"Lilith? Lilith?"

The distant call gradually rose, the voice carrying a hint of tension, and getting closer with time.

Charlotte felt as if she were a fish submerged in water, with everything in the world appearing like the continent on the shore, fleeting and unreal.

Until the call became clearer and more aware, Charlotte's consciousness, like grass sprouting after winter, slowly awakened.

She opened her eyes, the pupils that lost focus now reappearing with light, and saw Royena's worried, delicate face:

"Lilith, is there something seriously wrong with my body?"

Body... issue?

Charlotte felt somewhat bewildered.

Her mind instantly cleared, and the memory before entering the space-time rift surfaced.

Oh...

Right.

Before being drawn into the space-time rift by "Lilith," she was checking Royena's body...

And after that, she was conversing with "Lilith."

Conversing...

No...

Wait...

Lilith, and... Haral!

Thinking of something, Charlotte's expression changed.

But she quickly saw the surroundings clearly and saw Royena's worried look.

She immediately put away her enigmatic expression.

"No, it's nothing, I have already conducted a deep examination, your body is very healthy, no need to worry."

Exhaling lightly, Charlotte comforted.

After speaking, she suppressed certain thoughts in her heart, hesitated for a moment, and then patted the girl's shoulder again:

"Get familiar with your power as soon as possible, once you've fully integrated the new bloodline power, you can go further."

Hearing Charlotte's words, Royena's worried expression finally disappeared. She looked at Charlotte cautiously, a bit nervous, a bit expectant, and a bit apprehensive:

"Then... when you plan to select maidservants... can I apply?"

"Maidservant selection?"

Charlotte was taken aback.

"Isn't it... the announcement from the city-states? You've been planning to select maidservants soon, like with those trusted aides..."

Royena said weakly.

Charlotte suddenly realized, recalling this was something decided by the Free City State Alliance long ago, and she had even seen related documents when she first crossed over.

Of course, the so-called selection of maidservants and trusted aides was simply to avoid provoking neighboring forces.

The real purpose of the selection was to provide those excellent "seeds" with transcendent blood, to create a stronger third-generation Bloodline, and to expand the Free City State Alliance's combat power.

However...

"Maidservant huh..."

Charlotte glanced complexly at Royena.

Once again, she felt the subtlety of historical cycles.

Though what she was doing now should be mending history, just as "Lilith" said, the happened past cannot be "changed." Charlotte truly didn't expect that in this timeline, she would lead Royena on the path of a maidservant.

"Yes, you can."

Charlotte patted the girl's shoulder again.

Royena became even more excited.

She respectfully and expectantly bowed to Charlotte, and said:

"Lilith! Savior! Please trust that I... will definitely not disappoint your expectations. I will certainly stand out among all the selectees and become your most trusted maidservant!"

Charlotte's expression became more complex.

Looking at the eager Bloodline girl in front of her, she felt that the other's image, in a moment, seemed to overlap with the figure who had fought in countless blood-drenched "reincarnations."

Through the girl's sincere eyes, she could sense the admiration for her.

It wasn't just a feeling for "Lilith."

After all, be it Silver City or this border defense, it was her, post-crossing, who saved her each time.

Royena felt gratitude towards "Lilith."

But equally, she also felt gratitude towards the "Savior."

And when Charlotte thought of the inescapable future awaiting her, she felt an inexplicable obstruction in her heart.

Sighing lightly, she nodded and said:

"I believe you can do it."

...

After "examining" Royena's body, Charlotte returned to the temporary office in the fortress that had been specially prepared for her.

The strange sensation from the Blood Holy Scripture had disappeared.

The safeguard left by "Lilith" on Royena was a projection of the Blood Holy Scripture remaining in Royena's body, also a fragment of the Holy Scripture crossing time and space.

Although Charlotte didn't know how "Lilith" was able to do it, the fact that she could actively cross into this point in time and meet the other in the gaps of time and space was enough to prove that "Lilith" already possessed the ability to time travel.

Of course, now that the "projection" of the Blood Holy Scripture had been reclaimed, Charlotte could clearly feel her connection to the Blood Holy Scripture growing more acute, and the power of the Holy Scripture becoming stronger.

This made it hard for her not to suspect that perhaps the shattering of the Blood Holy Scripture was deliberate on Lilith's part, with the goal of casting fragments into history to facilitate Charlotte's crossing.

At this thought, Charlotte's mind once again flew to her conversation with "Lilith," and her expression grew solemn once more...

"Become the new Creator God? You really think highly of me..."

"You need not belittle yourself; you are already an extraordinary existence, and with the Primordial Key in your possession, no one is more qualified to ascend to that position worshipped by the gods."

"The Primordial Key? Are you referring to the Blood Holy Scripture?"

"Exactly, but the Blood Holy Scripture is merely a key. What you truly need to do is awaken the true power of the Bloodline."

"The Bloodline... true power?"

"Yes, you should have already noticed, the Blood Divine Power... is an existence that transcends other divine powers."

"Are you referring to the suppression and devouring of other divine powers by the Blood Divine Power?"

"Devour? No, it is merely the return of power. All power originates from the Primordial, and the power of the Bloodline... is an incomplete Primordial Power."

"An incomplete Primordial Power? Does this also relate to the 'curse' on the Bloodline?"

"Mortals cannot withstand the Primordial Power; thus, for mortals, possessing the Primordial Power inevitably involves the side effects brought by the Primordial Power, which is the craving for other active energies. This craving manifests in the mortal body as a thirst for blood."

"Because the transcendent power is hidden within the bloodline?"

"Exactly."

"So the Primordial Power... is really quite sinister."

"Perhaps to mortals, it might be. As the children of the Primordial Power, the Bloodline bears not the grace of the Creator God, but the curse of power, which is also part of the Creator's 'evil', a longing for the return of power by the Primordial. To the Bloodline, this power is a reward for their bloodline but also the price of a fate destined for madness."

"So... the reason those Bloodlines who fail to drink blood in time go mad is because they fail to satiate the Primordial's longing for the return of power, thus triggering the 'evil' of creation deep in their bloodline? Hence, when I, as the Master of Holy Scripture, become a Demigod, truly mastering the Blood Divine Power, will I then be completely immune to the various side effects of the Bloodline's bloodline?"

"Precisely."

"So can I understand that if I cannot endure the power of the Primordial's 'evil', I will one day go mad like those Fallen Bloodlines, like Sun God Helios?"

"In theory, yes, but you have an advantage that no one else has, an advantage that allows you to retain a sliver of sanity even in the most desperate circumstances."

"Because... I am an extraordinary existence?"

"Yes."

"Do I have no choice?"

"Since the moment destiny chose you, the gears have already begun to turn, and now... the Primordial's 'evil' has set its sights on you. Although It can only follow behind you for now, interfering with your corrections to history, any slight negligence could lead to an irreparable disaster."

"Alright, so what should I do next? You hope that I can become the new Creator God, but to be honest... I don't even know how to become a True God right now, and becoming the Creator God is just the ultimate outcome, right? What you really want me to do is to fight Helios, who has merged with the 'evil' of creation, correct?"

"I'm sorry, this path needs to be explored by you. Compared to you, my teacher, I am just a failure of destiny. My past path doesn't apply to you, after all... only you can make it to that step, and the Primordial Key will guide you forward."

"So you're saying you don't have any good advice, and I should just rely on my instinct?"

"I'm sorry..."

"Alright, but at least... I know who my enemy is now."

...

Charlotte and "Lilith" talked about many things.

Through this conversation, she unraveled many of the doubts she had always had, especially the secrets of the Bloodline.

She also didn't think that "Lilith" was deceiving her, as the other party had no reason to do so.

Of course, if the conversation had ended here, Charlotte's expression wouldn't be as solemn as it was now.

What made her expression solemn was the final few exchanges between them before "Lilith" disappeared—

"Teacher, my time... is up. Do you have anything else you'd like to ask?"

In the illusory crystal mirror, the figure of "Lilith" grew increasingly blurry as she asked respectfully.

"Hmm... there's indeed one more. Since everything is as you say, and you want me to become the new 'Creator God', then how did Haral become the 'Master of Creator God'?"

"Master of Creator God? Haral? Who is that?"

Lilith in the mirror looked bewildered.

...

Letting out a sigh, Charlotte opened her eyes.

She stood by the window of the temporary office, looking at the distant mountains, the tents below the fortress, and the soldiers of the City State Alliance moving in and out of the tents.

Her gaze gradually deepened, and her expression became increasingly solemn.

"Lilith" awakened to her "past life" memory... no longer recognized Haral.

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