Chapter 11: Coronation as King
As the day of the queen's accession to the throne and coronation as queen drew nearer, Pope Pius VII was late to lead the envoys, and he showed his old age in a white robe trimmed with gold wire, but all the nobles and the envoys of other kingdoms involuntarily fell silent at the moment of his appearance, and looked at this God's spokesman on earth with awe.
"Pope Pius VII."
The queen's voice changed tone, and Li Chao heard a tremor inside, "This pope, the head of all lambs and shepherds, God's spokesman on earth. ”
What does he stand for?
The person who represents the most powerful and powerful person in the entire continent.
And who is she? A little witch, the evil in the mouth of the Holy See, the existence that everyone shouts about, is like a mouse seeing a cat, and this cat is still the emperor of cats.
"Don't be afraid." Li Chao said softly: "Today is a good day for your coronation, as long as it is past tonight, you will be recognized by all the countries of the entire continent and the Holy See, even if it is the pope, you cannot be dismissed at will." ”
He was also nervous, but he couldn't show it.
The people sitting here are the envoys of the countries of the continent and the nobles of their own countries, showing a little timidity in front of them, tomorrow the joke of the fear of the Pope will spread throughout the continent, if he is just an ordinary person, it is fine, but he wants to exchange black magic with other sages in this continent...... A sage who faces the fear of the Pope, who will look up to him?
You must know that every sage represents a provocation to the Holy See - the wizard who walks in the sun is himself a whip to the Holy See.
Since they dare to jump out, it means that they are bold, at least not afraid of the Holy See, and this kind of person will not look down on the same kind of people who tremble under the gaze of the Pope.
"Right...... As long as the coronation is complete. The queen's hand suddenly grabbed Li Chao's arm, and her fingers were shaking, "As long as the coronation is completed...... I am the Queen...... Don't let anything happen. ”
With the arrival of the Pope, the coronation ceremony officially began, with the torch being lit, the bards singing ballads, and the nobles surrounding the queen in the middle, leaving only a passage for the Pope to pass alone.
"Started ......."
Li Chao looked intently at the plate held by the servant, on the plate, a crown was placed on it, that is the crown that the pope should pick up, as long as the pope wears the crown on the queen's head, then the queen will be completely crowned as the queen, and at that time, the queen canonizes him as a sage in her own name, and he can walk in the sun openly and communicate with the sages of other kingdoms about mysterious black magic.
But......
Li Chao's heart beat involuntarily, the Pope, the mysterious Pope, known as God's spokesman in the world, will he see through the fact that the queen is a witch, will he notice his disguise.
Thinking of this, Li Chao took a step back slightly, squeezed into the crowd, and tried to downplay his existence, if he was noticed by the Pope, it is estimated that he would die in the hands of the Pope before he was canonized as a sage, and then he would become the laughing stock of the entire continent - the first wizard to die before being canonized as a sage.
"Your Excellency, the time has come." The servant respectfully lifted the plate and lifted the crown as steadily and high as he could, he bowed his head, and his voice was low to the dust, "Please crown the queen." ”
"Hmm." Pope Pius VII nodded casually, stretched out his hands, held the crown, and walked towards the queen on the path that the nobles had deliberately left.
It was also the first time he had done a coronation for a king, but he had already contacted him countless times before coming.
When he walked in front of the queen, he looked at the queen's skin as white as a treasure, and couldn't help but praise softly, "Beautiful queen, please raise your head." ”
"Yes, His Holiness Pius VII." The queen raised her head, and there was still a trace of nervousness on her face, and she was terrified to let a witch in the Pope of the Holy See, the spokesman of God in the world, be like letting a mouse show her demeanor in front of Elvis Presley.
But she had to face it, because it was a necessary process, and only a king who had been crowned by the Pope was a king recognized by all, and without theocratic recognition, she would be unjustifiable.
"Your face is God's angel to earth, the beautiful queen." Pope Pius VII raised the crown in his hand slightly, and in full view of everyone, elegantly placed it on the queen's head, "May the Lamb of God prosper under your leadership." ”
The moment the crown fell on the top of her head, the queen's uneasy heart immediately relaxed, and the little mouse that saw the cat suddenly evolved into a big mouse, although there was still a natural fear of cats, but it was not without the power to fight back.
"Thank you for your compliment, Honorable Pope." The corners of the queen's mouth curled slightly, and her two rosy lips were particularly dazzling in the light, "Dear Pope, under my coronation ceremony and in the presence of everyone, I want to canonize one of my friends." ”
Friend?
It's not just Pope Pius VII's brows furrowed, but even some nobles and emissaries of other kingdoms are displeased, to canonize your friend as a nobleman, on other occasions, at the coronation ceremony, what do you think of the nobles? Canonized as a nobleman without any merit, even if you have this right, but this nobleman can't help but seem too worthless!
All they thought of was that the queen wanted to canonize the nobles, and as for the sages, there had been no new sages on this continent for many years.
In the blink of an eye, Pope Pius VII reacted, he smiled softly, and asked the queen, "Your Majesty, who do you want to canonize as a nobleman?" ”
"Aristocrats?" The Queen, no, she should be called Queen by now, a cheerful smile appeared on her face, and said to Pope Pius VII: "No, I will not canonize nobles, but sages. ”
Before the others could react, the queen immediately spoke, "By God's witness, I will canonize my friend Mr. Hannibal as a sage, in the hope that he will use his wisdom to guide my people on a path to prosperity and strength." ”