Chapter 164
At first glance, the Dahl family still has other options, such as trying to hide the news, for example, trying to purify the bloodline...... Wait a minute.
But these choices are actually not reliable, of course they can choose to conceal the news, but there is no impermeable wall under the sky, and sooner or later there will be a day when they can't hide it. What's worse is that things like bloodline awakening are often cyclical, that is, in one or two generations, bloodline awakening often occurs in clusters.
Now that the eldest son of the baron has awakened the bloodline, if nothing else, in this generation or two, there will be many people who have awakened the demonic bloodline, and it is likely that there will be many people.
How can this situation be hidden?
It's impossible!
The method of purifying the bloodline can greatly reduce the risk, but the cost is too high to bear.
Purifying the Bloodline is a ritual of divine and magical spells, and its difficulty is roughly at the quasi-legendary level. It requires a high-level priest or priest, plus a high-level mage or warlock, and two high-level casters to jointly hold it, and it also consumes about 5,000 gold coins of casting materials. At the same time, the person who receives the purification will be weakened due to the weakening of the bloodline, and not only is the life expectancy not long, but it is also difficult to have the ability to fight with others in the future.
The second baron of the Dahl family was sick when he was young, and his health has not been very good ever since. Although he led his troops to fight more than once, he actually did not have the ability to really fight with others, and the actual battles were all in charge of the knights he trusted.
Now that I think about it, where did he get sick, it was clear that his bloodline had been purified!
It's just that the ritual he received was probably not very complete, so he was not able to completely purify the demon bloodline, and it has been passed down until now. The demonic bloodline is much stronger than that of humans, and even if there is only a little left, it is slowly recovering, until now it has entered the awakening period again.
Thinking of this, Baron Dahl complained a little about this ancestor - can't you do things more reliably, do you do things cleanly and beautifully! If you did it beautifully and thoroughly enough, why would you have the trouble in front of you!
And now, if the Dahl family wants to purify the bloodline, the light purification ceremony will be held - only the core lineage, there are also forty-two.
Forty-two purification ceremonies, gold coins alone cost 210,000!
This huge sum of money was enough of a headache, and even more troublesome was that they simply couldn't find that many reliable spellcasters.
Performing such a high-level ritual is also detrimental to the caster itself. Even if the high-level caster is physically strong, it will probably take a month or two to hold it. However, the Dahl family really can't afford to delay, and every day of delay is more dangerous!
Therefore, they really have nothing to do, and the road of purifying the bloodline will not work at all.
This doesn't work, and in the end, of course, there is only one way left: to break away from the aristocratic system, go to the Void Mask, and transfer to the clergy system.
Once they become lords of the Church of the Void Mask, they are no longer bound by the rules of the nobility. Even if the demonic bloodline is exposed, there is also the Void Masmen Church to support them. No matter how much other nobles have opinions, no matter how blushing they are, they can't do anything about them.
As for the price, of course, from now on, we must follow the teachings of His Majesty the Void Mask, work hard, be a down-to-earth person, and be a good person honestly.
This price is not small, but it is still acceptable compared to the exclusion and even persecution of the family, the loss of territory or even the encirclement and suppression.
There is no way, where else can I go now......
The discussion went well, and the core members of the Dahl family finally agreed to the decision to switch sides and join the Church of the Void Mask.
However, they also said that in order not to irritate the gold federation aristocratic faction too much, they will keep the flag of the gold federation for the time being, and wait until the next generation of barons succeed to the throne, and then officially remove the gold coin flag.
The Kabbalah priest has no objection to this, he is a kind person and will not care about this in particular.
As long as the Dahl family is willing to be honest and good people, willing to sincerely believe in His Majesty the Void Mask, and willing to be a group of theocratic lords in peace, everything else is easy to say.
So that night, the Dahl family issued a general summoning order, and all the members of the family were assembled, even those who were too old to get out of bed were carried over, and the children who were still swaddling were to be carried out, and no one was allowed to be missed.
Baron Dahl gave a death order, if you can't gather this time, don't say that you are a member of the Dahl family in the future!
On the morning of the fifth day, the entire Dahl family was assembled, and more than 100 people from the direct side hula came to the shrine of the Void Masquerade Church, and the baptism ceremony was held under the auspices of the Kabbalah priest.
After his baptism, in an uproar, Baron Dahl handed over the seal, scepter, sword, and genealogy to the Kabbalah priest.
The seal means the regime, the scepter means the decree, the sword means the army, and the genealogy means the family, and handing over these four things means that the Dahl family completely renounces its independence and completely merges into the Void Masquerade Church.
After receiving these four things, the Kabbalah priest prayed and returned the seal and sword to Baron Dahl.
This means that, in the name of God, their family is appointed as the administrator of the Dar Realm, and at the same time they are appointed as the supreme leader of the Dal's Leader.
Retaining the Scepter and genealogy means that the territory will be enshrined in accordance with the teachings of the Church of the Void Mask, and the entire Dahl family will become followers of the Church of the Void Mask.
Because the matter had already been announced internally, the members of the Dahl family did not have any objections, but the audience was very surprised, and many people were talking about it, wondering why the Dahl family suddenly made such a crazy decision.
Generally speaking, only fanatical believers who have been thoroughly brainwashed by religion would do such a thing. And Baron Dahl, although he seems to be religious, does not look like a fanatic!
It wasn't until Baron Dahl's eldest son took off his hood to reveal a short sulphur-colored horn on his forehead that the reason became apparent.
Baron Dahl did not hide it, and bluntly announced the matter of the family bloodline. When they learned that the Dahl family actually had demonic blood, many well-informed people, especially those who knew something about the history of the Dahl family, suddenly realized.
That being the case, it is not surprising.
Although the territory is important, in order to continue the family, in order to avoid a crisis, Baron Dahl's choice is also understandable.
In contrast, many people are a little curious - although the demon bloodline also has many dangers and troubles, it can also bring benefits. Since the Dahl family has demonic bloodline and has escaped the crisis with the support of the Void Mask Church, will they quickly become strong in the future?
Definitely......
As a result, the green jellyfish flag on the gate tower of Dahl City was finally erected logically.