Struggle in the Steam Age

"Damn it, it's not my business again." Lawrence suddenly felt that his head was bigger than a bucket when the head of the attendant looked at him. Even if he is now a unique transcendent in this world, he is also likely to be the protagonist of this world in the eyes of some outside observers. But the frequency of things like this is just too maddening.

However, since many things have already happened, they can only be dealt with positively, so Lawrence quickly adjusted his mood. Sure enough, when everyone was about to enter the hall a few minutes later, the attendant stopped Lawrence with a smile on his face, signaling that he had something to say to him. Seeing this, Lawrence stopped immediately.

"May I ask what's the matter with you?" Lawrence asked, and at the same time, there was some drumming in his heart, silently praying that no bad news would come to him at this time.

"Well, there's actually no special news." After hearing what Lawrence asked, the chief attendant immediately stretched out his hands to signal him not to be nervous, and then said. "However, there may be some differences from the previously notified content during the canonization. You just need to follow what His Majesty said."

After saying this sentence, the chief attendant found that his words might cause ambiguity, so he quickly comforted him. "But don't worry, things will be much better than expected, and it's not a bad thing."

After listening to the chief attendant's words, the gilded door of the hall opened. Lawrence followed the crowd into the hall nervously. But because of the delay just now, when he entered the hall, there were already many people standing there.

Fortunately, everyone's standing position was predetermined according to their titles, so Lawrence didn't have to spend much effort to find the vacant seat assigned to him and stand on it. Because the earl is considered a high-ranking nobleman, Lawrence ranked fifth among the forty or fifty quasi-nobles waiting to be canonized in the hall today, second only to a duke, a marquis and two earls.

After everyone stood up, the attendants on both sides of the hall blew the trumpets with flags at the same time. Then Emperor Joseph I walked out from the door behind the throne and stood on the platform where the throne was placed.

Different from the image of the grandfather next door at the previous private ball, today Joseph I gives people an extremely majestic feeling. He was wearing a blue dress with gold trim, and a cape of the same color with a snow-white animal fur trim on the back. Wearing a crown inlaid with various precious stones on the head, and holding an equally gorgeous scepter in the hand.

Even without any magic, Lawrence could feel the strong sense of oppression emanating from him. Needless to say, the set of equipment on Joseph I is 100% top-level magic props. He can definitely be worthy of his identity as an imperial emperor with a long history that has been passed down for hundreds of years.

"Very good, I'm very glad to see you here today. You are all excellent people, and you will be excellent imperial nobles in the future, becoming the pillars of the empire—" After the emperor stood in the center of the stage, he spoke from the left. Scanned the entire hall to the right, and then began to speak.

The speech was not long, and it ended after only seven or eight minutes. When the speech was over, all the quasi-nobles waiting to be canonized put their right hands on their left chests and bowed in respect. After everyone straightened up, Joseph I walked down from the stage and walked past the queue of those waiting for canonization, patting them on the shoulder from time to time to encourage them.

The emperor was the first to come to Lawrence who was standing in the center of the first row, and then spoke very gently. "Mr. August, I think we've met once before."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Although he didn't know what the emperor was talking about now, Lawrence still stood up straight according to the etiquette, and then slightly lowered his head to show respect for the emperor.

"Very well, although you didn't grow up in this country, and you didn't even receive any help from this country when you were growing up. But you still made great contributions to the entire civilized world in a foreign country. At the same time, when you heard that your motherland met Respond to the call from your blood when you are in danger, and return to your hometown to bravely fight against those evil enemies. This not only reflects your personal excellence, but also shows the excellent side of the imperial nobles—”

His Majesty the Emperor praised Lawrence for a while. On the one hand, it was because Lawrence was the one who achieved the most through self-struggle among the people waiting to be canonized. On the other hand, although he had always been a foreigner before, he was suppressing the rebellion He made great contributions in the process of maintaining the stability of the country and the emperor's rule. Therefore, the emperor needs him as an example to inspire people's enthusiasm for loyalty and patriotism.

"Thank you very much for your compliment, Your Majesty." After the emperor finished speaking, Lawrence once again saluted with his right hand on his left chest, while still feeling a little excited inside. After all, the person who was talking to me was the supreme leader of a country anyway, and it was perfectly normal to be praised face to face by a person of this status and feel honored in his heart.

After praising Lawrence, the emperor began to talk to other personnel one by one and praised them from time to time. The amazing thing is that so many people present, the emperor was able to tell them exactly what is best about each of them. Therefore, everyone's faces showed excitement, and even some young low-level nobles were so excited that they couldn't even speak.

After greeting the people on the field, the emperor stood back on the stage again. Then several priests who wore a silver goblet holy emblem with a golden sun painted on their chests walked up to the stage from the side. These priests come from the Noble Goddess Church, and they are required to come out as witnesses when conferring nobles.

"Your Majesty, the canonization can officially begin." After everyone stood up, the priest, who was dressed as an archbishop, walked to the emperor holding a book with a gold and gemstone cover in his hands and said. The emperor nodded, and then slightly raised the scepter in his hand.

Immediately, dozens of officers wearing gorgeous military uniforms and ceremonial swords around their waists walked in through the opened gate, each of them holding a plate with a few things in their hands. And the leader at the front of this group is the chief attendant whom he just saw. Soon, these people lined up and stood next to the people who were waiting to be canonized, and the head of the attendant stood at the side of the emperor.

The next step is the core of the canonization ceremony, the official canonization. The order of the canonization starts from the highest title, and the chief attendant calls out the name of the person who was conferred first. Then the noble who was waiting to be enshrined and the corresponding officer holding the plate walked up the steps to the stage one after the other, and then the chief attendant took the plate from the officer's hand and began to canonize.

Lawrence's seat was very near the front, so after only a few minutes of waiting, he heard the head attendant call his name. He immediately walked up to the stage in small steps according to the etiquette and stood in front of the emperor, and then knelt down on one knee according to the etiquette.

The emperor stretched out his scepter and put it on Lawrence's shoulder, and said very seriously:

"I give you the sword, I don't want you to use it to kill, but I want you to remember that you must be loyal to the country. I give you the ring, I don't want you to use it for profit, but I want you to remember your noble status .

Now, I grant you my most honorable trust. What you get is not only supreme power and status, but an irreplaceable responsibility.

May you fight for the great ideals of the Holy Visby Empire and the gods! The point of my sword is the direction you are going forward."

Lawrence, who bowed his head and knelt there on one knee, solemnly swore an oath:

"I, Lawrence August, solemnly swear:

Loyalty is my honor, and justice is my mission. My honor is not to wear a crown, but to lay down my life for my country; my duty is not to seek money, but to fight evil for what I believe.

I dedicate my life to my country, my faith, and my people. I have sworn this oath today, and I will keep it this life. "

At this time, the emperor lightly stroked Lawrence's back with the scepter in his hand, then raised the shoulders on both sides of the scepter and lightly tapped each, and said at the same time: "Congratulations, Sir August, I am the Emperor of the Empire." Canonize you as Earl Sauer in the name of the Lord."

After speaking, the emperor put away the scepter and stretched out his left hand. Lawrence immediately took the emperor's left hand with both hands, put his forehead on the ring on the emperor's left hand and said: "I swear with everything I have, from now on I will be loyal to the Holy Visby Empire, Serve allegiance to the Emperor of the Empire and fulfill all my obligations as a nobleman."