Chapter 778: Witch King Ritual
Chapter 778: Witch King Ritual
"What did you say?"
After hearing the report from the personal maid, Queen Veronica, who was busy approving the budget, couldn't help but raise her head in surprise.
"The princess of the Kingdom of Miko has been found?"
"Yes."
After quickly glancing at the letter in her hand again and confirming that the contents on it were all signed and stamped, and that it was indeed the original note handed over by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the young female official, who looked only in her teens, nodded and said:
"Princess Caitlin of the Kingdom of Miphala disappeared for more than a month and was found by the Wu Nuo Society under the Grand Witch Court. Apart from being frightened, she was not hurt."
"That's it..."
After frowning and thinking for a while, Queen Veronica put down the feather pen in her hand and took the initiative to ask:
"Is the source of the information reliable?"
"reliable."
The young female officer nodded and said:
"This news has been confirmed by the ambassador to Myphala. After learning the news, he immediately used his connections in the Shaman Society to find a way to meet the princess from a distance and confirmed that it was indeed the missing Princess Catelyn.
As for the seventeen major societies under the Grand Witch Court, although the Prayer Monks Society and the Divination Society expressed doubts about the identity of Princess Catelyn, the remaining fifteen societies did not raise any objections, so the credibility of this news is very high. "
"What about the Great Wizard King? What does His Majesty the Great Wizard King of Milphala say?"
"His Majesty the Great Wizard King did not show up."
After looking down at the letter in her hand, the young female official quickened her pace and relayed:
"The Great Witch King, who is over 130 years old, had been shut up indoors three months before Princess Catelyn disappeared. He even refused to drink water and eat. Almost no one had seen him.
However, according to the guards of the Great Wizard Court, the voice of His Majesty the Great Wizard King can be heard frequently. Although it is only His Majesty the Great Wizard King who is in the room, she seems to be talking to someone all the time. As for the specific content of the conversation…"
When she said this, the young female official paused for a moment, then said with confusion in her eyes:
"His Majesty the Great Wizard King seemed to be repeatedly persuading a very lively child not to mess around with his uncle William's homework books, not to always accept pocket money from his aunt, and not to pry open his parents' door at night.
Besides these, there are some even stranger things, such as don’t wander around in other people’s dreams when you sleep, and when you see the soul of a dead person, don’t always want to reach out and grab it, and don’t put it in your mouth after you grab it, because the soul is not delicious...”
"..."
What is all this mess?
After listening carefully to the young lady's retelling, Queen Veronica could not help but frown in confusion. She had no idea what the Great Witch King was doing. After reading this part of nonsense, the young lady turned to the next piece of paper in her hand and continued to report:
“Also, although the Great Witch King has not come out to help identify Princess Catelyn, she is old after all and could die at any time, so the presidents of the fifteen societies have reached a consensus.
Regardless of whether His Majesty the Great Wizard King can come out or not, the Kingdom of Wizards will hold a Wizard King Ceremony to mark the succession of the throne in three weeks, and will invite all kingdoms to attend the ceremony. The official written notes and invitations are expected to arrive within three days."
The Witch King Ceremony will be held within three weeks?
Upon hearing this, Queen Veronica's brows furrowed tighter and tighter.
The family behind Joshua's mother was a branch of the great witch family of the Witch Country hundreds of years ago. When his father was young and strong, he had used this opportunity to do a lot of dealings with the Witch Country, so the two sides were considered to be allies with a decent relationship.
However, after he took down the former finance minister and sent the former queen to live with his father in old age, the attitude of the Kingdom of Witches became ambiguous. Although the relationship between the two countries has not deteriorated substantially, and there are still many official exchanges, it is obviously not as close as before. The private exchanges are less than 30% of the original, and many cooperations have been stopped one after another, which seems to be a bit distant.
Therefore, this Witch King Ceremony is a perfect window. If we send a messenger with enough weight to express our attitude of reconciliation, it is very likely to narrow the distance between the two countries again. But the choice of this messenger...
“What is the Prime Minister doing these days?”
"Please wait."
After turning around and rummaging through the pile of documents and taking out a thick stack of itineraries, the young female official understood and said:
"The Prime Minister will be traveling to the Kingdom of Morna this month to discuss the cooperative development of the Golden Country. Whether or not the rich mines there can be seized is extremely important to the kingdom. I'm afraid he won't have time to attend the Witch King Ceremony."
Indeed...it seems that the Prime Minister cannot go.
Queen Veronica couldn't help but sigh when she heard this.
There are only five or six people who are qualified to attend the ceremony. Joshua and the former queen are of course not to be mentioned. If they go to the Kingdom of the Witches, the possibility of borrowing soldiers and people to fight back and try to launch a coup is greater than the probability of them doing things for themselves.
The Prime Minister of the House of Commons did not have time, and the Speaker of the House of Lords was still nominally in Lyon's hands, and he also could not send a qualified official. He could not leave his busy kingdom behind and travel thousands of miles to attend the ceremony, so...
I guess it’s Prince Lyon who has to go!
After thinking about the people around her and realizing that apart from carrying the old king on a stretcher, only Leon was qualified, Queen Veronica couldn't help but stroke her forehead.
Although I had expected this, my marriage is really like one where we spend less time together than together.
After muddling through the wedding, she didn't do anything that was supposed to be done. Her prince went out on a mission, and when he came back from the mission at the Cleanup Bureau, she had to "assign him a mission" and immediately go to another cross-border ceremony. This was really...
"His Majesty."
After stealing a glance at Queen Veronica's expression, the young lady-in-waiting tentatively suggested:
"What do you think of Miss Anna?"
"Anna?"
"Yes."
The female officer reminded:
“In addition to being Prince Lyon’s sister, Miss Anna is also the heiress to the Ryan family, and currently the highest ranking heir.
Therefore, as long as you write a handwritten letter on behalf of Prince Lyon, indicating that he is willing to voluntarily give up the title of Duke, Miss Anna will automatically succeed to become the Duke of Lionheart and take over the position of Speaker of the House of Lords. In this way, she will be qualified to go on a diplomatic mission, and you will be able to..."
"No, don't mention this proposal anymore."
After waving her hand to signal the young lady-in-waiting to stop, Queen Veronica couldn't help but glare at her.
“You’re the only one who thinks too much! I really want to spend more time with Leon, but the price must not be to tormenting Anna! Besides, I shouldn’t make the decision for Leon directly. It’s not certain whether he wants to go to the Kingdom of Witches or not.”
(End of this chapter)