"I am a holy knight who came to investigate after hearing the commotion here. I am not with these people." Daros quickly stated his identity upon seeing this situation.

He clearly understood that revealing his Dartmenli family identity now would only make things worse. Using his clergy member status was the better option.

"You should have said so earlier." Naimes had actually already recognized Daros's identity and knew in his heart that this wasn't the best time to kill him.

The other party was clergy, different from these gang members.

He couldn't just find any excuse to kill him.

Seeing the flash of regret in Naimes's eyes, Daros couldn't help but shiver all over, realizing that Naimes was a ruthless individual, completely different from the 'Nael' in his previous impression.

The most important point was that according to their reports, Nael had awakened using the Holy Bone, advanced to Steel Seed rank, and reached a numerical value of twenty.

This was an extremely astonishing number.

For ordinary people advancing, take Daros himself as an example.

He had reached his limit when cultivating to a numerical value of nine. Only by using family resources to obtain additional numbers did he complete his seed number breakthrough.

But when he first advanced, Daros's own numerical value was only twelve points.

Slightly breakthrough, but not much.

After nearly ten years of refinement, he had only reached his current twenty-six points.

And this was already considered good progress.

After reaching ten points in Steel Seed rank, every ten-point increase would reduce the rate by approximately three times.

Judging by his physical condition, if he could raise his numerical value to forty, that would count as success.

But what about Naimes?

From being brought to Breathspring City, receiving his first detailed physical examination that revealed a numerical value of twenty, to now—less than a month had passed.

In just this one month, Naimes had already surpassed his twenty-six numerical value and established a stable crushing advantage.

This indicated that Naimes's numerical value had probably approached thirty by now.

This was an extremely terrifying speed.

"Perhaps only such monsters can hope to glimpse the ultimate limits of Steel Seed." Daros's heart was not calm. Although he knew that most of his current achievements relied on family protection.

But encountering true genius still left him deeply shaken.

"Therefore, the more this is true, the more we must pull Nael back to the family's side." Daros's thoughts quickly turned to this point.

"May I ask what happened here and why the fighting occurred?" Daros immediately shifted into official business mode.

In the current situation, drawing his weapon and instinctively taking action had already given Naimes a bad impression.

He needed to find ways to remedy this next.

"Naturally because these people were violating laws and regulations, detaining and enslaving others as slaves." Naimes clapped his hands, and a group of people emerged from behind him.

These were all slaves controlled by Black Viper. Their human rights had been stripped away by Black Viper, with both witnesses and material evidence available.

Once this matter was brought into the open, Black Viper was basically dead in the sunlight.

Before Daros could say anything more, the sound of a large group of people rushing over came from the distance.

During his approach, Naimes had already sent someone to notify the church's inspection team members.

Seeing that people had arrived, Naimes immediately took the initiative, unfolding the transfer order in his hand.

The appointment document from Gilliman granted Naimes nominal authority.

"I am the newly appointed garrison grand knight of Wavetail Town. Upon my first arrival, I witnessed people forcibly taking others as slaves on the streets."

"Therefore, I issue my first command: the church knight detachment enters full emergency status."

"Starting today, we will intensify patrols in both northern and southern districts, cracking down on any illegal activities!"

As he spoke, Naimes lifted the unconscious Black Viper who had fallen to the side and threw him before the holy knights.

Black Viper's lifeless snake appearance made some holy knights shudder inwardly.

After all, Black Viper was a renowned expert who had made his name in the southern district, commanding numerous subordinates while also possessing many prohibited weapons.

Although not Steel Seed rank, even ordinary Steel Seeds would fare poorly if targeted by Black Viper and surrounded by his group.

Yet today, he had been dragged out of his own lair and beaten into this half-dead state.

"Do you understand?" Along with Black Viper being thrown over came Naimes's inquiry!

"Yes, obeying the grand knight's command!" Some holy knights immediately responded.

"Then take these prisoners back, while leaving some people to accommodate these captured slaves, record their statements, and preserve evidence!"

After flexing his authority, Naimes immediately began work arrangements.

Under normal circumstances, even if Naimes was Steel Seed rank, these holy knight detachments wouldn't be so obedient.

The entire Wavetail Town had seven holy knight teams, each ranging from ten to twenty members, totaling over a hundred people.

Additionally, below the holy knight teams existed trainee holy knights and knight attendants.

In terms of combat personnel, there were approximately six hundred people.

The priest team was relatively larger, though trainee priests comprised most of them. They needed to daily spread religious teachings throughout the city to purify their own faith and improve their meditation efficiency.

The formal priest group numbered only about ninety people.

In this situation, internal faction forces weren't simple either, with no shortage of Steel Seeds among them.

With backing from powerful figures, Naimes—a parachuted 'grand knight'—though nominally the second-in-command of Wavetail Town.

How much actual power he could grasp remained uncertain.

However, Naimes's 'welcome gift' was sufficiently shocking, making everyone aware that a ruthless character had arrived.

Before this ruthless character and local powers determined victory, these holy knight squads might not immediately side with Naimes, but at least they needed to ensure normal completion of Naimes's commands.

Otherwise, while Naimes might not be certain about establishing himself in Wavetail Town, he definitely could make sure they couldn't remain there themselves!

On his first day of arrival, after eliminating Black Viper's somewhat notorious gang of recent years, Naimes finally took his transfer order and formally arrived at Wavetail Town's grand church.

Wavetail Grand Church differed from Breathspring City's grand church—not as tall but more sprawling, resembling a small community with various buildings distributed at different locations, maintaining certain distances between them.

"This is determined by Wavetail Town's geographical position." When Naimes arrived at the church entrance, a priest was already waiting with others.

Without rushing to self-introduction, he instead extended his hand in a welcoming gesture while explaining Wavetail Grand Church.

"The Floating Whale's tail swings daily. The amplitude isn't large, but it certainly changes."

"Therefore buildings might shift accordingly, so they cannot be too high, cannot be too dense." Official source is novel·fire·net