When the sun had fully risen, Soram and Philip returned to their respective rooms. Soram really needs to rest, although Soram has a good physique, but he can't stand such a toss, first he studied legendary spells without sleep, and then he had a friendly match with Xia, and he finally fell asleep, and because of Philip and Kogan, two bastards, he had to get up and bail these two guys out, and then drank and chatted with them until now.

Even if Solam's body is iron-beaten, he is mentally and physically exhausted at this time, and he needs to sleep.

And while Soram was sleeping, a group of people had already started a series of open and secret battles around him.

……

Knights of the Burning Heart.

The Knights of the Burning Heart, the largest paladin order of Old Am, the entire Knights are composed of paladins from major churches, and the purpose of its formation is to keep the entire Ascatra and even Amm from evil creatures, and it is also responsible for a large number of law enforcement tasks. Located at its headquarters in the southeast corner of the city's church district, it is permanently home to an elite force of the High Paladins and High Priests, who will dispatch and destroy evil creatures if they are discovered.

But since the Massacre, the power of the Knights of the Burning Heart has shrunk dramatically.

The reasons for the riots were extremely complex, but the social turmoil caused by the tsunami was undoubtedly the main cause of the riots, after which the contradictions between the aristocracy and the commoner class became extremely acute, and then due to a series of events, especially the demon summoning and cultist incidents of that year, it directly became the fuse of the riots.

On that night, more than 20,000 civilians were killed and countless more wounded. In this case, the Council of Amm behaved very poorly, and from the beginning to the end, the power of the Council did nothing.

So after that, the already tense situation exploded completely. The people of Ascatra felt that the parliament had abandoned them because they did not see the council's troops to protect them, they only saw the wealthy areas of Ascatla intact under heavy protection, while their homes were ruined.

After the imbalance and the pain of losing their loved ones completely exploded, the civilians, organized by some well-intentioned people, took to the streets and marched towards the administrative districts.

What started as a protest quickly turned into a riot. Perhaps it was the large number of people who gave the civilians who were already irrational an illusion of invincibility, or it was possible that they had been suppressed for too long, so the outbreak was particularly strong, and these civilians who had cowered in the past had knocked all the guards who wanted to intercept them to the ground along the way, stripping them of their armor and weapons.

There are many forces instigating, planning, and even personally intensifying the contradictions, making things out of control. Otherwise, things would never have turned out so badly, after all, the Amm Council at that time was not a fool, and it went to provoke the anger of the masses when the people's feelings were aroused.

Anyway, thanks to the efforts of many parties, in the end, there was no one to calm down the two sides, so a civil war broke out in the city.

And in this war that is destined to have no winners, the position of the Knights of the Burning Heart has become very awkward. The suppression of angry civilians on the one hand is clearly inconsistent with the norms of goodness, and on the other hand, they cannot allow the riots to continue.

As a result, the Grand Master at the time, Witherland, could only return to the headquarters of the Temple District with the battle-hardened knights. It was clear to him at the time. Whichever side they choose, the Order's paladins are likely to fall into guilt and conflict, and gradually slide into the abyss of depravity. Therefore, it is wisest to return to the headquarters and wait, although it may be saddled with some infamy, but it is still a hundred times better than the fall of a large group of paladins.

The riot will not end until Osvet completes his purge of the Masked Mage's Guild and takes full control of the Masked Mage's Guild.

But this was the beginning of a nightmare for the Knights of the Burning Heart.

Many members of the Order watched as the city they protected was in flames, but there was nothing they could do. Self-blame, guilt, resentment, and confusion began to spread among the Order. Although the early discovery and the very strong psychological counseling of the major churches did not cause the Fall to occur on a large scale, the impact still spread.

Since then, paladins have begun to leave the Order to embark on the path of redemption, unable to forgive themselves for their powerlessness in that terrible civil war, and they need to take the path of redemption in order to re-evaluate their faith.

Among them was the Grand Master of the Order, the new Saint of the Church of Tyre, Witherland.

The self-exile of a large number of high-ranking paladins, as well as the depravity of some young knights, have made the Knights, who have already suffered heavy losses due to underground sewers and demon summoning incidents, even more embarrassed, and their staffing is not even a quarter of what it used to be!

Then there were chaotic wars in various parts of the mainland, and the reconstruction work of the burning heart was greatly slowed down. By now, the strength of the Knights of the Scorching Heart is less than forty percent of what it used to be!

However, I don't know if it's a blessing in misfortune, Amm is finished, leaving only Askatra, and the law enforcement power of the Knights of the Burning Heart is limited to Ascatra and the surrounding area, and the territory is small, which is enough.

"Grand Master, another vampire massacre has been discovered!" A knight hurriedly pushed open the office of the Grand Master of the Order, handing a scroll to the current Grand Master of the Order, Makelele.

Makelle was a middle-aged man with an ordinary, even somewhat rustic face, whose dark skin made him look more like an old farmer digging in the dirt than a knight leader. Born in the Church of the Passion God, Makelle is a typical ascetic paladin.

Before the former Grand Master Witherland went into self-imposed exile, the saint recommended Makelele to become Grand Master of the Knights of the Burning Heart. Although Makelle had never been involved in the work of the Knights of the Burning Heart, out of trust in Witherland, the Knights of the Burning Heart accepted the new Grand Master, who was completely unfamiliar.

In the years that followed, everyone sent it out, and Witherland didn't recommend anyone.

Makelle is a typical paladin, kind, stubborn, and resilient!

This last point is important, and it is precisely because of this Grand Master who will not back down no matter how much pressure he has brought him that the Knights of the Burning Heart have come through the most difficult days and have begun to slowly but surely regain their strength.

"Get out!" Makelle was still bowing his head to deal with the official documents, and he was not shaken by the young knight's hurry, but said calmly and resolutely.

The young knight was stunned for a moment, then hurried out and closed the door, and then knocked on the door again.

"Grand Master! Knight Il Vincent reports!! ”

"Come in!" This time Makelele gave the response he deserved.

When the young knight stood in front of Makelle again, Makelle took the document handed by the young knight and said.

"Mr. Ilvincent, you are a soldier! Not a gangster, you're a knight! Not a hooligan. If you don't have a calm and firm heart, I suggest you retire, you are not suitable for the Order! We are the protectors of the people, and if we panic, then what do the people we protect think? What will they think? You are the guardian of order, not chaos! ”