I Became the Progenitor Vampire

Chapter 44: Chapter 44 Restless Crowd

Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

“I was the Clan Leader of the Holy Light Bloodline and the City Lord of Dawn City,”

“You might call me Kachar City Lord.”

Lide did not intend to use his real name, after all, he was still hiding in Green City, and any risk, no matter how small, had to be prevented.

The name Kachar belonged to the Nolan Empire. Although it was not very common, it wasn’t rare either. There were even two Kachar families in Green City, so it wouldn’t reveal anything.

“You might still be confused and afraid,”

“But I can tell you without reservation.”

“The Holy Light Bloodline is not the evil vampires you know; we are the descendants of gods.”

“We will lead you to glory!”

“Do you see the city you’re in right now?”

“It was built a hundred years ago by humans and vampires working together in unity.”

“You will find shelter under the Holy Light Bloodline here, you will get land, jobs, and everything you desire.”

“All I ask is that you work hard.”

“You must be curious why the Holy Light Bloodline brought you to Dawn City from thousands of miles away.”

Recker looked at the round platform in the center of the square, immediately captivated by the Vampire Clan Chief’s words.

“Is it to raise you as livestock for food as in the legends?

To plunder your wealth?

To brutally kill you?”

The blunt words plunged everyone below into an inexplicable emotion. Being taken to this strange vampire castle, fear had always lurked in their hearts.

The powerful bloodline was the only thing stopping them from expressing it.

On hearing Lide’s words, the atmosphere among the crowd immediately changed.

“City Lord, isn’t that true?”

A voice hidden within the crowd shouted, expressing the thoughts in everyone’s mind.

Lide nodded appreciatively toward the source of the voice.

“Good question.

I can assure you with my life, it isn’t true.

The Holy Light Bloodline has no malice toward you.

We are the Holy Light Bloodline, descendants of gods; humans were once our ancestors’ partners, and will be our partners now and in the future.

In Dawn City, as long as you don’t violate the law, no bloodline member will harm a human.

Your life, your private property, will be protected by the Holy Light Bloodline. Everything you have will be safeguarded by the Holy Light Bloodline.”

These words immediately struck amazement, no one expected the Vampire Clan Chief to say such things.

Humans being partners of vampire ancestors? That was extraordinary.

Moreover, this vampire promised not to harm them and to protect their private property. This completely overturned their preconceptions.

Even Recker was no exception, deeply shocked by the figure on the platform.

“Many of you still have doubts, even thinking this is a trap set by the bloodline.”

The voice wasn’t loud, but it clearly reached every human ear.

Most humans awkwardly turned away, pretending not to care. After all, the reputation of the bloodline had long been ruined among humans. Expecting them to believe in a short time was impractical.

“That’s fine, it’s completely reasonable for you to think so.”

Surprisingly, there was no argument or reprimand, just natural agreement.

This made Recker even more curious, could this Holy Light Bloodline really be different?

Not only him, everyone was equally astonished. Even the nobles couldn’t tolerate being slandered by outsiders, so why were these vampires so different?

Lide’s face seemed to glow with divine light, his tone rising and falling, full of confident charm.

“Why do I say this, because, the Holy Light Bloodline is destined to be your protector.

We have a lot of time, you can take your time to understand the Holy Light Bloodline.

Besides, with our current strength, we don’t need to say these things to achieve the evil goals you imagine, we could just use force.

However, we, the Holy Light Bloodline, are different from the evil vampires you know.

We are descendants of gods, a sacred race that lived under the sun and were once partnered with humans.

The vampires you usually encounter are indeed evil and terrifying, but they are not from the Holy Light Bloodline.”

“Just like human races, there are Northern people, Nolan people, Highlanders, Blue-skinned people, etc., the bloodline also has many races.

Are we Nolans the same as the Blue-skinned people?”

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Lide’s continuous dissemination of the idea that the Holy Light Bloodline is different from evil vampires made even the most stubborn people begin to question.

Combined with various examples as evidence, many humans couldn’t help but start believing a little.

Even Recker, a seasoned level-7 warrior with extensive experience in the mercenary life, was deep in thought after hearing Lide’s words.

He didn’t know whether Lide’s words were true or false, but he could be sure if the Holy Light Bloodline had evil intentions, they wouldn’t need to do this to achieve their goals. Because the Holy Light Bloodline possessed invincible power.

Power is the truth—motto of the God of Justice.

“So, my people, you are the first residents of Dawn City, you should feel honored.

Dawn City is far from the threats of war, safe from Demon Beast invasions, a paradise as described in the Life Goddess temple.

You can live here peacefully, without famine, plague, Beastmen, or noble extortion.

As long as you work hard, you can support yourself and your family.”

Lide’s expression was serious, his tone contained an irresistible force.

“When you registered, I’m sure you heard, that each adult will be allocated 10 acres of land.” His tone paused, eyes scanning the crowd below.

He keenly sensed the heavy breathing of these people.

For commoners, land was everything. Even if they had doubts, they couldn’t help but hold onto hope.

“Now I affirm, the promises made by the Holy Light Bloodline are all valid.

Each adult will receive 10 acres of land!!”

Wow~

Uproar ensued, many civilians who had spent their lives working someone else’s field were almost elated to the point of jumping with joy.

Ten acres of land could support a family, and every adult would get it.

Life Goddess above, if what the City Lord said was true, why refuse to live here?!

“Is it true? Can I really get 10 acres?”

“Kanier, your family has four adults, does that mean you get 40 acres of land? Goddess above, you’re going to be rich!!”

“Is it really possible? Each one of us getting land…”

Lide waited until the excited crowd slightly quieted down, then dropped another bombshell.

“Moreover, in the near future, the Holy Light Bloodline will build a Mage Tower and school within the city,

as long as you’re residents of Dawn City, regardless of birth, background, or family, your descendants can study knowledge and magic here.”

Lide’s final words drove the humans below into an unprecedented frenzy.

Knowledge and magic!!

In a world where knowledge and magic were monopolized by nobles, these were the most valuable resources.

Could all this be true?

Though reason told them it was impossible, they couldn’t help but entertain the thought.

What if it was true? If one could learn knowledge and magic, no price was too high.

“Life Goddess above, if my boy can learn magic, I will treat the Holy Light Bloodline as family.”

“How can this be, we as commoners learning magic?”

“Unbelievable Holy Light Bloodline…”

Recker looked at the people around him, lost in a frenzy, shaking his head helplessly.

Whether the Holy Light Bloodline was good or bad, they had already achieved their goal.

This group’s goodwill toward the Holy Light Bloodline had increased exponentially, the initial caution already half gone.

But Recker didn’t comment further, not only the surrounding crowd felt moved by the Blood Clan Patriarch’s words, even he had the urge to stay.

Allowing descendants to learn knowledge and magic was a lure too strong to resist.

Had he not joined a mercenary corps, barely escaping death every day, he would still be farming in Eric Town.

Knowledge and magic represented status and honor, represented being able to ascend in society.

No one could resist this temptation.

Seeing the fear and doubt in the eyes of the crowd turn into hope and expectation, seeing hateful gazes turn into respect and flattery,

Lide laughed heartily inside.

This, was a success.