"This is the flesh of the Lord, and he gave it up for us. You should eat it."
The archbishop's voice echoed in the quiet and solemn main hall of the church.
Vera respectfully took the Holy Communion (unfermented bread) from the archbishop and put it into her mouth.
"This is the blood of the Lord, and he gave it to you for us. You should drink it."
The archbishop then handed Vera a glass of pure holy water.
Vera drank it all in one gulp.
Standing in the crowd watching the ceremony, Colin suddenly had some new thoughts about the two lines of prayer that he was used to.
Of course, he had also heard these two prayers during his own coming of age ceremony.
Every citizen of the Empire of Light was familiar with the story behind these prayers.
Legend had it that tens of thousands of years ago, human beings were not as strong as they were now.
At that time, the human race was not only bullied and enslaved by various foreign races, but they were also targeted by countless demons.
These demons coveted the souls of human beings, and they used all kinds of means, such as deception, temptation, and intimidation … to make human beings offer their souls.
At that time, the human race was shrouded in darkness.
That was until the appearance of the God of Light.
According to the records in the Book of Light, the God of Light sacrificed his own body in order to save the fallen human race.
His flesh became the Holy Communion, and his blood became the holy water that fell from the sky.
After eating the Holy Communion and drinking the holy water, the human race would be able to get rid of the demons and gain the power to fight against them.
At this time, the human race finally embarked on the road to rise.
In order to commemorate the sacrifice of the God of Light, the church would host such a process of sharing the Holy Communion and holy water during the coming of age ceremony.
Looking at Vera drinking the holy water in one gulp, Colin licked his lips.
He thought of the bottle of pure holy water that had helped him to advance and he secretly wondered if that was really the blood of the God of Light.
"Eat the flesh of the Lord, drink the blood of the Lord, and from now on, the God of Light will be with you!"
"The Lord is with me!"
…
Vera's coming of age ceremony was still going on.
Today, the Duke's adopted daughter was wearing a classic white pear flower dress, and her blonde hair was draped over her shoulders.
She was not dressed up today, and she did not have any extra jewelry on her body. She only had light makeup on.
Even so, she was still breathtakingly beautiful.
In addition, she was not wearing shoes.
Her fair jade-like feet stepped on the cold marble floor, making people love her and feel sorry for her.
The archbishop finally finished his prayer and placed a crown of thorns on Vera's head.
When Colin saw this, he suddenly realized a problem.
Vera was a sorcerer, but the coming of age ceremony for the children of the nobles had always been presided over by the priests of the Church of Glory.
This seemed to be a tacit admission that Vera had already converted to the Radiance Church!
Of course, the coming-of-age ceremony did not explicitly require the recipient to be a believer of the church.
But the reason for this was because of the Radiance Empire's nobles. Which one of them didn't believe in the Radiance God?
Except for Vera, who was an anomaly …
Oh, no, the current Vera was no longer an anomaly.
After the battle at the Rapids, she had personally told Colin that she had converted to the God of Light.
However, she also said that in order to avoid unnecessary trouble, she could not make this matter public for the time being.
Therefore, as long as Vera did not take the initiative to admit it, the sorcerers of Yewel Empire would probably be able to explain that this was the only form of the coming of age ceremony for the children of the nobles.
If this was the case, Vera's acceptance of the coming of age ceremony did not necessarily mean that she believed in the God of Light.
Unless Yewel Empire wanted to fall out with the Northern Frontier now, the sorcerers could only think of it this way for now.
After the archbishop put the crown of thorns on Vera's head, he bowed and retreated.
After that, Queen Mydella stepped forward and handed a copy of the "Book of Glory" to Vera.
Finally, the Duke Of St. Hilde stepped forward and handed a knight's sword to Vera.
The crown of thorns symbolized responsibility and dedication.
The Book of Glory symbolized wisdom and faith.
The knight's sword symbolized courage and strength.
At this point, the eighteen -year-old girl had finally completed her transformation and officially opened a new chapter in her life.
After witnessing all of this, the first thought that popped up in Colin's mind was — —
After the coming of age ceremony, they could get married …
The ceremony was actually over at this point, and then it was time for the banquet that the nobles had been looking forward to for a long time.
Of course, the banquet would not be held in the main hall of the church.
Under the lead of the Duke Of St. Hilde, everyone left the church and came to the atrium of the Lion's Roar Castle.
There, the butler had already prepared everything.
Food, wine, music, a dance floor … In short, the real night had just begun.
After the Duke Of St. Hilde finished his opening speech, the banquet officially began.
Just like the banquet in Icestone City, many unmarried nobles immediately stared at the focus of tonight's banquet — Vera.
Who would be able to invite her to the first dance?
Many people looked at Colin.
Last time, it was this humble baron's son who had successfully invited Vera, and he was the only one who had succeeded!
Now, Colin had transformed into Viscount Angley.
It seemed that Colin was more confident this time.
Therefore, the nobles were a little hesitant.
They wanted to see what Colin was going to do first.
After all, he was the man most likely to be able to dance with Vera.
Colin was still in a relaxed posture, as if he did not realize that a fierce competition had quietly begun.
Just as the nobles were hesitating, a troll noble suddenly stood up.
Prince Okamoto came in front of Vera and first greeted her with a standard human noble bow, and then said in a clear voice.
"Beautiful Miss Vera, in order to celebrate your coming of age ceremony, I have specially prepared a small gift for you. I hope you will like it!"
After that, Okamoto took a roll of parchment from the servant behind him and slowly unfolded it.
It was a map.
Colin raised his eyebrows, thinking that this guy wasn't going to play a trick of revealing his true intentions, was he?
However, he quickly shook his head and denied his own guess.
Even if the trolls really wanted to send an assassin, they would not send Okamoto. They would send the Prince of the North, who was said to have just advanced to the Sanctuary.
The map was completely unfolded.
There was no dagger.
There were only three big red circles.
Okamoto pointed at the three red circles on the map and said to Vera, "Dear Miss Vera, my gift is these three military fortresses!"
Colin took a few steps forward and saw the location of the three military fortresses.
They were all located on the southern border of the Troll Kingdom!
What did this mean?
Was he going to give away his own defensive line to the enemy?
Vera looked at the map in a daze, and she was also a little confused.
With her military literacy, she probably did not understand what this meant.
However, the Duke Of St. Hilde suddenly spoke: "Prince Okamoto, are you saying that these three military fortresses will be guarded by the Army of the North?"
"Yes!"
At this time, the nobles present realized the value of this gift.
No, this was not just valuable.
It was a sign that the trolls were bowing down to the Northern Frontier!
It was as if the Japanese had sent the Yokota base to the American army and said —
Dad, come and tie the dog chain for me!
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