The First Vampire - Chapter 574

Chapter 574: 572 Refuse_1

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“Why?”

Colin immediately asked.

Queen Midela did not answer this question. Instead, she counter asked, “Do you know why the Holy Chapman Family is the only one in the Gloriant Empire that does not possess a fiefdom?”

Colin frowned, although he didn’t understand the purpose of Queen Midela’s question, he still patiently answered:

“Should this be because the royal family was worried that the St. Chapman Family would become too powerful after becoming the empire guardians, and therefore limited their right to own a fiefdom?”

Queen Midela shook her head slowly, “No, you have misunderstood the cause and effect.

The Knight Family did not lose their right to own a fiefdom after becoming the empire guardians. Rather, they did not have a fiefdom from the very beginning, enabling them to gain the complete trust of the Royal Family and endowed them with the power to be the guardians of the empire. ”

Colin pondered for a moment before understanding what Queen Midela meant. Another question naturally surfaced in his mind:

“So, why didn’t the Holy Chapman Family initially have a fiefdom?”

“Indeed, that’s the crux of the matter.” Queen Midela laughed and playfully tapped Colin’s nose. “As one of the Holy Knights who followed Emperor Gana in establishing the Gloriant Empire, the Chapman Family has set a blazing war track-record, and have not made any unforgivable mistakes. So, what could have prevented them from becoming empire lords?”

Colin promptly responded, “Bloodline! Could it be that the Holy Chapman Family is not pure human?”

“Smart!” Queen Midela praised, “That is correct, the Holy Chapman Family is of Elven bloodline, they are the only Holy Knight Family born of the half-elfs!”

Colin finally understood.

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No wonder Queen Midela insisted that he was a descendant of the Holy Chapman Family, so that’s what it was about.

Colin’s true blood form was mistaken to be the heritage of a druid. Since he is capable of becoming a druid, it means that Colin should naturally possess Elven bloodline.

Coupled with his astonishing speed in advancement, it was no wonder Queen Midela identified him as a descendant of the Holy Chapman Family.

However, shortly after, Colin started having doubts.

Was he really a descendant of the Holy Chapman Family?

Although he knew well that the reason for his astounding advancement speed of his was due to cheats, but, could what Colin viewed as “blood clan cheat” had been a combination of druid heritage and Holy Chapman bloodline?

Since the beginning of his transmigration to this world, Colin had discovered that this place was void of the blood clan.

The reason he identified himself as a vampire was also due to how his displayed abilities align with the depiction of vampires in imaginational works of his previous life.

But could all these have been misunderstandings of druid powers?

The more Colin thought, the more likely he felt that he had inexplicably received the druid’s heritage.

And about the descendants of the Holy Chapman Family… possibly the Angler family also harbored secrets unbeknownst to him.

Moreover, Colin realized that claiming to be a descendant of the Holy Chapman Family was apparently more beneficial than detrimental to him.

Considering that he had thoroughly offended the Church now, and the only drawback of being the descendant of Holy Chapman family was expected hostility and manhunt from the Church, given what he’d done, the Church would definitely not let him go should the chance arise.

As for the benefits, the list was long.

For instance, to be able to rightfully and openly become a ducal lord, or even to gain higher prestige and power…

With these thoughts, Colin started to feel thrilled within.

But almost immediately, he realized the problem.

“Your Highness, didn’t you just say that the Holy Chapman Family was unable to become a lord due to their impure human blood? Should I claim to be a descendant of the Holy Chapman Family, how am I to control the Eastern Territory?”

“You need not fret about that.” Queen Midela explained with a smile, “Only the royal family knows the secret of Holy Chapman’s bloodline. After the Holy Chapman family was eradicated by the Church, even the royal family no longer paid attention to this secret. For instance, my foolish husband, Emperor Reinhardt, no longer knows about this secret.

Currently, nobody knows the true reason why the Holy Chapman Family couldn’t become lords of the empire.

I too accidentally learned of it while perusing the royal collection. So, if you can get people to accept that you are a descendant of the Holy Chapman Family, there won’t be anyone who will question your qualification to be a ducal lord. ”

In response to these words of Queen Midela, Colin slipped into deep thought.

Queen Midela’s seeming rationale raised Colin’s alertness. The more logical her words sounded, the more cautious he became.

Moreover, he realized that if he were to do as Queen Midela suggested, even if he truly became the Duke of the Eastern Territory, unforeseen threats would arise from him not being a pure human, which can turn lethal.

On the contrary, the leverage over Queen Midela that he had would gradually de-value with the death of Emperor Reinhardt.

Sins like the queen having an affair matter to the emperor only. Once the emperor dies, others might merely deem it as fodder for gossip. After all, having a lover is not a big deal in the moral standards of this world.

Therefore, Colin recognized that it appeared that he had again been manipulated by this woman…

Moreover, Colin realized another problem—

Why didn’t Queen Midela seek partnerships with Marquis Garcia?

Garcia was her biological brother, so the two of them can gain trust without having to exchange leverage.

Why did Queen Midela discard the near to seek the far by choosing Colin as her partner?

Don’t mention anything about admiring military talents in Colin, it is known that everything learned by Colin were from Marquis Garcia.

If prestige in the Northern Territory was to be compared, Marquis Garcia’s prestige was much higher than Colin’s.

The current commander-in-chief of the Northern Army is also Marquis Garcia, not Colin.

Unless…

Queen Midela didn’t need a partner, but a scapegoat…

With these thoughts, Colin’s once hot heart gradually cooled down.

The flattering and irresistibly beautiful woman nearly misled his thoughts. It was at this moment that Colin finally came to his senses, Queen Midela was not a simple character.

Under her infinitely charming exterior, she concealed a deep-seated and calculated heart.

Colin simply couldn’t tell which part of her words were true and which were not.

If he naively believed everything, he would inevitably become a tool of Queen Midela sooner or later.

“This matter is too complicated, so I’ll need to take my time to decide…”

Queen Midela hearing Colin’s words of hesitation, her eyebrows immediately began to wrinkle, just as she was about to speak again. But she saw Colin suddenly pointing out of the window, “Alright, dawn is nearly here, you should leave now to prevent being seen. As for this issue, I will look for you once I have made up my mind.”

Queen Midela turned her head to look, and she saw the eastern sky gradually growing lighter.

Dawn was approaching.

“Alright.” Queen Midela gave Colin a deep look, leaned in to give him a sweet kiss, and said, “When you have made up your mind, remember to come find me.”

“Alright.”