I Became The Vampire Progenitor
Chapter 80: The Start of the “Love Offering”

After Li De personally presided over the execution of the main culprit, Porter, by hanging, Dawn City returned to its usual calm. Rumors about the vampires no longer circulated.

The rest of the Wild Wolf Gang’s accomplices didn’t fare any better. To set an example, these people were stripped of their right to be allocated land and sentenced to labor reform for three to five years in Dawn City.

Most of them had been coerced or lured into joining the Wild Wolf Gang by Porter, and many hadn’t participated in robberies or extortion—they were merely bystanders.

But since they joined the Wild Wolf Gang, they had to bear the consequences. Li De had no interest in educating or persuading them.

The future construction of the city still required manpower, so he assigned them to manual labor—hauling bricks as part of their punishment.

Seeing the miserable fates of these people, many residents of Dawn City were thoroughly frightened. Many had almost joined the gang but were fortunate enough not to have done so.

If they had truly joined, they would have faced the same fate as these individuals.

In a short time, the atmosphere in Dawn City was completely cleansed. The act of “killing a chicken to scare the monkeys” achieved maximum effect.

As for those who closely followed Porter in committing extortion and breaking the law, Li De ordered them to contribute to Dawn City in another way.

Li De had already realized how precious the mana-infused blood in the Blood Pool was. Without it during last night’s battle, even if he had eventually captured Emi, the cost would have been devastating.

Such a miraculous magical potion being used merely as food for vampires was simply too wasteful.

Therefore, his original sustainable development strategy—humans sustaining vampires—needed to be expedited.

This plan was simple: under the premise of not harming the human body, humans would voluntarily donate blood.

As for how to encourage humans to do so, the recently introduced point system was designed precisely for this purpose.

After donating blood a certain number of times, individuals could earn points. Li De intended to directly link blood donation with the point system.

Given the value of points, Li De was confident that no one could resist such temptation.

However, before finalizing the specifics of blood donation frequency and point exchange rates, Li De needed to determine the physical condition of humans in the Glory World—specifically, how often blood could be drawn without harming the body.

Scientific evidence showed that modern humans could safely donate blood two to three times a year, with each donation around 400 milliliters causing no harm.

But the humans in this world were much stronger than those on Earth, likely due to the presence of magic in the air. Even 13 or 14-year-old minors possessed physical capabilities equal to or surpassing adult humans on Earth.

And adults were even stronger.

Thus, Li De needed to conduct a series of experiments to determine how frequently blood could be drawn without harming the body. The accomplices of Porter’s Wild Wolf Gang were the perfect test subjects.

Li De had no intention of killing these people. After the experiments, they would still be assigned to manual labor—hauling bricks as part of their punishment.

But since they had extorted commoners, this experiment would serve as their contribution to Dawn City.

Keep in mind that these commoners were refugees. If Dawn City hadn’t provided free food, the property taken from them by the Wild Wolf Gang would have been essential for survival. Losing their belongings was tantamount to a death sentence.

Thus, Li De showed no mercy toward these pseudo-murderers.

Among them, the twenty who committed the most serious crimes were handed over to Harrison for research. They were divided into groups for comparative data experiments, and Harrison was tasked with determining a safe blood-drawing quantity and frequency that wouldn’t harm the human body.

Harrison assured these criminals that he would take great care of them, ensuring they wouldn’t die too quickly.

Once this step was implemented, Dawn City’s sustainable development strategy would truly be on track.

The plan for humans to sustain vampires officially began.

Of course, concrete experimental data would still take some time to produce.

In the future, the number of blood donations would be linked to points. Once the data was available, the exchange ratio between the two could be determined.

For now, a key priority was making the residents of Dawn City aware of the value of points.

Last night’s explanation was only verbal, and many people had only a vague understanding. They hadn’t yet formed a clear concept of points.

Thus, Li De’s current focus was to make the residents understand the importance of points.

How to achieve this? Very simple.

Differentiated treatment.

Queuing: Those with points could use priority lanes; those without had to wait.

Food distribution: Those with points could receive food first; those without had to wait patiently.

Land allocation: Those with higher points could be prioritized; those without had to queue.

Even when new departments were established in the future, those with points could gain priority entry.

Additionally, there was the matter of land taxes. He had already announced today that 10 points would reduce tax payments to 20%, and 20 points would reduce them to 10%.

Under such temptations, Li De couldn’t believe these people could remain indifferent.

Moreover, at present, the only way to earn points was through farming and paying taxes. It was foreseeable that these people would frantically seek ways to earn points for a period of time.

When most people understood the value of points but lacked additional means to obtain them, it would be the perfect time to introduce the policy of earning points through blood donation.

Even if some hesitated or feared at first, once someone took the lead, blood donation would eventually become something the residents of Dawn City would eagerly compete to do.

Aside from the matter of points, expanding the vampire population also needed to be prioritized.

Although Porter’s incident was accidental and Li De gained significant benefits from it, he didn’t want such incidents to happen again. At its root, the problem stemmed from the insufficient number of vampires.

If there were 1,000 vampires now, would anyone dare rebel? Their mere presence would terrify people into submission.

Even Emi, the blasphemer, would have to keep his head low.

However, expanding the numbers required some strategy.

Li De stroked his chin, slowly forming an idea.

As the rulers of Dawn City, vampires must make everyone aspire to become one of them. It was crucial that humans didn’t perceive becoming a vampire as easy.

The rarer something was, the more it was coveted.

The next day.

Early in the morning, crowds gathered near the bulletin board in the square where notices were posted.

Several literate members of the security squad were assigned to explain the details to the nearby crowd.

Remon, who had earned great merit by reporting the Wild Wolf Gang, was specially permitted by Li De to join the security squad.

Moreover, this guy happened to be literate, so early this morning, he was sent by the vampire managing the security squad to explain the point regulations to the crowd.

“Listen up, I am Remon, a member of the security squad. Today, I’m responsible for explaining the uses of points.”

Remon’s tone carried deep pride. Being personally appointed by Lord Kachar to the security squad filled him with immense honor.

“Last night, Lord Kachar formalized the uses of points into law.

You can check for yourselves. If you’re illiterate, I’ll explain it to you.”

“Points are the most important wealth for every resident of Dawn City, representing honor and your contributions to the city.”

“So, what are the uses of points?”

The crowd listened attentively. For this novel concept, everyone harbored high curiosity.

Though Li De had mentioned some things last night, they were rather general, leaving most people only partially informed.

Antony also arrived at the square early. Unable to squeeze into the crowd, he stood on tiptoe outside to listen to Remon’s explanation.

“First, all important venues in Dawn City requiring queues will have two channels: those with over 5 points can use the priority lane, while those below 5 points must queue.”

After hearing this, the crowd showed little reaction. Just a priority lane?

Antony’s eyes lit up. A priority lane—it sounded like a privilege reserved for nobles.

“Second, food distribution: those with 5 points can receive food first, while those below 5 points must queue.”

Hmm? This rule sparked some murmurs among the crowd.

Food distribution was vital to their survival. When they had lost their land and savings, the free food provided by Dawn City was their only source of sustenance.

“Third, land allocation: those with higher points can be prioritized, while those without must queue.”

This too could be prioritized? The crowd immediately stirred. Land was undoubtedly their most critical lifeline.

Priority allocation—did this mean the best plots would be taken by others? No one could remain calm. They began discussing how to earn points.

Antony, listening carefully from outside the crowd, now had a clearer understanding. Points would play a significant role in Dawn City’s future. But how to earn them?

It wasn’t just him—everyone was eagerly awaiting the announcement of methods to earn points.

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