Four family heads, excluding Lucinil, were seated in the meeting room of Edina Palace. 0

“Greetings, Your Majesty.” 0

“It’s been a while, Great Being.” 0

Eleris claimed to be my vassal, but the truth was that the other three were not my subordinates. They were helping me as much as they could, but they were offering cooperation, and had never submitted to my authority.0

Of course, Lruien, Galarsh, and Antirianus had relocated their entire clans to the Edina Archipelago. This was partly out of a desire to assist me, but also because they couldn’t leave their clans to be devoured by the chaos that had engulfed the continent because of the Gate Incident.0

The clans of the Vampire Lords were also a crucial part of my military power. Vampires were generally mages, and the hundreds of Vampire Lords who could withstand sunlight were vital pillars supporting my rule across the archipelago.0

Without the crucial power of magic, I wouldn’t have been able to provide shelter for the numerous refugees, build new structures, or cultivate food for them so quickly. 0

Humans were naturally very afraid of vampires, who were essentially bloodsuckers. However, seeing vampires using magic to farm and grow crops and working tirelessly to feed them left the humans bewildered.0

Humans provided blood without turning into vampires, and vampires provided food for humans. It was a somewhat unsettling symbiotic relationship, but else what could be done? Necessity knows no law.0

As a result, the clans of Thursday, Friday and Saturday seemed to have little dissatisfaction with the arrangement.0

The Senate, the most important among my support bases and my collaborators, consisted of these four vampires, who were now looking at me. 0

“Your Majesty, rumors about this place are slowly spreading across the continent,” Eleris reported.0

Eleris mostly operated alone. She wandered the continent, destroying warp gates wherever possible, doing what she could to bring about the...0