Chapter 1316 - 628: Soft Rice Hard Eating – At This Point, Let’s Eat First_4

Under the guidance of the attendant on the island, Byron went to another villa adjacent to Byron’s next door to rest.

Byron was about to seek out the three pseudo-god colleagues to inquire about the internal intelligence of the Night Demon.

However, he saw a red bat fly in from the sea and land in front of him, transforming into a female succubus who respectfully said to him:

"Your Grace, the Mother Goddess has ordered you to come and serve her, please follow me."

The crowd, which had not yet dispersed, turned their heads toward the sea, noticing a massive whale oil miracle battleship that had appeared at the harbor at some point.

Everyone recognized it; it was the strongest battleship [Legendary Warship·Twilight Cathedral] created by the Night Demon Clan with all their might.

Now it also served as the flagship for Lilith’s divine incarnation.

Apparently, Lilith had descended without notifying the Night Demons on the island and had likely watched the entire process of the battle that just occurred.

Byron was about to instinctively agree, following Vlad III’s instincts, when he suddenly realized the wording used by the other party was not right, and his footsteps halted:

"Wait, what does ’serve’ mean?!"

...

Inside the [Legendary Warship·Twilight Cathedral], the ship’s island was a black spire church.

When Byron followed the attendant in, he sighed softly in his heart.

No matter what this "service" meant, he, as "Thorny Duke Vlad III," had absolutely no room for refusal.

However, Byron was also not afraid, as his strength, capable of matching divine incarnations and even defeating them, was his greatest confidence, with enough margin for error regardless of any unexpected situation.

He followed the succubus to the main hall of the church.

Before a heavy mahogany door was opened, Byron already heard the sound of flowing water inside, along with the sweet scent of the fresh blood of a fair maiden.

As the door opened, the first thing that caught his eye was an enormous white porcelain bathtub sufficient to accommodate seven or eight people for a bath together.

At this moment, the bathtub was not filled with water, but with fresh blood so red it was blinding.

An alluring noblewoman, as mesmerizing as poison, was grandly exposing her white body in the blood, with one of her straight, porcelain-like legs lazily stretched over the edge of the tub.

She was clearly a beauty a thousand times more alluring than Succubus Therese.

If it weren’t for Lilith’s lack of acknowledgment in the collective subconscious, perhaps the title of [World’s Foremost Beauty] might not be secure.

Beside the bathtub, there was also a table on which lay two treasures emitting a bloody divine light.

The Sailing Logbook glanced in passing and discerned their nature.

[Zero Level Sacred Relic·Bone Zither]:

"A zither forged of white bones. If blood stains the zither, the sound of the zither becomes like the creaking of human bones rubbing together.

Those who hear this sound will be rendered powerless, and their skeleton will detach from their body, transforming into bone armor to protect the owner of the zither, shielding them from various harms.

The owner of the zither can also manipulate the bones in combat."

[Zero Level Sacred Relic·Poison Bottle]:

"Possesses the ability to transform humans into beasts.

As long as blood is dripped into the bottle, the blood will mutate within it, and drinking the mutated blood inside can turn humans or the blood clan into monstrous, ferocious creatures.

At the cost of sacrificing sanity, one’s capabilities will immensely increase."

Byron suddenly understood.

The Blood Clan possessed the infamous Thirteen Holy Artifacts, comprising thirteen powerful divine artifacts that reached at least the demigod level when complete.

The intelligence officer under his command, Fifth Order Succubus Therese, had a partial [Blood Cup].

The [Bone Zither] and [Poison Bottle] before him were two of them, also partial versions.

Before Byron impassively reached the edge of the bathtub to salute, a lazy female voice sounded in his ear:

"Is it Vlad III?

Child, choose one for yourself; this is my reward to you."

In an instant.

Byron clearly felt his passive skill [Sit-ups, Soft Rice Hard Eating] being activated once again.

It allows one to be entangled by "wealthy madams" in various senses for a lifetime, never troubled by soft rice but even being so "hard" that, even if not wanting to partake, the wealthy madam would chase to feed it to you!

Byron was instantly silent:

"...Is this an attempt to subdue me? Does Byron Lancaster seem like someone who can be easily bought with mere zero-level sacred relics?"

He looked up once more at the two partial sacred relics and at Lilith in the bathtub.

Indeed, he made up his mind:

"Given the situation, it’s best to... eat first."

Thus, mimicking the memories of Vlad III, he knelt on one knee, and with tearful gratitude, said to Lilith:

"The grace of the Mother Goddess can never be repaid in full, and I swear to serve my master to the death.

I... Vlad III, even if crushed and dissolved to nothing, will clear all enemies for you!"