Tome of Blood

Chapter 587-86- "Oracle"

Am I already a true "saint"?

Summer is the best.

Following the gaze of the Guardian Staff, Charlotte also looked down at herself, and then she also saw the sacred power surrounding her.

Her heart moved slightly, and her consciousness extended. Then she found that the circular cross symbol floating above the Holy Book of Blood had completely transformed into the appearance of the Cardinal of the Law of Creation.

The endless divine power continued to flow, while maintaining a clear balance with Charlotte's blood power. They were clearly two forces that repelled and attracted each other, but at this moment they miraculously coexisted in her body without interfering with each other.

Charlotte mused.

The Blood Codex and her identity as a True Ancestor can make her immune to the burning of the divine power, but that does not mean that the divine power is harmless to her.

Charlotte is a vampire, and the divine power naturally has a suppressive effect on vampires. It’s just that the True Ancestor’s status is too high and the Holy Book of Blood is too strong, allowing Charlotte to ignore the threat of the divine power.

For example, if Charlotte herself is a character in the game, and the Holy Power is a layer of poison BUFF, then the blood deducted by the Holy Power may not even be as fast as Charlotte's automatic blood recovery.

But it's different now.

In Charlotte's perception, she could no longer sense the slightest suppression of the divine power. The power that was like poison to dark creatures like the vampires, at this moment, was like tamed magic in her hands.

In other words, if the holy power before was like a poison BUFF, now it is really just a layer of enchanted blessing.

However, Charlotte soon found the reason.

It's not that the holy power is completely ineffective against her as a vampire.

Instead, she achieved control over the divine power through the Cardinal of the Law of Creation.

Just as the Guardian Staff said, she had indeed established a formal connection with the Cardinal of the Law of Creation.

From the moment she opened the golden door, the ring cross symbol above the Holy Book of Blood was completely transformed into a channel connecting to the Cardinal of the Law of Creation.

In other words, Charlotte can now even partially use the power of this supreme artifact of the Holy Royal Court!

Not only that, through this connection, Charlotte also established a connection with the Holy Royal Court's network of faith. As long as she wanted, she could even call upon a certain amount of divine power from the projection of the Cardinal of the Law of Creation for her own use at any time.

"During the master's sleep, the Cardinal of the Law of Creation was the core that maintained the operation of the Royal Court's faith. With the projection of the Cardinal of the Law of Creation, you have gained the recognition of the Holy Royal Court and are now a saint in the true sense."

Said the guardian artifact.

"As far as I know, in the history of the Holy Court, only those favored by Harald can be called God's Messengers and Saints. You have only given me some of the authority of the Cardinal of the Law of Creation. Am I also considered a Saint?"

Charlotte asked as she experimented with the control of the divine power.

"You and I are the only ones who know that your divine power comes from the artifact. Others do not know whether your power is a gift from the Lord God or the power of the artifact. What the Saint Maiden of the Royal Court was able to do in history, you are also able to do now. To the believers, you... are the true Saint Maiden."

"Of course, if the master has revived, given your relationship with the master, you will have more divine power. As I said before, you are of noble status, and calling you 'Saint' is already a great offense."

The Guardian Staff said respectfully.

This is true.

If we really look at the relationship she established with Harald after she traveled through history, she would be more of a "Virgin Mary" than a "saint".

Charlotte secretly complained in her heart, and then continued to familiarize herself with the control of the divine power.

The authority that the Cardinal of the Law of Creation had opened for her was obviously very high. Even with the body of a dark creature, Charlotte was able to control the divine power very smoothly and did not feel any discomfort at all.

The only drawback is probably that it consumes too much mental energy. Even though Charlotte's mental energy has long been transformed into soul power, she will still feel tired after a long time.

There was no way. After all, she was mobilizing the authority of a divine weapon, and it was an authority that was incompatible with her own attributes, so naturally she needed to expend more energy.

"Your Majesty, it's almost time. Considering the safety of you and the Supreme Artifact, you... should go back."

The reminder from the Guardian Staff interrupted Charlotte's attempt.

Summer solstice.

She really should go back. In reality, she should still be standing in front of the sculpture.

"The contract is established. I will keep my promise and fight together with the Holy Royal Court against the common enemy."

Charlotte said.

After she finished speaking, she withdrew from consciousness and began to return to reality.

Looking at the girl whose figure was gradually becoming illusory, the Guardian Staff bowed again:
"Your Majesty, thank you for your understanding and kindness..."

"Please be careful of the current chief of the royal court, and also be careful of those priests who approach you on their own initiative..."

Be careful of the chief high priest and the priest who approaches you actively...

Charlotte nodded thoughtfully.

The field of vision continued to sink, and the Kingdom of God was rapidly moving away.

Soon, Charlotte returned to reality.

……

This is the first time in nearly three hundred years that a vision of this magnitude has occurred in the Holy Royal Court.

The brilliant light spread from the girl as the center, almost enveloping the entire holy city, and the overflowing divine power even spread beyond the holy city.

The majestic divine power was so astonishing that even the priests who had lived in the Holy Palace for a long time were shocked.

The trail of glory, the powerful divine power, the blessing of purification and revival...

All these things showed that they were witnessing the largest miracle that had occurred in the royal court in the nearly three hundred years since the Lord God fell asleep!

A miracle! Yes, a miracle!
The last time a similar vision occurred was when the last saint appeared thirty years ago.

But even the last time the saint appeared, the vision was far less than what it is now.

Add to that the iconic "glory trail" that only myths can bring, and all these things point to the same fact -

The God's gaze...is cast down.

At this thought, the priests' eyes towards the girl changed.

The "miracle" in front of the Holy Palace lasted for a quarter of an hour.

A quarter of an hour later, when the light that enveloped the entire holy city began to dissipate, the Holy Palace was already crowded with high priests and priests who had rushed there after hearing the news.

There were three layers inside and three layers outside, and the clergy dressed in robes of various colors surrounded the sculpture square in front of the Holy Palace. In the distance, more priests who were alarmed by the "miracle" kept coming.

Exclamations, praises, prayers and confessions were heard one after another. Some fanatical clergymen even knelt on the ground, crying and kowtowed to the girl in front of the statue.

Many of the Templar Knights who were originally "monitoring" the girl simply threw away their weapons and kowtowed to Charlotte in front of the statue, with only regret in their eyes.

The Knights of Judgment were also thrown into disarray by the fanatical priests, and faced with an increasingly chaotic scene, they had no choice but to maintain order with great trepidation.

Even Cardinal Filiberto, who was closest to the girl, had a dull look in his eyes. His old face changed from shock to absurdity, then suspicion, and finally fear.

As for the knights of the Falling Star Kingdom who followed Charlotte... they had all already knelt on one knee, looking at Charlotte with eyes full of loyalty, admiration and fanaticism.

The "source of all evil" who caused all this chaos, the great "Her Royal Highness the Saint", finally opened her eyes slowly at this time.

Hundreds of hot or complicated gazes were focused on the girl, which made Charlotte stunned for a moment.

The burning and fanatical eyes made her, who had long been accustomed to all kinds of big scenes, feel a little numb for a moment, as if the next moment these elderly priests would rush over, hug her thighs and shout "Long live the saint" and praise the holy...

A brief moment of silence.

Then came a storm of praise and confession:
"Praise the Holy One! Praise the Royal Court! Praise the great Lord God!"

"A miracle! We are so lucky to witness such a great miracle!"

"She is a saint! She is definitely a saint! How can a being so favored by our Lord be a heretic?!"

"Could it be... is there really a problem within our royal court?"

"..."

The priests were talking among themselves, and there was chaos in front of the sculpture square.

Listening to their argument, Cardinal Filiberto, who was standing at the front, changed his expression slightly and became more and more frightened.

Charlotte took in every change in the cardinal's facial expressions.

She smiled slightly and then walked towards the other person.

Cardinal Filiberto subconsciously took a step back, but then he reacted and bowed respectfully to Charlotte:
"Your Highness the Saint..."

This time, his voice was much more respectful, and the fear in his expression was completely gone.

But Charlotte could feel his tense muscles and the sweat oozing from his back.

He was very panicked.

But he tried his best to hide his panic.

Charlotte had no intention of getting entangled with him.

She did not feel any obvious original aura from the other party.

Although this cardinal priest was clearly up to something, he was definitely not the real person Charlotte was looking for. He was just a minion at most.

However, when Charlotte's perception spread out, she found several priests with primordial aura in the crowd.

She did not alarm the other party, but secretly marked the auras of several people, and then looked at the cardinal:
"I'm sorry, Mr. Filiberto, I just heard the Lord's call in front of the statue, so I couldn't help but stop for a moment."

Cardinal Filiberto's expression was a little stiff.

He smiled awkwardly and waved his hand:

"No, it's nothing. This just proves that you have the favor of my Lord and are the Saint of my Holy Royal Court."

Then he tried again:

"So... did you just receive the oracle from our Lord?"

For a moment, everyone's attention was focused on the girl again, and the discussions gradually subsided.

Everyone... seemed to be waiting for Charlotte's answer.

At the same time, Charlotte saw that many of the Judgment Knights were casting the divine Eye of Truth, including the hidden legend who had been spying on her.

Charlotte hesitated for a moment, then straightened her face and replied solemnly:
"I was just summoned to a sacred place and heard a sacred voice."

"That voice told me that the royal court is corrupt and must be purified and purged!"

She did not use the magic of the Holy Book of Blood to counter and stop the priests' identification magic.

Because it's simply not necessary.

As soon as these words were spoken, the sculpture square fell into dead silence.