Chapter 205: Crowning

Katifan, the Temple of Light.

Lu Yi turned his head and looked into the distance thoughtfully.

There it was again, the breath of the gods.

Or more precisely, it was the aura of Mios.

He felt a little uneasy, turned around and grabbed the ball-like 857 with one hand, and asked: [“857, can you see what’s happening over there now?”]

Entity 857 shook its head. [No, I can't do it. I can't do anything.]

Lu Yi trampled on Tuanzi 857 and complained: [“Your entity has been upgraded, but why is it that its functions have deteriorated instead of increased?”]

857 struggled to break free from his clutches and shouted loudly: [Nonsense! Obviously, there was no function of spying on gods in the first place! ]

[“What do you mean by peeping? This is called spying on the enemy, do you understand?”] Lu Yi retorted.

[“The kid is quietly doing something naughty. Xia didn’t get what she wanted last time, so she must have another trick up her sleeve this time.”]

As Lu Yi spoke, he began to have a headache again, ["Why is he so energetic? He has no time to rest all day long..."]

[When the enemy comes, we will stop him with soldiers; when the water comes, we will block it with earth.] 857 said indifferently.

Lu Yi still looked in the direction of the strong smell and murmured: [“I always feel that this time may be different…”]

What do Mios and Xia want to do?

Lu Yi, who was puzzled, learned the truth that night.

He stood under the throne and said blankly: "So what the Lord God means is...?"

Mios smiled evilly and wantonly, "I want you to become the Son of Darkness in front of everyone and rebel against the Church!"

Lu Yi's breathing became rapid instantly, and he repeated subconsciously: "Betray the Church?"

"Yes." Mios affirmed lightly.

"Lant, you wanted to become the Son of God, so I helped you achieve it. Now it's your turn to contribute to the Eternal Night."

Lu Yi asked in confusion: "But as the Son of God, can't I do more for the Lord God in the Holy See?"

Mios said calmly: "Have you forgotten Iris?"

No matter how high the Son of God is, can he be higher than the Pope?

Lu Yi obviously also figured out the pros and cons and was suddenly speechless.

"...What if I rebel against the Church? How can I still serve the Lord?"

"It's very simple." Mios raised his eyebrows and said, "I said you are the Son of Darkness, so what you have to do is to lead the believers until everything is unified in the end."

He didn't give him any room to refuse from the beginning, Lu Yi thought calmly.

So Lu Yi took a deep breath, leaned forward and said: "I know what to do, Lord God, glory to you..."

But this was not enough, Mios continued to drop another bomb with a smile.

"Rant, the first thing you will do after you take over those forces is to slaughter all the orcs in the forest."

"I will revive the first burial site."

…

…

"Hey, Lek, we finally have some free time, why did the king come to the human territory? And such a long way away!" The brown-haired male beastman scratched his head, extremely puzzled.

Another gray-haired beastman clicked his tongue and shook his head. "The elder was right when he said you have big breasts but no brains! You don't care about the outside world at all. Have you forgotten about the queen? You just think about how to make the two taels of flesh on your arms and chest stronger all day long!"

The brown-haired orc immediately said in dissatisfaction: "Just say it if you want to, why are you scolding me!"

The grey-haired beastman rolled his eyes, "You can't grasp the point!"

The brown-haired orc finally realized and said, "The Queen! Is it related to the Queen? But isn't the Queen a member of the Fox Tribe? What does this have to do with us coming to the human territory..."

"Idiot." The gray-haired beastman said impatiently, "Why do you care what tribe he is from? As long as the king likes him, that's enough!"

It was just a ceremony for the re-appointment of a king, and he came as soon as he said so! He just gave the queen a full hand! If it wasn't for something that happened before and he couldn't leave, Lek dared to guarantee that their king would have arrived at Kadifan a few days ago.

The gray-haired orc originally wanted to continue training the brown-haired orc, but the next second the tightly closed door in front of them suddenly opened.

Paso stood behind the door with a frown on his face and asked, "What are you two doing squatting here?"

The two orcs stood up immediately, "Your Majesty!"

As one of the largest city-states of the human race, Kadifan was much more prosperous and magnificent than the Orc Forest. And because it was the time for the conferment ceremony of Saint Son Lant, the streets of the city were decorated particularly cleverly, and the crowds kept flowing, making it very lively.

Paso and his two followers walked one after the other in the crowded crowd and headed straight for the Vatican Temple.

Because they had informed in advance, a nun took them into the inner hall as soon as they arrived at the temple.

Callisto sat in the middle of the sofa, smiled at Paso and said, "Isn't this His Majesty the Beast King? I was regretting that the Holy Son didn't invite you to the sermon..."

It's not relevant to bring up this issue.

Paso lowered the corner of his mouth and walked to the sofa opposite him and sat down.

"If Your Majesty welcomes you, it is not too late to come now."

Callisto shrugged and asked, "Are you going to stand in the open this time, or just watch in private?"

Paso said without hesitation: "Of course, stand in the open, the closer to him the better."

"It seems that you have completely taken control of the beast tribe. Congratulations."

"It's still not as high as your Majesty's position in the Holy See."

"It's useless even if you flatter me. Even if you are the Beast King, you are just a foreigner in the Holy See's coronation ceremony and are not allowed to go up on the high platform."

"Then I'll just drag a chair and sit in the audience." Paso said indifferently.

"That's fine." Callisto raised an eyebrow, "I'll ask Lanter to move the chair for you in advance."

Paso didn't say anything more. He glanced at him and asked, "Where's Rand?"

"He is changing into his formal attire. In half an hour, the cardinal will lead him through the ceremony. Finally, I will crown him and together we will carve his name on the stone tablet. Do you want to go see him now?"

"No." Paso shook his head.

He was not sure whether Rant would be surprised by his arrival, so he just wanted to wait until the last minute to appear in front of Rant.

Probably all the cowardice in his life fell on Rant.

"...When the time comes, just find me a spot with a better view."

In the end, Paso was placed in the team of bishops in the audience.

Among the neatly dressed archbishops in red and purple robes, Paso, in his black robe without a crown and with his hair loose, stood out particularly. His half-broken eyebrow was extremely unruly, and his whole body exuded a wild beauty that was different from that of human beings.

The bishops around him would glance at him calmly from time to time, as if wondering when the orcs had such a good relationship with the Holy See.

This is not a coronation ceremony for the successor Pope, but merely a ceremony for the replacement of the Son of God. Yet, the Beast King is expected to attend in person.

Paso ignored those gazes and stared calmly at the empty platform.

The crowd was waiting impatiently.

Finally, at noon, when the sun was high in the sky, Saint Son Lanter was led up to the platform by the cardinal.

Unlike the previous preaching days, this day was the Son of God's ordination ceremony, so the robes worn by Lant were the most formal and highest-grade robes of the Son of God.

The gorgeous clothes were layered with gold and jade, and the six-turn circular cloud pattern was arranged from the collar of the lining to the hem that reached the ground. Every step was accompanied by the crisp sound of the gold and silver accessories colliding with each other.

The sunlight shines brilliantly.

The nun must have carefully drawn his eyebrows to make them better match his light amber eyes, creating an expression of beauty that was closer to divinity.

The coronation ceremony did not require the Son of God to do anything special. Lant only had to stand quietly in front of the cardinal and listen meekly to him reciting the teachings in the scriptures.

He stood quietly, yet like a flowing painting.

Paso was almost mesmerized by the performance in the audience.

He hadn't seen Rant for a long time, and he almost forgot how reassuring it felt to have his warm palm on his head.

It's been too long.

He had been to Kadifan and Rosay, but he only dared to look at them from a distance, for fear that he would be discovered by Rant if he stared at them for too long.

But now, he could openly focus his gaze greedily on him.

Paso's eyes were always following Rant on the stage, afraid of missing any image of him.

The next moment, the lowered eyes seemed to glance towards him.

Paso's heart skipped a beat, and he subconsciously asked, "Was he looking at me just now?"

The bishop next to him looked at him strangely.

Paso did not give up and cast an even more ardent gaze at her, but that gaze never fell on him again.

But this did not prevent him from feeling a little bit happy in his heart.

Rant must have noticed him, he must have been looking at him just now!

The cardinal was still nagging about those old-fashioned and boring dogmas, but Paso couldn't hear anything and just stared at Rant's face.

——Does Rand look better now?

Paso thought absentmindedly.

It was not known how long the cardinal spoke. Paso only felt that in the blink of an eye, the cardinal closed the book, turned around and walked down the platform.

Lant stood in the center of the platform with a smile, looking at Pope Callisto who was walking slowly not far away.

Callisto was dressed in the solemn and gorgeous papal robe, and the guards behind him were holding Lant's olive leaf crown and the scepter of the Son of God.

"Rant." Callisto smiled.

Lant lowered his head slightly, "Teacher."

"God of Light, I will serve as the representative of the Holy See and grant you the glory of the Son of God."

Lanter lowered his head even further.

"Lant Hobbs, from today on, the Holy See appoints you as the sixteenth Holy Son.

"You will bear the name of the Church, the name of the Almighty Lord of the Kingdom of God, and walk in the world. The troubles of death may haunt you, but the light will make you fearless and hold high the glory of my God, my Lord, the God of light.

"I bless you: everything you do will be successful. If you ask for land, you will not only get it, but you will get double. You have the power to split the flood and turn back the dead..."

Callisto slowly repeated what he had said to Rosaicchio.

Finally, he raised the olive leaf crown in his hand with a smile.

But at this moment, a sharp voice suddenly rang out.

"Wait a moment!!!"

The author has something to say:

①, like Chapter 152, Luo Saiqiao's Eternal Coronation, both are partially adapted from biblical stories

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