Charlotte's communication with Louis V was still going well.

Obviously, the monarch who was bent on strengthening the centralization of power did not want to give the Northland a vacillating choice, and he was bound to strengthen the royal power, and he did not plan to use any schemes.

This summons is both coercion and inducement.

Charlotte had nothing to resist in abandoning her oath and swearing allegiance to the Crescent King.

In a sense, this is actually the development she is happy to see.

Not to mention that Charlotte's promise to the Holy Court was actually a blank check from the beginning, and her conflict of interest with the Holy Court was much higher than that of Louis V today.

Charlotte's desire to develop her faith in the Northland will inevitably lead to friction with the Church.

If the Church's power in the Northland has been declining, if Charlotte is too close to the Church, and the Church has decided to strengthen its influence in the Northland and send more priests to "assist", it will be a bit troublesome.

Charlotte was already a "demigod" and was ready to secretly spread her faith in the Northland, and once she began to spread her faith on a large scale, it would inevitably harm the interests of the Holy Court, and the Church's interference was almost inevitable.

But if she falls to the royal family, it will be different.

Yes, if she wants to preach in the Northland, she will indeed have a conflict of interest with the church, but the conflict and disagreement between the Crescent royal family and the church are currently greater than her.

Even if Charlotte spreads her faith, she will not come openly at this stage, as long as the Holy Court does not notice, she can do it in secret.

But Louis V's desire to weaken the clergy and strengthen the power of the crown is well known.

The Divine Court is the largest religious force in the Miriaa Continent, and there are even more high-level priests and legendary priests in the Divine Court, but the Holy Court's control over the countries of Miriaa is not as strong as imagined.

Otherwise, there would not be the Kingdom of Coria, which is secretly dominated by the blood clan with the acquiescence of the Holy Court, and the "thorns" like Louis V who directly challenge the clergy.

If you continue to hug the thighs of the church, you will become a thorn in the side of the Crescent royal family, and the church will most likely send more priests to the Northland in order to strengthen its influence on the crescent or "support" itself.

But if it falls to the king......

In order to win her over, the royal family will not only give her many benefits, but also become her shield against the church.

If nothing else, just a priest is stationed, I'm afraid the royal family will react fiercely than Charlotte.

Charlotte probably didn't even have to make a move, and the royal family came out to block it.

It is quite possible.

After all, Charlotte's character is a devout holy believer, and she even has the title of "Holy Woman" in the wild.

Even if she has a disagreement with the church, the royal family will definitely prevent her from going with the church for too long, and there is a possibility that the conflict will be resolved.

You know, if the royal family can win her over, so can the church.

As for the fall to the royal family, will the hammer of centralized power fall on his head in the future...... Charlotte wasn't worried.

Louis V was indeed an ambitious monarch, and his control over the Crescent Kingdom was far greater than that of previous kings.

But compared to the "Sun King" who successfully centralized power in his previous life, he faced many more problems and difficulties than the other party.

A more powerful aristocratic power, a more powerful church, and...... Behind the church, there is a real god.

These are all challenges that need to be faced.

Not to mention, there is also the age of Louis V.

The Star-Moon War has been fought intermittently for more than 80 years, and more than a decade has passed since the last armistice.

This is more than a hundred years old, and Louis V is already in his seventies.

The lifespan of the transcendents in the Miria world is no different from that of ordinary people, even if they have great power, they will still die when they reach their age.

Even if Louis V is a legend, even if he lives a long life, according to the average age of Miria, he will not survive many years.

More than ten years have been in the sky, but Charlotte does not think that more than ten years is enough time for Louis V to keep all the nobles in captivity.

The aristocracy is not a soft persimmon, and they will resist if they are pressed.

Louis V's attempt to establish an "absolute monarchy" in the Crescent Kingdom on his own is unlikely to succeed, but his future successor may be able to do so.

But that would also require his successor to continue his policies and be as capable as he is.

But that's not Charlotte's concern.

In the final analysis, Charlotte is not really loyal to the king, and only to divert the pressure of the church, and to bring herself to find a shield and a backstabber.

More than ten years...... Charlotte thought she might be a god in the true sense.

The meeting ended smoothly and the time was noon.

Louis V, who was in a good mood, invited Charlotte to stay at the Palace of the Crescent for lunch.

This is also another big difference between Miria and the Blue Star Middle Ages, in the Blue Star, in a similar period, the nobles had two meals a day, while the commoners even only ate one meal a day, but here, three meals a day has long become the standard for the nobles.

For Louis V's invitation, Charlotte did not refuse.

The lunch of the Crescent royal family is still very rich, and it is even more luxurious than that of the Castel family.

The taste is also very good, after all, it is the chef selected by the entire kingdom, and the fresh ingredients are directly magically transmitted from various production areas.

What's even more rare is that more than 80% of the ingredients are extraordinary materials, the meat is monster meat, the vegetables are magic plants, and even the staple bread contains magical powers.

Charlotte also had a good time.

In addition to King Louis V, the queen of the Crescent Kingdom was also at the meal.

The queen was much younger than Louis V, looking about forty years old, and as far as Charlotte knew, she was Louis V's third wife and the only one who had no heirs.

As for the second prince of the new moon...... It is said that I went to the church to study on exchange, so I did not attend.

"Hmph, what a rebel! As a prince, he has no interest in governing the country, but runs to church every day! What a disgrace to Varva! ”

After lunch and refreshments, Louis V scolded while chatting with the two.

Charlotte was noncommittal.

Excluding the eldest prince who died in the Star-Moon War and the third prince who was executed not long ago, Louis V now has the second prince left.

But unfortunately, the second prince had no intention of political affairs and was obsessed with theology.

Many of the kingdom's conservative aristocrats were fond of the second prince, but this was by no means Louis V himself.

It is clear that Louis V was not satisfied with his first heir.

"François is still young, and when he is older, he will understand your painstaking efforts."

The queen persuaded softly.

"Huh, young? He's thirty-five! This appearance is not qualified to inherit the throne! ”

Louis V was dissatisfied.

Charlotte was silent.

She was thinking, thinking about what Louis V meant by this.

Louis V was dissatisfied with the second prince, and the kingdom was well known.

Some nobles thought that after the third prince lost power, even if the king was dissatisfied with the second prince, he could only let the second prince ascend the throne, but now it seems that ...... It seems that Louis V did not think so.

Charlotte knew that Louis V's words seemed to be complaining, but they were actually meant for her.

Or more precisely, it was through her that it was for the nobility.

Even if the third prince is executed, the second prince will not be made heir!

Could it be ...... Louis V was interested in finding an heir from the side branch of the Valva family?

Charlotte was thoughtful.

At this moment, she thought of many possible candidates in the side branch of the Varwa family.

The population of the Varwa family is withering, and even if you count the population of the nearby branches, there are not many people, and the number of people you can think of is very limited.

For example, John de Anro, Duke of the Moon, who was the widow of a previous king; Another example is the nephews of Louis V, who became counts.

Most of these royal nobles were supporters of centralized power, and they just didn't know who Louis V would like.

Obviously, Louis V wanted to tell the nobles not to think about dividing power by hugging the thigh of the second prince.

But Charlotte was a little confused.

Louis V was so powerful and attached so much importance to the strengthening of centralized power.

Hasn't he ever thought about how to train a qualified heir to carry out his will?

Charlotte felt that there was a slight disobedience after all.

……

After lunch with the royal family, Charlotte took her leave of the palace.

She did not mention the question of the succession of the future Castels after her declaration of celibacy, nor did Louis V.

It's some kind of tacit understanding.

The Varva family is in a dead population, but the Castel family is the only one in Charlotte.

Other families that have marriages with the Castel family can be regarded as claims of the Northland, but there is also a claim that the first generation is the strongest, the second generation will be weakened, and in the third generation, it will be even weaker, and even in many cases it is no longer recognized.

As for the fourth generation...... That would be completely ineffective.

The Castel family was almost always married to Grandpa Charlotte's generation, and her father's generation was also scarce, and only one was married to Boulder's aunt.

In other words, although there are quite a few nobles who now hold Castel's claims, they are either a lot old or too weak to ignore.

But Charlotte is young.

As long as Charlotte survives long enough to survive the distant relatives who claim to be strong, there will be no heirs to the Castel family in blood.

Charlotte is now a vassal of the king, and once the Castels are extinct and there are no other claimants, the royal family has the right to reclaim titles and fiefs.

And this is probably the biggest reason why Louis V was able to accept the Castel family.

As long as Charlotte has been celibate, the future Northland will be the Varva family, and as long as the marriages of the Castel family are not finished, the royal family will not only not kill Charlotte, but may even need to protect Charlotte's safety.

Until...... When Charlotte also returned to the "kingdom of God".

Leaving the palace, Charlotte joined Sebas, who had been waiting for a long time, and when she saw Charlotte, the elven housekeeper breathed a sigh of relief:

"Master, you're finally out."

"What? Still worried that I won't be able to get out? ”

Charlotte laughed.

Sebas scratched his head:

"That's not true, but the king is a legend after all, and after all, he is a little worried......"

Charlotte smiled:

"Don't worry, everything is going well, no, it should be said that it couldn't have gone any better."

Saying that, Charlotte gave a general account of her "agreement" with Louis V.

Listening to her words, Sebas's eyes lit up:

"All-round asylum? Doesn't that mean...... When the Ness Clan attacks the Falling Star Kingdom, we can directly intervene and refuse the entry of the Church's armed forces without worrying about the pressure of the Church? ”

Charlotte nodded:

"This is natural, and the matter of taking the blame will be left to our great majesty."

Charlotte has an alliance with the Ness Clan, and will secretly support the Ness Clan to seize the dominance of the Returning Star Kingdom and expel the power of the Church, in exchange for the title and territory of the Duchy of Roman.

This support is not only material support, but also political support, and it will inevitably offend the church.

But with the direct patronage of Louis V, it was different.

The Church made a move against the counts under the duke, as long as it was reasonable, the king could only look at it, and at most condemn it, after all, the vassals of my vassals are not my vassals.

But what about vassals of the kingdom......

With Louis V's attitude towards the Church, I am afraid that he would be happy to step on this matter and carry the black pot for Charlotte.

Thinking of Louis V's strength over the Church, Charlotte's heart moved again:

"Sebas, how many legends are there in the Varvar family? Is there any hidden power? ”

Sebas was stunned for a moment and thought:

"Probably not, right? There should be only one legend, His Majesty, and it seems that he has never heard of any other power hidden. ”

"Strange, how did Louis V have the confidence to directly confront the church? There are three legendary priests in Luttia alone. ”

"Master, to be more precise, His Majesty the King is fighting against the Crescent Diocese, the Holy Court Crescent Diocese and the entire Holy Court are two different things, which involves internal divisions in the Church."

"Oh? Let's hear it. ”

Charlotte's face drifted with interest.

The church's books never talk about the church's dark history, and she admits that she is really interested now.

Sebas thought for a moment and replied:

"Master, this has to start with the reform of the Holy Legion of the Divine Court hundreds of years ago."

"At the height of the Holy Court's glory, the strongest force was the Holy Legion of the Northern War, the invincible Holy Legion was directly controlled by the Cult State, defeating any enemy who dared to stand in the way of the Court, and the Church conquered the continent, dominated the world, and divided many dioceses according to geographical location."

"However, as time went on, the cost of maintaining the Holy Legion became higher and higher, and the Legion became more and more degenerate, and finally the clerical state had to be restructured and the Holy Legion was reorganized into a local inquisition."

"Since then, it has been difficult for the clerical state to maintain its suppression of the major dioceses, and although the overall power of the Holy Court is still strong, the distribution of power within the royal court has changed dramatically, with the rise of the diocese and the decline of the clerical state."

"Today, although the clerical state is still the leader of the royal court, the major dioceses have evolved into semi-independent theocratic princes......"

"It is also for this reason that His Majesty's attack on the Diocese of Crescent Moon will be weakened as long as it does not affect the core interests of the Church, that is, 'faith'."