The Low-Key Life of a Necromancer

Chapter 364: The Brain is Not Enough

Originally a pond, it became a safe haven for merchants due to water shortages in winter and spring.

Innocent merchants were ambushed by the Knights of Judgment here. No one knew why this conflict happened. They screamed and dodged, trying to save their lives.

Then, the Royal Guards appeared, along with the Deputy Commander of the Knights of Judgment, Lord Edward.

The battle was forced to stop, and everyone's attention was focused on Edward and the young knight who was beaten by Edward.

Li was also watching this scene silently from behind, and handed Leon a handful of melon seeds and asked about the situation on the field.

"Leon, who was the person that Edward beat up?"

Li's expression of watching a show as if he was just watching a spectator's show made Leon speechless.

But the whole plan was planned by Li, and Li would be needed to rescue some people later, so Leon could only follow Li's attitude.

"I also want to know who that person is. He is so brave to impersonate the Knights of Judgment!"

Leon kicked George, who was sharing melon seeds with Li, and asked him to give everyone a live report.

George was helpless. As the prince's attendant, he didn't even have the freedom to eat melon seeds. It was really a pity for the griffin.

"Ahem~ If I remember correctly, the young knight pretending to be the Knights of Judgment should be the son of the former leader of the Knights of Punishment who has been expelled."

After hearing George's explanation, Li had several question marks in his head.

"What is the Knights of Punishment?"

“…The main knight groups of the Holy Temple for external warfare originally had three groups: the Knights of Judgment, the Knights of Punishment, and the Holy Priests.”

Li nodded to show his understanding, but why had he never heard of the names of the other two teams besides the Knights of Judgment?

"…Because, apart from the Order of the Knights of Judgment, the numbers of the other two legions have been abolished."

This happened twenty years ago, also during the period when the previous archbishop was replaced.

Because of the ownership issue of the top floor of the temple, the knights fighting on the border were also affected accordingly.

"The Punishment Knights want to withdraw from the front line to support the selection of the Archbishop in the Cathedral and maintain the dignity of the Cathedral within the Kingdom."

There is nothing wrong with the judgment of the Punishment Knights. In the case of internal instability, shrinking forces and retreating for repairs are all normal adjustments.

"However, the leader of the Punishment Knights has a bad reputation. There have been many times when this leader has allowed his allies to die. When the allies and the demons have both suffered heavy losses, the Punishment Knights will go and reap the fruits of victory."

"Oh~ The leader of the Punishment Knights is really a bitch."

Judging the situation and acting when the time is right are good qualities for a leader, but sacrificing the lives of friendly forces to gain victory is a bit inhumane.

"Li, you don't understand at all. Before the collapse of the Punishment Knights, they were the most powerful legion among the three major knight orders."

Punishing the Knights Templar's inhumane way of commanding the army greatly reduced the consumption of soldiers.

The longer the war with demons lasts, the more combat-savvy veterans there will be in the Punishment Knights.

"…But this kind of fighting method of pushing others to the front and making them targets cannot last long."

After Li finished speaking, Leon and George both showed subtle expressions.

"The truth is just as you said, Li. The Punishment Knights are used to having someone go into battle first and then inserting themselves into the battle. When a large number of demons invaded the area, the Punishment Knights couldn't find other cannon fodder, so they pushed the Holy Priests to the front line..."

The Holy Priest Corps, as the name suggests, most of the people in the legion are priests.

The most important role of this legion is to act as a medical team in the rear to ensure that injured soldiers receive effective assistance.

When the war broke out, the medical soldiers were pushed onto the battlefield as cannon fodder. Li did not expect that the leader of the Punishment Knights would be so crazy.

If this happened on Earth, any soldier who dared to do this would definitely be brought to a military court!

"In that battle, the Punishment Knights won a great victory, but the price was that only one in ten priests of the Holy Priests survived."

The Knights of Punishment openly shouted out a sentence based on their victory in the war.

"He said that the Holy Priest Corps can be rebuilt. All we need to do is select new priests from within the kingdom to join the army. The Punishment Knights are willing to provide the materials for the reconstruction of the Corps."

As soon as these words were spoken, Li, even though he had never experienced it, could feel how angry the pastors would be.

This is indeed the case. The inhumane behavior of the Punishment Knights caused anger within the temple.

Most of the people who could hold high-level positions in the church were priests, so the matter immediately became serious.

"After several meetings in the Holy Temple, the final decision was to remove the commander of the Punishment Knights from his position and replace him with someone else. The responsibility of delivering the sentence naturally fell on Lord Edward."

Li couldn't help but look at Edward in the field. Edward was a good person in every way except that he was too straightforward.

If you go to pass judgment on the leader of the Punishment Knights, you might be hacked to death on the spot in someone else's territory.

Edward was being taken advantage of by those people in the temple.

"Li, do you know why no one dares to mess with Lord Edward, the vice-leader of the Knights of Judgment?"

"Didn't he kill the hellhound?"

"Hey~ Edward is not the only one who killed the hellhound!"

Li shook his head and became more interested in these past events.

"It is said, it is said! Lord Edward brought a small group of knights to deliver the verdict, but the knights following him did not dare to enter the camp gate of the Knights of Punishment, so Lord Edward had to go in alone."

After Edward entered the camp, no one knew what happened inside.

"When the news came, it was when Lord Edward walked out of the camp covered in blood, and then it was reported that the leader of the Punishment Knights was dead!"

Leon knew this story. He interrupted George and whispered it in Li's ear with admiration on his face.

Li originally knew that Edward was very powerful, but he didn't expect him to be this powerful.

He went deep into the lair of a legion and killed their leader, but Edward was not killed. That's super awesome!

In the middle of the depression, Edward stopped beating his opponent.

Seeing Edward was about to deal with the young knight in his hand, Li quickly looked over.

The young knight who was grabbed and lifted up by Edward had a face as swollen as a pig's head.

But facing Edward, the young man did not feel guilty at all.

"It was indeed wrong of me to impersonate the Knights of Judgment, but I was only upholding justice. Is that wrong?"

The performance of the young knight gave Li a strong sense of déjà vu. It seemed that Li knew someone like this who always talked about justice.

Seeing Li's confusion, Leon also thought of something.

"Oh, by the way, I remember that this knight and Freyr Lian were classmates~"

"Oh~ No wonder, they are all a bunch of stupid people."