"Is that really the Divine Favored Queen Charlotte?"

As she watched the young girl retrieve the True Ancestor's divine statue, Sofia's expression turned somber in an instant.

She watched Charlotte warily and declared in a grave voice,

"how should I believe you, and how can you prove you are indeed the Divine Favored Queen? If you are the Divine Favored Queen... why have you come to the Northern Territory alone?"

Charlotte responded to Sofia with a slight smile.

A flash of light from her hand, and there appeared an exquisite elven rapier emitting a pale golden luster. Once the elven rapier appeared, it started chirping excitedly:

"Master! Are we going to fight? Is it finally time to fight? Eh? This aura... are you the Bloodline from the Northern Territory that have been in hiding?"

"The Roman Sword!"

Looking at the levitating elven rapier, Sofia instinctively widened her eyes.

It was common knowledge across the Mireya Continent that the Divine Favored Queen Charlotte had tamed the Roman Sword.

The aura of a Divine Artifact cannot be faked; as a Wisdom Divine Artifact, the Roman Sword is highly recognizable. Once Sofia determined that the supposed Divine Favored Queen's young girl had likely produced the authentic Roman Sword, the doubt in her heart regarding the other party's identity diminished significantly.

After hesitating for a moment, she performed an ancient Bloodline curtsy to Charlotte, then said with respect yet without losing distance,

"Harcos Clan Queen's Guard Captain Sofia, has met with Queen Charlotte. However... Falling Star Kingdom has no dealings with us, and we have always operated independently from the Nais Clan. If Your Majesty comes with good intentions, why block our actions?"

Charlotte smiled faintly and said,

"The faith of the Free Tribe Alliance has old ties with my Lord, and according to His Oracle, we are duty-bound to protect them."

"I have already reached an agreement with the Northern Territory Dukedom, and henceforth, the Free Tribe Alliance will be under the protection of Falling Star Kingdom."

Sofia's heart sank.

She was present when the envoy from Falling Star visited the Northern Territory Duke, and even though she remained out of sight, she had witnessed the projection of the Falling Star Queen conversing with the Northern Territory Duke.

Combining what was said at the moment, Sofia had largely confirmed the young girl's identity in front of her.

The party... was indeed the Divine Favored Queen!

But this made her even more puzzled.

The Divine Favored Queen only communicated with the Northern Territory Duke via projection.

But for the sake of the Free Tribe Alliance... she actually came to the Northern Territory in person?

The Free Tribe Alliance... is it so important to the existence of Falling Star Kingdom?

Or as she said, was she targeting her own clan?

And the "my Lord" she mentioned...

Who does this "my Lord" refer to?

Is she speaking in the capacity of a "Saintess of the Holy Royal Court," or... is it that mysterious Bloodline Demigod?

Thinking this, Sofia cautiously inquired,

"Queen Charlotte, may I ask who 'my Lord' you referred to specifically is?"

Charlotte smiled slightly:

"In the presence of Believers... He prefers to be addressed as 'Dark Night'."

Dark Night?

Sofia's brow furrowed slightly.

Although she was only a Blood Viscount, she was indeed a fifth-generation Bloodline. Although she had not lived through the peak era of the Bloodline, she had done extensive research on the Bloodline's mythical past and had a deep understanding of it.

However, in her memory, there didn't seem to be a God called "Dark Night" among the Bloodline.

Nevertheless, her knowledge was limited, after all, she wasn't from those venerable Bloodline... no, to be more precise, among the Harcos Clan, apart from the Prophet, there were no other Bloodline left that had experienced that tumultuous era.

After a moment of thought, Sofia said,

"Queen Charlotte, I can convey your visit request to the Prophet, but before that, we also hope you can further demonstrate your sincerity."

Said and done, she mustered her courage and looked directly into the eyes of the Divine Favored in front of her:

"You want to protect the Free Tribe Alliance, and we can refrain from interfering, but the Free Tribe Alliance must renounce their faith, and the things they worship... we must take back."

"This... is Her Majesty's Oracle."

Charlotte was slightly moved:

"The Oracle of the Crimson Queen Royena?"

"Exactly."

Charlotte pondered thoughtfully.

She looked at the determined Bloodline young girl in front of her, then suddenly smiled again:

"The faith of the Free Tribe Alliance will be taken over by my Lord, who will rectify and unify it. They will become my Lord's believers, and I can assure that as long as the Harcos Clan does not strike at my Lord's followers, they will not pose a threat to you."

Take over the faith of the Free Tribe Alliance?

Was the Prince behind Falling Star Kingdom eyeing the faith of those mortals, intending to replace it?

Sofia's mind stirred.

In that instant, she connected many dots...

The faith of the Free Tribe Alliance had always been a headache for the clan, untouchable and unthreatened.

If the Prince behind Falling Star Kingdom could indeed subjugate those mortals, severing their original faith, and leading them out of the Northern Territory, it wouldn't be a bad thing.

From this perspective, there indeed seemed to be no conflict of interest between the two parties.

Rather, there seemed to be the possibility of cooperation.

With that in mind, Sofia probed again,

"And... what about the Divine Statue?"

Charlotte smiled:

"The Divine Statue? To show sincerity, delivering the Divine Statue to you first is not a problem."