Two days later.

The huge Holy Knight Army left San Lorenzo.

Leading the way was naturally Monn, Ace, and the leader of the Bauhinia caravan.

A total of 10,000 Holy Knights were holding the Holy Spears in their hands.

Their procession was neat, and the marching scene looked very shocking.

On this trip to the Ash Mountain Range, Monn brought a total of more than 10,000 Holy Knights.

As for the other 10,000 Holy Knights, Monn them in the Holy Church of San Lorenzo. Their mission was to protect San Lorenzo in case anything unexpected happened.

The Bauhinia Caravan...

Vivian looked at the imposing Holy Knights...

She was shocked beyond words.

This imposing manner made Vivian feel that she had made the right decision to seek help from the Orthodox Church.

If they were mercenaries, with their lazy appearance...

It would be impossible for them to have such an imposing manner.

They passed through the Elf Forest.

The closer they got to Sapphire City, the more mercenaries they met.

The mercenaries looked at the dressing of the Holy Knight Army...

Their mouths and their eyes were wide open.

"What's going on? The Orthodox Church is going to attack Sapphire City?!"

They were all shocked.

This was the first time they had seen such a scene and the mercenaries were instantly stunned.

Monn did not pay any attention to them. Instead, he walked straight towards Sapphire City.

It was almost noon.

Monn and his group were finally approaching Sapphire City.

Sapphire City was one of the great human empires, the Betema Empire's border city. It was close to the Ash Mountain Range. Although it was not large, it was not small.

High stone walls surrounded the city in all directions. The architectural style of the city was similar to that of a western city in the Middle Ages of Earth. Sapphire City had tens of thousands of people. It was very prosperous because besides the Ash Mountain Range, there were also a large number of magic beasts gathering around Sapphire City.

The more magic beasts there were, naturally the more mercenaries there were. Therefore, many chambers of commerce would come here to buy materials from magic beasts and sell them to other cities.

In the castellan's residence of Sapphire City...

Castellan Shaofa Komuk was a middle-aged man with a big belly.

He looked very ordinary, but he was a peak Amethyst Rank expert.

Looking at the castellan official who came to report the news, his fat round face was full of regret. "What did you just say?"

"There's a huge army of Holy Knights approaching Sapphire City?"

The city guard wiped the cold sweat off his forehead.

He didn't quite believe it either.

But when those mercenaries spoke, their voices were full of emotion. They were so anxious that they were about to cry.

He had no choice but to capture them first and report back.

"That's how it happened."

After listening to the story of the city guard...

Castellan Komuk frowned and said, "Were these mercenaries fed with medicine?"

The city guard was sweating and quickly said, "I checked with them one by one. They were not fed with medicine and were not disturbed by control magic. It should be true."

Castellan Komuk said, "Impossible! The Orthodox Church is a human god's church. How could they attack a human city without any reason?"

"But..."

The city guard hesitated.

He did not dare to say anything after that.

But Komuk's expression changed.

He knew what the city guard did not say.

All these years, he occupied Sapphire City.

He did not make any contributions.

Instead, he increased the taxes on Sapphire City.

The residents of Sapphire City were already filled with complaints against him, the castellan.

Could it be that the Orthodox Church brought the Holy Knights to Sapphire City for this matter?

Hiss!

The castellan took a deep breath.

The more he thought about it, the more he felt that the possibility was very high.

His face instantly became ugly.

The city guard said, "Lord Castellan, should we report this matter to the Marquis of Bauhinia? Although Sapphire City is not the territory of the marquis, if there really is an elven army coming to attack Sapphire City, he has the obligation to send the Fierce Horse Knights to reinforce."

Komuk waved his hand and said, "Don't alert the Bauhinia Marquis, the elven army matter is not certain for the time being. Also, don't inform those people from the union to avoid causing trouble."

"Lord Castellan, it's already too late!"

"Why is it too late?"

"The moment those mercenaries returned to the city, they started shouting like crazy. The Mercenary Union, the Mage Union, it's hard for them not to know. There was a commotion now. Many people ran outside the city to see the new cardinal of the Orthodox Church."

"To see the new cardinal of the Orthodox Church?"

"That's right!"! It was rumored that this new cardinal was extremely powerful and handsome. Of course, the most shocking thing was his age. It was rumored that he had become the new cardinal the Orthodox Church at the age of 20! Not to mention the commoners who admire the cardinal, even the nobles who want to befriend Cardinal Monn have already sent people out of the city to welcome him!"

WTF!

Komuk's large round face was pitch black.

What if the Cardinal of the Orthodoxy Church really came to punish him? Based on the behavior of the nobles in Sapphire City, they would probably hand him over to the Cardinal of the Orthodoxy Church at any moment. What should he do?

"Let's go! Follow me to the city wall!"

...

At the Mercenary Union.

"Lord President, a mercenary just sent a message saying that the cardinal of the Orthodoxy Church of San Lorenzo is leading a large number of Holy Knights in the direction of our Sapphire City. It is estimated that he is bringing as many as 10,000 Holy Knights. They are not far from our Sapphire city. Look..."

Plop!

The old union president directly threw himself off the recliner.

"Help me up!"

"..."

"Is the news true?"

"For this, we can not be sure yet! That group of mercenaries has already been captured by the Castellan Komuk's guards. The crime is spreading rumors and disturbing the stability of Sapphire City."

"So it's fake?"

"It doesn't seem fake. A lot of people are running outside the city to welcome the Holy Knight Army of the Orthodox Church. Not only civilians, but also a large number of nobles."

"Welcome?"

The president was slightly stunned.

Since when did those high and mighty nobles lower themselves to welcome the people of the Orthodox Church?

"Lord President, after all, he is Cardinal Monn, ,who is famous throughout the entire capital. If it wasn't for the fact that I wanted to pass the news to you, I would have gone, too."

"..."

The old president said, "What is the Bauhinia Chamber of Commerce doing now? Heard that they have recently sent a caravan to San Lorenzo, so they must have contacted the Orthodox Church there as well. What news do they have?"

"Lord President, I just saw that the person-in-charge of the Bauhinia Chamber of Commerce has already led his men out of the city."

"Gather all the mercenaries in the city and go up the city wall!"

"Yes, Lord President!"