Volume Two, Fallen Light, Chapter 104, Divine Power (…
In the next few days, Knight King Ryan announced the news that Ekaterina would take political asylum in Batoria.
Declare that Yekaterina is also the princess of Batoria, and all status and treatment will be carried out according to the standards of members of the Batoria royal family, and the royal Rose Manor Palace is presented to Yekaterina.
This move won the unanimous support of the Batorian nobles, because most of the knights were loyal supporters of Catherine's mother. After marrying Aleks far away, countless young knights regretted it.
And Ekaterina, who inherited her mother's beauty, was even more loved by the knights, and she became the focus of Batoria today.
This move made Albrex furious, and he immediately sent officials from the embassy in Batoria to negotiate, but they were met with failure.
The meaning of Knight King Ryan is very clear: My niece, who is pure in nature and has noble character, cannot be the murderer of patricide and king. Batoria recognizes Peter's legal authority, but does not recognize the trial of Ekaterina. It must be
Albrex made a mistake. Also, cancel the bounty on Ekaterina.
Faced with such a tough knight, King Ryan, the Albrex embassy officials had no choice but to send the results back to the country.
After Peter considered it for a long time, he publicly announced that the coup that day was the result of Prince Ivan’s coercion of Princess Ekaterina. Now that the facts have been clearly investigated, Ekaterina has been cleared of her crimes. Ekaterina is welcome to return to the country at any time.
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As for the bounty in the underground world, it has nothing to do with the Ablix royal family. It may have been posted by the escaped remnants of Crown Prince Ivan.
Even though Albrex's explanation was perfunctory, it was the best explanation for Batoria.
Although anyone with a discerning eye knows that Albrex's official statement is nothing but serious nonsense, the interests between countries are not worth breaking up over a mere exiled princess.
"Don't blame uncle, a qualified politician cannot act emotionally, because he has to be responsible for the empire and its thousands of people." Ryan warned Yekaterina.
"I understand, Your Majesty, you have done enough for me, and I am very satisfied." Yekaterina was very touched. This uncle, the emperor, had done a lot for her. At least he gave her a stable and luxurious life.
living environment.
"It's good that you understand. By the way, in a few days it will be Midsummer Festival, which is also the martial arts competition held every five years in Batoria. Please tell me, on behalf of the imperial royal family, I invite your companion Paladin Eloth to come and participate.
A martial arts tournament. Don’t worry, it will be of great benefit to him.”
Elos is not with Yekaterina at the moment. He is training the druids and warriors of the War Eagle clan at the Rose Manor Palace.
"Then I would like to thank Your Majesty on behalf of Elos." Yekaterina said goodbye to Ryan, the Queen and other royal members, and returned to the Rose Manor Palace.
As soon as the carriage entered the palace, Catherine heard a commotion, full of shouts, laughter, noises and fighting.
After getting off the carriage, I saw a group of druids and warriors from the War Eagle Clan sweating profusely while they were fighting and training under the guidance of Elos.
Seeing Ekaterina return, Ilos motioned for everyone to continue training and walked towards her.
"Katya, since you have received the protection of the Knight King in Batoria, I can rest assured that I will leave Batoria soon. These young people of the War Eagle clan are quite good, but they are fighting
They are a bit less experienced, so I will seize the time to train them during this period so that they can take on the responsibility of protecting you."
"Eloise, can you please not leave me?" Ekaterina regretted it as soon as she said it. She knew it was impossible, but she still couldn't help but say it.
"I'm sorry Katya, Shire is about to face the crisis of orc invasion, and I have to go back." Eloise said firmly.
"Okay, then I won't keep you." Ekaterina said pretending to be strong. She knew that during this period of time, she had formed a deep dependence on Ilosu in her heart.
"His Majesty Ryan asked me to tell you that I hope you will participate in the Midsummer Festival and the Martial Arts Tournament in Batoria. This will be of great benefit to you."
"But..." Eloise was still hesitant. He didn't seem to be involved in any affairs in Batoria.
"His Majesty Ryan and Sir Marcus have said that it will be good for you to participate in the Midsummer Festival. I guess you may receive the blessing of the Fairy of the Lake."
Catherine knew Ilosu's character and encouraged him.
"Okay, then I'll participate. It won't take long anyway." Eloise finally made up his mind.
"In that case, you have to accompany me to visit Coulun in the past few days and enjoy the beautiful scenery here." Ekaterina smiled and held Elos's arm.
This time, Eloise did not refuse.
The two of them had spent seven days visiting Coulun, but they could only take a quick look at the most famous scenery. They had not yet had time to delve into the remote alleys that recorded the true history and folk customs of Coulun, the city of knights.
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Because the Midsummer Festival and the five-yearly jousting tournament are coming as scheduled.
A few days before the Midsummer Festival in Koulun, the gray lead clouds were like a big curtain covering the sky, densely covering the entire imperial capital. They were as sharp as blades and the cold wind as powerful as tigers could not shake them at all. Only this lead was visible.
Clouds, like huge waves that are constantly rolling, thicken layer by layer and approach layer by layer, lingering over the imperial capital, filling the sky and earth, making people breathless.
On the day of Midsummer Festival, the thin clouds that had shrouded Kourun all winter finally dispersed, and the bright morning light returned to the long-lost imperial capital.
In fact, the clouds were still there, and the sky above Coulun was only clear. All the lead clouds above the imperial capital were unwilling to retreat to the side in front of the terrifying magical power of the fairy priests in the lake.
The morning light had just illuminated the imperial capital, and thousands of civilians had already gathered in the square on Coron Central Street, looking up with awe and expectation at the newly built, extremely tall statue of the Lake Fairy that had been unveiled.
I don’t know since when, the whole body of the fairy statue in the lake began to flow with water-like brilliance. A faint, yet irresistible yet extremely comfortable divine power quietly enveloped the entire place.
There were already five thousand fully armed knights lined up in the square to maintain order, and a wide avenue was left in the middle of the square.
But their worries were obviously unnecessary. Although there were tens of thousands of civilians in the square, they all looked up at the statue of the Lake Fairy in silence. The entire square was silent and orderly, and there was no need for knights to maintain it.
It was still very early in the day, but the common people had already occupied the entire square. The later common people had to stand on the street where they could see the statue of the fairy in the lake, expressing their piety with their eyes.
The Fairy of the Lake is the foundation of Batoria's belief and the source of power for this great kingdom of knights.
The system of Batoria is very interesting. The entire country surrenders under the skirt of the Lady of the Lake, that is, the Lake Fairy. The Knight King is the apparent ruler, and the Lake Fairy is the one who truly rules the kingdom.
In addition to these things, the most important thing that the Lady of the Lake is best known to the world is that she personally established and standardized the "Eight Virtues of Chivalry".
Her priesthood contains the important benchmarks and principles of behavior such as "Knight" and "Eight Virtues", so her belief is not limited to Batoria. There are also many knights across the continent who believe in the Fairy of the Lake.
For example, Eloise would occasionally pray to her twice.
A moment later, surrounded by a large group of guardian knights, Knight King Ryan came in full attire and rode on horseback.
Behind him were all the high knight lords of Batoria who were qualified to attend such an occasion.
Knight King Ryan took the lead, galloping through tens of thousands of civilians, came to the high seat that had been prepared for him, dismounted and sat down.
When everyone was seated, the giant bell of the Lake Fairy Temple finally rang, and each melodious ringing of the bell spread throughout the entire imperial capital. Along with the sound of the bell, the entire body of the Lake Fairy Temple began to emit bursts of brilliance.
Hymns composed of countless deep male voices also poured out from the great temple, like waves with countless undercurrents, repeatedly washing the hearts of knights and civilians.
The hymns became more and more passionate, and the brilliance of the temple became more and more brilliant.
These brilliance are like substance, turning into strips of light, spiraling upward around the temple, and when they reach a certain height, they turn into countless petals falling like rain, slowly falling down.
It’s unclear whether the hymn lit up the glory, or whether the glory led the hymn.
But the tide caused by the hymn is raging! Each wave is getting higher and higher, constantly beating the defenses set deep in everyone's soul.
The angry wave has turned into a tsunami! At this moment, a female voice that was clear enough to penetrate gold and cracked stone suddenly sounded between heaven and earth!
At this moment, the brilliance of the goddess broke free from all restraints and suddenly flourished!
Against the backdrop of the powerful bass hymn, the female voice's chant was like a phoenix that had finally spread its wings. It kept circling, flying higher and higher. In the blink of an eye, it had reached the nine-night mark.
The defenses of all the knights and civilians present were shattered at this moment.
All that remains is deep admiration for the fairy in the lake.