Built by the lake, Guangming City was once an important town in the west of the Iron Mountain Empire, but it fell more than 900 years ago. At the moment, no one mentions her former name among the Sassan lords, including the Barcelius family. That meant a political split between the Iron Mountain nobility and the Sassan Empire.

Her former name was Falling Cloud City, but the Knights of Radiance and the Lord of Sarsang recovered her from the Blackhoof Centaur and renamed it the City of Light, representing the human kingdom to kick off the counterattack on the northern wilderness, implying a bright future for humanity.

The City of Light is a symbol of the great achievements of the Glorious Knights, and has very important strategic value, historical significance and political influence.

However, the City of Light has been trampled by centaurs for hundreds of years and has long since become unrecognizable. It had been less than four years since the Sarsanians recaptured the city of Light, and they had only time to dig up the trenches filled by the goblins and bring in water from the lake, forming a moat that encircled the city. 100,000 young and strong men demolished the few remaining ruins and broken walls in the city, and used the unloaded stones to repair and strengthen the dilapidated city walls that had gone through vicissitudes, and then filled in the missing parts with log fences and raised them. The walls that seemed to have been patched with wood were full of arrow towers, most of them simple log arrow towers, mixed with some limestone ballista firing pads, high and short, different in height, looking like a rock python covered with thorns and connected from end to end.

Compared to the main towns of the human realm, her fortifications are in tatters and unplanned.

Even so, the oddly sized centaurs couldn't capture the City of Light.

The lookout on the watchtower saw a well-armored mixed cavalry team galloping towards the city of light, and the guards on duty immediately lowered the drawbridge and sent a group of elite cavalry to meet them.

Victor and Reverend Carlomon led the team across the drawbridge, which immediately drew cheers from countless Sassan soldiers. Their cries were like sparks lighting a pot of oil, and the whole city was soon engulfed in a tsunami of laughter. The Sarsan soldiers and paladins rushed to tell each other, and soon the roads were crowded with people. If there is a beautiful girl in a dress throwing flower petals on the side of the road, it is a grand welcome ceremony. It's a pity that Victor saw that all of them were big men waving thick arms, and all the leather helmets that were thrown into the sky were sweaty and shiny.

Tens of thousands of soldiers were trapped in the city for 10 months, and although they kept in touch with the surrounding garrison castles, reinforcements from the eastern defense line appeared in the city for the first time in more than half a year. Although Victor's team was only a hundred people, he was warmly welcomed by the defenders of the city. Caligula, in particular, was a tall and eye-catching man with a half-dead centaur captive in tow, and as he walked along, the crowd cheered loudly, and the young Sassanian soldiers jumped up and patted him on the shoulder.

Those who don't know still think that the giant-like Caligula captured the centaur Khan, but fortunately, he is physically strong, comparable to a giant rhino, and most ordinary people have been knocked to the ground by countless enthusiastic slaps. And Caligula was as if nothing had happened, hehehe giggled.

Dozens of knights in armor hurriedly approached and shouted loudly, and the Sasang soldiers stopped, bending down to pick up their leather helmets, and there was a sound of banging their heads and scolding. Someone blew the dismissal whistle, and the soldiers hurried back to their posts or barracks, leaving behind leather helmets that they didn't know who had stepped on into the dirt.

"Victor, I've been smelling you from afar. ”

The crowd dispersed, and Turnans, dressed in dragon lizard skin armor with dark skin and no eyebrows, strode towards with several high-ranking knights. He changed his old demeanor of pretending to be a scholar and pastor, and said loudly: "You have become stronger, and your taste is different, I dare not be sure if it is you." ”

"Stupid bear, you've gotten stronger, too. He looked at Nelson, then looked up at the tall and burly Caligula, and muttered, "You're actually behind the stupid big guy now, you have to work hard." ”

"Good day, teacher. Nelson stepped forward to the priest and smiled, "I'll do my best." ”

"Well, may the Supreme Lord of Light guide your path. Nelson's formal greeting revealed the First Paladin's true form, and he disguised himself as a cardinal.

"..... Tournans. ”

When Caligula saw his acquaintance, he ran over and gestured to Turnans's bald head to his chest, laughing at him for being shorter than herself.

"Fool, why don't you compare your height to the barbarians?" Tournans glared at him, scolding.

These three guys are of the same kind, and they don't have much political wisdom, they just care about talking to each other, and they actually hang Victor and a group of high-ranking knights next to them.

Victor had to lean in and interrupt them, "Tournans, long time no see, you still look the same." ”

The First Paladin left Aka and turned his head in response, "Hehe, I've also improved, you don't see it." ”

Pastor Carlomon couldn't stand it anymore, stepped forward and coughed, and said, "Your Highness, let me introduce you to ......"

"Wait. Tournans's ears moved slightly, interrupting Carlomon's words, and he straightened his expression, and said in a solemn manner like Pope Clement: "Your Highness Randall, let me introduce you, this is the Grand Master of the Radiant Knights, Paladin Howard Tyster, ......"

"Call me Howard. With a friendly smile on his face, the paladin said warmly, "Cousin Victor, we have finally met. ”

He wears the leather armor of the high clergy of the Church, has black hair, ice blue eyes, and handsome features, and bears some resemblance to Victor. But the two are not similar in appearance, but have a chilling temperament brought by the affinity of the wind element.

In the past, at first glance, others would think that Victor and Howard were brothers from the same family, but Victor seemed soft and introverted, and Howard was relatively sharper and colder. Since Father Miller helped Victor master the secret method of soul boiling, which was able to transform the water element in his body into the earth element, the temperament of the whole person has also changed, adding a touch of thick and distant taste.

Victor's current temperament is closer to that of Sylvia, who controls the four Void Elements at the same time, and he stands with Tyster, and the two sides are clearly different.

However, according to family heraldry, the two are really related by blood. Whether it's the age gap, or the family heraldic record, Victor should call Testil his cousin. However, heraldry is only binding on the common aristocracy, while the transcendent who is immortal has its own circle. Unless it is a direct parent-child relationship, high-ranking knights either call each other by their first name to show their closeness, or call each other Your Excellency or Your Highness.

"Your Excellency Castiel, it is my honor to meet you. Victor nodded, using the honorific title for the clergy, showing lukewarm.

Testil didn't seem to care, and half of his body turned to reveal a high-ranking knight with blue hair and amber eyes, and introduced: "Cousin Victor, this is the Emperor of Sassan, His Majesty Saris Frederick. Speaking of which, he's also your distant cousin. ”

"Your Highness Randall, your heroic deeds of killing three gold-rank orcs in the Eastern Pioneer Territory have reached the City of Light. On behalf of the people of the Sassan Empire, I would like to congratulate His Highness on his feat and thank His Highness for all that he has done for the people of Sassang!" Emperor Frederick solemnly bowed.

Victor returned the salute, looked around at the high-ranking knights and high-ranking priests on the opposite side, and said solemnly: "The Blood Wolf Family and the Radiant Knights have guarded the northern wilderness and the west for hundreds of years, fighting bloodily, bravely and fearlessly, and killing countless orcs. Compared with the heroic feats and outstanding feats of the martyrs and all of you, what we have done is only insignificant. On behalf of the lords and the people of the Kingdom of Cambes, I pay you the highest respect. ”

Testil showed a happy look, and said with a false hand: "Your Highness, let's go to the church to talk, the best building in the City of Light is the cathedral. ”

Victor, Tournans, Terstir, and Frederick walked side by side, followed by the rest. Along the way, Victor could not see a decent dwelling, and the rest places of the soldiers were all sheds made of wood and horse skin, and there were no walls. The sour smell of rotting leather was in the air, and air-dried horse meat was everywhere, and the defenders of Bright City had apparently slaughtered many horses to reduce the consumption of grain and grass, and by the way, to make up for the lack of food.

Wood, stone, animal skins, horse meat, and warriors fill the City of Light with a primal vitality.

The cathedral is probably the only building in the City of Light that embodies human civilization. Compared to the cathedral that Randall was building, she was undoubtedly rudimentary, and without that iconic tower, Victor would have thought it would be a viscount's castle.

In fact, she is indeed a fortress, a fortress in the hearts of tens of thousands of defenders of the City of Light.

Having not experienced the brutality of war, Victor could not have deeply appreciated the importance of faith to soldiers. Even in the unholy earth world, the roles of witch doctors, priests, prophets, priests, and priests have been throughout the history of human warfare. And in the world of Tyrone, just like the cavalry Carmon, he is obviously unwilling to die, but when he is really in a desperate situation, he still bravely kills the enemy, tenacious and unyielding, relying on his belief in the Lord of Radiance, believing that his soul can be invested in the kingdom of the Lord.

Whether he believes in the kingdom of God or not, in fact, only he knows. When soldiers need faith, this is the spiritual pillar and source of courage for them to overcome their fear instinct and surpass themselves.

There are tens of thousands of Sasang soldiers in Guangming City, and their parents, brothers, wives and concubines and children are all in the rear. They clinged to the rudimentary city, watching the millions of orcs cross the front line and advance towards their homes behind, and the anxiety in their hearts can be imagined.

Even the most modest living conditions were, the soldiers had to sleep in open-air sheds, and the top brass of the army had to build cathedrals to arm their minds.

From the moment he stepped into the City of Light, Victor saw the high morale and high morale in the enthusiastic eyes of the Sassan soldiers and holy warriors, and felt his blood surging for this. A large and unified spiritual will was infecting his heart.

All beings are like gods.

Operating X-3 and clearing the strange state of his mind, Victor stepped into the main entrance of the cathedral, and under the guidance of the priest in charge, made a simple prayer, and walked up to the second floor with the three highnesses, while the rest of the entourage followed the priest Carlomon out of the church.

Turnans glanced at the eight alchemy soldiers who were following Nelson, and couldn't help but ask, "It's only been a few years, and these guards of yours have practiced the Gripen and Blue Wolf skills to this extent, why haven't they ignited the fire of their hearts?" ”

"They are arcane warriors, and they use some special means. Victor said lightly.

The cultivation of arcane warriors by major families seems to be different, but there are some inhumane places, and the prohibition of birth is the most common one, in fact, there are more cruel and darker methods. The human experiments, drug experiments, and psychic experiments of the major forces have never been stopped, and the ultimate goal is to accumulate knowledge in this area, which is beneficial to the development of the human kingdom as a whole.

The church's top brass is well aware of these things, not to mention that their own buttocks are not clean, and those medicines that treat diseases, heal wounds, and improve strength are not all improved through trial and error?

Turnans shook his head and said, "Using external forces to improve their strength, it's no wonder they can't ignite the fire of their hearts. ”

Victor smiled and didn't speak. The two major combat skills that Turnans left to the Randall family are definitely weakened versions, and he should be perfecting better combat techniques. But he didn't know that Victor was now the first person in the realm of the Soul Blood Secret Method, and he had already understood all the mysteries of the two battle techniques.

The so-called ignition of the fire of the soul is to achieve the state of the integration of external force, internal latent and soul. The secret form of the barberry is cultivated both inside and outside, strong on the outside and strong on the inside, and the secret form of the spirit monkey tempers the body and mind, and the hand-eye coordination. It is very difficult to specialize in a single secret form, and it is very difficult to ignite the fire of the mind. Combining the characteristics of barberry and spirit monkey, Tournans created two major battle skills: the lion and the wolf. However, the Gripper's focus on barberry and the blue wolf's focus on the spirit monkey were not the best practice plans to ignite the fire of the mind, at least the two combat techniques he taught to the Randall family were not perfect.

In the process of examining the soul, Victor analyzed the structure of X-3 and included it in the category of psychic talents, and reversed a set of secret methods to ignite the fire of the mind. At present, the children adopted by Mercury Manor are cultivating the original version of the secret method, and Victor will further adjust and optimize the fourth-level source blood secret method according to their cultivation effect.

However, Victor and Tournans have a common ground, and if you dig deeper, there is a subtle rivalry between the two sides. In the future, Victor's design of the fourth-level source blood secret method encounters a bottleneck, and he may communicate with Turnans.

Well, the time is not yet ripe for cooperation between the two sides. Tournans was only good at reminding one point and did not continue the topic.

In the middle of the meeting room on the second floor of the church, a wooden round table was placed, and four people, regardless of priority, sat around the table.

"Your Highness Randall, we have received a letter from Patriarch Friedes and learned that you have made another breakthrough in the process of killing Elder Ursa in the Giant Wood Forest. On behalf of the Knights of Radiance, I congratulate His Highness. This war also needs the help of His Highness, and when we defeat the Orc King, His Highness the Paladin Family and the Sassan Empire will definitely hold a celebration banquet for you. ”

Testiel smiled amiably, and due to Victor's previous coldness, he also changed his name to His Highness.

Victor bowed slightly, and said reservedly, "I do have some gains in the Giant Wood Forest. ”

"More than 3,000 years ago, the sword saint Ravin and the ancestors of Testil broke into the territory of the orcs, killed the ogre king Vulcan, disintegrated the orc kingdom, and saved tens of millions of people. Now, Randall's Highness has taken the head of the Ogre Overseer lightly, and killed three gold-level orc leaders in a row, and there is no obstacle to the Eastern Defense Line and the Pioneer Front. The 100,000 cavalry in the rear has entered the central part of the Pioneer Territory, and can converge with the coalition forces on the front line at any time and annihilate the Sidon centaur army in one fell swoop. His Royal Highness Randall has made a great contribution, and we will have the privilege of witnessing the second birth of the sword. Frederick smiled.

The words of compliment came out of the mouth of Emperor Sasang, and they were full of weight. Victor waved his hand and said with a faint smile: "This is all what I should do...... I'm not a Draven ancestor either, I have my own path. ”

When Turnans heard this, he immediately felt itchy, touched the back of his shiny head, picked up the priest's shelf, and thought that it was still a legendary paladin who was more suitable to discuss the mystery of power with Victor, and said: "Victor, can you show us your strength level and show us?"

"The form of blonde hair and golden eyes, I forgot for a while. ”

Victor didn't intend to reveal his true strength in front of the three highnesses, his dark golden eyes completely turned golden, the streamer shone, like a mist like a rainbow, and his voice revealed a high level of indifference, and said: "I have mastered the mystery of the earth and the wind at the same time. ”

Tournans's eyes lit up, and he couldn't even close his mouth. Testil and Frederick also made no secret of their amazement and admiration.

In their elemental perception, Victor's spiritual strength climbed to the peak of the legend, like the noon sun, brilliant, covering all the light, dominating the external wind element and the inner water element, and dividing the legendary level of water elemental power in his body into earth, wind and water, and all of them were at the level of the Golden Knight.

Although Victor does not have the ability to be semi-elemental, his power changes are at the level of a golden knight. In other words, the legendary Wind Knight has mastered the basic abilities of Raging Waves and Earth Knight.

Turnans is a different feeling, and Victor's power is similar to that of Sylvia, but it is distinctly different.

Sylvia's power is perfectly circulating, there are no gaps, and it can be stacked, but she can use the power of the gold level at most, if the Void Element she mobilizes reaches the legendary, the Elemental Sea will have an impact on her body and mind, and it is not easy to adjust it back.

There are no restrictions on Victor's use of the legendary-level wind elemental, his own power is unpredictable and elusive, and although his power cannot be stacked and brings flaws and weaknesses, it can be a death trap.

Emperor Frederick's previous compliments do not seem to be compliments now.

Grand Master Testiel clapped his hands and smiled: "With Your Highness here, I am full of confidence in killing the Golden Centaur and defeating the Centaur army. ”

The corners of Victor's mouth sketched an inexplicable smile, his golden eyes turned to Tyster, and he asked in a calm tone, "Cousin Howard, I have a question for you." ”

Cousin Victor said bluntly. Testier was overjoyed and smiled.

Victor's gaze swept over each of his Highnesses and asked, "Is there really a king of orcs?"

As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere on the table instantly froze like ice.