Tome of Blood

Chapter 501 -156- Coronation Ceremony

February 13, 1447 in the Holy Calendar, Falling Star City.

For the Fallen Star Kingdom, which has been in existence for thousands of years, today is destined to be a day written into history.

Before dawn, the royal knights in armor and red cloaks were fully armed and dispatched, standing with swords raised on both sides of the main road connecting the Red Palace and Luo Xing Pier.

People who had already heard the news through various channels gathered on both sides of the street. Crowds of people were waiting curiously and expectantly for the start of a grand ceremony that might only happen once in decades.

On the outskirts of Falling Star City, Roman Palace.

As the starting point for all the coronation ceremonies in Falling Star Kingdom, preparations had been made here half a month ago.

In the luxurious palace, Charlotte, who got up early and was served by the maids, had already finished washing herself and put on a grand dress.

The dress was specially designed and cut for this coronation, and underneath was a golden velvet noble robe decorated with lilac patterns symbolizing the Roman family and the eagle coat of arms of the Castel family.

Outside the robe is a cloak of the same material, lined with white ermine. On the white ermine shawl is a ring of red magic stones from Castells.

It has to be said that suitable clothing has a considerable impact on temperament. After putting on the dress, Charlotte seemed to have aged several years older. Coupled with the specially elevated high heels, at first glance she no longer looked taller. She looks like a "girl of thirteen or fourteen", but she really seems to be a "girl of sixteen or seventeen".

Looking at herself radiantly in the mirror, Charlotte was quite satisfied.

Although she was already familiar with her outstanding appearance, when she looked at herself in the mirror at this moment, she could not help but think "she is so beautiful" one after another in her mind.

"Your Majesty the Queen, the fleet is ready and the ministers are in place. According to the ceremony schedule, it's time for us to set off."

A respectful voice came from behind, it was Marquis Howard, the palace steward in charge of the coronation.

He was radiant and excited, obviously looking forward to Charlotte's coronation.

After hearing his words, Charlotte nodded slightly:

"Then... let's go."

Charlotte walked out of the palace, surrounded by her maids and knights.

Outside the palace, the great nobles who are direct vassals of the kingdom are already waiting here, including the legendary swordsman Duke Gale, the Duke of Asia who gave up the throne, six fiefdom dukes, and more than a dozen fiefdom earls.

They are the core force of the aristocratic class of the Fallen Star Kingdom, and they are also the leaders of the major aristocratic factions.

By the way, Duke West, one of the seven fiefdom dukes, is gone.

Although it has not been officially announced, as a traitor, it is a certainty that the Duke of West will be deprived of his title, and his territory will be confiscated and turned into a royal territory.

"Her Majesty the Queen..."

After seeing Charlotte, the fallen nobles all saluted and lowered their proud heads to express their submission.

Charlotte nodded slightly.

She looked at the flagship of the Royal Navy fleet, decorated with golden sails, docked beside the pier, and ordered:

"Board the ship!"

Amidst the bursts of salutes, Charlotte and the Fallen Star ministers boarded the Royal Navy's flagship. The Royal fleet, which had already been prepared, fired cannons and escorted the flagship towards Fallen Star Port.

The ceremony... has officially begun.

By the way, the coronation ceremony in Falling Star Kingdom mainly consists of two parts.

The first step is to cruise for Roman.

The new king will take a battleship starting from the palace dock outside Falling Star City, cruise along the coastline, and finally sail into the inland port of Falling Star City.

This is a memory of the Roman conquests. Ever since the pioneers of the Roman family crossed the Star-Moon Strait and conquered the Fallen Star Kingdom hundreds of years ago, every new king of the Roman family will use the "Roman Parade" as the starting point for their coronation. .

This is the pride of the Roman bloodline and a symbol of Roman royal power, representing the Roman family's supreme legal rule over the Fallen Star Kingdom.

Although Charlotte's surname is not Roman, as a direct descendant of Roman, she has inherited Roman legal principles, so it is natural for her to adopt Roman etiquette.

Of course, today's Roman cruise is a simplified version. A few hundred years ago, the starting point of the cruise would even be from the Roman principality on the mainland, and it would take a full day and night on the ship to re-follow the road of Roman conquest. OK.

The majestic fleet surrounded the flagship "Roman Conqueror" and sailed to Starfall City. Charlotte stood on the bow of the flagship, staring at the kingdom waiting for her to rule.

The royal fleet sailed into the inland river of Falling Star City and docked at the port. On both sides of the port, thousands of cannons fired, huge magic crystal salutes roared continuously, and brilliant magic fireworks exploded in the sky.

Under the gaze of everyone, Charlotte, wearing a grand dress, walked down the pier. The fallen star nobles who had been waiting here all bowed to Charlotte:

"Her Majesty the Queen..."

This is a fallen star noble who is not qualified to accompany him, but is qualified to participate in the coronation ceremony.

There are a large number of them, and they represent the middle class of the noble class of Fallen Star Kingdom. The highest title is earl, and the lowest title is baron. They are also the main force of the noble class.

They have different costumes and different ages. If you look around, they are densely packed, numbering in the thousands.

In addition to the nobles, there were also some foreign envoys watching the ceremony. Because Charlotte's coronation was relatively tight, there were not many envoys visiting, mainly from the Crescent Kingdom, the Grand Duchy of the North, and the Luna Coast City-State Alliance.

The deafening sound of worship rang out, causing a chain reaction among the onlookers.

Cheers and praises continued one after another.

Obviously, more than half a month has been enough for Charlotte's deeds to spread throughout every street and alley in Falling Star City.

A saint recognized by the God Lord, a direct blood descendant of the last Roman, who restrains the vampires, judges the fallen church, and is the Pearl of the North who brings peace and prosperity to the Fallen Star Kingdom...

There are too many auras surrounding Charlotte. Coupled with the cooperation and momentum of the nobles and the Ness clan, and all kinds of publicity, even though she has not officially succeeded to the throne, Charlotte's reputation in the hearts of the people seems to have already Reached an incredible height.

Under the gaze of everyone, Charlotte boarded the royal open carriage that had been prepared.

The huge convoy, escorted by the tall and powerful knights of the Royal family, paraded along the main road of Falling Star City.

Wherever the motorcade drove, cheers rang out. Colorful strips and flowers were thrown from both sides of the street, covering the entire road. Even Charlotte, who had been mentally prepared for a long time, could not help but feel a little excited at this moment. .

At this moment, she seemed to be the center of the entire world.

Maybe...this is the taste of power.

Charlotte secretly thought.

Her eyes fell on the onlookers, she smiled slightly and waved to them gently.

Seeing Charlotte's action, the people were stunned for a moment, and then burst into even more enthusiastic cheers.

"Long live Her Majesty the Queen!"

"Long live! Long live! Long live!"

"..."

Amidst deafening cheers, the convoy drove towards Campbell Cathedral in the north of Falling Star City.

The second part of the coronation ceremony is the formal coronation ceremony.

In the continent of Miria, the human kingdoms began with the support of the divine royal court, the kingship was also granted by the gods, and the coronation ceremony was also held in the church.

Campbell Cathedral is the largest, oldest, and most famous church in the Fallen Star Kingdom. The coronations of all Fallen Star kings were held here.

Charlotte also did not violate the "ancestral system".

When the mighty motorcade arrived at the church, the priests were already waiting outside the church. When they saw Charlotte's carriage, they drew a ring cross on their chests and then saluted respectfully.

Looking at the respectful postures of the priests, the nobles accompanying them looked strange.

The priests of the Holy Royal Court have a transcendent status, especially in a cathedral where even the king has to pay tribute.

On the day of coronation, let alone high-ranking priests, even the lowest priests do not actually need to salute the king.

But now...

Looking at the priests who were even lower than themselves, the nobles no longer knew what to say.

But again, no one raised any objection.

Nothing else.

Who told the person who was crowned today to be more than just the Queen of Falling Stars?

The saint's status is so transcendent that she does not need to salute even in front of the chief priest of the Theocracy. As a favored person of the divine master, it is natural for the priests to salute Charlotte.

Charlotte isn't pretentious either.

She was saluted by the priests and then entered the church surrounded by nobles and clergy.

In the main hall of the church, the altar for the ceremony is ready.

The first is the royal blessing.

With the help of the priest, Charlotte took off her cloak, then took the king's attire from the palace steward, Marquis Howard, and placed them piece by piece on the altar.

Including the king's cloak that symbolizes identity, the gemstone scepter that symbolizes power, the Roman sword that symbolizes blood, the falling star ring that can open the royal treasury and the teleportation circle, and the symbol of rule that can remotely communicate with magic towers everywhere. The Orb of Royal Power.

The priest chanted the blessings from the sacred code and prayed to the gods to bless the king's attire on the altar.

This step symbolizes reporting to the gods on the new king's accession to the throne and gaining the gods' recognition of the falling star kingship.

As the priest prayed, the holy light descended on the altar, coating the king's attire with a layer of white-gold brilliance.

Charlotte lowered her head silently, and then calmly used magical countermeasures to reverse the blessing.

no way.

She will have to use these gadgets for a while.

Although this kind of blessing is only temporary and does not cause much harm, if it is held by a vampire, burning pain is inevitable.

Of course, no one noticed her little move.

After praying, apply holy oil.

The holy oil is usually kept in the cathedral and is delivered by the priest on the eve of the coronation.

Unlike Blue Star, Miria's holy oil is a real holy oil and contains rich sacred power.

In this step, the priest will apply holy oil on fixed parts of the new king's body, symbolizing the connection between royal power and divine power, as well as the gods' blessing and recognition of the new king.

This is the most sacred step in the coronation ceremony.

However, the priest responsible for the anointing was obviously nervous and looked hesitant.

The person who applies holy oil to the new king must be a priest with status. In the past, this responsibility was held by the successive Archpriests of Campbell.

But now that Archbishop Campbell has sent it, a new Archbishop has not yet been selected.

Although the priest in charge of this matter is also a great priest of Blazing Sun level and has the highest status in the church, Charlotte's status is too special.

When facing Charlotte, a saint certified by the gods, the priest was obviously under great pressure.

From the perspective of royal power, there is no problem at all for him to apply holy oil.

But from a theocratic perspective...

As the agent of God, no one is qualified to apply holy oil to Charlotte.

Charlotte looked clear.

She didn't show any pretense, just picked up the holy oil and applied it on herself.

This scene stunned the nobles, priests and envoys from various countries who were watching the ceremony.

But they soon reacted and their expressions returned to normal.

This kind of transgressive act would be blasphemous to the gods for other new kings, but as a saint, Charlotte... seems to have no problem at all.

Following the rules, Charlotte anointed the holy oil on her head, chest, shoulders, between the shoulders and the joints of her arms, and finally on her hands.

Tingling.

It stung.

However, the Blood Sacred Scripture rotated slightly, and all these sacred powers were absorbed.

After the holy oil was anointed, the priests breathed a sigh of relief.

Immediately afterwards, the palace steward, Marquis Howard, handed the red king's cloak to Charlotte, and the priest put it on Charlotte.

The high priest put on the falling star ring for Charlotte, handed the gemstone scepter to her right hand, and handed the royal orb to her left hand.

As for Roman's sword... This girl didn't let anyone else touch it. She flew directly to Charlotte, formed a scabbard around her waist and got into it.

The king's attire was finished, and then the crown was taken and the oath was taken.

The priests quickly brought the Falling Star Crown.

It was a golden crown, made of pure gold, with crosses and lilacs arranged alternately, and two arches. The interior was made of purple velvet and inlaid with 777 red, purple and blue gems. It looked extremely magnificent.

After looking at the crown and then at Charlotte, the high priest in charge of the coronation hesitated again.

Charlotte looked at him and chuckled.

She stretched out her hand, picked up the crown under the subtle gaze of the great priest, and then put it on her head.

At this scene, the expressions of the nobles became even weirder, but when Charlotte stood up, they quickly lowered their heads and saluted respectfully.

Charlotte wore a crown, a red king's cloak, and held a orb and scepter. She walked across the red carpet and finally sat on the king's throne that had been placed in advance.

Taking a deep breath, Charlotte read out the king's oath that she had prepared in advance, which basically meant ensuring peace and justice, protecting the nobility and the church, and upholding orthodox beliefs.

Of course, this oath is not a "contract oath" in the true sense.

When the Holy Royal Court was at its peak hundreds of years ago, the oaths taken by the new king after he ascended the throne were truly contractual oaths that could not be broken. However, hundreds of years have passed, the divine power has shrunk and the royal power has grown. Nowadays, the oaths taken by the new kings of various countries have long been just a form.

After the oath was taken, the last ceremony was concluded.

In the church, all the nobles and priests who were watching the ceremony saluted respectfully to Charlotte and shouted three times: "Long live":

"Praise the divine! God bless Luo Xing! God bless Your Majesty Charlotte!"

"Praise the divine! God bless Luo Xing! God bless Your Majesty Charlotte!"

"Praise the divine! God bless Luo Xing! God bless Your Majesty Charlotte!"

"..."

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On February 13, 1447 in the Holy Calendar, Charlotte de Castel was crowned king in Falling Star City, as Queen Charlotte.

Because she is a saint of the Holy Royal Court, she is also called the Queen of the Gods.

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(Volume 3, end)