There is also an ancient palace underground in the royal capital?
Charlotte was surprised.
But while I was surprised, I also felt like it was the same.
The Ancient Palace is hidden deep underground and is inherently secretive. If the Blood Demon Cult uses this place as its base, the church may really be in trouble.
However, Charlotte was also a little confused.
There is an ancient temple underground in Lutecia. About this... the Holy Royal Court, who is a local snake, doesn't know about it?
With curiosity and doubt, Charlotte's eyes glanced around again.
She remembered that the ancient temple in the North contained ancient statues that could be fused by her.
After some searching, Charlotte's eyes naturally fell on the altar.
There was indeed a familiar statue there, exactly the same as the one she had fused with some time ago.
However, after merging with the ancient statue once, Charlotte's perception in some aspects seemed to have become sharper. Although the statue was exactly the same as the one in the North, she found differences.
The statue looks too new.
She took a step forward, felt it carefully, and then realized that it was just a fake.
This statue is not original, and there is no divine power of blood in it, only some turbid and mixed power of blood.
The statue of the god is connected to the restriction shrouded in the temple, exuding weak magic power, just like the ancient temple in the north.
That's a barricade against outside exploration.
However, the restrictions of this ancient palace are obviously not as strong as that of the ancient palace in the North.
The ancient palace in the North can even block the gaze of the gods after activating the restriction, but this cannot be done with the one in front of you.
Otherwise, Charlotte would not have been able to successfully "possess" her.
Charlotte can probably tell the reason.
The ban in the Ancient Temple was established around the statue of the god. The statue was a fake, so the ban was naturally a weakened version. It was for this reason that Charlotte's "will" could be projected over.
Charlotte pondered for a moment and looked at the "ceremony" in front of her again.
Her eyes fell on the criss-crossing ferocious blood vessels on the statue, and she quickly recognized that this statue was part of the ritual, or to be more precise, it was a container for the ritual to collect the power of the blood.
Her sight spread along the blood vessels, and Charlotte saw that the blood vessels extended underground and were connected to a mysterious magic circle composed of grooves. The grooves of the magic circle had turned black and red, and there was still some dirty blood inside.
Combining the sacrificial circle on the altar with the Holy Emblem of the Blood Demon Archduke, Charlotte came to the conclusion:
This is not a divine descending ceremony, but a sacrificial ceremony. This is where the Blood Demon Cult offers sacrifices and bloodline power to the Blood Demon Archduke and prays for divine favor!
Charlotte thought again of the scene where she had just summoned the Blood Demon Priest.
Her heart moved, and she turned around to search in the hall, and soon saw several unconscious children in the corner.
Their faces were disheveled and their clothes were shabby. They were obviously civilians from the outer city.
Charlotte narrowed her eyes, her gaze darkening slightly.
She became a vampire just by mistake. Although she became a dark creature, Charlotte has always implemented the principles of life and will never harm innocent people.
Seeing the Blood Demon Cult sacrificing innocent children, the disgust in her heart increased.
"Sebas said that there were sacrifices by the Blood Demon Cult in Lutecia some time ago. There are also some children missing in the outer city. It must be that the Blood Demon Cult kidnapped people as sacrifices."
Charlotte mused.
The Blood Demon Cult is more rampant than she imagined, even in the church center of Crescent Parish.
This shows that either they have big plans in Lutesia, or they are confident that they will not be noticed by the Holy Royal Court.
She let out a breath and looked at the children in the hall, wondering how to rescue these poor little ones.
At this moment, there was a heavy knock on the door of the temple.
Charlotte's heart moved and she took it back.
sight, and then said in a deep voice:
"Come in."
The voice was old and hoarse, and she was really uncomfortable with it for a while.
The door slowly opened, and three Blood Demon cultists in black robes walked in. They wore hoods, only showing pale faces and scarlet eyes. They were all vampires.
I saw them bowing respectfully to Charlotte, and the leader took a step forward and said in a deep voice:
"Master Priest, the Apostle's envoy has arrived and is already waiting in your study."
The messenger of the Dark Apostle?
Charlotte immediately became alert.
She nodded slightly, expressionless:
"knew."
The three Blood Demon cultists stood up and moved out of the way, as if respectfully asking Charlotte to move.
Charlotte was a little embarrassed.
She didn't know how to get to the study.
Her eyes fell on the three Blood Demon Cultists, wondering how to speak to avoid their suspicion while allowing them to lead the way, or to simply send them away so that she could act alone.
At this moment, she noticed a Blood Demon cultist's eyes falling on the children in the hall.
Seemingly noticing Charlotte's gaze, the Blood Demon Cultist quickly withdrew his gaze, but Charlotte felt a hint of nervousness from him.
Um?
nervous?
After "divine possession", maybe it was because of "will projection", maybe because she was unfolding the dark night castle, or maybe because she took advantage of a blazing sun body...
Charlotte found that her perception was much stronger than usual.
For example, now, she can vaguely sense the emotions of these Blood Demon cultists.
The other two were in a similar mood.
Awe, fear, yearning...
Only the bloodline cultist who peeked at the "sacrifice" was a little strange.
Although there is also fear, it is more of uneasiness, nervousness and worry.
There is no awe.
Even less yearning.
Charlotte suddenly became more curious.
Her eyes fell on the Blood Demon Cultist, and upon noticing her gaze, the Blood Demon Cultist became more wary and vigilant, and at the same time, his level of nervousness rose rapidly.
With that kind of mental fluctuation, even Charlotte would believe that he would violently beat her in the next second...
Charlotte looked away and did not provoke the other party any more.
She is currently using the body of a blood demon priest, which is not suitable for fighting. It will be a loss if her identity is exposed.
However, even though she looked away, Charlotte's perception was mainly focused on this bloodline cultist.
This Blood Demon Cultist... seems to have a problem.
And when Charlotte strengthened her perception, she discovered more details.
There seems to be something wrong with the aura of this Blood Demon Cultist.
Although it was also the breath of a vampire, his breath seemed a little mixed, as if it was mixed with something.
Charlotte calmly connected to the Dark Night Castle, activated [Blood Calling] to further enhance her perception, and then was shocked to find that there were no stars representing this Blood Demon cultist in the sea of crimson stars.
This Blood Demon Cultist...is not a vampire!
Not a vampire?
Charlotte became more and more curious.
She decisively increased the input of the divine power of blood to further strengthen her perception, and then finally discerned the state of the blood demon cultist.
His aura is not mixed, but he has used a vampire's aura to cover up his real aura in some way!
The breath of the vampire is not real, it should be some kind of extraordinary item.
And when Charlotte discerned the true hidden aura of the other party like a cocoon, she suddenly didn't know what expression to make.
That smell was familiar to her.
It was the aura of sacred power, and it was the aura of sacred power fused with extraordinary power. Its intensity was almost at the second level of Silver Moon...
This is a demon hunting knight disguised as a blood demon cultist!
This discovery was far beyond Charlotte's expectation, but it made sense after careful consideration.
This is Lutetia, the royal capital of the Crescent Kingdom and the headquarters of the Crescent Parish of the Holy Royal Court.
If the Holy Royal Court can't dominate everything here, then the First Church of Miria is too stretched.
Thinking of this, Charlotte felt strange.
The Blood Demon Cult probably thought that they were hiding well, and they seemed to be planning to cause big trouble in Lutecia. But who knew, their whereabouts had been exposed to the eyes of the Holy Royal Court, and even undercover agents were not allowed to do so. Arrangements have been made, I’m afraid I’m not being fished for!
Thinking of this, Charlotte's mentality changed.
She originally planned to report it secretly, to trap the Blood Demon Order, and to prevent the other party from making any big moves in the capital of Lutesia that would cause huge casualties, but now it seems that everything should still be under the control of the Holy Royal Court. inside.
She no longer plans to report it, but plans to take advantage of the conflict between the Holy Royal Court and the Blood Demon Order to fish in troubled waters!
Of course, before that, she had to move the children who were used as sacrifices to a safe place.
As for how to transfer... Charlotte looked at the demon hunting knight who was disguising his identity again.
Although he hid it well, with the keen spiritual perception of "divine possession", Charlotte could still feel the worry in his heart for those children.
Charlotte is certain.
In fact, there are many good and bad demon-hunting knights. It is not that there are some demon-hunting knights who sit back and watch innocent people being killed for the sake of meritorious service, fishing and law enforcement.
Charlotte didn't know when the church discovered the Blood Demon Order's plan, and how it dealt with the Blood Demon Order's past sacrifices, but at least now, this demon-hunting knight cares about the children behind her. of safety.
Charlotte's thoughts moved quickly. She glanced at the "Blood Demon Cultist" and said in a deep voice:
"You, these sacrifices are yours."
"Their supernatural blood is impure and unfit for sacrifice to the Grand Duke."
In this way, it can be regarded as explaining the ritual that the Blood Demon Priest just interrupted.
After hearing Charlotte's words, the "Blood Demon Cultist" was slightly stunned, while the other two Blood Demon Cultists looked envious.
Those who can be used as sacrifices are carefully selected. Even if the priests say they are not suitable, for them, they are still a good carrier for providing extraordinary blood.
The Vampires... are bloodthirsty after all.
The "Blood Demon Cultist" quickly lowered his head.
He saluted respectfully towards Charlotte, and then took the unconscious children away under the envious eyes of the other two Blood Demon cultists.
Seeing the other party's figure disappear, Charlotte breathed a sigh of relief.
Leave it to the demon hunting knights, and those poor little guys will be safe.
After taking a deep breath, Charlotte straightened her face and said in a deep voice to the other two Blood Demon cultists who were still paying attention to the sacrifices being taken away:
"Lead the way to meet the apostle's envoy."
With the interruption of the sacrifice, the two Blood Demon cultists were also distracted. They did not notice the error in Charlotte's order, so they bowed respectfully and walked ahead in a flattering manner.
Seeing that Charlotte had just "rewarded" the sacrifice generously, she was also moved.
Charlotte felt relieved when someone led the way.
She is not worried about her identity being exposed. The dark apostle is the Duke of Blood, and the messenger of the Duke of Blood can only be Blazing Sun at best.
Blazing Sun, at the same level as Bertrand, would not be able to see through Charlotte's "possession" unless he probed carefully.
Following the two Blood Demon cultists, Charlotte left the temple hall.
Outside the hall, there were no other Blood Demon cultists. Charlotte only sensed a few sporadic scents of the Vampire Clan. As for the non-Vampire Clan cultists, there were none.
Obviously, even for the Blood Demon Order, not just anyone can come in here.
As for the ancient palace
Charlotte observed the number of vampires and found that there were exactly six.
If she adds her own temporary body, there will be seven, which is consistent with the number of stars she saw in the sea of crimson stars.
Charlotte devoted her energy to analyzing the specific location of this ancient temple based on the map of Lutecia brought to her by Sebastian, as well as the location of the vampires in the Crimson Star Sea and her own coordinates. I was surprised to find that this ancient temple should be located under the Royal Forum of Lutetia.
Charlotte looked thoughtful.
The Central Council Hall, where the Central Conference is held, is also in the Royal Square. Could it be that... the Blood Demon Order is going to the Central Council?
"Master Priest, we are here."
The respectful and flattering voice of the Blood Demon Cultist interrupted Charlotte's thoughts.
She looked up and found that she was in front of a teleportation array.
Teleportation array?
Is it leading to the surface?
Charlotte's heart moved slightly.
She looked to the side of the teleportation array. There was a clothes rack with noble clothes hanging on it.
Charlotte looked down at the priest's robes on her body and realized something.
She calmly took off her priest's clothes and put on a nobleman's coat, while the Blood Demon Cultist helped her activate the teleportation circle like a dog.
The next moment, the magic circle flashed with light, and Charlotte was teleported out.
She looked around and found that she was in a noble manor. The hourly bell sounded in the distance. It was the clock of Lutetia Cathedral in the distance.
She's on the surface, and she's in the inner city.
There was a butler waiting next to the magic circle. He was an ordinary human being, but Charlotte felt the dark power of the Blood Demon Order from him.
These are also followers of the Blood Demon Order.
"My Lord Earl, Lord Richard has arrived and is waiting for you in your study."
The butler bowed respectfully.
Richard?
Charlotte raised an eyebrow.
There are many people named Richard in the Crescent Kingdom, and she just met another one yesterday.
Charlotte had some suspicions. She nodded slightly and walked towards the manor house with the housekeeper.
This time there was no need to lead the way. Most of the studies of Miria nobles were on the second floor of the mansion, and most of them were on the south side. Charlotte could identify the location of the study through the window at a glance.
When she entered the study, a young nobleman was already waiting inside.
That person was none other than Richard de Gaston, the eldest son of Count Gaston, a nobleman whom Charlotte had met once at the city gate.
I saw him glance at Charlotte, his handsome face expressionless:
"Your Excellency Bertrand de Chevalier, your behavior yesterday... crossed the line."
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Make up for yesterday's.
Because I'm going back to my hometown tonight, today's update may be late, or in the early morning, or tomorrow morning.
