"It's not wrong, King Alex, but that is only for vampires with low blood purity.
There is a reason you were chosen; in the past, vampires existed on your planet, and you have part of their genes.
But as the progenitor, you don't need to drink blood; what you need is life force."
There are traces of it in blood and even in the food you eat, but you won't get enough from just meals.
You need to absorb real-life force from sentient beings. As for how much you need, you will understand when you return, King."
"That's good to know then. By the way, I noticed Mingyue's amber eyes have a tint of red in them. Is that because of the transformation?"
In response to his question, Vesa's ruby eyes shone, and then a mirror appeared in front of Alex.
He could see his own appearance, noticing that his black eyes also had a tinge of red in the center.
"Does this mean my eyes will turn completely red when I fully transform?"
"Yes, King. Your hair will also turn silver, but you can easily learn some illusion runes later on."
"Runes?"
"Runes are an ancient magic of us Vampires. As you become stronger, you will start learning them."
Vesa then became confused, seeing Alex keep looking at the mirror, but then understood what Alex was doing, making it laugh.
"King, you really are something else, huh?"
"Well, I'm just imagining my face with white hair and red eyes. I know I'll look even more handsome that way."
Alex then smirked and struck a cool-guy pose. "Don't you think your king is handsome? Understand that I don't take no for an answer."
Vesa laughed. "I don't get it, even by your world's standards, how you can be so calm. Even the Queen is still worried."
When Mingyue was mentioned, Alex smirked, "I am sure she will become more beautiful when she transforms, too. As for panicking, you should know about my abilities, right?"
Vesa nodded with its round body and replied with a chuckle, "Seems the King is quite smitten with the Queen. Well, the situation will guarantee you end up together anyway."
"Even without it, I am sure she will fall for me at some point." Alex looked once again at the mirror, nodding to himself before his eyes turned serious.
"Alright, send me back now, Vesa. I know creating this space takes a toll on your energy."
Vesa gave a royal bow with one of its wings and replied, "As you wish, King. The progenitor blood seems to have chosen the best candidate."
Alex then felt like he was being pulled out by something; the world turned black for a moment before he opened his eyes.
He found himself in the same room where he had the treatment before.
In front of his eyes, a few interfaces started appearing. From the information injected by Vesa, he already understood how to navigate through it.
He then checked his status.
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Name: Alex Campbell
Power Level: 5
Progenitor Transformation: 10/100%
Lifeforce: 324/200
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Seeing the data, Alex know the system simplified their strength into a power level to make it easy for him to understand.
He could also use it to check abilities and other information anytime he wanted on anything.
This made Alex feel elated.
'The progenitor blood really enhanced the ERX chip to a whole new level,' he thought.
Lifeforce showed his hunger level.
Right now, he was overly full because of the life force remaining from the progenitor blood he had consumed.
When it dropped below 75%, he would start feeling hungry. It would intensify as it got lower, potentially driving him into a berserk state if it reached below 10%.
"You finally wake up. You almost gave me a heart attack," a worried voice came to his ear, making Alex turn his face.
He could see Prof Faerith sitting there by his side, her eyes moving, reading data on a tablet.
Her slender fingers kept scrolling through the information.
"Your body seems to have become stronger than before. Based on your last data, it should be at least double.
How about your abilities?"
Looking at her expression, eyes, and lips, Alex's lips curved upward into a smile. "It enhanced my abilities too, Prof. Faerith."
Alex then raised his upper body, stood up, and pulled the IV drip from his hand.
"I should thank you, but isn't what happened to me illegal?
I'm sure you used the ads as bait to find someone who could trigger the blood, right? I could sue you for that, Ms. Faerith."
Hearing what Alex said made Faerith frown. "Your abilities are such a hassle? Cognitive Matrix, is it?
It allows you to analyze every single piece of information you get from your senses and make various scenarios and conclusions from it.
It used to make your head hurt when you used it, but now it seems you can use it as you like," she sighed before continuing.
"So, what do you want? I have checked your information. As someone who comes from a billionaire family, I doubt you need money."
Now sitting on the bedside, Alex said, "Nope, what I need is you, Prof. Faerith."
As he said this, many pieces of information were shown from the system, helping his ability to make a conclusion.
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Name: Faerith Thalindra
Power Level: 1.3
Lifeforce: 76/100
[No bad intention detected; the target seems surprised and feels shy from what the King said.]
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"You what? Me? You should know I'm older than you, right?"