Progenitor Vampire: I Have Many Skills!

For Paul Cox, this was also a blessing, and for that, he was surprised.

Being a Royal Blacksmith in the service of a Bloody Vampire General was no small thing. He could almost do whatever he wanted and have access to great resources for his work. Plus, he could access blacksmith bookstores in the Blacksmith Kingdom, which would be great for him.

The blessings he would get for obtaining that rank were so great that there was no way he would turn it down.

Besides, he had the chance to get revenge on the guys who took away his lifelong blacksmith shop; how could he not accept it?

"Young Sir, if you want to hire me and give me such a high rank, there is no way I can turn it down." He replied sincerely, and Matt smiled.

The two then talked for a long time about different things.

Isla's and Alice's weapons were not yet ready. Making a Saint Weapon took all of Paul's attention, so completing them would take a while longer. Until then, he would stay here making them, as no one was coming to bother him in this place.

After talking for some time and becoming friends, the two said their goodbyes.

Matt went to the auction because he wanted to buy several things that he thought would be in it.

The hours passed, and he managed to buy several things, but unfortunately, he couldn't find a Skill Book.

'I'd really like to see if anything has changed in my skill book, but getting one of my own is quite problematic. Although, well, I guess I came out on top this time.' He thought, smiling.

There was a piece of the map that he was trying to collect that he bought at the auction, so it wasn't bad at all.

If he went by what he already had, perhaps only one or two small parts were missing to complete it, so it was good progress.

Matt returned to the academy shortly after that, and the day after he arrived, he again introduced himself to the class.

"Look, it's Matthew Dietrich!"

"It's Bloody Vampire General, let's go see him!"

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The feeling of having a Bloody Vampire General among the ranks of Second Academy students was incredible.

Everywhere Matt went, he attracted people's attention.

Yet, that also began to attract jealousy from many seniors who were about to be accepted by the First Academy. They kept asking themselves, what level of power does Matt have? Why did they give such an important rank to such a weak person?

The weakest known Bloody Vampire General had 10,000 vampiric power when awarded the rank. He was also the weakest at that time, but he went on to become one of the most powerful members of that group, so why the hell did they award that rank to a person who wasn't even close to 10,000 power?

That was unfair to many!

After all, according to them, Matt should have a maximum of 6,000 power. Because of this, many people also directed hateful looks at him, but he was still respected.

So, two days passed quietly while Matt and Isla regularly attended classes.

Until Alice came back.

She looked radiant and full of happiness when she saw Matt.

"Matt, I'm so close to reaching 10,000 power!" She said as she passed him a vampire ball, she had just used.

"Look, I'm already at nothing!"

'9,900 power... How fast she is.' He thought.

In the time they had met so far, she had managed to advance almost 5,000 power.

Considering that it took her several years to reach 5,050 power, her speed had increased several times since they had met.

But it wasn't because of the effect he thinks he has, for although the two of them had trained together for a while, she achieved most of that power by training on her own.

So, it had to be something else.

'I've seen that his personality has been changing lately. Maybe that's why? Maybe her developing personality is making her take her training more seriously, or maybe she has some extra motivation.' He thought and nodded to Alice, smiling slightly.

"You've advanced really fast. I didn't expect you to be so close to reaching 10,000 already. I think that's amazing progress," he replied.

"Hahaha, that's right, Matt. It will become even faster when I get my new skill. It would be great if it could be a growth-type skill. Starting today, we have to stay together until I get my skill," she said, smiling broadly.

However, she soon lowered her voice and approached him.

"I ran into Isla outside. Is it true what she said? Your power advanced that much!" she asked in shock, and Matt smiled at her, showing her his current power.

"Unbelievable... You say I'm fast, but aren't you twice as fast as me? When I met you, I had 4,500 more power than you. But now there's only a difference of 300 power."

She couldn't help but be shocked after seeing this, and Matt had nothing to say.

He was also shocked by his own speed.

But he still had one more surprise for Alice, so he pulled out a slightly short sword, which gave off tremendous power.

"Saint weapon!" She shouted in shock but quickly covered her mouth and lowered her voice.

Although she knew that only Isla was nearby, what she saw was too unique, and she feared someone would notice.

She gripped the weapon lightly and shivered. "Is this what Mr. Paul did?" she asked, and Matt nodded.

"That's right, it's called Lostmist." He replied, smiling.

She was stunned.

Still, when she tried to unsheathe it, she couldn't and sighed.

"It recognized you as its owner." She said and handed it to Matt, "Let me see it." She then said, and Matt nodded.

Naturally, after leaving Paul's house, he made this weapon absorb his blood so that it would recognize him as its owner.

After all, he wouldn't want someone in the fight to grab his sword to kill him.

Therefore, he soon unsheathed it, and a glow emerged on the weapon at the same time it appeared on Matt's body.

Simultaneously, the vampire ball in Matt's hands glowed, and the power increased.

11,520 Vampiric Power!

"¡20%!" Alice exclaimed.