"I know about the Ness clan. This matter is related to the decision of their senior leaders. I am afraid they will stop infiltrating the Northland in the next period of time."

Charlotte thought for a while and said.

Decision made by Nice’s top management?

Sebastian's heart moved slightly.

Thinking of the attack at the Earl's Mansion that day and the usual behavior of the Ness clan, he had some vague guesses in his mind.

"Sebas, what happened to the blood descendant of the Blood Demon Order just now?"

Charlotte asked again.

Sebastian looked solemn:

"Master, I was about to report this to you. After we conducted further secret investigations into nearby cities, we found that the nobles who fell into the arms of the blood descendants not only became collaborators of the Ness clan, but some of them were also behind the blood descendants.

Demonic Order!"

"The Blood Demon Cult has also infiltrated into the North, but I don't know exactly how much they have infiltrated. But from the clues left by the Ness clan, it seems that they also cooperate with the Blood Demon Cult."

"However, the Ness clan seems to be in conflict with the Blood Demon Cult. This may be related to the retreat of the Ness clan. During the investigation, we found some traces of their battles, and there was the breath of a giant dragon at the scene."

"After discovering the traces of the giant dragon, I decided to retreat with my team first. However, during the retreat, I was attacked by the Blood Demon Cultist and the black dragon, and had to temporarily organize a defense in the castle..."

Huh? The Blood Demon Order was actually involved in the Ness clan's infiltration of Castel?

After hearing what Sebastian said, Charlotte frowned slightly, but at the same time she felt that it was so.

When she was investigating the Castel Silver Mine, she discovered that the blood descendant named Quixote's use of undead magic was neither like the style of the Ness clan nor the Valader recorded in the literature.

The style of the Te clan is very much like the Blood Demon Order.

Combined with Sebastian's investigation, she finally knew what was going on. It turned out that the Blood Demon Order had a hand in it.

However, I don’t know whether the Ness clan was ill and sought medical treatment in a hurry, or for some other reason.

Through in-depth exchanges with Ness and the recent investigation of the nobles in the demesne, Charlotte has almost figured out the purpose of the Ness clan.

After the Lilac War, the Ness clan's survival in the Fallen Star Kingdom was severely challenged. They were probably preparing a counterattack against the current Fallen Star royal family supported by the Holy Royal Court, and wanted to regain their sphere of influence in the Fallen Star Kingdom.

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In other words, these Ness vampires are probably secretly preparing for the second Lilac War.

As for what role the Blood Demon Order played in this, Charlotte didn't know.

But considering the purpose of that group of lunatics, I'm afraid it is inseparable from summoning the Blood Demon Archduke to come to the world, or subverting the regime of the Crescent Kingdom.

The Blood Demon Cult... has always been a spectator of the excitement and eager to destroy all order. It can be called the largest evil force in the Crescent Peninsula and the source of chaos.

After thinking for a while, Charlotte asked again:

"Which city are you investigating nearby? Whose lord is it?"

Sebastian said respectfully:

"The master is Nord City, and the lord is Derwent de Leglis."

"Family Leglis?"

Charlotte's eyes moved slightly.

"Yes."

Sebastian nodded.

"Leglis..."

Charlotte gently tapped the armrest of the Throne of Blood, and the figure of the Countess of the Leglis family named Lola appeared in her mind.

"Master, have you thought of something?"

Looking at Charlotte who was deep in thought, Sebastian's heart moved slightly and he asked.

Charlotte shook her head slightly:

"It's nothing, I'm just thinking about a question. When the Countess of the Leglis family met with me, she said that she was framed by the Leon-Castle family and attacked and killed by the vampire family. At that time, I felt

This may be a way for the Ness clan to check and balance the various Castel noble families, but looking at it now... maybe it is not the case."

Sebastian's heart skipped a beat:

"Do you suspect... that the Blood Demon Order is involved?"

"This possibility cannot be ruled out."

Charlotte thought for a while and said.

"Then...do we need to investigate the Leglis family?"

Sebastian asked.

"There is no need to rush this. It is a general trend to review the entire earldom. Viscount Len Castel has also started the review operation. The Leglis family is the most important part. Before the review of other nobles is completed,

, it is not appropriate to force them too early, let alone... we don’t actually know what the countess’s position is.”

"However, since the Ness clan has begun to evacuate, there must be a reaction from Leglis."

"Next, let's wait and see their next actions."

Charlotte shook her head and said.

The "Royal Three Families" are the three largest forces in the Castel Territory.

Except for Leon Castel, who has no reputation, and Romain Foer, who has a bad relationship with most of the nobles and whose sphere of influence is mainly concentrated on the sea, the Leglis family is definitely the Castel family.

He leads the family with the strongest military strength.

Charlotte originally planned to negotiate with this family at the end.

She judged that if the nobles in the territory really united to fight against her, the one who raised the banner would definitely be Leglis, because other families simply did not have such reputation and strength.

Charlotte's censorship action was bound to be opposed by the nobles, especially the big nobles.

Pushing Leglis too hard will only further intensify the situation and even lead to the outbreak of war.

Charlotte did not want to exterminate the nobles, but just wanted to ensure their loyalty and take back the various powers that they had seized during the absence of the Castells.

War is a continuation of politics and the last resort. It will inevitably cause damage to the people's livelihood in Castres. If possible, we should not use it.

And if the Blood Demon Order really interferes in the affairs of the Leglis family...

That's probably a different situation.

Thinking of this, Charlotte ordered:

"Sebas, withdraw the guards to Mining City, and then secretly monitor the Leglis family. If you have any questions, call me anytime."

"I will obey your orders."

Sebastian bowed respectfully.

"Remember not to be too adventurous, safety first."

Charlotte warned again.

"Sebas...obey!"

Sebastian's posture became more respectful and submissive.

"Okay, it's almost time. Call me when you have other news."

Charlotte smiled.

After saying that, she waved her hand, and crimson mist began to spread in the Dark Night Castle, while Sebastian felt familiar repulsive forces coming from all directions.

His consciousness was in a trance, as if he had traveled through time and space, and when the fog dissipated, he had returned to the real world.

Taking a deep breath, Sebastian stood up and walked out of the inner hall of the castle, and then ordered the Castel guards following him:

"Go down with the order and set off after half an hour's rest. Let's go to Caiyin City."

…

This is a black temple.

The temple is circular, surrounded by a circle of tall stone pillars. Each stone pillar is painted with ancient mysterious reliefs, describing the stars and destiny, and behind the stone pillars, there is an infinite bright starry sky.

A stone door floating in mid-air stands at the innermost part of the temple. It is dilapidated and exudes a faint blue light. In front of the stone door, there is a huge conference table.

A tall shadow stood in front of the conference table.

His scarlet eyes looked at the closed stone door quietly, deep and far away. After a long time, he turned around with a sigh and glanced at the three phantoms standing around the conference table.

Looking at the four shadows, he frowned slightly and said in a deep voice:

"Are you the only ones here?"

As he spoke, his eyes rested on one of the tall figures:

"Alek, where are the other elders on Luna Island?"

The tall figure smiled and said casually:
To be continued...