Blood Holy Scripture: True Ancestor Charlotte de Castel
Chapter 244: -34- Lifespan of the Transcendent_2

Chapter 244: -34- Lifespan of the Transcendent_2

Oh, right, there are also the undead.

However, the quality of life of the undead is completely incomparable to that of the Bloodline.

The undead are ultimately the deceased, whereas the Bloodline, although similar in certain traits to the deceased, are vibrant beings.

Charlotte could somewhat understand why, as recorded in some literature, everyone in that flourishing era of the Bloodline two thousand years ago sought the favor of the Bloodline to receive the First Embrace.

Apart from the blood addiction that would flare up without blood sucking, and the rank that was hard to elevate under normal circumstances, the Bloodline really had its allure.

It’s no wonder that many of the Bloodline always looked down on any other beings apart from themselves.

However, Charlotte did not possess such arrogance.

Perhaps the Bloodline indeed possessed a god-like immortality, but without blood, they could not exist for long, which, in a sense, made them mere parasites on other beings.

Including Charlotte herself.

"Uh?"

While Charlotte was silently reflecting, Sebastian, who had been reading a letter, slightly raised his eyebrows.

Charlotte had a slight movement in her heart:

"Does the letter say anything else?"

"Master, Duke Bold’s daughter, Eleanor, succeeded the position the day after the old duke passed away. She has sent Magic Communications to the lords in various places, announcing the old duke’s death and requesting the lords to come to Bold to mourn and to meet the new Duke."

Sebastian said, setting down the letter with a somewhat strange expression.

"They specifically mentioned including several earls such as us in Castel."

"Summon me back to Bold?"

Charlotte paused for a moment, then scoffed,

"This is actually an order from the Third Prince, isn’t it?"

"It’s very likely, from the observations at the banquet that day, Eleanor clearly follows the lead of the Third Prince, even to the point of being completely obedient."

Sebastian pondered.

He asked again:

"Master, do you plan to go back?"

"Of course not."

Charlotte sipped her milk, saying.

What a joke, she had just ambushed her, and now they were summoning her back, no way!

Not to mention the mess in Count Castel Domain had not been resolved yet.

Of course, even if the issues at Castel had been resolved, and the Third Prince had not hired someone to attack her, she had no plans to go back.

Far from the emperor, at her own domain she already felt the taste of power; why would she return to Bold and be a puppet?

She wouldn’t.

After all, she had already succeeded in her succession, no one could trouble her now; this wasn’t the Heavenly Dynasty where lords can easily control vassals.

Merely finding a symbolic excuse was already showing her etiquette.

As for whether the Third Prince would be angry, she assumed he definitely would be.

However, Charlotte thought he should first worry about the escalating rumors.

Soon, the rumors that he had hired an Undead Mage to attack a vassal would likely find their way back to Bold.

They say the Third Prince has a strong personality, demanding lords from various places to meet him in Bold just after the new duke had ascended might be accurate.

But surely Charlotte isn’t the only noble dissatisfied with the Third Prince.

Charlotte was busy with matters of her domain and didn’t have time to deal with him, but she just needed to pass on the dagger; there were plenty of other nobles within the Duchy to trouble him.

"Has there been any news from Viscount Remisio in these two days?"

Thinking, Charlotte asked again.

"My spy left there reported that yesterday Viscount Remisio left the military base in a hurry and went south."

"Moreover, two days ago he sent people to North Port, asking around for information about our journey to Castel Domain."

Sebastian said.

"Oh? What did you do about it?"

Charlotte raised her eyebrows.

Sebastian’s mouth slightly curved up into an elegant smile:

"Of course, as per your command, I spread the news of our being attacked by an Undead Mage on the road as widely as possible."

Charlotte nodded slightly, then chuckled:

"Well, it seems the troubles for His Highness the Third Prince are yet to come; let him first feel the bombardment from both the Duchy’s nobles and the Kingdom’s ministers."

The Third Prince ultimately belonged to the New Moon Royal Family and was protected by powerful allies.

Even with the option of True Ancestor Liberation, Charlotte was not in a position to trouble him directly.

But oftentimes, she didn’t need to do things personally; the Third Prince was not without enemies, and she merely needed to supply the dagger.

Perhaps this method couldn’t permanently solve the problems, but it was enough to irritate him.

And when Charlotte was free to act, if he backed down, good, but if he continued to provoke, she wouldn’t mind spending some energy to send him to meet the old duke.

"How is the investigation into the flow of secret silver in the territory going?"

Charlotte put aside the matter of the Third Prince for a moment and asked.

This time, Sebastian’s expression turned serious:

"In the past few days, I’ve been busy handling the matters of the Mining Workshop and haven’t had time to investigate thoroughly, but... combining the confession of the steward in charge at the workshop with some data collected here at North Port, I’ve noticed some clues linked to a trading company called ’Returning Star United Commerce’."

"Returning Star United Commerce?"

Charlotte was slightly moved.

"Yes."

Sebastian nodded and continued:

"Master, I’ve checked; in recent years, there hasn’t been much secret silver circulating in the underground black market of Castel Domain, but there’s been quite a bit of secret silver ore slag."

"That means the mine has indeed been extracting secret silver, but the secret silver hasn’t been flowing into the black market; rather it’s being bought directly by fixed buyers."

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