Placing her pale hand over the container holding Alyssa’s blood.
“Dormant bloodlines—”
Shirley murmured an incantation, and the blood began to emit a light.
“Lost glory—”
“Please, reveal your brilliance here and bring me the ancestral memories!”
The light emanating from the blood was dazzling, and Shirley made a small cut on her finger with a nail.
The blood then began to flow into the wound.
Her blood momentarily merged with Alyssa’s blood, allowing Shirley to see the dormant memories deep within the blood.
Grand architectures seemed to manifest before Shirley’s eyes.
Countless people gathered as if participating in a grand ceremony.
It was a prosperous civilization that, for some reason, fell into decline and ruin.
In a short span, Shirley saw fragments of this civilization.
However, these scenes did not impact Shirley greatly, after all, her experience might not be sufficient, but her vision certainly extends beyond that.
As the illusory visions began to fade, Shirley’s body floated in the air.
She suddenly opened her eyes, and her gaze seemed to penetrate walls and distances, reaching the place resonating with Alyssa’s blood.
The result seemed somewhat unexpected.
For the location was actually very close to her, and she had already been there personally.
It was the Dark Forest.
Beneath the Dark Forest, something was resonating with Alyssa’s blood.
It was highly likely to be the ancient site of that civilization.
As Luna had said, the Dark Forest was not originally a forest; tens of thousands of years ago, a powerful empire existed there.
Unfortunately, nothing is eternal.
This powerful empire also deteriorated over time, turning into historical dust.
Even the heir of the empire, Alyssa, had fallen to the level of a beggar.
“So, Shirley, any results?”
Seeing Shirley lost in thought, Luna approached and asked.
Stolen novel; please report.
“The location has been determined. It’s in the Dark Forest we’ve visited before. It seems we’ll have to go there again.”
“When do we leave?”
“Well…” Shirley pondered for a moment. Leaving now seemed possible, but after so much research, she felt a bit tired.
Perhaps it would be better to rest a bit first?
The balance between work and rest is also important!
“First, let’s prepare something to eat. I’m a bit hungry.”
“Yes.”
...
At the restaurant.
“Open your mouth...”
Luna used a fork to pick up a colorful strawberry and fed it to Shirley.
Behind them, the small vampires Delia and Eileen were also present.
“Ah... hum.”
Chewing the sweet strawberry gently, Shirley’s mind was elsewhere.
At that moment, there was an extremely pleasant aroma in the air.
This tempting aroma stimulated Shirley’s senses, making her feel immense hunger!
When she opened her eyes, the red light shone in her remaining eye.
“Luna, it’s time for the main course.”
“Yes, Princess Shirley.”
The table was cleared, and a beautiful young woman who had been waiting for a while, with an anxious expression, approached with small steps.
She knelt before Shirley, turned her back to her, tilted her head slightly, revealing her white neck.
“Please, enjoy, Princess Shirley...”
Upon hearing this, the corner of Shirley’s mouth curved into a threatening smile, revealing her sharp fangs.
“This is wonderful, truly delightful—”
“Then... I’ll begin...”
The fangs pierced the neck, and the sweet blood of the young woman flowed down Shirley’s throat.
As usual, while feeding, Shirley’s hands were also quite unruly...
After a brief and delightful moment.
Shirley released the young woman, satisfied, and licked her lips.
“This meal was really delicious... Luna, you chose her personally, didn’t you?”
Luna smiled and shook her head, “Sorry, Princess Shirley, it was Eileen who chose.”
Eileen chose...
And even praised the meal as excellent...
In an instant, Shirley felt as if she had lost...
She was paralyzed, thinking about how to handle the situation maturely and elegantly when suddenly...
“Shirley—”
A prolonged shout echoed from outside.
After a loud crash, the door was kicked open, and the vibrant figure of Karina rushed in.
Her mouth was open, her tongue out, and her eyes shining as if she were about to throw herself at Shirley.
“Shirley, listen to what I have to say!”
“Get out of here!”
Shirley, with a disgusted expression, held Karina’s face, finally stopping her from rubbing against her.
“Hey—what’s this? Haven’t we met in so long?”
“So long? Hmph, who was in my room last night and didn’t want to leave?”
“Was it me?” Karina tilted her head in confusion, “It must have been ‘her,’ how could I do such a thing!”
As she said this, she shook her head with conviction.
“Keep pretending…”
After a moment of confusion, Shirley returned to the main topic.
“I found something very good in the Dark Forest. Don’t you want to come along?”
“Going out? Of course!”
Upon hearing they could go out, Karina’s eyes lit up.
“Idiot!” Shirley gave Karina a light smack on the head, reprimanding her, “Going out? We have work to do, understand? It’s not for fun! Forget it, no use explaining. Luna, get ready, we’re leaving again.”
“Yes, Princess Shirley.”
After Shirley and her companions left the restaurant, Luna told the little vampires behind her: “You take care of the restaurant. This time, we won’t be taking you.”
“Yes, Mama Luna.”
After Luna left as well, Delia looked at the young woman lying on the floor.
In times past, she had also enjoyed being fed on by Princess Shirley.
Unfortunately, now that she was a vampire, Shirley no longer fed on her.
But, at the same time, she had more time to be by Shirley’s side, which had its advantages.
Besides, the fallen young woman, Delia knew…
Once, they had been good friends...
Now, Delia had become the pride of the blood slave generation, and even her story had been turned into a biography, passed down.
The title was “Delia’s Promotion.”
“Delia, Princess Shirley and the others are leaving. We have nothing to do, so... maybe... later... we...”
Delia looked at Eileen with eyes full of expectation and understood what she meant.
However... how could one refuse something so delightful?