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Solaria Plains, outside the City of Dawn.
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Countless banners fluttered across the rolling hills.
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Hundreds of thousands of soldiers were conducting their final assembly.
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The clang of steel echoed incessantly, while the neighing of warhorses rang through the skies.
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“Third Legion, check your equipment!”
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“Crossbowmen, take your positions!”
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“Siege engines, ready!”
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The commanders’ shouts reverberated throughout the camp.
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This was the largest Crusade in human history.
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All seven Sacred Temple Knight Orders were mobilized.
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The elite forces from the five great kingdoms were all present.
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Even the notoriously stingy Windermere Kingdom had unprecedentedly provided one thousand of the latest Magic Siege Cannons.
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“Brothers!”
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The Knight Commander of the Sword of Judgment Knight Order stood on a high platform, his voice carrying across the entire camp.
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“The path we are about to tread is not one of conquest!”
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“But a path of salvation!”
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“We are here to save the Saintess, imprisoned by the evil vampire clan!”
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“She is the treasure of humanity!”
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The soldiers below erupted in deafening cheers.
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“Save the Saintess!”
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“Purge the vampires!”
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“Fight for the Holy Light!”
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Fervent passion spread through the army camp.
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In every soldier’s eyes burned the fire of the Sanctified Crusade.
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They firmly believed they were about to take part in a just war.
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A holy Crusade to rescue their kin.
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***
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Meanwhile.
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Thousands of miles away in Nightfall City.
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In the Silent Court’s council chamber, the atmosphere was equally tense.
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“Majesty, the scale of human mobilization has exceeded our estimates.”
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Minister of Intelligence Cassian knelt on one knee, holding a thick intelligence scroll.
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“They are truly desperate this time.”
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Ophelia sat on the throne, her blood-red eyes sweeping over the gathered ministers.
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“How does the troop comparison look?”
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“We have three hundred thousand standing troops, plus Clan Private Armies totaling five hundred thousand.”
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Minister of War Glack stepped forward.
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“But the humans have assembled over a million soldiers.”
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“And they are well-equipped, their morale is high.”
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A brief silence fell over the chamber.
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The numerical disadvantage was clear.
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Although the vampires had superior individual combat strength.
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Against a two-to-one disparity, their chances were slim.
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“There is another problem.”
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Cassian’s voice grew heavier.
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“Their slogan this time isn’t ‘Eradicate the Vampires.’”
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“But ‘Save the Saintess.’”
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“This puts us at a diplomatic disadvantage.”
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“The Diplomatic Neutral Forces are watching cautiously; no one dares to side with us.”
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Ophelia’s fingers tapped the armrest lightly.
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Each tap quickened the ministers’ heartbeats.
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“Then let them come.”
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Her voice was chillingly calm.
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“Anyone who dares covet my daughter will pay with their life.”
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“Orders: Full War Readiness Level One for the entire army.”
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“Yes, Majesty!”
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The ministers answered in unison before quickly withdrawing.
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The war machine of the Eternal Night Empire began to move.
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Countless vampire warriors gathered, and all manner of war supplies were transported to the front lines.
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The Power of the Authority of Night, under Ophelia’s command, began to converge in the northern skies.
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However.
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While the two great camps prepared for the coming war.
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At the eye of the storm, in Sylvia’s bedchamber.
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A different scene unfolded.
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“Sigh.”
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Sylvia lay face down on the exquisite dining table, her small face creased into a frown.
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Before her were two exquisite pastries.
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On the left, a Strawberry Tart, its pink cream dotted with bright red strawberries, looking overwhelmingly sweet.
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On the right, a Black Forest Cake, the chocolate sponge topped with several blood cherries, exuding a faintly sour aroma.
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This should have been a perfect afternoon tea.
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But for Sylvia, it had become an immense dilemma.
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“The Strawberry Tart is too sweet.”
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She poked the pink cream with a small spoon.
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“But the cherries on the Black Forest Cake are too sour.”
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She glanced again at the cake on the right.
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“This is so troublesome. Which one should I eat?”
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The head maid, standing nearby, watched the little princess troubled over choosing a snack, a motherly smile appearing in her eyes.
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Such a small worry seemed utterly adorable to her.
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She quietly noted down the princess’s words, then softly asked:
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“Your Highness, shall I have the kitchen prepare something new?”
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“No need.”
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Sylvia waved her hand.
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“It’s just that choosing is too troublesome.”
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“Thinking about what to eat is more exhausting than eating itself.”
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The head maid nodded and continued mentally recording every word from the little princess.
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These seemingly ordinary remarks were precious intelligence to her.
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For she knew that both Majesty the Queen and the Eldest Princess cared deeply about every move of the little princess.
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Anything that upset the little princess could lead to terrible consequences.
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Half an hour later.
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Lorenzo Giovanni, Minister of Economics, was in his office handling the empire’s finances.
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War was imminent, military spending skyrocketing, and he had to reallocate the empire’s resources.
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Suddenly, there was a knock at the office door.
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“Come in.”
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The head maid entered, her expression grave.
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“Lord Lorenzo, there is an urgent matter to report.”
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Lorenzo set down his documents.
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As the head of the Giovanni Clan, he controlled the empire’s economic lifeline.
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If the head maid personally came to report, it was certainly no trivial matter.
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“Speak.”
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“The little princess is dissatisfied with today’s pastries.”
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The head maid repeated Sylvia’s words clearly.
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“The Strawberry Tart is too sweet, and the Black Forest Cake’s cherries are too sour.”
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“She is troubled by this, even saying that thinking about what to eat is more tiring than eating.”
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Upon hearing this, Lorenzo’s face immediately turned serious.
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This was indeed an emergency!
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The little princess’s displeasure was more severe than any human economic sanction.
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If Majesty the Queen learned that her unhappiness was due to his negligence—
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The consequences would be unimaginable.
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“I understand.”
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Lorenzo immediately stood up.
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“Summon all the empire’s top dessert chefs.”
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“Tonight, we must develop a new pastry perfectly suited to the little princess’s taste.”
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“Yes, Lord Lorenzo!”
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The head maid promptly withdrew.
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Lorenzo began urgently contacting various Dessert Chef Workshops.
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An hour later.
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The empire’s twelve most elite dessert chefs were summoned to the palace.
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They came from different clans, usually serving major nobles.
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But today, they had been given the most important mission in history.
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“Gentlemen.”
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Lorenzo stood in the conference room, his expression so serious it seemed to drip.
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“The little princess is dissatisfied with the current pastry flavors.”
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“Your task is to develop a new pastry, with perfect balance of sweetness and acidity, by tomorrow.”
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“This is more important than dealing with the human economic sanctions.”
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“It is the empire’s top priority!”
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The dessert chefs exchanged glances.
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They knew the little princess’s status in the empire but had not expected it to be this significant.
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“Lord Lorenzo, could you please elaborate on the little princess’s specific requirements?”
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An elder dessert chef asked.
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Lorenzo repeated the head maid’s report verbatim.
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The dessert chefs carefully noted every detail.
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“Understood!”
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“We will create the perfect sweetness!”
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“We guarantee to satisfy Her Highness!”
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Thus, on the very night the million-strong human army marched toward the northern border.
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One of the core power circles of the vampire empire was working through the night for the little princess’s pastry preferences.
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The twelve top dessert chefs divided into four groups, each testing different recipes.
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They adjusted sugar ratios, studied the balance of fruit acidity.
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Every detail was perfected.
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“Reduce the sweetness of this strawberry cream by 5%!”
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“Make the blood cherry’s acidity gentler!”
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“The bitterness of the chocolate must precisely counterbalance the fruit’s acidity!”
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The kitchen was brightly lit.
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Meanwhile, Sylvia had already returned to her bedchamber.
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She never ate either pastry.
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Because even deciding what to eat had exhausted her.
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She crawled under the covers, ready to sleep.
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Completely unaware that the outside world was frantically operating on her behalf.
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Unaware that a million-strong army was assembling to “save” her.
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Unaware that the empire’s finest dessert chefs were working late into the night for her tastes.
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She just felt too tired today. Tomorrow, she’d just continue to lie low.
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The little princess just lives her boring life, without realizing that people are fighting for her😭