Chapter674:TheSecretsofKings

"Thenextmostimportantthingistheweddingceremony."RobinlookedatYunXiseriously,withalookofcontemptandpity.

"Wedding...isthereanythingtopayspecialattentionto?"YunXi’simpressionofaweddingwasthattwopeopleworkhandinhand,vowinfrontofthechurchorparents,exchangeringsandthentheceremonyisdone.

Well,isittodiscussthemakingmethodoftheweddingcake?Hehadrichexperienceinthis.

Asaherorankedbaker,hewasalittleconfidenceinhisabilitytodesigncakes.

ShouldIdesignasuperlargecakewithanine-storytowerstructure?

"Theweddingceremonywiththequeenisspecial.Prince,youhavetomakeapuppetbyyourself."RobinlookedatYunXiwithsomedoubtsandsaidwhateverykingmustdoaccordingtothetradition.

"Puppet?"YunXiaskedconfusedandlookedatRobin.

"Thequeencan’tleavetheundergroundlake,soapuppetmustbemadetoattendtheweddingceremony."

"Inthepalace,thereisaspecialroomforkingstomakepuppets."

"Prince,sinceyouaregoingtomarrythatqueen,youwillnaturallymakeacorrespondingpuppet."

Astheroyalaugur,Robininformedhimoftheveryimportantinformation.

"Isee!"YunXifinallyunderstoodwhytheforbiddenqueenofAssyriacouldappearinpublictomarrythekings.

Itturnsoutthatshewasusingpuppets!

So,whatIhavetodoistomakeapuppetforheraccordingtotherules?

"Yes,accordingtothetradition,thebetterthepuppetyoumake,themoreyouwillwinthefavorofthatqueen."

"Thisisatoppriorityofourkingdom,"Robinsaidveryseriously.

Theyoungqueen,whowouldonlyappearundertheredcrescentmoon,couldn’tcometothesunwithhertruebody.

Ifhertruebodyappeared,thiskingdomwouldbedestroyedjustlikethedestructionoftheancientkingdomofAssyria.

TheweddingsofthekingsandthequeenofAssyriawereactuallytheweddingsofthekingsandthepuppetsmadebykings.

(TranslatedbyGravityTales妫ｅ啯袙)

ThissecretwasknownonlytothekingsandtheroyalaugurswhopresidedovertheQueen’swedding.

Noonewouldthinkthatthemysteriousbridemarriedtothekingswasnothumanatall.

ForthequeenofAssyria,whocouldn’tleavetheundergroundlake,theweddinghadbeenalonghistoryofthousandsofyears.Itwasararefestivalforthequeentogoouttoseetheworldandfeelthesunshine,eventhoughshewasintheformoffillinginthebodiesofthepuppets.

Becausethepuppetsmadebykingsweredifferent(mainlybecauseofthetechnicalproblems),the"mysteriousbrides"inpeople’seyeswerenotthesameperson.

Thistime,YunXineededtohelpthequeenofAssyriamakeaweddingpuppetjustlikewhatallthepreviouskingshaddone.

"Well,Isee."YunXithoughtthatsincethekingsbeforehadallcompletedthistask,itshouldnotbedifficulttomakeapuppet.

Healsowonderedifallthekingsbeforehadsuchartistictalenttomakepeopleinthekingdombelievethatthepuppetsweretherealbride.

ThisquestionwasnotcompletelysolveduntilhewasledbyRobintotheso-calledpuppetchamber.

"This...Arethesethebridesoftheking?"YunXiwasstunnedtoseealargenumberofstrangepuppets.

"Yes,thisistheworkofkings."Robinshrugged.Whenshefirstsawthesepuppets,shehadthesameexpressionasYunXi.

Theyaretoougly!

Mostoftheking’shandicraftslookedlikethewoodenmanusedastargetswhenknightspracticedtheirswordskills.

Thesizeofthefingerswasnotright,theproportionofthelimbswasdistorted,andeventhefivefeaturesontheheadwereinamess.Theyweremorelikeaterrormonsterusedtoscarechildrenthanpuppets.

What’smore,thesepuppetswerealsoinlaidwithpreciousgems.Thiswassimplywastingmaterials!

Therewereonlyafewpuppetsthatwerenotthatbad.Thatmeant,theoneswithnomistakesintheirfacialfeaturesandhadcompletebodystructure.

Thesewerejustapprentice-levelroughworks,whichcouldalreadybesaidtobeuniqueandtranscendentinthispuppetroom.

Withoutexception,allthepuppetsshowedaconsistentcharacteristic:theyalllooklikethewoodenmanfortheknightstopracticewith!

"Afterall,kingsarealsoknights,noneofthemareartists..."Robinshrugged.

"Howdoesthiskindofpuppetmakepeoplethinktheywillbehumans?"Aslongasheimaginedthatthekingswereholdingthesepuppetsintheirarmsandvowingtomarrythem,hefeltcreepy.

"This...Itseemsthatwhenthequeencomes,thesepuppetswillchangeautomatically...atleasttheywilllookmorelikehumanbeings..."Robinsaidinanunsuretone.

Thescamlastedforthousandsofyearsandhadn’tbeendiscoveredbyanyone.Theremustbeareason.

Perhaps,thepowerofthatAssyrianqueenhadreachedalevelthatcoulddistortreality.

Atleast,noonehadeverdoubtedwhetherthequeenofAssyria,whocametotheweddingasapuppet,washuman.

"Well,Isee."YunXirubbedhistemplesandsighedforthelowartisticimaginationofkings.

Yourmajesty,inadditiontopracticingknights’fightingskills,youshouldalsoimproveyourartisticaccomplishment!

"Can’tyoureplaceitwithabetterpuppet?"Hethoughtthatitwastoosadtomarrysuchraggedpuppets.

"No,onlythepuppetsmadebythekingscanbepossessedbythequeen.Thisisthemissionofeveryking."Robinrepliedverypositively.

"Well,Icanonlymakeanewonemyself."

"Yes."