Chapter 86

Castle hall.

The suddenly erupted torrent of magic immediately attracted the attention of everyone present.

And Kalen, who released this magic, was staring tightly at Victor in front of him; his eyes were wide open, and the veins on his forehead were bulging, like winding snakes.

"You actually want my daughter to be your concubine!" Kalen was furious.

In this world, nobles usually have side wives and flat wives in addition to their legal wives, and they don't require exclusivity, but... the status of a concubine is only slightly better than a maid, and some perverted nobles even exchange concubines with other nobles.

Crack, crack.

Kalen's fists were clenched tightly, making a cracking sound of joints, as if he were about to crush the air.

This scene stunned even Victor himself; he really didn't expect that Kalen, who hadn't been angry even when pushed by him earlier, would have such a big reaction.

After all, for most people, heterochromia is something to be avoided at all costs, and heterochromatic children in noble families will seriously affect the family's reputation.

He sacrificed his reputation to accept her out of kindness, and not only was he not grateful, but he was actually so angry that he wanted to kill him!

"Kalen."

At this moment, Danielle placed the sleeping Haidun in the crib in the center of the hall and rushed over in a hurry.

"Calm down, calm down, today is the most important day of our child's life, at least don't get angry before the blessing is completed."

The woman hugged her husband, stroked his bulging neck, and comforted him in the gentlest tone possible.

"Phew..." Kalen let out a long breath.

Thinking of his young son, and looking at the shocked and surprised gazes of the guests around him, the torrent of deep green magic overflowing from his body finally gradually dissipated.

"Victor, in your eyes, perhaps Lise is just a burden."

"But, to me, she is the most important daughter, just as important as Haidun Hughes, the protagonist of today's ceremony!"

"I dote on her to the extreme, and even hope that in her life, not even a finger will be hurt."

"I swear to the God of Storms and Hunting, if you dare to make such an absurd statement again, I will regard it as an insult to the entire Hughes family and start a war of honor with you!"

Kalen's voice was low and cold, and the suppressed anger in it could be clearly felt.

A war of honor refers to a war initiated by a noble whose honor has been insulted by another noble in order to wash away this insult.

In this world, honor is higher than everything for nobles, because even the King often does not intervene in wars of honor between vassals.

"... Is it necessary to be so exaggerated?"

Hearing that Kalen had even mentioned a war of honor, Victor could only flee in a panic.

After all, unless he used the gift of pain, he couldn't be the opponent of this cold-faced killer.

"People often encounter some twists and turns on the most beautiful day of their lives, but this will only make the beauty even more unforgettable."

At this moment, the silver-haired Rosa also walked toward Kalen.

"Just like when my husband, Red Fire, was proposing to me while holding violets, he was splashed with mud by a passing carriage and was so angry he was about to cry on the spot."

"He thought I would reject him because of this, not knowing that the thin mist in his eyes was better than all the flowers in the world to me."

Rosa said calmly.

Hearing the advice of his mother-in-law, the anger on Kalen's face finally gradually dissipated.

"Thank you for your teaching." He bowed slightly, trying to squeeze a stiff smile on his expressionless face.

"It's almost noon, let's start the blessing ceremony." Rosa glanced at the dazzling sun outside the window and said lightly.

Since an accident has occurred, it's better to complete the ceremony as early as possible to avoid further complications.

"Yes..."

Soon, in the center of the hall, bunches of blooming flowers were piled up and surrounded the baby basket.

Roses, lilies, tulips, forget-me-nots, baby's breath... the flower language of these various flowers represented that love, purity, wealth, etc., were all indispensable in the baby's life.

Afterward, the lords of the Southern Region lined up and waited in front of the baby basket.

The first to offer blessings were Kalen and his wife, Haidun's parents.

"My most beloved child, my Haidun." Danielle kissed the forehead of the sleeping baby in the basket lightly.

"Thank you for making my life complete; before you arrived, I once thought I was the most important in the world and was complacent about it, but since you arrived, I realized that caring for others and loving others is also a kind of happiness."

Danielle said gently, her body overflowing with maternal radiance at this moment, making everyone unable to help but look sideways.

"As a mother, I bless you to become a great hero who is active in epics and achieves great deeds like your maternal grandfather."

After speaking, Danielle slowly retreated, and Kalen stepped forward.

"My young son, as your father, I am not good with words, nor am I as wealthy as your mother, but I swear with my honor that any villain who dares to hurt you, I will surely resist at all costs, even if the price is my life."

"As a father, I bless you to be safe and sound."

Kalen also kissed the baby's forehead lightly before retreating with satisfaction.

Afterward, it was Rosa's turn, as Haidun's maternal grandmother, to step forward.

"Child, as my grandson, I believe you will not lack wealth, force, honor, and status in this life."

Rosa's mouth curled slightly; this was her confidence as the Southern Region Lord.

"Look, child, your parents and all the lords of the Southern Region have come to cheer for your birth."

"So I bless you, no matter how many difficulties and obstacles you encounter in the future, no matter how many sleepless nights you have, you can always remember—you came to this world because of love!"

Clap, clap, clap.

Hearing these words, the row of lords behind them applauded with moved expressions.

The old woman bent down, kissed the baby's forehead, and then retreated.

Afterward, it was the turn of the major lords of the Southern Region.

In addition to the Count territory and the scattered Baron territories, there were seven Viscount lords in the Southern Region, including Kalen.

The first lord to offer blessings was the Lord of the Rock Territory, Warren Rock; he was Kalen's close comrade-in-arms in the past, so he was the first to step forward to offer blessings.

"Child, I bless you to become a warrior as strong and reliable as your father."

This tall, burly man with a thick brown beard almost woke up Haidun, who was sleeping after drinking the secret potion, when he kissed the baby with his hard stubble.

The second lord to offer blessings was Albert Iron Horse of the Iron Horse Territory; his territory was famous for producing good horses, and he was also a muscular, bearded man.

And the blessing he offered was—"In battle, you will never fall off the horse's back."

The third to offer blessings was Edward Ram of the Ram Territory; his appearance was very different from the previous two lords.

He was tall and thin, with pale skin, and his silver-white short hair was neatly combed back; although he was not young, he was still a handsome man.

"I bless you to be brave, but not to be proud of your bravery, but to gain glory through wisdom." Edward said softly.

The fourth to offer blessings was Henry Watson of the Watson Territory; he was a tall, silent man, and his territory was famous for its large number of blacksmiths.

"I bless your courage to be as hot and endless as the molten iron in the furnace."

The fifth to offer blessings was Beren William of the William Territory; he was quite old and was the oldest lord in the entire Southern Region besides Count Masha, and his beard had already turned white.

"I bless you to always know how to cherish youth, and cherish the people who loved you at that time."

This old gentleman pulled a forget-me-not from the surrounding bouquets and placed it in the baby basket.

The last lord to step forward was Victor of the Night Shadow Territory.

"I bless you... to know how to be grateful and generous."

Victor said hesitantly, and one could clearly feel his reluctance.

Afterward, he wanted to kiss the baby, but was coldly rejected by Danielle on the side.

This is an insult! This is unfair!

Although he didn't want to kiss Kalen's little brat either, it was very shameful that other lords kissed him but he didn't.

Victor wanted to get angry, but after catching a glimpse of the old woman behind the woman, he could only leave resentfully.

At this moment, following the last lord finishing his blessings...

Above the baby's head, a white light flashed, and a line of text appeared—"Noble."

It's the protection, the world's blessing has finally arrived!

Afterward, a touch of emerald green appeared and expanded rapidly, and then the color of the text switched back and forth between white and emerald green.

Seeing this scene, everyone's complexion became excited, and Danielle was even more tearful.

Because this meant that as long as the godfather offered his blessing at the end, Haidun's status protection would inevitably be stabilized at the transcendent rank.

One must know that even for her two brothers, Luo Yi and Luo Lan, their status protection at the baby ceremony was only at the transcendent rank, and they only achieved the Morning Star Rank later relying on their personal reputation and great achievements.

Clip-clop, clip-clop.

Just at this moment, a figure pushed aside the obstruction of the waiters and stepped into the hall in a hurry; it was Bishop Lu En of the Storm Church.

At this moment, he was sweating profusely and covered in dust, looking quite embarrassed.

"Phew, finally made it, didn't arrive late."

Lu En looked at the protection above the baby's head whose color was constantly changing, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and let out a long sigh of relief.

"Sorry, Kalen, I met a villain wanted by the Church on the way, so I was delayed for some time."

He smiled apologetically at Kalen.

"Make way, make way, I am this child's godfather, let me pass."

He pushed aside the young man wearing a black top hat who was blocking his path and strode toward the baby basket.

Afterward, Kalen dragged him to the side with an embarrassed face.

"Lu En, the godfather candidate has already been changed, it's not you, you stand with me for now." Kalen whispered.

"What! Why didn't you notify me, do you know I haven't slept for two days and two nights to catch up..."

"Oh, my fault, in the future you bring a horse over, I guarantee to do anything for you unconditionally, just like the black bread agreement in the past..."

Kalen talked until his mouth was dry before he finally comforted his comrade-in-arms.

At the same time, Xia Mingyu also walked slowly to the front of the baby basket under the surprised gazes of all the lords.

"Respected Lord, are you willing to serve as this child's godfather, willing to give him fatherly love and strict fatherly teachings?"

Danielle stared at His Highness in front of her and asked softly.

She knew that success or failure depended on this, and at this moment, her whole body was so nervous she wanted to tremble, but she firmly suppressed it to avoid losing her composure.

Inside her shoes, her toes were almost bleeding from the pressure!

"I am willing." Xia Mingyu said calmly, and then he slowly took out an object as smooth as a mirror from his pocket—a mobile phone.

According to the etiquette of this world, a godfather must give his godson a gift, called a connection gift.

A connection gift doesn't have to be expensive, but it must be something the godfather has held for a long time and worn close to his body; people in the world believe that only in this way can the connection between the godfather and the godson be linked.

Usually, it is jewelry such as necklaces, bracelets, or rings, but helplessly, Xia Mingyu had no hobby of wearing jewelry, so he took out the mobile phone that had been turned off because it had no power since he crossed over.

After all, for modern people, in terms of wearing close to the body, nothing can compare to a mobile phone.

"This is an item from my hometown, I wear it close to my body day and night, it is called a mobile phone, and it is given to my godson, Haidun Hughes, as a gift of kindness."

Xia Mingyu said softly, while putting the mobile phone into the basket.

Hearing this, Rosa's eyes in the distance froze.

Afterward, under everyone's gaze, Xia Mingyu began his blessing:

"My godson, your parents are my important friends, so I am able to stand before you today."

"In the world you have come to, some are born with nothing to wear, poor, ugly, weak, suffering from the humiliation of life for a piece of black bread; some are born with flowers, golden and brilliant, gathering thousands of pets, destined to stand high, and any choice will affect countless people."

"You are undoubtedly the latter, you will have all the beauty that the world longs for, and I don't need to bless you with these, so I bless you..."

"Justice, freedom, fairness, integrity, kindness, always full of enthusiasm, always possessing faith, and never getting lost in the darkness."

"Finally, I wish you peace."

Xia Mingyu bent down and kissed Haidun's forehead lightly.

After he finished blessing, he looked at the protection above Haidun's head with everyone else.

Contrary to everyone's expectations, the protection after receiving his blessing did not stabilize at emerald green, but instead, the green faded rapidly, and the protection turned back toward white.

"How could this be!"

This scene scared Danielle's face pale, and she almost fainted on the ground, fortunately, her mother Rosa beside her supported her.

And the lords in the hall also started to become chaotic one after another.

"This shouldn't be, under normal circumstances, the godfather's blessing should definitely be able to stabilize at the transcendent rank."

"This kid with hidden status protection, could he be a commoner?"

"My god, Kalen rejected Bishop Lu En, and then found a commoner to be his son's godfather; is he crazy!"

Listening to their discussion, the two Crescent Moon Knights, Luo Yi and Luo Lan, had iron-blue complexions, and their gazes toward the black-haired young man in front of the baby basket were quite unkind.

Haidun was their nephew, and now Haidun's entire life had been affected by this young man, so much so that they had a feeling of rolling up their sleeves.

"Silence!" At this moment, Rosa stood out and said sharply.

The majesty of the Southern Region Lord made the noisy hall quiet down instantly.

"I have heard that at the baby ceremony, if the godfather hides his identity, or people do not know his identity, his blessing cannot truly take effect."

Rosa looked at the crowd and explained slowly, and then she cast her gaze on Xia Mingyu.

"This respected Lord, for the sake of your godson's future, could you please take off the hat you are using to hide your protection?"

Rosa's tone was very gentle, even as if she were requesting.

Xia Mingyu was silent for a moment, and after hesitating again and again, he took off his black top hat.

A line of emerald green text was revealed—"Kingdom Heir of 1,409,670,292 Citizens."

The next moment, the whole hall was silent, and everyone was motionless as if they had been completely frozen.

Boom!

The noble protection on Haidun's head that had regressed to white exploded directly.

A white light flashed, and new text appeared—"Godson of the King."

Afterward, white, emerald green, deep purple... it continued to be promoted to the deep blue "Godson of the King" before it finally stopped.

Clap, clap, clap!

Accompanied by the sound of a pile of glass falling to the ground and shattering, the entire hall suddenly became chaotic as if demons were dancing!

Danielle fainted on the ground with incomparable happiness again, and Kalen measured her breath with his finger in a panic.

The two brothers, Luo Yi and Luo Lan, slapped each other with all their might to verify if they were under an illusion.

The wine glasses in the hands of the two muscular men, Warren and Albert, were crushed directly, their faces twitched uncontrollably as if hit by an invisible heavy hammer, and their facial muscles jumped back and forth uncontrollably.

Edward remained calm, just kept picking up the cold wine on the table and splashing it on his face, hoping to wake up from this absurd dream early.

Victor's eyes were as round as light bulbs, his mouth was dislocated, his complexion was incomparably pale, and his tongue kept repeating: "Impossible! Impossible!"

The only person in the hall who could remain calm was Rosa Masha; she walked tremblingly to the black-haired young man and asked tremblingly:

"Who exactly are you?"

"I am Xia Mingyu."

At the same time, the painter in the corner seized this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and used his protection ability to quickly paint and record this scene of demons dancing.

The mother who fainted because of happiness, the brothers slapping each other, the panicked lords, the ugly Viscount Night Shadow... every detail was lifelike, as if the day had been reproduced.

This painting also became one of the most famous paintings in later generations, as well as precious historical material, and its name is—"Portrait of the Holy King Pitying the Child."

(End of chapter)