"Your Majesty the Viscount, I will give you three months. Within three months, all nobles in the territory must be reviewed. Any noble who refuses to be reviewed will be deemed to have automatically given up his noble status."
"This is the specific content that needs to be checked when examining the nobles, as well as the list of reports on each family. You can take it back and take a closer look."
Charlotte took out another review document that had been prepared from the drawer and ordered the maid to deliver it to Viscount Len Castell.
Viscount Leon-Castle has long been suppressed by the majesty technique blessed by the divine power of blood.
But even so, when he saw clearly what needed to be reviewed in the information, he couldn't help but widen his eyes:
"Lord Earl! This... this... I'm afraid..."
"Huh? What? Is it difficult?"
Charlotte gave him a faint look.
The old Viscount lowered his head almost subconsciously.
Recalling the list of reports on various noble families that he had just seen together with the censorship content, he was silent for a long time and sighed:
"I...I accept the order, but...the vampires are secretive and very good at hiding their identities. Even if you order me to investigate, I am afraid it will be difficult for me to find them all..."
"Not to mention, the content of these reviews is almost to check all the family backgrounds. Even if the vampires behind the scenes lose their resistance, if the nobles themselves unite to resist... Even if you have the handle of each family, The consequences may be disastrous.”
Charlotte smiled slightly and said:
"You don't have to worry about checking the identity of the vampires. Since I leave this matter to you, I will naturally equip you with professional personnel to check the identity. You just need to ensure that all nobles are subject to review."
"Your Majesty the Viscount, as the foreign affairs manager of the earldom, I don't think there is any noble in the entire territory who is more familiar with the situation of each family than you..."
"As for whether each family will object..."
Charlotte sneered and said carelessly:
"If they can really unite, let them unite."
"At that time, as the Count of Castel, I will declare that all the rebel nobles are rebels, and the titles of the rebels will be withdrawn. At the same time, I will also call on all the nobles to help me in Castel to quell the rebellion. Those who are in the rebellion will Those with meritorious deeds will have the opportunity to obtain these reclaimed titles.”
After hearing Charlotte's words, the old Viscount was stunned and didn't know how to answer for a moment.
And Charlotte continued:
"Of course, it's not that easy for you to do these things, so... I will also equip you with some more professional helpers, enough to help you deal with those nobles who intend to rebel."
The old Viscount was stunned and couldn't help but widen his eyes:
"Professional helpers? Deal with the rebellious nobles? You...you want to use the guards of the direct territory?!"
Charlotte smiled:
"That's not the case. The guards in the direct jurisdiction have their own guard tasks. If the nobles really unite, the guards alone will not be able to take them down quickly. I will assign more professional people to you."
"Someone more...professional?"
The old Viscount's eyelids were twitching wildly, as he vaguely seemed to think of something.
Charlotte did not continue to explain, but leaned forward, looked directly into the old Viscount's eyes, and said meaningfully:
"And one more thing……"
"I know you are a devout Holy Believer, but... the situation in the Earldom is special. From now on, please do not publicize in the territory that the purpose of my coming to Castel is to spread the belief of the Holy Royal Court, and do not deliberately promote that I am The saint of the Holy Royal Court."
Charlotte put a slight emphasis on the words "pious" and "deliberate."
Facing Charlotte's deep eyes, Len Castel suddenly felt like he was being seen through, and he quickly lowered his head.
"Okay, I'm done. Do you have any questions?"
Charlotte changed her sitting position, propped her chin up and smiled.
Viscount Leon Castell swallowed his saliva and sighed:
"The subordinates...are gone."
Seeing the old Viscount's dejected look, Charlotte smiled again and said:
"Your Excellency, please don't put too much pressure on me."
"There is a proverb in the ancient Eastern countries, so-called 'one emperor, one courtier'..."
"Although I am not the 'Emperor', I am also the master of Castel. When you complete this matter, Leon Castel will naturally be the biggest contributor."
"And I... will never treat the hero badly."
After hearing Charlotte's words, the old Viscount couldn't help but raise his head and look into her deep blue eyes.
Taking a deep breath, he bowed respectfully and said:
"My lord... I understand."
After taking over the task of examining the nobles from Charlotte, Viscount Leon Castells resigned with deep concern.
As soon as he left, the study window was opened from the outside, and the chubby body of the black cat Ness squeezed in.
Charlotte glanced at it and frowned:
"Why don't you take the main entrance?"
"Hey, isn't it because you were summoning the vassals just now? I didn't want to disturb you, so I subconsciously went through the window."
Ness skillfully rolled onto the table, picked up the snacks on the plate and stuffed them into his mouth, with a look of enjoyment on his face.
Charlotte was too lazy to reveal that this lazy cat was just too lazy to go around and climb the stairs. She got straight to the point:
"Have you finished interrogating Madoc?"
"Look what you said! Nice is always quick to take action!"
"Oh? From your tone, it doesn't seem like it took too long?"
"Hehe! That's not the case! If only there were others, it would be Madoc. We are most familiar with the forbidden magic pattern on his body! There are ten thousand ways to make him speak!"
Looking at Nice's triumphant look, Charlotte recalled the text about magical countermeasures she had seen, and suddenly her heart moved slightly, and she asked:
"Nice, do you know the legendary mage Nicholas?"
"Ah? Nicholas? Who is that? I don't know! I don't know him!"
Black Cat Ness shook his head quickly, like a rattle.
That unthinking dismissal of Charlotte was all too familiar.
As long as this girl is duplicitous and has secrets, she will definitely look like this.
Charlotte took a deep look at it and suddenly smiled:
"Speaking of which, I have never seen you praying to the God of Contract. Aren't you a devout believer in the contract?"
"Ah...this, Lady Charlotte, you don't know. In fact, I pray to the great God of Contract in private every day...well, praise the contract!"
The Ness cat had a solemn expression, stretched out its paws and drew a scale symbol of Mithras, the god of contract, in front of him, and prayed solemnly.
It's just that the movements don't look that skillful.
Charlotte looked at it quietly without speaking.
Looking directly at Charlotte's oppressive eyes, Nice looked away with some guilt.
It coughed twice, and with a flash of light in its paws, a roster appeared:
"Lord Charlotte, this is the list provided by Madoc. They are all nobles and officials in the direct territory who were recruited and infiltrated by the Ness clan."
As it said, its expression was a little weird:
"I have to say...it's not easy for your direct territory to survive to this day. We looked at the roster carefully and found that everything is missing."
Charlotte:…
Although I knew this guy was trying to change the subject, I have to say that it did succeed.
Charlotte no longer continued to ask about Nice's secret, but took over the roster and browsed it, her eyelids twitching wildly:
"so much?"
"Hey, luckily there are almost no vampires in it, and most of the people who are attracted are just fringe nobles and officials from the city hall. After all, your direct jurisdiction is the center of the Holy Royal Court in the North. Even if the priest pulls his crotch, Presumably the Ness clan doesn’t dare to be so presumptuous…”
"So I still have to thank the Holy Royal Court?"
Charlotte couldn't help but complain.
But after thinking about it, she nodded with deep understanding:
"In every sense, it seems that I should really thank the great God..."
“Praise be to the Divine!”
Charlotte also drew a ring cross on her chest, much more skillfully than Nice.
After saying that, she handed the list to Nice again and praised:
"Well done! Now that we have the list, let's arrest people next. No one on this list will be let go, and all their property will be confiscated! It just so happens that Beigang's expansion plan also requires a lot of funds. This first tranche is The funds should come from them.”
"Lord Charlotte, there are quite a few people on the list. Are you sure you want to take action?"
"Take action, of course we have to take action. I am planning to take action against the nobles, but will the direct jurisdiction be left behind? This is our foundation."
Charlotte said without hesitation.
Nice seems to be very comfortable with the word "we", and her tail is raised higher with joy.
But at the same time, it has some doubts:
"Lord Charlotte, I know you want to control the territory as soon as possible, but here's the problem. You are so aggressive, are you really not worried about chaos in the territory? I remember you said before that you should try to be as stable as possible? "
Charlotte smiled and said:
"That was before. In the past, I didn't know what the Ness clan's penetration into the territory was, so I naturally tried to avoid it. But now..."
Her eyes flashed slightly and she said:
"The Ness clan's infiltration into the territory is indeed serious, but perhaps out of efficiency or for checks and balances, they have not integrated the infiltrated noble power..."
"This can be seen from the nobles reporting each other. Even if they infiltrate the nobles, their infiltration power is scattered and they are doing their own thing."
"Perhaps it was okay when Earl Lachlan was alive, but once he dies, the control of the Ness clan will be greatly weakened, and it may not be possible to regain control of the power of penetration. After all... underground The job is already difficult.”
"In this case, I will naturally seize this opportunity."
After finishing speaking, Charlotte touched her chin again:
"Speaking of which, the Blood Duke would kill Earl Lachlan without hesitation, which was beyond my expectation. A Blood Earl is not a small character. He did it so neatly, even if they had a private grudge. I believe it all..."
"The blood clan uses blood as a bond of close connection. It's really surprising to do this. It can only be said that either the Ness clan is hiding a deeper secret, or the Duke really has a grudge against Earl Lachlan..."
"I guess maybe the Ness clan has its own factions, and maybe they are not as united as we thought."
Nice nodded:
"Okay, then I understand, but...why did you give this task to Len Castel? You don't really think they are loyal, do you?"
Charlotte took a sip of sweet milk and said quietly:
"Of course I know that they can't be loyal to the whole heart. Not only that, I don't think that Viscount Leon Castells is really a devout holy believer as he appears. Otherwise, he will definitely not be loyal to him. The Church sat idly by while Castres declined."
"In fact, I think Len Castel is more like a wallflower with his own little thoughts. Maybe this viscount won't betray me openly, but I'm afraid he has some flirtations with the Ness clan behind the scenes..."
"However, this is not important anymore. Earl Lachlan is dead, and the Duke of the Ness clan may not be sure of the power behind me. There is no airtight wall in the world. As long as the blood behind the scenes is revealed to the nobles, The fact that the Earl has died will definitely make them suspicious."
"In this case, the losers will often choose the side that is most beneficial to them!"
"Not to mention, the Leon-Castle family is also the weaker one among the three viscount families. It is influential but has limited strength. I am not worried about their family becoming bigger in the process of reviewing the nobles... "
Nice's heart moved slightly:
"I understand. In the same way, reviewing the nobles will also make their families stand on the opposite side of the territorial nobles. Even if they are just outsiders, as long as you deal with the infiltration of the Ness clan, they will only follow your path from now on, right? ?”
Charlotte nodded:
"exactly."
"You are so yin... well, smart."
Nice couldn't help but said.
"Speaking of which, I happen to have something to talk to you about."
Charlotte changed the subject and suddenly looked at the black cat:
"Nice, you should be able to use more than just contract magic, right?"
Nice was stunned for a moment and started to pretend to be stupid:
"Ah? What did you say? I..."
"Can you use sacred magic?"
Charlotte looked at it silently.
"I……"
Ness opened his mouth.
"Will it?"
Charlotte continued to stare at it, intently.
Facing the increasingly oppressive gaze, Nice swallowed and finally answered honestly:
"Okay, more or less a little bit."
"What about detecting evil?"
"Well... a little bit too."
"good!"
Charlotte nodded and said:
"Since you know a little bit, I will give you another task. After the review plan is launched, you will accompany me as an assistant. With your keen sense of smell and the sacred magic of detecting evil, I think no vampire can do it. Escaped from under your nose.”
"Assistant to the censoring noble?"
Nice's eyes lit up, and the shape of Quintana seemed to appear in his amber pupils.
I saw it straighten up and salute humanely, and said excitedly:
"Nice... promise to complete the mission!"
"Okay, after you're done, report to Viscount Len Castel. Remember, you are both an assistant and a supervisor. You can call my name when necessary."
"As you command!"
Nice retired after accepting the mission.
Charlotte pondered for a moment and then called the maid Shirley:
"Shirley, get me some official letter paper for noble correspondence..."
Shirley quickly gave Charlotte letter paper and ink. Charlotte picked up a quill and dipped it in the ink. After thinking for a moment, she was ready to write.
But after writing a word crookedly on the letter paper, she immediately stopped.
This is very embarrassing.
Although she inherited most of the memories of the original, Charlotte didn't inherit much writing ability. In other words, even the original learned mostly etiquette and did not include these skills.
After thinking for a while, Charlotte looked at Shirley:
"Shirley, have you learned to write before?"
Shirley nodded:
"Learned."
"That's right, I'll let you write it."
Charlotte handed over the letter.
Shirley took the letter respectfully, while Charlotte pondered for a moment and said:
"To the glorious Viscount Remicio..."
"It has been more than a week since I returned to the territory. Castel's situation is more complicated than I imagined. The Remicio family has always been friends of the Castel family. As the lord of Castel, I have something to think about. I want to cooperate with you..."
"I wonder if you are interested in accepting employment during your spare time guarding the Castel Silver Mine and earning a large amount of extra commission income?"
"..."
(End of chapter)
