Tome of Blood

"Your Excellency Castel, long time no see. Congratulations on becoming a direct vassal of Xinyue."

In the living room of the Earl's Mansion, Earl Ulster, a Ness descendant in a black robe, bowed elegantly to Charlotte and said.

I don't know why, but Yurst's attitude towards Charlotte seems to be more respectful today than in the past.

Charlotte took the sweet milk from the maid's tray, took a sip, and said:

"Your Excellency Yurst, long time no see, you still look so elegant and chic."

After finishing speaking, she owed her body and said with a smile:

"You came this time not just to congratulate me, Castel, right?"

Yurst looked serious.

He looked at the maids and attendants around Charlotte, and remained silent. Charlotte noticed his eyes and waved to the others:

"You go down first."

The serving maids bowed and left, and the servants looked at Yurst and then at Charlotte, and after a little hesitation, they also bowed and left respectfully.

Soon there were only Charlotte and Urst left in the living room.

"Well, now that there is no one else, you can talk."

Charlotte took a sip of the sweet milk and said.

After finishing speaking, she smiled and looked at you again:

"If I'm not mistaken, your visit to me today should be related to the Star Return Project, right?"

After making sure that there was no one else, Earl Ulster was completely relieved.

He nodded and said with a wry smile:

"Your Excellency Castel, to tell you the truth, my visit today is indeed related to the Return to Star Project."

"The Ness Presbyterian Council has passed a meeting resolution, deciding to launch a coup in the near future with the nobles of the Fallen Star and seize the Fallen Star regime. I am here to congratulate you on the one hand, and to follow the principles of Ness and Custer. The Covenant of Er, I seek your support."

Charlotte nodded slightly and asked:

"Has a specific time been set?"

"It's set, it's the 14th of next month, the second blood moon day in summer, and it's also the time when our blood is strongest."

"So early? Didn't you plan to act after next year?"

Charlotte was a little surprised.

Ulster sighed and said:

"The previous clan did plan to do it next year or the year after, but two and a half months ago, Lady Eugenia saw a new prophecy, and there is not much time left for our Nice clan."

"Lord Eugenia?"

Charlotte's heart moved slightly, a little curious.

The only ones who can be called "Master" by a Blood Earl are Duke-level blood descendants.

But Charlotte has also investigated the high-level members of the Ness clan, and even touched the bottom of the Ness clan through Yurst as the "True Ancestor".

Except for the "traitor" Elder Maxim who has been suppressed by the Ness clan, the Nass clan has a total of eight elders, that is, eight legends.

However, most of these eight legends are old, weak, sick and disabled.

Among them, two legends fell into a deep sleep after being severely injured by the legendary priests of the Holy Royal Court in the last civil war of the Fallen Star Kingdom. He was seriously injured and his strength was greatly damaged. His actual combat effectiveness was only a little stronger than that of the earl-level blood descendants.

In other words, eight legends sound nice, but in fact there are only three legends that can be played.

As far as Charlotte knew, none of the eight legends seemed to be named "Eugenia".

Noticing Charlotte's curiosity, Urst explained:

"Mistress Eugenia was once a divinely favored person under Cauchy's crown, and she was also the closest existence of the Ness clan to the myth."

Stargazer Cauchy's favored one?

Charlotte's heart twitched slightly.

Just as the myth believed by the Gorefiend Cult is Abaddon, the Grand Duke of Gorefiend, the Bloodborn of Ness also has its own mythical leader, that is, Cauchy, the bloodborn demigod stargazer.

If it is a family member of the blood-born myth, then even if it is not a legend, it is indeed qualified to be called "adult" by other blood-born.

However, as far as Charlotte knows, as far as Abaddon, the Gorefiend Grand Duke who can respond to the prayers of believers from time to time, and even issued an oracle, the Ness clan has not received a letter from the stargazer Cauchy for hundreds of years. The oracle.

It is also for this reason that there are blood clans like Elder Maxim who have taken refuge in the Gorefiend Duke in the Ness clan.

And as for the stargazer Cauchy's favored one...

"Is she a descendant of the Ness clan who is responsible for large-scale prophecies?"

Charlotte asked.

Yurst hesitated for a moment, then replied:

"It used to be."

"once?"

Charlotte noticed Eurst mentioning the word several times.

Urst nodded and sighed:

"Yes, in the past, Lady Eugenia was once the favored and savior of the clan, but later she betrayed her own beliefs, made blasphemous prophecies, and lost the favor of the gods."

"However, she is the blood descendant with the strongest prophecy ability in our Ness clan. Even if she loses the favor of the gods, she can still see many things that even the great elders cannot see. She is deeply respected by many blood descendants..."

"That's why, after she saw the new prophecy, the Council of Elders decided to speed up everything."

After listening to Ulster's words, Charlotte's heart moved slightly:

"Your Excellency Yurst, may I ask, what kind of prophecy did the Ness clan see?"

Yurst hesitated slightly.

But thinking of Charlotte's identity as the true ancestor, he quickly calmed down and sighed:

"My lord Castel, have you heard of Advent?"

Advent?

Charlotte's heart skipped a beat.

She nodded slightly and said:

"I've heard some people say that on the day when the blood moon falls forever, the gods will wake up from their slumber."

Yurst sighed slightly:

"Yeah, the eternal night comes, the gods revive, and the saints come to the world, it's for the holy..."

"Early before Lord Eugenia was labeled as a traitor, she once made a prophecy about the Holy Advent. At first, other bloodlines except the Ness clan expressed disdain for this, but As time goes by, as the descriptions in the prophecy become reality, everyone has to choose to believe..."

"The gods are revived, the saints are born, and the continent of Miria will once again become a battlefield for myths, and ordinary people will become pawns, even if it is a legend."

"The reason why the Ness clan is eager to regain the Fallen Star regime is also because the Holy Advent is approaching. After all... even if it is a pawn, there are generals and soldiers."

"Originally, according to the prophecy, the clan will take back the political power within 20 years, and then further cultivate extraordinary power to prepare for the future troubled times, but two and a half months ago, everything changed..."

Saying that, Yurst looked serious:

"Your Excellency Castel, two and a half months ago, that is, on May 19 this year, Lady Eugenia once again saw the prophecy about the Advent Day. According to the prophecy, the Advent Day was brought forward."

"According to the original prophecy, the arrival of Holy Advent Day is at least 20 to 30 years away, but now... I am afraid it is less than ten years away."

"Although Lady Eugenia did not see the specific time, all the previous prophecies have become blurred. It seems that there is some kind of stronger force that affects everything."

"Because of this, the elders of the clan held an emergency meeting and decided to advance all plans."

After listening to Ulster's words, Charlotte was thoughtful.

The Nass clan is a clan of observation and occupation. They are very good at observation and occupation. They are able to preserve so many legendary blood descendants in battles. power up.

After all, as long as you are alive, there is always a way.

She understood the eagerness of the Ness clan, not to mention the Nass clan, even she herself became nervous after learning about the Holy Advent.

only……

"May 19th..."

Charlotte muttered to herself.

She will never forget this day this year.

Because it was on this day that she fused the Faceless God Statue obtained from the Temple of the Ancients, which caused the second alarm of the god-suppressing clock of the Lutetia Cathedral in the Holy King's Court.

And from that day on, she stepped into the realm of "myth".

Thinking of this, Charlotte's expression was inexplicable.

The blood of the Ness clan predicted that the Advent Day would be brought forward, so it couldn't be because of her, right?

Is it because she became a "half god"?

Or... is there some other reason?

But no matter what, Charlotte has a feeling in the dark that the advance of the Holy Advent predicted by the Ness clan is probably related to her.

Otherwise, everything would be too coincidental.

never mind.

Soldiers come to block, water comes to cover, no matter whether the coming of the Holy Advent is related to her or not, all she can do is to strengthen her strength as soon as possible.

Taking a deep breath, Charlotte collected her thoughts.

"Your Excellency, what do you want Castelland to do?"

she asked.

After hearing what Charlotte said, Yurst breathed a sigh of relief.

When the Nice clan was planning to sign a covenant with Castel, he didn't know that the god behind Castel was the ancestor of the blood. Now that he has the courage to come to ask for help on behalf of the Nice clan, he is really a little nervous.

After all, in history, the Nass clan also betrayed the True Ancestor of Blood, and was even one of the two most ruthless forces in the Myria Continent to hunt down and kill the blood descendants of the royal power. It was as famous as the Holy Royal Court.

But now it seems that the True Ancestor doesn't seem to care about the past betrayal of the Ness clan, and is more kind than he imagined.

Yes, kindness.

Compared with the cruel and ruthless true ancestor of blood in memory, the biggest impression of this true ancestor on Yurst is kindness.

At least... after he was "forced" to become Bloodkin, he wasn't punished or forced to do something against his will, and the True Ancestor didn't use him to exact revenge on Clan Ness.

The returning True Ancestor... seems to have changed.

But Urst thinks the change is good.

Sometimes he even wondered if the blood descendants would not have betrayed if the ancestors had never been cruel back then. Whether the continent of Miria is still dominated by blood races?

Unfortunately, history cannot be changed.

Fortunately, although history cannot be changed, it can be looked forward.

Yurst felt that if it was the current True Ancestor of Blood, perhaps... he could really start all over again.

Thinking of this, Yurst was not so conflicted with the task of "infiltrating" the Ness clan assigned to him by the true ancestor.

If...if it is the current True Ancestor, if Lord Eugenia's blasphemous prophecy really happens...he feels that the other party has the hope of becoming the new asylum of the Ness clan after the coming of the Holy Advent.

As for now, let's start with the "cooperation" of the Return to Star Project.

Taking a deep breath, Yurst said:

"Your Excellency Castel, we need you to play a show with us."

"acting?"

Charlotte was slightly surprised.

"Yes, acting. Our original plan was to use the wealth of the Castel Territory to mobilize enough troops to seize the power of the Fallen Star Kingdom through a coup by force, but... now we have discovered a better way .”

Yurst said.

"A better way? Let's hear it."

Charlotte suddenly became interested.

According to the previous agreement between her and the Nass clan, the Castel leader will provide financial assistance to the Nass clan who launched the coup d'état. Means to prevent possible reinforcements from the Holy Royal Court.

But now it seems that the other party has found a better way.

Ulster cleared his throat and said:

"The matter started three months ago. At the end of spring this year, His Majesty the King went to the northern part of Luoxing for spring hunting, but encountered a giant dragon attack during the hunt. Although the dragon was finally killed, His Majesty the King He was also seriously injured..."

"Three months have passed, and His Majesty's injury has not improved. Even the priests of the holy royal court are helpless. Time is running out."

King Edward III of the Fallen Star was seriously injured and dying?

Charlotte's heart skipped a beat.

This is the first time she has heard that the Fallen Star Kingdom is quite strict about its secrets.

but……

"Is this made by the Ness clan?"

she asked calmly.

Urst replied:

"Half, although His Majesty the King is not a legend like the 'Great' Louis, he is also a senior Zhiyang, and he is usually protected by a powerful extraordinary person, so it is difficult to get close to him on weekdays."

"It was indeed an accident that he was injured, and it was his own carelessness. After hearing that a giant dragon appeared in the northern part of Luoxing, he couldn't wait to go there in person. He wanted to make a breakthrough in power and become a legend through the blood bath ceremony after the dragon slaying, but he didn't expect You underestimated the strength of the giant dragon, and you were hit hard..."

"The Ness clan did have a hand in this process, but it was during the healing process that the clan bribed the doctor who was in charge of treating His Majesty the King, and exchanged His Majesty's medicine."

As he spoke, Yurst sighed softly:

"It's also because His Majesty the King is usually too cruel and offended many nobles. This move has also won the tacit approval of many nobles from the Falling Star Court."

Charlotte's heart moved, and she narrowed her eyes:

"So...you plan to get rid of King Edward III of the Fallen Star? But with all due respect, even if Edward III dies, the succession will not fall to the Red Lilac Family controlled by the Ness Clan, right? It's not that there is no crown prince, and the Lilac family has no heirs."

After hearing what Charlotte said, Yurst smiled slightly:

"Your Excellency Castel, you know Luoxing's royal family well."

Charlotte shook her head:

"Red lilac, lilac, lilac war, this is also well known."

Urst nodded and said:

"Normally, this is the case, but unfortunately... His Majesty's heir is a bit special."

"special?"

Charlotte's heart twitched slightly.

Urst nodded and said:

"Although His Majesty the King declared the secrecy to the outside world, the Ness clan found out after investigation that the current Prince of Falling Stars, Prince Henry, is His Majesty's legitimate son in name, but he is not."

"It can be regarded as the disadvantage of the marriage of close relatives. His Majesty the king and the queen are both of the blood of the Dingxiang family, and they are cousins. Although the queen has been pregnant several times over the years, all the children born died young."

"Prince Henry is the only grown-up heir of His Majesty the King, but in fact he was not born of the Queen as the royal family advertised. In fact, Prince Henry was born to the Queen's maid and the King, but he only claimed to be the Queen's child. That's all."

Speaking of this, Yurst said meaningfully:

"Your Excellency Castel, the successor of the Fallen Star Kingdom, Prince Henry, has an impure bloodline, and it is not at all in line with the agreement of the two Lilac families to rely on the heir's bloodline to merge the families. According to the regulations, the Red Lilac family has the right to deny Prince Henry's inheritance rights. And designate the heir to the kingdom from among the direct members of the Red Lilac family."

"This...is the opportunity for the Ness clan to seize the Fallen Star regime!"