Free Web NovelChapter 824: Chapter 94: The Grand Radiant Competition Festival and the Goddess’s Generous Divine Grace
As more and more guests entered the Bauhinia Palace, Su Li’s castle was indeed filled with distinguished guests and a full house!
This was also the first time Su Li clearly saw his own influence. Apart from those nobles and leaders he specifically focused on, there were also 14 Kingdom Knights who came to the Bauhinia Palace. These were legitimate nobles of the Empire, with hereditary and unchallenged imperial power.
Additionally, 7 Monastery abbots and 4 famous cultivators from the Fiery Sun and Dawn Goddess Churches arrived in the Hesse Territory to participate in this grand feast in Hesse.
By almost 11 o’clock, a total of 62 dignitaries and renowned leaders were arranged to enter the Bauhinia Palace. The scale of influence they could exert was at least 200,000 people, or if calculated more broadly, meaning one or two million people paid attention to this grand event in Hesse.
On Earth, one or two million people might not be significant, but in this medieval world, perhaps not even some divine spirits have 2 million followers! Take for example the Hendricks Church, which only influences specific groups and has a very limited reach.
Thus, if Su Li could host a festival dedicated to the Sun Goddess and influence 2 million people, he could truly earn the Goddess’s appreciation and receive a greatly substantial divine grace!
This made him pay even more attention to the ceremony of this feast, determined to make the reputation of the Radiant Competition Festival resound in one go.
After receiving all the distinguished guests and allies, at 11:30, Hilude, donned in a shining vibranium rune armor, strode forward with a sword to Su Li. Solemnly, with a fist on her chest, she gave a military salute, her golden hair billowed in the wind, making her spirited face appear particularly heroic.
"Lord, our knights are already in formation, ready to deploy at any time!"
Su Li’s heart also surged. In this immensely significant festival, it was the perfect moment to showcase their domain’s elegance, and today, let everyone witness the Sun Goddess Knights’ imposing force, swallowing the miles like a tiger!
He decisively took a deep breath and ordered loudly, "Depart immediately to the Holy Image of the Goddess to ignite the Fiery Sun Holy Fire!"
With his command, 60 Black Forest Guard Knights waiting in front of the palace immediately clicked their heels together, standing in solemn unison, their bright armor reflecting a dazzling golden light under the sun.
They would escort Su Li out of the Bauhinia Palace and join the main force. As the God of Tactics and Strategy, and the God of Officers, the Sun Goddess’s church emphasizes military discipline, strategic wisdom, and the noble mission of civilization against barbarism and chaos. Therefore, her church’s festival must be filled with military elements and sacred rituals. The display of military power and knights flaunting their might are the centerpiece of the entire ceremony.
Sure enough, the brilliant scene aroused exclaims of admiration from guests inside the Bauhinia Palace. Led by castle attendants, they would be taken to the castle’s viewing platform, where they would watch the entire army’s march and the ceremony of igniting the Holy Fire from the walls.
Mounted on the Death’s Claw, a symbol of lordly authority, Su Li, under the escort of the Black Forest Guard Knights, traversed the ornate castle corridors to reach the first gate of the Bauhinia Palace.
Crossing the stone arch bridge here was the largest training square inside the castle. At this moment, the square was already filled with nearly 1,000 elite infantry and cavalry standing majestically in formation, everyone equipped impeccably, their cold gleams flashing. Under the banner, powerful knights stood solemnly, full of vitality.
Upon Su Li’s arrival, a majestic military band immediately resounded within the formation. After the Provincial Affairs Council’s reform, the band players and drummers were further perfected. The exhilarating military music was so inspiring, it seemed to forge flesh, metal, and soul into steel, making the entire army feel like a sharp sword polished by the gods, its hum before unsheathing resonating through the clouds.
With a loud shout from the leading Champion Knight Tiberus welcoming the lord’s inspection, the three armies immediately stood upright, their chests out, roaring mightily, "For the glory of the Goddess!"
Su Li, riding Death’s Claw, advanced among the crowd and, wielding a shining warhammer, patrolled before the formation, loudly inspiring, "Today is the Goddess’s festival, Her Majesty Violet is watching us! My glorious knights, let us go ignite the Holy Fire of the Goddess, let her radiance shine upon the Old World, and the golden holy flame dispel the darkness of the mortal world!"
"Hear my command, all forces turn right, deploy!"
In the next moment, nearly a thousand elite infantry in full heavy armor neatly turned right, hundreds of knights simultaneously mounted their steeds, the army rumbled into motion, with the sound of footsteps and drumbeats aligning, the stirring sounds and the clatter of armor echoing powerfully, moving the heart.
With the army’s deployment, 24 Sun of Vengeance Knights riding half griffins first emerged from under the more than twenty meters high gates of the Bauhinia Palace. As the army’s vanguard, they proudly carried the massive banner of the Hesse Territory, each chest adorned with the golden light of the Bauhinia Clan’s clan emblem, particularly radiant.
And under the Bauhinia banner, each knight appeared especially majestic and towering, as if everyone was over three meters tall, riding on enormous and noble beasts, fully displaying the grandeur and majesty of monster cavalry.
From the first moment of their appearance, they stirred cheers from tens of thousands of people in the Festival Square, the cheers from knights, attendants, and the crowd almost shook the skies, resonating through the clouds, perfectly matching the style of the Sunfire Church.
