The Original Vampire

Colin's words made Quincy stand on the spot.

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

"That's right, I'll give you this opportunity to return to your position as the tax officer of Ice Rock City."

"Thank you so much! Your kindness and wisdom shine like the sun, like the sea..."

"Don't rush to thank you." Colin waved his hand, interrupting the overly excited Quincy, "If you screw up..."

"Then I'll keep your library for the rest of your life!" Quincy exclaimed.

Colin rolled his eyes.

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

At his age, I don't know how many years to live.

If you screw up and come back to guard the library, no matter how you look at it, it won't be too bad.

Instead, it was as if Colin was giving him old age.

"No, it's not just you. If you screw up, your son, by the way, you have a son, right?" Colin continued after seeing Quincy nod, "your son will also come to guard the library, guard the lifetime!"

Only then did Quincy's face change.

"What? Scared? Are all your rhetoric just bragging?" Seeing this, Colin began to irritate him.

"of course not!"

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

Quincy's chest heaved violently. After a while, he gritted his teeth and said fiercely:

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

"Tell me."

"I wish you could give me a surname!"

Colin's brows twitched.

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

Of course, Quincy didn't ask Colin to give him a knighthood.

Because, this is not allowed.

According to the nobility laws of this world, commoners are not allowed to be knighted.

Because, they don't have noble blood, they don't deserve it!

However, it is not really impossible for civilians to achieve a class jump.

And the only way to make the leap is to marry the daughter of a nobleman.

As long as the daughter of the noble gave birth to a descendant, then the descendant of the commoner and the noble would have a noble bloodline—although it was not so pure, it was barely in the eyes of the nobles.

He also has the qualifications to accept the title.

After being awarded a title, the descendant can ask the emperor to give himself a surname (if he does not inherit the maternal surname).

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

This is the real glory of the ancestors.

And Quincy's current request is exactly what it means - let Colin help him, er, he should not 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 feel that Quincy, a commoner who made demands without meritorious service, was too ignorant, but he felt that this was a manifestation of self-confidence.

Ability is generally proportional to temper.

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

If the former tax officer can really make Ice Rock City the richest city in the North, then Colin feels that this person is qualified to be among the nobles.

Seeing that Colin agreed to his request, Quincy first showed a look of disbelief, then ecstasy.

Finally, he decisively knelt before Colin and swore allegiance.

Colin nodded on Quincy's shoulder with [Blade of Judgment], accepting the opponent's allegiance.

"Okay, the tax collector's business is settled. Now, you should help me find the records about this sword.

"

"Of course, of course! Please wait a moment!" Quincy hadn't recovered from the excitement, and his body was constantly shaking.

For a commoner, there is nothing more honorable than entering the nobility.

Even if it doesn't matter now, Quincy seems to have seen a bright future for his family.

Before Colin waited long, Quincy came out tremblingly holding a thick, big-headed book.

After rummaging for a while, Quincy said respectfully, "Lord Viscount, the records about [Blade of Judgment] are all here."

Colin nodded and sat down to look carefully.

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

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

Perhaps the gods have such things in their hands, but they have never flowed into the mortal world.

[Blade of Judgment] is just a well-made knight's sword. It was made by a famous dwarf blacksmith. It is sharp and tough, but it is not invincible.

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

If it really has this kind of power, the Duke of St. Hilde will not reward Colin at will.

What really makes this sword famous depends on whose hands it has been held in and what major things have been done.

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

The most awesome thing that the Duke of Saint Theon has done in his life is to kill an emperor of the Radiant Empire with his own hands!

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

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

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

The entire human empire was in a panic, and the lords raised their troops one after another, preparing to crusade the "King Killer".

But what happened next turned the "King Killer" into a "Judge".

Not long after the Kingslaughter incident, the Pope of the Church of Radiance declared the Duke of St. Theon innocent in public, and announced an oracle—

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

In connection with the situation at the time, this oracle is clearly saying that the emperor has darkness in his heart, but the Duke of St. Theon is judging him!

This oracle saved the Duke of St. Theon.

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

All the infamy immediately went to the slain emperor.

Because there is a sentence in the oracle, "He who has darkness in his heart", the poor emperor was called the "Dark Emperor".

The public opinion reversed in an instant, and the "Dark Emperor" immediately became the most faint-hearted and evil monarch in the history of the empire, while Duke Saint Theon the "Judge" became the hero of the empire, and the limelight was no different for a while.

Therefore, the knight sword he used to kill the "Dark Emperor" was also called the [Blade of Judgment].

After Colin read this piece of history, his doubts grew even more.

Why did Marquis Garcia let him know about 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 Marquis Garcia also wanted Colin to use it to kill his monarch, Duke of St. Hilde?

Not so straightforward...

Colin suddenly thought 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 message that Marquis Garcia wanted to convey should also be related to loyalty.

What is loyalty?

Duke St. Theon's Kingslayer, is he loyal?

If this was a betrayal, why did he get the forgiveness of the Lord of Radiance?

Colin thought for a while, and suddenly asked Quincy beside him:

"You can find and show me the detailed records about the life of the Dark Emperor."

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

"No?" Colin raised his head in surprise.

The doubts in my heart suddenly deepened.

How could it not be?