Tome of Blood

On the training ground of Earl's Mansion.

While training, the personal guard knights in short training uniforms looked curiously at the black cat running around the Earl's Mansion.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa..."

Niss, who was covered in fat, dragged his body almost into a ball, and ran with a look of lovelessness, humming and humming, not daring to stop for a moment.

Looking at the tired, panting black cat with a gloomy face, the guard knights couldn't help but laugh:

"Lord Nice, you were caught peeping on the maid, and were you punished by the Earl?"

"Get out! Master Cat, I'm exercising! Do you know about exercise?!"

Nice glared at them and said angrily.

"Yeah, you're right, it's exercise."

"Lord Nice, you should exercise first. We are done training and we are going to have tea in the house."

"Oh, it's too hot today. I heard that the maid has prepared the special thirst-quenching iced lemon tea invented by the Earl."

"Nice, would you like a drink?"

"Hey, don't disturb Mrs. Niss, Mrs. Niss still needs to train."

"Yeah yeah!"

Seeing these schadenfreude guard knights, Nice's big face was about to be distorted.

Recalling the refreshing thirst-quenching ice lemon tea invented by Charlotte, it swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and then said angrily:

"Fuck off! A bunch of heartless things! Go drink your iced lemon tea! Don't expect Master Cat to strengthen the magic circle on the training ground for you in the future!"

"Hahahahahaha!"

The guard knights hooked their shoulders and laughed, and walked towards the room. The whole training ground was full of joy.

In the Earl's Mansion, Charlotte, who was standing in front of the window on the second floor and looking at the training ground, shook his head slightly.

This guy Nice is very capable, and he doesn't know how to put on airs. He can quickly mingle with other people. It's just this lecherous problem that he commits every few days. It can't be changed after so long, and it makes people speechless.

"The punishment is still not harsh enough."

Charlotte snorted softly, turned back to the desk, and spread out the map on the desk.

This is a map of the continent of Myria.

The map is not standard. Compared with the "whole continent" that Charlotte saw when she traveled through the second time and woke up, it is at best similar, and many places even have completely wrong proportions.

And outside the mainland, the places that belong to the "Old Continent" are not drawn at all.

But even so, this is currently the most comprehensive map of Myria.

Charlotte looked at the map, more precisely, at the red dots marked on the map.

That was marked by Niss, and it is the coordinates of the possible existence of the undiscovered ancient temple that it speculates.

She has already checked Nice's body. This guy... really pinched his body with a statue. She has never checked it carefully. This time, she directly used the power of blood to check, but Charlotte really found out. Nice physical difference.

Although Nice's body appears to be a cat, it is essentially a puppet body that accommodates the soul. It does have some characteristics of a faceless statue, and it can even be used as the body of a god descending.

It's no wonder that the Gorefiend Cult bound Niss back then.

In addition to this guy's excellent magical ability, they probably also discovered the difference in its body. They may not be able to discover the essence of its body through the power of blood like Charlotte, but they can also perceive the specialness of its body.

As for why it is a cat body instead of a human body, seeing the depressed look on Nisi's face when he mentioned it, it is estimated that something went wrong.

Although it is a pity, since the statue has been used by Nice, Charlotte has no choice but to give it up.

As for the other two temples excavated by Nice, according to what it said, the peaches had already been picked by the Holy Royal Court and Koria, and the statues had also fallen into the hands of the other party.

There is no way out of this, and it is impossible for Charlotte to go directly to the Church Power and the Kingdom of Coria.

Fortunately, with Nice's mark, she could arrange for someone to investigate in advance.

"Call Eudocia over."

After thinking about it, Charlotte rang the bell, and the magic voice said.

After a while, Eudocia in maid uniform came in.

"Your Majesty Charlotte, what are your orders?"

She asked neither humble nor overbearing, her voice was as cold as ever.

Looking at the black dragon maid who was already quite obedient, although she could not be called respectful, Charlotte also felt a little embarrassed.

The dragon is indeed a race that advocates strength, as long as you are stronger than it, it is possible to subdue it.

Although the black dragon is a well-known rebellious boy among the dragons, after getting along with Eudocia for so long, Charlotte feels that this statement does not apply to him.

Or it might be that Eudocia lost her memory, and lived with werewolves for ten years. Compared with the insidious, cunning, cruel and ruthless black dragon in the legend, her character is more similar to those demihumans who have a lot of love.

After thinking about it, Charlotte smiled and said:

"Eodocia, how does it feel to be in Castel?"

Eudocia was silent for a while, then replied:

"It's very comfortable, but... too comfortable."

Charlotte raised her eyebrows:

"comfortable?"

"Compared to when I was in the Gorefiend Cult."

Eudocia replied.

Charlotte: ...

That's not true, the Gorefiend Cult can be called a street mouse, everyone shouts and beats them, even in the Northland, they often conflict with various forces, not to mention that even according to Albrecht, they are constantly fighting among themselves.

"Since you feel at ease, I'll tell you to do one thing, um...or, to investigate."

Charlotte picked up the map and said.

"Investigate? Investigate what?"

Eudocia frowned.

"Do you still remember the underground temple in Legris Territory? I need you to investigate the locations marked on the map to find similar temples that may exist."

Charlotte said.

After speaking, a light flashed in her hand, and a small statue of a god appeared.

This is a faceless statue.

To be more precise, this is a counterfeit god statue that Nice referenced the real god statue with the help of blood power and supernatural materials.

It has only one effect, which is to sense the divine power of other blood.

This was also handed over to Charlotte by Nice.

Although this guy used the real idol, he fiddled with this kind of thing.

According to Niss, the model of the magic circle similar to the Temple of the Ancients was built in this imitation statue, and the imitation magic circle was also arranged inside the statue, which could sense the existence of the divine power of blood from a long distance.

At the beginning, the reason why Nice was able to unearth the three ancient temples was the greatest credit.

Nice has never dared to take it out, nor dared to tell what it knew about the Ancient Temple. The biggest reason was that it was not sure about Charlotte's attitude and purpose, and worried that Charlotte would know its secret Then recover its body.

However, after Charlotte made it clear that he would not miss its puppet cat, Niss, who had already confessed the secret, honestly handed it over.

After Charlotte got it, she also tried to use it, and it did have the effect of sensing the divine power of blood.

She took the initiative to inject her own divine power and applied [God's Blessing]. Now the idol is considered a real "magic weapon", and the detection effect has been improved to a higher level.

Although she didn't try it, Charlotte reckoned that she should have sensed the existence of the Ancient Palace more easily than herself.

Hmm... Let's start searching from the Principality of Romania, and gradually investigate outwards around the red dot. I will give you the coat of arms of the Castel family, and the personnel of the Castel Chamber of Commerce in various places are at your disposal. Of course, the real purpose must be kept secret. "

Charlotte pointed to the red dot on the map and said.

Eudocia took the map.

Looking at the red dots all over the map, her eyes brightened slightly, but she quickly regained her composure, and said in a deep voice:

"I see."

Charlotte noticed the change in Eudocia's expression.

Apparently, even though he ran between the Northland and the capital during the two months that he followed him, the black dragon still felt suffocated by being with him all the time.

Dragons, especially black dragons, prefer freedom to restraint.

Now seeing the task of running all over the mainland, she soon cheered up.

It's no wonder that Eudocia has a deep relationship with the werewolf Noah's brother.

In the ten years that he had to recover from his wounds underground, only the other party could communicate to relieve boredom, so it's no wonder that the relationship was not deep.

Otherwise, you will be suffocated to death.

"Remember, once there is a reaction, just say my name silently in your heart, and notify me as soon as possible."

Charlotte said.

Eudocia nodded:

"I see."

After receiving the task from Charlotte, Eudocia went down.

Watching the other party leave, Charlotte also nodded secretly.

The task of finding the Temple of the Ancients should not be known to too many people. After all, this is a relic involving the "True Ancestor of Blood".

And among her followers, those who have the strength to take on this task are Jurst, Albrecht, Sebastian and Eudocia.

Among the four, Yurst still has the task of the Ness clan, Albrecht's loyalty will be compromised, and Sebastian has other tasks to do, so the most suitable candidate is Eudocia.

Eudocia left with the map, Charlotte got up and moved her body, and glanced out the window by the way.

On the training ground, the breathless Nice had already run a hundred laps under the order of the "servant contract", and collapsed on the ground like a dead dog, panting heavily.

Beside it, there are also a few guard knights with hippie smiling faces, some fanning it with leaves, some feeding it iced lemon tea, and laughing and mocking from time to time, the atmosphere is quite cheerful.

Seeing Niss, who was being laughed at by the knights gloatingly and taken care of by the knights at the same time, Charlotte clicked his tongue.

Sometimes, I don't know whether to say whether this perverted cat has a high or low EQ.

Charlotte shook her head again when she thought of the messy things that Nice had caused in the Earl's Mansion over the past year.

I heard that even the door of the maid's locker room has posted a "Men and Nice Not Entered" note, I hope... this guy will have a long memory in the future.

Although she thinks it's unlikely, this guy's head is full of yellow waste, to the extent that a dog can't change it and eat shit.

Withdrawing her gaze from the window, Charlotte was about to ring the bell for the second time, but she quickly reacted and said in her heart:

"Sebastian, meet me in the study."

Sebastian is a member of the family of blood, and has a deeper contractual connection with Charlotte. There is no need to ring the bell to summon him, just call from the bottom of his heart.

Not long after, Sebastian, who was wearing a black tuxedo, appeared in front of Charlotte, as elegant and chic as ever.

"Great master, you summoned Sebas, do you have any tasks to order?"

He saluted respectfully and asked with a smile on his face.

Charlotte nodded and asked:

"How are you doing with the detailed content of the teachings and the compilation of the scriptures that you said a while ago?"

Sebastian looked straight and thought about it:

"I have a lot of ideas, and I have formed some first drafts. However, it is only a theory, not perfect, and it has not been able to present it to you."

"Especially regarding the part of darkness and order, our keynote is to reshape order, but how to reshape order, how to make believers who are accustomed to 'light' recognize 'darkness', and how to empower believers are also problems."

"After all...you can't turn everyone into a blood race, and 'darkness' is far more difficult to accept than 'light'."

"I think it needs to be further revised based on the actual situation, and finally the doctrine that is most suitable for you can be formed."

"So... I plan to go to the mining area, communicate with your believers, and listen to Lu Fu's opinions. At the same time, I will take a look at the books of the Holy King's Court to see if there is anything else that can be used for reference. of."

Charlotte nodded slightly, appreciating:

"Nice idea."

After finishing speaking, she pondered again:

"Exactly, I also have a mission, and I need you to go to the mining area."

Sebas's heart moved:

"Is it about the mining workshop?"

Charlotte shook her head:

"No, it's also a matter for believers."

As she spoke, she put her chin on her hands and said:

"You said giving power. I have also considered it. There are many ways to give power. It doesn't have to be a first embrace. Giving bloodline power doesn't necessarily mean turning the other party into a blood race..."

"Regarding this matter, I already have a certain idea, and I called you this time to try."

"The time for the recovery of the gods is getting closer and closer, and there is not much time left for us. Before the recovery of the gods one after another, we must accumulate enough strength, and I... also have the power to compete with it .”

"So... the matter of preaching is officially on the agenda. The core teachings have been determined. As for the details, we can take our time and improve as we go. After all... there is no sect that is perfect from the beginning of."

...

After receiving the mission from Charlotte, Sebastian left.

And not long after Sebastian left, another guard knight knocked on the door of the study:

"My lord, there is a fallen star noble who claims to be your friend and is waiting outside the mansion."

A falling star noble who calls himself my friend?

Charlotte froze.

Her heart moved slightly, as if she had guessed something.

After closing her eyes and perceiving it, the corners of Charlotte's mouth slightly raised.

"It seems...they probably couldn't wait any longer."

she murmured.

After finishing speaking, Charlotte said to the guard knight:

"Please let him in, he is indeed my 'friend'."