The Original Vampire

A word from Colin made Quincy stand on the spot.

After a long while, he came back to his senses and asked in disbelief: "Lord Viscount, you, you mean..."

"Right, I give you this opportunity to return to the position of tax officer in Ice Rock City."

"Thank you so much! Your kindness and wisdom are as dazzling as the sun, as the sea..."

"Don't rush to thank me." Colin waved his hand, interrupting Quincy who was too excited, "If you screw up..."

"Then I will keep the library for you all my life!" Quincy said loudly.

Colin rolled his eyes.

I didn't expect this old man to be a thief.

Even at his age, he doesn't know how many years are left to live.

If he messes up, he won't be too bad when he return to the library.

On the contrary, it seems that Colin is giving him old age care.

"No, it's not just you. If you mess up, your son, right, do you have a son?" Colin nodded when he saw Quincy, and continued, "Your son will also come to guard the library, guard for a lifetime!"

Quincy's face changed a little now.

"Why? Scared? Did your previous rhetoric be bragging?" Colin started to arouse him when he saw this.

"Of course not!"

"Well, you can choose for yourself. Either continue to keep the library for me, or seize this opportunity I gave you and give it a try."

Quincy's chest undulated violently, and after a while, he gritted his teeth and said harshly:

"Master Viscount, if I can really make Ice Rock City the most dazzling city in the North within ten years, can you agree to a request?"

"Tell me."

"I hope you can give me a surname!"

Colin raised his brows.

In the Glorious Empire, only the nobles were allowed to have surnames.

Of course, Quincy did not ask Colin to knight him when he made this request.

Because this is not allowed.

According to the rules of nobility in this world, civilians are not allowed to be knighted.

Because they don't have noble blood, they are not worthy!

However, civilians have a way to achieve a class transition.

And the only way to make the transition is to marry a noble daughter.

As long as the daughter of the nobleman gives birth to a descendant, then the descendants of the commoner and the nobleman will have a noble lineage - although not so pure, it can barely be seen as a nobleman.

He also has the qualifications to accept the title.

After the knighthood, the descendant can let the monarch give him a surname (if he does not have an inherited matrilineal surname).

And this surname can be shared with his father, grandfather, great-grandfather...

This is the real class transition.

And Quincy's request now means that - let Colin help him, uh, he shouldn't be able to marry.

It should be to help Quincy's son marry the daughter of a nobleman, so that their family can achieve a class transition!

"Okay." Colin nodded.

Not only did he not think that Quincy, a commoner who still asked for meritorious service, was too ignorant, but he felt that this was a manifestation of self-confidence.

Ability is generally proportional to temper.

Compared to a good-tempered mediocre, he prefers a capable person who has a temper and a personality who dares to make demands. 

If the former tax official could really make Ice Rock City the richest city in the north, then Colin felt that this person was qualified to be among the nobles.

Seeing Colin agree to his request, Quincy first showed an expression of disbelief, and then was ecstatic.

Finally, he knelt down in front of Colin decisively and swore allegiance to him.

Colin used [Judgement Blade] to tap on Quincy's shoulder, and accepted the other's allegiance.

"Okay, that's all about the taxes. Now, you should help me find the record about this sword."

"Of course, of course! Please wait a moment!" Quincy's body was trembling incessantly before he was relieved from his excitement.

For a commoner, there is nothing more glorious than entering the aristocratic class.

Even if this matter is still elusive, Quincy seems to have seen a bright future for his family.

Not letting Colin wait, Quincy walked out tremblingly with a thick book.

After rummaging for a while, Quincy said respectfully: "My lord, all the records about [Judgement Blade] are here."

Colin nodded and sat down to look carefully.

In fact, there is no such thing as an "artifact" in this world.

It is impossible to dominate the world with a blade or sword.

Maybe there is something like this in the hands of the gods, but it never flows into the mortal world.

[Judgement Blade] is just a well-made knight sword, made by a famous dwarf blacksmith, sharp, tough, but not invincible.

The arcane magic circle inscribed above will indeed greatly increase its value, but it is only limited to this. It is obviously impossible to rely on this sword to challenge and kill the quartet.

If it had such power, the Duke of St. Hilde would not give it to Colin.

What really made this sword famous depends on whose hand it was held in, and what great things it did.

According to records, this sword was originally the weapon of the Duke of St. Theon.

One of the best things the Duke of St. Theon did in his life was to kill an emperor of the Glorious Empire with his own hands!

And the weapon he used at the time was this [Judgement Blade]!

This incident had a huge impact at the time, and almost caused the Glorious Empire to fall apart.

After the "King Slayer" Duke Saint Theon killed the emperor, he immediately became a target of public criticism and was cast aside by all humans.

The entire human empire was panicked, and the lords raised their troops one after another, preparing to crusade this "King Slayer".

But an incident that happened immediately made this "King Slayer" transform into a "Judge".

Not long after the killing of the emperor, under the crown of the Pope of the Glorious Church, the Duke of St. Theon was acquitted in public and an oracle was announced—

"He who has darkness in his heart will surely be judged!"

Contacting the situation at the time, this oracle was clearly saying - the emperor had darkness in his heart, and Duke St. Theon was judging him!

This oracle saved the Duke of St. Theon.

Even the Lord of Radiance has sent down the oracle, so naturally no one will dare to continue to condemn Duke St. Theon.

All the infamy immediately transferred to the emperor who was killed.

Because the oracle contained the phrase "the one with darkness in his heart", the poor emperor was called "the black emperor" for this reason.

The public opinion reversed in an instant, and the "Black Emperor" immediately became the faintest and evil monarch in the history of the empire, while the "Judge" Duke Saint Theon became the hero of the empire.

Therefore, the knight sword he used to kill the "Black Emperor" was also called [Judgement Blade].

After reading this period of history, Colin had more doubts in his heart.

Why did Marquis Garcia let him know these things?

Is he suggesting something to Colin?

The former Duke of St. Theon used this sword to kill his monarch. Could it be that the Marquis of Garcia also wanted Colin to use it to kill his brother, Duke of St. Hilde?

Wouldn't it be so straightforward...

It suddenly occurred to Colin that when Marquis Garcia reminded him to learn about the history of this sword, he was discussing the topic of loyalty with him.

Therefore, the information that Marquis Garcia wants to convey should also be related to loyalty.

What is loyalty?

Is the King Slayer Duke of Saint Theon counted as loyal?

If this is a betrayal, then why would he be forgiven by the Lord of Radiance?

Colin thought for a while, then suddenly asked Quincy on the side:

"For the detailed record of the Black Emperor's life, you can find it and show it to me."

"Black Emperor?" Quincy thought for a while, but then shook his head, "Sorry, Lord Viscount, there is no record of the emperor's life here."

"Isn't there any?" Colin raised his head in surprise.

Suddenly, the doubts in his heart deepened.

How can there be none?