Xif was a level-one Ritter of the Shia family. Shia and the royal family were bound together, so it was reasonable for him to stay. As for why De Sandro chose to stay, it was mostly because he was getting old and didn't want to participate in planar wars anymore.
Even with the help of a level-two Erdritter, Romm, the planar wars were still very dangerous. Before leaving their base, every knight would sign a will and hand it over to the Hall of Knights for safekeeping.
The conversation between the Faustian king and Romm lasted until late at night.
With Romm's strength and physique, he could go a month without eating or drinking, but the Faustian king couldn't even bear the lack of sleep.
Under Kent's urging, the Faustian king moved to his bedroom to rest.
Ever since she married into Faustian, this woman, who was beautiful enough to be the Faustian king's junior, had never forgotten to fight for power. Especially in the first few years, she was involved in Faustian's military, political, and commercial affairs.
However, after she tried to murder Angelina, the Faustian king quickly suppressed these petty tricks. The lion of the past still hadn't fallen, and the Faustian king had proven to her that he was the supreme ruler of Faustian.
If it weren't for the fact that this woman had raised a son for him, the Faustian king might have acquiesced to Kenzir's final toast to his mother.
It could also be that a few years ago, when Angelina had just left Faustian, the prince's toast had scared Kent. Over the years, Kent had become much more well-behaved, and the means she used to fight for power were below the Faustian king's tolerance.
"Your Majesty, don't deal with official business so late in the future." Kent was like a virtuous wife as she took off the king's luxurious robe and served him to bed.
"Okay." The Faustian king snorted and didn't say anything else. He had to admit that he was getting old. After a whole day of official business, he didn't want to say another word to his wife.
Kent was now very kind to the Faustian king. She was one of the people who didn't want the king to die the most.
She was worried that once the king died, Kenzir would immediately kill her.
Since the Shalorian war, Kenzir had taken control of all four corps of Faustian. There was no doubt that he would inherit the throne in the future. It would be good enough if Kent's son could become a prince in the future. He didn't even have to think about the throne.
Amidst Kent's nagging, the king lay down on his bed. He didn't know how many more years his body could hold on. He wanted to leave a complete country for Kenzir before he passed away so that he wouldn't let down the Faustian name.
"I wonder how Angelina is doing." The moment before his consciousness fell into a deep slumber, the king thought of another child that he was worried about. With the longing for his daughter and the beautiful memories, the king fell asleep.
With the exception of Faustian, none of the rulers of the other kingdoms on Missia had a good night's sleep.
The Hall of Knights' enlistment order came too quickly and too suddenly. High-rank Knechts were the backbone of every country, but at least four-fifths of high-rank Knechts would choose to go with the Hall of Knights' enlistment order.
The departure of these high-level combatants would cause short-term turmoil and unpredictable consequences for the ruling class. It was all left to the rulers to worry about.
On the contrary, the departure of Ritter rank-one and above didn't affect the various kingdoms that much.
According to the rules set down by the Hall of Knights and the Sanctum, those who were level one and above were not allowed to attack ordinary people. Therefore, those who were strong enough to transcend the worldly power struggles were only able to hide in the shadows, manipulating everything in the world as the hands behind the scenes.
On the other hand, the Hall of Knights had mobilized the entire continent to recruit high-rank Knechts. The Sanctum's Casters had predicted the number to be around 154,600, which was more accurate than the Hall of Knights' own calculations.
As for rank-one Knechts, there wasn't much of a difference from before. There were still about fifteen thousand and seven hundred rank-two Knechts.
Outside the Hall of Knights' branch in Princeton.
"Enlistment order?" Locke looked at Xith in confusion.
"Yeah, I wonder what mission it is," said Xith bitterly as he leaned against the stone pillar at the door. This was a mandatory enlistment order, which had a higher priority than the mandatory missions that happened once every five years. As a member of the Hall of Knights, he definitely couldn't escape.
"Has everyone received it?" Locke had seen many people holding onto the enlistment order in the past two days.
"That's right," said Xith. "You should be getting it soon. It's just that you've just joined the Hall of Knights, so the process is a little slow."
"Yeah." There were about eight thousand high-rank Knechts in Princeton's branch. Over the past few days, the branch's gate was almost broken by the stampede of knights who came to enlist.
It was Locke's first time seeing so many knights of the same rank. Usually, he would only see a few dozen high-rank Knechts in the academy.
There was a long queue outside the huge branch of the Hall of Knights. Locke noticed that most of the high-rank Knechts were middle-aged, about the same age as Wyr.
The reason he was here today was because Xith had asked him to help.
Registering the knights was their main job at the moment. The mission hadn't been announced yet, but they would be even busier when they found out what it was in the future.
"Have there been such mandatory missions in the past?" Locke asked curiously.
"I've been in the Hall of Knights for seven years, but this is the first time," Xith said seriously. Even the veterans who had been in the Hall of Knights for decades didn't know what was going on, let alone him, who had only been in the Hall of Knights for seven years.
Only some well-informed high-rank Knechts who were in contact with Ritter beings, or those who had reached the level of a quasi-Knecht, could more or less guess a little.
"Even if the sky falls, the tall ones will hold it up. Besides, there are so many high-rank Knechts here, so we don't have to worry," Xith said in a seemingly carefree tone.
Eight thousand high-rank Knechts were more than enough to attack a dozen kingdoms, let alone complete a mission.
"That's true." Locke agreed with Xith. Although he was considered a powerhouse after breaking through to the high-rank Knechts, he was nothing in the eyes of the truly strong, especially those who were Ritter and above.
Unfortunately, Locke and the others didn't know that their mission this time wasn't as simple as eight thousand high-rank Knechts, but more than three-quarters of the powerhouses on the continent.
For a long time after Locke found out about the specific situation, he was still in disbelief about the mission that he had to complete.
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