Chapter 400: Chapter 400
[Unity: We are united, working together, sharing the same boat through thick and thin, never abandoning any one, striving together to achieve our goals.]
[Respect: We believe in respecting each individual’s values and cultural background, adhering to kindness, tolerance, and fairness, and are dedicated to creating a harmonious, respectful, and mutually supportive sacred environment.]
Having read the doctrine, Lin Rui couldn’t help but feel amused.
Finally, finally, I know what the Goddess of Fortune’s doctrine is!
That unreliable Yuyu, even when praying, doesn’t have lines to say.
Her way of inspiring the settlers has always been rather perfunctory. The common folk are still clueless about what to shout when excited.
Audrey’s eyes lit up, and she quickly came over: "So this is the doctrine? Courage, faith, unity, respect. Quick, let me write them down and tell Yuyu all the prayers when we get back to the territory."
Lin Rui made room for her, waiting for her to take out her notebook and start jotting down the four doctrines.
These four doctrines were not particularly surprising. Courage, faith, unity, these have always been values emphasized by the people of this world.
Only the last one has a bit of the unique charm of the Goddess of Fortune.
Respect and tolerate followers from different cultural backgrounds. Adhere to the spirit of kindness, tolerance, and fairness.
This makes her fundamentally different from other divine beings.
The divine spirits of this world are not saints. Most leave impressions of selfishness, spite, even coldness and cruelty, and malevolence.
For example, the God of Light worshiped by the Templar Order, a typical heart like a sparrow and cruel nature, having nothing to do with kindness. ɴᴇᴡ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀʀᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪsʜᴇᴅ ᴏɴ NovelHub(.)net
This is mainly because the divine spirits of this world ascended from powerful entities, relying on spiritual power and strength, having nothing to do with merits or good deeds.
Common people worship divine spirits because they can offer protection, naturally not caring much about their character and doctrine.
If they can protect a town, even if their doctrine is like that of the Goddess of Fortune and the believers know nothing about it, it doesn’t hinder their devout worship.
If they lack the ability to protect a territory, no matter how wonderful or unique their doctrine is presented, no one would take a second look.
Therefore, Lin Rui was also very curious about what blessings and protection the Goddess of Fortune granted the Knight Order.
[Golden Pansy Knight Order]
[Commander: Lin Rui: Golden Pansy]
[Level: Initial Tier (member limit 1/1000)]
[Reputation: 15269/100000]
[Attributes: All knights’ physique +5, will +4, luck +3]
[Breathing Technique: None (exposure to Middle Tier unlocks)]
[Strategic Trait: None (exposure to Middle Tier unlocks)]
[Divine Blessing: None (to be extracted)]
[Equipment: None (to be added)]
[Legend of the Knight Order: 4/10]
[Entry Talent: Heavy Armored Attendant: Citizens with Excellent Talent and above.]
[Golden Pansy Knight: Citizens with Excellence Level and above.]
[Knight Standard Bearer: Citizens with Elite-level and above]
"Hiss~" Lin Rui drew in a sharp breath.
This Knight Order is quite strong!
Although it’s still a blank slate, its enhancement potential is already evident.
The attributes section is very simple and doesn’t need mentioning.
The trait section means it can further enhance two additional traits for all soldiers.
Like the Sun Flame Guard Knight, a soldier with five or six traits would have seven or eight traits after joining the Knight Order!
Just adding these two extra traits can boost their power significantly.
After all, traits are mutually influencing; the more traits, the exponential increase in power.
The reason Tier Three units are stronger than Tier Two units is mainly that Tier Three units have one more trait.
Theoretically, if a soldier accumulates enough traits, even if they are all Elite-level, their power could surpass Legendary-level. Insufficient quality can be compensated with quantity.
A Tier Two soldier with eight Elite-level traits might very well defeat a peer soldier with just one Legendary-level trait.
And below that is something called a Strategic Trait.
In this world, anything associated with strategy tends to be extremely overpowering.
Lin Rui speculates that there might even be situations where Knight Order soldiers, under the influence of Strategic Traits, can rival soldiers of other Heroic Commanders, even without their presence.
However, Lin Rui has never seen something before and doesn’t know where to obtain Strategic Traits to add to this contract.
At least the Templar Order didn’t have this before, as their Holy Temple Knights still operate independently.
As for the Knight Order’s legend, Lin Rui has quite a few, almost halfway there. It mainly refers to the great achievements created by the Knight Order in the past.
All four of Lin Rui’s are epic-level victories, detailing the glorious victories Lin Rui achieved on certain battlefields, reminiscent of a chronicle.
What surprises Lin Rui the most is the content at the end.
Entry selection qualifications!
It actually has three tiers.
From Excellent to Elite, corresponding to three different Knight Order soldier types.
What level of talent do Elite-level citizens need to become knights? At the very least, it’s Rare Level, and possibly even Heroic Spirit Level. Which level exactly depends on what traits the Knight Order can enhance.
However, one thing is for certain: the territory will need to recruit many high-talent citizens in the future.
Continuously selecting a large number of talents with excellent level or above from refugees, captives, and new arrivals would ensure a steady supply of soldiers for the Knight Order.
Lin Rui then looked at the others and asked, "Why is there only this [Knight Contract], without enhancement items? Normally, the Templar Order should have reserved some, right?"
Audrey’s eyes sparkled: "Lord, do you mean there’s another treasure vault here?"
Lusen enthusiastically spoke up: "It might not be a treasure vault. It could be in Richthofen’s room! I’ll go search it right away."
Audrey suspiciously looked at him: "Why are you so enthusiastic about searching Richthofen’s room? Your fervor seems off."
"Heh heh." Lusen grinned: "Richthofen is known as the wealthy Grand Commander of the Templar Order. Surely many women want to seduce him."
"I’m not trying to peek! I just want to see what methods those women used."
It must be said that driven by motivation, Lusen was full of energy. Very quickly, he turned Richthofen’s room upside down and indeed found something.
He joyfully brought a palm-sized document to Lin Rui: "Lord, this is the enhancement item you needed, capable of strengthening the Knight Contract."
[Knight Spirit: Glory Trait: Glory is the eternal pursuit of knights, representing the moral code and noble character of knights. Will +4, Divine Damage +8%, immunity to negative states like weakness, fear, and dread, and resistance to Dragon’s aura, and Witch Demon malicious aura effects +50%.]
Quite practical, as the knights of the territory are already immune to spiritual damage, this would further diminish negative aura effects, thus enhancing resistance to negativity.
Someday, knights may very well charge ahead like Death’s Wings, immune to all control.
Lin Rui immediately acquired this [Knight Spirit] into the [Knight Contract], its fiery-like document continuing to inscribe, adding a new line of content.
Meanwhile, the system prompted that the trait had changed to 1/2.
The strength of this trait, Lin Rui estimated, is probably at the upper range of Elite-level, but not quite to Rare Level.
If it could only enhance one knight’s trait, it would be somewhat lackluster.
But its ability to grant this trait to all knights within the order makes it very significant! Lin Rui was eagerly anticipating upgrading this Knight Order to Middle Tier, or even High-tier, to see what effects those unactivated traits might have.