Tome of Blood

"This is Daniel's authentic work! It is said that one piece is worth at least six thousand goldtana!"

"Korya silk! The curtains here are actually woven with Korya silk, and they have a bit of Parsu style, probably produced by a certain master in the East!"

"Porcelain! This is carved porcelain from the Far East! This is amazing! I have seen it with my father at the auction in the capital before, and I am afraid that I will not be able to get it if I don't have a 10,000 Quintana!"

"Rich! Really rich! It is indeed the top VIP room of the Castel Mercenary Association! It is so rich! This level of luxury can almost catch up with our previous home!"

In the VIP room of the Mercenary Association, the blood girl Agnes looked left and right, touching all kinds of luxurious furniture and decorations, her eyes sparkling.

However, her excited appearance made the middle-aged knight's eyes twitch:

"Miss, you... Be careful, the things here are worth thousands of gold, if you accidentally break it, we can't afford it now."

"Ham! I know! I'll be more careful! Besides, when we sell the castle, we can earn a lot of money. I've calculated it. Although it's a bit far away from the Sharp Point Castle, it can be done anyway." Sell ​​it for hundreds of thousands of Quintana! By then we will be rich too!"

Agnes said excitedly.

However, after hearing the girl's words, the middle-aged knight hesitated:

"Miss...I always feel a little uneasy about the clients that the Mercenary Association mentioned."

"You said, is there such a coincidence? When we come to entrust the castle for auction, someone from the Mercenary Association wants to buy it, and wants to meet us?"

Seeing the worried look of her knight, Agnes moved slightly in her heart:

"you mean……"

"Miss……"

Lahaier's expression became solemn:

"You also said that if you don't say anything, the Angle Castle can be auctioned for hundreds of thousands of Quintana. Tell, I'm afraid there are only a handful of them."

"This is Beigang, the capital of Castel. It can be regarded as a VIP customer by the Mercenary Association, and it is also interested in acquiring castles and territories. Could it be..."

Agnes raised her eyelids:

"Are you worried that we might bump into the little Earl of Castel?"

Rachel hesitated, then nodded.

Agnès jumped up immediately:

"Shhh! Don't say such unlucky words!"

"But... you should be more cautious. Earl Castel is too evil. The Necronomicon, which even you can't suppress, can be obedient to her. She must not be that simple..."

The middle-aged knight reminded.

Agnes pursed her lips and said:

"I know that there must be secrets in her body, and it may be true as in the legend. She is the saint of the holy royal court, a divinely favored person who walks on the ground, and may have some powers that mortals cannot know."

"However, don't worry too much. I investigated quietly yesterday. She should be at the Castel Silver Mine now. I heard that there is a big problem in the Castel Mine."

"Hey, the Castel Silver Mine seems to be the place that those guys are eyeing. It must be related to those guys. It's enough for her to be busy for a while."

The girl gloated and said.

Then, she touched her chin again:

"Of course, what you said is also reasonable. There are not many benefactors who can give out so much money. Maybe we know her. We really have to be careful. Even if we meet, we have to cover up our appearance."

"I've already told the front desk, don't reveal our true identities, we can be regarded as registered mercenaries, and the mercenary association still has this principle."

After finishing speaking, Agnes groped in her bosom, took out two masks, put one on, and threw the other to the middle-aged knight Lachel:

"Here, put on your mask! When the transaction is over, we'll completely change out our tattered outfits, and then no one will be able to find us!"

After thinking about it, she still felt uneasy, so she went to the window and opened it, leaving a way to run away at any time.

Receiving the mask from the girl, Rachel also put it on her face.

Just looking at his rusty armor, he still couldn't help muttering:

"I hope it's really not her..."

"Don't say bad words! Change your mentality! Now we are mysterious blood mercenaries!"

Agnes stared and said.

While the master and the servant were talking, the front desk lady who led them to the VIP conversation hall also went back and forth:

"Honorable Miss, Honorable Sir, the clients who want to see the two have arrived."

After finishing speaking, the front desk lady turned sideways and respectfully stepped aside.

Agnès and Rachel suddenly raised their spirits.

In the next second, they saw two familiar figures, one short and one tall, walking in accompanied by the head of the Mercenary Association, Layton.

A blonde girl in a black and white gothic aristocratic dress, and an elegant elf deacon in a black tuxedo.

If not Charlotte and Sebastian, who else?

The smile of the vampire girl Agnes froze almost instantly, and Rachel almost subconsciously touched the hilt of the saber at her waist.

At the same time, seeing the two people wearing masks, Charlotte and Sebastian were slightly taken aback. But soon, their expressions became a little weird.

Charlotte's eyes stopped on Agnès's washed white aristocratic dress and Lachel's still tattered knight armor, smiled slightly, and said:

"Miss Agnès, Monsieur Lachel, the world is such a small place, we meet again."

Agnès froze completely.

She swallowed a mouthful of saliva, subconsciously supported the mask on her face, then gave a dry laugh, and said under her throat:

"Eh...this beautiful lady, did the two of you recognize the wrong person?"

Charlotte looked at her with a half-smile:

"Miss Agnès, before you change your clothes, you should also change your clothes. The sleeves you tore when you escaped last time haven't been repaired yet."

Agnes: ...

Sebastian's eyes also fell on the sword mark on the breastplate that he personally left on Rachel's chest, and asked with a smile:

"Your Excellency Rachel, does the wound still hurt?"

Rachel: ...

Seeing the two men who seemed to be facing the enemy in an instant, and the earl's master and servant who seemed to be smiling but not smiling, Layton, the branch president of the Mercenary Association, was slightly taken aback:

"Lord Charlotte, you...know each other?"

"Know? Of course I do. After all, more than half a month ago, these two mercenary friends gave me a big gift, and almost used the undead army to leave my Castel's convoy in the Violet Forest."

Charlotte said with a smile.

After hearing her words, President Layton's face suddenly changed.

To this day, the news that Count Castel was attacked on his way to the territory has already spread along with the caravan.

Although it is a rule for mercenaries to use money to do things, some things cannot be said on the table after all.

Attacking nobles, no matter how you look at it, is taboo in the Holy Code.

Not to mention, this matter is likely to involve the third prince of the New Moon Kingdom.

Noticing President Layton's expression, Charlotte knew that the branch president probably didn't know what Agnès and Rachel were doing.

"Rachel! Withdraw!"

The blood girl Agnes yelled.

Without hesitation, she turned around and ran away, jumping out of the window of the VIP room like an agile mountain rabbit.

The action of the middle-aged knight Lahaire was also very fast.

He picked up the priceless carved porcelain in his hand and threw it towards Charlotte and the others.

Charlotte turned slightly to avoid the attack of the porcelain, while Chairman Layton's expression changed, and he rushed forward, catching the porcelain that was about to fall, and was relieved to find that it was not broken.

And taking advantage of this gap, Lahair followed Agnes, jumped out of the window and fled together.

"Sebas, catch up."

Charlotte ordered.

"Obey!"

With a whoosh, Sebas jumped out of the window and chased after him.

Charlotte didn't follow along, but looked at President Layton who was protecting the carved porcelain with a half-smile.

Seen by Charlotte's seemingly meaningful eyes, President Layton felt guilty for a while, he gritted his teeth, turned around and ordered to the front desk lady:

"Send someone to catch up! Help Your Excellency Sebastian stop them!"

After finishing the order, he carefully put the porcelain back in place, and then said to Charlotte with apology:

"Lord Earl... Sorry, we don't know that they actually attacked you, and they still used undead spells..."

"They should have used a private contract. Our Mercenary Association can only supervise the general process of this kind of contract, and we don't know the specific details."

Charlotte nodded slightly, but did not respond, but continued to look at the other party with a half-smile.

She still knows a little bit about mercenaries. There are so many registered mercenaries in the Northland, no one can understand all the mission contracts.

Not to mention that missions such as "killing nobles" have always been a gray area in the mercenary world. Even if a mercenary contract is signed, it is probably the kind of secret contract that the details of the details are not disclosed as President Layton said.

However, if you know what you know, you still have to express your dissatisfaction.

After all, Agnès and Lahaire are registered mercenaries of the Northland Mercenary Association, and the private contract, which is an undisclosed gray contract, is indeed a gray area under the supervision of the Mercenary Association itself.

Facing Charlotte's half-smile expression, President Layton suddenly felt a lot of pressure.

The information from the Mercenary Association was fairly clear, and he knew what the newly appointed young earl had done in Mining Silver City in the past few days.

Being able to regain control of the Castel Silver Mine so quickly, the little Earl in front of him should not be underestimated.

Although the Mercenary Association is an organization of the Pangea, and it is not like the nobles of various kingdoms, the headquarters is the headquarters, and the branch is the branch. The principle that a strong dragon does not suppress a local snake is consistent everywhere.

And...he really didn't want to get involved in the political struggles of the New Moon Kingdom.

Thinking of this, President Layton said decisively:

"Master Earl... This time it was our fault, and our Mercenary Association will definitely give you an explanation!"

Charlotte nodded slightly, sat down in the room naturally, then picked up the parchment on the table and looked at it.

But seeing this, her mood suddenly became strange.

This parchment is nothing else, it is actually the title deed of the Angle Castle, and it was certified by the Holy Royal Court. It seems that the age dates back to the great development period of the New Moon Kingdom.

Agnes ran fast, but the title deed was lost.

And at this time, Sebastian also left and returned, but...he came back alone.

"Lost it?"

Charlotte raised an eyebrow.

Sebastian's expression was a bit ugly:

"They got into the crowd and disappeared in the blink of an eye. It seems that they used teleportation magic again, but...they fought me a few times before they escaped. That Lahaier should have been severely injured by me again."

"It's okay, the monks can't run away from the temple if they can run away, this time they even forgot to take away their family fortune."

Charlotte handed the parchment to Sebas, and after Sebas took a look at it, his expression became strange:

"Sacred title deed? They don't want a home at all? Without this thing, they will lose their legal rights. The territory supervision of the New Moon Kingdom is done by the Holy Royal Court."

"Hehe, that depends on whether they dare to go back now."

Charlotte chuckled.

After finishing speaking, she turned around, smiled slightly, and said to President Layton:

"President Layton, Agnes and Rachel attacked the nobles of the kingdom. I accept their land deeds. Is there any problem?"

President Layton bit the bullet and said:

"No... no problem! Attacking the nobles of the kingdom is a felony. As the lord of Castel, you... have the right to take back their land in Castel."

After speaking, he patted his thigh again and said:

"I'll make arrangements to disqualify those two as mercenaries, and at the same time issue arrest warrants and offer them high rewards..."

"Not bad, but... the content of the reward needs to be determined by us."

Charlotte said.

"Of course, everything is as you wish. After you have made your decision, just let us know. We will definitely cooperate."

President Layton said respectfully.

"Don't be in a hurry to offer a reward, wait until I finish the banquet in Beigang in two days."

Charlotte closed her eyes for a while, then suddenly said.

"Banquet... a banquet?"

President Layton was stunned for a moment, wondering what the arrest warrant had to do with the banquet at the Earl's Mansion.

But Charlotte did not continue to explain.

Seeing this, President Layton stopped asking any more questions, and after apologizing repeatedly, he respectfully sent Charlotte out.

"Master, do you need to send a message to Baron Angus of the Valais family? Angus Castle is very close there. If they are ordered to send troops now, they may be able to catch up with the two blood clans."

"Although they ran away again, Baron Angus should be able to deal with Lahaier who ate my sword."

Sebastian asked respectfully.

"No, no, let's turn around and go to the outer area of ​​the island."

Charlotte shook her head.

"Outside the island? What are you going to do?"

Sebas was stunned.

The corner of Charlotte's mouth raised slightly:

"Of course it's to catch the little mouse."

After finishing speaking, she closed her eyes and felt it, then smiled lightly and said:

"This time, they didn't teleport too far, they are still in the city."