Chapter 368: Chapter 363 During the Ceremony Chapter 368: Chapter 363 During the Ceremony In an unknown little city of the Lockman Kingdom, before the sun had risen, soldiers clad in leather armour and armed with short swords were knocking on the doors of the commoners one by one, handing down the ruling lord’s command to them.

“By the command of Viscount Roman, every commoner family must send at least one person to the Roland Square for assembly. Anyone who disobeys will be fined ten silver coins.”

Under the threat of financial loss, even the reluctant ones from each family of the commoners, made their way to the square, responding to their lord’s call. It was only after they had arrived that they discovered the reason for their summons.

The king of the kingdom is resigning his kingly duties today, and the sole heir, Princess Remilia, is still young. So, His Majesty Belradin has invited a Gold Dragon and appointed him as the Grand Duke to govern the kingdom.

At present, the royal capital is hosting the succession ceremony. King Belradin wants the humans of the entire kingdom to witness this historic occasion, hence the order to amass them here.

“What’s the point of all this? I have work to do in the fields. What does the coronation of the king have to do us common peasants?”

“Precisely, besides, the royal capital is too far away from us. We can’t see anything. What’s the purpose of calling us here?”

“I have to go back to replenish my stock, do I still need to run my business?”

… The lord’s forcible gathering of his subjects led these commoners to complain in abundance. After all, kings and gold dragons, these things are far too removed from their daily lives, as distant as the legends told by a minstrel in an inn.

But soon, these grumbling commoners fell silent because above the city square, several mages wearing robes and wielding magic staffs appeared, adjusting the magical instruments they had arranged there before.

A light screen, sixteen metres long and nine metres wide, materialized above the square, real-time synchronizing the events happening in the Royal Capital of Scarlett at their very feet.

The transmitted images were from a high aerial view. This sight, startled these common peasants, as they glimpsed the royal capital, a place they might never get to in their lifetime.

Those grand and magnificent buildings, nobles riding exotic beasts cutting through the sky, along with the Cloud Giant taking control of the city…

“What is that?” Among the peasants who stopped complaining at the sight of this epic vista, someone asked blankly.

“This is the Royal Capital of Scarlett! The succession ceremony of the Grand Duke Muria is being held here,” a mage who had finished adjusting the magical broadcasting device soared up in the sky using flight magic, and loudly announced using a sound amplification spell.

This was Belradin’s arrangement. The mages he dispatched not only had the responsibility of adjusting the magical broadcasting equipment, but also the duty of announcing the identities of the big figures appearing in the footage, for all the commoners and adventurers watching this scene.

At this moment, every city in the Lockman Kingdom was witnessing a scene similar to this small city crucially displaying almost dream-like live images on magical light screens, that reflected the events transpiring at the royal capital.

In cities with a larger population, multiple projection light screens were set up to ensure that even more people could bear witness to Muria assuming the role of the Grand Duke.

On this day, the Lockman Kingdom almost came to a standstill. Farmers weren’t tending to the fields, merchants weren’t trading goods, adventurers weren’t carrying out quests, believers weren’t praying in temples, uninvited nobles weren’t flirting with female servants (?!). . .

As long as they could see the magical light screen, almost all of them had put down their professional work to watch the ongoing ceremony. For many, it was a grand ceremony they regretted missing out on even for a second.

As time passed, one legendary figure after another, only known from the descriptions of minstrels in taverns, appeared in the transmitted images, leaving the commoners of the whole Lockman Kingdom in awe.

Envoys from the Dark Region made up of Zor Elves, who were rumored in legends to be ruthless murderers, but were slim with beautiful appearances and dark skin color. The dwarf king who had awakened the lineage of the Mountain King, the Red Dragon evolved from gnolls. . . There were also legendaries with distinct personalities who had been invited by Belradin from distant countries and had teleported here.

For the common people, although they saw legendary dukes and great figures they normally wouldn’t get a chance to glimpse, their attention was mostly stuck on the exotic tribes.

For instance, the saucy Zor Elves from the Dark Region, and the orthodox elves who would love to kill these wastes that tainted the elven bloodline.

Even if they didn’t want to look at these beautiful elves, who seemed like they would start fighting at any moment, they could look at the legendary red dragon and the dwarven king who looked like a small mountain.

Strong humans just can’t capture the commoners’ attention like these exotic tribes. As strong as these human legends may be, they don’t look that special aside from the powerful aura they exude. They didn’t seem to have an extra head or an extra pair of hands compared to regular humans.

By the time noon approached, almost all the big figures had appeared. At present, in the royal palace at the center of Scarlett, more than thirty legendaries sat on both sides of the Council Hall, waiting for the ceremony to officially start.

The Eye of the High Level Mage, which was recording and broadcasting the images to every city across the kingdom, was aimed at this hall showing everything happening here synchronously throughout the Lockman Kingdom.

The commoners who had been standing and watching for half a day, even if they were desperately hungry, couldn’t bear to leave. Missing even a second of this scene seemed like a great loss and a sin. They could only buy food from those cunning merchants who saw an opportunity and ran to sell dry rations there. They ate while they watched.

The next scene didn’t disappoint the crowd. They watched as King Belradin, holding the hand of Princess Remilia, the sole heir to the kingdom, appeared with the protectively escort of an elite group of constructed knights. For the first time, these humble peasants knew what their highest ruler looked like.

This group of ill-informed peasants listened to Belradin’s lengthy speech, grievances. They could understand every single word their king was saying but failed to grasp the overall meaning when stringing all the words together. Fortunately, this ordeal was soon over.

What came next was a scene that nearly everyone was anticipated—the Lockman Kingdom’s Grand Duke coming to the stage.

Under the public gaze, a Golden Giant Dragon with six horns on his forehead appeared, escorted by nearly a hundred Cloud Giants riding dazzling feathered birds, flying out of the teleportation array that covered half of the Royal Palace.

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