Chapter 53: The Scepter of the Temple (for the first helmsman, Drunken Lanfeng)
"Let's stop this matter, you don't have to take it to heart, and don't talk to outsiders."
Klein put his index finger on his lips and smiled, "Roy, it's rare to come to this party, do you want me to introduce you to a few beautiful girls?" I happen to know a girl your age who is exceptionally pretty, and I'm here tonight, so why don't you try inviting her to a dance? ”
"No, no, no."
Roy hurriedly waved his hand, "I'm more interested in inheritors than this, I heard that your team is called "a once-in-a-century miracle in Sidney".
"Rather than dancing with the girls, I'd rather hear from Senior Klein about some of the anecdotes that happened to you at the academy. It can be regarded as a foundation for my upcoming life at the Inheritor Academy. ”
"You're serious, but don't be a muscle-filled battle maniac like someone, or life will be a lot less fun-"
Klein glanced at Qin Liu teasingly, and then said, "If you want to get to know the other two teammates of our team, then you will be disappointed." Vera's identity is more special, and she is also more ...... on weekdays Busy, so didn't come today. ”
He only mentioned Vera's name, not even more than introduction, because he knew that Roy must know who he was talking about.
He and one of Qin Liu's teammates: Vera Erlan, is a direct descendant of the Elder Lan family, the temple family, and the next "Holy Maiden" of Sidney.
The representative of the ruling seat, the Ellan family, who holds the scepter of the temple, has the most special status even among the eighteenth family of the temple.
There are six special mechanisms in Sidney that are controlled by the Inheritor, namely:
the Temple of Sidnia, controlled by the priesthood;
Knights of the Templars, controlled by knights;
the Inheritor's Society, which is controlled by the mage's profession;
an expeditionary legion under the command of a warrior;
Eden's Lookout, controlled by the shooter class;
and the Shepherds, controlled by the Assassins.
Among them, the Temple Council is an independent existence within the Sidenia Temple, and the original Temple is composed of three parts:
The Temple Church, headed by a priest, is responsible for maintaining the operation of all churches in the city of Sidnia;
The deacon of the Temple, who was under the charge of the priests, was responsible for all the day-to-day affairs of the city of Sidney;
and the Scepters of the Temple, who are the agents of the will of Sidney, who preside over major festivals, festivals, and events, and issue new policies and codes to the people.
As the holder of the temple scepter, each generation of the Ellan family will be given the title of "Holy Son" or "Holy Maiden".
Her role was to preside over major festivals or festivals as a symbol of Sidnia, as well as to proclaim important matters in front of the people.
The people of Sidneya may be unfamiliar with several other special institutions in Sidney, but even the most ignorant people know the Sidneyan Temple, and remember the name of the current Son or Virgin.
This was true even in the earliest periods, when Sidenia was still in its authoritarian phase.
However, in those days, people would call the direct descendants of the Ellan family -
King.
In the earliest days, it was the Ellan family who led all mankind to the foot of the World Tree and established the main city of Sidnia, they became the first and last king of Sidney, and named the first world of the World Tree the Ellan Plains.
Even though Sidenia later underwent a period of bloodless reforms, autocracy became parliamentary, and the "king" ceased to exist, there was still a need for an embodiment of Sidney's will to stand before the people and lead them forward.
Thus, the original king became the present Son or Maiden.
No matter how the times change and how the name changes, the Erlan family, as a former royal family, has always been an idol in front of the people of Sidney.
And its direct descendant, Vera Ellan, is the next saint of Sidney, and her special status naturally makes it impossible to easily participate in all kinds of dinners and parties.
Roy nodded, his original purpose for attending the dinner party was very simple, just to see Qin Liu and Klein, and thank him by the way, and he didn't really want to meet the saint, or have an affair or something.
Just saying that, it's just a matter of changing the subject.
"The other one you may know better, Barton, he's from Abraham's house."
Klein said meaningfully, "It's also a coincidence, he just left on the front foot, and you came on the back foot, but the two of you haven't seen each other for a while, maybe it's a good thing." ”
Roy's face turned strange: "Is he dark-skinned and tall?" ”
Klein was surprised: "You just ran into him?" ”
Roy smiled: "He was in a hurry, accidentally bumped into me, and apologized to me." ”
"Hmm." Klein said slowly, "Since you call me a senior, I will also give you a piece of advice as a senior." ”
"Don't make a feud with any of the temple families lightly, Roy, you can't imagine their heritage."
"At the same time, you must also remember that there are no permanent enemies in the world, and your former allies may leave you at any time."
"Taught." Roy bowed.
The atmosphere relaxed, and after chatting for a while, he said goodbye to Klein and Qin Liu.
Before leaving, Roy finally asked, "What is the name of the girl you mentioned just now who is the same age as me?" ”
"Sure enough, you still care."
Klein hooked the corners of his mouth, "Her name is Jiang Xuan, and she is the person who represents the Jiang family in the "Summoning Stream", but she is just a sideline, you don't have to care too much about her identity, just treat her as an ordinary aristocratic girl." ”
"I just thought that she would become my classmate in the Inheritor Academy in the future, and remember her name."
Roy explained with a smile.
Jiang 簌簌...... I hadn't heard of the name, which at least meant that she was not a student at the Kassel Elementary Academy, but should have attended another school.
When he left the terrace and returned to the banquet hall, he also stopped to pay attention to whether there were any girls of the same age.
After looking at it for a while, Roy didn't find a suitable target, so he shrugged his shoulders and walked out of the restaurant without hesitation.
Even if he saw it, he wouldn't really talk to him, just to make an impression on himself. There is still half a year before entering the Inheritor Academy, so there is no need to rush to climb the love of classmates.
On the terrace, Qin Liu watched Roy walk away, and then asked, "What is your idea, and you are going to introduce the little girl of the Jiang family to him?" ”
"Are you in a hurry? Is it because they are afraid that they will join forces to be detrimental to your brother? Klein teased.
"Of course not."
Qin Liu straightened his chest and said proudly, "The Qin family has never been afraid of challenges, Ah Xiang is the future head of the Qin family, and this difficulty is nothing to him." ”
"You brother." Klein shook his head and smiled, "Qin Xiang's cultivation talent is indeed good, but in my opinion, Roy may not be worse than Qin Xiang. ”
"Don't worry about me, Roy has indeed gone further than him now." Qin Liu said lightly, "Roy has already taken his first step, but his sword has not yet drunk blood. ”
Everyone thought that Qin Xiang was the top leader among his peers, but they didn't expect these two to think that the current Roy was actually better than Qin Xiang.
Then, Qin Liu's tone suddenly changed: "But before I challenged Vera, everyone thought I would lose. ”
Before she defeated Vera in the academy ring, everyone believed that the leader and strongest of the team, which consisted entirely of four direct descendants of the Shrine Family, would be the future Saint Vera Ellan.
This is a matter of course, the reason why the Ellan family can become the former royal family is because of the incomparable power and suppressive power of the "Judgment".
In a head-to-head duel, under the same rank, the "verdict" is a near-invincible existence.
The status of the Erlan family is based on strength.
But in the duel between Qin Liu and Vera, Qin Liu personally smashed the legend of invincibility under the same rank and won the duel.
That battle made Qin Liu the captain of this team, and also established her position at the top of the academy.
"You are an exception, Qin Xiang may not be able to reach such a height as you."
Klein emphasized, "Roy's talent is unprecedented, and he has a heart that matches his talent, and I am not worried about his strength, but I am more worried about his sharpness, jealousy, and early death." The challenge Qin Xiang faced would not be easier than when you faced Vera in the first place. ”
"I understand, but it's a good thing for him to have such a strong opponent pushing him forward." Qin Liu's eyes lit up, "It's like if I wouldn't be able to have the cultivation I have now if Vera hadn't spurred me on at all times."
"Next, I'm going to take Ah Xiang to the top of the World Tree for special training, what he lacks is not hard work or talent, but actual combat training."
Klein looked at her sparkling eyes, couldn't help but fall into silence, and began to mourn for Qin Xiang in his heart.
The actual combat called special training by this crazy woman made his scalp tingle just thinking about it.
"And I don't think you have the time to think about others."
Qin Liu looked at him for a long time, "You better think about it, how can you convince those old antiques to implement the satellite plan in the year-end council meeting." ”
……
For the next period of time, Roy stayed at home, and from time to time, a law enforcer came to the door and took him and Arya to make a confession and go through the process.
On this day, at the shepherd's headquarters, he saw Zhou Fangwu again.
In such a dreary and bloody atmosphere of the dungeon that night, he didn't carefully observe Zhou Fangwu's appearance, but now that he looked closely, he found that she was indeed very young, not a few years older than Qin Liu and Crane.
With capable short black hair, a delicate melon seed face, and a pair of red red pupils under the knife-like willow eyebrows, paired with the red and black uniforms of the law enforcers, he exudes a sense of oppression that no one can enter.
And because of her cold and beautiful face, it adds a touch of mystery and temptation to this sense of oppression, like a bright poppy blooming in the abyss, charming and dangerous.
Qin Liu also had a similar temperament when she had a cold face, but she was not so much an iceberg beauty as a crazy beauty, revealing her desire for battle and strife in her charm.
But Zhou Fangwu is like a blood-stained knife, or an ice cube that has not melted for thousands of years, just standing there quietly, giving people a kind of cold that penetrates deep into the bone marrow.
"The case has been dealt with, and the time for Ivey's burial has been set, just three days later."
Zhou Fangwu sat opposite Roy and Arya, looked at the documents in his hand, and said succinctly, "At that time, the relevant person in charge will come to pick you up, and during the burial process, no more than fifty people are allowed to follow, but they can only be sent to the dungeon, and the family members who can finally enter Valhalla are no more than three people, understand?" ”
"Understood." Roy and Arya answered.
"Then let's go back." Zhou Fangwu glanced at the clock on the wall, stood up, and instructed the staff around him, "Send them back to the house." ”
The enforcer on the side bowed his head respectfully: "Yes, my lord." ”
"Thank you, Lord Zhou Fang." Roy followed and stood up and said.
Zhou Fangwu glanced at him, raised his chin slightly, and thanked him, then turned around and left the room.
As a direct member of the Zhou Fang family in charge of the Enforcer's Squad, she is like the queen of the castle here.
Roy followed the enforcer outside, thinking to himself that if everything had gone well, Crane might have a higher status in the Night's Watch than she did when he was her age.
After all, he is the only seedling of the Florentine family, the future ruler of the King James Night's Watch.
And Zhou Fangwu is only the second leader, the captain of the law enforcer and the head of the Zhou Fang family is her brother Zhou Fang.
Walking out the door of the shepherds' headquarters, bathed in the dazzling sunlight, Roy narrowed his eyes and left the distractions in his mind behind.
He wouldn't really think that he was now qualified to participate in the intrigue between the Divine Temple families, and when this incident was over, he would continue to cultivate quietly and silently improve his strength.
He knew what he wanted, what he was suited for, and the negotiations with Leon were tiring enough, and he was better suited to be a fighter than a politician.
Three more days passed.
These days, under the momentum of the newspaper and well-intentioned people, the public opinion of the Christian family case has become bigger and bigger, although it was the night watchman who was responsible for solving the case who made perjury and reversed black and white, but it was the Temple of Sidenia that finally handed down the verdict in front of the masses.
As a Sidnia, the prestige and status of the temple in the hearts of the people has always been very high, people believe in the gods, and they also believe in the temple, and there is no objection to all the decisions it makes, but now there is an oolong of unjust cases.
Countless pairs of eyes were silently watching the follow-up response of the Sidenia Temple to this unjust case.
Including the funeral ceremony for Ivy Christian's burial at Valhalla this morning.