This Holy Knight is So Despicable!
Chapter 67: Coated Cannonballs Sufficient (Third Update)

Chapter 67: Chapter 67: Coated Cannonballs Sufficient (Third Update)

Early in the morning, Taylor led the Holy New Army and waited at the East Gate.

With the first light of dawn, the Holy Rose Female Knight Order, who had been marching day and night, finally arrived at the Holy Light God Church’s headquarters—the Holy City.

And their captain Vanessa hurriedly brought along two or three Holy Temple Members to the East Gate.

Looking at her shabby troop, Taylor turned to glance at his own well-disciplined brothers behind him and immediately revealed a disdainful smile.

Vanessa frowned: "Taylor, what are you doing here?"

"Call me Officer Taylor!"

Taylor, with no regard for their past comradeship, slightly raised his chin: "Standing before you now is the Supreme Commander of the Holy New Army, jointly authorized by the Holy Knight Order and the Holy Light Church!

My military rank is on par with the Vice Commander of the Holy Knight Order!

Mind your tone! Exalted acting president of the Holy Temple, Vanessa!"

Vanessa squinted her eyes, intuitively knowing the other party had ill intentions. This Holy New Army was something she’d only recently heard about from others.

"Officer Taylor, may I ask what you and your soldiers are doing here?"

"Of course, to welcome people. But it’s you, Exalted Acting President, what are you doing here?"

Vanessa walked over to Helen, the vice-captain of the Holy Rose Knights: "I’m here to receive my Knight Order members."

"Exalted Acting President, I think you’re mistaken about one thing."

Taylor, with hands behind his back, walked to the members of the Holy Rose Knights: "The Holy Rose Knights are a subordinate independent knight order of the Holy Knight Order.

It belongs to the Order, to the Holy Light Goddess!

They’re not your personal soldiers!

You don’t have the right to welcome them here. Only I, as the upper echelon of the military, have the right to welcome these brave young ladies!"

Vanessa frowned: "Your tone is very much like that annoying person! Was it him that sent you?"

"It’s the military discipline of the Order that sent me here!"

At this moment, Taylor was full of confidence: "Exalted Lady Vanessa, don’t forget! You are returning now under the guise of a delegation envoy.

Even though you have become the acting president of the Holy Temple, your military rank and status within the army are still on suspension.

What, trying to fish in troubled waters?"

Vanessa let out a cold laugh: "Of course not, I’ve predicted this!

Now, as the Acting President of the Holy Temple, I am applying to invoke the seventh clause of the Holy Temple-Church Court protocol agreement.

When the President of the Holy Temple feels that their or the core members’ personal safety is threatened, they can recruit Holy Knights from the Holy Temple Knights to ensure their safety.

I want to hire them. As long as they’re willing, not even the Order’s Military and Political Department or the Pope Palace can stop it!"

"Predicted."

In no hurry, Taylor pulled out an envelope from Wright, extracted a sheet of paper, and began to read aloud.

"Lady Vanessa, four years ago when you were expelled from the Holy City, you cited the lengthy and dangerous journey home as a reason to enlist the Holy Rose Knights from the Holy Knight Order as your guard.

The process was legal, the procedures were complete.

If you wish to invoke the seventh clause to recruit them, you must first cancel the mission, allowing the Holy Rose Knights to return to the Order before you can proceed.

Otherwise, the Holy Rose Knights in mid-mission cannot be used as recruitment targets."

"Tsk!"

Vanessa looked at the paper in Taylor’s hand, her teeth grinding.

After weighing the situation, Vanessa signaled to Helen: "Helen, I now discharge the Holy Rose Knights from their mission, you may return to the Order."

"But Princess, our mission document has been lost..."

"No worries! We’ve already got replacements ready for you."

Taylor took another document from the envelope, and under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Vanessa and Helen had no choice but to sign and stamp it publicly.

Once the paperwork was secured, Vanessa took Helen’s hand: "Let’s go, I have food ready for you..."

"Hold on! Emergency decree!"

"What?"

Ignoring the angered Vanessa, Taylor gestured behind him. The Holy New Army’s messenger immediately came forward with a large poster and began to recite aloud.

"As per the order of the acting agent of Holy Authority, Lord Wright, the Holy City is to enter a state of emergency preparedness from the date of this notice.

This acting agent will, in the name of the Order and the Church Court, establish the Holy New Army to comprehensively take over the defense and law and order of the Holy City.

Due to the urgency of the situation, the Supreme Commander of the Holy New Army, Saint Taylor, has the right to forcibly enlist soldiers!

The conscripted Holy Knights must serve in the Holy New Army for at least one full week before submitting a transfer order.

This resolution, based on the state of emergency preparedness, holds the highest priority!"

"Wait!"

Vanessa was indignant: "Our seventh clause resolution also holds the highest priority!"

Taylor, smiling, held up the paper and began to read again.

"Yes! But one thing, the emergency decree was issued seven days ago. You may have invoked the seventh clause, but your application is now.

Therefore, after the Holy Rose Knights return to the Order, they must first execute the emergency decree before executing your application.

Thus, they have been forcibly integrated into the Holy New Army.

As the Holy New Army is jointly subordinate to the Church Court and the Order, it is not within the seventh clause resolution’s coverage, and you have no right to recruit members of our Holy New Army.

Therefore, these members of the Holy Rose Knights must come with me!"

Vanessa took a few quick steps forward to snatch the paper from Taylor’s hand. Taylor didn’t dodge or defend, letting her take it.

The result was that when Vanessa got it and looked, Taylor had already read the final section, leaving only a small line of text at the bottom.

[Look at the back]

Accompanied by a small arrow.

Vanessa flipped it over and saw a large line of characters on the back of the paper.

[What are you looking at?]

"Damn it!"

Vanessa tore the paper in her hand to shreds, only to see Taylor leisurely pull out a new piece of paper from the envelope.

"Getting angry won’t help! Now, in the Holy City, my rules are the rules!

You, as the acting president of the Holy Temple, can certainly initiate a resolution application. But this whole process will take about a week.

The Holy Rose Knights may be your creation, but the members pledged their loyalty to the Holy Light Goddess, joining the Holy Knight Order first!

Trying to act clever in front of me?

Do you think that because I dislike going through procedures, I don’t care about these details?

Let me tell you, it’s precisely because I am too familiar with the procedures that I don’t want to go through them!

Please distinguish between cause and effect, thank you."

After reading, Taylor thoughtfully handed the paper over, chuckling as he asked.

"Want to tear it?"

"Don’t think you’ve won! My members are united with me! You can’t stop us!"

Taylor let out a cold laugh, pulled out another paper from the envelope, and began to read aloud deliberately.

"Lady Vanessa! Letting the ladies come with us is actually a good deed!

The reputation of the Holy Temple Council is so bad, I believe no shop in the entire Holy City would be willing to serve you!

You made them rush here day and night, have you arranged a place for them to stay?

Saying you prepared food, it won’t just be bread and water, right!

Let them follow you, do you want them to starve for three days and nine meals and sleep in stables at night?

The Holy New Army, understanding the hard work of the ladies, specially prepared a luxurious feast and dignitary-level accommodation for them!

Also, private swimming pools and luxury bathhouses! And countless shopping vouchers and VIP cards!

The four years of hardship will be rewarded today!

Valiant Holy Roses! Please, this way!

This is a military order! Cannot be refused."