Chapter 278 - 279: 156 Insulting You is Insulting Our Yadun! (Seeking Monthly Votes)
Chapter 279: Chapter 156 Insulting You is Insulting Our Yadun! (Seeking Monthly Votes)
“I bless you in the name of the Queen of Avalon.”
“When you hold it, death shall fear you, decay shall revere you, and wherever you go, all malice, pain, and injury will desperately avoid you.”
This was a grand hall akin to a colossal altar, where Hailbo knelt at the very center, holding a splendid Envoy’s scepter, and in front of him, his mentor Isefia was bestowing upon him and the scepter the blessings from the Queen of Avalon.
Guarded by countless laws and favored by the will of the world, as long as the adversaries’ powers did not transcend his mentor’s, nobody could harm Hailbo while he held the scepter.
“I bless you in the name of the Fairy Mother.”
“When you don this garment, fortune shall always be by your side, misfortune shall tremble in terror, and everything your eyes see and your hands touch shall turn decay into wonder.”
Lilith stood to Hailbo’s left, reciting the fairy incantations, pouring large amounts of Miracle Power into the diplomatic envoy attire worn by Hailbo, rendering it all the more holy, noble, and elegant.
“I bless you in the name of the mother of Silver Wing Pegasus and Unicorn.”
“You shall never lose your way, for no illusion or deceit can conceal the truth from you, and where you stand shall always be most tranquil!”
Sherri was at Hailbo’s right-hand side, releasing a silver-white Miracle Power, acting as the third person to guide Hailbo.
“I bless you in the name of the Lord of Greedy World.”
“Your body and soul shall not be coveted by others, and your voice shall bestow death and pain upon them; should you become angry, calamity shall transform into the fires of vengeance, sweeping across all beings!”
Lyon stood behind Hailbo, and if the three before him had granted Hailbo protection, then he endowed Hailbo with a special ‘power’.
“Lastly, I, as the King of Yatun, pledge.”
Bailuo: “You will represent our state, our kin, and our civilization in negotiations with foreigners.”
“If you are insulted on a mission, they insult our Yatun!”
As these words fell, the potent Miracle Power finally converged into one place.
It settled within Hailbo’s soul, his flesh, and into his eyes, ears, hands, feet, as well as the scepter in his hand and the diplomatic court attire on his body.
By this, Hailbo had received the protection of four grand Miracle Powers.
But as a pawn once used by him, Bailuo was not so petty as to discard him outright.
Of course, that’s nonsense, the reality was that Handlebar Mustache still had some utility left.
“Holy, Mountains, Azure, Star Night, Iron Eagle, Brilliant—this man has conducted trade in over six great nations, more than fifty lordships.”
What Bailuo was interested in was not solely Handlebar Mustache, but the Three-Headed Dog Commerce Guild he represented.
The headquarters of this commerce guild was located in the Kingdom of Mountains and was a significantly large guild.
Under the banner of the Three-Headed Dog Commerce Guild were trade interests spanning seafood, minerals, jewelry, textiles, shipping, and dozens of other fields, wielding a startling influence among the Mortals of the Mountains.
If Bailuo wished to secure it, he had to utilize the pawn that was Handlebar Mustache.
“You...”
Handlebar Mustache had suffered tremendous internal damage due to the erosion of a curse.
Fortunately, with the healing influences of Saintly Aura and the life force of the Tree Elf, he was saved; otherwise, even if the curse had been lifted, his death would have been certain.
Seeing Bailuo approach, shrewd as he was, Handlebar Mustache immediately knelt to pay respects.
“Previously, I was blind and blasphemous, please forgive me, great divine being!”
The Saint of Dawnlight was depicted as a goddess in the folk tales of Handlebar Mustache’s people.
Handlebar Mustache had not witnessed the exchange between Avril and Bailuo.
But appearing here suggested that even if the other party was not a god, they probably weren’t far off from it.
In any case, the more respect shown the better; at worst, one might be laughed at, but not offensive.
“I am not any kind of divine being.”
Bailuo inquired: “Are you not acquainted with miracles?”
“Miracles?”
With humble origins, and merely a minor merchant, Handlebar Mustache was familiar with monsters, and he knew of Sea Beasts.