Chapter 625: Blessing Sacrifice

The dawn light shines on the bell tower of Martha Square. Several soldiers on duty who have not slept all night are bathed in the morning light. Their bodies infected by the cold air slowly recover some warmth and vitality. They breathe a sigh of relief and think that another hour will pass. , It's time for shift change at seven o'clock. ?Huoran?Text??????????????`??

At this time, a sound of horseshoes came suddenly, and a dozen knights in bright silver armor galloped from the avenue outside the square, rode all the way to the bell tower, and reined in the horse rope for the first middle-aged knight. , raised his head and said: "Listen, the soldiers on duty above, His Excellency the Pope will hold a blessing ceremony here in an hour, and now immediately ring the prayer for life and let everyone know."

The soldiers on duty were stunned, and then became joyful and excited. They did not expect that the Pope would come here in person, which meant that they were able to pay close attention to this great figure. This is simply an honor!

Boom, boom, boom...

The melodious blessing bell rang. Unlike the normal morning bell, the blessing bell needs to ring eighteen times in a row.

The ringing of the bell came from far away from the square, and the nearby residents suddenly woke up from their sleep. Hearing the continuous ringing of the bell, some older people hadn't counted them one by one, just from the duration of the ringing. , I judged that it was the blessing bell, and immediately woke up my wife and children, preparing to go to the square early and grab a good position in the front.

The Blessing Sacrifice is different from the Blessing Festival. The Blessing Sacrifice can be held at any time, but it must be held by an elder of the cardinal level in the Holy See of Light. Pray with the gods to avoid plagues and disasters.

For ordinary people, it is a dream to be able to be blessed at the blessing festival.

As the bell rang, one after another, the knights of the Holy See dragged wood and frames in a carriage to the square to build a blessing altar. These wood and frames were all finished products and only needed to be assembled.

As time went by, more and more people gathered in the square, and in a blink of an eye, the whole square was crowded with people and bustling.

"My lord, the time is almost up." A young grand knight with a golden star on his shoulders bowed his head.

Ernorin nodded slightly, glanced at the crowd of people under the altar, and said in a low voice: "Wait a minute, His Excellency the Pope is always punctual."

"Yes." The young great knight nodded respectfully.

At this time, there was a sudden commotion outside the square, followed by exclamations of excitement. Ernorín heard the change, looked over immediately, and breathed a sigh of relief. He saw an elderly figure in a luxurious gold robe slowly walking towards the commotion, holding an ancient vine scepter that symbolized authority and honor. It was the Pope. Richelieu!

Behind him, followed by two light knights, one with flowing blond hair, apparently of noble origin. The other has black hair, is about thirty or so, and looks mediocre.

The knights of light stationed outside the square immediately stepped forward to guard the pope. The crowd looked at the pope in amazement, especially the people closest to him. The majesty brought by the robe and scepter makes people dare not be even half-blasphemy.

"It's actually the Pope!"

"It's the Pope who held the blessing ceremony, my God, I saw His Excellency the Pope."

"The pope is so benevolent that he actually came to preside over the blessing ceremony in person."

There was a sound of moving surprise from the crowd.

In the aisle separated by the crowd, Richelieu walked all the way to the altar with two attendants.

"I've met the Pope." Ernolin immediately bowed respectfully.

The young great knight on the side also hurriedly saluted.

Seeing his most trusted confidant, Richelieu nodded slightly and said, "How much longer?"

El Norin respectfully said: "Report to the Pope, there are still five minutes."

"It seems that I am not late." Richelieu smiled slightly, "Is everything ready? Prayers and holy books."

"It's all ready." Ernolin looked up respectfully, and after speaking, he raised his head and glanced at Richelieu, his eyes quickly swept across his whole body,

Seeing that there was no sign of injury, he breathed a sigh of relief, and said in a low voice, "Pope, I have seen the letter you left behind, I don't know..."

"We'll talk about this later." Richelieu raised his hand to interrupt his whispered inquiry.

El Norin reacted, nodded immediately, raised his head and straightened his back, looked at the square in front of him, and waited for the countdown of time with the Pope.

Five minutes to say whether it is long or short, while waiting, Ernorin suddenly noticed the two knights of light beside the pope, their faces seemed a little strange, and there was actually a black-haired man among them, such a Hair color has always been a slave or a commoner, but I didn't expect to be able to get in front of Richelieu.

He took a second look, but didn't see anything unusual, so he turned his eyes away and looked at the bell tower next to him.

The huge mechanical clock hanging on the clock tower counted down slowly, and it finally reached seven o'clock.

A bell rang, and the blessing ceremony officially began.

Richelieu received the prayer and the holy book from El Norin, with a solemn expression, and began to read the solemn opening speech according to the procedure, and then the blessing. This blessing is not a few simple sentences, but an extremely long A blessing, excerpted from the blessings of the Bible.

Du Dian stood behind Richelieu and looked at the square in front of him silently. After the blessing was finished, everyone entered the prayer stage with Richelieu, clasped their hands together, and looked devout.

Half an hour later, the blessing ceremony finally ended.

Richelieu said to Ernolin: "Let everyone else go away, come with me."

"Yes." Ernolin noticed the strange expression on his face, and immediately said solemnly.

Richelieu brought El Norin to a nearby tavern, ordered the accompanying knights to empty the tavern, and stood guard outside, then brought Er Norin, Du Dian and another attendant to play the role Noyce entered the tavern.

Seeing the two attendants coming in, Ernolin frowned and said, "You two go out first, I have something to talk to the Pope."

Richelieu waved his hand and said, "It's okay, they can trust you."

Er Norin was slightly taken aback, and couldn't help but look at the two knights more.

Richelieu coughed lightly, and said indifferently: "Someone in the Holy See wanted to assassinate me, but luckily he didn't succeed. However, I can't return to the Holy See until I don't know who the murderer is behind the scenes. All matters, big or small, will be taken care of by you for the time being.”

El Norin asked eagerly, "Are you really alright?"

Richelieu shook his head slightly, "It's okay."

El Norin continued: "The Holy See is the safest place. If you are outside, wouldn't it be more dangerous? Otherwise, I will send more people to protect you, and let the King of Light protect you personally."

Richelieu waved his hand, "I don't know if the murderer behind the assassination has anything to do with the King of Light."

El Norin was stunned, speechless for a moment, and suddenly felt a chill, he clenched his fists, gritted his teeth and said, "If I catch anyone, I must make him look good!"

Richelieu patted him on the shoulder, "If you have a chance, please pay more attention to me."

"I will." Ernolin looked solemn, suddenly thought of something, and said: "I will send a few more of my confidants to protect you, otherwise if you are outside..."

"No, it's enough to have them protect me." Richelieu waved his hand.

El Norin couldn't help looking at the two attendants again, with a serious look in his eyes and a hint of jealousy. He knew that Richelieu didn't completely trust him, but he trusted these two people 100%. Otherwise, I wouldn't have given myself to them for protection at this critical moment.

"I'm leaving, you have to protect yourself." Richelieu said with deep meaning.

El Norin looked into his eyes and felt that he seemed to want to tell him something. After thinking about it, it should be to remind himself not to be assassinated by the murderer behind the scenes.

Taking off the gorgeous robe, Richelieu took a simple coat from Du Dian and put it on, put on a hood to cover his face, turned and left the tavern, took Du Dian and Neuss along the street, and walked around Seven or eight streets, turned to the suburbs, and then returned to the old castle by the Moza River.

"How about it, am I doing okay?" After entering the castle, Richelieu took off his hood, exhaled lightly, and turned to Du Di'an, "I'll take care of what you asked me to say."

Du Dian said indifferently: "It's okay." He said, ignoring him, quickly ran up the stairs, and came to his room. When he saw Hai Lisha sitting on the bed, his heart settled down.

He stepped forward to hold Hailisha's little hand, led him out of the room, and returned to the hall downstairs.

Richelieu said, "What are you going to do next?"

"Do you have your eyes and ears in the Dark Holy See?" Du Dian looked directly at him.

Richelieu was slightly stunned, hesitant in his heart, but thinking that the matter had come to this point, it would take a few eyes and ears to gain Du Dian's trust, and immediately said: "There are two, one is the elder of the ninth district, he was sent to the dark place by me. People from the Holy See, and the other is a strong general under the Sword King, Riley, he is the person I put next to the Sword King, and he was once the most outstanding genius swordsmanship master of the Bright Holy See."

Du Dian's eyes moved slightly, and he glanced at him, "The most outstanding one, I am quite willing to be sent by you to be an undercover agent."

Richelieu smiled wryly and said, "I just want to sharpen him. The sword will rust sooner or later if you don't use it."