Blood Holy Scripture: True Ancestor Charlotte de Castel
Chapter 291: -55- Public tools for private use_2

Chapter 291: -55- Public tools for private use_2

"Grandfather Lord, what exactly has happened?"

Derek couldn’t help but ask.

The Old Viscount paused, then said,

"The Blood Count of the Falling Star Bloodline who planned this infiltration should already be dead."

"Dead... dead?"

Derek’s eyes widened, and he couldn’t help exclaiming.

The Old Viscount glared at him,

"Keep your voice down, it’s enough that you know. However... it will probably spread among your circles soon..."

"Overnight, the Count silently eliminated a Blazing Sun Bloodline targeting her. There must be a powerful protector secretly guarding her side. The foundation of the Castel family still exists."

Hearing his own grandfather’s words, Derek’s expression changed slightly:

"So... what do we do?"

The Old Viscount looked at him with disdain:

"What’s the panic? It’s the Falling Star Kingdom’s Bloodline trying to subvert the Castel, not our Lien Castel!"

"But..."

"There are no buts, Derek. What’s done is done. The Count might not know the details, but he probably understands most of it. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have reprimanded me. However, the Count does not seem to want to pursue it further. The unlucky ones will be those Bloodline infiltrators in the Count Territory and those nobles who have loyally followed them."

Hearing his own grandfather’s words, Derek suddenly felt a stir in his heart:

"Do you mean..."

"I mean, this might also be an opportunity for our Lien Castel."

The Old Viscount said meaningfully.

As he spoke, he took out the review token Charlotte had given him from his bosom and handed it to his grandson:

"Derek, you must now clearly distinguish yourself from the Bloodline of the Falling Star and assist me in completing this task."

Derek took it, carefully looked it over, and then his face turned slightly pale:

"Reviewing nobles? Wait... and inspect our family businesses?! The Count is putting us, Lien Castel, on the hot seat! And... we don’t have the power to make other nobles obediently comply!"

"Grandfather, if we really do this, the reputation we have built over years among the nobles might collapse, and all the Castel nobles will become hostile towards us!"

The Old Viscount sighed:

"I am well aware of that, but we no longer have a choice... The Count has made his stance clear; he will not allow us to have it both ways. The Castel family’s power might not be enough to dismiss all nobles from the Count Territory, but it is more than enough to deal with just one Viscount family."

He gritted his teeth as he spoke:

"Since we have no choice, we might as well offer our loyalty to the Count fully, help the Castel thwart the Falling Star Bloodline’s schemes, and seek the maximum benefit for our Lien Castel!"

"But... but won’t this really ignite a rebellion among the territory nobles? We, Lien Castel, will surely be the first to suffer! The Count might just be overthrown, dismissed, driven away, but we, Lien Castel, could face a complete disaster amid the fury of the other nobles!"

The Old Viscount drained his glass of honey wine and somberly said:

"Derek, do you know how many people the Count deployed when he took back the Mining Workshop?"

"How many?"

Derek couldn’t help but ask curiously.

The Old Viscount held up three fingers:

"Three people, only three people. Aside from the Count, there were just three others, two of whom were maid servants, and at most, adding a pet cat..."

"Three people? How is that possible? There’s a Transcendent and a guard unit stationed at the Mining Workshop! What does she think she is..."

Derek exclaimed incredulously.

"What does she think she is? She relies on the Castel family’s hundreds of years of prestige in ruling the Northern Land, relies on the title of Northern Land Count, relies on the Castel’s influence within the Kingdom!"

The Old Viscount declared resoundingly.

While speaking, he glanced at his grandson with a look of disappointment:

"Don’t think that the Count is younger than you; she is far stronger than you."

"As far as I know, she only took the butler with her that day and stormed the mine; not only did she kill a Second Tier Soldier of the Silver Moon Bloodline, she also won the loyalty of the mine guard troops in just a few words!"

"Not only that, even Viscount Remisio, who guards the Castel silver mine, has long ties with the Castel family. That day, he even helped the Count quash a rebellion among the mine managers!"

"Before I left, the Count said she would arrange for professionals to assist during the review process, and if I’m not mistaken... it is very likely Viscount Remisio."

"The Kingdom’s military? She... she dares to request reinforcements from the Kingdom’s military? Castel is not a vassal of the King! Such an action will certainly not be accepted by the nobles!"

Derek couldn’t help but interject.

"But... what if the Count holds evidence of nobility betrayal? What if the Count has legitimate reasons to reclaim her title?"

The Old Viscount said darkly.

Speaking, he sighed lightly:

"The Bloodline of the Falling Star Kingdom made a mistake; they ultimately still made a mistake..."

"They thought to use the infighting among the Castel nobles to better balance the power of the nobility, facilitating their control, but instead, they ended up giving the Count a significant advantage..."

"With the compromising material of various noble families, the Count has every reason to magnify minor issues, seize the opportunity to reclaim her title, and if someone rebels, it’s no different from an uprising. With personal relationships, she can undoubtedly seek help from Viscount Remisio."

"It is said that the Remisio Family is in great need of money, and what Castel lacks the least is money. Viscount Remisio is the kind of man who would dare anything if the money is right. The Count definitely has the capacity to bypass the constraints of the Kingdom’s military, privately hiring or even forming alliances to pull the Remisio Family into action!"

"By that time, when the troops guarding the Castel silver mine replace the New Moon flag with the Remisio Family banner, even though everyone knows those aren’t Remisio’s conscripted soldiers but genuine Kingdom’s military, they could only hold their noses and accept it, and the Northern Land nobles’ private soldiers are definitely no match for those well-equipped professional military!"

"Derek, the Bloodline of Falling Star can no longer control Castel. To control Castel, they must have control over the Count, but they have already failed."

"With a mysterious powerhouse protecting her extraordinary power, and with the possibility to ally with the Remisio Family in the secular military, if I’m not mistaken, maybe Viscount Remisio has already received the Count’s request for aid!"

Listening to his grandfather’s analysis, Derek was dumbfounded.

The Old Viscount watched his grandson, who aside from a bit of extraordinary talent was almost a waste, and sighed:

"Derek, from now on, try to get closer to the Count."

"I have a feeling... even with the backing of the Legendary Bloodline, those from the Falling Star Bloodline might not necessarily be a match for the Count!"

"Although the Count is young, even I, a Second Tier Knight of the Silver Moon, always feel nervous in her presence, barely daring to breathe. Anyone who treats her like a child is bound to suffer a great loss!"

...

After a heart-to-heart talk between the grandson and grandfather of the Lien Castel family, the family’s alignment in the upcoming conflicts was more or less decided.

At the same time, outside the Castel silver mine where the Kingdom’s army was stationed, Viscount Remisio also received a letter sent via the Teleportation Array from Charlotte.

This ruthless Viscount sat by the bonfire, chewing on roasted meat, greasy hands picking up the letter, and scoffed:

"Hmm? Employing the Kingdom’s military stationed in the mine? Hah, this young Count has some nerve! How could the Kingdom’s military possibly intervene in a matter belonging to the Duke’s Vassal Family? That is misuse of public resources, and furthermore, it’s overreaching!"

As he spoke, he grabbed a large wooden cup filled with wine beside him and chugged it; but as he clearly saw the hiring funds mentioned in the letter, he suddenly spit out the wine in his mouth:

"Pfft... cough cough cough... cough cough cough cough cough... A Kingdom soldier’s wage is at least five hundred gold tanas?!"

His expression changing rapidly, Viscount Remisio abruptly stood up, and called out to his Deputy Officer who was drinking with others not far away:

"Glenn! How many of the family’s banners did they bring? Turn out every single one now!"