-20- Apostle of Darkness
"Your Excellency Bertrand de Chevalli, I should have said that no action should be made against the Castres until the Bank of China Council has convened!"
"I know that you used to be the butler of the third prince, loyal to him and resentful of the Castel family, but even if it is revenge, it takes time!"
"The meeting is just around the corner, and all eyes are on the Castelles, and in order for the plan to go well, we have to keep a low profile these days!"
"Fortunately, I found out something was wrong when I entered the city yesterday, otherwise when you make a follow-up move, everything will be messed up!" Richard looked disgruntled and reprimanded sharply.
Charlotte listened for a while before realizing that the other party was talking about the difficulties of the city gate guards when she entered the city yesterday, and it seemed that there was a follow-up conspiracy, but all of them were stopped.
This was somewhat similar to some of her and Sebas's speculations, but it was not particularly surprising that what surprised her was the identity of Richard de Gaston, the son of the Duke, who was actually related to the Blood Demon Order, and was also a high-ranking member of the Blood Demon Order!
And this time, with the enhanced perception of the divine power of blood and the possession of the gods, Charlotte also vaguely noticed a trace of a loophole in the other party's breath, although the young duke's son hid it well, but the breath of blood was telling Charlotte that he was probably the same as Bertrand, and he had already been embraced for the first time.
Of course, the Duke's family has never lacked otherworldly items, and Richard should have some kind of concealment of the prop, so Charlotte didn't recognize his identity yesterday.
Charlotte pondered, while Richard de Gaston's rebuke continued: "Your Excellency Bertrand de Chevalli, Master Albrecht has asked me to tell you that he does not want to see a second time like this!" He needs an obedient seed, not a disobedient seed, who can give you eternal life, but he can also take it back! ”
"You...... Do you understand? His voice was cold, and his words were full of warnings. Charlotte remained silent.
She sighed, made a look of remorse, and replied in an old and hoarse voice: "Your Excellency Richard, I was impulsive, and I will actively cooperate with the Apostle and no longer act alone." Hearing her words, Richard's expression softened slightly.
He nodded slightly, and said: "It's good that you know, the ceremony is imminent, we can't lose a big one because of a small thing, as long as we can successfully complete my lord's sacrifice ceremony, let alone Castre, the entire Crescent Kingdom will return to the arms of my lord, and even the church of the Crescent Moon will be hit hard because of this!" "Sacrificial rituals for the Kingdom and the Church?
Could it be ...... Is it to take advantage of the central meeting to sacrifice the royal family, priests and nobles attending the meeting? Charlotte's heart fluttered slightly.
Richard went on to say, "As for the Castells...... Don't keep an eye on it, the Church has already secretly reported her news to the church, and naturally the church will deal with her. ”
"Maybe the gods behind her can help her cover up, but the Divine Court ...... But it's not so easy to get it, and with her, it can also help us contain a certain amount of energy from the church. ”
"The Grand Inquisitor and Cardinal Hunter have already left for the Northlands, and several other cardinals of the Church are scattered all over the place, and this is our best chance with the High Priest Charles in Lutecia at the moment......" Charlotte: ...... It seems that the Blood Demon Order has not yet learned what is happening in the Church, and it does not know that the Grand Inquisitor and Cardinal Demon Hunter have not left at all.
It's understandable to think about it, the triumvirate of the church personally
No one else was present when she was "tested", and the church was a forbidden area for the Blood Demon Order, so it was normal not to know the news inside.
Now it seems that the Grand Inquisitor and the Cardinal Demon Hunter are waiting for her to come to the door, not only because of the importance they attach to her, but also because of the purpose of dealing with the Blood Demon Order.
But the Blood Demon Order ...... It is not clear that the church already knew about their small moves. After thinking about it, Charlotte said in a deep voice: "I'll pay attention, and I won't target Castel again." Richard bowed slightly: "I hope you do what you say, after all, our ceremony is under the nose of the church, above is the Royal Square and the Council Chamber, not far from the Cathedral of Lutethia, the more it comes to the last moment, the more cautious you must be, the new High Priest of the Crescent Moon is not an easy character to deal with!" As he spoke, the young nobleman began to draw cakes again: "Your Excellency Bertrand, Lord Albrecht has always had clear rewards and punishments, and if you do your part, you will naturally be rewarded, and after this ceremony, the crescent moon will usher in a power vacuum, and the Apostle will not forget your contributions, and in the future bloody court, there will inevitably be a place for you...... "Bloody court?"
Is this the Order of the Blood Demon going to follow the example of the Kingdom of Koria, trying to subvert the rule of the Crescent Moon as before, and secretly control the Crescent Kingdom?
Charlotte was thoughtful, almost guessing what the Blood Demon Order's so-called sacrificial ritual was. Without him, they did a similar operation in history when they subverted the Crescent Kingdom, and it is also recorded in the church.
If her guess was correct, I am afraid that they planned to take advantage of the convening of the Central Council to sacrifice some nobles as sacrifices, while others were converted into blood.
As for which nobles were sacrificed and which nobles became bloodborne...... Naturally, it depends on the position of the nobles, the church's restraint on the nobles is limited, and it is not uncommon for nobles to secretly have ties to the Blood Demon Order.
Charlotte pondered as she showed a happy expression: "Please rest assured, Lord Apostle, I will definitely live up to the Order's entrustment, and I will successfully complete the task assigned by Lord Apostle!" Richard nodded, "It's good that you know." ”
"Also, don't forget Lord Albrecht's page collection, and if you have time, bring back those cursed pages." Cursed pages?
Fragments of the Holy Scriptures?! Charlotte suddenly came to her senses. Yes, the Blood Demon Order has always been quite interested in the fragments of the Holy Scriptures, and last year just one of the Silver Moon Priests of Boulder collected a lot of fragments, and now that the Blood Demon Cultists hidden in Rutasia are even stronger, it is impossible not to collect these things.
And...... Listening to the other party's meaning, the Dark Apostle Albrecht also gave Bertrand the task of collecting the pages!
Bertrand is a blazing sun after all, and he must have gained something, perhaps...... When Richard leaves, she should do a good job of searching Bertrand's estate!
Thinking of this, Charlotte became more and more excited, but her face was still not visible.
"I see, I'll send the collected pages as soon as possible." She said. Richard was pleased with her attitude.
After a few more words, the messenger of the Dark Apostle departed. After making sure that she was the only one left, Charlotte narrowed her eyes and began to communicate with the Blood Sacred Codex.
The Blood Tome can resonate with the Tome Fragment at a certain distance. If Bertrand had collected the pages, she would probably have sensed it!
In the Night Castle, the Light of the Blood Sacred Instrument bloomed, and at the same time, Charlotte felt a kind call from not far away.
Got it! She must have it in her heart. ————I'm sorry, I fell asleep last night with the code, and I sent 2,000 words first