Greatest Alchemist? Chapter 687

Immediately Exposed

Aside from dungeon diving in the Demon Continent and patrolling the various districts, monster subjugation outside of the Sanctuary as well as in monster nests in the Savage Lands were part of the Sanctuary Knights’ training.

The Fire Spirit Knights . Wind Spirit Knights, and Earth Spirit Knights took turns going hunting with their squads.

The Water Spirit Knights deal with the monsters underwater, so they rarely ever went out to head into the monster nests on Savage Lands.

Squads of knights in full uniformed armor sets and the flags Sylph and the others created hoisted high…… yep, they stand out and they have no intentions of hiding.

Near the entrance to the Sanctuary, the annexed district was filed with merchants and government officials from each nation who were escorted by many adventurers and knights.
The distance to Valor City was short too, so the path from the Sanctuary to Valor had plenty of passerby.
Furthermore, Valkyra Kingdom, Lomaria Kingdom, and Yggurle Kingdom of the Trination Alliance have a rotation schedule for conducting patrols around Valor, Wedgefort, and the Sanctuary.

So a squad of knights marching in neat and orderly formation was eye-catching. Moreover, the cavalry knights were mounting Battle Horses, so these would definitely attract attention even if it wasn’t in the Sanctuary.

「Yeah, this got exposed so fast.」
「Rather, were you intending to hide it?」
「Well, I’m already used to the Great Spirits’ antics, so it’s fine. But more importantly, is it alright with you, Galahad-san?」
「Me? It’s not a problem at all.」
「I- I see.」

Galahad-san wasn’t worried in the slightest. Am I the only one who thinks the Trination Alliance would have something to say about it once they realize.

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Around ten days after the Sanctuary Knights had been established and began going around the Savage Lands, this news finally reached the Royal Castle of Valkyra Kingdom.

In a room in the Royal Castle, King Valkyra, Prime Minister Simon, and Royal Guard Knight Commander Gilford were receiving the report regarding Valor.

「Sanctuary Knights, you say?」
「Yessir. The report came from the knights stationed there, I believe it to be accurate.」
「Have you verified it?」
「Yessir. According to merchants coming in and out of the Sanctuary, we have gathered that while they are few in number, they have established four divisions. Based on the flags and knight armor during their patrol around the Sanctuary, we have validated three, therefore we conclude that there are at least three divisions established.」
「Hmm, what is the purpose of this?」

The Sanctuary was being protected by a Security Barrier, was a knight order even necessary? It was only natural for Simon to be puzzled.

「If it is to protect the Sanctuary, there are units stationed by the Trination in Valor. As for Wedgefort, Margrave Volton’s knights are there to protect it. I see no reason to go great lengths to create their own knight order.」
「It’s Iruma-dono. I believe there must be some meaning to it……」

Not even King Valkyra could make sense of it and shook his head.

Of course not. It was only a given that they couldn’t understand. It was created on the whim of the Great Spirits, there was probably no logic to it.

「Guilford, contact Galahad. He immigrated to the Sanctuary, he might know something.」
「Yessir. By your will.」

Guilford saluted and temporarily left the room.

There was quite some distance between Royal Capital and the Sanctuary, but their knights stationed in Valor had installed a communication magic device. They should have a reply by tomorrow at the latest.

In the meantime, King Valkyra and Simon continued discussing the meaning of establishing a knight order.

To the Trination, even if they’re Sanctuary Knights, it doesn’t change the fact that it’s a military power. It wasn’t something they could simply ignore. Since the three countries jointly maintained the security there, they wished to avoid upsetting the power balance between them.

「……shall I pay a visit?」
「Fumu, that sounds good. It’s been a while since you’ve met with Rosary.」

After that, it was later found that third and fourth sons of lower nobility were headed for the Sanctuary. It hardly seems unrelated to the knights.

In the end, rather than waiting for a report from knights with boots already on the ground, Simon would head to the Sanctuary.

Meanwhile, in the Royal Castle of Yggurle Kingdom, the topic of the Sanctuary Knights was also being discussed.

Unlike in Valkyra Kingdom, King Forselty and Prime Minister Balza had learned of the establishment of the Sanctuary Knights quite early. They were also aware of the young Elves that have journeyed to the Sanctuary to become knights.

「Still, Sylph-sama really placed us into a bind. If she needed knight personnel, she could have just relied on us.」
「Your Majesty, judging by the roster of those who headed for the Sanctuary, I imagine those with deep ties to Yggurle Kingdom would not have been accepted.」
「Hmph, I was hoping we could possibly strengthen our influence over the Sanctuary.」
「Your Majesty, Sylph-sama had seen through your intentions.」
「Despite our nation having Lumia and Mimir in the Sanctuary, having been unable to outdo the other nations is……」
「The pair have not been prioritizing Yggurle Kingdom.」
「It can’t be helped. Shall we ask Lumia and Mimir if it would be possible to send a few knights of our own to Sylph-sama’s knights?」
「Well, it’s worth a try.」

By way of the Spirits, Forselty and Balza had a rough understanding that the establishment of the Sanctuary Knights was mainly due to the Great Spirits. That was why, unlike King Valkyra and Simon, they were discussing whether it would be possible to send knights.

In the end, they decided to make the inquiry through Lumia and Mimir.

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