At first glance, the Dahl family still has other options, such as trying to hide the news, such as trying to purify the bloodline... etc.
But these choices are not reliable. Of course they can choose to hide the news, but there is no airtight wall in the world. Sooner or later, there will be a day when they can no longer hide it. What's worse is that things like bloodline awakening are often cyclical, that is to say, within one or two generations, bloodline awakening situations often appear in clusters.
Now that the eldest son of the baron has awakened his bloodline, if nothing unexpected happens, there will be many people in this generation or two who have awakened the demonic bloodline, and probably not a few.
How can we hide this situation
It’s simply impossible!
The method of purifying blood can greatly reduce the risk, but the cost is too high to bear.
Purifying the bloodline is a ritual that combines divine and magical arts, and its difficulty is probably at the quasi-legendary level. It requires a high-level priest or priest, plus a high-level mage or warlock. Two high-level spellcasters are required to jointly hold it, and it also consumes spellcasting materials equivalent to about five thousand gold coins. At the same time, the person who undergoes purification will be physically weak due to the weakened bloodline. Not only is his lifespan destined to be short, but it will also be difficult for him to have the ability to fight with others in the future.
The second generation Baron of the Dar family was ill when he was young, and his health has not been good since then. Although he led troops to fight more than once, he actually did not have the ability to fight with others. The actual battles were all handled by trusted knights.
Now that I think about it, he has never been sick. His bloodline has clearly been purified!
It's just that the ritual he accepted was probably not very complete, so it was not able to completely purify the demon blood, and it has been passed down to this day. The blood of demons is much stronger than that of humans. Even though there is only a little bit left, it is slowly recovering until it is now entering the awakening stage again.
Thinking of this, Baron Dahl complained a little bit about this ancestor - can't you be more reliable in your work, and do it cleanly and beautifully? If you had done it beautifully and thoroughly back then, why would you have had the trouble you are having now!
But now, if the Dahl family wants to purify their bloodline, they will have to hold light purification ceremonies—forty-two, including the core direct lineage.
Forty-two purification ceremonies cost 210,000 gold coins alone!
This huge amount of money is enough to give people a headache, but what's even more troublesome is that they can't find so many reliable spellcasters at all.
Performing such an advanced ritual will also cause damage to the caster himself. Even if a high-level spellcaster is physically strong, it probably takes a month or two to hold one. However, the Dahl family really can't afford to delay. Every extra day of delay brings more danger!
Therefore, they really had no choice but to purify their bloodline.
This doesn't work, and that doesn't work. In the end, of course, there is only one way left: leaving the aristocratic system, defecting to Void Mask, and transferring to the priest system.
Once they become lords under the Church of Masked Void, they are no longer bound by aristocratic rules. Even if the demonic bloodline is exposed, the Church of Masked Void will come forward to support them. No matter how much the other nobles have objections or how jealous they are, there is nothing they can do about it.
As for the price, of course, from now on, we must follow the teachings of His Majesty the Mask of the Void, work hard and be a down-to-earth person, and be a good person honestly.
This price is not small, but compared to the family being ostracized or even persecuted, losing their territory or even being surrounded and suppressed, it is still acceptable.
There is no other way. Is there any other way to go now...
So the discussion went smoothly, and all the core members of the Dahl family finally agreed and passed the decision to switch camps and join the Void Mask Church.
But they also said that in order not to overly irritate the Gold Coin Federation aristocratic faction, they would retain the Gold Coin Federation flag for the time being and wait until the next generation of barons succeed to the throne before officially removing the Gold Coin flag.
The chief priest of Kabbalah has no objection to this. He is a kind person and will not care about this.
As long as the Dal family is willing to be honest and good people, is willing to sincerely believe in His Majesty the Mask of the Void, and is willing to be a group of theocratic lords peacefully, everything else is easy to talk about.
So that night, the Dahl family issued a general summons order. All members of the family gathered together. Even those who were too old to get out of bed were carried over. Children who were still in their infancy were also taken out. In short, no one was allowed to be left out. .
Baron Dahl gave a death order. If you can't come together this time, don't say that you are a member of the Dahl family in the future!
On the morning of the fifth day, the entire Dahl family gathered together, and more than a hundred members of the direct lineal and collateral families came to the temple of the Church of the Void Mask. Under the auspices of the chief priest of Kabbalah, a baptism ceremony was held.
After the baptism, amid an uproar, Baron Dahl handed over the seal, scepter, sword and family tree to the Kabbalah priest.
The seal means political power, the scepter means decree, the sword means the army, and the genealogy means the family. Handing over these four things means that the Dahl family completely gives up its independence and completely merges into the Church of the Mask of the Void.
After the Kabbalah priest accepted these four things, he prayed and returned the seal and sword to Baron Dahl.
This means that in the name of God, their family is appointed as the administrator of Darland, and at the same time, they are appointed as the top leaders of Darland's military.
Retaining the scepter and genealogy means that this territory will use the teachings of the Church of the Void as the law, and at the same time, the entire Dahl family will become believers of the Church of the Void.
Because this matter has been announced internally, the members of the Dahl family did not have any objections, but the audience was very surprised. Many people were talking about it, wondering why the Dahl family suddenly did this kind of thing. Crazy decisions.
Generally speaking, only those fanatics who have been completely brainwashed by religion would do such a thing. Although Baron Dahl seems to be devout, he does not look like a fanatical believer!
The reason became truly clear when the eldest son of Baron Dar took off his hood, revealing short sulfur-colored horns on his forehead.
Baron Dahl did not hide anything and bluntly announced the matter of his family's bloodline. When they learned that the Dahl family actually had demon blood, many knowledgeable people, especially those who knew the history of the Dahl family, suddenly realized.
In this case, it is not surprising.
Although the territory is important, in order to continue the family and avoid crisis, Baron Dahl's choice is understandable.
In contrast, many people are a little curious - although the demon bloodline also brings many dangers and troubles, it can also bring benefits. Since the Dahl family has demon blood and has escaped the crisis with the support of Masked Void Church, will they become stronger quickly in the future
Definitely...
As a result, the green jellyfish flag on the gate tower of Dal City was finally erected naturally.