"Lady Charlotte."
Eudocia bowed slightly to Charlotte.
Although it cannot be called extremely respectful, it is already considered quite respectful for a giant dragon.
Charlotte nodded slightly in response.
She motioned to Shirley to serve Eudocia her favorite iced lemon drink.
Eudocia hesitated for a moment, took the drink and took a sip, then said:
"I have been searching for the palace you mentioned in Rohan City these days using the magic device provided by Sir Nicholas."
"Today I heard that you also came to Rohan. After thinking about it, I felt that I should come and see you."
"As for this outfit... I recently discovered traces of the Blood Demon Cult's activities in the city. I don't want them to recognize me, so I covered it up a little."
Any traces of the Blood Demon Cult’s activities
Charlotte's heart moved.
This means that among the thousands of vampires she observed, perhaps not all of them were from the Ness clan, and there might also be members of the Blood Demon Cult
Even Albrecht, the dark apostle, has come. Could it be that the Blood Demon Cult is doing something big again
After thinking for a while, she murmured:
"I'll take care of the Blood Demon Cult. You said you've been looking for the Ancient Temple in Luoan City these days. Have you found any clues?"
Eudocia hesitated for a moment and said:
"I am not sure."
"I have been in the Roman Principality for a month. According to the possible coordinates provided by Sir Nicholas, I have traveled almost all of the Roman Principality, including Luo Ancheng, and have not found any traces of the Ancient Palace."
"However, two days ago, when I came to Rohan City again, the magic device provided by Sir Nicholas suddenly had a response."
"However, when I was about to investigate the location carefully, the sensation disappeared again."
"However, I am very sure that it is not an illusion, because in the past two days, I have found that the magic device has sensed it many times in a row, but each time it appeared, it disappeared quickly."
"That's why I've been investigating in Rohan City these past few days, and I finally found out that this seems to be related to the festival that the Roman Principality is preparing for these days."
After hearing what Eudocia said, Charlotte raised her eyebrows slightly:
"A ceremony of ancestral recognition?"
Eudocia nodded:
"That's what the humans here seem to call it. An altar has been built in the city square these days, and a ceremony is held every once in a while. I found that every time a ceremony is held, the magic device is also sensing something."
"During the period when the magic device was sensing, I also conducted tracking. The most recent one was this morning, and the final location was the Roman Palace."
"But since it's only happened once, I'm not sure if this positioning is accurate."
Roman Palace
What a coincidence
Charlotte was a little surprised.
After a little thought, she nodded:
"I know about this. I will be in Roan City these days. You continue to track the sensing of the magic device. If you find anything, call my name and contact me in time."
Although the Ancient Temple is a relic left by the True Ancestor of Blood, it often has extremely sophisticated magic barriers to isolate detection. Except for magic geniuses like Nice who have left their names in history, even Charlotte who has the Holy Book of Blood cannot sense it. She can only rely on the magic device made by Nice.
After hearing what Charlotte said, Eudocia bowed and prepared to leave.
"etc."
Charlotte called her again.
After thinking for a while, Charlotte called Shirley:
"Go see how Nice is recovering."
Although Nice felt dizzy and vomited as soon as he got on the boat, to be honest, Charlotte had her doubts about this matter.
This guy's body was clearly made of divine equipment, yet he was so seasick. The more she looked at it, the more outrageous it was.
It is questionable whether he gets seasick or not, but it seems real that he is looking for an excuse to avoid Ulster, who came to the Roman Principality on the same ship with him.
After all, these two people have a long history of friendship.
Nice, whose identity was discovered by Yust, has already been socially dead once. Yust is obviously very interested in exposing Nice's scars. Every time he goes to the North, he will find him to laugh at him. It is normal for Nice to find excuses to hide.
After a while, Shirley came back and brought news that made Charlotte's guess a little closer to the truth:
"Lord Nice is not in the room, but according to the waiter, it seems that a black cat with a noble black eagle collar around its neck was seen playing with several maids at the front desk of the hotel lobby."
Charlotte: …
"Go and bring it to me."
Her face darkened and she said to Eudocia.
After a while, the black cat Nice, with its tail between its legs and its limbs spread out, was pulled back by Eudocia by the scruff of the neck.
Nice was full of energy, not even a trace of listlessness. Charlotte glanced at him with a half-smile:
"seasick?"
Ness swallowed.
It laughed dryly twice, its eyes rolling around, and was about to speak, but when it saw Charlotte's half-smile, it held back the words that were about to come out of its mouth, and instead opened its big watery amber eyes and looked at Charlotte aggrievedly:
"Lady Charlotte..."
Charlotte glanced at Nice with disdain:
"Okay, stop being cute and get up and do some work."
As she spoke, she signaled Eudocia to put Nice down and told her to tell him about her findings.
After listening to Eudocia's story, Nice quickly stopped acting cute and became energetic:
"Hmm? My magic device senses Roman's festival preparations?"
Looking at Nice who seemed to be deep in thought, Charlotte's heart moved slightly:
"Nice, do you have any ideas?"
Nice touched his chin and said:
"As for the idea... well, I can't really call it an idea. It's just that this situation seems to match some of my previous guesses."
"The Roman family's ancestor recognition ceremony is quite famous. It has even become a grand festival held every few years in Luoxing. I have always been interested in Romanus's sword."
"As far as I know, every time the Roman family holds a ceremony, they have to summon the Roman Sword in advance. This summoning will last for several days and awaken it from the alien space."
"I have also searched for the Ancient Temple in the speculated coordinates of the Roman Principality, but there has been no progress. Therefore, I have always thought that the model I located was wrong, but now it seems... maybe it is not my fault, but a stronger force that has covered it up."
At this point, Nice chuckled:
“Hehe, the alternate dimension where the Roman Sword is sleeping was not opened up by the half-elf hero Romanus. Romanus had already fallen at that time. I have always been curious about which myth opened up the alternate dimension for the Roman Sword, but now it seems... maybe it is the Ancient Palace we are looking for!”
As he spoke, Nice put on a rather flattering smile and said to Charlotte:
"Congratulations, Lady Charlotte. Congratulations, Lady Charlotte. You have taken another step towards your return to the Supreme!"
Charlotte: …
Damn, why does it feel like a eunuch congratulating the emperor
Especially this guy Nice who is fat and has a hoarse voice, but his original voice is hoarse, and he saluted with a grunt, which makes it even more similar!
A whole cat man!
but…
What a coincidence! She was looking for the Ancient Temple and the Faceless Statue, but she ran into them while attending a ceremony. Should she say that she was lucky, or did she always feel that she was chosen by someone
"Hey, this is normal, Lord Charlotte. The sleeping gods will leave themselves a backup plan for revival. These backup plans will often naturally gather towards the gods in various ways after the gods revive."
"Lord Charlotte, although you haven't recovered your memory yet, you are the one after all. It is normal for the Ancient Palace to appear one after another after you wake up!"
In response to Charlotte's question, Nice shook his head.
Then, it glanced at Charlotte and said:
"Of course, Nice thinks that it's fine even if you don't need to recover your memory. Compared to the you described in history, Nice still likes you now..."
After hearing what Nice said, Charlotte remained silent.
No memory restored
Although everyone believed that she was the resurrected Blood True Ancestor, and after experiencing the second time travel, she also felt that she was very likely to have traveled to the past and became the Blood True Ancestor, but for some reason, she always had an awkward feeling that the Blood True Ancestor described in history was not her.
However, this is not something that can be told to outsiders.
The Blood True Ancestor has secrets, Charlotte has secrets, and even the Blood Holy Book has many secrets that have not been revealed by Charlotte.
Although it is still in a damaged state, its functions have surpassed many real artifacts. The Holy Book of Blood is definitely not just the supreme artifact of the vampires.
But no matter what, she is the owner of the Holy Book of Blood, there is no doubt about that.
At the same time, she herself does not seem to be a tool for the revival of the "Blood True Ancestor", or an object of possession.
The reason is simple. If she really was, then the real "True Ancestor of Blood" would have been able to "resurrect" as early as when she merged with the first faceless statue, instead of allowing her to continue to seize the power of blood.
After all, the godhead is not eternal and unchanging. As long as Charlotte continues to absorb the power of blood and condense the divine fire to shape the godhead, she will one day replace the "True Ancestor of Blood" and become the real True Ancestor of Blood, just like those lucky people in history.
"Lord Charlotte, now we have to attend tomorrow's ceremony! Even if it's for the Ancient Palace! Eh? No, isn't there a banquet in the palace tonight? I strongly suggest that we attend the banquet as well! Maybe we can find some clues in advance!"
Nice said excitedly.
Charlotte nodded slightly.
That's what she thought.
After asking Nice about the magic device sensing, there was another knock on Charlotte's door.
This time, it was Viscount Roman Forge and several other northern nobles who came along.
These nobles are all well-known nobles in the North who made their fortunes through trade. One of Charlotte's reasons for bringing them along was to open up extraordinary trade with Roman.
It can also be regarded as a side-by-side understanding of the Duchy of Roman. After all, if everything goes well, perhaps in a few months, she will no longer be the Count of Castel, but the Duke of Roman.
Seeing Charlotte, the nobles all saluted. They looked at each other and their eyes fell on Viscount Roman-Ford. Viscount Roman-Ford saluted Charlotte and said in a deep voice:
"My Lord Earl, many of us have received invitations from the Falling Star Royal Family to attend the banquet at the Roman Palace tonight. We came here to ask about your plans."
Huh? So many people are invited
Charlotte was a little surprised.
She thought about Nice's analysis just now, and sensed the direction in which Albrecht was moving, and seemed to be thinking about something.
After a little thought, she narrowed her eyes, nodded and smiled:
"Then... let's join together."
"I'm also curious about what the palace where the Roman ancestor once lived looked like."
…
time flies.
In the blink of an eye, night fell and it was time for the banquet at the Roman Palace.
Charlotte changed into a dignified white aristocratic dress and styled her blonde hair into elegant aristocratic curls.
Surrounded by the northern nobles, she boarded a carriage and headed for the Roman Palace for a banquet.
The Roman Palace was not far from Charlotte's hotel, just across a square.
When Charlotte arrived at the palace, Castel's coat of arms immediately attracted many people's attention.
No matter what, Charlotte is considered a great noble, and even if she comes to Luoxing, she will definitely attract everyone's attention.
Not to mention her own titles such as "the opposition saint certified by the Crescent High Priest" and "the most beautiful and richest young lady lord in the Crescent Kingdom".
The Roman Palace is not very grand, but it looks quite historical and more like a castle than a palace.
When Charlotte's motorcade stopped in front of the palace, the waiters and stewards who had already learned the news came forward to greet them warmly.
The enthusiastic attitude did not seem like welcoming a noble from another country, but rather like welcoming a great lord of one's own country.
And when Charlotte entered the banquet hall, she finally realized why even the baron who was traveling with her received an invitation to the banquet.
There was no other reason. Compared to the standards of a banquet hosted by a crown prince, tonight's banquet was indeed too shabby.
This is not referring to the conditions. In fact, the banquet was very well prepared, with perfect environment, facilities and dishes.
The problem... was the nobles who were present.
Charlotte was surprised to find that although it was a banquet for the Crown Prince, there were only a handful of nobles in attendance, and she, a Northern Earl, could even be ranked among the top.
The reason why even the baron received the invitation was probably to get the number of people!
"I'm afraid that many nobles of Luoxing have declined the invitation. Refusing... in itself represents an attitude."
'Although the Nice family has lost the key evidence regarding Prince Henry's parentage, the rumor is likely to spread. I'm afraid that many nobles may not say it out loud, but they already believe in their hearts that his parentage is flawed...'
Charlotte thought to herself.
Accompanied by Eudocia, she entered the venue calmly. As for Nice... Although pets were not allowed to enter, it was eventually allowed in after it demonstrated its ability to speak and intelligence "comparable to that of humans."
It was still a little early and the Crown Prince, Prince Henry, had not yet entered.
Charlotte picked up the juice from the waiter's tray and took a sip, wondering if she could secretly investigate the palace first, but suddenly she felt an uncomfortable gaze.
Charlotte frowned and looked towards the source. Not far away, she saw a nobleman in a black suit leaning against a pillar, holding a goblet filled with red wine, looking at her with interest.
Although it was concealed, Charlotte still sensed the recklessness and greed in that look with her "male sensitivity".
The two looked at each other, and Charlotte saw that the noble was surprised at first, and then smiled instantly.
He finished his red wine, put the empty glass on the waiter's tray, and then walked slowly to Charlotte, bowed gracefully, and said gently:
"Beautiful lady, you are so lovely, can I invite you to dance?"
Charlotte: …
Although the other party had changed his appearance and his aura, Charlotte still recognized his identity by relying on the mysterious connection in the spiritual world.
The guy who was chatting her up... was none other than Albrecht, the third dark apostle who had somehow come to Roan to slack off!