Indeed, if Charlotte were in Agnes' shoes and knew that there were three earls and a duke behind Count Hall, she would have run away long ago.
Those who are bold enough to assume an identity like Agnes are brave.
"Have all three earls arrived at Castel?"
Charlotte asked again.
Agnes shook her head.
"I'm not sure. We've only seen them during meetings, and we couldn't even see each other clearly during the meetings. If Earl Hall hadn't used special magic props to disguise his real voice during every meeting, we wouldn't even be able to disguise his identity."
"However, judging from the few words spoken during the meeting, the Earl of Ulster, who has the highest status, is most likely in charge of the Fallen Star Kingdom. As for the Earl of Nottingham, every time the Earl of Ulster asks him about the affairs of the Roman Duchy, he must be in charge of the Roman Duchy. When it comes to Castel, he always asks us and Earl Lachlan, especially the latter. I think it is Earl Lachlan who has come to the New Moon."
In other words, is it very likely that the only one who personally participated in infiltrating the Castel nobility was Earl Lachlan
Charlotte felt somewhat relieved after getting this answer.
The pressure from three Chi Yangs and one Legend was a bit too much for her, but if there was only one Chi Yang involved in Castel's infiltration, it would be much easier.
This is also consistent with Castel's current situation.
To be fair, if there really were three Blazing Suns attacking Castel, Charlotte felt that her own territory would have been renamed long ago.
But in fact, although Castel has been infiltrated quite seriously, she still has a certain degree of control.
This can be seen from the fact that the nobles still need to resort to rumors to undermine her prestige in the territory.
Only when there is still a threat will such despicable means be used to deal with it.
At the same time, only Lachlan, the Blood Earl, participated in Castel's infiltration, which shows that the Ness clan is not just targeting Castel.
If the target was just Castel, it would be impossible for one earl to do the work while other earls were watching.
Charlotte believed that this meant that the Nice Clan's plan was bigger than controlling Castel, and infiltrating Castel was probably just a necessary part of their plan, and other earls had other tasks.
That’s a good thing!
This means that as long as Charlotte is careful, she should not attract the attention of the Duke of Blood for the time being.
She really didn't want to deal with the Duke of Blood. If she could become the Duke of Blood, she would definitely be a favorite of the blood princes, and if she wasn't careful, she would become a real legend.
but…
Earl Hall also disguises his identity during meetings
Noticing this detail mentioned by Agnes, Charlotte's heart was slightly moved.
When we have a meeting among ourselves, there is no need to pretend, unless we are not among us.
In this case, Earl Hall and the Nice clan should just be cooperating, and they may even be wary of each other.
This also explains why the Nice clan was completely unaware of the problem with Earl Hall.
However, although Earl Hall encountered problems, the plan of the Nice clan was still going on, which means that the matters that Earl Hall was in charge of should not be very important.
In other words, things that don't require him to worry too much about himself.
Considering that Sebastian's investigation revealed that the main trend of the Guixing United Chamber of Commerce was to acquire mithril, Charlotte guessed that Earl Hall was most likely responsible for the transportation of mithril.
This is indeed important.
However, if the business is running on the right track, Earl Hall, the man behind the scenes, is not that important.
Thinking of this, Charlotte asked again:
"On weekdays... when you have meetings, do they communicate with you a lot?"
Agnes was stunned for a moment, then replied:
"Well... it's okay. In fact, in most cases we are just listeners. They don't ask us too many questions. I always feel that... they seem to be a little wary of us."
"However, thanks to this reason, we can continue to pretend."
After hearing what Agnès said, Charlotte looked a little strange.
Even though something happened to Count Hall, the Nice clan did not notice the problem and even guarded against Agnes and the others during their meetings.
This sounds... Why does it feel like Earl Hall has actually been sidelined by the Nice clan a long time ago
"Besides the three Blood Earls, did Earl Hall have dealings with anyone else in the past?"
Charlotte thought for a moment and asked again.
"I don't know. He just treated me as a maid before, and I have only gained his trust for three years."
Agnes shook her head.
But she seemed to have thought of something again, and she looked thoughtful as she recalled:
"But... he seems to have a good relationship with the elves. I remember that when he was in the castle, he would occasionally see elves visiting him."
Elf
Charlotte's heart moved.
At this moment, she thought of the branch of the Ness clan on Luna Island.
Quixote mentioned that the elves of Luna Island were also involved in the Ness clan's plan. Could it be that Earl Hall's work was also related to this
"Have you never investigated what they are doing?"
Charlotte couldn't help but ask.
"I told you, we don't dare!"
"If you don't dare to investigate what they are doing, why do you risk pretending to be Earl Hall?"
Agnes was silent.
After a long time, she said sadly:
"Because Earl Hall mentioned before that if the plan goes well, they will be able to gain a foothold in the human world and even obtain a title under the sun..."
"I want the title, I want to return to the human world and regain the title!"
"Regain the title?"
Charlotte looked surprised.
Agnes glanced at her and sneered:
"It's already this late, why are you still pretending? You should have known when you heard the last name Willett, right? My family was ruined by you, Castel!"
Charlotte: …
Was it Castel who ruined him
God knows, she really doesn't know this!
Not to mention that Agnes became a vampire eighteen years ago. At that time, let alone Charlotte who traveled through time, her original self had not even been born.
Even in the information in the study of Castle Manor, the surname Willett was not mentioned.
"I don't know much about my family's past, and I'm unfamiliar with the name Willett."
Charlotte thought for a moment and said.
After hearing what Charlotte said, Agnes' defense was instantly broken.
She opened her eyes wide, looking incredible:
"Don't know? You actually said you don't know? It's only been a few years. Have you, Castel, forgotten about Willett?"
"I don't know, but... if you tell me, I'd like to listen."
Charlotte shifted her sitting position and said.
Agnes pursed her lips and said through gritted teeth:
"Our Willett family has always been the Duke of Violet before the Star-Moon War."
"But in the Star-Moon War, we lost our territory because of your betrayal, Castel. In the end, our family was broken up and we were completely expelled from the nobility!"
Violet Duke
Charlotte was slightly stunned.
This was the first time she had heard of this. She only knew that the current Duke of Violet was re-conferred by the Crescent Royal Family after the end of the Second Star-Moon War, but she really didn't know that there was a Willett family before that.
"and you… "
"I am Agnes de Villette, daughter of the former Duke of Violet."
Agnes straightened her back and said.
Charlotte nodded slightly.
She couldn't say anything when it came to disputes among the older generation.
To be honest, she didn't know much about the Star-Moon War. She only knew that the Violet Principality was the main battlefield of the Star-Moon War and the entire principality was almost destroyed.
However, if it was really because of Castel that the Willett family was destroyed, then this grudge... is quite serious.
"Okay, I've told you everything I know. You can kill me or chop me up as you please, but please follow the honor of the nobility and don't insult me and my family!"
Agnes said coldly.
Seeing her fearless look, Charlotte was amused:
"Aren't you afraid that I will really kill you?"
Agnes pursed her lips and said:
"Death is better than being a prisoner of the enemy!"
"Don't even think about making me bow my head! You, Castel, have destroyed my family. I will never surrender to you, Castel, until I die! We will be enemies until we die!"
Charlotte was even happier:
"You would rather die than surrender? You just told me all the information in detail, but it doesn't seem like you would rather die than surrender."
Agnes: …
Her face turned pale, then red, and finally she snorted coldly and turned her head away.
Charlotte felt inexplicably happy when she saw the vampire girl glaring at her because of a few words she had said.
She stopped teasing him and asked her last question:
"Well, Miss Agnes, who would rather die than surrender, I have one last question—"
"How did you attend those vampires' remote meetings? Since you were able to disguise your identities, you must have used some kind of magic prop, right?"
Agnes glared at Charlotte hatefully and kept silent.
Charlotte smiled:
"Ms. Agnes, my time is limited. If you can't answer my question, I will have to ask Mr. La Hire."
Agnes: …
She opened her eyes wide and looked at Charlotte with astonishment. That incredible look seemed to say: How can you be so shameless
However, facing Charlotte's half-smiley gaze, she finally gave in and gritted her teeth and said:
"The communication crystal is a magic crystal for long-distance communication."
"Oh? The communication crystal? Where is it?"
Charlotte asked.
"In... my backpack."
Agnes said.
Backpack, backpack again.
Charlotte tutted and rang the bell.
Soon, there was a knock on the door of the interrogation room, and the guard pushed the door open and asked respectfully:
"My Lord, what do you want me to do?"
"Go look through her backpack and take the crystal from it."
Charlotte said.
After a while, the guard came back and brought back a crystal ball:
"My Lord, is this it?"
Charlotte looked at Agnes, who nodded woodenly.
After getting confirmation, Charlotte took the crystal ball and the guard respectfully left.
Charlotte looked at the crystal ball carefully. The crystal ball was about the size of a palm, with a faint glow flowing in the center. If you look closely, you will find that it is a group of constantly rotating runes.
"Do you want to control it and sneak into the meetings of the vampires like us? If you have this idea, I advise you to give up."
Agnes glanced at Charlotte and said.
"oh?"
Charlotte glanced at her with interest, motioning for her to continue.
Agnes paused and said:
"This crystal ball was given to Earl Hall by the Nice clan. It has been specially processed and requires bloodline as the activation qualification. No one else can use it except the relevant vampires."
"Unless you are a blood relative of the relevant bloodline, such as a descendant. Of course, more noble bloodlines are also acceptable, such as those three-generation bloodline elders."
"We can use it because I am the direct descendant of Earl Hall's First Embrace, and Lahail is my direct descendant."
"Although you are a vampire, you are not a descendant of the Ness clan, nor are you related to Earl Hall. At the same time, you are a first-embrace vampire like me, and you have no connection with the noble bloodline, so you cannot use it."
As she spoke, Agnès looked at Charlotte and said directly:
"Unless... you are willing to let us continue to infiltrate the meeting on your behalf."
Charlotte gave her a meaningful look:
"In a remote meeting, only the participants know what happened, right?"
"So what, but you have no other choice."
Agnes said.
It seemed that she was finally able to counterattack Charlotte, and at this moment she felt much more confident.
However, Charlotte did not communicate with her anymore, but studied the crystal ball by herself.
Seeing Charlotte's action, Agnes' eyes jumped:
"You want to try it yourself?"
She shook her head and said:
"With all due respect, you can't do that. You can't even activate it, let alone attend a meeting of the vampires."
"Your recklessness will only cause the communication crystal to self-destruct and alert the vampires behind the scenes. Your bloodline is not..."
Agnes didn’t finish her words.
Because in Charlotte's hand, the crystal ball was glowing, obviously it was activated.
Agnes' eyes widened instantly, as if she had seen a ghost.
She looked at the crystal ball in disbelief and stammered:
"Activated? How is that possible? How is that possible? How can you activate it?!"
As she spoke, she looked at Charlotte in doubt:
"You... You can actually activate the encryption crystal of the Ness clan?! You are definitely not an ordinary vampire!"
"You broke the sickle protection of our Willett family before! Even Earl Hall's mental control couldn't break my sickle protection!"
Agnes took a deep breath and stared into Charlotte's eyes.
"It is impossible for a newborn vampire to have such power as you! It is absolutely impossible for a newborn vampire to have such power as you!"
"Who are you? Who the hell are you?!"
Charlotte smiled slightly, revealing a pair of cute fangs.
She stretched out her slender fingers and placed them on her pink lips. Her clear and ethereal voice was melodious and pleasant. She looked cunning and cute like a mischievous little devil:
"you guess?"
Agnes: …