"It's really been a long time since I've worn this suit." Todd stood in front of the bronze mirror, looked at himself in the mirror wearing a church holy order suit, loosened the collar with his hands, and whispered: "I haven't worn it in a year, this
The clothes seem a little too small.”
"Your Majesty, the time has come."
Todd nodded to the attendant, reached for the Bible on the table, and walked out of the door.
Advent is the first of the seven festivals of the church. Its significance is to allow believers to reflect on themselves and wait for the coming of Christ.
However, the specific time of the ceremony is different between the Church of Heavenly Father and the Orthodox Church.
In order to celebrate the arrival of Advent, Muxi City specially built a wooden ceremony platform in the church square.
There is a garland placed on the platform, which contains three purple candles, one pink candle and one larger white candle. This is also called the Advent garland. The three purple candles and one pink candle represent the four weeks of Advent.
The white candle symbolizes the holy Christ.
At nine o'clock in the morning, the king, wearing holy orders, appeared on the edge of the platform, attracting cheers like waves from the people in the audience.
Some people shouted the Holy Son, and in their minds, the name Todd meant the Holy Spirit. One after another, unheard of miracles happened in his hands; one after another, incredible things became possible under his guidance.
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Some people shouted King, and what they respected more was his commitment and kindness. As early as when Twilight City was still a village, Todd gave a guarantee not to collect taxes for three years. When the Knights became secular, people thought that the King
He would take back the order, but to everyone's surprise, he chose to keep his promise. Now, as long as the residents of Muxi City are not lazy and cunning, they can earn a family fortune in the city with their own hands and live a life comparable to that of a noble.
life.
Todd stood on the Advent platform and looked at the crowd in the square.
The ones closest to him were Alfonso and the guards; further away were Rachel, Joe, Elijah, Mary and other king officials, and the outermost were a sea of onlookers.
"Announced by angels, by the help of the Holy Spirit..."
Todd read the sacred text loudly and lit the first purple candle, and everyone in the audience began to pray silently.
"The coming of the Son frees man from the shackles of sin and makes him free."
The second and third purple candles are lit.
"May the sky rain down dew, and may justice rain down from the clouds; may the earth open up and give birth to a savior."
The pink candles were lit, and the ground beneath the ceremony stage shook. People who thought the Holy Son had appeared whispered to each other, and more and more people began to kneel on the ground.
"The Lord will come to the world and bring light and salvation to mankind, so there is hope."
Todd lit the last white candle and the ceremony was officially completed.
The vibrations on the ground are getting louder and louder, and the cracks visible to the naked eye are like spider webs, constantly extending and expanding.
With the sound of cracking sand and stones, the earth collapsed.
A huge sinkhole appeared around the ceremonial stage. The wooden stage fell apart and sand and soil flew everywhere. Amid exclamations and shouts, the king disappeared into the cave.
He fell from the ground nearly ten meters deep into the ground. Even with the power of regeneration, Todd was still dizzy from the fall and unable to move.
The sunlight cast by the deep cave was completely blocked by a girl's face.
"Haha! He really is a king!"
Hearing these words, Todd was about to ask who the other person was when his body suddenly rose into the air. The next second, he was held on the girl's shoulders and moved quickly along the dark passage.
The girl's figure disappeared into the sewer, leaving only one sentence: "Ivan! It's time to set off the fireworks! Stop the pursuers!"
A few seconds later, a knight in full armor jumped into the cave with a sword and shield in hand.
"Your Majesty! Where are you?!"
Alfonso stepped on the soft ground of the sewer, as anxious as an ant on a hot pot. He turned his body on the spot and observed his surroundings through the falling light.
This is the center of Muxi's underground pipe network and the central platform of the sewer. However, this room has four exits. Where is Todd?
More and more heir guards entered the cave. Someone lit a torch and then exclaimed: "Sir! Look at the ground!"
Alfonso followed his words and looked towards the ground. A blanket like capillaries covered the entire room, and some red shadows were swimming on the ground. They were too fast to see clearly.
A red worm bounced from the ground, passed through the gap in a guard's helmet, directly penetrated the eyeball, and entered the victim's brain.
A shrill scream rang out, and the guard who was attacked fell to the ground. His body was instantly swamped by countless worms, and the sound of his flesh and blood being bitten made people feel numb.
Alfonso took a breath, and then loudly ordered: "Make a circle formation! Make a circle formation!"
The guards quickly formed a circular shield wall, guarding against attacks from the ground while using their swords to kill the worms in their eyes.
Soon, the knights discovered that this resistance was in vain. The blood carpet had covered the entire room, and the floor, walls and even ceilings could become hiding places for these man-eating snakes.
Guards kept jumping down from the holes, and these people often became a feast for the insects before they even realized what was happening.
Alfonso saw more and more victims, and he shouted anxiously towards the big hole above his head: "Don't come down! Damn it! I said, don't come down!"
Just as he was distracted, a worm bounced up from the ground and rushed directly to Alfonso's face.
Just when the knight was about to die tragically from the insect's mouth, a crossbow bolt was shot from the end of the room, piercing the worm in the air and saving Alfonso's life.
Walton pulled the string of the crossbow, loaded another crossbow bolt, and nailed another insect to the wall.
Leslie, his whole body burning with flames, slowly walked into the room. The tongues of fire under his feet burned the blood carpet, and the high-temperature breath of fire in his hands burned the insects into charcoal one after another.
Alfonso looked at Walton and opened his mouth to say something, but he didn't know what to say.
"Don't thank me, it was Leslie who forced me to come here." Walton raised his head and raised his nostrils to the sky.
After cleaning up the worms, Leslie dispersed the flames all over his body and panted and said to Alfonso: "Sir, I know where your Majesty has gone."
The latter walked up to Leslie and asked loudly: "Where is it?!"
Leslie pointed to an entrance to the room, expressionless: "Here."
"You go notify the Royal Guards and let the Elemental Successors join the battle!" Alfonso gave an order to his subordinates: "The rest of you, follow me!"
With Leslie and Alfonso in front, Walton and Guard behind, the group walked out of the central platform of the sewer and walked forward along an aisle.
Leslie walked at the front of the team and said softly: "Sir, I sometimes wonder, when is the happiest day in a person's life?"
Alfonso, who was walking in a hurry, said impatiently: "Leslie, we will talk about these things later. Finding His Majesty is the first priority!"
The servant ignored the knight's words and continued to talk to himself: "I have been dreaming about the days in the Inquisition recently. Although the pay was meager at that time, I slept in the open, and I was on the verge of death several times. But... my clothes are torn.
When I was in trouble, Adelina would help me mend it; when I was in a bad mood, I would have a fight with Walton; when I was confused, there would always be a bright soul to dispel the gloom in my heart."
Leslie stopped and turned around to face Alfonso: "Sir, don't you miss the past days?"
Alfonso paused and suddenly thought of something. He clenched the sword in his hand and asked coldly: "Why did you appear in the sewer just now? As if you already knew about this assassination?!"
Leslie's hands were tightly twisted together, and her lips turned white: "Sir, don't you miss the past at all? If we give up the present..."
Alfonso suddenly put his sword on Leslie's neck and shouted loudly: "Answer the question I just asked!"
Walton rushed in front of Alfonso, used his crossbow to deflect the sword, and shouted angrily: "We just saved you!"
Leslie looked at Alfonso, with no blood on his face. Then he turned around and continued walking forward, saying softly: "Sir, I understand."...