After dinner, people who had gone out began to come back, including Grande’s neighbors. Vertex 23S. The quickest update that left Zach speechless was that Andrew and Frank made an appointment to continue tomorrow.
Sires also came back once, dragging a cart of blood over, which slightly frightened Zach, "This is Mokavi's chicken tail blood, from humans, animals, aliens..." Sires was explaining the origin of the blood. Ingredients, "Mokavi's blood can make her high..."
Frank didn't touch it. "When does that nerve stop getting excited?"
Zach asked Siris to go home, have a good rest, and go to work as usual tomorrow.
Louise also came back. She seemed to be in a good mood and brought back a large amount of merchandise, including clothes, daily necessities, food, etc. Anyway, Grande doesn't need it here, so he gave it to the employees in the living area. There is no need to thank people in the living area, since it is not Louise’s money.
James also came back, just like every time he came back from get off work, it was as if the whole world owed him money, not to mention.
Alice and Maya, after finishing the first day of school, seemed to be in a good mood. As soon as they came back, they asked Zach for money, "Tickets for this year's high school spring league~"
Zach gave.
After these daily affairs were over, Grande became quiet again. Frank joined Zach and sat on the bench on the back porch. "Why don't you go watch TV with your Louise?" Frank asked.
"I can't understand it," Zach replied because Louise was addicted to a Republic TV show that she couldn't understand.
"Help your sister with her homework?" Frank's question was actually routine.
"I can't do it." Zach continued to answer, looking at Frank with a smile, "Nowadays, high school subjects are beyond my knowledge."
"Hahaha." Frank laughed for a while, "I understand this era a little bit."
Zach didn't know what Frank was going to say and gave him a listening look.
"People here don't understand the lives of people there." This corresponds to the Republic program Louise watched. "Adults don't understand the knowledge acquired by minors." This corresponds to Alice's homework.
At first glance, Zach agreed with this conclusion, but after thinking about it carefully, Zach felt that Frank did not need to regard himself as the standard of the times. After all, there are people who understand other languages, and there are also adults who understand high school knowledge.
Frank did not give Zach a chance to refute, and continued his conclusion, "In this era, people's knowledge is becoming broader, and they already know that there is a life different from here on the other side of the world. At the same time, people in this era , Knowledge is changing, and in less than ten years, there will be new knowledge that minors need to learn." Frank glanced at Zach and kept smiling, "Strictly speaking, at every moment, there is someone who has not kept up. , an obsolete person left behind by this era.”
Zach didn't know what Frank was going to express anymore, so he continued to listen.
"Those outdated people are not dead, they are still alive." The smile on Frank's face became even brighter, "For example, you." Frank is saying that what high school students today learn or the language and culture of the Republic are useless to life, isn't it? . It just didn't work for Zach.
Same as above, Zach still feels that Frank should not use his own samples for analysis, but there seems to be nothing wrong with this conclusion.
Frank suddenly changed the topic and smiled, "You know, once upon a time, when the name of the Thirteen Clans did not exist, when vampires lived on the original continent based on their own blood, who found out that they wanted to obtain the human class? , striving for more living space?”
Zach is Toledo, and we know that Toledo was a noble, so Zach's answer is, "My father."
"Wrong, it's me." Frank smiled, "Who do you think started the tradition of the Lesembra clan's pursuit of power~ Haha, it's me~"
Zach was a little surprised, because Zach understood the benefits of vampires occupying the upper class of humans, but he didn't know that the person who started all this was actually the mother of the ancestor of the Lesenbra clan in front of him.
"You look surprised~"
"I am." Zach nodded, but quickly averted his gaze, "But now everything makes sense. Toledo was not the only vampire to obtain a noble status, but Toledo was the only one to maintain the existence of vampires. A reputable clan in human society." Zach once worked to clean up foreign vampires.
Frank also nodded, "Your father is very..." Frank probably didn't think of the right words, waved his hand, and skipped, "Your father is the second, and if I remember correctly, Leif Luo's ancestor is the third, and the third Four are Fanzhuo, and the fifth is..." Frank was recalling that the time span might be a thousand years, "I can't remember, anyway, it's a bloodline that has perished."
What Zach was curious about now was why Frank suddenly said this. The topic he and Andrew had been talking about in the afternoon was werewolves, and Zach felt that if Frank wanted to chat, the topic should at least be about werewolves. The sense of the times at the beginning was already very erratic, and now the topic is taking a direction that Zach can no longer predict the follow-up.
"Initially I felt the pressure, the empowerment, and what I enjoyed was the expansion of my access to food to the entire country. But what your father seemed to enjoy was the expansion of his social circle as well."
Zach blinked. If the content of this statement is that power brings lavish pleasure to Lesembra, and brings better interpersonal relationships to Toledo. Obviously, it was natural for Frank to feel stressed at the time. Toledo will inevitably surpass Lesembra in gaining power.
Well, it looks like the tone of Lesembra and Toledo's relationship was set a long time ago... Zach was wrong.
Frank continued, "But soon, I discovered that Toledo was the clan that I least needed to worry about. Fanzhuo turned around and killed the clan that was chasing him, and then dragged down Revro who was advancing." Frank paused here, looked at Zach, and smiled, "He walked easily through the path that Toledo left and stood in front of me."
During this process, Zach could only rely on his imagination. After all, what we are talking about here is the road to power of a vampire clan, blood and flesh? No, blood and ashes will inevitably pile up on this road.
Zach didn't know these old things that happened before he became a vampire, so he could only remain curious, "There was no war between Fanzhuo and Lesembra, right?"
"No." Frank shook his head, "I listened to your father's advice and gave way."
What Zach did wrong earlier was Lesembra, a friend who was willing to listen to Toledo’s advice~
Frank had a smile on his face, "Then your father and I will provide for Fan Zhuo and let him enjoy his power..." Looking at Zach, "Well, it was Toledo who provided for Fan Zhuo and me. I just said Now, I want power just for one thing~" Enjoy.
Well, this is history. Zach has no right to express his helplessness and can only comment on the facts, "Because he has to support two consuming clans, Toledo can only try his best to stabilize the public opinion of vampires in human society and clean up the stray people. Vampire aliens.”
"It sounds like Toledo is doing all the hard work, but actually, we are a good combination."
"How do you say that?" Zach was really curious.
"Fan Zhuo wants power just because Fan Zhuo thinks he should have power. He is noble and has power in this world. No matter what it is, he must have it, even if he just sits on it. I want power just because I like to use power. Power allows me to decide what food is in my cup. If there is power in this world that can allow me to get the food I want, I need to have it and I will use it." Looking at Zach, his face was... kind, "You Come tell me, what does power mean to Toledo?”
Zach frowned, "Give vampires a better living space..."
No one interrupted, and Zach kept his mouth shut. I feel like it's the same as a beauty pageant saying 'world peace'.
Zach thought carefully and then answered, "It's nothing." He looked at Frank and said, "If I have to say it, it's Toledo's proof."
"Exactly. Toledo doesn't want power~" Frank smiled, "Toledo just enjoys the process of gaining power~ How to prove the relationship between Toledo and a general? Toledo obtained the transfer of the general's personal guard rights. How to prove the relationship between Toledo and a finance minister? Toledo has the power to collect taxes. How to prove..." The example is very long, I won't repeat it, skip to the end, "In that era, your father used This way proves that he is Toledo. Now you are doing the same thing."
Zach now? Same? Can Zach command the army in Patton? Can it affect taxes?
cannot.
But what Zach can do, well, can't be any more. The proof of being a Toledo is already plastered all over Zach.
Zach looked at Frank, with a look on his face that he didn't know whether he was smiling or helpless, "Frank, what do you want to say?"
Frank suddenly stretched out his hand, "I want to formally invite you to form a team." The tone was also very formal, so don't laugh, "The world is different from what I am familiar with. You are the only person I can observe and accept the world with peace of mind." The words... Although it can explain the reason why Frank used Zach as a template to understand the times, it is still a bit serious. Frank was surprised by Zach again, because the following words were "I met Ethera."
What? What does this have to do with Aisela
Frank continued, "Do you remember what I said when I first came here? A woman cannot gain too many rights, which will make it impossible for a man to survive." Uh, that conspiracy theory. But this is not the reason why Frank said this here, "I remember your answer at the time, which is that today's society will not give a person too much power, whether it is a man or a woman." Do you remember it? I can't think of anything else. Think about it and listen to Frank.
Frank: "You are already very dangerous, because of your Toledo nature, you have gathered too much power on you, and you have become the limit of what can be tolerated in this era." Frank looked at Zach, "Everyone once Everyone loves your father. Your father can even recommend new vampire bloodlines to join the vampire clans (Thirteen Clans) convened by the Holy Lord. This is proof of how popular your father is. But now even the police detective who lives in your house does not He would say he loves you, do you know why?”
Zach was pushed to the point where all he could say was "Why?"
"Because in the process of being truly yourself and being Toledo, you gain all the power that you don't care about." Frank is saying these words very seriously now, and he must emphasize, "It's all on you."
Zach blinked, "The power I get from doing myself doesn't belong to me. Shouldn't it be given to others?"
"Of course you should, you should give it to me." Frank emphasized again that he was very serious, and the hand that invited the team was kept in front of Zach, "Let us form a team and return to the glory of Lesembra and Toledo. "
"Oh." Zach was not confused, but a little... a little... slow, "Just like in your time, I will do the coolies, and then give the power to you to use, um, or give it to Fan Zhuo to sit on it?"
"Fan Zhuo is not here, we can find a replacement in the future." Frank is still serious, "I think Mokawi is good."
Zach continued to be slow, so he had to explain the current logic to facilitate his understanding, "So Toledo enjoys the process of gaining power, Lesembula enjoys using power, and Mokawi enjoys sitting on power?"
"Yeah, it sounds good, right~" Frank had a smile on his face, and he seemed to be really happy.
Zach looked at Frank, "What's so cool??"
There was a hint of disappointment on Frank's face, "Don't you understand what I said?"
"I understand." Zach frowned, "But what's good about it? The power my father acquired is the power of a country. I accumulated it in Barton. To say it sounds like power, to be fair, it means that it is the same as all others. It's just a transaction of favors. How do you use the favors other people have established with me?"
"For example, because of your relationship with Pochquin and the wizard Mu En, I can get the current regular ecology of werewolves from their son Andrew." Frank actually answered seriously, "This is something that even the Sabbat cannot obtain. Information, and I can do it with you." Frank looked at Zach seriously, "And to be honest, you won't ask these questions about werewolves, right? Benjamin's brother Zach, you cherish you too much I won’t risk ruining my relationship with Benjamin by talking about werewolves, right?”
Zach opened his mouth, as if he was suddenly enlightened, "You, what you said makes sense."
"It's not a reason, it's a fact." Frank continued seriously, "In the past, the reason why I, your father, and Fan Zhuo were able to occupy the upper class of mankind so peacefully was because of this tripartite combination. The conflict of interests of our three clans is like this It is perfectly balanced in the distribution of power. If the Holy Lord had not summoned the thirteen clans and forced us to give up everything we had in the original continent, our life of power would have continued forever."
Zach was quiet for a while, then took Frank's hand, "Okay, team up, official."
What is the difference between the official team-up and the 'friendship' that Zach and Frank had already formed? The quotation marks can be removed.