For Strauss, who is over 80 years old, has experienced aging, and has regained his 50-year-old body, as long as he wholeheartedly serves William, he can live longer.
Not to mention guarding the temple of the King of Gods and spreading faith,
Even if necessary, he would not hesitate in a divine battle.
If he could enter Mount Olympus as a follower, he would be William's most loyal sword and guardian.
The only thing that bothered Strauss was that Angela, the deputy leader of the Holy Knights appointed by William himself,
In other words, the acting captain and actual commander will definitely fight secretly with the two goddesses Athena and Arthenis in the future.
At that time, will I side with Angela, the former leader who has proven that she is also the princess of the divine realm, and led the Holy Knights to fight a glorious battle in the Vananaheim divine realm?
Or should we side with the two Athena sisters who seem to have the advantage in numbers, status and power as the Queen of Gods?
"God the Father", Strauss felt extremely troubled when he thought about this problem.
Grabbing the saddle of the war horse brought by a paladin, and easily getting on the horse, Strauss shook off the worries in his mind, grabbed the reins,
Looking at the huge city wall more than ten kilometers away, which was at least twenty meters high by visual inspection, built between two high mountains, he turned back and nodded to the ten mounted knights, knocked his heels on the belly of the war horse, and ran slowly towards Hell Mountain.
With the ability to be friendly to animals blessed by Arthenis and their good equestrian skills, the knights easily fit in with the horses on Mount Olympus.
After a journey of more than ten kilometers, the war horses were just warming up, and they arrived at a place only four meters wide and three meters high, which was specially used to defend the city gate.
The city-state soldiers guarding the city gate were not very guarded against Strauss's group. Just by looking at their clothes and horses, they knew they were an elite or even aristocratic team.
After all, in the eyes of normal people, no matter how elite eleven people are, it is impossible to capture a city gate that is defended by 800 people and is dozens of meters long inside.
When Strauss and the others pulled the reins of their horses to stop more than ten meters away, a leader wearing iron armor soon pushed aside the civilians waiting to enter the city gate, walked quickly to Strauss, and bowed
He bowed and asked,
"Dear Sir, do you have any news about the barbarians?"
Strauss shook his head, but soon thought of what William said, that they Paladins still have three days.
"Although there is no specific information, it is estimated that the barbarians will arrive here in three days."
After saying this, Strauss continued, "In addition to bringing this information, our purpose here is to help you resist the barbarians."
The guard captain just smiled and carefully identified them for a moment, realizing that these people definitely looked human.
And just by looking at their faces, you can tell that these people rarely expose themselves to the sun.
By the standards of the Soldiers of Olympus, although the eleven paladins looked elite, they were all pampered beings.
He shook his head reassuringly and said, "Thank you for your kindness, but when war breaks out with the barbarians, we will not accept people of unknown origin approaching the city gate during the war."
Strauss nodded clearly in his mind. He would offer help to the team leader who had no decision-making power in front of him. He just wanted to spread the news to the guarding troops first.
After a day or two of buffering, when the formal help comes, it won't be too sudden.
But Strauss did not expect that when he took the knights and followed the guard captain to meet the owner of the city,
What I heard was that most of the power of the city lies in the hands of the House of Representatives.
Moreover, the congressmen have decided to rely on the wall of hell to keep the barbarians out for a few days, and then start negotiations to find conditions acceptable to everyone and avoid a large number of casualties.
This sounds nice to say, but Strauss, who lived for more than 80 years, just wanted to think about the large group of camels carrying goods he saw on the way here, and he didn't understand that the reason for avoiding the war was related to trade and money.
In the view of these congressmen, once a war breaks out, although there is no problem in holding on due to the advantages of the Hell Wall, the protracted siege will make it impossible to do business with peace of mind in the next few years.
Strauss finally asked tentatively, "Do you believe in God?"
“No,” Palau shook his head and joked with a smile, “If there is a god of trade, I and most of the congressmen will believe in him.
If there was a god of justice and contracts, we would also believe in that god.
As for Zeus and Mount Olympus, those gods who only know how to exploit human beings but never give anything, forget it."
"No, you should believe it."
Sighing in his heart, Strauss knew that he could not persuade a group of people in power whose souls were devoured by money.
After muttering a few words of praise to the light elf Alice, a ray of holy light appeared on his hands out of thin air.
Strauss, who still had many wrinkles on his face, looked solemn and sacred.
In the confused and frightened eyes of the Lord of Palau and a dozen guards, the holy light swept over them, and everyone felt that their fatigue was swept away.
Strauss said with a serious face, "I follow the oracle of the new King of the Gods of Olympus, His Majesty William Devonshire, and come to Hell City to spread the Holy Light.
Help you, the lost lambs, to resist the brutal invasion of the barbarians."
"The new God King?"
Palau saw two teams of nearly thirty guards approaching, and he quickly calmed down.
"The gods have no right to interfere in human government affairs, and Hell Mountain is not under the control of Mount Olympus, let alone any new god king."
"Presumptuous", the ten Holy Light Knights drew out the long swords at their waists without thinking.
As long as Strauss gives the order, criminals who dare to disrespect William will be killed directly.
Strauss, who was also extremely angry, wanted to burn the arrogant city lord in front of him with holy light.
But he also knew that killing someone at this time was not a good idea.
If you really do this, let alone spreading the Holy Light, it will be a question of whether you can stay in the city.
However, the death penalty can be postponed, but if those who disrespect William are not punished, he will not be qualified to be the bishop of the Knights.
He raised his hands, palms facing himself, and silently prayed to Alice, who was confirmed by William as the source of the holy light among the Knights.
Soon Alice's little figure appeared next to William,
A more dazzling holy light appeared out of thin air in Strauss's hand,
Then dozens of people around them discovered that wherever they were illuminated by the holy light, they could feel a very strong burning sensation.
"Kneel down and repent, sinners who have blasphemed the King of Gods."
As Strauss spoke, he slowly took a few steps closer, which immediately made the guards who were already feeling stinging skin feel the burning sensation even stronger.