Chapter 118: An Order of the King

Not only was it amazing, but the amount of things that could be done with that amount of blood was immense. There were many incredible possibilities.

One such example was the bloody baths that were commonly mentioned everywhere. It is a tactic that serves a lot to strengthen the body, as the idea behind the bloody bath is to push the body to the limit while getting hit with large amounts of blood.

There are workout rooms you can rent to do it in, with machines they use that dump blood at an alarming rate. According to the books, Matt calculated that the speed of the blood thrown by these machines can be as fast as a bullet.

What's better is that it increases effectiveness if done with the bloody partner.

'There's even that practice forbidden among vampires, but which seems to be very good and requires a lot of blood.' Matt thought, remembering a particular bonding skill that was said to be the greatest a bloody couple could achieve...

There were so many possibilities up for him right now with such amounts of blood that he even felt a little overwhelmed.

After this, they cleaned the room, discarding the bones left and leaving it clean again, but with plenty of blood.

A while later, Matt, Isla, and Alice decided to return to the Academy.

The overflowing happiness on their faces revealed that something too good had happened to them, which was normal.

For some reason, though, Alice and Isla felt a little uncomfortable.

As they sat outdoors in the evening before arriving at the Academy, Alice decided to talk.

"Matt, I think it's best if you get the lion's share of my blood. I don't feel quite right knowing you did the most work on all the missions so far." Alice said, smiling slightly in embarrassment.

Matt looked at her doubtfully, but then Isla spoke up.

"That's right, Matt. Splitting evenly is for when the work is equal among the group. But from slaying the dragon to exterminating that group of assassins, you did all those fights. I think you're due more." She said.

Matt looked at them a little but smiled.

"If it's something you girls want, then fine. Anyway, I'm going to need you two to get strong, too, so I can train properly from now on." He replied.

Both nodded then with a happy smile and after that, they continued to talk about different things.

A day later, they returned to the Academy.

They had to attend classes these days, so Matt and Isla reappeared among the class attendees.

"It's boring being cooped up all day. I wanted to get some fresh air, but I didn't expect to cause such a ruckus." She replied, and Matt nodded.

"I didn't expect you to be so famous either." He replied, and she smiled sheepishly.

"Among the Heirs, I am the least famous. You might understand the difference between us if you saw how the First Academy gets when that woman walks by." She replied, smiling slightly.

"That woman? Oh, Miss Sophia?" he asked, and she looked at him doubtfully.

"You know her?" she asked, and Matt nodded.

"Isla is a subordinate of hers; I met her when I went to the First Academy." He replied, leaving her stunned.

Alice looked at Isla in shock, "You're that woman's subordinate?" She asked, and Isla nodded. She turned slightly red with embarrassment.

"That's right, I was saved by her many years ago." Isla replied, and Alice was surprised.

'Unbelievable. I didn't think that woman was still looking for more subordinates.' she thought with surprise.

"Is it strange that Isla is her subordinate?" Matt asked as a strange light flashed through Alice's eyes. She smiled at him.

"Her power is tremendous, Matt. Even I admire her a little for it. Plus, she has a special way of seeking out her subordinates." She replied.

Matt looked at her doubtfully, but a commotion occurred outside just as he was about to ask.

"What's going on?" several such shouts came.

"Please step aside; the Army is here; all students, step aside!"

Soon, the students stepped aside from the door and looked at a large number of army people, led by a burly man who looked a bit scary to them.

'Oliver Jones?' Matt thought as soon as he saw him.

Oliver Jones walked over to where Matt stood.

He pulled out a small written scroll, which bore the Royal seal, and spoke.

"By the King's orders, Matthew Dietrich, Isla Moore, and Alice Allen are to appear at the castle." His voice sounded firm and stiff, and a high-pitched tone characterized it as he read the only words written on that scroll bearing the Royal seal.