Chapter 1108 - 169: The Cursed and Mighty Eternal Light Knight Order

Chapter 1108: Chapter 169: The Cursed and Mighty Eternal Light Knight Order

The matter of the treasure in Sulande Province, Su Li decided to temporarily set aside.

He couldn’t keep coveting someone else’s treasure; otherwise, it would make him seem too petty and greedy. After all, he initially sent Philis to recognize the Prince, truly not for all of this, and he didn’t even expect Philis to send back the treasure of Sulande Province.

She really bore immense pressure and independently sent the treasure back to Hesse Territory.

Su Li was very satisfied with this, so he no longer paid attention to this matter and turned to Oliver, saying: "Let’s continue discussing the Eternal Light Knight Order. This knight order has had quite a few dealings with us. But we don’t seem to know much about them?"

By rights, this shouldn’t be the case.

Similarly, among the world’s most renowned top knight orders, like the White Wolf Knight Order and the Flame Sun Knight Order, they are all famous far and wide. People in Hesse Territory are very familiar with these top knight orders; even many famous deeds and battle cases can be recited backward.

The minstrels make a living on these stories every day in restaurants, taverns, and inns, as knights, attendants, and adventurers are willing to tip them for their captivating storytelling and the grandeur of the tales.

However... as an equivalent knight order that has crossed swords with Hesse Territory, it seems very rarely do we hear news about the Eternal Light Knight Order.

At least that’s how it is for Su Li; he has heard of the name of the Eternal Light Knight Order, one of the most famous knight orders in the world, famous and prestigious. But it seems few are willing to elaborate on the history and stories of Eternal Light, as those who understand it all seem to intentionally or unintentionally avoid talking much about this knight order’s past.

Oliver, as Virena’s Divine Chosen, knowledgeable and knowledgeable, certainly knows the past of this knight order.

After pondering for a moment, he did not shy away from or conceal this knight order, narrating clearly: "Eternal Light is a Temple Knight Order serving the Goddess of Justice Virena. Like many other colleagues, the history of ’Eternal Light’ can be traced back to the Old World’s expedition against Arabi, where knights gained reputation and wealth through warfare—and a rather disgraceful curse. Legend has it that when the knight order passed through an Arabi town without soldier garrison, their hearts turned hardened like stone, ruthlessly executing every woman and child, and thereby incurring a curse that brings bad luck."

"The first manifestation of the curse occurred on their way home when the knight order’s ships were loaded with mythical treasures. Despite calm sea conditions and countless other Expeditionary Army ships sailing alongside, only the ship of ’Eternal Light’ inexplicably sprang leaks. Though the frantically busy knights were salvaged by other ships, their wealth sank to the deepest parts of Black Gorge along with broken masts and torn sails."

"In the ensuing centuries, the knights encountered increasingly bad luck: from strange diseases that only afflicted them, always buying rotten fruit, to lame battle horses, and so on. Almost every knight faced unsatisfactory endings: celebrated battlefield heroes who survived against all odds were ultimately defeated by simple colds; a knight who eloquently recounted his brave adventures died from choking on food; a veteran attending a knighting ceremony broke his neck falling down stairs."

"The knights of Eternal Light seemed always to die from one accidental cause or another, rarely able to die valiantly in a great war between right and wrong—as all knights hope. Knights constantly found themselves unseated at the wrong moment, longswords breaking in half just as they delivered a fatal blow to the enemy, seemingly solid ground turning out to be quicksand or swamps upon stepping... only Kurt von Taza of ’Eternal Light’ would be struck in the eye by a ricocheting lead ball; only the Grand Leader Sigismund Drac of ’Eternal Light’ would be thrown into a manure cart by cheering crowds during Ivy City’s victory parade—subsequently confirmed to be the only one for miles around."

"Everyone in the Empire knew, ’Eternal Light’ is a cursed knight order, a laughable organization long suffering from public pointing and mockery. Thus many both sympathized with and looked down on the knights of ’Eternal Light’, because they didn’t understand why anyone would willingly join such a knight order. The fact is, almost all knights of ’Eternal Light’ come from noble families, usually the second son of a noble, sent to serve in a temple knight order as a compromise between receiving religious education and enlisting in the military."

"Despite the universally known bad omen of ’Eternal Light’, enrollment requests from noble families kept coming in. The world just has such strange people—odd noble couples—who would rather have their sons join a well-known yet peculiar knight order than a normal yet obscure one. And despite facing shame for a while, the knights of Eternal Light are noble and sincere in their service to the Goddess, in countless folktales about their misfortunes, tales of bravery and sacrifice are still found, ending with their tireless endeavors to lift the curse affecting them all, albeit in unquestionable failure. It is this spirit of self-sacrifice that has won them admiration among the common folk."