Chapter 121 Widow (Part 2)
Perhaps because Cober directly utilized the ruins of Konclay from the Great Arcane Age, the city of Cober is not composed of a castle and a castle town, but like the ancient cities of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the main urban area is located within the city walls.
Unlike the cramped and densely packed buildings in the civilian district of Cober, the Temple of Woking covers an area of over 3,000 acres, nearly one-fifth of the area of Cober city.
The style of the temple is completely different from the pointed style of other buildings in the city of Cober. Almost all the buildings are a combination of arches and covered bridges.
It was the most luxurious building complex Fang Yu had seen since he came to the main plane.
The main temple and two side halls of the temple are one building located in the center of the building complex. 99 milky white columns support the two-story temple and the high-ceilinged mass hall in the middle.
In the center of the green arch is the holy symbol of Woking - the golden scales.
The midday sun shone on the arch, making the scales sparkle.
Unlike other religious sects that are either sacred or solemn, the Church of Woking focuses on luxury.
Fang Yu had actually assessed that, based solely on the two cities he had seen, the world's current productivity, even with the assistance of magic, should still lag behind that of Blue Star during the Middle Ages.
But the Temple of Woking in Cober looks more luxurious than the Palace of Versailles.
Where soft covering is possible, hard covering is never used; where sculptures can be placed, no blank space is left; where marble can be used, wood is never used; where gold-plating is possible, it is definitely gold-plated. It is even more Baroque than Baroque.
And Cober is just a bishopric of a large diocese, not the main temple of Woking.
As expected, no matter where it is, the temple of the God of Wealth is the most popular.
As an old noble family and VIP client of the Woking Church, the Bellwitt family's lounge was not arranged in the side hall next to the temple, but was specially placed in the residence where the 108th Bishop of Woking lived five hundred years ago.
Other places are already very luxurious, and the bishop's former residence is even more luxurious. Even the gate is a solid copper door plated with a layer of gold.
This is a round two-story building, and like other buildings, it has a green dome.
The top is green, which means people cannot just focus on making money.
"The one being baptized this time in the Bellevue family is only 14 years old. He is the son of Edward Bellevue, the younger brother of Earl Harold Bellevue, and his name is George."
"Edward was killed in the Battle of Redstone Valley last year. He was in charge of the family's distillery and herbal medicine business. Before Edward went to the battlefield, Earl Harold had promised Edward that if he died on the battlefield, his power would be taken over by his son after he turned 15."
"George is about to turn 15. In order to smoothly take over the family business that Edward once managed, Edward's widow, Lady Claudia, hopes that George can be baptized before he turns 15. If he's lucky, and can master one or two divine arts, that would be even better."
While taking Fang Yu to meet the members of the Belvitt family, Barry Salman also introduced some of the family's background to Fang Yu to avoid being rude.
The status of a druid is no lower than that of a member of the Belvit family's collateral branch, but the nobles have many rules and regulations, and it is easy to offend them with a single wrong word.
As for extreme environmentalists like druids, these honest people will not get angry as long as you don't kill animals or burn the jungle in front of them.
Honest people deserve to be bullied.
"Wait a moment." Fang Yu suddenly felt something was wrong. "Mr. Salman, what did you just say? If you're lucky? In other words, baptism doesn't necessarily mean you can gain divine power?"
Barisalman then realized he had let something slip and chuckled dryly, "That's for ordinary people. Those who are already transcendental have a high chance of obtaining divine arts, so don't worry."
This profiteer!
Fuck you!
When they arrived at the door of the former bishop's residence, a silver-haired old man in formal attire was already waiting outside. He was Edward's old butler.
"Sir Salman, I believe this is the Druid you mentioned? Madam and Master George are already waiting in the living room. Please follow me."
The old butler's etiquette was impeccable. His demeanor was respectful and his movements were standard without the slightest bit of flattery.
The old butler led the two into the living room and arranged for them to sit on soft chairs. Two maids came in front and behind to serve hot tea and various snacks.
"Madam, Lord Salman and the druid have arrived." The old butler walked to the side of a screen, lowered his head and said softly.
"Victor, thank you." A magnetic female voice sounded from behind the screen.
What do you mean? You won't let us see it? Isn't that too awkward?
Fang Yu just curled her lips when she saw a woman wearing a black long dress that trailed the ground, a black wide-brimmed hat on her head, and a layer of black gauze hanging from the hat walking out from behind the screen.
She was holding a little boy who was no more than 1.3 meters tall.
Is this 14 years old? She looks like she's about 10 years old.
And madam, I understand that you use a black veil to cover your face, but can you cover the front as well?
Aren't you being a bit too generous?
But it's a good sign.
Can misfortune turn into good fortune?
"Madam Claudia, this is the Gisdruid who will be attending the ceremony. Gisdruid, this is Lady Claudia and Lord Edward's heir—George Belvedere."
Barry Salman chuckled and rolled his eyes several times.
Claudia's voice was filled with sadness as she bowed slightly to Barry Salman. "Thank you very much for your help this time, Mr. Salman."
Then he turned to Fang Yu and bowed slightly, saying, "Githdruid, please forgive me for being so rude. I recently lost my beloved husband, Edward, and I am still deeply saddened."
"Nevertheless, despite all this, I am delighted to see you at George's christening. Your presence adds a sacred touch to this solemn occasion. Please allow me to welcome you on behalf of my late husband."
The translucent black veil could only vaguely reveal Claudia's facial features. As the veil swayed, her fair and delicate jaw appeared and disappeared from time to time.
I guess he doesn't look bad.
Fang Yu also bowed his head in return. "Mrs. Claudia, thank you for forgiving my intrusion. Coming to the ceremony was only an unwelcome request. I was not aware of Lord Edward's misfortune before. For this, I deeply apologize."
"To express my apologies and to bless little Mr. Bellwitt's baptism, I ask you to accept this gift. It was prepared in haste and is not a token of respect."
After saying that, Fang Yu took out a wooden box from his arms.
The silver-haired old butler took it, opened it and handed it to Mrs. Claudia.
Inside was a champagne-colored silk scarf.
"Silk! Such beautiful embroidery."
Although she was only a branch of the Belvedere family, Claudia herself was born into a noble family and had an extraordinary vision.
Silk is an absolute luxury in the current Nowen continent.
Even the great nobles of Loire were proud to own silk clothes or bedding, but these silks were actually often defective products sold from the East.
But the scarf in Claudia's hand was smoother than any silk she had ever seen.
She was a noble and took good care of her hand skin. Even so, when she touched the silk, she could even feel the silk being scratched by her skin.
The embroidery of those golden crabapple flowers was so exquisite that she had never seen anything like it in her life. Almost every stitch was neat and tidy.
"Thank you very much for your gift. It is truly precious, Lord Gisdruid." Claudia pulled George to her knees again to express her gratitude.
Talking to nobles is troublesome.
"You're welcome, Madam Claudia. I heard that Lord Edward was also very knowledgeable about herbs during his lifetime, which happens to be a specialty of us druids. Unfortunately, due to his passing, I was unable to exchange insights on herbal medicine with Lord Edward, and I am deeply regretful."
The regretful expression on Fang Yu's face seemed real, except that he blinked a little too quickly.
Herbs? An idea suddenly occurred to Claudia.
Recently, some book lovers have reported that these two chapters are not attractive enough.
Indeed, the recent chapters have caused some impact due to the deletion of plot points.
The original setting was that a part of the contents of the Pink Book was obtained from the Tower of Lorin, and then returned to Blue Star to practice. This part of the content happened to be related to Cober in the main plane, so the connection was made.
But this part of the content is a bit too explicit, and I was afraid of something going wrong. Just a few days ago, I wanted to correct a typo, but found that the previous text could not be edited. I thought it would be reviewed again, so I didn't dare to write it, which led to some problems with the rhythm and plot arrangement.
But it's not a big problem, it can be adjusted later. I may revise the recent chapters when I have time in the future to fill in some of the plot.
(End of this chapter)
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