Knight Lord: Start with Daily Intelligence

Accompanied by Hilde's voice, more than a dozen knights entered the training ground.

Although they were covered in a lot of mud from rushing on the road, looking travel-worn, their temperament was very distinct, like young lions with a strong desire for battle.

Leading them on horseback was a sharp-eyed middle-aged priest, wearing a black monk's robe, with a golden eagle soaring with outstretched wings as a symbol on his chest.

Black and gold are the iconic colors of the Church of the Blazing Sun, who believe that extreme light brings extreme darkness, and those who offend or gaze directly at the Blazing Sun will be destroyed by the divine might of the Blazing Sun Goddess.

The eagle is the symbol and totem of their church, demonstrating the fierce style of this church as a military order.

Therefore, the Blazing Sun Knights under the church are accustomed to wearing shiny gilded black armor on the battlefield, and using patterns of the sun and golden eagles on their flags and badges, before charging into the enemy formation in a magnificent manner.

Upon seeing Su Li, the priest dismounted, straightened his chest, gracefully removed his white gloves, pressed his palm to his chest, and bowed slightly to Su Li, saying, "Greetings, esteemed Pioneer Lord, I am Rohn Eisari, leader of the Blazing Sun Goddess Combat Pilgrimage Order."

Su Li personally stepped forward to greet him, saying, "We are being threatened by a green tide, and the arrival of your Combat Pilgrimage Order makes me feel very reassured. My territory and I look forward to fighting alongside you."

Rohn said calmly, "To face the enemy's attack and defeat the threat of evil is the teaching the Goddess gives us. I have already heard about the situation from your High Steward Hilde on the road. Our pilgrimage order's 6 trainee knights, 11 knight archer attendants, and the remaining 50-plus armed attendants are willing to join the battle to help the territory defeat evil in order to seek the Goddess's divine grace."

The members of the Combat Pilgrimage Order are ascetics, and they often help the lords of various territories to eliminate wilderness threats, such as beastmen herds that plunder villages, goblin tribes that steal property and women, and even bandits hiding in valleys and forests, thereby obtaining assistance from a lord, including weapons, equipment, food supplies, and so on. This can support them to go further on their pilgrimage path and travel to more territories.

Su Li also respected this custom and immediately said, "During the period of fighting against the monsters, I will provide logistical supplies for the pilgrimage order. If we can successfully win against the monsters, I will also provide the pilgrimage order with no less than 3,000 catties of food and 10 high-quality weapons."

"Praise your generosity, esteemed Pioneer Lord, the Blazing Sun Goddess will know your virtues, and divine grace will surely protect you," Rohn bowed again, and then asked, "Where is the monastery in your territory? I would like to visit your monastery first and pray to the Goddess."

Su Li said frankly, "As you can see, we are a newly emerging territory, and the monastery is still under construction, and there are no Goddess's priests spreading the doctrine. I have already ordered the construction team to work day and night to speed up the construction of the Goddess's monastery, hoping that on the day the monastery is completed, you can assist me in holding a sacrifice to the Goddess."

Rohn's eyes lit up and he said, "It is my honor, Lord. If you have any doubts about the Goddess's doctrine, you can discuss them with me."

Su Li decisively made arrangements, saying, "My High Steward Hilde is a knight who has just joined the Church of the Blazing Sun, and she needs a deeper understanding of the Blazing Sun Goddess's doctrine. Hilde, please ask Lord Rohn about the Goddess's sublime doctrine."

Hilde never questioned any of Su Li's decisions, but this time she hesitated. She clearly sensed that the Lord specifically named her and made this arrangement, and there must be a very great opportunity that would befall her.

She walked to Su Li's side and said softly, "Lord, the appearance of the Combat Pilgrimage Order is likely to mean that the Goddess has cast a glance at our territory. This opportunity to obtain divine grace should be taken by you."

Me, personally?

Su Li had never really considered this question before. Perhaps he could also obtain an enhancement in his cultivation aptitude?

But he only considered it for a moment before decisively rejecting the idea. Based on his diligence in cultivation, it would be a waste of this precious opportunity for divine grace.

Moreover, he had only arrived in the territory for two months, and there would be plenty of opportunities to obtain divine grace in the future. The top priority in the early stage is to cultivate a powerful combat force that can support the army's combat power like a mainstay and ensure victory in battle.

So he immediately replied firmly, "Hilde, listen to me, go and discuss the doctrine with Lord Rohn. If he has any doctrinal questions for you, remember to answer with valor."

The content of this information was very detailed, even explaining in detail the different effects that the two answers would bring.

Answering with valor will grant you [Divine Grace Baptism]: the knight's cultivation will be completely lost, and they will retrace the path of knightly cultivation, but their aptitude will be greatly enhanced, and their cultivation speed will be doubled. Answering with faith will grant you Divine Approval: a Blazing Sun Knights Brotherhood will arrive in your territory within three months, with no fewer than 48 people.

There was nothing to hesitate about these two options. No matter how you look at it, choosing the first one is more valuable. This almost guarantees that Hilde's aptitude will steadily reach the legendary level, and may even have a chance to reach the Saint Domain Knight level.

If the second option was that a Blazing Sun Knights subordinate knight order would arrive in the territory within three days, Su Li would consider it slightly. But arriving within three months, based on the current situation, choosing this would only mean waiting for them to come and clean up the territory's corpse.

Seeing Su Li's attitude so firm, Hilde could only step forward, bow slightly to Rohn, and ask, "Lord Rohn, I know that Violet is the Goddess who presides over tactics and strategy. If we want to win this war, what strategy should we adopt according to the doctrine?"

Rohn did not immediately answer Hilde's question, but said calmly, "Before answering this question, as a priest leading the pilgrimage, I should first introduce to you in detail the Crown and the doctrine she teaches us."

"As we all know, the Goddess's doctrine has a very low influence in the northern part of the Empire, but in the south of the Empire, more and more people are beginning to believe in the Goddess of War, Violet. It is precisely for this reason that we have obtained a sacred vote in the Empire's electoral college."

"In the past, people believed that the Goddess of War could neither guide people's heartfelt fury like the Ulric religion, nor evoke people's loyalty and perseverance like the Redhammer sect. Especially for some soldiers, Crown Violet was more like a 'god of officers', and what had always accompanied the Empire through countless wars was brute force and passion, rather than the strategy represented by the Crown."

"But whether people believe it or not, most cities in the Empire have a temple managed by the Azure Eagle Knights. There, sharp-eyed priests offer strategy and tactics courses, open to anyone who wants to attend. They also regularly provide services for those preparing to move south (specific dates vary depending on local custom, but are usually every five days)."

"The Goddess's followers are more interactive than most sermons, with priests actively encouraging others to participate and asking questions of the congregation. This is too many questions for most people in the Empire. They are used to being preached to, not asked questions, and know almost nothing except the Emperor's edicts. So, most people avoid these very strange sermons. Therefore, for most people in the Empire, Crown Violet is just a goddess of strategy and war."

"But as we have enlightened countless people's wisdom, more and more people have begun to worship the Goddess. Unlike other gods of war, the Crown focuses on avoiding unnecessary conflicts through clever strategies. This is what many soldiers like, and few soldiers who have experienced the horrors of war like war. Ulric believers and Sigmar believers think this is a sign of cowardice. And the Blazing Sun Goddess believers think this is very prudent."

"For the same reason, the Blazing Sun Goddess is popular among women with sons and husbands. They pray to the Goddess to guide the officers to make wise choices and bring their loved ones back alive. As they say, Redhammer takes you to war, but Violet brings you back."

Although he was supposed to let Hilde go up to ask for teachings, Su Li couldn't help but listen with fascination. This Blazing Sun Goddess doctrine, which is more popular in the southern part of the Empire, is really in line with his values.

In this chaotic other world, there is actually a god who uniquely proposes the concept of "prudent warfare". Compared with other barbaric gods, this god is noble and wise to the point of being somewhat alien.

Redhammer takes you to war, but Violet brings you back. The slogan is simply incomparably attractive.

More importantly, the Goddess's followers and priests have been preaching in the north for many years, providing services for those preparing to move south, and generously offering strategy and tactics courses to the public, encouraging all participants to actively ask questions.

By maintaining a good relationship with their church, Su Li can already expect that a steady stream of migrants will move south from the north and arrive at the Border Prince Territory.

Just as Su Li was thinking, Rohn had already introduced the church's doctrine to Hilde in detail. The core of the Blazing Sun Goddess's doctrine is glory, requiring believers to always maintain their dignity and honor; respect prisoners of war; show no mercy to the enemies of mankind; obey the orders of superiors; and not violate instructions unless necessary.

At this time, he had begun to introduce the cultivation after joining the church: "As a knight of excellent quality, after you have mastered the doctrine of Crown Violet, you will most likely be absorbed into the Blazing Sun Knights, which is one of the richest and most powerful knight orders. At some point in their career, a Blazing Sun Knight will be dispatched alone for 1-2 years to test what he has learned and hone his skills in battle. Many villages, farms, and horse stations have been saved by a stationed young knight."

"So Hilde, if you were this dispatched stationed knight, and came to a fragile border pioneering territory, facing a large number of green tides swarming in, what do you think is the key to saving this innocent territory?"

Hilde pondered for a moment, and firmly replied, "I will use a heroic posture, with a firm belief in the Goddess, to fully defeat this monster army, and never show mercy to any enemy of mankind!"

As soon as she finished speaking, a beam of brilliant golden light descended from the sky, instantly enveloping this heroic female knight. This light was like a shining sun, slowly rising in the center of the training ground, and the brilliant light shone in all directions. Under this golden light, the entire castle was like being covered in magnificent armor, sacred and grand.

Countless soldiers and slaves who were training widened their eyes and looked here.

Immediately, a huge cheer of joy erupted in the training ground: "It's a miracle! The gods have bestowed divine grace!"

"It's really a miracle! Great, our territory is blessed by the gods!"

"The gods have really appeared! We are a territory cared for and blessed by the gods, we will be saved."