Blood Holy Scripture: True Ancestor Charlotte de Castel
Chapter 350: -103- Castel’s Rebellion_2

Chapter 350: -103- Castel’s Rebellion_2

However, despite the outward calm, her heart was already in turmoil as she sat on the lord’s throne at this moment.

Especially after hearing that several towns in the northern part of the Castel Domain had fallen:

Good gracious...

Are they discussing whether the northern Legris Family has formally rebelled?

How long had she been asleep?

Charlotte had no idea what was happening in her own domain now.

After awakening from the secret chamber, she changed her clothes and rushed directly to the Council Hall, following the call of "Blood Summon." When she arrived, she only heard Viscount Lien Castel proposing something about a Regent Cabinet; beyond that, she was completely in the dark.

However, she did not rashly interrupt the meeting.

Falling into sleep was her secret.

Although she did not know how the nobles had discovered her disappearance, and the supposed double, Nisi, she also didn’t know where he had disappeared to, as the lord, she definitely could not show that she was completely unaware of what was happening in her domain.

This would not only damage her authority but over time could also make some ambitious individuals start to harbor suspicions about her...

Charlotte still recognized Sebastian’s capabilities.

Since she had delegated authority to him, she might as well sit aside and listen in for a while to understand the ins and outs of the situation.

Thus, Charlotte became an audience member.

As the discussions among the nobles in the hall advanced, with Sebastian’s deliberate guidance and casual explanations, Charlotte gradually came to understand the current situation in Castel...

Firstly, it seemed that four months had passed since she had fallen asleep.

In the third month of her sleep, a major event occurred in the domain.

That was when one of the three viscount families, the Legris Family, during her visit to the Castel silver mine, had mercenaries attack "her."

Of course, the Legris Family had not attacked the real "her," but Nisi, who was disguised as her.

After that, the Legris Family raised the banner of rebellion.

First, they claimed that Castel had been overshadowed by nobles led by the Lien Castel Family, and they launched a rebellion under the guise of "expelling the tyrant."

After gaining the support of neighboring lords of Castel, the Legris Family further declared doubts about Charlotte’s lineage.

They proclaimed that the real Charlotte was already dead, and the impostor ruling Castel was both illegitimate and tyrannical, and they officially declared war on the Count Mansion to overthrow the false ruler and the tyrant.

Within a month, they had assembled an army of over ten thousand troops and successively captured several cities in the northern part of the Castel Domain, as the flames of war spread southward...

If not for Viscount Remisio and the kingdom’s army being stationed in Silver Mining City, and Viscount Remisio repeatedly warning the rebels not to advance on Castel silver mine, affecting the New Moon Royal Family’s normal mining operations, or else his neutrality would be withdrawn and he would intervene in the rebellion... Silver Mining City would have likely fallen by now.

Even so, the rebels had already severed the communication between the Count Mansion and Silver Mining City, and North Port had almost lost contact with the Castel silver mine.

Following the northern declaration of rebellion by the Legris Family, Sebastian immediately summoned the territory nobles, in Charlotte’s name, to conscript an army to suppress the rebellion.

After that, various lords led troops to North Port.

What happened next, even if Sebastian and the nobles didn’t discuss it, Charlotte could quite likely guess.

Indeed, she had handed over the administrative authority of the domain to Sebastian before she fell asleep, but she, herself, firmly controlled only the directly administered domain of Castel.

Feudalism wasn’t like the prefectures of the Heavenly Dynasty; a lord’s control over vassals wasn’t that strong. Although Charlotte had already gained the loyalty of many nobles, Charlotte was Charlotte, and Sebastian was Sebastian.

Being in North Port, perhaps Sebastian could directly mobilize the troops there, but he lacked effective control over the nobles who had come from various places to respond to the summons.

The only ones who could bind the nobiles were Charlotte and the Castel family.

Charlotte’s "disappearance" had lasted too long, and various rumors were rampant in the domain. Under such circumstances, unless Charlotte herself appeared, it would be difficult for Sebastian to win the support of the nobles.

Even if he did win their support, it would likely be difficult to unite them.

Today’s meeting was convened under such circumstances.

Sebastian aimed to use this meeting to consolidate the power of the nobles and form an alliance army to quell the rebellion.

Without Charlotte’s restrictions, the summoned nobles also refused to bow to Sebastian, giving up the leadership of the allied forces.

In this situation, the leader of the loyalist nobles, Viscount Lien Castel, who had fully aligned himself with the Castel family, proposed the establishment of a Regent Cabinet.

At this thought, Charlotte couldn’t help but glance at the Old Viscount, who was engaged in a fervent discussion of battle plans with Sebastian.

From this perspective, she had indeed somewhat misunderstood the old noble.

Admittedly, in the absence of the Lord, his actions had a semblance of seizing power.

But having crossed over for more than a year, Charlotte was no longer naive about the noble system of Mireya.

Even if Viscount Lien Castel had personal motives, if she had not appeared at all, establishing a Regent Council would indeed be the quickest way to consolidate noble forces.

Many things are difficult to clearly discern as right or wrong. Charlotte had not expected that Nisi, that sly cat, would actually be kidnapped, resulting in the loss of her substitute!

However, although Nisi’s whereabouts were unknown, Charlotte could still clearly sense the connection with him deep in her soul.

That fellow was still alive.

"Count, we have finished our discussions, here is the rough draft of the plan, please review it."

Viscount Lien Castel interrupted Charlotte’s thoughts, and Charlotte nodded slightly, taking the parchment scroll that recorded the battle plans from his hands.

Looking at the numbers recorded, Charlotte was somewhat surprised:

"You’ve rallied thirty-five thousand men?"

Viscount Lien Castel replied respectfully:

"Yes, forty-five noble families responded to the call, each bringing at least one hundred conscripted soldiers and twenty mercenaries, assembling an army of twenty-two thousand."

"Additionally, thirteen noble families are on their way, including three barons, who should be able to summon about three thousand conscripted soldiers, making a total of twenty-five thousand in the Noble Alliance Army."

Sebastian nodded:

"Apart from the garrison at the front lines, the Directly Administered Domain can mobilize two thousand standing forces and three thousand conscripts, and we also have five thousand mercenaries."

"All armies combined, we have thirty-five thousand men."

Charlotte: ...

Well, pull just like that, and a Count’s territory can muster so many people—it’s like a kingdom from her previous life!

Ah, no, even in the medieval countries of her previous time, assembling such a large army wasn’t easy, the mobilization capabilities of otherworldly realms indeed cannot be viewed with ordinary logic...

"Count..."

Viscount Lien Castel stepped forward, respectfully saying:

"Our forces are four times that of the rebels, giving us a military advantage. Moreover, although the rebel forces are spearheaded by the elite private troops of the Legris Family, more than eighty percent are conscripts and mercenaries, with weak combat capabilities."

"Currently, the rebels have advanced to the upper reaches of the Don River in the north. I suggest that after integrating our troops, we immediately march north and station along the Don River to prevent the rebels from crossing, while also training on site, seeking potential opportunities for attack..."

"Baron Angus de Valle, who has made distinguished military achievements during the Star Moon War, could serve as the Commander."

Listening to Viscount Lien Castel’s advice, Charlotte fell into thought. She glanced at Sebastian and asked:

"Sebastian, do you have any thoughts?"

Sebastian sighed,

"Master, I have some experience in managing territories, but I am not proficient in conducting warfare."

Charlotte nodded slightly, signifying her understanding.

Not to mention Sebastian.

When it comes to fighting, she herself was also a novice.

Let alone fighting in a Transcendent World, and everything happening so suddenly...