Blood Holy Scripture: True Ancestor Charlotte de Castel
Chapter 570: -63- Departure for Romany Duchy

Chapter 570: -63- Departure for Romany Duchy

Nisi finally volunteered to take on Charlotte’s challenge and vowed to come up with a way to bestow Divine Grace on her behalf before Charlotte fell asleep.

There was no other way, it was necessary for her to take initiative. Being watched by Charlotte’s smiling gaze, it truly feared that its "ancestor" might use it as a Divine Artifact.

Nisi firmly promised, and Charlotte was more than pleased to let it be.

Although this sly cat was never serious on regular days, it still was a Legendary Mage who left a remarkable mark in human history and belonged to that small group of Transcendents who understood the power of Gods the best—it possessed exceptional abilities.

Otherwise, it wouldn’t have been chased by various churches throughout history for offending the Gods.

Of course, even though Nisi "voluntarily" took on the task, Charlotte was not completely idle.

Nisi’s efforts were only part of it; even if she trusted his abilities, Charlotte could not possibly put all her hopes on him alone.

Besides, she also began researching the Faceless Divine Statue she acquired from Albrecht, planning to use that statue as a substitute in case Nisi truly failed.

This meant that she couldn’t completely merge with the divine statue for now.

However, that was no issue.

The Transcendent power inside Charlotte had already reached the peak level of the Silver Moon, and the Talent Inheritance Tree of the Blood Holy Scripture had also been illuminated up to the third layer through repeated additions of the Holy Scripture Fragments and daily meditation training.

With more help from the Blood Divine Power and strengthening her own bloodline power, it was almost natural for her to step into the level of Blazing Sun.

Even without fully merging with the Faceless Divine Statue, Charlotte could achieve this step.

The difference likely lay in the secrets of the mythical position that the Faceless Divine Statue seemed to hold.

If she merged with it, perhaps Charlotte’s "Divine Fire" could evolve further, but without merging this time, it would have to wait until after her awakening.

Naturally, in terms of Charlotte’s personal preference, she was more inclined to merge with the divine statue while absorbing the Divine Power.

Holy Presence Day was drawing closer, and the time left for her to strengthen herself was diminishing; every instance of her slumber was incredibly luxurious, and she ought to seize every opportunity to narrow the gap between herself and other myths.

In the following period, Charlotte was extremely busy.

After ending her visit to the Royal Capital, Castel officially became a direct vassal of the New Moon, and the Northern Territory smoothly integrated into the Kingdom’s direct vassal system. After concluding meetings with various nobles, numerous trade agreements came flooding in.

The reputation of Castel College skyrocketed after Charlotte donated family books, attracting many adventurers who wanted to teach there, leading to almost daily interviews.

The infrastructure development in the Northern Territory also reached a climax with Charlotte’s return.

Peace had been established, and the Royal Family’s attitude toward the Northern Territory was clear; under the condition that the Northern Land Master, Charlotte, remained single, it was apparent that an agreement had been reached with the Castel family.

The Royal Family was willing to protect the Northern Territory, which itself possessed the strength to compete with a Duchy-level Lordship; this meant that the Northern Territory had lost its greatest threat and could ensure a lengthy period of peace.

Peace is always fragile, but peace is always accompanied by development.

As a major trade center and transportation hub on the northern side of the New Moon Peninsula, the Castel Domain naturally had innate advantages. With both external and internal situations stabilizing, and with Charlotte personally pushing and investing money, the various Baron Domains within the Castel Domain were undergoing rapid changes.

Centered around the Capital Mansion of North Port, newly refurbished roads extended out, gradually connecting the entire domain. The bustling merchant convoys visibly increased.

And the Castel northern and southern regions, previously damaged by war, were vigorously reconstructed with Charlotte’s support.

Charlotte’s pilot projects in certain Baron Domains progressed impressively, where knowledge from her previous life proved quite useful.

Although it wasn’t evident yet, taking the Baron Betel Territory, which connected the Romany Duchy and Castel, as an example, a new atmosphere was clearly developing.

As for the construction of Castel’s Transcendent Army, it also progressed smoothly with Charlotte’s support. Although it would take time to form completely, the foundation had already been laid.

Charlotte personally orchestrated this, selecting many Extraordinary Soldiers from her Personal Guard Knights and existing guards, who had shown valor during the Legris rebellion and the Bold-Castel war, bestowing upon them knighthood as future officer candidates.

The entire Northern Territory was flourishing in every aspect.

Naturally, there was a cost to this; it was like gold flowing water, outflowing continuously.

It was only because the Northern Territory was affluent, and the Castel family was wealthy, that they could endure Charlotte’s grand ventures.

Even so, relying solely on the income of the Castel family would hardly cover the development plans for the entire domain. If not for the war reparations and reduced contract taxes from becoming direct vassals, along with the influx of trade agreements, Charlotte thought she would indeed face a deficit.

As for now, Charlotte estimated that there would eventually be a significant financial deficit, but it remained within the tolerable range for the Castel family.

Meanwhile, Charlotte’s church activities also began covertly and were named the Dark Night Church by her.

Led and guided by Sebastian and the werewolf Luf, the eager Dark Night Priests centered around the Castel mining area and expanded toward the surrounding regions.

The Legris Baron Domain and the boundaries between Castel and the Northern Territory Grand Duchy became focal points for expansion.

To harmonize with her own church, Charlotte straightforwardly leveraged her authority as the Lord and her significant influence as the "Wild Saintess" with Lotti’s help to directly "remove" the Holy Royal Court Church from the northern parts of Castel, "tricking" all priests into working at the North Port’s Castel College.

Everything was proceeding methodically.

Charlotte herself also led a fulfilling life every day.

She woke up early every morning, listened to reports from nobles and civil affairs officers, approved all kinds of documents, and issued orders to lords; in the afternoon, she continued her training on transcendent powers and bloodline talents; in the evening, she studied the Faceless Divine Statue, read books from the kingdom’s library recorded in the spiritual world, and Albrecht’s remaining memories.

In her free time, whenever she felt inspired, she would also pay attention to the progress of her own church, occasionally selecting devout believers to respond to.

Days quickly passed by.

Unconsciously, the ancestral recognition ceremony of the Roman Sword notified by Count Yulster was about to begin...

"The Nais Clan really has a sense of ceremony, they even prepared special invitations for the ancestral ceremony,"

In the reception hall of the Count Mansion, Charlotte looked at the gold-embossed sheepskin scroll in her hand and joked.

Opposite her, Count Yulster, who was visiting again, sighed,

"Strictly speaking, it is an invitation from the Falling Star Kingdom, today I came to deliver the invitation, not only as a member of the Nais Bloodline but also representing the envoy of the Falling Star."

"You are also a noble of the Falling Star?"

Charlotte was somewhat surprised.

Yulster nodded,

"Many bloodlines hold noble titles from Falling Star, including myself, though I don’t use it often and don’t often associate with other nobles, as bloodlines are immortal, and over time, it’s easy for others to notice clues."

"This time I leveraged some connections to obtain the status of an envoy."

Charlotte nodded slightly.

She glanced at the invitation, curiously asking,

"Lord Yulster, since you plan to cooperate with us to disrupt the Roman Sword’s recognition ceremony, should I keep my identity hidden for the visit? With such formality, isn’t it easy to expose myself?"

Yulster gave a bitter smile,

"Lord Castel, we also wish to act discreetly, but who knew that once the Falling Star Royal Family learned that the Castel Domain had become a direct domain of the New Moon, they added you to the list of invitees for the ceremony."

"This invitation is not drafted by us, but by the Falling Star Royal Family, inviting well-known nobles from nearby to the ancestral ceremony is also a tradition in Falling Star. Unexpectedly, this time the royal family even added you."

"We have already incited nobles to oppose with the reason that you are a New Moon noble to King Edward III, but it was rejected. The king seems to highly value inviting you to participate, I think... this may be related to your identity."

"After all, you also have Roman blood in you."

Upon hearing Yulster’s words, Charlotte frowned slightly.

She originally planned to disguise her identity and infiltrate the Romany Duchy, but with this invitation, it became a formal visit.

She could refuse the invitation and then proceed quietly, but if well hidden, it would be fine; if her whereabouts were exposed, it would be quite embarrassing and easily raise suspicions.

After thinking it over, Charlotte asked,

"What do you suggest?"

Yulster spoke solemnly,

"The clan’s intention is, since the royal family sincerely wishes to invite you, why not just go with the flow."

"Having a formal invitation is not a bad thing; at least you can legitimately enter the ceremony site, and we can adjust the specific details."

Hearing Yulster’s words, Charlotte nodded:

"Then I’ll listen to you, after all... this time it’s your home court, and I’m just there to support the performance."

A formal visit is not bad; she could legitimately visit the capital of Romany Duchy, without having to covertly hide her identity and arrange a substitute to stay in Castel during her visit.

As for the rest, let the Nais Clan worry about it.

Her cooperation this time would satisfy her curiosity about the ancestral recognition ceremony, fulfill the agreement with the Nais Clan, and incidentally strengthen her physical body through the ceremony.

Since she decided to go with the flow and formally visit, Charlotte then ordered the arrangement of the official visiting delegation.

Since Sebastian had gone north to assist in preaching, this time Charlotte brought Nisi along for the journey.

Her personal maid was still Sherry, along with Rena of the Royal Authority Bloodline.

Additionally, the visiting delegation included others such as Viscount Roman Fuer among the nobles.

The delegation set sail by sea.

Two days later, Charlotte boarded the flagship of the visiting fleet, heading towards Luon, the capital of the Romany Duchy.