Without making any demands, Qin Chu quickly left Roy Palace, maneuvering his tall, thin body, which resembled a bamboo pole.
The butler was still savoring the story when he couldn't help but sigh to Levi, "That prince was so pitiful. As long as he lived, the vampires would never grow up, and they would do whatever they wanted under his protection, inevitably leading to their destruction. But even after he died, his own kind still didn't understand his good intentions."
Levy was still fiddling with the gun when he heard the butler's comment, he chuckled, and didn't reply.
The housekeeper felt he had overstepped his bounds.
He thought that, judging from the Crown Prince's absent-minded appearance, he probably hadn't listened to the story at all, let alone expressed any feelings.
Just when the butler thought the story was over, with a "thud," the gun that had been played with for a while lay on the table. Levi ruffled his hair a couple of times, rested his chin on his hand, and sighed: "The hunter was clearly the one who suffered more; he was tied up for life without even realizing it."
As he spoke, he calculated the time and clicked his tongue, saying, "It's still a vampire's life, how tragic."
Qin Chu walked along the deserted streets for a long time before suddenly turning into a commercial street.
Two guards in Roy Palace uniforms appeared at the corner. They stopped, searched the surroundings without success, exchanged a frustrated glance, and slunk away.
Burke was still standing in front of the palace gates, "sunbathing." He watched the two guards return and asked in a rather unfriendly tone, "Well, did you catch them?"
"We couldn't catch him; that kid was quick enough to get away." The two guards said sullenly.
Burke was incredibly disappointed in them. He took off his hat and smacked each of the two guards twice on the forehead: "You two are graduates of military academy, how could you lose track of them? Luckily, classes have been completely suspended now, otherwise your dean would have revoked your diplomas and sent you back to school to continue your studies."
One of the younger guards couldn't help but mutter, "General Qin Chu doesn't care about such trivial matters."
Burke chuckled and fanned himself with his hat: "Don't even mention it, if he's in a bad mood, he'll control everything. He might not even need to revoke it; he could just turn on the air conditioning and freeze your electronic diploma until it cracks, believe it or not?"
The butler received the message from the guard and returned to his office to prepare a reply for Levi.
When he pushed the door open, he found that the Crown Prince was actually reading a book, which was unprecedented for him.
The old steward was very excited. He thought that if the Crown Prince could do some "serious business" every day, the antique decorations in the Royal Palace might be saved!
But upon closer inspection, the butler noticed that Levy was also holding an antique original book that was on the verge of falling apart. This book had previously been placed on the top shelf of the Royal Palace, and Levy had taken it down at some point.
Seeing Levy openly flipping through the repaired pages without even wearing gloves, the butler's heart sank once again.
"Your Highness, what are you looking at?" If you don't understand it, then don't bother looking at it.
The butler leaned closer for a discreet glance and realized that this was something no normal person could understand.
This book is an antique from the ancient Earth period, and it is written entirely in ancient Earth scripts, and not just one, making it very valuable for research.
On the page that Levy is currently turning to, there are two languages.
The top line is composed of neat, square characters, somewhat similar to modern interstellar script, which is barely legible. However, the bottom line is shaped like an earthworm, winding and connected together, making it dizzying to look at.
After staring at Levy for a while, the butler noticed that this prince, who was "useless" except for his astonishing destructive power, was actually reading this book, which looked like a bunch of scribbles, with great interest.
"You... can understand it?" The butler was so surprised that he couldn't help but ask tentatively.
Levi looked up at him, then casually flipped through the pages: "I couldn't understand it before, but I suddenly understand it now."
This sounded like metaphysics, and the butler was a little skeptical. Aside from specialized scholars and AI systems with fully loaded language packs, no one could master these ancient scripts.
Levy read quickly, or rather, he had no interest in the book's contents at all. He finished it in a few seconds and threw the nearly falling-down book on the table, prompting the butler to inwardly exclaim, "What a waste!"
"How's it going?" Levi reached up and untied the knot at the back of his head, looking up at the butler.
The butler then realized what he meant: "We lost them..."
He said with some concern, "The guards are all professionally trained. This man in black robes was able to shake them off, so his identity must be extraordinary."
"Um."
It was Levi who had someone follow them. The butler thought he would be disappointed if he heard there was no result, but to his surprise, the man just responded casually, as if he had expected it, without any shock or concern.
After throwing down the book, he turned around and simply sat on the desk, one foot dangling on the ground and the other foot planted firmly on the chair, staring blankly at the half-sunlight streaming in from the window.
After the prince awoke from the virtual world and arrived at Roy Palace, he would often space out like this.
The butler didn't seem to care much. After bowing, he prepared to leave. He had already walked out of the office, and with his eyes still downcast, he turned to close the door behind him.
Suddenly, a loud "bang" came from inside the room. The butler was startled and looked up to see Levy kicking the window directly in front of him to pieces.
These windows were all made of reinforced glass with an explosion-proof coating; they couldn't be kicked open, and even a weak gun couldn't penetrate them. But now, shards of glass were scattered all over the ground, and hot air was slowly blowing in through the broken holes.
Under the butler's horrified gaze, Levy bent down to remove the shard of glass embedded in his ankle.
The housekeeper was so frightened that he forgot to get the first-aid kit, but it really wasn't needed...
As soon as the glass was removed, before Levi's wound had even bled a little, it healed at a speed visible to the naked eye, scabbed over, and returned to normal.
Even though the human body is now highly enhanced, this powerful healing ability is still beyond the scope of the human species...
For some reason, the butler thought of the legends about the royal family, and his old eyes widened in fear.
Levi didn't seem to mind. He threw the broken glass into the garbage disposal, turned to the butler, and smiled reassuringly, "It's nothing, I'm just a little bored staying here all the time."
"Then, why don't you go out for a stroll?" the butler wanted to suggest. After all, no one dared to restrict Levi's freedom. Although the cabinet was afraid that the crown prince would run away, they dared not interfere too much.
In short, given the Crown Prince's abilities, if he wanted to leave, he could roam the entire interstellar space, and probably no one could catch him now.
But even with the windows kicked open, Levy showed no intention of going out.
He stood up, stretched, walked out of the office area, and strolled towards the rest area.
Seemingly to showcase its cultural heritage, the corridors of the Royal Palace of Roy were lined with various collections from past emperors. Levy had never been interested in these things; if he did, it was only in their destruction.
But this time, after passing something, he turned back.
What caught Levy's eye was a jewelry box displayed in a glass case.
The jewelry box was open, revealing a pendant resting on a black velvet base. The pendant was very simple, with a silver chain and base, and a large red gemstone the size of a pigeon's egg was perfectly set in it.
This gemstone has no signs of cutting or polishing, and looks very simple and natural.
Of course, it looks a bit ugly compared to the dazzling collection around it.
Seeing Levi reach for the pendant, the butler following behind immediately stepped forward and opened the glass cover—otherwise, the Crown Prince would probably be too lazy to find the button and would just crush the glass cover.
Levy took out the gem and examined it against the light.
Seeing his interest, the steward remembered that this item had some connection to the story the man in black had just told. He said, "Your Highness, this is from your great-grandfather's collection..."
Upon hearing the term "great-grandfather," Levi's icy blue eyes swept over him. The butler paused, then readily corrected himself: "It's from the collection of King Rawat IV. At that time, the vampires had not yet been incorporated into the empire. It was a spoil of war."
"It is said that this gem is the mineralized heart of vampires, and it can only be formed under extremely harsh conditions..."
"Tsk, sounds quite precious?" Levi raised an eyebrow and tossed the gem in his hand with a smile.
The butler silently cried out: It's very precious, please be careful!
"Is this really a heart?" Levy was clearly skeptical of the legend. He tapped the gem on the table next to him, making a crisp sound.
Although he wasn't sure if it was a vampire's heart, the butler now believed it was his own. What a precious gem, a gem imbued with the essence of time!
After fiddling with it for a while, Levy brought the gem to his nose and sniffed it.
Then he scoffed, "What heart? Just ordinary ore, it doesn't have any biological flavor."
"Is that a dog's nose?" the butler thought outrageously.
Levy quickly lost interest in the gem.
Seeing the prince look away, the steward could guess what Levi was doing with his toes. It was nothing more than a seemingly casual toss, but no matter how big or small the object was, or what the angle of the toss was, it would always end up in the nearest garbage shredder in a smooth parabola.
So the butler, who had recently been trained to have a conditioned reflex, disregarded his old body and hurriedly reached out to take it.
But to the butler's surprise, Levy had already raised his hand, but stopped just before the gem was about to leave his grasp.
He glanced down again, then stretched out his arm and put the gemstone back into the jewelry box in the glass case.
The butler, who had already struck a pose, looked at the crooked gems in the jewelry box and almost burst into tears of emotion.
The mischievous kid has finally learned to manage his life!
Completely oblivious to the butler's expression, life at Roy Palace was incredibly boring.
It's inappropriate to say that the entire empire is equally boring now.
Levi leaned against the bedchamber and dozed off for a while. Perhaps because he had seen the gem, he had a strange dream.
Author's Note:
This world that's making me go bald is finally finished, although, what follows will definitely be the same baldness.
Chapter 41, Third Story (1)
It was night, the moonlight was bright, and Levi's vision was not obstructed at all, allowing him to see everything clearly in the darkness.
The surrounding scenery flashed by quickly, unlike the artificial landscapes of interstellar space. The roadside was clearly lined with naturally formed, dense forests, lush with branches and leaves.
Judging from his appearance, he was probably riding a horse? And at a very fast speed.
Levy tried to pull the reins to control the horse, but found that his consciousness was merely attached to the body and he had little control over it.
Such a completely passive state would cause anyone to feel a little panicked, but Levy, who was extremely lucid in the dream, found it very interesting, and even a little exciting.
He simply let go of control completely to see what the person in the dream was going to do.
A figure flashed past rapidly, moving as if flying or gliding—it was a vampire. The vampire was carrying two humans in its arms, yet its speed was anything but slow.
Even so, they still couldn't compare to the pursuers.
Levi could clearly sense that the person whose consciousness resided within him was completely unhurried, utterly at ease, and even somewhat bored.
The man wasn't particularly interested in hunting down the vampire; in fact, he was somewhat averse to it. But for some reason, he did it anyway, leisurely toying with his prey.
Upon reaching an open space, the vampire in front suddenly stopped, and Levy jumped off his horse.
“You should know my rules,” Levi heard his body speak. “Since you’re a vampire who’s captured a human, you’re going to die anyway, so before you die… take pity on you and take a couple of bites.”
The voice was extremely malevolent, making it difficult to discern its stance for a moment. The hope on the faces of the two humans being held by the vampire suddenly froze, turning into indescribable fear.
Levi's consciousness flickered.
The voice was unfamiliar, but the inherent mocking laughter within it was unmistakably familiar. If he weren't unable to control his body and knew he didn't possess this memory, Levy would almost have believed it was himself.
The vampire on the other side was clearly taken aback by what this person said.
But he quickly shook off the two humans, not to beg for mercy, but to say to them, "Go back, your mission is over, here is your reward."
As he spoke, he raised his hand and threw out two diamonds.