Chapter 940 - 123: Aeliria’s Submission and the Scale of the Expeditionary Army (Part 4)
Gilles continued: "According to your appointment, our legion’s Vice Commanders-in-Chief are Knight Commander Connor and Grand Master Constantine, while Grand Master Constantine will also serve as the Great Mentor of the entire legion. Using his Divine Magic · Master of Battle Techniques, he will teach the legion’s knights and soldiers martial arts, enhancing the combat strength of the entire legion, while spreading the faith of the Sun Goddess."
"When we recruit soldiers, we will tally their faith affiliation. Currently, among the 5329 knights, the followers of the Sun Goddess have the highest proportion, reaching 43.3%. Followers of Yurik rank second, accounting for 17.2%. Then comes the Imperial National Church Redema Church at 13.5%. Others like the Mole Church, Church of the Goddess of Justice, Tal Church, Mannan Church, etc., all account for less than 5%."
"We hope to increase the faith proportion of the Sun Goddess Church to 60% or even above 70% after this great expedition ends. By then, with a higher proportion of believers, more knights will follow us back and join our exemplar territory of the Sun Goddess."
Su Li nodded, still approving of their plan.
Once the Holy Expedition is completed, these knights will definitely disband locally. But these are seasoned elite soldiers who have experienced battles of tens of thousands, even hundreds of thousands of people. In any era, they are the main force against chaos invasions and assaults from evil forces.
Bringing them back is critically important.
Attracting them to join the Sun Goddess Church, and even further attracting them to join the territory and Knight Order is indeed a good approach.
Su Li turned to look at Grand Master Constantine, and asked, "Your Excellency Grand Master personally participating in this Holy Expedition, serving as the Great Mentor?"
He had heard from Freya before that a Church Knight would be assigned as the Great Mentor for this expedition, but he truly hadn’t expected Grand Master Constantine to personally take on this responsibility.
Captain Constantine exuded a lion-like majestic aura, his tall and dignified figure standing upright, appearing particularly strong and robust. As a peak Champion Knight, he inherently possessed a powerful presence.
Upon hearing, he calmly replied: "My rigorous training hasn’t led to a breakthrough. After contemplation, I decided to participate in this expedition to pursue the glory of the Goddess. Perhaps, after the great expedition ends, I will become a glorious Divine Chosen Knight and return to the territory."
"Our territory has many peak Champion Knights, one less doesn’t matter. Additionally, the Knight Order’s administrative affairs are managed by Leader Freya, and I trust she can work harmoniously with you, better aiding you in building the territory."
It’s indeed harmonious, harmonious to the point that the Deputy Leader has already given her body and everything to Su Li, how could there possibly be any disputes?
Su Li nodded and said, "No need to worry about the territory’s matters, Your Excellency Grand Master. If the Knight Order has any trouble, I will do my utmost to assist Leader Freya in resolving them. After all, our territory also has two Divine Chosen of the Sun Goddess, and will definitely not ignore the difficulties of the Church Knight Order."
What Su Li said was also key to why Grand Master Constantine must personally go on the great expedition to pursue the glory of the Goddess.
The Church Knight Order currently has too much of a gap compared to the secular knights of the Hesse Territory. The Divine Chosen of the Sun Goddess are all within the secular armed ranks, so how can believers devoutly believe that the Goddess’s teachings will aid a knight’s advancement more than the secular Lord’s authority?
Thus, he must prove himself, allowing himself to break through to the rank of Divine Chosen Knight. And the Holy Expedition is indeed an excellent opportunity, after every Holy Expedition, a batch of Divine Chosen Knights is always forged.