Chapter 64 - 47: Judgment (Second Update)
In Elf History Fourth Epoch 11266, which was also late summer in Human History Holy Calendar 10753, the Battle of the White City that occurred in the Isaac Kingdom at the southern end of the continent made the name Gray Gruglu appear in human history books for the first time.
With his own strength, he forced back the forty-thousand-strong army of King of Isaac, Baird VI, creating a miracle in human military history.
After the war, King of Isaac, Baird VI, was deposed, Count Caspar of Beishier Duchy and Earl Field were dismissed, and Yilin Beabella Beisher, the sole heir of the Beisher Family, smoothly succeeded to the title of Duke Beisher with the full support of the church, becoming the new Duchess.
As for Gray Gruglu, he was also granted a new title, becoming the second Count Gruglu of Beishier Duchy.
In just a few months, starting from nothing, he quickly climbed to the position of Earl with his own power, something rare in the entirety of human history. However, his enfeoffment met with no objections, and on the contrary, everyone believed it was well-deserved—his deeds spread to every corner of the continent, being held up as the epitome of the knight spirit, used to educate newly promoted knight squires.
In October, the over eighty-year-old Bishop Anthony III personally went to the Holy Sect to report the causes and consequences of the Battle of the White City.
In November, the Holy Sect officially announced Gray Gruglu as the 769th Holy Knight, and the only remaining fifth Holy Knight.
Indeed, across the entire continent, only five Holy Knights remained. The other four were personally nurtured by the Pope. Gray was considered the only exception in the Holy Sect’s millennia-long history. Additionally, Gray’s insignia was granted a gold-edged cross, rather than the silver-edged cross like Yilin’s.
Strangely, although Gray Gruglu was enfeoffed, he was not summoned. This left many commentators quite baffled.
In December, the political turmoil in Lion King City, caused by the deposition of King of Isaac, Baird VI, finally came to an end. Prince Benedict II ultimately emerged victorious and gained the throne. He issued a decree inviting Duke Beisher Yilin and Count Gruglu Gray to his enfeoffment ceremony and promised to formally bestow upon them the titles that rightfully belonged to them, along with new territories.
At this moment, the event was unprecedented, with flowers and applause, and Gray Gruglu was once considered the greatest knight on the entire continent.