novelzi Chapter 225
Chapter 225
After the end-of-term awards ceremony for outstanding students, it was time for the speeches.
Principal Winona put down the microphone, and then, according to the agenda, leaders from the academy, the vampire race, and the human race gave their speeches respectively.
The students didn’t really feel much about these important figures who had been active in the world for a long time.
Because they were still living in the ivory tower of the campus, their eyes only on their studies and the joys and sorrows of their peers.
But when they stepped into society in the future and truly shouldered some necessary responsibilities and burdens...
They would understand the good intentions of these big shots who still took time out of their busy schedules to give speeches at the academy.
Because the future of the human race, the vampire race, or rather, the entire world, belonged to the young people.
Young people were the sun at eight or nine in the morning, the hope of the world rested on their shoulders.
One day, these big shots would retire from the front lines, their legends coming to an end.
But they wouldn’t worry.
Because there would be younger “them” to take their place.
For some reason, the speeches about this felt strangely oppressive and solemn.
Even Adele, who was openly “petting her cat” in the auditorium, couldn’t help but look up and blink.
It felt like a storm was coming.
And in Adele’s memory, Seraph seemed to have said something similar.
Something was awakening...
And it wasn’t necessarily a good thing.
But it wasn’t entirely bad either.
Seraph originally thought that she had awakened too early, but now it seemed that wasn’t the case.
But no matter what, before facing the real crisis, it was still best for Adele to improve her strength as much as possible.
Or it would be even better if the strength of her harem also increased.
And was the existence of the “Gu Realm” precisely for this crisis?
One mystery after another was placed before Adele.
She knew that it wasn’t time for her to worry about these things yet, so she simply put them aside.
Besides Adele, some high-ranking vampire girls who vaguely sensed something also showed thoughtful expressions.
Soon, the speeches ended, and Principal Winona once again acted as a bridge.
And this time, the mysterious guest she invited was even more important.
“To be honest, I’m also very surprised, but more than that, I’m honored that this respectable figure took the initiative to participate in our academy’s end-of-term summary and commendation ceremony.”
“She had just awakened not long ago, and now she has to work tirelessly again, which reminds me of her past persistence in running around and finally facilitating the current peaceful situation between humans and vampires.”
“I believe that everyone can guess the identity of this respected senior.”
The atmosphere at the scene was indeed well-prepared, and countless people were stirred, especially the vampire students, who were the most enthusiastic.
And Principal Winona didn’t keep them in suspense any longer.
With a gentle smile, she gestured invitingly towards the curtain behind the podium.
“Let’s welcome our beloved Lady Chen Xi.”
Amidst the applause that filled the auditorium, a girl with long, flowing purple hair, wearing a school uniform, slowly walked out from backstage, pushing a woman in a wheelchair who had a gentle and peaceful smile.
The girl was naturally Lady Chen Xi’s descendant and also the president of the Black Feather Society of Cromwell Academy, Edith.
So she hadn’t missed the end-of-term summary, but chose to appear in this way, which was both surprising and seemed natural.
Edith made eye contact with Adele from afar.
Her face, no longer covered by a veil, was serene and distant, exuding an unapproachable aura.
But the moment she met Adele’s gaze, it was as if ice and snow were melting, her expression softening.
Although it was only for a brief moment, it was still noticed by many people, and they showed surprised expressions.
Adele didn’t have any obvious reaction, she just sped up her cat-petting, making First Snow purr and meow softly.
Then, she looked away from Edith and focused on Lady Chen Xi in the wheelchair.
This was her first time seeing such an important figure in the vampire race, Lady Chen Xi, one of the twelve True Ancestors.
Generally speaking, people would think that such powerful figures would have titles like “True Ancestor of X” or “True Ancestor of XX.”
But obviously, this view was completely misled by novels and anime.
Who would so readily reveal their abilities through titles?
Moreover, these titles were too chuunibyou. Even if someone had such a title in the past, after many years, when someone mentioned it, they would feel incredibly embarrassed, as if ants were crawling all over their body.
So a True Ancestor was a True Ancestor, anything else was superfluous, but “Lady Chen Xi” was an exception.
So after sincerely thanking her, Tang Linlang blushed and sat back down.
Adele gave her a surprised look from afar, it was a joyous occasion.
Before this, she was a little worried that either Tang Linlang or Lady Chen Xi might have some issues, but if either of them became stubborn, the consequences wouldn’t be easy to resolve.
Lady Chen Xi’s forgiveness of the vampire hunters was admirable.
After all, not everyone had such a broad and generous heart, not holding any resentment after being betrayed, not regretting the years she had lost due to being seriously injured and falling into a slumber.
Adele had never admired anyone before.
But now, she had someone to admire, someone to look up to, and that was her godmother, Lady Chen Xi!
No wonder Lady Chen Xi’s prestige in the vampire race was unmatched.
Presumably, in the countless years of the past, Lady Chen Xi had also overcome many difficulties and influenced countless people with her sincerity, just like now.
However, explaining the importance of cooperation between vampires and humans to the students of Cromwell Academy and reconciling with the vampire hunter families represented by Tang Linlang wasn’t Lady Chen Xi’s true purpose for this visit.
She soon announced a major piece of news, that was, during this winter break, the vampire higher-ups had decided to reopen the “Blood Trial.”
Interested vampire students could sign up with Edith, Lady Chen Xi’s descendant.
When this news was announced, all the vampire students in the auditorium were excited, even many human students showed surprised expressions.
She didn’t know if this was also a way to promote Edith, or if Lady Chen Xi simply didn’t think too much about it and just entrusted this task to Edith because she was her descendant and she trusted her.
But if Edith had the opportunity to connect with the vampire higher-ups because of this, it meant that her Black Feather Society would become a powerful force in the academy.
Because with the return of Lady Chen Xi, the leader of the doves, both humans and the academy would undoubtedly deepen their cooperation with the vampires.
If they wanted to cooperate, they naturally couldn’t arrogantly leave everything to the student council, which was mainly composed of human students.
This would inevitably cause dissatisfaction among the vampire students.
They would demand equal status and corresponding rights.
And these were indeed what the school should give to the vampires, who made up more than 70% of the student body.
So to appease them and also to deepen future cooperation...
The Black Feather Society, founded by Edith as its president, would become a key target for support from the school.
Perhaps this support would continue until the Black Feather Society grew to a level comparable to, or at most slightly inferior to, the student council.
But no matter what, this was already a result that Edith was very satisfied with.
The opportunity she had longed for to expand her power had fallen into her lap.
Just because of her grandmother, Lady Chen Xi’s awakening, all the problems that were once considered difficult seemed to be easily solved.
This couldn’t help but remind Adele of a saying – “One’s destiny depends on one’s own struggles, but also on historical processes.”
But what Adele was more concerned about at this moment was the “Blood Trial” that Lady Chen Xi mentioned.
What was it?
Was it mentioned in the original story?
Now Adele’s memory of the original story wasn’t very clear, after all, so many things had happened after she came to this world.
She thought carefully, even if the “Blood Trial” was mentioned in the original story, the protagonist “Adele” probably didn’t participate.
Because the protagonist’s later plot mainly focused on doing missions and fighting with other races, supplemented by her love-hate relationships with the villainous girls in the academy.
Overall, the protagonist “Adele’s” actions were actually separate from the vampire race as a whole.
But Adele knew that the “Blood Trial” was a generous event prepared for vampires.
Presumably, the “Adele” in the original story really didn’t have any channels to learn about or participate in it.
But times had changed.
Adele’s current status, compared to the original story, had undergone earth-shattering changes.
If there were any benefits or welfare policies for vampires, whether others had the opportunity to enjoy them or not was uncertain.
But for Adele, it was like others were feeding the food (benefits) to her mouth, it just depended on whether she was willing to open her mouth!
Edith, who was holding the microphone for her grandmother on the stage, her deep purple eyes suddenly lit up, as if she had thought of something.
Including Dorothy, Hermione, and the other Sequence Ones below the stage, they all tacitly turned their gazes to the black-haired girl holding a pure white cat in the distance.
They were actually hoping that Adele would respond to their gazes and turn her head.
But it didn’t matter if Adele didn’t notice.
Anyway, they had already made a decision in their hearts.
They would definitely get a spot in the “Blood Trial” for Adele!
But at this moment, Adele just wanted to say,
—-“But I actually want to slack off comfortably and enjoy my winter break!”
Every vacation not spent slacking off was a waste of a vacation!