After scanning the ritual for the Demigod Class, Luo Shu turned his attention to the materials required for the Demigod ritual.
[Bloodline Dominator]
[Main Materials: One Crown of Thorns, life essence from any Demigod lifeform, one bloodline composition diagram.]
When he reached this line, Luo Shu noticed a neatly written note at the bottom of the document:
[Bloodline composition diagram too complex, memory extraction failed, only obtained fragmented content.]
The handwriting differed from the previous text, clearly belonging to a different person.
Luo Shu recognised the earlier handwriting - after all, he had seen documents written by Utaha Kasumigaoka before.
So the note was written by Miya Yotsuba? It seems even someone at Hero Rank like her couldn't replicate the bloodline composition diagram?
Realising this, Luo Shu instinctively sensed something amiss.
It was already rare enough for Hong Ruowang to possess information about Demigod Classes, but having even one-third of the advancement materials in hand was downright absurd.
He was just an Elite Rank vampire, still separated from the Demigod Rank by the Hero Rank barrier. Unlike special individuals like Luo Shu's Familia, how could he have obtained information about Demigod Classes in advance?
Did he accidentally obtain a Demigod Class inheritance? But that didn't make sense either.
Whether it was he who obtained a Divine Pantheon, or Kotoko Iwanaga, who possesses the Seraph Rank inheritance, they only received information about the next rank after reaching a certain level.
This seemed to be standard practice for inheritances - to prevent successors from aiming too high too soon, preparing materials for higher ranks prematurely and encountering risks beyond their capabilities.
Thinking this, Luo Shu circled the bloodline composition diagram among the Demigod materials, noting it as suspicious, then looked down at the following content.
[Pureblood (Hero Rank)]
[Main Materials: The highest bloodline representative of one's own species.]
Seeing this Class description, Luo Shu sighed softly, flipped through the subsequent pages, set aside unsuitable materials, then looked up at Shizuka Hio and others sitting on the sofa chairs before him:
"Apologies, organising the materials took some time."
"Please review this document."
As he spoke, the Mist Ring on his right hand glowed faintly, simultaneously bestowing Mist Flame illusions upon everyone present.
Under the illusion, Giada, Krul, Evangeline, Shizuka Hio, and Takatsuki Izumi all saw the same document.
When her eyes scanned the document's contents, Krul raised her eyebrows in surprise and turned to look at Luo Shu:
"Is it really alright to give us something like this so freely?"
In response, Luo Shu calmly picked up the thermos from the table, unscrewed it, and blew on it:
"If, after reading the note I wrote at the end, you still want to pursue this Class path, I suggest you visit Kamijo Hospital for a neurological examination."
Facing Luo Shu's sarcasm, Krul's eyelid twitched, but she said nothing, turning back to look at the document in her hands.
At that moment, Giada, who was sitting on the sofa with one leg crossed, scanned the document in her hand before turning her gaze towards Shizuka Hio:
"So that fellow called Hong something wanted to capture you just to use you as material for advancing to Hero Rank?"
Shizuka Hio skillfully handled the tea set on the coffee table, brewing herself a cup of black tea while calmly responding:
"According to the contents of this document, that appears to be the case."
Hearing this, Evangeline glanced at Shizuka Hio before clicking her tongue and remarking:
"I thought this Class suitable for vampires you mentioned, Giada, would be something special, but it turns out to be this kind of thing..."
"Transforming a hundred thousand people to become a Demigod... Hmph, it sounds simple, but that number would require controlling a city-sized population."
"Taking such action under modern society's surveillance, it would be strange if the Five Great Powers didn't notice."
Hearing Evangeline's words, Krul set down the document, leaned back on the sofa, and looked at her sideways:
"But if there was state cooperation, such action could still be accomplished."
Takatsuki Izumi nodded in understanding upon hearing this, using the document to fan herself:
"So that Hong Ruowang attached himself to Japan's government? His goal was to use official power to successively meet the requirements for Hero Rank and Demigod Rank?"
"If his target hadn't been Shizuka, he probably would have successfully advanced to Hero Rank by now?"
As Takatsuki Izumi spoke, she glanced at Shizuka Hio's unchanged expression before turning to Luo Shu:
"Speaking of which, what level is this Class?"
Hearing this, all non-Familia members in the room pricked up their ears.
Classes actually had levels?
They had never heard of such a thing before!
Responding to Takatsuki Izumi's question, Luo Shu took a sip of warm water before calmly stating:
"Nia's assessment is High Tier."
"High Tier Class?" Takatsuki Izumi sounded somewhat surprised: "Something of that level actually appeared in the hands of an Elite Rank vampire?"
No wonder Luo Shu had marked it as suspicious.
How many people in today's world actually possess High Tier Classes?
Setting aside the special circumstances within the Familia, Aya Tokoyogi - the first High Tier Class holder exposed to the Hidden Management Department - was herself a high-ranking member of the secret organisation Truth Astronomy and had close connections to True Hell, which was how she obtained a High Tier Class.
Beyond that, China's Celestial Master, who was highly suspected to be a Demigod, only had a Common Class, while Twin-Wings Edelweiss and Hao Asakura's Classes were unknown, though they were likely High Tier at most.
Yet these individuals were already among the world's current top-tier powerhouses.
Suddenly appearing with an unknown High Tier Class was indeed suspicious.
"Did we manage to extract from Hong Ruowang's mind how he obtained the High Tier Class?"
Hearing this, Luo Shu glanced at the document on his desk before casually remarking:
"According to the memory content, it was discovered in materials found in the underground library while ransacking Shizuka's family castle."
Upon hearing this, everyone in the room turned to Shizuka Hio, who was holding her teacup.
Facing everyone's stares, Shizuka Hio merely said faintly:
"There has never been a library beneath the main residence of the Hio family, though there are a few treasuries."
Since the only remaining direct descendant of the Hio family said so, everyone naturally believed it.
At that moment, Giada sighed with deep regret:
"So, this Class is basically confirmed to be a trap?"
Among those present, Giada was the most disappointed.
After all, the conditions for this Class were exceptionally suitable for her.
Whether it was the ritual requirement of one hundred thousand people or the so-called Demigod lifeforms, Giada could easily fulfil them.
In the Chaos Zone, the total number of vampires who had received Giada's bestowal of bloodline exceeded three hundred thousand, and as for Demigod lifeforms, Giada had twenty-seven familiars, far exceeding the requirement.
The only things left were the bloodline composition chart and the Crown of Thorns.
It could be said that Giada had a natural advantage in becoming the Demigod Class of Bloodline Dominator.
Just as Giada was lamenting, Luo Shu, seated behind the desk, chuckled softly.
Hearing this, Giada turned to look at Luo Shu, studying his amused expression, and finally sighed:
"It seems it's time to discuss matters between us."