Chapter 22: The World Is Enemy (3) (2nd Update)
"I have to remind you that summoning and manipulating a hundred undead knights is already the limit of your abilities. More and more will be beyond your means. And I, on the other hand, am not allowed to help you. Catherine's voice rang in Gray's head.
"Don't worry, the Holy Spirit doesn't allow it, the Demon Lord allows it. As long as you are willing to devote yourself to the darkness, I will lend you my strength. Perhaps not only that, but the Demon Lord will send even more powerful demons to help you. You can summon thousands of undead knights, and the humans of the entire continent are no match for you!You can do whatever you want, and no one can stop you!" Vivien's voice rang in Gray's head.
"Gray is not going to cast into the dark!" retorted Catherine.
"Yes, if you want me, I'll throw myself into the darkness. You have abandoned him, but you still want him to be firm in his faith?" Vivien scoffed.
"We didn't abandon him!"
"Isn't refusing to help say abandoned?"
"You!"
"Gray, listen to me. Such justice is not worth guarding. You have given justice to others, and who will give you justice? Plunge into the darkness! Our demon lord likes you! We are willing to support you in many things, such as breaking the Pope's skull and so on!"
"Shut up!"
"You just stopped! You didn't show up when you should have appeared, and now you still have a face to speak! Hmph! The succubus can't stand it!"
Gray stood in the church as he was greeted by the inhabitants of the Lion King's Capital, the voices of Catherine and Vivien in his head were noisy and shouting.
Shelley, who was next to him, took Gray's hand and muttered in a low voice, "You just woke up and got out of bed, is it really okay?"
"Don't worry, I'm fine. Gray replied softly.
"This is Chebman, the president of the Lion King Chamber of Commerce. Weber, who is also the president of the Isaac Chamber of Commerce, is the richest man in the lion king except for the royal family, mainly engaged in the cloth trade. β
The old man took off his hat and greeted Gray, "Dear Paladin, it's a great honor to meet you. On behalf of the Isaac Chamber of Commerce, I extend my sincerest greetings to you. Please take care of your health, your health affects the hearts of the residents of the Lion King City. The Isaac Chamber of Commerce is here to help. β
"Thank you. Gray nodded.
At Karl's motion, the old man walked away.
Another tall, thin man with a mustache and a fancy dress walked up to Gray.
"This is Baron Eriksson, and the Eriksson family has a large number of estates around the Lion King's Capital. β
"Dear Paladin, it's an honor to meet you. On behalf of our Erickson family, I would like to extend my best greetings to you. May the Holy Spirit be with you. If there's anything you need help from the Eriksson family, don't hesitate to ask. β
At Karl's motion, the tall and thin man also walked away.
"This is ......"
Before Carl could finish speaking, the vulgar-looking middle-aged man had already shouted to himself: "Carter, the butcher of Baya's butcher's shop! I came here to see if you were still alive! They all asked people to help line up, but I came by myself!"
Karl coughed heavily.
The butcher looked embarrassed, and hurriedly collected his thoughts, and said respectfully like others: "I, on behalf of myself, I would like to thank you for cleaning up that bastard of Dadar! Also, do a good job! I support you in overturning those kings and dukes! In the future, you will buy meat for free!"
Immediately afterward, the butcher was asked to go as the others, and as he walked, he turned back and waved his fist at Gray in support.
"Who's Dadar?" asked Gray.
"A scoundrel who goes around collecting protection money. Karl replied quietly.
People come one after another, because there are so many of them, and everyone only has a little bit of time. At this point, the Silver Moon Knights are fair, whether it is a small person in the market or a wealthy merchant and noble, they can only have a few minutes.
There were all the people who came.
There are small children, let the father hold them to receive the blessing of the paladin.
There are street vendors who have come to thank the Knights of the Silver Moon for bringing the best security ever to the Lion King.
There are young people who want to join the Knights of the Silver Moon.
There was an old lady who came to thank the Silver Moon Knights for helping their cow deliver the baby.
"Delivering cows?" Gray was stunned for a moment, as if he had thought of something.
Of course, time did not allow him to ask questions, which was said at the beginning.
Catherine and Vivien were still arguing.
"Gray, don't listen to her, she's a demon! Letting you fall is exactly what they want! I can't help you, but if you're willing to make peace with the Holy See, I can try to help you. β
"Gray doesn't need this kind of help, thank you! If you can win, why make peace? The old men of the church are now lambs to the slaughter, and justice can only be truly served by chopping them off!"
"You're too much! Don't you know how dangerous his situation is right now! No one on the entire continent is standing by him!"
"It's enough for a true paladin to have justice by his side!"
"Catherine. Gray spoke suddenly.
"Huh, you've figured it out?" Catherine froze.
"You say no one is standing next to me?"
"Isn't it?"
"But, there's a lot of people standing around me, isn't it?" Gray whispered, "Shelley, Irene, Black Cat, Tenadas, Count Grugru, the entire Silver Moon Knights, and many, many others. Not only that, you see, I don't know any of these people tonight, but they're all standing beside me. β
Catherine reluctantly said, "Gray, what you need is the support of real big people, which we have proven time and again in tens of thousands of years of missionary experience. These people are standing next to you, yes, but they can't do anything for you. β
"They've got my back, and that's enough, isn't it? Without their support, what's the point of what I've done? Because with their support, my heart can be firm enough to keep going. β
Catherine didn't know how to continue, and was silent for a long time, and could only say: "Gray, although it is a bit inappropriate for me to say this, it is true. I have to tell you that the human species has never been anything short of great. And the people at the bottom are often the most uneducated. You shouldn't expect a bunch of people who can't even write to know what to do. One day if you lose ground, they will not hesitate to abandon you. I've seen a lot of this kind of support that never came to fruition in the end. β
The interview continues.
There are caravan leaders who want to see if there is any business to do.
There are old people who have been unjustly punished for many years, and they have come to thank the paladin.
There is an aunt who wants to marry her daughter to a knight of the Silver Moon.
Gray whispered, "'If they can't read, teach them.'" If they don't know how to behave, educate them. Instead of complaining, or laughing at them. That's what the Bible says. β
"But, Gray, you don't have that much time. β
"Time is earned. Gray said firmly.
Catherine stopped talking.
Saints, truly moving towards the divine...... In fact, almost all of what Gray said was taught to him by Catherine. Talking to Gray is like talking to your own heart. Even, as if in dialogue with the divine itself, there is an indescribable sense of powerlessness.
She has nothing more to say.
Vivien still has a lot to say: "Gray, ignore this hypocritical angel. I will always be by your side, waiting for the day when you will accept the darkness. As soon as you open your mouth, the demon lord will give you his power. If you are already a true saint by then, we can even accept you into eternity. Yes, you heard it right, the abyss, eternity. We're more than happy to do so. There will be nothing left in this world to bind you, and you will be the first Lich to enter eternity......"
The interview lasted until late at night, and did not end until everyone else was exhausted.
In fact there are many, many more outside Pierce Cathedral, however, if not interrupted, perhaps forever.
Although it was cold, there were so many people who came than expected.
As a last resort, Gray had no choice but to stand on the balcony and wave his hand to accept their cheers. Bob was right next to Gray.
It wasn't until about two o'clock in the morning that the people reluctantly dispersed.
The small team of Baicheng is also ready to go back to rest.
Gray suddenly burst out and said, "What are we going to do next?"
"What's next?" said Irene.
Not just Irene, everyone around was stunned.
Gray looked around with great interest.
"Isn't it almost three o'clock now?" said Shelley, whispering. β
Everyone was looking at Gray in amazement.
"But we're walking on the road to defend justice, aren't we?" said Gray solemnly, "the war has just begun, and I think we should do something about it instead of wasting time on something meaningless like sleeping!"
Count Grugrew asked in a trance, "Everyone is asleep, and the enemy army is far away from us, what can we do?"
"Shut up, have you slept for three days and slept in a daze? The black cat muttered helplessly, "The cat has to sleep, too." β
"Okay, good night everyone!" Gray waved at the others, then turned and walked away.
The Knights of the Silver Moon all followed willingly.
Irene smiled with relief and sighed, "It seems that Gray has really recovered." It's still the same. β
Shelley pouted and said indignantly, "He didn't send me back to my room?"
The small team of Baicheng all dispersed, each returned to his room, and fell asleep. Unbeknownst to them, about half an hour later, the Knights of the Silver Moon had assembled in the back garden of Pierce Cathedral in the dark.
......
"We have to do something for justice!"
"Yes!"
"What a waste of such a good night!"
"That's right!"
"Duke FernΓ‘ndez's troops are only fifty kilometers away from us, and that's it!"
"Okay!"
The black cat watched dumbfounded.
The members of the Silver Moon Knights, who got on their horses and didn't have to sleep, set off excitedly!
At this point, the terrifying and terrifying Knights of the Silver Moon Order's 24-hour non-stop sneak attack and harassment tactics kicked off. It proves to the whole world that there really is a group of "people" who can fight day and night for justice.