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Chapter 36 Back to the starting point
Their long, intimate conversation was drawing to a close in the dim night.
"The corporation is no good, that's for sure. Real villains are always good at portraying themselves as great benefactors. You vampires are no different."
Coco pouted: "Hmph, we just have different stances than you."
Yin Shang said, "I'll keep it short. As everyone knows, the Spire Group, authorized by the Vampire Council, produces and supplies blood plasma bags to vampires worldwide."
"But they did use this technology to conduct some extremely dangerous research. The disgusting hallucinogens in the secret warehouse in Shigekawa City were just a byproduct of this research."
Yin Shang felt nauseous just thinking about the taste of those hallucinogens.
"Who knows what they're doing? But I'm sure they need my half-human, half-ghost body to complete research related to it, which could very well endanger the vampires, or even all of humanity."
After listening, Coco took out her phone and pressed a few buttons.
"Oh, I'm just an ordinary maid. I can't make any decisions based on what you're saying. I'll call the young lady here and suggest you speak with her in person—"
Yin Shang pressed her hand down: "Alright, alright, I can't stand that old lady. Please, Miss Maid, talk to her yourself later."
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Just before they were about to part, Coco suddenly remembered something.
"By the way, Mr. Yin Shang. Are you interested in truly curing the corruption in your body...?"
Suddenly, a faint, dark red light shone in Coco's eyes.
"Considering that you once made me owe you a favor, I'll repay that favor with this information. But if you can't keep your mouth shut and gossip about it, then you'll have to repay my favor with your life."
"Can I not listen? Just consider it as if you've already paid it back." Yin Shang shrugged.
Coco shook her head.
“Alright, please go ahead.” Yin Shang said decisively.
"I once heard from the vampire queen about a way to cure humans from the vampire curse."
As Keke said.
"This true 'healing' can completely eliminate the curse that even current vampire medicine is helpless against, eradicate the dark power within the body, and allow the recipient to return to human form. Even native vampires who have been vampires for thousands of years are no problem."
"If you're interested, go ask the Vampire Queen yourself, but don't tell anyone that I told you. I can't guarantee she'll be willing to tell you."
If Keke bowed slightly to Yin Shang, she would then turn into black mist and disappear.
Ruo Keke thought this could win over Yin Shang to help her find the vampire queen. Even though he was a human knight she disliked, as long as he wouldn't become their enemy, it would be a good thing for Ruo Keke.
Turning enemies into friends is always the right option.
Yin Shang scratched his head: "Is she implying that I should be their ally? No, this is an explicit suggestion."
"Cooperating with vampires...sigh, I've gotten used to it."
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Shortly after.
【KO!】
Hilulu: "Ah Shi is really bad, hehe."
Yin Yang Lion: "I'm not playing anymore, I can't beat you anymore."
Hiluru: "A hero can't desert his post, can he?"
Right now, Ludwig is playing a fighting game in the hotel.
She's a die-hard keyboard enthusiast; according to her, the creaking sound of mechanical keyboard switches is the most beautiful sound in the world.
"Mmm—that feels good."
She stretched and lay back on the bed with a satisfied smile.
"Huh? Why does Coco only say half a sentence?"
She saw half a message from Ruo Keke on her phone and was completely confused when Ruo Keke pushed the door open and came in.
"Miss."
"Hehe, Coco, where's my blood cake?"
"Here you go."
"Great!"
Ludwig jumped up immediately, happily unpacked the package, and began to enjoy the food.
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"Ugh, why did it take Coco so long to buy some blood cake? If I hadn't been playing games to distract myself, ugh, I would have fainted from hunger."
Ruo Keke said, "Young Miss, I took it upon myself to chat with that church knight named Yin Shang for a little while."
If Coco relayed the contents of her conversation with Yin Shang to Ludwig in this way.
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Ludwig pouted. "Oh—what, to cooperate with him..."
If Coco said, "Young Miss, you don't want to cooperate with him? I'll tell him right now—"
"No, no, no, Coco did a great job."
Ludwig smiled.
"Just like you thought, as long as he doesn't bother us, it's a good thing."
Coco breathed a sigh of relief.
"So, Miss, we've all hit a roadblock with our respective goals, so according to him, we'll temporarily switch our investigation targets, which might lead to some breakthroughs. So he's now investigating Her Majesty the Queen."
Ludwig nodded; she was quite agreeable.
"So, what is 'his goal'?"
"Replying to Miss. He sent me an address via text message."
If you can swipe a couple of times on your phone and read aloud:
"The Drake Building, located in Debrecen, Hungary".
"What are the details? Tell me!" Ludwig asked, chewing on her blood cake.
"Yes, Miss."
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"Ahem. According to Yin Shang, and the news information that can be found online, this city became the epicenter of the plague five years ago. The Human Alliance Council dispatched troops to 'purify' the entire city and suppress the outbreak. But then, a stronger 'bloodthirsty plague' that would infect humans and turn them into vampires broke out globally less than a month later."
"Mr. Yin said that even though many scholars suspect there is some connection between the two incidents, the public's attention was shifted elsewhere within a few years due to the manipulation of the Spier Group and the church."
"According to him, the Drake Building had served as a central office for the church in the city, but it was deserted after the church's crimes were exposed and Debrecen was reduced to ruins. As the city's reconstruction progressed, the local government took over the building, and the Spier Group subsequently bought it to use as its office in the city. But here's the strange thing: the Drake Building was severely damaged, and buying it would undoubtedly cost a lot of money to repair. The group had much better options, yet they still spent a huge sum of money to buy the building."
"This church knight had intended to investigate the place, but it was already guarded by the Spier Group. According to him, he was a wanted criminal by the church and the group, and going there would have been like walking into a trap."
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"What a joke! He walked right into our trap, but the two of us vampires were even more eager to join him."
"...etc."
Ludwig suddenly remembered the diary she had found in the princess's residence.
We're from Derek...
Fortunately, it was a close call...
The words that appear to be from the city of Debrecen appear in the tattered pages of her diary!
At the time, Ludwig didn't think it was an important clue, so she automatically skipped it during the investigation.
“Oh... Debrecen, the starting point of the great plague outbreak five years ago.”
Ludwig poked the corner of her mouth.
"Now it seems that we absolutely have to go there, Coco."
"Her Majesty the Queen and she seemed to have been here before. Who knows, they might have found something extraordinary?"
"Yes, Miss, I'll go and buy the plane tickets right away."
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Coco left the room, but Ludwig didn't rest. Before setting off, she needed to ask her fans for leave.
She rolled around on the bed twice, returned to the computer stand, and then did a somersault.
The silver-haired girl skillfully put on her headphones, turned on the camera, and opened the live stream.
As one of the top streamers on the platform, she didn't even need to give prior notice; with just this surprise broadcast, her live stream quickly became a trending topic within minutes.
"Humph."
She was enjoying the moment. Seeing that most of her familiar fans had arrived, especially her old friend "Yin Yang Lion" who had entered the live stream, she cleared her throat and began:
"Friends, Hilulu will still be unable to broadcast for the next three days. Although we notified everyone beforehand, we're reminding you all again."
"As compensation, I won't be playing games today. Instead, I'll answer some questions from my fans."
After hearing what she said, "Yin Yang Lion" suddenly sent a comment in the live stream:
"Lazy streamer, if you slack off for a few more days you'll lose followers."
Ludwig snorted: "That guy called Yin Yang Lion, the room manager should gag him and not let him speak tonight."
"What, he's the housing manager? Then I'll take over."
Ludwig tapped a few times, and the "Yin-Yang Lion's" mouth was physically shut.
"Shall we read the first comment first?"
"Hmm... 'Have a great trip, Hilulu.' Hehe, thank you! I hope you have a happy day every day too."
However, Ludwig muttered quietly:
"Hmph, happy? If traveling around can solve all these troubles, then I would indeed be happy."
"All I like is staying at home and playing games all day. It's too much trouble to pretend to be having a great time on vacation in front of my fans."
"If my fans weren't worried about my health, I wouldn't have bothered to make up a travel excuse to shut them up."
"Alright, let's get back to business. Virtual girl streamers can't just run away at the last minute."
Chapter 37 Good Brothers
"How stingy! This little girl even silenced me," Yin Shang complained.
He watched as Xilulu reluctantly said goodbye to her fans and ended the live stream on his phone screen before opening his chat app and sending Xilulu a shake.
Hiluru: "What?!"
Yin-Yang Lion: "Are you angry?"
Hilulu: "It's all for the sake of the show. If I don't say it like that, the fans will see me playing with you every day and wanting to ship this and that, which is really annoying."
Yin Yang Lion: "Oh, that's good. But I need to go to sleep now, so I won't play with you anymore."
Hiluru: "Then I'm angry!"
Hilulu: "Hey!"
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In the quiet of the late night, only warm Chinese restaurants remain open. When staying in a foreign land, a bowl of hot noodles with the taste of home is enough to make Yin Shang feel incredibly satisfied.
At this moment, Yin Shang was hungry, so he found a Chinese noodle shop nearby and started slurping noodles. Although the Chongchuan noodles here were actually made with Italian pasta, at least it tasted similar, which was better than nothing.
The shop owner, being far away in Western Europe, rarely saw fellow countrymen, so he warmly invited Yin Shang to sit wherever he pleased and stay as long as he wanted.
Yin Shang declined, saying, "Thank you for your kindness, boss, but I'm in a hurry to leave... Oh, by the way, could you pack me a serving of the same noodles? I'll take it back for my pet."