The Harcos clan seemed to have its quirks.

This was Charlotte's first impression upon seeing this team.

Watching the Bloodlines resting in the forest, the thought flashed through Charlotte's mind to directly control these people through Bloodline Suppression, and then lever out information from them one by one by using the Talent Magic from the Spirit Path.

However... this bold idea was quickly vetoed by herself.

After all, this was the Northern Territory, and even if these Bloodline members were of low strength, they were still kinsfolk of the Crimson Queen, Royena.

Not only that, Charlotte vaguely felt that the Bloodline power within these people was also somewhat special, as if it contained a certain power that could isolate investigation.

This power that isolated investigation seemed to be specifically targeted at Bloodline Suppression. It not only blocked probing but also seemed to suppress "Bloodline Suppression," or more accurately, seemed to restrict "Bloodline Power" in some way.

Perhaps this was also the reason these Bloodline members could walk in the sunlight. The photophobia of the Bloodline stemmed from the Bloodline Curse. Suppressing the Bloodline Power also, to some extent, suppressed the curse.

Furthermore, this might also be the reason these Bloodline members weren't very powerful, as after all, the curse and power of the Bloodline were connected; suppressing the Bloodline Curse was a double-edged sword.

And as for this "mysterious suppression power," it gave Charlotte the same feeling as the Prohibition that enveloped the Northern Territory, or to say... it was very possible that it was part of the Prohibition.

Originally, she managed to sneak deep into the Northern Territory Restriction undetected by taking advantage of a loophole. Now, being in the Northern Territory, the intensity of the Prohibition was far beyond what it had been before; any large movement would undoubtedly alarm the existence behind the Prohibition.

Charlotte's current advantage was that her enemies were in the light, and she was in the dark. Since that was the case... it wouldn't hurt to play to that advantage.

Thinking this, Charlotte once again turned her gaze toward the resting Bloodlines.

The souls of these Bloodline members seemed to be protected by a "Prohibition." They were moving together now, and trying to leave a spiritual imprint forcefully to perform collective Spiritual Control was very risky.

But if it wasn't collective control, and she chose a certain "lucky one"... the risk would be much lower.

"Find a way to leave one behind or... wait for someone to be alone."

Charlotte pondered.

Thinking this, she quietly concealed herself and quietly mobilized her Divine Power, preparing to summon an inferior demon to see if she could distract the Bloodline members' attention.

However, just as she was about to act, she saw a Bloodline member stand up.

Charlotte paused slightly.

She saw that the Bloodline member approached a female Bloodline member who was clearly the leader and whispered a few words.

After the female Bloodline member frowned and nodded, he quickly turned and left the group.

Although both of them had lowered their voices, Charlotte, with her strong perception, still heard their conversation clearly:

"Uh... Viscount Sofia, I have an urgent need."

"You always have issues! I know, go and come back quickly, and remember to erase the traces!"

Charlotte's expression was indescribable.

Wasn't this... the opportunity she had been waiting for?

Without hesitation, she continued to conceal her form and aura and quietly followed.

The Bloodline member, who had urgent personal matters, did not know that he had already been targeted.

He left the group, attended to the urgent matter, and relaxed.

Whistling, the Bloodline member cast a Dark Magic System's Erasure Magic to wipe away traces and then turned to return to the camp.

But as he lifted his head, he met a pair of golden-red eyes.

Staring at the beautiful girl who appeared before him, the Bloodline member was visibly taken aback.

"You..."

He was about to say something, but then he felt a glimmer of light flash through the other party's deep pupils. His consciousness became dazed, and then everything went black.

"Done."

Looking at the Bloodline member who had fainted under her Spirit Magic, Charlotte nodded slightly.

She reached out a hand to cover the man's forehead and then began to "invade."

There were many Talent Magic spells for a Bloodline member to perform Spiritual Control, some violent and others mild. The one Charlotte was now deploying was one of the milder variations.

It was a kind of magic that made the target fall into a deep sleep and then entered the person's "Dream" to browse their memories, which was also one of the Talent Magics of the Spirit Path that Charlotte had learned after heading to her territory.

This magic would not directly interfere with the other's soul, so the resistance encountered wouldn't be too strong. Moreover, it didn't require dragging the target into her own Spirit world, which wouldn't trigger a strong reaction from the "Prohibition."

Of course, the downsides of this kind of magic were also clear.

It consumed a lot of Magic Power, placed high requirements on the caster's spiritual power, and could only target one individual at a time.

Furthermore, browsing memories could be problematic if the target's memories were too vast. It could cause the caster's own memories to become confused and even affect self-identification.

It could be said that the conditions were quite strict and the risks high.

But for Charlotte, who was now a Demigod and whose spiritual strength had been consecrated by the Faith Network time and again, this was just right.

Magic Power circulated, Charlotte entered the Bloodline member's "Dream," and the Bloodline member's memories flowed into Charlotte's mind like water.

She saw the life of this member of the Bloodline.

This Bloodline member was named Sigurd, with a Starry First Tier strength, a seventh-generation descendant of the Harcos Clan, and had lived for more than two hundred years.

Sigurd was born in the "Holy Land," an offspring produced by the union of Bloodline members.

His memory was not complex and even relatively pure; in his memories, he spent most of his time in his clan's village.

Sigurd's family village was the most populated in the "Holy Land," with as many as one thousand five hundred registered Bloodline members; over three hundred of those awakened still lived in the village.

Since he was young, he learned wine brewing from his father and became the best brewer in the village. Except for his regular slumbers, he spent most of the two hundred years in the brewery.

Three years ago, he was summoned by the Queen's Palace and became a Royal Palace Guard.

During those three years, Sigurd mastered numerous Bloodline combat skills and participated in many expeditions to subdue the Fallen Bloodline.

Two days ago, Sigurd received an order from the Queen's Palace to leave the "Holy Land" with the Palace Guard Captain, Viscount Sofia, to carry out a secret mission in the outer world...

...

The memory ended, and Charlotte opened her eyes, leaving Sigurd's dream.

"Village, Holy Land, … Queen's Palace?"

Recalling the memories she had just seen, Charlotte pondered thoughtfully.

This Bloodline member named Sigurd was not a significant figure and did not know much.

But as a descendant of Harcos, the information in his memory about Harcos far exceeded Charlotte's expectations.

First, just as Charlotte knew, the Harcos Clan had indeed secluded themselves as a group.

They lived in a different space somewhat similar to the Mireya Continent, which the Harcos Clan called the "Holy Land."

The "Holy Land" was ruled by Harcos's Demigod—the Crimson Queen, Royena. She led the Harcos Clan in seclusion and was also the spiritual leader of the clan.

What surprised Charlotte was that, besides the Harcos Clan, there were no other intelligent beings in the "Holy Land," including humans.

Not only that, but the Harcos Clan living in the "Holy Land" were more like "ordinary people" than the Bloodline members Charlotte was familiar with.

They worked, hunted, and lived like "ordinary people" within the "Holy Land."

If one were to disregard the Bloodline's blood, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say they were just like a secluded ordinary human village.

But they were Bloodline members.

Feared on the Mireya Continent, living in the shadows, Bloodline members who loved to manipulate nobles and the Royal Family.

However, even though they were Bloodline, it seemed as though they intentionally avoided using Bloodline powers.

No, or rather, the Queen's Palace did not allow them to use Bloodline powers.

Even Sigurd was only granted permission to use them after he became a Palace Guard.

As for why the Crimson Queen, Royena, would lead the Harcos Clan into seclusion… in Sigurd's understanding, it was to evade a "curse."

The "curse" spread like a plague, it drove Bloodline members mad and Fallen, it turned them into monsters that only knew slaughter and devouring...

And such monsters were called "Fallen Bloodline" by the Harcos Clan.

"A curse, huh..."

Having gone through Sigurd's memories, Charlotte frowned slightly.

Sigurd's memories contained numerous fragments of fighting against the "Fallen Bloodline."

By reading his memories, Charlotte gained a clear understanding of the "Fallen Bloodline," whom the Harcos Clan dreaded and whom the Queen's Palace deemed must be killed.

But…

"This should just be the Bloodline members after a Blood Rage, right? Like when I had a blood addiction episode."

Recalling the appearance of the "Fallen Bloodline" in Sigurd's memories, Charlotte furrowed her brow.

"So… the Harcos Clan secluded themselves to suppress the Bloodline Curse? To suppress the curse… would they even go as far as to eliminate Bloodline members who suffered a blood addiction?"

"No… Considering the Northern Territory Restriction, they seem to have found a way to suppress the Bloodline Curse to some extent, but… those Bloodline members who still 'raged' under the suppression would be dealt with by them."

"This… what's going on here? Once the blood addiction occurs, drinking blood and surviving the frenzy should lead to normalization, not immediate execution, right?"

"Or is there something I don't know about behind this?"

Charlotte was puzzled.

However, another thing she learned from Sigurd's memories relieved her; the Crimson Queen, Royena, had not achieved God Ascension.

She indeed attempted to impact True Godhood.

But She had not succeeded.

Secluded in the Queen's Palace, She issued commands to the Harcos Clan through Oracles and had not appeared in person for three hundred years.

When the Crimson Queen, Royena, led the Harcos Clan into seclusion, She promised her descendants that, on the day She achieved Divine Enthronement, She would completely end the curse of the bloodline and rescue the clan from the nightmare of the Bloodline members' fate…