Sebastian was concerned about Charlotte's pointed order.
There are other vampires hiding in Castel's convoy!
He was the one who checked the personnel before the convoy set off, but even he didn't notice that a vampire had sneaked in without anyone noticing.
This made him feel extremely embarrassed and even a little ashamed.
He is the steward of the gods!
That was why, after leaving Charlotte's tent, he immediately began checking personnel.
The reason was very sufficient. The attack of the undead tide frightened everyone. As the steward of the Castel family, he needed to express his condolences to the family knights who held their positions in the defensive battle tonight, and also apologize to the accompanying caravans.
As for what apology he was expressing... Of course it was an apology for being implicated by the Castel family.
The target of the undead is the Earl of Castel. The wizard who controls the undead is instructed by the third prince of the Crescent Kingdom. If they were not with the Castel family, they would not be threatened by the undead.
This can be said to kill two birds with one stone.
It would not only give them an excuse to investigate the entire caravan, but also allow them to spread the news that the Third Prince was the mastermind behind the attack through the accompanying caravan and the mercenaries they hired...
Caravans and mercenaries are the disseminators of a lot of information. Sebastian doesn't even need to find someone to spread the information deliberately. As long as he gives a hint during the condolence visit, the shocking news about the Principality of Bold will spread throughout the entire Crescent Kingdom in a very short time.
The Crescent Royal Family, the wealthy and beautiful unmarried Countess, orphans, noble conspiracies, succession rights to the title, and the necromancer...
Any one of these elements could become a hot topic in bars and brothels.
And just as Sebastian thought, leaving aside the knights of the Castel family, even if they wanted to gossip, they would not gossip about their own lord in person. However, the merchants who were accompanying him instantly woke up after knowing the "truth" about the attack tonight, and chased Sebastian for a long time asking him questions.
In name, they were expressing their indignation at the Third Prince's behavior, and their understanding and gratitude for Count Castel's apology. They might even flatter the young Count, saying that even if there had been no attacks by the undead, even if they had not followed the Castel family's convoy, they would have probably already encountered more dangerous bandits or mercenaries who robbed their own thieves, and so on...
But in fact, their eyes were shining, and the word "gossip" was almost written on their foreheads.
Traveling north and south, east and west, for these merchants and mercenaries, selling valuable information is often one of their sources of income.
The conflict between the third prince and Castel is naturally extremely valuable information.
This means that Castel is likely to further break off relations with the Duchy of Bold in the future, and it is even likely to send a signal that the young earl intends to break away from the duchy and pledge allegiance directly to the king.
The impact is multifaceted, and among them lie huge business opportunities and chances.
Even Charlotte probably didn't expect that the news she asked Sebastian to spread would attract so much attention from the caravan and mercenaries.
After all, even now, she probably does not yet have the true consciousness of a feudal lord.
When power reaches a certain level, every word you say will have corresponding consequences.
Even if you don’t think that far, there will be people who will help you “interpret” and people who will help you “implement” your will.
This is the power of power and the extension of power.
Charlotte soon realized this as well.
"What did you say? Secession from the Principality for independence?"
Charlotte looked in astonishment at the entourage of envoys from a vassal family who visited her late at night.
"No... isn't it? I heard from Lord Sebastian that the tide of the dead tonight was driven by the third prince..."
"How despicable! How dare you treat our Castel family like this! However, Lady Charlotte, you must be careful about your relationship with the Principality of Boulder..."
"Yes, yes, if you really want independence, you have to communicate with the lords in the territory..."
"No, no, I think we should be independent. Our Viscount has long been dissatisfied with the Duchy. The Earldom of Castel has contributed a lot of taxes to the Duchy, but what has the Duchy done for us? It just sucks our blood!"
"Stupid! Without the protection of the Bold family, Castel would have been eaten up by those greedy guys around him!"
Representatives from different families talked at once, and some even started arguing.
Charlotte: …
What the hell is this
When will she become independent
No, no, it should be said that although she did have the idea of leaving Bold and starting a new business in the future, that is also the future. Why is it being brought up now
Looking at the noisy family messengers, Charlotte was puzzled.
Gradually, she came to realize that these people regarded her letting Sebastian spread the news as some kind of political signal from her.
At this moment, Charlotte truly felt the power for the first time.
She is already a count.
Every word she says will affect the entire Earldom of Castel and the future of millions of people.
But at the same time, she was not in a very good mood when she saw these family messengers running into her tent and making a lot of noise.
Put yourself in their shoes. If she were the representative of these families, even if she knew that the new earl intended to draw a line between himself and the Bold family, she would not visit him at night, let alone quarrel in front of the earl.
They are not the heads of the families!
And this only means one thing, that although Charlotte inherited the title, she lacks sufficient prestige.
In the eyes of these family representatives who are at least two generations older than her on paper, she, who has inherited the title, is still just a child.
The attitude of the messenger often also represents the family behind him.
One can imagine the attitudes of the vassal nobles under Castel.
"Okay, stop arguing. I'm tired and need to rest."
Looking at the noisy representatives, Charlotte's voice turned cold and she ordered them to leave.
She didn't explain further, fearing that these guys would interpret her words in a new way and make up more things...
The aura of the first level of Stars was released. Although it was not as coercive as the Silver Moon, it still made the faces of those representatives who had not even entered the level turn pale.
The voices of the crowd quickly faded away.
Those who enter the rank are worthy of respect at any time, let alone such a young earl.
They looked at the girl with awe in their eyes. They bowed to her respectfully and then took their leave.
Only after they walked far away from the tent did they breathe a sigh of relief and couldn't help but sigh:
"He has become an initiate at such a young age. The Castel family... has a successor!"
But some people couldn't help but say:
"He is indeed young and promising, but he is too impatient. The undead who attacked were the Third Prince. Can you just say such a thing? Even if it is true, you can't just say it out loud!"
"Yes, that's the royal family, and they could be the future duke."
"Alas, after all, he is still a child!"
"Crack!" Charlotte, who had keen senses, broke the crystal goblet in her hand and couldn't help but twitch her lips.
Damn, these noble lords are so hard to serve!
Charlotte took a deep breath and calmed herself down.
The nobles in the territory clearly didn't care about her, but now was not the time to deal with them.
Even if she wanted to clean up, Charlotte had to return to the territory first and thoroughly understand the situation.
Although the vampires have many means of mind control, Charlotte does not want to rely on supernatural powers to forcibly gain the loyalty of the nobles.
There is no magic in this world that cannot be broken.
Shortcuts are easier to take, but they are not sustainable in the long run and also involve great risks.
If Charlotte wants to turn Castel into an ironclad entity and make it the origin of her own faith, then she must gain the heartfelt loyalty of the entire territory.
As for now…
I should first talk to the Book of the Dead that I just got.
Although she felt that this book would not be able to provide her with much information, what if
Thinking of this, Charlotte turned her gaze back to the Book of the Dead.
The Book of the Dead shook slightly, as if it shuddered.
…
Sebastian was unaware that representatives of Castel's family had paid the Count a late night visit.
In fact, he wouldn't care even if he knew. He believed that the great Lady of the Dark Night could deal with those guys.
The conscientious and responsible elf steward is still tracking down the vampires hiding in the convoy.
After checking the Castel family's own knights and caravans, he did not find any problems.
This was not unexpected to him, as the screening of his own people was the most stringent, and everyone had a clean background and complete information.
It was obvious that if there were vampires hiding in the caravan, they would definitely be hiding in other accompanying caravans.
Sebastian visited tent after tent, offering condolences one after another. At the same time, he used the power he gained after becoming a member of the Blood Scroll to unleash his keen perception to the maximum.
However, he did not detect any trace of vampires in the accompanying team, but he unexpectedly found out a few free traders who had sneaked into the convoy without "buying tickets".
Sebastian expressed his sincere greetings to them and "persuaded" them to buy the "tickets" to get on the bus.
Coming out of the tent of another accompanying caravan, Sebastian took out a mercury mirror and elegantly adjusted his hairstyle.
However, just as he was about to take a step towards the next caravan tent, he suddenly stopped.
Not far away, an old woman with a hunched back and a cane was supported by a beautiful girl in a ragged maid's uniform. She looked at him with a smile:
"Mr. Sebastian, what are you looking for?"
Seeing the old woman appear here, Sebastian was stunned, unable to hide the astonishment on his face:
"Ms. Anna? Why are you here?"
…
The night passed quickly.
When the first ray of sunlight penetrated the woods and shone into the camp, Charlotte woke up from her sleep.
She yawned lazily, touched her hand, and when she found the Book of the Dead was still there, she nodded with satisfaction.
This guy... didn't dare to escape.
After the representatives of each family left last night, she had an in-depth exchange with Shu Ling.
That was really a deep exchange.
The Book of the Dead was created by the Blood Demon Grand Duke Abaddon. It also possesses the power of blood descendants and is also a special kind of intelligent life. Charlotte can completely summon it into her spiritual world.
In the spiritual world, Charlotte has the final say. She used the power of blood to mark it, so even if it escapes, she can track it down.
But it was obvious that the Book of the Dead had become scared and it didn't dare to escape even when Charlotte had a nap.
Just as Charlotte thought, the spirit of the Book of the Dead didn't know much.
It is dormant most of the time and will only be summoned by the contractor when it is needed.
According to it, it had been sleeping in the seal for hundreds of years, and was not found until more than 20 years ago by a fourth-generation vampire.
It doesn't know much about the contractor because it rarely communicates with its contractor.
All it knew was that its contractor was a fifth-generation vampire named Agnes, who was once a human noble and a descendant of the fourth-generation vampire who had discovered it.
More than ten years ago, Agnes personally killed its previous contractor, a fourth-generation vampire, and inherited it.
Besides, vampires are also divided into generations.
Over the past year, Charlotte has verified a lot of information and has gained a certain understanding.
As far as Charlotte knew, the True Ancestor was the first vampire in the world of Miriam and belonged to the first generation.
Perhaps because of loneliness, or perhaps because of the needs of war, the True Ancestor of Blood created her descendants, the second generation of vampires, also known as the Blood Legion.
The second generation of vampires were not strong and they died one after another in the ancient wars. However, they left behind descendants, the third generation of vampires.
Feeling that the vampires were weak, the True Ancestor enhanced the strength of the third generation of vampires, and the third generation of vampires became the most powerful as a result.
They, no... they, are all myths.
The current princes and nobles of the blood clan are all third-generation blood clan members.
As for the fourth generation of vampires, they are naturally the descendants of kings and princes, the true legendary offspring.
The fourth generation of vampires, no matter how weak he is, is at least the Earl of Blood, the third level of Blazing Sun.
Being able to kill a descendant of a myth, regardless of how he did it, Charlotte suddenly looked at the vampire girl who escaped from under her nose with a new respect.
At the same time, she unexpectedly learned another piece of news from the book spirit.
After killing the fourth earl, the girl named Agnes did not flee. Instead, she and her first embraced knight La Hire, who had become a vampire, pretended to be the vampire's personal guard and infiltrated the vampire society.
"A society of vampires..."
Charlotte's heart moved slightly.
The society of the vampires is quite closed, and most of the vampires active in Boulder are members of the Blood Demon Cult, which is incompatible with the mainstream society of the vampires. After becoming a vampire, Charlotte had no chance of infiltrating the inner circle of the vampires.
But now it seems that she may have a chance soon.
Stretching, Charlotte rang the bell skillfully, and the beautiful maid Shirley quickly entered the tent and helped Charlotte to dress and wash.
Well... in the past year, she has completely fallen into the shape of hedonism.
When everything was done and breakfast was over, Sebastian came back.
"Master, I have... a friend outside. She and her granddaughter want to meet you. I think they are the ones you asked me to find."
He hesitated and said respectfully.
"friend?"
Charlotte drank the sweet milk from her glass and raised her eyebrows.
She wiped her mouth with her silk scarf gracefully and said:
"Please let them in."
Sebastian responded respectfully, and soon an old woman entered the tent, supported by a maid.
As soon as they came in, Charlotte's eyes were fixed on the girl dressed as a maid.
At this moment, she could feel the strong rhythm of her blood!
Even the Holy Book of Blood in her body seemed to be emitting a faint sensation.
This girl is the vampire that I am looking for!
Moreover... the bloodline is at a very high level!
Charlotte's heart was pounding.
At the same time, the old woman, supported by the young girl, bowed to her tremblingly:
"Anna, the witch of prediction... and her granddaughter Reina, meet the great ancestor..."