Knight Lord: Start with Daily Intelligence.
Chapter 148 The Powerful and Wealthy Knights
Chapter 148 The Powerful and Wealthy Knights
Su Li did not expect that Hildurd's perfect answer at the time, in addition to gaining divine grace, could also attract a visit from a group of members of the Flame Sun Knights.
And it seems that the size of this Flame Sun Knights is not small!
You should know that as the richest knight order and also one of the most powerful knight orders, the combat effectiveness of the Flaming Sun Knights is extremely outstanding.
Hearing Su Li's question, Knight Commander Constantine proudly replied, "Our branch has 60 elite knights and 120 armed squires. It's worth noting that our armed squires are not ordinary squires, but knights with at least the strength of apprentices! They are knights-errant who learn and train alongside the official knights of the Knights Templar. They hope to learn and grow to be excellent enough to become a qualified knight of the Church of the Goddess and join the Knights of the Flaming Sun."
Su Li took a breath of cold air instantly!
He has always known that the Knights Templar are very powerful, and those famous Knights Templar are the military force of this world.
But I never expected that a branch of the Flame Sun Knights would be so powerful!
Each of their divisions has a champion knight, 60 elite knights, and 120 squires above the rank of apprentice knight!
This totals to nearly 200 knights!
It is several times the number of knights in Su Li’s army, and the number of elite knights is nearly three times.
The addition of so many elite knights has greatly increased the military strength of the Hesse Territory.
The key is that the Knights of the Flame Sun are closer to secular knights. They are active on battlefields everywhere, helping territories, nobles, and villages fight against various evil threats.
If the Hessian Territory encounters foreign invasion, such as greenskins, demons, beastmen, etc., they can summon them to help.
They would shout "Praise the Sun" and charge fearlessly towards any powerful enemy.
The knights, uniformly clad in polished black-and-gold armor, with stylized golden sun discs emblazoned on their banners, horse armor, shields, and breastplates, knelt on one knee before the statue of the Sun Goddess at the Monastery of the Blazing Sun Goddess, symbolizing their devout devotion to Her Majesty Violet in the Sunlit Square.
Nearly two hundred golden knights sang hymns praising the Sun Goddess in the square, and the atmosphere seemed particularly sacred and solemn.
A large number of believers of the Goddess of the Fiery Sun among the people of the territory also joined this group, and the sound of hymns echoed over the territory.
The entire territory really has some of the prototypes of the Sun Goddess's exemplary territory.
After the hymn ended, Constantine stood up first and turned to Su Li, saying, "Respected Lord, we have heard the Goddess's will and will promote Hercules' teachings in Hessen Territory. We will assist you in building Hessen Territory into a glorious place bathed in divine grace. Let the glory of the Blazing Sun Church shine brightly here, illuminating the entire Border Prince Territory, and making it a holy place of faith for all of the Border Prince Territory to worship."
Su Li smiled and said, "That's the best. I'll ask my high-ranking attendant, the chief steward, Hirud, to arrange for your departure to the base. I hope Silver Spring Valley can provide some assistance for your settlement."
Although Silver Spring Valley is still just a village now, with the stationing and development of the richest knight order, it may soon develop into Silver Spring Castle or Silver Spring City.
To support a powerful knightly order, a village alone is far from enough. Their knightly order will definitely contact the business families of Maleburg and set up warehouses and agents here.
Merchants have always been happy to cooperate with the Knights Templar. After all, if a famous knight of the Knights Templar writes a letter of introduction for them, they can travel freely in many territories.
Constantine did not pay much attention to the affairs of the base, and all the specific matters were handled by the financial officer.
As the wealthiest knightly order, each Grand Master of the Flaming Sun Knights has a treasurer as his right-hand man, who helps the Grand Master manage the taxation, loan and finance management, and various donated materials of the resident, and is responsible for the daily operation of the knightly order and the manor.
Constantine was interested in Hildurde. His eyes lit up when he heard her name. He looked at her and said, "Your Excellency, High-ranking Chamberlain, I have heard of you for a long time. Your deeds have spread throughout the church, and more importantly, you are the knight chosen by the goddess. I wonder if you are interested in joining the Flaming Sun Knights and serving the goddess?"
Hildre was slightly surprised at first. She didn't expect that the story in such a remote territory would spread out in just three months.
But then she smiled softly and said firmly, "I'm grateful for Captain Constantine's kindness. But my earthly ties haven't yet ended. I can only be a secular knight, guarding my lord for life. The Church Knights are not suitable for me."
Constantine said regretfully, "Well, then. Actually, as a church knight stationed within the Hessen Territory, I might be able to help your respected lord. I think you could consider leading a group of church knights, which might be of greater assistance to the lord."
At this time, Su Li smiled and walked forward, put his arm around Hildre's slender waist, and said to Constantine, "Captain Constantine, it's not appropriate to poach people in front of me. I'm planning to form a secular knight order in the Hessen Territory, and Hildre has already been designated as the leader of the knight order. If you poach her, my knight order will be left without a commander."
The formation of a knightly order in the Hessen Territory was something everyone had anticipated. Almost all of the knights in the territory were Su Li's direct retainers. They didn't have many kingdoms or slaves, so joining the order was their best option.
Many knightly orders required members to give up their secular titles and territories if they joined.
For example, the most famous Knights of the White Wolf, there was even a duke willing to give up his title and serve as the grand master of the Knights of the White Wolf.
We cannot look at this extraordinary world with worldly eyes.
The Grand Master of the White Wolf Knights held a very high position. As the most powerful church knight order of the God of Winter, their Grand Master's status was even comparable to that of an Elector. The Church of Ulric had three divine votes, and the White Wolf Knights held one of them.
Moreover, joining the Knights Order and practicing more devoutly can give the knights a higher chance of promotion.
Without the consecrated Wisteria Pods, the most effective way for most people to extend their lifespan was to increase their Transcendental Strength. Each level of advancement meant a significant extension of lifespan. By the time they reached the Legendary level, they could reach over a thousand years of age.
There are many legendary figures in various forces on the continent with lifespans of thousands of years. When they reach the Sanctuary stage, their lifespans are very long, like dragons, and they almost never die of natural old age.
Most of the knights were willing to follow Su Li to the remote border prince's territory not for the territory and wealth, but for the opportunity to be promoted and become stronger.
Especially since Su Li has so many powerful fantasy props in his hands, to be honest, if it were not for those knight families who are very pursuing fame and status, most knights would prefer to stay in Hesse Castle and serve as direct knights.
If they could join the secular knights of Hesse, it would be the best way out for them.
After hearing what Su Li said, Constantine could only offer his blessing, saying, "Your Excellency Hildegard has received the care of Her Majesty Violet. I believe that under her leadership, the Hesse Territory will be able to form a powerful knight order."
"Although I think this is unnecessary. No matter how powerful a knight order is, it is nothing but trash in front of the combat power of our Flame Sun Knights. Instead of spending so much money to establish a new knight order, it is better to support our Corona Knights. I believe it will greatly enhance the combat power of your territory."
It was clear that this champion knight, with his chin raised high, was like a proud rose, just like his magnificent red beard. This knightly order, both flowery and substantial, only respected Hilde alone, and in their eyes, all others were worthless waste.
This gave Su Li a headache. It was certainly a good thing to add a knightly order's base to the territory, but how to get along well with these proud and arrogant knights also tested the lord's ability.
Many lords of territories have bad relations with the local Grand Master of the Knights, so during the term of a certain lord, the Knights in his territory will always refuse to fight for the territory.
Judging from Constantine's arrogant attitude, he doesn't seem to be an easy person to get along with.
After all, as one of the branch leaders of the powerful and proud Flame Sun Knights, he had had a smooth life and was naturally unruly and had no idea what humility was.
Except for Hilde, who now looks destined to grow into a high-ranking guard steward who is destined to become a chosen knight of God, everyone else has to face his raised nostrils.
And they also have reason to be proud. As the richest church knight order, even their lowest-level armed attendants are covered with sophisticated plate armor, and can follow the powerful Flame Sun Knights to charge fiercely and trample all enemies in front of them into powder.
And their qualified Flame Sun Knights were all wearing star iron armor of the Jingjue level or above.
This kind of iron armor is one of the most famous armors sold by the dwarves in the empire. Su Li has also seen its strength. It is really not possible to cause damage even with artillery fire.
The elite knights were particularly strong, and even if they were knocked down by artillery fire, they could still get up and continue fighting. It might take several artillery hits to cause casualties.
As for Grand Commander Constantine and three exceptionally wealthy knight team captains, they were also wearing perfect-grade vibranium rune armor!
With this kind of armor on, the knights are veritable battlefield bulldozers. The machetes of ordinary greenskins may not only not break their defense, but they may also be killed by the recoil.
Furthermore, there were two half-griffins among them. Besides Captain Constantine, there was also a powerful young knight who possessed one. This basically meant that there was an 80% to 90% chance that he would grow up to be a powerful champion-level knight.
(End of this chapter)
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