Chapter 240: I am Her Highness the Princess's dog!

Bishop Land appeared at the center of the banquet at some unknown moment, and according to the annual custom, he began to organize the so-called Baptism Ritual.

Every noble present, after purchasing a Baptism Voucher from him, needed to walk beneath the statue of the Lady of the Dark Night and wipe their face with a towel soaked in Holy Water.

The price of the Baptism Voucher was not fixed; each noble only needed to hand a wrapped money bag to Bishop Land when purchasing the voucher.

Only the noble handing over the money knew how much was inside.

This could ensure the dignity of every noble.

As for whether anyone would try to pass off the shoddy for the genuine, there was no need to worry about that.

Those who could attend the banquet were all clever people; although other nobles could not see how much money was given, the Church could!

No one would risk offending the Church by passing off the shoddy for the genuine; conversely, if you gave enough money, you could even win the favor of the Local Church.

When a critical moment came and you encountered some troublesome matter, you could seek the Church's help, couldn't you?

The order of the baptism was decided by the bishop of the Local Church; generally speaking, it was sorted according to the status and position of each noble present.

Of course, this was one of the unspoken rules; no one would be stupid enough to say such things to one's face.

"The first person to be baptized, Princess Brenna Saierliya!" Bishop Land read out the name of the first person to be baptized with a solemn expression.

This immediately caused a stir among the nobles at the banquet.

No one expected that in a place like Frostfall City, they would actually encounter a noble member of the royal family, and the most favored daughter of Saierliya VIII at that, Princess Brenna.

"What is going on? Why would the Princess appear in Frostfall City? I have never heard of this."

"Wasn't there news a while ago that a big shot had come our way? At the time, the people above even warned me not to provoke them. Thinking about it, that big shot must be the Princess."

"This is a good opportunity to make friends with the Princess, even just getting a familiar face would be fine."

"Pah, you royal bootlicker."

"So what if I'm a bootlicker? I'm happy to be a bootlicker!"

"I am Princess Brenna's dog!"

"Ew—"

Yun Mu, wearing Brenna's face, walked gracefully to the front of Bishop Land.

As a Transcendental, she could clearly hear the voices of those nobles discussing.

When she heard the voice of the noble who said he was Princess Brenna's dog, she almost failed to keep her expression together, and her feet, wearing high heels, nearly tripped her up.

She herself didn't mind, but if that happened, the Princess's majesty would likely be swept away.

That noble was truly terrifying; he actually thought of such an insidious trick to deal with her.

Fortunately, she had sufficient composure; mere bootlicking remarks could not shake her tenacious will!

Ahem, I digress.

Yun Mu took the wrapping paper containing the Frost Bank check from her bosom and handed it to Bishop Land.

This check could be exchanged for 1000 Gold Frost Coins at the Frost Bank; when Brenna handed this thing to her, there was not a hint of heartache on her face.

According to her, Bishop Land was going to step down tonight anyway, so even if this check were given to him, he would have no chance to use it.

When the time came to arrest Bishop Land, she would just take the check back; there was no need to worry about the problem of waste at all.

"Hehe, Princess, please."

Bishop Land took the wrapping paper from Yun Mu's hand with a chuckle; although it felt like there wasn't a single Gold Frost Coin inside, he believed that the Princess of the Frost Kingdom would not be a stingy person.

After all, the amount of wealth also concerned the face of the royal family; although he had already betrayed the faith of the Lady of the Dark Night, money was, after all, the more the better.

The Gold Frost he spent on researching the Scarlet was also a not-insignificant expense... Yun Mu felt a chill just looking at the smile on this guy's face. It wasn't that the other party looked ugly when smiling, but she felt a bit disgusted psychologically when she thought of the Scarlet Parasites he was cultivating.

She simply focused her attention on the statue in front of her.

And when she gazed at the statue of the Lady of the Dark Night, an invisible ripple gently brushed over her spirit, calming the mood that had been somewhat disgusted by Bishop Land.

At the same time, a faint, dim light like gauze shrouded the side of the statue, looking both elegant and mysterious.

Is this the blessing of the Dark Night? Feeling the peace of mind, Yun Mu looked down at the water basin placed beneath the statue.

The clear, pale-gold Holy Water reflected her face under a layer of twilight-like dim light; what made Yun Mu feel somewhat surprised was that what was reflected in the Holy Water was not Brenna's face.

It was her own!

Even her heterochromatic eyes, as well as the cat ears that had been briefly exiled by Dunn, were reflected in the Holy Water.

Yun Mu secretly glanced at Bishop Land; the expression on the other party's face had not changed at all.

Could it be that only she could see the reflection on the water's surface?

There was no time to think too much; she gently took the towel hanging on the edge of the water basin and then soaked it in the Holy Water.

After the towel was completely soaked by the Holy Water, she took it out and then wiped her face.

Even though she was still wearing the Stone Mask made by Dunn, she did not feel anything unusual, as if she were truly wiping her face with a towel.

【You have completed a Baptism Ritual of the 【Dark Night Church】.】 【Your maximum HP +1, Charm +2, Mystery +1】 【You have obtained 【Blessing of the Lady of the Dark Night】 (7 days)】 【Disease resistance +200%, Attack power and Spell Strength +10, Precision Correction +15, Damage correction +10%.】 Just after putting down the towel in her hand, a message prompt from the Game Panel sounded in Yun Mu's mind.

She didn't expect that holding a Baptism Ritual could also increase character attributes, and the blessing effect that followed was also quite powerful.

The most important thing was that the effect could last for seven days; not only could it be useful for tonight's operation, but when the game Dungeon refreshed tomorrow... "Um, I feel like I didn't wash it clean, can I wash it again?" Yun Mu looked at Bishop Land with some embarrassment.

"Hm?" The latter looked at her with a face full of confusion, as if he hadn't expected anyone to make such a request.

"Never mind, pretend I didn't say anything." Yun Mu, who had thin skin, had already exhausted all her strength to say the words above; she turned and left with her earlobes slightly red.

As for Bishop Land, he just assumed the Princess was joking; seeing her leave, he loudly announced the name of the next person to be baptized.

By the way, during the process of the Baptism Ritual, the Holy Water in the water basin would not be changed, and the same went for the towel.

Yun Mu was somewhat glad that she was the first person to be baptized; she didn't want to wash her face with water that others had used, even if it was Holy Water.

However, looking at the eager expression of the second noble, the other party obviously didn't care about such things.

No, rather, he felt very honored to be able to use the water basin that the Princess had just used to wash her face! This guy was the one who had said he wanted to be the Princess's dog earlier; Yun Mu hadn't expected his status to be quite high.

If Brenna hadn't appeared here, he should have been the first person to be baptized.

Not wasting too much attention on the Baptism Ritual, Yun Mu returned to the side of Brenna and Dunn, intending to take advantage of this time to enjoy the delicious food at the banquet. After all, once the Baptism Ritual ended in a while, it was estimated that a large number of nobles would come over to take the initiative to greet her.

However, no sooner had they sat down than a woman wearing sunglasses walked up to the three of them.

"You are..."

Seeing the other person walking straight toward their side, Yun Mu frowned subconsciously.

"Don't be nervous."

A familiar voice came from the other person's mouth, and Yun Mu's eyes suddenly flickered violently.

She was just about to say something, but the other person pressed down on her shoulder.

"I said, don't be nervous."

A flash of familiar Scarlet reflected in Yun Mu's pupils through the sunglasses; Natavia chuckled, then left her side.

"Miss Yun?" Brenna looked at her with some worry: "Are you alright?"

"I, I'm fine."

Yun Mu came back to her senses at this moment; she looked at Brenna and then at Dunn: "That woman just now, she is Natavia!"

"I know, I remember her voice," Brenna nodded, her eyes filled with suppressed, icy rage: "We cannot make a move now."

"... You are right." Yun Mu observed the environment inside the Church and said helplessly.

There were too many nobles here, and besides, even if they made a move, they might not necessarily be able to take down Natavia.

"I will go keep an eye on her," Dunn proposed at this moment: "The Scarlet Messenger appearing here might not be a bad thing; we can take her and Bishop Land down together."

"Be careful," Brenna did not intend to oppose him, only urged him.

"Mm."

Dunn pressed down on the hat on his head, then rose and disappeared from the Perception of Yun Mu and Brenna.

This kind of Stealth method that completely erased one's own existence, no matter how many times she saw it, Yun Mu felt it was somewhat terrifying.

Because this meant that as long as Dunn wanted to, he could resolve her silently at any time.

He could even use the ability of Exile to make everyone forget who the person he killed was.

That feeling of being forgotten by the whole world was enough to make one shudder just thinking about it.

"Phew, it's a good thing we are on the same side," Yun Mu drank a glass of red wine to calm her nerves, her gaze unable to stop looking in the direction where Natavia was.

The other person did not seem to have snuck in as a noble, so there was no need to participate in the Baptism Ritual.

She was like a hunter hiding in the Shadow, her Scarlet pupils under the sunglasses observing everything happening inside the Church with great interest.

The Baptism Ritual ended, and after the last noble finished their baptism, the evening banquet officially entered its climax.

Accompanied by the band's melodious dance music, the nobles attending the banquet found their targets one after another, either to converse with them or to invite them to dance a song together.

As for Yun Mu's side... "Sorry, I don't really want to dance for now," she refused the invitation of the fifth young noble in front of her who didn't know his own limitations without hesitation.

What kind of status did he think he had, wanting to dance a song with the Princess, he should look in a mirror and see himself clearly.

Are you worthy? Yun Mu did not say these inner thoughts out loud, only putting on an apologetic expression.

Unlike what she had anticipated earlier, most of the local nobles only came over to greet her, briefly introduced their names, and then left.

Only some hot-headed youths, the kind of young noble she had just rejected, would think about inviting her to dance a song.

It seemed that the nobles were not all idiots like Siman; they were quite clear about their own strength and status.

Being able to briefly exchange a few words with the Princess was already the limit.

If they pestered her, it would instead invite resentment, and that would be more trouble than it was worth.

As for letting their own young people go and befriend the Princess... that was absolutely impossible with just one evening banquet.

It was also unlikely that they could pick out a gift that would satisfy the Princess, so most nobles, after a brief thought, chose to give up.

Reality was just this cruel; even if the opportunity was placed right in front of one's eyes, it wasn't something one could grasp just because one wanted to.

Appropriate abandonment was the way of survival that fit the nobles.

"It seems those people just now were not to the Princess's taste." Natavia appeared at Yun Mu's side again, not knowing when, and she gave a meaningful look at Brenna, who was disguised as Lilith.

"Were those people directed by you?" Yun Mu asked, recalling the other person's Word Spirit ability upon hearing her say this.

"Only the first two were." Without hiding it, Natavia admitted it on the spot.

"Phew," Yun Mu took a deep breath, her gaze lingering for a moment behind Natavia.

Although she couldn't see anyone with the naked eye, and she couldn't find anyone within the search range of her Blood Perception, she believed Dunn was nearby.

"What is your purpose for coming here?" She asked Natavia tentatively.

"Do you think I would tell you?" The other person retorted.

"That's true," Yun Mu lowered her head and said no more.

"Would you like to dance a song with me, Princess?" Suddenly, Natavia walked in front of Yun Mu and reached out her hand to her.

Yun Mu was just about to refuse when she heard the other person chuckle: "Don't you want to know my purpose for coming here?"

"Don't go, it's a trap!" Brenna suddenly stepped forward and pulled Yun Mu behind her.

"Hmph, Princess of the Frost Kingdom, Brenna Saierliya, I am communicating with my own kin, what do you mean by this?" Natavia crossed her arms over her chest and gave a light huff.

"I..." Before Brenna could finish her sentence, she felt an icy pressure tightly entangling her body.

Even more powerful than what she felt last time, this was Fifth Rank Champion level! Brenna's pupils contracted violently; she believed Dunn also felt the gap in strength between the two sides at this moment.

"Saintess... so that's how it is." She suddenly understood some things, and she was not so surprised that Natavia could break through to the Champion level.

"Phew," she took a deep breath, a firm light flickering in her eyes.

"Miss Yun is my family, and this time I will absolutely not lose her again."

Bearing the pressure of the Champion level, Brenna said every word clearly.

(End of this chapter)