Pastor's Tantra

It was completely different from every previous promotion ceremony experience.

This time Aiwass did not wake up in a strong dizziness and directly find himself in another place.

His perspective changes to a camera-like bird's-eye view - there's even a camera move!

In the banquet hall of the Palace of Silver and Tin, knights in regular uniforms were sitting upright on both sides of the long table, discussing something in low voices.

Aiwass was stunned for a moment.

This promotion ceremony... also introduced CG?

...It's just different from the game, this time Aiwass can no longer press ESC to skip.

Then the scene changed and Queen Sofia appeared around the corner. She looked quite frail, but in good spirits. Sharp eyes and kind smile. When a passing knight bowed to her, she smiled and nodded.

The old queen used the Scepter of Avalon as a crutch and walked unsteadily. The timid and shy Princess Isabel was dressed up and accompanied her grandmother with some worry, as thin as a shadow. She even couldn't help but tremble when someone looked at her.

Opposite Queen Sofia was a young woman with an excellent figure, beauty, and a graceful temperament.

Wearing a queen's crown inlaid with amethyst, she seemed to be in her twenties. Her identity as a child of the moon can only be seen from her scarlet pupils.

Behind her, followed a young man who looked to be only eighteen or nineteen years old.

From the similar appearance, you can tell that he is her son... but because the mother is too young, he looks more like a brother and sister.

He has short black hair that is well taken care of, dark pupils like black pearls, and a light smile that is natural and distant. He was wearing a purple-black tuxedo that only the top Star Nobles would wear, and a black ruffled shirt underneath, with wavy ruffles falling from the placket.

Purple is a difficult color to control, but it doesn’t look ugly when worn by teenagers. His facial features are deep, and his left eye wears a topaz monocle. The dress was also decorated with a large number of diamonds, which made him look like a dark nebula under the lights of the banquet hall.

Rather than a nobleman, his temperament is more like that of a scholar studying mysterious knowledge.

"Her Majesty Queen Sofia... I and my son Lucien, on behalf of my husband Alfonso Valentin, the successor of the 'Twelve Keys', would like to express our sincere gratitude to you and the people under the care of the Silver Crowned Dragon. Avalon Tribute.”

The woman smiled and made a skirt-raising ceremony to the old queen, and the young man behind her also touched her chest and bowed.

The most important title of King Star Antimony is the heir to the "Twelve Keys". No matter what, King Star Antimony can only call himself an "alchemist".

Because nominally speaking, Valentine I was the leader of the "Twelve Keys" organization and was elected king by the members of the Twelve Keys. Although the Valentine family has now become a hereditary inheritance, and Star Antimony's "Twelve Keys" have also evolved into a cabinet-like organization... But this is the undeniable fundamental source of Star Antimony's royal power - the first generation Recommended by the top extraordinary beings.

When Prince Lucien raised his head, he glanced at Isabel.

Even though Isabel was dressed so beautifully and cutely, the way he looked at Isabel was extremely cold.

Isabel shivered in fear, took half a step to the side, and hid behind Queen Sofia. Lucien's gaze also drifted away, and he looked back at the knights on the table with some boredom.

"Hello to you too, Louise. No need to salute, just call me Sofia in private."

Queen Sofia held the scepter in both hands and nodded with a smile: "It was more than forty years ago when we last met...you are still so bright and charming."

"There is beauty in aging, Sophia."

Queen Louise smiled, then stroked her long, elastic and shiny golden curly hair.

Then, she looked at Isabel: "Is this Princess Isabel? She is indeed the holder of the Path of Beauty...so beautiful."

"...Her Majesty Queen Louise, and Her Majesty Prince Lucien, send my greetings to you."

Isabel had no choice but to walk out from behind Queen Sofia, raised her skirt to Queen Louise, and responded quickly in a low voice: "May the Silver Crowned Dragon protect you."

She didn't dare to look at the two of them, but fortunately Queen Louise didn't react at all. She just nodded gently to Isabel. Prince Lucien just touched his chest slightly and gave her an equal return gift.

When Queen Sofia and Queen Louise walked near the round table, all the knights stood up one after another.

The knights saluted respectfully to several members of the royal family, with joyful smiles on their faces trying their best to remain calm and reserved.

"Oh, Your Majesty... please sit down quickly."

Suddenly, a loud voice came from the side.

That was the trade minister, Charles Drost, with a cheerful smile on his face.

He is old and fat, and his round and huge head looks like a fat-headed fish or a toad. My bulging belly looked like a water balloon, and I couldn’t even see my feet when I lowered my head. The dress was so full that the buttons would fly out if you pushed your belly hard.

There are no muscles visible in the old man's limbs, and the aging and sagging skin cannot hold up the loose fat.

He came up to her happily and helped Queen Sofia sit at the head of the long table. He also patted Isabel on the shoulder, as if to encourage her.

Princess Isabel stood behind Queen Sofia, not knowing whether she should sit down or not. And Drost came close to Queen Louise, chatting about trivial matters in an exaggerated tone, making her laugh non-stop.

After Queen Louise and Prince Lucien sat down, Isabel followed Prince Lucien and sat down.

"...In the future, when your two highnesses get married, Avalon and Xing Antimony will become a family."

Minister Drost smiled cheerfully and waved his hand. Someone handed over a bottle of chilled wine.

He showed the wine bottle to several of their majesties and highnesses and boasted: "This is a special gift from the Pope, 'Holy Tree No. 1'. Every time the eternal Pope wakes up from his sleep, he will drink a glass of this wine." There is no better wine in the world.

"I have been looking for a long time, and finally found this bottle of wine. It is suitable to celebrate the sacred marriage between Avalon and Star Antimony - with Prince Lucien in Avalon, it will gain more than just peace...more It is the prosperity of the two countries and the happiness of the people. If the Theocracy learns of this, it will definitely send envoys to express its congratulations."

"You are quite generous, Lord Drost."

Queen Sophia smiled cheerfully: "If it were me, I wouldn't be willing to hand over such a good thing."

"Oh, how can I be reluctant to celebrate this sacred and joyful day?"

Minister Drost said as if he didn't care, and then turned to a sad face: "Of course... I have to say that I am still a little greedy. If your Majesty, you can give me a cup and let me have a taste, then it will be It could not be better."

"Then what's there to be reluctant to part with?"

The old queen smiled gently and kindly, looking at Minister Drost as if looking at her delightful child: "You have been busy with this matter, and it is also a thank you for your hard work. On the day of clinking glasses, on the day of celebration, You should have this share."

"That would be perfect."

Hearing this, Drost had a child-like smile of joy on his face.

He opened the bottle of wine and poured out the beautiful ruby-like crystal clear wine. The strong fragrance leached out immediately,

First Queen Sofia, then Queen Louise, then Isabel, Louis, and finally herself.

He held the cup in both hands, showed it to their highnesses, and drank it in one gulp. This shows that there is nothing wrong with the wine.

"Oh, you really deserve death. I'm a little greedy... I can't help it."

It was obviously a poison test, but he seemed to have made some mistake.

Minister Drost savored the fragrance of the wine with an intoxicated look on his face: "This is indeed...ah, the best wine in the world..."

"Hearing what you say, I'm looking forward to it more and more."

Queen Sofia also became interested.

She sighed softly and smiled helplessly: "I'm still a little greedy for wine... After Meg left, no one drank with me. I have never drunk such good wine before. His Majesty the Pope will be here after my coronation." Meg drank all the bottle she gave me as a gift."

Queen Louise and Queen Sofia clinked glasses and said with a smile: "It doesn't matter, Xing Antimony and Avalon will be a family from now on.

"...If Ms. Meg is still here, she will also be happy."

With that said, several people drank the wine in their glasses.

As soon as Isabel took a sip, she choked on the somewhat strong wine and coughed. The strong smell of wine made her cheeks turn red, and her eyes were blurry with tears due to coughing.

And while she was still holding up the wine glass and coughing softly, Queen Sofia's body suddenly collapsed. The wine glass she had not leveled also rolled out and shattered on the ground.

For a moment, the banquet hall fell into silence.

All the knights looked over and stood up sparsely.

Some people have compassion in their eyes, some people have doubts in their eyes, some people have anger in their eyes, and some people close their eyes and say nothing.

"His Majesty was assassinated——"

Minister Drost shouted angrily: "Seal the banquet hall!"

Isabel was suddenly startled and stood up unsteadily. She couldn't hold the wine glass in her hand and fell directly to the ground.

Her mind went blank, her mouth opened, but nothing came out.

At this time, there was suddenly the sound of footsteps.

An "Isabel" with signs of injury and binding staggered out from the corner.

She is exactly like Isabelle.

Isabel looked at her in astonishment, her pupils dilated in shock and fear.

At this time, the camera changed to Isabel's somewhat blurry first-person perspective.

There was a buzzing, increasingly intense tinnitus in her ears.

Isabel was panting more and more violently, as if she had asthma. Her heartbeat was getting louder and louder, and the world in front of her became blurry. She covered her heart, unable to say anything, and held on to the back of the chair unsteadily.

And that "Isabel" pointed at Isabel and shouted loudly: "She is not me... that is the witch who transformed into me!"

"etc--"

Grand Inquisitor Shafiya suddenly stood up.

She quickly glanced back and forth between the two Isabels, and immediately determined that the Isabel who was clutching her heart and seemed a little uncomfortable and speechless was the real one.

"——Capture the assassin!"

Minister Drost completely ignored her and shouted loudly.

At this moment, among the knights at the banquet, many people suddenly drew weapons from unknown places and attacked their colleagues around them.

Some people reacted and fought back, while others didn't and were hit hard instantly. A battle on the scale of the fourth energy level broke out instantly, the extraordinary power of the authoritarian path dispersed in the air, and the long banquet table was instantly destroyed.

Just when Shafiya was about to take action, she suddenly frowned and looked at Queen Star Antimony with some fear.

Louise had an unabashed smile of victory on her face, and the two fifth-level transcendents who came with her were an old man wearing a black robe and looking haggard, and an old man with blazing golden flames in his eyes. The general also stood up from the long banquet table immediately.

——Only a very brief delay.

Shafiya, who did not bring a staff, did not hesitate and chose to ignore the chaos in the banquet hall.

As the only fifth level present, she picked up Isabel, who was still in a daze.

Don't hesitate and run away quickly!

The silvery white light formed fleeting wings behind her, and Shafiya flew out with the princess with a swipe.

The rapids dispersed the air, and she crashed straight into the wall - the silver-gray storm directly shattered the wall.

At this moment, the old man in black robe stretched out his right hand towards their departing figures.

Terrifying mana fluctuations whipped up hurricanes, and the walls of the Silver and Tin Palace trembled.

Time seemed to slow down at this moment, and the movements of the fighting knights slowed down several times in an instant, and became slower and slower visible to the naked eye.

However, at this moment, Shafiya struggled violently in the air and turned around with all her strength.

She was holding Isabel with one hand, and with her free right hand, she made a "stop" gesture, raised her palm, and pushed forward!

Ding--

Accompanied by a clear and melodious sound like striking a triangle, a white triangle symbol with a maze-like curve in the middle appeared in front of Shafiya's palm.

It instantly became blurry and dispersed into a rainbow of light with double shadows. The mana fluctuation that had just risen was immediately smoothed out.

The delayed time is restored instantly.

At the same time, the two people who were flying upside down at high speed flew out in this gap.

Some knights were inspired by this and changed their minds to escape.

In the banquet hall that was turned into ruins almost instantly, the other "Isabel" just stood there with an expressionless face, her hands folded in front of her, staring at the hole in the wall, her whole body motionless.

Queen Louise ignored her and gave serious instructions to the two fifth-level "entourages" in a low voice. They did not take the initiative to attack other people, and other knights did not dare to attack them at all.

Prince Lucien, protected by two fifth-level powerhouses, was drinking wine and eating vegetables boredly, like an actor who had not been assigned a role and had no interest.

The angry look on Minister Drost's face had disappeared, and he put on a cheerful smile again, pouring wine for Prince Lucien respectfully.

On the other side, the knights of Avalon are fighting fiercely to the death - some want to escape, and some don't want them to escape.

No one cared about the queen who fell to the ground and lost her breath.

Update completed, 6,500 words of update!

My schedule has fallen apart again, it’s now 6:40 (sad)

Let’s correct the typos after we get up...