Chapter 44
“No, we will not kill them” Luminia muttered.
A frown appeared on Azriel’s face and he questioned, “They are all troublesome, plus, with the pain they had gone through, they most definitely wouldn’t be loyal to us…”
However, Luminia wasn’t worried.
Rather, there was a slight smile on her face.
“We will use them for more experiments.”
If Lilia was here, she would have sighed and shook her head repeatedly. She knew her master well.
And that smile…
She would only need an instant to know that her Master got a new ‘hobby’.
These experiments…
Luminia enjoyed it a lot.
“Didn’t we already find the right concentration? What else can be done?” Ithania questioned with a frown on her face. She didn’t like baseless killing.
“There are so many more possibilities, girl. We found the right concentration, and now their bodies have been strengthened, who says that we can’t feed them more blood?
We can experiment on how much more we can feed them, how much time will it take, or how their cultivation can affect how much they can drink.
There are countless possibilities.
Heh, I even feel that the number of lab rats will fall short” Luminia replied with an excited smile on her face.
If Lilia was here, she would have sighed and shook her head for sure this time.
It was a lost cause now.
Luminia had found something interesting.
“I hope more of those vampires try to eat more than they can chew so that I have more people to experiment on” Luminia muttered to herself.
Ithania and Azriel glanced at each other before Azriel turned towards Luminia and questioned.
“Teacher… are we going to continue this experiment?”
He had a very unwilling look on his face.
He was bored.
He didn’t want to continue.
He would rather cultivate.
Luminia discerned his thoughts just by looking at his face and smiled,
“Don’t worry, Azriel. It is just a way for an old woman to pass her time. You and Ithania are too weak right now and should focus on your cultivation.
Leave these experiments to me”
“Okay!” Azriel nodded excitedly.
‘Teacher is the best indeed’
Ithania also had a smile on her face.
She didn’t like to see people bursting apart and all that blood and gore. She wasn’t made for experiments like these.
“Alright, we will leave this place to Lilia now, she knows what needs to be done” Luminia muttered and the three of them walked out of the basement room.
…
A few minutes later, Ithania and Luminia were sitting in Luminia’s room. Azriel had already left since he wanted to cultivate, as for Ithania, Luminia had her own plans for her.
*Knock* *Knock* *Knock*
“Lady Luminia”
“Enter.”
Luminia ordered and a beautiful, white-haired maid entered the room.
“What can I help you with, Lady Luminia?” Lilia questioned after a small bow.
Luminia then turned towards Ithania, before she turned back to Lilia and instructed.
“You will be Ithania’s teacher from now on.”
Ithania’s eyes widened in shock and although there was no apparent change on Lilia’s face, Luminia knew that she was surprised as well.
However, no matter how surprised she was, as a maid, it was her duty to accept the order given to her.
“As you command, Lady Luminia”
Luminia nodded, and then a book appeared in her hand before it flew towards Lilia.
Lilia caught the book, but when she read the title, her eyes widened in disbelief.
Know that, as a well-trained maid, it was very rare for her to show many emotions. So the book Luminia gave to her was most definitely not a normal one.
“This is the copy of the original one. Train her well. She’s talented.” Luminia ordered.
Lilia bowed again before she turned towards Ithania and instructed.
“Follow me, girl.”
Ithania nodded and then stood up.
“Lady Luminia, we will be taking our leave then” Lilia muttered.
Luminia nodded.
Ithania and Lilia then walked out of the room and Luminia closed her eyes.
She hoped that she hasn’t made a wrong judgment.
Else, she would have to correct them in future and that wouldn’t be very peaceful.
…
“You have been recognized by Lady Luminia, girl. Don’t let her down.” While walking in the corridor, Lilia muttered.
“Why do you say that?” Ithania questioned.
“She told me to train you. That makes you my student, even though my teachings aren’t worth mentioning, but this allows you to use resources that Lady Luminia have gathered her whole life.
She wouldn’t have given you this opportunity if she hadn’t recognized you.” Lilia muttered.
Of course, she was being humble, her teaching that she said ‘aren’t worth mentioning’, in today’s era, her teachings were second only to Luminia’s.
She was strong, you know.
She was strong enough to take on Vampire nobles.
“I will make sure to not her down,” Ithania muttered.
“Good.” Lilia nodded.
“And I will make sure to not let you down as well, teacher.”
A small smile appeared on Lilia’s face and she nodded.
“Okay, let’s not waste the precious time we have right now. I will tell you about Cultivation while we are walking”
Lilia then told her about Body and Mana Cultivation, their advantage, disadvantages and differences.
30 minutes later, the two of them were sitting in Lilia’s room and Lilia muttered.
“I heard that you can use blood control to some extent, that is amazing. Even most of the pure-blooded vampires didn’t have that ability. Seeing your talent, Lady Luminia has already chosen the path you will take, so you don’t have to worry about choosing.”
Saying that, she passed the book Luminia had given to her to Ithania.
Ithania grabbed the book and read the title.
‘Blood Mana Unification’
“This is the best Mana cultivation technique for the Vampires. To be honest, even I am a little jealous that you get to cultivate this technique.” Lilia muttered.
Of course, Ithania didn’t understand the importance of this technique, however, from Lilia’s expression, she had a vague idea about it.
She then nodded with a solemn look on her face, determined to work hard and get stronger faster.
“Teacher, can I ask you something?” Ithania muttered.
“What is it?” Lilia questioned.
“What path did… did Azriel choose?” Ithania questioned with a curious look on her face.
Hearing her, a wry smile appeared on Lilia’s face and she sighed.
“Look, Ithania. You can compare yourself with anyone else, you can even ask me about my past, how long it took me to reach a certain level and compare yourself with me, but don’t compare yourself with Azriel, okay?”
“Can I ask why?”
“Well… Azriel… he is not normal…” Lilia muttered.
She has seen the progress of that monster.
Even she was ashamed when she compared herself with him.
She was a genius as well, you know!
But comparing to that guy is just straight up disheartening.
Not worth it at all.
“Why? What path did he take?”
The more Lilia acted that way, the curious Ithania got. Finally, she couldn’t control herself and questioned again.
Lilia sighed in defeat, she knew she would have to answer her or she will keep asking.
“He cultivates both Body and Mana.”
“W-What? But didn’t you say that is akin to crippling your potential?” Ithania questioned.
“As I said, he is a monster. Normal rules don’t apply to him” Lilia answered with a defeated look on her face.
As a maid, she shouldn’t show so many expressions, however, talking about that guy is just straight up tiring…
“O-Okay… I won’t ask anything more about him…” Seeing her teacher’s expressions, Ithania muttered.
“Good.” Lilia nodded and Ithania nodded back.
“Alright, let’s fix your schedule then, I will repeat the same thing that Lady Luminia said to that mon- Azriel. I won’t hinder you from doing whatever you want. I won’t control your life.
I just want you to study for 4 hours a day, that is essential.
As long as you do that, I am happy.
As for how, when or how long will you cultivate for, that decision is yours.” Lilia muttered.
“Yes, teacher.” Ithania nodded with a determined look on her face.
She has already thought about her schedule.
She will study 8 hours a day and cultivate 8 hours a day, the rest of the 8 hours, she will sleep and do all other miscellaneous things.
When her cultivation improved and her body condition gets better, she would reduce her sleeping time and add more to cultivation.
That way, she would stay well-rested and active throughout the day and be more productive.
“Alright, now try cultivating this technique in front of me, and ask any questions you have. With that, you would be able to cultivate on you your own and I wouldn’t need to babysit you.” Lilia instructed.
Ithania nodded, closed her eyes, and then sat cross-legged.
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Year 50,431, 25th of September.
The cultivation journey of the future Queen, Ithania Sky, has started.