Tome of Blood

Charlotte really didn't expect that she would encounter such a thing.

She was still waiting for the Roman Principality to belong to her, but before the Roman Principality could wait, a successor to the Fallen Star Throne was sent from the sky.

Surprise?

It's impossible to say there wasn't that.

She is sitting at home, the throne is coming to heaven, and nothing has been done yet. Some people want her to recite a poem, and she is wearing a yellow robe.

No matter how you look at it, this is a stroke of luck.

She finally understood why she always felt that the attendants in the Earl's Mansion treated her differently.

As the designated heir of the previous King Fallen Star, her right to inherit the throne is extremely strong.

No, from a legal perspective, she is already equivalent to the first heir to the Fallen Star Kingdom.

To be honest, if it was only the king who appointed her and everyone opposed it, then at most she would just have a strong claim to the throne.

But if it is true as Nice said, even the Kingdom Council and the Roman clan of Fallen Star Kingdom support her, then the situation will be completely different.

The fact that the throne of the Fallen Star Kingdom has been vacant for two months is enough to show that the power of the Kingdom Council and the Roman clan cannot be underestimated.

Otherwise, the Nes clan, which had been prepared for a long time, must have put the prepared candidate on the throne.

but……

She is also unfamiliar with the Fallen Star Kingdom Council and the Roman clan. Why do these two forces support her?

Especially the Fallen Star Kingdom Council.

Yurst also said before that the Ness clan already controls half of the seats in the Kingdom Parliament. Even if it is support, shouldn't it be support of the Ness clan?

Charlotte was a little confused.

"Meow, this issue...Sebas and I have already discussed it. Behind the Kingdom Council, they actually represent the Fallen Star Nobles. Although the Ness blood descendants control the seats in the Kingdom Council, they are only seats, and they are only seats. Controlling it secretly, it is very likely that their identities as blood descendants of Ness have not even been revealed..."

"As far as I know, not all Fallen Star nobles are happy to see the Ness clan return. Especially the revelations made before Edward III's death almost immediately awakened the nobles' fear of the Ness blood descendants..."

"You must know that many years ago, it was the Fallen Star Kingdom Council and the Holy Royal Court that overthrew the Ness Bloodline's behind-the-scenes rule of Fallen Star."

Ness said.

Charlotte's heart moved slightly:

"So... was it the revelations made by Edward III before his death that pushed the Ness clan to the opposite side of the Kingdom Council?"

Nice nodded:

"It can be said that after knowing that the person who secretly funded them was actually a blood descendant of Nes, many congressmen turned against them."

"However, the reason why the Parliament of Fallen Star Kingdom chooses to strongly support you is probably because of your special identity."

"On the one hand, you have the blood of Roman, but on the other hand, you have no background in Luo Xing. For the Luo Xing nobles, there is no such king who is more suitable to support."

After hearing what Nice said, Charlotte looked clear.

"What about the Roman clan? Isn't it also because of this reason? Or...is it related to the ancestor recognition ceremony I participated in before?"

she asked again.

This time, Nice looked strange:

"If you look out the window, you should understand why the Roman clan supports you."

Charlotte was slightly startled.

She walked to the study window, opened the window and looked outside, and then... she saw a circle of maids and knights sitting on the lawn not far away.

In the middle of the crowd, floating an elf rapier emitting divine light.

The gorgeous rapier flew around while boasting proudly:

"Just when the evil god was about to come to the world, I shouted at Romanus——"

"'What are you still doing? Do it quickly!'"

"Then, I slashed with my sword and cut the evil god in half, even the godhead was broken into pieces!"

"Since then, Romanus has always listened to my words. Although mortals think that I am his sword, in fact...hehe! He is just my mount!"

Charlotte:…

Fine.

She got it.

It seems that the fact that she got Roman's Sword is already known to everyone. Maybe everyone also knows that this thing recognizes her as its master.

Really, before she fell asleep, she clearly told Roman's Sword not to show up in front of others, but it seems that all her instructions were in vain!

Sighing, Charlotte looked away.

If the Roman clan knew that Roman Sword recognized her as its master, it would be normal for them to be willing to support her.

After all, for the increasingly marginalized Roman clan, the Fallen Star Kingdom, which wants to gradually "de-romanize", has less and less room for them.

Even the two Lilac families call themselves the "Roman Family" less and less. The Roman clan can only maintain its right to speak by uniting around the "Roman Sword".

"They supported me to become the Queen of Falling Stars, so they should have given me conditions, right?"

Charlotte continued to ask.

This time, Nice shook his head:

"I don't know about this, but it should be possible. A week ago, we received a magical message from the Parliament Speaker of the Fallen Star Kingdom. Their envoy is already on the way. I'm afraid it will take another two or three days at most. almost there."

"At that time... they should put forward conditions."

"However, an envoy from the Ness clan has already arrived, and Yurst is staying in the city now."

Speaking of this, Nice's expression was a little strange:

"The Ness clan wants you to give up your right to inherit the throne in exchange for the Roman Principality and your ownership of the Roman Sword."

"In other words, as long as you give up the succession to the throne, they will immediately hand over the Roman Principality and recognize your sovereignty over the Roman Sword..."

Charlotte:…

"Are they...seriously? Using what the two parties originally agreed upon, as well as a meaningless recognition of sovereignty, in exchange for me giving up my right to inherit the throne?"

She couldn't help but complain.

Nice chuckled:

"This condition seems to have been put forward by the opposition in the Nes clan. They have always been opposed to the Nes clan's dealings with you and are afraid of the 'god' behind you."

"I heard that just because Roman Sword recognized you as its master, that guy Yurst and Duke Yorock were scolded by the opposition within Ness, and even the execution power of the Return to Star Plan was taken back by the Council of Elders. went."

"Yourst is still able to come to negotiate with us as an envoy because he has a good relationship with you."

"Hey...when you summon Yurst, you will see his bitter face."

As if thinking of something happy, Nice looked gloating, as cheap as he wanted.

Charlotte glanced at it speechlessly.

This guy... every time he sees someone else being unlucky, he is happier than when he gets lucky. No one else has this problem.

"How did you respond to the Ness clan's conditions?"

she asked.

Nice shook his head:

"I haven't responded yet! Isn't it because you haven't woken up yet?"

"I gave the Ness clan time and said I would give them a reply in three days. Now it has been two days and there is still one day left."

"To be honest...if you don't wake up tomorrow, I will have to make the decision for you."

"Oh? If it were you, how would you decide?"

Charlotte asked with interest.

"Me? What I said... is of course ambiguous. I can delay it as long as I can, preferably until you wake up. But if you never wake up, for the sake of stability, then I will have no choice but to agree to the conditions of the Ness clan..."

"After all, I'm not you. I don't dare to put myself on the fire. That will also bring danger to you while you are sleeping."

Ness said.

With that said, Nice asked again:

"Lord Charlotte, what do you think? Are you interested in the throne of Fallen Star Kingdom?"

Are you interested in Starfall Throne yourself?

Charlotte was lost in thought.

The authority represented by the king is by no means comparable to that of an earl.

If nothing else, even if Charlotte wanted to secretly expand the power of her Dark Night Order, Falling Star Kingdom would be an excellent place to go.

You know, even a county like the Castel Territory, which is relatively far away from the Theocratic State, can defy the church.

In contrast, Falling Star Kingdom's entire country is directly isolated overseas.

As an island country, Falling Star Kingdom is naturally easy to defend and difficult to attack. At the same time, it is also one of the areas with the weakest church power, which is very suitable for the development of "pagans".

It's perfect for Charlotte who wants to quickly accumulate strength before Advent.

Especially since Charlotte is now a demigod.

Once she really succeeds to the throne, she will be a myth and hold the royal power at the same time. It will be a two-way bonus, and her power will definitely snowball.

It must be admitted that Charlotte was moved.

Of course, Charlotte also knew that the throne was not that easy to get.

The Fallen Star Throne... sounds good, but in reality, it's also a hot potato.

Or there are too many parties involved in the inheritance issue.

There are a lot of them just what Charlotte can think of.

The new parliamentary aristocrats of the Fallen Star Kingdom, the increasingly marginalized Roman clan, the Ness blood descendants who want to take back Falling Star, the Roman branch Red Lilac family supported by the Ness blood descendants, the Fallen Star old nobles who support the Ness blood descendants, And...the Holy Court wants to maintain control over the Fallen Star Kingdom.

It's really a headache to have so many forces entangled together.

Oh, right.

And the Crescent Kingdom.

Louis V would certainly not sit back and watch her inherit the Fallen Star throne.

If she inherits the Fallen Star Throne, she will take the Castel Territory with her.

For Louis V, who wanted to unify the Crescent Peninsula, this was intolerable.

In short...it's very troublesome, even thinking about it makes me feel troublesome.

It would be better if we could rely on our invincible strength to conquer ten levels at once.

But it's a pity... Although Charlotte is already a demigod, in this era where mortals can also kill gods, the myth is not invincible.

But similarly, doesn’t the greater the resistance, the greater the opportunity?

Thinking of this, Charlotte chuckled and said:

"Why aren't you interested? This is the Fallen Star Throne offered to you. Don't give it up for free."

If the throne had been handed down from heaven a year ago, Charlotte, who had no foundation at all, might still have hesitated.

But now...

She already has the qualifications to become a "chess player" in the Miria continent. There is no reason why she would give away the throne when encountering such a "good thing".