The Lich of Glory Knight Spirit: Moving towards Krimasha!-Chapter 208 - 23: Salted Fish Port (4)_2

The entire Salted Fish Port was changing at a pace visible to the naked eye, and the greatest change was undoubtedly in people’s hearts.

"Holy Knight! Do you remember me? Absburg! Do you remember? We are very sorry, we just arrived now. We needed some time to settle our families, after all, there’s a high possibility of war here, and we couldn’t bring them along. But our oath is still valid!" shouted the leader of an army of a thousand men at Gray.

"I remember! Thank you all!" Bowing his head, Gray made a cross sign on his chest.

Shelley stood on the balcony, holding Gray’s hand, her eyes brimming with tears. She could hardly believe her eyes.

More people were still arriving continuously. In just a few days, the population of Salted Fish Port was even higher than before. Dean had to personally guard outside the city, waiting for people coming from all over. This was to prevent unnecessary chaos from them entering the city recklessly, and also to properly arrange their accommodation and reduce their worries. Some of those entering the city were originally residents of Salted Fish Port who had come back.

"On behalf of the Holy Knight, I thank you for coming. Salted Fish Port welcomes you. However, we are here to support the Holy Knight, not to cause him new troubles, nor to add new burdens to Salted Fish Port. I hope everyone understands this. Otherwise, our actions would be meaningless."

"Of course."

"We must live better than before. All bad incidents shouldn’t happen here. Each person should be kind and upright, and people should help each other. Otherwise, coming here would have no meaning. Do you understand? We can’t argue with them, so the best way is to prove with facts. This is a game with the Holy Spirit, and we must make the Holy Spirit hear our call."

"Understood! For the Holy Knight!"

"May the Holy Light be with you."

"May the Holy Light be with you!"

Dean was busy every day, carrying a water bottle as he wandered through the streets and alleys.

Given the original limited size of Salted Fish Port, there wasn’t enough room to house all these people, so most of them could only set up tents outside the city. It looked like a slum, but the difference was, it was a clean, tidy, and orderly slum.

...

"So, does this mean we don’t need to fight anymore?" Richie asked Delia.

"I don’t know either," Delia answered softly.

"Didn’t they say as long as father isn’t attacked, Heaven wouldn’t attack my father?"

"Yes, but now the Holy Knight hasn’t been attacked by some humans. In fact, more humans still want to attack him."

"Then what about those who support our father? Will the Holy Spirit attack them too?"

*Delia furrowed her brows in silence, unsure of how to answer.*

The situation was moving in an unknown direction.

...

Time passed by little by little, more and more people gathered.

At the same time, at the call of the Church, the armies of various countries were already marching towards Salted Fish Port. Some had even reached the borders of Gray’s territory. However, the frontline troops, especially those from the southern factions, also began to have disagreements.

"I thought I would see an evil Lich guarding a castle that never sees the sun, surrounded by dark clouds and lightning. But what did we see? A bustling city? This isn’t quite what we were told. I thought I was here to attack an evil lord, but now you want me to kill a lord who is loved by the people?"

"But he is a Lich. Should we just let him be?"

"So, the reason for attacking Salted Fish Port is just because he is a Lich, right? No other reason? Honestly, I can’t accept that reason. It’s not enough."

...

"This is an undefended port. He didn’t force anyone to stay. Anyone can enter anytime, and anyone can leave anytime. This isn’t the behavior of an evil lord. It doesn’t match what we were told."

"Maybe they’ve all been brainwashed?"

"Brainwashed? Do you think I’ve been brainwashed too? In fact, I think the place is nice. Everyone is friendly. Today when I secretly went to investigate, a Priest gave me a pendant. He recognized me immediately but didn’t stop me or have me tied up. He just reminded me to think about what I truly wanted."

...

Among these voices of debate and questioning, there were, of course, also voices firmly supporting the crusade against Gray. Undoubtedly, the most determined to attack Gray were the forces of the Gustav Empire and the original forces of the Church.

Unfortunately, Gustav’s troops were still far from Salted Fish City. As for the Church’s forces, though they had arrived long ago, they didn’t dare to go a step further.

After all, they had just been defeated by Gray not long ago. Even now, with the power of four Holy Knights, they could easily take down Salted Fish Port, but they didn’t know that themselves.

Time continued to pass.

Levi began to feel anxious.

"How much longer until the Angel Army arrives?"

"I’m not sure either," Julian answered, "The distortion in time and space is difficult to traverse, it takes some time."

"Could it be that the will of the Holy Spirit has changed?"

"I can’t answer that question for you. But, it’s possible."

*Levi grew even more anxious.*

*He knew better than anyone what it would mean if Gray regained power.*

...

Emperor Cedric V of Gustav was equally anxious.

"Honorable Dragon God, why hasn’t the Angel Army arrived yet? Did something unexpected happen?" freёwebnoѵel.com

"That’s not a question for you to ask. Just do your job."

"Yes, sire."

Nervous as he was, Cedric V still had to order the troops to keep advancing.

Unlike those determined to attack Gray, Gray’s supporters were in a cheerful mood. After all, the situation was indeed moving in a positive direction.

More and more people were supporting Gray, and Salted Fish Port was teeming with people. Troops were stationed outside the port, yet no one was willing to take a step forward. The Angel Army, which was supposed to be the main force, had yet to appear, and the new orders from the Holy Spirit had yet to arrive. Even the prayers of the new Pope, Darren IV, received no response.

As for the Gustav Empire’s army, they were still on the road. However, even if they arrived, it seemed they couldn’t change anything.

The Silver Moon Knight Order had never feared any army composed of humans.

Thus, more than two months passed, and nearly everyone believed that the Holy Spirit had changed its mind, including Gray himself.

"Mr. Priest, I should thank you. If it were me, I would never have thought of such a way. My dream would never have come true."

"No, you shouldn’t thank me. You should thank yourself. If it weren’t for you, I couldn’t have rallied so many people. They came not because of me but because of you. I just gave a slight guidance at a critical moment."

"But that guidance was particularly important, wasn’t it? I don’t have such wisdom."

The Liches hidden in Salted Fish Port were also full of confidence.

"Hahaha, I knew it would be a happy ending. So, can we show ourselves to Gray now? I can’t wait to ask him to sign my ’Lich Knight’ autograph!"

"No, not yet. We should wait until the Holy Spirit officially accepts him."

"Um... when will they officially accept him?"

"Who knows. After all, we take a long time to have meetings, don’t we? Such an important matter, they must hold a meeting to discuss it too. It’s fine, waiting is what we do best."

"Alright..."

In mid-August of Holy Calendar 10758, three months after Gray’s return to Salted Fish Port, a grand celebration was held in Salted Fish Port. People celebrated the phased victory of their efforts to protect the Holy Knight, and at the same time, strengthened everyone’s confidence.

During the celebration, the entire Salted Fish Port was decorated with lights, and everyone participated. They even invited allied military officers who were appointed to attack Salted Fish Port. Gray personally thanked each one with a cup in his hand, even though he couldn’t drink.

Among those toasting Gray, a few Liches secretly mixed in without being noticed.

In a joyful atmosphere, everyone was drunk.

However, the next morning, when people woke up...

Specks of Holy Light drifted down, and before their eyes appeared the Angel Army, clad in golden armor and armed to the teeth.

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