Tome of Blood

When Charlotte, who was dressed up, came to the hall of the manor, warm applause broke out immediately.

In the luxurious reception hall, there was a lot of voices, and the nobles got up one after another and saluted the girl.

Among them, there are families and wealthy businessmen who have business dealings with Castel, representatives of various friendly families, and envoys of lower-level nobles from the Castel territory.

Charlotte is wearing a gorgeous aristocratic dress, with long golden hair hanging naturally behind her, elegant and noble, beautiful and charming, like a holy angel under the dreamy crystal lamp.

Today, she looks more beautiful and more mature.

Of course, Charlotte knew it was just a costume and makeup effect.

She would measure her height every once in a while, since she traveled through time, she hadn't actually grown any taller at all, she still had that pitiful little body after taking off her clothes.

Charlotte seriously suspects that her body shape and appearance have been completely fixed from the moment she became a vampire.

Seeing the girl entering the hall, the crowd who participated in the ceremony gave way one after another, and the silk carpet with wine red as the main tone led straight to the front of the hall.

There, Raoul, the dean of the mission hospital, was wearing a white priest's robe with a gratified smile on his face.

Charlotte walked through the crowd and came to the front of the hall.

She pinched the corner of her skirt, bowed gracefully to Raoul, and said with a smile:

"Grandpa Raoul, good evening."

Raoul also laughed:

"Good evening, Charlotte, congratulations on becoming an adult, you are really beautiful today."

"Thank you for your compliment."

Charlotte smiled.

Then, she blinked again:

"Congratulations, too, for becoming the Great Priest of Boulder."

"It's just acting as the great priest. If you can't pass the church's charism test and become Chi Yang, you will still have to return to the church hospital to work after all."

Raoul shook his head.

A test of grace...

Charlotte's heart moved slightly, secretly remembering the name.

Charlotte was quite surprised that Raoul, the dean of the church hospital, was elected as the great priest of Boulder.

Generally speaking, only priests of the third rank of Chi Yang are eligible to become great priests.

As far as Ness the Black Cat knows, this appears to be the result of a power struggle between the Inquisition and the Church of Boulder.

In order to eliminate the fallen priests of the Boulder Church, the newly appointed grand knight did not want to see a powerful grand priest, so he supported Raoul who was still Silver Moon.

That's right, eliminate the fallen priests.

As the saying goes, if the top beam is not straight and the bottom beam is crooked, the great priest Linus will degenerate, and there is no shortage of his henchmen in the Boulder Church.

Perhaps these party members don't know the secret of the great priest, but their hands and feet are not clean, and some of them have even participated in the activities of the Drunken Dream Salon.

In the past few months, under the inspection of the trial office, the Boulder Church has been flying around every day.

However, for Charlotte, this is a good thing.

She has always maintained a good relationship with Raoul, and Raoul can give her the sacrament of coming-of-age, which can also avoid some unnecessary incidents.

"You will pass the test, after all...your faith is so devout."

Charlotte smiled.

Priest Raoul didn't seem so excited, but smiled wryly:

"I hope... Boulder is a mess now. Nearly a quarter of the entire cathedral has been dismissed by the Grand Knight. Who knows what will happen in the future."

Charlotte blinked again:

"If you don't want to stay in Boulder, apply to come to Castel. What Castel needs is an upright priest like you."

"Hahahahaha...Charlotte, you are getting better at talking."

Raoul laughed.

After speaking, he seemed to think of something, he hesitated for a moment, and asked again:

"Charlotte, is the oath you made to the church in front of Linus still count?"

Charlotte smiled slightly and lowered her head.

Raoult understood immediately.

He sighed and said:

"I see."

"I know what Linus has done has disappointed you with the church, but... he has already received the punishment he deserved."

"If you have an idea, the door of the Holy King's Court is always open for you."

Charlotte hesitated, raised her head, and looked at the old priest sincerely:

"Grandpa Raoul, I did hesitate."

"I think... maybe it's also because my faith is not devout enough."

"If possible, after inheriting the title and returning to the territory, I hope that in my spare time, I can enter the church school in Castel to further study the knowledge of the church, and pray and repent under the holy light."

After hearing the girl's words, Raoul looked relieved:

"While inheriting the territory, you are also named as a noble priest... I understand."

"Don't worry, I will write a letter of introduction for you, the Holy Light will witness your piety and listen to your voice."

Charlotte smiled sweetly, very happy:

"thank you!"

She is really happy.

As long as she serves as a noble priest, even in name, even if she returns to Castel, she will be able to swagger into the local church to gather wool.

"this is necessary."

Raoul smiled.

After finishing speaking, he straightened his expression again:

"Okay, it's almost time, let's get started."

Dean Raoul clapped his hands, the music in the hall stopped instantly, and the boiling crowd also fell silent.

Charlotte's coming-of-age ceremony has also officially begun.

In Myria, the bar mitzvah is divided into two parts.

One is that the elders formally introduce the adult nobles to the guests and accept the blessings from the guests.

The second is the sacrament. The clergy of the church will represent the church to give the holy blessing to adult nobles, a divine ritual that can improve physical fitness and disease resistance, and help nobles strengthen their bloodlines.

Since Charlotte is the only direct member of the Castel family, Charlotte, the host of the coming-of-age ceremony, was handed over to the old priest Raoul.

The official introduction of Charlotte to the nobles was just a formality.

As the current de facto head of the Castel family, Charlotte had already taken over the power of the family a year ago, and the nobles present were more or less familiar with her.

That is, the envoys and representatives of the lower nobles of the Earl of Castel who came here after hearing the news, still looked at her with inquiry, and were quite curious about her, the future lord.

For Charlotte's coming-of-age ceremony, many Castelland families sent representatives to attend.

However, Charlotte noticed that the status of these sent representatives did not seem to be high. Not even a noble family head was present, and many family representatives could not even be regarded as nobles...

It was obvious that the nobles of Castelland didn't pay much attention to her young heir.

The formal introductions are quickly over, and the sacrament follows.

This is also the process that Charlotte is more concerned about (because it is likely to rely on the power of the Holy Light to take advantage of the opportunity to grab a little wool).

Accompanied by the ethereal hymn, Charlotte pinched her bulging pannier and gently knelt down on one knee.

Raoul, who was bathed in the sacred radiance, held the sacred law code in one hand, and recited the blessings of the coming-of-age ceremony in rhythmic rhythms. With the other hand, he anointed with holy oil, and gently outlined the ring cross representing the holy royal court on the girl's forehead.

Following Raoul's actions, a holy light shrouded Charlotte's body.

The familiar burning pain came from all over the body, and Charlotte soon saw new information emerge in his consciousness:

["The Holy Code of Blood" detected a divine ritual in transit——]

[Skill Name: Sacrament Ceremony]

【Caster: Holy Light】

[Recipient: Charlotte de Castel]

[Effect of the technique: The blessings and marks given by the sacred light to mortals can stimulate the potential and potential of the subject, improve the physique and blood strength of the subject, and at the same time mark and hint to the subject, and mark the subject's Soul coordinates, and make the position of the subject more inclined to the Holy Royal Court. 】

[Interception probability judgment: 100%]

【Intercept? 】

Sacrament?

Charlotte's heart twitched slightly.

She didn't detect this divine ritual during the last Leno's sacrament.

In this way... Could it be that the high priest Linus didn't really perform the real sacrament for the other party, but just went through the motions?

only……

Marking souls and suggesting positions?

Charlotte thought about it.

She vaguely knew why the Holy Royal Court wanted to implement sacrament rituals among the nobles.

This is a blessing, and it is also a means for the Holy Royal Court to indirectly control the nobles.

Charlotte noticed that although the person who performed the sacrament was Raoul, the caster detected by the Blood Codex was "Holy Light".

This is the power of God Lord Harald.

That is to say, it is God Lord Haral who uses the hands of the believers to bless the subject, and at the same time marks the soul coordinates of the subject and gives a hint of position.

Charlotte's heart twitched slightly.

The sacrament of adulthood...is a means for the holy royal court to cultivate potential believers, and it is also a means for the gods to extend their eyes to mortals!

Charlotte did not intercept this magical ritual, but let it fall on her.

The holy radiance bloomed on the girl's body, and Charlotte clearly felt a burning power pouring into her body like a flame.

However, the moment the holy light entered her body, she manipulated the holy tome of blood, using the divine power of blood that was similar to "blood-sucking" power to swallow the holy light.

At the same time, Charlotte felt as if she had established some kind of inexplicable connection with a bright sea of ​​light.

It seems that he failed to apply the "blessing" to Charlotte. After the holy light that entered the body was swallowed, the holy light that shrouded Charlotte's body did not end.

In Charlotte's perception, the dark ocean of light suddenly boiled!

The bright light continued to bloom on the girl's body, and Charlotte only felt that more holy light rushed into her body, as if desperately trying to "purify" her heresy.

Charlotte never refused to come, let the holy light pour in, and then swallowed them all with a smile.

Then... the holy light shrouded her body became even more dazzling.

As if he did not believe in evil, the holy light became more dazzling, and Charlotte even faintly felt a strong repulsion and hostility from the holy light.

That repulsion and hostility has no self-awareness.

In the girl's perception, this kind of rejection felt like a program that had been set in advance.

It's just that at this moment, this kind of program has increased its output of holy light because of Charlotte's "stubbornness".

Then, a scene that shocked the old priest Raoul and many guests appeared.

The radiance on the girl's body was extremely dazzling.

The holy photons descended from the sky one after another, flying around the girl, rushing into her body one after another.

It's like...a miracle!

Some of the priests present became excited on the spot, and couldn't help but draw the cross on their chests. They looked at the girl bathed in the holy radiance frantically, and their voices were trembling:

"A miracle... this is a miracle!"

"Praise the Holy! She is blessed by the Holy Light!"

"The brilliance of God's grace... Could it be that she is really a natural saint?!"

The priests looked excited.

Under the fierce attack of the Holy Light, Charlotte smoothly absorbs the power belonging to the god-lord Harald.

Until faintly reached a certain critical point, a strong palpitation and uneasiness flooded her heart.

Somewhere, Charlotte felt that there seemed to be a vicissitudes of ancient will gradually awakening.

With a jump in her heart, she quickly stopped this almost cheating absorption, and at the same time suspended the sacrament ceremony.

Without a source of power, the sacred light gradually weakened and stopped violating her.

As the radiance subsided, the vague repulsion and hostility quickly disappeared, and the holy light shrouding the girl also dissipated...

In Charlotte's perception, her connection with the mysterious sea of ​​light was completely severed.

Charlotte felt a little unsatisfied.

Although it was uncomfortable when being burned by the holy light, it could even be said to be quite painful, but she just grabbed quite a lot of power!

Not to mention anything else, it took her more than half a year to finally recover to 27.8 points of divine power, which more than doubled to 55 points under the holy light that lasted for about three minutes just now!

This surprised Charlotte quite a bit.

At the same time, she was also very curious about the ocean of light that she just communicated with.

"The will that is gradually awakening, could it be God Lord Haral? He is sleeping?"

"I just...couldn't be connected to him?"

Charlotte thought about it.

The sea of ​​light she had just seen was incomparably vast.

Compared with the other party, the power she quietly absorbed was like a drop of water in the ocean.

But it was this drop of water that brought her blood power almost back to the peak of the true ancestor's liberation time...

"Sure enough, compared to trying to find a way to produce divine power, this kind of "blood-sucking" that is almost predatory is more enjoyable and faster!"

Charlotte secretly thought.

Coming out of the joy of plucking wool, Charlotte opened her eyes.

However, when she saw the surrounding scene clearly, she was taken aback for a moment.

In the hall, there was silence, and a needle could be heard.

All eyes were focused on her.

The priests looked excited, and looked at her with incomparably hot eyes, as if they were treasures.

The guests all stared wide-eyed, their expressions full of shock.

Charlotte: ...

Good guy, did she make any big noise just now?

...

At the same time, in the churches dedicated to the statue of Lord Harald in the Miriam world.

Priests and believers knelt before the statue, praying fervently and devoutly.

Just now, they witnessed a strange scene together...

All the gods and gods enshrined in the church are all lit up.