Bishop Fabian stood up suddenly, looked at the deacon, and asked anxiously: "Where are you?"
"We have arrived at the main entrance of the cathedral, and the guard of honor is laying out the red carpet!"
"I'll be there right away! Wait...wait a moment." The bishop hurriedly opened the top drawer of the table and found a wooden comb. He first dipped his hand in saliva and wiped the "Mediterranean Sea" on his head.
Then I carefully brushed the sparse hair nearby with a comb a few times, and then followed the deacon quickly towards the door.
Queen Mary has been the focus of the Silver Ring Kingdom since she married into the royal family at the age of sixteen. There are countless reasons why she loves jewelry, opera and dancing, parties and excitement, but the most talked about
Yes, it's her stunning beauty.
On the first day she got married from an enemy country, the streets in Silver Ring City were deserted; when she stepped off the wedding carriage, the moon and stars were eclipsed.
When she and her husband, Guy VI, stood on the terrace of the castle, waving to the citizens coming from all directions, the king, who was ten years older than her, said a story that is still spread throughout the continent.
"See, my queen. Half of my people love you dearly!"
"Oh, what about the other half?"
"The other half sleeps underground forever, never waking up."
Today, three years have passed.
The beauty of Queen Mary has not faded due to time, but has gradually matured from its original greenness. It is like a beautiful, red, plump and attractive fruit hanging on the branches. No matter where it goes, it is
The focus of everyone's attention.
Bishop Fabian looked at the red carpet spread to his feet, turned his body and lowered his head, but his eyes were always focused on the extremely luxurious carriage in the center of the square.
Under the attendants of the palace ladies, the carriage door was gently opened. First, there was a skirt inlaid with silver thread tassels and crystal pendants, and then there were slender white hands with a touch of pink. When the queen stepped off the carriage and stood on the red carpet
When I got up, the men around me widened their eyes, while the women covered their faces with folding fans.
The bishop held his hair with one hand and smoothed his robes with the other. He ran all the way to the carriage and bent down towards the queen. He did not dare to look at her face, but wanted to kiss her hand.
The female officer standing aside coughed heavily when she saw this, causing the cleric to take a few steps back.
"Let's go."
Listening to this beautiful and melodious voice, the bishop's heart trembled, and he quickly lowered his body to lead the way.
Everyone came to the audience hall of the cathedral. The maids laid a velvet blanket on the main seat, took out fruits and snacks from the copper box filled with ice cubes, and placed several sterling silver forks in an orderly manner on the plates.
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The female officials used their steps to measure the length and adjust the distance between others and the queen's seat.
This behavior stems from an unwritten rule in the Silver Ring Kingdom, "No man is allowed to move within three meters of the queen." The person who made this ridiculous rule is naturally King Guy VI.
When Queen Mary took her seat, she did not seem to intend to engage in too many pleasantries and polite remarks, but chose to get straight to the point: "Your Majesty, I am here for the crystal relic."
The bishop frowned and remained silent.
"I hope to get a few crystal relics as decorations for my nineteenth birthday party."
Fabian hesitated: "Your Majesty the Queen, those crystal relics are important items of the church. Each one has great research value and should be sent to the College of Cardinals and the Pope first..."
Mary interrupted the other party unhappily: "They can wait, but my birthday is next month, and I can't wait that long."
After hearing this, the bishop raised his head a little surprised and a little annoyed. What do you mean they can wait? Those are the pope and cardinals. But the stunning appearance and intoxicating temperament of the queen in front of him made the old man's heart skip a beat.
The depression disappeared in the blink of an eye.
The queen seemed to have no intention of caring about other people's feelings, and continued: "I forgot to mention, the crystal holy object must be a special grade, and the style must be biased..."
Bishop Fabian, who had been dealing with affairs in the church for a long time and was not very familiar with outside trends, heard an unheard word and asked the person next to him: "What is a special product?"
His subordinates quickly explained to him.
Secular aristocratic connoisseurs divide the crystal treasures that leak out into three, six or nine grades based on transparency, impurities, shape, workmanship, etc. The special grade is the best category. I heard that only Justice Dinoval and the King have it.
There are such works.
The bishop listened and shook his head: "This is nonsense."
Just when he was about to reject the other party directly, the old man suddenly remembered that there had been a lot of unpleasantness between the previous bishop and the Silver Ring Kingdom. In his own generation, thanks to the queen's mediation, the royal power and the church were not as incompatible as in the past.
While he was still thinking about how to reply, the other party's words shocked him and left him speechless.
"Don't you have an exorcist named Todd? I heard that he is the Son of God blessed by the Father. Why don't you go find him again?"
Fabian was shocked when he heard this, and quickly asked others how this news spread to the world.
What made him palpitate was that among the royal family, aristocrats and the people, Todd's story had long been spread and became a semi-myth.
Rumor has it that he followed the will of the Father, expelled demons, defeated aliens, and brought back holy objects. It was the grace of the true light and the guidance of believers.
"If this kind of speech continues to develop, it will be a threat to ourselves and the church, and it should be curbed in time!"
With such thoughts, Bishop Fabian finally determined the next thing in his heart. He said to Queen Mary: "Your Majesty, there will be a heresy trial here next week. Are you interested in visiting?"
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Todd, who knew nothing about everything that happened in the royal city, was still waiting for the bishop's reply to the three conditions.
In his view, neither the first nor the second condition is a problem, the key lies in the third.
It is almost impossible to find knights as escorts in a remote place like Muxi Seaport. Therefore, when the other party refuses or negotiates this condition, he intends to propose an alternative plan - allowing Muxi Seaport to build its own knights
group.
This proposal sounds a bit whimsical. After all, the establishment of the Knights of the Church requires the personal consent of the Cardinals and the Pope before a holy letter can be issued. But Todd is confident in the attraction of glass holy objects. Once the Cardinals and the Pope discover
After realizing the religious value of the holy object, you will definitely agree to your request.
But God is not as good as man, and he never expected that his plan would be ruined by what seemed like a farce.
On this day, after observing the bacterial status in the body and finding that all body functions were normal, Todd injected himself with Huggins' "weakened" bacteria, intending to further test the carrying capacity of Sutherland's archaea.
Carrying four kinds of bacteria, he left the laboratory and returned to his dormitory when he was suddenly stopped by a group of church sergeants wearing black robes with red crosses embroidered on their chests.
The leader of the team asked: "Are you Brother Todd?"
After receiving a positive reply, the other party said: "We would like to ask you to assist in the investigation. The carriage is right outside the door."
Todd looked towards the back of the team through the setting sun of dusk, and Father Paul's cold face came into his sight.