Greatest Alchemist? Chapter 690

Strongest Knight Order in the Continent

「……G-galahad!?」

Huh? Lord Simon looks shocked.
It seemed he didn’t know that Galahad-san became the commander of the Sanctuary Knights.

「What are you doing?」
「What do you mean what? We’re in the middle of joint training with the four orders, you know.」
「No, that’s not it! Galahad-dono, what are you doing here!? 」

He definitely didn’t know. Was that bad?

「I’m not following your I don’t know. I am the commander of the Sanctuary Knights, naturally I should be overseeing training.」
「Wha!? Sanctuary Knights Commander?!」
「Yes, it is an honor to be allowed by the Great Spirits to serve as the commander.」
「…………」

Seeing Lord Simon dumbfounded, I could only hope it doesn’t turn into something troublesome.

No, if Galahad-san says the he was requested by the Great Spirits, there’s nothing more people could say about it.

Valkyra Kingdom wasn’t as devout toward Spirits as Yggurle Kingdom, but even so, they recognize that they were beings that follow Goddess Norn. You really can’t complain about what higher beings do.

I also explained how Galahad-san came to be appointed as the Knight Commander.
Lord Simon wasn’t completely convinced, but he seemingly gave up and wrote it off as strengthening the connection between Valkyra Kingdom and the Sanctuary.

Perhaps setting aside the issue with Galahad-san, or maybe something in the training caught his eye, Lord Simon asked Galahad-san a question.

「Hm? Galahad, the armor used by the knights in training are different from those of the patrolling knights armor, aren’t they?」
「Hm? Yeah, that’s training armor. As you have seen, the equipment as well as the armor of the Sanctuary Knights were made by four people, Iruma-dono, Laeva-dono, Doganbo-dono, and Golan-dono.」
「Works created by the God Hand of Gnomstoll Kingdom and Iruma-dono. That’s amazing, but what does that corelate the training armor?」
「It is far too high-powered, Simon-dono.」
「Too high-powered? What’s wrong with that?」

It’s exactly that. The equipment we prepared for the Sanctuary Knights were too high-powered that it became unsuited for training.

Even during intense training, it barely got dented and scratched. And even those very few dents and scratches that did manage to mar the equipment were quickly restored using a self repair to return to its pristine condition.
Until then, I thought there couldn’t be too much of a good thing, but attacks from attacks from blunted sparring swords and shields did practically no damage.

Galahad-san explained the situation regarding that to Lord Simon.

「Moreover, thanks to the Weight Reduction enchantment, it’s lighter than even inferior leather armor, so it’s easy to see why it’s unsuitable for training, right?」
「…… Self Repair and Weight Reduction enchantments!? Aren’t those national treasure rank……?」

Hm? Is that really enough to be a national treasure?

「If training is done without pain, you won’t be able to develop your ability to avoid danger. And since the Sanctuary Knights also have high levels, minor damage is practically negligible to them, which makes this even more important.」
「……Galahad, when you say the Sanctuary Knights have high levels, are we talking in comparison to Valkyra Kingdom’s Imperial Knights?」
「Ha ha ha.」

When Lord Simon asked if the average level of the Sanctuary Knights were higher than Valkyra Kingdom’s Imperial Knights, Galahad-san laughed heartily at the question.
Seeing this, Lord Simon nodded and felt relieved at what Galahad was implying.

「Of course. From what I can tell, the knights are young. So they’re high leveled for their age.」
「Ha ha ha, the Sanctuary Knights can’t even be compared to Valkyra Kingdom’s Imperial Guard.」
「Indeed, indeed.」
「Yes, the levels of the Sanctuary Knights is far higher.」
「Indee…… what did you say!?」

Unable to believe Galahad-san’s words, Lord Simon pressed Galahad-san for answers.

「With Iruma-dono’s party, our knights trained in the depths of the Forest of Death. And having fought inside high difficulty dungeons in the Demon Continent, the lowest ranking members would be B rank in adventurer terms, while some of them have even reached S rank. Well, they are still lacking in experience though.」
「Wha!? ………………」

Realizing his misunderstanding, Lord Simon was dumbfounded once more.

Frozen for a few seconds, Lord Simon rebooted and began grumbling something under his breath.

「If multiple enchantments have been applied, then armor the patrolling knights were wearing are undoubtedly mithril alloy. I’m certain they have matching weapons equipped as well. They have excellent gear, and Galahad has no reason to lie, so while the knights may be young, their high levels are certain……」
「Simon-dono, Simon-dono! Are you alright?」
「Oh, yes, all is well.」
「Fumu, you began mumbling out of the blue, it worried me if you were unwell.」
「Kuh……」

Galahad was surprisingly clueless.

He was completely obvious to Lord Simon being so clearly concerned about the Sanctuary Knights’ overwhelming strength.

But compared to the other nations, their numbers were still small, but we also have the powerful Battle Horse cavalry and the Golem units. Could this be the strongest knight order in the continent?

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