The Original Vampire

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The Cathedral of Holy Light, which is located on the holy mountain, is magnificent and sacred, but it is unusually deserted.

This is the closest place to the Lord of Radiance in the secular world, but at the same time, it is also the farthest place from mortals.

Only the true high-level officials of the Radiance Empire are qualified to come here and pray sincerely to the Lord of Radiance.

"In front of the Lord of Glory, all living beings are equal."

This sentence seems to be just an empty propaganda slogan. Of course, some people may be more "equal" than others.

Today's Cathedral of Holy Light is more lively than in the past. Many nobles who came to express condolences for Archon Laitom overwhelmed the waiters in front of the church.

Even the three cardinals stood in front of the steps in person to welcome the distinguished guests.

Cardinal Tournance looked at the nobles who were walking up the steps, his eyes suddenly moved, he took a few steps forward, and greeted: "Miss Vera, Viscount Angele, welcome to the Cathedral of Holy Light, may the glory of my lord be Always shine on you."

Vera and Colin hurriedly returned the salute, but they were a little strange in their hearts, why the cardinal was so enthusiastic.

With their current status, it is not enough for the cardinal to welcome him personally, after all, Vera has not officially inherited the throne of the Duke of the North.

Colin and Vera had never dealt with this person before.

In doubt, I heard Turnance say: "Miss Vera, I heard that you are going to be baptized?"

"Yes, Cardinal." Vera nodded, seeming to understand the cardinal's plan.

Sure enough, then Turnance offered himself up and said, "I wonder if I can have the honor to baptize you?"

Vera looked at Colin, and when she saw him nodding lightly, she smiled and said, "Of course! It's my honor to have you preside over the baptism!"

Cardinals are second only to the Pope in the Radiance Church, and it is of course appropriate for Turnance to baptize Vera.

But at this moment, a magnificent voice suddenly sounded behind the three: "Turnance, Miss Vera's christening, let me preside over it myself."

The three looked back,

I saw Pope Gregory appearing there at an unknown time.

Turnance's face changed, and he quickly said: "Of course, it is definitely more suitable for you to baptize!"

Colin narrowed his eyes, looking at the scene in front of him, all kinds of doubts arose in his heart.

He didn't understand, was there any mystery in baptizing Vera?

Or is it true that a former mage who converted to the church has such great publicity value that even the Pope couldn't help but scramble for this credit?

Of course, Vera wouldn't reject the Pope's kindness and agreed immediately.

After a few people discussed the time for the baptism ceremony, Colin took Vera into the church.

After entering the prayer hall, Colin felt that his eyes and ears suddenly became silent, as if the noisy world was completely isolated from the outside world. Here, it was another kingdom that belonged to the gods alone.

There are no candles or magic lamps in the hall. The holy light that falls from the sky dispels all the darkness, and also makes the people bathing in it feel a vast and sacred atmosphere. They can't help but quietly hide all the dirty and dark thoughts in their hearts, for fear of blasphemy. the gods.

At this time, there were already many nobles who came to express their condolences in the hall. Ke Lin glanced around, but found that he didn't know any of them at all.

If only Maester Dawn was there.

Colin couldn't help but think.

It is a pity that Maester Dawn has neither a title nor a court minister, and is not qualified to enter the Cathedral of Holy Light.

Fortunately, Vera still knew a lot of people, and was quietly introducing Colin to the big figures in the imperial capital.

The warm and fragrant breath hit Colin's ears, a little itchy and a little warm.

"The old man standing in the coffin is the crown of Pope Gregory. Behind him on the right side are the four consuls of the Senate. We have already seen two of them. The one with the long beard is the consul from the South. Officer—Dulles St. Landers, and the last tall, lanky one was the consul from the East—Imerson St. Pros.”

With a smile on the corner of Colin's mouth, he looked at the four consuls of the Senate, and found that their faces were all very solemn. Perhaps the death of Archon Laetom gave them a feeling of sadness.

For a long time, the Senate has been entrenched at the top of the political map of the glorious empire with a detached attitude. Even if the elders are corrupt, no one can control them.

But now, it seems that someone has reached out to the Senate, and when it comes up, it is the most brutal and bloody means.

The elders who were pampered in the past were terrified overnight, and it was inevitable that everyone would start to feel threatened.

"...The one who is dozing off is Baron Heidegger, Prime Minister of the Empire. On his left is Marquis Grandi, Minister of Finance of the Empire. To the left, is..."

Seeing that Vera stopped suddenly, Colin turned his head curiously and was about to ask what happened when she looked at the door of the prayer hall.

Colin also looked back, and saw a handsome and elegant middle-aged knight at the door.

He was wearing a gorgeous princely dress with a simple and dark knight's sword around his waist.

Wherever he went, it seemed to be the center of the world. Obviously he was walking towards the hall, but it was more like the whole towering Cathedral of Holy Light was actively approaching him, welcoming him to the center of the prayer hall.

It was not until he stood still in front of the coffin that everyone broke free from this vision of time and space disorder, and heaved a sigh of relief.

"...He is Prince Leahy." Vera's voice sounded again.

In fact, without her introduction, Colin also knew that such a character could only be the paladin who stood at the peak of the empire's military power.

Although it was not the first time he had faced a Sanctuary powerhouse, the last time he saw Duke Saint Hilde in Ice Rock City, the other party was already seriously injured, and he did not give Colin such a strong sense of oppression.

And now, in the face of a paladin in his prime, Colin realized how insignificant he was.

Even if he is now a fifth-order knight, even a sixth-order knight would dare to challenge him after his transformation.

But in front of Prince Leahy, Colin felt that if the other party wanted to kill him, he might not be able to take a move.

This is already the difference in the essence of life, as if it is the difference between gods and mortals!

"Your Majesty is down."

Vera's voice sounded again, and Colin turned around to see a middle-aged man pushed in by a wheelchair.

He was wearing a gorgeous dress, but his face was very pale, and his lips were completely bloodless. He really looked like he was just recovering from a serious illness.

Collin was a little puzzled. Could it be that this Emperor Reinhardt was not pretending to be sick, but was really sick?

Or is he really so dedicated that even if he pretends to be sick, there is no difference between pretending to be real?

It was Queen Midella who was pushing Emperor Reinhardt. Behind her, two little guys followed—Prince Harrison and Princess Judy.

At this point, the truly important figures of the Radiance Empire have all arrived.

Ke Lin couldn't help but think about it, if the Mage Council were to be ruthless at this time and sent a super forbidden spell to the Cathedral of Holy Light, if all these people could be taken care of, maybe the Radiance Empire would fall apart because of this...

dong dong dong!

The melodious bell rang, and everyone in the prayer hall packed up their moods and showed the most solemn and sad expressions.

Pope Gregory's old but grand voice began to echo in the hall:

"Merciful Lord of Radiance, we are gathered here today to offer prayers for the Archon of Letome San Lorenzo, who has finished his journey in the world and has finally returned to the arms of the Lord.

Come from dust, return to dust.

May you grant him rest in your supreme might..."

"and many more!"

Unreasonable, but expected, the Pope's prayer was brutally interrupted by a rude voice.

Colin looked at the prestige, and saw a middle-aged man with a solemn face slowly walking out of the crowd and came to the center of the prayer hall, facing Pope Gregory.

"He is the son of the Archon of Latome - Fred San Lorenzo." Vera's voice sounded in Colin's ear again.

Colin watched the scene in front of him with interest, looking forward to the next performance.

He knew that the good show was about to begin.

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