Chapter 09: The Hearing(1/2)
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The boundless sea of clouds and the protruding tops of the mountain are like islands suspended above the sea of clouds. Fifteen "islands" are arranged in an arc.
Under the sunset, the castles filled with traces of time on the top of the mountain are reflected in a dim red color, with a sense of loneliness that has experienced vicissitudes.
There will be no birds or any other creatures here. Except for the rolling clouds, everything seems to be still.
There are a total of fifteen "islands", which does not mean that there are only fifteen ancient castles here, nor does it mean that there are only fifteen ten thousand-year-old blood tribes living here.
In fact, there is indeed only one castle on some "islands", but some "islands" are densely packed with castles.
This place has a very wonderful name - Yunduan. The one who lives here is the entire Vampire Elders, with a total of 360 elders.
The elders have different statuses, including great elders who are common ancestors of almost all blood clans, and there are ordinary elders who are just ancestors of a certain family. Some elders have no descendants at all, but they also enjoy the supreme power among the blood clans.
Why do the blood tribes who are afraid of the sun, especially the elders with supreme power, choose to set their residence in a place where the sun can shine?
No one knows it, at least ordinary blood clans don’t know it.
Some blood clans will also set their residences in places where they can shine in the sun, such as Jones' Giant Snake City. But that's because the places where the sun can shine in are rich in resources. But it is obviously not here.
Gradually, the sun sets, the stars in the sky gradually appear, and darkness finally swallows up the entire world.
Carriages drove out of the clouds and fog and stepped onto the "island" with only a magnificent castle. It was the largest castle in the entire cloud - Blood Castle.
According to legend, the great elder Barsaromu, who is the common ancestor of all blood tribes, lives in this castle.
Yes, Barzaromu, it sounds like an ancient human name. As for his last name, no one knows it.
At this moment, in the carriage, Jones had already put on a black dress with gold-embedded dress, with exquisite embroidery patterns on the collar and sleeves. There was also a shawl on his shoulders. The entire design was themed with his marking of nine-petal snake pattern. There was a nine-petal snake pattern on the chest, and there were nine-petal snake patterns on the back of the shawl, and even on the collar and cuffs.
Of course, the cross skeleton totem of the Holy Light of the White Bone is indispensable.
Adale and Belle, who were sitting next to him, were still in their usual dresses, but they just put on more grand and more particular clothes.
"Will we meet the Great Elder?" Jones asked.
"It should... not." Adael replied: "The great elders hardly attend such hearings. There are only a dozen of three hundred and sixty elders."
"There are only a dozen people so few?"
"This time the matter is quite involved, maybe it will be a little more. But it will definitely not be much more."
Belle on the other side interrupted, "Sometimes I think that the elders seem to have nothing else to do except this. If they don't even attend the hearing, what are they doing?"
"Well..." Jones thought for a while, then asked, "Is there any new news on your father?"
"New news?"
"It's about the hearing. Can I just attend it directly? No other preparations?"
"Oh, they didn't give me any news. But you don't have to worry." Adale spread his hands: "Even if he doesn't want to help you, he still has to consider the investment in Snake City? Have you ever calculated how much investment our Sambo family has in Snake City? That's astronomical."
"I think there should be no problem, too." Belle echoed.
Jones nodded, turned his face and looked out the window.
All the carriages ended up in front of the castle as huge as a palace group.
After getting off the car, in the bitter wind, the vast starry sky and sea of clouds appeared in front of Jones, as if they had changed into a world at once. It felt like a magnificent feeling.
The blood clans on the carriages around them also got off the car.
Among them are the Gangro family represented by Telis, there are dozens of blood clans. The Nicklaus family represented by Prince Harrez, there are also dozens of blood clans. There are seven princes of Sambo family.
Of course, more are those slightly smaller families, each dressed in luxurious clothes and could not count them.
Dora, Guya, and four lichs, who were sitting in the other two carriages, gathered next to Jones. They all changed into freshly prepared dresses. They had the same style and the same theme as Jones. Seven people stood in the crowd, extremely conspicuous.
"Don't you say hello to your father?" Jones asked Adair.
"Well, I'll go now." Adair ran towards Prince Louis in a small step.
At the same time, the butler had come to Jones and made a "please" gesture.
Nodding, Jones took everyone up the long ladder.
It was a huge staircase that was fifty meters wide, with huge blood clan-themed statues on both sides. There were a total of forty-nine levels.
"I never thought I would be surrounded by so many blood clans." Gu Ya was a little panicked. After all, werewolf and blood clans are enemies.
Dora whispered and comforted: "Don't be afraid, it's okay. No one will do anything to you."
Belle fell behind and followed slowly.
As for the four lichs, there has been a lot of discussion.
"Have you been here?"
"No, I've never been here. It looks pretty good here. It's just a statue with its twitching claws and looks unjust."
"Well... Maybe the elders of the blood clan hope that others think they are fierce?"
“So what exactly should we do?”
"Just stand, we're standing behind Jones. We're showing that we support him and then we don't have to do anything else."
"Okay. That sounds very simple."
People from all families have already reached the stairs, but the Sambo family does not.
Along the way, Jones was quietly watching them, and he found that Adair seemed to be talking to his father. It seemed that he was not happy. Adair wanted to leave and walked towards Jones, but his hand was grabbed by Prince Louis.
Jones stopped unconsciously and looked from afar.
Belle hurried to Jones and whispered: "It seems that something is wrong."
"Do you talk about Sambo's family?"
"No, I mean something else." Belle lowered her voice and said, "Someone just came over and asked me for the money to buy a dinner. They tried their best to have dinner with you, but now they are coming to get the money back... I think it's incredible."
Jones's eyes slowly turned to the other side, and saw a fat blond wearing a dress and kissing the bank notes happily.
"Hello." A voice suddenly rang.
Jones turned his face and saw a tall blond man in a dress, a mustache, and a figure who looked like a butler.
"Hello." The man repeated it again, and then continued softly: "I am the housekeeper of the Rizzo family. There is something urgent at home. The master asked me to take the lady back quickly."
"Is there something urgent at home?"
"Yes, there is something urgent." As he said that, the butler actually wanted to grab Belle's wrist.
Belle was startled and quickly took a step back.
The scene suddenly froze.
Jones quietly looked at the anxious butler: "He is not your butler?"
"He is." Belle whispered: "But...what can be done at home? My father should not be in the High Court, right?"
"Master, please go back quickly, Miss." The butler emphasized again.
"I'll go back after the hearing."
"No, the master means that you don't need to delay for a minute."
"I'll say it again. I'll go back after the hearing, it won't take much time."
"master……"
Before the butler finished speaking, Jones had already stopped Belle and said coldly: "Belle said she would go back after attending the hearing. Is there any problem?"
All of a sudden, all the four lichs came spiritually.
The butler was stunned and had to take a step back and salute silently. He didn't dare to say anything more.
Holding Belle's hand, Jones continued to go up the stairs with his own people, leaving the butler standing in a daze.
"Mr. Jones, I think there is something wrong." Dora whispered to Jones.
"Yes, I feel it, too." Jones replied softly.
Looking around, the attitudes of the people around him seemed to have changed suddenly.
Especially the Gangro family, don’t they hope to join forces with Jones? At this moment, Teslis accidentally looked at Jones, but with a hint of pride.
And the Sambo family...and wait, what about Adale?
Jones' eyes widened.
Yes, all seven princes are here, but Adair is no longer there!
Realizing this, Belle was also panicked.
Dora asked in a low voice: "Sir Jones, what should we do?"
What to do? What else can I do?
They are already standing in front of the Blood Castle gate, what else can I do?
Jones had no choice but to bite the bullet and continue to move forward under the guidance of Butler Adair.
After walking through the stairs and passing through the towering city walls, the next step is the spacious square.
To be continued...