Chapter 51 Assassination at the Celebration

Chapter 51

51.1

When the royal knight said the words "High Queen Lucinda and Prince Rochlan have arrived", the square of Kaderinburg suddenly became quiet.

A team of sixteen Centaur knights was the first to walk onto the square. Their horses' hooves stepped neatly on the stone bricks of the square, making a neat and low sound.

Surrounded by centaurs and knights, King Lucinda's carriage slowly entered the square.

The carriage was simple in design, without a roof, and not luxurious. However, no one in the square looked down upon this somewhat simple carriage.

High King Lucinda held the imperial scepter and stood quietly in the center of the carriage.

She was wearing a golden royal robe, her white hair was combed neatly, and light was flowing on the golden crown.

Euridice looked at King Lucinda, her fingertips curled slightly, and she lowered her eyes involuntarily.

Queen Lucinda looked straight ahead with a natural and calm expression. She did not make any oppressive movements, and her clothes were not ostentatious or luxurious. However, when people saw her, for some reason, they always lowered their heads and could not look her in the eyes.

Prince Rokolan stood beside Supreme King Lucinda, his expression calm, his chin slightly raised, and his eyes swept over all the guests present without any expression.

The royal carriage stopped in front of the platform in the square, and King Lucinda was the first to get out. Prince Rochlan followed closely behind her, like a shadow of the king.

The Centaur knights stamped their hooves on the ground in unison, placing their palms on their shoulders in salute. King Lucinda and Prince Rochlan, one in front and one behind, slowly ascended the golden platform.

"High King Lucinda and Prince Rokolan have arrived," the royal knights sang. "The celebration begins!"

King Lucinda stood on the platform, her eyes slowly sweeping across the guests in the square:

Children of the royal family, officials of the Round Table Conference, old nobles of the Ethereal Continent, and twenty-one newly awarded nobles.

King Lucinda smiled.

"We gather here in the winter of the 638th year of the Void Era," she said. "We pray to the gods, celebrating the glory of the new nobles and continuing the well-being of the Void Continent. Please grant my promise."

Olidisi lowered his head and said with the people around him, "Please ask God to grant your promise."

As the voice fell, the six high priests of the gods slowly climbed onto the platform and stood around the altar.

They chanted prayers in low voices while holding the incense sticks high above their heads.

The high priest of Gaia, the god of the earth, whispered, "Please make your wish sincerely and ask God to grant it."

The six high priests of the gods threw the sacrificial incense in their hands into the altar in front of them. With a "boom", a beam of fire ignited in the altar; the fire quickly went out, and then a cloud of white smoke rolled up.

Six streams of white smoke intertwined in mid-air, emitting a faint glow.

The six priests said at the same time, "God has promised."

Queen Lucinda nodded and said, "Thank God for this gift."

Olidisi and the people around him responded together: "Thank God for the gift."

The six high priests silently stepped down from the altar, and the royal knights sang again: "The sacrifice is complete. Please ask the new nobles to ascend the dais in turn and receive Queen Lucinda's blessing."

The first person to step onto the platform was Viscount Cecillia of the Karagaran family.

Cecilia, dressed in a pine green gown, with simple makeup and a calm expression, ascended the steps of the platform and approached the Queen and Prince, kneeling calmly in greeting with the perfect etiquette of a lady.

King Lucinda handed her a scepter and smiled, saying, "May you bless the citizens of your realm with your wisdom."

Cecilia smiled politely, "Your Majesty is merciful."

As Cecilia received the Queen's blessing on the podium, Hesong in the team became a little nervous; his palms were slightly sweaty, and he wiped them on the back of his other hand awkwardly.

Oledsi whispered, "What's wrong?"

He Song bit his lip and lowered his voice: "I don't know why, but I'm a little nervous. You know, my etiquette is not very good."

Olidisi smiled and said, "Don't worry. I assure you, at this celebration, everyone is thinking about other things. No one will notice your etiquette."

As they were talking, the two baronesses of the Abrad family had already stepped onto the platform; the new baronesses were wearing simple gray dresses and walked calmly as they saluted the Queen and the Prince.

King Lucinda handed her a parchment scroll and smiled faintly: "May you never stop pursuing the truth."

The Baroness's response was also succinct: "I will not stop."

After the two barons of the Ebrard family came the two new nobles of the Felix family; the order of the queue seemed to have some meaning, but Simon Karagaran, who was ranked after the new noble of the Felix family, didn't care so much.

Simon was obviously very nervous. His steps seemed a little unnatural when he walked onto the stage. Oulidsi could almost hear his rapid breathing. When he reached the last step, Simon stumbled and his knee hit the step with a "bang". A few low laughs were heard in the square.

Simon blushed: "Your Majesty..."

Queen Lucinda smiled at him and handed him a compass.

“May you find the courage to face your true self,” she said.

Simon opened his mouth and stammered, "Oh...oh, Your Majesty, be merciful."

Behind Simon was Hesong Karagaran, and Oulidsi gave him a gentle push on the back.

Hesong walked up to the platform with a somewhat stiff step, but because of Simon's nervousness, Hesong's stiffness seemed less unnatural.

He walked up to King Lucinda somewhat awkwardly, trying to straighten his back. His posture was a little stiff, but he still completed the noble etiquette.

King Lucinda smiled and said, "May you have the judgment to make your choice."

The queen said this, handing Hesong a silver dagger.

Hesong took the dagger, his throat a little blocked, and he could only say one sentence: "Your Majesty, please be merciful."

When Hesong returned to Oulidsi, he found that the cold sweat on his back had soaked his dress.

Oledsi whispered, "Are you okay?"

Hesong hesitated. "She said...she wished I had the decision to make a choice. What does that mean?"

Olidisi was slightly startled.

However, before she could answer, something unexpected happened on the platform—

A new nobleman drew a knight's sword with a swish and shouted: "Kill Lucinda——"

51.2

A knight's sword was unsheathed, cutting through the cold air!

No one expected that the new baron, who was eighth in line, would pull out a knight's sword from the side of a knight and bring the blade straight down on King Lucinda.

"Kill Lucinda!" he said.

Olidisi's pupils suddenly shrank, and Simon beside her screamed!

The cold sword with a cold light slashed towards the emperor of the empire, but Lucinda's brows did not move; Prince Rochlan beside her suddenly let out a scream!

The mermaid's terrifying scream was like a sharp needle, piercing people's eardrums; the baron who assassinated Lucinda's fingers stiffened, his arm seemed to be hit by something, and his movement stopped abruptly in mid-air.

The guests in the square covered their ears in pain. Screams exploded across the square. The Knight Commander of the Order of Cardinal shouted, "Protect the King!"

The royal knights simultaneously stepped forward, holding their golden tasseled spears horizontally, and instantly pierced the baron's body. People could almost hear the crisp sound of his bones breaking.

The baron groaned, and the knight's sword in his hand fell to the platform with a clang.

A mouthful of blood spurted out of his mouth, staining the hem of the king's golden robe red.

King Lucinda lowered her eyes, looking indifferently at the assassin who half-knelt before her. The assassin struggled, saying hoarsely, "The blood of the nobility should not be tainted! Those bastards with the filthy blood of the commoners have no right to inherit the lands of the nobility!"

Queen Lucinda looked at him and said calmly, "Loklan."

Prince Rokolan responded, "Your Majesty."

King Lucinda said, "Heal him. Don't let him die."

Some people in the crowd showed surprised expressions, but Prince Rokolan had no doubts about the Queen's decision and immediately began to chant.

The ethereal and ethereal voice echoed in the ceremony square. Prince Rokolan was once the king of the Moman mermaids. He only needed to chant for a moment, and the assassin baron's serious injuries slowly healed.

The baron's face was splattered with blood, but his expression of pain gradually eased. Queen Lucinda stared at him and said slowly: "You are the second child of Earl Blier, George Blier."

Among the nobles who attended the celebration, Count Blier fell to the ground with a thud, and the fat on the face of this pot-bellied Count trembled like sieve chaff.

"Your Majesty..." Count Blier's teeth chattered. "We, the Blier family... we really don't know what's going on."

Queen Lucinda did not answer Lord Blier, but smiled at George Blier.

"If you dislike your father's illegitimate children, you should try to stop me from rewarding them, or simply assassinate them to maintain the purity of the noble bloodline."

The Queen said, pausing slightly, "But you chose not to do that—instead you chose to assassinate me."

George Blier's body trembled slightly. King Lucinda laughed and said, "Even if you assassinate me, your father's illegitimate son has already obtained the title and territory. This cannot be changed. Someone who has the courage to assassinate the emperor does not have the courage to assassinate his enemies? This does not make sense. Therefore, I think it is very likely that 'bloodline' is just your excuse. Your purpose is simply to assassinate me."

George Blier's fingers trembled, but he stiffened his neck and shouted, "Kill me! I don't want to be on an equal footing with those bastards! I'd rather die!"

King Lucinda smiled and said, "Want to die? It's not that easy."

George Blier was startled. King Lucinda gave the assassin a kind smile. "In his youth, Rokolan was not a noble merman. He had many kinds of chants that could make a person experience various kinds of pain, but could not die. Isn't that right, Rokolan?"

When the Queen said this, Prince Rochlan looked at her with a hint of reproach: "Am I not noble?"

Queen Lucinda curled her lips and said, "You can tell him about the punishments you've studied."

Prince Rokolan shrugged and said casually, "Suffocating in water, roasting in fire, having eyes gouged out, tongues cut out, silver needles inserted into nails, mercury and ants poured into wounds, poisonous snakes and leeches burrowing into intestines, dancing barefoot on red-hot iron plates, having one's own flesh sliced ​​off, roasted, and then eaten—I assure you, we have endless opportunities to sing. The old Kingdom of Elton used countless tortures to punish slaves."

George Blier turned pale.

King Lucinda stopped talking, but just lowered her eyes and looked at him indifferently.

The assassin fell to the ground, his body shaking uncontrollably.

He suddenly broke down and burst into tears.

"Prince Richard!" cried George Blier. "You said you would save me!"