Chapter 47: The Vision of the City Hall

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Chapter 47 of "I Became The Vampire Progenitor" introduces new challenges: “Harrison, Augustine, do you know why I chose the two of you to deal with... Keep following!

“Harrison, Augustine, do you know why I chose the two of you to deal with humans?” After leaving Rekel’s room, Li De found a shaded corner and solemnly looked at Harrison and Augustine, who had been following him. Harrison, with his somewhat effeminate demeanor, was a genius among vampires in researching magic. Although he didn’t study offensive magic, he knew twenty auxiliary Tier 2 spells. Including Tier 1 spells, Harrison knew over forty auxiliary spells. Li De himself knew fewer than thirty spells in total. In the world of Glory, mages were the most difficult profession to master, with learning magic being harder than anything else. Most intermediate mages above Level 5 knew no more than ten spells. And many high mages above Level 10 couldn’t even master Tier 3 spells more than a decade after their promotion. Level 1 Mage Apprentices and Levels 2-4 formal mages could learn Tier 1 spells, Levels 5-9 intermediate mages could learn Tier 2 spells, Levels 10-14 high mages could learn Tier 3 spells, Levels 15-19 grand mages could learn Tier 4 spells. However, level was only the threshold for having the qualification to learn; mastering them wasn’t simple. Starting from Tier 2 spells, the difficulty increased dramatically by Tier 3. Many high mages often held the title without truly mastering Tier 3 spells. Li De’s ability to establish his mage tower in Green City was due not only to the help of his unseen Grand Mage teacher but primarily because he learned three Tier 3 spells. Teleport, Void Walk, Explosive Fireball. The easiest Tier 3 spell—Explosive Fireball—had a total of 600 magic nodes, Teleport had 750 magic nodes, and Void Walk reached an astonishing 900 magic nodes. How complex were magic models composed of hundreds of magic nodes? Li De had tried casting Explosive Fireball, and the casting time was over twenty seconds. In comparison, casting a Tier 1 spell took merely the snap of a finger. Though unfamiliarity played a part, it also highlighted the issue. The time needed for mana to flow from the first magic node to the last took half a minute, showing just how difficult high-level spells were. Yet Harrison could master all the auxiliary spells accumulated by the vampires over two centuries. Li De even thought his talent was only slightly inferior to his own. If Harrison were interested in offensive magic, his strength might not be inferior to Fred, the only one of the remaining seven second-generation bloodline descendants who participated in the war against Green City a hundred years ago. A clever genius—that was Li De’s impression of him. In the future, there would be more and more humans. Managing them while preventing rebellious sentiments required wisdom and tact. Though none of the other second-generation bloodline descendants were foolish, Li De still believed Harrison was more suitable for dealing with humans. Because he was one of the few vampires who disliked killing and fighting. Magic was his everything. As for Augustine, though not as talented as Harrison, as an archer, he not only needed sharp eyesight but also patience and attention to detail that ordinary people lacked. While the other second-generation bloodline descendants were out capturing people, they were responsible for settling the rear. This was Li De’s early arrangement. He couldn’t stay in Dawn City for long. He still needed to oversee Green City to purchase sufficient supplies, and the Crimson Mage Tower couldn’t do without him. “Clan Leader, we don’t need to know why. By the Goddess of Night, your will is above all.” Harrison bowed very gentlemanly, his expression extremely serious. “No, you need to know,” Li De waved his hand, pointing to the sunlit streets outside. “The number of vampires isn’t large, but in the future, there will be more and more humans in Dawn City. We must learn to use the power of humans themselves. Though individually weak, their collective strength is incomparable even to powerful vampires.” “Therefore, you must learn how to communicate with humans, how to use their wisdom and strength.” “Win over some, unite some, suppress some.” “Reward those who obey, punish those who don’t, give differential treatment.” “Management is a very scientific art, cough, it’s an art even the Goddess of Night would admire. Now let me explain in detail.” Li De meticulously processed and imparted the management methods he used in his previous startup company to Harrison and Augustine. Both were intelligent among the vampires, especially Harrison, this second-generation bloodline descendant who already mastered over forty spells at Level 9. His comprehension ability surprised even Li De. In less than a Sun-hour, Li De felt Harrison was fully capable of managing humans. This rush was due to the small number of vampires and incomplete departments. Among the vampires, each second-generation vampire had their direct bloodline descendants, third-generation bloodline descendants. Currently, there were 208 vampires in Dawn City. Fred, who guarded the Blood Pool, had the fewest third-generation descendants, only 10, all guarding the Holy Land with him. These 10 vampires couldn’t be moved. Next, Avi’s 35 descendants formed the vampire enforcement team, responsible for supervising and managing vampires who violated the rules of the ancient castle. Dylon had 38 direct descendants, but he was responsible for raising over 400 Whispering Bats, bearing the greatest responsibility. Odys had always been responsible for guarding the city walls, and his 40 descendants also bore this responsibility. Harrison had only 5 third-generation descendants, usually managing the vampire library. Lucy had the most, with 50 descendants. Augustine had 23. Normally, they had no specific responsibilities. When the number of humans kept by the vampires was insufficient, they were responsible for going out to capture humans. Third-generation vampires plus second-generation vampires totaled 208 people, making up the entire vampire population. For a group of only 200, such a simple division of responsibilities was sufficient. But Li De clearly understood that the current vampire structure was only suitable for the previous situation. As the number of humans increased, this organizational structure couldn’t possibly adapt. Once the number reached three to five thousand, the current model would be a disaster. He needed to reorganize the vampires and form new authority departments. And the person in charge would be these two in front of him. The number of vampires was too small, and so were the available people. With only 200 in the entire clan, Li De was familiar with only these second-generation bloodline descendants. If he wanted to use anyone, he had to start with these few. The lack of talent was currently the biggest dilemma. But he firmly believed the difficulties were temporary. Once humans truly integrated into Dawn City, usable talents would immediately increase. Unlike vampires, humans had much stronger desires for power. “I will establish a City Hall and reorganize the current vampires. The City Hall will mainly handle external and internal affairs. Externally, capturing populations and trade with Green City are the most important tasks, both of which I will personally handle. This department will be called the Foreign Affairs Department. Internally, managing humans and building the city, this department will be called the Civil Affairs Department, and you two will serve as the first chairmen. City defense and Holy Land guards will be unified into the First Army of Vampires. They will mainly guard Dawn City and the Holy Land, not externally. In the future, the army will be independent, specializing in combat missions.” Li De paused for a moment and explained the plan in full. Though this allocation of power was still rough, there was no way around it. The current vampires couldn’t have too refined a structure. With only 200 people total, one-third were out capturing people, another third guarding the Holy Land and city walls, leaving very few people available to be mobilized. But smallness had its advantages—it was easier to manage. And once problems were discovered, corrections could be made immediately. If the scale were larger, even if problems arose, time would be needed to ease them.

Chapter 47: The Vision of the City Hall

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