The Nais of the Observation Clan?
Charlotte’s eyes flickered slightly.
She hadn’t expected that simply asking two questions would directly involve two Bloodline Clans!
Charlotte was somewhat familiar with the Nais Clan, especially after reviewing the materials provided by the Prophetic Witch, Anna.
This was the most low-key and mysterious clan among the six great Bloodline Clans, possessing the bloodline heritage of the Observation Path, and often active in both the Falling Star Kingdom and Moon God Island.
Yes, Moon God Island.
Due to a unique First Embrace mechanism, any sentient being had the potential to become a vampire, including on Moon God Island, the territory of the Elf Alliance, where genuinely elf-blooded vampires existed.
And so, the Nais Clan had split into two branches: one in the Falling Star Kingdom and the other on Moon God Island.
Both branches believed they were the true inheritors of the Nais lineage. Among them, the Falling Star Kingdom branch was more keen on infiltrating the human world and was more active, whereas the Moon God Island branch was influenced by elves, comparatively more tranquil and reclusive.
They were both rivals and allies to each other, each having their own Blood Duke, yet worshipping the same Bloodline Prince—the Stargazer, Cosy.
In external affairs, especially in conflicts with other Bloodline Clans, they would unite, becoming one.
Thinking of the shock on Gicod’s face when he recognized Sebastian’s elf lineage, Charlotte’s mind stirred, and she asked,
"Behind you... is it the Nais Clan from the Falling Star Kingdom? Does the Nais Clan branch from Moon God Island also partake in the affairs of the Castel Mithril Mines?"
Hearing Charlotte’s inquiry, Gicod trembled even more violently, yet he did not deny it.
Charlotte knew she had asked the right question.
Recalling all she knew about vampires, she continued to probe,
"Why is the Nais Clan... meddling with Castel’s Mithril Mines?"
Upon hearing Charlotte’s words, Gicod shook even more and foam appeared at his mouth,
"Nais... Nais values the mithril of Castel... they... they need mithril... a great deal of mithril..."
Charlotte’s brow furrowed slightly.
That was obvious; meddling with a silver mine was obviously for the mithril, but the real question was their underlying purpose.
"Why do they need so much mithril? To what extent have they infiltrated Castel? What is their ultimate goal?"
This time, Gicod’s convulsions intensified, but he gave no answer.
Charlotte’s frown deepened.
She knew that this reaction meant her questions had touched upon the taboos of his Soul Contract.
If she continued to press him, it could lead directly to his death.
The Soul Contract on Gicod’s body didn’t seem to be a Divine Art, as Charlotte had not received any Divine Technique Counter signals.
For the time being, she had no way to deal with this type of contract, so she had to temporarily drop the subject.
Thinking for a moment, Charlotte switched her line of questioning,
"The Vadret Clan holds a unique position in the Coria Kingdom, condescending to ally with other vampires, let alone submit to them."
"Why would you, a Vadret... work for the Nais Clan?"
The Vadret Clan should be one of the two most influential Bloodline Clans in the civilized world.
They were mainly active within the Coria Kingdom, covertly controlling the true ruling power of the Coria Kingdom, referred to reverently as the Blood Court by the informed Coria Nobles.
Although the Coria Kingdom was also under the umbrella of the Holy Royal Court, the Court’s Faith was only prevalent among the public; it had long been nominal among the true ruling class.
But strangely enough, either the Blood Court of the Coria Kingdom was very cooperative in the spread of the Holy Royal Court’s faith, or there was some undisclosed agreement between them; the Holy Royal Court had always turned a blind eye to the affairs of the Coria Kingdom.
Charlotte had learned these facts from Sebastian.
Previously, the elf butler, during his travels in the Coria Kingdom and unaware of the true situation, had offended the Pure White Witch of the Vadret, leading to the entire clan hunting him for over a decade, until he finally escaped to the New Moon Kingdom for a temporary respite...
One could say that Vadret was relatively the most comfortable and powerful among the six great Bloodline Clans.
Charlotte looked at Gicod, waiting for his answer.
Gicod, showing pain, tremblingly said,
"I... am an exile of Vadret..."
Charlotte’s eyebrows slightly knit together.
"An exile is what Vadret calls a clan member who has been banished; he must have once betrayed Vadret or possibly became a casualty of internal political struggles within Coria, in essence... he is a dethroned and exiled member of the Vadret Bloodline."
Sebastian explained timely.
Charlotte understood and nodded slightly.
She glanced at the piles of mithril within the cave and made an indirect inquiry,
"These mithril... where are they ultimately destined?"
However, this time Gicod’s trembling became unprecedented.
His eyes rolled back, his whole body shook, veins bulged on his face, he made choking sounds, and his aura began to rapidly grow chaotic.
Charlotte’s expression shifted.
This was a direct violation of the deepest taboo in the Soul Contract, a sign of contract backlash!
She almost instantly flashed in front of Gicod, placed her hand on his forehead, and attempted to contest the restraining contract within his soul.