atbaatba Under the gaze of the spectators, the Chamberlain first broke his white cane and broke it into two pieces.
"Farewell, Her Majesty the Queen."
Minister Hermes respectfully placed the broken staff on the Queen's coffin and bowed to it.
This means that Mycroft has ended his lifelong allegiance to Her Majesty the Queen, and is also equivalent to being relieved of his position as Lord Chamberlain.
He felt a little regretful, but also seemed relieved. Turn around and leave from the coffin.
Law Secretary Carter, who was standing behind him, also stepped forward, tore his shoulder strap into two pieces and placed them both on the coffin.
"Farewell, Her Majesty the Queen."
Minister Carter also closed his eyes and whispered, feeling a little lost.
This is not speaking to the queen’s soul, but as if speaking to her past self.
After all, the queen is not like ordinary people. Her soul officially ascends to the dream world only when the funeral is completed. When she died, the Crown Lord's knights had already connected her to the Crown Lord's kingdom. Now all that remains in the material world is her body.
Each minister must destroy the token of power given by Queen Sophia at the funeral and relieve himself of his status as a minister. The list of new ministers will be decided at a roundtable meeting the day after the national funeral.
There is no doubt that another thing will be announced at this roundtable meeting.
That is a declaration of war on Star Antimony.
Aiwass was wearing a solemn black priest's robe, with his hands in the cuffs in front of him. Stand quietly behind Isabel.
Logically speaking, Aiwass should be worried about the war.
After all, Avalon was originally destroyed by Star Antimony, not to mention that Aiwass would soon leave Avalon for the Theocracy. Can Isabel really withstand such pressure?
Obviously, the ministers also felt a little worried or excited because of this.
The people who knew about the advancement of Star Antimony were obviously a little distracted. Compared with the ordinary people who only knew how to be angry, they knew that Avalon had reached the edge of the cliff. Avalon could be in for destruction at this point, whether it initiates war or not.
But Aiwass is not nervous at all now.
Because now there is a secret information, except for Isabel, only the people who lived in the Palace of Silver and Tin last night knew it.
Emma’s assassination of Isabel even alarmed the Theocracy.
Perhaps because Bishop Mathers realized that he was bewitched, he urgently contacted the Theocracy through church channels. In short, that night, Bishop Mathers came to the Palace of Silver and Tin in person.
After asking Aiwass and Isabel whether they were still in danger and whether they needed purification and treatment, he made a very sincere apology to Aiwass and Isabel for being charmed.
After that, he served as a microphone to himThey explained what the Theocracy meant.
The Theocracy recognized that Avalon was on the side of justice and allowed Avalon to launch a limited war of revenge against Star Antimony.
In other words, the Avalonians can stop this war whenever they say; and Star Antimony will at least have to ask King "Valentin VII" to abdicate and make some changes to Avalon. Only with compensation that satisfies Avalon can the war of revenge be mediated and ended. After the war began, the Star Antimony people could only resist within the territory and could not counterattack into the territory of Avalon, otherwise the Theocracy would intervene to stop it.
Aiwass breathed a sigh of relief after learning about the attitude of the Theocracy.
In the original timeline, the Theocracy encountered very difficult troubles in 1899, the summer of the year Avalon was destroyed. Because of this, when Avalon was invaded by the Star Antimonians in the autumn of 1899, the Theocracy remained silent and unable to help.
And now it is January 1899.
The vicious incident that caused the order of the Theocracy to almost collapse and was not resolved by the players until 1900 has not yet happened.
The relationship between The Theocracy and Avalon is very close. In a sense, it can even be said that Avalon is one of the vassal countries of The Theocracy. After all, Isabel herself is a quarter of elf blood. And this time there is no doubt that Xing Antimony is 100% responsible. Therefore, the Theocracy stood firmly on the side of the Avalonians.
So the attitude of the Theocracy is a clear-cut stance.
Not only does it support Avalon in launching a war of revenge, but the Eternal Pope personally orders that nine papal guards will be sent to personally protect Isabel.
The Pope's Guards are the "elven stewards" of the founder's family who are only responsible for preventing the founder's family from becoming extinct.
The protection from the elves means guarding until death. After all, Isabel's lifespan is definitely not as long as theirs.
The weakest among them has a strength equivalent to the peak of the fourth energy level. Among them, outstanding strong ones like Oswald the Butler, even have a fighting strength equivalent to the fifth energy level.
And this time the Theocracy sent all the elites of the Pope's guards, all of whom were strong men of Oswald's level. And they are all young enough, unlike today's "elf housekeepers" who are all old.
A total of nine Queen's Guards equivalent to the fifth level
As the country with the most top powerhouses at present, the Theocracy only has a total of more than fifty of this level. Strong. This time, nearly one fifth was dialed directly to Avalon.
The attitude of the Eternal Pope is very clear.
It is because the Star Antimony people bully Avalon that there are too few top powerhouses of this generation, so the Theocracy's wealthy people directly make up the difference.
There are seventeen fifth-level people in Star Antimony. In addition to the old monarch of Xing Antimony, his immobile red phase and black phase, and the dead Emma, there are thirteen people left in total.
As for Avalon, Yannis has left.There are four extraordinary people left who are "big-name". Counting these nine people, the total number is exactly thirteen.
Why, if you like to bully others, then if you have the ability, send them all out.
Obviously, the Eternal Pope is also angry.
Because when the Avalon royal family was cursed before, the Theocracy also wanted to avoid war. Because after all, they have not directly attacked the monarch but directly attacked the rulers of other countries. This is something that is expressly prohibited by the rules of the Theocracy. The ruler of each country can only be overthrown by locals and is not allowed to be resolved by other countries.
Even in the original world line, the Theocracy was almost paralyzed, and the Star Antimonians, who were fully armed and ready for war, had to wait for Trade Minister Drost to poison the Queen. Only then dare to start a war.
As a result, Xing Antimony is now becoming more and more aggressive, and even directly attacked Isabel herself.
This angered the Theocracy.
Why, it’s shameless, right?
If the Theocracy hadn’t been a permanently neutral country, they might have ended up giving Star Antimony a beating this time.
Although Avalon cannot send them out for war, this also prevents the Star Antimony's beheading strategy. They can even be asked to find out all the spies, which also falls within the scope of "maintaining the safety of the living space." In other words, the Theocracy hopes that Isabel can find ways to use them more to cause some trouble for the Star Antimony people.
And it will also greatly boost the morale of the Avalonians, letting them know that the Theocracy is on Avalon's side
But the Star Antimony people can't say anything.
Because this is indeed what Emma did.
When they learned the news, they were also frightened. Because the Star Antimony people are not ready for war at all, they sent Emma here this time to ask for cooperation from the Avalon people. Her attack on Yulia was not the intention of Valentine VII, but the Red Prime Minister. Private request.
The result is that no matter how the prophets on Star Antimony perform divination, they can only get the answer that "the succubus did attack Isabel" at best.
Not long after Bishop Mathers left, the Star Antimony Royal Family called the Palace of Silver and Tin.
This is not etiquette. For a major event of this level, a formal diplomatic letter must be issued to ensure that every dialogue leaves a trace among the three parties. But because he was eager to explain, Xing Antimony called him directly that night.
It was a call made by Valentin VII himself.
After Isabel asked Aiwass’s opinion, she chose not to answer.
Because the "young queen who was attacked" should be angry, especially since the Great Guardian "nearly died" as a result. At this time, the Theocracy offered help generously, and it was normal for her not to answer the phone.
When the phone rang for the second time, Aiwass answered the phone for Isabel. Isabel quietly listened beside her.
The "Valentine VII" who is known for his coldness and decisiveness is currently on TVBut his words seemed unusually gentle and even humble.
He did not care at all that the person who answered the phone was not Isabel, but immediately formally apologized to Isabel and all those who were injured or killed in this incident, and claimed that he would give "adequate compensation."
His explanation can be simplified and can be summarized as "This is something done by the devil in Emma's body. Emma herself is also a victim. This matter has nothing to do with her personally and therefore has nothing to do with Xing Antimony's political stance." Nothing to do”.
Valentine VII verbally promised a lot of benefits. He also said that Xing Antimony would immediately send a diplomatic mission of the highest standard and would ask his eldest son to visit Avalon in person. He only hoped that Avalon would remain calm for the time being.
Obviously, he plans to cede a large number of interests in the subsequent diplomacy, just hoping that war will not happen.
What is he afraid of
Aiwass keenly sensed something.
Some problems seemed to have suddenly occurred within Xing Antimony, which were problems that did not appear in the original world line. This made Xing Antimony lose the confidence to start a war with Avalon.
So Aiwass rejected him without hesitation. He was about to finalize an agreement with Grandet and no longer needed the resources of the Star Antimony people. Not to mention that Touji from Grandet told Aiwass that Xing Antimony was now in a desperate situation and they could not offer any benefits at all.
Today, Avalon needs a victory and an enemy to awaken the spirit of the entire country.
If we miss such a powerful reason to declare war and have the Theocracy as our backer, the Theocracy may not be so supportive of Avalon next time. There's no way to "save it for next time".
Valentin VII obviously also captured Aiwass's sufficient confidence from his tone.
So he immediately realized that this was out of the question.
But even so, Valentine VII still maintained a polite and friendly attitude and ended the conversation.
At the state funeral, no one at the Star Antimony Embassy in Avalon accepted the invitation. People with a keen sense of smell can already sense the smell of war at this moment.
Although Avalon has not expelled them yet, both sides now know that the war will begin at any time.
The storm is coming.
And this depressing atmosphere continued into the roundtable meeting on the second day of the National Funeral Day.
January 3, 1899.
Perhaps it can be called the most important roundtable meeting after the new king succeeded to the throne.
When all the knights were in place, only the minister who had not yet arrived.
But this time, the knights did not dare to talk about Aiwass anymore.
There was no noisy discussion, only the late night silence enveloped the entire Round Table Hall. It’s as if the atmosphere of yesterday’s funeral continues today.
But just when the knights thought that Aiwass, the shadow of Queen Isabel, would not be there
There was a person slowly appearing at the gate.
That person is Aiwass.
The crow was not sitting on his shoulder, but a dancing flame butterfly.
The Queen's Guards sent by The Theocracy have arrived in Avalon at this time, and Aiwass no longer needs to keep the Night Demon on 24-hour vigilance. He could finally replace the Flame Butterfly and use the shepherding method to feed it experience.
When the crow leaves, the butterfly returns.
This means that the Glass Island has become safe again.
Aiwass is not wearing the knight armor of the Moriarty family now, but is wearing his own priest uniform, trousers and white cloth shoes.
That is the Minister Moriarty who is now well-known throughout the country
He is not wearing armor. Does this mean he is sitting as a spiritual member?
The knights discussed in low voices, breaking the dead silence.
But at this moment, Aiwass, who had just entered the door, suddenly took off the outermost sacrificial robe he was wearing.
He handed the sacrificial robe to the ceremonial officer guarding the door.
The pure white shirt inside Aiwas also has a pure white clergy collar, and the collar also has the two golden thorns pattern with roses embossed on it. But the clothes he wore underneath looked like a noble from Xingzhi.
Pure white shirt, pure white trousers, pure white cloth shoes.
Coupled with Aiwass' long platinum hair, he looked like he was shining in the morning light.
His hands behind his back, he slowly stepped onto the broken glass steps step by step.
Passing through the knights in armor, passing by the huge round table that could accommodate twenty-two people.
Aiwass reached out and gently touched every knight in armor sitting at the round table.
The butterfly jumped between his fingers, and the elegant fragrance of sandalwood and jasmine spread in all directions.
Under the stunned but silent gazes of the knights, Aiwass sat safely in his seat.
That is the position closest to Isabel, to her left.
There is no doubt that Aiwass is the first Knight of the Round Table without armor since the founding of Avalon.
Just like the glass steps that have never been broken since the founding of the country, the ancient tradition of Avalon that has been passed down to this day, although it is meaningless but cannot be shaken, was also destroyed by Aiwass.
But now, no one dares to question this.
Aiwass held his chin with his left hand, raised his head and looked around.
Some people looked at him without fear, while others lowered their heads or avoided his gaze.
Aiwass chuckled lightly, raised the hammer placed in front of Isabel with his right hand, and rang the bell placed in front of the Queen.
"The meeting is now."
Aiwass rested his chin on his left hand and looked calmly at the standing knights.
He was sitting in his seatAfter sitting on the throne, he announced leisurely
"Your Majesty, please take your seat."
The first volume of Glass Steps, completed
An update of more than 8,000 words, this volume End
After that, there is also the final remarks
This chapter is over
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