Thinking of this, Charlotte looked once again at the unconscious Bloodline before her.

She had hesitated to act rashly before due to the fear of drawing the attention of the Crimson Queen. Now, knowing that the Crimson Queen hadn't been very active in managing affairs for three hundred years, Charlotte grew quite a bit bolder.

After a brief contemplation, she activated her magic power and cast a transformation Talent Magic to take on the appearance of Sigurd. She then swaggered toward the Bloodline camp.

"How come you took so long?"

"Sophia" frowned slightly upon seeing the returning "Sigurd."

She was about to reprimand him when she suddenly noticed "Sigurd's" eyes had turned a golden-red color.

Sophia was slightly taken aback.

Before she could say anything, a strong sleepiness overcame her mind…

Soon, she, too, blacked out alongside Sigurd.

Several breaths later…

Looking down at the large number of Bloodline lying on the ground, Charlotte let out a sigh of relief.

The Crimson Queen indeed didn't pay much attention; even when so many Bloodline were "knocked out" at once, Charlotte hadn't caught her notice.

Of course, this might also be because Charlotte hadn't forced control over their minds, nor had she left a mark in their souls. She had also made sure to avoid their bloodlines, neither triggering nor probing the power of their blood.

Looking at the Bloodline lying on the ground, Charlotte fell into thought.

It was clearly impractical to let these Bloodline go to the Free Tribe Alliance.

It would be troublesome if they found out that her purpose was to establish a connection of faith with the Free Tribe Alliance. These Bloodline clearly knew who exactly the object of the Free Tribe Alliance's faith was. That would pretty much be telling them that she was the Blood True Ancestor.

It was strange; these Bloodline clearly knew that the Free Tribe Alliance was worshiping the "Blood True Ancestor," yet someone in the Free Tribe Alliance awakened the "Totem power," which had not raised their suspicion about the "return of the True Ancestor."

If it weren't for the fact that Sigurd's memory also didn't distinguish between the "True Ancestor" and the "Ancestor," Charlotte might have thought that the Harcos Clan could clearly differentiate her from Lilith.

For safety's sake, Charlotte actually didn't want to directly conflict with these Bloodline.

Now that she was sure the Crimson Queen's concern for these Bloodline wasn't as high as she had imagined, Charlotte thought that maybe she could attempt to use the power of "Dream" to weave an illusory dream for these Bloodline.

With that thought, Charlotte delved into her consciousness and invoked the Blood Holy Scripture.

The Blood Divine Power was aroused, and she further strengthened the ability of her Divine Technique Counter, ready for any outside force that might interfere. She then channeled her Divine Power and opened her own spiritual world.

Her powerful spiritual power spread, enveloping these Bloodline within it. Charlotte connected to their consciousness and drew every one of them into her spiritual world…

…

Sophia had a dream.

In the dream, she led the Royal Palace Guards on a mission to the Free Tribe Alliance. While resting en route, they were suddenly attacked by a mysterious power, and everyone fell into a deep sleep.

Sophia awoke from the dream in a cold sweat.

Looking around, the forest was still serene, and the Royal Palace Guards who had followed her from the Holy Land were snoring, deeply asleep.

Sophia frowned slightly but didn't feel anything amiss.

Observing the Kingdom Guards sleeping like dead pigs, her face darkened, and she loudly reprimanded:

"Stop sleeping! Stop sleeping! We're already very close to our target. Do you want to let them discover our whereabouts?!"

"Everyone, get up! It's time to move on!"

Upon hearing Sofia's command, the Royal Palace Guards awoke one by one.

They yawned, patted the dust off their rears, got up, and continued to follow Sofia toward the direction of the Free Tribe Alliance.

Their progress was smooth.

As planned, they had changed into the clothing common among the Northern Territory inhabitants and successfully infiltrated the Free Tribe Alliance's encampment.

The tribe's guards did not realize their true identities; they easily passed the checks and entered deep into the Northern Canyon.

Following the information provided by the Great Prophet, they quickly located the Divine Hall of the Free Tribe Alliance, where the Divine Statue was venerated, and successfully infiltrated it.

Just as the intelligence they had obtained suggested, the Divine Statue desired by Her Majesty was enshrined on the altar at the center of the Divine Hall.

They created a diversion, luring away the warriors guarding the Divine Hall from the altar, and before the envoy from the Falling Star Kingdom arrived, they successfully secured the True Ancestor's divine statue.

However, just as they were about to retreat successfully and leave the Free Tribe Alliance to return to the Holy Land, they were stopped by a mysterious Transcendent.

This was a Transcendent whose power far surpassed that of Blazing Sun.

Sofia's team was no match for her, and even the Divine Statue they had snatched was taken by the opponent.

Under the astonishing magical power and mental pressure of that powerful Transcendent, the members of the Harcos Clan felt their brains swell, drowsiness overwhelmed them, and the magic power within their bodies was immobilized, causing them to collapse to the ground one after another.

Just when everyone was in despair, thinking that the mission had failed and they would be killed, the Transcendent blocking them did not strike them down.

The mysterious Transcendent suddenly lessened the pressure of her power, and the Bloodline members awoke one by one as if emerging from a deep dream, regaining their consciousness.

They opened their eyes and looked uncertainly at the mysterious Transcendent hidden beneath a black cloak in front of them, completely unaware that what they had just experienced was merely a dream.

"I have no intention of being an enemy to the members of the Harcos Clan; if you can meet my conditions, I am willing to hand over the Divine Statue you seek."

The mysterious Transcendent said.

Sofia's gaze sharpened.

She rubbed her temples and asked warily,

"Who… who exactly are you? What conditions do you want?"

The mysterious Transcendent removed her hood.

Underneath it was a young and beautiful face, with golden hair shining like silk, and azure eyes pure as the clear sky.

Seeing the same visage that was on the scrolls obtained by the clan, Sofia's expression shifted slightly,

"You are… the Divine Favored Queen Charlotte!"

Charlotte gave a slight smile at the Bloodline members, who suddenly tensed up.

She picked up the hem of her skirt and performed an elegant noble curtsy, then said warmly,

"Allow me to introduce myself; my name is Charlotte de Castel."

"Queen of the Falling Star, Lord of Castel, Deputy of the Dark Night, and Contractor of the Nais Clan…"

"I am here on behalf of my master's will to visit the Harcos Clan and discuss matters related to the Holy Presence Day."