Chapter 52: The Sacrificial Rites
"Princess, are you awake, is there anything wrong with you?" said the maid to her feet. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
Amy didn't answer immediately, she was still a little dizzy, and found herself lying on the bed, the maid's expression was a little panicked, it seemed that this had really happened, not a dream.
She tried to recall the last image of a dragon falling from the sky, and she was sure that she was right, it was a dragon, and she had seen many statues and paintings of it, and that its size and destructive power could not be matched by another creature.
When she was about to sacrifice to the witch, Amy closed her eyes, she really didn't want to witness such a scene, let others see what others saw.
At this time, she heard a loud noise, a bit like the thunder of a summer rainstorm, but the sound seemed a little muffled, echoing in her ears for a long time.
Amy opened her eyes, and everyone around her had the same expression, not knowing what was going on. Because no one has ever seen a dragon, and the voice of the dragon must not know, it is a creature that became extinct a thousand years ago, and who can live for a thousand years?
"Go on. "The Archbishop has the Holy See set the fire on fire, and this ritual cannot be interrupted, it is disrespectful to the gods, and it is disrespectful to the king.
Another loud bang came from above, and people looked at the sky in horror.
A dark shadow fell.
"Bang", the black shadow fell directly on the pillar, and one of them collapsed because it couldn't withstand the pressure.
"Ah, dragon. The people around them fled in terror that they hadn't seen before, but that didn't mean they weren't afraid.
Even three-year-old children know the notoriety of dragons, and now that they see the legendary dragon with their own eyes, normal people will hide far away, only those who are not afraid of death are likely to get close to observe, but most of the bachelors with such courage are in the school city, and today's grand occasion will not have a chance to see.
The king was quickly pulled away by the knights, because the king was already frightened and stood still with a sluggish face, if it weren't for the knights' quick movements, he might have been crushed to death by the collapsed pillar.
Amy was relatively close, and she didn't come back to her senses at first, and when everyone was leaving, she didn't move.
The dragon roared again, and the sound knocked Amy unconscious.
"Who brought me back?" Amy thought about and didn't know what was going on.
"It was the palace forbidden army who brought you back. "The maid only knew this, she did not follow the princess to the Holy See, but stayed in the castle, and she began to take care of the princess after the forbidden army brought her back.
"Well, what happened to the dragon?" Amy was a little anxious, if the dragon was still in Snowy City, then the city didn't know how much damage it would take.
"Flew away, it flew off a moment after it flew down. The maid did not go to the Holy See, but ran with the others to the high part of the castle, where they could vaguely see the pomp and circumstance in front of the Holy See, and the sudden dragon could see it clearly, and flew away after smashing the pillar and disturbing the ceremony.
"Flew away?" Amy found it hard to believe, dragons have always done a lot of evil, there are many cities in the books that have been destroyed by dragons, although Snow City is not a small town as mentioned in the book, but it is easy for dragons to destroy it, why did they fly away directly after the ceremony? This is a big mystery.
The palace council was convened under the leadership of the king.
"What the hell is going on, you say?" said King Connell angrily. Today is one of the most important days for him, and the fact that such an incident has happened makes the people of the entire continent think of him.
"It's clearly a dragon at work. The scholar closed his eyes slightly, and after such a big movement, he seemed to remain half-asleep.
"I know it's a dragon, so where did this damn dragon come from, isn't it something that has long been extinct, how can it appear at this time? Connell was furious, and whatever it was, he had to find a reason.
"Well, I really don't know. The scholar finally opened his eyes, but what was revealed in his eyes was dazed, he had never thought he would see a dragon after living for so long. Not only him, but everyone here didn't think about it.
"I don't know, I don't know, just go back and look through your books, and give me an answer before sunset today. "Connell has long looked at the academics as unpleasant, and like the Prime Minister, he has been uncultivated all day long when he is old, and he still blames his own behavior everywhere, and if it were not for the dissuasion of the Queen Mother and the Minister of the Interior, he would have ousted them from power long ago.
"Connell, watch your words. Gwenlith corrected his words, and now it was up to the ministers to solve the difficulties, and it was not the time to lose his temper.
"Your Majesty, this incident is so sudden, no one would have thought that the dragon is still alive in the world, no matter where it came from, we already know its existence, and now we must order the whole country to enter the alert to guard against its attack again. "The Prime Minister doesn't want to dwell on the origin of the dragon, and since it has appeared, you must be prepared, and who knows when it will come back.
"You can do it. Connell didn't like such a troublesome thing, so he left it to the prime minister to do it himself, and he only wanted to catch the dragon now.
"Yes, Your Majesty. The prime minister agreed, and then looked at the scholar: "Scholar, please write a letter to the school city in this matter, and the way to deal with the dragon should only be known to them." ”
The history of the school city is thousands of years, and there are so many books in it that a person can't read them all in a lifetime, and there are definitely records about dragons, and it is the quickest and most effective way to get help from them.
"Of course, there is no problem, but this season the mountains are covered with heavy snow, and even if you write a letter in the past, you may not receive an immediate reply, so the Prime Minister has put his hopes on defense first. "The scholar didn't refuse, but the school city didn't have a smooth exchange of information with the outside world, and it wouldn't be effective help for a while, and before that, it still had to rely on Xue Mancheng itself.
"In addition to this incident, many people were injured in the panic today, and I ask Your Majesty to order the pacification of these casualties. "The Prime Minister has another piece of news that there are too many people watching the ceremony today, and that many people have been injured by the dragon's appearance because they have accidentally escaped, and the king has an obligation to take care of them at this time.
"You can do it with the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and you don't have to come to me for the rest of the questions. Conor said impatiently, "It's just a few pariahs, and it's worth bothering him with all this."
After the dragon event, there is no way to proceed with the celebration.
Everyone hid in the house and did not dare to come out, and occasionally someone came out and ran quickly to the eaves. The snowy city fell silent, with only patrolling soldiers walking around the streets.
In the evening, the panicked people finally had the courage to open the windows and stand in their houses to discuss the day's events with their neighbors across the street.