After the award presentation, there was a blessing ceremony, and only after accepting the blessing did it mean that Xia You truly became this year's Hero of the Sea.
The four maids retreated, and Maya walked up to Xia You holding a scepter.
"Mr. Xia You, please kneel down here."
Knowing that this was the proper process, Xia You followed her instructions and knelt on one knee on the high platform. Then, Maya raised the golden scepter and pressed it on his shoulder.
His shoulders suddenly sank, Xia You couldn't help but look at the scepter with his peripheral vision.
Under the sunlight, the scepter made of pure gold is even more dazzling, and the soul of the sea inlaid on the top is also shining with azure light!
I have to say that this scepter is still very weighty, and it is really hard for Maya, a woman who looks relatively delicate, to hold it anytime and anywhere!
Blowing in the breeze, Maya's long purple hair fluttered gently. She raised her head. At this moment, she seemed to be shrouded in holy light, a bit like a Greek goddess.
Just listen to her read loudly: "Great God of the Sea! I will pray to you in the name of the great priest, ask for your gift, and send blessings to the warrior in front of me so that he can travel freely in the sea. , and can gain the ability to communicate with all water Pokémon!"
Through the speakers, Maya's voice was carried throughout the venue so that everyone could hear her clearly.
Just listening to the voice next to his ears, although Xia You knelt there motionless on the surface, with a focused look on his face, and seemed to be receiving the blessing seriously, in his heart, he was actually thinking about other things.
Does the sea god mentioned in the ceremony also refer to Lugia?
Unexpectedly, no matter where he is, there is a shadow of this guy, and not only in the Orange Islands, even the people here like to call him the God of the Sea.
It can only be said that when it comes to worshiping legendary Pokémon, people in Kanto, Johto, or other regions are all the same.
However, it is clearly a Pokémon with super powers and flying attributes, but it can be called the God of the Sea. Lugia's name is really not worthy of its name.
To be honest, compared to Lugia, Kyogre, another legendary Pokémon with a pure water attribute, actually fits the definition of the God of the Sea better in Xia You's eyes.
As for the reason why Kyogre is not called the God of the Sea, he guessed that maybe Kyogre usually lives in the deepest part of the ocean. Compared with Lugia, the number of appearances is too rare, so it is more important. The fact that it is difficult for outsiders to know has a lot to do with it.
Just as he was thinking wildly, as Maya's voice fell next to his ears, the soul of the sea on the scepter once again emitted a dazzling light.
Just like when it shrouded the opening ceremony of the main game, the gorgeous light shone again, but this time, the light blue light only shone on Xia You!
And just like last time, the light emitted by the Soul of the Sea is still soft and not dazzling, and it looks no different from before.
Under the blue light, Xia You felt very calm at the moment.
He naturally knows that this traditional ceremony has been passed down for thousands of years since its birth. In fact, such a ceremony is almost symbolic and has almost no real effect. It is just a title, representing After winning the game, he achieved the highest achievement on the Whirlpool Islands.
In fact, not only him, but also the great priest Maya and all the audience present, almost everyone thought so.
The ceremony went step by step and came to an end soon.
But just when the blue light slowly weakened and Maya was about to put away the scepter, the soul of the sea actually emitted a different kind of light.
This is a brighter blue light, just like the color of the soul of the sea itself!
Light emitted from the soul of the sea and enveloped Xia You in an instant!
Under the influence of this light, Xia You seemed to be weightless, floating directly in the air!
After floating for a few seconds, light suddenly penetrated into Xia You's heart, and he proudly landed on the ground again.
Um?
This sudden change made Xia You confused. He lowered his head in surprise, looked at his chest, and then looked up at Maya, who had the same confused look in front of him.
"Then what... I just want to ask, is this normal?"
"this…"
Maya was stunned for a while. In fact, not only them, but also the several maids around them felt that the scene in front of them was incredible.
Four years have passed since Maya became the high priest, and this is the second time during her tenure that the Whirlpool Islands Cup competition has been held, but this is the first time such a situation has happened!
Even her mother and even her grandmother, the two former high priests and the previous high priest, had never encountered such a situation during their more than ten years of service!
Why did the Soul of the Sea suddenly emit another light? And ejaculated into Xia You's heart?
Simply unheard of!
"It's so strange. Why did such a thing happen?" Maya frowned. It was obvious that she was puzzled by such a thing. After thinking for a moment, she looked at Xia You and asked tentatively. , "Do you feel any difference?"
Xia You stood up, shook his head, and moved his limbs, but didn't feel any difference.
He asked back: "Isn't this the effect you created?"
"Of course not." Maya directly denied, "The Soul of the Sea is a divine object passed down from ancient times. The light you see is not a lighting effect, it all comes from the Soul of the Sea itself, and it has never appeared until now. Get over this situation!”
"This has never happened before?" Seeing that she didn't even know the reason, Xia You couldn't help but smile, "Then can I understand that I am the only one who is special? Doesn't that mean that I am different from those before? Whoever wins the game is truly blessed by the God of the Sea?"
Hearing this, Maya was stunned for a moment, then seemed to think of something, showed surprise, and nodded thoughtfully.
"What you said makes sense. Maybe...maybe there is something special about you, so you inadvertently activated a certain ability of it. I think...that's the reason!"
Such an incident only slightly delayed the ceremony. Since they did not understand the reason for the time being, everyone could only suppress their doubts and proceed with the ceremony first.
With Maya's blessing and the applause of the audience, the Whirlpool Island Cup competition finally came to an end.
