Great, this ti I managed to pull it off.
As for the questions Annie asked Adam, they almost made Dorothy burst out laughing.
Hahaha, dear stepmother, you've got it wrong, you should be asking if those excellencies are Adam's illegitimate daughters.
The hobody witch thought about the relationship between the good sister, the Dragon King, and Father Adam, and couldn't help but feel that her dad truly had the destiny of a main character.
Just look at the script: because he kindly looked after a poor little girl bullied in the village, that foster daughter beca the overlord of the universe a thousand years later; randomly found a timid, unwanted earth-eating dragon as a pet mount, and a thousand years later, the little pet was capable of gobbling the world like candy.
Geez, how annoying, what kind of ultimate protagonist is this?
Dorothy was really envious.
But luckily it's her own dad, if my dad is aweso, doesn't that an I'm aweso? Of course I'll do my best to lean on my dad.
"Alright, Annie, ti to discuss serious business. What do you an when you said the Thirteen Vampire Clan Families aren't united?"
The hobody witch asked insistently.
And to this, dear stepmother also felt helpless.
This stepdaughter suddenly beca the boss, so naturally, it's not appropriate to ask the child to leave anymore.
She didn't question how Dorothy beca the Great Judge; after all, such matters are secretive, involving the rumors about The Third King, not sothing to be casually curious about.
Even if the child volunteered the information, Annie wouldn't dare to listen.
Knowing too much is never a good thing, people shouldn't be too curious.
"Yes, yes, Lord Black Impermanence, I shall report now."
Grand Inquisitor Blood Moon's attitude beca distinctly respectful, a sad barrier now existed between her and her stepdaughter...
Geez, that's obviously impossible.
When Annie said this, she glared fiercely, causing the previously smug Dorothy to shiver instantly, then humbly squat down, not daring to continue looking down on this petite stepmother.
Ugh, nothing can be done; no matter how big your rank is outside, back ho your mom is still your mom, okay?
Clearly, this was the vampires' castle, and Dorothy was a guest, but at this mont she adeptly invited the stepmother to sit on the sofa, skillfully served tea, and attended her well, finally sitting obediently to the side, looking seriously as if listening to teachings.
Annie had always been the head of the household here.
Adam? What Adam? That pretty boy can't compete with my young, beautiful stepmother who often gives allowance for the position of family head, can he? I, Duo, am the first to oppose.
And after Anne took a sip of red tea, she then began to narrate the inside story of the Thirteen Vampire Clan Families.
"You've read the vampire dossier from the Judgnt Court before, haven't you?"
Dear stepmother thus asked.
"Uh-huh, I've read it."
Dorothy swiftly nodded.
"Then you must know about the three plans of the Vampire Clan Witch; nowadays, the Thirteen Vampire Clan Families have split into three factions because of those plans."
"There is the True Ancestor Faction aiming to resurrect the True Ancestor, the Sacrificial Faction seeking Satan's gift, and the Return Faction aiming to return to the Abyss and beco demons once more."
Annie's expression gradually grew solemn as she seriously looked at her stepdaughter.
"The Dracula Family belongs to the True Ancestor Faction and is the only one. Of the remaining twelve families, nine are in the Sacrificial Faction, and three are in the Return Faction."
"Dorothy, if you insist on intervening, be wary of those crazy folks in the Return Faction, their ideas are often radical and extre, their actions rebellious, but they do have strength and are very dangerous."
"And those folks in the Sacrificial Faction aren't easy to deal with either, for you never know what they might do to please Satan."
Dorothy: "....."
Ah, my goodness, no wonder dear stepmother you sold out your teammates so decisively, it's because your family is at odds with the other twelve families, right?
The hobody witch was also astonished, thinking the Dracula Family, as the leader of the Thirteen Clans, surely had so authority, only to be told it's actually a booze factory and you are nothing more than a figurehead, with all twelve subordinates harboring ulterior motives.
Perhaps the witch's expression was too straightforward; feeling belittled, Annie imdiately grew anxious and continued.
"In the Thirteen Vampire Clan Families, the Dracula Family was strongest, able to suppress the other twelve families, since we are the direct lineage, while they are rely collateral servitudes."
"But Mother Superior spent a massive amount of Blood of Ascension to create as the True Ancestor's Container, and that caused the family's strength to plumt; while the high-end combat power wasn't greatly affected, the manpower at the low end beca insufficient, forcing a contraction of industry, giving those ambitious folks opportunities."
"Yet even so, as long as Mother Superior stands, those folks dare not act recklessly; the leader of the Thirteen Vampire Clan Families is still our Dracula Family."
Annie explained thusly.
Only midway, she hung her head in sha.
Oh, Mother Superior truly had high hopes for her back then; though she was born as the True Ancestor's Container, Mother Superior didn't simply bluntly regard her as a tool.
Rather, she was given a chance.
As a rarely naturally born Vampire Clan Witch, she isn't like others who are crushed by the vampire system after their First Embrace; she could choose not to rely entirely on the vampire power system, instead using the witch's infinite evolution talent to forge a brand-new path of her own.
Well, if she could beco a Sage, ascend her bloodline into the True Ancestor's Blood, resurrecting Lilith wouldn't even matter.
She indeed had the Qualifications of a Sage; should she devote herself to her career ambitions, enhance her strength, she might well beco a powerful woman like Euphilia.
Yet she backed down; facing the path destined to be lonely and strong, she chose love and family instead.
This self-indulgence inevitably wasted Dracula's earlier investnt entirely,
No wonder many in the family now look down on her, and one can't bla them or call it undeserved.
"So that's how it is, I see."
Dorothy nodded, enlightened.
But, manpower lacking?
With inspiration, the hobody witch looked up toward her dear stepmother.
"So Annie, why don't you hire so outsiders? After all, high-end combat power is there, finding mid, low-end manpower isn't difficult, right?"
Dorothy asked, thus.
But hearing this, Annie grew even more awkward.
"Dorothy, you know the reputation of Vampire Clan witches..."
Dear stepmother hesitated again.
The hobody witch: "......"
Only then did the hobody witch rember that the Thirteen Vampire Clan Families used to be the slave masters of the City of Sin; they treated other Demon Witches like servants and slaves, after all, being vampires, sotis can be a descriptor.
It wasn't until the Werewolf Witch uprising that their tyranny was overthrown.
With such a historical background, recruiting manpower now wasn't easy.
Of course, paying more could surely hire so, but the reliability and loyalty of those hired would be uncertain.
"In fact, this evening's banquet was nothing good, those other twelve families have been slowly nibbling at our family's territory and influence; I returned mainly to strengthen Mother Superior's standing, but ultimately it's just a paper tiger, Dracula truly can't lead the Thirteen any longer, we can't control what the other twelve families might do."
"That's why I acted so ruthlessly, reported them all in one fell swoop."
Annie helplessly said.
But upon hearing this, Dorothy's eyes glead.
"Annie, consider Witch's Ho security services, would you?"
.....hobody witch in self-recomndation....
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