I, transformed into a vampire girl, sparked the Industrial Revolution.

Chapter 172 The Approaching Black Mist

"My God... this is all...!"

“That’s right, Mr. Carrico, ancient ruins… these are the ruins of an ancient city… a true miracle of magic.”

"Excuse my bluntness, but do you think these things... can defeat that damned Alice?"

"You mean those things in the military? Of course, of course. The brilliance of magic is limitless. Those magicians and so-called vampires don't understand what true magic is at all, or rather, the surface people don't understand what true magic is at all."

The mage, shrouded in purple robes, concealed his face in shadow, while a nobleman in fine clothes looked around. A dim red light illuminated the underground passage. This was the sobriquet of Primal Monastery, a magical group that had been lying dormant across the continent for thousands of years, a group of mages who believed magic was paramount.

Through underground intelligence networks in the old capital, the Halvin Gang successfully made contact with them. A thousand years ago, the Primordial Order was a well-known organization on the continent, but with the development of human transmutation, human magic gradually flourished within the order, and they gradually transformed from an ordinary magical organization into what people called an "evil order."

The underground passage was long, but after walking for several hours, a huge underground space suddenly opened up, and magical light emerged from the ground. In the huge cavity, figures occasionally passed by the glowing magic tower.

A stone statue, made of metal and wood and resembling a human, was moving. The nobleman took a half step back, fear showing in his eyes. Upon seeing this, the magician let out a sinister laugh: "Haha!"

"Don't be afraid, Mr. Carrico. This is the supreme radiance of magic; you've never seen anything like it on the surface of the earth!"

"Do you use magic or steam power?"

"Magic? Steam? Mr. Caricour, are you aware that the human body is the best magical circuit?"

The magician pulled open the statue's chest, and even a war-hardened nobleman like Carrico was astonished by what he saw inside: inside the statue was a deformed—human body!

A magic crystal replaced the part of the human body that was originally located in the heart. The entire head was wrapped in a mask made of magic crystal, and the limbs were severed. It was unknown what was supporting the vitality of the flesh and blood.

"Those poor people on the surface have no idea that only the human body can create the best magic circuits!"

"Oh My God........"

"Regardless of race, their bodies possess the best magical circuits! And not just their bodies! Including their limbs!"

The magician took out his staff, and only then did Caricour realize that the upper part of the staff, which was twisted in the dim light, which he had thought was some kind of decoration, was actually an arm painted black and decorated with various magical patterns!

"How many people have you arrested?"

"Arrest someone? Mr. Carrico, are you worried about your own safety?"

The magician spoke with a hint of pleasure as he looked at the nobleman, who suddenly felt like prey. His legs began to tremble, and cold sweat poured down his back.

"Hahaha! Don't worry! Mr. Caricour, our order does use human bodies to replace magical circuits, but the cost of dealing with living people is not low. We mostly use people who are about to die, and the time spent fighting on the ground is not short!"

The magician pulled down the lid, and Kaliko then discovered that below the cave entrance, a whole row of monsters were moving about.

"His Excellency the Baron entrusted me to discuss this with your side. It now appears that your strength has reached his expectations, at least..."

Our requirements are very simple........

"Of course, after it's done, you can move freely, and... you can take the bodies of the commoners."

The aristocratic class fell into a slump after Halvin, but Halvin's revolution clearly stung the country's former beneficiaries.

Although the capitalist aristocracy emerged after Alice's commercial revolution, the inertia of thought over the past century has led them to still gravitate towards the old aristocratic order. The bourgeoisie cultivated by Amelia's current policies has, in reality, only impacted the old ideas.

The north is alright, but the south is mostly in favor of the old order, which is why Alice chose to set up the capital in the central part of the country, Amelanse Island.

The struggle remains fierce. Alice does indeed have powerful ships and cannons, but the corruption of the old aristocracy is still formidable. In the high-rise buildings and courtyards of Versailles, amidst the clinking of glasses and the exchange of toasts, the phantoms of the past continue to exploit everything.

Alice's policies were utterly incomprehensible to them. Under the "White-Haired Witch's" rule, former serfs acquired land, and the city's lowly dared to bare their fangs at them. Even the poorest people had avenues for upward mobility, and the glorious legacy of the demon nobility had lost its former brilliance.

But Alice refused to change. The princess became president and refused to acknowledge the status of the nobility. The establishment of the Harvin People's Commune terrified all the nobles.

The commoners are now allowed to rebel against them! Even the deepest noble families admit they are powerless; Halvin is no longer a paradise for nobles.

The nobles realized that if Alice's regime was not overthrown, the nobles would continue to decline day by day, and their family's glory would never shine again!

Armed forces, economic foundation, political system... Alice brought a new system and knowledge that is now accepted by the nobles. The noble alliance—after the fall of Halvin, the nobles will make a comeback, and now, not only the old nobles, but also new nobles.

"They agreed."

After returning to the surface from underground, Kaliko relayed a message to the noble group. Of course, in the current situation, the noble group relies on their personal stewards or assassins to relay messages, since the secret intelligence agency's agents are almost everywhere. Although most of them are informants from the secret intelligence agency, they will eventually leak information.

"How strong are they?"

"The power of cult mages is incomparable to that of surface mages. Their magic is more powerful, they possess powerful magical mechanisms to aid them in battle, and their combat magic is more diverse and destructive... Without a doubt, if a campaign were launched against her, the mages would gain the upper hand."

"A dominant position? That's far from enough! She's a vampire! It's not like Ekevich hasn't sent assassins before! And they all failed!"

"Is there any way... to take her... like underground?"

"You mean?"

"Doesn't the monastic order possess a vast underground space? If so...?"

"Perhaps this is one way, but what other way is there to make her willingly continue?"

"For example...archaeology?"