In the early morning, Grande's living area was already noisy. No, it was Xiyun who had been quarreling all night and had obtained Zac's personal authorization, which did not make everyone feel better.
Zach went to the living area, "Have you found the 'murderer' who blasphemed Miles' beliefs?"
"not yet!"
"Then continue." Zach left the living area.
In the Grand basement, the freshman Simon was in a daze holding a bottle of blood. When he saw Zach coming down, "Some of the blood tastes weird."
"Which bottle?" Several blood bottles were placed in front of Simon. Of course, Grande has the blood of domestic animals (sheep) on hand, as well as the blood from the human blood bank that Novel occasionally sends, and the blood of wild things that Zach hunts in the woods overnight to obtain Gangrel-style food.
"This bottle." Simon shook the blood bottle in his hand.
"That's human blood. Novel purchased it from the blood bank."
"*!" Simon threw away the blood bottle in his hand, "Why didn't you remind me!"
Zach looked at Simon, "You don't like human blood?"
"Of course I don't like human blood!!"
"I don't like it if I don't like it, or I don't like it if I don't like it?"
"What the hell is this problem!"
"Yeah." Zach tilted his head, "I don't like the Gangro style, or, yesterday I still didn't like the human style."
"Oh my god! Are there all of them? I don't know!!" Simon was howling, the kind of howl that was in chaos and had nowhere to vent.
"Well, you have to decide which one as soon as possible." Zach shrugged, "This will determine how you live your eternal life in the future~"
If it's a Gangrono dislike, well, Simon Gangrono, just another old, typical Gangrono. If it's the latter~ Haha, Thomas' last wish will really come true.
Simon pounced on Zach, not maliciously, but just an instinctive reaction when he was trapped in emotions. Wanting to break through the chaos Zach put too much pressure on his new vampire.
With super ease, Zach pushed Simon back to his original position. Given the gap in rank and age, Toledo's combat ability was mediocre, but Gangro, who had not mastered form changes, was not much better. There's no way Simon is a threat to Zach.
After being pushed back to his original position, Simon stared at the blood bottle in front of him, "I shouldn't have agreed to become a vampire!"
Haha, that was what happened after last night. Don’t worry, there’s no need to go back and narrate it.
"Honestly, I don't need your consent." Zach picked three bottles of representative blood from the three types and pushed them to Simon. "I will not let you leave my office while still maintaining human life." Pat Simon's hand Shoulder, "You have no chance to say no. Giving you the right to make your own choices is just my personal habit as a Toledo. No matter what your answer is, I will let you become a descendant of Thomas Gangro."
"hypocritical!"
"You're not the first person to say that." Zach said indifferently, "Now." Zach placed his hand on the first bottle of blood, "Human blood is the best thing if you will live in human society for a long time in the future. , get the most convenient food, passers-by on the street, people you hate, people you like, you... "
"Stop talking!!" Pressure!
As usual, let’s give an extreme example to help everyone understand Simon’s pressure.
You are a baby who has just come into this world, a brand new baby. At this time, an adult starts to tell you that you have to study, you have to work, you have to fall in love, you have to maintain relationships, you have to provide for your family, you have to want…
It is absolutely true that babies should know everything about being a human being. However, babies cannot understand, so babies can still show the most innocent and pure smile when listening to these.
So, can the 'baby' vampire show an innocent, pure smile
No, 'baby' vampires understand everything. This is the pressure on Simon Gangello, the pressure that Zach deliberately puts on him!
Of course Zach would not stop obediently, "Of course, there is also human blood like the blood that is placed here now. The blood obtained from the blood bank of humans to save other humans, you will need something similar to Nofele." Only with social resources can we obtain such channels. If you are alone, of course there are humans who voluntarily sell their own blood, and you can probably find many such people in the central and western parts of the country."
These pressures are not thrown at Simon out of spite. Zach is seriously teaching this new vampire the basics of vampire survival! Vampire food is not sold in supermarkets!
Simon actually understands that Zach is teaching him, and he should be grateful. Even though I just called Zach hypocritical, the fact is that Zach has never harmed him since he met Zach. It’s just that if Simon had a real choice, he hoped that this teaching could be changed to another time
We should fully realize that Simon has now welcomed two new identities at the same time, one is the vampire Gangero, and the other is the slightly unfamiliar name Simon.
People are like this. When faced with two completely new things, they are naturally more willing to get closer to the one they are slightly familiar with. Here, it's the human identity of the name Simon, not the vampire Gangaro.
Therefore, Simon's 'ideal' is that Zach can at least let him go for now and let himself digest Simon's identity. After he has some idea of his new life in the future, he can digest what kind of Ganger he wants to be. Luo.
This 'ideal' is not false, right? For Simon personally, it makes sense.
However, as mentioned just now, Simon does not have the right to choose. He thought Simon's identity was more important, haha, but Zach didn't think so. Zach, of course, feels that the vampire Gangero is worthy of controlling Simon’s future life!
This conflict does not need to be resolved at all, because Zach is the absolutely powerful party.
Simon can only be passive, unable to accept the teachings that Zach pours in innocently and purely!
"So this is my future life?" Simon stared at Zach, "If I still wanted to be like a human, I would attack humans on the street! Or steal, rob, or buy other people's blood? !"anger. Interestingly, what Simon was angry about was actually himself last night. He needed Simon's new life so much that he agreed to Zach's words and took the initiative to become a vampire without thinking too much!
Hey, Simon now feels that even if he resisted a little bit last night, even if the final result will not be any different, at least now he can say with a clear conscience, 'I resisted... '
Don't complain. If you are in this situation, you probably have the same mentality as Simon.
Zach's hand pointed to the second bottle of blood, the sheep's blood that Grande always kept, "Or like Grande."
"I'm not a farmer!"
"Me neither." Zach tilted his head slightly, "I'm just telling you that if you are willing to expand your food range like me, vampire food supply can be integrated with human food supply. You don't need to Like Grande, to raise your own livestock, all you need is a relationship with a livestock breeder. This is much easier than trying to establish a relationship with a blood bank like Nofel. After all, Nofel is the owner of the entire clan. , and have the support of the Indian community, and you, probably, will be alone for a long time.”
Simon didn't realize that Zac was already paving a certain path for 'only one man in a long time', the only descendant of Thomas Gangello, the sole holder of the Key to Heaven's Gate, and only one man, had any interest in the race of vampires. It makes no sense!
Simon just heard a second-best food supply plan: "Humph! Then I don't have to give you face. Let me tell you the truth, your Grandery livestock blood has the weirdest taste! I would rather go to the wild every day. Looking for animals!" He yelled at Zach in a meaningless way.
Zach doesn't care what others think about his food reserves. Grande's eating habits help Zach solidify his friendship with Anthony, don't they? The entire Grande Funeral Home was once a place where Anthony used his personal friendship with Zach to place restrictions on vampires and Alphas!
Then, let's look at the present. If Anthony could go back in time, he would never send Grande to Zach~~ Who would have thought that this funeral home would become the center of everything.
Zach's hand pointed to the last bottle, "The blood of wild animals." Zach had nothing good to say to the bottle of blood, because the meaning it represented was also mentioned above. Zach did not need Simon to become another cliché and typical Gangro.
Zach paused, "I never understood what Thomas saw in you." Zach pulled the topic away from the blood, "You are a criminal." Zach shrugged, "But Thomas seems to think you represent something Ganger Something that fits the bill.”
"How do I know!" Simon wanted to get the third bottle of blood, but Zach slapped him away.
Zach: "If you choose this bottle of blood, Thomas' sacrifice will be meaningless, and I will waste my energy trying to get you Simon's identity."
"What?"
"Don't pretend." Zach looked at Simon, "I told you about the situation of various vampires in Barton. You know that Gangaro is the most marginalized clan among all vampires. They cannot integrate into human society."
Simon was silent and didn't look at Zach. He was quiet for a long time without knowing what he was thinking.
The silence ended, and Simon looked at Zach, "Is it possible that Thomas just sees me as a criminal?"
Zach had no expression, but his eyes said 'I'm listening'.
"Thomas only met me when he worked in the office of your brother, the ancestor of the Alpha werewolf, right?" Simon's expression showed that he was serious. Temporarily suppressing his annoyance about his situation, he seriously discussed this issue with Zach. After all, this is the path of his future life. If he is not responsible for himself, no one can do it for him. "I am now There is nothing to hide. When I was Arthur, I would rent camping sites in the wilds of the South District for a long time just to plan the robbery of Smith 0711 Pharmacy with my accomplices! If Thomas knew me like this, then he would have been involved in the whole process. Knowing that I am a criminal, I want to rob something from some people with vested interests in this city!"
Zach raised his eyebrows. This statement can be confirmed that Thomas was indeed the first to appear and save Arthur when Earl Rimmer caught up with Arthur during his robbery.
So Thomas always knew that the descendant he was interested in was a criminal, or the kind of person who committed crimes in the Smith family, the family that best represents this city and this side of humanity!
Is this Thomas' way of 'integrating Gangro into human society'? Using... uh, the natural laws of wildlife? ? If I can't comply with your ecological rules, I will... violently rob
In the rules of survival in the wild, this is natural, isn't it? Human civilization continues to take away Gangelo's living space. Then, Gangero, who is unable to prevent his living space from being occupied by the entire human civilization, goes deep into the center of this civilization. Tear a hole!
Zach frowned. He seemed to be too optimistic about Thomas' vision before.
Seeing that Zach was silent, Simon was briefly confused, but quickly lost it, "I don't care what Thomas Gangro is thinking. He may have a lot of thoughts about me, but I don't have any thoughts about him. I want to rob Smith’s Pharmacy, that’s why I’m not happy with these West Side people treating this city as their private property, why can they do whatever they want on top of everyone else in this city!”
Zach was reminded by Simon that Thomas is no longer here. The one here paving the way for Gangro's future is not Thomas, who has been unable to obtain his true thoughts, but Zach himself!
Zach looked back at Simon, "If the profits you get from 0711 Pharmacy are not what they are now, will you distribute those profits to the people in this city who are being taken advantage of by the West End people?"
Very simply, "No, I will enjoy it myself, maybe squander it for a while, and then plan the next job."
Zach curled his lips and said, "You are really a criminal."
"I didn't say I wasn't." Simon also looked at Zach.
"Very good." Zach suddenly raised his hand and patted Simon's shoulder again, "You can keep this hobby."
Zach describes criminal behavior as a hobby
Simon gave up, pushed Zach's hand away, and frowned, "What do you mean?"
"Don't you hate some people with vested interests?" Zach took back his hand, "There are many cities in the Federation, and there are many such people. You have many places where you can use your hobby." Zach took the initiative to hand over the third bottle of blood Give it to Simon, "Just like you did with Smith's Drug Store, if you want to pull off a successful robbery, you need new accomplices." Zach pushed the blood bottle that was already in Simon's hand to Simon's mouth, "You need Yes, just find these companions.”
Zach realized one thing. The similarity between Simon and the typical Gangro is that they both have a bad impression of human civilization. However, the difference between Simon and the typical Gangaro is that the typical Gangaro escapes from human civilization, while Simon seeks revenge.
This is probably what attracted Thomas. There is no result in escaping. Gangro's living space will become smaller and smaller, and finally there will be no more!
But will revenge have consequences? Hey, it really worked out. In human civilization's way of dealing with criminals, expulsion has long been abandoned, right? All those behaviors that break rules and damage interests, which we call sins, are part of human civilization and are still in our civilization!
Look at the ex-convicts at this halfway house in Grande! They were given a chance to re-enter society!
Which came first, the police or the criminals, may seem like a historical question, but in fact, it is a philosophical question, two sides that will inevitably appear in our civilization. No need for childish denial.
Zach can allow people like Xiyun to roam around Grandly, but can't he accept Ganggro's way of returning to civilization, which is a little different? of course not!
And Zach doesn't have to care that Simon will become a typical Gangaro, because in essence, Simon is still a human being, right? Without Zach controlling his thoughts, Simon would definitely continue to immerse himself in human society. He said he wanted to enjoy it, squander the ill-gotten gains, and then plan the next time. Is not it. What could Simon splurge on in the wild
So Zach, there is only one thing Simon needs to realize, "Find your brothers and sisters, fathers and younger generations. You don't need me to remind you how fragile humans are in the face of certain forces." Arthur's former companion is in prison~ "Your only strong allies are your blood relatives." Zach pointed at Simon's heart.
"I don't care about other Gangaros!" This should be the instinctive truth.
"You need to care." Zach smiled, "Because, there is something I haven't told you~" Zach placed the basement mirror in front of Simon, "The blood of Thomas you inherited is the most special thing in the world. One of the vampire bloodlines." Zach used the reflection in the mirror to adjust his clothes, "The second one is me, the bloodline of Toledo." Zach used the reflection in the mirror to smile at Simon, "You and me , as the two most special bloodlines of vampires, we could have become friends~" Zach's smile was very kind. "But, I don't want to be friends with criminals like you. I am one of the vested interests you hate. You and I have very different life concepts~ Simon, for your own future comfort, you need to listen to me. , find your own companion~ Because once I fulfill Thomas’s last wish, I would say that we will be opposites, but we definitely don’t have to be friendly to each other~ And I will not treat you as a human being~ I will treat you as a Gangro ~”