not enough to satisfy the guest? Or was he really so capable that he could handle three women at once?

"Remember, make sure she's pretty."

Although the innkeeper was puzzled, the gold coins in his hand and Li Lin's clothing showed that he was no ordinary man. Besides, merchants all believed that anyone who passed up a chance to make money was a fool. So he immediately smiled and nodded, saying he would send someone over shortly. Then he called a waiter to take the group upstairs. He recommended the best rooms to them before taking his leave.

Li Lin stood in the room and carefully examined his surroundings. Although it was not particularly luxurious, it was clean and quiet, perfectly suited to his requirements. Quite satisfied, he gave the waiter a few gold coins and sent him away.

Mina and Fina stood awkwardly to the side. According to Angela, "When Master wants to sleep, you will change his clothes for him. When he wants you, get into bed obediently. In the morning, take the initiative to serve him, and don't be negligent." But the sisters had not sold themselves into slavery, after all... Still, what if Li Lin really wanted them in bed now...

Clearly, Li Lin had no such intention. But when the sisters were about to take their leave, he spoke.

"Don't go out."

As he spoke, Li Lin pointed at the bed.

"Sit there."

Were they really going to lose their virginity tonight?

Unsure how to react, the sisters had no choice but to sit where Li Lin told them. They clasped each other's hands tightly, clearly comforting one another. But Li Lin did nothing more. He simply sat nearby, gazing at the night scenery, seemingly lost in thought. Before long, a knock sounded at the door, and a provocatively dressed woman entered the room. Although she fell somewhat short of the sisters, she was attractive enough to satisfy a man's desires. Moreover, her revealing clothes and slender, beautiful figure could easily kindle the fire deep in a man's heart.

But before the poor prostitute could say anything, Li Lin pointed a finger at her, and she collapsed unconscious. Then he made a few gestures, causing the woman to float onto the bed and land beside the sisters.

"Time to eat."

As he spoke, he took a book from his pocket and began leafing through it.

Mina and Fina looked at each other, completely at a loss for words. The atmosphere in the room abruptly became exceptionally strange. All right, eating. Everyone understood the idea, but...

"But, Master... we already..."

In the end, Fina timidly spoke up.

"I know."

Li Lin turned a page, as if he did not mind at all.

"Angela wants you to learn self-control first, so you don't drain people into dried corpses every time you drink blood. Consider this practice and give it a try. I've already paid for this woman anyway."

She wasn't a cat or a dog!

Of course, there was no use protesting to Li Lin. He had already focused his consciousness entirely on the dagger beside the book. Under the resonance of his magic, the dagger began to tremble slightly, and lines of clear, tiny writing appeared on the pages. It was the information revealed by the knight's soul, unable to withstand the torment. As Li Lin read it, he breathed an inward sigh of relief.

It looks like there shouldn't be any problems.

From the paladin's soul, Li Lin learned that this so-called "Magic-Banning Prison" was in fact no different from the Wensains he remembered. The church confined mages who violated its precepts here and deprived them of the ability to cast spells. Here, those mages could only perform physical labor they had never done before. Of course, the Templars considered this a form of "purification." They wanted to make the mages obey and submit. Even if they could not make them submit, such grueling labor would leave the mages no time to study spells, and the danger posed by a mage unable to study and research spells would naturally approach zero.

Besides, considering Wensains's special geographical location...

Li Lin lightly tapped the tabletop. Since that place's special properties had been restored, it meant he would most likely be unable to achieve his objective...

At that thought, he put his thoughts aside and looked at the three girls on the bed.

Perhaps they knew resistance was useless, or perhaps they had accepted their fate and decided it was better to master it sooner than keep refusing. By now, the sisters had each taken one side of the prostitute's body. Of course, this time they had not bitten her neck. Instead, each had bitten one of her wrists and begun drinking her blood. Gradually, a faint blush appeared on the sisters' formerly pale faces, and their bodies began involuntarily pressing the woman close. Low gasps began to echo through the room...

It really does seem that drinking blood is a very pleasurable thing for them.

That was Li Lin's only thought upon seeing that the sisters had begun unconsciously rubbing their thighs together while embracing the poor woman.