She she she she he…!
How could she just call out that snotty book spirit? !
Looking at the book spirit that was as respectful and obedient as a servant, the vampire girl widened her eyes and almost doubted her life.
It was obvious that even though she regularly nourished her essence and blood, the other party was still disdainful and indifferent to her!
Charlotte was not surprised by the appearance of the book spirit.
Just now, this guy tried to invade her body, but she took away a lot of his strength. She could sense that he was extremely afraid of her.
This is also normal.
After all, Charlotte has the ability to completely destroy the Book of the Dead at any time!
Charlotte was no stranger to holy objects.
After obtaining the power of God's blessing, she has spent the past six months studying how to infuse items with divine power to turn them into artifacts.
Although Charlotte was unable to make a set of matching artifacts for herself because her blood power was too precious and she did not have enough artifact materials on hand, she gained a deeper understanding of artifacts and holy artifacts through reading a lot of literature.
Like divine artifacts, holy objects are also creations of gods and also contain divine power.
Broadly speaking, since they are creations of the gods, holy vessels can also be classified as a type of divine artifact, but many times the extraordinary people in the world of Miriah like to list them separately.
Unlike divine artifacts, holy artifacts all have spirits.
This also means that the holy weapons are all weapons of wisdom.
However, this does not mean that the holy weapon is more powerful than the divine weapon.
The fact is just the opposite. The power of a holy weapon is generally much weaker than that of a divine weapon...
This is because the output means and source of power of the artifact are "divine power", while the source of power of the holy artifact is the offerings and sacrifices of the "contractor".
After all, artifacts are equipment created by gods for their incarnations when they walked on earth. Although mortals can also use them, they often require a heavy price to pay.
Holy weapons, on the other hand, are equipment specially made by gods for their agents. Although they have a cost to use, the cost is within the affordability of mortals.
Holy artifacts cannot use divine power as the "source" of their power like ordinary artifacts. For them, "divine power" is the source of maintaining the existence of the artifact spirit.
If there is more divine power in the holy vessel, the "vessel spirit" that cannot bear it will be swallowed up by the divine power.
If the divine power in the holy weapon is less, 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 magical weapons with spirits, Charlotte is not sure.
However, in the literature she had read, there seemed to have never been any magical artifact with a spirit.
Possessing a spirit seems to be a taboo for divine weapons...
Therefore, Charlotte knew very well that if she wanted to destroy the book, all she had to do was absorb the little bit of divine power inside it.
Of course, she could also do the opposite and inject divine power to pollute and devour the book spirit.
In that case, the holy weapon might become an even more powerful artifact.
Of course, in that case, the book spirit would dissipate, which is equivalent to "death" for a wise weapon like a holy weapon.
Charlotte knew it, and the book spirit who sensed the power of blood in her body knew it too.
It is normal for the book spirit to give in in order to survive.
Of course, the vampire girl and the middle-aged knight didn't know about these things.
They could only stare with wide eyes, looking at the book spirit who was usually so high and mighty but now had a respectful attitude and a fawning tone like a dog...
"Put away all the undead."
Charlotte glanced at Shu Ling indifferently and gave the order.
"Great being, I will follow your orders..."
The book spirit bowed respectfully towards Charlotte, and the Book of the Dead glowed with a deep light. The surging tide of the undead collapsed instantly, and all the undead turned into streams of light in an instant 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 breath became even weaker.
She widened her eyes and looked at the dog-like book spirit with an even more incredible look, feeling both shocked and angry:
This hateful, shameless, damn book spirit!
It was clearly an order from someone else, but it actually consumed her power to take back the summoned undead!
Noticing the girl's gaze, Charlotte gave her a half-smile.
Charlotte had studied divine weapons and holy artifacts for more than half a year. She naturally knew that holy artifacts required contractors, and she also knew that these two guys were setting a trap for her.
But who made her have the cheat
After all, the book spirit needs external force to use its power. It doesn't dare to talk to itself, so it will naturally go to cheat its contractor.
All I can say is that the girl deserved it.
After solving the problem of the tide of the undead, Charlotte closed the Book of the Dead.
The book spirit, as if it had been pardoned, bowed to her respectfully, and then quickly dived into the book. It was so fast, as if it was afraid that it would be eaten alive if it stayed there for another second.
Charlotte naturally handed the Book of the Dead to Sebastian for temporary safekeeping. She then elegantly sat on the noble chair that Sebastian had conjured up at some point, and gently crossed her legs.
Sebastian quickly served Charlotte a glass of sweet milk, um... still in a crystal goblet.
Charlotte took it almost subconsciously, her movements skillful and graceful.
It wasn't until she put it to her lips and sipped it that she suddenly realized, wow... when did she become so skilled
She couldn't help but look at Sebastian, and the elegant fire elf responded with a brilliant smile and stood respectfully beside her, like a most loyal butler.
Charlotte: …
She felt that her behavior was a bit like Sebastian, who had to lay out red carpets on his carriages...
It is true that he was mentally polluted by Sebastian.
This whole process also left the vampire girl and the middle-aged knight stunned.
Although I really want to complain about why some people carry a noble chair with them when they go out, and why they use a crystal goblet to drink milk...
But let’s not say it, coupled with the girl’s inexplicable temperament, it really has a unique... well, elegance.
Charlotte took a sip of milk and handed the crystal glass back to Sebastian, who quickly presented her with the folded silk scarf.
Charlotte wiped her mouth elegantly, put the scarf on the tray that Sebastian had taken out from somewhere, and then asked leisurely:
"Tell me, who are you? Why did you attack my convoy?"
"My time and patience are limited. I will give you one minute to answer my question."
She sat in the recliner, 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 Cult.
Even though they were vampires, even though they were holding the holy artifact left by the Blood Prince Abaddon, even though her summons to the girl in the Dark Night Castle had caused the blood princes to stop her... but Charlotte did not smell the disgusting smell of the Blood Princes on them.
Charlotte believed that she would never forget that smell. It was the decadent smell of the soul that was polluted and corroded after participating in blood sacrifices for a long time. After unlocking the liberation of the True Ancestor, Charlotte became very sensitive to that smell.
This made her even more curious.
After hearing Charlotte's words, the girl glared at her, but soon met Sebastian's innocent smile:
"My beautiful lady, if you continue to look at my master with such presumptuous eyes, Sebastian will really want to dig out your beautiful eyes."
The girl paused for a moment, and her momentum suddenly weakened.
Her expression changed slightly, she pursed her lips, gritted her teeth and looked away.
The middle-aged knight looked at Charlotte and the other person solemnly, and after a few seconds of silence, he said:
"Mercenaries, we are free mercenaries active in Violet."
After hearing what the middle-aged knight said, the girl couldn't help but look at him, pursed her lips and fell silent.
Charlotte narrowed her eyes.
She paused for a moment on the girl's dress, which was washed pale but still recognizable as being of high quality and must have come from a high-end textile workshop. She then glanced at the middle-aged knight's armor, which was damaged in many places but clearly had the style of the Kingdom's military, and said with interest:
"Mercenaries?"
The middle-aged knight naturally noticed the playfulness in Charlotte's gaze and tone, but he did not panic. Instead, he said in a deep voice:
"Yes, mercenary."
"No matter what our identities were in the past, at least... we are now Violet's free mercenaries."
The past
Charlotte's heart moved slightly.
Seriously speaking, the girl and the knight were dressed like fallen nobles, which made her wonder if they were from a family that had a grudge against Castel.
However, she did not delve into the issue further.
Since the other party said that he was a mercenary, the meaning was very clear.
Their attack on her convoy was not just out of hatred, but was a mission they took on from someone else.
Someone... doesn't want her to return to the territory.
"Who hired you?"
Charlotte asked.
This time, the middle-aged knight remained silent.
Charlotte frowned, and noticing her displeased expression, Sebastian snorted and snapped his fingers.
As he moved, the magic-forbidden chains that bound the middle-aged knight suddenly contracted, emitting a series of electric lights.
The middle-aged knight hissed, his face turned pale instantly, and his body almost shook.
"Sorry, this... I can't tell you. This is the mercenary code."
He gritted his teeth and spoke tremblingly.
"Third Prince! The one who hired us to kill your convoy is the Third Prince of the Crescent Moon Kingdom!"
On the other side, the vampire girl who had been silent all this time suddenly spoke.
"Miss?!"
The middle-aged knight's eyes widened.
The girl pursed her lips and glanced at him apologetically, then straightened her body, which was much flatter than Charlotte's, and said calmly:
"La Hail is my blood, I am the one who makes the decision, if you have any problem, come to me."
"Miss!"
The middle-aged knight couldn't help but wanted to stand up, but was stopped by the girl:
"That's enough, Lahail. 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.
The third prince
Does the Third Prince not want to see her return to the territory
To be honest, she was not too surprised to know the answer. Although she had only met the third prince Philip once, Charlotte didn't know why she didn't have a good impression of him.
It seemed to be some kind of instinct...
Also, Charlotte believed that the strange state of Eleanor, the daughter of the Duke of Bold, that she felt that day 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 attack her.
Count Tulip is dead, Duke Bold may die at any time, Lenno has given up his inheritance rights, and her promise to the church has become ambiguous because of the corruption of High Priest Lennas.
If we were to ask who is the first in line to the throne of the Earldom of Castel, it would have to be Eleanor.
Thinking of this, Charlotte sighed softly.
It seems that as Sebastian said, the strategic position of Castel County is too important, and there are too many people who want to obtain the Earldom.
Of course, she did not directly believe what the girl said, but looked at Sebastian.
Noticing Charlotte's gaze, Sebastian understood immediately, picked up the Book of the Dead again, and said in Charlotte's tone:
"Shu Ling, is what she said true?"
The Book of the Dead did not respond.
Charlotte glanced at the book calmly:
"Book spirit?"
"It's true. It's all true."
The Book of the Dead flickered slightly, and a respectful yet urgent voice was heard.
Blood Girl: ...
Middle-aged Knight: ...
The two of them widened their eyes, seemingly shocked again by the shameless betrayal of the spirit of the Book of the Dead.
After getting the confirmation, Charlotte 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 as attacking a caravan, the two men must have signed a mercenary contract with the third prince.
Judging from the time, the third prince should have arrived in Boulder by now.
Boulder is too far away from Castel, and as a member of the royal family, Philip must be protected by Chiyang. In addition, there may be a lot of things in her own territory that she needs to deal with personally. Charlotte does not have the energy to cause trouble for the third prince for the time being.
But this doesn't mean she will let him go.
Hiring mercenaries to attack other nobles is a taboo. Some nobles may do so in secret, but it must never be done openly.
If the mercenary contract is obtained and this matter is exposed, it will be enough to make the Third Prince suffer.
After hearing what Charlotte said, the vampire girl pursed her lips and finally gritted her teeth and said:
"The contract... was placed in my storage ring."
"Miss! No!"
The middle-aged knight couldn't help but change his expression.
For mercenaries, betrayal of the contract means the end of their mercenary career, and they will also be put on the blacklist of the Mercenary Association.
The two men clearly did not look wealthy, as mercenary missions were clearly their main source of income.
"Storage ring? Where is it?"
Charlotte asked.
"Backpack, my backpack."
The girl pointed to a package lying on the ground not far away.
Charlotte gave Sebastian a look, and Sebastian nodded and took the package.
He fumbled around and soon found a ring.
However, just as Sebastian took out the ring, the vampire girl suddenly shouted:
"La Hiel! Now!"
As she spoke, she suddenly bumped into the middle-aged knight, and the middle-aged knight fell backwards in the direction of the girl, where... was the place where Sebastian had just picked up the package.
The two of them quickly fell to the ground, and the next moment, a dazzling light burst out on the ground.
In Charlotte's surprised eyes, she saw the two figures flash and disappear in an instant.
Sebastian's expression changed slightly.
He flashed to where the two disappeared, and after checking, his face looked a little grim:
"Master, this is a one-time long-distance teleportation array prepared in advance..."
"The package on the ground is the mechanism that triggers the magic circle!"
There is actually a way to escape
Charlotte was a little surprised.
…
At the same time, in a castle somewhere.
In the dim secret room, there was a flickering light on the ground, and a huge circular magic circle was faintly visible.
With a series of spatial rhythms, the bound vampire girl and the middle-aged knight fell out in the light...