-52- Song of the Blood Moon
The experience in the outer hall of the library was just a vignette.
Led by the librarian, Charlotte quickly entered the restricted area of the library.
Of course, it is said that it is a forbidden area, and it is only for ordinary nobles, and for those who are truly nobles, as well as geniuses with extraordinary talents, this place can still be entered.
It's not so much a no-go area as a VIP area.
"Lord Earl, this is the inner area of the Royal Library, with a total collection of 50,000 volumes, which treasures all kinds of extraordinary materials collected by the kingdom, including some rare meditation and magic books, in addition, there are many precious illustrated books, extraordinary secrets and historical materials that are not circulated on the market."
"Depending on the pass you have, you can browse the collection of books freely, but if you want to take them out or make a magic seal, you'll need to take out the books of the appropriate caliber and exchange them with the library."
The librarian said respectfully.
Charlotte bowed slightly.
She has also heard of the rules of the Royal Library, in fact, the Royal Library, which has been destroyed again and again due to wars in history, has not only not been annihilated, but has more and more books, and it also relies on such regulations.
The nobles attach great importance to their own extraordinary knowledge, and they all control their own extraordinary knowledge, and only the royal library has such confidence, and the nobles are also happy to have a place where they can exchange knowledge.
Especially after every victory in the royal war, or the deprivation of the title of a great nobleman, the popularity of the royal library often rises for a while, because the nobles know that the library's collection of books will increase at this time.
Of course, Charlotte knows that the royal family will definitely put away those really high-end knowledge and secrets by themselves.
However, she came here only to try her luck, and by the way, she supplemented Castelle's collection of books and strengthened her own heritage.
The Crescent royal family will still use the royal library, a treasure trove of rich materials, to unite the nobles, and as a "god" who tries to preach, Charlotte can also use it to unite "believers".
"Also, although I know that you shouldn't, as a curator, I must also warn you not to use any magic here, especially spiritual, spatial, and elemental magic."
"The Royal Family Library has a strict monitoring circle, and if it is used, it will inevitably be detected, and it will be permanently disqualified from entering the library."
"In the past, anyone who tried to cast magic in the royal library, even the heir of the duke, would eventually be severely punished."
The librarian looked solemn again and said.
This is to prevent someone from stealing supernatural knowledge or destroying it in the library.
Spiritual magic has a short-term memory enhancement or direct imprinting of knowledge, while spatial magic may even take the collection of books directly, as for elemental ...... Most of them are very destructive magic, and naturally all of them will be forbidden.
"Your Excellency, thank you for the reminder."
Charlotte said with a smile.
The curator also smiled:
"So...... Lord Earl, I'll step down, what kind of materials are you looking for, just ask the puppets in the museum, and I hope you will find the knowledge you need in the museum as you wish. ”
Charlotte bowed slightly:
"Thank you."
The curator bowed without humility or arrogance, and then withdrew.
Charlotte looked left and right, and soon saw a humanoid alchemy golem next to her.
"Your Excellency, I am Jupiter, the administrator of the forbidden area of the Royal Library, and I will serve you wholeheartedly."
The alchemy golem saluted stiffly, making a sound like a machine.
Looking at the alchemy puppet, Charlotte was amazed, this should be the product of some archmages and even legendary mages, and it can be regarded as some kind of magical alchemy life.
"Thanks, I'd like to see the Historic District."
Charlotte said.
"The historic area is in the No. 2 frame of the third spiral, which category do you want to see, Jupiter can continue to locate it for you."
Charlotte shook her head:
"No need, I'll take a look."
With that, Charlotte came to the bookshelf pointed out by the alchemy puppet.
The Royal Library is worthy of being known as the library with the largest collection of books and the richest materials in the Crescent Kingdom.
After coming to the target bookshelf, Charlotte really found a lot of precious historical materials.
Especially the history of the Crescent Moon Kingdom, and even the history of the Blood Demon Cult's subversion of the kingdom, there are many books that record it in detail.
The Blood Demon Order's subversion of the Crescent Moon Kingdom began seven hundred and fifty years ago, fifty years after the founding of the Crescent Kingdom, and ruled the Crescent Kingdom in the shadows for two hundred years.
According to the book, its original source was the ancestor of the Varva family who established the Crescent Kingdom, and in his later years, he was deceived by the blood who infiltrated the court and took control of the court.
It was during that time, described in the texts as the dark period of the kingdom, until two hundred years later, with the help of the Holy Court, the royal family overthrew the blood court of the Blood.
Since then, the Blood Demon Order has tried to subvert again and again, but in the end they have all been thwarted one by one, until today.
After probably browsing some relevant texts, Charlotte can be regarded as having a further understanding of the hostility and wariness of the Crescent nobles against the blood clan.
Of course, history is written by the victors, and these sources are for reference only and should not be trusted.
Charlotte was a little disappointed, and at the same time, to her surprise, the library was blank for historical materials from earlier periods, especially the Blood Moon Era.
Although it was somewhat expected, Charlotte would inevitably feel a little disappointed when it came to finding nothing.
However, just when Charlotte gave up browsing history to read books about the otherworldly side, a book that looked quite old caught her eye.
It was a book called "Song of the Blood Moon".
The classification of this book is not history, nor mythology, but art poetry.
Curious, Charlotte opens it and discovers that it is a book of poems about the legend of the Bloodline.
"Singing the poetry of the blood? Shouldn't this be classified as a myth? Why art? ”
Charlotte grew more and more curious.
The words in the book are quite ancient, and with more than a year of knowledge of ancient languages that she has painstakingly learned through spiritual magic, Charlotte can read it fairly smoothly.
This poem tells the story of the rise and fall of the Bloodline, the story of the ambitious Blood Ancestor who defeated the gods and unified the continent for the first time, but in the end in order to become stronger, he went down the wrong path, and finally went completely crazy and self-destructed.
Of course, if that's all there is to it, there is no problem with the poem being classified as a myth.
But the problem is that Harald, the creator god, is also mentioned in the book.
In the poem, Harald, the creator god, is described as the follower and successor of the Blood Ancestor, the Bloodline who has realized the power of creation, the Ancestor of the King's Bloodline, and the one who defeats the Ancestor who has fallen into madness.
The poem even describes the first meeting between the Blood Ancestor and Harald, who taught the story of the awakening of the young Harald bloodline, who was still a mortal.
When Charlotte saw this, she was stunned.
Without him, except for the fact that Lilith is not mentioned in this poem, the description of the first meeting between the Blood Ancestor and Harald, and the imparting of transcendent knowledge, is exactly the same as her experience during the "Second Crossing"!
Even what she said to Harald was exactly the same!
"Followers of the True Ancestor of Blood, the source of the king's blood......
Charlotte's eyelids were beating wildly, and her heart was surging.
If the average person sees this, they will think that this book is complete nonsense, it is simply a desecration of the Holy Court, and it is too normal to classify it as an artistic creation, and it is even okay to destroy it directly as a heretical book.
It's a miracle that it can be preserved.
But after reading the story of the true ancestor and the god sung in the book, Charlotte had a feeling that the description in this book was ...... Most likely, it's all true.
"Could it be...... Is my second crossing real? Is the Harald I met really the Lord Harald? And I traveled to the past and became the true ancestor of blood in history? ”
Charlotte's heart was pounding.
It was a bold conjecture she had ever had.
She is sure that the "dream of crossing" is not a bystander, but a personal experience, and her actions in the "dream" also come from her heart.
This excludes the possibility of "memory implantation".
Looking at it now, her original conjecture is more and more likely to be reality, whether it is a "dream" or a "time travel", she is very likely to ...... It really intersects with history, and it is even the true ancestor of blood in history!
However, Charlotte also deepened some doubts about why Lilith was not mentioned, not only in the poem, but in fact, not even in Albrecht's memory.
All that has Lilith's message is the title page of the Blood Tome and Charlotte's experience after the second crossing.
Not only that, but Charlotte has some worries.
That is, if she is really the true ancestor of blood in history, according to the various theories of the bloodline, according to the description on this "Song of the Blood Moon", won't she lose her mind in the future and fall into madness?
This made Charlotte faintly uneasy.
But in any case, Charlotte can be regarded as having gained, and perhaps when she "crosses" next time, she can explore the truth of history more deeply.
Taking a deep breath, Charlotte closed the "Song of the Blood Moon".
This book is an unexpected gain, just "Song of the Blood Moon", and she is worth the trip today.
"Do you like this book, Lord Earl? Do I need to perform a magic mark? If required, please provide an art book that is appropriate and not in the collection to exchange with. ”
The alchemy puppet said.
Charlotte glanced at it and shook her head:
"It's okay, no."
She hadn't planned to exchange things for the library.
However, this does not mean that she does not plan to "take away" the "Song of the Blood Moon".
In fact, she wants all the books in the library!
Knowledge is power, and as a newcomer who has become a monk halfway, even if it is not as good as those in the world, it is enough for Charlotte to lay a solid foundation for her own power and meet the basic needs of believers.
"I'll go around on my own, don't bother me if there's nothing to do."
Charlotte said to the alchemy puppet.
The alchemy puppet nodded and respectfully retired.
Charlotte looked up at the entire library.
Through the Bloodborn's acuity, she could vaguely perceive the monitoring magic that enveloped the entire library, and the intensity of the monitoring magic was so great that she could sense its imminent reaction even if she poked out even a trace of mental power to test it.
This is definitely a Blazing Sun level, or even a legendary-level magic circle.
There is no doubt that even Charlotte will definitely be discovered if she wants to cast a spiritual blood magic under the magic circle.
But alas, Charlotte has more than just magic.
With a light breath, Charlotte closed her eyes.
And when she opened her eyes again, her pupils were already stained with a layer of red gold.
Vague energy fluctuations spread around Charlotte, enveloping the entire library.
That's not magic.
It's divine power.
Thanks to the Crescent Royal Family, although they have arranged an exquisite magic array to prevent the library from being stolen, it is a pity that the magic array is only magic, not divine power.
Due to the delicate relationship with the church, there are no priests left in the library, let alone magic spells, which makes it possible for Charlotte to exploit loopholes.
Divine power is a higher level of energy than magic, and it can also be used to cast magic, although this usage is extravagant and wasteful, but who makes Charlotte currently have abundant divine power.
And the magic that is performed with divine power is no longer magic, but ...... Magic!
The divine power of blood operates, and Charlotte unleashes the blood magic of the spiritual path [Spiritual Rubbing].
This is a magic specially used by the Bloodline to rub the classics, which can forcibly memorize the knowledge of the books and store them.
Vague fluctuations of divine power enveloped the entire library, covering every treasured tome.
"Rubbing ......"
Charlotte muttered in her mind.
The next moment, a crimson glow lit up in her spiritual world, and the library that recorded Albrecht's memories suddenly opened, and bookshelves appeared out of thin air in the empty area, and on the shelves, books slowly emerged from virtual to real.
In a short time, the number of new shelves outnumbered Albrecht's memories, and the entire library of memories expanded rapidly, and the number of books in its collection skyrocketed......
After a long time, Charlotte let out a light breath and ended the magic.
Her expression was slightly tired, but her eyes were shining.
And in the depths of her consciousness, the collection of the Wang Family Library has been all rubbed, and there are hundreds of thousands of books in the memory library at once.
The Crescent Moon Royal Family has accumulated for hundreds of thousands of years, and all of a sudden it is all cheap for her.
"Your Excellency, have you not found the book you are looking for? Tell Jupiter what you need, and Jupiter can help you find it together. ”
The voice of the alchemy puppet could be heard from afar.
Charlotte pressed the joy in her heart.
She picked up a book and said:
"I've found it, help me look at the rubbing book, what knowledge do I need in exchange."
It's all here, let's do a full set of plays.
"Your Excellency, the book you are holding is a treasure of the royal family's collection of bloodline secret arts, it is an essay by the legendary mage Nicholas, the content is quite bold, curious and precious, if you want to exchange, you must also exchange the same knowledge of the secret arts."
Charlotte: ......
How is Nicholas again?
Moreover, what the hell is bold and curious?
But...... Bloodline mysticism.
It seems that she only knows about bloodborne, but bloodline's are taboo, and she must not take it out......
"It's a pity, my Castel family doesn't have the knowledge."
Charlotte shook her head and said regretfully.
She didn't really want to exchange, just make a show.
With that, Charlotte put down her book and left the library with pity on her face.
……
"Oh, did Count Castel go to the library to find the bloodline secret technique?"
In the royal palace, Louis V listened to the report of the royal knights and thought thoughtfully.
"Which one?"
"Back to Your Majesty, it is "Essays on the Awakening of the Bloodline: Desire", written by Nicholas."
Louis V looked surprised and muttered to himself:
"Is that the one? It seems that she is really bold, no wonder she wants to swear celibacy......"
After a moment of silence, he squinted his eyes and said:
"There's no need to exchange knowledge, just print a copy with magic and give it to her, the bloodline awakens...... It seems that she should have been promoted too quickly in the past two years, and her bloodline strength is a little unstable; In addition, to tell her tactfully, this way of stimulating blood with lust is not mainstream, and it is easy to cause damage to the body, especially women. ”
"If she wants to try, the royal family can provide some trained male servants, as well as some necessary tools and medicines......"
"Do your will."
……
Following.
Charlotte, who had packed up her salute and was about to leave the royal capital, looked at the books sent by the royal knights and the row of handsome and well-behaved manservants behind the other party, with a confused expression.