Blood tax

Chapter 238 A Snowflake

"That's nature. The personality and power of these evil beings can no longer be understood by human common sense. Even if his body is completely smashed, the soul will exist in our subconscious as tiny particles. If the collective unconscious calls , the extinct Black Magic Supreme, and even evil gods can open the cracks in the planes and recast their bodies with the help of certain emotional and spiritual energy."

"It's too dangerous."

"It's not that dangerous, don't look dumbfounded," Professor Heinz waved his hand, "The spiritual energy and will conditions for them to gather their bodies and return to the world are extremely special, otherwise the gate of the spirit world Can't people come and go every day? Those who live by fear must have no room for courage and joy, nor can they be combined with despair and madness.

"Tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands of people gathered to resonate with such abnormal and unified emotions, how could it be such an easy thing. Officials have prevented and stopped it in advance.

"Reviving the evil god is extremely difficult."

That's good.Griffith breathed a sigh of relief.It seems that the dire danger also has harsh conditions.As long as they are stopped and attacked in time to destroy the spiritual foundation they depend on, they will not be able to pass through the barriers of the planes and come to this world.

The key is speed.This should be why the Earl and the others needed a quick reaction force.

When the professor finished his story, he looked contentedly at the knight-to-be.

"Understand?"

Um, what?What do you want me to understand?When encountering the resurrection of the evil god, let me lead the cavalry squadron to charge?Griffith thought for a moment in bewilderment.

Professor Heinz tapped on the novel left for him, shook his head and looked for a servant, asking if the count was free.

No sooner had he left than Sonia appeared in the living room.She walked briskly into the small living room and looked at the new book on the table.

"Griffith, why have you started watching "Ann Hathaway"?" the Countess asked curiously, "It's really strange."

I can't say that this is to please the Canaan consul... Griffith muttered for a while but didn't give a reason.

"Evil deeds will be discovered one day, although all the dirt on the ground will cover them up." Sonia looked at him and said this.

Ah, this, this, Sonia, how can you read minds?Moreover, this cannot be regarded as a crime!Griffith was shocked and didn't know where to start.

"This is a sentence from "Ann Hathaway". You will be mesmerized, I promise!"

Huh, so it was a quote~ Griffith smiled and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead: "Did the Countess let you out?"

"Yeah, gotta pack up for the summer meeting," Sonia tugged at Griffith's sleeve, making him bow his head a little. what?"

Griffith thought for a while and said:
"Accept the king's parade with other Sutorals, and it is possible to participate in the parade next, but it is more likely not to.

"Then there was a display of new weapons and equipment, to assist the Earl in recording and analyzing.

"That night, I will be in charge of guarding the inner circle of Sanssouci Palace in shifts with everyone. This time there are so many people, it should not be my turn..."

Sonia waited for him to finish each item, and said dissatisfied: "Did you forget the most important thing?"

"..."

The two stood there, staring at each other for a while.

"Ah, tonight's dance, please allow me to invite you to the first dance!" Griffith shouted hastily.

"That's about the same," Sonia patted the prospective knight's head in satisfaction. "It would be best not to attend the guard duty. Prince Commodus will also attend. I will introduce you to him."

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1444 7 Month 20 Day.

Today is the first day of Summer Parliament.According to the schedule, the king will review the Young Guards in the suburbs, watch the parade with the senators and parliamentarians after the review, then watch the demonstration of new weapons, and finally dance and banquet.

It was the first time for Griffith to participate in such an event, and he was a little nervous.He and a large group of familiar and unfamiliar young armored cavalry gathered near the Palace of Sanssouci.After the lords went to the palace to rest, their horses were taken away and they came to the castle to stand by, standing and chatting idly.

High walls surrounded them on all sides. It was impossible to see what people were doing above, but some heads and flags flashed past quickly.

Griffith looked up at the untouchable high wall, thinking in a mess that if a team of crossbowmen were ambushed on it, condescending...

Lana also looked there and muttered, "If we close the gate and shoot with a crossbow, we will be helpless."

Mi Dianmai repeatedly agreed: "Then beat the drum as a trumpet and rush into the palace, it must be irresistible."

The summer sun is annoying.The neatly dressed armored cavalry kept their formation in the sun, sweating all over their heads, waiting for orders.At the beginning, Griffith only thought about Galadia in his heart, and wished that he could see her immediately when he went to Canaan, but later, he was so hot that he didn't think about anything except iced sour plum soup .

Suddenly, rapid drumbeats came from all around.The armored cavalrymen on the scene immediately exploded, and they went to the nearby trees and eaves to find shelter, and some fast guys were already preparing to fight back against the roof.

A troop of cavalry in breastplates and purple robes rode through the main gate of the castle and came straight to the square.The officer leading the team glanced at them in a mess, and shouted: "Shutoral, line up!"

The cavalry that came were the cavalry and dragoons of Mark Aurelius Antony's guard, the king's old Praetorian guard.If they hadn't come to wipe out all the young guards gathered in the square, there was only one possibility.

Everyone breathed nervously, formed a team quickly, and stared at the place where the king would appear with their heads held high.

Under the escort of the capable imperial guards, the carriage slowly stopped not far from the Xiutoral queue.An elder stepped out of the car.Instead of purple, he was casually dressed in tawny robes.The herald watched the elder get off the carriage, and gave the order to the armored cavalry in line:
"Salute to His Majesty Marc Aurelius Anthony, ruler of Bayeran, commander-in-chief of the great army, and chief citizen of the Senate!"

"Zick Kaiser!"

All the Shutorals gave subconscious cheers at the command.In a blink of an eye, their fatigue was swept away.Regardless of whether they knew the king before or not, they all became extremely excited at the moment of witnessing the king.

First, there was a second cheer, and then there was a tide of boiling!
"Sieg Kaiser!"

"Long live His Majesty Mark Aurelius Antony!"

Many even burst into tears, shouting with frantic voices while crying, completely disregarding the appearance and dignity of the soldiers.

The king was trembling and a little hunched.Wearing an ordinary robe, with one hand behind his back, like a kind old man, he walked in front of Ophelia, who was first in line.

"Sieg Kaiser!" The cold and proud Ophelia shouted excitedly.

King Aurelius walked past the young men with a smile on his face, reviewing the young guards one by one.He watched the energetic armored cavalry, sometimes patted their shoulders and arms, and kept saying:

"very good."

Ten minutes later, Griffith and Shutoral received an order to prepare for the military parade immediately.Those who participated in the parade were originally supposed to be the Old Guards, and the Shutorals were originally only to be inspected and not included in the list, but the king's will was very firm and he asked everyone to join in.

The nobles gathered in Sanssouci Palace acted immediately, asking the servants to clean the breastplate and war horse as quickly as possible.

At nine o'clock in the morning, Griffith and the others mounted their horses and assembled along the road outside Sanssouci.Thousands of citizens and farmers from neighboring suburban counties also flocked to watch the excitement on the suburban boulevard north of Bayerland.

The weather is perfect today.Nearly 09:30, the bells rang together, and amidst the passionate military music, the crowd became agitated.

Officials and generals addressed His Majesty the King, and tens of thousands of citizens chanted Long Live the King together.

Then comes the King's Speech and Procession.

"Sieg Kaiser!"

Countless citizens cheered like a tsunami and scattered flower petals to the marching cavalry.Countless hawkers shuttled among them, selling wine and sausages, as if today was a triumphal ceremony.

Griffith rode on horseback with the other storrals.Fortunately, they are familiar with each other. They used the fence to rush over the orcs and stepped on the veterans. Even temporary formations and queues are no problem.

He missed the Triumph last summer and was a little nervous about taking part in the parade for the first time. He carefully followed the queue in front of him and marched along the avenue surrounded by crowds.Along the way, he found that the nearby streets had already been hung with colored lights and decorations, and sheds and stages for competitions were also set up. He probably planned to take this opportunity to hold a lively celebration.

The armored cavalry set out from the suburban avenue, along the ancient city wall, passed through the chapels of the gods and the square of the town like a silver tide, and came to the viewing platform of the city hall.Out of the corner of Griffith's eye, he noticed that Sonia was waving desperately at him from the viewing platform, and Nolan reached out and pulled his sister several times.

On the side of the road outside the city hall, a viewing stand was set up for the nobles, so the road became narrower.The cavalry formed a dense column and carefully passed between the crowd and the viewing platform, each of them was very nervous.

Griffith's distinctive anima breastplate was more beautiful than the others, and the girls in the crowd threw small flower petals at him.When approaching the bottom of the viewing platform, bursts of bugles startled Griffith's steed.The steed, which was participating in the parade for the first time, came out, and Sonia turned pale with fright.

To his great surprise, Griffith didn't fall off. Amidst the tide of cheers, the steed stood upright every time, making him feel like a hero charging towards the enemy's position, reaching the culmination of happiness. side.

Griffith is awesome!Sonia happily sat back in her seat, watching her prospective knight return to the team.Fiona beside her was still waving to Lana.

"Don't let them get distracted, the road here is not easy," Nolan reminded the girls in a low voice, "every year they fall."

"How is it possible, my Lana is the best!" Fiona retorted nonchalantly while dancing.

The tall hussar couldn't help but nodded to the girl, and in that moment his horse stepped into the only mud puddle on the road.Lana's figure was crooked, and the dense formation made it difficult for him to adjust his posture.As a skilled rider, he could only use his right hand to stabilize the horse, but he lifted his elbow and hit Ophelia in the face.

Miss Assault Scout, who was not very skilled at riding, was squeezed in the middle of the line by everyone, and was nervously following the people in front, when she suddenly got a hard slap on the face.She fell back with stares in her eyes, and subconsciously grabbed it.

The grab caught Nona's reins, and she scrambled on the spot, colliding with Murat.

Amidst the avalanche-like series of impacts and bursts of screams, Griffith shot down towards the ground before he understood what was going on. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw his mount flip over a group of people behind him.

The place was a mess.

(End of this chapter)