The Original Vampire

The church in the center of Winterfell is located on the south side of the Roar Fort and is also the closest building to the top of the mountain.

The main body of the church is made of solid limestone, and the walls are covered with a layer of white sand, shimmering in the sunlight, it can be described as a perfect combination of grandeur and delicacy.

The interior of the church is tall and spacious, and the spire of the bell tower points directly to the sky, as if it were a bridge to communicate with the Lord of Radiance.

Because it is located in the aristocratic district, this central church looks a bit deserted, because it is dedicated to the nobles, and civilians cannot enter here.

In the afternoon, the bright sunshine casts a beam of light into the prayer hall through the glazed dome, making the atmosphere in the hall more sacred and solemn.

In the silent and empty prayer hall, only a petite figure was kneeling and sitting in front of the Holy Light Altar, praying silently to the statue of the Lord of Radiance.

She wears a red pleated skirt, which looks simple and plain at first, but in fact every detail hides deliberately restrained luxury. The waistline highlights her graceful figure, and the slender neck hangs slightly as if sleeping. White swan.

The light footsteps sounded outside the prayer hall, alarming the praying girl.

She slowly got up, the pearl fire-patterned hair ornament on the golden hair bun swayed slightly, instantly making the whole prayer hall seem to be agile because of this.

"Your Excellency, Duke of St. Hilde, did I interrupt your prayer?" An old but powerful voice echoed in the prayer hall.

Vera turned her head and looked at the door of the hall with a hint of doubt.

The first thing that catches the eye is a figure in a red priest's robe.

Of course Vera knew that this was the exclusive outfit of the cardinal. When that person came closer, she finally recognized the identity of the other party, and quickly smiled and said:

"Your Excellency Tournance, I didn't expect you to come to Winter City!"

As Turnance walked towards the center of the hall, he smiled and said, "Your Excellency, this is my rudeness. I didn't inform you of my visit in advance."

Vera smiled gently, and said, "It's okay, Winter City will always open its doors to you, and on behalf of the St. Hild family, I welcome your visit at any time."

Turnance walked slowly to Vera and looked at the dignified and glamorous, holy-scented duchess in front of her, with a satisfied expression on her face, and said:

"Praise my lord! Under the guidance of his brilliance, there is one less mad mage and one more pious knight!"

Vera wrinkled slightly, but she quickly loosened her head and nodded:

"Praise my lord! Praise the pope's crown too. Since accepting his personal baptism, I suddenly understood the beauty of the holy light, as if this is the most indispensable part of my life."

Turnance smiled and drew the sacred mark on his chest, and said: "The omnipotent Supreme Lord will not let any of his lambs go astray. Your Excellency, you are now finally retrieved by the Lord. !"

There was a little shame on Vera's pretty face, and said, "It's a pity that I woke up too late, and now I can't go far on the way of the knight..."

"You don't have to worry about this." Turnance slowly shook his head, persuading him, "My lord has His arrangements for everyone. It is not just fighting on the battlefield that is the only way to serve our lord."

"I see, thank you, Your Excellency Cardinal." Vera curtseyed to Turnans respectfully, and then asked, "By the way, what's the matter with you in Winter City this time? If you need any help, please let me know."

Tournance looked deep and said: "Your Excellency, I really need your help."

"Please speak."

Turnance paused, as if thinking how to speak, but then he did not directly express his request, but said with emotion:

"Your Excellency, when I came to the north this time, I discovered a lot of novelties."

A proud and slightly shy smile appeared on Vera's face, and said:

"Your Excellency Cardinal, I guess you are talking about the new policies implemented by my husband? I have to say that before these new policies were introduced, many northern nobles, including myself, had some doubts about Colin. However, after verification in practice, it was discovered that these new policies were indeed effective.

The Northern Territory was able to recover from the previous chaos so quickly, thanks to these new policies. "

Turnance smiled slightly and said: "The wisdom of Count Angele is amazing!"

After a word of admiration, Turnance changed his words again and said: "However, after all, he is too young and does not have enough experience in administration. It is inevitable that there will be omissions."

"Omission?" Vera said with a slight frown, "Your Excellency Cardinal, please feel free to enlighten me."

Turnance carefully observed Vera's expression and saw that she was indeed asking for advice sincerely, and the pious color in her eyes had not diminished at all, so he asked bluntly:

"Your Excellency, you should be aware of the welfare lottery promoted by Earl Anglia, right?"

"Of course. In fact, I secretly bought a few of them myself, but unfortunately I didn't win the prize." Vera spit out her tongue playfully.

Turnans did not smile, but looked at Vera with a serious face, and asked in a deep voice:

"Your Excellency, UU reading www.uukanshu.com, do you think this welfare lottery is good or bad?"

"Of course it's a good thing." Vera explained quickly, "You may not know that the proceeds from these lottery tickets did not flow into the pockets of the Angley family, but were used to establish orphanages, which will provide free assistance. Those in trouble, helpless civilians.

I believe that such good deeds will certainly please my lord. "

"No." Turnans shook his head slowly.

Vera's face was suffocated, and she paused for a while before she said in doubt: "Your Excellency Cardinal, why do you say that?"

Turnance looked at Vera with a deep and compassionate gaze, and said:

"Because this kind of welfare lottery evokes the greatest evil in the hearts of the people-greed!"

"greedy?"

"Yes! You are the Duke of the North, and you can't help but buy a few lottery tickets, not to mention the appeal of this kind of thing to civilians.

If things go on like this, civilians will work unintentionally and just want to buy lottery tickets to win the jackpot. Even some people are reluctant to even spend money on food and clothing, and they will use it to buy lottery tickets!

Therefore, this is not a way to please our lord at all, but to spread the temptation of the devil! "

The smile on Vera's face also faded, she frowned for a moment, and said, "Your Cardinal, I think you may be overly worried. Although the welfare lottery is attractive to civilians, at least so far, I still No one was seen breaking down because of this."

Turnance's face sank and said, "Your Excellency, have you ignored my lord's warning?"

"My lord's warning?"

"Yes." Turnans suddenly raised his hand and pointed straight behind Vera.

Vera turned her head suspiciously, and saw the statue of Lord of Glory on the Altar of Holy Light, shed two rows of blood and tears.