Tome of Blood

Chapter 480 -135- The forces behind the North

Charlotte puts away Nice's magic book and shoos away a guilty black cat.

Then, she sank into consciousness and entered the Dark Night Castle.

Sitting high on the Throne of Blood, the girl summoned Sebas. The next moment, crimson light flashed, and Sebas' consciousness appeared in the hall of the castle.

Perhaps because he was the envoy of Castel, Sebastian rarely wore deacon attire, but instead wore a Yunet-style noble robe.

Of course, as an image-conscious elf, he still dresses elegantly and appropriately.

"Great Master, your most loyal servant Sebastian Flameheart offers you my most heartfelt blessings. May your glory shine on the earth, and may your fame spread to the world..."

Sebastian knelt down on one knee and bowed respectfully to Charlotte.

His expression was extremely pious and respectful.

Charlotte nodded slightly.

Although as time goes by, it seems that there are more and more followers around her who have the tendency to "lick dogs", but I have to say that if I really want to say who has the highest level, it has to be this guy.

"Get up and tell me what you saw in the North."

Charlotte said.

"Thank you great master!"

After receiving Charlotte's order, Sebastian stood up slowly. He bowed slightly and saluted Charlotte again. Then he looked solemn and said respectfully:

"Great Master, I have already met with the Grand Duke of the North and conducted certain investigations in the North. Unlike what I thought before, the water in the Grand Duke of the North... is probably very deep."

After hearing what Sebastian said, Charlotte was not surprised.

There is such a huge forbidden magic circle hidden in the north, which can even isolate the faith connection of the gods. It would be strange if there is no story behind it.

"continue."

She motioned for Sebas to continue.

Sebastian straightened his expression and continued:

"My master, Stefan Sobieski, the Grand Duke of the North, invited the Castel envoy to the North. The purpose was not really to spread the faith of the Holy Royal Court in the North. To be more precise, he wanted to Use the banner of the Holy Royal Court to suppress the totem beliefs of various tribes in the north!"

"The Grand Duke of the North doesn't really want to spread the faith of the Holy Royal Court, but... he does intend to unify the faith in the North. He wants to spread new beliefs in the North in the name of the Holy Court! A man named In the name of the Holy Royal Court, the faith can be controlled by him!"

"This is not a nominal belief, or a false belief. After further secret investigation, I found that the Grand Duke of the North has trained some 'priests', and these 'priests'... can also use divine magic! "

"Of course, these 'priests' are not priests of the Holy Royal Court. Their 'divine arts'... are also somewhat similar to the tribal totems of the Northern Territory. The Grand Duke of the Northern Territory... seems to want to refer to the Holy Royal Court and integrate the Northern Territory. Use your own totem belief to create a new belief!"

"Not only that, the Grand Duke of the North has been secretly paying attention to the situation in Castel. He has become interested in our frequent missionary activities, and has further cast doubt on my beliefs and your true position..."

"He...has noticed the existence of our Dark Night Order."

After hearing what Sebastian said, Charlotte nodded slightly, but she was not too surprised.

She had already guessed that the Grand Duke of the North did not really want to accept the faith of the Holy Royal Court. Various data showed that he was a monarch who was no less ambitious than Louis V, or even more ambitious than Louis V. Such a person , will not be willing to become the puppet of the Holy Royal Court.

Faith is the safest thing to hold in your own hands.

As for Castel...the existence of the Dark Night Order will eventually be hidden, especially after large-scale preaching.

However, as the "Holy Advent" approaches, "cults" are popping up one after another across Miria. Castel, who is on the edge of the rule of the Holy King's faith, is not so conspicuous for the time being.

But even so, preparations must be made in advance.

Fortunately, Charlotte's "officially certified" identity as a saint is still there. Even if the Holy Royal Court discovers the existence of the Dark Night Order, she will definitely consider her position.

After all... the Holy Royal Court, which even has some internal schizophrenia in its internal thinking, is no longer the terrifying giant that could casually pull out hundreds of thousands of Holy Legions and fly into the air in seconds.

"So... what is the attitude of the Grand Duke of the North?"

Charlotte then asked.

Sebastian replied respectfully:

"He is testing, but... he is also showing goodwill. He seems to be quite interested in the Dark Night Order, and even vaguely expressed his intention to form an alliance with Castel."

"In his words, if we, Castel, are willing to cooperate, he is willing to help you send troops to help you fight against the blood descendants of the Fallen Star Kingdom and become the true Queen of the Fallen Star!"

Hearing this, Charlotte was really surprised.

"So... what are his conditions."

Charlotte asked.

Sebastian looked strange:

"The Grand Duke of the North hopes that after helping you ascend to the real throne, he will hand over the captured vampires to them for disposal. In his words, the vampires once led to the division of the North for hundreds of years. This is The Revenge of the Northmen against the Strigoi.”

Hearing this, even Charlotte's expression became strange.

What?

Are you willing to ally with Castel in exchange for future vampire captives?

Looking at Charlotte's subtle expression, Sebastian continued:

"Great Master, actually... as far as I know, this is not the first time that the Northern Grand Duchy has proposed similar conditions."

"What you don't know is that decades ago, the first Grand Duke of the Northern Grand Duchy and Grand Duke Stefan's grandfather proposed similar conditions when he formed an alliance with Louis V..."

"It's just that those who were exchanged at that time were the blood descendants of the Shedite clan, members of the 'Blood Demon Order' active in New Moon."

Having said this, Sebastian took a deep breath and continued:

"Master, the Grand Duke of the North seems to have some inexplicable interest in the vampires. According to my investigation, those vampires who were 'exiled' by the Crescent Kingdom to the Grand Duke of the North in accordance with the agreement during the Star-Moon War eventually disappeared and disappeared completely. ”

"Behind the Grand Duke of the North, I'm afraid there are other forces that are interested in or hostile to the vampires supporting the vampires..."

Other forces interested in the Vampires?

No……

I'm afraid that the so-called forces hostile to the vampires are themselves vampires.

To be more precise, the force behind the Grand Duke of the North is probably Hortosh, one of the six major clans of the Blood Clan.

Charlotte was thoughtful, judging in her mind.

This is not a random guess. As the ruler of the Northern Territory, the Grand Duke of the Northern Territory cannot be completely ignorant of the magic restriction that covers the Northern Territory, and Charlotte already knows that the maintainer of the magic restriction is none other than Hao Ertoshi clan.

The intention to develop a new faith under the shroud of such a prohibition would certainly not have been possible without cooperation with Hortosh.

As for why the Hortosh clan needs prisoners from other clans... there are too many possibilities.

Not to mention that in the thousand-year bloody battle, the major clans have almost lost their minds and have always been hostile to each other. For a magical race like the Vampires whose extraordinary power is hidden in the blood and blended with the blood, different Vampires can already have conflicts with each other. Seize the opponent's power through blood devouring.

It's like a weaker version of Charlotte's "devour" ability.

Charlotte can "devour" the power of other extraordinary beings and even gods. Although lower-level vampires cannot do that, they can also "suck" extraordinary blood to strengthen themselves, and even directly "devour" the blood of their own race. Use your power to improve your rank.

In Albrecht's memory, the strongest inheritance of this power is the blood clan Hortosh of the flesh and blood.

Of course, the power of devouring the blood of the same race is also taboo in the vampire order.

but now……

Could it be that someone in the Hortosh clan has begun to touch these taboos?

Charlotte naturally thought of these things, but there was nothing she could do about it. It was really hard not to think the worst about something like "disappearance".

Of course, the information is limited now, and her guess may not necessarily be correct.

But there is one thing Charlotte can be sure of, and that is that behind the Grand Duke of the North... I am afraid it is indeed the Hortosh clan, not to mention a backer, at least a collaborator.

Judging from the actions of the Grand Duke of the North, perhaps they are also gathering strength to prepare for the Holy Advent.

Thinking of this, Charlotte let out a breath.

Advent Day... Advent Day...

Almost all major movements of the forces revolve around the upcoming Holy Advent Day.

Advent represents the resurrection of the gods. However, except for the church itself, the resurrection of the gods has not been cheered by most secular forces. On the contrary... it has been regarded by the major supernatural forces as the biggest crisis in the past millennium.

Although...the earliest source of power of these extraordinary forces is most likely also a certain god.

Not only that, some ambitious people may even be ready to take advantage of this golden opportunity to hunt for gods.

In a sense, this situation is also a kind of irony.

"Sebas, let's not talk about the Grand Duke of the North for the moment. What's going on with the Free Tribe Alliance?"

Charlotte continued to ask.

"Master, the faith connection of God's Favorite Astrid has been suppressed, and it seems that she can no longer exert the power you gave her. According to my tracking, they should have embarked on the journey back to the tribe, and I am afraid they are planning to go to you. The foreshadowed temple attempts to reconnect.”

Sebastian replied respectfully.

Charlotte pondered for a moment and ordered:

"Catching up with them and assisting them in reconnecting with their faith may not be enough just relying on their own prayers."

No matter what secrets the Grand Duke of the North and Hortosh hide, the most important thing for Charlotte now is to quickly recruit those hundreds of thousands of believers.

As for other things, just take the time to continue exploring. Anyway, the North has not shown any threat to her now.

"Master, how can I reply to the Grand Duke of the North?"

Sebastian asked.

Charlotte thought for a while:

"Release goodwill, and at the same time... delay it as much as possible. If you can't hold it off, refuse it with appropriate reasons, but don't break your face."

"After I finish handling the affairs of Falling Star Kingdom, I will go to the North in person. Now... just continue to investigate carefully."

After saying that, she pondered for a moment, turned her hand, and condensed another ball of light.

Charlotte waved her hand, and the ball of light automatically flew towards Sebastian.

Sebas subconsciously took it, and a lot of information about the Northern Territory suddenly came to his mind, including information about the Hortosh clan's forbidden circle.

"This is……"

His eyes widened in surprise.

"Some information may be helpful to your actions."

Charlotte said calmly.

Sebastian's expression became more and more awed.

He nodded and leaned slightly:

"I obey your oracle."

After conveying the next order to Sebastian, the summoning time was almost up.

Charlotte waved her hand, ending the blood call.

When her consciousness returned to reality, she pondered for a moment, then followed the connection of the Blood Familiar, and ordered Yurst in her consciousness:

"Yulst, come see me quickly."

Not long after the order was issued, Yurst rushed over in a hurry:

"Really... no, female... Her Majesty the Queen!"

He bowed nervously.

Charlotte glanced at him and asked:

"What happened to those people who smeared the Demonic Essence of the Deep Sea Squid on the battleships?"

"I am preparing to report to you. They have all landed ashore. Do I need to ask them to surrender to Earl Stafford?"

"No, just lock them up for now."

Charlotte shook her head.

"also……"

She paused and continued:

"Get ready, I'm going to visit the Ness clan's base camp tonight."

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