Pioneer Lord: Starting From Daily Intelligence-Chapter 411 - 171: The Night Before the Final Battle · Are You Still Wearing Your Bronze Bell? (Part 4)

This unexpected situation was something Su Li never anticipated.

The Church Knight Order was a professional armed warband, and Su Li had always held them in high regard. He always believed that the Church Knight Order should be the quickest to mobilize; after all, they were the knights of the Sun Goddess, each a well-trained warrior, constantly honing their military skills, entirely dedicated to battle, battle, and battle.

He never expected that the ones having problems with assembly would be the Corona Knight Order!?

Freya patiently explained, "This issue is somewhat complex, primarily involving the conflict between the church and secular powers."

"This has a history of over a thousand years, and I doubt you’d be interested in it. To put it briefly, the Church Knight Order cannot abandon their station and the divine temple they protect to submit to secular noble territories. Hence, our Corona Knight Order must defend Silver Spring Valley."

"And the monster assault is overwhelming. The legions besieging from the southern territories might very well discover the garrison at Silver Spring Valley."

"So, the leader left a squad of knights with several hundred preparatory knights and armed attendants to desperately defend the divine temple and fortress of Silver Spring Valley." 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢

The dispute between the church and secular territories has a long history; it is a macro-level contradiction involving the Empire’s internal affairs, culture, and religion. To be frank, Su Li’s current strength is not enough to engage with all this.

However, there is indeed a significant difference between church knights and secular knights. To display their identity, combat priests within the church usually wear complete armor, adorned with divine symbols or copies of the Holy Scripture, and priests often bind a canonical book to their waist with a chain. This book typically has a metal cover to prevent the precious book from being destroyed under the ever-changing battlefield conditions.

At least at this stage, Su Li needs the support of the Church Knight Order.

The Corona Knight Order is unwilling to abandon their divine temple and religious territories and bring all their wealth and attendants into Hesse Territory. This means the deployment of that territory must take these issues into account.

Su Li asked, "Can several hundred soldiers really defend your Silver Spring Valley’s divine temple and fortress?"

Freya shook her head slightly and said, "I can’t say for sure either, but our Silver Spring Valley’s fortress is also a magnificent knight’s castle, towering over ten meters high, and it won’t be easy for the monsters to take it down in a few days."

"If it were knights from another church, they would definitely choose to defend their divine temple to the death, swearing to survive or perish with the divine temple and fortress. But Captain Constantine is an excellent tactician; he understands the situation clearly and knows that he must cooperate with the territory’s army to crush the Green Dragon’s Fang, only then can the situation be completely reversed. That’s why he brought the Elite Knight Order to Hesse Town to assist in the battle."

Su Li pondered slightly. It seemed that Marshal Orstein’s offensive strategy was still the key to deciding this battle.

Su Li glanced at the eastern horizon, which was gradually lightening. Morning was approaching, and the monster vanguard might soon arrive around the castle.

The decisive battle was about to enter the most intense phase of main force collision!

He had no mind to wander around, so he had Freya bring a chair, and he directly sat on the highest terrace, beneath the fluttering banner, looking into the distance.

Perhaps it wouldn’t be long before he would see the immense shadow that had always weighed on his heart—Deceitful Wings, Aeliria.

The autumn morning wind was a bit cold. Su Li glanced at Freya, fully armed and with armor shining in the sun, exhaled a breath of warmth, and asked her, "That... are you still wearing the bell?"

Perhaps it was the chilling battlefield atmosphere that made Freya’s demeanor exceptionally cold. Her ice-blue eyes, like snow, glanced at Su Li and asked, "Are you nervous?"

"Why do you ask?" Su Li raised an eyebrow in surprise.

"Because when men are nervous, they tend to imagine these things to relieve stress."