"These are the ancestors of our Hessenser, and the ceremony that will be held later requires their approval before it can be used."
Listening to William III's explanation, John looked up at the wall of the underground hall and saw there were portraits of more than a dozen ancestors. They were all extremely realistic oil paintings, giving him a sense of the person in the painting.
That sense of reality will pop out.
William III pointed to the largest life-size portrait in the center and said:
"The person in the center is Heisensel's earliest ancestral spirit, who was born before the Middle Ages and existed from the age of gods to the present day, his ancestor Claudius!"
After hearing this, John secretly thought that he had the same name as Claudius of the Augustus family, an emperor of the ancient Holy Empire. Of course, this ancestor existed much longer than that emperor.
Suddenly, he seemed to see this young and handsome ancestor, whose ears were much pointier and longer than ordinary people, seemed to wink at him.
John couldn't help but be surprised. He was sure that this was not his imagination.
The old king laughed from the side and said: "Don't be afraid, the ancestors are greeting you! You are the first among the generations of clansmen to receive this treatment. It is probably because of your outstanding talents after the blood fusion with Klaus.
These portraits have been refined using secret methods, leaving behind the soul breath of the ancestors. They can also be used as carriers of their arrival at critical moments. Many times, when I encounter difficulties, I will come here to chat with the ancestors. Maybe I can
Get enlightenment from the wisdom of our ancestors..."
John swallowed secretly to suppress his shock. Although he was already a master of spiritual practice, and all ghosts and ghosts were just food delivery items in front of him, he still had the identity and habits of an ordinary person who had spent more than 20 years in this life and had more than 30 years in his previous life.
, which makes him still a little unable to turn around, not to mention these "ghosts" are all ancestors in this life. Ancestors who have been dead for hundreds of years suddenly say hello to you, which is really a little scary!
If you were an average person, you would probably have a heart attack.
The old king continued to introduce, and the second one was William I, the founding monarch of Emsdam. Of course, this man and William III are not grandsons. They are several generations apart. They are just named by the same name. According to the world's customs,
According to custom, there were three King William in the Kingdom of Emsdam, so as the third King William to ascend the throne, His Majesty was called the Third King.
John also saw that although there were several ancestors before William I, in terms of status or strength, this one should be second only to the oldest ancestor Claudius, otherwise his portrait
It won't be ranked second.
It probably has a lot to do with the fact that he founded the Hessenser dynasty and was the first king of Emsdam during his lifetime.
Since William I and below, the identities of the remaining ancestral spirits can be seen from the crowns on their heads. They are basically the previous kings of Emsdan. There are no ancestors with other identities. It seems that becoming an ancestral spirit is not
Whatever you can do, otherwise the underground hall would probably be overcrowded with people and there would be too many portraits to hang.
After listening to John's question, the old king was silent for a moment, and then explained:
"You are right. This is not a secret. Sooner or later, you will become the new king. It doesn't hurt to tell you. The condition for becoming an ancestor is that your reputation must be widely spread during your lifetime. Whether it is good or bad, since the first generation
After the king, we in Hesenseel have not had a non-king clan member who has reached this standard for a long time. After becoming an ancestral spirit, you can protect the souls of your loved ones from falling into the underworld after death. However, the number is limited, so the dispute between me and Victor was
It is also because of this, of course, we are competing fairly, and most of the subsequent falling outs were staged for outsiders to see. Now it seems that maybe Victor is more suitable to be the king than me. At least he has two sons and
Two grandsons, and compared to him, I am still too soft-hearted. For ordinary people, this is a good thing, but for a king, it is a weakness that can be attacked!"
John nodded secretly in his mind. Being soft-hearted or being emotional is not a shortcoming. Such people are usually kind to others, and even if others don't like them, they won't hate them.
However, a ruler must have decisive judgment and almost cold thinking, and should not be influenced by emotions in many cases, in order to be considered a qualified ruler.
But this is actually a good thing for him. At least he doesn't have to worry about His Majesty having any bad thoughts about him.
The last person in the portrait is William III's father, the former king Charles V, or should be called King Emsdam, Charles V of Hessenser, and the emperor of the Holy Empire, the Double-Headed Eagle.
Charles V is different from Charles the Great of Franz in the Middle Ages, who was also called Charlemagne in Franz's population.
John took a closer look and found that this man should be regarded as his great-grandfather in this life, because John remembered that his late grandfather was the illegitimate son of this man. The knighthood he originally had was also conferred on his grandfather and passed down by him.
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However, when looking at the last portrait, although John did not use his spiritual vision out of politeness, he could still see that this portrait was the bleakest among the twelve portraits. This was not a dimness in color, after all, this painting was
The latest one is a kind of bleakness on another level.
Logically speaking, as long as the incense continues to be used by future generations, this phenomenon should not occur. But John immediately realized that there should be no such thing as incense offerings in this world. If you want to worship your ancestors, you must rely on sacrificial rituals.
It seems that the preparations I made before can come in handy.
So he bowed to the old king and asked:
"Your Majesty, can I perform sacrifices to your ancestors?"
William III was stunned when he heard this.
"Sacrifice? Do you want to perform a sacrificial ceremony? This should be useless. Unless the number of participants exceeds a hundred people, or blood sacrifice is used, this kind of ritual will have little effect on the ancestral spirits."
John smiled slightly:
"No, Your Majesty, the sacrifice I am talking about is a kind of inheritance from the Eastern world. They seem to have a long custom of worshiping their ancestors. As long as future generations continue to offer sacrifices, their ancestors can live a good life in the underworld and even become gods.
Of course, it’s not that kind of true god, but a kind of spiritual body with a certain vocation, similar to a divine envoy or a heroic spirit.”
The old king was shocked when he heard this.
"Are you telling the truth?"
No wonder he reacted violently, this news was more important than anything else to an ancient family like theirs who worshiped their ancestors.
Unexpectedly, a knight king emerged from the Holy Empire, and the entire Holy Empire, including the splintered Northern Holy Empire Alliance, started to tremble.
That is the True God. With the blessing of the True God, those ancestral spirits do not have to worry about dying from now on, nor do they need to worry about being attacked by other undead spirits or demons in the underworld. They can enjoy happiness in the Kingdom of God.
And other living people do not have to fear falling into the underworld after death. Even if they are not religious, as descendants, they will be connected to the kingdom of God by the gods and gain eternal life.
"Whether it's possible or not, I'll know after I give it a try. Please give me your Majesty's permission!"