Blood Holy Scripture: True Ancestor Charlotte de Castel
Chapter 505: -31- Cooperation between the Royal Family and the Church

Chapter 505: -31- Cooperation between the Royal Family and the Church

After successfully subjugating Albrecht, the Dark Apostle of the Blood Demon Sect, as a Blood Servant, Charlotte no longer caused trouble and earnestly nestled within the manor estate, quietly waiting for the central assembly to convene.

However, the aftermath of the legendary battle in the Lutecia’s night sky had just begun.

That night, the City Guard Team and the Demon Hunting Knights sealed off the entire Royal City and conducted a search throughout the evening, capturing a large number of Blood Demon Cultists and uncovering several cult dens across Lutecia.

Especially after the in-depth investigation of the manor estate where the Dark Apostle had appeared, a vast secret Underground Divine Palace slowly came into public view.

According to information leaked from within the Church, the age of this divine palace could possibly date back nearly two thousand years.

This news sent shockwaves throughout the Royal Capital.

Lutecia’s history was eternal, having been destroyed and rebuilt multiple times over more than two thousand years. It’s well-known that underneath the current city lay the remnants of the older cities.

In fact, Lutecia’s existing drainage system was built upon the ruins of a previous city.

It was during the zenith of the Yonette Empire that the old empire, known for its prevalent construction of bathhouses, had built an incredibly extensive drainage system, crisscrossing beneath and even benefiting present-day Lutecia, which remains in use.

However, the complex and ancient drainage system also gave rise to the complexity and mystery of Lutecia’s underground parts, making the intricate drainage system a breeding ground for evil and darkness.

The ancient temple uncovered was connected to the drainage system, but it went deeper, lying beneath the level of the drainage itself.

After further assessment by the high-tier clergy of the Holy Royal Court, it was suspected that this divine palace could indeed be a temple left behind by the Bloodline Ancestors from the Bloodline Era, making it the ninth such Ancient Divine Palace found on the Mireya Continent.

By the way, a month ago, the eighth divine palace was discovered in the Castel Domain, and the Holy Royal Court already had plans to send clergy to investigate deeply. However, before they could depart, yet another was found in Lutecia.

The God Suppressing Bell, a legendary Blood Demon, Ancient Divine Palaces...

Even the least sensitive could sense a storm brewing.

As more and more investigation details about the ancient temple leaked from the Church, a further shock struck Lutecia—

This divine palace... had long since become a stronghold of the Blood Demon Sect, and the sect had even constructed a massive Sacrificial Array within it, located right beneath the Kingdom Council Hall!

Following the assessment by Church Priests and the interrogation of the captured Blood Demon Cultists by the Judgement Knights, the schemes of the Blood Demon Sect in Lutecia gradually came to light...

The ambitious Blood Demon Sect had actually planned to take advantage of the New Moon Kingdom’s central assembly to capture all the nobles of the Kingdom in one fell swoop, offering them all as sacrifices!

The results of this investigation deeply shook the whole of New Moon Kingdom, with the nobles being particularly horrified.

King Louis V, upon hearing the news, was furious. He immediately dismissed the City Defense Commander and the City Official of Lutecia, commanding the City Guard Team, the Judgement Court, and the Demon Hunting Knights to immediately strike out, determined to eradicate the Blood Demon Force entrenched in Lutecia.

Louis V personally met with Charles de Lorraine, the Chief High Priest of the Holy Royal Court New Moon Diocese. These two highest leaders of secular and religious power in the New Moon Kingdom, rarely in agreement, decided to temporarily set aside their differences and join forces to purge the evil presence in Lutecia.

One after another, decrees issued from both the New Moon Palace and the Lutecia Cathedral spread rapidly throughout the entire Royal City.

First, the central assembly would be postponed tentatively for a week, with the precise date subject to change depending on the situation.

Second, all city gates in Lutecia were placed under martial law, including the nobles, no one was allowed to leave the city, and with the exception of essential living supplies, all goods were forbidden from entering and exiting and had to pass through rigorous inspections by the Judgement Court.

Third, headed by the Holy Royal Court, lead by King Louis V and High Priest Charles, the Investigation Team consisting of the First Guard Knight Order along with the Judgement Knights and Demon Hunting Knights would conduct a comprehensive investigation of Lutecia. The investigation targets included the Nobles, clergy, Chamber of Commerce, Mage Association, Mercenary Association, as well as the broad population of both the inner and outer city, pursuing and trying anyone suspected of dealings with, or of joining, the Blood Demon Sect.

Especially the nobles, who were listed as a key focus of the investigation, and any suspected collusion with the Blood Demon Sect would face the most severe penalties.

The entire Royal City was astir with the spread of the news.

Including the nobles and clergy, no one expected the King and Church to be so decisive and to act so swiftly.

After all, Lutecia’s population was close to a million, and for such a large city to receive a direct command to lock down and perform a comprehensive search was no small matter.

Not to mention, Lutecia’s power structure was complex and intertwined, with the noble influence being quite considerable. Even the King’s suppression of the nobles mostly relied on maintaining a balance through the infighting among them, and the King’s own power was also composed of an array of nobles, both large and small.

Maintaining a balance of power was one thing during normal times, but conducting a thorough investigation and trial presented a challenge far greater than Charlotte’s examination of the Northern Lands.

And indeed, many nobles had indeed had more or less dealings with the Blood Demon Sect...

Under these circumstances, the opposition of the nobles was almost a foregone conclusion.