Besides fearing sunlight, Vampires also fear Silver.
Although Silver is not as lethal as sunlight, it can inhibit a Vampire's self-healing ability.
Under normal circumstances, if a Vampire has enough food, most injuries will heal quickly as long as their heart is not severely damaged, but if the wound is caused by Silver, it will be particularly difficult to heal.
Many dormant Vampires in the Blood Clan were actually severely wounded by Silver weapons.
After school, he returned home.
Yu Xian immediately rummaged through the cabinet and found the Silver ring he had previously used for inspection.
It is said that even if a Vampire merely touches Silver, their skin will have a burning sensation, and prolonged contact can lead to skin ulceration, but Yu Xian, holding the Silver ring in his hand now, felt no such sensation at all.
“Is this still considered a minor talent?”
“I guess even an ordinary Vampire’s major talent wouldn't be this outrageous.”
Yu Xian crumpled the Silver ring into a ball, confirming that due to his newly acquired talent, Silver Blood, he was now immune to Silver’s suppressive effect on Vampires.
However, the primary function of Silver Blood is not to immunize against Silver’s suppressive effect on Vampires, but to allow Yu Xian to consume Silver and convert all his blood into Silver Blood.
Once all his blood is converted to Silver Blood, his physical fitness will be further enhanced, and he can also actively consume the Silver Blood within his body to form long whips or thin threads to attack enemies.
Immunity to Silver’s harm to him could be said to be merely an incidental ‘by-product’.
Clearly, this talent was no longer a top-tier draw, but a supreme-tier draw.
Yu Xian then opened his mouth, and the Vampire fangs slowly grew out. He placed the crumpled Silver ring onto his fangs and instinctively sucked, feeling as if he had sucked a ball of jelly.
After the Silver entered his body, it quickly merged with his blood.
“Too little.”
Yu Xian could clearly feel the Silver Blood that was born after the Silver merged with his blood.
Compared to his original blood, which had already cooled, the Silver Blood was slightly warmer, flowing through his body like a warm current.
This was not uncomfortable; on the contrary, it was somewhat pleasant.
Yu Xian adjusted for a moment, and his craving for Silver intensified.
However, it was difficult to purchase a large amount of Silver now, and the money he had left wasn't enough to buy much.
This was mainly because the Blood Clan had been acquiring Silver, driving its price higher than gold.
Moreover, the Blood Clan’s purchase of Silver was always a one-way street; no one knew where the Blood Clan hid the Silver.
It is worth mentioning that the Blood Clan has a rule: anyone who contributes more than ten tons of Silver to the Blood Clan can directly obtain the qualification to become a Vampire without any trials.
Although becoming a Vampire through this channel means they cannot enter the core of the Blood Clan’s power, immortality is enough to attract those wealthy people who fear death.
The Blood Clan’s immense wealth is largely due to a group of rich individuals who joined the Blood Clan through this method.
Yu Xian pondered all night, still clueless about how to acquire more Silver.
He had thought about going to the black market shop, but that shop’s methods were too wild; they even dared to attack Nora, the Blood Clan’s little princess. Now, he dared not have any more dealings with them.
Although Silver was important, safety was more important.
He would rather slowly save money and collect Silver items from the public than ever go to that black market shop again.
…
Morning.
Yu Xian was sunbathing on the balcony as usual.
But for some reason today, an unpleasant odor occasionally wafted into his nose, like a dead rat in a garbage heap, making him feel nauseous.
“That’s strange, why is there always a bad smell?”
Getting up from the lounge chair, Yu Xian sniffed around. Suddenly, the stench reappeared, but then vanished the next second.
Wait!
Yu Xian realized.
It seemed he only smelled the stench the moment the warm current of Silver Blood passed through his nose.
In other words, the Silver Blood flowing through his nasal cavity enhanced his sense of smell, allowing him to detect odors he normally couldn’t?
He then intentionally directed the Silver Blood to his nose, and sure enough, the stench reappeared.
He followed the smell forward, then looked down from the balcony; the stench was coming from downstairs.
The residents of this community were basically middle-class families or above. A family of three lived downstairs: the husband seemed to be a lawyer, the wife owned a clothing store, and they had a daughter who was in fourth grade.
“Could the whole family have died inside?”
Yu Xian endured the stench, muttering to himself.
However, he had just seen this family go out yesterday, so even if they had died, it shouldn’t have started smelling so quickly.
Never mind.
Yu Xian didn't like to meddle in others' affairs and quickly gave up thinking about it. Besides, it was almost time to go to school.
He put on his backpack and left. As he went downstairs, he happened to encounter the daughter of the couple downstairs, also leaving with her backpack. His heart stirred, and he controlled the limited Silver Blood to gather in his nose. Instantly, a strong stench emanated from her.
So smelly.
Yu Xian quickly moved that wisp of Silver Blood from his nose to his right eye.
The stench disappeared.
But then, through his enhanced right eye, he saw countless red insects tangled together beneath her skin, constantly wriggling.
“Hiss, I’m going to die…”
Yu Xian felt his trypophobia was about to act up at that moment.
Just then, the girl looked over. As she said, “Good morning, big brother upstairs,” a silver light flickered deep in Yu Xian’s pupils. Through her mouth, he seemed to see countless insects trembling like tentacles.
“Good morning,” Yu Xian forced a smile.
Then he quickly went downstairs and hurried towards the school.
On the way, Yu Xian frowned, occasionally catching a whiff of the stench from passersby.
A year ago, a sensational national news event occurred in Rong City: the ‘Rong City Massacre’.
Specifically, all the teachers and students in a middle school in Rong City had their brains hollowed out by a mysterious parasite without their knowledge. If it weren't for a student who had secretly consumed a forbidden fruit and transferred to Rong City No. 1 Middle School, discovering that all the teachers and students in the entire school were living dead, the consequences would have been unimaginable.
He remembered that a year ago, because of the Rong City Massacre, the Silver City authorities organized a nationwide physical examination. It was during that examination that he was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
Then, because of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, he lived in a daze for an entire month afterward, so he wasn't clear whether that examination had found anything else.
He never expected that the parasites from Rong City had silently invaded Silver City.
This was big trouble now.
“Should I report it?”
Yu Xian hesitated, thinking to himself.
Once he reported it, the authorities would certainly have enough power to eliminate this parasite.
The problem was that while eliminating the parasites, they would definitely conduct a second nationwide physical examination, and if he accepted the examination, his identity as a wild Vampire would inevitably be exposed!
“Xian Yu? Xian Yu, what are you thinking about? So engrossed.”
At this moment, Zhang Shou’s voice interrupted Yu Xian’s contemplation. Yu Xian looked at Zhang Shou and felt a slight relief when he saw that Zhang Shou had not been infected by the parasite.
“Nothing, just didn’t sleep well,” Yu Xian said lightly.
Zhang Shou yawned and asked, “You didn’t stay up all night reading that forum, did you?”
“What forum?” Yu Xian asked back, puzzled.
Seeing that Yu Xian truly didn’t understand, Zhang Shou explained, “That forum, its name is ‘That Forum’. You can check it out when you have time, especially the forbidden fruit section. Someone specifically records the patterns of forbidden fruit appearances and predicts where the forbidden fruit might appear next. If the predicted location is in our Silver City someday, I’m definitely going to fight for it.”
Not everyone liked to be subordinate.
Whether joining the Blood Clan or other forces, it was basically impossible to surpass the ancestors.
Therefore, some ambitious people turned their attention to the elusive forbidden fruit, leading to forums like ‘That Forum’, specifically providing services for these people.
However, Yu Xian was not interested in such forums. He was more concerned about the parasite problem now.