Chapter 239 Why hasn’t he gone up yet?

These Vampire Nobles generally understood each other.

If one felt they weren’t strong enough or their status wasn’t high enough, they certainly wouldn’t deliberately linger there, waiting for others to leave before making their exit.

If all the Viscount-level Vampire Nobles had presented their gifts, and a Vampire Viscount still didn’t leave.

Then, if he waited for a Vampire Earl to leave before he did, he would become a laughing stock.

As these Vampire Nobles presented their gifts, Princess Vera sat on her throne, her expression unchanged.

Thus, the Vampire Nobles presented their gifts one after another.

Occasionally, a gift prepared by a Vampire Noble would catch Princess Vera’s attention.

A mere lift of her gaze was enough to greatly delight that Vampire Noble.

“Sir, I believe Princess Vera has already personally seen you; you can present your gift later,” Virginia quietly said to Si Yan at noon.

Virginia was preparing to leave.

Virginia had already reached the Ghost General level and would soon reach the Ghost Lord level.

She would soon be an Earl.

Viscount-level Vampires were the most numerous.

Each Vampire Viscount didn’t take long, but on average, it was still a few minutes.

It wasn’t until the afternoon that Virginia left to present her gift.

It was a bracelet she had personally crafted, made from extremely rare materials.

Vampires from some Vampire families often sent simple gifts of this type; for instance, someone also gave Princess Vera a painting.

“These guys, I wonder when they’ll go up.”

Si Yan was observing the few Western Players.

From the timing of their gift-giving, he could also roughly infer their strength.

It wasn’t until evening that all the Viscount-level Vampires had finished presenting their gifts.

It seemed that tomorrow would be the day for Earl-level Vampires, or those above the Ghost Lord rank, to present their gifts.

The few Western Players had not yet gone up to present their gifts.

However, three players from the Soul Split Group each presented a gift.

Si Yan deduced from this that the other two players in the Soul Split Group.

Must be Vampire Nobles of Earl-level or higher!

Meaning Ghost Lords!

This refers to their inherent strength.

It was normal for the players from the Soul Split Group to be of such high quality this time.

It was normal.

After all, the difficulty of this instance was quite high.

In the evening, the gift-giving session concluded.

“Your Highness has arranged a banquet for everyone; please proceed~”

Then came the banquet.

The banquet was held in the Flower Plaza outside the Rose Palace.

As expected, at this banquet, Si Yan once again became the object of adoration for the Vampire Nobles.

Si Yan’s collection of guest invitations grew steadily.

Of course.

Princess Vera did not ask Si Yan to prepare the banquet.

After all, Si Yan was already an honored guest, so he naturally wouldn’t cook himself.

At least not in such a setting, Si Yan wouldn’t.

“John, keep an eye on him. See where he stays tonight, and be careful not to expose yourselves,” the leading Western Player said to another Western Player as the banquet neared its end.

This Western Player did not possess the Vampire Bloodline, but from his appearance, he was clearly not simple.

“Teacher, where are you staying?” Virginia asked as the banquet neared its end.

Virginia really wanted to invite Si Yan to stay at her home.

However, she also knew that Si Yan would definitely have regional restrictions this time.

When she learned that Princess Vera had arranged accommodation for Si Yan and even assigned guards for his protection, Virginia felt relieved.

She wasn’t planning to stay with Si Yan.

After all, Vladimir was still around.

If she were to openly live with Si Yan, she worried it would affect Si Yan’s image and status in the eyes of the nobles.

Especially affecting Si Yan’s image in Princess Vera’s heart.

“Teacher, I’ll come again tomorrow~”

Virginia bid farewell to Si Yan.

Si Yan walked towards his residence, accompanied by two guards.

However, no sooner had he arrived at his residence than Catherine appeared again.

“Sir, Your Highness requests your presence~” Catherine said.

Princess Vera once again invited Si Yan to her palace.

“Boss, this is not good. He is protected by guards from the Prince’s Palace, and his residence is where the Prince’s Palace hosts Earl-level Vampires. The guards there are formidable, and I didn’t dare get too close.”

On the other side, the leading Western Player quickly received the report.

“Let’s see after we present our gifts tomorrow. If his threat is too great, we must kill him, even if it means taking a risk,” the leading Western Player said in a deep voice.

The other Western Players nodded in agreement.

In their minds, Si Yan had already become their biggest threat on this trip!

This threat, in their view, was not a threat to their lives.

But if Si Yan prevented them from getting an SSS rating, then their entire trip would be for nothing!

However, they still had full confidence in their preparations.

Night fell.

The melodious sound of a zither echoed through Princess Vera’s palace.

Si Yan was playing “vera by the water.”

Princess Vera sat not far away, listening quietly.

A clear look of enchantment was visible on her face.

Beside her was still Jesse, the female Vampire responsible for translating Princess Vera’s intentions.

After the song ended.

Princess Vera took more than a minute to come back to her senses, then applauded.

“Your Highness, would you like to try?” Si Yan asked.

Princess Vera had precisely that intention.

So she sat there and played it once, with Si Yan now listening.

Today, Princess Vera had made significant progress and played it almost perfectly.

Si Yan applauded.

Then he pointed out some areas that Princess Vera could further refine.

Princess Vera was very humble and eager to learn.

After Si Yan pointed them out, she would quickly improve.

Time flowed on.

After another two hours or so of guidance, before they knew it, the time had once again reached midnight.

“Thank you for your hard work, Sir,” Jesse said on behalf of Princess Vera.

Si Yan said, “It’s nothing.”

“I’ll escort Sir to his rest~”

Just like last night, Jesse once again escorted Si Yan to his residence.

After returning to his residence, Si Yan dispelled some more of the Death Spirit Monarch’s curse.

This curse had to be dispelled every two or three days.

If it wasn’t dispelled, it would quickly reach a level where the Death Spirit Monarch could come over.

After dispelling it, Si Yan went to Ying Rui’s place.

After spending two hours with Ying Rui, activating many skills for her, he returned to the Vampire World and fell into a deep sleep.

The next day, it was still the gift-giving session.

Today was for those of Earl-level and above to present their gifts.

The gifts from the Earls were more numerous, more expensive, and more thoughtful.

The remaining two players from the Soul Split Group also successively finished presenting their gifts.

“Their strength is formidable; I didn’t expect them to already be Ghost Lords,” Si Yan thought.

The players dispatched by the Soul Split Group this time were strong, but they hadn’t sent out even stronger players.

Even if the Soul Split Group were to try and conquer a certain Vampire Prince and establish a connection, they probably wouldn’t choose Princess Vera.

As for the few Western Players, they had yet to make a move.

These guys were likely preparing to present their gifts together.

It seemed that the strength of the Western Players this time was indeed quite high.

At least the most powerful player among them should have reached the Ghost Emperor level.

As for whether they were Ghost Lords, Si Yan was currently unsure.

“Why isn’t that person going up yet?” The few Western Players were still observing Si Yan.

Si Yan hadn’t made a move until now.

Yet, his own strength, to them, clearly didn’t feel strong.

“It’s fine; we’ll go up after the Earls are done,” the leading Western Player said.

Around one in the afternoon, all the Vampire Earls finally finished presenting their gifts.

“Let’s go!” The leading Western Player straightened his clothes and then walked out.

As they walked out, a large number of Vampire Nobles looked at them.

Although they also possessed the Vampire Bloodline, these Vampire Nobles could naturally discern that they came from another world!

Stared at by many Vampire Nobles, the leading Western Player’s expression remained unchanged.

Then, he spoke: “Respected Princess Vera, I, on behalf of the hundreds of millions of people in our world, specially come to congratulate Your Royal Highness on your millennial birthday. Our King has also prepared a special grand gift for Your Highness.”

As he finished speaking, the other Western Players had already brought up the gift.

From its volume, it was indeed a grand gift.

It was placed on a golden stand, covered with a cloth woven from golden threads.

Many Vampire Nobles were curious upon seeing that even the packaging of this gift was so luxurious.

Seeing that he had attracted everyone’s attention, the leading Western Player felt a bit smug.

Then, with a movement of his hand, he opened the golden silk cloth covering the gift.

Inside,

It was a painting! (End of Chapter)