At dusk, Miles came here from the living area to find Zach. He said, "I need to keep my bedtime prayers, and I need the Holy Scriptures."
Zach rummaged through the bookcase in his office for a while, found a copy, and gave it to Miles.
There is nothing to comment on, just like some people need sleeping pills to fall asleep. Who likes insomnia? As long as they can sleep peacefully, some people have more extreme habits, such as novices and the like ~ praying, it really doesn’t mean anything.
As night fell, Zach went into the basement.
Simon is in good, very good shape. The confirmation of Rikyo gave him great confidence in his future eternal life, and this confidence turned into motivation. His reflection in the mirror already took on the shape of a human being.
The thirteen clans in the Federation, in the four centuries of history, are not 'genius' vampires who succeeded in walking without being exposed to the sun for the first time. Zach didn't think much about it, and there was no need. Simon was in a good mood, so naturally, the last pressure that Zach had prepared for him could be released.
"How do you feel?" The standard topic started.
“Excellent!”
Zach Jr. checked Simon's learning progress on other characteristics of vampires.
Eyes of Charm, yes. By Ganggro's standards, it's no problem to use short-term memory to deceive individuals; self-healing control, not bad. When encountering soul aliens, such as demons, Simon can at least release enough blood to complete the battle; physical fitness, After what happened at noon, Zach at least confirmed that Simon had a good foundation as a human, and as a new vampire, he was very good.
As for the blood control skills, they are very general. There are two ways to practice blood control: Gluttony Simon had objections to the blood provided by Grande and gave up; hunger is not a process that can be solved overnight, and there is nothing to say.
Overall, the progress is very fast. At this pace, Simon will soon be able to leave Grande and start his new life~
The sooner this kind of job of being a nanny for others ends, the better for Zach, and Zach has nothing to complain about.
"The last thing I need to explain to you." Zach didn't waste time. "The Gangro blood in your body also contains a secret that can affect the world."
Simon, who was originally in a good mood, wrinkled his face and looked back at Zach, "You must have done it on purpose! Come and fuck me every half day!"
Hehe, Simon is quite keen and noticed Zach's clue.
"The last thing." Zach returned the smile. It's very 'convenient' for Zach. When you start to get impatient with this route, I have already reached the end~
Simon twitched the corner of his mouth, "Say it! End it quickly!"
Simon probably thought that what Zach was going to say was similar to the noon day trip and could be 'solved' quickly. This is actually not a good mood. In most cases, a vampire's daily routine will not be so easy... Forget it, let's not talk about this.
"In the surname 'Yehil' contained in your Gangro bloodline, there is a key to the east and west gates of heaven that the Toledo bloodline no longer possesses."
Twisting his mouth, "What key?" Of course Simon would react this way. Zach had explained to him the vampire ecology in Barton, but it had not been expanded to the ecology of other alien races in the world!
"The key to the door of heaven." Zach repeated it gently. To be honest, there is no need to explain anything more, the literal meaning is everything. After Simon fully understood the literal meaning, "I will explain everything to you. I doubt that you have the patience to listen, so I will only tell you the conclusion. The foreign races of the Republic, especially the true God of the Republic, want this thing."
"Then what good does this key do to me? Do I want to keep it?"
What a pragmatic way of thinking. I have something that someone else wants, so the only question is, will this thing work for me? If it is useful, then I will protect it. It’s useless, give it to him!
Zach said and only told Simon the conclusion: "This has nothing to do with whether you want to keep it or not. The only person who can take the initiative to 'take out' it is the current self-proclaimed master of the Holy Lord faith, Sissi. The surname is Yesil. The true holder.”
Simon is still pragmatic and logical: "Then is this key useful to me?"
"No." Zach gave a direct answer, "And this thing is actually a burden for vampires." Zach gave Simon a very straightforward metaphor, "You are a criminal holding the key to the police station door. " is not the most appropriate metaphor for Zach to say. After all, it sounds like vampires are criminals and angels are policemen. However, it is the most appropriate metaphor for Simon, because he is a criminal and he understands this situation best.
"Tsk, then let Sissi take this key away!" Pragmatism~ "I have no interest in being targeted by the God of the Republic for this kind of thing!"
Zach understood Simon's thoughts very well, same as above, and continued to give the conclusion, "First of all, the relationship between Sissi and the vampire collapsed." It happened recently, so there is no need to repeat it, "Secondly, the key to the door of heaven in your body is the key to all worlds. It's the only one left. I should probably say it more clearly. Sissi's taking away is not the 'taking away' you imagine, but..." In fact, Zach didn't know how to describe it. The key was described by Sissi as not being material (it can only be placed in the surname awarded by the Holy Lord), and by the God of the Republic as something that is not of this world (it cannot fit into the theory that everything in this world can be born)... Zach's statement was criticized by this The world's common sense can only "disappear." Taking it away means disappearing, and Sissi has already made it clear that after taking away the only key to the door of heaven from me, Toledo, she will never let me. If you save it, the key on your body will also disappear."
It's also because there was something wrong with Zach's way of expressing it. Simon didn't understand it for a moment and blinked, "Wait a minute, you mean you had this key before, and then yours was taken away?" He only caught him and understood. part.
"Correct." Zach nodded.
Super practical: "So this was supposed to be a problem between you and me, and then you 'run away' and I'm the only one facing this problem??" Simon glared at Zach.
"Well... correct." Zach nodded again, with nothing to refute. Simon didn't need to know some details, such as Zach's 'escape', and it wasn't so easy and free. I don't know if you still remember one thing. When Toledo 'released' the key to the door of heaven, he gave away a bunch of people who shouldn't go to heaven. Those things went to heaven, but the Newton Angels haven’t returned those things yet! right! We’re talking about the skull demons! In the southeast without demons, 'General' is so lonely~
Simon stared for a while, then looked away. He also realized that there was no point in confronting Zach, "So what's the situation now? I will have to live in hiding from the God of the Republic in the future?" Simon actually didn't worry too much, the synonym of 'Republic' was the key point. It’s easy to understand, the Republic is a country that Simon will never go to!
As the saying goes, once bitten by a snake, you will be afraid of well ropes for ten years. Simon, was bitten badly by the Republic. The one who was bitten has now completely given up on the life of Arthur!
"It's up to you to judge for yourself." Zach is not getting rid of the relationship. Zach used the Sabbat's identity system to include Simon within the scope of the Sabbat vampires. Now all matters in the Sabbat are large and small. From the reality that Zach is dealing with, Simon's problem is also a problem that Zach has to deal with. However, another important point is "The good news is that everyone still thinks that Toledo holds the key to the Gate of Heaven. I told you from the beginning that it is a secret that your bloodline holds the Gate of Heaven." Zach shook his head. Shaking his head, he corrected himself, "No, it should be said that your existence is a secret. No one except me knows that Thomas Gangello has your son~"
Simon looked at Zach and blinked for a while, "Thank you?"
Ha, no problem~ He should say thank you. Because it seems that there is someone who is taking the blame here for the problems that will cause trouble in his future life.
"But how long I am willing to keep this secret is something you need to consider." Zach was very honest. "Vampires have no advantage in front of the God of the Republic. If I judge personally, if I continue to keep this secret, it will hurt me and hurt... Now representing the Sabbat of vampires, I don’t mind throwing out your name.”
"*!" Simon glared at Zach again, "You don't even want to sugarcoat the situation!"
"There's nothing to sugarcoat." Zach shrugged, "The federation's vampires, the Sabbat, have made their position clear. We are on the opposite side of the Republic God, and things will get worse sooner or later. Even if I can keep the secret and withstand the pressure, there will be As for Sissi, she doesn't have a good impression of current vampires." Simon doesn't need to know the details, at least he doesn't need Zach to teach him. He still has eternal life waiting for him outside. Wouldn't it be better to experience the various aspects of this world by himself
"Okay, okay! I understand! I will pay attention!" Simon finally became impatient. He was probably re-adjusting his future lifestyle.
Zach has said everything that needs to be said and given all the advice that needs to be given. Zach fulfilled Thomas' last wish. Next, Simon can only rely on himself. Whether Gangello can complete the transformation depends on himself.
Finally, Zach said, "I won't bother you anymore. If you think you're almost ready, you can leave Grande at any time. Today, tomorrow, the day after tomorrow... you can do whatever you want without saying hello to me."
Zach prepares to leave.
"Wait a moment!"
"What's wrong?"
"Uh!" This should be Simon and Zach's last chance to talk, "Thank you!"
Zach nodded and left the basement.
Just after leaving the stairs, "We have guests." Sam reminded, "Two of them, from Allen Funeral."
Zach simply waited on the back porch. After looking at the lights in the living area for a while, there was nothing new and noisy.
The guests have arrived.
It seems that one of the two guests is really going to visit Grande. This person is Austin, the engineering contractor that Zach introduced to Allen's funeral. The other one was just a hitchhiker. This person was lawyer Harvey.
Harvey got off the passenger seat, nodded to Zach and walked around consciously, looking at the Grande warehouse where Nick and Roy lived. But now these two guys have not come back.
Austin looked exactly how Zach remembered him, the businessman's flattering attitude, "Hi! Mr. Grand!"
Zach could roughly guess the reason why Austin came. It was probably to thank Zach for introducing him to a new big business.
"Hi." Zach smiled, but there was nothing exciting about it.
As expected, "I was surveying at Allen Funeral Home today. Mr. Cappadocia had a big plan for their living area, so it was a busy day, otherwise I could have come earlier to thank him!"
To match this relaxed atmosphere, Zach understood that when Austin left and Harvey stood in front of him, this friendly social atmosphere was gone. Enjoy the moment while you can, "Bigger than Grande's living area? Allen Funeral's idea is not small~"
"Haha, everyone is just imitating Grande!" The onlookers said the truth. Isn't it imitation? Whatever Grande does, the rest of the funeral industry will follow suit~
Zach smiled, and of course he would not refute, and continued the friendly joke, "Do you want to pay me a commission for introducing the project? I won't mind."
"Ahaha, sir, you really know how to joke~~" The nature of a businessman, everyone still remembers that Austin once delayed the construction period in order to make more money from Grande, and also used the second-hand building materials to save costs... It's black material, There is no need to wash it, but it is within the scope of Zach's permission ~ so there is nothing to target.
But Zach still wanted to remind you, "I tried~" This was in response to the commission, and then, "However, Austin, I want to remind you that Mr. Cappadocia is not as easy to talk to as me." This means that he was once in Granville. Don't repeat those little tricks that Germany did, they won't have good results.
To Austin, this was a warning. After all, he knew what he was doing in Grandry, and he knew Zach knew what he was doing. Even so, Zach did not regard this as black information and still introduced him to Allen Funeral. Austin felt that his only advantage was his little ideas. For these two gentlemen in the funeral industry, he knew everything about them.
For this kind of engineering stuff that takes time, the most important thing is to know the basics. Austin still remembers that he once watched Zach being taken away by the police (James)... let's not mention the past.
Austin understood that Zach was also telling him that just like in the Allen Funeral Industry, you should be conscious when you see something you shouldn't look at, and when you want to do something you shouldn't do.
So, instead of pretending to be proud, Austin nodded repeatedly, "I understand, thank you Mr. Grande for reminding me!"
Zach nodded. Generally speaking, Austin's intention to come to express his gratitude in person was an act to increase his favorability. He returned to a relaxed tone and said, "It's getting late, so you don't need to be polite to me. Go back and rest."
If this thank you goes on for too long, it will definitely become awkward, not to mention that there is Harvey waiting over there in the warehouse.
Austin was very conscious, "Then I won't disturb Mr. Grande's rest." After saying goodbye, he returned to his car and left Grande.
The guest who came to Grande to express his gratitude has already left. Harvey, the guest who came along for the ride, did not take the initiative to report to the host Zach.
It didn't matter, Zach went to the warehouse.
Opening with, "What are you looking at?"
"I didn't see anything, I just didn't want to go there. When I first came to Grande, I didn't know that I was walking into a vampire's home. Now that I think about it, I'm a little scared and I don't dare to go there. .”
Zach couldn't tell whether the other person was joking or serious.
"Then you chose the wrong place to hide. There are two vampires living here too. It's just that they haven't come back yet."
"Oh." Harvey immediately left the warehouse, as if he was really scared, "Is there any place in Grandry without vampires?"