For players in Cologneburg, today was supposed to be a joyous day.

As the strongest brigade in Cologneburg, the Black Tulip Brigade has been recognized by the nobility, and the players in the entire Cologne Fort also feel honored and have watched the excitement.

The nobles of the Upper City were also celebrating, not for the Black Tulip Brigade, of course, but for the reconstituted Knights of the Covenant.

As the most glorious and sad memory of the Wasteland, the story of the Knights of the Covenant can be said to have been heard by these aborigines since childhood.

The time when we worked together to fight against the abyss, the time when we fought bloodily to save our homeland, the time when all efforts failed.

As the last bastion of the wasteland, Cologne Fort certainly gathered a large number of survivors of the past, and now, the epic recited by the ancestors has suddenly reappeared, and the dream of recovering the homeland does not seem so far away.

The celebration culminated today, as the young Count Riken Balzac, the Oath of the Knights of the Covenant and a descendant of House Balzac, announced that the envoys of the six tribes involved in the Covenant would arrive in Fort Colón today to celebrate the re-establishment of the Knights of the Covenant.

The founding ceremony of the small Black Tulip Knights did not attract much attention from the nobles, but in the eyes of the warriors, it was the protagonist of today.

The reality is actually quite absurd.

While the upper town of Cologne is singing, dancing and celebrating, the lower town is immersed in great sorrow.

The plague is still prevalent in the lower city, and ordinary citizens do not have such perfect epidemic prevention methods, so they can only rely on the herbs provided to them by the church to slowly survive. Some of them have even died, and are hastily buried in cemeteries.

In this era, the aristocracy and commoners were never one world.

Similarly, for most players, I'm afraid that their stance is closer to the aristocracy or the privileged class.

And in this atmosphere of frozen bones on the stinky road of Zhumen's wine and meat, a shocking change came.

When things changed, the inauguration ceremony of the Black Tulip Knights was nearing the end, and in the presence of the priests, a total of twenty players including Julien, Ode, Minter, and Amelia who had been baptized swore allegiance to the young Count Balzac, officially obtaining the status of a low-ranking nobleman.

"I envy them! The first knight order formed by the Warlords! One of the onlookers said.

"I heard that the Vassal Knights can recruit ten trainee knights, can you go and try it?"

"They must give priority to the old members, although I think my strength is enough, but I still don't join in the fun." The player said, "I've already been on the National Knights' inspection list, and if I'm lucky, I might be able to get the status of a trainee knight." ”

"Wow! That's amazing! His friend accosted, "It is said that the Knights are the most difficult professional guilds to enter, and there is not even a single officially inaugurated player yet, and there are less than 50 apprentice knights in the entire Cologne Castle, so you can enter the inspection list, which is really quite powerful." ”

"That's right! The forums are all talking about the three most difficult guilds, the Ranger, the Wizard and the Knights. Someone next to him accosted, "The ranger is difficult to upgrade and upgrade equipment alone, the magician is a large number of people but can't play, and the knights are too high to enter." It is really not easy to enter the field of vision of those knight masters. ”

"If you can become an official knight in the Knights, then you can automatically obtain the status of a low-level nobleman! Although there is no knighthood. ”

"How can it be so easy, even in the National Knights with the largest number of people, the assessment of white-shirted knights is very strict, not just by rank."

"That's why the Black Tulip Brigade is enviable, directly stepping this step, ignoring the profession, and directly becoming a full-fledged knight. A lot of knight-specific equipment and skills can also be purchased, which is really ......"

The same was discussed in the crowd of onlookers.

"Shhh...... Why am I feeling a little cold? Suddenly, a player said.

"What kidding, how can we feel cold."

The player's inherent skill "Constant Temperature Adaptation" allows the player to stay in a certain temperature range for most of the time, and is generally not affected by the temperature, but today the situation is a little wrong.

"That's not right...... I also feel cold......"

"yes!"

"I ...... too"

Just as the players were wondering, someone suddenly shouted: "Look! What is that! ”

The players, including the clergy and nobles, all looked up and gasped.

Originally, in Cologneburg, especially in the Upper City, it had always been full of the protection of holy light, and there was absolutely no trace of filth and abyss, but now, a black pillar of light that was so deep that it felt endless suddenly rose into the sky, exuding an ominous aura. It is not quite correct to say that it is a pillar of light, because the darkness in it flows, like a corrupt sludge, slowly spinning, growing larger and larger, and around it is a black, cruel thunderbolt.

"It's ...... What is it! ”

"The Abyss! Why is the Abyss here! ”

The players were in a mess.

Compared to the players who didn't know why, the nobles and the priests felt a deeper shock.

"How could the Abyss be in Uptown...... Wrong! What about the Holy Light Front?! Why didn't the Holy Light Front respond?! Bishop Gaunt, who had come to preside over the baptism, did not feel the response of the light, and immediately became confused.

"Bishop! The Holy Light Node has been cut off! A member of the clergy said loudly to Bishop Gaunt.

"Cut?! No! No way! Bishop Gaunt said incredulously, "How can the hub be cut off if it is controlled by the Church?!" ”

"Bishop Gaunt, now is not the time to get to the bottom of it, let's think about how to do it!" It was the Count of Balzac who spoke.

“…… I'm sorry, Your Excellency, but I lost my temper. Bishop Gaunt came to his senses and continued, "I'm afraid I'm going to rush back to the church and see how we can get the Light Front back up again." ”

"The abyss emanates from the noble quarters, and I'm afraid something has happened over there......," the young Count Balzac muttered, "I'll go back and gather the Knights of the Covenant first, and ask the Knights of the Holy Church to come to our aid as soon as possible." ”

"I will convey your request to the head of the Falken regiment, then...... Let's go first. Bishop Gaunt saluted, then turned to Julien's side, "Sir Julien, as the representative of the Warlords, I hope you and your warriors can fight for Fort Colon at this moment, please!" ”

Julien nodded, "Rest assured, Bishop Gaunt. ”

After the group had gone away, the Count of Balzac came to the newly formed Knights of the Black Tulip.

"Black Tulip Knight, please lead your knights to escort me to my mansion." Said the Count of Balzac.

Julien saluted with knightly etiquette and said, "Yes, Lord Count. Let me tell my men. ”

With permission, Julien returned to the noisy crowd of players and relayed the Count's orders to the new knights.

"Wow, it's so troublesome, I have to run with him!" Mint couldn't help but complain, "I thought it was an honorary title......

"Mint, don't make a fuss...... Acquired power, of course, to fulfill the corresponding obligations. Julien said speechlessly, and then said to Bernard, the only brigade steward who was not involved in the Knights, "It seems that things are not so simple, after we go back, take defensive measures, recall all the members, and protect our station!" ”

"Yes, don't worry." Bernard nodded.

While the two were talking, there was a sudden uproar in the player group, some even screaming, and then several weaker players suddenly fell to the ground.

Someone shouted: "System! The system is failing! The menu is all greyed out! ”

For players, the biggest test has just begun.