Chapter 21 The Red Feast (Part 2)
"This is a red feast. The great ancestors of the Holy Roman Empire are with us." Ladislaus's handsome face flickered in the dark red light, and his voice was full of obscure power.
At this time, Boss Sirika, who was obviously not participating in this kind of ceremony for the first time, began to take off his clothes, his face was full of excitement, and he made a banging sound from his mouth, as if he was really going to participate in a feast.
Ladislaus turned to Anna and Old John on the other side and asked: "Although it is a bit hasty, I still have to ask, Miss Anna Sieber, Mr. John Scully, are you willing to believe in the most noble Knight of Vision, the Holy Knight?"
Will your Majesty Barbarossa, everlasting guardian of the Roman Empire, join me in serving his cause?"
Knight of Great Vision? Everlasting Guardian? Barbarossa? The most prestigious red-bearded Barbarossa among the Holy Roman Emperors should be chosen to refer to all previous emperors. It turns out that it is not a pure ancestor sacrifice, but something more.
It is a rare ancestral-like belief with national consciousness. I wonder to what extent has the collective consciousness just awakened, or has a new demigod been born?
Anna's aristocratic education was also quite qualified, and there was absolutely no misunderstanding about Barbarossa's meaning. However, she noticed that Ladislas's prayer just now clearly placed the Habsburg family before the emperors of other families.
Moreover, judging from the time, it was not that long ago that the previous generation of Hohenstaufen became extinct, and it must be within a hundred years that the consciousness of its ancestors would merge with its Habsburg ancestors. This amount of time is really short for a god.
It is impossible to accumulate enough power in a short time, and He must be some kind of existence that gives priority to the descendants of the blood. Maybe it is a very generous and suitable belief for the Habsburgs, so Anna declined.
After thinking briefly, she decided to reject Ladislaus's suggestion.
After Ladislaus sent out the invitation and Anna thought about it for a few minutes, the smell of blood became stronger. As the dark red expanded, the temperature not only did not rise but became lower. Anna even felt numb with the cold air.
, she suppressed the discomfort, leaned forward slightly and lowered her head and replied: "Thank you for the invitation, but I have no intention of giving up my belief in the Lord of Fire." Anna's etiquette and elegance are completely commensurate with the status of an outstanding noble lady, and there is no lack of dignity. This
In this invitation, Ladislaus actually had the intention of revealing secrets and thereby coercing him.
The Church of Sirik has always been very active in cracking down on and suppressing ancestor sacrifices, denouncing them as ignorance and stupidity, and treating them with threats and violence. If a farmer gives ancestor sacrifices, he is likely to be burned to death in Sirik.
On the altar, the attitudes of other true gods who can bestow magical powers are also the same. After all, the ancestral belief is to divide their common lamb.
However, including the Holy Roman Empire and the Spanish magician royal family, the Habsburg family, the Capetian family in France, the Tudor family in England, and other long-standing and powerful European royal families, they all have some ancestors.
Activities of worship.
Obviously, the common people were not allowed to drink water here, because the rule that the nobles used the water in that river to wash their horses also applied here.
Although "Dark Sun" Cyric is omnipotent, and some fanatical believers even call him "God", he still has to turn a blind eye to the nobles.
Anna's suspicions were confirmed, and it was no big deal to Ladislaus.
Moreover, as the top wealthy family in the Republic of Liguria, the Sibo family easily believes in the ancestors of other families, even if they are as powerful as the Warlock Royal Family, it is not worthwhile.
So Ladislaus's rejection of Anna was quite expected. What really surprised him was that Old John also shook his head after thinking for a while, which made Ladislaus suspicious.
He had just received a lot of valuable nutritional supplements from Pastor Musk. These medicines were exactly what the frail old John needed urgently. Ladislaus gave them all to him without hesitation.
However, Old John still rejected Ladislaus's invitation.
Could it be that he actually still believes in the Plague Lady?
This thought immediately made Ladislaus very uneasy.
No noble would accept a follower of the Plague Lady. This would not only bring suspicion and rejection to the entire society, but would also be a great threat to one's own health and safety.
However, Old John's next explanation somewhat dispelled Ladislaus' doubts, "Please forgive me, Your Excellency, I hope to choose a more peaceful faith for the rest of my life. I'm afraid His Majesty the Knight of Vision is not suitable for me either."
Ladislaus nodded to express his understanding. In his opinion, after all, Emperor Barbarossa spent most of his life fighting against the alliance of city-states in northern Italy that opposed the emperor's authority, and took the conquest of the Apennines as his life's work. Although his actions were of great significance
It strengthened the connections within the Holy Roman Empire and was the object of worship of all German nobles. Naturally, they were not interested in Italian patriots like Old John.
However, Ladislaus would be satisfied with the fact that in fact, Old John had no such historical knowledge at all. He was simply disgusted by the bloody sacrifice scene. After all, he participated in the sacrifice of Tarona, the Lady of the Plague, in his early years.
It seems to have a similar taste. Of course, the priests that Lady Plague likes are more disgusting and disgusting. The sacrifices that can gain her favor are often a big party of pus and rotten flesh.
Although Ladislaus was slightly regretful of the two's rejection, Sirica, the boss on the side, was very happy. As an old believer who had participated in the "Red Feast", he knew clearly that the sacrifices provided by this sacrifice were quite rich.
And the number of people who want to share the gift is far less than when I participated in the Black Continent.
Although the great knight Barbarossa always gave priority to the traditional nobles of the Holy Roman Empire when distributing gifts, especially nobles with royal blood like Ladislaus.
But if you can share it with two less people, the value of the grace you can share will definitely be greatly improved.
After confirming that neither Anna nor Old John had any intention of joining, Ladislaus made an apology to Miss Anna and then took off his clothes. He knelt down on the ground with the equally naked Sirica Boss and praised loudly.
A knight of great ambition.
The dark red "flame" continued to spread until it encompassed all the corpses.
Gradually, the beating sparks seemed to condense into a solid body. As the smell of blood continued to increase, all the blood shrank into a ball. Wherever the blood passed, all the corpses, including humans and razor boars, disappeared without a trace.
trace.
A huge plasma pit was formed in the center where the Razor Boar was originally located. The blood-colored flames had now completely turned into tangible plasma. As Ladislaus and Sirica Boss prayed more and more fervently,
, two fierce torrents erupted from the plasma pit, violently washing over the bodies of Ladislaus and Sirica.
Boss Sirika was covered with this blood from head to toe, and no part of it was left out. The blood quickly seeped into his body. In less than a minute, Boss Sirika's body was completely restored to its original state. From the surface, it could not be seen
to a trace of residue.
Miss Anna, who had pretended to be calm even when she had just looked at the two ** men, could no longer maintain her calm image when she saw the grace that Sirica had received. She was so surprised that she opened her mouth in an unladylike manner.
Chapter completed!