The statue was sent over on the eighth day. Although Alfonso wanted to be faster, the stone that Lin Xiao requested was too big. Ordinary carriages couldn't transport it. In addition, Alfonso wanted to send some things over as well, so the time was slowed down.
Fortunately, this matter wasn't urgent. There was no time limit to this descent. Based on the flow of time between this world and the main world, it wouldn't matter even if they stayed for a hundred years.
Along with the carriage was a batch of living materials and a small batch of craftsmen.
Alphonso wanted to build the church's first church in Gibson Town, but the Divine Church was present, so he couldn't go there. He could only prepare as many craftsmen as possible to build the church.
Lin Xiao met Alphonso in the newly opened wasteland outside the village. When he arrived, Lin Xiao was opening the Book of Wisdom and summoning a ring of fire, burning the surrounding wasteland to ashes.
Since this plane was vast and sparsely populated, it was all wasteland. He was prepared to open up the wasteland around Fore village, whether it was for farming or for expanding the village.
The magic spells that were commonly seen in the Main World were miraculous to the people of this world. Even though he had seen a real miracle like the Resurrection Spell, Alfonso was still shocked. Every time he saw Link, his faith in Link would become even more pious.
After finishing his work, Lin Xiao turned to Alphonso and asked.
"You, what did you see just now?"
Alphonso answered honestly.
"I saw flames fly out from the hands of the Divine Envoy, burning everything!"
Lin Xiao smiled and shook his head.
"Flames represent destruction, but also new life. Only after destruction can there be new life. My child, after experiencing the previous calamity, what did you think of?"
Alphonso was silent for a moment, then said.
"I was thinking that if I had greater power, I would be able to protect my subjects."
"Very good!"
Lin Xiao walked forward with his scepter. Alphonso followed closely behind. He didn't speak, and neither did Alphonso, but his heart was thumping. A strong premonition told him that something that could change his fate was about to happen.
With the Scepter of Life in hand, Lin Xiao circled around the entire Fu 'er Village at a leisurely pace, before finally returning to the starting point. Only then did he turn around to look at Alfonso. At this moment, his face was emitting a faint glow, while a wave of awe-inspiring pressure assaulted his face. Alfonso subconsciously knelt down as if he had been blessed by a stroke of good fortune.
"You are very lucky. The great God of Life and Wisdom has chosen you."
The Book of Wisdom began to open and flipped to the last page. On it was a picture of a finger condensed from light descending from the sky and touching the forehead of a pious kneeling knight.
"In the name of the God of Life and Wisdom, I ask my child, are you willing to become the Guardian Knight of our God and guard the glory of our Lord?"
Alphonso raised his head in delight. He suppressed the excitement in his heart and said loudly,
"I'm willing!"
"Very good!"
Lin Xiao nodded in satisfaction. He closed the Book of Wisdom with his right hand, and the condensed ball of light flew out, transforming into a hand of light that pointed at Alfonsol's head.
At the same time, he waved his hand and an exquisite treasure chest made of pure gold appeared in his hand.
When Alphonso opened his eyes, strands of the Light of Life flowed in his pupils.
He opened the treasure chest made of pure gold. Amidst the dazzling golden light, there was a set of exquisite white armor and a sword hilt. The hilt was the sword of light of an angel with open wings. There was also a Book of Wisdom that was about the same size as Lin Xiao's hand. It slowly floated in front of Alphonso.
A full set of Holy Knight armor, the Sacred Sword of Life, and a Libram of Wisdom.
This was the full set of Holy Knight armor that Lin Xiao had set up. The Holy Knight armor included a helmet, gray leg armor, belt, and so on. Each of them contained several defensive divine spells.
The Sacred Sword of Life contained many offensive divine spells.
The Libram of Wisdom contained many functional divine spells.
All together, it was a full set of equipment for a Holy Knight.
In Lin Xiao's setting, the lowest level of the Church was the Church's Knights. They were the fourteen villagers of Fore Village that he had trained previously. Each of them had the physique and strength of an ordinary knight. Coupled with a set of elite weapons and armor that did not exist in this plane, each of them had the strength of an official knight.
The second level was the Sacred Samurai, which the Church did not have yet. He imagined that they would have a shrunken set of Sacred Samurai equipment, and at the same time, they would also work as priests to preach.
The third level was the Holy Knight, which was the upper echelons of the Church. They had extraordinary combat strength that far exceeded the martial strength of this plane. The Book of Wisdom in their hands had the same function as the one in Lin Xiao's hands. It also came with a group resurrection spell.
The framework of the Church had been set, and was only waiting to be implemented.
Now that the first Holy Knight of the Church had been born, he would promote a few more Sacred Samurai later. When the time came, he would be free to leave the preaching to his subordinates.
In these few days, Lin Xiao had already formulated a five-year development plan.
The first thing was to let the first Holy Knight of the Church become the head of the Gibson family, so that the development plan could be officially implemented.
Although Baron Herman was still in his middle age and could not be considered old, this baron was a believer of the Holy Church, which did not fit their ideals.
Of course, if he was willing to put in some effort, he could pull this baron over, but Lin Xiao had no interest in this. He needed a younger Holy Knight or Sacred Samurai.
This was easy to solve. Gulda, who was next door, was rapidly developing. That Descender, who was unknown whether he came from the Nightmare World or Spirit Realm, originally planned to offer the Gibson family's mine. This time, he suddenly lost half of his strength, especially half of the weapons and equipment he brought with great difficulty. He would definitely come to investigate the situation, which would naturally lead to a conflict with Baron Gibson.
Although his strength had been reduced by half, if Gulda personally came, Baron Gibson would definitely not be able to defeat him. If the baron was injured or killed in the conflict, Alfonso could quickly take over the territory.
At that time, it would be the same whether he took over the baron's management or inherited the title. As long as he had power, he could not let it go.
When he told this plan to Alfonso, he agreed without hesitation, but he hoped that when the time came, he would be able to save his father, Baron Herman.
To this, Lin Xiao expressed his agreement. He was even more satisfied with this first Holy Knight.
A few days later, a rumor appeared in the baron's territory. It said that two groups of bandits wanted to rob the baron's carriage. In the end, they clashed and fought. In the end, both sides suffered great losses. The baron's residence captured a few injured soldiers and a large number of elite weapons and armor.
The rumor quickly spread throughout the territory, at the same time spreading to the surrounding territories.
This was a rumor deliberately spread by Alfonso, the main purpose was to dispel Gulda's vigilance.
If he did not say this, Alfonso, who had suddenly lost so many troops, would be very vigilant. He would not dare to come for a long time, and might even change his plans.
As the rumor spread, Gulda would think that there was a second Descender nearby. Although he would also be vigilant, he would still dare to come when everyone had suffered great losses. Moreover, he would speed up his plans and attack.
During this time, Lin Xiao began to strengthen the second batch of Church Knights and the first batch of Sacred Samurai.
The Church Knights used the twenty captive elite warriors from Gulda. This batch of warriors was carefully selected by Gulda. Now, all of them believed in him. After experiencing the miracle of the great resurrection spell, each of them had a devout faith that was enough to be carefully trained.
In addition, there were thirty militiamen who came with them. This batch would be retrained as free soldiers and reserve troops for the Church Knights.
As for the first batch of Sacred Samurai, they were naturally selected from the fourteen Church Knights. Among them, six of the best were chosen. They were the four who had previously escorted him, and the other two who stayed in the village with the most devout faith.
In the early stages, unless they were very talented in battle, the core members would only choose the most devout believers.
The six Sacred Samurai were strengthened by the infusion of divine power. Each of them had a set of Sacred Samurai equipment, and their battle strength instantly soared.
It was worth mentioning that Lin Xiao combined the situation of this world and listed the individual battle strength into a simple scale.
The individual battle strength from lowest to highest was:
The militiamen – were men in their prime. They usually did what they were supposed to do, but after a certain period of time, they would undergo a certain amount of training. During battle, they would be given a simple weapon and would be able to enter the battlefield. They were also the lowest level of cannon fodder in the military system of the various lords.
The free soldiers – were professional soldiers. They no longer needed to participate in manual labor. Their daily task was to train their battle skills. They were equipped with standard metal weapons. Their defensive equipment depended on the territory's finances. Some wore leather armor, while others wore chain mail. They were the backbone of the territory's battle strength.
The elite warriors – were stronger than professional soldiers but weaker than knights. They were also the reserve troops for the knights. In the noble system, they were also called knight apprentices.
The knights – had the physique and strength of an adult man. They had exquisite battle skills and were similar to generals on the battlefield. They had extremely powerful battle strength.
The grand knights – were the advancement of knights. Most small nobles and lords did not have such powerful warriors who had experienced hundreds of battles. From what Alphonso said, there were no more than five grand knights in the vast territory ruled by Count Dyson.
According to Alphonso's description, the range of a grand knight's battle strength was extremely large. The strong ones were much stronger than the weak ones. Even the weakest one was slightly stronger than the church's knights who had elite equipment and were comparable to the church's paladins.
However, if a paladin used the divine arts of the paladin set, they would definitely be stronger than a grand knight. After all, their supernatural strength was still very strong.
It was said that there was a legendary paladin above the grand knights. However, this was only a legend. No one had heard of it in the entire kingdom.
It was said that the paladin in the legends had unimaginable strength. They could split open a thick city gate with a single slash.
According to this evaluation, this paladin had the physique and strength of a level 6 supernatural. In this world, it was indeed extremely strong.
Comparing this paladin with the church's paladin that he had strengthened, Lin Xiao thought that the paladin's strength should not be too different. In his imagination, a complete paladin of the church would have the physique and strength of a supernatural. In addition to the paladin set, he should be able to defeat the paladins of this world.
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