Blood Holy Scripture: True Ancestor Charlotte de Castel
Chapter 374: -127- Allies?!

Chapter 374: -127- Allies?!

Count Gaston and his son were eventually released by Charlotte.

Of course, before their departure, they had already been transformed into Blood Servants by Charlotte.

Whether they wished it or not, their lives were now effectively controlled by a mere thought of Charlotte.

And as the lowest tier of Blood Servants, modified by Charlotte with diluted bloodline power, their related powers were quite weak, and their original transcendent powers were also diminished.

But this was not entirely a disadvantage.

At least... being transformed Blood Servants with diluted bloodline power and originally strong transcendent powers, they were not as susceptible to sunlight as traditional Blood Servants who relied on acquired bloodline power and became Transcendents; they did not burst into flames or perish under the sun, but merely felt discomfort and weakness.

This would make their identities as Blood Servants all the harder to discover.

Moreover, to prevent the father and son from becoming desperate, Charlotte had even used the "Spirit Manipulation," a type of spiritual magic she usually avoided using lightly, to completely dismantle their resistance against her.

One might say that, except for retaining their self-awareness, Count Gaston and his son had practically become Charlotte’s puppets...

This outcome... in a way, was more terrifying than death.

"Master... Are you planning to start controlling the human Nobles through transforming Blood Servants and using spirit manipulation?" Sebastian asked, his voice tinged with unease and curiosity as he watched Gaston and his son depart.

Hearing Sebastian’s words, Charlotte could clearly perceive the slight tension hidden within his respectful tone.

She knew why.

The method of "Transforming Blood Servants + Spirit Manipulation" was indeed a bug-like existence.

With this ability, as long as her bloodline power was sufficient and her spirit was strong enough, Charlotte could potentially transform all human Nobles weaker than her.

Even those Transcendents stronger than her could be forcibly transformed with the help of the Holy Blood Scripture and suppressed with Blood Divine Power.

Such power was too frightening and justifiably feared.

In the world of Mireya, where Gods exist, this method of forcibly controlling the lives and spirits of intelligent races is also a common practice of "Evil Gods."

This is not only deemed "evil" by the Holy Royal Court subjectively.

It is recognized as "evil" by the civilized world of Mireya as well.

And such "evil," once made public, would face an onslaught from the entire civilized world.

In the course of history, one important reason why the Bloodline had been overthrown from rule was often their use of similar methods to control Transcendents of various races.

And the Bloodline’s sudden descent into civil war and significant decline at the peak of their race is also popularly attributed to their long-term spirit manipulation of other races, causing them to slowly lose themselves in their power.

Even the mysterious disappearance of the Blood True Ancestor is believed by many historical researchers to be for the same reason.

Spirit-themed magic, especially those that control others’ spirits, is known to easily lead one to lose oneself.

Among them, the Bloodline is notorious for their powers easily running amok, wills easily lost, ultimately falling into madness.

This is not just for ordinary Bloodline members.

Similarly, it also includes those Mythicals among the Bloodline.

In addition, many of the ancient Gods that have revived over the lengthy history have also walked a similar path, gradually losing themselves in the process of power resurgence, becoming mad "Evil Gods."

Charlotte heard the implied worries in Sebastian’s words.

He was probably concerned that she might follow a similar path.

Shortcuts always come with a price, especially in the domain intertwined with spirit and transcendence.

This mysterious domain is believed to involve the origins of myths, not even fully explored by the Gods themselves.

"Don’t worry, I have no such intentions; transforming them into Blood Servants this time was merely a temporary measure to address an enemy."

Charlotte said.

She didn’t hold such thoughts.

Or rather, she herself was quite cautious about powers such as spirit manipulation.

Such power was indeed strong and convenient, but she wasn’t sure if getting used to such powers would create dependency.

She could only aim for as much self-control as possible, but she couldn’t completely abandon it either, since, after all, such power was also a natural advantage of the Bloodline, and it seemed wasteful not to utilize it.

The key lay in how to use it. For instance, if she truly wanted to obtain a group of loyal followers, she shouldn’t and couldn’t depend on "spirit manipulation" to achieve that.

After all, not to mention the self-loss that might be caused by the abuse of spiritual series magic, as long as it was magic, there was the possibility of it being "broken," merely the difficulty of breaking it varied.

The loyalty obtained forcibly through "magic" would ultimately be destroyed by "magic."

After hearing Charlotte’s words, Sebastian breathed a sigh of relief,

"Sorry, my lord, it was an overthought of mine."

Quickly, his expression relaxed again, and he praised,

"However, this way, the crisis of Castel can be smoothly resolved."

"Using Count Gaston and his son as a stepping stone, we are fully capable of exposing the Third Prince’s conspiracy against Castel and, together with his collaboration with the Blood Demon Church, it could deal a heavy blow to him, perhaps even drive him out of Bold Duchy."

"If we stir up even bigger troubles, he might even lose his rights to the Kingdom’s throne!"

"And all this, we can achieve without going to war..."

"Master, you truly are worthy! Just a single meeting, and you have grasped the initiative in the war!"

With his worries alleviated, Sebastian subconsciously started flattering again.

However, Charlotte slightly shook her head,

"No, the battle... It still has to be fought."

"Exposing the conspiracy is merely a means of applying pressure. It might indeed resolve Castel’s crisis, but it might also prove ineffective."

"If all of the Third Prince’s actions have the King’s tacit approval, then no matter how much pressure we apply, the New Moon Royal Family could suppress it..."

"Rather than relying on others, it’s better to rely on ourselves. This war, for us, truly is a crisis, but isn’t it also an opportunity?"

Upon hearing Charlotte’s words, Sebastian’s heart stirred, and he fell into contemplation,

"Opportunity, huh..."

Meanwhile, outside the small town, in the forest.

The ambushed troops of Tulip Count Domain also welcomed back their own commander.

"Lord Count!"

Upon seeing the returning Count Gaston and his son, the deputy officer hurriedly went to greet them.

Count Gaston glanced at the deputy officer with a barely noticeable glimmer of red in his eyes,

"Issue the orders, retreat, and then prepare for war."

The deputy officer’s spirit was lifted,

"Prepare for war? Lord Count, are we finally going to take action against Castel?"

But as soon as he finished speaking, he was met with a "snap" of a whip from Audis,

"Fool! Take action? What are you talking about?! Castel is our ally! Our enemies are the rebel and the Blood Demon Church!"

"All... ally?"

The deputy officer was immediately dumbfounded.

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