Chapter 1071: Deep Within Enemy Territory "Amazing! Truly amazing!" The Head Researcher couldn’t stop praising Zia. "How is this even possible?!" After taking some blood samples for testing, they learned that Zia truly had the bloodline of the Chandrean Royal Family. But the more interesting part was that she was truly a succubus. They had verified this by sampling the DNA of a succubus they had recently captured. Zia’s existence could’ve only been possible if a member of the Chandrean Royal Family had copulated with the succubus or incubus race a few generations back. Her near-perfect genes and appearance were also very close to the Chandrean Princess, whom their King had married. If the Head Researcher didn’t know better, he would have thought that Zia was the daughter of the Chandrean Princess. But he knew that this was impossible. After all, the lady in question was now the Queen of Artem, whom their King had kept in the inner palace and would only appear on very rare occasions in public. After analyzing the results for a third time, the Head Researcher sent the data to Lucan, who was still in Velmusa City. "The princess is now safe from any harm," the Head Researcher reported. "Her vital signs are stable, and the power of her bloodline seems to be on its way to awakening." "Her bloodline power is about to awaken?" Lucan’s expression turned solemn. The Head Researcher nodded. "Yes. At most, she might be able to use her bloodline power in a few days." After hearing the Head Researcher’s report, Lucan wished nothing more than to return to Cressmont City as soon as possible. He felt torn, knowing that he needed to stay for a few more days to ensure he’d be completely free of suspicion. However, he was also feeling very excited at the prospect of harnessing Zia’s power for his own. 𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂 He believed that it would allow him to become a High-Archon, and possibly become a Celestial even before their King could become one. "Keep her safe, and make sure that you don’t go overboard with your laboratory tests," Lucan ordered. "Rest assured, Commander," the Head Researcher stated. "She is a very precious specimen. I will not allow anything to harm her." After a few more minutes, the call finally ended, and the Head Researcher decided to do a more in-depth examination of the young lady, whose eyes were firmly shut. Thirteen was also very curious about the Chandrean Bloodline, so she decided to behave and allow the researchers to take blood, hair, and other samples from her body for their research. Athena had already hacked their database and was sending the results of their research directly to Zia. Not only did the supercomputer take Zia’s research samples, but it also copied all the data about the Azothralls and the other projects the Artemian Army was working on. Zia absorbed this information like a sponge, and she couldn’t help but feel impressed. The Artemians were indeed a race geared for technological advancement. ’They even started to reverse engineer the vehicles of this world,’ Zia mused before shifting his attention to the data of the Azothralls. When he learned that the Golden Azothralls were born from the High Priestesses of Chandrea, who were blessed with divine and holy powers, he couldn’t help but frown internally. ’If they managed to capture Shana or Aracelle, they might have used them as nurseries to create more Golden Azothralls,’ Thirteen sighed in relief because this didn’t happen. ’The Golden Azothralls feed on their divine, and holy powers, so their mothers can only give birth two to four more times before all their powers are drained from their bodies. ’And if the Artemian Army wants to keep the cycle long-term, they could not force these women to give birth repeatedly. They have to give them a year to replenish the power they have lost before they conceive another Azothrall in their womb.’ Thirteen couldn’t help but pity the women who were now serving as nurseries for the Azothrall race. Then it hit him. Right now, he was about to awaken either a divine or holy power because the hidden power of the royal bloodline of Chandrea only manifested in women. This was also why his body didn’t show any reaction after absorbing all the blood of the ’cursed moon princess’ in the past. In order for her to live a life without needing to sacrifice others again due to her father’s ambition, Zion had exchanged the Leventis bloodline within his veins, so that Rhia could live normally in Pangea. This was why, although Thirteen had the body of a human, with the soulcore of a system serving as his heart and the bloodline of the Chandrean Royal Family flowing in his veins, he couldn’t be considered a human anymore. He was more like a Chimaera, whose body parts were put together in order to create a creature different from the norm. ’Still, this is a surprise,’ Zia thought. ’I never expected the Chandrean Bloodline to awaken in a few days while I’m in my succubus form.’ Zia didn’t know if this awakening was good or bad. Good because he would gain some powers while she was in succubus form. And bad because she might suffer some side effects when she returned to her normal body. The young lady had planned to escape as soon as possible, but now, she had changed her mind. She would stay in the research facility for as long as Lucan and his ministers were in Velmusa City. The moment they prepared for their return trip would be the day that Zia would also escape from the research facility. Until then, she would let Athena copy all the research material of the Artemians, which might prove useful for Thirteen’s future projects. Although she was deep within enemy territory, the things he got from this incident were worth it. He had also contacted Rocky through their mental connection, then asked Pica and Pico to pass his message to Princess Xynalia and Princess Laventia. It would be too dangerous for Rocky to remain too close to Cressmont City because the Azothralls also lived underground. However, it was willing to take that chance because it would be easier for Zion to escape if Rocky were near him. As such, two days had passed since Zia was taken to the research facility. It was also the day when Lucan decided to give Prince Aurelion a visit. He’d then ask the Dragonkin Prince to allow them to return to their headquarters, so he could finally have some private time with the young lady who was the key to making him the strongest being in Pangea.