Blood Holy Scripture: True Ancestor Charlotte de Castel
Chapter 464: -6- Church Invitation

Chapter 464: -6- Church Invitation

The brilliance of Holy Light dazzled and blinded, and the rich Holy Power was nearly tangible.

The "Blood Holy Scripture" seemed to start operating on its own, silently resisting that omnipresent Holy Power.

Merely standing in the Prayer Room, Charlotte felt a strong sense of crisis, not out of malice but merely because the other person was standing there.

When the power was strong enough, being near the other represented plunging into crisis...

This was a Transcendent of Legendary level!

Charlotte’s heart shuddered.

She had faced Legendary power before, when she had confronted the Blood Demon Duke Yabaton’s Favored, the Flame Demon Vararoka, in Bold.

But even then, Vararoka had not given her such a strong sense of crisis.

Charlotte knew that this sense of crisis stemmed not only from the person himself but also from the power he possessed.

Legendary is the eyes of the Mythical...

Facing a Legendary Clergy inherently meant entering the sight of God!

Fortunately, as far as Charlotte knew, including Divine Lord Haral, the vast majority of Gods in this era, for some unknown reason, were actually in slumber.

Although the slumber of Gods was different from that of mortals, a slumbering God could still respond to the external world and even cast their gaze, but at least... as long as she was careful, she might not attract the attention of any God.

With the power imbalance and lack of resistance, Charlotte was not planning on entering Divine Lord Haral’s sight.

Even with her previous "second crossing"!

These thoughts flickered in an instant.

With hundreds of thoughts in her mind, Charlotte remained composed in reality, took a deep breath, devoutly drew a Ring Cross on her chest, and then respectfully said:

"Charlotte de Castel... has met the Great Priest."

The elderly man slowly put down his book.

He lifted his head, revealing a pair of calm and gentle eyes.

His eyes seemed to possess a profound power, seemingly able to see through everything.

"Don’t be nervous, no need to be so formal, sit."

He smiled slightly.

Charlotte was not pretentious.

She slightly bowed and then naturally sat down in the seat opposite the table.

The Great Priest looked her up and down, nodded satisfactorily, and said with a smile:

"Lord Bernard is very curious about you, Mireya hasn’t seen a girl favored by the Divine Lord for a long time. After the change in the north, he was the first to rush there, yet it turned out to be this old man who met you first."

Lord Bernard...

Charlotte felt a stir in her heart.

Bernard de Champagne.

She had done her homework beforehand and knew the Great Priest referred to the Great Judge of the New Moon Diocese, who was in charge of the Diocese’s Judgement Knights, and was also the merciless man Nisi mentioned who once slew a God with his mortal body.

As for now... the other party should have already arrived in the Castel Domain to investigate the issue signalled by the God Suppressing Bell.

Though Charlotte was prepared for the Church’s investigation, she was still vigilant at that moment.

She showed an apologetic expression, seemingly restrained and said:

"Great Priest, it’s just rumors spread by others, I am just an ordinary Holy Believer, not someone truly favored by the Divine Lord..."

The Great Priest smiled and shook his head,

"No need to belittle yourself, my child."

"Your steadfast faith in our Lord had already been recognized, and not just once, it had triggered our Lord’s divine miracles. After inheriting the domain, you judged the wicked, drove away the Evil God believers, and spread our Lord’s faith... The Church is aware of all this."

"Your devotion is comforting, and your faith is commendable; you are a true Holy believer!"

The Great Priest, warm and kind, did not skimp on words of praise, openly expressing his admiration for Charlotte.

However, Charlotte’s heart was pounding.

She indeed had done many things under the banner of the Holy Royal Court and indeed had triggered quite a few "divine miracles."

But she knew her own affairs.

The so-called judgment of evil, expulsion of cultists, and spreading of faith were all just pretexts; what she was actually doing was consolidating power and strengthening control over her domain.

As for the so-called "divine miracles"...

To be honest, those were just the instinctive reactions of the Holy Light wanting to "purify" her as a "heretic," but she had managed to alter the judgment using Divine Technique Counter.

Not to mention the "divine miracles," honestly, that was quite deceptive, and many priests regarded her as a natural-born Saintess for this reason.

But the former...

Charlotte didn’t think the Church was foolish.

What she had done in the Northern Land was quite easy to investigate, though the Church in the Northern Land had been indirectly controlled by her through Priest Lotti, the Church wasn’t blind.

Those truly devout lords, after ascending to power, would vigorously promote the sacred faith, either by donating to the Church or by assisting in organizing various missionary activities.

But she had done nothing similar after taking her position.

It was all just lip service, never implemented in practice.

The practical measures, though they targeted pagans, were actually all for boosting her own power.

With the Great Priest paying such close attention to her, Charlotte didn’t believe he was oblivious to her actions.

His praises at this moment made Charlotte even more vigilant.

Charlotte didn’t believe the Great Priest sought her out just to say these things.

Sure enough, the Great Priest smiled faintly, as if recalling something, his face showing even deeper admiration:

"Also your oath before the Divine Lord..."

"Since Pepin II, nearly seven hundred years ago, there hadn’t been a noble who made such a devout oath. Your oath has already spread within the Church, even the Chief High Priest heard of it and praised your selflessness and devotion..."

Charlotte...

She knew it, the Great Priest of the Church would never seek her out without reason.

What goes around comes around; initially, to confront Bold’s coveting of her domain and to drive away those nuisances around her, she had used the Church’s banner, and now it seemed her retribution had arrived.

Lately, Charlotte had been trying to downplay her initial oath as much as possible, yet the Great Priest of the New Moon Diocese brought it up at this time.

Her afterlife offerings of land, Charlotte wasn’t worried one bit.

A blank check, it wasn’t clear whether she would die first or the Church would perish first; the crucial part was that bringing up such matters at this juncture wasn’t advisable.

This would further plunge Charlotte into the power struggles of the New Moon Kingdom, not only pitting her completely against the king and the nobles but also giving the Church an excuse to intervene in Castel’s affairs!

At this moment, Charlotte finally realized, the seemingly detached and serene Holy Royal Court, was perhaps also quite interested in Castel!

"My child..."

The Great Priest smiled softly, gently saying,

"Do you want to become a true Saintess?"