Alice was shocked and heard such a strange way of death for the first time.
The blood was sucked up to death for some reason, which is abnormal.
Alice wondered if it was because a vampire attacked in the middle of the night that this bizarre death would occur.
"Master Earl, could there be a vampire attack, and the sudden and bizarre death is not convincing."
"Absolutely not. Our family thought so in the early days, but it turned out not to be the case. Grandfather was sucked up alive in front of us, and no blood was attacked. There was no other explanation except the curse." Austin said helplessly.
"Yes...Is it..." Alice nodded, thinking that if she was really cursed, it would be really troublesome. As far as she knows, a simple curse can help magicians and priests, but there are many more. A weird curse, unless the caster is killed, otherwise there is no good way.
Merlin touched her chin, full of interest in the Austin family's curse, but compared to her heart shrinking, which was dying at any time, this was still a lot weaker.
But Merlin felt that he could study it in depth, and there might be different gains.
Although Merlin's life is fairly comfortable now, there is a heart curse on him, like a time bomb that will explode at any time, making it difficult for him to completely settle down.
"Since this curse has affected your family so badly, why hasn't it been resolved until now?"
"The generations of our family have worked hard for a long time and thought of many ways, but none of them have any effect. I am afraid that the tragic fate of the family will only end if the legendary Dracula is killed." Austin explained.
"Since you know the solution, then go and kill some Gula. Why delay for hundreds of years." Merlin asked suspiciously, feeling that Austin had not tried to lift the curse at all.
"Your Excellency Merlin, I understand what you said, and I want to kill Dracula, but the technique of hunting vampires has been lost in our family. The ancestor who died together is probably the last vampire hunter in the family. People are afraid of Dracula's revenge and almost no longer involve the hunting and killing circle, so I also have more than enough energy." Austin said in a rather annoying tone.
"So..." Alice paused, "The Earl is going to entrust us this time..."
"Yes, please Alice-sama to help us break away from our fate, kill Grand Duke Dracula, and relieve this curse that has plagued our family for hundreds of years." Austin said his request, bowed slightly and said, "Can help our family It’s only you. If we can succeed, we will repay you for your kindness if we can."
"This……"
Alice hesitated, but looking at Austin, who bowed her head, she couldn't refuse.
She felt that this task was a little difficult, not as easy as she thought.
Although Alice had never seen Dracula, from various stories, she could still see that this ancestor vampire was an extremely powerful existence.
And the character is very cruel, it is frightening, rumors once used wooden stakes to wear the soldiers of the empire for everyone to see.
Alice doesn't have much confidence in herself, and it may be a horrible situation to face Duke Dracula alone.
"I have no other way. I am 43 years old. It is only 7 years before the onset of the family curse." Austin sighed and said seriously, "I heard about Miss Alice's bravery from Duke Rose. , Even if you look at the entire empire, you are still among the strongest, so I think as long as you go out, you will definitely help our family tide over the difficulties."
Alice looked at Merlin, wondering what he meant?
If you want to help the Earl of Austin, Merlin is also a companion, you need to consider what he means.
Merlin put on a pensive look, thinking that this task is acceptable, just to meet a vampire, "Yes, we can help your family, and the vampire grandfather will leave it to me."
"That... shouldn't you rely on Miss Alice a lot?" Austin asked in surprise.
"Huh? Rely on her?" Merlin was full of question marks.
"What's your opinion?" Alice stared at Merlin angrily, dissatisfied with his questioning tone.
"Yes, Grand Duke Qiangwei has evaluated the two, saying that although Your Excellency Merlin's strength is also very good, but there is still a big gap compared to Miss Alice..." Austin replied awkwardly, not sure what was wrong with what he said. ?
"Hmph~, how?" Alice's little nose was up to the sky, even if she couldn't beat Merlin, she would be happy to take advantage of her mouth.
"Tsk!"
Merlin was speechless and thought helplessly, even though it was the initial plan to improve Alice's status, it was still very uncomfortable to see the triumphant appearance of this stink lady.
Fortunately, Merlin didn't care about these things. There was no difference between himself and Alice who were strong or weak, and the two people who benefited in the end were also.
"Well, let's take this task. Tell us where the vampire grand prince is?"
"This... I'm afraid it's not easy to handle, it's a bit difficult." The Earl of Austin showed an embarrassed look.
"Huh?" Alice was stunned and asked tentatively, "You don't even know the location of Duke Dracula, do you?"
"Yes...yes..." Austin nodded, having to admit this fact.
Alice's expression became weird, thinking that on the one hand, Earl Austin asked himself and Merlin to help him, but on the other hand, he had no idea about the hiding place of the vampire archduke. The world is so big, how can I find it?!We can’t let us travel around and try our luck like headless flies...
"I'm not kidding? Isn't your ancestor a vampire hunter? I have seen the count of vampires with my own eyes. How can I not know the location?" Merlin frowned, thinking it was a relatively simple task, but now it doesn't seem to be.
"Actually, I am not very clear about my ancestor's career as a vampire hunter. It was my grandfather who told me, so I don't know where Dracula is." Austin smiled apologetically.
"What should we do then? You don't want to let us figure it out, do you? We don't understand this Gura at all." Merlin was a little impatient, with a hint of complaint in her tone, "This kind of thing should be done right from the beginning Make it clear, really..."
"Your Excellency Merlin, don't get excited, although I don't know the exact location of Dao Gula, it's not that there are no clues." Austin paused and gave some clues.
"My old man, Barton Barton of Ireland, recently got a treasure map about the blood heritage."
"Because the matter is so important, I ordered him to save it carefully. This is an important piece of information."
"You can go directly to Ireland to find Barton Barton, and you can get the treasure map by mentioning my name."
"I think the information about Dracula should be recorded on it..."
Chapter 18: Holy Silver (monthly ticket plus more)
late at night.
Merlin and Alice have returned home, and they are thinking about today's affairs.
Although Austin has given clues, there are really many uncertain factors.
And Austin said that the treasure map in the hands of the baron was just received a few days ago.
Even Austin himself hasn't read it yet, and it's not certain that there must be Dracula's information on it.
In case there are some useless graffiti on the treasure map, that would be terrible. The two will be busy for nothing, which is very troublesome.
Especially for Merlin, he has a heart atrophy curse that will recur at any time, so he must not waste too much time.
If it is too peaceful and comfortable, it will definitely be devastating to Merlin. He can't afford to play with life threatening all the time.
If you remember correctly, the last time Merlin killed the Saint-Order powerhouse was two thorn knights, and the Four Sword Saints and Chaos Giants afterwards failed to meet the curse relief requirements.
After such a long time, Merlin's heart curse has been silent for long enough, and it feels that there will be a tendency to attack in the near future.
This was not because Merlin was alarmist, but speculated based on past laws that it was time to find some prey to fill his stomach.
In spite of the threat, Merlin is still calm, watching very openly, and has long been used to the feeling of "angina".
Until now, Merlin still did not intend to tell Alice his secret, because he did not fully believe in accepting Alice, and always kept a certain distance.
At this moment Merlin leaned lazily on the sofa, playing with the special weapon presented to him by the Earl of Austin.
A sharp sword made of holy silver, the whole body is shining silver, reflecting the coldness!
This knife was left by the ancestor of the vampire hunter in Austin, and it happened to be used by Merlin.
According to legend, the raw material of this weapon is sacred silverware, which is the silver pot used to hold the holy water of the Holy See, and is made by melting it.
The holy silverware has been soaked in holy water all year round, and there will still be a trace of spirituality, so it will have the ability to severely injure and deter dark creatures.
The appearance of the sacred silver sword is much more gorgeous than the "Vientiane Garo". The blade has a beautifully carved pattern, which looks like a very expensive handicraft.
However, the rating of this sword should be high, not rare enough. For example, "Vientiane Garo" and "Bright Aria" belong to the rare level, much better than the silver sword.
However, the holy silver sword is unique in dealing with vampires, and it can cause fatal damage to the blood. This "Vanxiang Jialuo" is not good.
The characteristics of the holy silver sword and the "Aria of Light" are very similar. Both are extremely powerful to the dark evil, but the quality is not on the same level. The holy silver sword has been dumped for dozens of streets.
Because Alice's rare rapier "Aria of Light" can hurt Merlin's body, but this holy silver sword can't do it at all.
So before leaving, Austin forced Merlin a weapon, but didn't give it to Alice.
Think about it as the Earl of Austin worrying that Merlin would encounter a vampire, and he would encounter troubles that were not resolved.
With this holy silver sword can effectively kill vampires with super self-healing ability, and will not allow the opponent to heal themselves frequently.
Although Merlin felt that he didn't need this much, he accepted it without shirk because it was silver!At the very least, it can be worth a little money if you don't use it. Is there any reason to not eat the snacks delivered to your door?
The Earl of Austin knows the rules very well, and after agreeing to give Merlin and Alice a very objective reward, they are still a little moved.
Of course, it's not like the lavish princess of the fairy princess, who opened his mouth and gave 1 million gold coins of pocket money.
You must know that the United Kingdom where Shirley is located is the gathering place of 9 different races, which belongs to the most prosperous country in the world.
However, the United Kingdom is a coalition parliamentary system. It does not belong to any one of the races. It belongs to the nine different races.
The strongest one drawn from the human empire is not as strong as the United Kingdom, but the total number of human empires is stronger than the United Kingdom.
Therefore, as the little princess of the elves, it is not surprising that Shirley took out 1 million gold coins for pocket money. Princess Michel tightened her belt and could only escape 35W gold coins.
Moreover, one hundred thousand and one million gold coins are the sum of the little princesses' pocket money in a few years, which must include part of their savings.
Like Duke Rose’s daughter Cecilia, she hired Merlin once, and whether she can hire it later is two different things.
Because the amount of hiring Merlin once, it is very likely that Cecilia's pocket money for several years will be overdrawn, plus savings.
Otherwise, the adventurers would make too much money by receiving private commissions, which is obviously not in line with the actual situation.
If the princesses can easily come up with so much money, why not hire Merlin to do things for themselves frequently?
Merlin leaned lazily on the sofa, thinking that he shouldn't need this holy silver sword, but let's take it with him. He put the holy silver sword into its sheath and put the two swords on the table, wanting to rest. Up.
At this time, Alice came with the hot milk, her sky blue pajamas was a little light, and she walked steadily.
Although the snow-white skin under Alice's skirt looked extremely attractive, Merlin didn't have that kind of interest in her.