-77- A Call from the Bloodline
"Lord Earl, regarding the reconstruction plan of the Northland Academy, the church has sent two documents for your review and signature."
"In addition, Lord Viscount Leon Castel has written that as of yesterday, the review team has successfully completed the review of the three baronies in the south, and two more baronial families suspected of working with the bloodline are willing to pay a large amount of atonement to Castel and return three castles and four estates to ask for your forgiveness."
"The Viscount has enclosed the confessions of the two barons, waiting for your review and decision."
“……”
"Lord Earl? ...... Earl? ”
In the study where he was on business, the clerk read the various documents that had been newly sent from all over the territory, and at the same time softly called out to Charlotte, who was sleepy behind his desk.
Charlotte was clever and instantly sober.
She numbly glanced at the Kumon Mountain on the desk that was getting higher and higher as she handled it, and nodded slightly:
"Hmm...... I see, just put the file there first, I'll read it myself later. ”
"Well, the signing ......"
The clerk asked cautiously.
"Bring it."
Charlotte stretched out her hand to signal, and the clerk hurriedly handed over the official document that needed to be signed.
Charlotte picked it up and looked at it carefully, and after making sure that there was no problem, she picked up the quill and waved her hand, dipping it in the fragrant carbon ink and writing her signature of the dragon and phoenix.
Putting away the official documents, the clerk respectfully retired, while Charlotte yawned, swollen with two large dark circles under her eyes, and her eyes were full of exhaustion.
"Lord Earl, please use milk coffee and snacks."
Shirley, the head maid, took a hot drink and respectfully placed it in front of Charlotte.
Milk coffee is similar to Charlotte's milk coffee in her previous life, it is a mixture of deeply cultivated elf coffee and specially heated milk from Lunais Island, and it is also a common drink of the elves in the Miria world, and it has swept the entire continent with the elves for thousands of years.
As for the dim sum, it's the Honey Workshop's Wheel Puffs, a wheel-shaped puff pastry stuffed with praline custard and almond flour.
Charlotte picked up the milk coffee, and the mellow aroma poured into her nasal cavity, which made her feel a lot more refreshed.
took a sip, the sweetness was just right, the fragrance was delicate, and the taste was full, which made her nod with satisfaction, and secretly said that Shirley understood her taste more and more.
"Lord Earl, although it is important to deal with official business, you should also pay attention to your body and ensure adequate sleep, after all...... Your body is still growing. ”
Looking at Charlotte, who was drinking milk coffee and eating snacks and squinting happily, the head maid Shirley hesitated for a moment and said cautiously.
Charlotte: ......
Although she knew that the other party had good intentions, looking at the other party's gaze that fell on her head and chest, she instantly felt that the milk coffee in her hand was not fragrant.
"Well, I'll take note, thanks."
Charlotte smiled and said.
"If it's okay, let's go down first, I'll drink milk coffee, look at the scenery outside the window, and rest alone."
Shirley bowed respectfully and slowly withdrew, while Charlotte sighed and rubbed her temples wearily.
She hadn't slept well for two days since the Knights' Clan's bloodline count named Yulst had left.
It's not like he's busy, huh...... The busy schedule is also one of the reasons, after all, Sebas, who can help her, is not around, and the administrative officials of the Territory have been removed a lot with the review, and now there are not enough people in the Governor's Office, and she must be involved in many things herself...... More importantly, she hadn't slept well for two nights.
Since the day before yesterday, Charlotte had always felt uneasy, or more accurately, as if someone was calling her.
At first, she thought it was Sebas who had something to report, but the Bloodscroll Soul Contract didn't respond at all.
Later, she wondered if it could be that the werewolf Luff was holding some religious ceremony or recruiting new people into the religion, after all, this pious werewolf has been interested in "spreading the faith of the true ancestors" since he arrived in the north.
But after observing the points of light that symbolize believers in the depths of her spiritual world, she ruled out the matter.
Charlotte wondered if she had been in a situation similar to the last time the High Priest prayed to her......
But this call was far weaker than the prayer of the high priest at the beginning, so that she could not locate the source of this call.
And although it is very weak, this kind of call is like a mosquito, and it will linger in her ears from time to time.
Especially at night, it was even more buzzing, obviously strengthened a lot, and even caused her blood to surge, so that she couldn't sleep at all.
Fortunately, during the day, the call will be weaker and less frequent, and Charlotte feels that she may be able to take a nap.
However, when she finished drinking the milk coffee and eating the wheel puffs, and was about to lean back on the chair and close her eyes, the call came again......
Not only that, but this time it was stronger and clearer than any previous time.
"Your uncle! Where the hell did the sound come from, it's unclear, it's buzzing like decoration, it's annoying! ”
Listening to the call that seemed to come from the soul, and as if it came from the blood, Charlotte couldn't stand it anymore.
She got up and ordered the maid not to be disturbed, closed the door of the study and locked herself inside, then sank into her consciousness and directly used the blood divine power stored in the Blood Sacred Text.
She didn't believe it, this time she used the power of blood to find the source of this call!
Under the protection of the divine power of blood, Charlotte's brilliant blonde hair instantly turned silver, and her azure eyes also transformed into a strange and mysterious red and gold twin boys.
The divine power is working, the perception is also greatly strengthened, and Charlotte has once again turned on the posture of an "observer" who can see everything.
And this time, perhaps because the call was stronger than ever, she finally sensed the source of the call.
It's just that when Charlotte sensed the source, she was instantly stunned.
The source of that voice was none other than the crimson star sea that represented the blood clan in the depths of her consciousness!
No, more accurately, in the sea of stars, a red star that is far brighter than its companions around it!
"Bloodline? There is a Bloodline...... Calling me? ”
Charlotte looked surprised.
"Wait...... How does this breath feel a little familiar? ”
She was thoughtful.
After a moment of silence, Charlotte carefully touched the blood-colored light that glowed with a misty glow.
And then, she felt her consciousness being tugged, and after ascending infinitely, it was as if she had passed through the infinite void and came to a dimly lit room.
In the room, on the ground, the blood stains that had gradually turned black were carved with crooked symbols, which made Charlotte look and feel extremely familiar, like her thorn rose.
In the corner, an aristocratic man with a disheveled hair and a pale face that seemed to have lost too much blood was sitting on the floor, looking at the latest blood-colored symbol in front of him with a numb expression.
His gaze was a little glazed, but it seemed to have a bit of hope.
And the symbol in front of him was the one that looked most like the Thorn Rose among the ghost paintings all over the room......
When Charlotte saw the other party's appearance clearly, she was stunned:
"Count Jurst?"