Tome of Blood

"His Royal Highness, please place the book of contract on the altar."

On the side of the altar, the elder of the Roman family who presided over the ceremony said in a deep voice.

Prince Henry took a deep breath and calmed down.

Then, he nodded slightly, and placed the heavy book in his hand on the altar.

"His Royal Highness, next... Please stand inside the magic circle and start calling for Roman's sword."

The elder who presided over the ceremony continued.

coming……

Prince Henry's eyes froze.

He knew that the time had come for his destiny to change completely.

He did not act, but exchanged glances with Duke Conte on the viewing platform.

Duke Conte nodded to him, with an encouraging smile on his face.

Prince Henry's nervousness must have followed.

Although he knew that his palace adviser's purpose was not pure, but at least... in the matter of assisting him to ascend the throne, everyone's purpose was the same.

"His Royal Highness?"

Looking at the silent Prince Henry, the family elder frowned and repeated.

Only then did Prince Henry look at the elder.

I saw him take a deep breath, suddenly smiled and said:

"Your Excellency, have you missed a process?"

"Missed a process?"

The elders of the family were stunned.

Seeing Prince Henry's eyes looking at the book of contract, he suddenly understood, and explained with a smile:

"Oh, Your Royal Highness, are you referring to the Book of Activation Contract?"

"Perhaps you don't know it. The family's real contract book has long been lost. The contract book you just put on the altar is fake, so there is no such thing as activation."

"However, calling Roman's sword does not actually require the book of contract. We enshrine the 'book of contract' on the altar, but we are just following the ancient tradition."

"So... you can proceed directly to the next step."

After the elder presiding over the ceremony explained, he made the gesture of "please" again.

However, Prince Henry still did not act.

"His Royal Highness, do you still want to perform the ceremony?"

The elders of the family finally brought some dissatisfaction.

This time, Prince Henry finally acted.

However, he didn't directly start the summoning according to the process, but pointed to the book on the altar, smiled and said:

"Your Excellency, please take a closer look at whether the book of contract I just placed on the altar is true or not."

The elders of the Roman family froze for a moment, then subconsciously took a step forward.

After studying the contract book on the altar for a while, his expression first became surprised, then hesitant, and finally he was uncertain:

"Huh? This... doesn't seem to be the one we prepared in advance."

"This material, this magic pattern... this... this... is this..."

Looking at the elder whose eyes were gradually widening, Prince Henry knew that it was almost time.

He glanced at Duke Conte on the viewing platform again, and they smiled at each other.

Afterwards, Prince Henry picked up the magic sound-transmitting crystal that could radiate sound to the entire square, glanced across the audience, took a deep breath, and said in a deep voice:

"Everyone, this is the real book of contract. Our Roman royal family has found the real book of contract!"

The real book of contracts?

The crowd watching the ceremony was stunned.

The people are okay, they just watched the fun and don't know the specific details of the ceremony.

But the nobles on the viewing platform fell into commotion.

"The real contract book? Could it be that His Majesty the King has recovered the legendary book of contract with Roman's sword?"

"Is this... true or false?"

"Looking at the expression of the presiding elder, it seems to be true. The royal family seems to have found the book of contract..."

"Wait, what does His Royal Highness mean, to change the previous process, no longer call Roman's sword directly, but activate the book of contract to call?!"

"I'm afraid so..."

"But...but the rumored origin of him is not..."

"Hush...Shut up! You also know that it's just a rumor. Since His Royal Highness dares to use the book of contract directly, he must have confidence."

"This...is that really all slander? Is there really nothing wrong with his blood?"

"..."

The nobles talked a lot.

In front of the altar, Prince Henry, who listened to the discussions of the nobles, gradually straightened his back.

The existence of the book of contract is not a secret among the Luoxing high-level executives.

Roman's contract book is also the most picky about bloodlines. Once he can activate it, even if the following ceremony does not go well, the controversy over his bloodlines will inevitably be broken!

"Your Highness Henry, I have confirmed that this is indeed the real contract book, but... are you sure, are you really going to summon Roman's sword in this way?"

The presiding elder frowned and asked.

As he spoke, he took a deep look at Prince Henry, and reminded meaningfully:

"With all due respect, if you use the conventional method to summon Roman's sword, any existence with Roman's blood will be eligible to complete the ceremony, but the book of contract...is different."

"If it is not a pure descendant of Roman, the book of contract... will not respond."

Hearing the reminders and hints in the elder's words, Prince Henry only felt a little ashamed.

He knew what the other party meant, and the other party was reminding him that with his blood, it might be difficult to successfully activate the book of contract.

It must be admitted that this is true.

He had actually tried it with his own blood long before the ceremony, and the book of contract ignored him at all.

There is no way, he has a flawed background after all.

But he had to do it.

It was one of his plans with the Duke of Conte to use the book of contract in front of all the nobles and people watching the ceremony!

Although his blood is not good, but now he already has the blood of Earl Castel.

With Earl Castel's bloodline directly descended from Roman's descendants, there must be no problem in activating the Book of Contract.

And once he activates the Book of Contract with the help of Castel's blood, he will have the opportunity to use the Book of Contract to re-sign the contract with Roman's Sword!

As for whether Roman Sword will recognize his bloodline and realize that he is cheating...

That's not a problem.

Because he also has the blood of Roman.

Even if it is impure, even if he uses the blood of Earl Castel, Roman Sword doesn't care.

The reason is simple, the book of contract is just the key left by Romanus, and it has little to do with the artifact.

Its function is only to formally awaken Roman's sword, and the key part of inheritance still depends on rituals and magic circles.

Although Roman's Sword possesses spiritual intelligence, due to some historical reasons, spiritual intelligence is also very limited. It is said that it is only equivalent to the level of a ten-year-old child, and will not notice any problems with the activated blood.

At most, it is the level at which the activator's extraordinary power is perceived.

But that's not a problem at all, because Earl Castel's strength is as silver moon as his, or even weaker, and he can completely replace him.

And this... is another reason why the Duke of Conte chose the Earl of Castel.

Of course, these secrets are not enough for outsiders.

This is a secret that only the royal family can control!

"His Royal Highness, since you have made up your mind, please start."

Seeing that Prince Henry insisted repeatedly, the presiding elder followed the trend.

For a moment, all eyes were on Prince Henry.

...

"Huh? The royal family recovered the book of contract? Could it be that they found Roman's blood that can replace Prince Henry?"

On a small two-story building on the side of Roman Square, Duke Yorok looked at Prince Henry who was slowly walking up to the altar under the eyes of everyone, and raised his eyebrows slightly.

Then, he chuckled again:

"It's a good idea, but it's a pity... the magic circle of the altar has been secretly changed by us. Even if we really activate the book of contract, it's useless."

Duke Yorok took a sip of the red wine in his glass with a mocking expression on his face.

And at this moment, the door behind him was gently pushed open, and a slender figure slowly entered.

It was the Blood Earl Urst who left the darkroom where Charlotte was and checked the ritual circle.

Seeing Yurst, Duke Yorok smiled and said:

"Yourst, you came just in time. The Roman royal family really has something, and they found the book of contract!"

"Unfortunately, they don't know that this ceremony has been infiltrated into a sieve by us. Even if they activate the book of contract, it will be useless."

"Hehe, I just don't know where they found the Roman blood. As far as I know... Maybe even King Edward can't activate the book of contract."

After listening to Duke Yorok's words, Earl Ulster's expression was a little strange.

He coughed lightly and said:

"Your Excellency, actually... I came to you for this matter."

"The replaceable blood of Roman found by the royal family is actually... the Earl of Castel's."

Duke Yorok: ...

"Huh? Something happened to Count Castel?!"

His expression changed slightly.

Yurst shook his head quickly:

"No, no...no...the royal family did intend to kidnap His Excellency Castel, but it failed..."

As he said that, Yurst briefly told Duke Yorok what had happened, but only concealed Charlotte's true identity and the existence of the mercenaries of the blazing sun.

After hearing Yurst's words, Duke Yorok felt relieved and said with a smile:

"It turned out to be like this, um... Your Excellency Castel has done a good job. We have already gained the upper hand. At this time... it is really not appropriate to make extra trouble."

"Exactly, if it is His Excellency Castel, it will help us completely cut off Henry's inheritance."

"Poor Roman royal family, it's not good to choose anyone, but to choose the Earl of Castel! It's also unlucky!"

As he spoke, he pointed to the crowded square, chuckled lightly, and said:

"Yurst, let's take a last look at the Roman family's recognition ceremony. After today, such a ceremony will become history. At that time, the Fallen Star Kingdom will return to the clan's control, and the Roman sword... will also be in the hands of the family. After awakening, return to the clan and become one of our Ness cards!"

Looking at Duke Yorok's control of everything, Yurst felt a little toothache.

Thinking of the true identity of a certain young earl, he hesitated to speak, but after struggling for a moment, he couldn't help but say:

"But... what if you don't come back?"

"Not coming back?"

Duke Yorok was taken aback.

He gave Eurst a strange look and said:

"Are you worried about the failure of our plan? Or...are you worried that the Earl of Castel replaced Henry and succeeded in making Roman's sword the master?"

"Hehe, you don't have to worry about that. Your Excellency Castel may have enough blood, but the ceremony is in our hands. When it is critical, just interrupt the ceremony."

"We only need to wake up Roman's sword, and the rest are not a problem under the witness of the ancient contract."

Yurst: ...

not a problem?

It's a big problem, let's go!

Your Excellency Castel is not a mere descendant of Romans at all, it is our ancestors!

Interrupt the ceremony?

That also depends on whether the old man is willing or not!

In the face of the mighty power of the gods, rituals and contracts are nothing!

Yurst complained frantically in his heart.

But...he only dared to complain in his heart.

Looking at Yurst with a strange expression, Duke Yorok chuckled and said with confidence:

"Hehe, Yurst, there's nothing to worry about."

"At this point, I don't need to hide from you anymore. Our Ness clan is bound to win the sword of Roman. No... It should be said that it has no choice but to return to Luna Island."

"You don't know that although Roman's sword is a true mythical artifact, it was also damaged in that catastrophe."

"It became a saber following the agreement with Romanus, and originally planned to use Romanus' divine power to complete self-healing."

"The contract between Romanus and it was established under the witness of my Nice clan. Now Romanus has fallen, and the Roman family is also declining. Only our Nice clan, which has the power of mythology, can help. it."

"Don't forget, although that one is gone, the legacy he left is still there. Our Ness clan...even if we haven't awakened Cauchy, it's not that we don't have our own artifact and stored blood power!"

"As for Your Excellency Castel... maybe there is a god behind her, but that one can't reach our territory."

Yurst: ...

He felt more toothache and didn't know what to say anymore.

...

Prince Henry was thrilled.

ten years.

He has been waiting for ten years for this day.

Ever since he knew that he was not the Queen's bloodline ten years ago, he has spent all these years worrying about his bloodline and feeling extremely inferior.

Some time ago, the life experience that had been concealed for a long time was exposed by the nobleman. He was in constant panic and couldn't sleep well almost every day.

Prince Henry knew that the Fallen Star Kingdom valued bloodlines the most.

He also knew that his Roman blood was not pure.

Strictly speaking, he didn't even meet the red lilac and lilac family's agreement on succession to the throne.

In order to obtain the real Roman Sword, the father chose his mother and gave birth to him?

Give me a break!

Although the Duke of Conte flattered him so much, he was no longer a child.

He knew the truth, he knew the truth was not that at all!

His biological mother, who had died of illness, did have elf blood, but she was only a slave maid in the queen's family.

His father didn't choose to combine with his mother to obtain the real Roman sword.

His birth was a complete accident, an accident where the king was drunk.

If it wasn't for the fact that the father hadn't had any other adult heirs for decades, and if it wasn't for the fact that the father didn't want the throne to fall to an offspring who wasn't his own, he wouldn't have hidden his parentage after birth and was treated as a legitimate son!

Thinking of this, Prince Henry couldn't help clenching his fists.

He couldn't forget the way his father looked at him every time.

Roman's blood...

All because of Roman's blood!

It was because he didn't have pure Roman blood, no matter how well he did his homework, he couldn't get the real satisfaction of his father.

It was because he did not have pure Roman blood, even if his father made him his heir, he was always critical of him in every possible way.

He knew that if he had no other choice, if his father hadn't been accidentally injured while hunting this time, it would be impossible for him to secure his crown prince position.

For so many years, when he got along with his father in private, he never really got the other party's attention.

But... after today, everything is different.

As long as he formally passes the ancestral recognition ceremony, the blood of Roman in his body will be strengthened.

As long as the ancestor recognition ceremony is formally passed, even if the father is critical of him, he must be recognized and recognized.

As long as he formally passes the ancestral recognition ceremony, he will be the appointed head of the next generation Roman family, and all rumors about his life experience... will be self-defeating!

Thinking of the upcoming ceremony, Prince Henry's expression became more and more expectant:

"Roman's sword..."

"If I successfully pass the ceremony, activate the book of contract, and get the sword of Roman in my pocket, I will be the real ruler of the falling star!"

"No... I am the crown prince of Luoxing, the throne of Luoxing, the sword of Romanus, should belong to me!"

Taking a deep breath, Prince Henry's expression gradually became firm.

He cut his finger and dripped blood on the book of contract.

However, while dripping blood, he quietly mixed in the blood of Earl Castel.

The blood fell on the book of contract, and a faint silver light bloomed.

Seeing the flickering light, the nobles watching the ceremony widened their eyes:

"This... this... there is really a reaction."

It's done!

Looking at the increasingly bright contract book, Prince Henry also heaved a sigh of relief.

But soon, he couldn't hold back anymore.

without him.

Because the light of the contract book is getting brighter and brighter, gradually...

It's even bright enough to dazzle...

The small upstairs on the second floor.

Looking at the sun-bright light on the altar, enough to blind people's eyes, Duke Yorok was also stunned:

"Um?"

"Earl Castel's blood of Roman...is it that powerful?"