"Although the overall situation is severe," Oerstein shifted his tone, saying with some excitement, "we have welcomed the joining of an important ally! In the name of an ally of the Sun Goddess, Her Majesty Shalya's Medical Light Knight Order's Champion Knight, Dietrich Luthers, has come to our territory with the sisters of the Healing and Compassion Goddess!"

Dietrich's entry into the Hesse Territory was not to pledge allegiance to Su Li, but rather to take up residence in Hesse Town as a hospital administrator and preaching cultivator. Therefore, Su Li had yet to meet this powerful Champion Knight.

In this world, the male proportion among knights is still far greater than that of females.

The higher the level of power, the greater the proportion of males.

So even in the Shalya Church's Medical Knights, most of the Champion Knight Commanders are men.

Su Li was already used to this and immediately asked excitedly, "I haven't met this Medical Knight yet, do you know him?"

Hilude replied, "Lord Rong'en is very familiar with him. It is said that the two of them were once comrades-in-arms and both participated in the Battle of Shalya Temple. During that battle, Shalya's temple was corrupted by demons, exhaling purple smoke, then sprouted two legs and rampaged through the streets, after which a massive number of demons surged out from the gates, starting to massacre the city's residents and guards."

"So are they on good terms?" Su Li asked with concern. If so, it would be very convenient to seek help from the knights of the Shalya Church in the future.

Hilude shook her head regretfully, "On the contrary, their relationship is very poor; you could say it is close to being estranged."

"After the Battle of Shalya Temple, Lord Rong'en believed that studying medicine could not save the Empire, so he switched his faith to the Sun Goddess."

"Dietrich, on the other hand, considered this act as shameful betrayal and cowardice, vowing never to conspire with Knight Rong'en again."

Su Li clicked his tongue; this was indeed a troublesome issue.

The hardest thing for people is to put other people's money into their own pockets and to impose their ideas on others.

The ideological conflict is something that rarely admits right or wrong.

Is Shalya sending this Champion Knight to help, or to create trouble?

Is she hoping for me to mediate between the grievances of these two knights?

Su Li looked at the others and asked, "How are they getting along now? Is Dietrich accustomed to staying in the Hesse Territory?"

Oerstein nodded and said, "Although the two of them had a dispute the first day they met, due to the extensive healing work required, Dietrich quickly became involved in the construction of the Shalya Church."

"Under their direction, Dwarf Engineers and Ogre construction teams have immediately established a Shalya Church temple on the northern side of the Festival Square in our territory, including a hospital, retreat house, and relief institute, among other buildings."

"Meanwhile, the emblem of Heart and Dove and Shalya's altars were swiftly constructed in various towns and villages. In some alleys, near street benches, and even under the shade between mountain paths and fields, Goddess's altars and statues were erected to shelter injured travelers and provide rest and recovery for passersby."

Su Li's lips curved slightly; Shalya and Violet, these sisters, indeed resembled each other—they both liked placing their statues all over the territory.

Unlike the reserved and introverted women of the East, these two Divine Spirits generously displayed their beautiful figures to their followers.

To be fair, if a king like King Zhou composed a poem in their praise, they might not be angry. On the contrary, they might actually invite a mortal king to indulge with them in heavenly pleasures.

This made Su Li wonder. In the future, during prayer, would he have the chance to feel the generosity and comfort of the Goddess?

If he could cultivate with the Sun Goddess, would his strength not leap forward drastically?

Thinking of the Sun Goddess, Su Li couldn't help but think of Lady Bayonetta, the Lady of the City Lord of Marle Castle.

If he could interact with her, he would be fully confident in advancing to the Holy Sanctuary stage!

If he could win the battle against the Green Dragon, he also planned to make a trip to Marle Castle to earn a good fortune.

Even though Su Li currently had more than twenty thousand Golden Crowns in hand, which would suffice for thousands to live without worry for a year, when it came to military might, it was merely a drop in the bucket; even buying Elite Knights would only allow for about one hundred.

Adding one hundred elite slaves would be completely ineffective for the current situation.

That's why Su Li took such interest in healing the soldiers and expanding the Provincial Legion.

Because the Provincial Legion was recruited directly from within the Hesse Territory.

Upon hearing that Dietrich had built many temples, Su Li continued, "Are the knights and sisters of the Healing and Compassion Church sufficient?"

Oerstein laughed and nodded, "In this regard, we have enough! Just in the temple on the east side of the Festival Square, there are eight Hospital Knights!"

The Festival Square is south-east of Su Li's Heisen Castle; once the Heisen Castle was established, it could continue to be called a castle or even the Bauhinia Palace without much issue.

For at that location, besides Su Li's castle and tower, there were also a large number of Cabinet buildings, court buildings, including the Hesse Territory's Provincial Affairs Council, and High Court, which formed a complex of administrative and judicial buildings, including the Provincial Legal Aid Court and Hesse Tower, etc.

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