Tome of Blood

  Chapter 153-3-Departure

  Charlotte didn't know that she had "sucked blood" following the "Sacrament Ceremony" and alarmed almost the entire sacred statue of the gods and gods enshrined in the royal court.

  However, relying on the keen perception of the blood race, from the astonished expressions of the priests and the whispered discussions of the guests, she soon knew what happened to her just now.

  But unlike priests and guests, she is very clear that the holy light on her body is not divine.

   If you really want to say it, the vision just now is actually more like the wrath of God.

  The large-scale descending of the dazzling holy light was not intended to bestow divine favor on her, but to purify her, the "evil heretic".

  It was only Charlotte who absorbed the holy light that purified her, so that everyone could not feel the destructive power contained in the holy light, but only witnessed the brilliance and holiness of the holy light.

   "It seems...be careful when encountering divine rituals related to the sacred light in the future."

   Charlotte secretly thought.

   Among the priests present, the highest rank is Raoul of the second rank of Silver Moon.

  If there were really clerics with blazing sun or even legendary strength here, they might be able to see the truth of the coming of the holy light just now.

  After the sacrament ceremony, the atmosphere in the hall obviously became a little delicate.

  The eyes of the priests looking at Charlotte became more and more dazzling, as if they were treasures. Even the old priest Raoul couldn't hold back his excited expression.

  As for the nobles watching the ceremony, their vision was much more complicated.

  There are curiosity, admiration, fanaticism, emotion, contemplation, and worry...

  Especially those representatives from Castres.

  Relying on her keen spiritual sense, Charlotte noticed that most of the envoys of the vassal nobles almost invariably became serious.

"Charlotte, it seems that your compatibility is really compatible with the Holy Light. I have given sacraments to people for more than 30 years, and this is the first time I have seen such a dazzling divine favor. Are you really thinking about joining the church? ?”

  The old priest Raoul couldn't help asking again.

  Charlotte smiled slightly:

   "Thank you for your invitation, Grandpa Raoul."

   "However, I am a noble after all, and I still have my own responsibilities and obligations..."

  My family knows their own affairs, and Charlotte is still clear about whether the coming holy light is divine grace or divine wrath.

  In the holy royal court that has lasted for thousands of years, there are always capable people who can see her problems. If she really enters the church, she will be dancing on a tightrope and repeatedly probing on the edge of danger...

  Even if she wanted to pluck the wool, she wouldn't be so crazy to seek death.

  Stay in your own territory and go to the church to pluck it quietly at any time, isn’t it delicious?

   Seeing Charlotte decline, the old priest nodded regretfully:

   "I understand... But, the same sentence, if you want, the door of the church is always open for you."

   After finishing speaking, he smiled again:

   "Okay, let's proceed to the final succession ceremony!"

  The coming-of-age ceremony is over, and it is the succession ceremony of the title.

  The succession ceremony of the title can be large or small, and generally speaking, there are two steps.

  The first step is to take over the scepter that symbolizes authority and status from the elders of the family or the lord, which means that they have officially taken over the management of the territory and become a fief noble in the real sense.

  The second step is to swear allegiance to the lord under the witness of the holy light.

  Because Charlotte is the only one left in the Castel family, and the Duke of Bold, who is the lord, is currently bedridden and unconscious, so it is still the old priest Raoul who holds the succession ceremony for the girl.

  Charlotte knelt on one knee, took the scepter engraved with the Castel family crest from Raoul, and then swore allegiance to the Polder family crest temporarily hung on the wall of the hall.

  Well, although she doesn't like Duke Boulder, the process still needs to go.

   As for returning to the territory after swearing allegiance, that is, the sky is high and the emperor is far away, and no one can control her.

   Perhaps the vision of the previous sacrament was too shocking, but the succession ceremony seemed much more low-key and ordinary.

  After the ceremony, Charlotte finally officially succeeded the territory and became the Earl of Castell.

  It doesn't matter whether the Duke of Bold admits it or not, the church has already recognized it anyway.

  The succession documents have also been written. No matter how depressed the old duke is, the Earl of Castel has finally welcomed her new lord.

  Starting today, other people will no longer address Charlotte as Miss Charlotte, but as Earl of Castel.

  …

  The news of Charlotte of Castle's formal knighthood soon spread throughout the streets of Boulder.

  As the leading aristocrat in the Duchy of Boulder, this kind of title handover news has always been a topic of discussion that people like to talk about.

   In addition to the succession of the title, it is the "miracle" in the sacrament ceremony.

  No matter what the truth is, a statement that even many Boulder priests believe in is gradually spreading in the streets and alleys—

  Charlotte of Castel...is the favored person of the Lord Harald, a pure saint protected by the Holy Light.

Especially after the vision of the sacramental ceremony combined with the identity of the only survivor in the Gorefiend case, this kind of statement is even more confirmed. I couldn't kill the girl...

  Charlotte thought it was outrageous when she heard it, but what the hell, she was actually rounded up by this group of fun people.

   It is said that after the sick old Duke of Bold woke up and found out about this incident, he coughed violently again on the spot, coughed up a lot of blood, and passed out directly.

   It is rumored that the Duke of Bold's time is numbered and he may die at any time.

  As the Duke of Bold's condition worsened, the situation and atmosphere in Bold City became obviously turbulent and weird.

  The nobles are very concerned about the inheritance of the Principality of Boulder.

Considering that the Duke's illegitimate son, Leno, voluntarily gave up his inheritance rights and went to East Unite to set up a mercenary regiment as a mercenary, and the original first heir, Earl Tulip, also "died due to illness", the first heir of Polder is Became the Duke's only daughter Eleanor.

  Words have come from the capital. Eleanor, the daughter of the duke, and her husband, Philip, the third prince of the New Moon Kingdom, are said to have set off south and are on their way to Boulder.

  Some Boulder nobles who heard the news and moved have even sent people to the north to welcome the arrival of the new master.

   It can be considered that the Duke of Bold has been suppressed too hard by the Drunken Dream Salon this year. Not to mention the betrayal of relatives, it is also a place where people leave the tea.

   It can be foreseen that the Bold family, which has controlled the Principality of Bold for nine hundred years, may last at most one more generation, and everything will return to the Crescent Royal Family.

   However, Charlotte no longer cares about these.

  After officially becoming a nobleman, she will get rich, stay away from Boulder, a place of right and wrong, and will no longer participate in the power struggle of the Principality.

  She has already figured it out, she will pay the contract taxes on time, and the omen soldiers can also be provided according to the vassal contract. As for other things... These nobles can do whatever they want, just don't come to provoke her.

  …

  The next day.

  Charlotte embarked on a journey back to the territory.

  When she first transmigrated into this world, she was alone even though she had the title of a nobleman. A year later, the number of teams following her to the territory had exceeded 500.

  Among them, nearly 300 people are the **** team of Castelland, and more than 100 people are extraordinary knights in armor, led by Baron Sharon as before.

   In addition, there are more than 30 representatives of lower-level nobles from the territory who participated in Charlotte's coming-of-age ceremony, and they will also return with Charlotte.

As for the remaining one hundred and seventy people, they were all drawn up by Charlotte herself. She brought all the boys and girls recruited from the outer city with her, in addition to some extraordinary people from the Rose Society, and several demon hunters. knight.

  That’s right, Demon Hunter Knight.

  After Kara left the Demon Hunting House, many Demon Hunting Knights chose to resign and leave one after another because they could not get used to the Church and the Trial House, and they were all attacked by Charlotte with money.

   This even includes Chatham, the former captain of the Demon Hunting Knights who has a close relationship with Charlotte, a starry first-order extraordinary knight.

   It was taking advantage of the chaos in the Boulder church, and Raoul became the new high priest of Boulder, Charlotte had the courage to pry the corner of the church.

   In addition, Sebastian and Nice will also go with Charlotte.

   Sebastian is Charlotte's handy butler and the number one thug on the surface. This must be brought.

  Although the black cat Niss is not familiar, he knows a lot. Schrödinger's strength is often unexpected, and Charlotte has no plan to keep him in the church.

  However, Quasimodo was left in Boulder by Charlotte.

   Quasimodo is not an extraordinary person, and he has never been to the Earl of Castel. Compared with going to the territory with himself, Quasimodo can play his value and role better in Boulder City.

  He will be solely responsible for the family's affairs in Boulder, take care of the Castell Manor after Charlotte leaves, and manage the family's business in Boulder.

   There are more than 500 people in a mighty force, more than half of them are extraordinary people, and there are more than 20 people who have entered the stage.

  In addition to the mighty team of the Castel family, there are also some armed caravans who hope to follow Charlotte and obtain temporary shelter.

   From Boulder City to Castel, the journey is long, and robbers and robbers will inevitably be encountered along the road, and monsters may be encountered when passing through the forest, so it is not considered safe.

  With a powerful convoy like Castel, some armed caravans were naturally unwilling to miss the opportunity to hitch a ride and obtain temporary shelter.

  Of course, this kind of free ride requires payment.

  Charlotte didn't think the money was too much, and didn't refuse it.

  After adding the small and medium-sized armed caravans that accompanied them, the northbound team that finally gathered at the north gate of Boulder City has exceeded a thousand people...

   Looking from a distance, it looks like a small army.

  Under the duke, only a nobleman like Castel, escorting the lord home would cause such a big battle.

   "Master, everything is ready, shall we start now?"

  At the city gate, Sebastian in a tuxedo gracefully saluted Charlotte and asked respectfully.

  Standing under the black umbrella held by the maid Shirley, Charlotte in a black and red gothic dress looked in the direction of the city gate and shook her head slightly:

   "Wait a little longer."

   Time passed by, and more and more residents gathered at the gate of the city to watch the Castel convoy.

  After not seeing the target for a long time, Charlotte felt a little regretful, and turned around to order to set off.

  However, at this moment, the sound of horseshoes came from the direction of the city gate.

  Charlotte's heart moved slightly, and she turned around to look, only to see Lottie, who was wearing a priest's robe, riding over on horseback.

  Charlotte's expression immediately eased, with a smile on her face.

   Lottie drove the horse, and soon came to the girl.

  She got off her horse and said apologetically:

   "Sorry... Xia... Lord Earl, I went to the cathedral to issue a transfer order, and I arrived a little late."

   "Just call me Charlotte."

  Charlotte smiled.

   "Transfer order? Is it an order to transfer to Castel?"

   She asked curiously again.

   "Yes, after checking, Lord Raoul found that there were many vacancies for priests in the Earl of Castells, so he helped run a transfer order."

   Lottie replied.

  Charlotte suddenly smiled:

   "This is the best."

  Lottie works in a church hospital, and the staffing is not actually a church job. Originally, Charlotte planned to bring her to the territory as a privately hired noble priest.

   But now it's different, or better.

  With the transfer order, Lottie has a formal church status, which is equivalent to changing from a career to a civil servant of the church.

   Taking this as a breakthrough point, Charlotte will intervene in Castel's church affairs in the future, and it is also possible to truly realize the plan of monopolizing power in her own territory.

   It can only be said that there are still people who can handle things.

   When Lottie arrived, Charlotte had no intention of staying any longer.

  She ordered the departure in the name of the Earl of Castel.

With an order, the knights got on their horses, merchants and nobles boarded the carriages, and Charlotte, accompanied by the maid Shirley, entered the most luxurious carriage of the Castel family in the center of the convoy, surrounded by eight star-studded First Orders. The knights follow the guardian.

  As for the black cat Niss, he wanted to follow Charlotte into the carriage, but was thrown out by the girl by the nape of the neck, so he had to get into the carriage at the back with a sigh to find the maids and sisters.

  Amidst a series of horse-driving sounds, the mighty team started the journey with smoke and dust.

   Sebastian accompanied Charlotte beside the carriage on a horse.

  However, the moment he got on his horse, he suddenly felt a slight movement in his heart, and couldn't help but glance at the caravan behind the convoy.

"What's wrong?"

  Charlotte opens the curtains.

   "It's nothing... Maybe it's an illusion, I just felt a little familiar atmosphere."

   Sebastian looked away and said uncertainly.

  In the caravan behind the Castel convoy, on an inconspicuous carriage.

  The old woman in a gray hood forcibly pulled the probing girl in, and said with a serious expression:

   "Leina, don't look around, we followed up secretly, that person's perception is beyond your imagination, don't be discovered."

  After hearing what the woman said, the girl tilted her head in doubt.

  The old woman froze for a moment, then shook her head:

   "No...I don't mean Sebas."

   As she spoke, she looked towards the center of the convoy, her old face showing a trace of solemnity:

   "I mean... the one he's following."

  …

   At the same time, in the distant hinterland of the Unet Empire.

  The center of the Holy Royal Court, in the Holy Capital Cathedral, the capital of the clerical state.

  In the brightly lit hall, the Chief Priest of the Holy Royal Court faced the solemn statue and slowly got up.

  He gently put down the sacred scepter in his hand, turned around and looked at the priest who stood respectfully, his old voice brought a trace of solemnity:

   "Reports from all over the world have come back, and it's not just the cathedral that has visions."

   "Go and investigate, what is the source of the vision."

   Received the order, the priests respectfully retired.

  The chief priest turned around again, faced the statue of the god, and drew the ring cross devoutly:

   "O merciful Lord..."

   "It's you, are you going to wake up?"

   Still two in one

  (end of this chapter)