The situation on the square was relatively peaceful. Although the coronation ceremony was a relatively serious ceremony, there were no performances like singing and dancing, so it was quite boring to sit there. However, no one present said anything. They knew that it was just a ceremony, and they just had to watch it.
Geert presided over all aspects of the ceremony on the stage. His internal affairs were basically almost maxed out after Li Huailin's forceful training, so everything went smoothly. Currently, a sacrificial ceremony was being held on the stage. A few ceremonial officials from the Human Race were announcing something to someone on the stage. In any case, it was very complicated. Even the Human Race couldn't understand it, let alone the other races. Basically, no one knew what they were doing. In any case, they just felt that it was very solemn.
Geert was currently standing at the side of the stage, observing the situation. Everything was going smoothly. Geert heaved a sigh of relief. Since there was still some time before the ceremony, he could finally take a breather. As he was thinking about this, a cabinet minister next to him hurriedly ran over. Of course, Geert knew him. He was one of his assistants, Wodeheem. Geert thought for a while and guessed that he should be in charge of the honor guard.
"Wodeheem, why are you here? It still needs some time." Geert immediately said. "By the way, is it because His Majesty can't wait any longer? Did he send you over to ask how long it will take?"
After all, Geert was a person who had been with Li Huailin for a long time. Of course, he understood Li Huailin's temper. In his opinion, Li Huailin was a good master, but he had two shortcomings. One was that he couldn't find Li Huailin, and the other was that he was very impatient. It was almost impossible for him to sit down for an entire afternoon. Now that he had made Li Huailin wait for a long time, Geert thought that it might be because Li Huailin couldn't wait any longer.
"Your Highness Geert, something bad has happened." Wodeheem was really a civil official. He was a little out of breath after running for a while, but he dared not stop to rest. Panting, he hurriedly said, "His Majesty indeed can't wait any longer, but he didn't even ask how long it would take. He immediately led the honor guard here."
"Huh?" Geert was stunned for five seconds. Then, he immediately flew into a rage. Of course, he didn't dare to be angry at Li Huailin, so he mainly vented his anger on Wodeheem. "Why didn't you stop him? How am I supposed to explain this to you, Wodeheem?"
"No, Your Highness Geert. How could I stop His Majesty …" Wodeheem was indeed innocent. He indeed couldn't stop Li Huailin, and the soldiers didn't listen to him. "Your Highness Geert, the honor guard will arrive in less than ten minutes. What do you think we should do?"
"…" Of course, Geert didn't forgive Wodeheem, but it was more important to deal with this urgent situation. After thinking for a while, he said to Wodeheem, "We can only find a way to forcefully connect them. Hurry up and find the chess player at the front. Tell him to slow down a little. Then, I will ask Sir Raven to finish the game quickly. It's best if he can connect them … Hurry up!"
"Yes, Sir Geert." Wodeheem didn't dare to say anything and hurriedly went to find the chess player. On the other hand, Geert immediately greeted the palace etiquette officer by the side of the stage. The ceremony on the stage was only halfway through, but it couldn't be helped. It couldn't be that the guards of honor had arrived while the stage was still empty, right?
"Sir Geert, this isn't in line with the procedure." The etiquette officer at the side of the stage was also at a loss. How could the ceremony be stopped halfway through? This ceremony had been passed down since ancient times. They didn't know how to change it at all.
"Damn it, who can understand this rope skipping? Apart from the Ministry of Rites, who else knows the entire procedure? If you don't believe me, you can ask the people below the stage. I don't care. You have to finish it in ten minutes and clear the stage. Otherwise, something big will happen," Geert said anxiously.
The ceremonial officer had no choice but to go up the stage to look for those who were in the middle of the ceremony. Of course, not everyone in the audience didn't understand what was going on. In fact, there were a few senior human ministers who knew the whole process. No one should go up the stage at this time. They were also very curious about what was going on. Of course, what happened after that was even stranger. The ceremony on the stage suddenly sped up a lot, as if it had skipped several steps. As the rope skipped, they also noticed footsteps coming from the side.
The orderly footsteps of Li Huailin's honor guard could be heard from afar. The situation was getting a little chaotic. Geert was supposed to send someone to inform Li Huailin after the ceremony was over. Only then would he be able to make it in time. However, the ceremony on the stage was still going on, and Li Huailin was already arriving. Wasn't this a death sentence?
The etiquette officers on the stage were also very anxious. They didn't expect Li Huailin to arrive so soon, so they hurriedly ended the later part of the ceremony. Originally, the crown that Li Huailin was going to wear needed a series of steps, similar to the consecration of light. However, there was no need for that now. They hurriedly placed the crown on the stage and chanted a few words. After that, everyone stood back from the stage and waited for Li Huailin's arrival.
"All guests, please stand up." Geert hurriedly stepped forward and said. It was necessary for everyone to stand up. They couldn't just sit still when the Continent's Emperor was about to arrive. Of course, this wasn't the original arrangement, but what else could they say? They had to hurry up.
Of course, most of the guests didn't know what was going on. They didn't know what the procedure was, and it was indeed a little rushed. However, they had to follow the arrangements. Therefore, all the guests, including the six Emperors, stood up and waited for Li Huailin's arrival.
Then, Li Huailin's mighty honor guard slowly entered the venue. In this aspect, the honor guard's momentum was quite good. After all, the honor guard was originally a soldier, and an elite one at that. Their neat formation and imposing manner really made everyone feel the majesty of the continent's emperor.
The front row of troops walked directly through the square. Other than the flag bearers who stopped in the middle of the square, the others continued forward and walked out from the other side. After the troops walked for almost ten minutes, everyone finally saw Li Huailin's carriage. Under the contrast of the golden carriage and white horses, Li Huailin looked extraordinary. Especially the Elves, who already had a good impression of Li Huailin, they almost screamed. However, they knew that it wasn't the right time to do so.
The ten horses pulled the carriage steadily to the high platform. The front row of soldiers turned around and knelt to Li Huailin. At this moment, Li Huailin's subordinates also knelt to Li Huailin. According to the procedure of the ceremony, Li Huailin still had many steps to do. For example, get off the carriage from the right side of the carriage, wait for the chess player to lead the chess pieces, wait for the ceremonial officers to lead the team, wait for the surrounding honor guards to leave, and then enter the high platform from the north side. He also had to accept the blessings of his Queen. It was a pity that Li Huailin hadn't seen the procedure that Geert sent to him, so he didn't know about these things at all.
When the carriage arrived in front of the platform, Li Huailin noticed that the position of the carriage was relatively close to the platform. Because the platform was very high, it was very troublesome to climb up. Li Huailin's carriage was also very high, and both sides were close to each other. So when Li Huailin saw that it was convenient, he directly jumped from the carriage to the platform.
"Huh?" Geert, who was still kneeling on the ground, felt uncomfortable. Ceci, Li Huailin's concubine, who was pulled out halfway through her writing, also felt uncomfortable. Although she still had to go up the stage, she couldn't just go up like that. She looked like a bandit who had rushed into the palace and jumped onto the throne.
Geert's mind was a little blank. He didn't know what to do. Then, he saw another troublesome matter because Li Huailin was already looking at the crown on the platform.
The crown of the Continent's Emperor was made by Geert. The crown was made out of real gold and silver. It was 40% gold (it wasn't because they didn't have enough money to use pure gold, but because pure gold was too soft, so it was mixed with silver). The crown was inlaid with all kinds of gems. Of course, it looked very domineering. It was even better than the Pontiff's crown that Li Huailin saw before. The gemstone inlaid in the middle was taken from the Demons' Royal Palace. It seemed to have some origin, but just by looking at it, one could tell that it was very impressive.
According to the Human Emperor's ascension process, someone should be crowning Li Huailin. This was because the Radiant Church's Pontiff was the one who did it. But this time, even Geert didn't know who would be crowning Li Huailin. This was because after Li Huailin ascended the throne, he was already the most powerful person in the continent. Who could be crowning him? Didn't the Radiant Church submit to them? Didn't the Pope kill Li Huailin? So in the end, he could only do the same as Anthony and wear the crown himself.
Of course, even if he wore it himself, there was still a process. And Li Huailin definitely didn't know about it. Geert could only watch in despair as Li Huailin picked up the crown on the platform and smacked it on his head.
"Your Majesty, can you do it according to the routine?" Geert really wanted to say this, but he really couldn't say anything at this moment. He was completely dumbfounded.
"Alright, alright. This damn ceremony is done, right?" After Li Huailin put on the crown, he directly leaned on the platform and said to the audience, "Why did it have to be so troublesome? In short, I'm now the Continent's Emperor. Everyone should understand, right? Alright, I'll now announce the first order of the Continent's Emperor. Everyone, listen up … "
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