Tome of Blood

Charlotte had no objection to the conditions proposed by Earl Stafford.

She knew about the electoral inheritance law of the Fallen Star Kingdom. This ancient inheritance law was established based on kinship relations and the support of noble lords. All Fallen Star nobles with Roman blood have legality for the succession of the throne, and the new successor must pass the round table. Parliament holds elections.

There are fewer and fewer members of the Roman family in Luo Xing, but there are a lot of nobles with Roman blood. The nobles are married through ancestors, and everyone is more or less related. Your cousin is my grandmother. , my sister is your cousin-in-law, similar situations are not uncommon.

Therefore, this inheritance law is equivalent to all Luoxing nobles having inheritance rights.

Using the analogy of Blue Star's historical inheritance law, Charlotte felt that the past electoral system of Falling Star was very much like a combination of Celtic inheritance law and the Polish-Lithuanian king-selection system.

As for the Roman Sword being officially identified as the Royal Sword of the Fallen Star Kingdom, it is probably the condition of the Roman clan. The decline of the Roman family is already an inevitable trend. For the Roman clan, it is only possible to bind themselves to the Fallen Star Kingdom in another way. is the best approach.

After Earl Stafford put forward these conditions, Charlotte came back to some extent.

Because of the fortune teller's prediction, why do you support her as the queen?

There must be a reason for this, but if they choose her solely for this reason, there must still be many nobles who would hesitate.

But if these conditions are added, it will be different.

The confrontation between the nobility and the royal power has always been the historical tradition of every feudal kingdom, and Luoxing is not unexpected.

From the perspective of public perception, Charlotte has sworn not to marry for the rest of her life and will never have an heir. For the Fallen Star Nobles, nothing can make a more reasonable transition to the new era than choosing to support such a king. The ancient electoral inheritance system further strengthens the power of the Kingdom Parliament.

The same goes for Roman's Sword.

If there is no heir, then it is reasonable for Charlotte to "take back the country" after her death.

To be honest, it's hard to say whether a noble would accept these two conditions, but for Charlotte, there is no problem at all.

Change back to the electoral system and "hand over the Roman sword to the state"?

OK, it will be no problem after she dies.

She also made an agreement with Louis V to hand over Castel to the Crescent Royal Family after her death.

Well, as long as we can wait until she dies.

Boil it.

"Your Excellency, if these conditions are met, I can agree to accept your support and become the Queen of Luo Xing, but... I also have a condition."

Charlotte said.

After hearing her words, Earl Stafford looked slightly relaxed, then became solemn and said:

"Please speak."

"I will not give up the Castel Territory. Even if I become the Queen of Falling Star, I will still be the Lord of Castel."

Charlotte said.

Upon hearing this request, Earl Stafford's expression suddenly became hesitant.

Obviously, for the fallen nobles, they did not care about the ownership of the Castel Territory.

It's not our own territory, just an enclave.

But this enclave is very sensitive. Earl Stafford can be 100% sure that if the future Queen returns to Falling Star with her territory, the Crescent Kingdom will definitely explode.

If you're not careful...it may start another war.

To be honest, falling into the quagmire of war again for an enclave is not an outcome they, the Fallen Star Nobles, would like to see.

No, to be more precise, Charlotte gave up the Castel Territory and went to Falling Star alone to succeed to the throne. This was the situation they most wanted to see.

After hesitating for a moment, Earl Stafford said:

"This is your right, but with all due respect, if New Moon and Falling Star start a war again because of this, I cannot guarantee that the nobles will stand on your side."

Charlotte smiled:

"It doesn't matter. When the time comes... the Fallen Star nobles who are willing to support me in my fight against Xinyue can just come forward."

She really didn't care whether she would get the support of the Fallen Star Kingdom Council, it was enough to be able to succeed to the throne with the territory in name.

This is a great righteousness, and it is a great righteousness to fight against the Crescent Kingdom as the Fallen Star King when it really tries to take back the Castel Territory and launch a war in the future.

As for how many fallen star nobles responded, that was something Charlotte needed to consider in the future. Being tied to a chariot was often based on profit, and Charlotte already had some plans for this.

Charlotte and Earl Stafford soon came to an agreement.

Seeing that Charlotte was willing to accept the support, Earl Stafford finally breathed a sigh of relief.

He straightened his expression, knelt down on one knee again, and saluted Charlotte:

"Then, Your Majesty Charlotte, John Stafford, Speaker of the Fallen Star Kingdom Parliament... hereby swear allegiance to you."

This time, Charlotte didn't shy away.

After saluting, Earl Stafford stood up again, then looked solemn again and said:

"Your Majesty, if it's convenient for you, we can leave for Falling Star in a few days."

"We have secretly negotiated with those Lilac faction nobles. If you promise to change back to the electoral inheritance system after you succeed to the throne, they will also be willing to switch sides, give up supporting Duke Asia, and swear allegiance to you instead."

"The only ones we need to fight against are actually the Ness Blood Clan and those puppet families that have been completely infiltrated by the Ness Blood Clan."

"This is still a long battle, but... once you succeed to the throne, it will no longer be a fight for the throne, but a war between humans and vampires."

After hearing what Earl Stafford said, Charlotte looked surprised.

This was something she didn't expect. The Ness clan could infiltrate the Fallen Star nobles, and the Fallen Star Kingdom Council could also win back those nobles who had been won over.

We still have to thank Edward III who has gone to the west. The former king's angry rebuke of the Lilac family before his death was a heavy blow to the blood conspiracy. It not only severely damaged the authority of the two Lilac families, but also directly destroyed them. The issue of succession to the throne of Fallen Star Kingdom has escalated to the cause of resistance to the vampire clan.

I am afraid that it is precisely because of this that the Fallen Star Kingdom Council can win back those nobles who have been won over, right?

It's no wonder that Earl Stafford is eager to let her inherit the throne as soon as possible.

This kind of wooing is definitely full of uncertainty until the dust settles.

but……

Against the Ness vampires?

Charlotte's expression was a little strange.

In all senses, she now really feels as if this throne was given away for free.

I just don’t know what the future Luoxing noble will look like when he knows her true identity...

"Your Majesty... when can we set off? The Ness Blood Clan still doesn't know about our secret instigation of rebellion. If we arrive at Luoxing in a day, we can grasp the situation faster and seize the opportunity!"

"The nobles on both sides are unwilling to provoke the final civil war, so the succession of the throne has been delayed until now. If you succeed to the throne first, even if some nobles are still hesitant, they will have to surrender to you in the end! "

Earl Stafford said solemnly.

After hearing his words, Charlotte fell into deep thought.

Is it true that the Ness clan has no idea about the actions of the Kingdom Council?

To be honest, as a vampire, she didn't think so.

Although the Ness clan does not master the inheritance of the spiritual way, the blood clan is already very good at spiritual magic, not to mention the Ness clan is also very good at observing...

Maybe the Kingdom Council could indeed win back those nobles who had been won over, but she didn't quite believe it if the Ness clan knew nothing about it.

Maybe... the Ness clan was also waiting for her to land on Falling Star Island?

Charlotte mused.

Is there a conspiracy?

Maybe.

but……

"Let me prepare and set off tomorrow."

Charlotte said.

After learning that the former great elder of the Ness clan was named Bardock, she couldn't wait to see him.

conspiracy?

who cares.

bring it on!

Is she still afraid of the Ness clan now?

If it's other forces, that's it. The Vampire Clan...

As the ancestor of blood, she can beat these blood descendants like a grandma beating her grandson just by relying on her bloodline suppression and saint posture.

And if the Ness clan really has any trump card against the gods... doesn't it also have Albrecht's?

By bringing this guy along, Charlotte is counting on him to be a human shield.

Of course, these are the worst-case scenarios that can only lead to action.

Considering the previous cooperation with the Ness clan and the name of the previous great elder, if possible, Charlotte felt that she could still have a good "talk" with the Ness clan.

After receiving Charlotte's reply, Earl Stafford was overjoyed:

"Your will is obeyed, Your Majesty!"