NOVEL WEB Chapter 604: -77- Light of the Covenant_3
Yulster: ...
Not an issue?
It's a huge issue, okay!
Lord Castel is not just some Roman descendant; he is our ancient ancestor!
Interrupt the ritual?
That would depend on whether the old deity is willing!
In the face of divine power, rituals and contracts are nothing!
Yulster fumed in his heart.
But... he only dared to fume in his heart.
Watching Yulster's strange expression, Duke Yoroc chuckled confidently and said,
"Ha ha, Yulster, there's nothing to worry about."
"Now that it has come to this, there's no need for me to hide it from you. Our Nais Clan is bound to obtain the Roman Sword, no… it's more like, it has no choice but to return to Moon God Island."
"What you don't know is that while the Roman Sword is indeed a real mythical Divine Artifact, it was also damaged in that catastrophe."
"It was intended to be worn as a sword in accordance with a pact with Romannus, partially in hopes of using Romannus's divine power to repair itself."
"The pact with Romannus was established under the witness of my Nais Clan. Now that Romannus has fallen and the Roman family is in decline, only we, who control mythological power, can possibly help it."
"Don't forget, although that person is gone, the legacy remains. Our Nais Clan… even without awakening Lord Cosy, we still possess our own Divine Artifacts and stored Blood Divine Power!"
"As for Lord Castel… perhaps she has gods behind her, but they cannot reach into our territory."
Yulster: ...
He felt an even greater toothache and didn't know what to say.
…
Prince Henry was very excited.
It had been ten years.
He had waited ten whole years for this day.
Ever since he learned ten years ago that he was not of the Queen's blood, he had spent many years dealing with the anxiety over his lineage and intense inferiority.
Recently, when the nobles exposed his long-hidden origin, he had been restless and had barely slept.
Prince Henry knew that lineage was highly valued in the Falling Star Kingdom.
He knew that his Roman Bloodline was not pure.
Strictly speaking, he didn't even meet the conditions set by the Red Lilac and Purple Lilac families regarding succession to the throne.
Was he chosen by his father just so he could obtain the real Roman Sword by selecting his mother to bear him?
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Even if Duke Conte flattered him, he wasn't a child anymore.
He knew the truth; he knew that wasn't the case!
His biological mother, who had passed away, indeed had elf blood, but she was just a slave servant included as part of the Queen's family dowry.
His father did not choose his mother in order to acquire the real Roman Sword.
His birth was purely an accident, an accident one night when the King was drunk.
Had it not been for the fact that his father had no other adult heirs for decades, had it not been that his father didn't want the throne to fall to a side branch not his own, he wouldn't have been hidden after birth and raised as the legitimate heir!
Thinking this, Prince Henry clenched his fists involuntarily.
He couldn't forget the way his father scrutinized him every time.
The Roman blood…
It was all about the Roman blood!
Because he didn't have pure Roman blood, no matter how well he did in his studies, he could never truly satisfy his father.
Because he didn't have pure Roman blood, even though his father had named him as the heir, he was always critically assessed.
He knew, if there had been any other choice, if it wasn't for his father's hunting accident that caused injury, his position as Crown Prince would never have been secure.
In all the years of private interactions with his father, he had never truly received his respect.
But… after today, everything would be different.
Once he formally passed the ancestral recognition ritual, the Roman blood in him would be fortified.
Once he formally passed the ancestral recognition ritual, even if his father remained critical, he would have to acknowledge him, to recognize him.
Once he formally passed the ancestral recognition ritual, he would be the designated next head of the Roman family, and all the rumors about his origin… would collapse by themselves!
Thinking of the upcoming ritual, Prince Henry's expression grew increasingly anticipatory:
"The Roman Sword…"
"If I successfully pass the ritual and activate the covenant book, securing the Roman Sword, I will truly be the master of Falling Star!"
"No… I will be the Crown Prince of Falling Star, the rightful heir to the throne; the Roman Sword should rightfully belong to me!"
Taking a deep breath, Prince Henry's expression grew resolute.
He cut his own finger, letting the blood drip onto the covenant book.
However, as the blood dripped, he covertly mixed in Count Castel's blood as well.
The blood on the covenant book blossomed with a faint silver radiance.
Seeing the flickering light, the spectating nobles widened their eyes:
"This… this… there's actually a reaction."
It worked!
Watching the covenant book becoming increasingly bright, Prince Henry breathed a sigh of relief.
But soon, he started to lose his composure.
It was because the light from the covenant book grew brighter and brighter, gradually…
Even becoming blindingly bright…
From the upstairs balcony,
Watching the radiance on the altar shining as bright as the sun, enough to blind someone, Duke Yoroc was also stunned:
"Hm?"
"Count Castel's Roman blood… is it that powerful?"