Volume 9: Vampires and Dungeons Chapter 18 Hidden in the Fog
'Mission Change: Mist'
'Introduction: A lesson. A painful lesson. Anyone who thinks he is right will be crushed by reality, and anyone who thinks he is smart will be crushed by reality. When did you start to have this illusion that you are actually a travel book? Or when did you start to have such arrogance? You are strong, you are invincible, and your ability seems to be almost infinite. But you don't realize that your intelligence seems to be gradually declining. Think back to your initial fear.
Now that you have been captured in the mist, you have become aware of Him. You have felt Him. You can hear His footsteps, you can feel His breath, you can even get so close to Him that His stench and horror fill your mind, leaving you no way to return to your original form.
Maybe you can find some idiots to help. There are too many idiots in this world, and scapegoats are always necessary, don't you think? '
"Our family has existed in this world for thousands of years..."
This is longer than the history of many countries and races.
The butler holding the candlesticks came out silently from behind, bowed to Li Lin, then picked up the matches and lit the candles one by one.
The old man's hands and feet were not flexible, but they were extremely accurate and stable. He did not make any unnecessary movements, but simply took out the match and lit the fire, but even such an action caused great fear in the fat man.
It should be said that his awakened ability is actually some kind of more repressed and unstable ability, rather than some virtue. Li Lin could feel that although the fat man's spirit was still here, his soul and emotions had already gone elsewhere. He just showed such an expression like a philosophical zombie, just because he needed to do so.
"From the decisive battle between light and darkness, from the rise of the Templars, to the Pale Crusade and the establishment of the university, oh, of course we have to remember these major events. We need to take sides in them, and we need to obey every big shot. They need us little guys to help them find some wonderful gadgets to maintain their work. After all, even they have to live, and they are not non-existent creatures. On the contrary, they live more realistically than anyone else."
"So we live more realistically than anyone else. We have concealed many secrets, and at the same time, we have revealed many secrets. We do not simply rely on the strong, but sometimes we also have to weigh the weak. In fact, we help those mysterious big men do a lot of dirty work, and this is exactly why they let us go. We rely on everything we can rely on, and we seem to have no integrity. All of this comes from the teachings of our great ancestors. He is a great and wonderful person. Maybe if you live here for a while, I can tell you his story..."
"But no matter what, the continuation of the bloodline is still necessary."
This is the top priority.
The butler wiped the oil lamp slowly, and no light could be seen in his sunken eye sockets.
The atmosphere in the room seemed to be frozen by something terrifying; even breathing felt stinging like ice.
Obviously, Li Lin was fooled. All of them were fooled. For such a terrifying family, it might not be difficult to create a mysterious place.
"Our family has a famous nickname, 'The Mist'."
After blowing away the dust on the stove, the old butler tapped his waist to make it smooth.
This strange and bizarre action was almost no different from that of a normal old man, but both the fat man and Li Lin looked at the butler as if they were facing a great enemy.
"No one knows what is behind the 'fog', and no one knows what is hidden in the 'fog'. Mystification is the life concept of our family, and it is also the life philosophy we rely on. I am sorry that I can't tell the university about our true situation, but you don't mind, right?"
Bowing deeply to Li Lin again, the old butler kindly said to the sweaty fat man:
"Ah, of course, but my little master, your mental state seems to be imperfect now. I believe you have realized this. I suggest you have a good living habit, or stay away from some bad things."
"The revival of the family requires population. I will try my best to gather those branches that are scattered outside... Sometimes the size of our family is beyond imagination, don't you think? Maybe in many cases, we don't need these people to come, but now is a special time after all. As the saying goes, special times require special treatment. I believe that you, young master, can show the momentum of our family."
"I can sense some auras, little master. Those special auras, those auras that have changed, I can sense them all. The thought and magic rooted in your mind are indeed your essential thoughts, but there is something unnatural in the core. This requires a long period of adjustment and training. You need a whole set of time to complete your required courses. This is very boring, but this is the first step for the little master to fulfill our family's dream... your brother is also like this."
"I want to convey the divine will. Is that okay?"
The fat young man sitting on the chair was silent for a while, then whispered:
"I want to learn about the Holy Light and Holy Flame. I want to know everything that our family has faced. Is that okay?"
"Of course, my little master, please follow me..."
"…What about me?"
Looking at the housekeeper who walked out on his own, Li Lin was silent for a moment and then spoke.
"I will be staying here for a while now, responsible for identifying the antiques here, right? Where is my room?"
"...Yeah, that's true. Fortunately, I always prepare the guest rooms for the masters. They are always useful."
You go with them.
The butler nodded without denying it and made half a step aside.
Two strange servants wearing masks with their eyes, mouths and ears sewn shut walked in, bowed their heads to Li Lin, and pretended to leave.
After taking a look at the fat man with a distorted face under the light of tentacles and thorns , Li Lin turned around and nodded to the butler, then took Sally's hand and walked out behind the servant.
