Tome of Blood

Falling Star City, Red Palace Study Room.

The brilliance of magic dissipated, and the royal power ball on the desk returned to calm. Charlotte also stopped the infusion of magic and slowly opened her eyes.

Recalling the conversation she had just had with the Grand Duke of the North through magic projection, she thought thoughtfully:

"It's not a denial, it's an admission... It seems that the Northern Territory does have some contacts with the blood clan Hortosh of the flesh and blood."

"However, the attitude of the Grand Duke of the North is rather ambiguous. I'm afraid the two are just cooperating, just like negotiating with me. Perhaps their relationship with Hortosh is more like an ally."

"The Grand Duke of the North wants to unify the faith, while the Hortosh clan is suppressing the faith in the North. They may have made some kind of exchange of interests. Judging from the recent changes in the North, it is very likely that they have also It is related to the totem beliefs of various tribes..."

"Unfortunately, I still know too little about the North, and I know too little about the Hortosh clan. The Hortosh clan is the most low-key clan among the blood clans. Even the information Albrecht knows Not much..."

Thinking of this, Charlotte shook her head and picked up the information about the Hortosh clan on the desk.

This is the information provided by the Nes clan. After the Nes clan surrendered, she ordered them to collect various information about the Hortosh clan.

However, what makes Charlotte a little regretful is that the information the Ness clan knows here is also very limited.

This is not to say that the Nes clan knows nothing about the Hortosh clan.

In fact, the Neis Clan Elders Council provided quite a wealth of information, including how many legends there were in the Hortosh Clan, their names, their strength, their personalities, etc.

But the problem is... the information provided by the Nes clan about the Hortosh clan is almost all from a thousand years ago.

In the past thousand years, the Ness clan has almost no contact with this low-key vampire clan, even though both parties are in the northwest of the mainland, separated only by the strait.

However, it would be wrong to say that nothing was gained. At least Charlotte knew from the Ness clan why this happened.

Thousands of years ago, with the rise of the Holy Royal Court, the Vampire Clan was torn apart, and the Royal Clan became history under the siege of other Vampire Clan clans.

After that, Rowena, the Scarlet Queen, one of the five remaining princes of the Vampire Clan, announced that she would lead the Hortosh clan into seclusion.

They cut off all contact with other clans and retreated to the north. For thousands of years... they never set foot in the secular world again.

No one knows why the Scarlet Queen Rowena, the leader of the Hortosh clan, suddenly announced her retirement, and no one knows where they retreated.

Just like Artemis, the moon god after the mythical war, he seemed to have lost interest in the struggle for continental hegemony in an instant and chose to escape from the world.

In this regard, the Nes clan had conducted various investigations before its decline, and had also tracked the whereabouts of the Hortosh clan, but in the end they found nothing.

The Hortosh clan seemed to have disappeared out of thin air, and their whereabouts could only be heard occasionally.

Duke Robin, the great elder of the Ness clan, once made a special observation on this, but the result of the observation was eventually covered up.

However, according to Duke Robin's judgment, the Hortosh clan is likely to live in seclusion in a different space in the North.

This is also very close to Charlotte's speculation.

Charlotte's crimson sea can locate the coordinates of all vampires, but it cannot accurately locate the vampires of the Hortosh clan. It can only sense that they are indeed in the North. If they want to go further, they will be enveloped. Blocked by the barrier above the north.

As for why the Hortosh clan went into seclusion... there is a theory that the Scarlet Queen Rowena found a way to condense her godhood when she besieged the Kirali clan, the blood descendants of the royal family, and then chose to go into seclusion and prepare to become a god.

In addition... there are rumors that during the siege of the Royal Clan, the Scarlet Queen took away three faceless statues owned by the Royal Clan.

"The scene I saw when I bypassed the restriction that day was probably the hermitage of the Hortosh clan."

"Returning to seclusion to attack the True God... It's not impossible, especially considering that the restriction hanging over the northern border is just to prevent the intervention of the divine power..."

"The power of the blood clan comes from blood. The Hortosh clan is suspected of collecting the blood of other clans through the Northern Grand Duchy. If the Scarlet Queen is really trying to become a god, it seems... it is indeed very possible."

"In addition, the Hortosh clan also holds at least three faceless statues..."

"The faceless statues contain the power of laws. I only relied on two statues to become a demigod. Three... Could it be that the Scarlet Queen is really attacking the true god?"

Charlotte thought as she recalled the various information she had obtained.

The Hortosh clan has secrets.

Charlotte is very sure of this.

But unfortunately, this clan is too secretive. Even after collecting information from many sources, Charlotte only knows very little.

"If you want to get a lie from the Grand Duke of the North, you won't be able to do it in a short time. No...since the Hortosh clan can live in seclusion for thousands of years, they will definitely not expose their true whereabouts. If you want to find them, We still have to find the blood clan of the Hortosh clan first.”

"The restrictions in the North are too overbearing and can even interfere with my positioning. If I want to rely on the Blood Sacred Code to find people, I'm afraid it won't be possible in the short term. I still have to start from reality..."

"Perhaps, we can find a way from the Free Tribe Alliance."

Charlotte pondered.

The Free Tribe Alliance has lived in the North for so long, so it must have its own news channels.

After all, they were descendants of the Free City-State Alliance, and Charlotte couldn't believe that none of their hundreds of thousands of people knew the whereabouts of the Hortosh clan.

As for how to resettle the Free Tribe Alliance expelled by the Northern Archduke, Charlotte also has an idea...

It's very simple, just take them all to Falling Star Kingdom.

Falling Star Island is so big that it is more than enough to accommodate hundreds of thousands of people from the North.

As for preaching... There are restrictions in the north, and spreading faith has become a fantasy for the time being. However, there is a bright future, and the missionary conditions and potential of Falling Star Kingdom are much better than those in the north.

Bringing hundreds of thousands of believers to Fallen Star Kingdom, and with the secret support of the Ness clan, perhaps Charlotte's missionary work can be further accelerated.

"Waiting for the news about Sebastian. Without the obstruction of the Northern Duke, he and the Free Tribe Alliance are safe. I think I will be able to establish formal contact with the Free Tribe Alliance soon. With the node of faith, Even if there is a restriction covering the northern border, maybe I can try to penetrate it..."

Charlotte sighed.

After saying that, she glanced at the royal power ball on the table again, and couldn't help but stretched out her hand to play with it, with an inexplicable look on her face:

"But, having said that... Falling Star Kingdom's magic technology is quite good. With this magic ball, even mortals can achieve long-distance communication."

"It's just that the cost is a bit high. Even if you need to contact the Mage Tower once, you have to consume at least a thousand pounds worth of Quintana. To contact the North directly like today, not to mention burning a magic crystal, it costs a lot of magic." Crystal stones are even more expensive..."

"Hey, Lady Charlotte, if the cost could be reduced, Falling Star Kingdom would have popularized this technology long ago, instead of just creating a simplified version of the communication crystal among the nobles like now."

A familiar hoarse sound came, and the black cat Ness slipped in through the window at some point.

Charlotte glanced at it briefly.

Noticing her unkind expression, Nice shuddered subconsciously.

It swallowed, quickly backed away, closed the window again, and started knocking honestly.

"Get in."

Charlotte said.

Then Nice carefully turned in again, with a flattering look on his face:

"Uh... I forgot to knock on the door. I really forgot to knock on the door..."

After saying that, it looked at the magic ball in Charlotte's hand with great interest:

"Um...Ms. Charlotte, can I see your ball?"

Charlotte threw the ball smoothly, and Nice quickly kept it.

It circled around the magic ball and marveled:

"It makes sense...the mages and alchemists here are pretty powerful. Long-range magic projection is an ability that only legendary mages and gods can master. It can be used by consuming magic power. It's a great innovation." , if it can really be promoted...tsk tsk."

Charlotte glanced at Nice with some surprise.

Although this guy has never had a formal appearance, he is still quite superb and proud of his magical attainments. It is quite rare to be praised by Nice.

However, even Charlotte must admit that the magic technology of Falling Star Kingdom is indeed superior to other countries on the Miria continent.

Charlotte had vaguely felt this way long ago when she used Luo Xing's communication crystal.

Now that she has become the Queen of Fallen Star, and has personally browsed many magical documents in Fallen Star Kingdom, Charlotte has a better understanding of this.

In Nice's words, according to the iteration speed of magic technology in Miria continent in recent years, Falling Star Kingdom's magic technology should be ten to twenty years ahead of other countries on the continent, second only to the magic technology on Luna Island. Elves.

Unfortunately, as an island country isolated overseas, the island lacks mithril and other necessary resources for making magic props. Although the technology is a bit higher, Luo Xing's overall strength has no advantage. It combines various improvements in elf technology. This kind of magic prop is mostly circulated among nobles.

This is why Falling Star Kingdom has always coveted the Castel Territory.

Not only because of the geographical location, but also because the mithril resources in the Castel Territory are too important to the Fallen Star Kingdom.

Thinking of this, Charlotte's heart moved and she looked at Nice again:

"Nice, how did you do what I asked you to do?"