Tome of Blood

After planning the future "United Company" development plan for Nice, Charlotte felt much better.

Perhaps it was because of the cooperation of the vampires, or perhaps because Charlotte did not currently plan to implement a centralization policy in Falling Star. After inheriting the throne of Falling Star, the transfer of power went much smoother than Charlotte had imagined.

Of course, in addition to Charlotte ensuring the various powers of the Fallen Star Nobles and achieving a delicate balance between monarchy and nobility, there are also factors that make Charlotte's power powerful enough.

When your power is strong enough, when the power you display is important, as long as what you ask for is not excessive, the nobles will naturally respect you enough.

In short... the Fallen Star nobles are far more cooperative than the original Castell nobles, and all parties are quite satisfied with the succession of Charlotte, a monarch who clearly intends to follow the "hands-off shopkeeper mode".

Except for the Crescent Kingdom.

However, although everyone knew that the Crescent Kingdom would definitely not give up the Castel Territory and the Roman Principality, after Charlotte succeeded to the throne, the Crescent Kingdom made no further moves.

As for why this is so...the reason is simple.

Although Charlotte inherited the Fallen Star Throne, Charlotte did not interrupt her connection with the Crescent Kingdom, nor did she expel the Crescent Royal Family's share of the Castel mining area.

It's not that Charlotte doesn't want to.

The Castel mithril mine is simply a treasure. If it can be completely taken for oneself, Castel's wealth may be more than tripled.

But there is no way. The inheritance of the territory is reasonable and follows the general inheritance law of the Miria continent. However, if the Crescent Royal Family is expelled from the mining area in the Castell Territory, it will be a direct war against the Crescent Kingdom.

Charlotte had just succeeded to the throne, and although the Fallen Star nobles were relatively cooperative, it was a different story once the war broke out.

In the final analysis, Charlotte is not ready to go to war with the Crescent Kingdom, at least...not ready to take the initiative.

So...Charlotte just stopped paying contract taxes to the Crescent Kingdom.

Although this also caused protests from the Crescent Kingdom, at least... it did not touch the Crescent Kingdom's bottom line.

The Crescent Kingdom only made verbal threats and made no major moves.

This relieved many Fallen Star nobles who were worried about the resumption of war.

But Charlotte understood that this was not because the Crescent Kingdom had retreated, but that even Louis V himself was probably not ready to go to war with Falling Star.

Although the Crescent Kingdom has a strong national power, it also has many internal problems. The conflicts between the nobility and the royal family are sharp. Louis V himself is eager to strengthen the centralization of power and cannot be distracted from the outside world for the time being.

Neither side has touched the other's bottom line, and neither side is ready for war for the time being, so... a certain delicate balance and false peace have been reached.

As for the future...it is certain that the Falling Star and the New Moon will rise again, and Louis V will definitely start this war before Advent.

Therefore, even if she does not plan to initiate a war, Charlotte must be prepared to deal with it.

As for how to win over the Fallen Star nobles and get them to support the protection of the Castel Territory and the Roman Principality, it depends on how to tie the Fallen Star nobles into their own chariots.

Charlotte asked Nice to prepare the "United Company", in addition to making money, there were also factors in this aspect.

The "company" issue cannot be solved in a short time, and the conflicts within the Crescent Kingdom cannot be solved in a short time.

Charlotte estimated that she still had some time to develop.

Charlotte also has a clear idea of ​​how to deal with the threat from the Crescent Kingdom.

On the one hand, draw the Northern Grand Duke over and obtain the Northern Grand Duke's mutual defense commitment.

She has already done this.

On the one hand, he tied the nobles to his chariot and won the support of the Fallen Star nobles for the war.

This depends on how Nice operates.

The last aspect is to further enhance the power of the Ness clan and Charlotte herself.

Of course, or to be more precise, the power to improve one's side's high-end combat power.

Although the development of the magic energy array has changed the war pattern in the Miria continent, the legendary level of high-end combat power is still a big weapon that determines the direction of the war.

Not only that, even after the gods are revived, the legendary combat power can still be the main force in the continent's battle. Improving this level of power is not only to deal with the threat of the Crescent Kingdom, but also to prepare in advance for the Holy Day.

The Falling Star Kingdom's foundation is weaker than that of the Crescent Kingdom. It is unrealistic to quickly catch up with its military strength in the secular sense, but its high-end combat power... has the potential to improve rapidly.

The method... is very simple, just give enough bloodline power to the old, weak, sick and disabled legends of the Nes clan to help them return to their peak.

This can not only enhance the strength of one's own side, but also further gain the loyalty of the Ness clan.

However, it would take a lot of bloodline power to help the old, weak, sick and disabled legends of the Ness clan regain their strength.

Charlotte can convert the divine power of blood into the power of blood, but if she wants to help these legends fully recover their strength, the amount of divine power consumed is an amount that makes her feel painful.

For this reason, Charlotte is looking forward to the return of the Free Tribe Alliance.

The Alliance of Free Tribes has worshiped the "Savior" for thousands of years, and their beliefs are far more pious than those of the Vampires. Although they are not Vampires, Charlotte can still feel the power of blood in their bodies.

It's just that... the blood power in their bodies has obviously been suppressed by the restriction hanging over the northern border, and is now in a state of slumber.

This is somewhat similar to the original Blood Wolf Tribe.

But this slumber is temporary. Once Charlotte can incorporate them into her belief system, she can activate the sleeping blood power in their bodies, and this activation will definitely bring about the feedback of blood power.

The Free Tribe Alliance has a population of hundreds of thousands. Even if a single person has limited power to support them, the cumulative number is quite impressive.

Coupled with the divine power of blood contained in the faceless statue they enshrine...the benefits brought by the return of the Free Tribe Alliance are absolutely astonishing.

Charlotte estimated that relying on the blood power returned by the Free Tribe Alliance, coupled with the blood power of the newly added idols, it should be enough to help the legends of the Ness clan regain their strength.

After explaining all the matters in Nice, Charlotte quietly left the Falling Star Kingdom.

This time, she did not bring any followers, but planned to go to the north alone.

This is Charlotte's first real solo act.

She did not choose to teleport directly to Sebastian through "divine descent".

It is too far from the northern border, and there are restrictions above the northern border. Not only is the cost of direct transmission huge, but the positioning cannot be accurate. If you are not careful, you may even alert the demigod Scarlet Queen Rowena of the Hortosh clan.

Scarlet Queen Rowena is a real demigod, and the advantage of bloodline suppression is likely to be offset by the suppression of the prohibition. Faced with this kind of demigod who is probably qualified to attack the true god, if there is a conflict, Charlotte has no chance at all. Be sure to defeat the opponent.

Not to mention the gap in divine power between the two sides.

Charlotte's divine power is limited, but for a demigod who has lived for a thousand or two thousand years, the accumulated divine power is probably quite terrifying.

The continent of Miria is at a low ebb in magic power, and the demigods can only exert limited power. Even the "god domain" cannot be expanded, so fighting is almost a matter of fighting for divine power.

If you are not sure of defeating the opponent, and if your "identity" is accidentally exposed, you may be greeted by the siege of the blood demigods.

Charlotte has no doubt that if they knew that the "blood ancestor" was resurrected, one by one of those sleeping blood princes would probably choose to wake up immediately and make a divine descent.

So...it's better to be more stable.

In the final analysis, the main purpose of her trip was just to assist Sebas with the return of the Faith of the Free Tribe Alliance.

After leaving Falling Star Island, Charlotte directly mobilized her divine power and entered the saint's posture.

After becoming a demigod, her divine power reserves and usage efficiency are no longer what they used to be. Now that she appears in the "demigod posture", the consumption of her divine power has also been greatly reduced, and the time she can maintain it is far longer than what she originally relied on. When using the ability of [True Ancestor Liberation].

And if she is not fighting other legendary beings, her "demigod posture" can even be maintained for several days without any problem.

This is thanks to the existence of the Order of Dark Night.

The believers' continuous extraordinary feedback, coupled with Charlotte's own self-recovery after igniting the divine fire, her increased divine power per unit time is enough to support the minimum consumption of "Saint Posture".

Of course, Charlotte has not yet fully reached the level of a demigod, and is still infinitely close to a legend.

If her body reaches the level of a demigod, she can even maintain the "saint posture" by relying solely on her own existence without consuming additional divine power.

And by that time, she would be a "demigod" in the full sense of the word.

Divine power bloomed, and Charlotte rushed into the sky.

She deliberately concealed her aura and did not alert the legends on Falling Star Island.

The field of vision rose rapidly, and the Falling Star Island in Charlotte's eyes became smaller and smaller.

After a while, she almost reached a height of more than ten kilometers above the ground.

After determining the location of the Northern Territory, Charlotte controlled her divine power, concealed her figure, turned into a meteor, and flew towards the Northern Territory.

Even with the interference of low magic power, the speed in "Saint Stance" far exceeds that of the legend.

In less than an hour, Charlotte flew across the Star-Moon Strait, crossed the Castel Territory, and entered the northern airspace.

As she entered the northern airspace, Charlotte clearly felt an indescribable inhibitory force coming from below, interfering with her divine power of blood.

Obviously, that is the forbidden power that envelopes the entire Northern Territory.

At the same time, as they entered the Northern Territory, the connection between Charlotte and Sebastian gradually strengthened. Although it did not return to the usual level, it almost offset the interference of the Northern Territory restriction.

But Charlotte still didn't use "God's Descent" to teleport.

Just be steady, it's always right.

After locating Sebastian's position through perception, Charlotte closed her eyes and sensed it.

Although she had already expected it, Charlotte felt a little relieved after "seeing" that Sebastian was out of danger and successfully reunited with Astrid.

After thinking about it, she continued to hide her figure, lowering her height and slowing down her speed.

She didn't plan to show up directly, but planned to quietly follow Sebas and the others.

The group was not far from the Alliance of Free Tribes, and Charlotte had already seen the canyon she had seen with the help of Astrid's vision.

As the height decreases, the power of the prohibition also increases.

Charlotte clearly felt that the restrictions shrouded in the North were increasingly interfering with her divine power.

And when Charlotte fell into the forest on the ground, the power of the restriction reached an incredible level. Charlotte felt that almost half of her power was suppressed.

Charlotte frowned slightly.

Obviously, this is probably not just a simple ban and suppression. In addition to the ban, there may be something else.

"It should be some kind of artifact that strengthens the forbidden power, and... I'm afraid it's specifically aimed at gods."

Charlotte said to herself.

She roughly felt that under this kind of interference, it would be much more difficult for her to use her divine power, and the consumption would also increase a lot.

She was also in the posture of a saint, and she estimated that now that she had completely exploded with power, it would probably be similar to the power of an ordinary legend.

However, her actual strength is not affected.

But even so, this made Charlotte even more wary.

There is no doubt that under this kind of suppression, if she meets the Scarlet Queen Rowena head-on, it will probably be even more unfavorable.

No, let alone Rowena, even if she meets a legend, she has to be cautious.

You know, as long as the divine power is suppressed, mortals can also kill gods!

For a moment, Charlotte hesitated to continue.

But after thinking about it, she decided to stick to her original plan.

There is no way, since the restriction is so powerful, it may be more difficult than imagined to establish a complete connection with the beliefs of the Free Tribe Alliance by relying on Sebas alone.

Maybe...she really had to take action herself.

You can only try to be careful and pay attention to safety.

Charlotte said to herself.

She landed carefully, and at the same time, as she landed, she also gained a lot of vague bloodline sensations.

Charlotte's heart moved slightly.

She devoted her mind to mobilizing the Holy Book of Blood and summoned the crimson star sea deep in her consciousness. As expected, she found that she sensed many crimson stars in the star sea.

This should be the star representing the Hortosh clan.

However, perhaps due to the interference of the restriction, or perhaps because the other party is in a different space, she still cannot accurately locate most of the stars, and only a few can be accurately located.

Although these few stars are all from the blood clan, their auras are obviously different from those of the Ness clan. They should be the Hortosh clan that is active in the north and has not entered a different space.

This surprised Charlotte:

"Sure enough, if you want to find the Hortosh clan, the best way is to come to the north in person..."

However, this surprise soon turned into surprise.

Without him, in her perception, many stars were moving in her direction.

No, to be more precise, it was moving in the direction of Sebastian and his party, as well as the Free Tribe Alliance.

"Their target...is the Free Tribe Alliance?"

Charlotte mused.

After thinking about it, she continued to hide her figure, and based on the blood induction in the dark, she quietly flew towards the coordinates of the stars...