The Mysterious World Under Steampunk

Teresa Belmont is the granddaughter of Rioen Belmont. If calculated according to the bloodline of the family branch, her great-grandfather was Carlo Belmont, the son of the previous two generations of patriarchs. In terms of blood purity, Her bloodline is not high among the side bloodlines of the village in the castle territory. If there is no accident, her descendants will definitely be removed from the Belmont Castle territory and become members of the distant branch of the family. At that time, they want to return to Belmont Castle territory is almost impossible.

In the several villages and towns in the territory of Belmont Castle, there are many clansmen like Trisha Belmont. Under normal circumstances, Trisha does not receive much attention, but today is different, Teresa Belmont Together with the other two clansmen, they have become the envy and envy of all the Punjab clansmen in the territory of Belmont Castle, because they were very lucky to be selected three days ago to participate in the blood sacrifice ceremony that will be held in the castle today.

For those offshoot members of the Belmont family who do not live in the castle, each bloodline sacrificial ceremony is an opportunity for them to step up to the sky. In name, the sacrificial ceremony is only for the direct clan members, but before each ceremony, the patriarch will learn from the offshoot clan members. How many people are selected from among them to participate in the sacrificial ceremony? Lucky draw.

It is precisely because the qualification to participate in the ceremony is entirely due to luck, so after being selected as Trisha Belmont, after learning that she has obtained the qualification, the surprise in her heart is completely indescribable. The excitement caused her to I have been in an extremely excited state for several days, and today I have to take medicine to relieve this excited spirit.

"...Your position will not be tested. According to the previous rules, you should stand next to Tyrell's house. At that time, you only need to stand there. Don't talk. Do what others do... ..." The old man at home who had participated in the sacrificial ceremony stood by, watching Teresa's sister help her organize her clothes and check if there were any omissions, and at the same time taught her the rules and practices of participating in the ceremony very seriously.

It is not the first time Tereza has heard these experiences. Since she obtained the qualification, the old man of the family will narrate them every day. She also feels that she has learned these experiences by heart, but now she is still serious Listen carefully, and repeat the narration in your heart.

It's no wonder that she takes this matter so seriously, because the sacrificial ceremony is the top priority of the family, and if something goes wrong with her in the sacrificial ceremony, what awaits her is not just a general punishment, but at least expulsion from the family. If it is serious, it will be executed directly. This has precedents.

"...If you are lucky, your bloodline will be greatly improved during the ceremony. No matter how painful it is, you must endure it and don't make any rude moves," the old man continued, and then passed The clansman took a box and handed it to Tereza, saying: "If you really can't bear it, you can take the medicine in the box. This medicine can inhibit the improvement of blood vessels and greatly relieve the pain caused by the improvement of blood vessels." It’s painful, but you must remember that once you take the medicine, this sacrificial ceremony is equivalent to the end for you, because the blood will not improve any more, so don’t take this medicine unless it is absolutely necessary. medicine."

After hearing what the old man said, Tereza quickly took the box and kept it close to her body. Although she took the box, she didn't take it seriously in her heart. She believed in her endurance and thought that it was impossible for her to use this potion.

After completing the final inspection, Tereza, escorted by her family, boarded the carriage prepared by the castle and drove towards the family castle on the lava lake. On the way, there were still many people from the villages and towns in the territory rushing towards the castle. In the past, they were not able to enter the castle to participate in the ceremony, but they would choose to stay by the edge of the lava lake, close to the castle.

Although it is declared that only those who participate in the sacrificial ceremony in the castle can benefit from it, the effect of the ceremony is not limited to the castle, and there will still be some ritual power that will spread out of the castle and spread to the surrounding areas, and people around People in this area can more or less get some blood benefits.

The carriage soon drove to the lava lake and stepped onto the bridge leading to the castle. At this moment, Tereza opened the curtain of the carriage and looked outside, and saw that the side of the lava lake was already full of side branch family members.

When these offshoot members saw the carriage she was riding in, each and every one of them showed expressions of envy and jealousy, and some of them were big figures from offshoots that she could only look up to in the past. The feeling of envy made Tereza feel extremely satisfied, and even had the idea that this trip was worthwhile, but she quickly dispelled this idea, and secretly vowed in her heart that she must let her bloodline be promoted in the ceremony , Let yourself become a direct clan member, let the state of being noticed just now stay on your body forever.

After the carriage entered the castle, it stopped in a small square. After Teresa got off the carriage, before she had time to take a closer look at the buildings and scenery inside the castle, she was led by the servants of the castle towards the sacrificial platform. .

Although the person in charge of leading the way was a servant, Tereza did not dare to underestimate him. This was not because the other party was often in contact with people in the castle, but because the other party was one of the direct descendants. He is much higher than her, and being a servant is just a part of his experience. Once he completes the experience, he will be dispatched to other places to become a big man whose status is much higher than hers, so she dare not have any Any faux pas.

I don't know whether her performance satisfied the other party, or the other party was just doing routine work. On the way leading to the sacrificial platform, the servant tribe unhurriedly told Tereza some rules for participating in the ceremony. Most of these contents are similar to what Tereza heard from the elders of the family before, only one or two details are slightly different.

Soon the two came to the ceremony platform. At this time, most of the members of the direct family in the castle had already stood in their fixed positions and waited for the ceremony to begin. Teresa was led to a place near the back by the servants. , on both sides of her are other lucky people who lead the life, they did not talk, but nodded to each other, which was regarded as a greeting.

Trisha scanned the surrounding situation, and her eyes quickly fell on the abyss dragon outside the platform.

Although this abyssal dragon can be seen at the edge of the lava lake, standing at this position and seeing this abyssal dragon so close, the strange feeling is completely different, even she can feel the pain on her body. The bloodline was subtly affected, and it was slowly improving. This was a feeling she had never felt before, and she couldn't help but immerse herself in it.

At this time, the atmosphere on the platform was very serious. Everyone stood quietly without talking. As more and more people arrived on the platform, there were fewer and fewer vacant seats on the platform, and eventually all of them were full.

Trisha also recovered from the trance state of perceiving body changes, and scanned the surrounding situation again. This time her eyes did not stay on the abyss dragon, but looked at the special place on the platform. The reason why she pays so much attention to the two viewing seats set up is because these two seats are the only seats on the entire ceremony platform, that is to say, when the ceremony is held later, everyone must stand, Only these two special spectators are allowed to sit.

Discussions about the identities of the two spectators had been transferred from inside the castle to outside the castle a few days ago. Tereza also heard some information about the identities of the two spectators while chatting with family members.

The male spectator is said to be a professor in the city of learning, possessing high wisdom, and has the title of an incarnation of the spirit of knowledge, which sounds amazing.

However, the conversation about the man was nothing more than that. The person who really attracted the attention of the branch of the family was actually another female observer.

Teresa knew that the female spectator was a member of a very ancient branch of the family. Her appearance was very similar to that of Queen Teresa, and she had a very high bloodline. It was said that even the old patriarch's bloodline was far from pure In contrast, there are also some unreliable rumors, saying that the female spectator already possesses the power of a god and that the female spectator is from other worlds and other absurd remarks.

After Tereza knew something about the female spectator, she was both envious and adored for the female spectator, and of course there was also some jealousy. In her opinion, a side branch, and a woman, could achieve The status and height of the female spectator is already very remarkable, and the current family status of the female spectator is also her future goal.

As the bell rang, the old Duke, the Earl of Belmont, and the two spectators came out of the lounge not far away one after another and came to the sacrificial platform.

After the two spectators got on the platform, they sat directly on the prepared chairs without any hesitation, and were not affected by the eyes of other people on the platform. The careful Tereza could notice that the two people who sat down had both hands at the same time. They are playing with two hollow metal balls, and the metal balls will emit faint light from time to time when they are turning in their hands.

The old duke, who had already put on priestly attire, came to the altar facing the cub of the abyssal dragon. The Earl of Belmont stood beside him as a sacrificial assistant. After standing still, the old duke took over the A metal basin inlaid with gemstones, and then took the blood bag prepared in advance, poured the blood of the family lineage collected and stored in it into the basin, then took a small hanging censer, and hung the censer on the sacrificial ceremony On the blood basin, let it rotate at a constant speed, and at the same time, while rotating, sing the prayers of the ceremony loudly.

After the old duke sang the first time, other people on the platform joined in at the right time, and began to sing the second and third chapters under the leadership of the old duke. Soon everyone on the platform entered the stage of singing. A state of spiritual resonance, and at the same time, this spiritual resonance also prompted their blood to begin to connect with each other, forming a short-lived symbiosis state.

At the same time, the blood of those Belmont direct clansmen in the blood basin under the incense burner boiled like boiled water, and turned into wisps of red mist, which merged into the smoke of the incense burner, gathering together without dispersing , extending towards the cub of the abyssal dragon in front of it like a tentacle.

Soon the blood mist touched the skin and scales of the cub of the abyssal dragon, and penetrated into it without any hindrance, blending into the flesh and blood of the cub of the abyssal dragon, and then fused into the skin and scales of the cub of the abyssal dragon, which was made by the Belmont family through a special method. In the temporary symbiosis state.

At the moment when the cubs of the abyssal dragon merged into the symbiosis state, all members of the Belmont family on the sacrificial platform fell into a wonderful spiritual hallucination, and in their respective spiritual hallucinations, they became the size of a head Stimulated by this mental illusion, the blood vessels of different abyssal dragon cubs began to increase at a very reasonable speed.

At the same time, the fused blood and spirit also turned into a special blood force field, and spread to the surroundings, and soon spread out of the castle, covering the edge of the lava lake. Bell in this area Although the offshoots of the Monte family could not integrate into the temporary symbiont on the sacrificial platform, they still felt the blood on their bodies begin to undergo obvious changes under the influence of the force field. Some people could not even control the changes in their blood, and began to appear on their bodies The variation of Demonic Dragonization.

At the same time, the bloodline force field also spread to the lava lake below the castle, covering all the abyssal dragons below, but when these abyssal dragons were also affected by the force field, they entered a kind of In the symbiosis state, a series of golden rails filled with runes appeared around these abyssal dragons, and they turned quickly according to their respective trajectories like some kind of celestial instrument, and soon formed a transparent seal. The boundary force field isolated the few abyssal dragons that had just tried to integrate into the temporary symbiosis of the ritual platform in the sealed boundary.

At the same time, the temporary symbiosis state in which the spirit and body are connected at the same time has not disappeared, but continues to operate normally in the sealed world, and also connects several abyssal dragons into an independent temporary symbiosis.

At this time, almost at the same time, a ray of light shot out from the tip of a tower-shaped object at the bottom of the castle and the top of the water drop spaceship at the bottom of the lava lake, directly penetrated the outer wall of the seal, and hit the abyss dragon in the middle, connecting into a At the same time, a trace of blood mist seeped out from the surrounding abyssal dragons. Under the action of the rune guide rail inside the seal, it began to flow into the abyssal dragon in the middle. Infiltrate it.