Chapter 330 329 Body Missing

Chapter 330 329. The body is missing

After laying flowers in front of the silver-white magic crystal coffin, Lu Yu and others returned to the Pope's Tower. Before the coronation ceremony, it still belonged to Laurend, but the Pope's Tower was empty.

As the chosen one, Sera was supposed to greet the princes and nobles from all over the world who came to express condolences with others in the Silver Maple Cathedral, but she hid on the grounds of "excessive grief".

This was indeed just an excuse. In fact, after Laurende died, Sera cried loudly, then wiped away her tears and prepared to perform the most critical step with Lu Yu.

As Laurende's lover, Catthorn could not appear in the main church. She quietly cleaned up the traces she left in the Papal Tower.

There was a dull sound of explosions, and the crisp sounds of broken items came one after another - all the things she had decorated for Laurend, and those that could not be taken away were all destroyed.

When passing by Lu Yu, she held many trivial objects in her hands.

Catching a glimpse of Xiao An lying motionless on Lu Yu, Mao Jing smiled knowingly.

"Lulu, Xu Yu, you are responsible for the most critical part. Have you written down all the details... We cannot fail. This is the only chance. Once exposed, the consequences..."

Lulu and Xu Yi nodded solemnly.

Lu Yu looked at Sera: "Has the last group of people also set off for the territory?"

"The Mist Demon and Stupid Dragon have taken them home, and it's up to us next... After finishing all this, it's time to close the door. We really don't have time to waste any more... He has paid so much for us, and he must succeed! "Sela clenched her fists.

Lu Yu touched Xiao An on his shoulder, summoned Xiao Guang and gently rubbed her umbrella cover: "Then let's get started."

The small city-states protected by the Theocracy all tacitly stopped internal or external struggles during Laurent's funeral.

During his reign, Laurent actively eased the conflicts between small countries in the buffer zone of the four major countries and ensured to the greatest extent that they would not be wiped out in conflicts. Therefore, they all bowed their heads and cried silently after entering the church.

No one knows whether the future pope will still be as warm as Laurent to those of them who are trying to survive in the cracks.

Along the way to the main church, people secretly wounded can be seen everywhere.

Lu Yu put on a sad expression and walked towards a high priest wearing Guanghuiyuan costume.

When the two of them crossed paths, Xiao An's tentacles accidentally grabbed a corner of the high priest's clothes, almost dragging him down.

"Sorry, sorry." Lu Yu said and asked, "You are not injured, are you?"

Finding that it was Lu Yu, the high priest didn't say anything, but his eyes naturally moved to Xiao An.

"Who is this jellyfish?"

"This is my summoned object. It was the 'pet' that the Pope liked very much when he was alive. I hope to bring it with me to present flowers to the Pope again later."

The high priest sighed: "That's good...I heard that you and Sera will leave the Theocracy soon?"

"Maybe tomorrow, maybe the day after tomorrow, this is what Pope Laurent means. Serra doesn't want to cause trouble to the new pope."

Maybe Xiao An was particularly restless today. He had just said goodbye to the high priest. When he encountered Archbishop Boulder of the Inquisition, Xiao An grabbed his sleeve with his tentacles, so that he appeared with the clothes of the Inquisition Guards to maintain order. damaged.

Boulder wanted to get angry, but when he saw it was Lu Yu...he swallowed it and asked helplessly why he brought a big jellyfish around near the main church.

Lu Yu repeated what he said to the high priest to Boulder.

Boulder reluctantly reminded Lu Yu: "Now that the three major countries' envoys have begun to mourn, your jellyfish summons doesn't look very smart... Take care of it. It is inappropriate to have a conflict with the envoys on this occasion."

"Archbishop Boulder, where is Serra now?"

"Didn't she tell you?" Boulder looked curious. He felt that Lu Yu should not know about this. "The Divine Chosen of Serra took the initiative to apply to Pope Antonio to preside over the memorial ceremony of the three major countries, and will do so later. She took on the diplomatic work of the Divine Chosen for the last time at the subsequent meeting of the leaders of the four major powers, and now she is in the cathedral.”

In the Silver Maple Cathedral, Sligo's famous flower emperor Noel burst into tears. The priests responsible for organizing the memorial ceremony looked at the emperor who was still standing upright and crying despite the sound of "bowing" and could only feel helpless and solemn. The occasion did not allow for their expressions to show any abnormalities, so everyone unanimously ignored the emperor who was incompatible with the rest of his delegation and continued the rest of the process.

The emperor, who rarely wore formal attire and only liked to dress in strange clothes, rarely wore robes that symbolized the emperor's rights.

Sera stood aside and watched Noel silently.

When it came to the final flower-laying session, the Sligo envoys walked to the coffin holding sunflowers, placed them gently on the ground, lowered their heads respectfully, and after a moment of silence, they turned and left - with their hearts towards the sun. Perhaps this is why Laurende loved this so much. Flowers were not only planted on a large scale in the Papal Tower, but were also used for funeral purposes.

The priests looked nervously at Noel, who had not made any move, because he was still standing there weeping, while the Solon envoy and the Cordzon envoy had arrived at the church.

The envoys in Sligo also looked at Noel nervously, but their nervousness was completely different from that of the priests. They knew their emperor too well!

Noel suddenly moved, and under the gaze of countless pairs of eyes, he took out a sunflower from his clothes.

This was not issued by the Theocracy, it was undoubtedly brought by Noel!

Before the priests stopped him, Noel placed the sunflower in his hand solemnly and returned to the Sligo delegation.

Sera walked forward to check the sunflower and nodded to the priests, which eased the weird and stunned atmosphere.

Everyone in the Sligo delegation lowered their heads in embarrassment, but Noel seemed to have recovered from the sadness, raised his head, and led everyone out of the church.

Ravenis whispered to the people around him: "What a clown."

After Noel, there was no more episode in the mourning. Facing Tanya, who was full of sorrow during the mourning, Sera looked at her with interest for a long time, and smiled meaningfully when she looked at him.

As the sun set, a whole day of mourning ended, and the meeting of the four major countries of Mela hosted by the new Pope Antonio began with a dinner - there were not many things that could bring the leaders of the four major countries together, and once they happened, they always had to negotiate some things that could not be discussed openly.

After Antonio, Noel, Divik, and Ravenis entered the reception room, the door was closed, and the responsibility of entertaining the delegation fell on Sera's shoulders for the last time.

No ban on alcohol, no ban on entertainment, Laurent strongly opposed imposing many restrictions on the people of the Theocracy for his own sake, so at the banquet, the delegation was surprised to find that many types of fine wine appeared on the menu provided by the Theocracy.

Sera shuttled around everyone as usual, and the three countries' delegations paid their last respects to this chosen one who was likely to fade out of the core of power.

Tanya glanced at Zenir, who did not drink, but silently admired Sera's figure.

Sera, holding the wine, came to Zenir leisurely.

"Pope Laurende must be very happy because you didn't indulge in grief because of his departure." Zeniel picked up the wine glass and gestured to Sera, "Cheers to Pope Laurende."

Sera drank a lot tonight, but her alcohol tolerance was very ordinary. At this moment, her face was flushed. After hearing Zeniel's words, she drank a full glass without hesitation, which made Zeniel a little worried that she would pass out in the next second.

"Thank you, Prince of Storm."

"If there is no place for you in the future, the Storm Territory welcomes you." Zeniel, who saw through Sera's embarrassing position, made an invitation.

Sera smiled brightly: "No, I have a place to go."

After that, she turned around and left with a weak step.

Tanya stood up: "This is the first time I've seen her numb herself with alcohol."

"She lost an elder who loved and cared for her, and the Church lost a wise leader. As for Mela... People have always said that the glorious era ended in conflicts, but Laurende made people see the glory of the glorious era with his own strength... It was very short, but he did it."

Tanya heard that upon hearing the news of Laurende's death, many alien races sent their envoys to express their condolences to the Church - if it weren't for the sensitive time of the meeting of the four major countries, they should have had more time to enter the cathedral to mourn, instead of hurriedly offering flowers and leaving.

"Brother has a high opinion of Pope Laurende."

"Evaluation?" Zenir repeated, shaking his head, "Now I am not worthy of evaluating Laurende's achievements."

Tanya and Zenir clinked glasses, and this glass was still in honor of Laurende.

Maybe the glory he left behind will eventually fade away, but books and people's hearts will record everything he did.

Four hundred years after the end of the glorious era, there was a man who had his heart set on the sun, who made some people recall the glorious era...even if it was just a vague outline.

"Sera rejected your invitation?" Tanya teased, "The place she said might be Lu Yu's side...Brother, you will never get this glorious God's Chosen...maybe you can fight for the next glorious God's Chosen?"

"I'm curious about how the glutton captured Sera, could it be cooking?" Zenir, who always sees the essence of things, fell into deep thought. This is the ultimate problem that puzzles him more than power and politics.

Tanya remembered Lu Yu's performance during the negotiation that night, and remembered that he occupied the most important position in Lulu's heart, and now he is flirting with Sera...

Tanya snorted: "Just a slick guy."

As the night deepened, the meeting of the four heads of state ended smoothly under the protection of the glorious incarnation, the Silent One, the Shadow Guard, and the Black Owl.

The four people who entered the banquet hall caught a glimpse of the delegation members who were still toasting and getting more and more indulgent.

Antonio smiled and said, "Laurende won't mind. He didn't prohibit drinking because he hoped that everyone would not be sad about his departure."

The leaders of the three countries nodded slightly.

Divik said, "There are still many matters waiting to be dealt with in Solon. I need to return first. May the glory of the God of Light guide Laurenende to the resting place and gain eternal peace."

Antonio: "The Church will arrange a resting place for your delegation."

Ravenis also imitated Divik and said some nice words, praising Laurenende, and then proposed to leave.

Antonio looked at Noel, who was motionless, and Noel was looking at his group of drunk envoys.

"It's annoying..." Noel muttered, and then waved his hand impatiently, "Pope Antonio, I hope you can continue the glory he left behind."

"He is the wealth of the Church and our eternal glory..."

Noel repeated playfully: "Wealth... Got it..."

He sighed, glanced at Antonio meaningfully, but said nothing, hurriedly called the Silent One, wrapped himself in a black robe, and disappeared into the night.

For a moment, Antonio felt that the absurd Emperor Noel was despising him and the Theocracy.

Sera held onto a tree and vomited non-stop. This was the only outcome for her poor alcohol tolerance and her non-stop drinking.

Antonio could understand Sera's indulgence tonight. Seeing Lu Yu standing by and wiping her mouth warmly, he felt that he should not disturb the couple who were about to leave the Theocracy.

The end of the funeral meant that the era of Laurende was completely over. As a transitioner, he had to prepare for the upcoming "turmoil" in Laurende's mouth. Although he didn't know the details of the turmoil, it was of utmost importance to have sufficient supplies no matter what kind of turmoil he faced.

Antonio, who was nearly 70 years old, had already sent out signs of fatigue. On the way back to the Tribunal under the escort of the Incarnation of Light, his eyelids kept fighting, but when he thought of Laurende's dying instructions, he didn't dare to rest with Laurende's expectations on his shoulders.

Antonio, who was still thinking about the plan to stockpile supplies, was disturbed by a member of the Executive Court who suddenly broke into the room.

Before he could ask, the members of the Court of Justice looked panicked and shouted in a stammering manner, "Pope Laurende...his...his...body is missing!"

Antonio's mind was blank. He was stunned for a long time until the members of the Court of Justice trembled and asked him to check the situation quickly. Then he walked out as if he was possessed.

Entering the cathedral, looking at the empty coffin and feeling the magic that was still reverberating in the entire cathedral, Antonio staggered back. Fortunately, the guards of the Tribunal who arrived first quickly supported him.

"Seal off the Papal City, search the Papal Tower and the area near the cathedral. No matter who it is, he can't take the body away in such a short time."

Antonio, who was shocked by the thief's audacious behavior and numb in the brain, was rational and made a quick judgment.

The matter was serious. The incarnation of light personally conveyed the information, and the head of the incarnation of light said "hmm" suspiciously after inspecting the scene.

"The remaining magic aura is very mixed, with water, grass, earth, fire, wind, light, and darkness, but none of them are obvious... This is not a sign of a battle."

The people of the Glory Academy also received the message and rushed over. Seeing the empty coffin, their reaction was exactly the same as Antonio's, and they almost fainted.

The Glory Academy had already decided that after the memorial ceremony, they would use magic crystals and magic circles to protect Laurend's body for the people of the Church to worship. After several years, the Church would have another spiritual totem.

Although Laurend had always been reluctant, he still gave in for the Church in his last moments.

Now that the body is lost, the plan is ruined, which is secondary. Once the thieves destroy Laurend's body, this matter will be known to the believers of the Church...

Some of them are not deeply involved in magic, and they directly asked the head of the Glory Avatar: "It's not a sign of a battle, what does it mean?"

The head of the Glory Avatar looked around the cathedral, thinking.

"What is the lunatic who stole Laurent's body trying to hide... Compared to this, I want to know what the purpose of this person who stole Laurent's body at the cost of blaspheming the Church is?"