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Chapter 1030 - Chapter 1030 Chapter 1032 Paladin of the Holy Light_1

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Upon seeing Song Jian reveal himself and walk in his direction, Fang Ai froze for a moment, his gaze involuntarily falling upon Song Jian’s head.

At this time, Song Jian no longer needed to conceal himself as he had when he first entered the game, allowing all his attributes to be displayed above his head. However, his level was so high that despite being displayed, most players couldn’t discern his level– they saw only a skull.

“A skull level…” Fang Ai’s heart skipped a beat. That was at least ten levels higher than him, and the aura emanating from Song Jian didn’t seem to be that of a first-tier combat power at all, especially the equipment on Song Jian’s body. Even though he had turned off the glow of the tiers, the style and design were clearly beyond that of ordinary gear.

Fang Ai, who was now level thirty-eight, had been through countless battles in the game and could roughly judge an opponent’s combat power with just a glance.

After spotting Song Jian, Fang Ai couldn’t help but shiver, and when he glanced at the NPC lizardman opposite him, he immediately saw a trace of fright in his eyes as well.

The two exchanged glances and involuntarily drew closer to each other.

NPCs encountered in the wild, in the eyes of players, were essentially no different from monsters, only that wild NPCs could communicate. But if conflicts over interests arose, players didn’t hesitate to cut down NPCs just like any other monster–after being killed, NPCs dropped skill books and equipment weapons just like monsters did.

However, faced with a greater threat, Fang Ai and the lizardman NPC seemed to think of uniting. The two readied themselves to cooperatively defend against Song Jian with surprising tacit understanding.

Seeing their attitude and actions, Song Jian couldn’t help but laugh, and waving his hand, he said, “Don’t be afraid, I just found your profession a bit peculiar and wanted to inquire. By the way, how did you detect me just now?”

The Stealth Skill was an epic ability from his necklace, of quite a high tier, and not easily detectable by most.

“This is my class skill, ‘Detection of Evil’!” Fang Ai honestly replied. “If someone watches me for too long and isn’t a follower of my lord, they will be detected.”

Song Jian paused, nodding in understanding.

“So, which deity do you worship?” Song Jian asked.

“I am a follower of the God of Light, my class is a Holy Knight!” Fang Ai said respectfully, performing a Holy Knight’s salute towards Song Jian.

“Holy Knight?” Song Jian’s eyes narrowed. The power of light was not at all weaker than the power of dawn, and when dealing with creatures from Abyssal Hell, light’s power was even mightier than dawn’s.

He had learned this from Yana, his former Follower who was a Knight of Dawn.

“I wonder, would the God of Light be willing to build a temple in the City of Hope?” Song Jian asked with a smile. “The Goddess of Dawn has already built a temple there, and I’d like to invite the God of Light to also establish one in the City of Hope, sending Priests. Would that be possible?”

“This?” Fang Ai was taken aback. Although both knights and priests served the deities, they belonged to different systems. The deity’s knights were mostly responsible for fighting, much like enforcers.

Spreading the glory of the deity, building temples, and recruiting followers were mainly the priests’ responsibilities.

“I’m not sure about this…” Fang Ai hesitated. Even as a combat class, he wasn’t completely ignorant and understood the benefits of building a temple in a city to promote a deity’s glory.

But he had neither the authority nor the qualifications to decide; he could only wait to report back before making a decision!

Song Jian nodded, showing a hint of disappointment as he was about to speak. Suddenly, a golden light blossomed beside Fang Ai. Like flowing water, the light surged, and in a short time, a small portal, big enough for just one person to pass through, appeared by Fang Ai’s side.

“Is this, this ‘Sacred Summoning’?” Fang Ai’s face changed dramatically, an expression of utter astonishment on his face.

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The sacred summoning was a skill within the Temple of Light that only the red-robed High Priests were qualified to use. As an ordinary Knight of Light, he could only witness it during the occasions when they were bathed in divine grace; otherwise, they had no right to meet with the High Priest in red robes, let alone see such a skill.

An elderly man dressed in a golden-red robe hurriedly stepped out from the teleportation gate.

“High Priest Faxon?” Fang Ai quickly performed a knightly salute with due solemnity to High Priest Faxon. As the archbishop of the Temple of Light in the City of Hope, he could only catch a distant glimpse of him on the annual Day of Grace.

Song Jian observed the old man in the golden-red robe and felt the rich aura of holy light radiating from him, his expression shifting slightly.

Third-tier combat power!

This High Priest actually possessed third-tier combat power. Song Jian narrowed his eyes and looked above the man’s head, where he had expected to see only a skeleton-level rating, but the High Priest had instead openly displayed all of his attributes.

“Eighty-one level; he must have just stepped into third-tier combat power!” Song Jian thought to himself quietly.

One could enter the second tier upon passing the assessment at level fifty and the third tier at level eighty, with level one hundred twenty leading to the legendary rank. However, most people could only reach the pinnacle of the second tier in their lifetime, lingering outside the threshold of third-tier combat power.

If not for special encounters, over ninety percent of people in this world, unlike High Priest Faxon before him, would never step into the domain of the third tier.

“Respected Lord of the City of Hope, I am High Priest Faxon, under the august God of Light, Lord Perkandor!” Faxon said respectfully, giving Song Jian a salute.

“High Priest Faxon, are you here to discuss the creation of the Temple with me?” Song Jian asked with a smile.

“Indeed, my lord has expressed admiration for your willingness to create a Temple of Light in the City of Hope!” Faxon said with a beaming face: “At the same time, he has granted the Temple of Light the right to recruit three hundred Knights of Light. I’m sure this pleases you!”

Song Jian was taken aback and chuckled to himself; he had only mentioned the desire to create a Temple of Light, and yet they had directly guessed his intent. Truly, these priests were cunning folks; he would have to be very careful in his dealings with them from here on out.

The invasion of the Abyss was imminent, and the City of Hope was just beginning. Song Jian wasn’t very confident about whether they could withstand the invasion war. The idea to create the Temple of Light only came to him after meeting Fang Ai. If he could build more temples of the gods within the City of Hope, for the sake of common interest, at least a large number of priests and divine knights would guard the City of Hope.

Taking advantage of the gods to protect the City of Hope, Song Jian wasn’t sure whether his decision was right or wrong, but at the very least, their chances of survival had increased.

“Could you possibly send more Knights of Light? You see, Abyssal Hell is about to launch a major invasion, and I’m afraid…” Song Jian frowned slightly, feeling that the number of three hundred Knights of Light was a bit too small.

“Hehe, my Lord isn’t aware that three hundred Knights of Light are enough to fight against ten times, even a hundred times the enemy!” Faxon said with a smile on his face: “Even the City of Light only has two hundred Knights of Light!”

“Is that so?” Song Jian sighed softly, somewhat disappointed.

Even if the Knights of Light were formidable, three hundred was still a small number against the endless invasion of abyssal creatures. Even if they truly could hold off a hundredfold of enemies, what if they were faced with a thousandfold, or ten thousandfold?

“These Knights of Light are each qualified to pass on the Knight of Light heritage, and you can encourage more people to become Knights of Light. You should know that the power of light is particularly effective against Abyssal Power!” High Priest Faxon continued.

“Three hundred professional instructors?” Song Jian’s eyes lit up instantly. If that was the case, then he could definitely form an army of knights, three thousand strong or even more.

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