On the plains outside Rayton City.
Agna was shocked when he saw me with a pair of panda eyes. To show his utmost respect for the friend of the God of Light, he immediately came up to me and asked with concern, "Could it be that the accommodations I have arranged for you are not giving you a good rest?"
In his opinion, it was quite normal for a ruler of a powerful civilization to be on an equal footing with the gods to not be used to living in the palaces of mortals. However, he could not understand why I was the only one with large dark circles under my eyes, while the other girls looked spirited and energetic.
"It's nothing," I laughed, then waved my hand. "I just have a little insomnia."
Insomnia, I didn't sleep well last night!
Perhaps it was because of the sudden gift, Little Bubble, who was already very clingy, became even more clingy after playing with the crystal ornament for a long time. That night, she actually made the shocking decision to sleep with me. This decision was naturally strongly opposed by Shallow Shallow, but no one expected that the usually obedient Little Bubble would become the most difficult to deal with once she made up her mind. No matter how hard anyone tried to persuade her, she wouldn't go to sleep as usual. In the end, considering that Little Bubble was just a child who left her mother, it was reasonable for her to do so, so Shallow Shallow finally reluctantly agreed. Unexpectedly, right after Little Bubble's problem was solved, the second problem appeared.
It was Pandora...
It was Pandora, who was the least likely to cause trouble!
This kind of feeling was like a sloppy and brainless movie, where a random character who was unknown in the first half and useless in the second half suddenly changed in the second half and became the ultimate villain boss that caused the world to tremble and all kinds of heroes gathered to fight against it. From the audience to the protagonist, everyone would be at a loss as to what to do.
If there was anyone in this world that could make Pandora, who was indifferent to everything, feel jealous, it would be Little Bubble, who suddenly appeared and snatched half of her lollipop quota and half of her brother's arms.
With a rather forceful attitude, Pandora forcefully carried her bed to my room, and directly entered 'prevention mode' that prevented her from receiving any messages from the outside world.
Regarding this, even Shallow Shallow and her sister felt helpless.
None of them could bear to speak ill of Pandora or Little Bubble. In other words, the only one they could bear to bully was me...
Even though they were both lolis that hadn't matured yet, even though they were only like little sisters to me, even though one of them wasn't much smarter than a three year old, even though … even though there were so many 'ifs', I still couldn't sleep for the entire night!!
It wasn't that I had any evil thoughts towards them, but Pandora and Little Bubble had been tossing and turning non-stop for the entire night. First, Little Bubble pestered me to tell her a story, then Pandora pestered me to tell her a story (military …), then they had a disagreement over who should get more lollipops, and then … they fought each other for no reason. Although it was just a small conflict between two little girls, it was enough to completely destroy my sleep...
That was why I appeared in front of everyone in the form of a national treasure.
Little Bubble and Pandora seemed to have realized that their moment of anger had brought about a negative outcome, and they stood quietly behind me like obedient babies. But to be honest, I didn't mind at all. Instead, I was overjoyed that Pandora had suddenly displayed the childishness that a normal little girl should have. Of course, it would be even more perfect if they could change their method of playing in the future.
Since I said that I was fine, Agner didn't question me any further. Instead, he ordered the experts on his side to make preparations.
Before this, Agner had done his best to keep the situation under wraps. Not only did he send his army to disperse any civilians that might pass by, he also had a dozen court magisters cast a gigantic illusory barrier to envelop the entire plain. That was why he wasn't worried that the military exercise would alarm the civilians.
However, I doubted that the simple illusory barrier would be able to withstand the impact of the Spatial Cannons and the various Schilling Energy Weapons.
Although it was said to be an exchange of strength, the main purpose was to display their strongest combat strength. It was to facilitate the cooperation between each other in battle. Ultimately, the ruler of the Ordo Empire hoped to use this opportunity to witness the valiant strength of the Xi Ling apostles. No matter what, as long as they didn't see it with their own eyes, the ruler of the Ordo Empire wouldn't fully believe that we could really fend off tens of thousands of magical creatures and a Devil Origin that could destroy a small country. Even if Agner was willing to trust us, if we couldn't display sufficient strength, his generals and ministers wouldn't agree to hand over the future of the entire country to a group of suspicious strangers.
Under the command of a few messengers, the royal guards that the Ordo Empire was most proud of — the Iron Cross Holy Knights — swiftly assembled and formed a neat square formation in front of us.
I couldn't help but admit that the Iron Cross was indeed a well-trained elite troop to be called the number one military power of the Ordo Empire. The two thousand people gathered in front of us were all wearing heavy silver armor that only revealed their eyes. In their left hand, they held a half-body shield made entirely out of Arcane iron. In their right hand, they held a silver hammer that was a meter and a half long. As Arcane iron was denser than normal steel, it was said that their entire body weighed half a ton. If it wasn't for the fact that every single warrior in the Iron Cross wielded the power of the Holy Light and could use the Holy Light to strengthen their bodies, it would be impossible for a human to use this powerful but shockingly heavy equipment.
This was also why the Iron Cross was so powerful. Every single one of them wielded the power of the Holy Light.
Although the healing power of the Holy Light was far inferior to the Divine Power of Life, it was still a power that could bring the dead back to life. Even though warriors spent most of their time training their bodies and couldn't master advanced light magic, even if they could only use the simplest strengthening spells and healing spells, it would still be enough for an ordinary warrior to display astonishing strength on the battlefield.
Think about it. A group of warriors fully equipped with plate armor, giant hammers, and heavy shields would have astonishing close combat abilities. Furthermore, if you managed to pierce through their steel armor and deal some damage to them, they would be able to use healing spells to quickly recover from their injuries. If you planned to fight a protracted battle with them, they would be able to use the power of the Holy Light to recover their stamina. Even worse, the power of the Holy Light originated from the power of faith, so the consumption of mana was almost negligible. An Iron Cross warrior with a firm faith could even fight for three days and three nights with the support of the Holy Light …
They could fight, heal, and resist. They also had DPS, a healer, and a tank. What a wretched … cough, powerful army!
Under the signal of the messenger, the Holy Knights first demonstrated the simplest formation and fighting techniques. The heavy equipment that weighed half a ton did not affect the movements of these Holy Knights at all. They swung their huge hammers and shields in their hands with great vigor, as light as feathers. The white light formed by the Holy Light floated on their armor, making these tall warriors look as mighty as the God of War.
Then, thousands of captured magical creatures were released.
Although there were no powerful units like the Corrupted Dragons among the thousands of magical creatures, they were all around the Intermediate tier. If they were in front of other armies, without the support of city defense structures and Magicians, they would be able to wipe out tens of thousands of elite warriors. However, in front of these Holy Knights, they could only last for less than 30 minutes!
Every time the heavy war hammers were swung down, a magical creature would be heavily injured. Then, the powerful power of the Holy Light would enter their bodies through their wounds, purifying the power of the Abyss from the inside, causing these magical creatures to wail in agony and turn into black ashes that filled the sky.
At the same time, the Iron Heavy Armor, which could already resist the corrosion of the Abyss, together with the support of the Holy Light, completely resisted the attacks of the magical creatures. The power of the Abyss, which could corrode both the physical and mental body, was unable to affect the Iron Cross Holy Knights at all. If there were more than ten magical creatures on the battlefield at the same time, they might be able to corrode one of the Holy Knights. However, these monsters whose brains had been burnt out obviously did not have the intelligence to do so.
After all of the monsters were eliminated, Agna nodded towards me with a proud expression.
No wonder the Ordo Empire was able to resist the attacks of the Abyss. Compared to the Life God's Power of Life, which was more supportive than offensive, Holy Light was indeed more suitable to be used on the battlefield. After a rough analysis, I concluded that these powerful Holy Knights already had the ability to fight against ordinary Schilling warriors. However, they were still incomparable to the armies of the Xiling Empire. After all, the training of Holy Knights was extremely difficult and time-consuming, while ordinary Schilling warriors could be produced from an assembly line. More importantly, Holy Knights could be said to be the strongest combat power in this world apart from Saint-rank monsters. Those ordinary Schilling warriors without any intelligence were expendable like bullets to the Empire.
Even so, the power of these Holy Knights was still worthy of recognition. They were already strong enough to fight against ordinary forces of the Abyss. There were very few Abyss battles that required the armies of the Xiling Empire to mobilize.
What was even more gratifying was that due to Alaya's "teachings" to Pope Mellon (I still felt rather uncomfortable mentioning this …), the stubborn old man finally agreed to ally with the Church of the Goddess of Life to fight against the invasion of the Abyss. At the very least, the bug-like job class of Holy Knights hadn't been wasted.
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