Calamity Dragon, Starting with the Cultivation of Knight Families

Chapter 12 Divine Reward
Swamp, outside the nest of the Rock Dragon Giant Lizard.

"York, do I really have to come along?"

York, riding his horse with Lucia, is heading towards the Rock Dragon Giant Lizard's lair, and the swamp is already in sight.

On horseback, Lucia held onto York's waist, looking rather apprehensive.

"Lucia, rest assured, this summons is His Majesty's divine decree."

“During these days, He has seen my efforts in the Kingdom of God and has also become aware of your existence, Lucia.”

"Therefore, as the Baroness of the Swamp Territory, you are indispensable to this meeting with Your Majesty, and this is a great joy for both of us."

Although Lucia nodded at York's excited expression, she was filled with worry deep down.

This concern has persisted over the years and has never diminished.

Lucia didn't know much about the gods either.

God exists in Auckland, despite the fact that various churches have been proclaiming His existence.

Furthermore, many ancient texts record that three hundred years ago, a deity descended upon an empire in the central part of the Auckland continent.

However, at least in the last three hundred years, there have been no real cases of divine intervention.

Even if such a thing exists, it would be nothing more than a trick devised by the Vatican to deceive the common people.

At least among the nobility, many people thought so.

Of course, Lucia, and even nobles and royalty from various countries, do not deny the existence of gods.

However, even among gods, not all gods stand on the side of humanity.

In ancient records.

Humanity's earliest gods fought fiercely against various demons, evil gods, sea gods, and other strange deities.

This is how we finally managed to secure large tracts of land for humankind to live on.

The situation on the Auckland mainland right now isn't exactly good either.

After all, humans only occupy two-thirds of the central part of the continent.

The Western Frontier is the Forest of Demon Beasts, the territory of the demon beasts under the command of the demon gods.

The North is a frigid ice plain, including parts of the central region, and is the territory of the orcs under the command of the Beast Gods.

The eastern region, including part of the central area, is the territory of the elves under the command of the other gods.

The southern border is the Azure Sea, including the coastal land, and is the territory of the sea creatures of the evil gods.

Although humans occupy the fertile land in the center of the continent, it is a place of constant warfare, so the situation is not very good.

However, compared to the tens of thousands or thousands of years ago recorded in history, the various countries of mankind can barely be considered to have abundant martial virtue now.

In the absence of divine intervention, they have managed to stabilize the situation on the various borders of the continent and even continue to encroach on the territories of other alien races.

Of course, this erosion was not urgent, but rather a gradual expansion of territory, using pioneering methods like those employed by York.

Similar to boiling a frog in lukewarm water, this approach is unlikely to provoke a strong reaction from other races or escalate into a major war.

Gods.
It has been more than three hundred years since any miracles have been performed on the continent of Orank.

Even those of different races are no exception.

Therefore, when Lucia first heard that York had been taken in as a servant by the gods, she was somewhat surprised and incredulous.

She was even a little surprised.

But ever since arriving in the swamp territory and seeing the enormous, terrifying rock dragon giant lizard, Lucia has been filled with apprehension.

Would a god who embodies monsters in the mortal realm, rather than humans, truly stand on the side of humanity?

What if all of this is a conspiracy by the demon god?
What if it's a conspiracy by high-level magical beasts with advanced intelligence? What should York and I do then?
Therefore, these days, Lucia inevitably thinks about these things every night and has nightmares.

She didn't want to dampen her husband's enthusiasm and ambition.

But she was genuinely worried. However, now that she was about to meet the deity, all she could do was to use this meeting to see if the deity was truly as great, or even benevolent, as York had claimed.

Soon, the two rode their horses and finally arrived at the edge of the swamp.

York and Lucia dismounted on the hardened ground beside the swamp.

Then, right there at the edge of the swamp, York knelt down on one knee and pulled Lucia down to kneel towards the center of the swamp.

“My Lord, your faithful servant Yorksmith and his wife Lucia Callum have come to pay homage to you in accordance with your divine decree.”

"We beseech you, divine being, to descend upon this place!"

Their expressions were contrasted: one was fervent, the other apprehensive.

Meanwhile, Lin Ke sat in front of his computer, finding it all quite amusing.

Then, I moved the mouse and clicked on the character's 'Descent' effect.

As the divine intervention was activated, the next moment, Lin Ke skillfully started typing on the keyboard again, his face scrolling across the keyboard.

Meanwhile, within the game world, it was dusk, the time when the sun was setting.

With Lin Ke's 'divine descent,' a magnificent miraculous scene suddenly unfolded.

It was a pillar of light that suddenly descended from the sky.

The beams of light shone like a galaxy, displaying a dazzling array of colors.

When it falls from the high heavens, its radiance covers an area of ​​at least tens of kilometers.

However, it wasn't nighttime, so the only ones who could observe this scene besides the humans of the swamp territory were the magical beasts of the surrounding wasteland.

At the same time, the disturbance of magic also caused a large number of magical beasts around the swamp territory to wail incessantly.

Fear and terror were felt by the monsters, but they also had a profound impact on the humans living near the swamp.

"By the God of Truth! Look what that is!"

"A god has descended! It must be the god of truth!"

In a world where the Church reigns supreme, for the people of the Silver Lion Duchy, and even for the kingdoms it depends on, the God of Truth is the only faith in this region.

Therefore, upon seeing such a spectacular scene, ordinary civilians and even knights would immediately think of a miracle.

Miracles are never far away; after all, this is a world of the extraordinary.

Even though the gods have not appeared in the world for more than three hundred years, the major churches will always perform some miracles at appropriate times to ensure the people's faith in the gods, and of course, to ensure the 'rights' of the church.

Therefore, at this moment, whether they were apprentice knights of the swamp territory, slaves, commoners, or even merchants from the merchant guild, they all cried out for the God of Truth.

Praise be to the God of Truth!

"Praise the lord!"

"Lord, your successful pioneering work must have earned the approval of our lord. It must be so!"

"Otherwise, how could the lord have possibly overcome the odds and even subdue a powerful magical beast as a blood-bonded battle pet?"

"All of this must be the guidance of the God of Truth!"

At the right time and in the right place, the old butler Mo Wen's eyes flashed, and then he seemed to whisper something to a trainee knight.

So, under the watchful eyes of all the citizens and members of the merchant guild, the apprentice knight suddenly shouted excitedly.

"Is that so?"

"So that's it?"

"Praise be to the great God of Truth!!!"

"Praise the lord!"

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(End of this chapter)