Charlotte knew that Nice had many secrets.
However, considering the other party's generally obedient attitude after being contracted as a blood servant, Charlotte has never investigated further. After all, everyone in this world has secrets, and even she herself has many things that she doesn't want others to know.
But at this moment, looking at the black cat with a guilty look and avoiding the question, Charlotte still frowned.
After all, hiding something and hiding so many things that you don't know which one to tell are two different things.
Charlotte looked at Nice quietly, with a half-smile on her face:
"Oh? From the sound of your voice, you seem to be hiding too many things from me?"
"Tell me what you've been hiding."
Nice felt more and more guilty.
"Well, Lady Charlotte, from what you said, Nice has nothing to hide..."
Nice subconsciously tried to defend himself, but looking at Charlotte's calm and deep gaze, he finally swallowed his words and said awkwardly:
"Well, maybe... um... there are one or two things that I didn't report to you due to various force majeure..."
"Oh? One or two?"
"Um... um... maybe three or four?"
Nice's eyes were wandering.
Charlotte: …
She squinted at the black cat whose eyes were rolling around in front of her, and her smile gradually faded.
Noticing Charlotte's change in expression, Nice became even more nervous:
"A little bit! A little bit! Lady Charlotte, what Ness is hiding from you is really just a little bit!"
"So, tell me, what are your 'little' secrets?"
Charlotte said calmly.
"That... beautiful, dignified, powerful and kind Lady Charlotte, if Nice confesses, will you... be magnanimous and forgive Nice?"
A black cat hugged Charlotte's calf and rocked her, acting cute with watery eyes.
Looking at Nice, who was eating like a ball and trying to be cute with an uncle-like voice, Charlotte shuddered and found it quite an eye-catching sight.
She quickly pulled her legs out of Nice's arms and said with disgust:
"Okay, stop being cute. If you keep acting cute for a while, I'll have nightmares tonight. Tell the truth and I won't punish you if you behave properly."
"Huh? Really? You really won't punish me?"
Nice immediately perked up.
Charlotte: …
This fat cat... In addition to the faceless statue mentioned in Albrecht's memory, is there anything else outrageous hidden
She squinted her eyes and glanced at the black cat, and said meaningfully:
"It depends on your performance."
Seeing Charlotte's attitude that she would not be able to leave today unless she confessed, Nice sighed:
"Okay, Niss confesses..."
As it spoke, it secretly glanced at Charlotte's expression and cautiously tested her:
"Well... Ness shouldn't have peeped at the maids bathing, nor should he have sneaked into the maids' dressing room in the Earl's mansion?"
Charlotte: …
Was this guy... really once a legend
She looked at Nice speechlessly, not knowing how to comment for a moment.
"anything else?"
Charlotte asked with a straight face.
Nice swallowed his saliva and said with a wandering look:
"Well... that... Nice shouldn't have secretly hidden the maids' changed underwear, nor should he have used magic to disguise himself as another cat and rubbed against the maids' arms..."
Charlotte: …
Should she say that this guy had some self-awareness and knew that his reputation as a lecher had spread among the maids, or should she say that this guy was too vulgar
But when she asked Nice, she didn't want to hear Nice talk about his own perverted history.
"anything else?"
Charlotte continued.
Nice looked at her cautiously, laughed dryly, and said in a more guilty and quiet voice:
"Well...Nice shouldn't have secretly collected your washed clothes, let alone secretly hidden your worn stockings..."
"Kach..."
The teacup in Charlotte's hand broke into pieces.
never mind.
Destroy it.
It would be better to just remove the tendons, bones and chop this guy into pieces and feed him to the dogs.
Seeing Charlotte's face darken instantly, Nice shouted:
"Changed! Changed! Nice has changed! Those were things Nice did a long time ago! Nice has stopped doing them now! He has turned over a new leaf!"
Charlotte took a deep breath and said to herself, "Don't be angry, don't be angry," but her eyes were already cold enough to kill someone.
However, she was still calm. This lecherous Ness was obviously using these perverted things to divert her attention. Things like the Faceless God, which she really wanted to know, were not even mentioned.
It was obvious that this guy did it on purpose and wanted to mess with her.
But she is also really angry.
No wonder when she first arrived at the territory, some of her clothes seemed to be "damaged" more frequently. It turned out that it was all this guy's fault!
How could this be the most talented legendary wizard in human history... This was just a legendary pervert!
It seems that it is still too idle. I need to find more things for it to do in the future to help it lose some fat!
Charlotte glanced at Nice coldly, and decided in her heart to teach that slutty cat a lesson so that he wouldn't be idle all day.
"That's not what I want to ask."
She calmed down and said coldly.
As she spoke, Charlotte looked at Nice meaningfully:
"Don't you have anything you want to tell me about the Temple of the Ancients and the Faceless Statue?"
After hearing what Charlotte said, Nestor froze.
It smiled awkwardly:
"Lord Charlotte, I don't quite understand what you mean, I..."
It didn't finish what it wanted to say about getting the lake over.
Because she felt Charlotte's gradually rising pressure and the mark of the servant contract gradually lighting up in the depths of her soul.
"It seems that my attitude towards you is still too gentle. I'd better ask your soul directly."
Charlotte sighed and said.
Feeling the rhythm of the contract, Nestor immediately became timid and shouted:
"Speak! I will tell you! Lady Charlotte! I will tell you everything you want to know!"
"Then tell me what you know about the Temple of the Ancients and the Faceless Statue, and then tell me about their whereabouts."
Charlotte said.
The ancient temple and the faceless statue are both things left behind by the Blood True Ancestor in history. However, even within the blood clan, there are different opinions about the purpose of the Blood True Ancestor building the temple and creating the statue.
Albrecht's memory mentioned many opinions within the blood clan, but no matter what the opinion was, the blood clan had a consistent way of dealing with the discovered temples and statues.
That is, the temple must be destroyed or the gods worshipped must be replaced, and the statues must be sealed or dedicated to the respective princes and dukes.
In short... it is to erase all traces of the Blood True Ancestor.
Relatively speaking, the overall attitude of the blood clan towards the ancient temple and the faceless statue is to destroy and seal them rather than conduct in-depth research.
However, in Albrecht's memory, Nicholas, the legendary wizard in human history, was very interested in these things, and even took away a statue when he disappeared.
"The ancient temple and the faceless statue... Aren't those things created by you? You should know more about things like these that involve mythical power than I do, right?"
Nice said.
Charlotte shook her head.
"I have no idea what happened in history, and I don't know what these things are used for."
"That is to say... you have lost all the memories related to your own mythical power, and you have not recovered them..."
Nice muttered.
Charlotte didn't know how to respond to this. Perhaps she had always firmly believed that she was just a sparrow in someone else's nest, disguising herself as the True Ancestor of Blood with the help of the "Holy Book of Blood". But after the "second time travel", having read "Song of the Blood Moon", and knowing more history, she was no longer sure about some things.
It can’t be called amnesia, and she is not a returning god. In Charlotte’s opinion, it is more likely a reversal of cause and effect.
Of course, there was no need to elaborate on all this with outsiders. After all, she couldn't confirm her speculation of a second time travel, unless she traveled through history again when she was promoted to Chiyang.
As for Nice...it's just a misunderstanding.
"It seems that being a god is not easy. Even finding your past is a hassle."
Nice muttered.
"So, what do you know?"
Charlotte asked.
Nice thought for a moment and said:
"As for the Temple of the Ancients and the Faceless Statue, I know very little, but... I am sure of one thing, that is, although the blood descendants see it as a backup for your return, according to my research, you didn't build the temple and the statue for this purpose in the past."
"Of course, there is divine power in the statue after all, and its nature is special enough. In a sense, it can indeed help you recover your strength, but this should not be the main purpose."
"According to my research... the main purpose of the Ancient Temple and the Faceless Statue is more like building a giant magic circle that covers the entire world."
"A giant magic circle covering the world?"
Charlotte looked surprised.
"Yes, and it is a magic array that combines magic power collection and protection. If I am not mistaken, its ultimate goal should be to concentrate all the magic power of Miriah."
Nice said.
Good guy…
Absorbed all the magic power of the whole world
Charlotte's eyelids twitched.
"so… "
Nestor paused, glanced at Charlotte, and said carefully:
"In my opinion, the Temple of the Ancients and the Faceless Statue are more like attempts made by you... um, the Blood True Ancestor of the past, in order to rule Miria forever, and to go one step further and become a being that transcends the gods."
An attempt to rule forever, to become a being beyond the gods...
Charlotte thought.
This does correspond to some descriptions in "Song of the Blood Moon". At least in the poem, the Blood True Ancestor "swallowed" the sun in order to go a step further.
But Charlotte also felt that this was not something she could do. She felt that she was quite Buddhist and was easily content. If there were no external threats, she could even remain a lazy person.
"You said you believed that the ancient temples scattered around the world were actually a huge magic circle, so... have you found evidence?"
Charlotte asked.
Nice instantly became proud:
"Meow! It's more than just evidence! Nice even successfully restored part of the array configuration and even accurately deduced the location of some ancient temples. Among the ancient temples that have been unearthed, three were discovered after Nice's deduction!"
"Of course, Nice is not a true myth. This is almost the limit. For the rest, the best we can do is to know how many there are left and their possible locations."
Charlotte's heart moved, and her eyes lit up:
"Oh? Then... how many temples did you deduce? Where are the most likely undiscovered ones?"
The Faceless Statue is a medium for other blood descendants to summon gods, but for Charlotte, it is equivalent to a "power bank" for replenishing divine power.
Not only that, she can even gradually improve her status as a god with the help of the faceless statue.
In other words, in addition to expanding power and developing believers, finding the Ancient Temple and the Faceless Statue is also a powerful way for Charlotte to improve her strength before the arrival of the Holy Day.
"There should be 36 in total, but 22 have already been discovered. Of the remaining 14, one should be in the Roman Principality, and I cannot determine its exact location. As for the others, according to the array configuration I simulated, three should be located in the Luna Coast, East Yunate, and Kolya, and three should be in the Sun Empire further east. As for the others, according to calculations, three should be in the sea, and four should be further west. Based on their locations, I think they are most likely located on the legendary lost old continent."
Ness pondered.
Good guy…
Is this inference accurate enough
Charlotte smacked her lips slightly.
Although it is only an approximate location, knowing the approximate location gives us a direction.
but…
The Old World
Charlotte recalled the broken continent overseas that she "saw" when she looked down at Miria when she returned after her "second time travel".
If her guess was correct, perhaps that was the legendary homeland of the elves, the old continent that was destroyed three thousand years ago.
The Blood True Ancestor was really able to run away, and he even ran to the Old Continent to build a temple!
Of course, the Old World is too far away, and others such as the Sun Empire, Koria, East Yunite, etc. are not close either.
However, the Roman Principality mentioned by Nice aroused Charlotte's interest.
"Is there also an undiscovered statue in the Roman Principality?"
She asked with narrowed eyes.
"If the spell model is correct, it should be."
Nice said.
Charlotte nodded slightly.
This may be an opportunity or an attempt.
If nothing unexpected happens, after helping the Nice Clan to recapture the Fallen Star, she will become the master of the Roman Principality.
By then, maybe we can find out where this temple is hidden.
"Lord Charlotte, do you... have anything else to ask?"
Looking at Charlotte who was lost in thought, Nice asked cautiously.
Charlotte glanced at it.
Nice is a guy who knows a lot, but he won't tell you unless you ask.
"One more thing. Apart from the statues that have been taken by various forces, do you have a statue here as well?"
Charlotte asked as she looked the black cat over.
Nice's face froze.
It hesitated for a while and said awkwardly:
"That... Lady Charlotte, there was indeed a statue here in Nice, but... it has been used by Nice."
"used?"
Charlotte was stunned.
"What does it mean to use it? Can you also absorb the power of blood?"
She said strangely.
"Uh... I can't do that. I only used the statue itself. As for the divine power in it, I made it into a divine spell scroll and used it up."
Nice said awkwardly.
Charlotte became even more curious:
"What did you do with the idol?"
Nice scratched his head:
"I made a body out of the idol, which you see here..."
Charlotte: …