Chapter 945 - Invitation From the Sacred Palace
When Rhode arrived at the hall, he saw the two emissaries scanning the room curiously. Compared to other places, Rhode’s palace wasn’t as grand and luxurious and could even be considered relatively plain without the mighty throne. As a player, he wasn’t too mindful about having a mighty reputation. He thought that as long as others respected him, he didn’t need to go to that far of an extent.
It was due to this that instead of saying that Grandia’s palace was a hall of deliberation, it was more like a beautiful garden. The semi-circular stairwell resembled that of a school platform. The white, circular conference hall was surrounded by lush greenery and clear, flowing spring water that was extraordinarily pleasing to the eyes and added elegance and solemnity to the place. Moreover, the drifting clouds and ocean could be seen through the glass panel in the middle of the ground. From a certain perspective, this deepened the concept that Grandia was a floating city in the sky worth revering. However, this wasn’t due to the pressure from the surroundings. Instead, anyone who personally witnessed something that they couldn’t achieve themselves would respect it from the bottom of their hearts.
Upon seeing Rhode’s arrival, the two emissaries immediately half-knelt.
“It’s our pleasure meeting you. Thank you for allowing us into your city, mighty dragon soul heir, Your Majesty the Void Dragon.”
“You’re welcome.”
Rhode felt unused to this official greeting, but he simply waved his hand, signaling for them to rise. He scanned the two female emissaries from head to toe and realized that they looked similar to the elf guards. They wore a full set of glass armor and their faces were covered by the hood, revealing only their pointy ears. But even so, he recognized their true identity by the circular golden badge on their white armor.
“Sacred Guards of the Country of Law?”
Rhode asked, at the same time feeling dubious because everyone knew that the Country of Law was a nation of politics and religion. But every player knew that the Country of Law wasn’t equal to the churches. Although churches were distributed all around the Country of Law, which made it seem like a religious country, only ‘derivatives’ of the twin dragons attended them. It was as though a wealthy man investing in financial management software, but that software didn’t represent the wealth that the rich person possessed. On the other hand, the churches were like the ‘financial management software’. It promoted popular beliefs and never encouraged people to worship a specific figure. If the Country of Law and the churches were truly as one, they didn’t need to do so. As long as they pushed the twin dragons up the altar, wouldn’t the worshipers get whatever they want?
But the churches didn’t do so. They promoted beliefs and never encouraged people to worship a specific figure, and at the same time was responsible for financial turnover, circulation, and contract examinations. Perhaps the natives couldn’t see it, but players had criticized that if they removed the fact that the churches promoted beliefs, they would be no different from an international financial management organization.
As an experienced player, Rhode more or less had some knowledge about the political system in the Dragon Soul Continent. He initially thought that the emissaries would be one of the churches’ higher-ups or representatives from the Elf Forest, who were basically diplomatic emissaries. This was because no matter the Elves or churches, they all belonged to the twin dragons. But it wasn’t so for the Sacred Guards. From a certain perspective, they represented the twin dragons and were not the collection of political organizations like the churches or the Country of Law. This also meant that this was an official invitation from the twin dragons.
“Alright then, during this period of time, please have a good rest in Grandia.”
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
The two elf emissaries bowed humbly before leaving the hall. Rhode puckered his brows and pondered deeply. Participating in the ceremony would be the biggest test for him, especially when he had to meet the Dark Dragon face-to-face. He knew that the Dark Dragon Ion was a tough nut to crack and if he were to expose his weakness to the Dark Dragon, perhaps the undead army would attack his territory in the near future. Not only that, but he also had to meet Lilian and Lydia. How should he go about speaking to Lydia about his newfound identity?
Rhode shook his head. Compared to these problems, he should be considering who would be joining him for the ceremony. Alice was too unpredictable and according to the other Christie, she was only a spirit. He didn’t know how much strength she had. Before he headed off for the ceremony, it seemed like he had to have a discussion with her.
No matter what, didn’t the other Christie say that Alice would appear when the time was right?
And now should be the most opportune timing.