Ultimate Supreme Soldier King

Chapter 1615 1610: The Terms Offered by the Nopheler Family

Barney looked at Liz's departing figure, unable to help but marvel at his master's uniqueness.The Nopheler Family, a legendary noble bloodline among the vampires, one of the ancient Thirteen Clans, with a Blood Prince at its helm, actually has dealings with Su Chen?

This is not what surprised Barney the most; what truly astonished him was that the Nopheler Family actively invited Su Chen to become a Guest Elder of their clan?

It's worth noting, if this were placed a thousand years ago, even a powerful witch demon wouldn't have such freedom to become a Guest Elder of the Nopheler Family.

Earlier, Liz had already explained to Su Chen the tasks and duties required to become a Guest Elder of the Nopheler Family.

After hiring Su Chen, the Nopheler Family would provide Su Chen with 2 billion US Dollars annually as compensation, though this was just an appetizer.

Yet Harlow Nopheler considered himself to have seen through Su Chen, believing that money had an unfathomable allure for this powerful human.

No problem, if money pleases you, then it's yours.

And then comes the main event!

The Nopheler Family promised that, upon Su Chen becoming a Guest Elder, they would supply Su Chen with suitable cultivation resources, and after serving as a Guest Elder for five years, they would present him with an Ancient Weapon!

Of course, once Su Chen leaves the Nopheler Family, he'd need to return the weapon.

But this condition is practically equivalent to not being mentioned at all!

With such an excellent offer, only a fool would depart the Nopheler Family.

Moreover, joining the Nopheler Family is akin to gaining a massive backing.

Barney even fantasized, if he could join the Nopheler Family as an individual, could he stand fearless against the Illita Family?

Though the Illita Family had produced a 'Witch King,' they obviously don't have one now reigning.

With Nopheler as his support, if Barney became a Guest Elder, could he avenge his family?

Of course, this was merely a thought, considering the Nopheler Family had no connection with him.

Furthermore, Barney sensed something from Su Chen and Liz's conversation—Liz seemed somewhat afraid of Su Chen.

She even heinously threatened to ruin herself and Su Chen facing a mutual fatal end, a clear sign of a weaker party.

He couldn't imagine what transpired between Su Chen and the Nopheler Family.

Su Chen also learned from Barney about a world entirely different from what he previously understood.

The true Dark World!

Not the Western Dark World run with mercenaries and assassins, which, at best, is just the surface of the dark world.

Su Chen hadn't anticipated that the Nopheler Family Liz belonged to held such power and prestige, according to Barney.

One of the Thirteen Clans of vampires, a member of the Dark Council.

It's notable that not anyone qualifies to become a council member, with the Dark Council having fifty-five seats, and vampires securing twenty-seven!

One more seat would grant them absolute voting power, which the other Dark Council members cannot tolerate.

After all, with vampires controlling twenty-eight seats, if united, couldn't the rest become vampire minions?

Yet even so, one could see the vampiric strength, dominating twenty-seven significant seats in the Dark Council.

According to Barney's recollection, the Witch Demon King his ancestor followed had been a council member in the past.

But back then, the Dark Council was far mightier than now, needing a Witch Demon King to claim a seat, evidencing its strength.

Nonetheless, despite its power, the Dark Council was heavily lost in the bloody feud with the Bright Church, highlighting the terror of the Middle Ages' millennium Holy War.

The Nopheler Family, one of the Thirteen Clans of vampires, held two voting seats in the Dark Council.

It's a force to be reckoned with throughout the whole Dark World.

Now behaving so humbly, it was difficult for Barney to fathom, concluding finally that Su Chen's strength compelled even the vampires to concede.

Only Barney found this notion somewhat absurd all along.

Can Su Chen alone contend against a Nopheler Family, let alone the entire vampire lineage?

The mere existence of the Thirteen Vampire Clans is a frightening presence!

...

After all, inviting Su Chen as a Guest Elder by the Nopheler Family had its rationale.

Worldly money aside, the vampires, possessing long lifespans, have human representatives, controlling terrifying wealth.

Even many cutting-edge technological forces globally are under their control.

Doesn't this seem laughable?

A group supposedly existing only in legends and stories, secretly in plain sight, amassing wealth, envied by all as super-rich.

Even some advanced world tech was researched by their descendants, possibly the biggest joke of the century.

Yet all these are external; vampires only trust power!

And Su Chen happened to possess power!

Vampires aren't what they were once.

While over millennium, the Dark Council regained some vitality, it's far from its former glory.

Human King level entities are rare to find, not to mention surpassing human kings like Blood Princes, Witch Demon Kings.

Even the Bright Church regarded vampires as declining, dark creatures facing dusk's Grim.

Which is why Bro, merely an advanced deacon in the Saint Realm, dared raid a vampire castle.

Potential intelligence errors, deceits might explain this, yet if during a millennium ago,

even a Human King level Heresy Court expert wouldn't dare tread into a vampire castle.

Every vampire castle might conceal unimaginable power.

Blood Princes, though not street common, were a fair sight then.

But accordingly, the Middle Ages' Holy See was far stronger!

Generations of a Pope's accumulation finally erupted into an epic struggle against dark creatures.

"…Father, how could a mere human qualify to be our honorable Nopheler Family's Guest Elder? That's a desecration to our family's honor and ancestors!" Like Liz, Colin disliked Su Chen.

But Harlow coldly glared at Colin.

"Do you think your decision is more accurate than mine?"

"I…" Colin fell silent.

But more was due to Colin's consistent awe for Harlow Nopheler.