Chapter 3: The urge of blood

Stewart Castle, Bathroom.

Christine is lying in the huge bathtub with her eyes closed, apparently asleep.

This kind of bathtub, powered by a magic stone that controls the temperature of the water by means of a magical array, is quite useful. The downside is that it requires at least an apprentice in the legal system to operate it, and the magic stone is expensive, but that's nothing to her.

Although this world is similar to the medieval world of Blue Star, it is much better in terms of hygiene. The gods require all believers to be clean and tidy, and even slaves bathe at least once a week. The nobles are even more proud of their cleanliness.

This is because the true gods are born of the Force, and without the mass diseases and plagues caused by filth, there would be no such gods. Diseases are fine, as divine spells and medicinal herbs can treat them, but if a plague breaks out, it will kill a large number of their own followers, so the gods will naturally not allow that kind of priesthood to exist.

Miss, your clothes," Elena said as she came in with a tray of clothes.

Clatter!

Christine rose from the bathtub and walked out, and at that moment red light seemed to shine from the depths of her black eyes.

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Clatter! The tray in Elena's hands fell to the floor, along with the clothes on it, but no one paid any attention.

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It was more than an hour before the red light in Christine's eyes disappeared, while Elena had passed out more than ten minutes earlier.

Every Bloodline Warlock will face the urge from their bloodline when they reach adulthood. As the name suggests, once this symptom strikes, they become impulsive, bloodthirsty and have increased desires. The symptoms vary depending on the source of the bloodline.

Take the Dragon lineage warlock as an example. Both men and women have extremely high physical attractiveness, a long life expectancy and fertility that is much greater than that of a dragon. They can become wizards simply by relying on their natural talents. But how can all the good things be absorbed by the lineage wizards, so this lineage impulse has become a lifelong imprisonment for most wizards.

The reason I say the vast majority is because you can get rid of it as soon as you reach the rank of 15th level master, but the rank of a warlock cannot be higher than the source of the bloodline, so basically only dragon-blooded warlocks and some demon-blooded warlocks have reached it, and other bloodline warlocks should forget about it.

The higher the level of bloodline awakening, the more talented they will appear and the higher their appearance will be, while this symptom will become more and more serious.

Unfortunately, Kristen is the most severe type, which is why her appearance is so high.

The impulse of a normal bloodline sorcerer's symptom lasts about a day, and most of them can be controlled through restraint training. More severe cases can be suppressed by medication or spell healing in time. However, if Kristen's symptoms do not subside within an hour, she will be in excruciating pain.

The solution is simple: just let it out.

As a dragon mage, Christine has inherited the lustful nature of dragons. When they are attacked, their lust increases greatly, which is why she did this to Elena. Of course, killing is also a way of release, and any bloodlust can be used that way.

But as her emotions returned, so did Christine's body.

She says this because she notices that once the symptoms of her bloodlust kick in, her body changes and becomes like the body state of Makoto Shirogane in 'Fairy Tail'. Although this situation is very strange, it is good that she is a normal girl as long as she recovers.

Of course, she also knows that the symptoms of a normal bloodlust will not be like hers, and she belongs to the special among the special. But in a world where you can grow horns on your head, wings on your back, orcs with tails and two-headed ogres, it's not surprising that you can grow anything.

As a mage, Christine knows that shape-shifters can take on the appearance of anyone they want, so she doesn't see anything wrong with her body changing at will.

Elena's full name is Elena Duran and she is the youngest daughter of the butler Victor Duran.

In noble families, the position of butler is hereditary. The eldest son is the personal servant of the noble heir from childhood, and inherits his father's position as butler when he grows up. The daughter is the noble heir's personal maid from childhood, and the vast majority of male heirs also complete their transformation from boy to man through their personal maid.

So Elena felt that Christine was doing the right thing in every way.

As for Christine's physical changes, she had to understand that this was a world of magic and monsters. In Elena's opinion, the young lady was both a noble dragon mage and a mysterious sorceress, so everything she did was right.

Of course, for servants in noble families, especially personal maids, 'keeping quiet' is a must. The only fate for servants who discuss their masters' private affairs in private is death. There have been many cases where the entire family has been executed.

Even if Irina told her father Victor Durand, he would simply beat his daughter to death to avoid implicating the whole family. Compared to the prosperous life that the hereditary position of housekeeper has brought with it for hundreds of years, there is no reason to hesitate to kill a daughter who does not toe the line.

The next morning, after Irina had been fed and dressed, Christine ordered, 'Go and rest, and have Anne come here.

Yes, my lady. Elena immediately told the maid outside the door to fetch Anne, as the personal maid was required to carry out her master's orders unconditionally.

Good morning, my lady,' Anne greeted with a bow.

She was Elena's older sister and the family maid in charge, while their mother was the assistant housekeeper in charge of the kitchen. This situation, where the entire family of housekeepers held various important positions in the master's household, was a noble tradition. As for loyalty, there was absolutely no problem, and for thousands of years there had never been a case of a housekeeper betraying her master.

After all, in a world with a true God, any family of butlers who betrayed their master would be burned by the God of Order for breaking the rules.

Of course, after last night's banquet, the vassals, knights and squires had to stay the night. There were many rooms in the castle, so even if there were a few more people, it would not be a problem.

They had all arrived early for breakfast and stood up to greet Christine as she entered the dining room.

The breakfast was, of course, not as rich as usual, consisting of plain white bread, vegetable soup, bacon, boiled eggs and honey water. This was the life of the aristocracy. Many ordinary families did not even have breakfast because of the pressures of life.

After the meal, Anne came over and reported in a low voice. Then Christine said loudly, 'Everyone, Baron Lorient has sent an envoy. Please come with me to meet him.

An emissary?

Everyone found this strange. The emissary from Baron Lorient could not have arrived overnight. What could be so important as to warrant such haste?