Moon Witch, embark on the journey!

The petite girl shook her head.

Luna also learned in the past few days that Winnie was a commoner like her mentor but a genius with mutant blood. Although she also had a formal wizard mentor, she had no family power.

"About the same. The price of blood clan materials has plummeted recently."

William did have channels, but after evaluating them, he felt that the gap was not that big.

Because they had been at war with the vampires for a long time, the price of materials from the mixed-blood barons was quite low. Only the pure-blooded vampires were still very precious.

"Then, use about 3,700 magic stones to purchase three more scrolls. William's magic array consumed about 300 magic stones, so the remaining 300 magic stones can be divided equally among the three of you."

The price of a first-level witchcraft scroll is generally over a thousand magic stones. Most formal wizards or baron vampires only carry one or two. But for the apprentices, if they want to hunt noble vampires, such luxury items are indispensable.

For Claire, the process of selling materials and then buying items is a way to earn some favors, which is beneficial to her position in the family. So she doesn't care about the remaining bits and pieces.

.......

Half a month passed while I was collecting information and waiting.

Luna had another first-level fireball scroll in her hand. The other three were also basically ready and had adjusted their status in all aspects.

The elite apprentices gathered together again.

"The target chosen this time is Flori Morandi, a pure-blood baron who was promoted just two months ago."

"Pure-blood?"

Luna was a little surprised. She had been immersed in making medicine and alchemy for a short period of time, and to be honest, she didn't pay much attention to other things.

Claire nodded and she explained:

"When we reviewed the situation, we gradually discovered a problem. Pure-bloods are generally stronger. But mixed-bloods like Soest, who are very cunning and know forbidden secrets, are actually not weak at all. Pure-bloods who think they are nobles are more arrogant and more likely to be careless."

"We are apprentices, which is both a disadvantage and an advantage. If we can take advantage of this, the pure-blooded vampires might be easier to deal with."

"Besides, the benefits of killing a pure-blooded vampire would be much greater."

Luna always felt that the last point was the key point.

"The bounty on this pure-blooded vampire is as high as 12,000 magic stones. She was promoted later than Soest, but her value is 50% higher."

William on the side also mentioned:

"The promotion period is only three months, and it is at its weakest. It is very likely that apart from one or two innate spells, it does not know any other first-level spells."

After this analysis, even Luna was very tempted. She nodded:

"I have no opinion, but everything comes first for our own safety."

"Of course! You must be well prepared before you take action."

The target's location was quite far away from their current base, somewhere in the southern province of the Principality of Sale.

After they leave, they will most likely never come back.

When the team set out, several wizard families in this small town were in tears, as if they were sending away the plague god. After all, Claire and her team had uprooted a wizard family not long after they arrived.

In the carriage, Luna leaned against the window, looking at the city that was gradually getting smaller in her field of vision, and said with emotion:

"These people will probably never know that there was a blood baron who was planning to start a war. With their limited strength, it is impossible to resist."

Claire beside her commented:

"A family without a formal wizard is like a rootless duckweed, and may disintegrate at any time."

The journey took nearly three days, and they encountered some scattered monsters and even marauding apprentices or vampires along the way, but it basically didn't delay anything.

Most of the time, Luna would let the puppet go out for a spin, and then the carriage would continue to move forward.

......

Three days later, the four arrived at a dense forest basin in the southern province of the Principality of Sale.

"According to intelligence, there are often signs of vampire activity around here."

The dark forest has signs of being eroded by dark elements for a long time. Many trees have undergone a certain degree of mutation, and the overall atmosphere is very dark. It is very popular among vampires.

There are some mutant plants in the forest that can be used as materials for low-level magic potions, and there are also many low-level magic beasts. It used to be prosperous, but it became desolate with the beginning of the war.

"There used to be three or four families of wizard apprentices around here, who developed this forest together. Now they have retreated to the surrounding big cities and accepted the protection of formal wizards."

"But before he left, he left some people here to guard. But they were killed one after another recently. It was a sign of the vampires' actions. The local wizard family believes that there may be a baron vampire behind this."

They came to a campsite at the edge of a dense forest. There was no one here, but the occasional traces of blood and erosion by dark elemental spells indicated that there had been a bloody attack here.

Luna should be the one with the strongest sensory ability among the few people. She walked in the shabby camp and observed carefully. Finally, she came to the conclusion:

"More than three high-level apprentice-level vampires, with about ten ordinary vampires... With this scale, it really seems like the Baron-level vampires are behind it."

104.Flory

Flori Morandi. A member of the pure-blooded clan of the vampire race, with a great surname that makes her stand out from her peers.

When she woke up from her bed this evening, her mood was a little higher than usual. Even the sun that had not yet set in the sky could not affect her happiness.

Flori had the usual beautiful appearance of the vampires. She was still very young, and her expression and temperament were like that of an innocent girl.

"Hurry up, change me into that dress I like. Today is...the day to come over."

Under the servant's attire, she put on a beautiful pure white dress, which was tied tightly around her waist. She walked to the mirror in the room in high heels and admired herself in a narcissistic way.

"Wait, isn't this headdress a little off?"

Flori's gaze suddenly froze, and her voice became a little deeper.

"...Master!"

The beautiful maid beside him tried to explain something in panic, but her face suddenly froze. Her slender neck was pierced by a sharp claw.

Bang.

There was a muffled sound behind her. Florie wiped her nails with her handkerchief without even looking at it, muttering to herself complainingly:

"She's still talking about being a personal maid of a human noble. It's useless. Are the tastes of those human nobles so vulgar?"

She clapped her hands and whispered:

"Someone come and clean it up."

Soon, a handsome male vampire knocked on the door gently, bowed to Flori first, then gently dragged the corpse aside, and then carefully cleaned the bloodstains on the floor with magic.

Flory quickly forgot the little unpleasantness and ordered the servants to prepare a sumptuous dinner.

She stood on the balcony of the castle and looked out, and when the sun had just set and a silver moon appeared in the night sky, the figure really appeared.

Flori lifted her skirt and trotted to the castle gate to greet them in person:

"Brother!"

"Flory, sorry for the wait."

The young vampire girl flew towards the person who came. It was a handsome male vampire, with impeccable appearance and temperament, just like a standard pure-blood noble template.

In the hall, lit by candlelight, there was a sumptuous banquet, but there was no servants around, which seemed a bit strange.

"I chased those people to the backyard! Brother, why didn't you meet them? Those lowly servants thought I was meeting my lover!"

"Oh, Flora, stop being a spoiled child. You must have killed those servants who were gossiping. The maid I sent you last time must not have lived long, right?"

"Hehe, she's too clumsy. But I couldn't help myself until today!"

The brother and sister seem to be very close, but the words they say are enough to make people shudder.

At the banquet, the handsome male vampire shook his head helplessly:

"You have harmed most of your subordinates, and many of the remaining ones have run away. As a noble vampire, how can you not have a few capable subordinates? Forget about humans, this is not the Dark Night Continent, and it is difficult to find subordinates for the vampires."

"I still kept a few of them. My butler is very good."

"That guy is just a smooth-talking pretty boy. I'll transfer a few of my men to you in a few days."

"Hey! Then he must be handsome and gentle!"

The male vampire shook his head helplessly. Almost all of his achievements were spent on this only relative. As a pure-blooded vampire, wasting so much resources and time to become a baron can only be said to be extremely lazy.

The two chatted while eating. The male vampire took out a can of blood from his arms:

"The blood comes from a high-level apprentice human. You have just been promoted recently, so it will be very helpful to you."

"What does he look like? Is he handsome?"

“Don’t waste it!”

"That's not so good!"

After being scolded, Flori finally accepted it with a bit of grievance.

"I will be leaving soon. If I have the chance, I will bring you the blood of a formal wizard next time."

"Brother, I am also a baron. Can I go on a mission with you?"

The male vampire suddenly laughed, as if he had heard something incredible. He then slowly explained:

"My team directly serves the Earl, so it's not that easy to join. You need to accumulate experience for a while, and then I'll recommend you if there's a chance."

After perfunctorily answering, he once again earnestly reminded:

"Don't reveal my whereabouts, and be careful yourself. There are many traitors in our blood clan. The servants who were dismissed a few days ago seem to have leaked some of your information. I am still tracking it down. Don't go out and cause trouble these days..."

"Alright, alright! I don't want to hear it, go ahead and do your work!"

Flori watched the male vampire leave with a bit of sadness on her face. She knew that what her brother did was quite dangerous and secretive. It was also because of his hard work that she could live a stable life in this strange land.

......

“This should be the right place.”

There was a castle standing out of nowhere in the depths of the dense forest. When Luna and the others found it, the sky was already slightly brightening.

The group of four watched from a distance, using potions and a small magic formation to reduce the aura to a minimum.

Claire analyzed carefully:

"The local wizard family should not have built such a building in the dense forest. And this style also looks like it was built by the vampires."

"But this might be the lair of the vampires. Maybe they have set up a powerful magic array."

As a supernatural race that also studies magic, vampires usually ask others for help or buy it even if they cannot set up a formation themselves.

It is a taboo to actively break into the caster's lair.

"William?"

"Don't look at me. I need to get closer to analyze it. To be honest, that kind of temporary arrangement is very simple, but I'm not too sure about the Baron's hometown."

William shook his head repeatedly at this arduous task that was difficult for even formal wizards to accomplish.

"Then we can only find a way to lure the other party out?"

While Claire was still hesitating, Winnie suddenly spoke:

"...I heard that female vampires like good-looking male wizards..."

"That's a good idea."

"I'm the bait, is that true or false?"

Hearing their discussion, William's mouth twitched and he whispered:

"I'm better at working behind the scenes, but I'm not a monster like you who can fight head-on. Do you want me dead?"

"Then what should we do? First, find out her daily routine? To be honest, the intelligence shows that she seems to stay in one area and rarely shows up. What if she refuses to come out?"

Claire was a little distressed. The target didn't have much contact with the outside world, and they couldn't always guard it. The key point was that this forest was not a city, and a few humans staying there for a long time would be a bit conspicuous.

Luna hesitated for a moment, then she said softly:

"Let me do it, maybe I can find a way."