"So for the banquet tonight, is there anything I need to pay attention to?"
After finishing the topic just now, Jenkins asked his father again. He thought that his father would only tease his love life, but unexpectedly he actually reminded him:
"When I was chatting with Elder Blothier this morning, I heard him talk about the banquet at Cold Spring Palace tonight. Although the name is to honor the naval officers who showed courage and strength in the Battle of the Broken Isles, I will bring it to you by the way. Promoted to the title, but the water is actually deeper than that tonight. I don't know what Queen Isabella is thinking, but she seems to be trying to deal with a lot of things in one night. Besides you, the envoys of Cheslan will also turn up… "
"An envoy from the Kingdom of Cheslan?"
"Yes, I've also heard about what happened to you at the city hall. It's the envoys for peace. There are also the ambassadors of the North Kingdom, the nobles of Belduran, and so on. Be prepared to be approached by someone and figure out how to deal with people with ulterior motives and bad intentions."
Dad asked.
"I understand that all kinds of weird people will talk to me, and that's easy to deal with, as long as I don't make any real promises, just accept business cards and say hello."
In addition to Dad, Jenkins also talked to the Pope about the meeting at Cold Spring Palace yesterday and the banquet tonight. Ponteve IV also said that Jenkins can do whatever he wants, and of course, he can get the help he wants from the church at any time.
It seems that the Church of the Sages is not as concerned about the ease of the throne as Jenkins thought. But Jenkins is very clear that there are many people who are busy working on this matter in places he cannot see. The Church of the Sages will not give up this rare opportunity, just like the other eleven churches, they are definitely involved in this matter respective means.
Now that I have come to the church, I naturally want to inquire about the things that have troubled Beldyran recently. Although the Tobacco Nightmare and the Carmel Thrift Store ended one after another, the aftermath and follow-up investigations cannot be stopped.
Dad's current job is to deal with the aftermath, so he postponed his plan to return to Nolan, and now plans to go back with Jenkins.
The most serious problem that Beldyran City is currently facing is still the Curse of Blood Mosquitoes.
Last Sunday, Jenkins and Miss Capet met the lady of Countess Paramount, the source of the curse, in the Mystery. The monster asked the church to provide her with three designated numbered items within a week. Seeing that today is Saturday, and a week is coming soon, the three items collected by Nolan Parish have also been transported to Beldyland. After obtaining permission, Jenkins saw them accompanied by the keeper.
Among the three items, Jenkins is most familiar with the B-01-2-8100 [Elemental Blood] in the style of infusion equipment. This is Mr. Corpse's collection, which can make the user's random An ability to produce elemental mutations.
B-03-2-2944 [Holy Blood Dye Cloth] is a collection of [The Night and the Hidden Church]. It looks like a withered yellow shroud. Legend has it that this is an item used by a certain god in the last century when he came to the material world in the form of a saint. Before 1083 AD in the 18th century, it had been regarded as a sacred object by a small village in the outskirts of Nolan. It was later found by missionaries of the night watchman who went to preach, and it was contained.
As for the last B-12-3-5800 [Vampire Fang], it is a rare item that needs to be implanted into a living body to function. This item belongs to [Death and the Last Church], and it was transported to Nolan from a foreign parish about three hundred years ago. The cemetery guards of that era discovered an ancient vampire cemetery in the virgin forest in the south of the main continent of the material world, and the dangerous numbered items found in it were scattered to parishes across the continent for storage.
When a creature implants this fang into his gums, he can automatically acquire blood-sucking talents including [blood-sucking] and [rapid regeneration], and is completely immune to blood-sucking toxins of any level, and there will be no blood-sucking species Racial defect. But this item has great side effects. In addition to the need to suck blood regularly, once the fangs fall out of the user's mouth, the user will undoubtedly die. Unfortunately, among the abilities and rituals of curses, there is no shortage of types that make people lose their teeth.
The reason why the Keeper let Jenkins see these three items was to satisfy Jenkins’ curiosity on the one hand, and to prepare for him and Miss Capet to take these items to the maze to meet the countess .
Of course, the church will never compromise with that monster. Now that the twelve Orthodox churches are gathered nearby, whoever dares to propose a compromise will definitely be hung on the pillar of shame for people to comment on for a hundred years. According to the news, the [Vampire Buster] borrowed from the Stuart royal family is already on the way. The church hopes that Jenkins and Miss Capet can carry the dagger and seriously injure or even directly kill the countess to help the surrounding combat troops Disassemble the lock.
"Since it is a treasure of the royal family, I think it should be a member of the royal family who escorted [Vampire Buster] to Beldyran?"
Jenkins asked, considering that the dagger must arrive before Sunday night, and yesterday Alexia said that Sarhi II will bring all the eligible heirs to Beldyran, and has not yet left, the date seems a bit right not on.
"Because of the urgency of time, the dagger was transported secretly by the church. After calculating the time, it has already crossed the border, and I think it will arrive tomorrow morning."
said the keeper.
So Salhi II lied to his children. Although they all knew that transporting the family relics was just an excuse, they didn't expect that even the excuse was a complete lie. The dying king no longer cares about these details, but it also shows that he seems to regard the journey to Beldyran as the last and most important experience of his life.
Jenkins couldn't figure out what Dolores' father was going to do.
In a week, the influence of [Curse of Blood Mosquito] did not spread to the city. The church surrounded the manor full of the cursed to ensure that the curse would not spread for any reason. They even asked [The Church of All Things and Nature] to mobilize a group of well-trained cats and dogs to hunt down the small animals that left the manor.
Speaking of small animals, Jenkins reached out and held his cat down. It just wanted to jump from Jenkins' shoulder to the tabletop to touch those three objects. This cat's curiosity is always so strong.
Jenkins did not leave the Vatican before the evening feast. He attended the joint representative meeting of the Twelve Orthodox Churches to discuss the specific action plan for tomorrow. Then, together with Miss Capet, they accepted the suggestion of the demigods in charge of the matter and rehearsed for tomorrow's assassination operation.
The operation was largely carried out by Jenkins, with Miss Capet following him along to provide necessary assistance. This Jenkins thought of the assassination story in another world, so he resolutely opposed the proposal to hide the [Vampire Buster] in the box and hand it to the countess along with the three items.
He is not superstitious, absolutely not, but hopes that there is a more appropriate way. Although the final plan discussed was not very satisfactory. After all, no one had absolute confidence in facing the demigod who was the source of the curse, but Jenkins believed that he would be able to succeed.
Anyway, he now has a drop of divinity in his hands.
Time soon came to the evening of this day, Jenkins accepted his father's suggestion, instead of borrowing a carriage from the church, he paid for the most expensive carriage at a car rental company, and then changed his clothes Pick up your girlfriends at the Rosalia Hotel.
Hathaway and Britney seemed to be attaching great importance to tonight's banquet. Although it took only one day to prepare the costumes, they found a very suitable dress. Even someone like Jenkins who doesn't understand the aesthetics of women's clothes can tell that the two dresses are definitely custom-made.
Later he learned that one of Britney's uncles, who was a viscount, lived in Beldyland.
As for jewelry, before the two girls traveled, they actually prepared jewelry in their luggage in advance for serious social occasions. It was difficult for Jenkins to evaluate who was more beautiful between the two tonight, but fortunately, he didn't ask this very embarrassing question.
He smiled and praised the girls for their makeup, and then invited them to the car one by one in a very gentlemanly manner. During this process, Chocolate lay on the soft cushion prepared for him on the carriage bench and looked at Jenkins gloomyly, until he sat down in the carriage and began to move forward slowly, then suddenly jumped onto Jenkins' lap.
Chocolat was probably angry because Jenkins forced him to bathe him again. Of course it was inappropriate to show up with a pet on such an occasion today, but after much deliberation, he didn't think about how to settle his cat. In the end, I could only choose to bring it with me, but since cats don’t like to wear bows or small bells, they can only take a bath, which can be regarded as preparation for attending the banquet.
The cat has been angry since the afternoon, but its gloomy face looks even more cute and charming. The girls sitting across from Jenkins in the carriage were all amused by the appearance of the chocolate. Britney even wanted to reach out and touch the cat's head. Chocolate naturally wouldn't allow anyone other than Jenkins to touch it.
Before going to Cold Spring Palace, Jenkins still needs to pick up Miss Windsor, which is also something that has been agreed in advance. The Windsor family has its own property in Beldyland, a villa with a large garden near the outskirts of the city. When the Duke of Windsor comes to Beldyland from his own territory, he usually lives here.