Desert hooves like the Shadow are very fast, but they don't make the rider feel too much bumps when they run.

The two of them galloped across a stretch of mountainous terrain, followed by an endless plain.

Along the way, Lucia and Zhaoming share their experiences as nuns and some information about the world.

The two are like best friends who have been reunited for a long time, perhaps because they have experienced life and death together, so they quickly shortened the distance between each other.

After about an hour, I don't know if it was because she was too tired, Lucia actually fell asleep on horseback.

Looking at her beautiful sleeping face, Zhaoming couldn't bear to disturb him, and really wished that time could be suspended at this moment.

However, Zhaoming still took this opportunity to study his belief system.

"Host: Zhaoming"

"Strength: 10Speed: 0Health: 100Mana: 0/0Channel: 0"

"Possession Skill: Navigation (Max Level) Cycling (Level 1)"

"Mount: Desert Darkhoof (Shadow)"

……

Looking at these dazzling attributes, Zhaoming tried his best to roughly understand their classification under the systematic explanation.

Not to mention strength and speed, they are the guarantee of combat effectiveness, and their bonus points are that each attribute point can increase the corresponding value by one point.

If you choose to increase your health and magic, these two values will slowly return to the upper limit after consumption, and each attribute point can bring a 10-point upper limit.

As for luck, it is said to be the ability to change one's luck, but it is also the most difficult of all attributes to improve - everything else only needs one point, but it needs 100 attribute points to increase by 1 point!

The family is poor, farewell!

Zhaoming still has a total of 15 attribute points in his hand, and after thinking about it for a while, he finally decided to add 5 points of speed and 10 points of life, as for magic and luck, he will not consider it for the time being.

Of course, in line with the principle of making the best use of things, Zhaoming did not let go of the only five remaining faith points.

As a knight, having a shiny suit of armor is a must.

However, he definitely couldn't afford those high-grade armors that started with a few thousand faith points.

Although the system said that he could be rebuilt into a set of armor with dozens of sets of broken armor in the storage space, Zhaoming chose to refuse.

I'm going to build a memorial to hold them!

In the end, Zhaoming could only choose to repair and reassemble the parts of the equipment that were still relatively intact into a set of armor.

Although it was taken from more than a dozen sets of armor, the Chenhui Knights used standard plate armor, so there was no problem nesting them together.

Of course, the main body is the armor left behind by the commander, and his helmet has a unique wing decoration, which is exclusive to the knight commander.

Under the encouragement of the system, Zhaoming put on a bright silver battle armor.

Wearing a helmet with wings and a black cape, Akira felt like he had finally become a true knight.

When he finished all this work, he suddenly found that the speed of the Shadow suddenly became faster!

Zhaoming clicked on the Shadow Point attribute panel and found that its speed had reached 105 points.

It seems that some of the mount's attributes can be blessed by the owner.

After such an operation, Zhaoming consumed all the attribute points and faith points, and now he urgently needs a new task.

Just at this time, the system issued a prompt again.

"Start Mission: Lord's Card"

"Goal: Establish prestige in Black Rock City, Territory"

"Reward: Attribute × 100, Faith × 1000"

OMG! The moment he saw the task reward, Zhaoming thought he was dazzled.

Such a rich reward made him excited, but then came deep reflection - the reward is so rich, the task must be difficult.

But Zhaoming can't manage so much for the time being, so let's adapt to everything.

As he was thinking, Lucia woke up from a deep sleep in her arms.

"Knight, are we almost there?" Lucia asked, rubbing her eyes

Zhaoming looked at the boundary in the distance, and the outline of a city gradually appeared under the wrapping of two mountains.

Zhaoming bowed his head and replied, "It's coming soon." ”

Black Rock is a border city in the Kingdom of Transnia, near the dark realm where demons are entrenched.

It is only this kind of dangerous and not rich place that the human king can willingly hand over as a fief of the Knights.

Zhaoming crossed his horse to the city gate and looked at the city, which was not too big.

The gate is written with the words "Black Rock Castle", which is made of gray bricks and looks to have been weathered by the vicissitudes of time.

At the gate of the city gate, only two yellow-faced and thin-skinned soldiers with rudimentary spears were on duty.

"Someone, stop!"

The soldier, who looked like he was going to fall as soon as the wind blew, shouted as loudly as he could.

Zhao Ming saw that they were almost out of strength to hold the spear, and drove his horse directly in front of them.

Looking at the tall horse and the knight above the close by, the two soldiers guarding the door couldn't stop trembling.

The mist that erupted from the mouth of the Shadow reached their faces directly, and they quickly knelt down after seeing the identity of the person who came.

"Right...... I'm sorry, Lord Knight, but the little one has no eyes......"

But Zhaoming didn't bother with them, and just rode into the city—he had to inspect the territory first.

The city got its name from the fact that the two hills around the city are rich in a special black rock, which the people here also used as building materials.

The moment Zhaoming entered Black Rock City, a system prompt sounded in his ears again.

"Lord's Card Quest Complete 1/10"

Zhaoming was a little surprised, this task was actually carried out in batches, and the rewards could also be obtained in advance, which brought a lot of help to his plan.

The two of them walked around the city for a while, and finally arrived at the city hall of Black Rock City.

There are three buildings that are necessary for a city in the average human being: the church, the town hall, and the council.

But when they came to the town hall, they saw only a three-story dilapidated building, and the flagpole in front of the door was empty.

Seeing such a depressed scene, and thinking of the sparse crowd on the street along the way, Zhaoming felt a little lost.

He told Lucia to wait and go to the town hall to check on the situation.

The wooden door slowly opened, and Zhaoming saw that the reception area on the first floor was empty, and the room was covered with dust.

Walking up the cobweb-strewn escalator, Zhaoming came to the second floor.

There are three rooms here, there is a secretariat, a conference room, and there is also what is supposed to be the lord's office.

Finally, in the secretariat, Zhaoming met the only two government officials.

Two government officials, one male and one female, were dressed in the uniforms of the Kingdom of Tranya, which were old but cleanly washed.

Seeing the man in the armor knight's costume coming, the two hurriedly saluted like soldiers at the door.

Zhaoming nodded for them to get up, and the two of them then introduced themselves.

The man's name is Kaeya, and the woman's name is Leila.

The two were originally government officials of the Trania Kingdom, but after Black Rock City was given to the Chenhui Knights as a territory, the government agencies here were abolished and they lost their jobs.

"Then why don't you leave like everyone else?" Zhaoming asked curiously.

The two sighed, and Kaeya said, "No way, people have to support their families." ”

The two of them finally became government officials, but they lost their jobs, and they had no choice but to see if they could give a job to the new lord.

The two patted their chests and assured Zhaoming: "We are absolutely professional!" ”

Zhaoming smiled slightly and agreed to their request.

"From now on, you two will be my right-hand men."

"Yes! Your Lord! ”

At the same moment, the system prompted him that the task completion had been increased by 1/10.

It seems that I should have re-established the government, so I increased the progress of the mission. Thinking so, Zhaoming issued the first order to the two administrative officers: clean the entire city hall.

"Huh?"

The two government officials were a little difficult to accept, they had worked hard for half their lives just to stop doing heavy work, and now they were asked to do the work of servants, and there was inevitably a little gap in their hearts.

But when Zhaoming took out two silver coins, the two instantly put down all their burdens and accepted the task with satisfaction.

Zhaoming looked at the greedy gaze in their eyes and thought: Xiaoxiao, I can't cure you?

He then walked out of the town hall to take Lucia to the church.

When he saw Lucia standing next to Jueying and waiting, the desire in Zhaoming's heart to possess her sprouted again.

But in the end, I still told myself rationally: you are a knight, but also a good man.

The two rode together again, but this time they didn't know why neither of them spoke.

Zhaoming only felt a nervousness about the imminent separation, and he wondered what would happen to Lucia when she returned to the church.

Maybe they will be transferred to other places, and even if they stay in Black Rock City, it is estimated that it will be difficult for the two to meet each other......

And now that I have lost my brother in the Knights, it must be difficult for one person to take care of the territory, if there are people who can support each other......

Lucia also seemed to sense Zhaoming's depression, but she only felt that Zhaoming was missing his dead brother.

When the two of them arrived at the church in Black Rock City, they saw that the spire church was empty.

Lucia felt a moment of unease, and she pushed open the decaying door, greeted only by a puff of dust.

"Ahem, ahem, ahem......"

Lucia was shocked by the sight that a human city could make a church dedicated to a goddess dilapidated like this!

Lucia felt her heart choked with something, and she called out to the inside of the church, hoping that any clergy would answer her.

Zhaoming stepped forward and put his hands on the nun's shoulders.

"Lucia, I'm afraid something unimaginable has happened here, so stay with me for the time being."

Lucia nodded in disappointment, for a young girl, a strong reliance is more important than anything else at this moment, not to mention that Zhaoming's character as a knight has been verified.

Lucia sat on the back of the Shadow, and Zhaoming led the horse slowly back to the town hall.

Along the way, Zhaoming faintly felt that countless pairs of eyes were staring at him.

The inhabitants of Black Rock City, whether they were merchants or craftsmen living in the city or farmers outside the city, were talking about their lords at the moment.