The Original Vampire

The Holy Light Cathedral, located on the Holy Mountain, although majestic and sacred, is extremely deserted.

This is the closest place to the Lord of Glory in the secular world, but at the same time, it is also the farthest place from mortals.

Only the real high-level officials of the Glory Empire are qualified to come here and pray devoutly to the Lord of Glory.

“In front of the Lord of Glory, all living beings are equal.”

This sentence seems to be just an empty propaganda slogan. Of course, some people may be more “equal” than others.

Today, the Holy Light Cathedral is more lively than in the past. The many nobles who came to pay their condolences to Archon Lattom overwhelmed the waiters in front of the church.

  Even the three cardinals stood in front of the steps to greet the distinguished guests.

  Cardinal Turnans looked at the nobles who were walking up the steps one after another. Suddenly his eyes moved, he took a few steps forward and greeted: “Miss Vera, Viscount Angelet, welcome to the Cathedral of the Holy Light. May the glory of our Lord be with you.” I will always shine on you.”

  Vera and Colin hurriedly returned the greeting, but they were a little strange in their hearts as to why the Cardinal was so enthusiastic.

  With their current status, they would not be welcomed by the Cardinal in person. After all, Vera has not officially succeeded to the position of Duke of the North.

  Colin and Vera had never dealt with this person before.

  While confused, she heard Turnance say: “Miss Vera, I heard that you are going to be baptized?”

  ”Yes, Your Majesty Cardinal.” Vera nodded, seeming to understand the cardinal’s plan.

  Sure enough, later on, Turnans volunteered and said, “I wonder if I can have the honor to baptize you?”

  Vera looked at Colin, saw him nodding lightly, and said with a smile: “Of course! Can you be baptized by me?” It is my honor for you to preside over the baptism ceremony!”

  The Cardinal is second only to the Pope in the Glorious Church, so it is of course perfect for Turnans to baptize Vera.

  But at this moment, a majestic voice suddenly sounded behind the three of them: “Turnans, I will personally preside over Miss Vera’s baptism ceremony.”

  The three of them looked back and saw Pope Gerry. Gao Rui didn’t know when he appeared there.

  Turnans’ expression changed, and he quickly said: “Of course, it would be more appropriate for you to baptize!”

  Colin narrowed his eyes, looking at the scene in front of him, and all sorts of doubts arose in his heart.

  He didn’t understand, was there any mystery in baptizing Vera?

  Or is it true that the conversion of a former mage to the church has such great publicity value that even the Pope can’t help but compete for this credit?

  Of course, Vera would not refuse the Pope’s kindness and agreed immediately.

  After several people agreed on the time for the baptism ceremony, Colin took Vera into the church.

  After entering the prayer hall, Colin felt his ears and eyes suddenly quiet, as if the noisy world was completely isolated, and here was another country belonging to the gods.

There are no candles or magic lamps in the hall. The holy light falling from the sky dispels all the darkness and makes the people bathing in it feel a vast and sacred atmosphere. They can’t help but hide all the dirty and dark thoughts in their hearts, for fear of being blasphemed. God.

At this time, many nobles who came to express condolences had gathered in the hall. Colin glanced around but found that he did not recognize any of them.

If only Maester Dawn was here.

Colin couldn’t help but think.

Unfortunately, Bachelor Daun neither has a title nor is he a court minister, so he is not yet qualified to enter the Cathedral of the Holy Light.

Fortunately, Vera knew a lot of people and was quietly introducing the big shots in the imperial capital to Colin.

The warm and fragrant breath hit Colin’s ears, a little itchy but also a little warm.

  ”The old man standing in the coffin is His Majesty Pope Gregory. Behind him on the right are the four consuls of the Senate. We have already seen two of them. The one with the long beard is the consul from the south. The official – Dulles St. Landes, the last one is tall and thin, is the consul from the East – Imogen St. Pres.”

  Colin looked at the Senate with a smile. The four consuls found that their faces were extremely solemn. Perhaps the death of Consul Lattom gave them a feeling of sadness.

The Senate has always been entrenched at the top of the Glorious Empire’s political landscape with an aloof attitude. Even if the senators are corrupt, no one can control them.

But now, it seems that someone has reached out to the Senate, and the most brutal and bloody methods are being used.

The elders who used to be proud and comfortable in the past were frightened overnight, and inevitably everyone began to feel insecure.

“The one dozing off is the Imperial Prime Minister Baron Heidegger. To his left is the Imperial Finance Minister Marquis Grandi. Further to the left is…”

Seeing Vera suddenly stop, Ke Lin turned her head curiously and was about to ask what happened when she saw her looking towards the door of the prayer hall.

Colin also looked back and saw a graceful and elegant middle-aged knight appearing at the door.

He was wearing a gorgeous prince’s attire, with a simple black knight’s sword on his waist. He was walking in with his head held high and his eyes focused.

Wherever he went, it seemed that he was the center of the world. It was obvious that he was walking towards the hall, but it was more like the entire towering Holy Light Cathedral was actively approaching him and welcoming him to the center of the prayer hall.

It wasn’t until he stood still in front of the coffin that everyone broke free from this chaotic time and space vision, and we all breathed a sigh of relief.

“He is Prince Lexi.” Vera’s voice sounded again.

In fact, without her introduction, Colin also knew that such a figure could only be the Paladin, who stood at the pinnacle of the empire’s force.

Though this was not the first time he had faced a powerful man from the Sanctuary, the last time he saw Duke Saint Hilde in Ice Rock City, the opponent had been seriously injured and did not give Colin such a strong sense of oppression.

But now, facing a Paladin in his heyday, Colin realizes how insignificant he was.

Even though he is now a fifth-level knight, after his transformation, even a sixth-level knight dares to challenge him.

But in front of Prince Leahy, Colin felt that if the other party wanted to kill him, he might not even be able to make a move.

This is already an essential difference in life, just like the difference between gods and mortals!

“Your Majesty is here.”

  Vera’s voice sounded again. Colin turned around and saw a middle-aged man being pushed in by a wheelchair.

  He was wearing a gorgeous dress, but his face was very pale and his lips were completely bloodless. He looked like he was recovering from a serious illness.

  Colin was suddenly confused. Could it be that Emperor Reinhardt was not pretending to be ill, but was actually ill?

  Or is he really so dedicated that even if he is pretending to be sick, he still has to pretend that there is no difference?

  The person pushing Emperor Reinhard was none other than Queen Midela. Behind her, there were two little ones on the left and right – Prince Harrison and Princess Judy.

  At this point, all the really important figures in the Glorious Empire have arrived.

  Colin couldn’t help but think wildly. If the Council of Mages were to act violently at this time and cast a super forbidden spell on the Cathedral of Holy Light, if all the people present could be killed in one fell swoop, the Radiant Empire might fall apart because of this…

  Dong Dong Dong!

The melodious bells rang, and everyone in the prayer hall gathered their spirits and showed the most solemn and sad expressions.

Pope Gregory’s old but majestic voice began to echo in the hall.

  ”Merciful Lord of Glory, today we are gathered here to pray for Consul Latom San Lorenzo, who has completed his journey in this world. After a long journey, he finally returned to the embrace of the Lord.

  He came from dust and returned to dust.

  May you grant him rest with your supreme power…”

  ”Wait!” Unreasonable

but also expected, the Pope’s prayer was rudely interrupted by an impertinent voice.

Colin looked around and saw a middle-aged man with a solemn face slowly walking out of the crowd and coming to the center of the prayer hall, facing Pope Gregory.

“He is Fred San Lorenzo, the son of Consul Lattom.” Vera’s voice rang in Colin’s ears again.

Colin watched the scene in front of him with great interest, looking forward to the next performance.

He knew the show was about to begin.

  (End of chapter)