Black Rock City, which has experienced a major war, is in ruins, and how to heal the wounds caused by the war is the primary issue at present.

At the suggestion of the people, Zhaoming held a high-profile ceremony to commemorate the heroes who died in the war.

At the same time, Trisda also "generously" distributed a large number of bereavement benefits, and now the people of Black Rock have been greatly comforted, both materially and spiritually.

Zhaoming did his best to get everything in Black Rock back on track as soon as possible, and hoped to drive it forward.

In the lord's office, Trisda and Grouch discuss a report together.

This is about the expansion of the Black Rock Guards again, and after this battle, the Black Rock Guards not only gained valuable combat experience, but also absorbed a considerable number of volunteers, and now the number has reached 2,500!

Grouchy put down the document in his hand and said with some excitement: "It's really good, our strength has increased again!" ”

And Trisda pursed her lips, seeming a little helpless: "But our military spending has also risen several grades, and although I have paid a lot for repairing the city, after the destruction of the war, this year's income must be quite dismal......"

Listening to Trisda's words, Grouch was a little impatient—the Governor was always thinking about what was ahead. However, it is not easy for Grouch to say it to her face, after all, she and the lord ......

But it's no wonder that Trisda, the financial gap is indeed very big now, and the Sanctuary has only given Black Rock military and civilian commendations, not a penny of rewards!

Thankfully, they didn't need to hire craftsmen to repair the city when they first repaired the walls, they just needed to prepare enough materials for Zhaoming.

The two of them were dealing with their work when there was a strange noise at their feet, followed by the sound of earth and rocks colliding, as if the ground was shaking.

If this situation were placed elsewhere, everyone would definitely think it was an earthquake and run for their lives in a panic; But in Black Rock, everyone has become numb.

Trisda looked out the window, today was the day when the fortress of the Chenhui Knights was completed, which is why there was such a big movement.

Outside Black Rock City, Zhaoming and the others began work in the location of the original Trisda Manor. It is now in ruins, with few materials available.

However, Zhao Ming had already prepared, this mountain was full of hard black stones, and his secret method sand table had been strengthened again, and now it was the second only equipment in Zhao Ming's hand after the Sword of Martyrdom!

Looking at the sand table in his hand that was twice the size of before, Zhaoming was full of emotion for a while.

I think that I had just come to this world, and the only armor on my body was pieced together from the sacrificed brothers. Now I have a little achievement, and the one that has helped me the most is the secret sand table.

"Come on!"

Lesio, the architect who returned from Hurricane City, was not idle during the evacuation period, and had already designed the drawings for Zhaoming.

After everyone evacuated to a safe distance, Zhaoming closed his eyes, mobilized his own magic, and began to urge the secret sand table.

For a while, the flying sand and rocks covered the sky and the sun, and the onlookers quietly watched the miracle-like feat in front of them.

Lesio, the youngest of the several people, exclaimed, "No matter how many times I see him, I will still be shocked by the magic of the lord, how amazing it is!" ”

Kaeya on the side smiled and patted him on the shoulder and said, "But in the end, you still have to rely on your clever brain, otherwise the lord's magic will not work." ”

And looking at Zhaoming's wanton urging magic, Ezekiel was very curious about why the eldest brother's magic strength improved so quickly?

You must know that when you built those projects before, you would drain Zhaoming's magic reserves every time, and sometimes you couldn't complete it once, and you had to do it many times.

"But ......" Ezekiel looked at Zhaoming suspiciously, the amount of work to build a knight's fortress was terrifying, and Zhaoming looked indifferent and without a trace of pressure.

After about half an hour, Zhaoming slowly placed the sand table on the foundation. The construction is not yet complete, but now the secret sand table only needs to store enough mana at a time to automatically complete the instructions, it is just a matter of time.

This is also the reason why Zhaoming's magic has improved so quickly in Ezekiel's eyes - Zhaoming has already stored a lot of mana in the sandbox.

After completing the input of the instructions, Zhaoming breathed a sigh of relief, walked up to the waiting people and said, "I'm afraid it will take three or four days for it to be completed, let's go back to business first." ”

The business that Zhaoming said was naturally the recruitment of new recruits for the Knights, which was also what Zhaoming was most concerned about now.

The group hurried back to the city, returning Lesio and Kaeya to the town hall before heading to the church.

It's noon, and usually no believers come to worship at this time, but the old priest Martiel has been waiting at the door for a long time.

Seeing the arrival of Zhaoming and Ezekiel, Matyr stepped forward and greeted him warmly: "Welcome, your colleagues have been waiting for a long time. ”

Zhaoming greeted him with a smile, and then walked into the interrogation room with Ezekiel, accompanied by him.

The communication room of the church was not spacious, but at the moment there were twenty people standing inside, which was even more crowded.

Ten of them are former Imperial Knights, and now they have been added to the Chenhui Knights' Order of Sevita and others.

The other ten were young men who had excelled in previous battles and were deemed to be ready to join the Order.

"Hello Commander!" Everyone said in unison.

Zhao Ming waved his hand so that they didn't have to, and finally his eyes glanced at the ten young people, including Haricho, each of them could not hide their excitement, and of course nervousness.

Then everyone prayed to the icon, and the old priest took out a delicate small box and handed it to Zhaoming.

Zhaoming opened it and saw that it was exactly what he was looking forward to - the Glory Crystal!

These eight-sided blue crystals are what the Templar uses to bless the knights, and each one contains powerful magical energy that increases the speed and strength of the user.

Of course, the cost of this thing is also quite high, and the method of making it is classified as top secret. Each new knight can get one, and if you want to get it more than once, you have to make a lot of achievements.

Here we have to mention the knight's coat of arms, which is not just an ornament, but a recorder. It is able to record the actions of the knight during the battle, and the church will reward the knight for his deeds after the battle, and when the accumulation is enough, it can be exchanged for new glory crystals.

Of the veteran knights present, Sevita used it the most, a full four times. Most of the Imperial Knights had used it three times, and two had only used it twice, just as he remembered himself.

The box in his hand contained a total of eleven crystals, which would be distributed to eleven people, including Ezekiel.

When it was distributed to Ezekiel, the young man's eyes flashed with tears, and his hands trembled slightly when the heavy crystal fell into his hand.

In fact, Ezekiel had already used the crystal once. At that time, he had just joined the Knights, and the church was planning an investigation of Zhaoming, not only detaining Zhaoming's men, but also not distributing crystals.

At the end of the battle, the Pope rewarded Zhaoming with a first-order meritorious service, which could be exchanged for a crystal, and he himself gave it to Ezekiel instead of using it.

Sometimes, Ezekiel always felt that his feelings were a little confused, and it was clear that he had come to seek refuge with Zhaoming, and the relationship between the two was also nonsense. But Zhaoming is very good to him, very good!

Compared to those families who see him as the son of a curse, Zhaoming is more like a big brother, and Kuroiwa is more like his home!

Just as he was immersed in his thoughts, the recruits around him had already heard surprised voices one after another.

"Ah, what kind of power is this? It's amazing! ”

Harry Jo watched in disbelief as the little light released from the crystal gradually merged into his body, and a wonderful force entered his muscles and bones, as if his body was being reborn!

"Ezekiel! What are you doing in a daze? Seeing that he was motionless, Zhao Ming urged in a little anxious heart: "Hurry up and use the crystal!" ”

Ezekiel immediately recovered from his memories and began to absorb the energy in the crystal.

Soon, the crystal in the recruit's hand was used up, losing its original luster and color, and becoming a glass-like substance.

The recruits excitedly stretched their bodies and felt the wonderful changes that had taken place.

The veterans on the side reminded them: "Why don't you hurry up and thank the goddess?" This is a precious gift! ”

Hearing the reprimand of their predecessors, Harry Jo and the others hurriedly saluted the icon on the wall, chanting words of praise in their mouths.

Later, Zhaoming announced that the recruits would be mentored and apprenticed one-on-one with the veterans, so that they could grow quickly and understand the responsibilities of being a knight.

"Remember, from now on you are no longer mortals, but warriors of the goddess, and the first thing you have to do is to change your mind!"

Sevita then announced that a new generation of knights (excluding Ezekiel) would be studying and honing their teachings over the next month.

In this regard, Harry Bridge and others confidently said that there was no problem. However, Zhaoming smiled slyly, and he liked the confident way they looked now.

In Zhaoming's memory, the first month he became a knight really wanted to die! Although it is learning, it is the first step in training a person from an ordinary person to a knight, and the difficulty can be imagined.

As for Haricho, a small enemy, Zhaoming really can't do anything about him, and the complicated relationship between the two people is really not something that can be sorted out at once.

"Elusa, the master is enough to take care of your cheap brother, you have to make up for my love!"