Tome of Blood

Advent Day is the day when the boundaries between the mundane and the mythological are completely broken, and the sleeping gods are completely awakened.

When did Advent arrive, Albrecht did not have a specific record in his memory.

The memory read by Charlotte only mentioned that the Gorefiend Cult received an oracle that the Holy Advent was coming seventeen years ago.

The god's concept of time is very indifferent, maybe a thought, a deep sleep, is the time in units of years.

For this reason, the prophecies in the oracle of the gods often do not have a specific time.

But in any case, since even the prophecy in the oracle is "coming soon", no matter how late the time is, according to the internal experience of the Gorefiend Cult, the real date may not be far away.

However, although Albrecht's memory has no record of the specific time of the Holy Advent, there are descriptions about the Holy Advent.

When the brilliance of the sun fades away, when the blood moon becomes eternal, when the world falls into deep darkness again, and the moment when the brilliance of the gods once again replaces the light, that is the moment when Advent officially arrives...

"Has the sun's brilliance perish..."

Reading Albrecht's memory, Charlotte thought deeply.

She had seen this description elsewhere.

Those were the days when she was still in Boulder City, sacrificed by her cheap grandmother and wounded in the mission hospital.

During that time, she hungrily browsed through the various books in the church hospital, trying her best to understand the world of Miriam, and during that time, she also saw the "Sun God" from other books. Annihilation, the blood moon is eternal".

That is the core scripture of the Holy Royal Court, the description in the "Sacred Book".

More precisely, it is the myth and legend in the "Book of Sacredness" that describes the revival of the God Lord, bringing the gods into the world and suppressing the blood...

According to the legend of the Holy Royal Court, about fifteen hundred thousand years ago, the ancestor of blood who tried to rule the world forever launched the dark magic "eternal darkness" that was considered taboo even in mythology to the sun, intending to devour the sun. The sun creates eternal blood moon and night.

According to the legend, the True Ancestor of Blood succeeded.

The sun that spread light to the earth was gradually swallowed by darkness, and the world ushered in eternal darkness and coldness.

The silver moon turned into a blood moon, hanging high in the sky, and the whole world was shrouded in dark red.

However, just when the world fell into despair, the Creator God Lord revived, and the light pierced the sky, and the light belonging to the God Lord replaced the sun.

God the Lord...created the second sun.

And the day when God Lord Haral created the second sun is also considered to be the starting point of the sacred calendar, or the intersection point of the sacred era and the blood moon era.

Recalling the various descriptions of God Lord Harald's recovery and salvation in "The Holy Book", Charlotte couldn't help but look out the window.

More precisely, looking at the shining sun in the sky.

That's right, Second Sun.

According to the records in the "Sacred Book", the first sun in the world of Miria has been swallowed by the true ancestor of blood, and what hangs high now is the second sun created by the god Harald.

Charlotte always thought that the various legends about the Creator God in the "Book of Sacredness" must be exaggerated and mythologized. The so-called true ancestor devoured the sun and the God Lord severely damaged the light. In her opinion, there is a high probability that it is also artistically processed.

According to various tests since she traveled for more than a year, although there are gods and magic in this world, there are all kinds of incredible power, and there are all kinds of magical different spaces, even alien planes, but in essence, this world Still should be a planet.

Since this world is a planet, the sun is naturally a star.

Although the gods in this world are indeed powerful, to be honest, Charlotte doesn't think they can really compare to the stars.

At best, they are nothing more than some powerful creatures with extraordinary powers far beyond mortals.

Taking herself as an example, she is already considered a demigod who has merged with the faceless god, and the demigod is already a myth. After her true ancestor was liberated, she even had the fighting power of a "saint".

But even with the power of the "Holy One", let alone devouring the sun, it might not be possible to destroy the entire continent.

At most, it is only relying on brute force to destroy the civilization on the entire continent.

But that is also under the premise that there is no obstacle from the existence of mythology, and it takes a lot of time.

As for devouring the sun?

Charlotte really couldn't imagine it.

If the true god can do it, then the demigod is not worthy of being called a myth.

In her opinion, the so-called "swallowing the sun" is more likely to use some kind of magic to "block the sun".

As for the blood moon, it is indeed very possible that it has something to do with the true ancestor.

That wasn't the blood moon that manifested in Charlotte's spiritual world.

It's a real blood moon.

In fact, even today, people in Myria still see blood moons from time to time.

Every time a blood moon appears, it means a short-term surge in the concentration of magic power and a high degree of activity in elemental power.

Whenever the blood moon appears, it is the time when the mages are the most excited. Although the restless magic power is easy to make people go berserk when the blood moon comes, it also allows the casters to better resonate with the magic power and elements.

So does Charlotte.

She had already experienced a blood moon when she just traveled through time, but now that she has traveled through for two years, she has seen a full twenty-four blood moons.

That's right, twenty-four times.

In the world of Miria, blood moons appear once a month, each lasting from a few minutes to tens of minutes, and disappear after the time passes.

When the blood moon appeared, Charlotte could also feel the enhancement of her own strength. Under the light of the blood moon, her strength could even be doubled to four times that of the daytime!

At the same time, under the blood moon, she could fully feel the throbbing deep in her blood, as if the power in her blood was resonating with the blood moon in the sky, calling out hungrily...

Combining the information read from Albrecht's memory in the past two days, Charlotte has some other guesses.

Could it be that the current monthly blood moon...is also a remnant of the true ancestor's power from 1,500 years ago?

So, does this Advent mean that the sun's light is once again blocked?

It's the return of the gods...

Or is it the return of the true ancestor of blood?

Inexplicably, Charlotte felt a little uneasy.

The prophecy of the Holy Advent was too vague, even in Albrecht's memory, the information was very limited.

The only thing that is certain is that the sleeping gods seem to be waiting for this day.

No matter who the true ancestor of blood in history is, what Charlotte can confirm at present is that the existence that occupies the position of "true ancestor" is herself.

This is Charlotte's realization after successfully merging the Faceless Idol and determining her current true state.

Even if the true ancestor of blood has another person, after the other party returns, he can only compete with her for the position.

Whether it is the return of the true ancestor or the return of the gods, it is a huge threat or variable for her at the moment.

No, it's not just her, it's the same for many forces in Miria.

This is true of the Ness clan, the New Moon Kingdom, and even the Holy Royal Court.

Some forces are looking forward to the return of their gods, but there are also forces that don't want to see the revival of the gods.

But no matter which force it is, they are all improving their own strength in unison.

Thinking of this, Charlotte sighed slightly.

She felt that her growth rate was still too slow.

For a long time, Charlotte has always focused on safety. Even if she has become the "True Ancestor of Blood", she has not vigorously developed her beliefs, let alone recruited or created blood descendants on a large scale.

Charlotte is very cautious. She is different from the Gorefiend Cult. The Gorefiend Cult is not afraid of those who wear shoes without shoes. The other blood descendants are just too lazy to talk to them, and they despise more than hostile.

But she has various concerns.

She is not only the "True Ancestor", but also an aristocrat, the ruler of the North. The Blood Demon Cult can be discovered and destroyed countless times, but their strongholds are like rats in the sewer. Reboot.

But Charlotte is different.

If her identity is exposed, the Northland will face a devastating blow, not only from the Holy Royal Court, but also from other blood races.

And once everything about her is exposed, she will end up in a similar fate to the Gorefiend Cult, even more difficult than the Gorefiend Cult.

Even if her blood is stronger, her enemies will be more, and it is even possible to reach the level of enemies.

Charlotte is not crazy yet, she enjoys her current life very much, and doesn't want to be a mouse like the Gorefiend Cult.

Therefore, Charlotte has always acted cautiously.

Her original plan was to expand her secular power little by little, at least to have the strength not to be afraid of other forces in the secular world, and then secretly accumulate power to infiltrate and influence other blood clans imperceptibly.

This plan cannot be said to be wrong, but Charlotte's progress was very slow.

It is also because the blood has an endless lifespan.

Without the limit of life, there is no urgency in time.

Although Charlotte is under pressure, the pressure has not reached the level where she must go all out, so she has always been in a state of being able to take advantage of the situation.

She even paid more attention to the identity of Earl Castel than to the identity of the true ancestor of blood, so that she spent more time on dealing with nobles.

It is also because she has not found a way to step into the mythology and the role of developing beliefs before.

Thinking about it now, she herself put too much energy into unnecessary things.

"I need to speed up the pace. On the secular side, I need to further consolidate the rule of the Northland and develop the strength of the secular field. Based on the Northland, I will develop my belief as soon as possible and strengthen my mythological power."

"At the same time, we must intensify penetration within the blood descendants, win over those blood descendants who can be recruited, confirm my true ancestor status, and stabilize my 'true ancestor' status!"

Charlotte muttered to herself.

Knowing the news of the Holy Advent, Charlotte's mood became tense.

Originally, because of the quick end of the central meeting, she also planned to stay in Lutesia for a while longer, to appreciate the local customs, to visit various nobles, to eat and drink, to have a good "travel", to stay for one or two month to go back.

But now, she has no interest in these games.

Even if the High Priest of the New Moon will reorganize the discipline of the church because of the coming of the Holy Advent, even if the Holy Royal Court is already strong enough, and it must be a major beneficiary of the return of the gods...

So, what about her who is in a bad situation?

Thinking of this, Charlotte wished to fly back to the Northland immediately, and hastened her pace.

With this eagerness, Charlotte declined invitations to salons and banquets from most nobles.

In the end, she only participated in the celebration salon held by Duke Moonguard for her.

Of course, this is also the salon where the great nobles of the New Moon accepted the Castel family, formally met with the Castel family, and agreed on extraordinary trade and future cooperation.

Not many nobles attended the dinner, but each of them was at least the earl of the New Moon Kingdom, and they were well-known earls with more fiefdoms.

Although it is definitely not as rich and powerful as Charlotte, it is not comparable to the little earls under the dukedom.

As for the dukes, half of the kingdom's nine major dukes came. Except for the king's opponents, everyone else who could come came, including Duke Violet, who had a war with Charlotte.

Charlotte gave up her oath, pledged allegiance to the royal family, and continued to maintain her celibacy declaration. In the eyes of many opposition nobles, this was a symbol of her reaching an agreement with the royal family and turning to the royal family.

In this regard, Charlotte has nothing to say.

The Holy Advent is approaching, and if everything is true, then by then, most of the forces in this world will become pawns.

Including these nobles she associates with.

She doesn't care what the chess piece thinks, as long as it doesn't affect her future development and doesn't create obstacles for her, that's enough.

Unknowingly, Charlotte's mentality also changed slightly.

"It's a pity, Your Excellency Castel. Originally, I wanted to invite you to stay in the capital for a longer period of time. There are also many nobles who want to meet you and talk about future cooperation."

Hearing that Charlotte was planning to leave the capital in the near future, Duke Yuehu said regretfully.

"I'm sorry, Lord An Luo, the war in the North is not long after, and there are still many things that need to be dealt with by me personally. This time I came to the central meeting, which was originally a last resort."

Charlotte said apologetically.

After finishing speaking, she smiled again:

"However, although I intend to leave, the Northland welcomes you very much. The Castel family is also looking forward to cooperating with you."

After hearing what Charlotte said, the nobles all laughed, and everyone raised their glasses together:

"Your Excellency Count Castel, then... wish us a happy cooperation!"

The signing of extraordinary trade agreements with the kingdom's major noble lords went smoothly.

Charlotte doesn't even have to be involved personally, Sebas can handle everything.

After all, Mithril is the hard currency in the Extraordinary Domain. Without the restrictions of the royal contract, Charlotte is completely a seller's market, and there is no need to worry about trading channels.

After a salon, the Castel family can be regarded as integrated into the most high-end aristocratic circle of the New Moon Kingdom.

At the same time, the royal family also sent a distribution contract for the control of extraordinary resources.

After seeing the contract, Charlotte further understood why the nobles and lords of various kingdoms also supported the royal family's "monopoly" on the extraordinary resources of the New Moon Kingdom.

It turned out that more than half of the extraordinary resources handed over by the nobles to the royal family were taken out by the royal family and redistributed to the vassals and lords directly under them.

As for the share distributed by Charlotte, it was divided from the Duchy of Boulder and the share that originally belonged to the third prince, and also from the shares of other direct vassals that were taken back.

As for the overall ratio... it is 2% of the extraordinary resources handed in by all direct vassals.

This ratio is lower than the minimum ratio of 3% for dukes stipulated in the contract, but higher than the highest ratio of 1% for earls.

If one were to calculate the proportion of extraordinary resources handed over to the royal family by the vassals directly under the entire New Moon Kingdom, then the value of 2% would probably be close to 20% of the output of Castel Mithril.

In other words, with the addition of this contract, the real mine split between the royal family and the Castel family has actually changed from 7 to 3 to 50 to 50.

Moreover, the other 20% that the Castel family got was not Mithril, but various extraordinary resources equivalent to Mithril.

"It's no wonder that the nobles all want to become direct vassals. If the New Moon Kingdom is compared to a company, only direct vassals are eligible to become shareholders."

Looking at the contract sent by the royal family, Charlotte said with emotion.

...

Charlotte is quite satisfied with the conclusion of the extraordinary trade agreement and the extraordinary resource contract.

After completing this one, her biggest goal of coming to Lutetia this time will be achieved.

Beyond that, though, she has one last place to go.

"Sebas, get ready for the carriage, I'm going to the Royal Library."

Charlotte closed the extraordinary resource contract sent by the royal family and said to the elf steward.

I'm sorry, I was addicted to anime last night, I watched it crazy, so I didn't update_(:з」∠)_