CHAPTER 26: GETTING THE BLOOD OF 4 BOYS

These disputes among the big shots in the court were still far from Lucas for the time being. He stopped thinking about these things and started looking at the post again.

The eleventh place was again someone from the Wester family.

"Beatrice Wester?" Lucas asked doubtfully. "Is this another one of your sisters?"

Link answered: "She is a daughter from a branch family, considered my cousin."

Tenth place, Boudica Farndale. This was the legitimate daughter of the Farndale family.

Ninth place—

"This..." Lucas laughed. "There can be ties?"

Ninth place was clearly the pair of twin cute girls, Evelyn and Lily.

"Of course," Jandel smiled. "Your two younger sisters are twins. Could they be ranked separately?"

Eighth place, Eugenie Tarrot, the legitimate daughter of the Tarrot family.

Seventh place, Zara Farndale. Although this was a daughter from a branch family, her ranking was higher than the legitimate daughter of the main family, Boudica Farndale.

Sixth place, Blanche Nord. This was the legitimate daughter of the Nord family.

Fifth place was again a face Lucas had a past connection with—Carmena.

Fourth place was Lucas’s dear sister Sarah.

Third place, Louise Hannon. This was Jandel’s own younger sister.

Second place, Luisa Dustin. This was the legitimate daughter of the Dustin family.

First place, Violante Sun. Her Highness the Third Princess of the current royal family, currently only Eighteen years old, a first year student.

"Tsk tsk, even an freshmen girl can make the list, and she is ranked first." Lucas momentarily did not know how to evaluate this.

"This is not us being sycophantic. Her Highness the Third Princess is truly worthy of being the number one golden hairpin of the Imperial Academy," Link argued. "The male students of our Imperial Academy voted one person one vote, fair and square."

"Yes, Lucas, do not look down on her just because she is only first year," Jandel said with a smile. "This one is known as the ’True Princess’!"

"Ture princess? What does that mean?" Lucas was greatly puzzled. "Can there be fake princesses?"

"You don’t know this, but the eldest princess Emiru and the second princess Putri were both born before the Sun Emperor ascended the throne. By the time the Sun Emperor ascended the throne, one was eight years old, and the other was already twelve years old, so they did not receive a formal princess education when they were young," Jandel patiently explained.

"Only this third princess Violante Sun was born a princess and received a formal princess education. Although she is still young, her beauty is peerless, and her temperament is exceptionally noble. The pictures in these posts cannot capture even one ten thousandth of her beauty. When you see her with your own eyes someday, you will naturally understand."

"Alright. It seems she is really most beautiful" Lucas said with convinced admiration.

As soon as these words were spoken, Jandel and the other three immediately exchanged awkward glances.

Lucas was very curious. "What? Did I say something wrong?"

"Although the third princess is ranked first among the Twelve Beauties..." Jandel said hesitantly, "the girl universally acknowledged as the most beautiful in the Imperial Academy is actually someone else."

"I don’t understand what you’re saying." Lucas spread his hands. "If the most beautiful isn’t the one ranked first among the Twelve Beauties, then what’s the point of your ranking?"

"The ranking of the Twelve Beauties considers not only appearance but also family background as an important factor," Jandel said. "Beyond the Twelve Beauties, there is still a Zeroth Beauty. Her beauty is unparalleled under heaven, but because her origins are too low, she failed to make the list."

Lucas’s curiosity was immediately piqued. "Who?"

"This Zeroth Beauty is named Sun Suri. It is said she also comes from the royal Sun family, but unfortunately, she is from a branch of a branch. Not only is her political status low, but she also lacks money. In her third year, she almost was forced to drop out because she couldn’t afford the tuition and accommodation fees."

"Almost?" Lucas understood implicitly. "I suppose some young master who coveted her beauty paid for her?"

"At that time, there were countless people willing to pay for her. After all, the tuition and accommodation fees of the Imperial Academy are just a day’s pocket money for people like us. If such a small price could win the favor of a beauty, why wouldn’t we do it?" Jandel smiled bitterly.

"But no matter which young master offered help, Sun Suri refused them all. She has been at the Imperial Academy for six years. Over these six years, those who coveted her are too many to count, but not a single one has succeeded."

"This..." Lucas found it hard to believe. "How is that possible?"

If it were the noble girls among the Twelve Beauties, that would be one thing, given their family backgrounds; no one would dare use dirty tricks.

But Sun Suri was clearly a white lamb that had strayed into a pack of wolves. How could she not have been devoured for so long?

Jandel understood Lucas’s implication. "Because Sun Suri has a protector, and that is the second princess, Putri. In her third year, the one who finally stepped forward to help was the second princess. Since then, the two of them have become close friends."

"The second princess is also at the Imperial Academy?" Lucas said. "Then why isn’t her name among the Twelve Beauties?"

"She was before, but she graduated at the end of last year."

"Graduated?" Lucas said. "Then isn’t Sun Suri left alone?"

"That’s what we thought at first too." Jandel gritted his teeth. "But who knew that right after graduating, the second princess applied to become the Chancellor of the Imperial Academy."

Chancellor, the highest official of the Imperial Academy, commonly known as the principal.

"Becoming Chancellor right after graduation?" Lucas was stunned. "Is that allowed?"

"Why wouldn’t it be? She is a princess; she can become a big official right after graduation." Jandel smiled self deprecatingly. "Not like us; at most, we can only become small officials after graduation."

To Lucas’s ears, these words carried a hint of showing off.

Even now, as an illegitimate child, Lucas would, in principle, find it very difficult to become a official after graduation.

"Speaking of Sun Suri, there is a secret bet among the boys at the Imperial Academy." Sammy said to Lucas, "Young Master Lucas, are you interested in joining?"

Lucas asked, "What kind of bet?"

Sammy replied, "Everyone who participates pools their money together. Whoever takes Sun Suri’s virginity can take all the money. It is said the prize pool has already reached over ten million now."

"Only a little over ten million?" Lucas shook his head. "Not interesting."

Jandel raised an eyebrow. "Over ten million is indeed insignificant pocket money for the noble families we belong to, but we are all minors, and the wealth we can control is limited. Over ten million is already quite a lot."

"I’m not interested in money." Lucas said. "How about the four of us bet on something else."

"Bet on what?" Lucas said with a smile, "Louise Hannon? Luisa Dustin? Celes Wester?"

Sammy said in astonishment, "You want to bet with our sisters?"

"You overthink it; it’s just about pursuing them." Lucas said. "Whoever loses helps the winner pursue their sisters. Is that too much?"

"Not too much." Jandel stared into Lucas’s eyes. "If I win, you help me pursue your sister Sarah Everleigh?"

"No problem." Lucas agreed without hesitation.

The four raised their wine to swear an oath. Lucas suddenly had a clever idea. "Just using wine isn’t formal enough. How about we swear a blood oath?"

Jandel and the other three looked at each other. Although they found it a bit strange, seeing Lucas seem very serious, they also agreed without another word.

The four then each pricked their fingers and dripped blood into the same wine cup.

After swearing the oath, Lucas picked up the blood wine cup and placed it in front of himself.

"Congratulations, host. Formed a blood contract with a fourth stage Wizard, obtained 400 points."

"Congratulations, host. Formed a blood contract with a fourth stage Wizard, obtained 400 points."

"Congratulations, host. Formed a blood contract with a fifth stage Wizard, obtained 500 points."

Having obtained so many points so easily, Lucas’s heart was immediately filled with joy.

After drinking and eating their fill, the sun had already set. Jandel suggested, "Young Master Lucas, we plan to go out for some entertainment tonight. Will you join us?"

Looking at their expressions, Lucas immediately understood what Jandel meant by "entertainment."

Jandel and the others’ "entertainment" was likely of high quality and safety. If it were the Lucas from his previous life, he would most likely have agreed.

But although the current Lucas’s experience was not yet extensive, his tastes were already very good. "In your entertainment options, is there anyone who can compare to my sister?"

"How could that be possible?" Jandel laughed awkwardly. "Your sister’s beauty is rarely matched even among ladies from great families, let alone in places of pleasure."