Before the first ray of sunlight arrived, pitch-black elves transformed into the emissaries of the night and arrived in the mortal world.
When everyone saw that it was actually the dark elves who entered, they were astonished and astonished. After all, in most situations, this species represented evil. Perhaps only the demons and devils of the Chaos Abyss had a worse reputation than the dark elves. Even the undead were more popular than the dark elves.
However, the dark elves were doubtlessly an anomaly among the entire dark elf species. This was the first time that a dark elf Knight had appeared in the mortal world. They slowly moved forward in formation. Unlike the dark elves who were skilled with daggers and poisons, the dark elves had glorious holy swords, sturdy tower shields, and most importantly, crosses surrounded by Holy Light and the Holy Light on the Knight's bodies. This caused the human Holy Knight in the stands to be filled with astonishment.
"Dark elves can become Holy Knight as well?"
"How is that possible!? How can the evil dark elves receive the blessing of the Holy Light? "
"Because your God of Holy Light is an idiot."
I didn't say this out loud, but I had no intention of hiding my malicious mockery.
"Heh heh, I once had a friend who was a Legend-ranked dark elf Holy Knight. Not only that, she even had the potential to become a Saint. Sigh, it's a pity that she's not here. "
Some Holy Knight Knights had expressions of disbelief, while others nodded in astonishment. However, I didn't hide my mockery at all, causing the female Knight Knight to glare angrily at me. Ever since she returned home and learned of my true identity, she became quite hostile towards me. It seemed that I had accidentally severely offended her.
The emblem of the Town Security Knight squadron was a tightly clenched golden fist, representing unity and teamwork. There was also a blunt knife stuck in the middle of the fist, representing that violence should be restrained. Yep, this emblem definitely wasn't referring to anything disharmonious, nor was it referring to someone's grudge against a certain company named after their fist … Swordsis was so cute, so why did people always want to cut her up? Wasn't it more like how people grew explosive mushrooms everywhere and insulted the environment?
Cough, let's stop talking about other worlds and get back to the main topic at hand.
Unlike the regular Knight Order, which mainly focused on battle formations, the most important task of the Town Security Knight Order was undoubtedly to suppress chaos, eliminate bandits, chase away wild beasts and other small-scale battles. In order to make it more convenient for them to fight on smaller battlefields, they were mainly organized in small teams.
The captain or vice-captain of every team was a Dark Elf Knight from the Underground. It was still the same old routine of using the old to lead the new. There was a wide variety of members, but most of them were still thick-skinned Knight or youngsters who had decided to embark on the path of becoming a Knight.
Reason? Indeed, the Thief class was agile, the Warrior class was nimble, and the Mage class had great adaptability. They all seemed to be very suitable for working in the city, but in terms of reputation, none of these three mainstream classes were very good.
The Thief class was known to be sneaky and did things for money, while the Warrior class was known to be barbaric and violent. It was also quite obvious that they talked with their fists. The Mage class was also viewed by most people as an evil and non-believer. It was quite easy to obtain respect and fear, but it was impossible to obtain trust. The Mage class was far less famous than the Holy Knight, Just Knight, and Knight classes.
A Holy Knight had to follow the teachings of the Holy Light. A Just Knight had to follow the law. Even an ordinary Knight would have to follow the Knight's virtues and be loyal to their lord and ruler. Reputation and honor were far more important than their lives. In order to obtain trust from others, as well as to convince the other members of the team, the majority of the team leaders would be members of the Knight class.
According to a certain person, although the brains of these metal cans were mostly empty, they could all rely on their faces to make a living … Yep, that guy said this to the Holy Knight class, and the result was that he got beaten up by his colleagues. Alright, I'll be honest. Apart from Roland, who was a professional at courting death, no one else would be courting death to such an extent.
The future Town Security Knight squad would spend most of their time carrying out missions in the city. They would have specialized intelligence, logistics, and magic support squads to support them. Whether or not they could successfully carry out their work would depend on whether or not they could establish an overall image of being selfless and trustworthy. That was why choosing the "iron-brained" Knight class was the best choice that had already been proven in Sulfur Mountain City.
A squad of ten to twelve people would be led by an Elite Dark Elf Knight. Equipped with top-notch equipment, any criminal would have a headache just by looking at them. The entire Town Security Knight squad was estimated to have fourteen thousand members, which was more than enough to take care of several cities at the same time.
The reason why the military parade had to be held at night was because these Dark Elves were unable to adapt to sunlight. For the time being, they would have to be mainly on duty at night. And once their special equipment was ready, they would be able to move about normally in the day.
What was special equipment? Momo, who was currently being used as a model, was wearing one.
The biggest reason why Dark Elves were afraid of light was because their eyes and skin were unable to withstand sunlight. Their skin was fine, except that it would burn if they stayed in the sun for too long. However, their weak eyes were unable to withstand even the slightest bit of light … But this wasn't something that couldn't be solved.
The Dark Elves wore black dwarven goggles with dark-green resin lenses. The top-notch water element Nine-headed Dragon Emperor skin was made into a cool jacket, leather gloves, and a black collar. The Dark Elves wore thick leather boots and stockings on their long, slender legs. Plus, they wore purple eyeshadow and lipstick, giving them a rebellious sense of beauty that transcended the mortal world …
As for whether or not this was a reference to some special job class, cough — cough — at least I didn't go so far as to add a leather whip. Of course, there were also a few Dark Elves with unique interests who brought their own leather whip. For example, a certain mad dog named Momo was currently excitedly performing her whip dance, causing the citizens to exclaim in surprise … As for those perverts who voluntarily came to be whipped, let's just ignore them.
After putting on this top-notch Water Elemental equipment and applying Olivia's special sunscreen on their exposed skin, they were basically completely blocked from the sun. They didn't need to wear a pure black cloak like the Dark Elves who walked on the ground in the past. They also only dared to move around at night.
With this type of equipment, their resistance to sunlight would greatly increase. Some Dark Elves had experimented and found that after wearing this equipment and applying sunscreen oil, they would be able to move about normally under the sun for five hours. As their bodies gradually got used to it, it was expected that they would be able to move about under the sun for more than eight hours every day. And for Gray Elves like Momo, after wearing this equipment, they would basically be able to ignore the negative effects of sunlight.
Actually, with the Underground Dark Elves' magical abilities, it wasn't completely impossible for them to resist sunlight. However, under Rose's theocratic society, anyone who researched this would basically be going against Rose.
"What? You're researching how to resist sunlight? You intend to betray and escape to the surface world? "
Now that Rose was gone, new techniques would probably appear soon.
Of course, even now, this equipment set wouldn't be cheap. Dwarven protective goggles usually used gemstone lenses, which were highly transmissive and ineffective. Under my suggestion, Amelia's special resin lenses worked, but it wouldn't be easy to mass-produce them.
Although they already had a female parent, they would need to wait until Amelia's magical pine trees grew into a forest before they could be mass-produced. And although there was still a lot of Nine-headed Dragon skin left, it was far too valuable. It would be too wasteful to just use it to block sunlight.
The impenetrable dragon skin's defensive capabilities wouldn't be any worse than steel armor. However, I didn't have any top-level blacksmiths at my disposal who couldn't make full use of this material. In order to avoid wasting the dragon skin, I only did some simple and crude work on it. I didn't even add any magic runes or enchantments.
Although the dragon skin's defensive capabilities were probably the same as the dragon skin's natural defense, it also preserved the dragon skin's own magic resistance to the greatest extent. Dark elves already had natural magic resistance to begin with. After wearing the incredibly high magic resistance dragon skin armor, they would basically be immune to all magic effects below the Gold rank, becoming true mage killers.
I nodded in satisfaction as I watched the Town Security Knight squadron walk past. Not only would they be the city's future manager and the main Knight squadron's reserve squadron, they would also be professional mages. Of course, when necessary, it wouldn't be impossible for them to play the role of mage killers.
After this "Fist" squadron walked past, the next group was an unexpected group of guests.
The one walking at the very front was a tall tauren. He had a simple and honest smile on his face as he constantly waved at the passersby on both sides of him. He was quite famous.
However, due to certain special reasons and extreme statements, such as "What's there to hide about a good man?" or "What's wrong with men being perverts?", not only did he receive extreme disgust from some women, but he also received the love and respect of most male citizens. Of course, there were also a few females with heavy tastes who supported him.
When this highest-ranking bishop, who was simultaneously enjoying cheers and boos, walked past, the armed forces of the Church behind him revealed a sinister expression.
They were a group of judges wearing black robes. However, they were also Law Incantators, Judges, and Justice Knight. There weren't many of them, and their formation wasn't very orderly. However, the dignity of these top-level experts was as bright as a lighthouse for those who knew what they were.
"So much Gold? How is this possible?"
"Gold rank? Look closely, there are so many Legends in that group. "
"… The rumors of the Underground were actually true. Legends are everywhere, and liches are nothing more than dogs. They can casually throw a brick and smash two SemiGods to death."
After viciously glaring at the idiot who compared liches to dogs and even intended to smash a SemiGod lich to death, I turned my attention to the audience below the stage.
I was also quite satisfied with their performance. Even the weakest of these old fellows from the Hall of Law was a Gold rank. They were all qualified judges, and they were the true foundation of the Church of Law that had been accumulated for nearly a hundred years.
236 Gold ranks, 46 Legends, and 4 Saint-ranks. This was the highest combat strength that was more than enough to sweep through the Underground. This showed the world the confidence of the Church of Law, and it was precisely because of their existence that Diffindor was destined to never fall.
Just thinking about it, if this city was invaded, and "Great Judgement" was activated here, what would the effects be after all the Law job classes leveled up by one rank? More than 200 Legends, almost 50 Saint-ranks, and 4 Myth-ranks … Perhaps this amount wouldn't be enough to kill a God, but it would be no problem for them to kill an army of several hundred thousand.
As an independent church organization, they shouldn't have appeared in Donglan's military parade. However, due to our special structure and relationship, it was time for them to come out and scare people.
Of course, compared to the established True God churches that had SemiGods, the Church of Law was still quite immature. However, the power they had displayed so far was enough for the other churches to reevaluate this new church's power and foundation. After all, the God of Law had only ascended to Godhood less than two years ago, yet the Law faction was already so powerful.
The Town Security Knight and these powerful Law job classes were all a part of the Church of Law. In my plan, as the Church of Law gradually became the national religion of Donglan and even the entire Mist Alliance, and as more and more cities established courts, these existences that were originally seeds of the Church of Law would also spread.
A judge who could control the situation would be the leader, a dozen or so assistants and acolytes would be the backbone, and several small teams of trained Town Security Knights would be the law enforcers. When the impartial courts, which also served as the Church of Law, began to operate, the cities would change one after another, and the number of law job classes in each city would increase …
"Hmph, my blueprint for the future doesn't include those foolish old nobles and feudal domain lords."
They were the greatest wealth that I had accumulated over the years, as well as the most important step in whether or not my plan would succeed. An individual's power was limited. Without their help, it would be impossible for me to achieve my goal.
But if the Town Security Knight and Law job classes represented the changes that were currently occurring in this country, then what was next would likely be a future that required more hard work.
"Look! It's the Silver Cross Battle Flag! My nephew is serving there. "
"… It's the Silver Cross Battle Squadron! It's the meritorious battle squadron from the war against the beastmen. "
In terms of popularity, the Silver Cross Battle Squadron, which was mostly made up of local soldiers, was actually the most popular. This was especially so after they achieved great results in the war against the beastmen. They became the topic of discussion on the streets.
"Our children, our heroes."
When the fluttering Silver Cross Battle Flag was raised in the distance, the guests from the Holy Church revealed smiles. Silver crosses were often associated with Holy Light. It seemed that there was finally something acceptable. Seeing how excited the citizens were, it seemed that the Silver Cross Battle Flag had a good reputation.
But very quickly, their smiles froze on their faces. Undead Knight Fanderk and Lani were the captain and vice captain of the Silver Cross Battle Squadron, so they naturally walked at the very front. Following that, the complete design of the Silver Cross Battle Flag was revealed. It represented the cross of a sword and a staff, representing both magic and martial arts. However, it was a completely different existence from the cross used to pray for the descent of Holy Light.
And the Four Elemental Swordcasters who used the power of the elements caused the Holy Light users to be extremely disgusted. After all, in the eyes of the extreme Holy Light fundamentalists, the power of the elements was also an existence that needed to be purified. However, the Four Elemental Swordcasters couldn't do anything about it. After all, there was no rule that stated that the Silver Cross Battle Flag was exclusive to the Holy Church.
As for the other guests, they didn't have the time to think so much about it. The single mecha walking at the very front had already attracted all of their attention.
"Single mecha, Sith Zero. It has a full metal exterior and is painted with obsidian for protection. Its top speed is 30 kilometers per hour, which is more than enough to keep up with the cavalry. The armor's thickness and structure can be customized according to the cost. If magic metal is used, it won't be difficult for it to be immune to Silver-ranked attacks."
Seeing that everyone's attention had been drawn to my explanation, I paused for a moment before tossing out a bombshell.
"Although its defense is excellent, wearing it won't affect the user's ability to cast spells. This is doubtlessly the best companion for archmages in the future. Although controlling it requires elemental control, we also sell mithril spiritual swords that even ordinary people can use. It's enough to control it through magic swords … In other words, as long as you buy it, even a completely powerless ruler will instantly have combat strength at least at the Silver rank. Not only that, you'll also obtain a mithril spiritual sword and have a certain level of elemental control. "
As I waved my hand, the mecha warrior took off a portion of his outer armor. The elemental power around his body could be ignored, but the red and black mithril spiritual sword was obviously the mecha's core component. This obviously went against common sense, causing the audience to be in an uproar.
Mithril spiritual sword? It was a magical sword that had been modified using magical engineering. Originally, I was the one who came up with the name "Silver Sword," but after everyone strongly rejected it, I could only helplessly add another word.
As for the so-called mithril … Gold watches, gold pens, and gold teeth might not all contain gold. There definitely wouldn't be gold in gold-packed milk powder, and there wouldn't be either water or silver in mercury. If there really was platinum in Melatonin, it would be accused of poisoning. Everyone understood how merchants worked.
"How many? How many mechas do you have? We, Rhodes, want all of them! "
"You dare to fight with us, San Antonio? Give all of them to us! We'll use gold of equal value to exchange for them. "
"… So what if we steal them? You have money, but we, Kasolan, don't! Why don't you try declaring war on us? As long as we conquer 15 countries, we'll have borders with each other. "
Even if some people didn't see the military value of these mechas, just the fact that they could give mortals combat strength was enough to tempt any emperor. Judging from how they were fighting over the mechas, it was likely that they had all received a death order from their master.
It would seem that releasing information about this mechas in advance was the correct choice. In fact, even the Holy Church was tempted and sent out professional negotiators.
"May the Holy Light bless you. We can sense the boundless power of Holy Light coming from Your Highness. Fortunately, the mundane matters of the world didn't stop you from exploring the path of Holy Light. May the Holy Knight's justice forever bless you."
Alright then, it would seem that the Holy Church had also fallen into a trap. Others probably wouldn't understand what he was saying, but for me, it was a daily occurrence. What he really meant was this:
"Hey, brat, you're all following the Holy Light. Don't be too greedy. Otherwise, if you screw up this time, our boss, the God of Holy Light, will come looking for you."
"Even if I'm already following the path of Law. May the Holy Light bless you. Even in the darkest of nights, the Holy Light will illuminate your path. (Pauper, our boss is now Wumianzhe. If you don't have any money, then scram. Go back to where you came from.) "
"Ah, my little brother who follows both the Holy Light and the path of Law (idiot who's two-timing), your generosity (petty) and courage (suicidal) have given me a revelation (scared) …"
Alright then, since it was rare to meet someone who understood this, this Holy Knight was actually quite interested. He started using slang after slang as he began to bargain.
While this Holy Knight and I were happily conversing in the argot language, the others were already at a loss, including my teacher who was known as the strongest Holy Knight. After all, he didn't have the experience of being a Ceremonial Knight who specialized in diplomacy. In their eyes, the two of us were just flattering each other with a bunch of pleasantries, but there wasn't any substance to it. In reality, we had already exchanged more than ten rounds of opinions.
I watched as the "Sith Zero Machine" disappeared into the distance. They didn't even talk about the price, but I had already achieved my expectations. This was only a demonstration. How could it possibly be sold so easily … I still needed time to make up for the missing parts! You over there, hurry up and pick up the left arm that you dropped in front of you. Things would get out of hand if you were seen.
"There are two Sith Zero Machines in total. The other one is still under construction. There will be an auction in a month, and both Sith Zero Machines will be sold. The next batch of Sith Zero Machines will be at least a year from now. If someone buys both Sith Zero Machines at the same time, they'll give you the secret silver sword creation method as a bonus. I can accept physical items as collateral. Even God Equipment is fine. "
The value of these free items far surpassed the actual item itself. However, the amount of money needed to obtain two items in a row would be more than twice the maximum amount that other countries could afford. This promotion method was filled with malicious intent, but it also gave the Holy Knights enough time to obtain permission from their superiors and raise funds. Judging from how they were secretly competing with each other, it was highly unlikely that they would come to a secret agreement. The price this time wouldn't be low.
As for giving me the method to create the mithril spiritual sword? Actually, spreading magical engineering was an important strategic goal of mine. In the foreseeable future, all the human kingdoms would stand on the same side. It would be quite troublesome to have weak allies.
Spreading this seed of power that would eventually spread to the entire world would also be helpful for the overall situation. Of course, it would be even better if I could sell it for a good price.
Besides, our research power and direction were limited. Rather than starving to death while guarding our treasure vault, it would be better to sell the seed and exchange it for future harvests to increase our overall power level.
As for whether or not there would be a backdoor or a Trojan horse that would steal the Holy Knight's technology … Actually, there was no need to ask such a question. Would there be any backdoors or free items in the top-level software and technology products from my previous world?
Of course, in order to prevent the Holy Knight from getting too hot-headed and forcefully stealing the Holy Knight's technology, the next item was the most valuable one, as well as my ace in the hole.
"Mizar, it's time to make an appearance."
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