"This time I stayed in the Mythological Era for twenty days, whereas last time it was a month..."

She furrowed her brows and muttered to herself.

The awakening this time was somewhat abrupt, not even a "resurgence" actively sought by her, but more like the "power" had been exhausted, the time had come, and she was automatically popped out.

Charlotte still couldn't grasp the pattern of the "Crossing", but the two successive "Crossings" allowed her to make some temporary speculations:

"The duration of the 'Crossing', the second time was one-third less than the first time, but the 'slumber' period was one-third longer the second time..."

"Could it be that my future Crossings will have ever shorter 'Crossing' times and ever longer 'slumber' periods?"

With a frown and deep in thought, Charlotte shook her head:

"No... with only two instances, judgments can't be made yet. Even for a preliminary conclusion, at least one more 'Crossing' is needed."

"However, the reason for my crossings can probably be ascertained with a fair degree of certainty now. It's likely the power of the Blood Holy Scripture; otherwise, there's no explanation for the fact that every awakening, it's guiding me..."

"Blood Holy Scripture... more mysterious than I'd imagined. It is not simply a Supreme Divine Artifact of the Bloodline."

"And then... what exactly is that 'Origin' mentioned by the Old Gods?"

"The God of Hatred and Deformation, Adora, said that I possessed the power of 'Origin' and regarded my Blood Divine Power's 'Devour' attribute and the ability of Divine Technique Counter as blessings of the 'Origin'. However, I am well aware that my Divine Power initially stemmed from the Blood Holy Scripture, and the Divine Technique Counter was also an inherent ability of the Holy Scripture."

"Could it be... that the power of 'Origin' is actually the power of the Blood Holy Scripture?"

"The power of the Blood Holy Scripture... comes from 'Origin'?"

Charlotte had a slight movement in her heart, mulling over some speculations.

The end of this Crossing was still too abrupt.

She hadn't even had enough time to interrogate Adora and pry out from her the secrets of the ancient myths, before she was directly returned to the "future".

Though not entirely without gains, at least she had further clarified the history and cemented her identity as the Bloodline Ancestor.

If she truly was writing history, then clearly, the Blood True Ancestor and the Bloodline Ancestor should be two different people; it was only that in the afterlife, mortals and the Bloodline had confused her with Lilith.

As for whether she was actually writing history, Charlotte had a way to verify it; during the days of living in the central Tower, she covertly carved the four Chinese characters for "been here" at the very top of the Tower.

That was a very concealed place; If her Crossing was real, then the library tower top of the New Moon Kingdom's Royal Family would also bear these four characters.

Charlotte planned to take a trip there before long, and even if she couldn't go in person, she must send someone to do so.

"It's best if I verified it myself but... four months already, surely the Nais Clan has already taken control of the Falling Star; the Romany Duchy has likely become my domain, and coming up, I will probably be quite busy..."

"If things get too busy in the coming period, it might be acceptable to have that tricky fellow Albrecht go investigate; with his elusive ways and sufficient strength, he's well-suited for the task."

Charlotte muttered to herself.

Shaking her head, Charlotte set aside her thoughts for a moment.

She looked down and, just like the first time she awoke, she found herself completely naked.

Fortunately, there was no one else around.

She had even entrusted the Wisdom Divine Artifact, the Roman Sword, to Nisi before she went to sleep, to guard the outskirts of Castel Domain and to respond to the Believers in her stead, so it was not by her side at the moment.

She could only feel the connection with it through their pact.

Charlotte got up, rose on her toes, and climbed out of the lavish coffin, then picked up the dress she had prepared before her slumber and slipped into it adeptly.

Hmm... it's a little cold, after all, January is in the midst of winter; but it was manageable with a slight exertion of Magic Power.

Having dressed herself, Charlotte contacted Black Cat Nisi through the contract:

"Nisi, I have awakened, meet me in the secret chamber."

This time, Nisi didn't lose contact as before.

Following the plan, this fellow should still be active in the Northern Land under the identity of "Charlotte." Charlotte had ordered it to come to the secret chamber, which was also convenient for the handover of identities.

After issuing the summons, Charlotte turned her attention back to the luxurious sarcophagus.

She fumbled for a moment and took an Image Crystal off the lid of the luxurious sarcophagus.

This was the Image Crystal that recorded the scene inside the luxurious sarcophagus after she fell into her slumber.

Charlotte was curious about what she had looked like inside the luxurious sarcophagus during her sleep.

She poured magic power into the Image Crystal, and it burst into a faint glow, projecting a magical image.

Charlotte saw herself lying in the luxurious sarcophagus and closing her eyes to sleep.

A crimson light gradually spread over her body, soon filling the entire luxurious sarcophagus, and after the light receded, her own body disappeared.

In its place was a thick tome.

Seeing the tome, Charlotte was slightly startled,

"Blood Holy Scripture?"

The Blood Holy Scripture!

The item in the luxurious sarcophagus was the Blood Holy Scripture that had lost contact with her during her crossing!

No wonder she couldn't establish a clear connection with the Blood Holy Scripture during the crossing. It turned out the Blood Holy Scripture was still in this space and time!

This Bloodline Divine Artifact, that existed only in the depths of her consciousness, had materialized directly in reality during her crossing!

"So... there's a high probability that I really 'crossed over,' and what made me 'cross over' was likely the Blood Holy Scripture indeed."

Charlotte pondered thoughtfully.

The magic projection could be turned off now.

This Image Crystal recorded a limited amount of time, and there was no difference in the rest of it; it was impossible to see what Charlotte looked like when she woke up.

However, she could guess roughly what it was like—it was probably the reverse of when she fell asleep; the crimson glow appeared, the Blood Holy Scripture disappeared, and she reemerged or something like that.

After putting away the Image Crystal, Charlotte waited a bit, and soon, the door of the secret chamber was knocked.

Charlotte silently recited a spell to unlock the seal of the secret chamber, and another "Charlotte" rushed in in a hurry.

Looking at the face that was identical to her own, but somehow felt off, Charlotte felt somewhat uncomfortable.

Meanwhile, the other "Charlotte" instantly transformed into a Black Cat with a "bang" and pounced into Charlotte's arms with a "meow," the excitement clearly written on its feline face:

"Meow! Lord Charlotte! You have finally awakened! If you hadn't woken up, I would have had to decide the fate of Falling Star Kingdom for you!"

Seeing the Black Cat pouncing toward her, Charlotte instinctively dodged to the side, and the Black Cat crashed onto the sarcophagus lid with a "ouch" of pain.

It splayed its limbs, plopped with a smack into the sarcophagus, and with the reaction force, also inadvertently covered itself with the lid.

Nisi: ...

"Get off, you're dirtying my bed."

Charlotte disdainfully opened the sarcophagus lid, grabbed the Black Cat by the scruff of its neck to set it aside, and then a handful of Dark Fire burned away the sarcophagus's true silk velvet mat:

"This mat can't be used anymore."

Nisi: ???