"Ghost Captain?" Tide, evidently surprised, looked at you. He had obviously heard of this name before.
"I know. So what? From what I know, each Foolier can only be the lord of one city. The Ghost Captain is already the City Lord of the City of Dawn, he naturally won’t participate in the struggle for the City of Eternal Night," Tide quickly regained his composure.
"Who told you he won’t come? The latest news I’ve received, the Ghost Captain is also planning to vie for the City of Eternal Night, and will directly compete with the Scarlet Dawn. The Ghost Captain is not only the lord of the first Sky City but also the number one champion among the Fooliers. Compared with the President of the Scarlet Dawn, the Tin Man, the Ghost Captain obviously has higher prestige among the Fooliers. We could completely collaborate with the Ghost Captain and fight against the Scarlet Dawn. Moreover, this would give us an opportunity for revenge on the Wolf Tribe," you answered.
"It’s true that Ghost Captain is the number one champion amongst the Fooliers, but that’s elsewhere. The Scarlet Dawn has been entrenched in Dark City for many years, occupying a huge geographical advantage. No Fool Clan can compete with them in a struggle for Dark City!" Tide confidently asserts.
"Their geographical advantage comes from the Wolf Tribe alone. If we work with the Ghost Captain, he naturally gets the geographical advantage. Are you questioning whether the support of our clan is less valuable than barbaric creatures like the Wolf Clan?"
Stumped by your counter-question, Tide is speechless. He finally strangles out, "Then, what makes you so sure that the Ghost Captain will cooperate with you?"
"Because of this!" You take out a foggy piece of a map. All the Blood Clan members around looked towards your hand, but no one recognized what it was, they all had bewildered expressions.
"This is a prop I obtained by chance on my way back to Dark City, named ’Piece of the Eternal Night City Map’. This is essential for Fooliers to open the gate of the City of Eternal Night, and it happens to be the crucial map piece number five. Any Fool Force that gets it will greatly increase their odds of securing the city lordship. With this as our bargaining chip, no force would refuse our proposal for cooperation." You explained the origin and value of the prop in your hand.
Tide looked shocked at the object in your hand. He wanted to argue but had no grounds to deny your statements, and he was left speechless.
Though other Blood Clan members in attendance didn’t understand much about the Fool Force and map pieces, seeing Tide’s reaction made them believe the truth of your words - that the Ghost Captain indeed possesses the capital to confront the Scarlet Dawn.
Discussion broke out at the scene. The Blood Clan members whispered amongst themselves about the pros and cons of this matter.
From the idle chatter around you, you could tell that most of the Blood Clan members favored your proposal; currently based on information available, the Ghost Captain and the Scarlet Dawn, representing the Wolf Clan, are enemies, and an enemy’s enemy is a friend. This gives the Blood Clan members a natural favorable impression towards the Ghost Captain, despite having never met him.
What’s more important is, the Blood Clan had just killed the Scarlet Dawn’s envoy, the faces of the two sides had been ripped apart and it’s hard to recover from that. It was an obvious choice between the two.
Of course, some members of the Blood Clan had reservations and didn’t agree straight away to side with the Ghost Captain. After all, this kind of support means providing actual manpower and materials. Blood is bound to be shed during the battle between the two sides. If they choose to support the Ghost Captain, but in the end, they fail to conquer Sky City, their sacrifices would be in vain!
This is a gamble concerning the future of the Blood Clan, and must be treated with caution!
After an emergency discussion amongst the Seven Marquises with speaking power, three chose to observe, and held a reserved attitude, while the remaining four believed that they could try and contact the other side.
After a while, a few superior families all expressed their opinions. Grand Duke Brandt then reached out his hand to suppress the noise at the scene.
"With that being said, Liston, you are in charge of this matter. You can represent the Blood Clan and negotiate with the Ghost Captain. If you manage to secure the city lordship smoothly in the end, and help the Clan members find a new gathering place, these three bottles of the Ancestor’s Blood will be yours. But remember, the premise is to do the job." Brandt looked at you kindly, a look of approval on his face: "If there’s anything you need during the process, come to me for discussion."
Congratulations, you’ve triggered a hidden task: The commission of Grand Duke Brandt.
Task contents: Participate in the struggle for the City of Eternal Night and defeat the Scarlet Dawn Organization with the help of the Blood Clan so that you or someone you trust becomes the City Lord of Eternal Night, and open a new gathering place for the Blood Clan.
Task reward: Three drops of Ancestor’s Blood, get the support of the Blood Clan.
Of course, Mu You chose to accept the task he himself had won.
Under the envious glances from Bruh Tedd, you agreed to Brandt’s commission.
Brandt leaned on his walking stick to stand up and announced the end of the Clan Meeting. Of course, since the new gathering place had not been decided, Brandt instructed all the clans to stay in Dark City for the time being, awaiting their assignment.
As the Clan Meeting came to an end, the Blood Clan members who wanted to leave, left, those who wanted to disperse, dispersed. You and May also got up to leave the conference, only to discover numerous vampires from other families swiftly heading towards you.
After being incommunicado for a thousand years and presumed dead by the majority of the Blood Clan, the Count of Night suddenly returned. He not only stood out at the Clan Meeting, but also claimed the opportunity of a promotion to Marquis and became the leading representative for the clan to interact with the Fool Clan. Once the plan is successful, the Blood Clan would all migrate to the City of Eternal Night and the Ryan Family will become the most in-demand family within the clan.