Pioneer Lord: Starting From Daily Intelligence

Chapter 1148: Chapter 179: Sun Goddess Church Holy Land · Blazing Sun Sanctuary and the Tradition of Generous Female Knights (Part 3)

Su Li stopped his steps, looked at Rong’en, and said, ”My dear Shepherd Leader, although the Holy Sun Sanctuary is indeed magnificent, majestic, and resplendent, all of this ultimately stems from my territory’s investment of tens of thousands of Golden Crowns, a result of the dwarves’ craftsmanship. I think you should know that my requirements for the Holy Land go far beyond these and their economic value.”

To be honest, if it is for economic value, then the return ratio on this investment is too low.

For the construction of this Holy Land, the territory has invested nearly fifty thousand Golden Crowns in total, and with such a large sum, any investment in the economy would surely yield a higher return.

Rong’en showed a smile and said, ”Of course, My Lord. The more important value of this Holy Land undoubtedly lies in its military enhancement capabilities. The reason we built this Holy Land so magnificently is to invite the Light of the Goddess, to shine here.”

”After receiving a large amount of divine blessing upon this Holy Land, our military capabilities have been significantly enhanced. The Knight Orders stationed in the sanctuary or recruited from the Hesse Territory affiliated with the Sun Goddess have all been notably strengthened.”

”For instance, morale improvement; when fighting within the influence range of the sanctuary, the basic morale of Knight Order units greatly increases, making it less likely for them to rout. This influence range extends north to the Gray Mountain Range, east to the Black Pine Forest, west to Flash Spear City, and south to the southern end of Mirror Swamp.”

”Bathed in the holy light of the sanctuary, the Knights’ melee skills and defense abilities are blessed by the Goddess, enhancing their combat abilities. In battles against Chaos Forces (especially Treachery, Khorne), vampires, undead, Skaven Ratmen, and other enemies of order, they can receive additional damage bonuses or resistance improvements, reflecting the Goddess’s aversion to the Power of Destruction.”

Hmm?

This effect, Su Li is very satisfied with.

In strategic assessment, he generally does not favor military buildings whose effects are limited to one province, always feeling that the input-output ratio is not worth it. But in this harsh real world, the regional military enhancement brought by the Holy Sun Sanctuary is of immeasurable value.

This almost means that in this vast land, covering the core areas of Hesse Territory and surrounding strategic points, as long as his Sun Goddess Knight Orders engage in battle, they will gain a decisive advantage. Whether it’s the soldiers’ resilience, melee effectiveness, or specialized combat abilities against those most detestable destructive enemies, all have achieved a qualitative leap.

In this world where darkness and warfare never truly cease, no land can maintain peace forever. On the wastelands, hordes of monstrous war gangs roam, deep in the forests hide savage Beastman Tribes, cunning goblin camps populate the abandoned mines and underground pathways, not to mention the eternal threats from the Chaos Church. In the Border Prince’s Territory, warfare is the norm.

And the existence of the Holy Sun Sanctuary raises a strong shield for the Hesse Territory on this chaotic land and forges a sharp spearhead. Within the territory, our faithful can effectively resist evil. More importantly, if strong external foes invade, like Night Wanderer Corpses or Chaos Warbands coming down from the Gray Mountain Range, our side can more easily achieve victory.

Moreover, the effects of this Holy Land are far from limited to this, Rong’en continued: ”With the existence of this Holy Land, the speed of recruiting and replenishing the Knight Orders will be significantly increased. The sanctuary, serving as the headquarters and spiritual homeland of the Knight Orders, can significantly expand the scale of various Sun Goddess Church Knight Orders. At the same time, in this area, the recovery speed for injured soldiers (replenishment rate) will increase.”

”Additionally, it unlocks elite Knight units exclusive to the Church, such as the Spear of Justice Knights.”

Su Li was very interested in this content and asked: ”What are the Spear of Justice Knights?”

”They belong to a special sequence within the Church, their function is to exclusively guard the Violet Knight Orders, their scale far exceeds the Flame Sun Knight Order, and members are all Paladins and Holy Knights serving the Church.”

”This Knight Order’s knights are spread across the entire Old Continent, often operating under different names, including subordinate orders like the Starlight Shield Knight Order and the Cold-blooded Titan Knight Order. These smaller Knight Orders are devout followers of Violet, showing respect to the main order; they might be summoned by the Glorious Leader to combat, just like when they were called by the Margherita Temple (Violet Church’s largest church) to fight against the Arabs. In that war, the Spear of Justice Knight Order charged forward, fighting valiantly.”

”The leader of the Spear of Justice is called the Glorious Leader. Currently, the Glorious Leader is an Imperial named Juan Franco. It is said that he firmly controls the Knight Order, and he is eying Arabi again.”

This information made Su Li very interested. He did not hope for the territory to have another Knight Order as powerful as the Spear of Justice; the addition of the Eternal Light Knight Order to the territory was entirely due to Princess Philis’s intervention.

Normally, if the territory could gain a branch order similar to the level of the Starlight Shield Knight Order, that would already be very good.

If the Holy Sun Sanctuary could attract a Starlight Shield Knight Order to station here and guard the sanctuary of the Sun Goddess, it would be highly significant for him.

At that time, the territory would have three Knight Orders of the Sun Goddess Church, namely, the Corona Knight Order, the Arrow of Light Knight Order, and the Starlight Shield Knight Order.

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