Chapter 127 Vampire
Lothar was in a daze.
But the mellow voice of Baldwin IV suddenly sounded: "Baron Lothar, in this battle, you defeated many Saracen cavalry one after another and made great achievements."
"Now, in the presence of Heavenly Father and everyone else, please kneel down in front of me."
Buzz——
Lothar clearly heard the intensive exclamations coming from the mouths of the nobles who were watching.
On such a sacred occasion, it is self-evident what it means for Baldwin IV to order Lothar to kneel in front of him.
Are you too anxious?
"Yes, Your Majesty."
He was confused, but without any hesitation, he got off his horse and knelt on the ground with one knee.
Prajna followed closely behind him.
She nodded slightly to Baldwin IV, and it was time for her to salute.
Baldwin IV did not feel dissatisfied and said with a smile: "Madam, you have also made many achievements in this battle. I am very grateful for your contribution to Jerusalem."
He said, raising his tone.
"Archbishop William, please stand here as a witness that I, Baldwin, King of Jerusalem by the will of our heavenly Father, give the title of Lord of Hebron and Transjordan to Baron Lothar, Lord of Jorgiuszburg, in order to As a reward for his bravery in killing the enemy."
"Everyone present is a witness to this canonization ceremony."
"May you protect your subjects and monarch in the days to come, and defend the kingdom's territory from intruders."
Archbishop William was caught off guard. Fortunately, he had already ordered people to prepare holy anointing oil, which is an ointment mixed with spices such as myrrh and olive oil.
He put his hand into the clay pot, smeared it on Lothar's body, and whispered in a low voice: "Your Majesty, is this ceremony too simple?
Fasting, chastity in church, and praying are all things that I have not done yet. I have not done much preparation work. This holy anointing oil was what I planned to use on the newly canonized knights. "
There are only a few counts in the entire Kingdom of Jerusalem.
If we follow the normal process, it would be normal for the ceremony to last for half a month from the beginning to the end - this includes inviting some lords to watch the ceremony and the time it takes to wait for them to arrive.
Baldwin IV smiled and said, "No, it's certainly not shabby."
"With the witness of many kings, nobles, knights, commoners and clergy in Jerusalem, there is no more sacred canonization ceremony than this."
The eyes under the mask of Baldwin IV carefully looked at the people watching.
The civilians looked at the excitement and began to cheer.
When will we common people be able to witness the birth of an earl?
This is not the republic period of the empire!
Most of the members of the Knights showed approval, but the nobles of Jerusalem all had cold faces and whispered to each other.
They were very dissatisfied with this, but the big nobles were not in the city at the moment, and they had no backbone, so they didn't know how to oppose it for a while.
In the team, Amalric wanted to stand up and take the lead in the opposition, but thinking about his own corruption, he hesitated for a while.
In fact, Baldwin IV was also worried that there would be extraneous matters.
Although Lothar's achievements in this battle are beyond reproach, in the final analysis, this battle was not a hearty victory. Ultimately, it could only be regarded as a draw.
Moreover, Lothar was too young. It took several generations for others to go from baron to earl, but it only took him less than a month.
Baldwin IV was not completely sure that he could convince everyone to obey his will, so he hoped to create an established fact here.
As for the consequences?
Let’s settle the legal principles first and then talk!
Baldwin IV believed that Lothar had the ability to resolve all future troubles and secure his position as earl.
On the two-story building next to it.
The lady's tone contained disdain: "Oh, this little king is really out of his mind. He actually gave the title of Earl of Transjordan to a young boy. Doesn't he know that Leonard's territory is the gateway to Jerusalem? "
Her companion guessed: "Maybe it's just an empty title? Moreover, Leonard and Saladin are mortal enemies. No matter how dissatisfied he is, he can't defect to Saladin's side."
It was not uncommon for an earl to be sidelined by his powerful vassals.
For example, a strong Earl of Edessa like Georgelin is equivalent to an average baron.
Count Leonard, as the pioneer of dry land sailing, once reached two Zoroastrian holy sites in Hijaz.
This is equivalent to a slap in the face of all the monarchs in the Zoroastrian world. He and Saladin will definitely fight to the death.
Bang bang——
Applause rang in their ears.
"Hey, turn around and let me see!"
They subconsciously looked back, only to find a white-haired girl sitting on the table, her legs swaying slightly, and a playful expression on her face.
"Tsk, I finally saw a vampire in this world. It smells really bad, like an old corpse taken out of a coffin, with a musty smell."
The girl's chuckle was full of sarcasm.
The lady's expression suddenly changed: "Who are you?"
In the girl's body, they smelled an aura similar to that of the Vampires, but fundamentally different.
It's like the difference between a pool of stagnant water and a vast ocean.
The girl jumped down from the table. As she walked, she opened her hand, and the blood magic brewed in it until it turned into a sharp bloody sword.
"Listen up, I am the chief ruling clan of the Blood Court, Fringilla of Tepesh. If you two vampires with evil intentions kneel down immediately and surrender to me, I can spare your lives. "
The girl raised her chin and her arrogant tone made the two of them feel a little angry.
The lady snorted coldly: "I've never heard of the Blood Royal Court!"
"You must be a vampire too, right?"
Two fangs stuck out from the corners of her companion's mouth: "As a fellow race, we don't want to conflict with you. If you leave now, we can pretend we didn't see anything."
"Oh no, this can't be done!"
"Even if I agree...the other one won't agree."
Fringilla approached the two of them step by step.
"Walk!"
The two of them turned around and ran away.
But when they turned around, they discovered that on the balcony behind them, a female knight with a long spear on her shoulder and a blond hair cape had blocked their retreat at some point.
Just looking at this woman, their eyes seemed to be looking directly at the sun, and they subconsciously squinted, with large drops of blood pouring out of their eyes.
"Damn...damn it, such a strong sense of oppression. Where did this monster come from?"
A feeling of guilt and fear, as if an eagle was eyeing a rabbit, made both of them panic.
"Haha, standing at a high place, you still dare to show such obvious murderous intent, pretending that we don't exist?"
Jeanne sneered and said: "Tell me who is the mastermind behind this, and I will give you a happy ending."
In fact, there was nothing to explain. Even if Lothar used his toes to guess, he could guess who had done this to him.
But he didn't expect the assassin to arrive so quickly. It seemed that he wanted to stop Baldwin IV and make Lothar the Count of Transjordan.
The lady and her companions looked at each other. They did not expect that in addition to the witch who was following Lothar, there were actually two others, and they had long been aware of their intentions.
run!
Without thinking, the two of them flew up and tried to escape from the direction of the roof.
But as soon as he hit the roof, he was knocked down by a man holding an armed sword made of magic gold, punching and slashing.
"Fortunately, I was prepared, otherwise I might have let you run away."
Hans had a smile on his face, but the two people he knocked down didn't seem to be much hurt and quickly jumped up from the ground.
"Who are you?"
The lady let out a shrill growl.
Jeanne smiled and said: "Let me introduce you two. This one is a vampire, the other is a werewolf, and I am a knight of the Holy Church who specializes in dealing with monsters like you."