Imperial Crown

"This is Denise, right?" Angel asked, "No wonder you can't forget her."

Denise was wearing a black veil and sitting on a chair next to the coffin. She hadn't made any movements, but she had become the focus of the entire hall.

She was wearing a black silk dress. The thin and soft material stuck to her legs, perfectly highlighting her plump outline; the hem of the skirt fell below her knees, and under the lace skirt were black stockings, reflecting an alluring luster.

She put her legs together, and only the instep of her feet in high heels was exposed, but the curve was enough to arouse people's reverie.

The most fatal thing was her identity as a widow. Combined with the sad and slightly confused eyes under the black veil, she looked like a delicate, fragile and fragile porcelain, making people almost want to hold her in their arms and take care of her.

Boom.

The door closed, and Raven bowed to everyone present.

At the same time, footsteps sounded, and a beautiful figure appeared in the hall.

It was Lux.

Compared to the previous times, this time she was dressed more formally, with a white headscarf wrapped around her golden hair.

Usually white clothes make people's skin look darker, but Lux's skin made the plain white headscarf look dull, and her sapphire-like eyes sparkled.

She was wearing a natural linen priest robe, which was a kind of inferior clothing, but on her, she looked extremely noble and charming. As she walked, her body squeezed the cloth, and the cloth also outlined her figure. Although she was not deliberately tempting, she attracted the attention of all the men present.

Under the gaze of everyone, Lux walked to Donald's coffin and held a ∞-shaped wooden object as long as a mobile phone in front of her chest with both hands. Half of it was painted gold and the other half was painted silver.

This is the holy artifact of the Church of Light. The two circles represent the Lord of Light holding the sun and the moon, and the nesting together symbolizes His infinite divine power.

Everyone was very solemn, only Raven's face became a little strange.

Because the shape of the holy vessel was so strange, Raven had the urge to add a stick to it.

Lacus thought Raven was sad, sighed secretly, and said:

"Today is the funeral of Baron Donald. Please pray for him with me..."

Donald's funeral began to proceed in an orderly manner.

It was not as luxurious as it is now. There was no magic light and shadow, and no "celebrity" was invited to bless. Only Lacus presided over it, and it could even be said to be a bit simple.

But this also made the nobles present very satisfied.

First, this was in line with their stereotype of the Griffith family-after all, a family that fell into the hands of gangsters should not have prospered.

Second, it was because they didn't want to stay in this castle for too long.

Nowadays, nobles with a little wealth will choose to add a magic circle that can control the temperature in their castles. Although it is expensive, it makes the originally hot summer cool and pleasant.

The Griffith family obviously did not have such financial resources. Even the people sitting in the front row could smell a hint of Donald's "body fragrance" through the cover of spices.

After the prayer, Lux looked at Raven: "Today is a special day. It is not only the funeral of Baron Donald, but also the coronation ceremony of Baron Raven."

"He is a pious believer, an upright gentleman, and a kind lord."

Denise, who was sitting next to the coffin, almost broke the coffin.

Pious? Upright? Kind?

Is this talking about Raven?

Her eyes carefully wandered between Raven and Lux.

The former had a calm face and was sad, without any embarrassment; while the latter's tone was very calm.

Denise shook her head helplessly.

Either Lux was in collusion with Raven, or she was deceived by this seemingly handsome man.

Denise was more inclined to the latter.

"Next, please ask Baron Donald's widow, Lady Denise, to come forward."

Lacus's voice sounded, and Denise came back to her senses, stood up gracefully and walked to Lacus' side.

Raven nodded secretly. It must be said that even if the two stood together, it was hard to tell who was better.

One was a mature widow, and the other was a pure priestess.

"Lady Denise, I would like to ask you, are you willing to hand over your husband's title to Baron Raven to inherit?" Lacus asked.

"Of course, Raven is our nephew. Thanks to him, my husband can complete his last journey peacefully." Denise paused, using all her strength to calm her tone: "He is pious, kind and upright, respects his aunt and respects his brothers. He is undoubtedly a qualified heir."

Lacus smiled. She was very happy to hear the praise of Raven in the ears of others, because it meant that her judgment was correct: "Then, please ask Mr. Raven to come on stage."

Raven straightened his dress, stood up and walked in front of Lacus: "Priest Lacus."

Lacus' eyes were full of smiles: "On this solemn occasion, in front of Baron Donald, under the witness of the great Lord of Light, are you willing to fulfill the responsibilities of a baron?"

"Yes." Raven's voice echoed in the hall: "I am willing to assume the responsibilities of the baron of the Griffith family and take care of my aunt and my brother in every possible way."

"I am willing to uphold the fine traditions of the nobility that began with knights, and abide by humility, integrity, compassion, bravery, justice, sacrifice, honor, and soul."

His voice was clean and pure, and his oath was like an elegant opera performance. The nobles present were moved and couldn't help but whisper.

"It's really surprising. These are not words that a gangster could say."

"Who can't say the words that have been rehearsed in advance?"

"This is different. Listen to his voice, how magnetic it is; listen to how full and passionate his emotions are! I simply can't believe that he has never received an aristocratic education."

Hearing these sounds in his ears, Raven was secretly proud.

Yes, it is true that I did not receive an aristocratic education, but in my previous life, I was selected from thousands of people and received much more education than you!

To add points for my expertise, do you know how many times I have practiced reciting in front of the mirror? !

Lux turned around, opened a wooden box, and took out a hat in both hands.

This hat is made of dark red velvet, with a brass crown on the top. A silver silk thread divides the hat into two at two-thirds. Below is a carefully polished brass hat band, evenly inlaid with six representative stars. A silver bead bearing the title of baronet.

This is the baron's crown!

Raven knelt on one knee, holding the hilt of his sword, and lowered his head slightly until he felt a slight pressure on his head.

Baron Raven Horta Griffith is crowned at this moment!

Lux said: "May you follow a path worthy of kindness and integrity."

Raven beat her fists against her chest: "May the Lord of Light guide my way forward!"

Angel saw all this with contempt and disdain in his eyes.

It's like a monkey imitating how a man dresses. For such a person to wear a baron crown is nothing less than a humiliation to all nobles!

The wooden doors on both sides of the hall opened, and maids wearing black and white maid uniforms walked in. They held trays in their hands, walked to the wine table, poured the red wine in the glass bottles into goblets, and then distributed it table by table. to the guests.

Looking at the red wine in the glass, Angel's lips curled up with a hint of sarcasm.

Don’t you respect your uncle? Aren't you honest and kind? Then I will use this to beat you to death and see what excuse you can use to provide yourself with inferior wine to fool your uncle's funeral excuses!

"All devout believers, let us use this holy wine given by God to end this ceremony together, comfort the spirit of Baron Donald, and celebrate the new life of Baron Raven!"

At Lux's voice, everyone raised their glasses. Angel calmly raised their glasses together, sniffed at the tip of his nose, and raised his eyebrows disdainfully.

He didn't smell the characteristic sourness of liquid amber.

Hehe, it seems that I still overestimated you, and I am not even willing to use liquid amber.

He glanced at the other guests, and sure enough, after the wine entered their mouths, everyone's expressions changed, with surprise and disbelief among them!

Snap——

The wine glass was slammed to the ground, and the glass splashed with the wine, which immediately attracted a lot of side glances and screams.

Raven frowned and said, "Baron Angel, what are you doing?"

"What am I doing!? I was about to ask you what are you doing!" Angel's nose turned red with excitement: "This is the funeral of the respected Baron Donald, the funeral of an elegant and outstanding true nobleman. But you taint him with this inferior drink, which is simply an insult! It is a deception and blasphemy against the Lord of Light!”

Raven was shocked.

Could this guy taste the glycerin and see that I did something wrong? ?

This panic was quickly replaced by calmness. Raven raised his glass and asked doubtfully: "Sorry, Baron Angel, I don't know what you are talking about."

"Don't know what I'm talking about!?" Angel laughed and said, "You are so shameless, Baron Raven!"

"I think everyone here originally wanted to be like me. As long as you can sincerely apologize to us, then this matter can be easily dismissed, but you chose to betray our goodwill!"

He turned his head triumphantly, opened his arms, and said loudly: "Dear gentlemen and ladies, let us tell him, how does this red wine taste?"

Many nobles present looked at each other, not knowing what to say.

Especially Viscount John, under Angel's tough attitude, he even suspected that there was something wrong with his sense of taste, so he lowered his head and took another taste.

That's right.

Sweet, mellow, top-notch wine!

Under his leadership, the nobles present began to taste it again, and their eyes towards Angel became more and more strange.

This gave Angel an ominous premonition.

Seeing this scene, Raven's heart was completely settled. He raised his wine glass and asked loudly: "Baron Angel, this is not a classroom, you are not a teacher, and we are not your students."

"Can you please clarify what's wrong with this wine?"

John also stood up at this time: "Yes, Baron Angel, this wine is obviously very mellow, what's the problem?"

Angel froze on the spot, unable to believe what he heard.

mellow! ?

This seemingly inferior wine turns out to be mellow! ?

But the looks from around him made him dare not not believe it, he couldn't help but believe it.

Especially his eldest son Judra, who looked at him with a look of confusion, embarrassment and...pity!

"Give it to me!" Angel stepped forward, grabbed the wine glass from his son's hand, drank it all, and then froze in place.

This is the softest and most delicious wine he has ever tasted. It is sweet but not cloying, and the light sourness highlights the unique aroma of grapes. Compared with it, even his favorite wine, Eight Ten silver coins a jar of [Condensed Fire] seemed worthless.

Judra couldn't bear to see her old father bear everyone's attention anymore, so she stepped forward and supported his arm: "Father, let's go."

But this sentence only further aroused Angel's egotistical temper. In his opinion, this was not concern, but a naked provocation to his authority!

He has been winning all his life, winning titles and respect, and will never allow himself to lose his prestige and reputation here: "In public places, you must call your job!"

Then he turned his head and looked at Raven: "No, wine shouldn't be like this!"

"This is not wine... right! This is not wine, but the blood of the devil!" He pointed at Raven and roared loudly: "It must be Donald! Donald made a deal with the evil god and obtained the evil spice, so he let This wine is so sweet!”

As these words came out, the nobles present changed their expressions.

Donald's previous addiction to "magic experiments" was a well-known fact in the noble circles of the Nord province, and the deaths of his children and his first wife were even more confusing. However, Donald's wife was just a commoner and had no power behind her, so no one was willing to investigate in detail. That’s all.

Mentioning this incident now immediately brought back everyone's memories, and some people even dropped their cups on the ground in fear!

Raven's face was ashen and he asked: "Baron Angel said this, is there any evidence?"

Seeing the reactions of the nobles around him, Angel felt that he had grasped the key point. He shouted loudly: "Evidence!? What more evidence do you need! This wine with no origin is the evidence!"

Raven said: "This is something I improved myself."

"Improvement? Ha! It's really the funniest joke I've ever heard in my life!" Angel refuted loudly: "Who doesn't know that the Griffith family has never had a tradition of making wine, and you, Raven, are just a A bastard who grew up in an orphanage and a rat who lived in the garbage! How can you improve wine? "

Hearing these words, Raven laughed, and it was an angry smile: "Baron Angel, I respect your age and your identity, but this is not the reason for you to insult me! You are tainting me, Tarnish the honor of the Griffith family!"

"I now demand that you apologize to me and the Griffith family immediately!"

The tip of Angel's nose turned red, and he opened his mouth and said, "No, it's you who should apologize, and you should apologize to the Lord of Light and the royal family!"

"Because you used the evil wine brought by the evil god in this sacred ceremony, you should kneel down and repent now. In this way, I can give you a free ride so that you will not suffer on the stake. End your sinful life!"

"Very good." Raven's expression calmed down, and he turned to Lux: "Priest Lux, please make your decision."

Lux had long been frightened by this sudden change. She really lacked social experience. Now when Raven said it, she came back to her senses and said seriously:

"Baron Angel, please apologize to Baron Raven."

Angel said: "Priest Lax, you must have been deceived by him. This kind of wine should not appear in the world at all..."

Lux said: "Yes, this kind of wine cannot be brewed by mortals..."

Angel beamed with joy: "Haha, I knew it, Raven, you still don't admit your guilt!?"

But Lux's next words made him fall into an ice cave: "Baron Raven does not need to plead guilty, because this is a gift from the Lord of Light."

"W-What!?" Angel suddenly froze on the spot.

Not only Angel, everyone present was stunned at this moment!

Even Denise's eyes when she looked at Raven were full of surprise. She really couldn't imagine how Raven persuaded Lux! ?

Lux said: "Baron Raven is an upright noble and a kind lord. He always cares about his subjects. Therefore, the Lord of Light sent His gift, allowing Baron Raven to discover a way to improve wine. method."

"And this improved wine, which is what you drink now, is called 'Angel's Tears'!"

One stone stirs up a thousand waves!

These nobles looked at me and I looked at you, and they were all shocked.

Viscount John is certainly no exception.

It is nonsense to be kind and upright enough to move the Lord of Light.

What really surprised him was the fact that the priests of the Church of Light openly stood up for Raven, and openly stood up for Raven’s wine!

This is definitely not something that the priest of a town can decide.

Could it be that there is a hidden secret behind Raven's inheritance of the title? Could it be that he is the illegitimate son of a big shot in the Holy See! ?

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!" Angel roared like crazy, his beard and hair scattered like a crazy monster.

He pointed at Lux: "I understand! I understand! You are no longer a priest of the Lord of Light. You were tempted by Raven, and you also fell. That's why you defend Raven like this!"

The latter's face suddenly turned pale, he bit his pink lips tightly, and his eyes were red with anxiety: "You, you are a naked slander!"

Angel seemed to have grasped the last straw: "You said you have not fallen, but where is the evidence!? If it hadn't been given by Raven..."

His voice caught in his throat.

Lux's fingertips bloomed with light, brighter than any candle in the world, as if the sun was summoned from her fingertips.

That is undoubtedly a gift from the Lord of Light, a light that only the most pious and pure magicians can call upon!

At this moment, no one can question Lux's purity or the piety of her faith!

Angel's face suddenly turned gray, and even his huge nose shrank a lot. He clenched his fists, his lips trembled, and said in despair: "No, it's impossible... It's impossible!!!"

"This is the truth, Baron Angel." Raven walked up to Angel and said condescendingly: "You not only insulted me and the Griffith family, but also insulted the priests of the Lord of Light!"

"You are the blasphemer!"

There was a buzz of discussion.

"Ha, Baron Angel is still as impulsive and stubborn as he was when he was young. Now he's kicked on the iron plate."

"When I was young, I refused to take any losses and offended people. I also gained a reputation as an outspoken and jealous person. Now, my true colors have been revealed!"

"This is interesting. Do you think Angel will tie himself to the stake?"

"Him? Forget it, he talks about being generous, but in fact he saves face and saves his life. I think he is just looking for a way out now!"

Angel was a third-level warrior with keen senses. At this moment, the sound of discussion reached his ears clearly, making him feel his heart beating loudly and all the blood in his body rushing to his head.

He wanted to defend, but he couldn't find any excuse; he wanted to take the initiative to take responsibility, but he didn't want to face death.

Admit your mistake? This is definitely not a choice he has. If he is expected to admit his mistake, it would be better to actually kill him!

"My father was wrong." Judra stood in front of Angel and bowed deeply to Raven and Lux: "Baron Raven, Priest Lux..."

He turned to face everyone: "And all your distinguished ladies and gentlemen."

Angel guessed what Judra was going to say, and he wanted to stop it, but his body couldn't move.

Judra said sincerely: "It was my father who said something outrageous without any investigation. This responsibility will be borne by our Wharton family."

"On behalf of the Wharton family, I express my deep regret and guilt for disrupting this solemn and solemn ceremony."

He stood up and faced Raven: "Baron Raven, the Wharton family will never evade responsibility, but now, please allow me to take my father away. I will come to your door in person in the future to discuss compensation matters with you."

These words were so appropriate that no one could raise any questions. Raven turned to look at Lux: "Priest Lux, what do you think?"

Lux wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes with her little finger: "It's all up to Baron Raven."

"Thank you." Raven leaned forward slightly and turned back: "Mr. Judra, I agree to your request, but I hope for a practical promise rather than empty words."

"Then please invite all the guests present and Priest Lux as witnesses." Judra thought for a moment: "There are still two pieces of land in the Eagle Territory under the name of my Wharton family. I am here in the name of the Wharton family. Make a promise - these two pieces of land will be returned to the Eagle Territory as compensation for the Wharton family!"

"you--"

Angel's eyes almost popped out of his sockets. The two pieces of fat he had worked so hard to snatch from John were just thrown away like this!

But what came out of his mouth was not a rebuke, but a mouthful of salty and dense blood.

Angel, who was fully armored, suddenly fell down.

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