Chapter 185 35 Scare Her!

Chapter 185 -35- Scare her!

"A Blood Earl named Hall? But as far as I know, there does not seem to be a count among the vampires living in Castel and surrounding areas."

Sebastian said with a frown.

After thinking for a while, he added:

"Of course, my knowledge of the vampires is also very limited. The few vampires I know are relatively loud in the extraordinary world, especially the mercenary world. The vampires have always kept a low profile. Many of them are even sleeping all the time. They may also be killed while sleeping. People forget... you know, some vampires even wake up to find that their castles have been demolished because of sleeping for too long. Well, maybe it's a vampire I don't know, especially those who have emerged from deep sleep. The old guys who woke up."

"Master, I remember that Ms. Anna once provided you with a piece of information about the vampires. Was there any relevant information mentioned in it?"

Charlotte shook her head slightly:

"Most of what Ms. Anna provided is the blood clan of the Nes clan. The part about the Crescent Kingdom is mainly concentrated on the Shedite clan. These madmen from the dark family are more active in the hinterland of the Crescent Kingdom, especially in the royal capital, but here It’s the north of the Crescent Kingdom.”

"However, she did mention several vampires living in seclusion in the Roman Principality, but she did not mention the Earl named Hall."

"How about asking the Necronomicon again? It should know something about its master, right?"

Sebastian asked.

Charlotte's face darkened:

"I've already asked. That useless book spirit doesn't know anything except that he knows that the previous owner's name is Hall and that he is a fourth-generation vampire."

"Maybe it really has something to do with the reason you mentioned. The fourth generation vampire is also a very old vampire. Maybe he is really an old guy who has been sleeping for who knows how many years."

"But...it doesn't matter who Count Hall is. If the information provided by the Necronomicon is good, he should have been killed by the vampire named Agnes."

"The current 'Count Hall' is disguised by Agnès's knight named Rahel."

Speaking of this, Charlotte's expression was a little strange:

"From this perspective, maybe the Ness clan's plan has already gone wrong, but I don't know if they know it yet."

After hearing Charlotte's words, Sebastian's expression was a little strange:

"That would be interesting. If that's the case, as long as the Necronomicon is still with you, we can just wait for them to come."

Charlotte nodded slightly.

She thought so too.

"but……"

Charlotte changed the topic again:

"Just waiting for them to come by themselves is too passive. Since it has been determined that the Ness clan is behind the scenes, maybe before the banquet, we can also visit the vampires in Castel. They may know something."

"The Blood Clan has a very deep concept of sphere of influence. To me, the Ness Clan is an intruder, but to them... why not?"

Sebastian's heart moved, and he was instantly eager to try:

"Are you finally planning to visit the surrounding vampires? Who do you want to visit first?"

Charlotte thought for a while:

"Who is the closest vampire to us that you know?"

Sebastian replied respectfully:

"That should be Viscount Laval. Viscount Laval is the honorary president of the Northland Mercenary Association. He has many friends in the mercenary community. I visited him once when I was traveling in Castelland ten years ago. "

"Of course, he is said to be a Viscount, but he is not a noble of the Crescent Kingdom, but a Blood Viscount in the blood race."

"At the same time, although he is a vampire, he behaves quite decently and rarely drinks the blood of intelligent creatures. He can be regarded as a discipline sect among the vampires."

"Vicomte Laval?"

Charlotte's heart moved slightly:

"That Raval of the Valdrat clan?"

Sebastian was a little surprised:

"You actually know that too?"

"It was mentioned in the information provided by Ms. Anna."

Charlotte said.

"But...is it okay? That is the blood clan of the Wild Clan. I remember that you seem to have some conflicts with the Valdrat Clan."

She glanced at Sebastian.

Sebastian's expression was a little unnatural:

"It's okay. Viscount Laval is from the Discipline Sect, and the vampires of the Discipline Sect are also the exiles of Valdrat. Otherwise... I wouldn't have visited ten years ago."

Charlotte's heart moved:

"Viscount Laval... also lives in seclusion in Beigang, right?"

"Of course, he is the honorary president of the Northland Branch of the Mercenary Association, and the branch of the Mercenary Association is in Beigang."

"Do you know the specific address?"

"Well, if I remember correctly, he's always been in the branch."

"Tsk, it's so far away but so close at hand! In this case, it's much more convenient. It's better to choose a different day...Let's go visit the branch of the Mercenary Association tonight."

Charlotte laughed.

…

"Miss, they have called us to meetings in the void more and more frequently recently. I am really worried about when we will reveal our secrets. I even feel that they have some doubts about us..."

"Moreover, they are recovering mithril and trying to control the Castel Territory. They must be brewing some shocking conspiracy."

The middle-aged knight Rahel said worriedly.

"What are you worried about? Let them conspire against them. It has nothing to do with us anyway. If the sky falls, there will be a tall man to hold it up. Even if you have a headache, it will be the little earl of Castel who will take the headache!"

The vampire girl Agnes shook her head and said.

The middle-aged knight couldn't help but mutter:

"But I think that little count is not very tall..."

Agnes rolled her eyes at him:

"Metaphor! This is a metaphor!"

The middle-aged knight hesitated:

"Then let's..."

"We continue to fish in troubled waters. It's best if we can figure out what they are doing. If we can't figure it out, we can find a way to get some benefits. It's okay if we are suspected. We can run away anyway!"

Agnes said.

As she spoke, she poked the middle-aged knight's elbow again:

"Okay, don't be so sad. I finally came to Beigang and had a good time here. I have to go to the association to go through the formalities in the evening. By the way, I also put up our entrustment."

The middle-aged knight's eyes twitched:

"Are you really going to sell the castle? With all due respect, now that we may have been suspected, will it attract the attention of those people if we put the commission on the black market?"

"The Blood Earl is too rare. Even the one you were able to kill was because he was too weak after sleeping for too long and was poisoned... I am very worried that even if we do find a Earl, it will probably be one of those One of the guys.”

"Their warning today also confirms that they will not kill Count Castells unless absolutely necessary."

Agnes was silent.

Her expression changed, and finally she gritted her teeth and said:

"That being the case, let's do this... we don't directly seek the Count-level blood clan to take action, but directly entrust the auction. After getting the money, we go to the black market to find other Blazing Suns to take action! Anyway, Blazing Sun is not the only blood count! "

"As long as we complete the third prince's commission and get the kingdom's enfeoffment order, that's all!"

The middle-aged knight Rahel was silent.

After a long time, he sighed:

"Miss, will the third prince... really keep his promise?"

After hearing what her knight said, the vampire girl Agnes also fell silent.

After a long time, she sighed softly and said quietly:

"We are already vampires, is there any other choice?"

"He is the royal family after all. Regardless of whether he will fulfill his promise or not, even if there is only a slight possibility, we should give it a try."

After speaking, Agnes patted her face:

"Okay! Take it one step at a time! Regardless of anything else, sell the castle first! Before you lose your vest, make a lot of money from him!"

…

It may also be that they gradually realized that the Earl was really not planning to meet any nobles before the banquet. After returning to North Port, the number of requests to visit Charlotte suddenly decreased a lot.

Charlotte took a rare moment to relax.

It may be strange to say leisurely. After all, as a newly appointed lord, according to common sense, she should be extremely busy.

But it is what it is.

Charlotte refuses to visit for the time being, and the cabinet of the earldom is temporarily suspended. The municipal officials are responsible for handling the matters of the direct jurisdiction... Apart from looking at the detailed information of some territories, Charlotte really has no official business to do at the moment. .

The only thing that needs to be busy is the mining workshop, which has been left to Sebas.

In fact, this is considered the norm among the nobles of Miria.

In fact, the Mirian nobles who are lords and managers do not manage the territory personally in many cases.

As long as they control the extraordinary power and coordinate properly, they can control the territory with the help of high-level officials and low-level nobles. As for the specific management... it is normal to delegate power.

The lord only needs to make decisions on major matters.

In fact, many extraordinary nobles may focus more on improving their strength and being responsible to their lords.

Especially those nobles who entered the lord's cabinet.

Rather than worrying about the management of their own territory, they may be thinking more about how to fulfill their obligations to their lords every day, and how to scheming in the higher-level noble system...

And for a lord like Charlotte who has neither performed duties in the principality nor fully controlled the territory, it is really normal for her to be idle.

More delegation, more confrontation.

The benefit of this is obvious, that is, the nobles of Miria can free their hands and have more energy to do other things.

But the disadvantages are also obvious.

If the lord is not strong enough, he can easily be sidelined, especially when two generations of nobles are handing over, problems often arise.

In a sense, this is also the reason why Charlotte encountered difficulties after returning to the territory.

This can be considered the normal state of Miria.

Putting herself in her shoes, Charlotte believes that the situation faced by the newly appointed Duchess of Boulder, Eleanor, may not be much better than hers.

To put it bluntly, Charlotte herself is a rebel of Boulder.

Of course, leisure is relative. Charlotte continued to practice her talent magic while getting familiar with the affairs of the territory, and time passed quickly.

It was evening in a blink of an eye, and the time agreed with Sebastian to visit Viscount Laval at the Mercenary Association also came.

Like Boulder City, Northport is also divided into inner and outer urban areas.

Among them, the inner city is located on the shoal island where the city was first built, and is also called the inner island area. It has more land channels than water channels; the outer city area was expanded by mages over hundreds of years by reclamation and land reclamation. There are more water channels than roads. Also known as the outer area of ​​the island.

As an organization that has existed since the founding of Northport, the Northland Branch of the Mercenary Association is located in the Inner Island District, not too far from the Earl's Mansion in Charlotte.

Considering the special nature of the person she was visiting, Charlotte did not say hello in advance like she did when visiting other nobles. Instead, when night fell, she got directly into the family carriage and went straight to the Mercenary Association branch with Sebastian.

As for why not choose daytime...

In Sebastian's words, Viscount Laval likes to sleep during the day and only goes to the guild to sit on the stage at night.

This is Charlotte's first visit to the Mercenary Association's location.

There is also a mercenary association in Boulder, but the scale is not large and the station is relatively simple. However, in the Castel Territory, which was once a paradise for adventurers, the branch of the mercenary association is obviously much more luxurious and looks like a small Earl's Palace.

However, perhaps because hundreds of years have passed, as the dark forest has shrunk, the mercenary organization in the Castel Territory has also gradually declined.

Up to now, although the branch of the Mercenary Association seems to be very impressive, in fact there are not many mercenaries coming and going, and it can even be called deserted.

The symbol of the Castel family is still very authoritative and powerful.

The moment they saw Charlotte's carriage stop, the mercenaries standing guard at the entrance of the Mercenary Association branch immediately ran into the branch.

After a while, Charlotte saw all the staff members in uniform uniforms rushing out.

The leader was an old mage, who brought a light pressure to Charlotte.

That turned out to be a mid-range mage with Silver Moon strength!

However, at this moment, when the Silver Moon Mage saw the carriage, he had a smile on his face, and that smile was even a little flattering.

He came to the carriage, bowed respectfully to Charlotte, and said with a smile:

"Leiden, the president of the Northland Branch of the Mercenary Association, has met the Earl! I wonder what the Earl's orders were when he came to the Mercenary Association?"

Charlotte was a little surprised:

"you know me?"

President Layton smiled and said:

"Of course, the Castel family is the major financial backer of our association. The day after you set off from Boulder, the portrait was already spread throughout the association."

Charlotte:…

Only then did she remember that in addition to the family's own knights, the most common escorts for her caravan were mercenaries from the Mercenary Association.

Seeing how enthusiastic the Mercenary Association was, Charlotte did not show off, but went straight to the point:

"Mr. Layton, I came here this time because I have something to do and I want to pay a visit to Mr. Laval."

However, after hearing Charlotte's words, the mercenaries of the Mercenary Association suddenly looked at each other with incomprehensible expressions.

Even Master Leiden, the branch president of the Mercenary Association, looked frozen.

Charlotte quickly sensed something was wrong.

"Mr. Leighton, could it be that... Mr. Laval is not here now?"

she asked.

The old mage sighed:

"Lord Earl, this is a long story. It's windy outside. Please enter the guild first and let's talk slowly."

Charlotte was confused.

However, she still nodded and entered the branch surrounded by mercenaries.

Not long after Charlotte's carriage entered the Mercenary Association, two figures, one large and one small, also appeared in front of the Mercenary Association.

"Huh... we finally made it. I was exhausted from the journey."

The vampire girl Agnes wiped the non-existent sweat on her forehead and said.

"Miss, if you're too tired, we can call a carriage."

Beside Agnes, the middle-aged knight said respectfully.

"Carriage? No! It's too expensive! At least three gintana are needed for one trip! We don't have much money, so we have to save some money!"

The girl shook her head.

"Okay, let's go in quickly! Get the things done quickly! Then prepare for the banquet in two days' time. Then steal... ah no, take back the Book of the Dead and scare the little earl!"

With that said, she took the lead and walked towards the association hall, with excitement on her face.