Chapter 317 Coronation Ceremony, Plantagenet Queen!
Su Yu and Tina brought back a huge amount of spoils, which gave the devastated Plantagenet Empire a big boost.
With the abundant treasury, Princess Alice formulated a series of high-standard post-war reconstruction and economic recovery plans, and issued a large amount of reconstruction funds to Forest City, Orlan City, Maple Leaf City and other areas that suffered serious losses in the war.
With the support of abundant funds, the entire country began to get back on track.
In the next month of game time, the last 5 rings of the main storyline of [Plantagenet Empire] were launched.
These 5 rings of tasks basically revolve around the coronation ceremony of the princess.
The role played by Su Yu in these 5 rings of tasks is the princess's diplomatic ambassador, responsible for receiving foreign dignitaries and envoys.
All countries in the Western Continent sent envoys to Plantagenet City to attend the coronation ceremony of the princess.
In particular, the envoys of the Hills Federation brought gifts worth more than 1 billion spiritual energy coins!
Being able to send such a valuable gift shows that the Hills Federation has completely bid farewell to its original fence-sitting policy and has begun to stand in the same trench with the Plantagenet Empire.
In addition to the small countries in the Western Continent, the Elf Kingdom and the Dwarf Kingdom also sent their own envoys to bring some precious treasures of specialty products.
The envoy sent by the Elf Kingdom is Princess Arwen, whom Su Yu knows.
Princess Arwen's [plant disease] has almost recovered. She came to the human world this time, on the one hand to participate in the coronation ceremony of the princess, on the other hand to thank Su Yu and ask Su Yu if he is willing to marry her.
Su Yu accepted all the thank-you gifts brought by Princess Arwen without hesitation, but as for the proposal... he thought about it and politely refused.
The envoy sent by the Dwarf Kingdom is a red-bearded dwarf from the Holy Land named [Bartek Ironbeard]. It is said that he is the swordsmanship teacher of Alice's father, and the two used to fencing together.
It is also worth mentioning that the two major human empires of Fengling and Ryan did not send envoys.
Upon learning that the princess was about to be crowned, they used magic communication to send a stern warning to the princess.
The content of the warning was not important, it was all "false charges".
The two empires also took the opportunity to declare a national wartime emergency and officially declared war on the Plantagenet Empire.
Fortunately, the princess's coronation ceremony was not affected by the two empires.
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On July 31 of the Blue Star Calendar, which was the last day of the first expansion pack, the princess officially held a coronation ceremony in the Plantagenet Central Square.
According to usual customs, the coronation ceremony is generally held in a place called [Altar] on the north side of the Plantagenet Palace to obtain the protection of the ancestors.
But in order to show her people-friendly side. She did not choose there, but set the venue in the central square so that the general public could also witness her coronation.
After the coronation ceremony, she went to the altar to worship the heroic spirits of her ancestors.
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At 10 o'clock in the morning of the game time, the square was full of people who came to watch the ceremony.
Some people even came to reserve seats in advance last night for the better seats on the inner side.
Everyone stood on tiptoe and looked towards the direction of the street leading to the palace.
Not long after, the luxurious carriage pulled by six horses and coated with a layer of mithril slowly drove towards the square.
Alice wore a luxurious golden and red robe, with a golden scepter in her right hand, which symbolized the power of the royal family, and smiled at the people on both sides of the road.
Seeing the figure of the princess, the crowd on both sides of the road immediately burst into a tsunami of cheers. Many people shouted the princess's name at the top of their lungs.
If the princess founded a religion, these people must be her fanatics.
Su Yu and Tina stood in a carriage not far behind Alice, wearing dozens of medals on their chests, waving to the people on both sides of the road.
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The princess's carriage slowly drove to the square amid the cheers of the people.
After arriving at the square, the entire coronation ceremony officially began.
The coronation ceremony is divided into two parts. The first part is the sacrificial ceremony, in which blessings are obtained by praying to the ancestors;
The second part is the formal coronation ceremony.
The first part of the ceremony.
Under the leadership of Alice, a huge totem pole as high as 20 meters was erected in the square. Alice knelt on one knee facing the totem pole and prayed to the heroic spirits of the ancestors.
The totem pole exudes colorful light, which is the power mark left by the successive Plantagenet emperors at the peak of their strength at the age of 40.
The energy rich in these marks constantly overflows from the totem pole and falls on Alice, blessing the future successor of the empire.
Because of the same roots, these powers are quickly assimilated by Alice into her own power, and her strength begins to soar.
Finally, after a few minutes, Alice successfully broke through the bottleneck on the stage and became a fifth-level magician with the ability to fly.
After she said some prayers to thank the ancestors, the first stage of the sacrificial ceremony ended.
The second stage.
Alice stood up and held the totem pole with her hands. She was officially crowned as the emperor under the witness of her ancestors.
The chief magician of the royal family [Shalan] came out solemnly from the side of the stage, holding a light gold crown inlaid with a lot of gems in her hand.
According to convention, this crown will be worn by Shalan for Alice, which can reflect the royal family's respect for the supernatural energy of "magic".
But Alice did not want to play by convention.
She took the crown from Sharan and put it on herself. This means that power is given by oneself.
Then Alice raised her arms and said to the people in the audience: "I, Alice Plantagenet, am your undisputed queen!"
This move to break the old rules surprised many noble ministers in the audience.
But some people shouted enthusiastically:
"Long live!"
"Long live!"
"Long live Her Majesty!"
The cheers continued to rise, one wave after another.
From the moment Alice put on the crown, the title of "Princess Alice" completely became history, replaced by "Queen Alice".
She will lead Plantagenet to a new future!
After the cheers subsided a little, Alice held her hands and began her first speech after the coronation:
"My people, in the past forty years, our country has experienced an unprecedented catastrophe. In this catastrophe, the two dukes of Lantilus and Anzu Sefer in the north could not suppress their ambitions. (300 words omitted) Finally, we survived this crisis. With the help of the prophet Nemesis and the Grand Marshal Tina Garcia, we restored the unity of the empire and obtained valuable resources that can help us rebuild our homeland (500 words omitted)"
"Now I can solemnly assure you that under my leadership, our Plantagenet Empire will have a better tomorrow!"
"Long live Her Majesty!"
"Long live!"
"Long live!"
The crowd below the stage once again burst into strong cheers.
Many people threw their hats high, and the stage immediately became a sea of hats.