Blood Holy Scripture: True Ancestor Charlotte de Castel
Chapter 188: -12- What? You want to run?_2

Chapter 188: -12- What? You want to run?_2

The middle-aged knight shook his head:

"I’m not sure about that... It surely can’t be that she’s the reincarnation of a deity, right? If that were the case, the Church Authority Country would have already dispatched the Holy Hall Knight Order to escort her, but look at Castel’s entourage now. They’ve brought just over a hundred of their own iron-clad cavalry — clearly, she’s not being taken seriously."

Hearing the knight’s words, the girl’s expression remained somewhat displeased.

She sighed:

"Forget it, I’ll just ask that damned Book Spirit later."

After saying this, as she thought it over from every angle and found it dissatisfying, she complained bitterly:

"Damn it! That squinty-eyed prince gave such inaccurate intel! If I had known Castel was surrounded by such strong companions, if I had known Castel had so many tricks up his sleeve, I would have definitely fleeced him! The commission should be at least doubled, no, tripled! No, quadrupled!"

"Cough, cough, cough... Miss, even if the commission were tripled, such opponents are still not within our means to handle."

"But I can ask for reinforcement! There are quite a few among the Bloodline who are very interested in this castle. With the castle as a bargaining chip, I refuse to believe I can’t find a Bloodline of Earl level! I just don’t believe an Earl-level Bloodline can’t handle them! A Divine Favored who has awakened for only a year can’t be that powerful!"

Rahael: ...

"Miss, a castle is worth much more than a commission."

The middle-aged knight couldn’t help but say.

"But this isn’t our castle, and our identity hasn’t been exposed yet. Maybe we can still stay here, but we’re bound to leave eventually, and it’s not like we can sell it to mortals — that would harm others."

"Exchanging a castle that was never ours for Castel’s head, plus a hefty commission, and perhaps even the friendship of a Bloodline Earl, I think it’s worth it!"

The girl said excitedly.

Hearing her words, the middle-aged knight was at a loss for words.

Seemingly reminded of something, he couldn’t help but ask:

"By the way, Miss, did you really put our mission contract in the storage ring?"

"How could I? I tricked them! I’ve kept the mission contract in the castle the whole time."

The girl shook her head, saying with pride.

Hearing her words, the knight looked at her with surprise, which made the girl feel a bit uncomfortable:

"Why are you looking at me like that?"

"No... I just didn’t expect you to lie as well."

The knight shook his head.

The girl fell silent.

After a moment, she said quietly:

"After all... everyone has to grow up. From the moment I was turned into a Bloodline, I was no longer the person I used to be."

With that, she sighed again:

"However, our mission has turned out to be a failure..."

"As long as there is a way out, there’s still hope, Miss. We will have our chance in the future."

The middle-aged knight consoled her.

Hearing the knight’s words, the girl’s expression softened.

She slapped her cheeks, trying to muster up some energy:

"You’re right, we still have an opportunity."

With that said, she pursed her lips and pulled out a Summoning Scroll she had prepared in advance, gritting her teeth:

"Alright, it’s time to call back that damned Book Spirit. Don’t stop me; today, I’m going to give it a good lesson and let it know who its contractor truly is!"

The Contractor and the Holy Artifact were bound by a contract.

No matter where the Holy Artifact was lost, as long as the Summoning Contract was activated, the Contractor could call it back.

That was why, after the Book of Undead was taken away by the others, the girl wasn’t in any rush.

However, when she channeled her Magic Power to activate the Summoning Scroll she had prepared, there was no response from the Book of Dead Spirits.

The scroll burned to ashes in the flames of Magic Power; the contract did indeed take effect, and the girl truly felt the Book of Undead receiving her summons. Then... there was nothing more.

The girl’s eyes widened, and she instantly bristled:

"Not coming back? It... It dare not come back?!"

...

"Master, there is no mercenary contract in the storage ring; we’ve been deceived."

Holding the tattered package, Sebastian looked rather displeased.

Hearing Sebastian’s words, Charlotte slowly opened her eyes, withdrawing from her state of contemplation.

Although she had had a suspicion when she saw the girl and the knight flee, knowing she’d been duped still left Charlotte feeling somewhat frustrated.

However, she quickly adjusted her mood, chuckled lightly:

"Let them be; they’ll come back."

She had just tried using Blood Summon to search and found that she could no longer find the stars representing the girl and the knight nearby.

Clearly, the place they’d teleported to was far away, having merged with the many stars in the crimson Star Sea, making it incredibly difficult for Charlotte to find them in the vast Star Sea with her current perception abilities.

Unless she used the power of Blood Divine Power, or unless they came close to her again, Charlotte would find it difficult to locate them again.

However, she didn’t plan on spending extra Divine Power to actively search for the two anymore.

She knew that they would return eventually.

The Book of Undead was still with her, and that Bloodline girl was clearly its Contractor, and unless a Legendary power intervened, the contract with the Holy Artifact couldn’t just be terminated unilaterally.

Although the contract existed and the Book of Undead couldn’t directly betray its Contractor, it was likely Charlotte couldn’t extract specific information about the girl from it, and even if she did have information, the other party could still flee... but as long as Charlotte held the Book of Undead, in a sense, the Bloodline girl’s life was in her hands.