The Knights Templar were a group of knights that had been carefully raised by the orphans of the Radiant Church. Every one of them was very pious, and they were truly selfless clergy combatants. They had powerful divine abilities that could assist in battle, heal injuries, and punish evil. Their average combat strength was about 30% higher than an Apocalypse of the same level. This difference in strength was considerable, and the stronger they were, the more obvious the difference was.
The total number of Knights Templar was about 5,000, of which 3,000 were scattered all over Prandal, and 1,000 were permanently stationed in the headquarters of Alinx, alternating with the other 1,000 on vacation.
But in fact, including the secretly trained reserve members, the total number of Knights Templar was more than 10,000. It was a very large armed force. Fortunately, there was a true god in this world, so under the control of faith, this armed force would not become an unstable factor.
"So, you mean to say that you want me to combine the reserve Holy Templars and the new recruits of the Third Legion of the New Empire, and then fight against the demons under the leadership of the elites in order to hone their combat power?"
Pope Jesolini XXIII, who was sitting opposite Tang En, frowned. "Tang En Majesty, although it is the duty of the Knights Templar to fight the evil demons, sending the untrained Knights Templar to their deaths is cruel."
"Don't worry, I won't send them to their deaths."
Tang En was still very calm, and at the same time, he was thinking of some crazy plans. "I will provide them with a lot of equipment and supplies, so that their combat strength will be far greater than it is now."
"Oh!?"
The Pope's eyelids twitched. He thought of the enviable equipment worn by the Ellington Guards.
To be able to popularize Legendary-grade equipment to such an extent, throughout history, only Ellington had done so.
The Pope asked in a low voice, "Are you talking about the equipment worn by the Ellington Guards?"
Tang En nodded and added, "If there is a need, we will also provide the service of strengthening the equipment of the Knights Templar themselves."
The weapons and armor used by the Knights Templar were generally blessed and sanctified by the Holy See. Although the quality of the equipment was not necessarily high, it had a strong resistance to evil forces and could protect them from harm.
With such a foundation, if he were to take the equipment to Ellington for enchantment and enhancement, the quality of the equipment would increase by at least two levels. Even if it couldn't reach Legendary grade, it would at least reach Excellent grade.
"Really?"
The Pope was shocked and looked at Tang En in disbelief. "You can already mass-produce legendary equipment!?"
Tang En smiled strangely..... "What do you think?"
Since the technology of miniature magic array replication was conquered a while ago, and artificial souls and alchemy puppet technology were added to the production line, it was not difficult to mass-produce legendary equipment.
Aside from the topic, the so-called legendary equipment generally referred to equipment with four enchantments, as well as equipment with a permanent spell. Generally speaking, the enchantments on armor were generally related to Strength, Vitality, Defense, or Agility, and the permanent spell was often related to Defense, First Aid, and Escape. There were differences between armor and weapons, one focused on Defense, while the other focused on Offense.
Overall, there was no need to doubt the strength of Legendary grade magical equipment.
After hearing Tang En's confirmation, Jesolini XXIII was so shocked that he did not know what to say.
Now, there was very little magic equipment circulating in the Prandal market, and most of them were only Glimmer or Excellent-quality magic equipment. Excellent magic equipment was extremely rare, let alone legendary magic equipment.
However, Tang En could already mass-produce legendary magic equipment …
Jesolini sucked in a breath of cold air and looked around warily.
Tang En was speechless. "What are you looking at? This is your backyard. If you don't dare to talk here, I don't think anywhere is safe."
"No, I'm just a little nervous."
His Holiness smiled bitterly. "After all, this news, how should I put it … is too shocking."
"It's alright."
"But even if you can provide the equipment, we can't afford it …"
The Pope continued to smile bitterly. Although the Radiant Church's income was considerable due to the large number of believers (which could not be compared to the Wind God Church), it was only in the category of ordinary wealth. Looking at the magic equipment market in Prandal, a piece of legendary magic equipment often sold for up to a million gold coins. Buying one or two pieces might not be a big deal, but if all the Holy Knights were to be equipped with legendary equipment …
Even if the Wind God Church came, they would not be able to fork out that much money.
No, it should be said that all the major churches in Prandal combined probably did not have that much money to buy legendary equipment to equip their own knights.
"For the sake of our partnership, I can give you a super discounted cost price."
Tang En looked at the Pope with a smile. "It's an unimaginably low cost price. Of course, after you buy it back, you can only let them use it and not resell it."
"What price?"
"The armor and weapons that you asked for, the legendary quality, only this much each."
Tang En raised a finger.
"A million gold coins …"
The Pope smiled bitterly and shook his head. "It's indeed very cheap, but we still can't buy much …"
"No, no, no, it's not that expensive."
The Pope was startled, and his breathing suddenly quickened. "Only, only a hundred thousand gold coins!? Oh my god! Are you sure you're not joking with me!? "
Tang En smiled and shook his head. "A hundred thousand? That's a little too much. I'm very sincere in helping you improve your strength. "
"Could, could it be —"
Pope Jesolini XXIII looked at Tang En in disbelief. "— No, impossible, that's absolutely impossible!? Even if it can be mass-produced, it can't be so cheap!? I don't believe it, I don't dare to believe it! "
"Yes, that's impossible."
Tang En said calmly, "As long as it's ten thousand gold coins, you can buy a legendary armor or weapon that's molded according to your requirements. Of course, I reserve the right to engrave the emblem of the Datang Chamber of Commerce on it."
Ten thousand gold coins!
That's ten thousand gold coins!
His Holiness the Pope was going crazy. The legendary quality magic equipment that could make so many people go crazy was actually said by Tang En that it could be bought from him for only ten thousand gold coins!
"Think about it." As if he felt that the fire was not burning hot enough, Tang En continued to instigate the Pope. "Think about the Wind God Knights of the Church of Wind. Think about their equipment, and then think about the equipment of the Knights Templar. Can you bear it?"
Intolerable! Absolutely intolerable!
The Pope's face was ashen. If there was one thing that made him feel aggrieved for so many years, it would be the Church of Wind stealing the limelight at every summit of the Church. Those damned tycoons from the Ronitant were not stingy with their gold coins to make their knights shine with golden light, making the Knights Templar of the Radiant Church pale in comparison. But what was worth sympathizing with was that the Church of Fire from the Ryan Empire was his fellow sufferer. The Ryan Empire was not a rich place, and the Church of Fire, which was mostly worshipped by warriors, could not receive too many donations.
"Now, you only need ten thousand gold coins to buy a legendary equipment …"
"Just spend a small amount of gold coins, and all the knights can be equipped with powerful legendary equipment …"
"If you meet the knights of the Church of Wind again, you can mercilessly mock them …"
Tang En's voice echoed in the Pope's ears like the devil, tugging at his heartstrings.
"I admit that you've convinced me."
The Pope sighed deeply. "You're simply a devil!"
"No, no, no, I'm just doing it for the good of both of us."
Tang En looked at him with a smile. He provided the Pope with legendary equipment at cost price because he knew that under the constraints of the faith of the true god, the Knights Templar of the Radiant Church would inevitably stand on his side in the end, so he did not have to worry about them becoming too powerful and out of control.
If it were any other force, Tang En would not be at ease.
"I understand." The Pope gritted his teeth and made up his mind. "I want ten thousand sets!"
Ten thousand sets, ten thousand gold coins for a piece of armor or weapon. A set was a piece of armor and a weapon. Although it did not include boots, trousers, shoulder guards, helmets, and other parts, just these two pieces of equipment were enough.
"Ten thousand sets, that's two hundred million gold coins!"
Tang En looked at Pope Jesolini XXIII with a little surprise. "The Radiant Church is not as poor as I thought!"
Jesolini XXIII said with a pained expression. "What do you know? This is the savings of our Radiant Church for thousands of years!"
"Take it easy."
Tang En comforted him and patted him on the shoulder. "At least in the past, you couldn't have bought ten thousand sets of legendary armor and weapons at a discounted price of two hundred million gold coins, right?"
This was probably the only thing that Jesolini could feel at ease about.
"It's just that you've come up with such a cheap way of producing legendary equipment. The legendary equipment will definitely depreciate in the future …"
In this regard, Tang En only had one sentence. "Equipment is to be used, not looked at."
"Well … The gold coins can be transferred to your account at any time, but what I want to know is, when can these ten thousand sets of equipment be handed over to us?"
"Soon, in less than a month."
Before Tang En's technological innovation, Ellington had made several equipment production lines, but with the complete replacement of equipment and weapons, the production lines had also been replaced with brand-new third-generation technology. The first two production lines had been abandoned for a long time.
As long as those production lines were started, although the efficiency was not high, it would be more than enough to meet the orders of the Radiant Church and the equipment of the Third Army of the New Empire.
Tang En smiled and patted him on the shoulder. "Now, let's talk about how to mix the Knights Templar and the Third Army of the New Empire …"
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