Become a knight starting with synthesized entries.

The campfire crackled and popped as it burned.

A peaceful night.

Before dawn, Luo An got up very early.

I feel very tired, but daily training has become a habit.

Just in case, Luo An slept in his leather armor, which allowed him to stand up easily. He went outside and saw Jia Li swaying, so he kicked him to let Jia Li catch up on his sleep.

The group did not begin their journey until the morning light could faintly illuminate the path through the woods.

The group quickly packed their luggage.

The team is ready to depart at any time.

Turning around, I saw the church carriage completely silent.

Ryan sat by the carriage, head down, probably fast asleep.

Roan sighed, and just as he approached the carriage, Ryan jumped up.

"Wolf! Wolf!"

He instinctively grabbed the longsword, but when he turned his head, he saw Luo An looking at him expressionlessly.

Ryan was a little embarrassed. "Ahem. It's morning."

Luo An nodded. Although he knew why Ryan was targeting him, Luo An was too lazy to maintain a good working relationship with Ryan, and he didn't want Ryan's attitude to affect his emotions.

However, in order to complete the mission, Luo An still had to give a reminder.

"Don't stay up too late. Staying up late, plus wearing heavy armor, will drain your energy."

But to Ryan, it sounded like Roan was implying that he was just an apprentice knight and couldn't use breathing techniques all day like a trainee knight.

"What do you mean? Are you saying I'm no good like you?"

Seeing this, Luo An didn't bother to say anything more. He waved to the guards.

"Set off."

"yes!"

For the next eight days, the team slowly but steadily made its way toward the border.

To Luo An's surprise, the journey was unexpectedly peaceful.

As they approached their destination, they finally saw wheat fields and signs of people. The tense atmosphere in the group eased considerably.

Using the "Beginning of the Journey" tool, Luo An estimated the distance.

Less than a day's journey remains to our first stop, Riverwood Village.

The sun gradually set in the west.

This spot is also a good place to rest.

Since that's the case, let's rest here and make it to Riverwood Village in one go tomorrow.

With a wave of his hand, he gave the order to set up camp on the spot, and Luo An immediately heard a loud thud.

Ryan plopped down on a rock, panting heavily.

The all-night prayers, the torment of heavy armor, and the early morning journey left this strong knight struggling to maintain his strength.

Even the pristine white armor became dusty and dull.

Ryan raised his hand tremblingly in prayer.

"Great Sun King, please let me sleep well tonight."

As soon as he finished speaking, he lay down on the rock and fell into a deep sleep.

Roan glanced at him and thought to himself that although Ryan was struggling with himself, he was surprisingly resilient.

Even Roan couldn't help but praise this resilient knight.

However, even if Roan speaks up, Ryan will probably misunderstand.

Compared to these trivial matters, Luo An raised his head, looked at the unusually large moon in the sky, and squinted slightly.

A golden light suddenly flashed in his eyes.

Robbers, beasts, cultists lurk in the shadows.

"It looks like tonight won't be safe."

Luo An didn't make a big fuss about it.

Based on experience, although [Monkey Typewriter] gave a warning.

But the warning doesn't necessarily refer to tonight.

If I had to pinpoint it, it would refer to a specific region.

Sooner or later, if we're lucky, today will also be Christmas Eve.

As usual, the camp was set up as normal.

The only change was that Luo An took over the night watch.

Soon, the camp, exhausted from a long day, fell into a deep sleep.

Luo An sat by the campfire, occasionally adding dry branches to keep it as bright as possible.

Click.

Ya Yang broke a tree branch and stood behind Luo An with her hands behind her back.

Luo An already knew that Ya Yang was coming, but he did not react.

Feeling awkward, Ya Yang walked to the opposite side of Luo An and sat down across the campfire.

After a brief silence, Luo An spoke first. "Can't sleep?"

"I was nervous," Ya Yang admitted frankly.

"This is my first time on patrol, and I don't know how to do my job tomorrow."

"Oh." Luo An didn't know what to do, so he simply remained silent.

Ya Yang pouted. "How perfunctory. Didn't Lord Levi teach you that a knight should uphold the virtue of sincerity?"

"..." Luo An thought for a moment. Luo An said, "Don't be nervous, you've already done a great job."

"That's not convincing at all. Don't you even know how to comfort someone?"

"..."

Ya Yang sighed.

"When comforting someone, especially a girl, the important thing is not to persuade her, but to listen to her, respond in a way that resonates with her, and let her know that someone is listening. That's enough."

"Do you think I don't know what to do?"

"Actually, I know what to do, but I'm not confident, so I just want to talk to someone."

"You can do that?" Luo An felt he had gained incredible knowledge.

"Heh, in a place like a church, reading between the lines is a basic skill. It's not as rigid as you old-fashioned knights."

"I thought you respected Knight Levi's a lot." Roan was slightly surprised.

"That's a different matter. Although I am a [Goddess Knight], I am completely different from you. Church knights value the use of miracles more."

"Although our breathing techniques are terrible, we're still better than you guys."

As soon as he finished speaking, Luo An stood up and placed his hand on his sword.

Ya Yang was startled.

"What are you going to do? Are you going to fight?"

Luo An took out a torch and threw it into the darkness.

The torch spun twice in the darkness, then struck the snow, sending sparks flying.

It was only the faint light that made Ya Yang notice several pairs of eerie green eyes in the dark shadows.

"Wolves." Luo An looked around and counted their numbers.

Not just one, but many wolves, a dense swarm of about 60, silently surrounded the camp.

Luo An took a deep breath and tapped his longsword with his hand, the urgent alarm startling the sleeping guards.

Everyone immediately went on alert, spread out, and formed a formation to support each other.

Everyone was taken aback by the sheer number of wolves.

In the past, wolf packs usually consisted of no more than twenty people, but there were more than sixty wolves in front of them. Had they stumbled into a wolf den?

What's even more frightening is that wolves aren't stupid enough to attack humans.

Unless, they're starving.

The hungry wolf was already dominated by its wild nature, with only its bloodthirsty instinct remaining. Tonight, bloodshed was inevitable.

As if to confirm the guards' guess, the wolf pack did not leave because of the guards' formation.

Instead, they further narrowed the encirclement.

Each guard was swept over by several pairs of bloodthirsty eyes. The horse began to paw the ground restlessly, and the intense killing intent made the guards tremble involuntarily.

"Don't be nervous. Light the torches, calm the horses, and maintain formation." Luo An's voice wasn't loud, but it gave the guards a sense of security, and they began to orderly light torches and throw them into the darkness to broaden their field of vision.

With Ya Yang using the miracle again, [Micro Light], the guards' morale was greatly boosted, subtly overshadowing the wolf pack.

Fear spread through the wolf pack, and even the howl of the alpha wolf could not stop the pack from scattering.

Luo An also secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

As the captain, these soldiers he selected believed in Roan, and Roan didn't want anyone to get hurt because of it.

But just then, Luo An suddenly remembered that there was still someone on the outer edge of the group!

That bastard Ryan! He's so exhausted that even the wolves couldn't wake him?!