"Your Highness, please place the book of contract on the altar."
On one side of the altar, the elder of the Roman family who presided over the ceremony said solemnly.
Prince Henry took a deep breath and calmed down.
Then, he nodded slightly and placed the heavy book in his hand on the altar.
"Your Highness, next...please stand in the magic circle and start calling Roman's Sword."
The elder who presided over the ceremony continued.
coming……
Prince Henry's eyes flashed.
He knew that the time had come for his destiny to completely change.
He did not act, but looked at the Duke of Conte on the viewing platform.
The Duke of Conte nodded to him, with an encouraging smile on his face.
Prince Henry's nervous mood calmed down.
Although he knew that his palace adviser's purpose was not pure, at least... everyone had the same purpose in helping him ascend to the throne.
"Your Highness the Prince?"
Looking at Prince Henry who fell silent, the family elder frowned and repeated.
Prince Henry then looked at the elder.
He took a deep breath and suddenly smiled:
"Your Majesty Elder, have you missed a step?"
"Missed a process?"
The family elder was stunned.
Seeing Prince Henry's eyes looking at the book of contract, he suddenly understood and explained with a smile:
"Oh, Your Highness, you mean activating the Book of Contract, right?"
"Maybe you don't know that the family's real contract book has been lost a long time ago. The contract book you just put on the altar is a fake, so there is no such thing as activation."
"However, summoning the Roman Sword does not actually require the Book of Contract. We are just following the ancient tradition by enshrining the 'Book of Contract' on the altar."
"So... you can proceed directly to the next step."
After the elder who presided over the ceremony explained, he made the gesture of "please" again.
However, Prince Henry still took no action.
"Your Highness, do you still want to perform the ceremony?"
The family elders finally expressed some dissatisfaction.
This time, Prince Henry finally took action.
However, he did not start the summoning directly according to the procedure. Instead, he pointed to the book on the altar and said with a smile:
"Your Majesty Elder, please take a closer look at whether the contract book I just placed on the altar is true or false."
The elder of the Roman family was stunned for a moment, then subconsciously took a step forward.
After studying the contract book on the altar for a while, his expression first became surprised, then hesitant, and finally he was confused:
"Huh? This... doesn't seem to be the one we prepared in advance."
"This material, this magic pattern...this...this...could this be..."
Looking at the elder who gradually widened his eyes, Prince Henry knew that it was almost done.
He once again looked at the Duke of Conte on the viewing platform, and the two smiled at each other.
Then, Prince Henry was seen picking up the magic sound-transmitting crystal that could radiate sound to the entire square, his eyes swept across the whole place, took a deep breath, and said in a deep voice:
"Everyone, this is the real book of contract. We, the Roman royal family, have recovered the real book of contract!"
The real book of contracts?
The crowd watching the ceremony was stunned.
The people were okay, they were just watching the fun and didn't know the specific details of the ceremony.
But the nobles on the viewing platform fell into a commotion.
"The real book of contract? Has His Majesty the King recovered the legendary book of contract with Roman's sword?"
"Is this... true or false?"
"Looking at the expression of the presiding elder, it seems true. The royal family seems to have really recovered the book of contract..."
"Wait a minute, does His Highness the Prince mean to change the previous process and no longer directly summon the Roman Sword, but to activate the Book of Contract to summon?!"
"I'm afraid so..."
"But...but it is rumored that his origin is not..."
"Shh... be silent! You also know that it is just a rumor. Since His Highness the Prince dares to directly use the Book of Contract, he must be confident."
"This...is that really all slander? Is there really nothing wrong with his bloodline?"
"..."
The nobles were talking a lot.
In front of the altar, Prince Henry, who listened to the discussions of the nobles, gradually straightened his waist.
The existence of the Book of Contract is not a secret among Luo Xing's top brass.
Roman's Book of Contract is also the most picky about bloodline. Once he can activate it, even if the subsequent ceremony does not go smoothly, the controversy over his bloodline will definitely be broken!
"Your Highness Henry, I have confirmed that this is indeed the real book of contract, but... are you sure that you really want to summon Roman's Sword in this way?"
The presiding elder frowned and asked.
As he spoke, he took a deep look at Prince Henry and reminded him meaningfully:
"With all due respect, if you use the conventional method to summon the Roman Sword, any being with Roman blood will be eligible to complete the ceremony, but the Book of Contract... is different."
"If you are not a pure Roman descendant, the Book of Contract... will not respond."
After hearing the reminders and hints in the elder's words, Prince Henry only felt a little embarrassed.
He knew what the other party meant. The other party was reminding him that with his bloodline, it might be difficult to successfully activate the Book of Contract.
It must be admitted that this is a fact.
He had actually tried it with his own blood before the ceremony, and the Book of Contract ignored him at all.
There is no way, he has a flawed background after all.
But he must do this.
Switching to the Book of Contract in front of all the nobles and people watching the ceremony was part of his plan with the Duke of Conte!
Although his blood is not good, he now has the blood of Count Castells.
With Count Castel's direct descendant of Roman, there would definitely be no problem activating the Book of Contract.
And once he activates the Book of Contract with the help of Castel's blood, he will have the opportunity to use the Book of Contract to re-sign a contract with Roman's Sword!
As for whether Roman Sword will recognize his bloodline and realize that he is cheating...
That's not a problem.
Because he also has the blood of Roman.
Even if it is impure, even if he uses Count Castel's blood, Roman's Sword doesn't care.
The reason is very simple. The Book of Contract is just the key left by Romanus and has little to do with the artifact.
Its function is only to formally awaken Roman's Sword. The key inheritance part still relies on rituals and magic circles.
Although Roman's Sword has spiritual intelligence, due to some historical reasons, the spiritual intelligence is actually very limited. It is said that it is only equivalent to the level of a ten-year-old child, and will not notice any problems with the activated bloodline.
At most, it is the level at which the activator's extraordinary power is perceived.
But that's not a problem at all, because Count Castel's strength is just like Silver Moon's, or even weaker, and he can completely replace him.
And this... is another reason why the Duke of Conte chose Count Castres.
Of course, these secrets are not accessible to outsiders.
This is a secret that only the royal family controls!
"Your Highness, since you have made up your mind, please get started."
Seeing Prince Henry's repeated insistence, the presiding elder followed the trend.
For a moment, everyone's eyes were focused on Prince Henry.
…
"Huh? The royal family has recovered the Book of Contract? Could it be that they found the blood of Roman that can replace Prince Henry?"
On a two-story building on one side of the Roman Square, Duke Yorock looked at Prince Henry, who was slowly walking up to the altar in the spotlight, and raised his eyebrows slightly.
As he spoke, he chuckled again:
"It's a good idea, but unfortunately... the magic circle of the altar has been secretly changed by us. Even if we really activate the Book of Contract, it will be of no use."
Duke Yorock took a sip of the red wine in his glass with a mocking look on his face.
At this moment, the door behind him was gently pushed open, and a slender figure slowly entered.
It was the blood Earl Yurst who left the dark room where Charlotte was and finished inspecting the ritual circle.
Seeing Yurst, Duke Yorock smiled and said:
"Yourst, you came just in time. The Roman royal family really has something, and they actually found the book of contract!"
"It's a pity that they don't know that this ritual has been infiltrated into a sieve by us. Even if they activate the Book of Contract, it will be of no use."
"Haha, I don't know where they found the Roman bloodline. As far as I know... I'm afraid even King Edward can't activate the Book of Contract."
After hearing Duke Yorock's words, Earl Yurst looked a little strange.
He coughed lightly and said:
"Your Majesty the Duke, actually... I came to you just for this matter."
"The Roman blood that the royal family found as a substitute is actually... that of Count Castells."
Duke Yorok:...
"Huh? Something happened to Count Castel?!"
His expression changed slightly.
Yurst shook his head quickly:
"No, no... no... the royal family did intend to kidnap Lord Castel, but it failed..."
With that said, Yurst briefly told Duke Yorock what happened, but concealed Charlotte's true identity and the existence of the Blazing Sun mercenaries.
After hearing what Yurst said, Duke Yorock felt relieved and said with a smile:
"So that's it, well... Lord Castel has done a good job. We have the upper hand. At this time... it really is not appropriate to cause trouble."
"It just so happens that if it is Lord Castel, he can actually help us completely cut off Henry's inheritance rights."
"The poor Roman royal family has no choice but to choose Count Castells! It's also unlucky!"
As he spoke, he pointed to the crowded square, chuckled, and said:
"Yulst, take one last look at the Roman family's recognition ceremony. After today, such a ceremony will become history. By then, the Fallen Star Kingdom will be back under the control of the clan, and Roman's sword... will also be under the control of the clan.
After awakening, return to the clan and become one of our Ness’ trump cards!”
Looking at Duke Yorock's appearance of having everything under control, Yurst felt a bit like a toothache.
Thinking of the true identity of a certain young earl, he hesitated to speak, but after struggling for a moment, he couldn't help but say:
"But...what if you don't come back?"
"Didn't come back?"
Duke Yorock was startled for a moment.
He gave Yurst a strange look and said:
"Are you worried that our plan will fail? Or...are you worried that Earl of Castel has replaced Henry and successfully made the Roman Sword its master?"
"Haha, you don't have to worry about this. Lord Castel may have enough blood, but the ceremony is in our hands. At the critical moment, just interrupt the ceremony."
"We just need to wake up Roman's Sword. Everything else is not a problem under the witness of the ancient contract."
Yurst:……
not a problem?
It’s a big problem, let’s get over it!
Lord Castel is not just a Roman descendant at all, he is our ancestor!
Interrupting the ceremony?
That depends on whether the old man is willing or not!
In the face of the power of the gods, rituals and contracts are nothing!
Yurst complained crazily in his heart.
But...he only dared to complain in his heart.
Looking at the weird-looking Yurst, Duke Yorock chuckled and said confidently:
"Haha, Yurst, there is nothing to worry about."
"Now that things have happened, I don't have to hide it from you. Our Ness clan is bound to win the Roman Sword. No... it should be said that it has no choice in returning to Moon Island."
"What you don't know is that although Roman's Sword is a truly mythical artifact, it was also damaged in that catastrophe."
"It became a sword in compliance with the agreement with Romanus, and it also planned to use Romanus's divine power to complete its self-repair."
"The contract between Romanus and it was established under the witness of our Ness clan. Now that Romanus has fallen and the Romans family is declining day by day, only our Ness clan, which has the power of myth, can help.
it."
"Don't forget, although that person is gone, the legacy he left behind is still there. Our Ness clan...even if we haven't awakened His Majesty Kexi, we still don't have our own artifacts and stored magical power of blood!"
"As for Mr. Castel...maybe there is a god behind her, but that one will not be able to reach our territory."
Yurst:……
He felt that his toothache was getting worse and he no longer knew what to say.
…
Prince Henry was very excited.
Ten years.
He has been waiting for this day for ten years.
Ever since he found out ten years ago that he was not the queen's biological bloodline, he had been worrying about his bloodline and feeling extremely low self-esteem for so many years.
Some time ago, his long-hidden life experience was exposed by a nobleman. He was in panic all day long and could not sleep well almost every day.
Prince Henry knew that the Starfall Kingdom valued bloodline the most.
He also knew that his Roman bloodline was not pure.
Strictly speaking, he does not even comply with the agreement between the Red Lilac and Lilac families on the succession to the throne.
In order to obtain the real Roman Sword, his father chose his mother and gave birth to him?
Give me a break!
Although the Duke of Conte flattered him like that, he was no longer a child.
He knows the truth, he knows that's not the case at all!
His biological mother, who had died of illness, did have the blood of elves, but she was only a slave maid in the queen's family.
His father did not choose to marry his mother for the purpose of obtaining the real Roman Sword.
His birth was completely an accident, an accident caused by the king being drunk.
If it weren't for the fact that his father had no other adult heirs for decades, and if it wasn't that his father didn't want the throne to fall to someone other than his own, his origin would not have been hidden after he was born and he would have been treated as his legitimate son!
Thinking of this, Prince Henry couldn't help clenching his fists.
He could never forget the way his father looked at him every time.
The blood of Roman…
It's all because of Roman's blood!
Just because he does not have pure Roman blood, no matter how far he achieves his homework, he will never be able to gain the true satisfaction of his father.
Just because he did not have pure Roman blood, even if his father made him his heir, he was always picky about him.
He knew that if he had not had any other choice, if his father had not been injured accidentally while hunting, it would have been impossible for him to secure his position as crown prince.
Over the years, when he had been with his father in private, he had never really received the other person's attention.
But...after today, everything is different.
As long as he formally passes the ancestor recognition ceremony, the Roman blood in his body will be strengthened.
As long as he officially passes the ancestor recognition ceremony, even if his father is picky about him, he must still recognize him and recognize him.
As long as he officially passes the ancestor recognition ceremony, he will be the next generation head of the Roman family, and all rumors about his life experience... will be self-defeating!
Thinking of the next ceremony, Prince Henry's expression became more expectant:
"Roman's Sword..."
"If I successfully pass the ceremony, activate the Book of Contract, and pocket Roman's Sword, I will be the real master of Luo Xing!"
"No... I am the crown prince of Luo Xing. The throne of Luo Xing and the Sword of Romanus should belong to me!"
Taking a deep breath, Prince Henry's expression gradually became firm.
He cut his finger and dripped blood onto the contract book.
However, while the blood was dripping, he secretly mixed the blood of Count Castells into it.
The blood fell on the contract book, blooming with a faint silver light.
Seeing the flashing light, the nobles watching the ceremony widened their eyes:
"This...this...actually has a reaction."
Done!
Looking at the contract book that was getting brighter and brighter, Prince Henry also breathed a sigh of relief.
But soon, he couldn't hold himself any longer.
Nothing else.
Because the light of the Book of Contract is getting brighter and brighter, and gradually...
Even bright enough to be dazzling...
Upstairs on the second floor.
Seeing the light on the altar that was as bright as the sun, enough to blind people's eyes, Duke Yorock was also stunned: