-54- The Bloodline and the Bloodfiend
"Great master, I have already interrogated clearly, and those two bloodlines are going for you."
"Their purpose is to assassinate you and then blame the Duke for everything."
Sebas said with a solemn expression.
"Assassinate me? Blame the duke? ”
The goblet in Charlotte's hand paused slightly.
"Yes."
Sebas nodded respectfully.
"Who gave them the order?"
Charlotte grew serious and continued to ask.
Sebas's expression was a little embarrassed.
Charlotte instantly understood:
"Dead?"
Sebas sighed:
"Yes, they're dead."
"When I was about to continue interrogating them about the culprits behind them, they died, dying from the burning of the blood of the Blood, leaving no soul ......"
"They are not only blood clans, they are also blood servants, slaves of higher blood clans, and they have a contract in their bodies that violates the death! A forbidden blood servant of the Dark Clan! ”
Is it forbidden to be a blood servant......
Charlotte was thoughtful.
After owning the Blood Sacred Book, she also knew some of the titles and ranks of the Blood Clan.
The Bloodline Rank Forest, from bottom to top, can be divided into seven tiers:
Blood Squire, Blood Baron, Blood Viscount, Blood Earl, Blood Marquis or Duke, Blood Grand Duke or Prince, and True Ancestor.
They correspond to the non-rank transcendental, the first order of the stars, the second order of the silver moon, the third order of the blazing sun, the fourth order of the legend, as well as the demigod and the true god.
Among them, the titles of marquis and duke, as well as the title of grand duke or prince, completely depend on the identity position of the blood clan, as well as the status of the blood group, and there is no difference in strength.
And in addition to the seven estates, there is a special class known as the Blood Servants.
Blood servants are usually those who have been embraced by the Bloodline, but have not been fully endowed with their Bloodline powers.
They are generally only unranked transcendents with some of the power of the Bloodline, and are not recognized by the Bloodline as the same kind.
And the biggest difference between them and the lowest-level blood acolytes is that they can't embrace others for the first time.
Each Blood Servant has the most demanding bloodline contract with its "master", which is no less stringent than the servant oath of the God of Contract, and the master can end the life of the Blood Servant at any time and at a certain distance.
They are the most basic servants of the blood clan.
But there is an exception.
That is, some of the blood clans will apply the contracts that originally acted on the blood servants to other blood clans, and turn other low-level blood clans into their own slaves.
Or, simply raise the power of the Blood Servant to the level of the Blood Clan.
Thus, slaves with the power of the Bloodline appeared.
They are known as the Forbidden Blood Servants.
Charlotte learned from the canon of the Church that this practice was also forbidden among the Bloodline.
Because in the eyes of the vast majority of blood clans, this kind of behavior that leads to class chaos is a great insult to the noble blood clan, and it also carries a huge hidden danger to the social stability of the blood clan.
The vast majority of the Blood Clans are firmly opposed to this and strictly prohibit it.
Except for one clan.
The Clan of Darkness – Shedeth.
And the one who rules the dark clan is none other than Charlotte's "old acquaintance", the Grand Duke of the Blood Demon, Abaddon.
It was clear that it was the Blood Demon Order that had their sights on Charlotte and wanted her dead.
Charlotte wasn't particularly surprised by this, after all, the crazy critic of the old witch already wanted her to die once, and the old woman was a member of the Blood Demon Order.
However, the old woman is a blood sacrifice, and she has been holding the curse page for a long time, so she may not be so clear for a long time, or it is possible that her actions are completely contrary to the Blood Demon Order.
But now that the Blood Demon Order has made another move, it at least means that the Blood Demon Order doesn't want Charlotte to live.
So the question is, what good will it do to the Blood Demon Order if she dies?
And...... Why did the other party blame the duke?
After thinking about it, Charlotte asked:
"I've heard that the Rose Society and the Blood Demon Order have also made deals, how much do you know about the Blood Demon Order?"
Sebas thought for a moment and replied respectfully:
"The Blood Demon Order is an underground secret order that believes in the Blood Demon Grand Duke, and has always been active in the West Yunette region, especially in the Crescent Moon Kingdom."
"Their core members are almost all blood clans, and they will also absorb some humans as peripheral members, and they are also the blood clan orders that have subverted the Crescent Moon Kingdom in history."
"The Crescent Moon Kingdom of the Bloods is called the Bloodline Devil because of them."
"Oh, by the way, great master, these lunatics are also fond of collecting cursed pages, and I think you will be interested in them too."
Is there a fragment of a holy book......
Charlotte's heart fluttered slightly.
I have to say, she did start to get interested.
Seeing that the girl was getting more and more serious, Sebas continued:
"The purpose of the Blood Demon Sect's activity is said to be only one, and that is to find a way for the Blood Demon Grand Duke to come to the present world."
"The Flame Demon Disaster ten years ago was a disaster planned by the Blood Demon Order."
"It is said that they bewitched Count Broglie at that time, with the purpose of summoning the Flame Demon Valarocca who was sitting under the Blood Demon Grand Duke, and then making the Blood Demon Grand Duke use the body of the Fire Demon Valaroca as a holy body and descend on the god incarnation!"
"Of course, in the end, they failed, and even the half-descended Fire Demon Valaroka was sealed."
"But in the past six months, the number of missing persons and murders in Boulder has increased dramatically, especially in the outer cities, where almost all of them have the shadow of the blood clan behind them, and traces of shadow magic and necromancy are common......
"So, we've always suspected that the Blood Demon Order is starting to stir again."
"That's why we're trading with beings who may be members of the Blood Demon Order."
"Of course, it would be more accurate to make a deal with the Dark Clan's bloodline, because we're not sure which bloodline is a member of the Blood Demon Order."
"As you know, even if it is the same clan, it does not mean that it will be loyal to its own prince and grand duke, let alone join the corresponding order."
"Speaking of which, in fact, what we are doing with the blood clan of the dark clan is just some ordinary intelligence business or serious goods trading, and our real purpose is to take the opportunity to infiltrate the Blood Demon Sect and find out their purpose."
"After all...... In a sense, they are also enemies of the Rose Society. ”
Charlotte was a little surprised:
"Enemies of the Rose Society?"
"That's right."
Sebas nodded and continued:
"The Rose Society is the underground master of Boulder, and maintaining order in Boulder's underground is one of the responsibilities of the Rosary Society."
"We don't care about vendettas, duels, and the like, and we don't care about fights between transcendentals, but if someone stretches their tentacles out of the darkness to the light and uses their extraordinary power to harm innocent civilians, then we will take care of it."
"It's obvious that the Blood Demon Order has crossed the line, ten years ago the Rose Society was not established, and their activities have nothing to do with me, but now it's different."
Hearing this, Charlotte was a little surprised:
"I didn't expect you roses to have such a side, aren't you gangsters?"
Sebas laughed:
"Of course it's a gangster, but gangsters have gangster rules, and we take money, so we naturally have to provide protection."
"Even if a beggar can only hand over 3 copper tanas a month, as long as he pays the money and is located on the territory of our Rose Society, we will provide protection."
"Of course, our protection is against extraordinary powers, and we won't care if other beggars bully him, but if there is a transcendent power, then we will take care of it."
"The Fire Demon Valaroka has been sealed, the Blood Demon Order should not be planning to summon the Fire Demon like ten years ago, they must have another purpose."
"In order to investigate the Blood Demon Cult and maintain order in the outer city, we have also done relevant investigations, but in the end, all the clues were broken in the middle...... Just like this time. ”
"The Blood Demon Order is obviously much more cautious than it used to be, and it will be difficult to find their feet."
"In addition to this, we are often disturbed by the nobility or the church in our investigations, and each time it seems to be a coincidence, but there are many coincidences, and it is no longer a coincidence."
"So...... I've always suspected that the Blood Demon Order is inextricably linked to the nobility and even the church. ”
Listening to Sebas's words, Charlotte's heart jumped:
"You mean to say that there are also members of the Blood Demon Order in the nobles and churches?"
"Not necessarily, it could be a partnership, and it was a very deep collaboration."
Sebas thought for a moment and said.
Listening to Sebas's words, Charlotte looked solemn:
"Do you have any proof?"
Sebas thought for a moment and shook his head:
"No, just a gut feeling."
"In other words, do you suspect that this attack by the Blood Demon Cult against me has something to do with the nobility or the church?"
"You've turned to the church in the open, and the church has sent protectors, so it's more likely to be a nobleman."
"Nobles......"
Charlotte was thoughtful.
She thought for a moment, and suddenly asked:
"If I die now, who do you think will be the easiest to reap the benefits?"
"A lot."
Sebas said.
"First of all, the church will definitely suffer, because the promise you and the church have to wait for you to inherit the territory."
"Something happened before you didn't inherit the realm, and the duke and the nobility of the duchy could dismiss your proposal to the church on the grounds that you had not officially inherited the realm."
"Of course, this also means that the relationship with the church has deteriorated, so ...... The mastermind behind the scenes is clearly not afraid of the deterioration of relations with the church, or more accurately, with the high priests. ”
"The Duke will also suffer, especially since this planting is very clever, because he really has a motive to assassinate you...... After all, even if you fall to the church, you don't really inherit the territory. ”
"Of course, this is certainly not done by the Duke, not to mention that the object of the framing is the Duke, and the Grand Priest also has the right to withdraw the sacramental blessing to Leno at any time, because this is not so legitimate, but a marginal ...... of the Holy Code."
"Generally speaking, the easiest to benefit from is the nobles in the principality, and those big nobles, like the duke, they also have the same motive to assassinate you."
"Once something happens to you because of this, although the Duke's Palace is the first successor of Castel, it will definitely be interfered with by the church, and in the end, I am afraid that it will still be the nobility of the duchy who will get the benefits, and it will be the big nobles."
"In addition to your current status, there are six vassal counts in the Duchy of Boulder, and each of these six great nobles is suspicious."
Listening to Sebas's words, Charlotte's heart jumped:
"I fell to the church, and they still dared to make a blatant move?"
Sebas shook his head:
"It may not have been necessary in the past, but the timing is delicate now."
"Master, did you know that your resurgence was observed by the Church's Bell and the news was suppressed?"
Charlotte nodded:
"I've heard of it."
She'd heard Nice say that.
"So do you know why the church is holding down the news?"
Sebas asked again.
Charlotte subconsciously replied:
"Of course, it's because the high priest is preparing to be the main priest, and he doesn't want to make extraneous branches at this juncture......"
Speaking of this, she was slightly stunned.
A light flashed through her mind, and she vaguely knew why the Blood Demon Order had left behind the emblem of the Thorn Rose after the crime......
"So...... They faked the scene, are they threatening the high priest with the revival of the evil god? ”
Charlotte's eyes narrowed slightly.
"Yes, once the matter of the resurrection of the evil god suppressed by the great priest is poked out, even if he makes great contributions, his dream of the main sacrifice will not be done, because this is a matter of principle."
Sebas said.
Charlotte understood immediately.
I gave the great priest a big gift.
But a certain nobleman who is connected to the Blood Demon Order, or simply a nobleman who is a member of the Blood Demon Order, also holds the handle of the Grand Priest to conceal the revival of the evil god.
After discovering that Charlotte had fallen to the church, the other party acted decisively and designed a case with thorn roses on the scene, in order to warn the high priest.
"Who knows anything about Thorn Rose?"
Charlotte narrowed her eyes.
"Then you have to ask your pet cat, there are not too many people who know the news of the revival of the evil god, maybe even a few people, and the source of the Rose Society is that it was resold on the black market half a month ago."
Sebas laughed gloatingly.
Charlotte: ......
At the same time, Nice, the black cat, who was sitting next to Quasimodo gasping, suddenly shivered coldly.