etc……
Eleanor believed in herself?
Charlotte was stunned for a moment, unable to hold back and not immediately sink into the consciousness communication belief network to see if it was true.
Speaking of which, she really hasn't paid much attention to the affairs of her own believers recently.
There was no way, the believers' prayers were too loud.
Ever since she had a faith network and was able to establish connections with believers, Charlotte had a deep understanding of what it means to be troubled.
She has less than a thousand followers, and her mind is like a vegetable market. Someone prays in the morning, someone prays at noon, and someone prays in the evening... Even late at night, people are praying from time to time, which is annoying to death.
So...Charlotte blocked most of her prayers a long time ago.
Although her current mental power is strong enough, her soul power is not yet capable of processing many prayers like an electronic computer.
Charlotte believes that other myths must have corresponding solutions, and most likely it is some kind of "tool" that can handle most prayers on their behalf.
Otherwise, even the gods might be driven crazy by these constant sounds.
Charlotte also tried to find relevant information in Albrecht's memory, but unfortunately... Albrecht was just a legend after all. He knew how to become a god, but his knowledge of how to become a god was completely blank.
Charlotte herself was also a novice. She drove on the road without a driver's license. She could only temporarily set the faith network to a semi-activated state and did not actively receive prayers from other believers except for a few dependents.
Only in her spare time would she sink into consciousness, connect to the faith network, and choose some prayers with particularly strong emotions to respond to as appropriate.
Thinking about it now, she has been busy with other things these days, and it has been a long time since she responded to a believer.
Although it is a bit irresponsible to say this, if Eleanor really believes in her words...
Heck, she might really not know yet.
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Charlotte gave Earl Gaston a few more instructions and then sent him back.
After all, the central meeting has not yet been convened, so it is more eye-catching for him to come to the door with such a thorn in the side. With the political changes in the Crescent Kingdom, Charlotte wants to fish with the current, not to make people worry about it.
As for Gaston... his ambitions are still a bit too big. He was obviously contracted by her to become a blood servant, and she even left a spiritual hint of unconditional allegiance, but he still had some thoughts and greed of his own.
If you want to be wrong, you can't say that he is wrong. From the perspective of the Gaston family, his appeal is indeed excusable.
But Charlotte was not very satisfied.
You know, she used [mental control] to break down the resistance of Earl Gaston and his son. Theoretically, their way of thinking after becoming blood servants should give priority to Charlotte.
But now it seems... although there are contractual constraints, the effect may be limited.
This made Charlotte hesitate about her original plan.
In her plan, Count Gaston is her main pawn in secretly controlling Boulder, and she even plans to use his claim to the Principality of Gaston to seek more power in the future.
However, if this chess piece does not satisfy her, then many things need to be reconsidered.
It can be regarded as Charlotte's guilty conscience.
Unlike Albrecht who "voluntarily" became a blood servant, Count Gaston and his son were subjected to punitive mind control by her in a real sense.
At the very beginning, Charlotte even planned to use them to release control and modify their memories at the end of the war, so that they could go back to Boulder to fend for themselves.
Charlotte has always been sensitive to the direct use of mind control.
She knows that her self-control is limited and it is easy to develop path dependence. Once she gets used to mental control, she is likely to use this shortcut many times in the future.
The reason why shortcuts are shortcuts is that they have hidden dangers.
Not to mention that any magic has the possibility of being lifted in a strict sense. Even if it is not lifted, this method of forcibly controlling other people's minds can easily make people gradually lose themselves in the power.
Charlotte has always been sensitive to losing herself.
Therefore, she never thought of controlling the two of them forever.
It was only later that Earl Gaston did make a lot of contributions in the war, and his overall ability was surprisingly good. He could handle anything Charlotte asked her to do to her satisfaction. This was how Regent Boulder came to be. explain.
And unknowingly, Charlotte's plan for Count Gaston changed from erasing his memory after use to trying to see if he could turn him into a true follower.
True followers can be different from [mental control].
When the other person becomes her true follower, even if the [mental control] deep in his soul is removed, he will still be loyal to her.
In order to achieve this, Charlotte often took the other party with her during the Bold War, and also gave various preferential treatment and support to Earl Gaston and his son.
But it turned out that Charlotte still had too good thoughts.
With the help of the communication with the other party just now, Charlotte also secretly sensed the mark she left in the other party's soul. It was easy to know that the other party's current allegiance to her was still controlled by spiritual magic and blood servant contract.
Once the contract is terminated, the two parties may immediately part ways. After the spiritual magic fails, the other party may fall into anger and rebellion.
This is a hidden danger, and it is not a completely impossible hidden danger, and it is also the essential reason for Charlotte's pursuit of true allegiance.
As for the various preferential treatment given by Charlotte after contracting with the other party... they had no effect.
Seriously, it's not that Count Gaston himself is really difficult to recruit.
In Charlotte's view, this should be the drawback of [mind control] itself.
Unlike when she forcibly made a contract with Nice, and unlike when she threatened to seduce Yurst into becoming a blood kin, none of Charlotte's previous followers had their minds manipulated by her.
Thoughts that have not been manipulated are the purest thoughts. They are a blank sheet of paper on which you can draw as you like, and it is easier to cultivate feelings and loyalty in sincere treatment.
Even though both sides may be on the same page at first.
But [mental control] is different.
[Psychic Control] Although it can take shortcuts to gain allegiance, it also sows the seeds of "distrust" from the beginning.
After all, if there is true trust, where is the term "mind control"?
[Mind Control] is a magic that forcibly gains allegiance, but it is also a shackle.
This is equivalent to a stain on the white paper, and any subsequent efforts will be weakened by [mental control].
There is no way, the relationship itself is two-way, it is impossible to ask the other party to be truly loyal to you from the heart, and at the same time, you "distrust" the other party.
After all, the other party has already pledged his allegiance to him under the hint of his mind, so in a sense, all his preferential treatment is a matter of course.
Not to mention that Earl Gaston is different from her other followers. Even without mind control, this Earl himself is an ambitious and ruthless nobleman.
His allegiance to the third prince was not from the heart, but was a mutual use.
Of course, Charlotte doesn’t have to think so much.
It's enough to use the other party as a tool, as long as you don't place the other party in a key position.
But who made Charlotte have further expectations before.
Now it seems that it is very possible that she is being sentimental.
"I was too greedy. I just went with the mentality of finding a tool from the beginning. There is no need to expect so much."
Charlotte shook her head.
She was not going to expect anything more from Count Gaston.
Treat him as leniently as he should, and command him as he should. After all, the other party is her blood servant.
Tool people also have their own uses. Even an ambitious tool person can produce incredible results once used in the right way and in the right place.
This is the ability to control people.
But don’t think about more now.
Shaking her head, Charlotte no longer thought about Count Gaston.
She wanted to see what was going on with Eleanor.
Returning to the study, Charlotte screened everyone away, then sank into consciousness and connected to the belief network.
She had been in contact with Eleanor and had deliberately written down the other person's aura. If the other person really became her believer, she could theoretically find it in the web of faith.
The faith network unfolded, and there were more than a thousand shining stars, all of them followers of Charlotte.
After some searching, Charlotte really found a new light in the corner.
It was a very shining light, and it was considered a relatively firm believer among more than a thousand believers, and the aura brought a similar familiarity to Charlotte.
That... was indeed Eleanor's breath.
"Do you really believe in me? And...it seems that your faith is firm and fanatical?"
Charlotte looked confused.
She was sure that she had not preached to Eleanor.
No, or to be more precise, she didn't expect the other person to become her believer.
So what's going on with this light of faith that's comparable to a devout believer?
Charlotte was surprised, confused, and curious.
After pondering for a moment, she decided to "see" what was going on with the other party for herself.
The divine power of blood circulates, and Charlotte communicates with the light point of faith that represents Eleanor.
The next moment, she sent her consciousness over.
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Ahem, sorry for the late update.
Well, it’s still daylight at XJ, so it can be considered a daytime update! (No)
There will be another update around 12 o'clock.
(End of chapter)
