As the sun rose higher and higher in the sky, dispelling the winter chill, the number of people gathered at the scene continued to rise, and almost every street was overwhelmed by the surging crowds.

The soldiers in charge of maintaining order kept shouting reminders to drive the unruly guys back into the crowd of onlookers, and although the ceremony had not yet begun, the soldiers were already busy and sweating.

It wasn't until a loud trumpet sounded that the bustling square gradually fell silent, because the ceremony was finally about to begin.

Earl Brad and Jane, each holding the hand of a little grandson, sat on the viewing platform in the center of the square.

Directly opposite, there is a cylindrical monument 50 meters high.

The whole monument is black and carved from unknown stone, which is simple and generous.

Just by looking at it up close, you can feel the heaviness of your face and the vicissitudes of history.

"First there is this glorious monument, then there is this square, and finally there is Gaokan City.

The land beneath this monument was the final battlefield of the decisive battle of the Gaokan Territory, where the soldiers of the Empire fought to the death for 15 days and nights before they wiped out the main force of 3 million wolf invaders here.

At the same time, nearly 100,000 heroic Ward warriors are buried here.

In order to commemorate these fearless heroic spirits, this monument was erected.

It is not only a monument, but also the largest soul monument in the entire empire. Brad spoke in a heavy tone about history to his two little grandsons.

Perhaps Brad's tone was infectious, and Phil looked back at the huge stele, and even Bruce didn't nag anymore.

Only then did Phil know that the seemingly patterned patterns on the surface of the stele were not carved, but composed of the soul marks of countless heroes who died in battle.

It turns out that this place was really a mountain range before, no wonder the topography of Gaokan City is not completely flat, but has a certain slope, and the arrangement of buildings in some areas is a bit similar to the mountain city of Chongqing in his previous life.

At the same time, he couldn't imagine what kind of enemy could make the Ward warriors, who were as powerful as super heroes in his eyes, sacrifice a terrifying number of 100,000 on the frontal battlefield.

The ceremony was about to begin, and Phil secretly swallowed his saliva, a little nervous.

It was not the first time he had visited the temple to pray for blessings, he had also accompanied Catherine to participate in various ceremonies at the temple of Lok Ma Town several times in recent years, and Tyrion Cohen was even more impressed by him.

At first, he was still a little afraid and even resistant, after all, deep down in his heart, there was a big secret.

The hostile green arrow of light seemed to have happened yesterday, and every time he thought about it, he felt a pain from his soul.

But if you want to live in this world, you really can't avoid it forever, and you have to face it sooner or later, for example, the ritual of awakening is usually performed in the temple.

There were no surprises at all.

At the first prayer event he participated in when he was four years old, he had no bad feelings other than feeling the fluctuations from the depths of the altar.

Even the fluctuation made him feel that the planet really had an independent consciousness, and this consciousness did not always seem to be hostile.

But after all, it was Luoma Town, a small town-level temple, and the person presiding over the ceremony was only a fifth-level chief priest.

Today's ceremony was presided over by Bishop Melissa Swan of the Temple of Gokan City.

Bishop Melissa is not yet 65 years old this year, and she is one of the few female high priests in the empire to be promoted from a saint to a bishopric, and her life is legendary.

Melissa was born into a family of scholars in the commercial capital of the Empire, Holme, and her grandfather and father were both scholars of the Regional Shrine Society, but they did not achieve much academic success, and were only two ordinary researchers in the Holmes Chapter.

From the day of her literacy, perhaps because of her family roots, Melissa had a deep interest in theology, and as she grew up, she showed a remarkable talent.

Awakened for the first time at the age of 18, the natural ability to awaken is memory.

Later, Melissa chose to leave home and go to Frogun, the seat of the Southern Temple, to study at the Higher Branch of the Southern Seminary.

At the age of 20, Melissa became a saint.

At the age of 24, he was awakened for the second time and published three academic articles in the academic journal "God Said" of the Theological Research Society, which was highly affirmed by the research society and caused a huge sensation at the time.

Subsequently, Melissa continued to explore the field of theological research, swore that she would never marry, and devoted herself to serving Gaia, the mother goddess of the earth, and dedicating her life to her.

At the age of 29, he awakened for the third time, and against all odds, he defeated countless male opponents and became an official priest.

The following year, he became a chief priest of the temples of the eight administrative districts of the imperial capital.

At the age of 38, Melissa returned to her hometown of Holme.

At the age of 42, Melissa awakened for the fourth time and became the fourth female bishop of the seventh rank in the history of the empire to be able to preside over a city temple.

At the age of 60, Melissa came to Gaokan City according to the rotation system and became the supreme leader of the temple in this important border town.

Melissa has been involved in hundreds of theological research projects and has published more than 200 academic articles.

With its outstanding talent and specialization, it is known as the living library of the Wadsmann Temple Branch.

His theological knowledge base is strong, and his understanding and use of divine power are superb and sophisticated, which is far from being comparable to the fifth-level presiding priest of Lok Ma Town, Old Cohen.

Therefore, Phil didn't know if there would be any surprises in this ceremony, and as the ceremony officially began, his hand in his sleeve was clenched.

In the middle of the square, the tall soul monument stands silently there, the black monument and the flat ground paved by white stone bricks form a strong visual contrast, in such a grand occasion today, it is especially solemn and solemn.

Bishop Melissa is dressed in the traditional priestly service, except for the seven-pointed crown on his head, which symbolizes the majesty of the bishop, and no ornaments.

With long blue hair coiled on his head, a high nose bridge and slender eyes, people feel awe when they look at it.

First of all, Melissa reviewed the history and origin of the great city of Gokan, and commemorated the heroic souls of the warriors who gave their lives for the establishment and stability of the city and for the glory of the empire and the temple in the name of Gaia, the mother goddess of the earth.

Under the unique grand sound effect of the circular square, all the spectators and the people around the square took off their hats, arranged their clothes, put their right fist against their left chest, held their heads high, looked at the soul monument, and mourned in silence for the deceased heroes.

For a time, nearly 300,000 people gathered inside and outside the square, and there was no sound, only a strong tragic atmosphere filled the air.

It makes people shake their hearts and tears.

After the silent ceremony, everyone on the viewing platform sat back in their seats, and the crowd in the square gradually sounded the sound of discussion.

The next step is the entrance of the paladin, which is also the climax of today's ceremony.

For this paladin who grew up in the city of Gaokan, people are looking forward to it.

According to the ritual regulations, the paladins will enter from the northwest corner of the square, then go around the square along the reserved circular passageway, and finally return to the northwest corner, where they will walk through a 50-meter-wide straight road to the ceremonial site in front of the monument.

Suddenly, a loud cheer rang out from a main road outside the northwest corner, and the sound grew louder and louder.

Phil stood up, put his hand on his forehead, shielded from the harsh sunlight, and looked that way.

The sound was still spreading through the square, and finally, the mighty figures of two columns of armor soldiers emerged from the main road.

There were a total of eight armorers, all wearing silver bright light armor and hideous helmets, leaving only a gap in the area of the eyes.

All of them held a giant shield one and a half meters long and one inch thick in one hand, and a cyan metal long sword in the other, which was placed diagonally in front of the giant shield at a 45-degree angle.

Then, entering the square were two rows of eight knights in light armor, without helmets, all riding white unicorns.

The knight's back hung a huge bow nearly 2 meters long, and a quiver full of black feathered arrows hung from the knight's side.

The mounts of the four knights advance and retreat in unison, and their steps are as graceful as dance steps.

At this time, a wave of cheers also set off in the square, and the paladin entered.

About 10 meters behind the four lightly armored knights, on a tall and majestic beast dragon, a knight wearing bright light armor with silver background and gold rim walked into the square with his head held high in the face of cheers.

This beast dragon is about 2 meters tall, covered with heavy black scale armor, with a metal helmet with ramming horns on its head, and a tumbling white mist constantly spews out from the aperture of the mouth and nose, which can be seen clearly from a distance.