Chapter 798: Consecration Ceremony
On the morning of January 1, 9760 in the Glorious Calendar, in the Church of Life in Clement City.
Today, Merezakli will be crowned in front of the statue of the Goddess of Life and officially ascend the throne of the Grand Duke of the Principality of Merezakli to demonstrate his piety to the Goddess of Life.
In the hall, no one whispered to each other, and everyone kept quiet to avoid offending the majesty of the gods.
A 700-year-old bishop of the Church of Life knelt devoutly under the statue and silently recited the "Life Canon".
The maximum lifespan of a mid-level soul transcendent is only 800 years.
This Bishop Rafim has entered his twilight years and will go to the kingdom of the Goddess of Life in a few decades.
As time passed, important personnel entered the venue one after another, and stood on both sides of the hall in order according to their strength, rank, and identity background.
At this moment, Queen Elsa's messenger stood in the crowd, feeling the sidelights of others, without feeling the slightest embarrassment, and without any stage fright.
At noon, Bishop Rafim stopped praying, opened his cloudy eyes, stood up from the ground, turned around and looked at Pastor Lavia, and nodded to him.
After receiving the signal, Lavia came to the entrance of the church and said loudly: "The ceremony begins."
Six hundred silver warriors from the Ice Sword Camp wore standard armor of the Church of Life, held up the flags, and moved forward forty-five degrees, letting the tips of the flags touch each other.
Near the entrance of the church hall, fourteen gold-rank temple knights looked straight ahead.
In a solemn and solemn atmosphere, Merezakli, wearing formal clothes, walked step by step along the road formed by the flags and walked towards the church.
Walking up the stairs and coming to the front of the golden knight, Merezakli slowed down and walked forward.
Every time he passed two golden knights, Merezakli's cloak would have an additional emblem of the Church of Life.
Until he arrived at the entrance of the temple, seven emblems of the Church of Life appeared on his cloak, arranged in a certain order.
Seven, for the prince.
Nine, for the king.
Crossing the threshold, under the gaze of everyone in the temple, Merezakli officially entered the temple.
The footsteps sounded, and everyone's eyes followed Merezakli's movement.
When Merezakli knelt under the statue, the canonization ceremony officially entered the critical moment.
Bishop Rafim put his left hand on his chest and his right hand on Merezakli's head, and said kindly: "Child, are you willing to fight for the goddess?"
"I am willing."
Merezakli lowered his head and answered firmly.
"Are you willing to be loyal to the will of the gods?"
"I am willing."
"Are you willing..."
The seven questions ended, and the canonization ceremony came to an end.
Bishop Rafim turned around and picked up the crown on the tray. It was inlaid with seven crystals, representing the definition of the Grand Duke by the Church of Life and a symbol of noble status.
However, compared with the canonization of the Grand Duke in the main world, this crown lacked three holy emblems.
When Bishop Rafim put the crown on Merezakli, the ceremony was officially over.
"Grand Duke Merezakli, congratulations."
"Thank you, Bishop Rafim."
Merezakli stood up and saluted the old man in front of him to show respect.
Everyone put their right hands on their chests, bowed and saluted, and said in unison: "Meet Grand Duke Merezakli."
As the ceremony ended, the congratulations of various forces began.
Time passed bit by bit, and soon it was the turn of the envoy sent by Queen Elsa.
The middle-aged elegant white-haired young man came to the center of the temple, bowed and saluted, and said: "On behalf of Queen Elsa of the Kingdom of Teton, I congratulate Grand Duke Merezakli."
"The queen asked me to bring a few words."
Seeing this, everyone couldn't help but prick up their ears and listen carefully.
They really wanted to know what the wife of Grand Duke Merezakli would bring, whether it would be extreme humiliation, peaceful separation, or a declaration.
Welin didn't even blink, and wanted to know what the queen would bring.
"Merezakli, you are my husband, for a time and for a lifetime. You are the Grand Duke of the Principality of Merezakli, and I am the Grand Duchess of Merezakli."
"Elsa Gotworth belongs to the Kingdom of Teton, but Elsa Merezakli belongs to you, and this will never change."
"May the Kingdom of Teton and the Principality of Merezakli form an alliance and help each other in friendship."
After that, the envoy saluted again and said respectfully: "Grand Duke Merezakli, this is what Queen Elsa asked me to bring. May I ask if you have a reply?"
At this moment, everyone turned their eyes to Merezakli, even Bishop Rafim was no exception. His cloudy eyes were a little curious, looking forward to how he would answer.
In the front row, Weilin couldn't help but be amazed, and had to admire Queen Elsa's way of handling things.
The Kingdom of Teton, this woman will be handed over to Elbella sooner or later, there is no doubt about that, so she positioned herself as Elsa Gotworth, and this title will soon come to an end.
But she also didn't want to give up her husband, so she was called Elsa Merezakli.
At this moment, Merezakli looked down at the messenger, his eyes revealing deep thought, but in this situation, he didn't have much time to think.
Deep in his heart, he understood Elsa's love for him, and he also loved Elsa deeply, but the marriage mixed with politics eventually made their feelings drift apart.
If the couple joined hands to rebuild a kingdom, it would not be a bad thing.
After a brief thought, Merezakli said, "Tell my wife that I am waiting for her arrival in the Principality of Merezakli."
"Grand Duke Merezakli, I will convey your message."
The messenger bowed and saluted, then returned to the queue.
Looking at Merezakli's expression, Weilin could not get the information he wanted.
Perhaps this was just Merezakli's words, or it could be his true thoughts.
However, there are only interests between the two countries. Even if a solid alliance can be established now, who can tell clearly after a thousand years.
Besides, those who support Merezakli will not let the Principality of Merezakli get too close to the Kingdom of Teton.
Shaking his head, Weilin threw these distracting thoughts out of his head.
After the enthronement ceremony, Weilin returned to the manor and continued to practice until the order to attack the Kingdom of Skalov was issued, and he would end this boring routine.
……
On February 13, 9760 of the Glorious Calendar, the Principality of Calentin was established with the four regions of Chester, Cole, Taltar and Raber of the former Grand Duchy of Brera, plus the three regions of Haina, Billion and Zhongxipu of the Kingdom of Arland, totaling seven regions with an area of about 1.5 million square kilometers. Calentin's son, Polier Calentin, ascended the throne of the Grand Duke.
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