Rose Empire

The bottle tilted, and red liquid flowed out and dripped onto the Yalan book.

That was undoubtedly blood.

According to the records on the obelisk, this unknown ancient supernatural faction needed the blood of all living creatures. Although Lilith thought that the "ten thousand" here only meant a lot, rather than "ten thousand" exactly, Charlotte still used various means to collect the blood of ten thousand living creatures.

Blood has a special meaning in many supernatural factions in this world. Sometimes it represents inheritance, sometimes it represents shackles, sometimes it represents glory, and sometimes it represents sin. Some factions even believe that blood is the carrier of supernatural power for living things...

Lilith chanted as she continued to pour bottles of blood onto Yalanben.

She was singing a sonnet which told a story of parricide.

An ancient monarch was bewitched by a treacherous minister and thought that his sons would kill him, so he wanted to kill his three sons first. The kind-hearted eldest prince tried to explain to his father that he had no intention of rebelling, but the tyrannical monarch would not listen. In the end, in order to protect himself and his brothers, the eldest prince had to rebel and kill his father.

At first, as Lilith sang, the patterns and symbols on the ground, which were drawn with precious supernatural materials, gradually began to float up. They were as bright and beautiful as fireflies, and flowed into Charlotte's body, making her feel warm and comfortable.

However, as bottles of blood were poured down, the firefly-like light spots gradually turned red. After entering Charlotte's body, they were no longer gentle, but gradually tended to be violent and agitated. These violent and agitated energies collided wantonly in Charlotte's body, causing Charlotte great pain.

At first, Charlotte could still stand, but later she had to sit down. But even after sitting down, the pain was still getting worse, and the heart-wrenching pain made her curl up, supporting herself on the ground with both hands, her fingers almost digging into the soil.

"Um..."

A chaotic, instinctive, malicious thought tried to invade Charlotte's mind.

Charlotte tried hard to stay awake, but couldn't help but groan in pain.

Renee looked at the painful Charlotte from afar and couldn't help biting her lip. She was worried and anxious and could hardly control herself, but she knew that this was what the young lady had to go through, and she could only stand by and watch.

The ten thousandth bottle of blood was spilled on Yalanben.

"Ahhhh!"

Charlotte pounded the ground and let out a roar of pain and anger.

Suddenly, the chaotic and malicious thoughts in her mind broke apart along with an invisible membrane, and suddenly Charlotte saw a road in her hazy vision.

Charlotte had read many research books on supernatural factions and naturally knew what this path meant.

Everyone who becomes a warlock during the initiation ceremony has a certain chance of seeing this path. The church calls this path the God-given Path, but Charlotte prefers to call it the Extraordinary Path.

It is said that one end of the extraordinary road connects to the past, and the other end connects to the kingdom of God.

It is said that when warlocks look back, they will hear the "voices" of their predecessors who practiced the same faction, like the Royal Griffin Knights Swordsman faction, which is also known as the "common faction". This faction has a large number of practitioners, and the "voices" coming from the past are simply noisy. This "voice" is not a real sound wave, but an intertwined influence on the thinking level.

It is said that when the sorcerers look to the other side, they will see a great, glorious, and indescribable figure. He seems to be the beginning of everything and the end of everything. He is the creator, the only god in the world, Yig.

Charlotte knew that her chance only lasted a moment, so she looked quickly at both ends of the road.

There was silence at one end, which was normal. Luyang City had been destroyed for 100,000 years, and it was unknown how long it had been since the predecessors of the ancient faction had been gone. It was normal for the resonance in thinking to disappear.

On the other side, there was still nothing...

The road stretches all the way, as if leading to endless void.

"We made it!"

Charlotte looked up, her face full of joy and excitement.

However, Charlotte saw Lilith take out another exquisite little bottle from her pocket and uncorked it...

"Vos tral kusn!" Lilith chanted the last words.

A thin golden-red line flowed out from the bottle mouth and dripped onto the ground.

woohoo...

The entire Yalan was burning. The sudden increase in temperature created a gust of wind. The golden-red flames spread rapidly and then rushed into Charlotte's body with a roar.

The pain this time was almost double that of the previous one.

The strong wind has not stopped yet, but has a tendency to intensify.

The sound of the waves suddenly became extremely loud.

The seabirds that had been resting for a long time suddenly flapped their wings and flew in the darkness, chirping continuously.

"Go! Go! Let's stay away from her!"

Lilith said as she backed away, her expression serious.

Renee glanced in Charlotte's direction, her eyes full of worry, but she still hurried away with four servants.

On the cape, Charlotte was the only one left, curled up on the ground, struggling in pain.

At the same time, all the popes, archbishops, and bishops who devoutly believed in Yig in the Eagle Continent, Dragon Continent, and Wolf Continent were awakened. They hurried to the window, only to find that the moon in the sky had turned a deep and dangerous crimson.

Just as these bigwigs were feeling uneasy about this strange phenomenon, they felt a gaze of supreme majesty coming from the infinitely distant kingdom of God. They prostrated themselves on the ground trembling with fear, thinking that God was about to give them teachings, gifts or punishments.

However, that supreme gaze did not linger on His shepherds for long, but looked toward the wider area outside the church.

All living or dead souls who have called His name are examined by Him one by one without reservation.

At that moment, the whole world was awakened. Every warlock who had seen His figure on the extraordinary road knew who was looking at them. They did not dare to think too much, did not dare to move too much, and could only silently recite the poems in the "Canon" to praise His kindness and greatness.

Of course, this small cape on the coast of Lan Bay is no exception.

A strange feeling arose in Renee's heart. Although it was fleeting, Renee felt as if everything about herself was exposed.

Lilith's expression also changed slightly.

Although the four servants were just ordinary people, they were also scrutinized by the gods, but they were completely unaware of it.

The only one who survived was Charlotte, who was exposed on the cape in the red moonlight.

Fate was on her side.

Charlotte had indeed never been called Iggy's name until she was four years old.

Maybe it’s because she was more used to calling Jesus when she was a child.

After an unknown amount of time, the wind, the ocean, and the seabirds calmed down again. The crimson moon also returned to normal, emitting soft moonlight again, as if everything that had just happened was just an illusion.

"You succeeded and are safe. You may be the only extraordinary person in the world who will be ignored by Him."

"What was that at the end?"

Charlotte was lying on the ground, breathing slightly, her hair messy.

"It's dragon blood." Lilith looked down at Charlotte.

"You can actually get dragon blood?" Charlotte stretched out her hand and said in surprise.

Lilith pulled Charlotte up: "Getting dragon blood is just a small thing, not worth mentioning. You are the real freak."

The four servants took the tools from the carriage and removed whatever traces of the awakening ceremony could be removed and whatever could be destroyed until it was unrecognizable. Then, they pushed the boxes and bottles, along with the two carriages and horses, into the sea.

Renee stepped forward to help Charlotte brush off the dirt and grass clippings on her body.

"Everyone, you know what to do." Charlotte suddenly turned around and said to the four servants who had just finished their work, "I will take good care of your family."

The four servants looked at each other.

"Thank you, sir."

They said something, then stood on the edge of the cliff, took out the poison-soaked daggers they had prepared in advance, stabbed them into the chest, and the bodies fell directly into the sea.

"Let's go back." Charlotte said after letting out a long breath.

PS: Thank you for the reward from the big boss of "We Still Don't Know", and thank you for your monthly tickets and blade recommendation tickets. There were more than 200 recommendation tickets yesterday. Thank you very much! Kowtow!

PS2: Some people complained before that the protagonist is not a superhuman, but a weakling. Isn't this coming? However, I still want to remind you that Charlotte is not a protagonist who is good at fighting.

Volume 29: Chapter 26 Chapter Census and Holy Anointing Oil

With the help of Renee, Charlotte and Lilith sneaked back to the castle. It was already late at night.

Lilith yawned and wanted to go back to her room to sleep. Before leaving, she pointed to her head and said to Charlotte: "Your mental and physical strength are overdrawn too seriously. It's best to rest for a day before trying your new power."

"I know, I'll be careful."

Charlotte said this, but after taking a shower and returning to bed in her nightgown, she couldn't help but pull Renee to test her newly acquired extraordinary abilities.

"Miss, what do you need me to do?" Renee asked cooperatively.

"Just look me in the eyes," Charlotte said.

Renee obediently sat down opposite Charlotte and looked into her eyes.

Charlotte just stared at Renee like this, seemingly without any action. However, after a moment, Renee's shoulders suddenly trembled, her cheeks slightly red, and then she smiled and tapped Charlotte's forehead lightly: "Miss, what are you thinking about?"

When Charlotte was in her first wing, she awakened an ability that allowed her to interfere with other people's thoughts. The obelisk records called it "confusing the mind."

In Renee's opinion, this should be an extraordinary ability similar to hypnosis, but when looking at Charlotte, Renee felt that the desire in her heart was aroused little by little, and the idea of ​​pressing the beauty opposite to her down and doing something she loved gradually emerged.

Obviously, Charlotte used the word "bewitching" as "charming". Renee didn't know whether to say that Charlotte had misunderstood or to praise her young lady for her quick thinking.

Charlotte puffed up her face in displeasure after being hit on the forehead. It was an expression that she could hardly show in front of outsiders.

"Leni didn't react at all. Isn't this too ineffective?"

The obelisk's records of how to use the ability and its actual effects were very brief, so Charlotte could only figure it out on her own. However, she hit a wall on her first try with Renee, who apparently resisted the influence of the bewitching mind without any effort.

"Miss, you are too impatient." Renee said with a smile, "I am a three-winged sorcerer, and the three wings are awakened by Goi. It is too difficult for you to sway me with just one wing of delusion."

Goi means "firmness", "unswerving", "loyalty" and so on in Dragon Language, which can help the warlock resist spiritual attacks to a great extent.

"Moreover, any ability can only be strengthened through constant training and practice. Miss, you have just awakened today, so don't set your standards too high." Leni consoled her again.

Charlotte quickly got rid of the feeling of loss. After all, she was not someone who would complain about herself after a little setback.

"In fact, I think it's not that I don't have a chance to charm you."

Charlotte shared her thoughts with Renee.

All the abilities of the Dragon Swordsman are not passive skills, including the Goi for mental amplification, which is also an ability that the Dragon Swordsman needs to actively activate. However, through repeated training, Renee has trained Goi to be able to activate it like a conditioned reflex.

Therefore, Charlotte's biggest mistake was probably telling Leni in advance that she was going to use her ability on her.

The mind-confusion technique can be activated as long as the two parties look at each other. Charlotte feels that it is very concealed. If Renee is off guard, she should have a chance of success.

"So, Renee, can you pretend that you don't know that I'm trying to seduce you?" Charlotte said.

"How can I do this?" Renee said, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

Charlotte wanted to try a few more times, but suddenly she felt dizzy.

"What's wrong, miss?" Renee noticed that Charlotte looked strange, so she quickly supported her and asked with concern.

"Dizzy," Charlotte said.

"Miss Lilith told you to take a day off, but you refused to listen." Renee rubbed Charlotte's temples and scolded her.

"Okay," Charlotte hugged Renee's waist with her backhand and said softly, "Reni, let's rest together."

"Miss, aren't you sleepy?" Renee asked helplessly.

"I'm not sleepy. I'm very excited and can't sleep at all." Charlotte said.

Renee couldn't persuade Charlotte, so she had to stay in Charlotte's room.

Being intimate with Renee was always the most comfortable thing for Charlotte. On the one hand, it might be because of the mutual understanding and tacit understanding, and on the other hand, it might be because Renee was the only person she could trust without reservation. Compared with physical love, communicating with Renee with an open heart made Charlotte feel more relaxed. With Renee's careful cooperation and comfort, Charlotte, who was originally excited because of just waking up, fell asleep in a short time.

On the second day, the entire Viscount Lanwan's territory was filled with an unusual atmosphere.

The servants gathered in groups of three or five, whispering to each other, their faces full of worry and fear. The patrolling castle guards dispersed them, but they couldn't help but glance at the sky. Even the respectable knights frowned and became much more silent.

It seems that another virus called "anxiety" is spreading among the people.

Just at this moment, a carriage drove out of Viscount Lanwan's castle. The servants who were familiar with the castle immediately recognized that it was the lord's carriage.

"That's it... Name, age, gender, identity, occupation, property, literacy, whether or not you are a warlock, whether or not you have the qualifications to become a warlock, all these items must be included..."

In the carriage, Charlotte is assigning Cecilia her first task - the census.

Charlotte wanted to know how many people there were in her territory, how many were nobles, how many were commoners, how many were slaves, how many were able to work, and how many were just eating...

Before Cecilia arrived, Charlotte had no idea who she could entrust this kind of work to.

Usually, Charlotte would leave the chores in the castle to Old Jack, but Old Jack was, after all, just a knight who wielded a gun and a sword. It was ok to ask him to run errands and catch thieves, but asking him to do such purely clerical work was a bit unprofessional.

However, Cecilia was different. She lived up to her reputation as a talented woman. Charlotte taught Cecilia some modern statistics knowledge such as mode, mean, median, histogram, line graph, stem-and-leaf graph, etc. Cecilia was like a sponge, learning very quickly. She digested and absorbed the new knowledge in a blink of an eye, and even vaguely realized the role of this new knowledge.

If it was a knight, Charlotte didn't know how much she would have to say to make him understand what "average" really was. If she talked too much, he would get impatient. However, Cecilia not only didn't get impatient, but her eyes sparkled, as if she had discovered a new world.

Cecilia took a pen and paper and wrote down the tasks assigned by Charlotte one by one. After Charlotte finished speaking, she asked her own question: "First, some people don't have surnames, such as many civilians and slaves."

For example, Cecilia has no last name.