Old days in the box

Chapter 133 A familiar scene
At the same time, Freya also brought the instructions from the Son of the Old to the North Sea Kingdom, causing the entire kingdom to take action.

According to the contents of the Divine Guide, they moved a large number of people from the Eastern Continent to the Western Continent through the Hex Flying Gate, leaving only the sailors of the Royal Fleet and the engineers of the Steam Life Form Project.

The Deep Sea Titans and the hundreds of completed steam-armored fleets were all transferred back to the Eastern Continent from the Western Continent to prepare for the divine guidance of the Sons of the Old Ones.

After Freya arranged everything, she didn't wait for the European merchant ships, and directly drove the Mist Gate to return to the Frankish Kingdom.

With the Mistgate moving at full speed, the time it takes for her to travel between the North Sea and Europe will be greatly reduced.

While Zhou Xiao was taking a nap, Freya had already returned to the port of Marseille and spent two days rushing back to Europe.

When he returned to the screen again, the camera could already see celebrations and parties everywhere in Marseille, as if the whole city was rejoicing.

Zhou Xiao took over the window again, and after taking a closer look, he discovered that Taiyin had held a grand meeting in the city, and held a grand celebration for several days.

With the king's personal visit and the fact that the port had defended against the attack of the cursed pirates, the people in Marseille were naturally enthusiastic and reveled in the city.

As for Freya, she was picked up by people from the church as soon as she got off the boat.

He took her directly to the Cathedral of Raging Waves to formally meet with the Frankish King Tyin Odinson.

"The king hasn't left yet? It seems this is not as simple as a celebration." Zhou Xiao remained calm and followed Freya's perspective all the way to the Cathedral of Raging Waves, and then walked through the lobby to the noble dining room where guests were received.

Tayin came to Marseille for Joseph. Now that he is safe and the invasion of Marseille port has ended, it stands to reason that he has no reason to stay here, let alone hold celebrations for several days in a row.

Although Zhou Xiao has not met Tai Yin a few times, but through biographies and personal witnessing, he can also see that His Majesty the King has an unruly character and behaves arbitrarily. If he did not have intentional intentions, how could he stay here like this? Long.

At this time, the heavy wooden door of the church was pushed open, and Freya followed the senior interpreter into the dining room. A huge crystal chandelier hung high in the center of the ceiling, refracting the firelight and falling along the glass dome like holy light.

Freya was a little surprised by the luxury of this place. She didn't expect that there was such a noble room in the Cathedral of Raging Waves that looked like a dining room for gods. Everything here was sparkling, giving her the illusion that she had entered a jeweler's shop. .

"Miss Saint, the king and the bishop are already waiting for you at the banquet. Please come this way."

The senior interpreter smiled and led Freya to the long platinum dining table.

There, she saw King Tain, Witch Joseph, and the Bishop of Marseille all at the table. In addition, there were several unfamiliar faces she didn't recognize, all of whom had occupied the seats at the table.

The only vacant chair was placed next to Witch Joseph, which was the seat reserved for her.

This group of people is clearly waiting for Freya's arrival!
Sure enough, as Zhou Xiao guessed, this celebration and this meeting were not as simple as they seemed.

"Ah, we are finally here - Saint of the Son of the Old One, please take a seat." As soon as Tain saw Freya walking in, he immediately laughed heartily and waved his hand.

The senior interpreter nodded and accepted the order, led Freya to the only vacant seat, and then bent away.

With his position, he was not even qualified to stay near the banquet. He could only retreat to the far door, waiting for a gesture from the dining table at any time.

This crystal dining room was specially built for the visits of kings and popes. Only they have the authority to hold diplomatic meals here - so this meeting was not just a simple meeting from the beginning.

Freya sat down nervously. The only person sitting with her on this side of the dining table was Witch Joseph. On the other side were the bishop, the church's senior officials, and an old man she had never seen before. The atmosphere was quite tense. For seriousness.

As for King Tain, he was sitting at the head of the dining table. He was raising his glass and gently gestured to Freya: "This should be regarded as our first official meeting, Miss Saint, Son of the Old One."

"Yes, Your Majesty the King...my name is Freya." Freya felt a little guilty when she heard what he said, and immediately raised her glass in return.

Could this meeting be the king's request to settle accounts with his wife and ask Freya to explain the "Watching of the Sea" thing...

No, no, the king himself was stealing diamonds in the chapel at that time. How could he tell this? Freya quickly comforted herself in her heart.

"Thank you for your hard work. I will come here as soon as I get off the boat." Joseph also smiled gently at her.

"Come, now that everyone is here, we can officially start the meal." Taiyin continued to raise his wine glass around, and everyone at the table raised their glasses respectfully and drank the wine together.

The wine glasses were put down, and delicacies of wine and meat were served one after another from behind the door, lined up along the long white gold dining table, a dazzling array of dishes.

Taking advantage of this gap, Zhou Xiao also clicked on the biographies of the people at the table.Except for Taiyin and Joseph, who had already seen it before, the remaining people were nothing more than the bishop and senior officials of Marseille. There was nothing worth seeing.

Only the face of the completely unfamiliar old man sitting on Taiyin's left hand side was unexpected.

"Fros, 75 years old, Pope of the Odin Cult."

"Currently one of the few remaining members of the Odin Cult in the Frankish Kingdom. His position seems to be very high, but since all the previous royal members fled and the Church of the God of Raging Waves settled in the Frankish Kingdom, there are actually not enough left in the Odin Cult. Ten people, almost in name only, and Fross has become a completely emptied pope."

"Click to see more information."

The old man sitting on Taiyin's left hand side is actually not from the Church of the God of Raging Waves, but the official faith of the Frankish Kingdom, the Archbishop of the Odin Cult!
According to the information Zhou Xiao had learned before, the Odin Cult was once the official faith of the Frankish Kingdom, with a very large base of believers and a status comparable to the current Church of the God of Raging Waves.

But later, turmoil and wars occurred continuously in Frank. Even the royal family of the kingdom believed that the country was destined to perish, and they all abandoned the city and fled. However, the Odin Cult has never been able to provide any effective protection for its people.

In desperation, the Frankish Kingdom began to try various foreign beliefs, and thus began a series of events such as the entry of the Church of the God of Raging Waves, including the subsequent search for the demigod Tyin.

According to this period of history, the Odin Cult should have withdrawn from the Frankish stage long ago. It is said that the reason why it has been preserved to this day is purely because King Tain is the son of Odin and it is difficult to officially remove it, so it was removed. It was marginalized and never developed again.

But for today's meeting, Taiyin brought the archbishop of the Odin Cult.

This made Zhou Xiao feel that this meeting was not simple. It always felt like he had something big to announce.

"Miss Freya, while you are still drunk, I would like to invite you to appreciate a collection of my famous paintings - this was specially painted by a famous artist. It is definitely a top-notch masterpiece."

After everyone toasted, Tayin drank the glass in one gulp, then reached out to Freya to introduce a huge oil painting behind him.

Freya followed the king's introduction and saw that there was indeed a large and gorgeous oil painting hanging on the wall behind the platinum dining table.

But the one painted on that oil painting was clearly Tai Yin himself...

Freya smiled slightly on the surface, but in fact she was speechless for a moment - this demigod king must be so narcissistic that he even made a special trip to paint a picture of himself and hang it in the dining room!

But when she took a closer look, she realized that the content of the painting did not seem to be as simple as narcissism.

This oil painting depicts the scene of a king ascending the throne. Tayin, who is about to be crowned king, stands in front of the throne and hands the crown in his hand to a gorgeously dressed pope. There is another pope on the screen. Zong stood nearby, his face seemed very shocked and helpless.

Freya suddenly recognized that the Pope standing aside and being ignored was the old man sitting on the left side of Taiyin!
At this time, she also understood the hidden details in the oil painting. The gorgeously dressed pope was wearing a dark blue robe. There were also the faith symbols of the God of Raging Waves on the robe. He was obviously the pope representing the Church of the God of Raging Waves. .

The pope who stood aside and was ignored represented the official faith of the Frankish Kingdom, the pope of the Odin Cult. His robe was also branded with the symbol of the World Tree, and there was a meteor-like arrow on it. The spear passed through, clearly the mark of the main god Odin.

"You should be a little confused. In fact, this is a coronation tradition in the Frankish Kingdom. Before the king is coronated and ascends the throne, he must hand over the crown to the Pope for blessing, which means that the throne is recognized by the gods. This painting is when I ascended the throne. Scenes."

As if talking about another person's gossip, Taiyin explained the content on the screen with great interest, without paying any attention to the dissatisfied expression on Pope Frost's face.

Now even Freya could hear the hidden meaning behind his words——

He deliberately wanted to leave the scene when he ascended the throne through the painting, because at that time he did not give the crown to the Odin Religion as the official faith for blessing, but instead handed it over to the Church of the God of Raging Waves, a foreign faith. Bless the throne.

This is the first time in hundreds of years that the Frankish Kingdom has given up on the Odin Cult and handed over the throne to foreign faiths for blessing. It is also a famous scene in which Taiyin suppressed the Odin Cult.

Tyin is a well-known demigod mortal and the son of Odin. His behavior naturally makes Freya very puzzled.

"Tayin, didn't you say you have something important to announce? Stop making trouble." Joseph also turned his face and said to him with a slight frown.

"Okay, okay, don't look if you don't want to, let's get down to business." Taiyin raised his hands and answered with a silent smile.

He then put away his joking expression, sat at the head of the table again, and said to everyone present:
"Everyone, the reason why I have called you here today is because I have something to announce."

"Since the last time the cursed pirates attacked Marseille, I realized that the existence of the Devil's Sea is a big hidden danger to Frank, so I decided to go on an expedition to the Devil's Sea and annihilate all these cursed pirates."

(End of this chapter)