Death... and me

2952  Pride

Rean stepped forward while scratching the back of his head. "I wish to ask if the Royal Family has Dragon Blood. It doesn't need to be a real dragon. Any race will do as long as they have a little bit of Dragon Blood in them."

Immediately, the entire throne room went silent, much to Rean and Roan's surprise. They didn't expect this request to cause such a huge reaction.

They weren't the only ones, though. Various younger cultivators who were watching the ceremony also didn't understand the reason behind it. All they could tell was that the older cultivators of the country, especially those in positions of power, seemed to find a huge problem with Rean's request.

Rean noticed a sigh on his side. It was Foliana. From the looks of it, the history girl seemed to know what the problem was.

Seeing the puzzled expression in the younger cultivators, especially those who weren't part of any big power, Amelia sighed. "Asterix, right? Why do you need Dragon Blood?"

Rean pointed at Roan. "My brother here wants to be an alchemist, and I heard that Dragon Blood can be used in many important pills, so I just wanted to help him a little." Well, Rean did want to help; that was true. "At least that's what I found in the databases."

Amelia understood before turning to Foliana. "You are good at history, aren't you? Give him a good explanation. Everyone, many of you don't know about it, so it will be good if you all hear it as well."

Foliana quickly nodded. "As you wish, Your Majesty."

Right after, she glanced at Rean for a moment before turning to the crowd. "It is true that Dragon Blood can be used in alchemy. However, the things found in the databases are very old recipes that haven't been concocted in tens of thousands of years. That's because a law was instated a long time ago."

She continued. "Divine Demon Beasts were hunted to near extinction, and many races were lost forever in our Universe. The problem was that these race's top experts were also top experts in our Universe, so they created an alliance and sent out a warning. If the Divine Demon Beasts continue to be hunted, they will declare war against all other races."

"The Universe's experts from other races obviously wouldn't simply take this treat easily, so a war was pretty much guaranteed to happen. Yet, when both sides were about to clash, an ultimatum came from the Main Werdlem Universe."

Everyone who didn't know this story held their breaths. For the Main Werdlem Universe to send out such a thing showed just how seriously they took the situation of this branch Universe. "The ultimatum, which you can find in any database containing the history and main events in our universe, was this: If the war between Divine Demon Beast and the other races starts, all Werdlem Stones of the Universe F974 will be permanently shut down. Obviously, Universe F974 is our Universe."

The implications of such words were enormous. Let's forget about not being able to ever cultivate again. If such a thing happened, the Demon Beasts would immediately hold an extremely high advantage on all planets they inhabited.

Demon beasts are inherently stronger, especially races like the Dragons. Without cultivation energies, a single Dragon could probably get rid of an entire country on his own. Let's not forget that all the technology of the Werdlem Empire also works on the cultivation energies. That means even the most simple equipment would also stop working. It would become an age of Demon Beasts alone.

"In front of such an ultimatum, the other races were obligated to accept the Divine Demon Beasts' wishes. From there onwards, any Demon Beast with Divine Demon Blood in their bodies was out of reach. One can not use their blood for anything."

"Of course, that doesn't mean you can't do anything to the Demon Beasts. After all, what if they decided to attack? Would you be obligated to only watch? That said, the wishes of the Divine Demon Beasts were accepted, but there were conditions. Fights and other things can happen with any Demon Beast Race... as long as they are not on the near-extinction list."

"Also, if any of the Demon Beasts in the list makes the first move, you are allowed to fight back and kill them even if they give up in the end. That is the gist of it."

Amelia smiled and nodded. "What Foliana spoke is true. However, you don't need to worry too much about hunting down Demon Beasts on our planet. Anyone can access the list, which is always kept updated, through your CDs. Ever since this law was put into action, only twelve Demon Beast Races had been in them."

Amelia looked at Rean right after. "Unfortunately for you, that includes any Demon Beast Race with Dragon Bloodline. You said it yourself: their blood was just way too useful for alchemy. Their bones, scales, eyes, and so on were also priceless treasures to be used in other fields. Thanks to that, all Dragon Related Races can't be touched."

Dragon Related races are rare, so it truly didn't change much the overall situation. Cultivators could still fight demon beasts and acquire their materials, blood, etc. Over 99.99% of all Demon Beast Races are not related to Divine Demon Beasts, after all. It just so happened the twins needed the blood of one of those who were related.

Rean pondered a bit and couldn't help but ask. "I understand that hunting them down for their blood is prohibited. But what about buying it from them? Is it okay to offer something in exchange for a little of their blood?"

Amelia nodded. "Well, in theory, that is not a problem since no real harm is being done to the race you are taking blood from. However..."

Everyone shook their heads, feeling helpless together. Amelia, obviously, knew why. "You are talking about the Dragon Race. I can guarantee you. Regardless of the price you offer, no race related to the Dragons will ever sell their own blood. The Dragons are prideful as that."