When Sebastian returned to the hotel room, Shirley was putting makeup on Charlotte.
Charlotte didn't need to look back to see the Fire Spirit coming in through the mercury mirror, and chuckled:
"Did you finish talking?"
"Well, we're done talking."
Sebastian nodded and subconsciously looked at Charlotte who was sitting in front of the dressing table with her back to him.
This one glance, he was quickly stunned.
I saw that Charlotte had changed out of her aristocratic attire and put on a patched civilian outfit instead.
But this is not the most surprising thing. What is surprising is the pair of furry wolf ears on her head and the wolf tail behind her that is fixed somehow. Her hair is also dyed gray like a werewolf.
Shirley's work continued as she carefully glued werewolf hair to both sides of Charlotte's cheeks.
Sebastian: …
"How is it? Is it similar?"
Charlotte signaled Shirley to stop, turned around and smiled at Sebastian, revealing a pair of red eyes.
Of the whole body, only these eyes are not disguised.
Sebastian was slightly stunned by her sweet smile, and couldn't help but say:
"Like, very much like, very much like a poor young lady from the werewolf tribe who ran away from home... Well, the clothes you prepared are quite realistic."
Charlotte: …
She looked at the mercury mirror again, pondered for a moment, and said to Shirley:
"The skin will become rougher and darker..."
Shirley nodded and continued with her work.
Sebastian only felt her hands flying rapidly over Charlotte's face, and as if by magic, Charlotte's appearance soon changed.
Looking at the face of the little werewolf girl who was becoming more and more like an ordinary werewolf girl, he couldn't help but say:
"Shirley's makeup skills... are really comparable to those of a magician..."
Charlotte smiled and said:
"Of course, as a maid, Shirley is a professional."
After saying this, she and Sebastian looked at each other through the mirror, thought for a moment, and asked:
"I saw at the dinner table that Luf seemed to be worried?"
Sebastian's expression suddenly became strange, and he nodded:
"Yes, he is indeed worried. He just told me everything."
"Is it about me?"
"Yes, it's about you."
"explain."
"Thanks to the 'miracle' at the coming-of-age ceremony, he really treats you as a saint of the Holy Royal Court."
Charlotte: …
"Even Luv thinks so. It seems that this label is more important than I thought."
Charlotte said helplessly.
She did have the idea of using the name of the saint to facilitate her actions in the territory.
But even if it's a pretense, if it's too loud and too eye-catching, it will have the opposite effect.
On the one hand, this means that she has become a target representing the Holy Royal Court, which may cause some unnecessary misunderstandings and even hurt "their own people" by mistake; on the other hand, it is also likely to attract the attention of the top leaders of the Holy Royal Court.
Charlotte wants to take advantage of the situation, not get herself involved.
"Indeed, the rumor that you are the Saint has spread more widely than we thought. However, it seems to be more widespread in Castel County than in other places. There must be someone behind this who is fanning the flames."
Sebastian said.
After hearing his words, Charlotte narrowed her eyes:
"They are nothing more than the nobles who are against me. Let them jump around for a few more days."
Then she changed the subject:
"You and Nice will go with me for tonight's operation. We will be new miners. You are my brother and Nice is my pet."
The strong miners in the Castel silver mines would mysteriously disappear, so the vast majority of miners were actually old, weak, sick and disabled, and there were countless child laborers.
Of course, for demihumans and beastmen, even child laborers have strength comparable to that of adult human males who are slightly weaker.
The wages of the elderly, the weak, the sick and the disabled are definitely less than those of ordinary miners, but the exception is at night. The Castel Silver Mine operates day and night twelve months a year, and there are miners working every night.
In order to earn more money, many child laborers choose to work at night.
However, many sub-humans tend to hide during the day and come out at night, so working at night is indeed more efficient for them.
These things were told to Charlotte by the werewolf Luf.
Charlotte felt complicated when she learned that there were a large number of child laborers in the mining area.
After all, the ownership of the Castel Silver Mine nominally belonged to her, and in a sense, she was the boss who exploited child labor.
Of course, she also had the opportunity to go and see what the mine was like.
"What do you think, Brother Sebastian?"
Putting all her thoughts aside, Charlotte turned around, moved the fake ears on her head, and smiled brightly at her butler.
"Brother...Brother..."
After hearing Charlotte's title, Sebastian couldn't help but gasp, and he straightened his back subconsciously. He suddenly felt a great pressure, but at the same time, he felt inexplicably comfortable.
"What? Is there something wrong with my brother? How about changing to the elder brother?"
Charlotte pouted and tilted her head.
Looking at her extremely cute appearance, Sebastian swallowed his saliva and said in high spirits:
"Still...still brother, but no need to call me by my name."
"Why do I have a feeling that you are actually enjoying this?"
Charlotte teased deliberately.
"You misunderstood. I've always wanted to have a sister as cute... um, beautiful as you."
Sebastian's face flushed, then he straightened up, regained his elegance, and spoke respectfully.
It was obvious that this guy wanted to say cute at first, but probably realized at the tip of his tongue that it seemed disrespectful to call a "god" cute, so he changed his words to beautiful.
Charlotte didn't care.
She knew she was indeed cute.
The first thing she did every morning when she woke up was to admire her own beautiful face in the mirror and say to herself, "I'm so cute." Then she would be in a good mood for the rest of the day.
It can be considered a kind of psychological comfort. Although the gender has changed, but if you change your mind, many people want to travel through time and space to become such a beautiful and cute little vampire with cheats and money, but they can't!
…
After Charlotte finished putting on her makeup, Sebastian followed suit.
Soon, a fresh pair of werewolf brother and sister emerged.
The only problem is that the younger sister is much shorter than her brother, so they look more like father and daughter.
Charlotte's body was obviously one that developed relatively late. When she was fourteen or fifteen years old, she looked like she was twelve or thirteen years old. Later, she turned into a vampire, and after she was formed, she stopped developing.
But Charlotte was satisfied.
Apart from her height being a bit of a letdown, at least she wasn't as cumbersome as Charlotte when she grew up in the True Ancestor form.
When the two of them finished packing and were ready to leave, Nice was already ready.
This guy seems to have gained weight again, especially his round belly, which shows that he ate a lot while everyone was busy.
"Meow! Lady Charlotte, you're finally ready! When do we leave?!"
Nice looked quite excited to finally be taken by the great "God" to do something. He jumped in front of Charlotte with his cat tail raised high.
However, Charlotte looked at the cat and soon fell into deep thought when she realized that if she took it to the pet hospital, the veterinarian would definitely tell her that her cat was seriously overweight and needed to lose weight, otherwise it would most likely suffer from arthritis, heart disease and affect its lifespan.
"A werewolf brother and sister who live in poverty wouldn't have such a fat pet cat, right?"
She glanced at her and Sebastian's patched coats and turned to ask.
"No, unless it's food you bring with you. Werewolves eat meat after all."
Sebastian said with a smile.
Nice: …
Charlotte sighed, squatted down and patted Nice's fat cat head:
"Nice, you really should lose weight."
After saying that, he walked past the black cat and walked out.
Sebastian also patted Nice's cat head and sighed:
"Mr. Nice, did you hear that? The master hopes you will lose weight. When you return this time, don't ride in a carriage. Instead, exercise more and run a bit."
Nice: …
…
Although Nice was as fat as a pig disguised as a cat, Charlotte still took him with her in the end.
Instead of being held in one's arms as a pet, it was allowed to follow behind on its own and sneak in under the cover of night.
Anyway, its fur is black, and it cannot be seen at night without a light. The mine supervisor is not a subhuman with extremely strong night vision, but a human aristocrat.
The Castel Silver Mine is located to the east of the Silver Mining City, spanning the city.
This is not the earliest mining site of the silver mine. The earliest mining site was somewhere else. However, with hundreds of years of continuous mining, the mines became deeper and deeper, and the main mining area was moved here.
Castel's underground mineral veins are extremely large and are divided into the South and North areas. The South area is the largest and belongs to the Crescent Royal Family. The North area is smaller and is the Castel family's own mining area.
The two areas are actually interconnected, and are managed together on a daily basis, both by the Castel Mining Workshop under the Castel family.
In the earliest times, the ownership of the mining workshop belonged entirely to the main family of Castel. With the division of fiefdoms and interests from generation to generation over hundreds of years, today, the ownership of the main family of Castel is less than 50%, and the remaining more than 50% is scattered among other noble families in Castel.
It is worth mentioning that the Crescent Royal Family does not participate in the operation of the mining workshop. They are only responsible for collecting silver bars and mithril, and there are supervisors and troops stationed in the mining workshop, a total of 1,500 people.
This was another point that puzzled Charlotte.
If there really was a dragon in the mine, why didn't the overseers and army of the Crescent Royal Family react
You know, anyone who can be sent here by the Crescent Moon Royal Family to serve as a supervisor and guard must be an extraordinary person, and at least a Silver Moon level 2.
As for the army, there is no need to mention it. On the way to Castres, Charlotte had already seen the kingdom's regular army escorting the third prince Philip, and their overall strength was also very strong.
A single dragon might be very powerful, but with the power of the Crescent Royal Family, it would not be difficult to mobilize troops to slay it.
Unless that dragon is a legend.
But a legendary dragon won't let humans mine its forehead or its dinner plate.
Or maybe... there is no dragon in the mine at all? And there is some other hidden story
Charlotte thought.
With all kinds of questions in mind, Charlotte arrived as scheduled and met the werewolf Luf outside the mining area at the agreed time.
Seeing Charlotte's appearance, Luf was obviously stunned.
"How is it? Is it similar?"
Charlotte asked with a smile.
Luf nodded, with a look of emotion:
"Like... Really like... If I hadn't known it was you, I would have thought I had met a member of the tribe from afar."
"Watching from afar? So... there are still loopholes in the details?"
Charlotte's heart moved slightly, and she grasped the key point in Luf's words.
Luf scratched his head, seeming to want to say something but stopped himself.
"Go ahead, it's okay."
Charlotte encouraged.
Lu Fu hesitated for a moment, then said:
"It's only for werewolves with a keen sense of smell. Perhaps humans won't be able to detect it..."
As he spoke, he glanced at Charlotte and said cautiously:
"You smell so good."
Charlotte: …
Luf's words suddenly made her realize a problem.
That is, no matter how much makeup she puts on, it cannot change the fact that she is essentially an aristocrat who takes a bath every day.
None of the nobles in Miria are as hygienic as she is, let alone the werewolves who have been wandering around doing all kinds of hard labor.
That’s right, vampires are very good at concealing their aura.
However, it was the aura that concealed the magic, not the smell.
Charlotte couldn't help but look at the black cat Nice.
As a mysterious and extraordinary creature with keen perception, she didn't believe that this guy didn't find this loophole.
Being stared at by Charlotte, Nice felt a little uncomfortable. He cleared his throat and said:
"Ahem... Lady Charlotte, we haven't entered the mine yet, have we? I have prepared a spell to conceal our scent."
Charlotte nodded in satisfaction.
"Well, with Lord Nice's words, there will be no problem."
Werewolf Luv said.
Nice cast a magic to conceal the smell on Charlotte and Sebastian, and then the two and the cat followed Luffy into the mining area.
At the entrance of the mining area, there were already some miners waiting. There seemed to be about twenty of them, all of them were sub-humans, that is, humanoids with obvious animal features but with an appearance that was more in line with human aesthetics.
Moreover, most of them are werewolves.
These miners included both men and women, young and old. Charlotte even saw a little werewolf boy who looked about the same age as herself, dirty, thin and weak.
Of course, they are about the same age, but she looks younger than her actual age. Considering that the lifespan of demi-humans is similar to that of humans, she should be just a child of twelve or thirteen years old.
The leader was an old werewolf miner with a hunched back and a wine bag on his waist.
Seeing Luf, he frowned slightly:
"Why are you so slow today?"
As he spoke, his eyes fell on Charlotte and Sebastian behind Luffy, a little confused.
"Old Logan, these are our tribesmen, Basai and his sister Leisa. Tanan and Roca are busy and can't come tonight, so they volunteered to replace us for one night."
Luf said solemnly.