Blood Holy Scripture: True Ancestor Charlotte de Castel
Chapter 285: -52- Changing Life Trajectory_2

Chapter 285: -52- Changing Life Trajectory_2

The key to the collapse of the Nais Clan probably lies nowhere else but in Castel!

As Duke Yoroc thought of the timing when the outcome of the first observation had changed, a flicker crossed his eyes.

Perhaps... he had misjudged something from the beginning!

"Adast, I’ve heard that you witnessed the entire process of the Thousand-Year Holy War?"

"Yes, it was an extremely dark war. I watched as the flourishing Descendants of Blood were torn apart and continually defeated under the iron hooves of the Holy Royal Court... The number of Fallen dukes and earls is beyond count, and even princes have had to be replaced. It must be said, beings like you who happened to fall into a deep sleep at that time were lucky..."

"Cut the nonsense, just answer my questions!"

"Um... Yes, I witnessed the whole thing."

"The Contract God also became a sub-god and Divine Lord during that time?"

"Yes."

"What exactly is the relationship between Him and our Descendants of Blood?"

"Of course, it’s a hostile state. As a loyal supporter of the Divine Lord, the Contract God participated in the entire Thousand-Year Holy War and can be described as being completely at odds with our Descendants of Blood. In fact, even the signing of the Weddell Treaty and the Coria Peace Treaty was strongly opposed by the Contract believers within the Holy Royal Court, after all... the Bloodline Path of the Descendants of Blood has taken away part of the rights of the Contract."

Duke Yoroc’s gaze flickered, and he nodded slightly:

"I see."

"Lord Yoroc, do you still need to conduct a final Observation? Even though there have been two consecutive failures, these are just unfortunate accidents. Adast’s level of Observation is definitely not that poor. Give Adast another chance, and I will surely..."

"No need, that’s enough. When I need you, I will call upon you again."

Duke Yoroc waved his hand, dispelling the arrangement surrounding the Crystal Base.

"Um, alright then, thank you for your patronage. The wise Adast is always ready to assist you with another Observation..."

Amid Adast’s incessant chatter, Duke Yoroc quickly stored away the Crystal Ball.

The spirit of the Holy Artifact was decent in all aspects, except that once he began to talk, he couldn’t stop, buzzing in one’s brain.

After putting away the Crystal Ball, Duke Yoroc began to pace in the quiet room, sinking into thought.

The conversation with Adast made him realize some details he had previously overlooked, the most conspicuous of which was the relationship between the Contract God and the Descendants of Blood.

If the Contract God was irreconcilably opposed to the Descendants of Blood over authority issues, how could he possibly take a Descendant of Blood as a Favored?

Not to mention, that Descendant might well be Legendary.

And even if he really took on a Favored, the attitude of the powerful Bloodline individual I met didn’t seem like that of a Contract believer who detests the Descendants of Blood!

Moreover, upon careful reflection of my brief exchange with that powerful Bloodline individual, they seemed never to have shown any faith in the Contract God, and even in response to my inquiries regarding the will of the Holy Royal Court, they were tight-lipped.

Thinking about it now, perhaps I’ve been mistaken from the beginning, or maybe the other party is not a believer of the Contract God at all!

"Relying solely on the mark of faith to determine one’s stance is also not accurate... It has been rumored that in human civilization, there was once a Legendary Mage who created blasphemous divine techniques and stole the powers of deities. What I’ve seen might not necessarily be the truth."

"That powerful Bloodline individual might only be using the identity of a Contract believer for their actions!"

At this thought, Duke Yoroc felt a sudden clarity.

And immediately after, he began to connect even more dots:

"The Star Observation was obscured, her patron likely does possess the power of deities, but this deity... is probably not the Contract God."

"Not the Contract God, but pretending to act in His stead suggests that his relationship with the Holy Royal Court is also very delicate!"

"Could it be... an ancient God in resurgence?"

"In that case, the new Earl of Castel might also likely be a believer of this mysterious deity!"

"I think... I know what the key to breaking the deadlock is now."

With that thought, Duke Yoroc stopped in his tracks.

He quickly approached the Magic Table and took another slightly smaller Crystal Ball from his storage space.

He placed the Crystal Ball back on the Crystal Base and, muttering a Spell, a crimson glow blossomed upon the Crystal Ball, and a hazy projection emerged from within.

"Lord Yoroc, what instructions do you have for me?"

The blurry projection asked respectfully.

"Yulster, what task has Lachlan been undertaking these past two days?"

Duke Yoroc inquired.

The blurry projection hastened to answer:

"Lord Yoroc, regarding this matter, I was just about to report to you. Lachlan is in the midst of the final infiltration of Castel. If everything goes smoothly, we should be able to fully control Castel by tomorrow!"

Duke Yoroc was stunned:

"Fully control Castel? Does that mean... he has made a move against the new Earl of Castel?"

"Yes, tonight the Count Castle Domain is hosting a dinner at the Count Mansion, which is very suitable for carrying out the final infiltration plan. Judging by the time... the people Lachlan sent should have already started their operations."

Duke Yoroc: ...

The face of this Bloodline Legend instantly turned pale:

"Yulster! Send the message immediately! Halt all infiltration against Castel! Stop all hostile actions towards Castel!"

The blurry figure was taken aback:

"Halt the infiltration of Castel? Lord Yoroc, we are about to successfully take control of Castel, why stop now?"

Duke Yoroc sighed:

"Yulster, pay more attention to the Falling Star Plan, and don’t always be obsessed with your bottles and jars. If this continues, I really worry that one day the enemy will be at our doorstep and you’ll still be clueless."

"Uh... Lord Yoroc, have our actions alerted the Holy Royal Court? I’ll contact Lord Lachlan right away and inform him to halt operations."

"No need to contact him. He is already dead."

"Dead... dead?!"

The blurry figure within the Crystal Ball was startled.

"Yes, dead."

Duke Yoroc gave a light sigh, his gaze dark and obscure.

"Lord Yoroc, do we need to report this to the Elder Council immediately? The fall of an earl is no small trouble, let alone that Earl Lachlan was a member of the Elder Council..."

The blurry projection asked.

Duke Yoroc’s eyes flickered slightly, and he gently shook his head:

"No need, I will explain to the Elder Council myself."

"Okay... alright, but Count Castle Domain was always under Lord Lachlan’s charge. I am not clear on how many Bloodline he had developed, taking over might require some time, and there might be some chaos in the interim..."

Duke Yoroc: ...

"By whatever means necessary, going forward... I don’t want to see any of our people taking independent action against the nobility of Castel, especially not the Earl of Castel! Not even one incident is acceptable!"

He ordered sternly.

"Alright... alright, I will contact the Count of Nottingham right away. He is currently stationed in the Romany Duchy, closest to Castel, and most convenient to take over."

The blurry figure hurriedly said.

Duke Yoroc nodded slightly:

"That will do."

"Do you have any other orders?"

The blurry figure asked respectfully.

Duke Yoroc thought for a moment and then said:

"There is one more thing... I order you to mobilize all available resources to secretly investigate the background of the current Earl of Castel. Within a week, I want all the information on her!"

...

"Achoo—!"

In the Count Mansion at North Port, Charlotte, having wrapped up the dinner, was switching into her nightgown with a maid’s help when she suddenly sneezed.

She looked around suspiciously at the tightly closed windows, rubbed her nose, and muttered to herself:

"Why does it feel... like someone was just spying on me?"

After drinking the steaming hot sweet milk on the table in one gulp, Charlotte thought and then walked over to the window, pulling the curtains even tighter.

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