Tome of Blood

After forcing out the Kingdom Knights and successfully entering the palace, Charlotte gained a wave of reputation among the parliamentary nobles of Fallen Star Kingdom.

After the "interview", the Fallen Star nobles also left one after another, which was considered to have completed the reception of the "Queen".

It is worth mentioning that these nobles left various gifts before leaving. Some were extraordinary materials special to the Fallen Star Kingdom, some were precious books, some were luxuries such as jewelry, and some were even a box. gold pound.

It kind of means "filial piety".

It can be regarded as a tradition of the feudal nobles of Miria. When nobles meet their lords, it is common sense to bring some gifts, which is a way to show loyalty.

Although... in a sense, Charlotte is not really the Queen of Fallen Stars yet.

Charlotte did not refuse these gifts and accepted them all.

It's not that she's greedy.

But if she doesn't accept it, these fallen star nobles who support her may have other thoughts, and may think that she is dissatisfied with herself or the gift.

However, what made Charlotte a little nervous was that even Archpriest Campbell "offered" a gift - a rather exquisite-looking magic book.

You must know that although this high priest is only a cleric with the strength of Blazing Sun, he is the highest clergyman of the Holy Royal Court in Falling Star Kingdom.

"Praise the Holy One! Your Highness the Saint, this is a magic book I got in my early years. It is said to be left by Nicholas, the most talented legendary mage in history. It contains superb magic restrictions. It is rumored that the secret of Nicholas's magic research is hidden. "

"I heard that you like to collect these magic books on weekdays, and they are specially given as a gift to you when you come to Luoxing!"

Archbishop Campbell was enthusiastic and genuine.

Charlotte:…

Nice:…

Charlotte couldn't help but glance at the black cat beside her, with a strange look on her face.

Nice glanced at the magic book curiously.

However, at this glance, its eyes widened instantly, and its human expression suddenly became extremely wonderful.

It almost meowed, and subconsciously rushed out, trying to snatch the magic book away, and then... Charlotte picked it up by the back of the neck and slipped back.

Hmm...it seems to be the real thing.

I just don’t know what is written in it that makes this guy Nice so excited.

Charlotte suddenly became curious about this magic book.

"Thank you for your gift, Your Excellency the High Priest."

She smiled and accepted the gift as well.

Archbishop Campbell became even more enthusiastic.

After Charlotte forced the Kingdom Knights back, Charlotte felt that the chief priest, who was older than her deceased grandfather in her previous life, was excited and looked at her with eyes filled with excitement:

"Your Highness the Saint, your arrival must be guided by my Lord. Under your leadership, the holy light will surely illuminate the darkness, and those demons and monsters hidden in the falling stars will surely be purified by the sacred light!"

Charlotte:…

Well, this is completely mistaking the power she just showed as the power of a saint.

However, it can also be understood that apart from "purification" and "healing" among the divine arts of the Holy Royal Court, the most powerful ones are "spiritual".

What forced Charlotte to retreat from the Kingdom Knights was the vampire's innate magic "mental deterrence". The high priest, whose strength was only that of Blazing Sun, was unable to perceive the essence of the magic cast by Charlotte, who was already a demigod. By mistake... Instead, she regarded her power as the saint's ability.

In response to Archbishop Campbell's praise, Charlotte also responded with a "devout" smile.

When she came by boat, she had already had an in-depth exchange with Earl Stafford. To be honest, although the high priest had a transcendent status, his energy in Luo Xing was very small.

No, to be more precise, at a time when the Crescent Parish of the Holy King's Court is shrinking in strength, and the Blood of Ness is secretly growing its power, the church power in the entire Fallen Star Kingdom is very weak.

Compared with its pivotal position in the Crescent Kingdom, in the Fallen Star Kingdom, the church's power is more like a vassal of the Fallen Star nobles, and Archpriest Lin Campbell is more like a crowned "rubber stamp."

Otherwise, the Fallen Star Nobles would not place their hope in Charlotte's status as a "holy girl".

Because their local branch of the Holy Royal Court had no chance of competing with the Blood Tribe.

The Crescent Parish has shrunk its power and consolidated internally, not caring about the situation in Falling Star Kingdom. The only variable is Charlotte, the "opposition saint" who is "recognized" by the archpriest of the parish.

Therefore... the attitude of Chief Priest Campbell is somewhat "hugging someone's thigh".

This gave Charlotte an idea.

Perhaps... she could also find a way to empty the church branch of the Fallen Star Kingdom just like she did in the Castel Territory.

After Archbishop Campbell gave the magic book to Charlotte, he stood aside.

In addition to the chief priest, there were several other nobles who did not leave.

Including the housekeeper, Marquis Howard, the palace advisor, Earl Greenville-Romain, and the chief speaker of the Kingdom Parliament, Earl Stafford, who welcomed back to Charlotte.

These four people are considered to be the top leaders of the "Parliamentary Faction" nobles in Fallen Star Kingdom who support Charlotte's succession to the throne.

Among them, Marquis Howard represents the fallen star court aristocratic force and is also the new aristocratic force of the parliamentary faction; the Earl of Greenville-Roman represents the Roman clan; the Archpriest Campbell represents the Holy Royal Court, and the Earl of Stafford... represents the parliamentary faction. A powerful aristocrat who supports Charlotte.

However, Charlotte keenly noticed that several nobles did not seem to be interested in the high priest.

Although their attitude is also very respectful, but...it seems that they are only respectful.

Obviously, as a priest of the church and the chief priest responsible for the coronation of Fallen Star Kingdom, he seemed to be a little transparent standing among several nobles.

Obviously, the power of the Holy Royal Court in the Falling Star Kingdom is much weaker than that of the Crescent Kingdom.

And these fallen star nobles who support Charlotte's succession and represent all forces have obviously reached some kind of agreement, and they have some intention of making progress together.

After only a few Luoxing senior officials were left in the palace, the atmosphere in the palace became faintly solemn.

Earl Stafford sighed softly and said to Charlotte:

"Her Majesty the Queen, it seems... there are new variables. Behind the Kingdom Knights is the power of the military, which almost represents the entire standing army of Fallen Star Kingdom."

"The military commander, Duke West, and the head of the knights, Viscount Camden, have probably been won over by the vampires. They gave up their neutral status and decided to continue supporting Duke Asia as the heir."

Charlotte glanced outside the palace and asked casually:

"The Royal Knights...are they still out there?"

"They have already evacuated. Their plan to prevent you from entering the palace has failed. They should not come back again."

Here you go, after all... Even if they don't recognize your throne, they can't erase your identity. They... don't dare to do anything to you. "

Marquis Howard said.

"Humph, you don't dare to attack His Majesty? That's not necessarily the case."

Lord Stafford sneered.

After hearing his words, the other nobles looked surprised.

"Your Majesty Speaker, did...what happened?"

asked Count Greenville-Romain.

Earl Stafford looked at Charlotte, who gave him a look and nodded in semi-agreement.

After receiving permission, Earl Stafford took a deep breath and said:

"On the way back to Falling Star with His Majesty, we were attacked by the giant beast Kraken..."

After that, he told several other people what happened on the road.

Of course, he did not identify the attacker.

After hearing what Earl Stafford said, several nobles looked shocked.

"Are the Lilac faction nobles crazy?! How dare they assassinate the queen?"

"Crime! This is a crime! Even if His Majesty is not crowned, this is a naked crime!"

The nobles were outraged.

Even Archbishop Campbell, who had a low sense of presence, looked serious and reprimanded:

"The Lord God is above...this is blasphemy! Blasphemy against the gods! You will definitely be punished by the gods!"

Earl Greenville-Roman nodded in agreement, and then looked at Earl Stafford:

"Do you have any clues about the identity of the assassin?"

Earl Stafford was about to speak, but Charlotte answered first:

"Not yet, but... we have obtained some information and are investigating. We will have results soon."

Earl Stafford paused for a moment, then quickly changed his words:

"exactly."

Earl Greenville-Romain looked solemn:

"Your Majesty, the next round of negotiations on the succession of the throne will be held in a week. If the assassin behind it can be found out as soon as possible, maybe we can once again win the support of some neutral nobles. After the military fell to the current... The situation is not favorable for us.”

"I wonder if you can ask for help from the Holy Royal Court. If we can get support from the Holy Royal Court, we will have more chips."

"War is a last resort. Now the military's attitude has changed. If a war starts, it will probably be extremely detrimental to us..."

Charlotte nodded and said:

"War is indeed a last resort. If possible, I hope to avoid war."

"I will continue to track the real culprit behind the behemoth attack and seek support from beyond Falling Star. Please continue to work hard to win more supporters before the next negotiation begins."

…

After this first meeting, the senior executives of Luo Xing left with deep thoughts.

Although Charlotte has shown enough courage, it is obvious that the situation among the supporters of the "Castle" faction is not good at the moment.

However, Earl Stafford did not leave immediately.

"Your Excellency, do you have any questions?"

Charlotte asked.

Earl Stafford hesitated and asked:

"Your Majesty the Queen, you just..."

"Why did you just hide that the assassins were actually the Duke of West, the military commander, and the Viscount Camden, the leader of the knights, right?"

Charlotte followed his words that were inconvenient to say.

Earl Stafford bowed his head respectfully in agreement.

Charlotte paused and asked:

"Your Excellency, I remember you once told me that your trip to Castells was a secret operation, right?"

"Then...how did the news leak out?"

After hearing Charlotte's words, Earl Stafford's eyes suddenly widened:

"You mean there's... a traitor?!"

Charlotte nodded:

"It's not impossible."

Earl Stafford's face suddenly turned ugly.

Looking at his gloomy expression, Charlotte smiled and said:

"Your Excellency, don't worry too much. There are really flies. Just find the other party."

Seeing Charlotte's unworried look, Earl Stafford's heart moved:

"Your Majesty the Queen, do you already have an idea?"

Charlotte nodded slightly:

"Yes, I can handle this matter, but... I need you to do something for me."

"Please give me your orders."

Earl Stafford said respectfully.

"Give me a detailed list of Luo Xing nobles. I want to have a better understanding of Luo Xing's situation."

Charlotte said calmly.

…

Lord Stafford retired after receiving the order.

Charlotte sat alone on the throne.

To be honest, she didn't have much hope for the so-called throne negotiation. Even though Fallen Star Kingdom had a tradition of "throne negotiation," she didn't think that the Lilac faction nobles backed by the Ness Blood Clan would compromise with the Parliament faction.

She didn't expect these Fallen Star Nobles. To solve the problem, she still had to start from the root cause. She planned to visit the Ness Blood Clan directly and meet "Bardock".

Of course, before that, she would also find the traitors in the parliamentary faction.

It's not that the other party poses much of a threat to her, but that she simply hates betrayal.

Charlotte easily carried Ness aside, who was planning to steal the magic book while she was not paying attention, and then said to the air:

"Albrecht, come out to me."

After finishing speaking, countless black bats flew from all directions, gathered in front of Charlotte, and finally transformed into the appearance of the third dark apostle Albrecht.

I saw this legendary vampire bowing respectfully to Charlotte and saying in a flattering manner:

"My great True Ancestor, you finally remembered me."

Charlotte glanced at him and ordered:

"Go and keep an eye on those nobles just now and keep an eye on their whereabouts. Well... and Archbishop Kamble will report the situation to me as soon as possible."

"I obey your oracle."

Albrecht bowed again, then transformed into countless bats and disappeared.

After Albrecht left, Charlotte finally looked at Nice, who was planning to take the magic book away without her noticing.

She smiled and took out the magic book from Nice's chubby cat's paw, and then looked at the black cat with great interest:

"Okay, now can you tell me, what is written in this book that makes you care so much?"

Nice's movements froze.

It laughed dryly, its eyes wandering:

"Um...it's just some collections from my youth. They are all insignificant things. Lady Charlotte, you are definitely not interested in them. That...can you return them to me in Nice?"

"collect?"

Charlotte raised her eyebrows slightly, not believing a certain black cat's nonsense at all.

She chuckled lightly, and the divine power surged from her fingertips, directly breaking the restrictions in the magic book.

After a burst of light, the writing on the magic book appeared, and a new title slowly emerged————

"Multiracial Lolita Illustrated Book"

Charlotte:…