True Ancestor went to be a vampire hunter

"In short, invite those envoys over first, and make a decision after listening to them. Even if you don't formally form an alliance with them, you can do business secretly." Baldwin said.

Although it was a long way from Constantine to Zhu Ye Empire, and several small countries were separated, the control over merchants between countries was not strict. Hanks' ability to smuggle goods from Zhu Ye Empire was a strong proof.

Specialties such as Constantine's spices are also very popular in the northern countries. It is said that a large part of them eventually flowed into the Zhu Ye Empire, because the spices are "the taste of the old capital."

If the trade route can be opened up, it will also be of great benefit to Constantine.

Soon, Baldwin sent the most comfortable carriage in the castle, and brought the three vampire messengers to the city from the new fortress of Stigmata.Hanks left with an excuse, apparently he was just a guide.

"Ah, I didn't expect that the Duke of Constantine is also a blood race." After seeing Baldwin, the Viness Shana's tone was filled with arrogance.

"This..." Baldwin thought to himself that he hadn't shown any flaws, but unexpectedly, the other party saw through his true body at a glance.

"Please forgive my impoliteness, but it is very easy for someone like me to distinguish my own kind. Since you are also a vampire, it will be more convenient for us to cooperate." Shanna said with a smile.

"Please don't get me wrong, I will become a vampire...becoming a vampire, not out of my own will."

"It turns out that there are indeed many blood clans who do not recognize Master Lilith's gift, but I have no right to interfere with your thoughts. This time we have established diplomatic relations with you with sincerity, and we do not want to cause you unhappiness due to identity issues." Shanna said.

Baldwin nodded heavily, unexpectedly the other party was very reasonable.

In fact, Shana just preconceived that Baldwin was just a pawn of the True Ancestor, so she didn't care about his thoughts.

"Thank you for your understanding, and please keep this matter a secret. After all, Constantine is still an ordinary human principality. If the common people know that the lord is a vampire, it will definitely cause panic and riots."

"Of course, please rest assured."

"Then, regarding the establishment of diplomatic relations, please allow me to express my country's attitude: my country cannot establish diplomatic relations with your country on the surface, and the reason is the same as I just said."

"It is impossible to establish diplomatic relations in the open, that is to say, friendly exchanges can be carried out in the dark, isn't it?" Shanna was not surprised by Baldwin's attitude.

In fact, Romnia in the Western Continent, that is, the vassal country that provided the false identity for "Human Cain", also apparently broke off diplomatic relations with the Vermilion Ye Empire.

"Yes, we are still very willing to do business with your country."

"Understood, that's fine. But the cooperation that our country wants to reach with your country is not limited to trade, there are also some other demands."

"What kind of request is this...?"

"Since that's the case, I'll get straight to the point. In fact, Her Majesty the Empress is very interested in your country's new weapons. I hope your country can transfer us the manufacturing method of this weapon."

"This... the transfer of weapon technology is not something that can be easily agreed to. May I ask what your country can provide us?"

"For this, our country can provide enough rich money or materials to buy, or exchange for an equivalent technology. You should know the brilliant achievements of our country a hundred years ago. Even now, our country has advanced in alchemy, astronomy, enchanting , Divination and other disciplines are still far ahead of the Eastern Continent countries and even the whole world."

"Well, that's it..." Baldwin nodded.

At this time, Jiang Xiaotan, who had been listening in, couldn't help asking: "Your Majesty, please allow me to intervene. Since your country is so powerful, why are you willing to live in a corner of the mainland instead of expanding?"

After hearing this, Shana felt very helpless, and she really wanted to complain, "Didn't it happen to you back then?".

However, as an excellent diplomat, she weighed her words carefully, speculated on the psychology of the Second True Ancestor, and said the answer that the other party most likely wanted to hear.

"Because of the great turmoil a hundred years ago, the intensification of internal conflicts in our country made Her Majesty realize the disadvantages of blind expansion. Therefore, for a hundred years, the number of blood races has been strictly controlled and unnecessary expansion has been avoided."

"I see." Jiang Xiaotan nodded.

He also recently took a make-up lesson on the history of vampires, and he probably knew the reason for the decline and fall of the old Zhuye Empire.

This great empire established by blood clans did not have a strict hierarchical system at the beginning. Human civilians could apply to be transformed into immortal blood clans as long as they wished. few.

For this reason, the old Zhu Ye Empire had to expand infinitely in order to obtain more blood and support an extremely large ethnic group.And established a strict hierarchy that does not allow human beings to be transformed into blood races at will.

However, this system not only led to the division and confrontation between the vampires and humans in the empire, but also led to the confrontation between the new generation of vampires and the "elders", causing great turmoil.

The specific process of that "great turmoil" is mostly not recorded in detail in human books, only three out of three true ancestors of blood races, and nine out of ten ethnic groups.

The remaining blood clans could not maintain their rule over the huge empire.In the end, after the great turmoil, the humans of the old Zhu Ye Empire rose up one after another and drove the blood race to a corner of the mainland, becoming the current New Zhu Ye Empire.

The situation described by Shana is indeed one of the reasons why the New Zhuye Empire no longer expands, so Jiang Xiaotan accepted her words.

"Please rest assured that our country's desire to obtain this technology is not out of expansion considerations, but Her Majesty has always been very curious about new things, and you also know that adults with rich experience like Her Majesty can only obtain it by constantly learning new things. Satisfaction."

Shana felt that the Second True Ancestor, who also lived for thousands of years, would understand her sister's thoughts, but Jiang Xiaotan thought of Daisy.

That's true, if it weren't for the stimulation of chess, she would only be a dark necromancer who wants to die.

"Understood, but we can't give you an answer on this matter right away, please stay in Constantine first, let's discuss this cooperation slowly, shall we?" Baldwin said.

"Of course, thank you for your hospitality." Shanna replied.

So the three blood-sucking messengers settled down in the city of Constantine.

In the first few days, Baldwin arranged several trustworthy nobles, and negotiated with Shanna and others on matters such as trade.During the period, at the request of Shana, the three envoys visited the front gate of the ruins of the old city.

Of course, the matter of the Mithril Mine was concealed, and the three messengers just sighed at the disappearing fountain and statue, and did not go deep into the pit.

After the visit, the two sides scheduled to officially start negotiations on the introduction of artillery technology the next day.

However, an unexpected accident happened.

Early this morning, when Jiang Xiaotan was practicing swordsmanship in the practice field, Supervisor Hite brought bad news.

"Those three vampire messengers were killed last night."