When Charlotte, dressed in full costume, came to the manor hall, enthusiastic applause rang out.

In the luxurious reception hall, the people were buzzing, and the nobles got up one after another and saluted the girl.

Among them were families and wealthy merchants who had business dealings with Castel, representatives of various friendly families, and emissaries of the lower nobles from Castel's domain.

Charlotte was dressed in a gorgeous aristocratic dress, with long blond hair naturally draped behind her, elegant and noble, beautiful and charming, like a holy angel under the dreamy and colorful crystal lamp.

Today, she looks more beautiful and mature.

Of course, Charlotte knew it was just costumes and makeup effects.

She measured her height every once in a while, and since the crossing, she hadn't actually grown tall at all, and she was still that poor little body when she took off her clothes.

Charlotte had serious doubts that from the moment she became a Bloodline, her body shape and appearance had been completely stereotyped.

Seeing the young girl entering the hall, the crowd attending the ceremony moved out of the way, and the silk carpet with burgundy as the main tone led straight to the front of the hall.

There, Raoult, the director of the mission hospital, wore a white priest's robe and a smile of relief.

Charlotte made her way through the crowd to the front of the hall.

She pinched the corners of her skirt, bowed gracefully to Raoult, and smiled:

"Good evening, Grandpa Raoult."

Raoul also laughed:

"Good evening, Charlotte, congratulations on coming of age, you are really beautiful today."

"Thank you for the compliment."

Charlotte smiled.

As she spoke, she blinked again:

"Congratulations on becoming the Grand Priest of Boulder."

"It's just the acting high priest, if you can't pass the church's charismatic test and become a blazing sun, you will have to return to the church hospital after all."

Raoul shook his head.

Is it a test of divine grace......

Charlotte's heart moved slightly, and she secretly remembered the name.

Raoult, the director of the Mission Hospital, was elected Grand Priest of Boulder, much to Charlotte's surprise.

Generally speaking, only a Blazing Sun third-order priest is qualified to become a great priest.

As far as Black Cat Nice knows, this appears to be the result of a power struggle between the Inquisition and the Church of Boulder.

In order to purge the fallen priests of the Church of Boulder, the newly appointed Grand Knight did not want to see a strong archpriest, so he supported Raoult, who was still Silvermoon.

That's right, purge the fallen priests.

As the saying goes, the upper beam is not right and the lower beam is crooked, the high priest Linus is willing to fall, and there is no shortage of his henchmen in the Boulder church.

Perhaps these henchmen did not know the secrets of the High Priest, but their hands and feet were not clean, and some of them even participated in the activities of the Drunken Dream Salon as well.

In recent months, under the inspection of the Inquisition, the Church of Boulder has been jumping every day.

For Charlotte, though, it's a good thing.

She has always maintained a good relationship with Raoult, and Raoul will perform the sacraments of passage for her, which can also avoid some unnecessary incidents.

"You're going to pass the test, after all...... Your faith is so devout. ”

Charlotte smiled.

Priest Raoul didn't look so excited, but smiled bitterly:

"Let's hope...... Border is a mess now, nearly a quarter of the entire cathedral has been dismissed by the Grand Knight, and who knows what will happen in the future. ”

Charlotte blinked again:

"If you don't want to stay in Boulder anymore, apply to come to Castel, what Castel needs is an upright priest like you."

"Hahaha...... Charlotte, you're getting better at talking. ”

Raoul laughed.

After speaking, as if thinking of something, he hesitated for a moment, and then asked:

"Charlotte, are you still counting the oaths you made to the church in front of Linus?"

Charlotte smiled slightly and lowered her head.

Raoul was stunned.

He sighed softly and said:

"I see."

"I know what Linus did made you a little disappointed in the church, but...... He has already received the punishment he deserves. ”

"If you have the idea, the doors of the Holy Court are always open for you."

Charlotte hesitated, raised her head, and looked at the old priest sincerely:

"Grandpa Raoult, I did hesitate."

"I want to ...... Maybe it's also because my faith is not religious. ”

"If I can, when I return to the realm after the succession to the title, I hope to be able to enter the church school in Castel in my spare time, to further my knowledge of the church, and to pray and confess in the light."

Listening to the girl's words, Raoul was pleased:

"When you inherit the territory, do you also name a noble priest...... I understand. ”

"Don't worry, I will write you a letter of introduction, and the Light will bear witness to your piety and listen to your voice."

Charlotte smiled sweetly and was very happy:

"Thank you!"

She was really happy.

As long as she is a noble priest, even if she is nominal, even if she returns to Castel, she can swagger into the local church to gather wool.

"That's as it should be."

Raoul smiled.

After finishing speaking, he straightened up again:

"Alright, it's almost time, let's get started."

Dean Raoul clapped his hands, and the music in the hall stopped instantly, and the boiling crowd fell silent.

Charlotte's bar mitzvah ceremony also officially began.

In Miria, the rite of passage for the nobility is divided into two parts.

One is that the elders formally introduce the adult nobles to the guests and receive blessings from the guests.

The second is the sacrament, in which the clergy of the church will give the adult nobles the divine blessing on behalf of the church, a divine ritual that can improve physical fitness and disease resistance, and help the nobles strengthen the power of the bloodline.

Because Charlotte was the only direct member of the Castel family, Charlotte, the presiding officer of the coming-of-age ceremony, was handed over to the old priest Raoult.

Officially introducing Charlotte to the nobles was just a formality.

As the current de facto head of the Castel family, Charlotte had already taken over the authority of the family a year earlier, and the nobles present were more or less familiar with her.

That is, the envoys and representatives of the lower nobles of the Countdom of Castel, who had rushed to hear the news, still cast their eyes on her with inquiring eyes, and they were quite curious about her, the future lord.

Charlotte's coming-of-age ceremony, many of Castel's families sent representatives to attend.

However, Charlotte noticed that none of the representatives sent by these representatives seemed to be of high status, not a single noble family head was present, and many family representatives were not even noble......

It was clear that the nobles of the Castel Lords did not take her young heir very seriously.

The formal presentation of the identity soon ended, followed by the sacrament.

This is also a process that Charlotte is more concerned about (as it is likely that she will be able to use the power of the Light to gather a little wool).

Accompanied by an ethereal chant, Charlotte pinched her bulging skirt and knelt down on one knee.

Bathed in divine radiance, Raoul held the sacred law in one hand, recited the blessings of the rite of passage in a subdued voice, and with the other hand smeared with holy oil, he gently sketched a ring cross on the maiden's forehead representing the sacred royal court.

With Raoult's movements, a holy glow shrouded Charlotte's body.

The familiar burning pain came from all over her body, and Charlotte soon saw new information emerge from her consciousness:

[The Blood Tome detected a magical ritual on the way-]

[Title: Sacrament Ritual]

【Caster: Divine Light】

[Recipient: Charlotte de Castre]

[Effect: The blessings and marks given by the Divine Light to mortals can stimulate the potential and potential of the recipient, improve the recipient's physique and bloodline strength, and at the same time mark and hint at the recipient, mark the soul coordinates of the recipient, and make the recipient's position more inclined to the Divine Court. 】

[Interception probability: 100%]

[Interception?] 】

Sacrament rituals?

Charlotte's heart fluttered slightly.

The last time Leno was in the sacrament, she hadn't detected the ritual.

In this way...... Could it be that the Great Priest Linus didn't really perform the true sacrament for the other party, but just went through the motions?

It's just that......

Marking the soul vs. suggesting a stand?

Charlotte was thoughtful.

She vaguely knew why the Holy Court wanted to carry out the sacramental rites among the nobles.

It was a blessing and a means for the Holy Court to indirectly control the nobility.

Charlotte notes that while Raoul is the one who performs the sacraments, the caster detected by the Blood Tome is the "Holy Light".

This is the power of Lord Harald.

In other words, it is the god Harald who uses the hands of the believers to bless the recipient, and at the same time marks the coordinates of the soul of the recipient and hints at the position.

Charlotte's heart fluttered slightly.

Sacrament for Adults...... It is a means for the Holy Court to cultivate potential believers, and it is also a means for the gods to extend their gaze to mortals!

Charlotte didn't intercept the ritual and let it fall on her.

The holy light bloomed on the girl's body, and Charlotte clearly felt a scorching power rushing into her body like a flame.

However, the moment the Holy Light entered her body, she manipulated the Blood Sacred Text, using the power of the Blood Divine Power that was similar to "bloodsucking" to devour the Holy Light.

At the same time, Charlotte felt as if she had established some kind of inexplicable connection with a brilliant sea of light.

It seems that the "blessing" on Charlotte was unsuccessful, and after the Holy Light that entered her body was swallowed, the Holy Light that enveloped Charlotte did not end.

In Charlotte's perception, the ocean of light in the dark suddenly boiled!

The bright light continued to bloom in the girl's body, and Charlotte only felt that more holy light rushed into her body, as if desperately trying to "purify" her heresy.

Charlotte didn't refuse, let the light pour in, and then laughed and devoured it.

Then...... The light that shrouded her brightened even brighter.

As if she did not believe in evil, the divine light became more and more dazzling, and Charlotte even faintly felt a strong rejection and hostility from the holy light.

That rejection and hostility are not self-conscious.

In the girl's perception, this rejection felt like some kind of program set in advance.

It's just that at this moment, this kind of program has increased its holy light output because of Charlotte's "stubbornness".

Thus, a scene that shocked the old priest Raoul and many guests appeared.

I saw that the girl's body was extremely dazzling.

Holy light spurs fluttered and descended from the sky, flying around the maiden, scrambling to pour into her body.

As...... Miracles!

Some of the priests present became excited on the spot, and they couldn't help but draw a ring cross on their chests, looking at the girl bathed in holy light with a feverish expression, and their voices were full of trembling:

"Miracles...... This is a miracle! ”

"Praise be to the holy! She was blessed by the Light! ”

"The Radiance of Divine Grace...... Could it be that she is really a natural saint?! ”

The priests looked excited.

Under the fierce attack of the Holy Light, Charlotte freely absorbed the power belonging to the Divine Lord Harald.

Until she faintly reached a certain critical point, a strong palpitation and uneasiness surged over her.

In the dark, Charlotte sensed as if there was a vicissitudes of life and an ancient will gradually awakening.

Her heart jumped, and she hurriedly stopped this almost cheating absorption, and at the same time suspended the sacrament ceremony.

Without a source of power, the Light grew weak and stopped violating her.

The light faded, and the vague repulsion and hostility faded away, and with it the holy light that shrouded the girl......

In Charlotte's perception, her connection with the mysterious sea of light was completely severed.

Charlotte felt a little unsatisfied.

Although it was not pleasant when she was burned by the Holy Light, and it could even be said that it was quite painful, she had just grabbed quite a large amount of power!

Not to mention anything else, it took her more than half a year to finally recover to 27.8 points, which was more than doubled to 55 points directly under the holy light that lasted for about three minutes just now!

This surprised Charlotte quite a bit.

At the same time, she was also very curious about the ocean of light that she had just communicated.

"That will to gradually awaken, could it be the god Harald? Is He sleeping? ”

"I just ...... It can't be connected to Him, right? ”

Charlotte was thoughtful.

The ocean of light she had just seen was vast.

Compared to the other party, the power she quietly absorbed was like a drop of water in the ocean.

But it was this drop of water that directly made her blood divine power almost return to the peak of the True Ancestor's liberation time......

"Sure enough, compared to finding a way to produce divine power by yourself, this kind of almost plundering 'bloodsucking' is more refreshing and faster!"

Charlotte said secretly.

Coming out of the joy of the wool, Charlotte opened her eyes.

It's just that when she saw the surrounding scene clearly, she was stunned.

In the hall, there was silence, and a pin drop could be heard.

Everyone's eyes were on her.

The priests' faces were excited, and their eyes looked at her with burning eyes, like treasures.

The guests' eyes widened and their expressions were full of shock.

Charlotte: ......

Good guy, did she make a big move just now?

……

At the same time, in the churches of the various minians of the world where the statue of the god Harald is enshrined.

The priests and the faithful knelt down in front of the idol and prayed fervently.

Just now, they witnessed a strange scene together......

All the statues of the gods and goddesses enshrined in the church were lit up.

(End of chapter)