I Am Louis XIV

  Chapter 402 The King's Conversation with the Two Blood Princes (Part 2)

   "In this respect, you and His Royal Highness Theoderic agree," said Louis.

"Yeah, it's possible for wizards to live in harmony with mortals, but it's not possible for blood races. You should know the best, because you're the kind of person who needs to go after the slightest threat." Amon doll crooked Speaking on the candlestick, the doll's glass eyes were gray in the candlelight, just like Theodoric said, he should have separated a part of the mist and contracted in the doll's body: "This is what Theodoric worries about, He knows you can find it, and then..." He opened his hands: "You must try to eliminate this threat forever, at least in your life. But this is not the same as you have ever encountered, from the dangers of the other world. Different, Your Majesty, he is also for your own good, you can't fight against us."

   "I will," Louis didn't seem to see the doll's evil smile and small fangs suddenly showing: "But Amon, are all thirteen clans involved in this this time?"

The doll scratched his face in surprise, although neither the ceramic doll's face nor the vampire would feel itchy: "The last time we did this was the second-generation vampire, our parents, you don't have the qualifications yet, Your Majesty, let me just say it directly, this time it was Mokawi and Simmoor who participated in the assassination. But no vampires will stand by your side, whether it is Sabbat or neutrality, the tricks you play among humans are impossible. Shaking the blood clan."

   "I don't need anyone on my side," Louis took another chair and sat down: "Can you drink like this now?"

   "Yes, but it's better to add some blood." Amon said salivating: "This shouldn't be too much, Your Majesty, just one cup. The doctor will also draw this blood when he sees you."

"I don't have that kind of idiot around me," said Louie, "but I can give you a little." He brought a bottle of Brittany's famous sparkling cider, the golden-yellow wine dripping with blood and turning beautiful Orange: "How beautiful, I wish you good health," Amon said: "Your Majesty."

The doll was only a little taller than the cup. It jumped directly into the cup and took a deep breath: "Your blood is like a raging lava," it said: "No matter how calm and hard the surface is, the inside is full of Searing and devastating."

"It's the result of me suppressing myself all the time. I want to be a good king, and for that I gave up a lot, more precisely, from the beginning I stood where I was and didn't cross that fragile thin line." Louis also took a big sip: "I'm not the kind of person who regrets losing, but Mary's sudden departure still makes me tired and disappointed. Amon, you and Mr. Theoderic are also princes. People in high positions, you should be able to understand... When I find that a path cannot be passed, or it takes a lot of effort and effort to go through, of course I will give up this path and change to another, now it seems, Maybe I was wrong at the beginning, and some people may be born without gratitude... No, maybe they understand, but they haven't taken bitter medicine, and they won't find it sweet even if it's honey."

  The doll Amon laughed twice: "It is true, Your Majesty, mortals are like ants in front of you, of course you can use the rights that God has given you at will."

   "Do you and Theoderic think I'll do anything to the vampires involved in this?"

   "You're a stubborn person, I knew that long ago."

"Marcavi and Simmour, you said those two names," said Louis; "I know that Simmour's ancestral home is in Oxford, and Mocavy's ancestral land is Toledo, the Spanish and the English and their ancestry. Did you make a deal?"

"Yes, what Carlos II and Charles II promised to go out are all territories and privileges," Amon said the message that Theoderic had never delivered: "Your Majesty, each of the thirteen clans has an ancestral land, But the ancestral land almost belongs to the parents of each clan, and most of the descendants of the blood races will be scattered. You know, we need to eat every day, unless we encounter a situation like the Black Death, or the lower blood race will soon be killed. It's wrong to perceive - they can't enter the church, can't use silverware, and are afraid of the sun, but there is a situation, Your Majesty, if he has the surname and territory of a noble, then his strangeness will be covered by his power and identity. ."

"It's like Elizabeth Bathory." Louis said, Bloody Mary has two origins in history, one is Queen Mary I of England, and the other is Elizabeth Bathory of Hungary. When Louis was in the world According to the records about her, she is a fifth or sixth generation blood family. She was a human before her husband died, and was transformed after her husband died. She thought that the castle had consumed nearly a thousand girls in the name of hiring maids (this is still On the premise of records), after being exposed, because of her surname and origin, she was only imprisoned in her own room in the castle - it is said that the doors and windows were blocked by bricks and stones. She is a blood clan, so for her, it is just giving up some less important things.

Therefore, for the blood clan, if there is a fief, not only can their own food sources be easily solved, but it is no longer difficult to develop descendants-noble masters have countless eccentricities, and people can always understand one or two, just Even the most troublesome Masses and other sacraments can be "completed" in the chapel in the castle, instead of completely revealing their true identity in full view of the public.

  The nobles who own the territory can also collect taxes, set up courts, hire doctors, and support soldiers and executioners. Their castles are forbidden places for civilians, and not only are they allowed, even the king's soldiers are not allowed to enter.

   "But the only people who can get you and Theoderic to warn me are the heads of these two families," said Louis.

"They deliberately seek a fief for their direct descendants." The doll Amon showed a strange smile: "I heard that they accused Theoderic of having too close contact with you at the secret banquet meeting, as a way to evade themselves. guilt."

   "Shouldn't they use your deal with me as an example?" Louis said: "You got Livonia back."

"They don't dare to be enemies with Zmish." Amon said with a smile, and then he saw the king's teasing look: "You still say that blood is different from human beings," Louis XIV said bluntly: "Your Highness, Do you know what kind of existence the blood race is to me? I don't think the blood race is a devil or a monster. It must be said that they are just a new life pulled out of human beings. Aldric reminded me that the blood race feeds on human beings..." The king opened a small box on the round table, "Haven't human beings used the same kind as food? You only ingest blood, and we have to eat more. It's a little more complicated, from grease to skin, from fat to brain, from bones to internal organs, we not only eat, but also eat finely, scientifically, and regularly."

   "It seems that Theoderic is right to worry," Amon whimpered, "You are determined to oppose us."

   "How come," Louis shook his head, "Don't you need order?"

"The vampires have their own laws," the doll Amon jumped out of the wine glass, miraculously, there was no water stain all over his body, his glass eyes were as small as two peas, but with an evil sparkle: "And For the secret banquet, their laws are quite complete. They won't even look at you, and they won't listen to you. If you dare to threaten them, don't think they will be like Nophele. resign."

   "There are twenty million people in France now," said Louis suddenly, "and there will be more in the future."

   "What's the use of having more lambs."

"Sheep also eat flesh and blood." Louis said, "Why do you need fiefs? You didn't need them hundreds of years ago-because human beings are developing and pioneering, and your transformed newborn's hope still retains the original one. Living comfortably, any vampire can find a place off the beaten track to live in seclusion, but not anymore, humans are everywhere, they are everywhere, and they are more powerful, just like wizards, your advantages are becoming weaker ."

   "But at least when you were a mortal, Louis." Doll Amon said: "You will pay for your arrogance."

"Does it matter how I am, maybe if I die, France will be turbulent for a while, but mankind will continue to move forward." Louis held the cup: "I don't understand what you are dissatisfied with, I am seeking wizards, blood races Even the future where all the inhabitants of the other world coexist."

If the original doll Amon was indeed deliberately exaggerating and intimidating, it is true now... His emotions have become so complicated that the doll's body is about to burst: "Can you still let us change the recipe, or like Abel to sacrifice to God Do you sacrifice the first and only sons of mankind to the blood race?"

   "All you need is blood," said Louie, "not life."

The doll Amon opened his eyes slightly, saying that the vampires only need to take about one to three cups of blood, but in order to avoid leaving traces, they usually kill the prey after the meal, "Are you talking about bloodletting? "It reminds me of a possibility, but: "We cannot ingest dead blood." Congealed blood can debilitate or even die of the vampire.

   "Medicine is developing." Louis said, Amon didn't even know if he was joking or was crazy: "I now know why I took a fancy to you, Louis, what a crazy king!"

"There's nothing strange about that," said Louie, "I can hire wizards with silk, food, and mansions, and of course vampires with the same things, since we and our enemies have turned their backs on the original law. Let's be more thorough." He paused: "Of course, I have no intention of targeting all thirteen clans, I still say that, Your Highness, I hope that my territory and country are no matter day or night. There are rules to follow, and I won't impose too harsh conditions, but France - at least there should be no criminals who have tried to assassinate His Majesty the King."

   "Who do you want to hire?"

   "Vantra," said Louis.

   "I think so too," the doll Amon said. "Zmish is a member of the Sabbat. We don't agree with the conservative and cautious members of the secret banquet, but it's not impossible, Your Majesty."

   "How do you say it, Your Highness, are you willing to accept the **** of the covenant with human beings?"

"This is exactly what I came here for," the doll Amon said: "Your Majesty, I don't even mind being hostile to Mokawi and Simmoor. Anyway, we didn't deal with it very well at first, but I hope, I hope I can have you, I The original wish, Your Majesty, I want you to be my descendant and take over the power of Zmich."

   "I may not be able to grant you this wish," said Louis. "I belong to France."

"The first fifty years or sixty years may be so, but after that?" The doll Amon took two steps on the table, stretched out two slender hands, and touched Louis' face: "The years are never the blood family. Enemy, even if you are old, after you drink my blood, you will regain your youth and vitality, and it will be forever."

   "How wonderful, at least it sounds."

"It's not a difficult choice, Louis, when you're old, dead, buried by your descendants, rotting in the soil, with sand, worms, ants, hair, snow skin, and blue eyes like gems, there are only portraits and People's memories will survive, but the portraits will fade, the memories will fade, and one day your splendor will gradually fade, and people will never remember such a king... But if you become my descendant, Louis, All this is but a brief moment for you."

The patriarch of Zmish said with such sincerity: "When you wake up, you are still as beautiful as before, and the art, music and drama you love will jump to a new level, or have more. Pleasures and novelties are waiting for you to enjoy, and you don’t even have to work as hard as you are now, you can still be high above and dominate everything.”

"Perhaps," it continued, "I was wrong before, not all clans are unwilling to stand by your side, if you are willing to accept my invitation, not only Zmich, but I can even persuade Le Senjing for you Your Majesty, Your Majesty, if you do have that kind of ambition."

   "It is also your ambition, Your Highness, if I become Zmich, will there be a second blood family in France to occupy the throne?"

   "You're sober," said the doll, Amon. "But do you think Theoderic will accept your employment? He's so old-fashioned, and if I can't be your father, I'll be your enemy."

   "The blood clan has thirteen clans, you reminded me before."

  The doll Amon took a step back, "I almost admire you, Louis. How bold are you?"

   (end of this chapter)