Chapter 5

"You are the best gift the gods have given me, your smile is like an angel, may you grow up healthy and beautiful, you will be the pearl of the empire, our little princess, Isabella. β€”Louis David, 19th Emperor of the Rhine Empire

Since the eleventh emperor of the Rhine Empire, who was overwhelmed by the congestion and noise of the city, ordered the demolition of the outer walls of Lorraine, the entire Lorrain has expanded more than twenty times in the past few hundred years, and the walls of the palace have been demolished and demolished seventeen times. It's really hard to describe how big Lorrain is, anyway, the people of the Sea Kings Islands say that Lorrain will be bigger than their country if it goes on like this.

The whole of Lorain is backed by Crown Mountain, which is an arc-shaped mountain range. The royal palace of the Rhine Empire is located in the most recessed part of the mountain range, and the whole of Lorrain spreads outward with the palace as a point. Although the walls of the palace have been repaired, the expansion of the palace has almost never stopped, so that it has no defensive effect for at least a hundred years, and has either not been repaired or has just been demolished.

However, the unrepaired part is always the edge of the palace, and the vicinity of the gate will always be repaired as soon as possible, and the construction of the Lorain Palace over the centuries can be said to have created a group of artists. Now, for example, a man with short black hair and beard, dressed in an old-fashioned aristocratic robe with gold ornamentation, is riding through the gates of the palace, which are made of tall quadrangular boulders, flanked by the towers of the kingdom of Myne, with a dark blue and purple color and gilt trim indicating the cost of thousands of silver coins.

Ride the horse and continue through the promenade under construction, as well as the previous promenade, the former promenade, the current fountain art group, and the former promenade, now the Chrisse Garden. Jumped off the horse at the escort of the guards.

"Count Saran. A friendly voice rang in the man's ear.

Saran looked back and saw an old figure sitting under a paulownia tree. "Randy University Fellow. Saran greeted the white-bearded old man in front of him with respect. At the age of 93, Randy is still strong, bald but with long white curls and beard, and always wears a simple gray robe.

"I'm old, I can't walk anymore. Randy stood up with a smile and looked at the tall King's Hall on the hundreds of steps in the distance, the whole building was like a tall throne, and the wide and disproportionate staircase leading to the King's Hall created a 3D visual effect while holding it high, as if the King's Hall was a miracle-like throne.

"It is said that the secret to the longevity of university scholars is to walk wherever they go. Saran replied with a smile, "But scholar, after all, you are old, is it really okay for this royal palace to always go like this?" ”

"The steps in front of the king's palace. Randy looked at the steps, with a melancholy expression on his face, "If you don't go, you can't go." Looking back, Randy's expression had changed back to a full smile: "Anyway, it's definitely a good thing that you don't have to go up this step today, let's go." ”

Saying that, Randy University put his hands behind his back and walked towards the Banshee Garden, and Saran also followed, today is the day of the full moon of Isabella, the little princess of the empire, and the banquet will be held from noon to the next morning. Saran and the scholar arrived late, and by the time they entered the garden, the feast was already in full swing.

Band and bards play cheerful tunes, in the Rhine Palace you can enjoy all the beautiful instruments in the world, hundreds of years of history and national power have created this palace where people can enjoy all the good things in the world. Treats range from typical Rhine court pastries to leaf fruits from the mountain tribes and even camel soup from as far away as Mayne.

As soon as you enter the garden, you can see His Majesty the Emperor holding a crown and holding a wine glass and talking to the people around him, next to the Empress and the Archbishop of the Illuminati Sect holding the newborn princess. Randy stepped forward with a smile, and Saran consciously handed the gift to the squire and went to find his acquaintance on his own.

"Your Majesty, the old minister is late. Randy stepped forward and bowed, the emperor saw that the person who came was a scholar and hurriedly got up, the current emperor of the Rhine, Louis David, was in his forties, with brown curly hair draped behind his head, and a very elegant and unique beard, Wen Taowu was all perfect, Randy was also the emperor's royal teacher, from the time Louis was nine years old to Louis was thirty-two years old, for Louis, this teacher is a heartfelt respect.

"Teacher. Louis personally stepped down and grabbed Randy's arm: "Teacher, didn't I say that you don't need to be so polite, you still have to come on this occasion, and I specially ordered that no one notify you." Louis explained like a child who was afraid of being blamed.

"Huh. Randy smiled kindly, there was such a student who was afraid that he would not be able to find anything to pursue in his life. "Who do you think wants to come, I want to see what kind of little angel Emilia gave birth to. He looked at the queen.

The queen got up with a smile, and Louis hurriedly stretched out his hand to beckon the queen over, saying that he would let the scholar take a look at the little princess. The queen hugged the little princess and held it in front of the scholar, who smiled and reached out to tease Isabella, who was opening her big curious eyes.

The archbishop on the side looked at the scene in front of him, and his face was full of smiles, but there was a strange look in his eyes. A hand was placed on the bishop's shoulder, and the bishop looked back with a smile of relief.

"Your Royal Highness, are you here?" said the archbishop with a smile.

"Yes, Godfather. Prince Charles's brown curls were slightly disheveled, and he looked sleepy, and he was wearing a delicate short robe embroidered with golden arcs.

"Wait a minute, the blessing ceremony is about to begin. The archbishop took the prince by the arm and motioned for him to sit down, and the prince seemed to be slightly displeased with the actions of the emperor and queen and the scholars surrounding the little princess, and sat down with a pout.

After sitting for a while, the archbishop seemed to be a little selfless when he saw the emperor chatting, and the occasional laughter and the eyes of the people around him also made him very uncomfortable, so he stood up and stepped forward to remind the emperor that it was time to start the blessing ceremony.

The Church of Light is found throughout Naranster, but especially in the Rhine, where all believers in the god of light go to the church to ask for the blessing of the child when the moon is full. In poorer areas, the Church of Light holds regular meetings to pray for newborns born throughout the year. Most of the time it's just a process, but the history of the Illuminati in Naranster is more than twice as long as that of the Rhine Empire, and there are many mysterious places, and the archbishop's blessing is naturally different from the ordinary prayer.

When the music stopped and the bell rang, the people, led by the archbishop and the emperor and empress, went to the Great Light Church, which is located inside the palace. The Great Light Church in the Royal Palace is probably the most ornate cathedral outside of the huge Daguang Holy See headquarters in Lorain City.

The interior of the church is reflected in stained glass, the pure white walls are decorated with black ironwood, and in the center is a tall statue of the god of light, which has no obvious form, and looks like a splash of milk, and the image of a pure white human figure bathed in liquid light has been shaped into a streamlined ultra-modernist work under the mastery of the sculptors.

In front of the statue of the god of light, the archbishop held the little princess in his arms, and the loud prayers began to echo throughout the hall as if by magic, and everyone bowed their heads and whispered.

The blessing of the Bishop of the Great Light is an orthodox tradition, not a simple prayer, each Bishop of the Great Light is selected from thousands of children to cultivate, through a special method, they can have a unique resonance with the so-called God of Light, so as to enter a wonderful situation. The best of these children will become Bishops of the Great Light, and the rest will be assigned to various churches according to their abilities.

In the midst of chanting and prayer, the Bishop of the Great Light gradually entered his desired state, a mystical space of consciousness.

"This is?" In the space of consciousness, the archbishop seemed to feel that something was wrong, the scenery around him was very familiar, he must have been to a certain place in the palace, but he couldn't remember where.

A little girl ran past her, looked back and didn't know where she looked, and ran in with a grin. Then came the heart-rending screams.

The archbishop walked in with a frown, and a figure rushed out, seemingly holding the little girl in his arms, and it was a young man who rushed out, that is?! The archbishop seemed to see His Majesty and the Empress lying in a pool of blood, but he was not sure of his eyes, because at that moment the archbishop found that the scene in front of him had changed.

"Are you awake?" the archbishop looked around in confusion, surrounded by the imperial doctor, the university Randy, His Majesty and His Royal Highness the Prince, he was still in the church, he recognized the ceiling, but what was going on just now?

"What's wrong with me?" Raising his head slightly, the archbishop realized that he was lying on the ground.

"You were in the middle of a blessing ceremony when you suddenly fainted. Prince Charles replied.