"Esteemed guests, let us begin our meal! Let us celebrate this wonderful night together!"
As the King spoke, the princes, nobles, foreign guests, and the 13 Witches all began to enjoy the lavish feast.
After speaking, the King glanced at Rhine beside him, wanting to see if the Kingdom's Sage had any opinions.
However, the learned Little Magician remained silent, simply burying his head in the delicious food on his plate.
As expected of Sir Rhine, he is quite composed. Perhaps I was too nervous… The King breathed a sigh of relief.
Rhine skillfully cut another piece of roasted steak, putting the juicy, delicious beef into his mouth, savoring the resilience of the beef juices bursting in his oral cavity.
It's so delicious!
As expected of a celebration, it's much better than what I usually eat!
Rhine stuffed mouthful after mouthful of food into his mouth.
He gorged himself to the maximum extent possible, while still maintaining the "composed, elegant, and learned image" of the Kingdom's Sage!
This was also the reason for Rhine's silence.
The food was so delicious, how could he have time to talk!
Chatting during a meal is truly a bad habit.
Food is meant to be eaten!
Wuwuwu… This roasted potato is also so delicious…
Of course, while enjoying the food, Rhine did not forget his identity and was constantly aware of the Black Witch's position.
The Black Witch seemed to have little appetite. She only took a few bites, then stared at the remaining food on her plate, silent.
Her expression was as cold as ice, but she showed no malice.
Dinner ended.
"Next, please welcome the 13 Witches and Court Magician Sir Rhine, to bestow their blessings upon Princess Aurora's birth at the end of the celebration!"
One by one, the Witches stepped onto the stage, examining the little princess in the luxurious baby cradle, and began their blessings.
"Princess Aurora, I bestow upon you the most peerless beauty in the world.
"Your countenance shall be unrivaled, your charm unparalleled. Everyone who sees you will be captivated and unable to extricate themselves. Your every frown and smile will move all living beings, and the people of the world will surely be captivated by you!"
The first Witch offered her blessing.
Just like the original, such a cliché blessing… Rhine secretly complained.
Brilliant light burst forth from the cradle, illuminating the entire hall, as if dyeing the night into dawn.
The radiance enveloping the little princess in the cradle gradually faded.
The features of the infant in the swaddling clothes slowly changed, her skin became more delicate, and a beautiful baby slowly came into being.
Logically, a newborn baby is not likely to be very attractive.
But the supernatural blessing overturned the laws of nature.
Even while still in the cradle, the little princess seemed to exude an intoxicating, extraordinary aura.
It is imaginable what a world-toppling beauty she would be when she became a graceful young woman!
Seeing this, the King and Queen smiled broadly, their mouths agape with surprise.
Just the blessing of the first Witch had brought about such a great change.
When all the Witches and Sir Rhine had finished bestowing their blessings, wouldn't their daughter gather all the virtues and beautiful hopes of the human world!
"Is this the blessing of a Witch? It can actually achieve such a degree!"
The Queen could not help but exclaim.
Rhine's voice came from beside her:
"Your Majesties, the King and Queen, you two must be wondering why the Witch who bestowed the blessing, who herself is merely a woman of peaceful appearance and no peerless beauty, could bestow Princess Aurora with a world-beautifying countenance, right?"
The King and Queen were both stunned simultaneously.
What?
We never even considered that question!
If Rhine hadn't reminded them, they would never have thought about such a strange question as "why does a Witch who can bestow peerless beauty not possess peerless beauty herself."
They had quite naturally accepted the bizarre premise that "Witches can bestow things they themselves do not possess!"
Seeing the profound confusion in the King and Queen's eyes, Rhine smiled.
"Blessing."
This is perhaps the most powerful and extraordinary ability of magicians, deities, and fairy spirits in various fairy tales, myths, and folk stories.
Blessings can defy logic, violate natural laws, and achieve causality-level self-realization.
However, the most absurd part is—
What a hero can achieve after receiving a blessing…
The caster who bestows the blessing, in all likelihood, cannot achieve it themselves!
The most typical example is Indian mythology.
Acquiring blessings, beating up the Heavenly Emperor, and then having the blessing exploited and broken!
Similarly, the Norse mythological dragon-slaying hero Siegfried, who became invulnerable after bathing in dragon blood, can also be seen as having received a certain blessing.
But it is evident that the dragon that provided the dragon blood and was killed did not possess the ability of "invulnerability."
Otherwise, dear dragon, how were you killed?
Over the past six months of studying magic books, Rhine had not only mastered more magic but also became an expert in mysticism and the supernatural, gaining a clear understanding of such peculiar issues.
Facing the bewildered King and Queen, Rhine slowly explained:
"Blessing may be the most extraordinary power in this world, its strength not only originates from the bestower, but more from the world itself.
"The more a hero bears an important destiny, the more legendary a figure they are, the more powerful blessings they can receive!
"Therefore, the power of a blessing can even achieve things that the bestower themselves cannot do.
"What's more, the object of this blessing is Princess Aurora…"
After speaking, Rhine fell silent again, sighing meaningfully.
The Queen was silent for half a second.
Suddenly, she seemed to understand Rhine's words.
Does Sir Rhine mean that Princess Aurora will become a very legendary figure?
Yes, when she first met Sir Rhine, he said that the future little princess would have a legendary destiny.
Did Sir Rhine see such a distant future from the very beginning?
She also wondered what blessing Sir Rhine would ultimately bestow upon the little princess?