Afternoon.
"I, Moira Cecil, swear on my own name..."
After the parade, the king changed into new clothes and reverently received blessings in front of her throne.
Maria's spokesperson held the crown in his hand, and the blessing in the common language was heard in every corner of the palace through the amplification magic.
"In the name of Mary, I bless you on her behalf..."
"Prosperity, democracy, civilization, harmony..."
“May your kingdom…”
"Your people..."
All the people guarding the palace put down what they were doing and listened patiently to this unique blessing.
Cornelia of the Believers' Union bowed her head, not daring to glance at the king and the divine spokesperson being blessed. But this didn't stop her from feeling doubtful. This blessing was clearly different from other gods', for one thing: it was too long and too specific.
She doubted the blessing would actually take effect. After all, their leader hadn't received the official speech from Maria. She had even witnessed Eryi improvising the speech the day before. Crucially, she was responsible for most of the Sovereign's Blessing. If anything went wrong—and there had already been enough problems, it wouldn't matter.
Cornelia couldn't help but pray in her heart, "Goddess of Blessings, please, please make Lady Maria's guide more reliable."
After a few minutes, the real blessing begins.
The divine language that was completely different from what he had just said came out of Eryi's mouth.
The first words shifted the atmosphere within the palace. With each syllable, a pale yellow light flashed through the air. As the blessing continued, the fluorescence began to swirl around the new king.
Moira lowered her head and listened again. She had learned the language of the gods before, and she could understand every word Eryi said.
"Liberty, equality, justice, and the rule of law mean..."
This is not a simple blessing, it is the consciousness of God.
Union of Believers.
A half-elf who was working on paperwork looked up. "What's going on?"
The holy element pointer on his desk began to shake violently. This was an important tool for detecting the consciousness of gods.
"We didn't make any summons. What happened?"
"Today is the day blessed by Lord Khayas."
"That shouldn't be the case. The last time this happened was when the previous Pope summoned divine power to seal the demons of the abyss..."
Empire, royal capital.
The soothsayer was sitting in front of her crystal ball, and the phantom inside changed.
The date of this day was written on the opened book of prophecy - this day, she made the most powerful man in Nadus truly become her knight.
"She finally got her knight..."
The prophet prostrated himself on the ground.
"There's no time."
"The devil is about to descend, the tree of life will wither, the guidance of the gods..."
Temple of Light.
"This feeling..." The high priest keenly caught a hint of difference in the air.
"The prophecy has been taken up, and we have not made any mistakes."
The light elf under the Tree of Life turned lazily and looked up at the tall mother tree.
"It's finally here. The cycle lasts three thousand years, and we don't have much time left."
A slightly yellowed leaf fell and landed in her hand.
The light elf took the leaf, wrote elven words on it, and asked the mother tree.
"How about I help her too?"
The tree of life gently sways its branches.
"good."
Piccolo in the healing station was observing the Pokémons carefully.
Feeling the change in the elements, he raised his head: "Mother..."
All the holy elements scattered in every corner of the Nadus continent became different from usual, as if they had emotions and became active.
Circles of ripples spread from the new monarch of Kayas and her blessing, spread throughout Kayas, and then gradually returned to her.
An envoy from a distant continent flew into the palace with a scale in its mouth and landed beside them.
A majestic voice echoed in everyone's mind.
——I don’t have anything else to give you, so I will just add an enhancement to the blessing given to you by the gods.
As the last note of the blessing fell, a breeze blew across the land of Kayas, and all the once cursed lands burst into life.
People's withered bodies seemed to be nourished and regained strength. Their thoughts, which once seemed to be obsessed by nightmares, became relaxed, and optimistic thoughts filled their minds.
Change happens in an instant.
The crown was gently placed on the king's head, and she raised her head to inspect her subjects.
The nobles present were still reeling from the strange incident. The last time they attended the monarch's blessing was several years ago, and their memories were still fresh. Nothing like this had happened then.
See? This is the consciousness of God.
Did you hear that? God's command.
She was unhappy with them.
Who dares to oppose the new king?
The gods’ blessing lasted for half a day in Kayas.
The curse was completely dispelled in one breath, and the optimistic thoughts still affected everyone's mood after they dissipated the next day.
After Eryi returned to the healing inn, she found that she had a group of followers, who were said to be servants and guardian knights sent by Moira for her.
Moira was a busy new king, dealing with many issues left over from the previous king. She was still lost in the blessings she had given, occasionally reviewing the key words she had memorized and pondering them over.
The nobles hid in their homes, trembling: "Equality, freedom, what else? This is going to be a blow to us."
The nobles of Kayas are not as active as those of the empire. This is all thanks to the previous two kings who were very active and emptied their own treasury without forgetting them.
Since there were more guards, servants and others around him, Eryi had to pay attention to their daily lives.
They found that their food was extremely poor. Without sufficient food output, they ate worse than the ordinary civilians in Sunset City.
After asking, I learned that this was because the land of Kayas was special and did not produce normal crops. In addition, the lords of other neighboring countries were unwilling to trade with them because of the curse, resulting in a lack of food.
"There are some coins."
"Although the land has now recovered and can be planted normally, it will take a long process." This problem also troubles Moira.
"Don't worry, Master Priest. With your blessing, everything will be fine soon." The servants said adoringly. After all, they had survived these years, so it would be okay to endure it a little longer.
In fact, the situation is more serious than imagined.
Moira was not an ambitious person. She decided to usurp the throne because she realized that the people would starve to death if they continued like this.
In the past few years, Kayas has been living off his savings, and the food reserves have long been used up, with not much left even in the palace warehouses.
"What are they thinking?" Moira was hesitating about which neighboring country to ask for help. Logically speaking, now that they had changed their beliefs, exchanging supplies would become less difficult than before.
…
Eryi found Bernice. She put all the symbolic items such as the lord's badges that could not be exchanged for money into the treatment station, and Bernice could retrieve them at any time when needed.
Qiao Li registered a long list, including which family and territory each item came from, and what function it roughly served.
Mostly their faith, friendship, etc.
"Is this territory quite close to Kayas?" Eryi took out the map given by the system when he started the elf training plan and checked the address on it.
"What does it produce?"
"I heard that Kayasi still has some coins. Maybe they can get some more meat and vegetables...Is it faster to grow vegetables yourself? And what about dairy products that are easy to ship?"
"The people of Kayas like to create some strange and bizarre things. Their carvings and handicrafts are more exquisite than what I have seen in the Empire..."
…
A territory.
A red-billed parrot flew into the lord's castle and accurately found the owner here.
"Letter?" The lord had just finished a workout and was covered in sweat. He reached out to take the letter from the parrot's feet, but the parrot dodged it nimbly.
"What do you mean..." The butler immediately came to help, successfully took the envelope off and handed it to the lord.
"Why is there my family crest on the letter?" The lord unfolded the letter, shook it, quickly read it from top to bottom, and put it away carefully.
"The High Priest wants us to trade with Khayas."
The steward observed the lord's expression, not wanting to interrupt. Their territory used to trade frequently with Kayas, whose land produced a strange plant that produced sugar and sold some fine handicrafts in exchange for food and other goods. However, since their faith shifted to Boyle, these exchanges had gradually dwindled.
An attendant walked into the room and said, "My Lord, the new King of Kayasi has sent someone to discuss exchanging supplies with us."
"good."
…
Things went more smoothly than Moira had expected.
She sent invitations to all the lords and countries that had done business with Khayas in the past, and none of them were rejected.
Caravans began to travel to different places, and Kayas gradually became lively.
The Caias version of the Holy Book of Mary was officially released and distributed to residents across Caias under the arrangement of Moira.
Unlike other sacred texts, the Maria Canon contains a number of easy-to-understand short stories. This prevents it from gathering dust as easily as other bulky books, and many residents read it with great interest, treating it like a storybook.
But more residents don’t understand it.
Unlike the Empire, the spread of literacy in Kayas was somewhat limited. This was due to the small number of local churches, and literacy was generally limited to the elderly, as the environment in Kayas was not as destitute at the time.
Mary is an inclusive deity, and she would certainly like to allow other churches to enter Caias rather than monopolize this land.
Other churches received invitations from Kayas, and they could be given access if they were willing.
White buildings appeared all over Kayas, and the Church of Mary, the state religion, was built in every city under the arrangement of the new king.
Is a church without priests still a church?
Of course, as long as you offer your faith, God will be with you.
…
Time passed quickly and the elf's training was finally over.
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