<h4>Chapter 88: Lohart''s out of luck.</h4>


    Drac and Te, two vampires, emerged from the dark moon and appeared before a seemingly simple yet meticulously repaired wooden cabin.


    Not far from the cabin was a lush lettuce field, half of the lettuce had been harvested, but the remaining lettuce was still vibrant and thriving under the moonlight.


    Seeing the familiar lettuce, Te was deeply moved.


    It was these lettuces that had sustained him through an entire week of desperate hunger! It was also thanks to these lettuces that he had managed to drag his weakened body from Serbia all the way to Romania, ultimately delivering crucial information back to Drac''s castle.


    "Robert!"


    Te couldn''t control his emotions and stumbled toward the modest wooden cabin, calling out loudly.


    "Robert, are you there? I''vee to visit you!"


    His calls echoed, but no one answered. Te''s expression shifted from confusion to increasing sadness and despair.


    Just as he was about to force open the door to check on his old friend, the cabin window suddenly opened.


    "Who''s there, making such a racket in the middle of the night?" Robert''s elderly face appeared at the window, looking disgruntled. "It''s quite odd. Even though I''ve secluded myself in such a remote ce, there are still people here disturbing the peace!"


    Te''s emotional expression froze.


    As a vampire, it was entirely normal for him to be active at night, so he had subconsciously assumed that Robert''s sleeping hours would be during the day, thinking he would not be resting at this time...


    Robert,cking the exceptional night vision of vampires, peered out for a long while but failed to see the dark-d Drac and Te.


    Seeing no response, Robert muttered a curse and promptly mmed the wooden window shut.


    "Well, it seems Robert doesn''t remember you, but at least we can see he''s quite confident," Drac patted Te on the shoulder tofort him. "Clearly, the amnesia curse''s side effects haven''t manifested in him, so you needn''t worry about your friend''s safety."


    Te, listening to Drac''sforting words, nodded with a wry smile.


    Yet, he found it hard to believe that a friend who had weathered hardships with him could so recklessly forget him.


    Undeterred, Te approached the window outside Robert''s room and gently tapped on the frame.


    "Robert, it''s me, Te," Te said softly, "I''vee to visit you. Could youe out and talk with me for a while?"


    After a moment, the window was swung open.


    "Was that you shouting outside just now?" Robert, shirtless and clearly displeased, looked at Te from the window. "Why on earth would I be out here talking to you in the middle of the night instead of sleeping? Who do you think you are?"


    "You don''t recognize me? I''m your old friend, Te, from the same boat journey!" Te said urgently.


    Robert stared at him in silence, his eyes shifting as if trying to recall something.


    Te''s face lit up with hope, thinking Robert was remembering his vampire friend.


    However, the next moment, Robert spoke without mercy:


    "I don''t know how you found out my name or discovered my secluded location. But I must tell you something—young man, don''t always look for shortcuts and neglect hard work. I haven''t been the head Auror of the Serbian Ministry of Magic for a long time, so it''s useless to try and curry favor with me!"


    "Let me give you some advice—work hard and spend a few more years honing your skills at the grassroots level. When your timees, it wille naturally! Think of me back then, starting as an ordinary Auror trainee and working my way up to be an Auror squad captain, which took over thirty years. Did I everin? No!"


    "You need to have my spirit of hard work and dedication, and only then will the Auror Office''s director notice you from the crowd! Then you''ll have a chance to shine, and with your long-term experience at the grassroots level, bing an Auror squad captain like me will definitely not be a dream!"


    Te listened to Robert''s passionate and earnest advice, unable to stop a twitch at the corner of his eye.


    And Drac, standing off to the side, was leaning against a tree on a distant hillside, thoroughly enjoying the unexpected entertainment. He hadn''t anticipated thating to visit a friend in the wilderness in the middle of the night would turn into such a great amusement!


    It was a pleasant surprise!


    Meanwhile, Robert inside the cabin continued his lengthy speech. He mistook the young-looking Te for a trainee Auror eager to climb the ranks, believing that Te hade to this remote ce specifically to seek a connection with the former Auror captain, hoping to use his influence to rise quickly.


    "Young man, I won''t hold it against you for disturbing my rest tonight. But remember what I''ve told you! Only through hardship can you rise to greatness!"


    With that, shirtless Robert solemnly patted Te''s shoulder and then mmed the cabin window shut.


    The air fell silent.


    Te looked at the closed window, thinking about Robert''s earnest words, feeling a mix of emotions.


    Yet deep down, he was quite disheartened. He knew that this friend who had once saved his life and shared adventures on the Danube River had truly forgotten him.


    Drac walked over slowly, observing Te''s conflicted expression with a sigh.


    "Te, what are your ns now?" he asked.


    Seeing Drac approaching, Te silently turned away to wipe away a tear from the corner of his eye, trying to calm hisplex emotions.


    "I apologize for the inconvenience, Lord Drac," he said softly. "I wonder if you have any leads on the viin who erased Robert''s memory. I swear to take revenge and seek justice!"


    "Well... I have more than just leads," Drac replied with a slight smile. "In fact, I''ve already found the wizard who erased Robert''s memory. It was from him that I learned about Robert, who dared to befriend a vampire."


    "Also, you needn''t worry about finding him; I''ve already captured the wizard..."


    Drac''s words suddenly faltered as he recalled a crucial issue—


    In the evening, he had received an urgent signal from Selina and had been quite anxious. He hadpletely overlooked Lothar, who had been with him, and left the Danube River for Romania''s Bran Castle...


    Which meant that the amnesiac Lothar had likely been left abandoned on the Danube River''s shore!


    ...


    Under the starry night sky, the Danube River appeared fragmented and delicate.


    Countless starlights were shattered in the river''s ripples, and a gentle breeze createdyers of ripples, with a few leaves floating on the water''s surface, adding a touch of trivial imperfection to the bright star points.


    By this beautiful rivery a dirty, disheveled man wearing only a pair of shorts.


    His face and hair were covered with dried, hard, yellowish dirt, and his entire body was covered in a dusty color, as if he had rolled in the dirty ground multiple times.


    Nevertheless, if one looked closely, they might still recognize his distinctive facial features and golden hair coated with wax.


    When Drac and Te arrived at the Danube River''s shore, this was the scene they saw—


    Lothary on the ground, filthy, asionally groaning in pain. However, since Drac had forgotten to lift the silencing spell on him, his lips were still stuck together, making it impossible for him to cry out and adding to the sense of misery.


    "Lord Drac, I''m too dull to understand why you brought me here to find such a destitute wanderer," Te said hesitantly, unable to hold back his curiosity.


    Even Drac, despite his keen eyes, took a while to recognize this was Lothar and was now unsure how to start.


    "Hmm..." he said with frustration. "Although I don''t know how to exin it to you, this wanderer you''re referring to is actually the wizard who erased Robert''s memory..."


    Seeing Lothar''s disheveled state, not only Te but Drac was also in a state of bewilderment.


    He couldn''t understand how Lothar could have ended up in such a pitiful state in just a few short hours...


    "Ah?" Hearing Drac''s exnation, Te couldn''t help but exim in surprise. "So Robert''s memory was erased by such a wretched guy?"


    The thought of Robert being affected by such a pitiable wanderer made Te feel ufortable.


    At this moment, Lothar, reacting to Te''s exmation, raised his head and saw Drac approaching.


    "Uh-uh mm-mmm! Mmm-mm——"


    His lips were stuck together, so he could only shout with his mouth closed, standing up with tears and snot streaming down, rushing toward Drac.


    Drac, feeling disgusted, extended his hand to keep Lothar a foot away, and then lifted the silencing spell from his mouth.


    "Mmm-mm... Wah——" Lothar finally opened his mouth and began to cry.


    His sobs were heart-wrenching, deeply moving, and soul-piercing, making anyone who saw or heard it feel deeply saddened...


    "Alright, alright, tell me what happened tonight. How did you end up like this?" Seeing his intense sorrow, Drac softened his tone, speaking as ifforting a child.


    After crying for a while, Lothar, through his sobs and trembling, recounted what had happened earlier.


    "Where did you go earlier, and why did you leave me alone?!" He let tears and snot flow into his mouth as he loudlyined. "Not long after you left, I felt extremely hungry. But I didn''t dare to go far, afraid you wouldn''t find me when you returned. So I only dared to search for something to eat nearby..."


    Lothar, being a renowned writer