The Knight of Light plants the sun in the eternal night.

Since the old knight Rhodes had spoken, Leo naturally trusted experienced people and agreed to let Camille participate in the hunt.

The next day, the knight squad went out hunting.

Leo didn't go.

He is the lord, and he doesn't need to do everything himself. Instead, he works hard in the Magic Crystal Field greenhouse, contributing to the Sunflower Streetlight Project.

Occasionally, I would also go to the fortified village construction site for an inspection.

"Young Master," Butler Dirk followed behind Leo, "seeing the fortress gradually taking shape, I also have some ideas."

"Oh, what are your thoughts?"

"How about expanding the castle's backyard, like a large castle, building a surrounding wall and then constructing a small outer fortress? The current three-story building could be the inner fortress, while the servants and miscellaneous items could be stored in the outer fortress?"

Dirk had been thinking about this idea for a long time.

The three-story building is now home to many knights, and with the addition of newly hired servants, it is clearly quite crowded.

Either demolish and rebuild, or build an outer fortress.

"Discuss with Ramos about how to expand the facility, and come up with a plan. We can talk about it in the study tonight."

"As you wish," Dirk readily agreed.

Before they knew it, night had fallen. The knight squad returned safely, but their hunt hadn't been very successful; they had only caught three monsters.

The reason is simple: Shadow Monkeys previously inhabited this area, driving away the magical beasts, which hadn't yet gathered. In two days, once the Shadow Monkeys' presence dissipates, the magical beasts will return to the swampy plains.

night.

The small study on the second floor.

Leo sat in the main seat behind the desk, while Butler Dirk and Assistant Butler Ramos sat on stools, each with half their buttocks close together in front of the desk.

"Young Master, Ramos and I have finalized the plan for the castle expansion. Please take a look." Butler Dirk handed over a sheet of paper. "Expand the outer walls, build the outer castle along the walls, and enclose a vegetable garden in the middle."

Leo glanced at it.

He raised a few minor questions, but then approved the plan: "Give it to Professor Franken first thing tomorrow morning and have him arrange for serfs to serve and expand the castle."

"Yes, young master."

"Come on, finish this glass, then go back and rest." Leo raised his glass; the red wine was brought over by Dirk, the butler.

Master and servants toasted each other contentedly.

Leo and Dirk were used to this atmosphere, while Ramos was flattered and full of vanity.

He's considered one of the older members of the Fluorescent Mushroom Castle.

Knowing that noble lords and lords loved to drink red wine and chat with their trusted stewards in the evenings, and that all the affairs of the castle were handed over in the midst of laughter and conversation, he now had the opportunity to experience it for himself.

This feeling... is really nice.

The butlers left, but Leo remained leaning back in his chair, flipping through a collection of essays, waiting silently.

Waiting for the meaning of flowers tonight.

It's almost nine o'clock, and the sun's mark has already been fully charged, but the meaning of the flower has yet to be activated.

Even after Leo held the sprite-bug Maokai and completed his meditation session that evening, he still failed to activate it.

"Hmm, it seems tonight will be a silent night."

Leo was too lazy to stay up all night to wait, so he went to sleep first. When he woke up the next day, there was a warm guide in his palm.

Wash up and eat breakfast.

Leo then mounted his steed, the Shadow Horse, and led Rhodes and Camille out of the manor and into the wilderness.

"Young Master Leo, where are you going?" asked the old knight Rhodes.

"I need to practice my affinity for Holy Light in the wild and find some Lightbringers," Leo said, making up an excuse that was quite timely.

Because the priest's spiritual practice is related to the light plant.

Not long after.

The three of them arrived at the source of the warmth, where a pale pink light shone in the darkness.

"Found one." Leo spurred his horse forward.

This was a muddy area, a swampy region. Fortunately, Leo's knightly senses were becoming increasingly refined. Through the feedback from the holy light and battle aura beneath his feet, he could determine which areas of the mud were harder and more suitable for stepping.

After walking a few steps, I squatted down and saw clearly that the light was emitted by a small patch of moss.

"Lord Rhodes, what kind of luminous plant is this?"

"It's the Gourd Moss Glow Plant." Old Knight Rhodes was experienced and had a great deal of knowledge about Glow Plants.

Leo reached out and touched the cluster of gourd-shaped moss plants, and then a clear child's voice rang in his mind: "My big tree companion needs holy light. It said that if the holy light favors it, it can definitely shine too. I don't know, but it is really tall."

Big Tree Companion?

Leo lifted the lantern hanging from the horse's neck and quickly found a large tree about twenty meters away.

It is a white ash tree.

It is over ten meters tall, truly tall, not just tall from a certain angle.

Around the Gymnocladus orientalis, only this ash tree stands alone, with no other trees. It is obvious that the large tree companion of the Gymnocladus orientalis is this ash tree.

Leo was a little reluctant to cast the Holy Light spell himself.

His Holy Light spell is exclusive to Sunflower, but it's difficult to find an excuse to send the manor's apprentice priests to cast it here.

Therefore, I have no choice but to cast the spell myself.

"Lord Rhodes, I sense a faint aura of holy light emanating from this ash tree. It might need a little nourishment from that light," Leo casually offered an excuse. "Protect me while I cast a spell."

"Yes, Master Leo." Rhodes wasn't a priest; he assumed Leo was undergoing priestly training.

He drew his sword.

Leo quickly used his dark-light weapon sword as a magic staff and began casting a spell of holy light, a faint white light appearing on the blade.

immediately.

Leo pointed his sword at the ash tree, and the holy light on the blade instantly transformed into dancing specks of light, all of which seeped into the ash tree trunk.

next moment.

As if triggering some magical reaction, the ash tree, which was over ten meters tall, began to emit a yellowish-green light starting from its roots. The light grew increasingly intense, spreading from the roots to the trunk.

Then it spreads out from the trunk to every branch and every leaf.

The once pitch-black wilderness suddenly seemed to be illuminated by a lighthouse, shining brightly over the land for hundreds of meters.

"Whoa!" Old Knight Rhodes exclaimed in shock.

Camille's eyes widened, and she unconsciously stretched out her hands as if to catch the radiance.

Come back to your senses.

The old knight Rhodes immediately cried out, "A miracle! Young Master Leo, this is the Holy Light displaying a miracle!"

Leomo stroked the trunk of the ash tree, his smile radiant: "Yes, the Holy Light has smiled upon us."

"I've lived for fifty years, and although I've seen many large luminous trees in the Glowing Fungus and Lancashire, this is the first time I've witnessed a large luminous tree illuminating itself in its entirety. It's truly awe-inspiring!"

Woody plants are different from herbaceous plants.

They have long lifespans and long growth periods; many even take more than ten or several decades to begin to glow.

It's indeed difficult to witness the process of a tree emitting light unless you watch it every day.

"Praise be to the Holy Light." Leo stood under the glowing ash tree, his body bathed in the Holy Light, turning yellowish-green. "When we get back, I'll have Pluto go to the Glowing Fungus Castle and invite Pastor Lamar to help transplant it and plant it in the castle."

Rhodes exclaimed, "With this ash tree, along with the existing linden and oak trees, the fortress's plaza will no longer be dark!"