-54- Nice with a weak heart
Charlotte knows a lot of secrets about this guy Nice.
However, looking at the overall obedient attitude of the other party after being contracted into a blood servant, Charlotte has never delved into anything, after all, no one in this world has a secret, and even she herself has many things that she doesn't want others to know.
But at this moment, looking at the face of a certain black cat, looking at his appearance left and right, Charlotte's face was still dark.
After all, there is a difference between not saying something and not saying it and not knowing which thing to say when there are too many things to hide.
Charlotte looked at Ness quietly, her expression smiling:
"Oh? Listen to your tone, are you hiding too much from me? ”
"Tell me, what are you hiding?"
Ness grew more and more distant.
"Ahem, Lord Charlotte, look at what you said, what is there to hide from Nice......"
Ness subconsciously defended, but looking at Charlotte's calm and deep gaze, he finally swallowed back the words and said in a curt:
"Well, probably...... Well...... There are one or two things because all kinds of force majeure have not been reported to you......"
"Oh? One or two pieces? ”
"Uh...... Well...... Or maybe three or four pieces? ”
Nice's eyes wandered.
Charlotte: ......
She squinted at the black cat in front of her, and her smile faded.
Noticing the change in Charlotte's expression, Ness became even more apprehensive:
"A little! A little bit! Charlotte, Nice is hiding from you, it's really just a little bit! ”
"Well, what is your 'little bit' concealment?"
Charlotte said lightly.
"That...... Beautiful, dignified, powerful, and benevolent Lord Charlotte, if Nice were to confess, you would ...... Magnanimous, forgive Nice? ”
A certain black cat was holding Charlotte's calf and shaking it while selling cuteness.
Looking at the appearance of Ness, who was eating into a ball, forcibly selling cuteness with an uncle-like voice, Charlotte shuddered, and only felt quite spicy eyes.
She quickly pulled her leg out of Nice's arms, and said with a look of disgust:
"Okay, don't sell cute, sell it for a while, I'm going to have nightmares when I sleep tonight, tell me honestly, I won't punish you if you have a good attitude."
"Huh? It's true? Really won't punish me? ”
Ness immediately perked up.
Charlotte: ......
This fat cat...... Aside from the faceless idol mentioned in Albrecht's memory, there must be something else hidden in transgression, right?
She squinted at the black cat and said meaningfully:
"It's up to you to perform."
Looking at Charlotte's attitude of not confessing that she would not want to leave today, Ness sighed:
"Well, Nystan ......"
As it spoke, it quietly glanced at Charlotte's expression and cautiously tested:
"That...... Nice shouldn't have peeked at the maids taking a bath, and shouldn't have sneaked into the maids' dressing room at the Earl's Court? ”
Charlotte: ......
This guy ...... Was it really a legend once?
She looked at Ness speechlessly, not knowing what to say for a moment.
"What else?"
Charlotte asked with a straight face.
Ness swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and said with a wandering look in his eyes:
"Ahem...... That one...... Nice shouldn't have secretly hidden the maids' changing underwear, nor should he use magic to disguise himself as other cats and rub them into the maids' arms......"
Charlotte: ......
Should she say that this guy is still a little self-aware, that her reputation for lust has spread among the maids, or should she say that this guy is too tasteless?
But she asked Ness, not to hear Ness tell her about her own perverted history.
"What else?"
Charlotte continued.
Ness looked at her cautiously, laughed dryly, and said in a more heartless and whispered voice:
"That...... Nice shouldn't have secretly collected your change of clothes, let alone hidden the stockings you wore......"
"Click......"
The teacup in Charlotte's hand shattered directly.
Never mind.
Destroy it.
This guy still directly cramped, peeled the bones, chopped and fed the dog.
Looking at Charlotte's instantly blackened face, Ness hurriedly shouted:
"Changed! Changed! Nice has changed! That's what Nice did a long time ago! Nice is long gone now! It's been a makeover! ”
Charlotte took a deep breath and silently said "Don't be angry, don't be angry" in her heart, but her eyes were already cold and wanted to kill.
However, her mind was still calm, and Nice was obviously using these perverted things to distract her, such as the Faceless God Statue, which she really wanted to know, and she didn't mention it.
Obviously, this guy did it on purpose, or wanted to fool her.
But she's also really angry.
No wonder when she first arrived in the territory, some clothes seemed to be "damaged" more frequently, it turned out that this guy was all doing it!
This is the most genius legendary mage in the history of mankind...... This is a legendary pervert!
It seems that it is still too idle, and I have to find something to do for it in the future to lose this body of fat!
Charlotte gave Ness a cold look, and had already decided in her heart that she wanted to clean up a certain perverted cat so as not to be idle every day.
"That's not what I want to ask about."
She calmed down and said coldly.
As she spoke, Charlotte glanced at Ness meaningfully:
"Don't you have anything to tell me about the Temple of the Ancient and the Faceless Idol?"
Listening to Charlotte's words, Ness froze.
It smiled wryly:
"Lord Charlotte, Nice didn't understand you too much, Nice ......"
It didn't finish trying to fool the past.
Because she felt the rising coercion of Charlotte, and the imprint of the servant contract that gradually lit up in the depths of her soul.
"It seems that my attitude towards you is still too gentle, I should ask your soul directly."
Charlotte sighed and said.
Feeling the rhythm of the contract, Nice suddenly froze, and hurriedly shouted:
"Say! I say! Charlotte-sama! What do you want to know, I'll say it all! ”
"Then tell me what you know about the Ancient Temple and the Faceless Idols, and then tell me about their whereabouts."
Charlotte said.
The Ancient Temple and the Faceless Idol are both things left behind by the Blood True Ancestor in history, however, even within the Blood Clan, there are different opinions about the purpose of the Blood True Ancestor to build a temple and create a god statue.
Albrecht's memory mentions a number of ideas within the Bloodline, but regardless of the point of view, the way in which the Bloodline handles the temples and idols found is the same.
That is, the temple must be destroyed or replaced with the deity enshrined, and the idol must be sealed or dedicated to the respective princes and dukes.
In a word...... It is to erase all traces of the true ancestor of blood.
Comparatively speaking, the overall attitude within the Bloodline towards Ancient Temples and Faceless Statues is to destroy and seal them, rather than to delve into them.
However, in Albrecht's memory, the legendary mage Nicholas in human history was very interested in these things, and even took a god statue with him when he disappeared.
"Ancient temples and faceless idols...... Isn't that something you built? You know more about this kind of thing that involves the power of mythology than I do, right? ”
Ness said.
Charlotte shook her head:
"I don't know what's going on in history, and I don't know what these things are for."
That is to say...... You've lost all your memories of the power of mythology, haven't you been revived......"
Ness muttered.
Charlotte didn't know how to answer this question, maybe she had always firmly believed that she was just a dove's nest before, and disguised herself as the true ancestor of blood by relying on the "Blood Sacred Codex" as a traverser, but with the "second crossing", after watching "The Song of the Blood Moon", and knowing more history, she was also a little unsure about some things.
Amnesia is not amnesia, she is not a returning god, and in Charlotte's opinion, it is more likely to be a reversal of cause and effect.
Of course, there is no need to talk to outsiders about this, after all, she can't really guess about crossing over for the second time, unless she travels through history again when she is promoted to Blazing Sun.
As for Nice...... Misunderstanding is misunderstanding.
"It seems that the gods are not easy to be, and even finding their past is a troublesome matter."
Ness muttered.
"So, what do you know?"
Charlotte asked.
Ness thought for a moment and said:
"I don't know much about the Ancient Temple and the Faceless Idol, but ...... One thing I'm sure of is that while the Bloodlines see it as your backhand, based on my research, you shouldn't have built temples and statues for that purpose in the past. ”
"Of course, there is divine power in the idol after all, and its nature is special enough, and in a sense, it can indeed help you regain your strength, but this should not be the main purpose."
"According to my research...... The main purpose of the Ancient Temple and the Faceless Idol is more like building a giant magic circle that envelops the entire world. ”
"A giant circle that envelops the world?"
Charlotte looked surprised.
"Yes, and it's a magic circle that collects and protects mana, if my judgment is right, its ultimate goal should be to concentrate all the magic power of the entire Miria."
Ness said.
Boy......
Absorbed the magic of the whole world?
Charlotte's eyelids jumped.
"So ......"
Neston paused, glanced at Charlotte, and pondered the words:
"It seems to me that the Ancient Temple and the Faceless Idol are more like you...... Well, the true ancestor of the blood of the past tried to rule Miria for eternity, in order to go one step further and become an existence beyond the gods. ”
Is it an attempt to reign forever, to become an existence beyond the gods......
Charlotte was thoughtful.
This can correspond to some of the descriptions in "The Song of the Blood Moon", at least in the poem, the True Ancestor of Blood "devours" the sun in order to go further.
But Charlotte also felt that this kind of thing was not like she could do it, she felt that she was quite Buddhist, and it was easier to be content, and if there was no external threat, she could even be a salted fish all the time.
"You said that you thought that the Ancient Temple, which is scattered around the world, is actually a huge magic circle, then...... Have you found the evidence? ”
Charlotte asked.
Ness instantly became proud:
"Meow! More than proof! Nice even succeeded in restoring part of the formation configuration, and even accurately deduced the location of some of the ancient temples, and now three of these ancient temples were excavated after Nice's derivation! ”
"Of course, Nice is not really a myth, and it is almost the limit to do this, and the most that remains, at most, is to know how many are left and where they may be."
Charlotte's heart moved, and her eyes lit up:
"Oh? So...... How many temples are there in your deduced spirits? Where is the most likely place that has not been excavated? ”
The Faceless Idol is a medium for other bloodlines to summon gods, but for Charlotte, it is the equivalent of a "power bank" to replenish divine power.
Not only that, but she can even gradually refine her godly personality with the help of the Faceless Statue.
In other words, in addition to growing her power and developing believers, finding the Temple of the Ancient and the Faceless Idol is also a powerful way for Charlotte to improve her strength before the arrival of Advent Day.
"Altogether...... There should be thirty-six, but twenty-two have already been discovered, and one of the remaining fourteen should be in the territory of the Duchy of Roman, and I can't judge the exact location; And the other ones, according to the configuration of the circle I simulated, three should be distributed on the Luna Coast, East Yunette and Koria, and three should be in the Sun Empire further east; As for the others, according to calculations, three should be in the sea, four more west, and depending on the location, I think it is likely to be located on the legendary lost Old Continent. ”
Ness pondered.
Boy......
That's accurate enough, isn't it?
Charlotte smacked her tongue slightly.
Although it is only an approximate location, knowing the approximate location, there is a direction.
But......
Old World......
Charlotte recalled the broken continent she had "seen" overseas when she returned from the "second crossing", looking down on Miria.
If her guess is correct, maybe it is the home of the legendary elves, destroyed in the Old World three thousand years ago.
The True Ancestor of Blood was really able to run, and even ran to the Old Continent to build a temple!
Of course, the Old World is too far away, and other places such as the Solar Empire, Koria, and East Yunette are not close.
It was the Duchy of Romance mentioned by Nice that piqued Charlotte's interest.
"Is there an undiscovered idol in the Duchy of Romans too?"
She asked, squinting.
"If the spell model is correct, it should be."
Ness said.
Charlotte bowed slightly.
This may be an opportunity and an attempt.
If there are no accidents, after helping the Ness clan take back the stars, she can become the master of the Duchy of Roman.
At that time, you may be able to find out where this temple is hidden.
"Lord Charlotte, you ...... Anything else you'd like to ask? ”
Looking at Charlotte, who was lost in thought, Ness asked cautiously.
Charlotte glanced at it.
Nice guy knows a lot of things, but if you don't ask, this girl really doesn't say anything.
"And the other one, not to mention the idols that have been acquired by various forces, you ...... Is there also an idol of a god? ”
Charlotte asked, glancing at the black cat.
Ness's face froze.
It struggled for a while and said in a curt:
"That...... Lord Charlotte, there was indeed a statue of a god here in Nice, but ...... It has been used by Nice. ”
"Used?"
Charlotte was stunned for a moment.
"What does it mean, can you also absorb the power of blood?"
She said strangely.
"Uh...... This can't be, I only used the idol itself, and as for the divine power in it, I used up the magic scroll I made. ”
Nice is sneering.
Charlotte was even more curious:
"What are you doing with the idol?"
Ness scratched his head:
"I made a body out of the idol of a god, and this is the ...... you see"
Charlotte: ......