Tome of Blood

Earl Stafford's kneeling not only startled Charlotte, but also the knights on guard in the drawing room and the maids serving in the drawing room were all stunned, and their eyes converged.

Charlotte had no choice but to stand up, cough slightly, and said:

"Your Excellency, Earl of Stafford, are you joking? I am the Earl of Castells, a vassal of the Crescent Kingdom, not the Queen of Fallen Star. Please get up quickly..."

After saying that, she motioned to the knights of the bodyguard to help Earl Stafford stand up.

After receiving the instruction, the knight quickly stepped forward and tried to help Earl Stafford. However, no matter how hard he tried, he could not shake Earl Stafford in the slightest.

There is no way, the strength gap between the two sides is too big.

A blazing sun rises up shamelessly. Under the blazing sun, no other extraordinary person can even think of him getting up.

The guard knight's face was almost red, but Earl Stafford remained motionless. In desperation, the knight had no choice but to look at Charlotte for help.

Seeing this, Charlotte could only sigh helplessly and waved to Earl Stafford:

"My Lord Earl, please get up first."

Lord Stafford still had no intention of taking action.

But as soon as Charlotte finished speaking, he felt a gentle force acting on him, forcibly "helping" him up.

This power is not overwhelming, it even feels like it is moisturizing things silently.

But Earl Stafford was shocked to find that he was unable to compete.

Under this gentle power, he stood up almost involuntarily, and even if he wanted to kneel down again, he seemed unable to do so.

"You all should go down first."

Charlotte ordered to the knights and maids around her.

The knights and maids bowed to Charlotte and left quickly.

When only Charlotte and Earl Stafford were left, Charlotte sat back in her seat and said:

"Your Excellency Earl Stafford, I think I should already know your purpose of coming. Now... we can have a good chat."

Only then did Earl Stafford recover from the incredible power just now.

He looked at the young girl sitting on the lord's seat, with surprise and curiosity in his eyes, but mostly admiration:

"Rumors say that although the lord of Castel is young, he is an extremely outstanding lord. He not only has the blessing of the God Lord, but also has extraordinary talents like a genius..."

"I have always felt that the rumors were exaggerated, but now I see that this is no exaggeration. Your power is even more amazing than the world knows..."

"Your Majesty, just now... was that the power of divine magic?"

Charlotte didn't deny it.

Although it is good to pretend to be a pig and eat a tiger, sometimes you need to show your strength appropriately, especially in this different world where extraordinary and blood are respected.

Charlotte smiled and said:

"Now that you have experienced my power, you should also understand that a person like me will not be willing to become a puppet of any force."

As she spoke, she put away her smile and said meaningfully:

"I haven't said that I want to accept the throne, nor have I been crowned on the falling star. Now calling me your majesty does not seem to me to be a sincere support."

"Your Excellency, I... don't really like to be tested."

After hearing Charlotte's words, Earl Stafford bowed apologetically:

"Sorry, Lady Charlotte, I was reckless."

"Although you have become famous in the stars and moons in the past two years, there is still too little information about you in Luo Xing. The Kingdom Council has decided that you must accept the throne during this trip. I have no choice but to do this..."

"Oh? Must? Your Excellency, do you know what it means to say this word in negotiations?"

Charlotte said in surprise.

Earl Stafford nodded:

"Of course, saying 'must' during negotiations will only make your side more disadvantaged, but in my opinion, this is also a sign of sincerity to you."

"First of all, I must admit that many nobles in the Kingdom Council really want to support a king who has no foundation in Falling Star."

"But... this does not include me, nor does it include the cabinet of Fallen Star Kingdom."

"Unlike the rumors outside, what we want to support is not a puppet. On the contrary... what we want to support is a wise king who is bold enough."

"I think you should also understand that Luo Xing's current situation is not good, and a puppet monarch cannot lead Luo Xing to compete with the vampires with ulterior motives and the eager New Moon Kingdom."

After hearing what Earl Stafford said, Charlotte was really surprised.

The attitude of the Fallen Star Kingdom Council... was really different from what she had imagined!

"Your Excellency, can I hear the reason? It sounds like... you and the Fallen Star Cabinet seem to firmly believe that supporting me as Queen of Fallen Star is the right choice?"

she asked with some curiosity.

Charlotte was really curious.

Although she has the blessing of being a saint of the church, although she has defeated the coalition forces of the two principalities, and although she has the "official" bloodline recognition of Roman Sword...

However, it seems too early to think that she will become a qualified king who will satisfy the Fallen Star Kingdom Council just based on these.

Earl Stafford nodded:

"Of course, in order to express my sincerity to you, I will answer any questions you have."

"First of all, the Kingdom Council's decision to support you as Queen of the Fallen Star is indeed following His Majesty Edward's will."

"Your bloodline is noble. Even Roman's Sword is impressed by you. From a legal point of view, there is no doubt that you are the true successor of Luo Xing."

"You are a saint certified by the Holy Royal Court. By supporting you as the king, you will undoubtedly get the support of the church, allowing us to better fight against the vampires."

"However, what really made us decide to welcome you back to Luoxing no matter what was not these reasons, but a prophecy made many years ago..."

"prophecy?"

Charlotte raised her eyebrows.

"Yes, prophecy."

Earl Stafford nodded and continued:

"Years ago, when His Majesty Edward was still on the throne, he once sought a prediction from a mysterious fortune-teller about the heir to the fallen star. You know... His Majesty Edward had few heirs during his lifetime, and the heir to the kingdom has always been a big one. question."

"The fortune teller told His Majesty Edward after watching the fortune telling that the next successor of Luo Xing will be personally selected by the Roman family's inherited sword."

"And the new king will lead Luo Xing out of the crisis of civil war and enduring suffering, and help Luo Xing become a pure land overseas in the coming troubled times..."

"Originally, His Majesty Edward was dubious about this prophecy, but... the diviner's skills were indeed profound, and several of the prophecies she made later came true."

"Not only that, the divination master even angered the Ness Vampires who are good at divination because his predictions were too accurate, and he was eventually killed by the Ness Vampires..."

Charlotte's heart moved slightly and she said:

"So... His Majesty Edward will send Prince Henry to the Roman Principality to participate in the ancestor recognition ceremony?"

Earl Stafford nodded:

"Yes. However, His Highness the Prince is obviously not the prophesied heir. Not to mention being 'chosen' by the Roman Sword, he has not even been 'recognized' by the Divine Sword."

"That's why, when we learned that the missing Roman Sword appeared in the Castel Territory and recognized you as the master, we finally realized... that you are the prophesied successor to the kingdom!"

After hearing what Earl Stafford said, Charlotte nodded slightly.

She did not expect that the reason why the Fallen Star Kingdom Council firmly supported her was actually a prophecy.

Falling Star Kingdom is indeed the headquarters of the Ness clan.

Not to mention the blood descendants of Nes who are good at fortune-telling, even the humans in that place turned out to believe in prophecies!

"Lord Charlotte, the Kingdom Council has reached an agreement with the Roman clan and is willing to jointly support you as Queen of Falling Star. You will have all the powers of King Falling Star. You do not need to compromise with the Parliament, nor do you need to change your name. You can still use Castel's last name."

"Of course, if there are really no conditions, it is unrealistic. What the parliament needs is to restore the ancient electoral inheritance system of the Fallen Star Kingdom after you step down from the throne. After you, the Fallen Star Throne will no longer be hereditary. , but elected by the Kingdom Council from among the kingdom’s feudal nobles.”

"In addition, after you step down, the Roman Sword will be officially recognized as the Royal Sword of the Fallen Star Kingdom and will be kept by the Roman clan..."

said Lord Stafford.

After speaking, he looked at Charlotte and said sincerely:

"Lord Charlotte, are you... willing to accept our support and become the new Starfall Queen?"