It was still morning, but as the sun was getting higher, it was getting closer to noon.

As mentioned earlier, the day when the new king of the empire is officially crowned and enthroned is a specially selected auspicious day. And with auspicious days, of course, there will also be good days. To be honest, due to some special reasons, when the Grand Prince and his luxurious honor guard arrived at the lakeside, it was a little earlier than scheduled.

But it doesn't matter, it's better to wait if it's early, safety first......

"Your Highness, please come aboard, the Pope and your Excellency are waiting to greet you on the other side. ”

"Sir, please show us your invitation and cooperate with us in conducting a simple identity check. Just go through the program, thanks...... If there is no invitation, the temple would like to say sorry in advance, please step aside according to the Knight of Light's request, and we will find a suitable place for you to watch the ceremony around the lakeside, thank you for your cooperation......"

"Haha, it should be, it should be, it's hard work......"

......

The lineup of the luxurious honor guard is indeed luxurious, princes and nobles, family ladies, accompanying guards, and wealthy businessmen and celebrities who intend to watch the ceremony from a close distance to mingle with their faces, or ordinary people who simply want to join in the fun, etc., all gathered together to surround the lakeside pier.

And the number of places to accompany the eldest prince into the temple is limited, and it has long been decided, so of course it is impossible for so many people to board the boat and get on the island. To be precise, most of the people here don't have a ticket to see the ceremony. But it's all here, so naturally it's not easy to drive it away.

Fortunately, the temple has been prepared for this for a long time, and constantly sends people to divert and guide, and methodically separates the two types of people who have invitations and those who do not. The former, after inspection, was invited ashore to the big boat. The latter is pulled directly to the slightly higher mounds around the lakeside...... Generally. It's just that the scene seems to be chaotic, but the chaos is regular, and everything is under control.

Of course, this situation will occur, mainly because of the abnormal cooperation of everyone. At present, this is the important moment for the coronation and enthronement of the new king of the empire, and the place is still in the thousand-year-old temple - under the pressure of the two major forces, I believe that even those with muddy brains will not dare to make any trouble here and now.

Soon. About 100 lucky people accompanied the eldest prince, divided into two groups to board the shore boats, and set sail to the islands in the lake amid the countless eyes full of envy, jealousy and hatred around them and the earth-shattering cheers.

Seeing that the shore of the lake was left far behind, the eldest prince and his party who arrived here safely finally calmed down a little apprehension in their hearts. Immediately, the excitement and excitement began to rise irrepressibly......

Coronation and enthronement!

Even if the current situation of the Bran Empire is not good, or even bad, it is an ancient empire with a glorious history of thousands of years. And to be able to become the new king, completely control this giant empire. The eldest prince naturally had reason to be excited.

As for the big figures and nobles at the top of the imperial power apparatus who came with them, there were also good reasons to be excited. In fact, I can board the boat and stand here. Witnessing the coronation and enthronement ceremony of the eldest prince in person represents a very valuable qualification. You must know that if you are a qiē shun lì, this qualification can at least ensure that their family will prosper for a hundred years!

If you are not a decent person who has seen a big scene and has enough experience, I believe that they will definitely raise their arms and shout at this time to vent the ecstasy in their hearts......

Whoa-

Father, I did it! Without your nod and approval, and without the affirmation of your edict, I still did it by myself...... Brother, what are you doing now? Are you still alive? Still fighting in that little southern town? Hehe...... It's okay, I'll prove it to you, only I can lead this empire and bring it back to glory......!

Looking at the white waves splashing on both sides of the hull, the eldest prince clenched his fists and raised the corners of his mouth slightly. For a time, he was full of energy and proud.

Semi-ring,

"Welcome, Your Majesty, the future king of the empire. ”

Thank you so much! Thank you...... Well, thank you, Your Holiness, Your Holiness Pope and the Bishops, for your kind welcome. When the bow of the ship touched the island pier, and the senile Pope led more than a dozen cardinal archbishops to make a welcoming gesture, the eldest prince obviously had not been able to immediately calm down the excitement and ecstasy in his heart, so the guide was a little out of shape in etiquette, and he also stammered a little when answering.

Fortunately, he was not slow to react, and after a deliberate pause, he readjusted his mentality, looked up at the kind Pope, and smiled with a slightly self-deprecating smile, "Sorry, I'm a little too excited...... Well, when I was a child, when I understood the meaning of my identity, I prayed to the gods many times, praying that the omnipotent gods could bless me to be loved by my father and become the crown prince......!

"Oh, that's not surprising. The Pope replied calmly and gently: "God the Father is merciful, and He always gives more hope to those who pray to Him. Besides, Your Highness, you have worked hard enough. ”

Well, if you count poisoning his father and assassinating his younger brother, the eldest prince really worked hard enough, and he fought hard......

Raise your hands and bow down, standard believer etiquette: "Thank God the Father for the gift." ”

Seeing this, the Pope smiled and nodded, as if he was extremely satisfied with the pious gesture shown by the Grand Prince. At this time, the cardinal archbishop on the side stepped forward and saluted: "Perhaps your Highness, you already know that the coronation ceremony will be held at noon and will be held in the main hall. Until then, Your Highness you need to bathe and change your clothes......"

After a pause, he looked at the eldest prince who nodded again and again, and said with a smile, "Of course, it's still early then." So if you don't mind, Your Highness, we can accompany you on a brief tour of the island landscape first. ”

"It's my pleasure. Of course, the eldest prince would not refuse, and nodded with the same satisfaction.

In a way, the above dialogue with the meaning of mutual compliment actually represents the relationship between the temple and the empire today - mutual help and prosperity!

This is the South, not the North where the foundation of faith has been messed up by Donn. The influence of the temple here. It's still as strong as ever.

The empire needs this powerful influence. Especially at this special time of internal and external troubles.

As for the Temple of Light. The very nature of the choice it can make. It is a religious community, not a center of power. It's like a vine, even if it's jaw-droppingly powerful, it's still going to cling to a tree. The choice is just to see which tree is strong enough......

And when both sides know this in their hearts and agree with this tone, it will become easy to say. What follows is that the atmosphere of the lakeside pier is harmonious.

During the greetings here, the accompanying nobles who disembarked from the boat one by one in the rear. I was almost done with the examination again.

That's right, it's a secondary check, which is not surprising. After all, there was still some chaos on the other side of the lake just now, and the inspection was more just a procedure, not careful. But now that I have actually come to the temple association, the situation is naturally different.

When the time came, Donn's identity as an assassin had already become famous all over the world, and his level of disguise was even more known. The intelligence department on this side of the temple is not a dry meal, so it is natural to be prepared for this. Therefore, including the eldest prince, one person from the capital is counted as one. Before disembarking, all must undergo a serious and tedious check to confirm identity......

Fortunately, the results are good. After a rigorous inspection, there was no abnormality.

Then, under the introduction of the eldest prince, the accompanying nobles stepped forward one by one to salute and greet the high-level of the temple, and it was inevitable that there would be another polite greeting, not to mention it for the time being. Immediately at the invitation of the latter, a group of people began to visit the temple with a smile and laughter......

To be honest, there really wasn't much to say about the scenery, and the temple would always be just an island, and the well-informed nobles wouldn't be surprised by the well-informed people. Of course, whether you are interested or not, you always have to do superficial work, so the atmosphere is not bad......

After a while, the group traveled to the center of the island, turned the corridor, and a huge figure sculpture carved from flawless jade burst into view, as if reaching the sky and the earth, majestic and majestic.

"That's ...... Well, I want to go to the god's seat and pray, I wonder if it's okay?"

The Pope nodded happily: "Of course, God the Father will not refuse the prayers of any believer. After a pause, he looked up at the sky, "It happens to be in the direction of the main hall, it's not early, and after His Highness finishes praying, the coronation ceremony will almost begin." ”

"Thank you, Your Excellency, for your promise. Bowing down, the eldest prince shrugged his shoulders and smiled, "I'm not afraid of your jokes, Pope, I've been under a lot of pressure lately...... The empire is not optimistic now, and the barbarian army on the north bank of the Lenau River is ready to move, and according to the analysis of the military department, there should be a change in the other side in the near future......!

The Pope still looked calm and relieved: "Victory will surely belong to the light, Your Highness need not worry, according to the agreement, the Temple will fully support you and your army in the future, defend the Lenau River, and never let those evil heretics from the north have the opportunity to infect the land of the Guide." ”

"That would be great, and on behalf of the Empire, I thank the Pope and all of you for your support. After a pause, the eldest prince looked at the temple general building complex from a distance, and suddenly asked, "By the way, I don't know what Xia Wei'an...... What about the Temple traitors now?"

Hearing this, the Pope raised his eyebrows slightly, and finally understood what the eldest prince really meant, and replied with a smile, "It's still in custody, and there is nothing abnormal." Immediately, he turned his palm and pointed to his feet, "This is the temple association, the place of divine blessing." No one has been, is, or will ever be able to cause chaos in the Father's sight!"

"Haha, that's good, that's good......" are all smart people, and if you hurt your face, you don't need to put it on the table. Hearing the confident promise made by the Pope himself, the dark shadow of the crisis that had been lurking in the heart of the eldest prince finally disappeared completely.

yes, what is this place?

The temple will always be! The millennium is not a joke there, if you only talk about the number of masters, no force on the continent will dare to say that it can force the temple to the end. In other words, if there is still a safe place on this continent, it must be the temple of the Divine Chamber!

Hasn't the assassin Donn, who had been afraid to show up a few days ago, and who didn't even dare to try to sneak into the temple and always make some noise, have proven this?

After completely calming down, the eldest prince laughed and waved his hand to invite, "Your Excellency, please ...... Oh, watch out for the stone steps. "The majestic statue of the god is not far away, and the main hall is even closer to where everyone is, just separated by a long railing stone path.

Step on the steps and walk up the stone path. Perhaps because of his mood, the eldest prince suddenly noticed that the surrounding scenery became more pleasing to the eye.

In fact, this is exactly the case, of course, the bluestone slab road and the white jade railing are not very beautiful, but the large ornamental ponds on both sides of the stone road are different. The crystal clear pale green pond water, the exquisite rockeries of various shapes, and the free to come and go to watch the swimming fish...... In particular, the unique variety of water lotus that is different from other places, the fluffy green leaves cover the sky and the sun, and the holy lotus blooms proudly and magnificently, which makes people can't help but have a sense that they can only be viewed from a distance and cannot be blasphemed, which is really beautiful.

"What does Your Highness think of this?" Seeing that the eldest prince beside him was walking slowly, and then following his gaze, the Pope couldn't help but smile, simply stopped, moved a few steps sideways to the railing and asked.

If the Pope had known the art of prophecy and what was going to happen, he would not have taken these steps, would not have come to the railing, and would not have asked the question - alas, he would not have called himself a spokesman for the gods, but he was not a god after all!

"This is the scene of the world-famous temple, the holy land water lotus, right?" the eldest prince stroked his palms and sighed, "It's really beautiful!"

"Hehe......" Hearing this satisfaction and admiration, the pope, who was already in love with this scene, couldn't help but nod his head happily, chuckled, opened his mouth and was about to say something, but his cloudy pupils shrank.

Boom -

The water splashes everywhere, and the lotus flower breaks!

Death, in an instant-

............ (To be continued......)