This Holy Knight is So Despicable!
Chapter 360 - 307: Opening the Door, Delivering Warmth (Please Subscribe)

Chapter 360: Chapter 307: Opening the Door, Delivering Warmth (Please Subscribe)

In front of the city gate, Emily and Lette both radiated a pure Holy Light.

The guard at the gate saw this and directly bypassed them, beginning to scrutinize the next person wishing to enter the city.

Lette, without any hesitation, led Emily, who wore a bewildered expression, swaggering into the city.

Even after they had walked some distance, Emily still turned back, looking incredulous.

"We just walked in like that? The guards here are supposed to be very strict in their searches, why did they act as if they couldn’t see the two of us?"

"Because we have Holy Light on us, of course, they wouldn’t stop us."

Emily covered her forehead, waving her hands repeatedly: "No, no, no! Wasn’t this country already removed from the list of Holy Countries by the Holy Light Church?

They should have abolished all privileges for the clergy of the Holy Light Church domestically!

Why does it feel like the privileges and status have become even greater?"

Lette sneered: "Recently, times have been tough for the First Empire.

Among all the Holy Countries, citizens of the First Empire have the lowest satisfaction with the Holy Light Church.

This has led many to a misconception that the populace doesn’t like the Holy Light Church.

In reality, if an exam is out of 100 points and everyone scores full marks, even scoring 99 would place you last.

Although the situation might not be that exaggerated, it’s about right.

The satisfaction of the First Empire’s citizens with the Holy Light Church is the lowest among all nations, but objectively speaking, it is still well above the pass line.

Thus, when the First Empire was removed from the Holy Countries list, there was a significant public reaction.

Most importantly, this time the Holy Light Church gave ample time and respect.

Yet the royal family still shirked and couldn’t give a convincing response.

So, even though they were kicked out of the Holy Countries, most citizens of the First Empire believe it’s just the inept royal family reaping what they’ve sown!

At times like these, elves suddenly attacked at the borders, defeating the empire’s stationed troops thoroughly.

The citizens of the empire blamed this on the royal family.

In such an environment, both the public and noble officials are privately distancing themselves from the royal family, declaring their unwavering loyalty to the Holy Light.

Even as a gesture of stance, officials at all levels in the empire show extreme respect to the clergy of the Holy Light Church, opening doors for them with ease."

Emily suddenly understood: "No wonder they don’t dare defy the royal commands but also don’t want to trouble us, two obvious members of the Holy Light Church.

Thus, pretending not to see anything is the best choice.

But, is this really good?"

"Of course not!"

Lette raised an eyebrow: "Do you think there are no bad people in the Holy Light Church? When clergy start misbehaving, they’re worse than the damn local nobles.

Why is the citizen satisfaction of the First Empire with the Holy Light Church perennially the lowest? It’s because there are major issues with the clergy within this nation.

Therefore, right after the Holy Presence Ceremony, I dispatched members of the Sin Light Faction here to secretly investigate those non-complying clergy.

Only by removing these people can we gradually improve the reputation of the Holy Light Church among the populace.

Frankly speaking, if citizen satisfaction with the Holy Light Church in the First Empire wasn’t consistently this low, the royal family wouldn’t have the guts to fall out with the Holy Light Church."

"True, all black sheep must be eliminated."

Emily clenched her fists: "Now, due to special circumstances, the empire is even more lenient and subservient towards the clergy of the Holy Light Church.

In this situation, those clergy who love to misbehave must be quite glad.

If the restraints lessen once again, they will surely become arrogant and even go further."

Lette snapped his fingers, looking at Emily approvingly: "Not bad, you have a good point. You’re catching on, Emily, you’ve even learned to answer quickly.

The war between the Elf Clan and the First Empire also partly considers this aspect.

After all, once war begins, it’s chaotic times, and opportunistic elements love to fish in troubled waters to create mischief.

I’m stirring the waters, waiting for them to surface.

In matters like this, there’s no leniency; once they reveal themselves, they’re eliminated immediately!"

"But... the Sin Light Sect, are they reliable? I remember, their strength isn’t very high.

Even if they received the inferior version of your Holy Artifact Sin Light, they might find it hard to contend with some high-level members of the Holy Light Church.

Although the clergy in the First Empire cannot compare to those in the Holy City, it’s still a top-tier nation.

Their combat power is not to be underestimated.

It would be problematic if they fail to restrain the others and instead get into danger themselves."

"To outsiders, their power might seem negligible. But concerning the clergy within the Holy Light Church, they are quite targeted."

Lette spread open his hand, and a ball of light twisted and deformed in his palm.

"This is the power of desire, or oath power. They made oaths and act according to them, thus gaining specific abilities."

Emily suddenly understood: "So, it’s the Sin Light’s oath, right? Indeed... then the reason they called us here this time..."

"Of course, they encountered outside interference."

"Ah?"

Emily quickened her pace to look at Lette: "Didn’t you say everyone in the First Empire is on edge now and dares not offend members of the Holy Light Church?