"Great Master, I have interrogated them clearly. Those two vampires were heading for you."
"Their purpose is to assassinate you and then pin the blame on the Duke."
Sebastian said solemnly.
"Assassinate me? Put the blame on the Duke?"
The goblet in Charlotte's hand paused slightly.
"Yes."
Sebastian nodded respectfully.
"Who gave them the order?"
Charlotte gradually became serious and continued to ask.
Sebastian looked a little embarrassed.
Charlotte understood instantly:
"died?"
Sebastian sighed:
"Yes, they are dead."
"When I was about to continue interrogating the mastermind behind them, they died. They died from the burning blood of the vampires, without even leaving their souls..."
"They are not only vampires, but also blood servants. They are slaves of higher-level vampires, and have a contract in their bodies that will result in death if violated! They are forbidden blood servants of the Dark Clan!"
Forbidden Blood Servant
Charlotte thought.
After obtaining the Holy Book of Blood, she also learned about some of the titles and ranks of the vampires.
The Blood Clan Level Forest can be divided into seven levels from bottom to top:
Blood Servant, Blood Baron, Blood Viscount, Blood Earl, Blood Marquis or Duke, Blood Grand Duke or Prince, and True Ancestor.
They correspond to the non-entering extraordinary people, the first level of stars, the second level of silver moon, the third level of blazing sun, the fourth level of legend, as well as demigods and true gods.
Among them, the titles of Marquis and Duke, as well as the titles of Grand Duke or Prince, all depend entirely on the identity and position of the vampire, as well as their status in the vampire community, and they all belong to the same rank in terms of power.
In addition to the seven classes, there is a special class called blood servants.
Blood servants usually refer to those who have been embraced by vampires but have not been fully endowed with the power of their vampires.
They are generally just unranked transcendents who possess some of the vampire power, and are not recognized as fellow vampires by the vampires.
The biggest difference between them and the lowest-level Blood Servant is that they cannot embrace others for the first time.
Every blood servant has signed the most demanding blood contract with his "master", which is as strict as the servant's oath of the God of Contract. The master can end the blood servant's life at any time within a certain distance.
They are the most basic slaves of the vampires.
But there is one exception.
That is, some vampires will apply the contract originally applied to blood servants to other vampires, turning other low-level vampires into their own slaves.
In other words, simply increase the power of the blood servant to the level of the vampires.
Thus, slaves with the power of blood appeared.
They are called forbidden blood servants.
Charlotte learned from church texts that this practice was also forbidden among vampires.
Because in the eyes of the vast majority of vampires, this behavior that leads to class chaos is a great insult to the noble vampires, and also poses a huge hidden danger to the social stability of the vampires.
The vast majority of blood clans are strongly opposed to this and strictly prohibit it.
Except for one clan.
The Dark Clan - Shedet.
The one who rules the Dark Clan is none other than Charlotte's "old acquaintance", the Blood Demon Duke Abaddon.
It was obvious that the Blood Demon Cult had targeted Charlotte and wanted her dead.
Charlotte was not particularly surprised by this. After all, the crazy old witch had already wanted her dead once, and the old woman was a member of the Blood Demon Cult.
However, the old woman was offering sacrifice for her bloodline, and she held the cursed pages for a long time. Maybe her mind is no longer so clear, or it is possible that her actions are completely contrary to the Blood Demon Cult.
But now that the Blood Demon Cult has taken action again, it at least shows that the Blood Demon Cult does not want Charlotte to live either.
So the question is, what good will her death do to the Blood Demon Cult
And... why would the other party put the blame on the Duke
After thinking for a while, Charlotte asked:
"I heard that the Rose Society and the Blood Demon Cult also had transactions. How much do you know about the Blood Demon Cult?"
Sebastian thought for a moment and replied respectfully:
"The Blood Demon Cult is an underground secret cult that believes in the Blood Demon Grand Duke. It has been active in the Western Yunet region, especially the Crescent Kingdom."
"Their core members are almost all vampires, and they also absorb some humans as peripheral members. They are also a vampire cult that once subverted the Crescent Kingdom in history."
"The blood race is called the blood-born demons in the Crescent Kingdom because of them."
"Oh, by the way, great master, these lunatics also like to collect cursed pages. I think you will be very interested in them too."
The remaining pages of the holy book...
Charlotte's heart moved slightly.
I have to say, she did become interested.
Seeing the girl getting more serious, Sebastian continued:
"Legend has it that the Blood Demon Cult has only one purpose for being active, and that is to find a way to bring the Blood Demon Duke to the world."
"The Fire Demon Disaster ten years ago was a disaster planned by the Blood Demon Cult."
"It is said that they bewitched Count Broglie at the time in order to summon the Fire Demon Valarroka under the Blood Demon Grand Duke, and then make the Blood Demon Grand Duke use the body of the Fire Demon Valarroka as his holy body and descend to become the incarnation of the gods!"
"Of course, they failed in the end, and even the Fire Demon Valarroka that had descended halfway was sealed."
"But in the past six months, the number of missing persons and murders in Boulder has increased dramatically, especially in the outer city areas. Almost all of them are caused by the vampires, and traces of shadow magic and necromancy are common..."
"So, we have always suspected that the Blood Demon Cult is starting to make moves again."
"That's why we made a deal with someone who might be a member of the Blood Demon Cult."
"Of course, to be more precise, we are making deals with the vampires of the Dark Clan, because we are not sure which vampire is a member of the Blood Demon Cult."
"You know, even if they are from the same clan, it doesn't mean they will be loyal to their prince or grand duke, nor will they necessarily join the corresponding religious order."
"Speaking of which, what we do with the vampires of the Dark Clan is just some ordinary intelligence business or serious goods trading. Our real purpose is to take the opportunity to infiltrate the Blood Demon Cult and find out their purpose."
"After all... in a sense, they are also enemies of the Rose Society."
Charlotte was a little surprised:
"Enemy of the Rose Society?"
"That's right."
Sebastian nodded and continued:
"The Rose Society is the underground ruler of Boulder. Maintaining the underground order of Boulder is one of the responsibilities of the Rose Society."
"We won't get involved in vendettas, duels, or fights between supernatural beings. But if someone reaches out from the darkness to the light and uses supernatural powers to harm innocent civilians, then we will intervene."
"It's obvious that the Blood Demon Cult has crossed the line. Ten years ago, the Rose Society had not yet been established, and their activities had nothing to do with me, but it's different now."
Hearing this, Charlotte was a little surprised:
"I didn't expect that you guys in the Rose Club would have this side. Aren't you guys a gang?"
Sebastian chuckled and said:
"Of course they are gangsters, but gangsters have their own rules. We have received money, so we have to provide protection."
"Even if he is a beggar who can only pay three copper tana every month, as long as he pays the money and is located in the territory of our Rose Society, we will provide protection."
"Of course, our protection is for supernatural powers. If other beggars bully him, we won't care. But if supernatural powers take action, then we will take care of it."
"The Fire Demon Valarroka has been sealed. The Blood Demon Cult should not be planning to summon the Fire Demon like they did ten years ago. They must have other purposes."
"In order to investigate the purpose of the Blood Demon Cult and maintain order in the outer city, we have also conducted relevant investigations, but in the end all the clues were cut off halfway... just like this time."
"The Blood Demon Cult is obviously much more cautious than before. It is difficult to find their flaws."
"Besides that, we were often interfered with by the nobles or the church during our investigations. Each time it seemed like a coincidence, but when there were too many coincidences, it was no longer a coincidence."
"So... I have always suspected that the Blood Demon Cult has a close connection with the nobility and even the church."
Charlotte's heart skipped a beat after hearing what Sebastian said.
"You mean to say that there are members of the Blood Demon Cult among the nobles and the church?"
“Not necessarily. It could also be a partnership, and a very deep one at that.”
Sebastian thought for a moment and said.
After hearing what Sebastian said, Charlotte's expression became serious:
"Do you have any evidence?"
Sebastian thought about it and shook his head:
"No, just a hunch."
"In other words, you suspect that the Blood Demon Cult's attack on me is related to the nobles or the church?"
"You openly sided with the church, and the church also sent protectors, so it is more likely that you are a noble."
"A noble..."
Charlotte thought.
She thought for a moment and suddenly asked:
"If I die now, who do you think will benefit most?"
"a lot of."
Sebastian said.
"First of all, the church will definitely suffer because the promise between you and the church can only be fulfilled after you inherit the territory."
"This happened before you inherited the territory. The Duke and the nobles of the duchy can completely deny your proposal to the church on the grounds that you have not officially inherited the territory."
"Of course, this also means a deterioration in relations with the church, so... the mastermind behind this is clearly not afraid of a deterioration in relations with the church, or more accurately, a deterioration in relations with the high priest."
"The Duke will also suffer, especially since this frame-up is very clever, because he really has a motive to assassinate you... After all, even if you sided with the church, you did not truly inherit the territory."
"Of course, this was definitely not done by the Duke. Not to mention that the Duke was the target of the accusation, the High Priest also has the right to withdraw the sacramental blessing on Lenno at any time, because this is not so legal in the first place, but it is a skirting of the Sacred Code..."
"Generally speaking, the people who are most likely to benefit are the nobles in the duchy, and the great nobles at that. Like the Duke, they also have the motive to assassinate you."
"If something happens to you, even though the Duke's Mansion is the first heir to Castel, it will definitely be interfered with by the church. In the end, I'm afraid the nobles of the duchy will still benefit, and the great nobles at that."
"Except for your current identity, there are six vassal earls in the Principality of Bolder. Each of these six nobles is a suspect."
Charlotte's heart skipped a beat after hearing what Sebastian said.
"I sided with the church, and they still dared to attack me so blatantly?"
Sebastian shook his head.
“It may not have been the case in the past, but the timing is very delicate now.”
"Master, do you know that your resurrection was observed by the church's God-suppressing Bell and the news was suppressed?"
Charlotte nodded:
“I have heard of it.”
She had heard about this from Nice.
"Then do you know why the church suppressed the news?"
Sebastian asked again.
Charlotte answered subconsciously:
"Of course it's because the high priest is preparing to take on the role of chief priest, and he doesn't want any complications to arise at this critical juncture..."
At this point, she was slightly startled.
Suddenly, a light flashed in her mind, and she vaguely understood why the Blood Demon Cult left behind the holy emblem of the thorny rose after committing the crime...
"So... they faked the scene and used the resurrection of the evil god to threaten the high priest?"
Charlotte narrowed her eyes slightly.
"Yes. Once the High Priest's suppression of the resurrection of the evil god is exposed, no matter how great his contribution is, he will forget his dream of becoming the High Priest because this is a matter of principle."
Sebastian said.
Charlotte understood immediately.
I gave the high priest a big gift.
However, a certain noble who was connected to the Blood Demon Cult, or in other words, a certain noble who was a member of the Blood Demon Cult, also had evidence that the High Priest had concealed the revival of the evil god.
After discovering that Charlotte had sided with the church, the other party took decisive action and designed a case with thorn roses at the scene in order to warn the high priest.
"Who knows about the thorny rose?"
Charlotte narrowed her eyes.
"You should ask your pet cat about this. Not many people know about the evil god's revival, maybe only a few people. The source of the Rose Society's information was what it sold to the black market half a month ago."
Sebastian chuckled with a gloating look.
Charlotte: …
At the same time, Nice, the black cat who was sitting next to Quasimodo and breathing heavily, suddenly shuddered coldly.