Chapter 20: The World Is Enemy

Many, many things happened during the three days that Gray was in a coma.

The Knights of the Silver Moon occupied Pierce's Cathedral as their office, and the entire floor where Gray was located was cordoned off. Twenty members of the Knights of the Silver Moon stood by his side day and night, not allowing anyone to come close.

Shelley's eyes were swollen with tears, and the tears were about to drain, however, the Knights of the Silver Moon were not allowed to do so. They weren't allowed anyone who wasn't a member of the Silvermoon Knights to approach Gray until he woke up, not even if the paladin's fiancΓ©e wanted to enter the room to look at him.

This filled the small gang in White City with unease, and they even suspected that Gray had died from his injuries. After all, rumors circulated outside that Gray had been seen being carried into the cathedral. And one of the people I saw was the bishop.

No one suspected that the Episcopal Church was lying about such a thing.

Irene is ready to break in with her men.

At the last moment, he was stopped by Count Grugru.

"Gray is fine, what they said should be true. If Gray really has something, as a member of the Silver Moon Knights, there are no more than two options. One is to publicize the death, and the other is to conceal the death. And if we want to hide the news of death, the best way is definitely not to tell Gray that he is in a comatose state as he is now, but to have one of the members of the Silver Moon Knights put on Gray's armor and appear in front of everyone. After all, it's easier to pretend to be Gray than to pretend to be anyone else. Isn't it?"

These words were very convincing and quickly dispelled Irene's doubts. At the same time, it also became the only lifeline for Shelley in grief.

"But why did he let the Knights of the Silvermoon guard him? Aren't we more reliable than the members of the Knights of the Silvermoon, who have only been formed for two months?" asked Paz.

"Maybe it's only been two months since they were formed, maybe they only got the Silvermoon Knights' configuration armor two months ago?" Count Grugrew asked meaningfully.

Suddenly, everyone was stunned.

Gray's past, no one knows. The face under the mask has not been seen either.

Probably because his image was so glorious, the angels protected him, and the Holy See recognized him as the fifth living paladin on the continent, so that everyone selectively ignored the knight's mysterious past.

Shelley stared blankly at the closed door in the distance, his heart filled with mixed emotions.

Count Gruglu sighed softly, "Wait, the real problem has just begun." Even if he wakes up, he will have to face a disaster. A...... Terrible catastrophe. ”

Unlike the mixed emotions that pervade the small team of the White City, on the first day of the era of the Paladins of the Lion King Capital, the residents of the city were already immersed in joy.

I guess there hasn't been a war yet.

The Knights of the Silver Moon are on duty in the streets and alleys, sleepless, judging justice impartially. They act quickly and forcefully, and no evil escapes their eyes. Even, like Gray at the beginning, they look forward to the occurrence of sin in order to show their chivalry.

It's a nightmare for the villains.

Entering the city in the morning, the battlefield was cleared at noon, and in the afternoon, the Knights of the Silver Moon had already begun to collect the list of villains in the city, and then they fought in groups of three or five.

The residents were dumbfounded, they had never seen such an active enforcer.

The ruffians who collected protection money were asked to send the money back from house to house and apologize, and if it was not enough, to write an IOU. This kind of thing would probably never be possible for other law enforcers, but the knights of the Knights of the Silver Moon had the patience to follow the ruffians from house to house and demand an apology from their faces.

The blackmailed residents were still pinching their faces the moment they got their money back, for fear that it was a dream and they were about to wake up.

The ruffians who collect protection money are eager to find a hole to drill.

You have to admit that the villain is the most experienced against the villain. They know very well what means to get some people to stop doing evil. And it just so happens that the members of the Silver Moon Knights were all villains when they were alive. And he is also the villain of the Lion King Capital. No one is more familiar with this place than they are.

Do you think they're going to use force against people who don't have evidence yet, but have a terrible reputation? And then they will be charged with torture to extract confessions? And then they will cause public outrage?

No, the knights of the Knights of the Silver Moon are all hardworking and upright, and they have adopted a tracking policy.

It is said that a well-known villain in the Lion King's capital slept until the afternoon and did not get up until he opened the curtains, and when he opened the window, he found three knights of the Silver Moon Knights standing outside the window, and he looked at him. They were all stunned.

No matter what he was doing, as soon as he turned around, he would definitely see a Silver Moon Knight standing at the mouth of the alley staring at him. He even woke up in the middle of the night to find a Silver Moon Knight lying on the window of his room. Like ghosts, they are everywhere and all the time.

The vast majority of people who had ghosts in their hearts couldn't bear the pressure in the end, so they rushed into the church and handed over the evidence themselves. After all, it's possible to be clean in the cell compared to being followed every day.

Those who were indeed wronged had to take the initiative to confess to the Knights of the Silver Moon, and then cooperate to find out who made up the rumors.

"Is it because we didn't do well before? no! If I could give us so many diligent knights, I could do better than this!" said the former sheriff indignantly.

However, most people choose to give him a spit when they hear this.

Everything in the royal era is being wildly criticized, and new standards are being born.

The Knights of the Silver Moon are just as they say: "Justice, Justice, Justice!"

Others may not be able to do it, but they can do it. They will be able to pursue justice without sleeping, resting, eating, or going to the toilet. Nothing is needed, only justice in the eyes.

Not only that, but they also accept bribes of money and are not tempted by beautiful women, even the residents refuse to accept the water and food that they are afraid they will not be able to bear. After all, these things were not needed by the undead in the first place.

On those days, churches and prisons were overcrowded. For those who know that they are guilty, there are only these two places where the lion king is safe.

Everyone was stunned.

"If there is such a bunch of undead in every city, how can we tempt humanity to evil?" Zeda said, covering her face, "Fortunately, this is only temporary. ”

"For the time being?" Tavia asked, puzzled.

"Do you think this kind of thing can last long?" Zeda said softly, "It's just the beginning, wait and see." Where is it so easy to change the world?"

While Gray was still in a coma and the inhabitants rejoiced at the sudden arrival of a better life, what had happened to the Lion King was spreading throughout the continent at a rapid speed.

"The paladins overthrew the soon-to-be-succeeded King Isaac?"

Holding the letter, even the Pope could not believe his eyes.

"And a king who has been recognized by the Holy See and is about to succeed to the throne. ”

"What did he do? Doesn't he need to be notified in advance of such a big thing?"

"Perhaps we can think on the bright side, that he controls the kingdom of Isaac, and that we will have a truly theocratic state. ”

"Yes? And by the way, we have a lot of opposition. What do you think the royal families of other kingdoms will think of us?"

The cardinals sat in a row, talking.

"What does the Bishop of Isaac say about this?"

In the letter, Anthony said that he could not comment because he had completely lost control of Paladin Gray. ”

"A commendable paladin, beyond the control of the Church, overthrew the Holy See-sanctioned king...... That sounds like we're heretical. Isn't it?"

In the eyes of the upper echelons of the Holy See, the image of Paladin Gray is gradually turning from the gift of the Holy Spirit into a great nightmare.

The Pope had to put on the most solemn dress and enter the prayer room, located at the very heart of the Holy See. He urgently needed a clear answer from the Holy Spirit.

Letters flew like snowflakes to the Lion Capital, and the churches, royal families, and even large and small dukes of the surrounding countries demanded an explanation from the church of the Kingdom of Isaac. Even the Holy See sent a joint letter from the entire College of Cardinals. Yes, the entire College of Cardinals. Before Gray, almost no one could force the entire College of Cardinals to send a joint letter.

Of course, Gray, who was unconscious, couldn't reply. And the knights of the Knights of the Silver Moon even refused to allow the Holy See's envoy to visit Gray in the Lion King's Capital.

This was seen as a serious affront to the Cardinals.

The next night, the Pope came out of the prayer room. He told everyone that the Holy Spirit had clearly told him that Paladin Gray's actions were his own decisions, and that although they were approved by the Holy Spirit, they were not of the will of the Holy Spirit.

All of a sudden, the entire cardinal exploded, and they fell into a state of confusion.

Of course, this confusion is short-lived. As the supreme interpreters of the doctrine, the cardinals were quick to give an answer to the will of the Holy Spirit.

"With the permission of the Holy Spirit", it means that Gray is still a paladin, not depraved, and has not become a heretic.

"Not in the will of the Holy Spirit" means that they can react to Gray's actions as they see fit.

And so, letters were sent to every country on the continent, to the churches in every country on the continent.

"Paladin Gray's actions based on his personal understanding of justice are not fully approved by the Holy See. The Holy See is also not prepared to provide any support for his move. ”

A few simple words are tantamount to drawing a clear line between the Holy See and Gray.

"His prestige is very high, unimaginably high. The inhabitants of the Lion King are even willing to worship him as king, regardless of the original inheritance tradition. The courtiers of King Barnet III of Allen said to him: "If we storm the past, we may face unimaginable resistance." And the combat effectiveness of the Silver Moon Knights is said to be very terrifying. ”

"The higher the prestige, the more dangerous it is. The inhabitants were able to renounce the tradition of inheritance and serve him as King Isaac, and it is difficult to guarantee that one day they will be willing to serve him King Allen. As for combat effectiveness...... No matter how terrifying it is, isn't there only a hundred? It is impossible for every knight to be comparable to the paladin's combat power. Even the Paladin, Benedict said he almost beat him. The gray-haired Barnett held the four letters in his hand, half-squinted his eyes, and said, "Benedict II, Duke Fernandez, and Duke Tangis have all sent us letters, hoping that we will stop this paladin. The reward was half the kingdom of Isaac. It's worth the risk, isn't it? Other countries are also on the move, and they could very well become our allies. The Holy See means that whatever we do, they guarantee that the paladins will not receive the help of the Holy Spirit. ”

Holding the armrest of the throne slowly, Barnett III said firmly: "This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, we will have the hope of resolving the dispute between Allen and Isaac for thousands of years in one fell swoop, and I will become the greatest king Allen has ever seen." ”

Gray probably would never have thought of it. When he raised the banner of justice, the first one to draw a line with him would be the Holy See that canonized him as a paladin.

At dusk on the third day, he finally slowly woke up, and with the same heart as before, he faced the world that had already changed his face.

The first time he saw Gray, Shelley let out a "wow" and cried.