Chapter 8: The Knights and the City of the Silver Tide

The Order is powerful, very powerful, powerful that subverts the imagination of ordinary people. But corresponding to this strength is the very small number of knights. Even if the Church of the Lord of Radiance swept across the continent, at its peak, it only had a maximum of five knights at the same time.

The supreme artifact that guards the Church of Radiance, the "Eternal Holy Grail", has the aura of blessing bestowed by the Holy Grail, and although the number is less than three hundred, it has the title of the strongest knight order in the continent.

The Radiant Sword, the most powerful artifact of the Church of Radiance, smashes the last floating city of the Magic Empire and slashes the Knights of the Dark Sky in the Dawn War before the arrival of the Glorious Age.

Named after the first baptismal temple of the Coming of the Holy One, the Knights Templar was formed by the original believers of the Glorious Church and joined by generations of pious knights who had converted to baptism, and the number of knights was the highest among all kingdoms.

Guarding the place where the Holy Coffin of the Sage sleeps, only the most pious and pure ascetic knights of the Radiant Church can join.

and the Knights of the Aegis, who always fought in the most dangerous places, turned the tide countless times in the War of the Dawn, and won the title of Shield of Radiance with countless sacrifices and victories.

This is the five knights owned by the Church of the Lord of Radiance, and it is also the foundation for the Church of Radiance to suppress the continent, sweep the world, and lay the foundation for the dominance of human society.

Continental powers such as the Baiotin Empire, the St. French Empire, the Dro Empire, and the San Jose Empire, at their peak, did not have more than three knights in their country.

The birth of a knightly order often represents the rise of a powerful kingdom. For example, the former kingdom of Ray Grace was just a small principality among the Northlands, but because of the birth of the Ice Crown Knight, it became the overlord of the Northlands, sweeping the Northlands without anyone to compete with.

It is because the Order is so powerful and so important. That's why Carl was surprised when he saw that this Silver Dawn mercenary group was training mercenaries in the same way as training knights.

This is training that only those powerful forces who control a kingdom or principality and have a large number of vassal knights are qualified to carry out.

Because the basic standard of a true knight order is that the knights of the knights must awaken the blood of the knights. Without the blood of a knight, no matter how elite the training is, no matter how strong the training is, even if the fighting spirit erupts, the combat effectiveness is comparable to that of a knight who has awakened the bloodline, he is just a warrior, not a knight.

Carl's knowledge of this world only comes from the memories of the original body and what he saw and heard when he incarnated as Princess Alicia in his dream, so it is not clear why a mercenary army in the city of Silvertide can train mercenaries with the training methods of a regular knight.

It doesn't really matter, though. The continental pattern, the imperial kingdom, the knight mercenary group or something, is still too far away from the current Karl.

Of course, thankfully, since the Silver Dawn Mercenary Regiment has mastered the training methods of regular knights, he may also have the opportunity to learn the introductory training methods of knights from the Silver Dawn mercenary regiment.

"However, before I can realize my dream, I still have to find a job to support myself and fill my stomach!"

Carl is a very sensible man, and although he yearns for the power of knights, he understands that his first task now is to survive in this strange city.

As a time-traveler, it seems difficult to survive penniless in a medieval-like otherworldly city, but if you think about it, it's not impossible.

In this era, there is naturally no talent market, no recruitment website, and no intermediary agency such as headhunting firms, but generally speaking, taverns or inns located in civilian areas have a part-time job introduction function in addition to providing food and lodging.

Just like in the usual fantasy adventure stories, mercenaries and adventurers go to the tavern to drink, fight, buy information, and accept quests, but in fact, in daily life, real adventure missions such as exploring ruins and guarding caravans are rare, and most of the time, taverns are more for ordinary residents to provide some ordinary jobs such as dock coolies, warehouse transportation, house repairs, city wall reinforcement and other ordinary job recruitment information.

So Carl thought about trying his luck at the tavern in Downtown to see if he could find a suitable job and support himself first.

Nagar, the "City of Silver Tides", is a famous port city located on the coast of the Harp Sea in the southern part of the mainland, adjacent to the beautiful Gem Bay, and is famous for its crystal-clear silver tides.

The entire "Silver Tide City" sits on a half-moon-shaped bay, and the two coastlines that curve out just happen to block the tide of the Harp Sea, forming a natural deep-water harbor.

Because of its favorable geographical conditions and superior natural environment, the "Silver Tide City" was a famous trading city on the continent during the era of the Magic Empire of Ancient Lotta (there is even a legend that a magical emperor built his palace and mage tower here).

Throughout its long history, the City of Silver Tide has been attacked and plundered by robbers, pirates, and invaders, as well as natural and unnatural forces such as storms, tsunamis, and fire.

For this reason, the people of the Silver Tide City built huge high walls. However, with the changes of history and the influx of merchants and foreign population, the population of the Silver Tide City has grown rapidly, and the size of the city has to be expanded every few tens or hundreds of years.

This unique history has created a peculiar effect in that the City of Silver Tide has numerous walls.

Today, most of these walls in the city have lost their original defensive significance, but they have been given a new meaning, that is, to divide the city and distinguish classes.

From the busiest port area, to the most prosperous business district, from the busy and messy civilian area, to the leisurely and elegant upper town, the entire Silver Tide City is divided into distinct areas by the city walls.

Karl walked along the Palm Boulevard through an ancient city gate carved with countless reliefs and statues, with beautiful arched curves, to a more prosperous and lively city.

This is located between the upper and lower towns, the most prosperous business district in the whole silver tide city, wide streets, all kinds of carriages come and go, these carriages are varied, most of them have exquisite shapes and gorgeous decorations, in some conspicuous places, even show off the family coat of arms.

The streets are lined with high-end shops, and tall windows are placed outside the shops, displaying high-end goods from all over the mainland. Well-dressed and well-mannered doormen and waiters stood at the door of the shop, humbly and respectfully greeting every customer who stepped out of the carriage.

The atmosphere here is very different from the elegant and quiet Upper Town, but it is full of exuberant glitz. As Carl walked along the streets of the business district, he could occasionally see one or two well-decorated restaurants or inns, where customers in fashionable clothes and elegant manners were resting and eating.

Compared with the courtyard buildings full of ancient Roman style, the reserved and arrogant and cold upper town, this prosperous commercial area has a more life atmosphere and vitality.