CHAPTER 523: CHAPTER 252: THE STRENGTH OF THE GOLDEN PANSY KNIGHT

The area in front of the territory’s palace district was already adorned with festive lanterns, and even the statue of the sword-wielding Great Angel in the square was hung with red lanterns.

Prizes and gifts were brought up, and although the banquet dishes had yet to be laid out, the revelry of the territorial citizens had already begun.

More than twenty thousand citizens were singing and dancing, the celebration stretching from the palace district square all the way along the wide main road, for four or five miles.

Under the festive lights, the joy of the festival washed away the sorrow of the soldiers’ deaths.

In this world, death is commonplace, and everyone is accustomed to it, so one’s mindset must be very optimistic.

In certain beliefs, if someone passes away, their relatives and friends gather to dance together at the funeral, praying that the departed soul can enter their heavenly paradise.

After all, in a world where souls exist, even the citizens who’ve lost loved ones dance, using vibrant dances to dispel their sadness.

But the vast majority of citizens were completely immersed in the joy of an epic victory.

Victory is the greatest gift! It is the most effective means of uniting hearts!

More importantly, the fruits of victory were displayed vividly at this moment.

After this epic victory, the territory had more wealth, a stronger military, and safer hopes.

How could the citizens not cheer eagerly?

Audrey could no longer suppress her desire to dance. Had she not been waiting to attend this banquet, she would have led troops to flaunt that sultry old green dragon long ago.

She had already changed into a black fishtail strappy dress, especially choosing a white lace blouse since Lin Rui once mentioned her chest was too large, making her waist appear short. Then, using this set of court-style waist-cinching princess puff skirts, she perfectly highlighted her waistline curves. The luxurious white bow tied at her chest and the black slender straps contrasted beautifully with the seductive black stockings on her long legs.

This outfit clearly screamed a young princess or a noble mage going to a ball.

She was already impatient to showcase her youthful, energetic figure and elegant, skillful dance moves. Thus, she had clung to Lin Rui’s arm, asking for the third time, "Why isn’t Violet here yet?"

Finally, under Audrey’s eager anticipation, Violet came gracefully from the distance of the splendid street.

Her radiance instantly caught the eye of countless people along the way.

Violet was wearing the most classic outfit of the Knight King, a white off-shoulder court gown, with her golden hair tied up. Besides revealing her slender and fair neck, what stood out most was her iconic blue hairband. She too wore white stockings on her long legs, perfectly contrasting with Audrey as the territory’s black queen and white queen.

Clearly, Violet had truly let go, transitioning from a human weapon to a gentle girl, actually dressing up to attend the ball.

She walked up to Lin Rui, tiptoed, and waved her right hand in front of him, "Lord, why such a look? Can’t recognize me?"

"Girls really do look quite different once they change clothes," Lin Rui mused.

The last time Violet left a strong impression on Lin Rui was on the battlefield. She wielded an epic long sword, directly piercing the massive head of the Spider Shrine, then bathed in blood fury, her sword slaughtering an entire green skin warband on the spider’s back.

Yet, having shed her heavy armor and adorned a long dress, she transformed back into a beautiful maiden.

Who, seeing this gentle girl with a soft smile, could imagine her terrifying demeanor on the battlefield?

"Did you just now arrive because you were changing into a long dress?" Lin Rui curiously asked.

Violet looked up with equal curiosity, gazing at Lin Rui and asked, "Didn’t you see the two knights behind me? I was training knights."

Knights?

Where?

Lin Rui’s gaze passed through Violet, only then noticing that behind her stood two robust knights all along.

Violet’s dazzling presence left him unbothered. Who would pay attention to the extras behind such a scene stealer?

Fortunately, Lin Rui’s face had grown thick over time, remaining composed as he opened the attribute panels of the two knights.

The knight on the left was [Golden Pansy Knight], trained by the territory’s Excellence Level citizens.

The talent, however, was at the elite level! Moreover, the rank directly reached Tier Four, Level 1!

Meaning the official knight of the [Golden Pansy Knight Order] initially held a Tier Three Elite level, then enhanced to Tier Four, Level 1, under the territory’s sacred treasures’ blessings.

Their attribute values were no different from a Tier Four, Level 1 knight, majoring in willpower and physique.

The traits were very similar to those of a Sun Flame Knight, including five general traits, two of which were knight spirits recorded in the Knight Contract, [Glory Trait] and [Imperial Knight].

[Knight Spirit: Glory Trait: Glory is the eternal pursuit of a knight, representing the knight’s moral code and noble character. Willpower +4, Divine Damage +8%, immunity to negative states like weakness, fear, and panic; resistance to Dragon’s aura and Witch Demon malicious aura effects +50%.]

[Knight Spirit: Imperial Knight: Imperial Paladins are elite knights of the Human Empire, symbols of territorial royal power. Thus, when an Imperial Knight battalion marches to the battlefield, they naturally form the core of the battle line, inspiring ordinary soldiers, letting them realize the blessings of the domain and divine spirits are with them. Inspires nearby allies, increasing all friendly units’ physical attack within two hundred meters by 50%, physical defense by 30%, and spiritual defense by 20%. When charging in place, each attack is considered a charge attack, additionally increasing physical damage based on mass, and knocking back opponents.]