Did I fail after all?
That thought flashed through Le Zhengling's mind after hearing Nrvnqsr Chaos's words.
I don't want to die! Grandpa told me to live a good life!
That was his second thought.
A strong will to survive flared up in his crimson eyes. He grabbed a heavy-duty kitchen cleaver and, facing Nrvnqsr Chaos, began to slowly back away towards the door.
Nrvnqsr Chaos watched his movements with a blank expression. After a long moment, he finally spoke again, "You misunderstand. I have no intention of killing you. Your noodles were satisfactory."
Hearing this, Le Zhengling froze. The rapid emotional roller coaster was too much for him. His vision went black, and he fainted.
The moment before he hit the ground, Nrvnqsr Chaos instantly appeared in front of him, grabbing the cleaver that might have injured him. He then picked him up and gently laid him flat on a dining table.
With the turmoil within him completely pacified, Nrvnqsr Chaos, having regained his peace, carefully examined this amazing child.
A slender, undeveloped frame. Limbs so thin they looked like they could snap with a touch. Skin so pale it was almost transparent, revealing the blue veins beneath.
His facial features were well-proportioned and cute, though now they held an indescribable exhaustion. A bead of sweat hung on the tip of his nose, growing with each soft breath until it dripped onto his face.
Nrvnqsr Chaos unbuttoned Le Zhengling's shirt, revealing a youthful chest. He then reached out his hand and slowly placed it over his heart.
Just then, Le Zhengling's eyes fluttered open. His gaze first met Nrvnqsr Chaos's, then slowly followed the man's hand down to his own bare chest.
His mind exploded.
His eyes widened in disbelief as he stared at Nrvnqsr Chaos, too shocked to speak.
"You misunderstand. I have no improper intentions. I just wanted to check your physical condition," Nrvnqsr Chaos said calmly, not stopping his hand. "And I advise you not to get too agitated right now. There is something very wrong with your body."
Le Zhengling's mind was in utter chaos. After hearing that, he could barely resist screaming a string of curses.
Just imagine: a huge man unbuttons your clothes while you're unconscious, his hand touching your chest. And even though you're a boy, you have delicate features and a small frame. Plus, the man is British. What would you think?
"You are going to die," Nrvnqsr Chaos said, retracting his hand and pointing at his heart.
Seeing him pull his hand back, Le Zhengling let out a sigh of relief, pushing aside all his wild thoughts and calming down again. He asked in a hoarse voice, "What do you mean?"
"Congenital heart valve insufficiency. Your heart valves are as fragile as tofu, and there are problems with your ventricular walls as well. It's a miracle you've lived this long," Nrvnqsr Chaos stated in his usual unhurried tone.
Hearing this news, Le Zhengling didn't doubt whether the man was lying; he knew there was no need for that. He propped himself up and looked at Nrvnqsr Chaos in a daze. "How much time do I have left?"
"You could die at any moment."
"Is there any hope with the medical technology of this era?"
"The fact that you're asking suggests you already know the answer."
Silence fell upon the small space.
Le Zhengling repeatedly told himself to calm down. First, he was almost killed. Then, after fighting for a chance to live and thinking he was safe, he was hit with another shock. Finally, when he thought it was all over, he was handed a critical illness notice. The successive blows had pushed him to the brink of a mental breakdown.
"Do you want to live?" Nrvnqsr Chaos asked, looking at the bewildered child. For him, saving this person was not a difficult task.
With his question, he held up two fingers. "I have two ways to save you."
Le Zhengling looked at him with hope, as if grasping at a lifeline.
"First, become a non-human."
"Second, I implant my Soil of Genesis into you."
Hearing these two options, Le Zhengling wasn't too surprised. From the moment he knew this "person's" identity, he knew he would have a way to save him. But these two choices were incredibly heavy.
"Can you guarantee that I would become a rational non-human?" Le Zhengling asked vaguely, choosing his words carefully.
"Heh!" Nrvnqsr Chaos looked at him with surprise, a playful glint in his eyes. "You know my true identity?"
Not wanting to reveal too much, Le Zhengling averted his gaze. "You're... some kind of legendary vampire, right?"
Nrvnqsr Chaos didn't speak. Instead, he pulled over a chair and sat down in front of him.
"That's right. I am a Dead Apostle, a type of vampire."
"A Dead Apostle?" Le Zhengling repeated, feigning ignorance.
Then, Nrvnqsr Chaos, in the spirit of a teacher, began to explain everything in detail.
The vampires of this world were divided into [True Ancestors] and [Dead Apostles].
In the modern era, only the True Ancestor princess, known as the White Princess, remains. The vast majority of existing vampires are Dead Apostles.
Dead Apostles were originally humans who went through a certain process, created by the True Ancestors as emergency food supplies.
To prevent their own vampiric impulses from overwhelming them, True Ancestors would prepare humans in advance, drinking their blood to place them under their control so they couldn't escape.
These humans would also become a type of vampire, living ageless and immortal lives as the True Ancestors' emergency rations. They were truly "dead apostles." However, a Dead Apostle's blood-drinking is for survival. To serve the long-lived True Ancestors, the servants' lifespans must also be long.
Over time, Dead Apostles who drank the blood of others began to feel a sense of superiority in the act of blood-sucking. Strengthening their own consciousness, some broke free from the True Ancestors' control and fled into human society, continuing to drink blood to sustain themselves. This was the origin of the Dead Apostles, the beginning of humans becoming a type of vampire.
The first Dead Apostles to escape the control of the True Ancestors are known as the Twenty-seven Ancestors. Some of these twenty-seven have been replaced over generations, while others still rule over their clans to this day.
After being bitten by a vampire, a human typically goes through stages from Ghoul to Living Dead before becoming a full-fledged Vampire. Some Vampires would then defeat their Dead Apostle parent to become a new Dead Apostle themselves.
The higher a person's natural physical potential, the higher their chances of surviving to the later stages of this process. There are also extremely rare humans with the potential to skip this process and become a vampire immediately. Additionally, a Dead Apostle's power is influenced by the vampire who turned them.
"So, you want to drink my blood and turn me into a vampire under your control," Le Zhengling said, cross-referencing his past life's memories with Nrvnqsr Chaos's explanation. Based on what he knew, he confirmed that the man wasn't lying.
"And you can't be sure how long it would take for me to evolve from the lowest level Ghoul to a Dead Apostle with self-awareness, is that right?"
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