The Original Vampire

The next morning, the sun was bright and soft, and it was very comfortable to shine on people.

Today, the Emperor of the Radiant Empire, His Majesty Reinhard San Lorenzo will confer Vera San Hilde as Duke of the North at the Palace of the Phoenix.

In addition, the Emperor will grant Colin Angler the authority of the Guardian of the North, in recognition of his outstanding contribution to fighting the trolls and pacifying the rebellion in the North.

Of course, Ke Lin himself knew very well that the key to his ability to gain the authority of the guardian of the North was that he won the trust of Queen Midella last night.

In this way, Ke Lin has become a "one person under ten thousand people" in the north, and can justifiably control the lords of the north without resorting to Vera's name.

This is also a necessary measure taken by the emperor to worry that Vera will be affected by divine magic and gradually fall to the church.

At nine o'clock in the morning, Colin and Vera rode on horses and began to patrol the Royal Dragon City under the protection of the Knights of Glory.

Of course, it is said to be patrolling the whole city, but in fact it is a circle around the Phoenix Palace.

The soldiers of the city defense army have already blocked the surrounding intersections, prohibiting the passage of vehicles, horses and pedestrians. The children of the imperial capital and the servants of various families can only gather on both sides of the road, looking at the incoming Duke of the North with curious eyes.

Vera is wearing a gorgeous ducal dress today, her hair is in the most popular lady's bun style, and a string of crystal and round pearl necklaces hangs around her creamy neck. The noble temperament immediately attracted the attention of many aristocratic young men.

Perhaps these guys were secretly cursing Colin in their hearts—how could such a beautiful woman with beauty and power be preempted by this country baron's son!

This is not that Colin is careful, deliberately arranging the children of the nobles of the imperial capital, and the eyes that are cast at him from both sides of the street from time to time are almost all undisguised hatred.

After patrolling the city, Colin and Vera came to the Phoenix Palace.

Four knights clad in exquisite armor, holding ceremonial spears, stepped forward to guard the two of them and walked onto the golden cashmere carpet.

Entering the main hall, there are six statues of angels holding swords on both sides. They are all carved out of white glazed rock, with convergent wings and lowered eyebrows. They face the entrance of the main hall and are half-knelt on the pedestal, as if they are approaching Colin and Vera who are walking in. Bow your head in greeting.

Passing over the angel statue, the great figures of the glorious empire were standing on both sides of the hall. Everyone slowly turned their heads and saluted the group of people who came in.

In the main hall, there were only the sonorous footsteps of the knights of honor and the Colin couple.

The atmosphere is solemn and solemn.

Halfway through, Colin stopped and let Vera go forward alone, towards Emperor Reinhardt.

The sun shines through the crystal skylight at the top and enters the hall to form a pure beam of light, just shrouding Vera and Reinhard the Great in the center of the hall.

Vera's body was covered with a faint golden halo from the sun, and she saw that she took out the saber from her waist, half-knelt on the steps, lowered her head, and held the saber in her hand.

Emperor Reinhardt took Vera's sword, the blade rested on her shoulder, and said loudly:

"I, the Emperor of the Radiant Empire, Reinhard San Lorenzo, in the name of the Lord of Radiance and the Holy Ancestor, canonized Vera Saint Hilde as the Duke of the Northern Territory of the Radiant Empire. I hope you use your loyalty, courage, and wisdom. , to protect this honor!"

Immediately, Vera's clear but slightly immature voice sounded in the hall:

"I, Vera Saint Hilde, swear by the heroic spirit of the ancestors of the golden lion family, to dedicate my loyalty to the Lord of Radiance and to the great San Lorenzo!

Your will is my direction, your order is my belief! "

Emperor Reinhard nodded, returned the sword to Vera, and took out the ducal seal from the tray held by the sword-wielding knight next to him and gave it to Vera.

At this point, Vera's canonization ceremony came to an end.

The ownership of the Duke of the North has finally settled.

Looking at the scene in front of him, Colin finally breathed a long sigh of relief.

Of course, Vera becoming a duke does not mean that everything will be fine, Colin knows that there are more severe tests waiting for him.

As Vera stepped aside, Colin strode forward, came to Emperor Reinhardt, and knelt down on one knee.

Emperor Reinhard looked deeply at the young knight who was kneeling in front of him, with an extremely complicated look flashing in his eyes. It was not until Queen Midella who was behind him coughed a few times that he came back to his senses and said aloud again. :

"I, the Emperor of the Radiant Empire, Reinhard San Lorenzo, on behalf of all the lords and nobles of the Empire, in this sacred place, grant the authority of Viscount Colin Angele as the guardian of the north."

Immediately, Emperor Reinhardt took out the golden dagger symbolizing the status of the guardian and handed it to Colin.

Colin took it with both hands and said loudly:

"I, Colin Angele, in this sacred place, under the gaze of the Lord of Light, shoulder the responsibility of guarding the North, and honor it, from today until the day when my life ends!"

Then, Colin got up and was about to retire, but was stopped by Emperor Reinhardt:

"Viscount Angele, is the sword on your waist the [Blade of Judgment]?"

Colin was stunned for a while, then stopped quickly, leaned over slightly and said, "Yes, Your Majesty."

"Can I take a look?"

"certainly!"

Zheng——

Colin slowly drew out his sword and handed it to Emperor Reinhardt.

Emperor Reinhardt held the sword in one hand, and the other hand slowly stroked the dark sword. Wherever it passed, the flame-like lines actually emitted bursts of golden light.

"Have three emperors died under this sword?"

"Yes, Your Majesty."

There are indeed three - the "Dark Emperor" who was beheaded by the "Judger" Duke St. Theon three hundred years ago, the troll emperor Murdoff who was beheaded by the Duke of St. Hilde five years ago, and the one who just died at the beginning of this year. Troll Emperor Mordo II in the hands of Colin.

Emperor Reinhard stared at the knight's sword for a long while before suddenly asking, "Do you know what the monarch said before killing the Dark Emperor three hundred years ago?"

Colin shook his head, completely confused about what Emperor Reinhardt wanted to do.

The nobles who came to watch the ceremony were also at a loss, only Queen Midella's eyes flickered, as if she was thinking about something.

Emperor Reinhardt suddenly shot, and the long sword drew a golden light in the air, and it touched Colin's throat in the blink of an eye.

There were exclamations in the hall, and everyone was terrified by the emperor's actions.

Vera was about to rush over in a hurry, but was stopped by Queen Midella.

Ke Lin didn't move, didn't even blink his eyes, as if what was in front of him was not the murder weapon stained with the blood of the three emperors, but a non-threatening wooden stick.

Seeing Colin's calm response, Emperor Reinhardt's eyes flashed with admiration, and he said, "He said - 'On behalf of my lord, I will give you the judgment you deserve'!"

Colin blinked, waiting for the emperor's next words.

Sure enough, Reinhard the Great asked again, "Do you know how the Dark Emperor responded?"

Colin shook his head again: "Please forgive my ignorance, Your Majesty."

Of course, Emperor Reinhardt would not blame Colin. In fact, this history has always been taboo, and none of the nobles present knew what happened at that time.

I only know that the "Judger" killed the "Dark Emperor". As for the specific process, as well as the detailed cause, it has been deliberately hidden.

Today, Reinhard the Great, for some unknown reason, wants to reveal this dusty history.

"The Dark Emperor said—" The corner of Emperor Reinhard's mouth twitched slightly, "'You can't represent my lord, you can only represent yourself'!"

Colin narrowed his eyes, thinking about what the emperor wanted to express.

After Emperor Reinhardt said these words, he returned the blade of judgment to Colin, and then left without saying a word.

Vera trotted over, took Colin's arm, and asked, "Colin, are you alright?"

"Of course I'm fine." Colin patted Vera's arm lightly and walked out.

The nobles who were watching the ceremony came forward one after another to express their congratulations to the two rulers of the Northern Territory.

After dealing with the group of people, Ke Lin led Vera out of the hall, but saw a familiar figure in front of the steps.

An inexplicable smile appeared on the corner of Colin's mouth, and he greeted:

"Good day, Consul Sebastian!"

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