"What's wrong, Guilliman?"
"Lady Orianna is indeed beautiful, but don't stare at her so much."
"It's impolite."
The Witcher had probably been deep in thought for too long, as Marguerita had noticed him.
The sorceress wasn't jealous; her tone was merely teasing. She knew her man's preferences well and didn't mind too much.
Guilliman snapped out of it, pulled Marguerita into his arms, and whispered with a smile:
"I wasn't looking blindly, my Rita."
"It's just that Lady Orianna… she seems to be a Higher Vampire."
"That's why I was a bit stunned."
Guilliman casually shared this news with the sorceress beside him. She was well-traveled and knowledgeable, so he didn't expect a strong reaction.
Sure enough, upon hearing this, Marguerita simply glanced at Orianna on the stage a few more times, then quietly explained to the Witcher:
"I haven't seen a Higher Vampire in a long time."
"I can only vaguely tell that their magical aura is somewhat unique."
"Those creatures are very powerful, difficult to kill with ordinary weapons. Human armies and low-level sorcerers are no match for them."
"Over a thousand years ago, when they first arrived in this world through the Conjunction of the Spheres..."
"Several vampire clans directly raised humans as livestock to provide themselves with blood."
"Later, human Higher Sorcerers discovered this and began hunting Higher Vampires, killing many of their members. A brutal war was fought in places unknown to most."
"However, in the end, the vampires also sent out some powerful individuals comparable to Higher Sorcerers. Both sides suffered losses until a negotiation took place. After that, Higher Vampires no longer actively appeared in human society."
"According to the agreement with the Higher Vampires..."
"We humans allow them to consume small amounts of human blood, but they must not cause panic among humans, and their chosen targets also have many restrictions."
"And if a large-scale bloodshed occurs, the offending Higher Vampire must be dealt with internally by their own kind."
"Currently, some old-timers in the Brotherhood of Sorcerers still maintain contact with those Higher Vampire clans, upholding the agreement between them."
Oh.
After hearing Marguerita's explanation, Guilliman nodded thoughtfully.
A thousand years ago, human sorcerers probably tried to exterminate Higher Vampires and fought many battles.
But it was very difficult. These creatures were not only hard to kill but also looked very similar to humans, making them easy to hide.
If they ran off and hid deep in the mountains and old forests, it would be impossible to find them without special methods.
And if a Higher Vampire was pushed into a corner and fought to the death, it would be easy for them to kill hundreds, even thousands, of civilians before they died.
Most importantly, in the early stages of the Conjunction of the Spheres, Higher Vampires could reproduce.
Regis and his generation of Higher Vampires were all born in this world; they had never even seen their original world.
As for Higher Vampires like Dettlaff, who had lived for over a thousand years, they had experienced the Conjunction of the Spheres, just like the Unseen Elder.
Since they couldn't be wiped out and were prone to retaliation, the powerful individuals on the human side and the vampire side reached some kind of agreement.
In the original timeline, after Dettlaff's massacre was reported to the Unseen Elder, the Unseen Elder also ordered Dettlaff to be killed.
This was probably due to the agreement.
Later at the charity auction, Guilliman bought an art painting for Marguerita, spending five hundred crowns, which translated to nearly two thousand orens.
He himself didn't understand it, but the sorceress loved it.
The next day, after their sweet date, it was time for serious work.
The Witcher used his long-distance teleportation ability to send Marguerita to his Black Gull Island, and Professor Thomas's equipment was also properly set up.
By this time, the Witcher School had completed the underground section of its construction, setting aside several secure basements as research facilities, which was feasible.
However, Guilliman had not yet told Letho and the others about the secondary mutation. It wasn't that he didn't trust his Witcher brothers; it was mainly because the results were not yet certain, and he wanted to wait a while before speaking, to avoid false hopes.
Unfortunately, he still had too few people he could use.
Letho, Eskel, Gaetan, and Berengar were all busy training the first batch of apprentices.
Even the soul crystals given to them had not yet been fully charged with soul power, as they simply had no time to carry out missions.
To get subordinates to help collect soul power, it would probably be more reliable to find a master like Freya.
After finishing his date with Marguerita, Guilliman sought out Syanna again.
He found his female slave in good spirits, seemingly not suffering from her recent experiences.
Perhaps, in the heart of this former duchess's daughter, there was still much fondness for Beauclair, as Toussaint was truly beautiful, and simply being there made one feel quite relaxed.
If not for circumstances, probably few people would genuinely wish to become a barbaric and cruel bandit, risking death at any moment.
"So, have you completed the task I gave you?"
In the hotel room, Guilliman enjoyed Syanna's massage service while kneading her soft body.
It had been three days since he arrived in Toussaint. Although there was nothing too urgent, wasting time was not a good habit.
Facing his question, Syanna acted very submissive, showing no signs of resistance, at least on the surface.
To have survived in a bandit group until now, this woman must be very good at acting.
And to be able to deceive the simping Dettlaff willingly, her emotional intelligence must not be low. Her skills in reading people and manipulating emotions were also high, and she was very daring, truly suitable for business.
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