Chapter 230: The Night Banquet

As night fell, when Li Fang and Annabelle entered Cyril's house, they learned from the servants that almost all the invitees had arrived.

Because the eldest daughter of the Cyril family, Minian, showed her courage and kindness during this disaster, and finally got the church to agree to hold this banquet here.

Although Priest Vincent said that it was just a simple banquet, the furnishings in the hall were indeed luxurious, and there was a long table in the center of the room, on which there was undoubtedly food and wine, and the utensils were as delicate as food.

Li Fang sighed that this might be what the Cyril family usually looks like......

Li Fang was accompanied by Ophelia and Xue Du. After the affairs on the army's side were dealt with, Xue Du specially came over to thank the soldiers and guide them, and he and Gegu both knew that it was actually Li Fang who rescued those injured soldiers.

Ophelia was reluctant to follow, after all, even if she knew that she was now an ordinary person, and no big sword except Flora came to her to catch up with her, it could be seen how bad her image was in the past. But Xue Du came to invite with the intention of the church, so she wanted to meet with Flora, so she seized on this reason.

Among the people attending the banquet tonight, there were only a few priests and nuns on the church side, and most of them were nobles and swordsmen of all stripes. As soon as you enter the door, you can feel the sound of talking from ear to ear, and probably after the concept has changed somewhat, the nobles are also curious about the stories of these women named Dajian.

It is worth mentioning that most of the swordsmen have changed into new slim armor and clothes, the style is modeled after their usual clothing, but the details and conspicuous signs can be seen to be different from the original.

Li Fang had heard that the church had decided to accept the Great Sword and began to prepare a lot, and this new suit was also included, which happened to come in handy today.

Annabelle wore a blue gown with a neck trim on her left shoulder, and was holding Li Fang's arm, who was wearing a soldier's uniform like Gegusedo. Although he actually had more expensive clothes.

After the waiter closed the door, Li Fang saw Gegu walking towards him, and the soldiers he led performed well in this battle, and seemed to be able to communicate normally with his future father-in-law, Cyril.

After a few small talks, Gegu asked about the Awoken that fell from the sky at the end of the battle, and finally when he cleaned up the corpse of the invading Awoken, he didn't find it.

Judging by the information gathered from the mouths of the people, it seems that it still carries something.

"If you want to know, let's come along." Annabelle stared at Gegu's eyes, and her inexplicable temperament was completely different from the kind and generous proprietress in Gegu's impression.

Hundreds of candles are dotted with lights, making the whole room look as bright as the day, and the low music is tactful, creating a good atmosphere.

Lajuana and Luciella were beside Priest Vincent, and Luciella seemed to have been dressed up, and her whole face was radiant and smiling, as if she was extremely skilled in this kind of scene. The expressions on the faces of Miria and Flora next to her were a little unnatural.

"Thank you, Lord Priest, that is the matter, I will donate ninety percent of my fortune to the church, and I will ask Mr. Conrad and Mr. Cyril to witness this matter."

"A donation of property that needs to be witnessed by these two families...... She must be very rich in the South. Ophelia came over with Li Fang and the others, and overheard this.

"You guessed it, this is Luciella's 'hobby'. It was only later that I learned that the money that Anna and I spent in the South would eventually end up in her hands. ”

"It's terrible." Xue Du groaned weakly, strictly speaking, he and Gegu didn't have much savings so far.

"This kind of huge amount of money will not be just a simple donation." Annabelle looked at Miria and Flora.

"Well, Luciella intends to donate the vast majority of her fortune to the church and then receive 'redemption.'"

"It's the first time I've heard of this kind of ......," Flora said, frustrated.

Lavana was ashamed: "There is indeed such a tradition. For those who have done 'gray' things or who have not done much wrong, they can donate a large sum of money to the church to erase their sin, and this model also applies to people who are guilty but have not sinned. ”

"What do you mean?" Ophelia asked.

"So she's going to wipe everything out? Are you kidding! After learning the reason, she was instantly emotional, "Did the person who was killed agree?" Did their loved ones allow this? This tradition may apply to petty theft, but she's killed a lot of people! ”

Many people around were attracted by this loud voice, and gradually formed a circle. After whispering about this, most of the nobles understood, while the great swords invariably frowned in disgust.

Most of them had families at one time, but they eventually had to be trained and reformed by the Order for a variety of reasons, the most common of which was that demons and the Awoken killed their families.

"Offie......" Flora stepped forward to calm the excited Ophelia, she saw that the idea should be Luciella's and had nothing to do with Lajuana. And if this kind of occasion is not handled well, the life of the painter she loves will be ruined.

"Miss Ophelia, you're right, the church did this without the consent of the victims." Instead of getting angry, Priest Vincent said with a persuasive tone, "But have you thought about it more deeply?" If you're not mistaken, your former identity is not simple. Demons, and even more terrifying awakened ones like today, can be slain by the greatswords, so that they can no longer do evil, more people can be saved, and justice can be served. ”

"But what about the old people and children who have lost their support and survived? And those families who have lost their financial resources, who will take care of those victims after justice is saved by his partners? As it is today, families whose houses were destroyed needed resettlement compensation, plus soldiers' pensions...... The church needs to take the lead in dealing with it, and it is completely not enough to rely on the voluntary donations of believers and some industrial support in the hands of the church. ”

In this continent where there is no state, many public undertakings have to rely on the help of civil organizations and local nobles.

“…… I know, but can the church use the money she plundered with peace of mind? ”

Both of them tacitly withheld some information as they spoke.

"If I had been incapable of amassing wealth by plunder, everything in the South would have been mine."

Luciella calmly picked up a glass of green wine, the smooth curve of the glass reflecting the slight sneer on the corner of her mouth.

"I have heard for a long time that there are several families in the south that have the same owner behind them, I didn't expect to be lucky enough to meet today, it's really an honor!" The host, Cyril, learned some news from the side and hurriedly came out to make friends.

"It's a great honor to meet you...... Conrad stepped forward as well, but there was a hint of trepidation in his expression.

The actions of the two great nobles undoubtedly caused a great shock to all the nobles, and after coming to her senses, Luciella became the focus of this group.

In any case, awakenings are mostly not voluntary. Since she is now willing to live as an ordinary person, and thanks to her, we have learned about the strength of the Northern Abyss and the real Prissia ......" Li Fang walked up to Ophelia with Anna and comforted, "Then let her make up for the past in the way of ordinary people." ”

"But I still can't accept that she just erases the sins of the past......" The one who whispered was Candace.

Li Fang smiled helplessly, he used to think like this, but how could he have thought that Luciela would really turn back into a human after being resurrected?

If it's just like this, it won't have much psychological burden, but Lahuana, who is bent on her sister, will definitely not be willing to do it anymore. It is possible that Priscia will be defeated by Clea, and developing this may require her to learn to awaken in harmony like Lahuana.

"Miss Nun, I'm going to be angry if you say that, and you'll probably never have a chance to know your origins again." Luciella suddenly appeared behind Candace, who had been keeping an eye on the place.