Tome of Blood

Chapter 215 -65- Shirley's Choice

"Master Charlotte, I...I'm afraid I can't drink it and become your family member."

Xue Li knelt down on one knee, holding up the red blood bottle, her pretty face that rarely changed her expression was deeply apologetic.

Charlotte was a little surprised. She didn't expect that the personal maid who had followed her for more than a year would finally make such a choice.

She thought she knew Shirley well enough.

He works meticulously and conscientiously, and is also quite talented in magic and sword skills.

Even though she has been busy working as a maid for a year, her improvement in strength has not been delayed. With the support of Charlotte's resources, she has become the second step into the stars among those young followers after Rand.

Although always taciturn and expressionless, Charlotte knows that deep down she is not indifferent.

Not only that, but she is also a person who knows how to repay her kindness. After Charlotte saved the lives of the whole family on the night when the court attacked the Rosary Society, Shirley completely surrendered to Charlotte, and she could even be called Desperate.

Although her sense of presence by Charlotte's side was not as strong as Sebastian's in the past year, not even that fat cat like Nissy, she has integrated into Charlotte's life silently.

Charlotte's three daily meals and drinks, Charlotte's daily living arrangements and daily clothing choices are almost all taken care of by her, and she does a very good job and serves extremely thoughtfully.

If not, Charlotte would not have taken her with her when she went to explore the Castel silver mine that day.

"I respect your choice, but... can you tell me the reason?"

Charlotte asked gently.

Shirley hesitated and asked:

"Lord Charlotte, after drinking the blood of your family members, does that mean that I will also become a blood family member?"

Charlotte froze for a moment, then nodded slightly:

"For you, that's true."

Today, Charlotte also has a deeper understanding of the abilities of her blood relatives.

The essence of the blood family is the power of blood, and becoming her blood family also means possessing the power of her blood, and possessing the power of blood naturally means the transformation of the blood of the body.

That's what Sebastian is.

When he releases the power of blood, he will become almost exactly the same as the blood race. If he is not an elf who is also a magical creature, and he was once a blazing sun, he would have completely become a blood race.

And even so, every time Sebas casts the power of the blood family, his body will further transform into a blood family.

Even though he still retains the identity of an elf, but with the improvement of Charlotte's strength and the strength of the family blood in Sebastian's body, he may become a vampire sooner or later.

This was what Sebastian personally told Charlotte after observing his own body for a long time, and it also overturned Charlotte's previous cognition that blood family members could not be blood family members.

The blood power of the blood clan is more domineering than Charlotte imagined, let alone hers.

As for Shirley...

She is only a human being, not a magical creature, and her own strength is not strong. If she obtains the power of Charlotte's family members, it is almost a certainty to become a vampire.

"Lord Charlotte..."

Shirley bowed deeply to Charlotte and said:

"I heard that after becoming a blood clan, it will be difficult to rely on one's own strength to further improve one's strength, and the way of magic will also be cut off, so you can't go any further..."

"I... don't want to give up my talent in magic."

Charlotte looked at her unexpectedly, and said:

"Perhaps it is true, but at the same time, after becoming a vampire, you will also gain new power."

Shirley lowered her head:

"But that kind of power is the power given by you, not the power I got through my own efforts."

"I hope that through my own efforts, I can follow you and stand behind you, instead of relying on you to move forward..."

After hearing Shirley's words, Charlotte nodded slightly to express her understanding.

Indeed, even she felt sorry for not being able to become a magician, let alone Shirley who was already an advanced spellcaster.

Shirley's magic talent is very good, and she has even been certified by Nice. For her, it is indeed a dilemma between becoming a blood clan and continuing to work hard on the road of magic.

"But have you ever thought that once you become a blood race, you will bid farewell to aging and have a nearly infinite lifespan and time?"

Charlotte asked again.

Shirley replied respectfully:

"I did think about it..."

"A long lifespan is indeed attractive, but I'm afraid I can't accept that after having a long lifespan, watching my relatives and friends gradually grow old with the passage of time, and finally only myself..."

Hearing this answer, Charlotte was slightly taken aback.

To be honest, she was quite happy after knowing that she had lost the shackles of her lifespan as a vampire.

Those cultivators in the fairy tale novels in the previous life struggled for hundreds of years and thousands of years, in order to achieve Taoism and live forever.

As for her, it didn't take long for her to realize it.

Although it is a kind of flawed immortality, she has always felt that the future is bright as she possesses the holy tome of blood. She believes that as long as she is given enough time, it should not be a problem to become a god.

She never thought of Shirley like that.

However, looking at the girl in front of her, she quickly realized the difference between herself and the other party.

She is a time traveler, everything about her has been left in the world of her previous life, she doesn't have much to worry about.

But Shirley was different.

Her relatives, her friends, are all here.

Charlotte was thoughtful, and Shirley continued:

"Besides, I am your head maid and your personal maid."

"In my work, most of the time I have to deal with ordinary people, walking in the sun..."

"Perhaps you haven't considered this issue carefully. Becoming a blood race... also means that I will not be able to walk in the sun, which means that I will not be able to perform my job."

After hearing Shirley's words, Charlotte was taken aback for a moment.

She really hadn't thought about it from this angle.

All along, she just felt that it would be safer and more convenient for the maid beside her to be a blood race, but as the servant, she couldn't fully see the maid's work, but ignored this detail.

She is a vampire, but the status of Earl of Castel determines that she will inevitably need to deal with ordinary people. In this case, it seems that a pure vampire is not suitable to be the head maid beside her.

"My lord Charlotte, I can't meet your expectations, I feel very guilty..."

"However, please believe in my loyalty to you. When you saved my parents and sister that night, my life... belonged to you."

Shirley knelt down respectfully and said sincerely.

This maid, who has always been taciturn, said more today than in the past two months combined.

Charlotte was silent.

"Have you thought about it? Life is too short. Even if you go a long way on the road of magic in the future, it will only be a handful of loess after a hundred years."

Charlotte glanced at the girl and said.

Shirley nodded:

"I've thought about it."

"That's it, then I understand."

Charlotte nodded slightly, no longer reluctant.

Shirley left after expressing her heart.

Charlotte looked at the porcelain bottle returned by the other party in her hand, and sighed secretly.

Everyone has their own choices, and she respects Shirley's choice and understands Shirley's choice.

Of course, although she understood, she was still somewhat disappointed, even though she also understood that Shirley was right, a blood race is currently not suitable for the job of head maid.

In addition, Shirley's words also touched some other thoughts deep in her heart.

Yes, eternal life.

Charlotte has not been in this world for a long time, and she does not have as many relatives, friends and deep bonds as Shirley.

I have to say that after chatting with Shirley, she suddenly felt a little homesick.

"What are you thinking about? You haven't completely established your foothold. It's not worth thinking about those too long-term issues. What you have to do now is to integrate the territory, create a safe back garden, and then develop power and beliefs, and explore the changes. The road to being strong and becoming a god!"

Charlotte shook her head and said to herself.

Taking a deep breath, Charlotte regained her spirits, opened the official file on the desk, and browsed the list of recommendations submitted by the city officials for the next mayor of Beigang.

And at this moment, she suddenly felt a slight movement in her heart, and heard a familiar call from afar.

The one who called her was none other than Sebastian who led Castel's guards to Earl Lachlan's hideout a few days ago.