The First Vampire

Guided by the attendant, Colin arrived at his room in Lion Roar Castle.

After a long journey on the road, Colin naturally wanted to take a bath and change into clean clothes.

It was a sign of respect for North Territory’s top family.

“Knock, knock, knock.”

Just after changing into fresh noble casual wear, there was a knock on the door.

Colin thought it was the attendant calling him to eat, but it was still early.

And earlier, the butler had informed him that there would be a banquet tonight.

Out of curiosity, Colin opened the door.

Then, his face immediately lit up.

Standing outside the door was the long-unseen Vera!

Vera was wearing a red velvet coat today, her golden waist-length hair still had traces of dampness, indicating she had also recently bathed.

Her fair skin was radiating a captivating blush, seemingly unable to withstand Colin’s intensely warm gaze.

“Long time no see, Miss Vera!”

“Long time no see, Colin.” The female Mage responded with a slight smile, revealing two faint dimples, appearing especially adorable. “Is this your first time in Lion Roar Castle?”

“Yes.” Colin, being a “country bumpkin” nodded honestly.

Vera smiled charmingly, turned around, and beckoned Colin: “Come on, I’ll take you on a little tour.” “Okay, Miss Tour Guide!”

“Hehe… ”

The sound of crisp laughter still echoed in the corridor, while Vera’s figure had already disappeared around the corner.

Colin closed the door, and following the faint scent of roses, he hurried after her.

“This is the front yard. It used to be full of osmanthus trees, but my father didn’t like the strong scent and had them all replaced…”

“Over there is the tower. I loved climbing up there as a child. You could see far and wide, but my father always said that girls shouldn’t climb so high…” “That’s the kitchen and storage rooms. When we were kids, Charles, Adams, and I used to play hide and seek, and I loved hiding there. They could never find me, haha!

But the old butler would always get angry, saying it wasn’t a place for a lady… Humph, he’s as old-fashioned as my father!” “That’s the garden, my favorite place…”

“Over there is the church…”

Like a chirping little bird, Vera endlessly introduced Colin to everything about Lion Roar Castle, along with the beautiful memories she left in these places.

With her narration, Colin seemed to see the innocent, adorable, and somewhat strange little girl.

“This is… the place that I feared the most when I was little.” Vera’s voice suddenly turned low.

Colin also sensed the surrounding atmosphere becoming heavy.

Bemused, he followed Vera into a courtyard deep in the castle and then, he froze!

A series of intense gazes shot at him like sharp arrows, immobilizing him where he stood.

Looking up, Colin was taken aback to find that these pairs of eyes belonged to a series of gigantic statues!

“These are all the Holy Knights throughout the history of the St. Hilde family! ” Vera’s face was grave, and her voice became serious.

Holy Knights!

Colin suddenly realized, befitting their overpowering presence.

Counting quickly, Colin found a total of twelve statues.

Which meant, over more than a thousand years, the St. Hilde Family had produced a total of twelve Holy Knights.

They were the assurance of the family’s strength, the embodiment of its noble bloodline.

And importantly, the source of the supreme glory of St. Hilde.

Meanwhile, Colin also noticed that the eyes of these Holy Knight statues appeared to have been carefully designed, all pointing in the same direction— the entrance of the courtyard.

The sudden attention from all these gazes was enough to startle even the bravest of men, although they are only statues.

“This one is the Holy Knight of Frans, this one is the Holy Knight of Bretta, this one is the Holy Knight of Laiming…”

Vera was pointing to these statues, introducing them one by one to Colin.

Finally, they arrived in front of the largest statue in the middle of the courtyard.

“This one is the first Holy Knight of the St. Hilde family—’The Lion Ablaze’ Ryan St. Hilde.”

Colin looked up at this towering statue, feeling a slight chill in his heart.

The pioneer of the North Territory, the gravedigger of Trolls, the barrier of the empire in the North…These unparalleled titles all referred to the First Holy Knight of the St. Hilde family.

Colin easily retrieved his related information from memory.

More than half of the territory of the North was won by Knight Ryan over a thousand years ago.

Most importantly, he single-handedly shattered the Troll Clan’s spine!

He established a military and psychological advantage of North Territory over the Troll Empire.

Even after a thousand years, the Trolls can only struggle on the Ice Plains, unable to return to their cherished homeland.

The life story of this Holy Knight has been celebrated countless times by the bards and yet never faded.

The reason why the Northerners identify so strongly with the St. Hilde Family is probably 80% because of this Knight Ryan.

This is also why other families never dare to covet the position as overlord of the North Territory.

The North Territory can only be protected by the St. Hilde family!

“Colin, do you know? When I was younger, I wanted to become a knight.”

“Really?” Colin turned his head to look at the female mage, who was still gazing at the statue of Knight Ryan, her face full of admiration.

“Yes. I had planned to ask my father to arrange a baptism ceremony for me when I turned ten. But..

But when I was six, my father sent me to Yevir to study arcane…”

“Why did the Duke send you to study arcane?” Colin took this opportunity to ask a question that had been bothering him for a while.

In this world, Nobles and Mages are naturally at odds with each other.

It’s hard to imagine why Vera, a nobleman’s daughter, would have anything to do with mages.

“My father told me that if I wanted to know the truth about the world, I should go to Yevir.”

Colin’s brows knitted together: “And you believed him?”

“Why wouldn’t I? He is my father after all!”

Seeing this, Colin could not help but roll his eyes, thinking this is such a naive little girl.

In Colin’s opinion, the Duke sending Vera to Yevir just meant to exclude her from the power center of the North Territory.

Being a Mage, it’s even harder for Vera to inherit the Duke’s position.

In short, the Duke should have been wary of his own brother.

Unfortunately, Marquis Garcia found an opportunity. During this upheaval of the North Territory, Vera was brought back.

Even the Duke himself promised that after Charles, Vera would be the first in line to inherit his position.

But regretfully, the Duke went back on his words at the last moment.

Thus, a seed of hatred was sown. Nobody knew when it would take root and burst forth.

“So, have you found the truth about the world?”

“Well, not yet…” Vera pursed her lips, her face full of determination. “But I believe that the relentless pursuit of the Arcane Truth will one day lead me to

Just as Colin was about to tease this naive female mage some more, he heard footsteps from behind.

“Ms. Vera, Viscount Angler! Her Majesty, the Queen, is about to arrive at Lion

Roar Castle.”

“The Queen?”

“Aunt!”