The first day of 1522, for many people, was just the beginning of another year.
But for Reims City Cathedral, it is the first New Year for all of them.
It is also their first year in their new home.
Nok and Leo rushed back to Reims City on the day before the New Year, that is, yesterday afternoon.
Compared to Angeladi, it was half a day ahead of schedule.
Because when the two of them were still fifty kilometers away from Reims City,
He just abandoned the team and rushed back on Ukao.
This made the abandoned Angeladi very angry.
This also led to Nok, after coaxing his daughter and disciple to sleep,
He had to sneak into the lord's mansion overnight and fight fiercely in the lord's boudoir for a year.
From the bloody battle with Angeladi last year to the morning of the second year.
I guess the two little guys at home are getting up soon, and Nok has to act like a thief again.
With backache, I climbed the wall back to the cathedral.
Fortunately, Leo and Sophia should also be having a New Year's Eve battle last night.
The patrolling of the church basically relies on defensive alarms.
This is not a problem for Nok, after all, he arranged almost all of these magic circles.
Even if a few of them are not, he still knows how to solve it.
Therefore, he sneaked home without anyone noticing.
He even took the time to take a shower early, and then, like everyone else, he pretended to feel refreshed and opened the door to welcome the New Year.
Of course, the New Year in the West is different from that in the East.
For them, the Divine Grace Day on December 25th every year is the most important.
Even the Black Ox Kingdom, which no longer believes in the Holy Church, celebrates Divine Grace Day throughout the country.
But the New Year, as the beginning of a new year, is not as valued as the Divine Grace Day.
But it is also a rare time for people to rest, so it is also regarded as one of the major festivals.
If there was a ranking, New Year’s Day would rank among the top five Western festivals.
On New Year's Day in the cathedral, under the leadership of Leo, everyone went to pray in the morning.
Then we enjoyed a delicious breakfast together.
It's not that Reims Cathedral can't afford meat, but Knock's own arrangement.
He hopes that in the form of this fast, the personnel of Reims Cathedral will, in the coming year,
All stay away from killing.
Naturally, no one objected to this.
They all agreed with Nok's idea. Although they knew it was just a metaphor, they also hoped that it could be realized.
What's more, Nok promised that a big meal would be prepared for dinner.
And everyone must personally participate in the preparation of dinner.
Not to mention one dish per person, but at least participate in cooking.
Even if it's roasting meat, cooking meat porridge, or baking bread.
In Nock's words, we can not cook well, but we must not not be good at cooking.
Otherwise, once you are in trouble, you will not be able to eat even the food given to you.
Regarding Knock's view, the three giants of Reims Cathedral unanimously agreed.
As for who are the three giants of Reims Cathedral?
Nok, Leo, Sophia.
Milady expressed dissatisfaction with this and clamored that she wanted to be one of the Big Four.
It's a pity that Reina had already gone home for the holiday before Divine Grace Day.
Although she was a novice nun, she still had to go home for the holidays.
Only when she became a formal clergy did she need to check the church's arrangements if she wanted to celebrate the holidays.
Of course, Nok is not that unkind person.
Except for Diana, who didn't like to talk much, the rest of the students went home for the holidays.
But it was not approved by Nok, but by Sophia.
At that time, Knock had not yet returned to the cathedral!
Logically speaking, Sotos should have stayed in the cathedral to celebrate the festival with Nok and others.
But someone licked his face and followed Reina.
Reina was also very arrogant, and she didn't even consider that she was an unmarried older leftover girl.
What's wrong with bringing a man home for the holidays? (Note 1)
Lena wanted to be a nun, and she definitely had not considered such a thing.
As for what Sothos thought, Nok said that after returning from the Holy Court,
Understand what's going on.
Fortunately, Reina is not an official nun now, and her name is not registered on the official list of Reims Cathedral.
If Sotos can really marry this silly girl back home, it's not like Nok can't turn a blind eye.
But if Lena only wants to practice as a nun, Nok can only say sorry.
Not even if your last name is Sotos!
Yes, that's Sotos outside the city of Holy Rome.
Nok didn't know how this kid came to Lance City, after all, he hadn't gone to the Holy Court before.
No friendship with Sotos.
Today's Reims Cathedral will be open to the people of Reims for two hours in the afternoon.
Apart from a mass celebrated by Knock himself, there were no other events.
Nowadays, those staying at Reims Cathedral to celebrate the New Year, except Knock, Leo, and Sophia,
That is, the two little guys Milady and Rusty.
As for the other servants, they were all hired by Sophia from Reims City.
Originally, Nok planned to use slaves.
But Sophia said that slaves have no worries and have a low status. If someone uses their freedom to buy slaves,
That would be difficult for Nok and others to guard against.
Instead, the people of Reims City are used. They take care of their families, even if someone bribes them.
Also consider the consequences of an investigation by the church afterwards.
Therefore, Nok and Leo adopted Sophia's suggestion.
No, during the Chinese New Year holiday, the originally bustling cathedral became empty.
Nok even activated the entire church's warning circle and defensive magic circle the first thing he did when he got up in the morning.
In addition to going through the main door, anyone who enters without warning will become the target of the defensive array.
What's more, because there are no outsiders in the church during the New Year days.
The Cathedral's patrols patrol freely.
The captain is Milady, and the vice-captain is Rusty, who was bribed by Milady.
The member and thug is Ukao.
Anyway, as long as they didn't go out, the three of them let a few guys run around in the church.
According to Sophia, Milady and Rusty even discovered several secret rooms built by previous generations of church owners.
Unfortunately, everything inside has been emptied.
Think about it, except for sudden death, who wouldn't take their wealth with them when they leave office?
I just took care of a few casual lunches and then passed.
Because everyone is now in the kitchen preparing the evening meal.
Of course, Nok was kicked out of the kitchen after being notified by someone sent by Angeladi.
He was going to take a shower and change into a gold-rimmed robe to prepare for the afternoon mass.
As for the morning, that was the time when Angeladi was making New Year's declarations to the people in the city.
Basically, as a leader, I summarize the results of last year's Champagne Leaders, and then set goals for this year.
Anyway, every sentence is related to people's livelihood.
In the words of the nobles: They are all fools!
After all, the people don't know how much money the territory makes, but they know how much taxes they pay.
Because of Knock's relationship, many believers near the city of Reims were affiliated with the Reims Cathedral.
There are far fewer tax items being levied.
Angeladi didn't care at all.
She controls the entire Champagne territory.
The benefits that Nok brought to her were not comparable to the taxes paid by farmers in Lance City.
Moreover, the majority of tax revenue has always been on the side of the nobles.
As long as the nobles don't mess around with taxes, she doesn't care about the three melons and two dates.
Anyway, with the lessons learned from the Julien family and several smaller families,
Angeladi was very satisfied with last year's taxes.
The afternoon ceremony was a success.
After all, they were facing the famous Bishop Nook Lane and the tall and powerful "Dragon Knight" Leo Gareth.
Anyone who is not crazy will not cause trouble at this time.
The Champagne Territory is not far from the Royal City. What we did in the Royal City on the Day of Divine Grace in Knock,
But it all spread back to the ears of the local nobles.
For this reason, the Kate family all regretted it and frantically urged Kebi to return to the cathedral.
Celebrating the New Year with Nok and others, they were ruthlessly rejected by Kebi.
Dean Custer shamelessly went to the door once, but couldn't even get in.
Then he was sent away by Leo: the cathedral is closed during the holidays, so we can wait until after the holidays if we have anything to do.
Custer was upset when he was rejected, but there was nothing he could do about it.
I can't beat him, I can't afford to offend him.
But after he was rejected by Leo, he was seen by spies from some family.
In just a few days, several families began to suppress the Custer family.
If Kerby of the Kate family hadn't been forcibly kidnapped home by his family, he wouldn't have known the attitude of the cathedral.
I'm afraid the Kate family will also be suppressed.
The patriarch of the Kate family tried to persuade Kerby with coercion, inducement, and persuasion.
The patriarch even threatened to kidnap him to the cathedral to make amends.
As a result, Kebi said coldly that this was the best,
He directly revealed the fact that the Kate family forced him to leave Reims Cathedral.
It was also exposed that the Kate family wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to trample on Reims Cathedral when it was in trouble.
Hearing Kebi's threat, the clan leader was immediately afraid and did not dare to force Kebi any more.
You can see people bustling on the street going to Reims Cathedral to attend New Year’s Mass.
The Kate family is extremely awkward.
I wanted to attend, but I was afraid of being humiliated in public by the church people.
Then there is really no chance of recovery.
But if I don't go, will other families misunderstand that they have been abandoned when they see the Kate family not showing up?
Nok and others don't care what the Kate family thinks.
Just when the mass was over, looking at the people preparing to disperse,
Nok announced another thing loudly with his magic power.
"Everyone, please wait a moment. Today, our cathedral has another happy event to share with you.
If you are not in a hurry to go home, please stay a little longer.
Today, I will serve as the officiant and witness the marriage of a newlywed couple!
It's just a good time to invite everyone to witness the beginning of their happiness!
Invite Mr. Leo Gareth and Ms. Sophia! "
"Wow! Oh my God! I was actually able to get Father Ryan to personally witness the marriage! I'm so happy!"
An aristocratic lady who came out with her parents to watch the fun exclaimed in a low voice.
Unexpectedly, her mother said quietly: "It's just a marriage of Bishop Ryan's men.
If you can climb into Bishop Ryan's bed and become his lover, that is true happiness! "
"Mom~" the noble woman complained to her mother in shame,
Can such shameful words be said in public?
Even though they were in a noble area, there were quite a few nobles nearby.
There are even many "old enemies" of women.
But the woman didn't know that her worries were unnecessary.
Because the parents and brothers of other noble women were also saying similar things to them.
The lord of Champagne is a woman and has no sons.
The man with the most distinguished status in the Champagne world is Nok Lane on the stage.
Not to mention, the other party has such achievements at such a young age.
In the future, he will at least be a cardinal, a pastor and guardian.
Having a son-in-law who is like a high-ranking official in the border areas is a big deal!
Although bishops cannot get married, they can have illegitimate children!
Mother is more valuable than her son, and in the future the child will be able to inherit the family, and may even inherit the father's business.
In the future, their family will also have the opportunity to become a clergy family!
Thinking of this, countless people looked at the handsome young man on the stage and their eyes glowed green.
To be a lover for such a good-looking and well-established man,
It's not impossible.
Even when the other party leaves office, he can secretly raise a few faces.
Isn’t it better than getting married?
If they give birth to a child, they can even have the final say over their family!
"Note 1: Noble women are engaged at 12 or 3 years old, get married at 16 or 7 years old, and commoners are around 18-20 years old."
