The First Vampire

When Colin and his companions returned to the Luwal Valley, they were immediately greeted with the warmest welcome from the Imperial soldiers.

The Orc Emperor is dead!

The greatest cloud hanging over the Glorious Empire had finally dissipated, all the imperial soldiers breathed a sigh of relief, and at the same time, they regarded Prince Lexie, who killed the Orc Emperor, as a hero.

Yes.

Even though the murder charge for Officer Lattom laid against Prince Lexie has not been cleared, the skull of the Orc Emperor was enough for the citizens of the empire to forgive his past.

He could also use this unparalleled merit to return to the center of the imperial political stage.

Walking beside Prince Lexie, Colin felt this change most clearly.

The admiration and support of the Imperial soldiers who flocked around for Prince Lexie were unparalleled.

Although many people were also chanting Colin’s name, more cheers were for Prince Lexie.

Remember, Colin himself was just the commander of the Imperial Allied Army and led this decisive battle that would go down in the annals of history.

Even so, people still regarded Prince Lexie as the most outstanding contributor to this battle.

Of course, this was due to the skull of the Orc Emperor, but it had to be acknowledged that it was more because of the deep-rooted reputation and prestige of the St. Lorenzo family.

This was something that Colin, a son of a lowly born country baron, could not compete with.

Besides, Prince Lexie was a Holy Knight.

No one was more suited to be the idol, hero, and even the spiritual totem of the Glorious Empire than him.

Actually, Colin didn’t care too much about these empty titles.

Actually, he had already taken enough advantage in this battle.

On the post-war political stage of the Glorious Empire, he would undoubtedly occupy one of the most important positions.

Now the only thing he needed to worry about was the unstable factor of Emperor Reinhardt.

Of course, Colin would not treat all the imperial nobles as fools, and with the huge difference in Emperor Reinhardt’s before and after, even if they were fools, they should see the anomaly.

That Emperor Reinhardt, this blood slave puppet, could hold on till now was a complete success.

In Colin’s plan, this hidden danger must be eliminated.

And the solution is only one – death.

But Colin was still planning to arrange the most appropriate way of death for Emperor Reinhardt according to the needs of the situation.

…

Returning to the headquarters of the Central Army, Colin accepted the command of the Imperial Allied Army from Duke St.Rands and began dealing with the aftermath.

Prince Lexie found an attendant and asked:

“Where is His Majesty?”

“His Majesty is seriously injured and is in a coma and currently resting.”

“Take me to see him.”

“But…” the attendant was somewhat hesitant.

At this time, Governor Fred came over and said to Prince Lexie:

“Your Highness Prince, please follow me.”

Prince Lexie stared deeply at Governor Fred and then followed him.

The two of them went all the way to a luxurious camp.

This was the guard of the royal family, naturally, they would not stop Prince Lexie and Governor Fred.

Entering the camp, Prince Lexie, looking at Emperor Reinhardt lying on the bed and pale, asked:

“How is His Majesty doing?”

Governor Fred shook his head gravely, saying:

“The accompanying military doctor has checked. He said that His Majesty is severely injured, holding on until now can be called a miracle, hence there is a risk to his life at any time.”

Upon hearing this, Prince Lexie only gave an indifferent nod, without showing any concern.

He turned his head to Governor Fred and asked:

“Have you noticed the drastic change in His Majesty’s temperament?”

Governor Fred instantly nodded and confessed:

“Indeed, I also think that His Majesty is acting too strangely now. It seems as though he was a different person after Storm Fortress.

I hypothesize that His Majesty is being controlled by someone using certain methods.”

“What methods? And who’s controlling him?”

“I’m not clear about the exact methods that were used but it’s most likely some peculiar spell, or even a forbidden spell.” Upon saying this, Governor Fred gave Prince Lexie a glance, “Similar to how Mr. Ji occupied the remains of Duke St. Hilde. It might be a similar kind of method…”

Knowing that Governor Fred was suspecting Mr. Ji, Prince Lexie promptly shook his head and said:

“It’s not Mr. Ji’s doing.”

Seeing that Prince Lexie didn’t wish to discuss this any further, Governor Fred didn’t insist and merely continued:

“If it’s not Mr. Ji, then I think the only possibility left is that it was done by North Territory.”

“North Territory…” The image of a youthful and brave face involuntarily surfaced in Prince Lexie’s mind.

“That’s right!” Governor Fred suddenly grew somewhat excited, “Just think about it, this Battle of the Luwal Valley was first proposed by Marquis Garcia, and the one who executed it was also Count Angler, the protector of the North Territory.

More importantly, North Territory profited the most from this battle and even used His Majesty to make the Central Army pay an extremely heavy price!”

Governor Fred grew more excited as he spoke, his face even twisting slightly for a moment.

“After this battle, North Territory has reached its peak in both military strength and prestige!

Even before the war, Eastland had already been ravaged by the Blood Knight Army, the Angry River no longer serves as a natural barrier for Eastland. If North Territory wishes to, they can invade Eastland again at any time. No, there’s no need for a military invasion, as long as Colin Angler goes to White Dew City, he could easily support a puppet Duke who would submit to North Territory!

Moreover, look at the current Duke St. Gregorian, he has apparently joined hands with Colin Angler. If we allow Colin to lead the Allied Army to retake Westland, wouldn’t that mean that the North, East, and West territories of the Empire have all become his arms and legs!

Given that the Central Army was crippled after this war… without the deterrence of the Central Army, how can the Royal Family suppress this ambitious figure?”

Governor Fred took a few deep breaths to compose his excited emotions, then spoke solemnly:

“Therefore, Your Highness the Prince, now only you can maintain the authority of the St. Lorenzo family!”

Nothing of joy or anger could be seen on Prince Lexie’s face. He merely asked an unconcerned question:

“Fred, you’ve constantly claimed that I was the murderer of your father, why now you see me as the savior of the St. Lorenzo family?”

Governor Fred chuckled a little, honestly saying:

“Your Highness, obviously I know you are not the killer. That was a trap set up by Reinhardt and Midela, who wanted to drive you out of Dragon City.”

A hint of fierceness flashed in Prince Lexie’s eyes: “Since you’ve known all along, why did you collude with them?”

Governor Fred shrugged: “Your Highness, even if I stood up to speak for you at that time, would anyone believe it? You were undeniably framed.

Of course, now that you personally beheaded the Orc Emperor, your past accusations are insignificant.

Today, you are still the hero of the Glorious Empire.”

Prince Lexie’s eyes flickered, but he did not dwell on this issue.

Because he also knew that unless he forced Emperor Reinhardt to confess personally, or captured the principal offender Mr. Ji, the charge of murdering Governor Lattom could indeed not be washed away.

So, he asked again:

“Alright, tell me, what do you think I should do to deal with the current situation?”

Governor Fred immediately said:

“I think the most pressing matter now is to revoke Colin Angler’s command over the Imperial Allied Army!”

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