He wondered whether there were any members of the Necessary Evil Church on the streets. Seeing their church's Supreme Bishop being so intimate with an unfamiliar man, who knew what they would think.
At that moment, a figure appeared in a corner of the street, watching Chen Fan and Laura Stuart as they laughed and chatted together. His eyes were filled with surprise. No matter how vivid his imagination was, he could never have imagined that the Supreme Bishop of the Church of England would act this way with a man. He had seen Laura Stuart before, but she had been nothing like this. Naturally, this man was not from the Church of England. He was Rear Water, a member of God's Right Seat who had crossed paths with Chen Fan in Academy City not long ago. No one knew why someone from the Roman Orthodox Church had appeared here at this time.
Before long, amid Chen Fan and Laura Stuart's playful bickering, they arrived before Buckingham Palace, the United Kingdom's Imperial Palace located near Westminster Abbey in central London.
Attending the Ball
(Attending the Ball)
The United Kingdom's Imperial Palace was noble and grand, an overall gray, square-shaped structure. The plaza before the palace was filled with statues. A golden statue of the Goddess of Victory stood atop a towering marble platform, glittering as though it might descend from the heavens at any moment.
The United Kingdom's flag fluttered above the Imperial Palace, signifying that the Queen was still inside. If the flag was lowered, it meant the Queen had gone out.
Important state affairs were conducted here, such as the Queen receiving the prime minister and ministers, welcoming and hosting visiting foreign heads of state or government, and accepting letters of credence from foreign envoys. Of course, banquets