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But there was no problem in the journey for an afternoon. When the sun set, the convoy arrived at the foot of a mountain and stopped here.
Malte came over and greeted Zhou Chu: "The convoy needs to stop here."
Zhou Chu nodded, then walked out of the carriage, then closed the door, looked at the surrounding environment. Several carriages were parked by the woods in the distance, and several coachmen were busy, as if preparing dinner. Behind them, a winding, uneven mountain road broke through the stones and climbed towards the distance.
"This is Mount Lorenzo. Usually we will finish supper at the foot of the mountain and then go up the mountain. In the middle of the night, we will go to the hillside, where there is a place for rest and overnight, and we will spend the night there, and set off again at dawn, cross the most dangerous and steep places, and then we will reach the plains and hills, and before the evening of the day, we will be able to arrive in Bucharest."
"Yeah." Zhou Chu still nodded. He was just a ride-hailing car, so he was not qualified to point fingers at other people. As long as he could arrive on time, it was just night...
He looked at Malte: "Don't it matter if vampires?"
"Well, it's okay," said Malte. "We chose to set out in the afternoon for this. Vampires rarely move on this mountain. Even if they want to attack people, they will leave the mountain."
"Why?" Zhou Chu felt a little strange. If he understood the vampire, such steep mountains and terrain would be more suitable for vampires who can run and climb quickly, and turn into bats. They have an absolute advantage in the dark.
"I don't know, there is a legend..." Mart looked around and lowered his voice, "There is a legend that the bones of a vampire's ancestor are buried in this mountain, somewhere, and this ancestor likes to be close to and interact with humans, so most vampires will not attack humans in this mountain. To show respect."
The skeleton of the vampire? Zhou Chu raised his head and looked at the rugged mountain road in front of him that seemed to lead to a gloomy place. The vampire cared about these things very much. If it were him, he wouldn't care. Unless there is something in this mountain that can threaten him or something that restrains his existence.
It seemed... there was some fun. He sniffed the air, and the air was filled with moisture and coldness, and there was also the smell of dead people and dead souls.
Dinner was settled by a bunch of bonfires, some dried cheese, some bacon, and a gang of lamb legs and black bread on the bonfire. During the whole dinner, Zhou Chu didn't say much, just listened to Mart, the coachman, and his wife talking about the recent situation in Bucharest and the situation in various places, most of which were still related to business.
From their conversation, Zhou Chu learned that Bucharest is the largest and most prosperous commercial center of the Travania Federation, so even if it is the largest gathering place for vampires and the administrative center of vampires, it cannot withstand the arrival of merchants with strong financial and wealth. Moreover, because it is the administrative center of vampires, it will not happen for vampires to attack humans and other bad events. Therefore, in the Federation of Travania, a security circle in the "absolute sense" centered in Bucharest and radiates toward the surroundings.
On the contrary, the further away from Bucharest, the more vicious cases of vampires committing crimes.
In other words, the current vampire rulers of the Travanian Federation hope to live in peace with mankind, or at least maintain such a situation. As for the farther away, the more likely the cause of vicious cases. However, it is also because the mountains are high and the emperor is far away, so the power of the church has always been able to penetrate but cannot be deeply involved.
But vampires can really coexist with humans? Zhou Chu put a question mark in his heart. It seems possible in theory, but in fact... in fact, humans must not know some truths, and certain truths can be well concealed and controlled. The so-called truth is that the food vampires rely on for survival is blood, not the blood of some animals, but the blood of humans. It is not that the blood of animals is not allowed. But compared with human blood, it is like one is a steamed bun that has to be eaten when they are poor, and the other is delicious food. How to choose, the answer is almost about to come out.
So, when vampires can coexist with humans in Bucharest, they obviously found a suitable solution. Zhou Chu wanted to know what it was. If he arrived in Bucharest, after completing Karen's commission, he had some time left before he set off. He was interested in knowing what it was and testing the strength of vampires in the vampires' political center and gathering place.
Even he himself couldn't tell where this feeling of eagerness came from, but he had such thoughts and **.
In order not to make himself seem too out of place and unlucky, Zhou Chu also interjected some words from time to time, asked questions that were not related, and occasionally described the world outside of Travania. However, according to the medieval customs and customs in his memory, and the descriptions of some fantasy novels in his memory, perhaps if someone who travels the world is here, he can find flaws. However, neither Mart nor his wife nor the six coachmen have been to places outside of Travania, so he listened with relish.
However, the two little loli from the Malt family seemed a little shy, hiding behind their mothers, looking at Zhou Chu from time to time, but more often, Zhou Chu could still feel that the two little girls' eyes were always on his wrists and on the string of water-blue bracelets. However, Zhou Chu just simply thought that the two little girls felt that the chain made of unknown materials was very beautiful, so they kept watching.
After the sky was completely dark and the last ray of sunlight fell into the horizon, the pretty good dinner came to an end. After a simple greeting, Zhou Chu climbed into his own carriage and pulled up the not-so-exquisite but still transparent car window.
After a while, the vehicle began to move. After a while, it began to move from stable at the beginning, becoming a little shaking, and could feel bumps and ruggedness. I was afraid that it had already entered the mountain. Zhou Chu thought that just such ruggedness and bumps would not affect him, so he closed his eyes and planned to enter a false sleep state, which could minimize the metabolism and other consumption required for his physical function and maximize the conservation of energy and physical strength. This was also one of the reasons why he was able to go to Bucharest alone but still chose a carriage.
But as soon as Zhou Chu closed his eyes, he felt a chill on his wrist, like a small whirlwind, breaking away from his wrist and then spinning in front of him.
Zhou Chu opened his eyes and appeared in front of him. Alesha, who had never appeared since entering this world, seemed to be clearer than in the real world, and from the translucent state of which one could see at a glance was a ghost, it turned into a state of something that seemed to be something and nothing.
I haven't come out before because Father Aaron is nearby? Although I don't know why Aaron didn't notice the abnormality of the wrist chain, if Aresa appears, there is no shortage of means and perception methods for the undead and ghosts in the Roman Orthodox Church. If Father Aaron notices, things will be much more troublesome.
Zhou Chu thought so, but just wanted to speak, but a sound rang faster than his.
"They can feel me."
It is crisp, beautiful, and has a soft voice unique to the girl.
Zhou Chu's eyes magnified at that moment. He was a little surprised, but because he had no specific emotional direction and instinct, he just skipped the surprise and asked in a voice that would not be heard by the coachman in the carriage.
"You can speak?"
Alesha nodded, and then Zhou Chu saw that her mouth was not moving, but the voice sounded in his mind.
"You can talk to me like this, too."
Telepathy? Zhou Chu hesitated for a moment and tried to communicate with Alesa in his mind, that is, "say" his thoughts to Alesa in the way he imagined in his mind.
'You just said, can they see you? Who are they?'
‘Those two girls.’ Alesa replied.
The two lolitas of Malte? No wonder they kept staring at his chain from time to time, or staring at Alesa. Alesa did not look like she was. Those two little lolitas should just feel what exists in the chain, right?
‘You are like this, can anyone else see it?’
Alesa shook her head and said again.
‘Except those two girls.’
‘That’s fine.’
Zhou Chu felt that it didn't matter. At most, when the two loli were present, Alesha would not appear. Anyway, when they arrived in Bucharest, they would part ways. But Alesha's words reminded him that although most people could not see Alesha, this was a world with incredible things. There were still people, or more people, who could see Alesha's existence, so when it was okay, it would be better to let Alesha become a chain that was difficult to detect.
Just as Zhou Chu was thinking about this question, Alesha raised her head, looked out the window with her beautiful eyes, turned back, looking at Zhou Chu.
‘I feel that there are similar kinds of people here like me.’
Hum? Zhou Chu became alert in an instant, here?
But Alesa said again.
‘In this mountain.’
Chapter completed!