Chapter 87: Mercenaries 5

Chapter 87: Mercenaries 5

"I did not expect that you would have the audacity to show up," Marie Lux said the moment she saw Dorothy walk in with her maid and knight.

Marie's gaze immediately landed on Dorothy's white dress which looked too similar to hers. "Still acting so mighty and noble. Have you forgotten the fact that you are going to marry your lover very soon?"

"What does it have to do to you, Lady Marie?" Dorothy asked. "My marriage had nothing to do with you. Unless of course, you fancied the young Delibar and wanted to marry him instead?"

"You " Marie's cheeks flushed as she glared at Dorothy. She was tempted to pour the contents of the glass of champagne that she was holding onto Dorothy's white dress but she chose not to when she spotted Dorothy's mother coming their way.

When Marie arrived, not many people acknowledged how good her white dress looked, yet when Dorothy walked in, many people immediately said something about how her clothes suited her. Were they trying to insult Marie? She was there! Listening to their praises towards the woman who did not receive the blessing of the Goddess!

Why was everyone still paying attention to Dorothy despite her scandalous sins? Dorothy was an unclean woman! On top of this, she failed to receive the blessing of the Goddess!

"Dorothy, you look stunning!"

Marie's irritation further increased when she heard the Matriarch's voice. Victoria Lux. The woman arrived with more than two chaperones, a large red gown that matched the suit that her husband was wearing, and hair that looked like a vase sitting on top of her head it was disgusting.

Both Marie and her mother, Nella found this trend disgusting but they could not do anything about it as Victoria was the wife of a blessed one. Many nobles respected her and treated her as the queen of the socialites. Of course, this would change once Marie receives her blessing. She would make sure to change the current style from flamboyant to elegant and simple.

This was Marie's vision.

She chose to ignore the mother and daughter who were having a conversation next to her as she glanced at the stage where they would call upon the Goddess to give them Her blessing. The ceremony was not going to last long, but every one of them will be given an equal chance to touch the clear ball in the middle of the stage. It was large and transparent, big enough to fit three to five people and it would determine if someone would receive the blessing of the Goddess or not.

The ball will light up once someone who received the blessing of the Goddess touched it. For instance, it would change to the color red if someone who received the blessing of the fire would touch it.

Brown for rock.

Then the seven of them uttered.

"We call out to the Holy Goddess!

Let the heavens, oh Goddess forgive us.

Give us the mystery of your wonders!

Our future lies in your hands.

We call out to the Holy Goddess!

Let the heavens, oh Goddess forgive us.

Give us the mystery of your wonders!

Our future lies in your hands."

After the second time, Marie and the rest said, "Our future lies in your hands."

This was a short prayer that the soldiers who fought against the dark lord used to chant during the war. Soon, the prayer had been passed down to generations and now, it had become a tradition to utter those words when the seven blessings were in one place.

"With great honor and pride, I would like to welcome some other delegates that came to witness the grand ceremony of the Lux Family!" Federico's assistant said. Then he started calling the names of the representatives from the different, smaller kingdoms that brought gifts to the ones who would receive the blessing.

Seeing all those crates and boxes overflowing with gold and various diamonds, Marie could not help but be more excited. It was her time

Finally.