Boiling Beast Bloodline
Chapter 809 - 178 The Situation is Unclear_3

Chapter 809: Chapter 178 The Situation is Unclear_3

"Lord Bog Camp, what if Richard doesn’t manage to get the laurel?" Helen asked curiously.

"There’s little chance of that, is there?" the White Tiger priest was taken aback, smacking his lips before adding, "But then again... among the young priests of the Rhine Tribe, there are indeed some young talents..."

You guys! You’ve forgotten about Lord Mourinho! Liu Shock sighed deeply in his heart.

"To be honest, before coming to Feilengcui, although Lord Richard was a Dragon Priest and a Puppet Master, I still harbored some doubts," said the White Tiger priest with a chuckle, "But after seeing Lord Richard in person, my doubts were dispelled."

Even though Liu Shock knew these were polite remarks, he still felt a wave of vanity; this superficial expression was clearly evident on his face, provoking a round of secret laughter from the Medusa priests nearby.

"Ladies and gentlemen of the Medusa priests, Lord Brut has also made very good arrangements for you," Lord Bog Camp’s gaze turned towards the Snake-men: "Your return with the two Bug Clan Beamon has caused a sensation in the Royal Capital. Since the Medusa lineage was also a hereditary nobility in the past, the evaluation of your noble titles is still under discussion by the Council of Elders. However, considering the robustness of your priestly strength, Lord Brut will make proper arrangements first. Without surprises, the Northeast Province will open another large altar, and this time you have also sent newcomers to sign up for the Priest Competition. The Pope will meet with you individually, and you will be assigned new duties."

"Could it be that the Holy Knight Corps has been established?" Liu Shock glanced sideways at the White Tiger priest and laughed.

A hint of surprise flickered across Lord Bog Camp’s face before he regained his composure, smiling, "Lord Richard is indeed well-informed; yes! His Majesty the King has finally agreed to the establishment of the Holy Knight Corps. Lord Brut’s proposal to maintain the same scale as the human Holy Knight Corps with two brigades was not approved by the Council of Elders or His Majesty, but in the end, His Majesty made a concession. Our Holy Knight Corps will maintain the scale of one brigade and His Majesty himself has decreed it to be called the ’Honor Knights,’ independent of the Holy Temple Knights’ configuration, and each Main Temple will still retain its current forty Holy Knights."

"Oh~," Liu Shock thought to himself, no wonder Lord Brut was willing to dispatch the family’s Tiger Cavalry and a large number of high priests to join the Desert operation – aside from plundering the resources of the Desert region, the establishment of the Holy Knight Corps also required his ’token’ gesture!

"So, who will take on the role of commander for this ’Honor Knights’? We priests are not versed in military strategy; it’s imperative to appoint an experienced officer for the position. Moreover..." Liu Shock thought that a thousand-man Holy Knight Corps wasn’t that significant – the territory of the Bimon Kingdom was so vast that these thousand knights couldn’t make much difference in wartime and would struggle to maneuver nationwide in peacetime. After formation, its precise purpose seemed somewhat unclear.

"Although the scale of the Holy Knight Corps is small, its impact is far-reaching. The biggest purpose of establishing the Holy Knight Corps is to showcase the voice of our temples. Politically speaking, we have won a brilliant victory," Lord Mourinho said with a laugh from the side: "This Holy Knight Corps has not yet been established, but if it does, I will apply to Lord Brut to take on the command of this force. After its initial formation, my early concept is to gradually win over the Elves, Giants, and Druid heretics in the Southern Cross Star Forest and Sunset Swamp. If possible, it would be best to take over the banana-rich plantations so that our Orephin warriors need not acquire bananas through trade anymore."

The White Tiger priest’s eyes widened in astonishment, while Liu Shock looked at the high priest with a meaningful smile.

To talk of "educating" the Giant tribes, Elf kingdom, and Druid Alliance kingdom in the South Cross Star Forest and Sunset Swamp with the strength of a single brigade was absurd. However, with the help of two fallen Elves, it was different – after all, the fallen Elves and the Surface Elves were mortal enemies. Making a sneak attack under a guise, it would be easy to snap up the small fish and reap the rewards in glory.

While the Smey Clan guards the Sunset Swamp, the actual commander of the 20,000-strong legion was appointed by the military department. Although Lord Mourinho was the Smey Clan Chief, he was neither a General nor a Marshal in the military, just a priest without military authority.

While he had his family guards and followers, their numbers certainly wouldn’t be outrageous. Setting up an army, even just a thousand-man brigade, required a daunting amount of money. Not everyone could afford weaponry and equipment without spending a penny like Liu Shock. Relying on the temple as a backing, Lord Mourinho meant that all expenses for this Knight Corps would come from the kingdom’s treasury, not his pocket – this also allowed him to expand his own influence. Seizing the opportunity of Taige and Rhine’s unrest to quietly make a fortune was a shrewd calculation indeed.