Tome of Blood

Chapter 593-92- The Sun Temple's Back-up Plan

Charlotte probably knew what the "key" mentioned in the Guardian Staff was.

It is the source of the Harald bloodline power, and it is also a higher-status existence than the artifact of the Holy Royal Court. Charlotte has only one such thing, and that is the Holy Book of Blood that has been deeply integrated with her.

As for why Harald knew the existence of the Holy Book of Blood, considering the relationship between Lilith and Him, and the fact that the Holy Book of Blood was created by Lilith, this was no secret to Harald.

Of course, if history develops as it currently does, when Charlotte and Lilith's personalities are completely integrated, in Harald's view, it will probably be the Holy Book of Blood created by Charlotte herself.

But no matter what, this back-up plan is indeed clever.

That’s right, the backhand.

Charlotte was sure that this so-called "key" was definitely Harald's backup plan.

Harald knew about the existence of the Temple of the Sun. Whether it was the Staff of Guardian, the artifact of wisdom that He had specially crafted in anticipation of Charlotte's arrival, or the Holy Book of Blood as a spare "key"... all signs indicated that He had probably foreseen this day before He fell asleep.

"The church's artifacts are currently all in the hands of high-ranking priests. Since the Temple of the Sun has decided to take action during the transition ceremony, the control of these artifacts should have been almost completely infiltrated by them, right?"

Charlotte asked.

"That's right, but the owner of the artifact is my Lord after all. As long as my Lord is not dead, with their power, they will not be able to completely seize control of the artifact!"

"Over the years, I have issued oracles in the name of our Lord from time to time, giving them the illusion that our Lord is not completely asleep. That is why they have never dared to seize the power of the royal court openly, and have only spent a thousand years slowly infiltrating."

"They fear the awakening of our Lord, which means they can only borrow the power of our Lord's artifact. As long as it is borrowed power, it can be blocked by a higher authority."

The Guardian Staff said respectfully.

"But this blockade must be done quietly, without alerting the enemy, and it also needs to be completed before the change of leadership ceremony, right?"

夏洛特继续问道。

"That's right. So in the next few days, I will do my best to help you establish connections with the many artifacts of the royal court and strengthen your control over the artifacts. This is also one of the meanings of my existence. I can sense the status of all sacred artifacts. According to my calculations, you only need a maximum of one month to achieve indirect control of my Lord's artifacts!"

The Guardian Staff replied.

Summer solstice.

The preparations for the Guardian Staff were very thorough and the plan was perfect. If she could take the lead in seizing control of the artifact and defeat the infiltrating force of the Temple of the Sun, taking over the Holy Court would be a piece of cake.

But Charlotte still felt uneasy.

She always felt that things could not go so smoothly, especially since the sense of threat she had sensed deep in the Holy City had not disappeared.

Myth's sense of crisis will only appear when facing a real threat, which means that either the Holy City is hiding some kind of power that has an overwhelming advantage over Charlotte, or... it is hiding some kind of targeted threat specifically against Charlotte.

Of these two situations, the first one can be ruled out, because if there really was an overwhelming force, the Temple of the Sun would have taken action long ago.

There is also induction between the original forces. Charlotte cannot sense the power of Helios, which also shows that Helios is not in the holy city at the moment. Of course, it doesn’t matter even if He is there. With the magic power at a low ebb, even if Charlotte cannot defeat the opponent, she is confident that she can retreat safely.

Then...it can only be the second case.

It is very likely that some kind of "trap" specifically targeting Charlotte has been set up in this holy city!
Charlotte has wondered whether the Temple of the Sun would have its own artifact that could threaten the safety of the myth.

But the idea was quickly rejected.

The reason is simple. If they really had a magical weapon that could threaten the myth, Helios would have used it long ago and there would be no need to go through so much trouble.

This is also related to the history of the Holy Court.

As far as Charlotte knew, when the Holy Royal Court was at its most powerful, in order to prevent the Miria continent from falling into a mythical-level destructive war like the Mythological Age and the Blood Moon Age, the Holy Royal Court had used various means to collect almost all of the powerful artifacts on the Miria continent, and melted them all into the Holy Royal Court's sacred artifacts and sealed them up.

In other words, all the artifacts that could threaten Charlotte are actually here in the Holy Royal Court.

After thinking for a while, Charlotte said:

"Guardian Staff, since you can also sense the status of divine weapons, then...are there any divine weapons that can kill gods that are already in combat readiness? In other words, have those powerful divine weapons that were once confiscated by the Holy King's Court been forged into divine weapons?"

The Guardian Staff thought for a moment and said:

“Your Majesty, from my perception, there are currently no powerful artifacts in a state of combat readiness. When the Royal Court confiscated artifacts from all parties a thousand years ago, the infiltration of the Temple of the Sun was not as severe as it is today, so no powerful artifacts have been leaked.”

"From what I know, the top leaders of the Temple of the Sun may have already known your identity. Just like we are worried about alerting the enemy, they... are also worried about alerting you. They will not take action against us before the change of leadership ceremony."

"Of course, they don't know my abilities. In their eyes, I am just the gatekeeper of the Kingdom of the Lord. They don't even know that I am a divine artifact of wisdom!"

After hearing the words of the Artifact of Wisdom, Charlotte nodded and fell into thought.

"Your Majesty, may I ask... have you noticed any loopholes in this plan?"

Seeing Charlotte frowning in thought, the Guardian Staff asked respectfully.

Summer thoughts:
"Your plan sounds good, but my intuition tells me that things may not be that simple."

"I can vaguely sense a threat from deep within the Holy Palace. If that isn't the Church's God-Slaying Artifact, I'm afraid there are other traps in the Temple of the Sun."

After hearing Charlotte's words, Sebastian and Nice's expressions instantly became extremely solemn, and even the guarding staff became serious.

After a moment's silence, Charlotte asked again:
"Guardian Staff, think carefully again, have all the artifacts on the entire continent that can threaten myths really been confiscated by the Royal Court?"

The Guardian Staff fell into deep thought and reminiscence once again.

After a moment, it shook its head:

"They should have been recovered... at that time, the Royal Court was the most powerful. Even though our Lord has fallen asleep, there were not many myths in the entire continent that could compete with the power He left behind. This is why the Royal Court's work of recovering powerful artifacts went quite smoothly."

After saying this, it thought for a moment and then said:

"If there is anything missing, it would only be you who is missing, and the Poseidon Church and the Moon God Church overseas."

Hearing this, Charlotte's expression suddenly changed:
"Wait, you mean to say that the artifacts of the Sea God Church and the Moon God Church were not confiscated by the Holy Royal Court?"

"Of course, the Church of the Sea God and the Church of the Moon God are the mainstream churches on the continent after all. His Majesty the Sea King and His Majesty the Moon God are also powerful gods. Even my Lord must show them a certain respect."

The Guardian Staff said as a matter of course.

Hearing this, Charlotte's expression suddenly became serious, and even Sebastian and Nice's expressions changed slightly.

The Guarding Staff sensed the unusual atmosphere.

"Could it be... that something went wrong with the Sea God Church and the Moon God Church?"

It looked at Charlotte and the others and asked cautiously.

"The Moon God Island has been infiltrated by the power of the Sun Temple. The entire island has been closed for more than three years. As for the Sea God Church... it has long been in name only."

Charlotte sighed.

After hearing her words, the Guardian Staff's eyes widened instantly:
"What? They... have also been infiltrated by the Temple of the Sun?! Are you saying that it is possible that the supreme artifacts of the God of the Sea and the Goddess of the Moon have fallen into the hands of the Temple of the Sun?"

"Probably."

It's summer. It's summer.

She was no stranger to the supreme artifact of the sea king Oceanus.

That is the Trident of Poseidon, an offensive artifact that can exert its greatest power only in the ocean.

This artifact is very strange. Charlotte even played with it when she traveled back to the past. It is almost invincible on the ocean, but once it is on land, it becomes no different from an ordinary artifact.

As for the supreme artifact of the moon goddess Artemis, Charlotte also knew something about it. It was the most powerful sealing artifact in the Miria continent, called the Heart of Moon Dreams, and it was said to be able to suppress the true god.

Of course, the cost of activating it is also very high. Legend has it that if mortals want to use it, they must make targeted sacrifices to the artifact.

Not only that, the stronger the object you want to seal, the more sacrifices you need.

and many more……

Same source sacrifice?

Charlotte seemed to have thought of something, and her expression became slightly serious:
"Staff of Guardianship, did the Holy Royal Court arrest many vampires in the Central Diocese on a large scale some time ago?"

The Guardian Staff was stunned for a moment, then nodded:

"It's true."

"Where are they being held?"

"This... I need to investigate. The prison system of the royal court is controlled by the Temple of the Sun. I was waiting for your arrival and did not spare the energy to deal with this matter."

Charlotte closed her eyes.

The Holy Book of Blood glowed faintly, and Charlotte once again summoned the crimson sea of ​​stars that symbolized the vampire race.

Soon, she sensed the breath of a large number of vampires, and thousands of stars appeared in the entire starry sea.

However, of course, when Charlotte tried to locate the stars, they became illusory again, as if covered by an invisible veil.

After a moment, Charlotte slowly opened her eyes:

"I can't sense their exact location. I'm afraid they are blocked by some kind of artifact. Guardian Staff, you are most familiar with the Theocracy. Find a way to find out where my blood descendants are imprisoned."

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