Chapter 128: The Blessing of the Goddess of Happiness
"What? Are you nervous?" Mariana joked, looking at Clemont pacing while rubbing his hands.
He would be lying if he said he wasn't nervous. He could clearly feel the gazes of nearly ten thousand people even through a curtain.
"A little!"
Clemont nodded honestly.
Hearing Clemont's words, Graham on the side was a little surprised.
Didn't expect that Clemont would be nervous? When he was studying at the academy, he had never seen Clemont get nervous.
"Dang~"
As the bells on the bell tower rang, the first and most important sacrifice to the gods of the Festival of the Gods began.
Hearing the sound of the bell, Clemont straightened his clothes and then walked up to the sacrificial altar with dignity.
Walking to the center of the altar, looking at the smiling faces below, Clemont forgot what to say for a moment, but fortunately he had a master-level memory, and soon a New Year's greeting came from his mouth.
Jumped out.
"To the citizens of Clermont, and to friends from all over the world, on this day full of hope, we..."
The eloquent New Year's greetings spread throughout the square, and everyone present listened with gusto, because compared to the previous lord's perfunctory blessings, Clement's blessings were sincere and humorous, making people want to listen carefully.
"...I hope our Claremont Territory will develop better in the coming year, and I hope everyone has a good time tonight!"
"Pa bang bang~"
Hearing Clemont's words, the square burst into applause. Everyone clapped excitedly because they heard the lord's bright outlook for the coming year from Clemont, and they couldn't wait to see that scene.
However, Clement's next words aroused their curiosity.
"Finally, a warm reminder from my lord, please don't go to bed too early tonight!"
Although they didn't know what kind of medicine the lord was selling in the gourd, everyone present firmly believed that the lord must have prepared a surprise for them for the Festival of the Gods.
After the lord's speech, it was time for the part that everyone was most looking forward to, which was to offer sacrifices to the gods. I wonder if the lord could get the Harvest Goddess to send her blessings.
However, they are not afraid. Even if the sacrifice prepared by the lord cannot be blessed by the goddess, they will not be disappointed.
Soon, with the efforts of brothers Gordon and Abel, a huge magic circle appeared in the center of the altar.
Sacrificial magic is common in mainland China, so it is the first magic circle that many magicians learn after starting their careers.
Although this magic circle is not difficult, it does cost money. Looking at the bright magic cores on the nodes of the magic circle, Clemont felt a burst of heartache.
If these magic cores are used on one person, how can they be filled into a high-level knight?
So this is one of the reasons why small lords cannot choose to sacrifice to multiple gods.
As Abel placed the last magic core on the node, the entire magic array suddenly glowed with white light, and a huge beam of light shot straight into the sky.
Seeing this, Old Barr in the audience quickly signaled Clemont to put the prepared sacrifices into it, because this pillar of light is the passage to the world of the gods, and this passage will only be opened at a fixed time on the night of the Festival of the Gods.
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If the magic power of the magic core on the node is exhausted, it means that the qualification for sacrifice will be lost.
"I don't know what sacrifices the lord has prepared. The territory has been consumed a lot during this period. I don't know if the lord still has the money to prepare the sacrifices!"
Among the crowd, an old man stared at the light beam and murmured to himself.
He was the first citizen of the Clermont Territory. Before Clermont's arrival, he had not seen any activities to worship the gods for nearly twenty years, and in the years he could remember, the Clermont Territory had only
I received God's blessing once.
"Abo, don't worry. We all see what the lord has done for us. Even if we don't get the blessing of the harvest goddess, we won't be disappointed.
And Abo, have you forgotten? Grandpa Baer said that even if we don’t get the blessing of the harvest goddess, we can still try to get the blessing of that god!”
The young man next to the old man looked at Clemont walking towards the light pillar. When he talked about the god, his eyes were full of expectation.
The old man was stunned for a moment when he heard this, but when he saw the smiles on the faces of the people around him, a bright smile appeared on his wrinkled face.
"Yes! That god will definitely send blessings to the lord!"
Listening to the conversation between the two, the mercenaries behind them were a little confused. Can the priests temporarily change the god's residence during the Festival of the Gods?
For people like them who live all over the world, the Festival of the Gods is just a fun event. They just join in the fun and leave without caring about these things.
However, the words of these two citizens aroused their curiosity, so they looked at the sacrificial ceremony seriously with the mentality of figuring out the matter.
"Great goddess of harvest, your humble believers offer the best sacrifices here, hoping that you can give you the blessing of a good harvest!"
While reciting his lines, Clemont knelt on one knee in front of the light beam.
Although I really don’t want to kowtow to the gods of this world, I still have to do the scene work. If there is someone with evil intentions in the crowd who will bring the matter here to the Harvest Temple and put on himself a hat of blaspheming the god’s mansion, then he will find
Who can reason?
Moreover, if a bored god casts his gaze here and notices that he does not follow the rules and tells the Harvest Goddess about this, then he will be watched by the gods all the time.
Although these are all his conjectures, it is better to take precautions before they happen, and it is better not to take risks.
After standing up, Clemont groped around in his arms, and a magic core exuding a strong chill appeared in his hands.
When the discerning mercenaries in the audience saw this magic core, they all looked shocked.
"Fifth level magic core? Is this Baron Clermont so rich?"
A mercenary who had just arrived in Claremont City opened his mouth in surprise.
The companion who had just met next to him explained: "You may not know it when you first come here. This Baron Clermont is said to be the inventor of soap. It is normal for him to be rich!"
When the mercenary heard this, he had the same look on his face.
However, using the fifth-level magic core as a sacrificial tribute should be enough for this small territory.
The reason why Clemont took out this magic core from the Cold Wind Bird King was partly to show it to everyone, and partly because the magic power in this magic core was constantly declining.
Although it looks like a fifth-level magic core now, the magic power it contains is only a little higher than that of a third-level magic core, so it is completely worthless to him.
"Don't notice me! Don't notice me!..."
Thinking in his heart, under the expectant eyes of everyone, Clemont threw the magic core in his hand into the beam of light in front of him.
The moment the magic core entered the beam of light, it turned into a plume of smoke and disappeared. Seeing such a magical sight, Clemont wanted to put his head in and take a look, but in the end his reason defeated his curiosity.
Time passed minute by minute, but there was still no reaction in the light beam.
The consumption rate of the magic core on the magic circle is gradually increasing, and in just a few minutes, less than one-tenth is left.
Looking at the unresponsive light beam, Clemont was about to breathe a sigh of relief, but the next second he was shocked by the actions of the citizens.
As if they had discussed it in advance, the citizens lined up in three long queues in front of the sacrificial altar. The people at the front took off the cloth bags hanging from their waists and threw them away from a distance of two or three meters.
Entered into the pillar of light.
After throwing it away, they quickly retreated and gave their place to the next person.
The lord has proven his determination with actions, but the Harvest Goddess still has no response. In this case, it is up to them to take action.
Looking at the extremely serious faces, Clemont didn't know whether to cry or laugh.
This scene also deeply shocked other people who were not citizens of the territory. They could not understand that these citizens would actually spend their own money to fight for the lord's meager blessing from God.
"Mariana, I think you are right, Clement is a really special person!"
At this time, Graham sincerely agreed with Mariana's views on the way here.
On the way to find Clemont, he asked Mariana what she thought of Clemont, and her answer was that he was an interesting and special person!
He didn't quite understand it at the time, because Clement's performance in the academy was similar to that of Roland and the others, and he didn't show anything special, except of course, except for passing the assessment of Instructor Aldrich.
No one answered his words. Mariana was staring at the back on the stage in a daze. She didn't know what she was thinking, but the light in her eyes was brighter than ever.
However, their actions were destined to be in vain. The sacrifices they offered were all commonplace items and were not valuable at all. Moreover, when they were halfway through the sacrifices, the light beam gradually dimmed, and it was only a minute before it completely disappeared.
Things around.
The sacrifices continued, but the miracle was still missing, and expressions of mourning began to appear on everyone's faces.
What's more, he actually started sobbing quietly.
Although God's blessing is for the entire territory, the lord as the recipient will get special benefits from it. This is why they hope to receive the blessing so much. After all, this is the best way they can think of to express their gratitude.
"Don't curse yet, we still have a chance!"
Someone in the crowd shouted, and then all the residents stopped moving, holding their hands together, closing their eyes and praying.
Seeing the actions of these citizens, Clement was hesitant to speak several times.
He understands what these territorial citizens want to do, but he really doesn’t need it!
As the last magic core in the magic circle disappeared, the light pillar completely disappeared. Seeing that there was still no movement, Clemont was completely relieved.
In this world, in addition to the natural gods, there are also some gods that are created by the various behaviors of living beings. They exist because of the existence of life. They are called the gods of nothingness.
Such as happiness, pain, disaster, etc.
The number of these void gods is small, but as long as life continues, they can exist forever.
Unlike independent natural gods, the divine power of these void gods fluctuates greatly, sometimes getting stronger and sometimes weaker, so they rarely send blessings.
Unless there is a massive wave of faith.
And once they send blessings, it will be a story widely sung by bards. Of course, this refers to the positive gods. After all, no one likes sorrow, disaster and other blessings sent by gods.
"Ahem, I understand everyone's intentions, but you cannot force God's blessing. Compared to the blessings of these gods, I hope that everyone in Clement's territory can be safe and happy..."
Seeing the disappointed expressions of the people in his territory, Clemont blurted out comforting words just as he was preparing to bring the sacrificial ceremony to a perfect conclusion.
Everyone on the stage exclaimed in unison, looking straight at the night sky.
Seeing this, Clement suddenly felt something bad in the middle of his words, just when he was about to look up and see what was going on.
A bright meteor fell rapidly from the night sky behind his head and reached the sky above the altar in an instant.
In an instant, the entire venue was shrouded in intense white light. Clement, who was standing in the center of the altar, had no time to react before the meteor hit his body.
The next moment, an even brighter white light burst out, and the entire city of Clermont was surrounded by this white light.
However, everyone shrouded in white light did not panic. Instead, they closed their eyes and had happy smiles on their faces.
[External energy detected]
【Analyzing...】
【1%...5%...】
[Warning! Warning! This energy is low-level divine power! System copy detection is automatically interrupted!]
[Note: Based on the host’s current conditions, the system cannot copy divine power for the host!]
…
[Beep! Divine power condensation detected! The system is generating 1%...10%...100%]
[The divine mark has been generated! Please check it yourself, the host!]
After an unknown amount of time, when the system prompts in his mind disappeared, Clemont slowly opened his eyes.
The white light that shrouded the entire city of Claremont had disappeared. At this time, his body regained its ability to move.
He checked his body immediately and breathed a sigh of relief after seeing nothing unusual.
"Low-level divine power? Is there really a god who sent blessings?"
Thinking of this, Clemont quickly called up the panel in his mind.
[Universal racial talent: thunder element affinity and wood element affinity]
[Special racial talent: Joy of fish and water (unique talent of the aquatic race)]
[Divine Power Seal: Blessing from the Goddess of Happiness]
When he saw the extra divine power mark at the bottom of the panel, Clemont was stunned for a moment.
"Divine power mark? What is this?"
Then, he clicked on the introduction of the divine mark.
[Divine power mark: It is condensed from the divine power of the gods and can give the host special abilities. 】
[Blessing of the Goddess of Happiness: The blessing from the goddess of happiness, a low-level god, gives the host the special ability to change the emotions of others. When entering within ten meters of the host, no matter what kind of creature it is, it will feel happy, thus reducing its hatred of the host. 】
"Holy crap, this is a halo skill!"
After reading the introduction of the blessing of the goddess of happiness, Clemont was a little shocked.
I didn't expect this blessing to be so abnormal. Entering a ten-meter range will reduce the hatred. Then can't I just waste it?
When he thought of this, Clemont became a little eager to give it a try, wondering if his previous idea could be realized with this skill.
However, the matter was not over yet. Just when Clemont lowered his head and planned how to realize his idea, the expressions on the faces of everyone who had just recovered from God's blessing suddenly looked like they had seen a ghost, and their eyes