Chapter 246 Banquet, all in the Holy Land? !

In the blink of an eye, Linley had been in the Holy City for more than ten days.

Morris finally told him yesterday that the Perfect Sword Saint would hold a banquet in five days specifically for Linley.

This made Linley feel somewhat flattered.

“Lin Lei, these Saint Domains are all very nice to you.” Delin’s voice rang out in Lin Lei’s mind.

“Well, maybe it’s because of Mr. Suzaku. They are all friends. Maybe that’s why the others have this attitude towards me.” Lin Lei replied.

“That’s a good thing.”

Delin said: “In the entire world, there are only a few strong people who have reached the limit of the Holy Domain, and they are too young. Once they cross the shackles and enter the realm of the Martial God and the High Priest, they will definitely completely change the pattern of the entire Yulan Continent.”

“It’s a good thing that you can be appreciated by them, no matter what the reason is.”

“I see.”

Linley said, he is not a young boy anymore.

After going through so many things, Linley has become more mature and no longer acts as rashly as before.

He is now very clear about how much change strength and background can bring. In the past, he was wanted by the Holy See of Light and was hated by everyone wherever he went.

But this situation has completely changed since he made a name for himself in the O’Brien Empire and was hailed as the “Master”.

This is the change brought about by strength.

Just like the Kingdom of Astraea, with Reinhardt in charge, it can still stand in the territory of chaos even if it is against the Church of Light and the Church of Darkness.

This is naturally due to Reinhardt’s powerful strength.

Five days passed quickly.

“Lin Lei, come on, I’ll take you to the banquet hall.”

In the evening, Morris found Lin Lei.

After the two of them prepared, they went to the banquet hall together.

The banquet hall was located inside the palace. Linley followed Morris and had no problems along the way, and soon arrived at the hall.

“Hey, Maurice, you’re here at last.”

A middle-aged man walked over and looked at Lin Lei next to him: “Is this Lin Lei?”

“Ah.”

Morris nodded. “Linley, let me introduce you. This is the leader of the South City Knights, Clay.”

“Captain Clay.”

Linley smiled and said, the man in front of him was also a level nine warrior.

During this period of time, he has learned a lot about the Kingdom of Astraea.

The leader of each of the Thirteen Knights Orders is at least a ninth-level warrior.

Among them, the five major city-defending knight orders are at the bottom, and the strength of their leaders is generally not much different.

As far as he knew, among the first seven knightly orders, there were some leaders who were at the level of ninth-level peak warriors.

Even the leader of the First Knights is a Sanctuary Warrior!
This is also the second Sanctuary Realm powerhouse publicly revealed to the public by the Kingdom of Astraea, in addition to Reinhardt.

As for magicians, the Kingdom of Astraea also has several top magicians, all of whom are well-known in the realm of chaos.

“Although the Kingdom of Astraea is a new kingdom, its potential is indeed amazing, especially their system, which has enabled them to recruit almost all the strong people within the country.”

Derin appreciated this very much. There were no nobles in the traditional sense in the Kingdom of Astraea. Almost all high-ranking officials and generals had fought for their current positions on their own.

Especially those generals, all of them are powerful warriors.

“Lin Lei, come on, I’ll take you to meet some people. His Majesty and the others should be here soon.”

Morris and Clay greeted Linley and introduced him to some high-ranking officials and generals in the kingdom.

The others were also curious about Linley at this moment. After all, this banquet was mainly for his entertainment.

And it was Reinhardt who gave the order himself.

While Linley was chatting with the others, the entire banquet hall gradually became quiet. Only the sound of footsteps, neither hurried nor slow, could be heard coming from a distance.

Following the sound, Linley saw three figures.

The leader was very young, with dazzling fiery red hair. His warm smile was like the spring breeze and warm sunshine, which made people feel calm involuntarily.

The perfect swordsman – Reinhardt!
Even though no one introduced him, Linley couldn’t help but think of this name in his mind.

“Just like Claude and Suzaku, they are unfathomable.”

Doehring Cowart sighed. It was incredible that five such people appeared in the same era.

“I have met Your Majesty.”

A group of high-ranking officials bowed and greeted.

“No need to be polite, gentlemen.”

Reinhardt’s voice was gentle, but it made people feel no desire to resist.

Sitting in the territory of chaos for a hundred years, although he has the reputation of being “perfect” and a “benevolent king”, he is also a real killer with immeasurable majesty.

Reinhardt picked up a wine glass and looked in the direction of Lin Lei. “Gentlemen, today’s banquet is to entertain the genius of the O’Brien Empire—Lin Lei Baruch. Let us raise our glasses together to welcome him.”

Linley came back to his senses and hurriedly bowed his hands in greeting, “Your Majesty, your words are so serious that I am truly terrified.”

Reinhardt smiled faintly: “No need to be so polite.”

After saying this, he drank the wine in one gulp, and Lin Lei also raised his glass and drank it.

The strange thing was that although Reinhardt had invited Linley to a banquet, he did not rush to say anything to him. Instead, he smiled again and said, “In addition to the arrival of Mr. Linley, there is another unexpected surprise today.”

As he spoke, he nodded to the young man in black official robes behind him, and then said, “Our Prime Minister Roy has successfully broken through today and entered the Holy Land. I will inform you all today, and I will celebrate with all parties in Tongchuan Kingdom tomorrow.”

“Master Roy has become a sanctuary?!”

“That’s great! Although I had expected this, I didn’t expect this day to come so soon.”

“Haha, our Astraea Kingdom has become even stronger, and Lord Roy is also a magician!”

“Yes, with a Holy Mage and Lord Roy, our kingdom now has three powerful Saints. If things continue like this, we will be able to break through the blockade of the Church of Light and the Church of Darkness sooner or later!”

“Not bad!”

Linley listened to the heated discussion among the senior officials.

I couldn’t help but marvel in my heart, this is a holy magician!
Although it is unknown how long Prime Minister Roy has been practicing, to be able to become a Holy Mage, his talent must be very strong.

A group of people raised their glasses to celebrate again, and after that, Reinhardt came over with Prime Minister Roy and a beautiful woman in black knight uniform.

“I’m sorry, Lin Lei. This banquet was originally prepared for you, but Roy’s breakthrough was rather sudden.”

Reinhardt smiled.

“Your Majesty, you are too kind. It is my honor to witness the birth of a Holy Mage,” Linley said.

In fact, he is now very powerful. After the transformation, he has reached the strength of a saint level.

But facing the strong ones at the extreme level of the Holy Land, his strength is still not enough.

“Thank you, Master Linley, for your understanding.”

Roy smiled faintly. He also looked very young. Of course, this was normal. Even if he had not become a sanctuary, it was normal for a ninth-level great magician to live for hundreds of years. It was also easy for them to maintain their appearance.

Now that he has become a sanctuary, he has almost eternal life unless he is killed by other powerful beings.

“Mr. Roy, your words are respectful.”

Lin Lei said.

“By the way, this is Faya Krit, the leader of our country’s first knight order, the Holy Knights. She is also a Saint Realm warrior,” Reinhardt introduced. Faya was wearing a black knight uniform, with a slim figure, long reddish-brown hair, and a beautiful face. If you don’t know her, it’s hard to imagine that she is a Saint Realm warrior.

“Lord Faya!” Linley nodded. He had guessed this before. After all, this Knight Commander Faya was also very famous and was a role model for countless women in the kingdom.

At this banquet, the identity of the woman who was able to follow Reinhardt closely could be guessed at random.

“Hello, Linley.”

Faya smiled faintly. As a Sanctuary warrior, she had naturally heard of Linley’s fame.

Furthermore, the opponent was a dragonblood warrior. Even after the transformation, even she could not guarantee that she could defeat Linley.

Although this up-and-coming star has not yet truly set foot in the Holy Land, his strength has already been recognized by many powerful people.

“Lin Lei, I heard from Morris that you were asked by Suzaku to come visit me?” Reinhardt asked with a smile.

“Yes.” Linley nodded. “Mr. Suzaku saved my life before, and I studied with him for a while. Before we left, Mr. Suzaku told me that if I ever come to the Territory of Chaos, I should give his regards to His Majesty.”

Reinhardt nodded with a wry smile on his face: “This guy is as cool as ever.”

“I don’t know where he is wandering off to now.”

Linley did not say much. Reinhardt’s tone was very similar to that of Saint Mage Claude. He could also tell that these people had a very good relationship and were true friends.

“Forget it, let’s not talk about that guy.”

Reinhardt smiled faintly. “Lin Lei, I want to do something soon. You came to the Chaos Territory to gain experience. Are you interested in helping me?”

“Your Majesty, please speak.”

Linley raised an eyebrow, but did not agree immediately.

“Aug Kingdom.”

Reinhardt uttered four words calmly.

Linley was stunned for a moment, but soon figured it out and asked in a deep voice, “Your Majesty, what do you mean?”

“I am ready to take action against the Kingdom of Augu and the Kingdom of Hod. The Territory of Chaos has been in turmoil for countless years, and it is time for it to come to an end,” said Reinhardt.

At the same time, he looked at Linley with a burning gaze. “I know you. You have a deep blood feud with the Holy See of Light. That’s why I wanted to ask you if you are interested in getting involved.”

“Of course!”

A trace of hatred flashed in Linley’s eyes. “But I won’t attack ordinary people. If they are strong men from the Holy See of Light, I will be happy to keep them in the Territory of Chaos forever!”

“Don’t worry, my Kingdom of Astraea never harms civilians.” Reinhardt smiled. Although this place is not a completely red country, it has developed some characteristics due to local conditions.

Of course, there is no difference in some basic things.

“Then I am honored to cooperate with you, Your Majesty.”

Linley bowed and said, this is a rare opportunity.

The resources invested by the Holy See of Light in the Territory of Chaos are definitely not insignificant. If they can be uprooted, it will certainly cause great damage to the Holy See of Light.

“Okay.” Reinhardt nodded and immediately looked at Faya: “Faya, take Linley there tomorrow. I will tell you the details of the plan later.”

“Yes.” Faya nodded.

After that, they stopped talking about these things and just chatted and enjoyed the party.

……

The next day.

Under the guidance of Faya, Linley came to Astraea University, which was built in the central city of the Holy City.

It is worth mentioning that the Kingdom of Astraea has established “academic qualifications” as a certificate that is different from other forces.

They divided magicians, warriors, scholars, etc. into elementary schools, middle schools, high schools, and universities, so as to continuously select outstanding talents.

This model was something Linley had never seen before. Not only him, but even the knowledgeable Doehring Cowart had never seen it before. But they had to admit that this model was perfect.

Moreover, based on the various preferential benefits of the Kingdom of Astraea, top figures can emerge even among civilians.

Faya, who brought him here today, is a beneficiary of this model. It is said that she was one of the first batch of students, but the system was not so perfect at that time.

Of course, this alone was enough to make Linley see the extraordinary nature of this Faya.

This person is a Sanctuary Warrior who has been famous for many years!

Besides her, there are many talented people hidden in Astraea University.

It should be noted that the mentors here are at least eighth-level magicians or eighth-level warriors, all of whom have appeared in the past hundred years.

“Here we are.”

Faya took Linley to a meeting room.

There are already several people sitting at the round table.

“It’s all sanctuary!”

There was shock in Doehring Cowart’s voice.

At this moment, there are a total of ten people in this conference room, including Lin Lei and Faya. Except for Lin Lei, the rest are all from the Holy Domain!
It is totally inconsistent with what the outside world says that there are only two or three saints!
“Are you Linley?”

A young man with red secret patterns on his body and eyes as red as fire asked with a smile.

“Yes, I wonder who you are?”

Linley asked back.

“My name is Todd, Brother Lin Lei, after the meeting is over, how about we find a place to spar?”

Todd asked bluntly.

“Okay.” Linley smiled faintly. He could sense that the other party had no ill intentions and was simply a warmonger.

Coincidentally, he is also belligerent.

“Haha, good, refreshing!”

Todd laughed.

“You are such a jerk. You are inviting me to a fight right away. I hope you will still be so happy when His Majesty asks you about the mission he has assigned to you.”

Faya smiled faintly, then found a seat at the round table and sat down, calling out to Lin Lei: “Lin Lei, you sit down too. I’ll introduce them to you first. His Majesty is meeting a distinguished guest, so he might be late.”

“Okay.” Linley also sat down at the round table.

At this moment, he was indeed very curious about the identities of these people.

“Lin Lei, the people here are the deepest foundation of our Astraea Kingdom. His Majesty trusts you, so please keep it a secret for us for the time being.” Faya said seriously first.

“Don’t worry, Your Excellency Faya.”

Linley smiled faintly and promised.

“Okay.” Faya smiled. Since Reinhardt chose to believe Linley, no one present would say anything more.

“You already know me, Roy, and Todd, so I won’t introduce them to you.”

Faya said, pointing to a member first and said, “This is Leia, a wind-type holy mage. She is an elf and the last holy mage in the kingdom besides Roy and His Majesty.”

Linley nodded. He had noticed Leia when he first stepped into the room. After all, an elf would attract attention wherever he went.

Not to mention, he had met one before.

“This is Morn, a light-based holy warrior…”

Faya introduced them one by one.

During this period, Linley gradually learned the identities of these people.

They also belong to the Knights Templar, but they are very special. They are not among the Thirteen Knights Templar. However, every member must be from the Holy Land. Even Prime Minister Roy only learned about this place yesterday and is as unfamiliar with it as he is.

(End of this chapter)