Following the mysterious inspiration, Charlotte quickly located the target.
That is the bookshelf in the study.
Controlling Bertrand's body, Charlotte came to the bookshelf and searched around, and soon sensed that the call came from behind the bookshelf.
She was not surprised.
After all, the remaining pages of the holy book are fragments of divine artifacts. Even if they were preserved, they could not be left out in the open. Now it seems that they are hidden in some secret compartment or secret room.
Looking for the few memories left by Bertrand, Charlotte fumbled around on the bookshelf and soon found a secret mechanism inside the bookshelf.
She gently turned the switch, and the bookshelf made a slight clicking sound, revealing a secret space behind the bookshelf.
It was indeed a dark room, but it was very small, appearing to be no more than four or five square meters, which was the size of Charlotte's bathroom in her previous life.
This is a secret storage room.
The storage room was filled with boxes and scrolls of various sizes, and various weapons and armors were hung on the innermost wall. There was also a concave bookshelf on one side of the wall at the entrance, with neatly arranged books on it.
Charlotte glanced around and quickly noticed the box at the top.
It was the newest box, probably made of mithril, and gleamed brightly under the dim magic lamp. It was engraved with exquisite and intricate patterns and inscriptions, and was inlaid with red magic stones.
Even with her limited magical skills, Charlotte still recognized that this should be a sealed treasure chest, and that kind of familiar sense of summons came from the treasure chest.
Obviously, even Bertrand, a blood demon priest, did not dare to leave the remaining pages of the holy code outside. To Charlotte, the remaining pages of the holy code were completely harmless, but to other vampires, the curse on them was still very scary.
The treasure chest needs a key to open. Charlotte thought about it, fumbled around her body, and soon found a storage ring.
She discovered this when she was just changing her clothes.
High-level extraordinary people like to carry commonly used items in storage equipment. Sebastian is like this, so is Yurst, and now the blood demon priest is the same.
Because Bertrand was dead, the spiritual mark on the storage ring had dissipated, so Charlotte naturally invaded her spiritual power into it.
There weren't many things in the storage space, just some quintana, some spare clothes, some common spellcasting materials, a Blood Demon Cult identity badge, and a bunch of keys.
Charlotte took out the key chain, found the corresponding target after some comparison, inserted it into the hole of the treasure chest, and turned it gently.
With a click, the treasure chest finally opened. When Charlotte saw what was inside, her eyes widened.
There was no other reason. There was a huge stack of fragments of holy scriptures in the treasure chest, at least thirty or forty pages!
She was filled with joy, she never expected that Bertrand had collected so many fragments!
But after thinking about it, he felt relieved. This is the royal capital, Lutetia, the city with the most extraordinary people in the Crescent Kingdom. Bertrand is a count-level vampire, so it is normal that he can collect so many fragments.
Charlotte couldn't wait to pick up the remaining pages and check them out. She found that most of them were still about the dark way, and in addition, there were some remaining pages that did not give her a sense of familiarity.
After looking at it carefully, she was speechless and realized that it must be a fake.
It's amazing that even the fragments of holy scriptures are fakes.
Fortunately, there are not many counterfeits. After they were moved away bit by bit, there are thirty-one genuine fragments left.
Charlotte picked them up with satisfaction, and at the same time communicated with the Holy Book of Blood. In her mind, the Holy Book of Blood shone brightly, and the remaining pages of the Holy Book in Charlotte's hands flew up one by one, as if they had life, and after flying around her once, they penetrated into her body.
Of course, to be more precise, he entered Charlotte's consciousness space with the help of Bertrand's body and finally returned to the Holy Book of Blood.
A crimson glow bloomed on the Holy Book of Blood. The thick book opened by itself, and line after line of new words slowly appeared on it.
Charlotte looked carefully and found that there were many additional dark magics, from the lowest-level magic Touch of Darkness to the high-level magic Death Gaze, a total of more than twenty.
In addition to the magic of the Dark Path, there are two more magics of the Spirit Path and the Wild Path. One is the Iron Heart used to strengthen the mental power, and the other is the Power of Giants used to strengthen the body. Both are intermediate magics, corresponding to the Silver Moon.
Looking at these extra magics, Charlotte was quite satisfied.
With the collection of the fragments of the holy book, there are now more and more blood clan magic recorded in the Holy Book of Blood. To be honest, she has no shortage of magic to learn. Sometimes she even feels that she can't learn enough. If the Holy Book of Blood could not be passed down, she estimated that she would have been unable to learn it long ago.
However, it is never a bad thing to have more backup magic. Although Charlotte has not even used most of the magic after learning it, it is better than not learning it.
These are all foundation, who knows when they might be used.
Among all the magic, Charlotte feels that the most useful one is Heart of Iron. With the power of blood, Charlotte can often achieve dimensionality reduction attack by simply using the power. However, controlling the power consumes a lot of mental power. Magic that strengthens mental power can greatly enhance her resilience.
As for the high-level magic Death Gaze that appeared, it was a bit useless for Charlotte, whose current strength was only that of Silver Moon. However, perhaps when she used the power of blood or liberated the True Ancestor, she could try this Blazing Sun-level magic.
The remaining pages of the holy book returned one by one, and the Holy Book of Blood became more and more thick.
And after the last fragment of a page returned, the Holy Book of Blood burst out with an even more dazzling light.
It was no longer a crimson glow, but a golden glow that Charlotte was familiar with.
After seeing the light, Charlotte's spirits suddenly lifted.
For the Holy Book of Blood, every time a torn page is added, it is a repair, and every repair means the evolution of a new vampire spell.
And when the repair reaches a certain point, the Blood Codex will unlock even more powerful "abilities"!
It is not just a spell, but a more powerful and unique power.
This was true from the earliest divine counterattack, to the later blood summoning, to the liberation of the True Ancestor which is still Charlotte's trump card, as well as the divine blessing and web of faith that opened Charlotte's path of faith.
Obviously, after absorbing so many fragments this time, the power of the Holy Book of Blood has recovered to a new level!
Charlotte separated her consciousness from controlling the "puppet" and focused her main energy on the Holy Book of Blood again. Soon, she saw ancient golden handwriting appearing on the new blank page -
Blood Book: Chapter of Darkness
I listened to the hymns of madness and the whispers of demons,
I carve the true names of evil and ancient idols,
In the name of darkness, I call upon the veil of shadows,
With my frenzy soul, I summon the spirit of chaos.
I summon the evil eye with my bloody body.
I bear witness to the most ancient covenant...
The core of the Dark Chapter has been repaired, and the final ability of this chapter has been unlocked -
Devil's Contract (Active)
Demon Contract: As the supreme artifact of the blood race, the Blood Codex records the obedience contract signed between the True Ancestor and the oldest demon. It can summon any demon that responds from the world and drive it. The strength of the summoned demon is proportional to the power provided, and the time it stays in the world is proportional to the power provided. All beings with demon blood will be bound by the contract to a certain extent.
"Devil... contract?"
Charlotte was stunned.
This new ability was somewhat unexpected for her.
The Dark Chapter does contain magic for summoning demons. Among the recorded magic that Charlotte had obtained before, there were magic for summoning imps, shadow demons, and the like.
However, those were all directional magic, but this magic was described in a more general way.
Charlotte never used magic to summon demons because she couldn't use it.
Dark magic has always been a taboo in the Crescent Kingdom, let alone the magic of summoning demons. As a lord, Charlotte has no shortage of errand boys, and the so-called summoning of demons is actually quite useless.
That’s why, after seeing this new ability, Charlotte’s first feeling was a little disappointment.
However, Charlotte knew that every ability unlocked by the Blood Codex was not simple, not to mention that judging from the text description, this was an ability unlocked after the core of the Dark Chapter was almost repaired, and it was very likely related to the nature of the Dark Chapter.
Charlotte studied it carefully again and soon discovered the special features of this new ability.
First, the demon contract does not limit the strength and type of the summoned demon. As long as the energy used for the summon is large enough, the summoned demon will be strong enough. In a sense, as long as you are willing to spend a lot of money, you can even summon a mythical demon...
Second, the summoned demon needs to obey the demon contract. Although the stay time is limited, it needs to obey the summoner unconditionally, instead of worrying about the backlash of the demon like other summoning contracts.
Third, it is not just the summoned demons. As long as you have this ability, it is equivalent to signing a contract with all demons in a broad sense. Although the binding force is not as strong as that of the summoned demons, all beings with demon blood will be suppressed in front of Charlotte.
That's very powerful.
There is no limit on the power and type of demons that can be summoned, so it has a wider range of applications. If Charlotte is willing to spend a lot of money, she can even summon a demon lord-level being to act as a fighter. This is very meaningful when she is facing super-normal forces.
You know, although the liberation of the True Ancestor can make Charlotte have strength close to that of a demigod, that is only Charlotte's combat power, and her use of the power of blood is relatively rough. If a real fight breaks out, she may not be able to beat those senior legends.
It’s different with a devil’s contract.
As long as Charlotte is willing to spend divine power, it is enough for her to summon the Demon Lord when fighting against legends. Just use the divine power and drown the opponent.
In addition, the completely obedient summoned demons also mean that Charlotte has more cannon fodder to cause trouble.
When it is inconvenient for her to show up directly, she can also use this ability to summon some demons to fish in troubled waters.
For example... Actually, now is a good time.
In addition, there is a fourth point, which is the power of the Blood Demon Cult...
It has been almost two years since the time travel, and Charlotte has been dealing with the Blood Demon Cult for almost two years.
The reason why the Blood Demon Cult is called the "Blood Demon" Cult is not only because its doctrines are evil, but also because it is related to the devil itself.
Many of the Blood Demon Cult's powers are similar to those of demons. Even the Blood Demon Grand Duke Abaddon could tell from the spell offered to her that this should be an abyss demon.
Most vampires have dual identities. For example, Charlotte is a vampire, but she is also a human with half-elf blood. Although she is no longer a human in the strict sense, her identity before becoming a vampire still left a mark. As long as she does not expose her essential power, she can still move around in the civilized world as a human.
Similarly, the Blood Demon Grand Duke Abaddon is a vampire, but before becoming a vampire, he was probably also a demon.
At the same time, the source of power for almost all members of the Blood Demon Cult comes from the Blood Demon Grand Duke...
This brings up another interesting fact.
That is, all descendants of Shedet possess a certain degree of demonic power, and demonic blood flows deep in their veins.
The Devil's Contract has certain contractual constraints on beings with demon blood, and the blood of the Blood True Ancestor has bloodline suppression on other vampires...
Charlotte suddenly became very curious about how much strength the descendants of the Blood Demon Cult could exert in front of her.
She thought maybe she could find an opportunity to give it a try these days.
After studying the demonic contract for a while, Charlotte put it aside.
She was delighted to recover the fragments of the holy book, but there were still many things that had not been investigated in this storage room, which was obviously Bertrand's treasure house.
A blood earl who is also a feudal noble of the kingdom, and Charlotte is also very interested in his collection.
Charlotte first looked at the boxes, opened them one by one, and found that they were filled with various precious magic materials and props.
She was no novice. After a rough look and with the help of the spiritual way's extraordinary identification, she roughly estimated that the extraordinary materials and props in this room might be worth several million quintana.
Although Charlotte is rich, when it comes to extraordinary items, money is often not enough to get them. She looked at these things and planned to move away everything that could be moved.
After a "sweep", Charlotte's attention was quickly attracted by the books on the inner bookshelf.
On the bookshelf, most of the books are forbidden magic books that record black magic and vampire spells.
With the Holy Book of Blood around, these things had little appeal to Charlotte. What really interested Charlotte was a scroll made up of parchment and a thick book in the corner of the bookshelf.
It was a roster and a notebook.