After waking up

The totem on Mulan's body shines brightly. The glorious knight stands behind him and spreads his wings. Standing at the feet of the knight's shadow, Mulan seems to be in the center of the shadowless lamp, without any shadows, symbolizing light and justice.

After the oath was taken, there was no trace of rain on Mulan's body anymore, everything was evaporated by the hot breath.

I don't know if it was because of the scorching brilliance, but there was a faint blush on Nishelir's face. She handed the sword back to Mulan sideways, and the latter took the fang with both hands and stood up slowly.

The sacred music in the hall also reached its climax at this time. The magnificent tunes of the pipe organ not only echoed in the cathedral, but also spread outside the cathedral, giving this autumn rain a touch of sacred color.

This canonization ceremony was not unceremonious. In addition to the clergy of the church, including Queen Ness Helier, there were nearly a hundred nobles present.

Although Mulan arrived at the scene last, before he arrived, there were already guards of honor leading the orchestra to clear the passage and play music in the main hall of the palace. The Queen's carriage drove from the palace to the hall with extremely high standards.

The appearance of the Glory Knight shocked everyone present. At this moment, after Mulan took the sword, the ministers around Nishelir took the lead in applauding. All the spectators recovered from the shock and began to applaud together. They congratulated the recipient. The sealer is also proud that he can see a glorious knight in this way.

The archbishop of the church and a priest holding a silver basin came forward. In the silver basin was the shining activated holy water. They were about to bless Mulan and everyone present at the ceremony.

Mulan took the initiative to approach the Archbishop with a solemn and solemn expression. His vision was rather strange at this moment. The holy water in the eyes of others seemed to have various strange and active energies flowing in his eyes, like worms twisting.

The archbishop held a willow branch, lightly dipped it in the holy water, and then threw it towards Mulan. Mulan held his chest with one hand and accepted the baptism, letting the holy water sprinkle on his body and face.

The archbishop then sprinkled the holy water around and high up. The holy water emitted bursts of white light, which seemed to echo the shadow of the glorious knight, making the entire church hall shine.

Holy light escapes through the windows and doors of the great church, and this light can be seen by those outside the church.

"Congratulations, Sir Jonest!" "Congratulations to Mulan!"

"Congratulations, Lord Radiant Knight!"

"Lord Knight, come to my place as a guest if you have the opportunity!"

All the familiar and unfamiliar people congratulated Mulan in this light, and Mulan seemed to have regained his former spirit, saluting and responding to the nobles and church priests on the left and right with a smile.

If it hadn't been for the heavy rain, there would have been many Digao residents attracted by the holy light gathered outside the church, and the church would have blessed these spontaneous gatherings of spectators.

But even so, the residents of Digao who see the glory of the church up close will feel that they have witnessed a miracle, and their hearts will become more pious. Of course, they will also talk about it after dinner or when they meet acquaintances on the road.

After the canonization ceremony, there will be a banquet in the palace. More nobles will be present, which is a very lively scene.

If Queen Nice Helier held such a grand canonization ceremony for Mulan before, even though Mulan was a loyal knight who risked his life to save others, it also made some great nobles criticize. Then after seeing the glorious knight at the ceremony, , no one doubts the queen's wisdom anymore.

The palace banquet was prepared several days in advance. The palace chefs were very busy, but the palace minister in charge of the banquet was cursing at the moment and commanding a large number of attendants and maids to take remedial measures.

"Quick, quick, move fast!"

"Move in quickly, move in!" "Be careful with the silverware——"

"Move that constant-temperature pot carefully. Umbrella, where's the umbrella? Hurry up and hold an umbrella to protect yourself from the rain. It doesn't matter if you get wet. The soup inside has been cooking all day, and the banquet will start soon. There's no time to make it again! "

"And you guys, hurry up and prepare new tablecloths. These are all wet. If they are not enough, hurry up and dry them!"

The courtier was walking around in the rain holding an umbrella, and his voice was almost hoarse. The sudden rain killed him. The original plan was to have a banquet that combines open air and indoors, but now everyone had to move indoors. More halls must be cleared as dance banquet halls.

Carriages of nobles have already arrived at the palace one after another, but the courtiers know that they still have time. The real big shots are all in the Great Temple. It will be at least more than an hour before they arrive.

An hour and a half later, the palace banquet officially began. All the nobles inside and outside Digao were present. Bishops and archbishop-level figures also attended the Digao church. There were hundreds of people attending the banquet alone, and the attendants and maids responsible for the service There are more, and there are 7 bands playing music everywhere.

As one of the protagonists of the entire banquet, wherever Mulan goes, there is always a shortage of people coming to greet and toast. No matter whether the person comes is high or low, whether the title is big or small, Mulan always treats him with spirit. He responded with a cheerful face and polite smile. Even if he didn't like to drink all the toasts at the banquet, Mulan was already full of water every time he tasted it.

But Mulan still refused to accept anyone who came. He not only accepted people's praises, but also sometimes took the initiative to have friendly conversations with others, just like a true nobleman who had integrated into the aristocratic circle and was good at communication.

The guests were well-groomed and well-dressed, and their accessories were jeweled. The edges of many banquet halls were lined with long food tables and rest tables and chairs. There were piles of all kinds of exquisite food on the tables, including whole roasted animals and carefully prepared various dishes. There are a variety of drinks, a variety of snacks and cakes in perfect shape, and service staff who are on call and can be seen everywhere.

The quality of these nobles surprised Mulan a little, because he could see a lot of discarded food on the ground, and even a whole roast suckling pig was thrown on the table, and there were even more fruits and the like. He thought it was a palace banquet. It should be clean and tidy, but the nobles seem to be more unrestrained when they are in high spirits.

What a luxury flowing with honey and milk!

"Lord Jones, I am Susan, the eldest daughter of the Alva family. Nice to meet you!"

Today's Mulan is destined not to be invisible at the banquet, and maybe it will be difficult in the future.

At a table filled with food, another young aristocratic girl came to greet her. Mulan smiled and raised a toast.

"Hello Miss Alva, the beautiful sea must have influenced Count Alva, so that he and his honorable mother could give birth to such a charming daughter. Your eyes are as shining and moving as the sea."

Of course it was impossible for Mulan to know every person and every family, but he had heard of some powerful families before, including the name "Sea Earl" Alva.

Susan, who was holding the cup, was pleasantly surprised. She held her chest in surprise, and then a blush appeared on her face.

"I didn't expect the Lord Knight to know me. If the Lord Knight didn't have a dance partner at that moment, I would have had a dance partner."

"Mr. Jones, it turns out you are here. I have something to ask you for!"

Nice Helier strode over. She was wearing a long white gauze dress. The long skirt behind her was carried by two palace maids. When she walked to Mulan's side, Mulan had already bowed slightly and saluted. Susan also quickly lifted up her skirt and saluted.

"His Majesty!"

"Meet Her Majesty the Queen!"

"No need to be polite, come with me."

Nishelil didn't say much, and turned around to leave after speaking. Her appearance made other people who were about to get close and get to know Mulan stop their steps. Mulan apologized to the people around him and quickly followed.

Nishelir walked quickly forward, and Mulan followed on her right. She turned slightly to the left, glanced at the left rear, then turned to look forward and left.

On the side where Mulan was originally standing, Susan and a few people beside her had just stood up. She looked towards the direction where the Queen and Mulan were leaving. The Queen seemed to ignore her when she came, but she seemed to look at her again when she left. glanced at her.

On Mulan's side, he followed Nishelir through several banquet halls and palaces. There were fewer and fewer guests around, and the noise of the banquet behind him became weaker and weaker. I was so slow that I could only occasionally see the palace guards in the corridor.

The queen did not speak during the whole process, and facing the queen, Mulan naturally could not start a conversation casually and followed her quietly.

"Are you accustomed to court banquets, Lord Jones? You have made a lot of friends, right? For example, that beautiful aristocratic girl just now."

The queen suddenly turned around and asked with a smile.

Mulan immediately replied solemnly.

"I come from a small noble family in a remote area, and I know that their goodwill is just a bargaining chip to measure the value of things. However, I am willing to die for Her Majesty the Queen, so I naturally integrate into this class. I need to understand the nobles on each side, their preferences, and weakness!"

Nishelir stopped and turned around, and Mulan quickly stopped and stood up straight.

With a sincere smile on her face, the Queen reached out and patted away a little bit of food residue left on Mulan's shoulder.

"I want you to relax and enjoy yourself today."

"My lord, I obey!"

Mulan lowered his head slightly, then followed the queen who had turned around and started again. Finally, they arrived at a hall with double red doors upstairs.

Two guards pushed the door open, and Nishelir took Mulan inside. Mulan looked inside and saw two archbishops of the temple, one of whom was Aiwen's teacher. He walked in with the queen as if nothing had happened.

"You should know both archbishops. They have news to tell you."

The two archbishops had saluted the queen at this moment, and Nishelir also returned the salute with church etiquette. Mulan also saluted the two archbishops together.

"Secretary Jones is here, tell me what's going on."

The two archbishops looked at each other, and then Ivan's teacher took a step forward.

"Your Excellency Jonster, I just received the news, and it is with great sadness that I tell you that something happened to Alvin!"

"What? What happened to Alvin? Is he injured?"

Mulan took a step forward anxiously, but the expression on the Archbishop's face was very painful.

"News came from the Holy Mountain. Ivan and the four priests who were baptized in the same batch were attacked by cultists outside the Holy Land. They are all missing. We have found three corpses one after another. Ivan may be in danger. This is The letter he sent back before”

Mulan's pupils were dilated, with an expression of disbelief on his face. After being lost for a few seconds, he clenched his fists with the crack of his knuckles.