Chapter 403: Chapter 403- Situation In The Capital

The Terra Wardens packed incredible defence, even while fighting another golem; none of them took any heavy damage.

While intense sparks generated from their collision, they was hardly any dents in their exterior. Furthermore, given their size, it was amazing how swiftly they could move, and their movements betrayed the stiffness of their appearance.

All the spectators were amazed; the golems were simply too powerful.

Terra Wardens… while they are support units, that was from the point of view of the Divine Paladin. From ordinary level 1 citizens’ perspective, they were constructs of war that felt no fear, pain, or fatigue and would continue to fight until they were destroyed.

In terms of sheer strength, a Terra Warden could give any confident level 5 adventurer a run for their money. Truthfully, with their undeployed skills and unmatched defense, you could say they were even more powerful than most level 5s in single combat.

And if these “middle tier” golems were impressive, higher tier variants were outright monstrous, colossal class constructs towering twenty meters high, wrapped in cathedral thick armor with siege artillery to match.

In short, they were summons that had only one purpose, destruction.

Anyways, for the protection of the mall and the girls, these Terra Wardens would suffice.

After seeing the power of the golems, Madam Lily gulped and took back her earlier assessment of the golems. Just like the Governor said, these golems were more than enough to stop any kind of disturbance or miscreants from creating any trouble.

With everything he needed to do here over, Reinhardt wrapped up his demonstration.

“I’ll leave these golems in your care. Try giving them all kinds of commands from cleaning to patrolling. They are surprisingly quite intelligent”.

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Once Reinhardt returned to his mansion, he was greeted by Anastasia, who was waiting for him.

“What’s wrong?”

The headmaid first bowed to him before informing him about the messenger who came from the royal palace.

“Hmm, bring him to the hall. I shall meet with them now”.

“Yes”.

A short while later, the messenger stepped inside.

“I greet Sir Reinhardt, the Divine Paladin”.

“Please sit”.

The latter nodded and extended the same courtesy.

“So what is it this time? Is it the summons from the Council again?”

He had been such a thorn to the Council that every time a message came from the capital, his thought would first go over to the Council.

The messenger smiled awkwardly and shook his head. “That’s not it, the reason why I am here is to inform you about the upcoming Magic Knight Entrance Exam”.

So that’s what it was about… Reinhardt nodded his. Now that he thought about it, it was almost that time of the year.

“So is it a summons for all the Seven Great Knight Commanders to gather?”

“That too, but I am here for a different reason. Since Sir Reinhardt was present during the scene, you should know the attack that occurred in the Capital a year ago”.

The messenger was talking about the event where hundreds of gargoyles and a high class demon snuck into their capital without anyone realising.

Not only did they use the opportunity where all the knight commanders and their order were gathered in one place to trap them, but they also brought forth one of the Ultimate Demonic Treasures for the plan.

However, thanks to the valiant efforts of the knights, the demon’s evil plan was thwarted.

“Number Seven on the Ultimate Demonic treasure, the Abyssal Compass was retrieved from the ashes of the demon and kept inside the vault of the royal palace”.

Well, he did know that much. The vault of the Royal Palace, just like the one in their Arcknight family, held numerous treasures and demonic items that couldn’t be destroyed, sealed inside, never seeing the light of the day again.

In fact, the vault underneath the royal palace was many times bigger and contained more dangerous items.

It was for this reason that the security there was top notch. What more, after the incident where the Supreme Divine Treasure of Solaris was stolen, the security and defences there had been increased manifold.

Had they done this a couple of years ago, then perhaps there would have been a possibility that Solaris wouldn’t have lost its Supreme Divine Treasure.

Nevertheless, even with the Divine Treasure gone, there were a lot of ominous and powerful demonic items there that couldn’t be allowed to fall into the hands of the demon again.

Well, with the amount of protection and security in the vault now, it might not be an exaggeration to say that it was impenetrable now.

Unless of course, a powerful Heavenly King decides to welcome themselves uninvited.

The messenger continued, “A couple of days ago, the Abyssal Compass started behaving unusually. The knights who guarded the vault started disappearing without a trace. We tried to search; however, our result led us nowhere. It was as if the knights disappeared out of thin air”.

“Then, to make matters worse, the demonic energy released by the treasure started resonating with the other demonic items inside the vault, causing an overflow of demonic energy to spread inside the underground chamber. If such dense demonic energy is allowed to leak outside, it would affect the people of the capital”.

The more the messenger explained, the dire the picture in the capital became. It was no wonder a messenger was dispatched to get him after all…

“The Queen sent me to get you urgently. She wants you to suppress the building demonic energy inside the underground chamber before it leaks out to the surface”.

When it came to demonic energy, he was a specialist. Well, there was one more, but she was probably out on a mission and not available.

“I understand. So who is handling the situation right now?”

“Marquis Herman and the Order of the Royal Lion Guards are attending to the situation. However, it is proving to be difficult with the knights disappearing one after the other. If nothing is done, then this year’s Magic Knight Entrance Exam will have to be postponed”.

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