Tome of Blood

Subdue the Ness clan?

After hearing Albrecht's words, Charlotte was obviously taken aback.

However, she soon realized that it was Albrecht who recognized Urst's identity, and she was curious about her relationship with the Nesnes clan.

There was nothing to hide about this, even if he was forced to make a contract, Albrecht was still her servant.

Unless this guy becomes a god himself, there is no way for him to escape from Charlotte's palm when Charlotte is already a "half god".

After all...myth has a personality suppression on legend itself!

"I didn't subdue the Ness clan, I just signed a covenant with it as the Earl of Castel. Of course, there are also forces attached to me in the Ness clan, just like you in the Gorefiend Cult .”

Charlotte said lightly.

Covenant...covenant?

This time, it was Albrecht's turn to be stunned.

However, after Charlotte finished speaking, she stopped mentioning it.

Although curious in his heart, Albrecht could only hold back out of fear of the True Ancestor.

"Your plan can be abandoned. Our purpose is the same. I don't want to see someone make extra troubles and affect my actions."

Looking at Albrecht with a tangled expression, Charlotte said.

At this time, Albrecht had already lost his mind on thinking about the faceless statue.

In fact, he just wants to slip away now, to hide far away, the farther away from the existence in front of him, the better.

"Albrecht understands, Albrecht will leave now, and it will never affect your plan!"

He hit the snake with a stick, seized the loopholes in Charlotte's words, and immediately planned to run away.

"Wait."

With a sound, Charlotte fixed Albrecht, who was about to sneak away, in place.

She looked him up and down, then suddenly smiled and said:

"It's all here, just in time, I didn't bring much family this time, and I still lack errands and handymen by my side. You can follow me these few days."

Albrecht: ...

Hearing Charlotte's words, he suddenly became like a deflated ball, and his whole body collapsed.

"Why, you don't want to?"

Charlotte's voice turned cold.

Her voice was not loud, and she didn't have much momentum, but Albrecht shivered suddenly, only feeling a bit of coolness pass from Tianling Gai to his buttocks.

He subconsciously shivered, and quickly pulled out an ugly smile and nodded repeatedly:

"Yes! Of course I would! It is an honor for Albrecht to be by your side. How could Albrecht be unwilling?"

"Well, that's not bad."

Charlotte nodded slightly.

After all, Albrecht was of legendary blood, and this guy only chose to surrender because of her coercion.

If she really ignores him at this time, Charlotte is really afraid that this guy will take advantage of the loopholes and do something wrong, which will affect her plan.

To be on the safe side, it's better to keep this guy by your side for a while, so that he can give more help at critical times.

After all, Albrecht is a legend and powerful.

Unless Prime Ancestor Charlotte is liberated, otherwise, this guy is currently the highest combat power in Roon City. I am afraid that only the Duke of Yorok of the Ness clan, and the suspected man in the direction of the church that she detected with the help of the Holy Code of Blood. Bloodborn legends rival it.

"Then... Lord Earl, I... How should I stay by your side?"

Albrecht said cautiously.

Charlotte glanced at him and said lightly:

"This is your problem. I just ask to be on call, and at the same time... not to affect my actions."

"Then...then can I hide? I will only follow you secretly so as not to affect your plan. You...when you need me, just call me. I will be there on call."

Albrecht said expectantly.

After speaking, he seemed to be afraid that Charlotte would misunderstand, so he quickly explained:

"You...don't worry, Albrecht definitely doesn't intend to run away, nor does it mean that he doesn't want to stay by your side, he just wants to serve you better in the dark!"

After hearing Albrecht's words, Charlotte gave him a strange look.

This guy...is he so afraid of her?

However, it was also to her liking that Albrecht should remain hidden, so that she would not have to prepare an identity.

She wasn't worried that this guy would run away. With the Blood Servant contract, it was useless for Albrecht to run away.

"All right, just do as you say."

Charlotte said.

Albrecht seemed to be pardoned.

He saluted Charlotte and said impatiently:

"Then... my lord, Albrecht is stepping back. If you need anything, just call Albrecht anytime!"

Charlotte nodded slightly.

After getting permission, Albrecht resigned decisively and quickly disappeared into the darkness, as if he was afraid that Charlotte would go back on his word.

That eager look is very much like a primary school student who was called to the office by the head teacher to reprimand him and then let him go.

Charlotte looked away, no longer paying attention to the direction in which he disappeared.

She was able to perceive through the Holy Tome of Blood that Albrecht hadn't really left, and that he was indeed still nearby.

It's just that he kept a distance from her.

"Okay, next...let's meet Luo Xing's heir."

Charlotte glanced at the banquet hall and said.

...

After the meeting with Albrecht, Charlotte returned to the banquet hall.

There were more people in the banquet hall than when she left.

As soon as Charlotte entered the arena, she noticed the nobles gathered in the center of the banquet hall, and Ulster was among them.

Beside him stood a young man in a gorgeous noble robe.

The young man looked to be in his twenties or thirties, with a melancholy expression, and the Roman family badge pinned to his chest. He was obviously Prince Henry, the crown prince of the Fallen Star Kingdom.

Noticing Charlotte who had returned, Ulster quickly gave her a look, Charlotte nodded slightly and walked over quickly.

For a moment, almost everyone's eyes were on Charlotte.

"His Royal Highness, this is the lord of the Northland, Earl of Castel, Charlotte de Castel."

An elderly nobleman glanced at Charlotte's family coat of arms, and introduced to the star-like Prince Henry.

"His Royal Highness, Guian, I am Charlotte de Castel."

Charlotte pinched the corner of her skirt and saluted gracefully.

Prince Henry's eyes lit up, the haze between his eyebrows disappeared, and he hurriedly said enthusiastically:

"Welcome! Your Excellency Count Castel, welcome to my Roman ceremony. You are really as beautiful as the rumors, no... you are more beautiful than the rumors!"

"Hmm...cough cough..."

The elderly old nobleman beside him coughed a few times before Prince Henry noticed his gaffe. He blushed slightly, then regained his composure, and said to Charlotte:

"Your Excellency, welcome to my banquet."

Only then did the old noble look relieved, and introduced himself with a smile:

"Hello, Your Excellency Castel, I am the Duke of Conte, and I am also an advisor to His Royal Highness the Prince."

After finishing speaking, he glanced at the nobles around him again, and introduced to Charlotte one after another;

"This is Earl Roman, the biggest contributor to tonight's banquet; this is Earl Comory, who is also the court advisor of Falling Star; this is Earl Urst, you should be very familiar with him..."

The Duke of Conte introduced them one by one, and Charlotte also saluted, almost recognizing the highest-ranking Fallen Star nobles on the field.

What surprised her was that there were not many high-ranking nobles attending the banquet. The only duke was the Duke of Conte, and the rest were only earls, viscounts, and barons, and most of them were inextricably linked with the royal family.

Obviously, as Yurst said, the nobles in the Fallen Star Kingdom are not optimistic about the current Prince Henry.

In the past month, the Ness clan has spread rumors about Prince Henry's birth, and even reached the territory of Castel, even Charlotte has heard of it.

Needless to say, the Fallen Star Kingdom must have become more flooded, otherwise, it was obviously the crown prince's blood recognition ceremony, and it would be impossible for so few nobles to participate.

Charlotte smiled while talking with the nobles of Falling Star.

Prince Henry and the other nobles of Falling Star seemed to be quite interested in the Castel War and the Lutetia turmoil some time ago, and asked a lot of questions, and Charlotte answered them one by one, causing the nobles to marvel one after another.

"The New Moon Kingdom is very bad at this point. Louis V is self-willed and suppresses the nobles without a bottom line. It is far from our respect for the rights of the nobles in the Fallen Star Kingdom!"

Prince Henry shook his head and said.

Charlotte smiled noncommittally.

Seeing that she did not comment, Prince Henry hurriedly said:

"Your Excellency Castel, I am very interested in the customs and customs of the Northland, may I have a chat with you?"

Charlotte smiled slightly:

"Of course, Your Highness."

Charlotte quickly introduced her territory to Prince Henry, from the customs of Castells to the specialties of Castells.

Prince Henry listened with gusto, and would ask some questions from time to time, and Charlotte would answer them one by one, satisfying the curiosity of Prince Henry and many falling star nobles.

In the end, Charlotte shifted the topic to Castel's rich Mithril resources.

"Mithril... The most lacking thing in the Fallen Star Kingdom is mithril. I wonder if the Earl is willing to conduct extraordinary trade with the nobles of the Fallen Star?"

Some nobles couldn't help asking.

The corner of Charlotte's mouth hooked slightly:

"sure."

The kingdom's direct vassals have the right to dispose of their own supernatural resources. One of the purposes of Charlotte's coming to the Duchy of Romania to participate in the ceremony is also to open up the sale of her supernatural resources and alchemy products in the Fallen Star Kingdom, in exchange for some of the Fallen Star. Extraordinary supplies.

The Fallen Star Kingdom lacks mithril, but because it is an island country, there is a famous extraordinary fishing ground in Miria nearby, where a large number of marine monsters are caught every year, and a large number of alchemy materials are produced.

After some exchanges, Charlotte managed to conclude several trade agreements with the nobles of the Fallen Star, and some nobles were even willing to introduce Castel to the noble circle of the Fallen Star Kingdom.

Charlotte was quite satisfied.

Naturally, the more abundant the channels for extraordinary resources, the better.

Unknowingly, the banquet that lasted for more than four hours was over, and Charlotte had gained a lot and was satisfied.

This banquet really took her by surprise. She thought that Prince Henry invited her to the ceremony for other purposes, as did the invitation to the banquet, but in fact it was really just a banquet to welcome the nobles to the ceremony.

Although Prince Henry was very enthusiastic when chatting, and there was no lack of wooing in his words, but it was only verbal.

In the whole banquet, there were very few nobles with a higher status than Charlotte, and no one without eyes offended her.

It can be said... This is the most relaxed noble banquet that Charlotte has attended in the past year or so.

"Prince Henry's invitation to the banquet is indeed without any conspiracy. The clan's plan is going smoothly. The nobles in the country are already quite suspicious of his origin. No matter whether he can pass the recognition ceremony, someone in the parliament will use this as a reason to impeach him. "

"Therefore, he needs to invite nobles with sufficient status to participate in the ceremony and observe the ceremony."

"Maybe you haven't realized that although you are an earl on the surface, in the eyes of many nobles, your status is already comparable to that of some dukes, not to mention, you still have Roman's blood. For Prince Henry, inviting you to the ceremony is a very good choice."

Yurst explained with a smile.

Charlotte nodded slightly and sighed:

"He's not bad, much better than many nobles I've seen before, it's a pity."

"Hey, you don't have to be so sorry. He invited you to the ceremony and banquet. Maybe there is really no conspiracy, but it is definitely not so pure. The royal family should also have the idea of ​​​​marrying you. If Prince Henry passed the ceremony, it must be will mention."

Yurst shook his head.

Charlotte frowned:

"But I have declared my celibacy."

Yurst shook his head:

"The declaration can't stop the will of the great nobles. Of course... the choice is in your hands. If you don't want to, they can't force it. In my opinion, they should use various methods to win you over."

Charlotte was startled, and shook her head:

"Then they will be doing useless work."

Yurst thought for a while, then said:

"By the way, Your Excellency Castel, the ceremony will start tomorrow. Regarding your substitute, we need a little bit of your blood to shape it, and we need a little bit of blood from you. Please rest assured, we will definitely not use your blood Do other things, if you are not at ease, you can also go with me to see Lord Yorok, and shape your double on the spot."

Charlotte ticked the corners of her mouth and shook her head slightly:

"That's unnecessary."

As she spoke, she showed a somewhat wicked smile:

"About the 'stand-in'... I have a better choice."

...

Roman Palace.

The banquet was over, and the tired Prince Henry returned to his room.

He paced back and forth anxiously until the door opened and Duke Conte entered the door.

Prince Henry's eyes lit up, and he stepped forward quickly:

"Mr. Kang Te, how are you?"

Duke Conte nodded:

"Everything is ready, please rest assured that tomorrow's ceremony will be fine."

Prince Henry breathed a sigh of relief.

Seems to have thought of something, he hesitated, and said again:

"Mr. Conte, I think...the Countess of Castel really doesn't seem to have any idea of ​​finding a spouse. She ignored all my hints during the day."

Duke Conte sighed:

"After all, she is a saint recognized by the holy royal court. Since she made the celibacy declaration, it must be true."

"Then... what should I do then? If I can't get strong support, the nobles of the kingdom are likely to oppose me, and the geographical location of Castel..."

Prince Henry asked worriedly.

Prince Conte continued:

"Your Highness, don't worry, even if we can't get married, we have other ways to deal with the risks. As for the Northland... The geographical location of the Northland is indeed a threat to Luoxing. If you can't be friends or control it, it is likely to give those who secretly try to coup d'etat This is why His Majesty has been secretly supporting the subversive activities of the regime in the North, but... this is not something we need to consider now, even if it is a coup, it is the worst step."

"What we need to consider now is the ancestor recognition ceremony. As long as you can completely capture the Roman sword like the ancestor Romanus, any rumors will be self-defeating. As long as you obtain the Roman sword, there are artifacts to suppress it, even if you want to The aristocrats of the coup have to weigh their own weight!"

Prince Henry hesitated:

"To completely capture Roman's sword? Can I... can I really do it?"

"You can. Your Majesty has been preparing for this day for a long time. Your mother was chosen because your mother has the blood of an elf with the same origin as Romanus! Not only that, but your Majesty also used the hidden blood of the Roman family The book of contract, with the book of contract, coupled with your special blood, the sword of Roman will definitely recognize you as the master, and will definitely be used by you! You... will definitely become its master."

Duke Conte comforted.

Prince Henry still hesitated:

"But... doesn't it mean that my Roman blood is not enough to activate the Book of Contract?"

The Duke of Conte gave a hey and said:

"Your Roman's blood may indeed be insufficient, but we have found the blood that can activate it, and we will definitely get fresh blood to activate the Book of Contract in time!"

Prince Henry froze for a moment, then widened his eyes:

"You mean... the Earl of Castel?!"

Duke Conte nodded slightly:

"exactly."

"Although few people know about it, Earl Castel does have orthodox Roman blood. Inviting Earl Castel to participate in the ceremony is not only for a possible marriage, but also for her Roman blood."

"I've secretly prepared a manpower. Tomorrow at the ceremony, we can forge her substitute. When she participates in the ceremony, we can quietly control her and obtain fresh Roman's blood."

"She's just Yinyue, not strong enough to resist the power of Chi Yang, we will stun her and pretend to be an unexpected attack on her..."

"And you will use her fresh blood to activate the Book of Contract and successfully obtain the Sword of Roman. After that, we can even put on a show, a heroic rescue!"

"Even if you can't capture Earl Castel's heart, you can still win a great favor!"

With that said, Duke Conte narrowed his eyes, sneered, and said:

"Those nobles who have been entangled with the blood clan think that you just participated in an ancestor recognition ceremony to get the approval of the Roman Sword, and they are trying to deny your inheritance, it's ridiculous!"

"They don't know about the specialness of your bloodline, and they don't even know that the lost book of the Roman contract has been recovered by His Majesty! They also don't know that we already have a complete plan to completely obtain the Roman sword!"

"By tomorrow, they will know who is Luo Xing's real heir. By tomorrow, they will know that the background of the royal family is beyond their imagination!"

After listening to Duke Conte's words, Prince Henry's expression relaxed a lot.

He gritted his teeth and said:

"Secretary Kang Te, please ask me tomorrow. If I succeed, I will definitely appoint you as the head of the cabinet when I ascend the throne in the future!"