Blood Holy Scripture: True Ancestor Charlotte de Castel
Chapter 166: -3- Start

Chapter 166: -3- Start

Charlotte did not realize that by following the "Holy Rite Ceremony" and "Blood Sucking," she had almost disturbed the entire Holy Royal Court’s worship of the Divine Lord’s statue.

However, relying on the acute senses of the Bloodline, from the astonished expressions of the priests and the hushed discussions of the guests, she soon also learned of the recent changes to herself.

But unlike the priests and guests, she was very clear that the Holy Light on her body was not a sign of Divine Favor.

If anything, the recent vision seemed more akin to Divine Wrath.

The dazzling Holy Light had not descended in vast quantities to grant her Divine Grace but rather to purify her, a "wicked pagan."

It was only because Charlotte had absorbed the purifying Holy Light that the people could not sense the destructive power within that Holy Light, and they had only witnessed its brilliance and sanctity.

"It seems... if I encounter Divine Art Rituals related to Holy Light again in the future, I need to be more cautious,"

Charlotte thought to herself.

The highest-ranking priest present was Lawuer, a Second Tier under the Silver Moon.

Had there been a clergy member with the strength of the Blazing Sun or even Legendary, they might have been able to discern the truth behind the recent descent of the Holy Light.

After the Holy Rite Ceremony, the atmosphere in the great hall had noticeably become somewhat delicate.

The priests looked at Charlotte with more intense, glittering eyes, as if looking at a precious treasure, even the old priest Lawuer could not contain his excitement.

As for the viewing nobles, their gazes were much more complex.

There was curiosity, astonishment, zeal, emotion, contemplation, and also worry...

Especially those representatives from the Castel Territory.

With her keen Spiritual Sense, Charlotte noticed that the majority of the envoys from the vassal nobles had almost unanimously become serious.

"Charlotte, it seems your affinity with Holy Light is truly harmonious. I have been administering Holy Rites for over thirty years, and this is the first time I have seen such a dazzling demonstration of Divine Grace. Have you truly not considered joining the Church?"

The old priest Lawuer couldn’t help but ask again.

Charlotte smiled slightly:

"Thank you for your invitation, Grandpa Lawuer."

"However, after all, I am a noble, and I still have my own responsibilities and duties..."

One’s own people know one’s own business; whether the descending Holy Light was Divine Grace or Divine Wrath, Charlotte still had a clear understanding.

With a thousand years of the Holy Royal Court’s history, there would always be someone capable of seeing her issues. If she really joined the Church, it would be like dancing on a wire, repeatedly testing the bounds of danger...

Even if she wanted to exploit some benefits, she wasn’t so insane as to seek death in this way.

Why not stay within her own territory and quietly exploit from the Church whenever she could? Wasn’t that more enticing?

Seeing Charlotte’s refusal, the old priest nodded with regret:

"I understand... but, as I said before, the door of the Church is always open to you."

Having said that, he smiled slightly again:

"Well then, let us proceed with the final succession ceremony!"

With the coming of age ceremony concluded, it was time for the ceremony of succession of the noble title.

The ceremony of succession could be significant or minor, usually involving two steps.

The first step was to take the Scepter, emblematic of authority and identity, from the hands of a family elder or a lord, signifying the official takeover of the administration of the territory, becoming a genuine Landed Noble.

The second step was to swear an oath under the witness of Holy Light, pledging loyalty to one’s lord.

Because Charlotte was the only remaining member of the Castel family, and the Seigneur, Bold Duke, was currently bedridden and comatose, the old priest Lawuer was still the one to carry out the girl’s succession ceremony.

Charlotte knelt on one knee and accepted the Scepter, carved with the Castel Family Emblem, from Lawuer’s hand. Then, facing the temporarily placed Bold family emblem on the great hall wall, she pledged her loyalty.

Hmm, although she did not like Bold Duke, the proper procedure still had to be followed.

As for what happened after pledging loyalty and returning to her territory, it was a case of "the sky is high, and the emperor is far away"; nobody could control her anymore.

Perhaps because the previous Holy Rite’s vision was too shocking, the succession ceremony seemed a lot more understated and ordinary.

And after the ceremony, Charlotte finally officially succeeded to the territory, becoming the Countess of Castel.

It was not important whether Bold Duke acknowledged it or not; the Church had already acknowledged her.

The succession documents were also prepared, and even if the bedridden old duke was miserable, the Count Castel Domain had ultimately welcomed its new ruler.

From today onwards, Charlotte would no longer be referred to as Miss Charlotte but as Countess Castel.

...

The news of Charlotte of Castel’s official ascension to nobility quickly spread throughout the streets and alleys of Bold.

As one of Bold Duchy’s foremost Great Nobles, such news of title succession was always a delightful topic of conversation for the people.

Apart from the title succession, it was the "Divine Miracle" of the Holy Rite Ceremony.

Regardless of the truth, a belief that many of Bold’s priests did not doubt began to spread through the streets—Charlotte of Castel... was a Favored of Divine Lord Haral, a pure Saintess protected by Holy Light.

Especially when the Holy Rite’s vision was combined with her status as the only survivor from the Blood Demon case, it solidified this belief. Precisely because she was a pure Saintess, precisely because she was protected by Holy Light, the evil Blood Demon Sect had not been able to kill the girl...

Charlotte found it absurd, but damn it, this group of fun-seekers had actually managed to bring the story full circle.

It was said that when the bedridden old Bold Duke woke up and learned about this, he immediately started coughing violently, coughed up a lot of blood, and passed out again.

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