The royal palace was quite heavily guarded. Elite heavy-armored soldiers lined up along the way, and even a large number of royal Mages were patrolling.
Most of the nobles and diplomats who came to attend the ceremony were strictly screened, and only a few people were able to get in.
For example, Roland and Schuck.
When Roland got out of the car in the atrium inside the royal palace, he could see that a lot of people had arrived in the spacious atrium.
They were all dressed up.
Then these people all looked at him.
It couldn't be helped. Roland was too dazzling right now.
Roland was almost blinded by the colorful magic robe he was wearing, not to mention the others.
But no one really found his clothes funny.
Instead, they all looked envious.
In this world, the more light pollution there was, the more high-end it was.
Magic light pollution was even more high-end.
Roland sighed.
But very soon, he found his fellow sufferer.
Schuck, who was also wearing a cool, golden robe, stood not far away.
There was also a pair of looming wings of light on his back.
It was also the level of light pollution that could blind the eyes of the people around him.
The two friends looked at each other and then both smiled helplessly.
Neither Roland nor Schuck was very fond of such extravagant clothes.
But it couldn't be helped. This was the etiquette of the two major forces. Besides, on such an occasion, the more showy and powerful the outfit was, the more they had to wear.
This was called showing one's ability and background.
The atrium was surrounded by many heavy-armored soldiers, and there were quite a lot of people in the field, but they were mainly divided into two parts.
The east part was for the nobles … the big shots in the capital, the members of the royal family, and the lords and generals of various places.
The west part was for other forces, such as the Association of Mages represented by Roland and the Temple of Light represented by Schuck.
Of course … the Church of Life and the Temple of Water also sent people, but they weren't very powerful in Fareins, so they just sent someone to witness it.
In addition to the religious forces, there were envoys from other countries in Fareins, as well as envoys from elves and dwarves in the west.
Even more unbelievably, Roland saw a dragon.
Although he had taken on the appearance of an elf, the dragon horns on his head and the dragon tail that had not completely transformed reminded him of his identity.
In comparison, when Shuck's mount, Margret, turned into a young girl, she had almost no dragon characteristics, and the difference in strength was obvious.
Roland walked over, and Andonara followed him.
She was now his guard. Although she didn't have any weapons with her, as a Great Swordsman who was a Weapon Master, she could still use Sword Aura Slash with her bare hands.
Of course, it would hurt his hands.
Also … Roland had a lot of longswords in his system Backpack.
When the time came, Roland could take out his weapon and give it to Andonara.
Behind Schuck was a Saint Samurai. Although he was unarmed, it was obvious that he was a guard just like Andonara.
When the two of them stood together, they quickly attracted the attention of most people.
After all, the people around already knew a lot about Roland and Schuck. It was rumored that the two of them were quite close, and it turned out to be true.
Although the abdication ceremony was very important, not many people actually came.
It would be fine as long as a few witnesses and a few reputable people came.
Therefore, there were only about a hundred people in the atrium.
The two parties waited for about ten minutes, and then a court ceremonial officer came over with a red carpet, dividing the atrium into two sides.
Then, a large number of maids appeared, carrying flower baskets, and lined up on both sides of the red carpet.
Then, a large number of musicians and singers stood next to the maids.
After a while, the ceremonial officer holding the flag of Fareins appeared, followed by the royal guards and two people in royal finery.
Roland turned his head and saw King Edward, who didn't seem to care at all.
Behind him was Stephanie, who was wearing a bright red dress and had her long hair tied up.
Today, she looked even more beautiful than usual.
The two of them walked to the end of the red carpet.
The king turned to look at his daughter, and Stephanie fell on one knee.
Then, the ceremonial officer introduced the nobility and glory of the royal family of Fareins in a rhythmic tone, praising King Edward's achievements in his eighteen years in power, and then talking about how capable and good Stephanie was at governing the country.
All in all, it was a lot of bragging.
Many people wanted to laugh, but none of them did.
The ceremonial officer's bragging lasted nearly half an hour before he finally said, "The great King Edward, deeply impressed by First Princess Stephanie's extraordinary abilities, is willing to give his crown to her. Does anyone object?"
Nobody said anything.
Although many members of the royal family showed displeasure, especially the many princes, none of them dared to object.
Edward looked around and was quite satisfied.
No matter how they felt, at least no one dared to talk at this moment.
Edward took off the crown with a large ruby on his head, held it in his hand, and solemnly stood in front of his daughter, Stephanie, and asked loudly, "I am about to confer the throne on my most beloved eldest daughter, Stephanie. Is there anyone who would like to witness it?"
According to the rules of communication in advance, Schuck stood out first. He smiled at Stephanie and said, "I am Schuck, and on behalf of the Church of Light, I am willing to witness the coronation of First Princess Stephanie and acknowledge her rightful position and legitimacy."
After he finished, Roland also stood out.
"I am Roland, and on behalf of all the Mages of the Association of Mages, I witness that Lady Stephanie is now queen. The Association of Mages is willing to protect and defend all her legitimate rights and interests. "
Stephanie didn't look up, but a smile appeared at the corner of her mouth.
"On behalf of all the members of the royal family, I acknowledge Stephanie's right to the throne."
"I bear witness."
"I bear witness."
The big shots and great nobles also stood out.
Their opinions didn't really matter.
What mattered was Schuck and Roland, and as long as the forces they represented recognized Stephanie's right to the throne, it didn't matter if the others didn't.
But it was also good that the others were willing to admit it. After all, it was better to have one less thing to do.
After listening to at least thirty "I bear witness," Edward put the crown on Stephanie's head.
He smiled and said, "Congratulations, my good daughter, from today on, you are the new king, and I, too, can take a good rest for a while."
"Thank you, Father."
Holding back her excitement, Stephanie smiled and took the initiative to hug her father for a while.
Although Edward wasn't usually very popular and had a lot of women …
But of all the kings, he was one of the nicer to his children.
From a king's point of view, he was a good father.
Celebratory music rang out, followed by a prolonged round of applause.
A peaceful transition of power was something that most nobles were willing to see.
The abdication ceremony was over, and what followed was a banquet.
It was something to be enjoyed with the people, and the nobles and diplomats stayed in the royal family to eat, drink, and have fun.
And Stephanie even sat on a float and circled the entire capital, accepting the congratulations and support of the people on both sides of the road.
Roland and Andonara sat on either side of her, responsible for her protection.
Of course, apart from the two of them, there was also an elite troop of royal heavy cavalry next to the float.
Most of the people were happy to see the new queen succeed.
After a tour of the city, the banquet in the palace was also over, and the nobles and diplomats had all left, but Roland and Andonara were asked to stay by Stephanie.
In the bedroom, she took off her shoes, lifted her skirt, and rubbed her knees hard.
During the abdication ceremony earlier, she had knelt on one knee for more than half an hour. Although she was a Warrior, she was still a delicate beauty, and now the skin on her knees was broken and quite uncomfortable.
Seeing this, Roland cast Minor Healing on her.
Feeling that the pain was gradually diminishing, she blinked her eyes, took the initiative to put her arms around Roland's neck, and said with a charming smile, "I wonder if Mr. Roland would like to sleep with the queen."
Roland's eyebrows twitched. "Didn't you say that it was only yesterday?"
"Yesterday was the princess's last time, and now it's the queen's time." Stephanie said rather forcefully, but also rather seductively, "This is the queen's first order, are you going to disobey?"
He had to admit that Stephanie, wearing the crown and the queen's clothes, did have a special flavor.
But … Roland turned his head to look at Andonara next to him.
Then, to his surprise, he found that Andonara had already begun to take off her clothes.
"Let's teach her a lesson together."
Andonara smiled even more coquettishly and looked at Stephanie with an even more sinister expression.
Roland responded with an "oh" and smiled.
Time passed quickly, and by the time Roland got dressed, it was already dawn, and … the game time for the day was also over.
Roland climbed out of the virtual cabin, and after breakfast, he took his ID card and his household register to the Human Resources and Social Security Bureau to register.
Because he had informed them in advance, his registration process was unusually smooth.
Then came a three-month publicity period, as well as a one-year probation period.
During the probation period, he would usually be seconded to the municipal government to do some clerical work, and Roland began to work from eight to six, a rather regular life.
Naturally, his parents were very happy.
Although Roland made a lot of money in the game and bought several houses, they wanted their son to have a stable job.
A civil servant was an iron rice bowl, and as long as they didn't make a big mistake, it was almost impossible to be fired.
Then the two of them were a lot more relaxed. Next, it was the matter of finding a partner for Roland.
With a formal job, would there be no need to worry about not having a good partner?
And now that the family had a lot of money, the two elders began to ask their relatives and friends to find girls for Roland.
The following days were frighteningly uneventful.
After Stephanie became queen, she began to be busy with administrative work, and it was inconvenient for Roland to stay in the palace for long, so he returned to Delpon with Andonara to continue studying his magic.
At the same time, he waited for several organizations to help him find information on enemies.
In reality, he lived a normal life, occasionally getting together with Schuck and the others and having some barbecue.
In such days, time passed quickly.
After thirty-seven days, Douglas came to the municipal government to find Roland and said, "Come with me. What you want is built."
Although Roland had work to do, Douglas was now in a high position and easily took Roland away from the municipal government. At the same time, he also gave him a position.
Sitting in the sports car, Roland looked at the pass hanging on his body.
It said: Level-1 Special Material Researcher: Huang Wenwei.
There was also a big photo of him below.
The car drove out of the city to the suburbs, then drove deep into the mountains, and finally entered a mountain that looked like an air-raid shelter.
This cave was actually guarded by soldiers.
The two of them got out of the car and swiped the pass hanging on their necks at the elevator. Then, they took the elevator all the way down.
Because it was sealed, Roland couldn't see his surroundings.
About two minutes later, the elevator stopped.
Roland got out of the elevator and found himself on a observation deck. In front of him was an enormous hollow that was really, really huge, more than a hundred times larger than the secret base that Roland built himself.
Also, this space was divided into several large areas with walls.
"Do you see that? All the space here is free for you to use." Douglas smiled and said, "You can experiment however you want."
"That's the dangerous experiment center, right?" Roland pointed at the largest area.
Because the other areas were separated by glass, that was the only place that was separated by steel.
"Yes!"
Douglas said, "Let's go down and greet the researchers."
Roland followed Douglas down the observation deck and was soon surrounded by a group of people in white coats.
These people all had different appearances and personalities, but they had one thing in common, which was that they all had less hair, and almost a third of them were bald.
They were all strong experts.
Douglas introduced the researchers to Roland and asked, "Roland, are you going to run an experiment?"
"Let's give it a try." Roland nodded.
The group of researchers around them cheered.
Then, they quickly dispersed, found their offices, and took out their portable devices.
Roland, on the other hand, followed Douglas to the largest experiment area. By Roland's estimation, this place was at least three hundred meters long and wide.
After he came in, he saw a few dummies at the center of the laboratory.
Douglas rubbed his hands excitedly. "Why don't we try it now?"
He really wanted to see magic in reality.
At this moment, the researchers gathered around him.
However, they didn't approach Roland. Instead, they opened their devices from a dozen meters away.
Roland recalled.
He had spent the past month minimizing the blue fireball and weakening it.
That was so that he could cast spells in reality.
Taking a deep breath, he opened his eyes.
He turned his hand.
Blue flames rose from his palms.
Very soon, they were condensed into a ball.
The air around him was twisted and boiling. Douglas slowly stepped back, because he felt that the heat was scorching his skin.
The researchers holding the devices all widened their eyes and exclaimed in surprise.
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