Chapter 44: The Devil's Servant
Buckingham Palace, originally built by the Duke of Buckingham at the beginning of the 18th century, has been used as the royal residence of the United Kingdom since Queen Victoria's accession to the throne in 1837.
The carriage passed through the square where the statue was erected, and after stopping, Lin Meng, led by the servants, entered the palace.
Now he is a standard English gentleman, wearing a black dress, a bowler hat, a bow tie around his neck, and a pitch-black cane. Stepping into this palace, you can see that the interior and exterior are completely different from the gray and solemn architectural style, but luxurious and splendid.
Along the red carpet on the floor, under the soft light of the crystal chandeliers, you walk through the staircase with golden handrails, and on the walls on both sides hang a large number of beautifully painted paintings, many of which are by Renaissance masters!
Lin Meng was taken to the white living room, and then the servant pressed the switch of a horse-headed bronze statue next to the wall, only to see a wall in the living room, retracted and hidden in the wall panel.
An old woman wearing a long dress with a high stand-up collar and lace cuffs and multiple layers of pleated cakes appeared in front of her. The old woman's head, with a small and luxurious jeweled crown, clearly identified her as the Empress of England for 60 years:
Victoria!
The old woman's eyebrows and hair were all white, her expression was noble and kind, and she had a faint smile, but Lin Mengzhi couldn't look good, especially European nobles.
It was under her rule that Britain invaded and expanded to all parts of the world, conquered countless colonies, and established the so-called "empire on which the sun never sets". In 1939, Lin Zexu sold cigarettes in Humen, and the following year it was this woman, who was only 21 years old at the time, gave a speech to Parliament, calling for a declaration of war on the Qing State for the benefit of the British Empire, and launched the Opium War.
A woman full of ambition and courage!
Next to the queen, stood two men with curled lips and beards, dressed in red double-breasted straight dresses, with swords hanging from their waists and boat-shaped hats, in the style of "three musketeers", Lin Mengzhi said that this was the queen's personal guard.
"Hello, a young man from the Great Qing Kingdom, your youth and elegance have made me curious and yearning for the far East again." The queen spoke in a cordial but dignified tone.
"I am honored to meet you, your beauty transcends years and weather, even the passage of time cannot take away your face, only add a more graceful temperament to you." Lin Meng took off his top hat, pressed his hand to his chest, and bowed.
These words made the queen's expression more kind, there is no woman who doesn't like to listen to others and praise her appearance!
Lin Meng understands that Victoria, the busy queen is not so easy, and she can see that the identity of the "Oriental nobleman who yearns for Christian culture" who lies lies has some role, and the greater role is because of the glowing Bible.
Sure enough, after greeting for a while, Victoria's words shifted to the dream and holy relics about Lin Meng.
The last time I met with the heads of the church, the dark magic in my body was purified by the divine power of the Bible. However, when he came here, Lin Meng spent 200 points to transform again, and immediately held the Bible in his hand.
Seeing the soft and holy white light released from this broken Bible, even with the calmness of the queen, I couldn't help but be moved.
"I heard that you also have a kind of Lord-given ability to fight evil, the Holy Light Bullet?" The queen asked curiously.
That is the divine light, the light of the Holy Spirit, the holy light of the authority in the hands of the Lord! The light condensed into a sphere and flew out, and all evil and filth would disappear under the light. Lin Meng bowed slightly, "It's just that, after all, it is the power of the Lord, and I can only use it twice as a mortal." ”
After hesitating for a moment, Lin Meng said, "If you want to see it, I can give you a special demonstration, so that you can stay once to deal with the vampire who has lived for more than four hundred years." ”
The Wave Punch skill card can only be used three times, and once used up when dealing with monsters, the remaining two shots are undoubtedly very precious, however...... It's totally worth wasting it in front of the Queen.
"Can you demonstrate it once? Forgive my curiosity, I don't think there is anyone who would not yearn for the Light of the Lord as a devout believer. ”
The queen was so moved that she even summoned the heads of the church again to observe the "Holy Light Bullet", which would only be demonstrated once. In the queen's personal living room, Lin Meng activated the skill card and unleashed a wave punch.
The white light cluster flying in the air collided with a porcelain bottle, and the porcelain bottle with the demonstration exploded into pieces in the light of the bursting airflow!
Lin Meng said with some regret: "The Holy Light Bullet can only exert its maximum power on those evil, dark, and filthy creatures who ignore the glory of the Lord, and it can't show too much power against ordinary items...... This is also where the Lord's mercy lies. ”
Even if the power of the Wave Fist is not strong and the momentum is not large, in this world world where there are almost no special abilities except for Dracula, the effect caused is amazing enough.
Just like the pre-apocalyptic real-world realm, although the animation game is very developed, and all kinds of special sound and light effects are gorgeous and colorful, if there is a person who does not say that he sends out a wave punch, he can blast out a small fireball at the level of a magic apprentice - relying on this ability, setting up a cult, and fooling a large number of high-ranking officials is probably no problem!
After leaving Buckingham Palace, Lin Meng looked at the dark sky that had turned into a dark canopy, and the bright moon hanging on it, boarded the carriage, and exhaled a long breath on the carriage.
Now he is a baronial nobleman - just now in front of the queen's coronation throne, presided over by the head of the church, Archbishop Cliff, he was crowned a baron, and because of his deeds, he was also given the title of "Baron of the Holy Light".
In fact, the queen personally crowned the nobles, and usually gathered many people to come to watch, but the identity of the first Lin Meng is somewhat special, and the second queen does not want an Oriental to be favored by the Lord and show holy miracles.
Whether it is an ordinary person or a nobleman, knowing about this will have a great impact, so this will be a secret for the time being.
Regardless of whether Victoria and others think that the shining Bible and the Holy Light Bullet are derived from God's power, in short, Lin Meng's purpose has finally been achieved!
He now had in his possession a copy of the Auxiliary Chancellor's Decree, which he could call on some of the soldiers of the London Garrison if necessary—only in limited quantities, of course, and they could only be used to cooperate in the elimination of vampires, and could not do anything else.
In addition, the next actions will not be restricted, for example, now, you can go to Romania by searching for vampire information.
The Baron is the smallest title, but relying on this status, it is enough to communicate in the aristocratic circles of London, in fact, if it were not for a higher title, which is too eye-catching, the Queen could even crown him a viscount!
Accepting the queen's coronation has additional benefits, "Baron of Holy Light" is actually a title, Lin Meng can take the initiative to wear it, not only can increase the effect of life recovery +10%, which is better than nothing, but also cooperate with the coronation certificate, the baron coat of arms, in Europe during this period, affecting the communication between some plot characters and themselves.
At least the commoners will call themselves "Lord Baron".
After going to the town hall to collect a sum of money for the event, totaling 12,000 pounds, Lin Meng received some information from the assistant sent to Lu, a shrewd and capable man named Wari.
Occultist Van Helsing, currently on his way from France to England, and Jonathan, who works in a real estate center in London.
And Lenfer, the lawyer who had been commissioned by Count Dracula to go to the Transva region of Romania to handle real estate procedures, had been imprisoned in a London mental hospital for madness eleven days earlier, when he entered the world.
Going to the mental hospital, Lin Meng saw the first character in the movie, a man with gray and unkempt hair and a pair of glasses, locked in a small cage-like secret room, with iron shackles on both hands, to prevent him from scratching others.
"Blood is our ...... life"
"Master, I worship you......"
"When you come here, I will have eternal life......"
Squatting in the secret room, Lunfei muttered a jumble of words, the former lawyer had almost lost his human form, described as thin and rotten, wearing a dirty prison uniform full of folds, giving people the feeling of being like a rat in a sewer, exuding a dark and filthy atmosphere!
Looking at him through the cage, Lin Meng's gaze took on a hint of inexplicability.
"He's gone crazy, a guy who used to be peaceful and composed, I didn't expect this to happen, he's in extreme danger now, because he's going to bite people, and we can even put him in a separate cage." The old dean explained on the side.
Lun Fei in the iron cage didn't pay attention to Lin Meng and his party outside at all, his attention was all on the ground, looking for cockroaches, insects, ants, spiders, and constantly filling these live insects into his mouth.
"The mentally ill man's diet is black bread and vegetables, but he never eats them, but eats these filthy and horrible bugs. God, why did he become like this......" The dean shook his head and said to Lin Meng, "Lord Baron, you came specifically to check on this crazy patient?" Is there something wrong with him? ”
Lin Meng is now wearing a well-tailored brown suit, a white shirt and bow tie inside, and a gold pocket watch on his chest.
"Yes, there is a problem, and there is a big problem!"
A faint smile appeared on his face, and the brand could detect the man's data, indicating that he was not human, but a monster - in the display of the brand, the man's type was vampire: low-level bloodline!
"The man whose soul is polluted, he has become a minion of the devil!"
Lin Meng held the Bible in his hand and pointed the book at the man in the cage: "Filthy devil servant, look, what is this!" ”