Chapter 147: Augustus

The end of the new calendar 2528.
In the empire, the sixth to last day of the last month of each year is a festival to celebrate the goddess of magic, the goddess of magic, Vijaystriden. People call it the festival of the gods, and it is the most important festival of the year.
After the Christmas Day, there is a consecutive week of holidays to welcome the arrival of the New Year.
During the festival, the people of the goddess will hold a grand celebration ceremony. Some important things, people will also deliberately choose to hold this time, in order to obtain the goddess's misfortune, such as marriage, coming-of-age ceremony, etc., as well as the noble title ceremony. In the winter of Longshande, there was a heavy snowfall last night, but it did not affect the festive atmosphere at all.
The Wren family was sitting in the carriage and looking out the window. Purple gauze was hung everywhere on both sides of the street, with various complicated symbols painted on it, symbolizing the glory of the goddess.
The faces of pedestrians are also filled with cheerful expressions. Whether you know or don’t know each other, you will bless each other when you meet, make a gesture of prayer, and say "Goddess Blessing" or "The truth is forever."
In small squares, or street corners, people watched the performances of entertainers, dances, acrobatics, and the singing of bards.
On every street, there are phonographs playing wonderful music, praising the wisdom of the goddess.
The children are holding magic wands and have fun with their friends on the street.
"It's great!" Marinda sighed in a luxurious dress.
She is a loyal believer of the goddess. Every year and today, she would bring her family to the church in the town to pray for blessings. Leaving the town this year, she had some regrets in her heart. Now she is very pleased to see the sight of the city and the prosperity of the wisdom of the goddess.
Bud, who was sitting next to her, nodded, but couldn't hide the tension in his heart.
This is on the way to the city hall. Just today, Renne will be promoted to the noble, become a noble baron, and he will also get a surname.
Things that were once unimaginable in dreams will soon come true.
Bud's palms were sweaty, and he subconsciously wanted to wipe it on his body. He looked down and saw the black formal wear on his body. Thinking of the price of this dress, he immediately held back.
He looked at Renn, who was sitting across from him, and found that his son was calm and very calm.
"Ryan really grew up!"
Bud sighed inwardly, took a few deep breaths, and suppressed his nervousness.
At noon, the city hall arrived.
The carriage passed by the guards and drove into the back of the city hall building. The family got out of the car and walked along the wide road to an auditorium.
Malinda saw the six-pointed star symbol on the top of the auditorium, which was the holy emblem of the goddess of magic, and immediately bowed her head and prayed silently.
"Goddess is on!"
The whole family followed her in prayer.
At the entrance of the auditorium stood two rows of heavily armed guards. The atmosphere was solemn. An official of the city hall stood on the steps and waited. He saw Renn and quickly stepped forward and said, "Mr. Renn, and gentlemen and ladies, please follow me."
The official is not young, nearly fifty years old, his hair is mostly white, and the corners of his eyes are wrinkled, but his eyes are still clear and his work is clean and tidy.
He is an assistant to the mayor of Longshande, who is responsible for celebrations and etiquette affairs. He is also the official of etiquette and his name is Darlene.
In recent days, the Rennes family has had a lot of contact with Darlene.
Darlene's duty is to teach Rennes the process of the knighthood ceremony, and not to be rude, including dress, action, noble etiquette and so on.
Ren's surname was also reported and registered by the ceremonial officer.
What to do at this time, Darlene has said many times before, Ren took his family, and followed Darlene into a luxurious lounge from the side entrance of the auditorium.
The ceremony officially begins more than an hour, and we must wait here.
Darlene hurriedly confessed a few words and left.
Rennes is not the only person who will be canonized as a noble today. There are a total of six people on the list, which is the largest number in the calendar year.
From the window of the lounge, you can see the whole view of the auditorium.
A tall goddess statue stands. The spacious hall is nearly 1,000 square meters. Rows of seats are neatly arranged. The surrounding walls are decorated with purple gauze. The dome is hung with bright large crystal lamps. People are quiet.
Soon afterwards, there were successive guests entering the auditorium.
Most of the guests who can be invited to participate in the knighting ceremony are nobles and extraordinary people. Even if they are not, there are also decent figures in Longshande with extraordinary status.
Each guest is dressed up, the men are dressed in black formal attire, and the ladies are dressed in long dresses. According to their status, they sit in their own positions and communicate in a low voice with the people around them.
As time went by, the auditorium gradually filled with guests.
Bud was fidgeting and pacing back and forth in the lounge. Under his influence, the three children except Rennes were also nervous and excited, looking at the situation in the auditorium from time to time.
Finally, the ceremony began.
A well-groomed middle-aged man walked out, stood on the steps at the foot of the goddess statue, and gently pressed his hand.
Ren recognized this. He was the mayor of Longshand, Yalas, an ordinary person, but he was highly regarded by the Duke of Silver Star. He had been appointed mayor for more than ten years.
"be quiet."
The voice of Yalas spread throughout the auditorium, and people immediately stopped talking.
Ren noticed that he was wearing a badge on his chest. It was obviously an enchanted item. It should be a sound amplification technique, which could increase the volume when speaking.
"Ladies and gentlemen, good afternoon!"
Yalas stood on the steps and began to speak. His face was smiling, which made people feel very friendly, but the content of the speech was a bit boring. It was nothing more than looking back at Longshande’s achievements this year and his personal achievements. , Mentioned the earthquake in the Silver Star area, looking forward to the future and so on.
Rehn remembered the official tone of his previous life.
Fortunately, the mayor's speech was not long, and it ended in less than ten minutes.
Then it was announced that the prospective nobles and their families would be invited into the auditorium.
The eyes of the guests suddenly focused on the entrance of the auditorium.
While the mayor was speaking, the Wren family, led by Darlene, came out of the lounge and waited outside the auditorium.
With them, there are five other people who are about to be sealed.
Renn saw Viola at a glance.
Today's Viola Lorraine Fendai, with brilliant blonde hair behind his head, revealing pointed ears and a slender neck. On his neck, he wears an exquisite gemstone necklace, which matches perfectly.
She is wearing a lavender off-shoulder long dress with a gorgeous and elegant style. You can see a pair of white jade-like collarbones, a tall figure, and a perfect face. The whole body seems to be shining, dazzling and dazzling. Open your eyes.
Viola saw Renn too and smiled at him.
Even though Renn had seen her smile many times, but at this moment, he still felt that everything around him was eclipsed and his heart swayed.
He was amazed and remembered a poem from his previous life:
"Smile into the city, then smile into the country."
Faced with such a peerless beauty, the people around, whether men or women, are all dull.
The corners of Viola's mouth rose slightly, and she was in a good mood, and Ren could empathize and feel happy for her. A few days ago, the Duke of Silver Star had announced in the family that Viola had won the competition and became the new Earl of Winter Ting Lake.
Many people got the news and went to the Wei Ge Manor to congratulate.
Ryan, on the contrary, has been living in his own home recently, and the chances of meeting Viola have diminished, and he has not congratulated her in person.
Rene finally took his eyes off Viola, saw Pollock, and nodded in greeting.
There are also three quasi-nobles, whom Renn did not know.
But I heard from Darreny that these three have contributed a lot of wealth to the Duke of Silver Star, two barons and one viscount.
Like themselves, they took their families to participate in the knighthood ceremony.
The guard opened the gate of the auditorium, and six new nobles and family members walked in, walked along the middle passage to the foot of the statue of the goddess, and sat in the front row.
In this process, the eyes of all guests fell on Viola.
Exclaims and whispers sounded in the auditorium.
"Goddess!"
"She is Ms. Viola, the future Earl of Winter Ting?"
The men sighed: "I don't know who can get her favor, alas..."
"The goddess is so partial to her..." the women said jealously, their words full of sourness.
Viola became the focus of the audience, her light covered everyone, Ren walked beside the half-elf, but did not attract many people's attention.
Not to mention Pollock and the other three quasi-nobles, as if they did not exist.
After everyone was seated, Mayor Yalas said loudly, "Gentlemen and ladies, let us welcome the Duke."
Under his leadership, the audience stood up.
The Duke of Silver Star suddenly appeared at the entrance of the auditorium. Behind her were three wizards, Chief Guard Flink, Alamea the Wood Elf, and the Vice President of Silver Star Academy, all wizards above legend!
A holy soul, plus three legends, immediately made the guests feel strong pressure.
The Duke of Silver Star holds a staff in his hand and wears a gorgeous enchanted robe, more formal than usual. He walked into the auditorium and nodded to the people.
Mayor Yalas respectfully invited her up the steps.
According to the process of the ceremony, the Duke of Silver Star began to pray at the foot of the statue of the goddess.
Everyone prayed with her.
The statue of the goddess of magic shimmered, and Ren noticed a great divine power descending, and this auditorium was watched by a great being.
In this atmosphere, people did not have any distractions in their hearts, and offered the purest power of faith to the goddess.
Renn quietly looked around, avoiding the Duke of Silver Star and the statue, and looked at the guests.
In everyone's soul, the fire of faith transforms into a rainbow-like illusory thread, which extends upward and sinks into the void.
"Christmas Festival is not only a festival for believers, but also a day when the goddess reaps the power of faith."
"I don't know how many places in the empire are holding celebrations. On this day, it must be the time when the goddess' divine power is strongest."
Rehn understood in his heart and lowered his head to continue praying.
The prayer ceremony lasted for half an hour. Everyone was immersed in tranquility. Some devout believers were already in tears, but their eyes were full of tears of happiness.
"Goddess, the truth is forever!"
The Duke of Silver Star ended the large-scale prayer ceremony with a tribute.
She nodded to the mayor Yalas. Yalas immediately understood and said loudly: "In the name of the goddess, several new nobles will be born today. Now, Mr. Pollock, please come up."
Pollock, who was sitting in the front row, got up, adjusted his clothes, and walked in front of the Duke of Silver Star.
Although he tried his best to be calm, his slightly trembling hands still exposed the tension and excitement at this time.
"Your Excellency the Duke." Pollock's voice was a little off tune.
The Duke of Silver Star smiled at him, soothed his emotions, and then said softly: "Kneel."
Pollock knelt on one knee under the steps, then lowered his head.
The silver star duke's expression became serious. He pressed his staff against Pollock's right shoulder, and said loudly: "Under the witness of the goddess, I, Duke Longshande, on behalf of the High Council of Cimetis, grant you, Pollock Ah Puton is a baron, I hope you will use your loyalty, your life, and your faith to prove your worth."
"I, Pollock Upton is willing to dedicate my loyalty to the lady, my life to the empire, and my faith to the goddess." Pollock said excitedly.
The Duke of Silver Star raised his staff and tapped Pollock on both shoulders.
Snapped! Snapped!
Then, a brand new baron dress appeared in her hand, with a piece of parchment with a red seal on it, and a family crest symbolizing the status of the baron.
Pollock took over the dress, parchment and badge, tears were already in his eyes.
Cheers rang out in the auditorium, and the guests gave the new baron applause.
After the sound flow subsided, the nobleness ceremony continued.
The next one is still a baron, repeating the ceremony, and the third is still a baron, both of whom are knights in exchange for wealth.
The knighthood ceremony went from low to high. Just when Renne thought ~EbookFREE.me~ it was his turn, the mayor Yask called someone else's name, the rich man who bought the viscount.
"Huh? Why did you jump over me?" Renn frowned slightly, which was different from the process mentioned before.
Viola cast a puzzled look, revealing a trace of worry.
Many people noticed the anomaly and whispered to their companions, their eyes swept across Rennes, seemingly sympathetic. Father Bud's face suddenly turned pale, he seemed to realize something, his hands were clenched, and his feet began to weaken.
The viscount's knighthood ceremony soon ended, and then Viola went up.
She is the most eye-catching person today. Amidst the cheers of thousands of guests, the Duke of Silver Star announced that she was awarded the Earl of Land and became the Earl of Winter Light!
The position of earl is still real, and has a coveted huge territory.
Whether the guests present were envious or jealous, or resentful and disappointed, at this moment, they could only offer the warmest congratulations to Viola.
"Mr. Lane, please come up." Alas suddenly said loudly.
The auditorium suddenly became silent.
Those who are familiar with the knighthood ceremony are wondering how Renn would be ranked last, which is unreasonable.
Ren didn't think much about it himself, he walked up to the Duke of Silver Star and knelt down on one knee.
Then, everyone heard the voice of the Duke of Silver Star: "Under the witness of the goddess, I, Duke Longshande, on behalf of the High Council of Chimetis, grant you, Ren Augustus is the Earl of Glamorgan. I hope you will use your loyalty, your life, and your beliefs to prove your worth."
"Wow..."
"Count!" "Goddess, it turned out to be Count Glamorgan!"
The entire auditorium boiled instantly, and people screamed in exclamation, almost thinking they had heard it wrong.