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Chapter 711: Pastries and Bloodline
Chapter 711: Pastries and Bloodline
Alright, who asked you to be the princess?~
After a quick glance at Princess Veronica's slightly flushed neck, the lady-in-waiting struggled to suppress a smirk. She took the plate of pastries that the princess had shoved at her and, with a mischievous smile, made her way to the other side of the backstage area.
Once backstage, she arrived outside the groom's waiting room. The lady-in-waiting stood outside for a moment, fiddling with the pastries on the plate. When the conversation inside paused, she seized the opportunity and entered the room, gracefully placing the plate on the table next to Lyon.
"Your Highness, Prince Lyon," she said, her hands clasped in front of her abdomen as she bowed elegantly in a servant's greeting.
"Your Highness thought that you might be busy all morning and wouldn't have time to eat. Since the banquet starts quite late, she sent me to bring you a plate of pastries," the princess's attendant explained gently, seeing Lyon's puzzled expression.
"Oh, thank you," Lyon replied politely, not suspecting anything as the color of the lady-in-waiting's uniform was similar to the maid's attire, and he wasn't very familiar with the fashion. He nodded courteously at the lady-in-waiting and took the plate, pushing it towards the female cleaner sitting across from him. "Are you hungry? Would you like some?"
"Now that you mention it, I am a bit hungry..." The female cleaner had eaten a substantial amount before coming that morning and had even bought a stack of beef-filled pancakes on the way, but as a descendant of the Glutton Bloodline, she couldn't refuse the offer of more food.
However, just as she was about to take a pastry, she felt something was amiss. She pinched a broken piece and looked at the lady-in-waiting, asking with confusion, "Why is each pastry only half-eaten?"
"The other half is with Princess Veronica," the lady-in-waiting replied, bowing slightly after deliberately breaking the pastries at the door. With a beaming smile, she continued, "You're from the Northern Kingdom, so you might not be familiar with our customs. According to the royal wedding tradition, a loving newlywed couple should share a plate of sweet pastries before the wedding.
The plate of pastries in front of you was specially selected by Princess Veronica, leaving the other half for Prince Lyon. Eating these pastries symbolizes that their future will be as sweet and harmonious as these pastries, becoming each other's unique other half."
Wow, so these pastries were actually leftovers from that woman? The lady-in-waiting's smile seemed sweet, but the female cleaner couldn't shake the feeling that she wasn't being entirely sincere. She put down the half-eaten pastry in her hand and said awkwardly to Lyon, "I don't think it's appropriate for me to eat this. Why don't you have it instead?"
"Oh..." Lyon smiled apologetically, not expecting the pastries to have such a meaning. He then picked up a piece and popped it into his mouth...
"Hmm?"
After chewing a couple of times, Lyon turned his head in surprise and looked at the lady-in-waiting standing by his side. "This is salty! Weren't we supposed to eat sweet pastries?"
Oh no, I forgot about this detail.
The lady-in-waiting's heart sank as she met Lyon's puzzled gaze, but she maintained her composure. "Life needs some variety, and a little salt can actually enhance the sweetness of the pastries. Try another one, and you'll see."
"..."
Lyon had to admit she had a point after trying a couple more pastries. He nodded in agreement and thanked her, "Thank you for your trouble. I don't need any further assistance here, so you can go and attend to other matters."
"Okay." The lady-in-waiting glanced at the female cleaner across from Lyon, who was still oblivious and sitting there. She couldn't help but narrow her eyes in annoyance before leaving the room.
As soon as the lady-in-waiting left, a black goat's head popped out of Lyon's wrist, its button glowing. "Oh, it's definitely our turn now!"
The goat stretched its stiff neck and looked at Lyon with a sense of superiority. "Hey, kid! That lady was lying!"
"Hmm."
Reaching into the plate, Lyon carefully arranged a few pairs of pastries together, forming a perfect match. He nodded with a calm expression.
"I know, these pastries were probably just broken apart by her... Melly, these are just ordinary pastries, without any symbolic meaning she mentioned. If you're hungry, go ahead and eat."
"..."
Damn, it was a trick! After seeing Lyon's arrangement, the female cleaner who had realized the truth couldn't help but hum in annoyance. She grabbed a pastry from the plate and stuffed it into her mouth, complaining as she ate.
"You're so stingy! Not even giving us a plate of snacks!"
"It's not about being stingy or not... Never mind."
Lyon shook his head slightly, looking at the female cleaner who was eating with a blissful expression, her mental age seemingly younger than Melanie's. He shook his head again and continued the conversation from before the lady-in-waiting's entrance.
"So, can members of the royal families from the Twelve Kingdoms also join the Purification Bureau?"
"Of course."
The female cleaner spoke with a blissful expression after stuffing two more pastries into her mouth. "After all, the ancestors of the Twelve Kingdoms are... um..."
"All residents of the Watchtower Palace."
Lyon finished the sentence for the female cleaner, who had suddenly stopped speaking with a hesitant look on her face. He then spoke up, providing clarification.
"Although we haven't yet crossed the boundary between mortals and gods, and I can't officially take office, I've already been chosen as the next Aquarius Director. There's no need to keep these secrets from me."
"Oh, right, that's how it is."
The female cleaner exhaled in relief, swallowing the pastry in her mouth. She then explained, "According to my great-uncle, the Bureau doesn't actively encourage it, but they also don't oppose the descendants of the Twelve Royal Houses joining the Purification Bureau. However, their identities must be kept confidential. On the contrary, the Bureau seems to have a rule against forcing those with royal bloodlines to join."
"Forcing them? Is that even possible?"
"Yes."
The female cleaner nodded, then recalled, "After all, our ancestors from the Twelve Kingdoms are mostly at the level of directors. Even those who are slightly inferior, once they become residents of the Watchtower Palace, are essentially true gods. And the bloodline of true gods is itself an anomaly."
"So, the royal members of the Twelve Kingdoms, especially those from the main lineage, often have exceptional talents as cleaners. With proper cultivation, they might even have the potential to transcend the boundary between mortals and gods. That's why there have been a few incidents of coercion in the past."
After listening to the female cleaner, Lyon recalled the royal members he had encountered and nodded in agreement.
Whether it was Melly, who had passed the rigorous selection of the Five Palaces, or Joshua, who would later create the Gateway to the Afterlife, or even Andre and Felicia, the siblings from the Corlock Kingdom, they all exhibited remarkable talent in the aspect of anomalies.
Lyon remembered the secret technique of Anomaly Creation from the Aquarius Palace, which mentioned six qualities necessary for the birth of an anomaly: soul and flesh, personality and emotion, past and future. If one quality from each of the three pairs was special, it would be easy for an individual to give birth to their own anomaly.
The souls and bodies of these royal bloodlines were inherently anomalous, and their personalities and emotions were often unusual due to their bloodline influence, satisfying two out of the three pairs.
Therefore, as long as they experienced some painful events or had a unique future that deviated from their original lives, completing the final requirement, awakening an anomaly would be as natural as water flowing downhill...
Hmm... Now that he thought about it, among the royal members he had interacted with, only Veronica seemed to be an "ordinary" person. If she were to awaken an anomaly, what kind of ability would she possess?
(End of Chapter)
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