Become a knight starting with synthesized entries.

"Luo An, come here." The carriage window was pulled open a crack, and Ya Yang poked half her head out, beckoning Luo An to come closer.

"Don't you find it strange?"

Turning to look at the curious villagers, to be honest, even with the [monkey typewriter] hint, Luo An couldn't figure it out.

Ya Yang smiled and said, "You are Lord Levi's squire, so you're used to making eye contact."

"Our church rarely makes eye contact with people."

Only then did Luo An notice that the villagers were not only looking at the guards, but also at the church's knights and carriages.

The lack of respect for the church can only mean one thing: this land lacks faith.

Luo An also learned a lot about culture and history in his class, and learned that the Kingdom of Van Rij was a united kingdom where the unbelievers and the believers coexisted on this land.

In the Aisen Territory, where the legendary "Great Mother" Ciel was born, even Lord Loton would not tolerate a region lacking faith.

These villagers are holding their heads too high.

We can't just kill them all.

Luo An didn't care.

But the code of chivalry forbids him from doing such a brutal thing.

Ya Yang rolled her eyes at Luo An. "You don't really think I'd let you kill the villagers, do you?"

"The villagers did nothing wrong; they simply forgot about the [great mother]."

"It's the village pastor who's been lazy."

As soon as he finished speaking, the villagers suddenly parted, and a church pastor in a black robe and white beard stood in front of the guards with his arms outstretched.

"Welcome, everyone from Lorton. I am Grog, the pastor of Riverwood."

"Welcome to the easternmost point of the Kingdom of Vanlich. Brave warriors on your long journey, please follow me to the church. Warriors by the carriage, please come with me."

Ya Yang raised an eyebrow. "Let's go meet him."

The carriage door suddenly swung open, and the Sun King, the Church of Kangor Knight Ryan, pressed his right fist against his heart. The followers of the Great Mother clenched their fists in front of their chests, while Roan, an unbeliever, bowed slightly in a general greeting.

The goddess knight, Ya Yang, dressed in a black nun's habit, slowly stepped down from the carriage.

Church knight Ryan and guard captain Roan followed half a step behind Ya Yang.

The three of them arrived together in front of Grog.

"Greetings, Reverend Grog, may the great Mother always watch over this land."

I am Sister Ya Yang, the Goddess Knight of Lorton Church.

"Lynn Lionheart, Knight of Lorton Cathedral, of the Lionheart family." Ryan's voice hummed beneath his armor.

"...Guard Captain Roan Yunina."

"This is Sir Roan Yunina, the squire of Knight Levi's, and the captain of the Lorton Town Garrison," Ryan said.

Grog's eyes lit up. "Excuse me, so you're Lord Levi's entourage."

After a brief exchange of pleasantries, the guards were taken to the church to stay.

Roan was supposed to go, but Ryan, Ya Yang, and Grog insisted that he attend the church mass and receive communion.

Reluctantly, Luo An had no choice but to participate in the tedious and troublesome ceremony.

Having finally found an excuse to slip away, and seeing Ya Yang chatting and laughing, plus with Ryan protecting him, Luo An went to the guards' quarters.

The guards were so exhausted that most of them lay on the bed as if they were dead.

Luo An didn't disturb them; he took advantage of the free time to repair his equipment.

He retrieved a whetstone, a hammer, and scraps of cloth from the carriage, went alone to the riverbank, removed his blood-stained leather and chainmail, squatted by the frozen river, let out a wolf's howl, and punched a hole in the ice.

Immerse the chainmail in water.

The icy river water immediately caused a layer of dark red blood to float to the surface of the iron ring.

Luo An dipped a cloth in water and wiped the area piece by piece.

After wiping the leather and chainmail armor clean and lighting a fire to dry them, Luo An drew his longsword, dipped it in water, and sharpened it.

Just as Luo An was busy, he suddenly felt a gaze. He thought it was a wild beast, but when he looked up, he realized it was a few skinny little devils, two men and two women.

They had runny noses, but Roan watched them without running away.

Luo An didn't mind and continued to sharpen the longsword.

Unexpectedly, the group of guys got closer and closer, squatting down next to Luo An and staring intently at his sword.

"Do you like it?" Luo An asked.

"Um, Sir Knight. My name is Sig," a snotty-nosed brat said, his eyes bright.

"You're a squire of the Levi's Knights? You're called, called—"

"Luan Yunina!" a little girl blurted out.

Luo An nodded; Levi's name was even more renowned than he had imagined.

"Then you must be a good person."

"Hmm..." Luo An thought about it seriously. "It should count."

Sig cheered and surrounded Roan. "Can I touch the longsword? Please, just for a moment."

Luo An didn't care and carefully put the longsword down.

"Be careful not to cut your hand, and don't pick it up. It's heavy."

The little devils thanked them repeatedly and curiously pointed at the longsword with their fingers.

"It's so wide, wider than my uncle's sword! And so heavy! Why does it have patterns on it?" they exclaimed in amazement.

"Because it requires bloodletting," Roan explained. "This is a standard one-handed broadsword, suitable for both slashing and thrusting, so it needs to be heavier and wider to prevent chipping."

"My breathing technique has a powerful burst of energy, which is suitable for this kind of sword."

Luo An picked up his longsword and swung it, creating a gust of wind.

"I can also use a hammer or an axe."

"An axe is nothing like a knight's axe, more like a woodcutter's axe," Sieg said.

Luo An's face darkened.

Just then, Ryan's voice rang out from afar.

"Lord Roan, the nun is looking for you."

Luo An nodded in response, too lazy to argue with the brat, picked up his chainmail and leather armor, kicked out the campfire, and prepared to leave.

"I'm leaving. Be careful, and don't stay out too late."

"Thank you, Sir Knight!"

Sieg suddenly ran up to Roan, stood on tiptoe, and handed him a candy.

"My lord knight, please accept this. It's very sweet."

Replenishing sugar is a beneficial activity, so Luo An didn't stand on ceremony and reached out to take the candy.

Thanks.

At that moment, golden light appeared before Luo An's eyes.

[Golden Achievement: Kindness: Receive ten selfless and grateful rewards.]

Current achievement completion status: 4/10

".....Can it be like this?" Roan watched Sig's running figure, guessing that Sig wouldn't hear him thank him.

Never mind, the village isn't very big anyway, I can thank you later.

Roan withdrew his gaze and walked towards Ryan.

"What's wrong?"

Ryan noticed the leather armor on Roan's hands and immediately became serious.

"Lord Luo An, are you maintaining your longsword in preparation for battle? As expected of Lord Luo An, you've sensed the danger."

"..." Roan frowned. He resisted the urge to explain and gestured for Ryan to continue.

Ryan looked around and lowered his voice.

"Your Excellency Roan, after Holy Communion, as I was escorting Her Excellency the Sister to rest, a villager reported to me..."

"She said this land has been corrupted by the god of darkness. The wolves, sheep, and people have all become strange."

"The God of Black..." More than two months later, I heard that familiar name again.

"What else is there to say?"

"She also said that the God of Black is in the villagers and in Father Grog, and begged us to save Father Grog."