Epic of Vampire: The Crippled Vampire Prince Is Actually The Strongest91.82%

Chapter 143: The Different Growth Systems

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Suddenly, and out of nowhere, Chris dropped a lot of words that made sense, leaving most of the people there shocked that the mischievous little incubus was capable of such deep thinking.

"Based on what Gofumina said, I think there might not be any alliance between the… Let's call them Astronauts for now and the Cultists," said Chris, interrupting Teressa's train of thought.

"What do you mean?" Teressa asked.

"She said they were purely doing business with that vampire dude because they wanted something in exchange, right? They weren't sharing interests or were evil, villainous allies either. Just an exchange of products. It's dangerous, yeah, Ausberth probably has a laser gun or something now, another dumb thing to worry about, but… I think we should scratch the idea they're allied with the cults."

"Hmm…" Teressa still didn't believe it completely, but she kind of agreed with Chris' words.

"Look, think about it for a bit, Lady Teressa," Chris said, dangling his legs around over the air. "If they were really allies, what would the astronauts even win? They got space travel and super high-tech weapons… If anything, they're the ones that are benevolent enough to even sell their stuff to that stupid idiot. The other cultists must be low-level mobs to a space-faring civilization."

"Great point," Vlad nodded. "I think the Outer Gods might not be physically there, in Outer Space, perhaps their existences are even deeper than physical. I mean, we don't see the Evil Gods walking around either, right? They must have their own dimensions, worlds, or realms they inhabit. Outer space still seems dangerous."

"Right…" nodded Teressa. "I suppose it's fair to not worry about that possible alliance for now, but you're never too cautious, son."

"I know, but let's scratch that for the moment," Vlad said. "For now, let's go back home; we need to prepare a lot for what's coming."

"I agree, let's prepare; there's a lot we need to do," nodded Teressa. "Ausberth is looming on the horizon, but his threat might not be immediate. There's another foe whose threat is immediate, however. And if he's coming back and is as strong as before, then we need to prepare well. The army is already being trained beforehand and assembled; I'm still considering the possibility of assigning a general, but I also want Insecta to take care of things such as training and coordination."

"Leave it to me, Master Teressa," Insecta nodded.

As Teressa and Vlad had access to the Territory System and were the owners of this territory, Insecta was technically the servant of both of them.

This, as an extent, made Teressa Insecta's master as well, something Insecta didn't seem to mind either way.

"Also, I was wondering if you could create more of those crimson beetle creatures," said Teressa. "Can you?"

"I can!" Nodded Insecta. "It shouldn't be too hard; as long as there are available corpses to devour, they will be born and multiply."

"Corpses, huh?" Teressa glared at Vlad. "Have you hunted a lot of monsters, son?"

"Yes, quite a lot. Several hundred; I could share some, but they're also precious materials for our growth, Mother. I cannot give them away," said Vlad. "There are still around a hundred more corpses from the previous raid, however. We could give Insecta around seventy. The rest are too valuable."

"I see, well, do that then," nodded Teressa. "What are you planning on doing, son? If you aren't doing much, then come with me so we can organize the army and the defenses."

"I'll join you quickly after, but right now I need to go with my friends to assess our gains. Most likely absorb the materials we obtained," explained Vlad.

"Absorb?" Gofumina wondered.

"I already had my fill, so it's only Vlad," explained Chris. "I grow stronger by feeding on the lifeforce of my foes. Vlad here by drinking blood. We got a lot of dark spirits, and those things even got blood, so he'll be feasting on all of it until he can't gorge anymore."

"Don't explain it like that; you only make it sound weirder than it is…" Sighed Vlad. "But yes, this is how we Vampires grow stronger, generally. I also have another trick, related to my powers, but I can't reveal that."

"Hmm, makes sense," Gofumina nodded.

"So how do Goblins grow, though?" Chris wondered.

As they left the house, Gofumina and Emerlinda walked by Chris and Vlad's side, while Insecta, Teressa, and Camilla went elsewhere with Heracles joining them right after.

"Grow? We're small." Said Gofumina.

"I mean, how do you grow stronger?" Emerlinda insisted. "Elves like me or other Fae races in Fantasia grow stronger by cultivating this Spirit Heart we got and contracting Spirits. We absorb Spiritual Energy and also assimilate the strength of our contracted Spirits as they grow stronger. Chris is half Fairy and half Incubus, so he can actually do both now, I think!"

"Yeah…" Chris nodded. "There's also a third other progression system, but that one is a secret."

"Huh, so most Players also get a secondary progression system?" Wondered Gofumina. "And I thought I was the one."

"Sometimes we get three," said Vlad. "Right?"

"Yeah!" Chris said. "We got three, by the way; we're pretty cool."

"That's not fair…" Gofumina muttered. "Doesn't that mean your stats just increase a lot?! More than other players… How is this game balanced?!"

"Hahah, it's not!" Laughed Chris. "But there are always other ways to get stronger, or you can create them yourself. This game is very flexible. As long as you got the willpower and stuff, nothing's really impossible."

"Huh… Anyway, Goblins grow stronger through the Accumulation of Wealth," said Gofumina. "We have a Heart of Greed, which feeds on Wealth, anything valuable we obtain. It can range from monster corpses, shiny gold, weapons, armor, anything."

"Oh, sounds easy then!" Said Chris.

"Not really; the way we see things of value affects the Heart of Greed," explained Gofumina. "Sometimes things that are more valuable to other people or even the world won't raise our Heart of Greed because we find other things more valuable. It's stupid, but I kind of like it. The higher the Tier the more Wealth it needs to eat. Goblins are generally not the strongest because they cannot easily accumulate Wealth, we all are super poor after all. But I can accumulate Wealth as a Player much more easily…"