Progenitor Vampire: I Have Many Skills!

Chapter 128: Benefits of being a subordinate? (1)

Alice looked out over the balcony for a long moment, not knowing how to speak or what to say.

Matt noticed this, so he smiled and decided to initiate the conversation. Perhaps it was hard for her to say, though he couldn't understand the reasons.

"I've always wondered, what is the reason for the heir subordinates? I didn't find information about it in the books, and I don't feel bound or anything similar, so why did your father make me your subordinate? What is your benefit?"

Actually, even Matt didn't know how to start the conversation, and Alice noticed, so she decided to speak up.

"Actually, this has something to do with the final mission of all the Heirs."

"Final mission? What is it?" He asked.

"Before I answer you, do you know where the Inheritance we Heirs receive comes from?"

Matt frowned as he heard this question and thought a few things over.

If he had to answer that, he would say that it comes from the blood that they have, as he has realized that his own blood, which seems to come from the ancestors, is extraordinary in many ways.

But the truth is, he has no idea if that is the case.

Therefore, he shook his head.

"I don't know."

Alice then smiled at his question.

"We inherited Dietrich blood, but we don't really consider ourselves part of the Dietrichs because our blood is very diluted, not quite pure. It is possible that we are the children of the most distant Dietrich relative, the lowest of them. But the fact that our Vampiric Clans are so powerful is exclusively due to this blood.

We are so talented because of Dietrich's blood; we inherited powerful abilities because of Dietrich's Blood."

"Our final mission is to discover the reason for their downfall. Well, our final mission is divided into three missions. The first one is to enter the Forbidden Library of the Divine City to discover the past. But... That's all we know about the 3 Missions, as no one has ever managed to enter the Forbidden Library."

"Why do the Heirs want to enter that library?" Matt asked after hearing this.

Since his thoughts regarding their inheritance had been confirmed, he didn't need to ask more about it.

So, he focused his attention on something else.

Alice shook her head.

"I don't know. But when an Heir receives his first and second ability; he tends to change his personality according to that ability. Along with that ability come memories of the past that tell us to look for a Book in that place, and, according to my father, the book in question is called the Book of Truth. But we really don't know what it is," she replied.

Her words caused Matt to frown.

'Why do I feel like I heard that name before? Book of Truth... What is it?'

Still, no matter how much he thought about it, he couldn't remember or come up with anything, so he shook his head.

Alice spoke again before he could speak.

"That's where the subordinates come in. Remember I told you we're not allowed to have bodyguards besides our subordinates? That's to temper our character and prepare for all the changes in our bodies once we inherit our abilities. I've failed a bit at that, so I don't consider myself worthy of the title until I receive that ability," she sighed.

She didn't know why her personality had come off that way when all heirs tend to have firm, determined, and deadly personalities.

Hers was soft and very indecisive. She had always been that way.

"In that respect, it would seem that the underlings only serve to protect the Heir while tempering their character, wouldn't it?" Matt asked after hearing this, and she nodded.

"That's only one part. The main part is that the subordinates exist so that our strength increases. We don't usually choose blood partners among our subordinates, but occasionally, it is possible if we are compatible. But we do have a habit of exchanging a certain amount of their blood for a certain amount of subordinate blood so that we can increase our strength quickly."

"Perhaps Isla has already told you that she must bring a certain amount of blood each time to Sophia Murphy, that's why. All subordinates tend to do that. Although I've seen that the Male Heirs are more open with that and have many bloody partners among their female subordinates. But, that's why our strength tends to increase much faster because as long as we have subordinates, we have real blood."

Matt was surprised to hear this and understood that the time Isla told him she would prepare 'something' was blood to take to Sophia Murphy.

'I see, so that's how it is,' Matt thought, although he was now a little confused about why Alice hadn't told him earlier. Before he could respond, she spoke up once more.

"But, the most important part is that, once we, the Heirs, obtain our abilities, our subordinates will be blessed if they are with us. That blessing is shared between both of us, which will increase our strength as a whole. Among those I have heard of, there is a subordinate of one of the Heirs who gained an additional ability because of that blessing." She said and paused to look at him.

"Among the 12 Bloody Vampire Generals besides you, two of the three most powerful ones are subordinates of those two Heirs my father mentioned to us. One of them is the one who received the ability. If you meet him, you should be careful; my brother told me that his ability can grow, just like ours.

I don't know his name, but he is one of the 3 with his own title, The Bloody, and his ability is called Bloody Swift." She spoke. Though at the end, she smiled wryly.

"Well, for sure, you should be careful with the three Self-Titled Generals. The most dangerous one will always be 'The Ruin', but he's independent, and there are rumors that he died, so you may never meet him, and his ability isn't as shocking as The Bloody's."

Matt looked back at her and nodded slightly, "I'll be careful." He replied.

'If I understand correctly, regarding being a subordinate, the part about using authentic blood to become strong isn't the most important part; it's only secondary. The most important thing is the blessing she mentions since vampires don't normally have abilities unless they develop them with their own powers.

To receive an additional ability would be amazing and would increase the power drastically.' Matt's thoughts wandered as he understood what she mentioned to him.

Perhaps it was something of little value that he had learned, but knowing everything about the world he had come to was something important.

Perhaps most important to him was the mention of those two Generals he had never heard of before. So, he was happy to have asked those questions.

As he rambled on in his thoughts, Alice spoke again.

"To answer your other question about why my father asked you to be my subordinate..." she said and was silent momentarily.