Arcane splendor begins with the throne

Chapter 126 Lord of Dawn
There may be a lonely and free sea in everyone's heart. We often dive into it alone in the middle of the night, and sometimes because we dive too deep, we miss the lights on land.

Later, Brian learned that a person without self can't find himself anywhere, and a lonely person is still lonely no matter who he is with.

Although the early morning of the cold winter is approaching, there is a hint of coldness, but it still cannot resist the noise of the crowd.

In Bryan's opinion, this tournament should be the biggest celebration he has ever seen since he came to this world.

Although during the five years of Tegrila's life, such activities were not uncommon.After all, northerners pay attention to honor and strength, while southerners who live in areas suitable for human survival are more yearning to enjoy life.

But at that time, he was not interested in these tigers howling and wolves howling, knights fighting, or rolling in the snow.

Usually, he is alone in his room.

At this time, in this empty and desolate wilderness outside Jinyu City.

He saw that besides the old king of West, lords, nobles and famous people from all over the kingdom attended today's ceremony.

They formed a gorgeous parade, marched on a road paved with red carpet, and walked towards a high platform made of wood.

Feeling the chill brought by late autumn, Brian couldn't help recalling the joyful festivals he had spent in Silvermoon City of the Northern Alliance in the game world.

Among these festivals, there is the festive Midsummer Festival, also known as: Long Night Celebration.

On this day, unmarried girls are allowed to move freely and hide in the woods all night, waiting for their favorite suitors to 'hunt'.

Traditional marriage contracts are made on this night, and the weather on this night is generally good, and there is rarely a midsummer festival with bad weather-if it happens, it is considered a bad omen, usually heralding famine and plague.

There is also a very solemn Midwinter Festival, which is also called by the major kingdoms: the Feast of Winter.

According to tradition, local lords hold this feast before the end of the year to form and renew alliances with other lords and exchange gifts.

For the civilians in the kingdoms, this is the 'Day of Dead Winter', because the coldest winter has just passed halfway.

However, this is a festival of the original residents, and few of their players can participate in it.

The festival that Brian can really join is the Festival of the Moon that Brian attends almost every year in Silvermoon City, also known as: Moon Festival.

This is the last festival of the year, which marks the arrival of winter, and it is also a day for people to worship the dead. The graves will be blessed, and rituals will be held, and then the deeds of those who have passed away will be talked about until late at night.

Because they believe that on the day of the Moon Festival, the barrier between life and death will become very weak, and the dead can be felt by the living.

According to tradition, the festivals of the moon are celebrated when the harvest season is over and the winter winds have not yet blown.

In Silvermoon City of the Northland Alliance, this kind of festival is different from other countries.

Because at this time, a huge scarecrow will be erected outside the city. During the celebration at sunset, the scarecrow will be set on fire by the mysterious Lord of Silvermoon City himself.

The most mysterious city lord in the north will only appear in front of the world on the day of the annual moon festival.

According to the little information picked up by the players, Brian has a general understanding of the city lord.

It is said that the reason why the other party participates in this kind of celebration every year and burns a huge scarecrow himself is to pay homage to his dead clansmen.

Because the Lord of Silvermoon City is not a person from the main material plane, but escaped here from a destroyed small world.

The family name of this mysterious elf city lord is exactly the same as that of Brian's elf family in the world of Asno, called "Moon Whisperer" Galanus.

For the festival of the moon every year, even after so many years, Brian is still deeply impressed.

Because it was a spectacular sight—a giant, fire-breathing, lighting up the darkening sky the moment the scarecrow was set on fire.

Anyone, including their players, can approach this burning giant and throw a branch into the fire that incinerated it, in order to show that they have 'burned' all the things they don't want to continue to carry, and from then on they can Ease into the stillness and tranquility of winter.

Because everyone believes that just throwing a branch into the fire will solve their problems or communicate and say goodbye to their lingering dead.

Just when Brian was in a trance, he saw a group of unexpected visitors on the wooden platform.

Archbishop 'Judger' Rickard of the Shrine of the Dawnlord.

Brian looked at the archbishop in surprise, wondering why the old pastor suddenly appeared on such an occasion.

Whenever he sees each other, he can't help but think of Santa Claus.

He is short and fat, with a long snow-white beard and bright eyes.Even in such a solemn ceremony, Archbishop Rickard still radiated warmth and love.

Brian narrowed his eyes, thinking about the old priest of Lathander's true intention of coming here.

The southern kingdom of Karnas is a country that believes in Lathander, the Lord of Dawn.

In the Glorious City of Karnas sits the largest temple of Lathander on the entire continent.

Under normal circumstances, when each kingdom wants to hold a lively ceremony like a tournament or an alliance ceremony, a priest of Lathander will be invited to come here to sprinkle the blessing of the Lord of the Dawn.

Because of the noble posture and demeanor of Lathander, the lord of the dawn with powerful divine power, he is very popular among the noble class, earning enough favor for him, making himself the god of faith of most nobles.

In other words, although his alignment is neutral and good, the worshipers also include the noble realm.

Brian originally thought that at yesterday's dinner, the paladin Strickland and his stunned young student came to represent the temple.

Who would have thought that today he saw the high and powerful archbishop Rickard in the Losander Temple, and he would come to the scene in person.

He would not think that the old pastor really condescended to bless the competition.

This made him instantly understand the reason. The purpose of their coming here is definitely for this Princess Kearney who has the blood of the heavens.

Thinking of this, Brian immediately set his sights on the high platform, looking for Princess Corney.

Brian noticed that there were several people standing on the left of Archbishop Rickard, all of them were wearing white robes decorated with golden ribbons, their expressions were serene and serene, and there were several women among them.

These female priests held the pendulum censer in their hands, and the slowly shaking censer seemed to give people a hypnotic feeling.

At this moment, he finally noticed that Princess Kearney, who was wearing a light blue dress, was walking up the high platform with a puzzled expression on her face.

Obviously, she didn't know about it.

In other words, the archbishop arrived very hastily, and he didn't even have time to prepare for it.

Immediately afterwards, under the guidance of the old king, Kearney walked slowly in front of Archbishop Rickard, bowed slightly and saluted.

The archbishop touched his snow-white beard, nodded with satisfaction, then opened a book inlaid with a sunrise pattern composed of roses, red and yellow gems, and began to recite.

His pious voice is so powerful that almost everyone can hear it clearly.

"At dawn, beauty rules everything. In the name of the Lord of Dawn, we gather here to witness that Princess Korni is favored by our Lord.

In the light of the merciful dawn she will be renewed.

The great Lord of the Morning gave her the authority to teach the world.

The great Lord of Dawn gave her the power to fight against evil.

The Great Dawn Lord gave her the wisdom to work hard to aid others, with new hopes, new dreams, for the prosperity of all humans and their allies.

It is a sacred duty to work for new birth and revival, enabling her to sow the seeds of hope and dreams to reap the eternal favor of the great Lord of the Dawn..."

Accompanied by the high-spirited eulogy, all the pastors raised their right hands.

Now, a soft golden light appeared on the holy emblem of sunrise composed of rose, yellow and red gemstones in their palms.

They aimed the holy emblem at Princess Kearney, and let the light envelope her.

Brian saw that Princess Kearney's eyes widened in surprise, and she stood there hesitantly, not knowing what to do.

This made him frown involuntarily, wanting to rush forward to stop all this.

But he thought about it, and finally endured it, because he believed that the princess would make the most correct choice.

Just then, on the far eastern horizon...

Following the exclamation of the crowd, a rose-colored light fell from the sky, shining on Princess Kearney with precision.

Most of Lathander's ceremonies, Lord of Dawn, prefer to be held at dawn.

Because actions taken and contracts made at dawn are considered to be blessed by the god.

However, when the glory shrouded Princess Kearney, nothing happened during the seemingly long but short wait of countless people...

The priest of the Lord of Dawn, the 'Judger' Archbishop Rickard, including all the priests, fell silent, as if thinking about the reason for this kind of problem.

Brian could even see the glistening sweat rolling down the archbishop's eyebrows.

This made him smile a little.

There is no doubt that this beautiful princess should have rejected this favor from the Lord of Dawn.

Although he prefers to let Kearney make her own choice, it doesn't mean that he is really willing to let the princess believe in some god.

After all, the ultimate destination of priests is the kingdom of God. The gods they believe in are the first in their hearts, and their lovers or relatives are the second.

It can be seen from this that when he taught the princess magic skills daily, he intentionally mixed his own views on gods in the conversations intentionally or unintentionally, which also affected her choice.

If not, maybe Kearney would really take over this favor and become a priest of Lathander.

In this case, he would have no chance to see the rich expression on the face of the amiable archbishop standing on the wooden platform.

Archbishop Rickard and his party left the ceremony site dejectedly under the gesture of the old King West with a smile on his face.

Obviously, the old king was also very displeased with these pastors who, in the name of blessing, made Princess Corney a pastor without authorization.

Brian was also upset. He felt that after the conference was over, it was necessary to find a way to let this old thing help him as a free thug.

Immediately afterwards, the old king made his own remarks, which heralded the upcoming competitive tournament.

Brian walked out from the cheering crowd and began to prepare for the upcoming competition.

Although he is a battle mage and is good at fighting with long swords, it doesn't mean he doesn't know anything about lance sprinting.

As the prince of Tigrila, in this northern country that advocates strength and glory, he has also received knight training, so he can participate in this tournament with ease.

Even though this conference was restricted from using magic, as a battle mage, he still had a way of incorporating magic into the battle.

Therefore, he is not too worried about this competition.

The reason why he participated in the conference was that besides promising Princess Kearney, the [-] gold coin reward for winning the championship was also the motivation that attracted him.

Moreover, in the conference, if conditions permit, he happens to meet Mengbaton, the heir of Neluskan.He didn't mind taking the wolf's head off and sending it to Tigrila's palace as a thank you gift for the title.

"Master Brian, are you really going to participate like this?" At this moment, a young man in gray steel armor who was following him caught up with him and asked.

"You mean armor, don't worry, I have my own measure." Brian replied indifferently.

The black-haired young man in front of him was called Brynden, and he didn't have the tall and burly features of the northerners. He looked lean and powerful, and his eyes always shone with a shrewd light.

The other party is from the south of Tegrila, the noble young master of the Hejian Marquis family. At the bottom of the ranking, he belongs to a hard-working existence who can neither inherit the title nor obtain the fiefdom. die.

In fact, it is no different from him, except that he was lucky and got a hot territory and title.

The only way out for these young nobles is to practice their own martial arts well, and through their family relationships, they are assigned to the army to gain military exploits.

If you're lucky, you might actually be able to win a good title.

Of course, these are extremely rare.

In Tigrila, a kingdom known as the 'Mercenary Kingdom', most young nobles prefer to be mercenaries or adventurers.

There was once a case where the second son of a family led his own mercenary group, all of them joined the army of the kingdom, and obtained the title of knighthood.

The reason why Brian was able to meet each other is quite funny to say.

On the way to the competition meeting, he ordered his mercenaries to unfurl the saber-toothed tiger flag exclusively for Tigrila, and just happened to be seen by the noble young master wandering nearby, and immediately ran over.

After all, on this occasion, raising the saber-toothed tiger flag meant belonging to the royal family of Tigrila.

Brian briefly told the other party that he was the new Duke of Zilong in Longshou Harbor and the Storm Islands, and this noble young master named Brynden immediately expressed his willingness to pledge allegiance.

The other party also claimed that there was no other reason for doing this, but that he dared to accept Longshou Harbor and the Storm Islands, as well as use purple dragons as flags and badges, so it was worth his whole fortune to gamble — In fact, he has nothing but his own horse, a sword, a piece of armor, and a person.

And this funny noble young master also said that when he becomes self-reliant, he must design an emblem with a lynx holding a fish in its mouth. The fish in his mouth is the flag of their river family: the red-eyed trout.

Then go back to the family, and have a good time in front of the old father who drove him out.

Out of prudent considerations, Brian tentatively asked many questions to test the opponent.

Unexpectedly, the noble young master not only answered all the answers, but also showed him some good foresight on politics.

This made Brian realize that his territory needed such talents, so he easily accepted the other party.

After all, the current him is still weak in the final analysis. Except for a mercenary group of 500 people who are good at fighting, there is indeed a lack of positive figures like Brynden.

Moreover, in the process of walking together with several people, they also met many second sons of the family from Tigrila, like Brynden, trying to become famous in the competition.

However, in Brian's opinion, these people's foresight is not as high as Brynden's.

Although they saw the flag of Tigrila, they would step forward to inquire, but when they learned that their territory was Longshou Harbor and the Storm Islands, they just said a few polite words and turned away in disappointment.

Brian was not surprised by this.

He even thought of a possibility, if he really won the championship of the competitive conference.

These noble young masters, adventurers, or wandering knights from Tigrila, maybe there are people who dare to bet like Brynden, come to surrender themselves.

In this case, he needs a manager who leads these people, and Brynden in front of him is obviously a good choice.

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(End of this chapter)