88: Chapter 88: Identity 88: Chapter 88: Identity Crossroads City is rife with criminals, truly a lawless place.

Here, there are malevolent Ancient Black Dragons and evil Witch Demons, but both likely still lurk behind the scenes, not daring to appear openly.

Anyway, Leon once asked a Tiefling girl who was showing him around, and she knew nothing about them, whereas Tassera knew so much, purely because she was well-informed.

Since there are Ancient Black Dragons and Witch Demons, it’s quite normal to have a Vampire.

In fact, since vampires originally belong to the human race and especially pretend to be human, not to mention a place like Crossroads City, even the big cities in the Empire are probably full of them.

All in all, Edith is a vampire, and also a beautiful and elegant one, controlling a considerable part of the skin trade and jewelry transactions in Crossroads City, serving as an executive in the Nightfall Guild, a true midnight noble.

Indeed, she is not the top echelon of Crossroads City, her guild leader is closer to that, but she’s nevertheless a prominent figure in Crossroads City.

Someone like her should not have to worry about feeding, in a place like Crossroads City where missing a few or a dozen people daily causes no ripple, but the truth is, she hasn’t fed in a long time.

As an elegant lady, Edith is undoubtedly very picky; the blood of handsome men can spark her interest, but in a place like Crossroads City, there are plenty of strong, fierce men and ugly monsters everywhere, but handsome men are rare, and for this reason, she hasn’t fed in a moon’s cycle and is starting to weaken.

If she still can’t find a handsome man, Edith has decided to target beautiful girls instead, insisting on beauty and elegance, rejecting ugliness.

Knock, knock, knock—

The knocking on the door suddenly sounded.

“Come in.” Edith opened her eyes in the dark, her eyes reflecting light like a cat’s.

The blonde Chief Maid gently pushed open the door, glanced at the dark room with tightly drawn curtains where her master was sitting glamorously on the bed, and immediately bowed her head respectfully, saying, “Rita brought a man back.”

“Oh…” Edith’s eyes lit up momentarily, “What does he look like?”

“Black hair, black eyes, skin like a baby’s…”

The blonde Chief Maid gestured, “He is much better looking than the men before.”

“Really?” Edith’s mood soared, it seemed her thirst for blood could be satisfied today, “I remember the last man was also brought by her, right?

She is really capable, deserves more, note that down.”

“It’s all due to the master’s excellent training,” said the blonde Chief Maid with her head lowered.

Edith gladly accepted the Chief Maid’s compliments, as she indeed made many efforts.

Unlike many vampires who prefer to turn all their servants into vampire derivatives, she likes to keep their original identities so that the servants can freely walk in the sunlight, which makes it more convenient for them to work.

As for the biggest headache of loyalty, it’s easily settled by rewarding them or crushing their self-esteem.

In other cities, naive people are common, but in a place like Crossroads City, naive people have long perished.

To deceive those who operate in Crossroads City, a vampire derivative isn’t enough, only someone who doesn’t look out of place and is completely clean has a chance.

Here you go, another one deceived.

Thinking this, Edith’s expression was pleased, she raised one hand and said, “Help me to rise…

and also tell me how Rita deceived that man.

It couldn’t have been love, right?

Hahaha.”

“Mithril and refined gold,” the blonde Chief Maid said softly, “The man is searching for mithril and refined gold, and his weapon looks quite good; he must be a powerful adventurer…”

Meanwhile, because there was nothing unusual about the maid, not even that she was a professional, Leon initially didn’t have much of a guard up.

It was only after following the maid out of the Commercial District and heading to the Flower Garden, standing in front of a huge mansion, seeing a huge garden without a single plant, with the large, Western-style building seemingly enveloped in dense fog on a clear day…

The maid was very pretty and cute, but not enough to blind Leon to everything else.

Even the more beautiful and seductive Tassera could only occasionally stir his heartstrings.

However, this wasn’t because Leon was much of a righteous gentleman; he had used a huge memory space on his computer to store some interesting stuff, it’s just that he had just entered his Teenage Dragon stage, and his lower body hadn’t grown enough to control his upper body.

Without needing the Heavenly Eye Technique, Leon could be sure that the huge mansion in front of him was a vampire’s den, and the maid’s master was a vampire.

Although he had a human soul, having been a Red Dragon for over a decade, Leon was starting to take on some of the dragon’s characteristics.

Even when seeing the vampire’s mansion, he had never thought he would be tricked into being a blood bag; he was rather delighted and curious about Crossroads City, with its myriad races and monsters.

The Leon on Earth was a corporate slave…

of course, he had seen many gorgeous castles and luxurious villas online, but watching videos and seeing them in person were two different experiences.

Having crossed into this world and become a Red Dragon, he hadn’t stayed in any nice places before, so in some ways, he could be said to have little experience.

As he stepped into the vampire’s mansion, Leon was immediately captivated by the scene in front of him.

The hall’s ceiling had a high design, impressive in height, with huge crystal chandeliers hanging from it, emitting a soft glow, the walls adorned with exquisite tapestries and paintings, and the marble floor covered with thick carpets, absorbing all footstep sounds.

“Please follow me…

Please wait here, the master will come soon.”

Leon was led by the maid to an ornately decorated reception room, then the maid quickly left, and he casually took a seat on a sofa, his fingers gently touching the armrest, feeling the texture of the fabric…

compared to this, he felt that his house in Oasis City was horribly rudimentary.

Leon waited for about ten minutes, heard footsteps, and saw the maid and her master enter the reception room.

It was a female vampire, walking with an elegant stride, her slightly pale face strikingly beautiful, her smooth straight black hair naturally falling on her bare shoulders, wearing a red lantern-sleeve mermaid dress, the dress’s neckline quite low, revealing her elegant clavicles and a large expanse of smooth skin…

“This is our master…”

The maid introduces the two individuals.

“Hello.” Edith’s voice was pleasant and hollow.

“Hello.” Leon was still very polite on the surface.

After some pleasantries.

Edith sat on the upholstered chair and said, “I heard you want to buy Mithril and refined gold.”

“Yes.” Leon said, “Your maid told me that you have Mithril and refined gold, and are willing to sell them.”

“A little bit.” Edith seriously looked at Leon, “You should know about Mithril and refined gold.”

“Just a little.” Leon really knows just a little; he only knows that these two materials are easy to use for forging weapons and Armor, beyond that he doesn’t understand their usage and prices very well.

Edith nodded slightly and gently parted her lips.

“Mithril is a light and flexible metal.

Mithril Secret Silver Armor or breastplates can be worn under ordinary clothes without restricting the wearer’s movements like normal Armor; they do not impede the wearer from dodging attacks or using Stealth, and they do not require the wearer to be strong.”

“Refined gold is found in meteorites and special veins, it’s very hard but also very heavy, often used to make Fine Gold Armor or forged into weapons…

Weapons forged with refined gold or plated with refined gold have a tremendous destructive power, especially effective against walls and constructs.”

Leon curiously asked, “A weapon made from a mix of Mithril and refined gold must be both light and hard, right?”

“I don’t know,” Edith said.

“I only know it’s very expensive because the materials are very scarce.”

“Just tell me how much it costs.” Leon, not knowing much about Mithril and refined gold and not knowing how to haggle, didn’t want to speak too much and make a mistake, opted to get straight to the point.

“How about I bring them over and we discuss it then?” Edith suggested.

Leon also felt it better to see the goods before talking about the price, but he regretted not having Efreeti hidden in the Magic Oil Lamp with him; the Efreeti would surely understand, and also be a force in combat when needed.

He said, “That’s fine.”

“They’re not here right now, I must retrieve them from another place, meanwhile, I’ll trouble you to stay here for a while,” Edith said.

“We will prepare a room for you to rest.”

“No problem.”

Leon followed the maid, expecting to be led to a guest room, but surprisingly they headed to a bathroom, an extremely large and luxurious bathroom with high ceilings adorned with exquisite murals, walls embedded with golden patterns, the centerpiece being a huge bath…

The only issue was the water was still.

“Do I need to take a bath before staying in your room?” Leon asked.

The maid covered her mouth and laughed.

Though he said so, Leon didn’t mind the experience; he had never bathed in such a luxurious bath before.

After the maid left, he decisively undressed and jumped into the bath.

Leon hadn’t soaked for five minutes when he heard the sound of a door pushing open, and turning his head, he saw Edith without clothes, holding a towel barely covering her chest and lower body…

A woman being completely nude is just that, more enticing with something partially concealed; anyhow, Leon preferred clothed.

Edith took off the towel and walked into the bath area, saying, “Mr.

Leon, how old are you this year?”

“Seventeen,” Leon said.

“You don’t seem like it, more like fifteen,” Edith said.

“Mr.

Leon must be a noble, why did you come to Crossroads City personally?”

Since Leon has money to purchase Mithril and refined gold, he surely isn’t a fugitive or refugee.

“For various reasons,” Leon vaguely answered.

“Mr.

Leon, you really are very charming…

Why not stay here with me forever?” Edith looked at Leon’s profile, suddenly moved, and planned not just to suck his blood and leave him, but considered turning him into a Vampire Derivative and let the Derivative drink her blood, turning into a true Vampire.

It’s no wonder she had such an idea; after inhaling nature’s spiritual energy and consuming Sun and Moon Essence for so many years, even a stone would become blessed with inherent charm, let alone Leon who was naturally an enchanting Red Dragon…

According to the setting, a teenage Red Dragon’s charisma has 19, definitely not a problem.

“Sure,” Leon said.

“Answered so simply…” Edith lightly laughed, “Do you know who I am?”

“To want to stay with me forever…

do you know who I am?”

Edith was stunned at his words, raising her head to see a gigantic Red Dragon staring at her with fiery red eyes.