"Is he finally dead? It took longer than I thought."
Charlotte raised the goblet and paused for a moment, then slowly poured the milk into her mouth.
"After all, it is Chi Yang, and the foundation is still there. In fact, I thought the old Duke could hold on a little longer. After all, the Chi Yang of the power system has more vitality than the caster."
Looking at the letter delivered by the messenger, Sebastian couldn't help but sigh.
Charlotte became interested:
"This is the first time I've heard of this. Sebastian, under normal circumstances, how long can a Blazing Sun warrior live?"
Sebastian was not confused by this common sense question suddenly raised by Charlotte.
He knew that the memory of his "god" had not been fully restored, and he did not think that a "god" would really care much about the affairs of these mortals.
Especially since the other party is the ancient Blood True Ancestor, who has been immortal since the moment he was born and has no concept of lifespan at all.
"It depends on the race. For example, the average lifespan of the elves is over a thousand years, and there was no major change before the legend. As for humans, who are short-lived... if they are healthy, living to eighty or ninety years old is not a problem."
Sebastian replied respectfully.
"Eighty or ninety years old? So short?"
Charlotte raised an eyebrow.
"For humans, this is already rare. After all, the average life expectancy of humans is less than 60 years old."
Sebastian shook his head and continued:
"Not to mention how it is possible for a transcendent to not have hidden diseases. Most of the Blazing Suns were killed in the sea of corpses. Even spellcasters achieved their own breakthroughs in the magic tides again and again. The magic tides are also harmful to the body. Humans are not born magical creatures. It is normal for the real lifespan of transcendents to be much shorter..."
"As far as I know, in the human world, there are many people like the old duke who have died at a young age, especially those who have exhausted their life potential in war."
"However, the human population is too large. Although those blazing suns and legends are fleeting meteors in your and my eyes, there are too many such meteors in every era, enough to push the entire race to the pinnacle of the civilized world."
Charlotte was really surprised.
As long as they can get blood regularly, the vampires can remain immortal, so after traveling through time, Charlotte has never paid much attention to the lifespan of the extraordinary people in this world.
The old duke's death made her somewhat sad, and also aroused a little interest in learning about the lifespan of extraordinary people.
I didn't know that after learning this, it turns out that apart from their great strength, those who have entered the extraordinary realm can actually not live that many years longer than ordinary people!
"I thought each Chiyang could live for hundreds of years."
Charlotte couldn't help but sigh.
Sebastian thought for a moment and said:
"If it's a legend, maybe it's possible. It seems that most human legends can live to be 120 to 130 years old, but this is already the limit for short-lived species."
"One hundred and twenty or thirty years old? But according to some information I've read, some legendary wizards can even live for two or three hundred years."
Charlotte was a little surprised.
Sebastian continued to answer respectfully:
"Master, although mortals are not as powerful as gods, they can often find new ways to create all kinds of strange magic, including magic that can prolong life..."
"However, similar magic usually has significant side effects, and requires irreversible changes to the body. A 200-300-year-old legendary human wizard... judging by the degree of his body changes, he's probably no longer considered a human."
Charlotte nodded slightly.
This explained why the Chiyangs she had seen so far did not seem to be too old, and even those who entered at a lower level were mostly younger than she had imagined.
Unlike the immortals in fairy tales whose stronger their strength, the longer their lifespan, in the world of Miria, apart from their powerful strength, there is not much difference between extraordinary people and ordinary people.
"The reason why mortals are mortals is that no matter how powerful they are, they cannot escape the erosion of time."
"The most powerful human legends can even make the demigods who descended to the world fear them, and can even kill the gods in the form of saints. However, even such a terrifying existence that can kill gods will be nothing more than a passing cloud after a hundred years..."
"Life is too short. Countless legendary wizards would rather fall into darkness and become liches than return to the kingdom of God at the end of their lifespans. It is for the same reason. However... even if they become liches, they are just lingering on."
"True eternity belongs only to God."
Thinking back to the various legends he knew, Sebastian sighed with some emotion.
Charlotte felt a little strange watching Sebastian, the long-lived elf, sighing at the brevity of life.
However, considering that the opponent is targeting the eternal god, it is easy to understand.
To be deified... was the biggest reason why Sebastian chose to follow her.
At this moment, Charlotte suddenly felt that it was great that she was a vampire.
From the perspective of lifespan, although they need to suck blood regularly, although their activities are subject to various restrictions, and although they may need to sleep for a certain period of time... but the immortal vampires are really the only ones who can compete with the gods to see who can last longer.
In the story, the giant dragon with a lifespan of three thousand years cannot survive those vampires who know how to survive!
Oh, and yes, there are the undead.
But the quality of life of the undead cannot be compared with that of the vampires.
The undead are dead after all, and although the vampires are very similar to the dead in some characteristics, they are living beings.
Charlotte could more or less understand why some documents recorded that during the heyday of the vampires two thousand years ago, everyone wanted to gain the favor of the vampires and receive the First Embrace.
Apart from the blood addiction that will occur if they don't suck blood, and the difficulty in improving their rank under normal circumstances, vampires are really good.
It is no wonder that many vampires always look down on any creature other than themselves.
However, Charlotte does not have this kind of arrogance.
Perhaps vampires do possess an infinite lifespan comparable to that of gods, but they cannot exist for long without blood. In a sense, they are nothing more than parasites on other creatures.
Including Charlotte herself.
"Um?"
Just as Charlotte was sighing inwardly, Sebastian, who was reading the letter, raised his eyebrows slightly.
Charlotte's heart moved slightly:
"What else did the letter say?"
"Master, Eleanor, the daughter of the Duke of Boulder, succeeded to the throne the day after the old duke passed away. She sent a magical message to the lords of various places, informing them of the old duke's death and asking them to go to Boulder to express their condolences and to meet the new duke."
Sebastian put down the letter and looked a little strange.
"He also specifically named several earls, including our Castel."
"Call me back to Boulder?"
Charlotte was stunned for a moment, then sneered:
"This is actually the order of the Third Prince, right?"
"It is very likely. From what we saw at the banquet that day, Eleanor clearly put the Third Prince first. She could even be said to be obedient to him."
Sebastian pondered.
Then he asked:
"Master, are you going back?"
"Of course not."
Charlotte took a sip of milk and said.
What a joke! He just ambushed her and then called her back. What the hell!
Not to mention that the troubles in the Earldom of Castel have not been resolved yet.
Of course, even if the Castel issue was resolved and the Third Prince didn't hire anyone to attack her, she didn't plan to go back.
The emperor is far away and the sky is high, so she is very comfortable in her own territory. She has already felt the taste of power before she has completely controlled the territory. Why doesn't she go back to being a local emperor and return to Bold
She won't go.
Anyway, she has successfully succeeded to the throne and no one can do anything to her. This is not the Celestial Empire, and it is normal for the lord to be unable to order his vassal around.
It was considered that she knew etiquette to find a symbolic excuse to get out of it.
As for whether the third prince is angry, I’m sure he is.
However, Charlotte felt that the other party should first worry about the increasingly intense rumors.
It won't be long before the rumor that he hired necromancers to attack his vassals reaches Bold.
It is said that the third prince has a strong personality. As soon as the new Duke ascended the throne, he asked the lords from all over the country to go to Bolder for an audience. It has to be said that this description is indeed true.
But Charlotte was certainly not the only noble who was dissatisfied with the third prince.
Charlotte was busy with the affairs of the territory and had no time to deal with the other party, but she only needed to hand over a knife, and there were plenty of other nobles in the principality who would disgust him.
"Is there any news from Viscount Remigio in the past two days?"
After thinking for a while, Charlotte asked again.
"According to the spies I left there, Viscount Remigio left the military base yesterday and headed south in a hurry."
"Besides, he sent people to North Port two days ago to inquire about our coming to Castel to lead the way."
Sebastian said.
"Oh? So how did you do that?"
Charlotte raised an eyebrow.
Sebastian raised the corners of his mouth slightly and smiled elegantly:
"Of course, I followed your orders and spread the news that we were attacked by the necromancer on the road as much as possible in advance."
Charlotte nodded slightly, then chuckled and said:
"It seems that our Third Prince will have more headaches to deal with. Let him first feel the double bombardment from the nobles of the Principality and the ministers of the Kingdom."
After all, the Third Prince is from the Crescent Royal Family, and he has many strong people protecting him.
Even with the liberation of the True Ancestor, it would not be convenient for Charlotte to cause trouble for him for the time being.
But many times, she didn't need to do it herself. The third prince was not without enemies, and she only needed to provide the knife.
Perhaps this method cannot solve the problem once and for all, but it can still disgust the other party.
And when Charlotte has time in the future, if the other party stops, it will be fine. But if he continues to commit suicide, she doesn't mind spending some energy to send him to see the old Duke.
"How is the investigation going on into the flow of the territory's mithril?"
Charlotte put the matter of the third prince aside for the moment and asked again.
This time, Sebastian's expression became serious:
"I was busy dealing with the affairs of the mining workshop a few days ago, and I haven't had time to take the time to investigate carefully. However... combined with the confession of the workshop manager and some of the information collected in Beigang, I found some clues. It should be related to a business called 'Guixing United Chamber of Commerce'."
"Returning Star United Chamber of Commerce?"
Charlotte's heart moved slightly.
"Yes."
Sebastian nodded and continued:
"Master, I have checked. In recent years, there has not been much mithril sold in the underground black market of Castel Territory. However, there are quite a few mithril slags."
"This shows that the mine has indeed been mining mithril all along, but the mithril is not flowing into the black market, but is directly bought by fixed buyers."
"Is this the regular buyer?"
"Yes, this trading company was registered in the Falling Star Kingdom and was established seven years ago. It has dealings with many noble families in the earldom. It is said that the man behind the scenes is a noble called Earl Hall."
"Earl Hall? The Earl Hall that Quixote mentioned?"
Charlotte sat up straighter.
"If there is no duplicate name, I'm afraid so, but... according to my research, there is no noble named Earl Hall in the Falling Star Kingdom."
Sebastian said.
Charlotte drank the milk in the crystal glass and said with a smile:
"It doesn't necessarily mean he's in the Falling Star Kingdom, or even more so, he doesn't necessarily mean he's a human noble. Have you forgotten what Quixote said?"
Sebastian's heart moved slightly:
"what do you mean?"
Charlotte's eyelids drooped slightly:
"The Blood Count is also a count. I have already asked the Book of the Dead. Its previous owner was honored as Hall."
…
"Mr. Hall, has the Chamber of Commerce's work been going smoothly recently?"
Within the black curtain, several mysterious figures stood proudly, their scarlet eyes looming in the shadows.
At this moment, all the eyes were focused on the tallest figure.
“Everything is as usual.”
The tallest figure was silent for a while, then spoke in a deep voice.
"But I heard that something went wrong at the workshop, and... it seems that you accepted the Third Prince's mission as a mercenary, and failed."
The leading figure said dissatisfiedly.
As he spoke, his scarlet eyes fell on the tall figure again:
"Mr. Hall, I think I need to reiterate once again that we do want to take control of the Territory of Castel, but... this does not mean that we have to kill Earl Castel."
"Win her over, control her, dominate her... When necessary, we can even turn her into a descendant and control her, and support her as a puppet. This is the most suitable path for us."
"You shouldn't have accepted the Third Prince's mission as a mercenary. This would have likely alerted Count Castel. The changes in the workshop... might have been related to this."
"The banquet at the Earl's Mansion is coming soon, Lord Hall, and I don't want any more mishaps to happen to our plans."
"Okay, that's all for today. We can get together again if you need us."
After Mo Hu finished speaking, his figures disappeared one after another.
The tallest figure was silent for a moment and then left.
His vision flickered slightly, and the middle-aged knight La Hail returned to reality.
As soon as he woke up, the vampire girl Agnes jumped over:
"How is it? How is it? Did they tell me any intelligence today?"
Lahail scratched his head, looking confused:
"Miss, I feel like I can't hold on any longer. I don't know anything. They will find out the problem sooner or later."
Agnes pursed her lips and said:
"No rush! If anything really happens, we can just run away! Tell me, what did they say today?"
"They asked about the Chamber of Commerce again, but... how would I know anything about the Chamber of Commerce? I followed your instructions and continued to answer questions as usual."
"In addition, they also mentioned the workshop and Count Castel. They seemed to want to control Count Castel."
La Hail thought for a moment and said.
Then he asked:
"Miss, what is this workshop they are talking about?"
Agnes spread her hands:
"How should I know? I'm not familiar with them."