The thought of it even makes me feel a little nauseous.
“That’s because vampires don’t have to feed on blood every meal.” Noah said with great pity, “Dear General, please try to think positively. It’s a good thing to have the opportunity to experience the lives of different races. Maybe next time at the meeting, no one will seize on your prejudice against vampires and attack you indiscriminately.”
Qin Chu scoffed, preferring to be dragged around and talked to to death by those old men rather than experience the life of a vampire.
At that time, vampires had just immigrated to the Empire and occupied a perpetually dark planet on the outskirts of the Empire. But these creatures had mischief ingrained in their genes, and every night vampires would go out to harass the humans on the surrounding planets.
Qin Chu happened to be in charge of security in that area. At first, he arrested them one by one, but later he couldn't stand it anymore and set up an electric fence outside the vampire's planet. It was like having a giant electric mosquito swatter, with several human-shaped mosquitoes stuck to it every day.
After dragging these troublesome vampires down, Qin Chu had no intention of releasing them; he simply hung them up at the planet's port for public display.
So much so that during the time Qin Chu was in office, the entire vampire clan trembled at the mere mention of his name.
Qin Chu had absolutely no liking for these creatures who could clearly live on various artificial blood plasmas or animal blood, yet insisted on crossing the warning line to roam and dance on human planets.
"Let's make a deal, exchange it for me." Qin Chu tried to bargain with Noah.
Noah immediately retorted: "Sir, I believe you have also realized that this is actually a world where vampires and humans coexist. In such a complex world, finding a suitable data entity is extremely difficult."
Noah then transmitted Qin Chu's current identity information: "Please remember that you are now the only prince in the vampire clan. You have lived for a very long time and are a highly respected elder in the entire vampire clan."
"Oh." Qin Chu's face remained frozen, showing no sign of empathy.
Thanks to his professional experience, he had absolutely no interest in becoming a respected elder in his race.
If Qin Chu were an elder of the vampire clan, he would probably break the legs of two-thirds of the vampire population, and send the remaining third to the training ground for some serious training.
Noah ignored Qin Chu's rejection and directly fed the data body and the basic information of this world into Qin Chu's brain.
While criticizing him, he also worriedly instructed, "Sir, due to your outrageous behavior in the last world, I have to remind you that this data position carries high weight."
"So if you are not careful, your behavior that breaks your persona will be witnessed and recorded by a large number of data entities, which will easily attract the attention of the main brain."
Normal people would pay a little attention upon hearing such words.
Although General Qin looks like an anthropomorphic version of the Imperial Army, he still has a wild horse in his heart.
He pondered for a moment, then very precisely grasped the key point: "You mean, as long as it's not seen by other data entities, it's fine?"
Noah: "..."
“Sometimes I have to say,” Noah sighed in a very human way, “your comprehension is truly exceptional, beyond human comprehension.”
Qin Chu nodded readily: "Thank you for the compliment."
Noah was so angry that he typed gibberish.
Even as he said this, Qin Chu still carefully reviewed the information in his mind.
The labels Noah highlighted in red on the information were "caring for one's own kind" and "miseating humans." Before seeing anything else, Qin Chu was drawn to the length of the name field.
Brewster Alden Ludwig Elfenstone...
Because there were too many words, Noah even changed the width of the name box on the information page and added a hyphen at the bend.
Qin Chu stared at the long string of letters that would make him bald for two seconds, then quickly turned his gaze away to look at other things.
Noah was extremely dissatisfied, mentally pounding, "Sir, this won't do. In the last world, you only couldn't remember other people's names; don't come to this world and forget even your own!"
Qin Chu: "..."
He really didn't remember.
General Qin had never been interested in information that crammed into his brain but wasn't particularly useful. While looking at the other information, he casually asked Noah, "Since I can't remember it anyway, what's the difference?"
“There’s a big difference.” Noah pulled out another set of survey data. “Not being able to remember other people’s names is called being arrogant or having a bad memory. But not being able to remember your own name that you’ve used for thousands of years is a matter of intelligence.”
That seems to make sense.
However, Qin Chu quickly found a reason to refute it.
Outside the heavy velvet curtains, the blinding sunlight gradually softened, then shrank into a bright red cloud on the horizon, disappearing below the horizon with a splendid afterglow.
As darkness fell, another knock came at the door of Qin Chu's bedroom.
Qin Chu opened the door and saw the brother who had asked him earlier if he had nightmares standing outside: "Your Highness, good evening. I hope your sleep wasn't disturbed too much by nightmares."
This must be a butler, with a maid carrying toiletries following behind him.
"See? As the only prince, they don't even call me by my name," Qin Chu said confidently.
Noah was once again indignant at humanity's sophistry.
Without waiting for the servants to come and serve him, Qin Chu grabbed a towel and quickly washed up.
In accordance with Qin Chu's usual style, this series of actions took no more than five minutes.
When he finished tidying himself up and looked up, he saw the butler and several servants standing there, staring blankly at him.
"What's the problem?"
No matter what kind of world or what kind of data entity, Qin Chu always speaks with his signature cold and indifferent tone.
The butler immediately snapped out of his daze, hurriedly pulled out his pocket watch, and bowed apologetically, saying, "Your Highness, your dinner will take about an hour and twenty minutes to cook. I will try my best to go to the kitchen and urge them on."
After saying that, the butler hurriedly left with a strange expression on his face.
When Qin Chu and Noah saw something amiss with the breakfast stall owner's expression in the first world, they were both very nervous.
This time, however, Qin Chu silently observed the servant's movements and asked Noah, "What's going on?"
Noah was also completely confused.
He quickly reviewed the information and then carefully analyzed the prince's daily routine.
Noah, who had grown up with the rough and tough style of the military, was stunned: "My God, sir, this prince spends an average of an hour and a half washing up every day after he crawls out of his coffin!"
Besides washing up, there was also the matter of grooming, changing the rose on one's chest, and choosing a suitable perfume. The process was so complicated that it was beyond the imagination of Noah's military system.
Upon hearing this, Qin Chu immediately looked down and examined his body again.
That's right, it's the gender he's used to using.
Noah continued to grumble, "What took others almost two hours, you finished in three minutes. No wonder the servants found it strange."
General Qin's face, however, was even colder.
Due to certain stereotypes, he simply couldn't imagine what the daily life of a man who spends nearly two hours fiddling with himself every morning would be like.
Chapter 28, Second Story (3)
"Sir, please look at the cabinet on your right."
Noah suddenly exclaimed, and Qin Chu turned his head to look, only to see a cabinet full of bottles and jars in the wooden cabinet.
perfume.
A cabinet full of perfumes.
Noah had never seen Qin Chu wear perfume in his life, and now he had the audacity to urge, "Sir, I think you need to truly immerse yourself in the persona."
"Don't even think about it, no way."
Qin Chu's face clearly showed his refusal. He followed the servant's directions to the dining room and sat down at the long table to wait for the meal to be served.
Having temporarily escaped the threat of the perfume, Qin Chu did not breathe a sigh of relief.
He'd never experienced a vampire's dinner before; who knew if they'd just drag out a living person for him to devour?
After waiting at the dining table for over an hour with a frozen face, Qin Chu's pounding nerves finally calmed down a little when he saw the butler pushing a food cart instead of carrying him out.
On the food cart was a steak, two pieces of bread, and a bottle of white wine. There were several small dishes with sauces, which didn't look like human blood or anything like that.
Qin Chu confidently laid out a napkin for himself, unaware that the servant who was about to start eating had awkwardly retreated.
As the only prince of the vampire clan, this vampire is clearly well-treated, with a group of servants attending to him even for breakfast.
The butler stood by, and whenever he saw that Qin Chu's plate was about to be empty, he would bring out new food.
Having already taken care of washing up, Qin Chu deliberately slowed down his eating pace this time.
He felt he had already sped up the video by 0.5x, but after a while he still heard the butler ask hesitantly, "Your Highness, are you in such a hurry today because you have something else to do?"
Qin Chu paused, holding the knife and fork, and immediately switched the playback speed to 0.25: "No."
This prince probably has a habit of having his schedule reported during breakfast. Upon hearing Qin Chu's reply, the butler took out a small notebook and reported item by item: "In a while, it will be Duke Tess's birthday celebration. He has been hoping that you could attend, so he contacted me a month in advance."
A vampire's birthday celebration?
It's quite interesting. Qin Chu didn't expect that these old folks who have lived for hundreds of years would still be interested in celebrating their birthdays.
Noah's information had always been incomplete, and Qin Chu was unsure of the prince's usual choices, so he simply nodded without answering immediately.
This choice was clearly correct, and the butler quickly moved on to the next item: "Young Master Alford has turned five and is now able to go out at night. Mrs. Alford would like to have your blessing for the young master."
Upon hearing this, Qin Chu was taken aback, not expecting that the prince would also have the job of a priest in human society.
This time, as usual, he didn't speak immediately, but the butler didn't skip over him like last time; instead, he waited for his reply.
Qin Chu had a better idea of what was going on, and nodded, saying, "Alright, let this lady come over."
The butler then continued, "Another newborn was born into the vampire clan last night, and everyone is very happy."
Qin Chu remained silent, only nodding, thinking to himself that this prince truly bore a heavy responsibility.
After saying this, the butler quickly became excited and put away his notebook:
"There's another minor matter, also related to Duke Tess. Countess Clara and Duke Tess... their rendezvous was discovered, and Countess Clara is now challenging the Duke to a duel, while the Count and the Duke's wife also got into a fight last night."
"But the problem is not solved. In order not to affect the relationship between the two families, they are asking for your decision."
Upon hearing this, Qin Chu's face went completely blank.
This prince is in charge of everything, not only newborn vampires, but also extramarital affairs.
Could he possibly make a crazy decision?
"What do you think a prince's daily life is like?" Noah couldn't help but ask, seeing Qin Chu's long face.
Qin Chu thought for a moment: "At the very least, we need to improve public order."
Noah: "...There's something wrong with your thinking."
The butler was still waiting for Qin Chu's reply.