She she she he...!
How could she just call out that stinking book spirit? !
Looking at the book spirit who was as respectful and well-behaved as a servant, the vampire girl's eyes widened and she almost doubted her life.
It's obvious that even though she regularly feeds her essence and blood, the other party still treats her with disdain and ignores her!
Charlotte was not surprised by the appearance of Shu Ling.
Just now this guy tried to invade her body, but she directly took away a lot of his power. She could feel that the other person was extremely afraid of her now.
This is also normal.
After all, Charlotte has the ability to completely destroy the Necronomicon at any time!
Charlotte is no stranger to things like sacred artifacts.
After gaining the power of [Divine Blessing], she has been studying how to inject divine power into items for more than half a year to turn them into artifacts.
Although Charlotte was ultimately unable to tinker with a matching set of artifacts for herself because her own blood power was too precious, and she currently lacked enough artifact materials on hand, she was able to learn about it through reading a large amount of literature. Artifacts and sacred objects are better understood.
Like artifacts, sacred artifacts are also creations of gods and contain divine power.
Broadly speaking, since it is a creation of the gods, the sacred artifact can also be classified as a type of artifact, but many times the extraordinary people in the world of Miria like to list it separately.
Unlike artifacts, holy weapons all have their own spirit.
This also means that the holy weapons are all weapons of wisdom.
However, this does not mean that the sacred weapon is more powerful than the divine weapon.
The truth is exactly the opposite. The power of sacred weapons is generally much weaker than that of divine weapons...
This is because the output method and source of power of the artifact are both "divine power", while the source of power of the sacred instrument is the offering and sacrifice of the "contractor".
In the final analysis, artifacts are equipment created by gods for their incarnations when they walked on the earth. Although mortals can also use them, they often have to pay a heavy price.
Sacred weapons are equipment specially created by gods for their agents. Although there is a price for using them, the price is within the tolerance of mortals.
Sacred weapons cannot use divine power as the "source" of their power like ordinary artifacts. For them, "divine power" is the source of the existence of the weapon spirit.
If there is more divine power in the sacred vessel, the "vessel spirit" that cannot bear it will be swallowed up by the divine power.
And if there is less divine power in the holy weapon, the "weapon spirit" will fall asleep or even dissipate, and the holy weapon will degenerate into an ordinary weapon.
As for whether there are any artifacts with weapon spirits, Charlotte doesn't know.
It's just that in the literature records she read, it seems that there has never been any artifact with a spirit.
Possessing a weapon spirit seems to be a taboo for artifacts...
Because of this, Charlotte knew very well that if she wanted to destroy this book, it would be enough to absorb the little bit of divine power in it.
Of course, she could also do the opposite and inject divine power to swallow up the book spirit pollution.
In that case, the holy weapon might become a more powerful artifact.
Of course, in that case, the book spirit will dissipate, which is equivalent to "dead" for a smart weapon like a holy weapon.
Charlotte knew it, and so did the book spirit who felt the divine power of the blood in her body.
In order to survive, it is normal for Shu Ling to give in.
Of course, the vampire girl and the middle-aged knight don't know these things.
They could only stare wide-eyed, looking in disbelief at the book spirit who was usually aloof, but now had a respectful attitude and a flattering tone like a dog...
"Put away all the undead."
Charlotte ordered with a faint look at Shu Ling.
"Great existence, I will obey your orders..."
The book spirit bowed respectfully to Charlotte, and the Book of the Dead bloomed with deep brilliance. The raging tide of the undead collapsed instantly, and all the undead instantly turned into light and flew towards the Book of the Dead. .
At the same time, the vampire girl who was tied up turned pale, felt dizzy, and her whole body became even more sluggish.
She widened her eyes and looked at the dog-like book spirit with an even more incredible look, feeling shocked and angry in her heart:
This hateful, shameless, damn book spirit!
It was clearly an order given by someone else, but it actually consumed her power to take back the summoned undead!
Noticing the girl's gaze, Charlotte glanced at her with a half-smile.
Charlotte has studied artifacts and holy weapons for more than half a year, so she naturally knows that holy weapons need contractors, and she also knows that these two guys were digging a hole for her just now.
But who told her to have cheats?
After all, the book spirit's use of power must be inspired by external forces. It does not dare to fight with itself, so it will naturally try to trick its contractor.
It can only be said that the girl brought it upon herself.
After solving the problem of the undead tide, Charlotte closed the Book of the Dead.
The book spirit who was granted amnesty bowed respectfully to her, and then quickly got into the book, as if he was afraid that if he stayed here for a second longer, he would be eaten alive.
Naturally, she handed the Book of the Dead to Sebastian for temporary storage. Charlotte sat elegantly on the noble chair that Sebastian had conjured up at some point, and gently crossed her legs.
Sebas quickly served Charlotte a glass of sweet milk, well...it was still in a crystal goblet.
Charlotte took it almost subconsciously, her movements skillful and elegant.
It wasn't until she put it to her mouth and sipped it that she suddenly realized, good guy...when did she become so skilled?
She couldn't help but look at Sebas, and the elegant fire elf responded with a bright smile, standing respectfully beside her, like the most loyal butler.
Charlotte:…
She felt that her behavior style was a bit closer to Sebas, who had to lay out a red carpet for carriages...
It was true that he was mentally contaminated by Sebastian.
This set of procedures also stunned the vampire girl and the middle-aged knight.
Although I really want to complain about why some people carry aristocratic chairs with them when they go out, and why they use crystal goblets to drink milk...
But let alone, coupled with the inexplicable temperament of a girl, she really has a unique... well, elegance.
Charlotte took a sip of milk and handed the crystal glass to Sebastian again, and Sebastian quickly presented her with a folded silk scarf.
Charlotte wiped her mouth gracefully, put the scarf into the tray that Sebastian took out from nowhere, and then asked calmly:
"Tell me, who are you? Why did you attack my convoy?"
"My time is limited and my patience is limited. I will give you one minute to answer my questions."
She sat on an armchair, crossed her legs, and looked down at the tied up girl and knight.
Charlotte could see that these two people were probably not members of the Blood Demon Order.
Although they are vampires, although they are holding the sacred weapon left by the Blood Demon Grand Duke Abaddon, although her summons to the girl in the Dark Night Castle attracted the obstruction of the vampire prince... But Charlotte is not on them. Smell the disgusting smell of the Blood Demon Cultists.
Charlotte believed that she would never forget that smell. It was the corrupted smell that caused the soul to be polluted and corroded after participating in blood sacrifices for a long time. After unlocking [True Ancestor Liberation], Charlotte became very sensitive to that smell.
This made her even more curious.
After listening to Charlotte's words, the girl glared at her, and then quickly received Sebastian's innocent smile:
"Beautiful lady, if you look at the master with such wanton eyes again, Sebastian will really want to dig out your beautiful eyes."
The girl hesitated slightly, and her momentum suddenly weakened.
Her expression changed slightly, she pursed her lips and gritted her teeth and looked away.
The middle-aged knight looked at the two Charlottes solemnly, remained silent for a few seconds, and said:
"Mercenaries, we are free mercenaries active in Violet."
After hearing what the middle-aged knight said, the girl couldn't help but glance at him, pursed her lips and fell into silence.
Charlotte narrowed her eyes.
Her eyes paused on the girl's dress, which was washed white, but she could still tell that it was of high quality and must have come from a high-end textile workshop. She then glanced at the middle-aged knight's dress, which was damaged in many places, but But it clearly has the armor style of the Kingdom’s military, and he said playfully:
"Mercenary?"
The middle-aged knight naturally noticed the playfulness in Charlotte's eyes and tone, but he did not panic, but said solemnly:
"Yes, mercenary."
"No matter what status we had in the past, at least... now we are Violet's free mercenaries."
In the past?
Charlotte's heart moved slightly.
Seriously speaking, the girl and the knight were dressed like a declining noble, which had to make her guess whether the other party belonged to a family that had a grudge against Castel.
However, she did not delve into this issue.
Since the other party said that he was a mercenary, the meaning was obvious.
They attacked her convoy not just because of hatred, but because they took over someone else's mission.
Someone... doesn't want her to return to the territory.
"Who hired you?"
Charlotte asked.
This time, the middle-aged knight did not speak.
Charlotte frowned, and noticing her dissatisfied expression, Sebastian snorted and snapped his fingers.
Following his movements, the magic-forbidden chains that bound the middle-aged knight suddenly contracted and burst into a series of electric lights.
The middle-aged knight hissed, his face instantly turned pale, and his figure was almost crumbling.
"Sorry, this...can't say, this is the code of mercenaries."
He gritted his teeth and said tremblingly.
"Third Prince! The person who hired us to intercept your convoy is the Third Prince of the Crescent Kingdom!"
On the other side, the vampire girl who had been silent suddenly said.
"Miss?!"
The middle-aged knight's eyes widened.
The girl pursed her lips and looked at him apologetically, then straightened up her body, which was much flatter than Charlotte, and said calmly:
"Rahier is my blood descendant, and I am the one who makes the decision. If anything happens, come to me."
"Miss!"
The middle-aged knight couldn't help but want to get up, but was stopped by the girl:
"That's enough, Rahel, survival is more important to us than the mercenary code! I don't want to see you suffer because of me anymore!"
After hearing what the girl said, the middle-aged knight opened his mouth with a complicated expression.
But Charlotte frowned slightly.
Third prince?
Did the third prince not want to see her return to his territory?
To be honest, she wasn't too surprised when she knew the answer. Although she only met the third prince Philip once, Charlotte didn't know why she didn't have a good impression of him.
It seems to be some kind of instinct...
Also, Charlotte believed that the strange state she felt that day in Eleanor, the daughter of the Duke of Boulder, was definitely not an illusion.
The third prince... is not that simple.
Charlotte had a headache.
She could probably guess why the third prince would take action against her.
Count Tulip is dead, Duke Bold may die at any moment, Lenore has given up her inheritance, and her commitment to the church has become ambiguous due to the corruption of the high priest Linus.
If there is anyone who is the current first-in-line heir to the Earl of Castells, it is none other than Eleanor.
Thinking of this, Charlotte sighed softly.
It seems that as Sebastian said, the strategic position of the Castel Territory is too important, and there are too many people who want to get the Earldom.
Of course, she did not directly believe the girl's words, but looked at Sebas.
Noticing Charlotte's gaze, Sebastian suddenly understood. He picked up the Book of the Dead again and imitated Charlotte's tone and said:
"Shu Ling, is what she said true?"
The Book of the Dead did not respond.
Charlotte glanced at the book lightly:
"Shu Ling?"
"It's true, it's all true."
The Book of the Dead flickered slightly, and a respectful and urgent voice came.
Vampire girl:...
Middle-aged knight:......
The two people's eyes widened, as if they were shocked again by the shameless betrayal of the book spirit of the Book of the Dead.
After receiving confirmation, Charlotte immediately narrowed her eyes.
She glanced at the two of them and said:
"Where is your mission contract?"
To carry out such a large-scale mission to attack the caravan, the two of them must have signed a mercenary contract with the third prince.
Calculating the time, the third prince should have arrived in Boulder by now.
Boulder is too far away from Castells, and as a royal, Philip must have the protection of the blazing sun. In addition, there are probably a lot of things in her own territory that need to be handled by herself. Charlotte does not have the energy to find it for the time being. The trouble of the third prince.
But that doesn't mean she will let him go.
It is taboo to hire mercenaries to attack other nobles. Some nobles may do this secretly, but it must not be done openly.
Obtaining the mercenary contract and revealing this matter would be enough for the third prince to drink a pot.
After listening to Charlotte's words, the vampire girl pursed her lips, and finally gritted her teeth and said:
"The contract... I put it in the storage ring."
"Miss! No!"
The middle-aged knight couldn't help but change his expression.
For mercenaries, betraying a contract means ruining their mercenary career and being blacklisted by the mercenary association.
The two of them obviously did not live a wealthy life, and mercenary missions were obviously their main source of income.
"Storage ring? Where is it?"
Charlotte asked.
"Backpack, my backpack."
The girl gestured to the package lying on the ground not far away.
Charlotte gave Sebastian a look, and Sebastian nodded and took the package over.
He fumbled around and quickly found a ring.
However, the moment Sebastian took out the ring, the vampire girl suddenly shouted:
"Rahiel! Now!"
As she said that, she suddenly bumped into the middle-aged knight, and the middle-aged knight also fell behind her in the direction of the girl. That place... was exactly where Sebas had picked up the package just now.
The two quickly fell to the ground, and the next moment, a dazzling light bloomed on the ground.
In Charlotte's surprised eyes, the two figures flickered and disappeared in an instant.
Sebastian's expression changed slightly.
He flashed to the place where the two disappeared, and after checking, his face looked a little ugly:
"Master, it is a one-time teleportation array prepared in advance..."
"The package on the ground is the mechanism that triggers the magic circle!"
There is still a way to escape?
Charlotte was a little surprised.
…
At the same time, in a castle somewhere.
In the dark secret room, light flickered on the ground, and a huge circular magic circle faintly emerged.
Along with a series of spatial rhythms, the vampire girl and the middle-aged knight who were tied up fell out in the light...
(End of chapter)
