After returning home, Alina was sitting there weaving something.
Seeing Flandre return, she deliberately turned her body away.
"Big Sister Alina!" Flandre Scarlet pounced over and rubbed against her back.
Hearing Flandre's sweet call, how could Alina still be angry? She turned around and hugged Flandre.
"Welcome back."
Meanwhile, in the city of Londinium, Victoria,
Theresis was looking at Duq'arael with a dark expression.
"The Ursus people have provided the most sufficient evidence, short of actually taking a photo of her appearance. Duq'arael, and you're telling me you don't know?"
Duq'arael expressed that he was being wrongly accused. He was indeed the Lord of the Sanguine Court, but that didn't mean everyone in the Sanguine Court was his puppet.
If someone refused to follow orders and insisted on causing trouble, what could he do?
Besides, look at the description Ursus gave of that Vampire.
A petite blonde Vampire girl, looking about ten years old, with very special bat wings covered in crystal-like decorations.
The Originium Arts or weapon used was a flaming greatsword that could extend to ten meters, possibly related to the Ifrit.
And she could split into four, firing highly dense Magic Bullets in all directions.
After reading the intelligence above, Duq'arael had an expression like the 'old man on the subway looking at his phone' meme.
Does the Sanguine Court have such a person?
Or how could he not know that such a genius had appeared among the Vampires?
To be able to suppress the ground forces of the Fourth Legion single-handedly, and successfully pin down the enemy's main force, giving others the chance to successfully infiltrate the armory and detonate explosives.
If the Sanguine Court had such a genius, why would he be out here fighting to the death instead of staying home and babysitting?
Faced with Duq'arael's complaints, Theresis also found it absurd.
If Kazdel really had such a powerful youngster, he would have brought her to his side to nurture her carefully long ago. Why would he send her to that godforsaken place in Ursus?
But the Ursus representatives spoke with great certainty, and there was indeed news that the Ursus Fourth Legion had suffered heavy losses after being attacked by an unknown person.
So Theresis couldn't help but suspect there was a traitor among them.
But even the Great Blood Demon Lord stated he couldn't fully control the Sanguine Court. Although Theresis was the Regent of Kazdel, it was impossible for him to know every single Sarkaz perfectly.
So in this situation, he could only tell the Ursus representative that the person was not one of theirs; they were merely the administrators of Kazdel and could not control the individual will of every Sarkaz.
If the person was indeed a member of the Sarkaz, he could only express his deep apologies on behalf of himself for the misfortune Ursus suffered.
But as for making the entire Sarkaz race take the blame for one person's actions, that was something he truly could not do.
Hearing his words, the Ursus representative's nose almost turned crooked with anger.
He stated he had seen shameless people, but never anyone this shameless.
Then let the Sarkaz prepare to face the wrath of Ursus!
To this, what could Theresis say besides facing it with a smile?
Within the borders of Rim Billiton, after traveling for two months, the Reunion Movement delegation finally met Rhodes Island, which had been established for less than half a year.
Kal'tsit, hearing that the visitors represented an Infected organization within Ursus and that among them was the last pure-blooded Wendigo in all of Terra, decisively hosted them in person.
"I wonder how you all learned of our company?" After an exchange where both hosts and guests were satisfied, Kal'tsit finally asked this question.
The current scale of Rhodes Island was not the same as it was four years ago.
Having just gone through the painful period following Theresa's death, Rhodes Island had barely stabilized and was not showing off at all.
Currently, the patients on the landship were mostly those who had been injured previously.
Although they had already brought a certain "scummy mister" Warfarin onto Rhodes Island, the research and development of medicine was still ongoing.
So suddenly hearing that an Infected organization had traveled thousands of miles from Ursus specifically to find them for medicine, Kal'tsit couldn't help but feel vigilant.
"Uh, actually, we came here because we heard the suggestion of a Sarkaz companion from Kazdel." It was the diplomat who spoke.
Before coming here, Flandre had specifically told them not to mention her, neither her race nor her name.
So they only said it was a Sarkaz. This sentence was not a lie, so even the HR Director who had been standing quietly behind Kal'tsit acting as a lie detector couldn't find any problem with it.
After all, many people chose to leave after Theresa died. It wasn't strange at all that someone went to Ursus and made contact with the Infected there.
This caused Kal'tsit's originally vigilant heart to relax quite a bit.
Crucially, the incantations placed on the letters by that last Wendigo could not be faked. She indeed knew him, and in her view, having his guarantee made her feel more at ease than any flowery words.
The meaning of the two letters was almost identical, both stating that they had united many Infected there to form an organization called the Reunion Movement.
Because the organization was basically composed of Infected, there was a great demand for related medicine and medical knowledge.
Therefore, they hoped to establish a cooperative relationship with Rhodes Island.
"Could you please rest for a moment? We need to hold a short meeting to discuss this matter.
Please forgive our impoliteness. After all, this is a major matter that concerns the future direction of Rhodes Island, so we must be cautious."
Soon, the Elite Operators and Rhodes Island's managers held intense consultations on this matter.
Although some had certain doubts, after a certain Banshee confirmed that the letters were indeed from the hand of Buldrokkas'tee, most people did not refuse the matter.
After all, Rhodes Island was currently in a precarious state, and even if the Reunion Movement was also teetering, being able to reach a cooperation with an organization was a very important thing for the current Rhodes Island, and it could greatly improve the confidence of the existing Operators.
After discussion, they invited the representatives of the Reunion Movement back in.
Then, both sides quickly reached a consensus on cooperation.
Once spring arrived, Rhodes Island would arrange for a group of medical personnel and supplies to enter Ursus to help the Reunion Movement, and provide related medical teaching and services to them.
In return, the Reunion Movement would help Rhodes Island establish related mobile clinics in Ursus and provide protection for Rhodes Island's medical personnel working there.
As for that diplomat, he would remain on the Rhodes Island landship as the Reunion Movement's permanent local representative... Meanwhile, back in Ursus.
Flandre was lying comfortably in Alina's arms, listening to Alina tell stories of the past.
Back then, Alina had no land, and her entire life was in her two hands... To Alina's songs, Flandre fell into a very sweet sleep.
Thereafter, every half month, Talulah would take Flandre out to "execute missions."
Alina also sensed something. She no longer refused or denied it, but every time Flandre returned, she would use a handkerchief to wash Flandre's face with great heartache.
Spring in Ursus came very late; it was only in April that the ice and snow began to gradually melt.
Alina's expression when looking at Flandre was also very sad.
Because she knew the time for Flandre to leave was getting closer and closer.
Flandre could feel Alina's sadness.
The experiences during this time made her like this gentle woman very much.
Moreover, the other party was an ordinary person without any strength. Although she had saved her last time, no one could guarantee she wouldn't die in another conflict.
That night, Flandre suddenly had a flash of inspiration. She clapped her hands and looked at Alina with a clever face.
"Big Sister Alina, why don't you become Flandre's Blood Kin!"
At this moment, everyone else in the room looked at Flandre.
"Blood Kin? A servant of the Vampires?" It was Buldrokkas'tee who spoke.
"No, no, no, those are Vampires, the lowest existence.
What I mean is the Embrace. Although I learned it from my sister, I, Flandre, haven't given anyone the Embrace yet.
After receiving the Embrace, Big Sister Alina will be Flandre's Blood Kin. Not only will she gain great power, but she can also contact Flandre at any time."
Although Flandre didn't understand the distinction between first-generation and second-generation Vampires, as a member of the race, she had still learned the skill of the Embrace. It was just that she hadn't seen many people since she was a child, so even if she had learned it, she had no place to use it, and she had almost forgotten all about it.
She only knew that the Embrace would give someone very great power. Her sister had also warned her not to easily give the Embrace to others.
"No, I don't agree!" It was Talulah who spoke.
In the knowledge Kashchey had taught her, descriptions regarding the kin of Vampires were synonymous with terror.
She couldn't imagine how she should face Alina after she turned into that kind of monster.
Alina opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but seeing Talulah's nervous look, she ultimately didn't speak.
Under Talulah's persistence, Flandre had no choice but to drop her clever plan.
However, she had been here for a long time, and she didn't know when Rhodes Island would arrive. With the Sanguine Court fully siding with Theresis, in order to avoid misunderstanding, she decided to leave the Reunion Movement in the next few days.
After she told everyone about this, it caused another period of silence.
"Flandre has indeed been here for a long time, and she was originally here for a temporary stay. It's normal to leave, right..." Alina said with a forced smile and a dry tone.
The others didn't speak. Finally, Frostnova, unable to bear the atmosphere, took the lead in leaving. Eventually, after Alina and Talulah left, Flandre was once again alone in the room.
Late at night, someone suddenly knocked on Flandre's door.
"Big Sister Alina?" Flandre looked in confusion at the girl who had come over secretly, without even lighting a lamp.
Alina looked at Flandre.
"Can you tell me more about being Blood Kin?"
Flandre nodded. Her understanding of this matter was actually not much, basically coming from some books and her sister's introductions.
Her actual experience was basically zero.
After listening, Alina swallowed hard.
"Will turning into Blood Kin really not change my appearance?"
"Not exactly. My sister said that Blood Kin will become more and more beautiful." Flandre tilted her head and said after recalling for a bit.
Alina summoned her courage and looked at Flandre, tremblingly reaching out her hand.
"Then, can Big Sister Alina ask little Flandre to turn her into Blood Kin?"
Hearing her words, Flandre was a bit dazed. Hadn't she rejected her proposal before leaving just now? Why did she come back and agree now?
Adults' thoughts were so complicated and strange, but Flandre didn't intend to refuse Alina's request.
"If it's Big Sister, of course!"
After saying that, she gently flew up and hugged Alina.
In the next second, Alina felt a pain in her neck, and then she could feel her heat and physical strength leaving her body through her neck.
For a moment, she seemed to see her parents who had long since passed away.
"Is this what death feels like?"
Just as her consciousness was completely sinking, a burst of icy coolness returned to her body through her neck.
One drop, two drops, three drops... Blood returned to her body, making her heart beat once again.
But this time, her blood was no longer warm; it became icy cold, just like Flandre's.
Alina's eyes began to change, from gray-brown to the same bright red as Flandre Scarlet's.
Her teeth fell out one by one, and then brand-new and sharp teeth grew back in.
Half an hour later, Flandre let go of Alina.
"It's done, Big Sister Alina!"
Opening her eyes again, she felt that the night had become so clear.
Then, wave after wave of knowledge entered her sea of consciousness along with the blood.
Alina looked at her hands, which were fair and slender, not at all like before when they appeared somewhat rough due to years of weaving and manual labor.
She had a sudden realization and gently touched a nearby flower with her finger. The flower withered instantly, and she felt another surge of energy in her body.
"Pallid Touch? It's a very good ability. This way, if you are unwilling to drink blood, Big Sister Alina, you can use this to touch living objects and seize their life force to sustain your existence."
Flandre recognized the ability Alina had gained through the Embrace.
This ability to seize the target's life force through touch had a beautiful name—Pallid Touch.
For an ordinary person turned into a Vampire like Alina, if she couldn't get past the psychological hurdle of drinking blood, Pallid Touch was the perfect substitute.
Moreover, this ability was also activated according to the user's will.
It wouldn't cause every living thing she touched to be sucked dry.
After standing up, Alina looked at the nearby mirror.
Beneath her long pale hair was a pair of crimson eyes, which, combined with her pale face, gave her an eerie charm.
"It looks very good, doesn't it!
White hair and red eyes, a special strike for Chinaland!"
Flandre clapped her hands and extracted a phrase from another memory in her mind.
"But what if Big Sister Talulah blames me tomorrow?
Should I leave right now?"
After doing all this, Flandre remembered Talulah's determined look tonight and couldn't help but say with a troubled face.
Hearing Flandre's words, Alina's whole body also tensed up.