Inside the hall, Ishtarana, seated on the right, rose to her feet the moment she saw Velin.
"Moon Knight, greetings."
"Greetings, Saintess Ishtarana."
After exchanging courtesies, the two sat down on opposite sides.
"Following my lord's decree, I have selected the twelve finest Moon Mark Knights. Would you like to test them? If you find any unsuitable, they may be replaced at any time."
With that, Saintess Ishtarana had the twelve Moon Mark Knights waiting outside enter the hall.
Moments later, the twelve knights entered the hall. They formed two rows of six, then dropped to one knee, placed their right hands over their chests, lowered their heads in salute, and awaited orders.
Velin had also heard of Moon Mark Knights. They were recorded in both adventure tales and family histories.
The Moon Mark Knights of the Moon God Church were a highly distinctive profession among the Moon Goddess's believers. Upon reaching Silver Rank, they could wield the power of moonlight.
After advancing to Gold Tier, their combat strength increased by fifteen percent beneath the sun, thirty percent at night, and a full ninety percent beneath moonlight.
Upon reaching the Soul Intent Tier, it was said that they possessed a pseudo-immortal body beneath a full moon.
Many Adventure Storybooks recorded that when facing a Soul Intent Tier Moon Mark Knight of the same rank during a full moon, if one could not kill them in a single strike, one should run as far as possible.
Moon Mark Knights were further divided into two kinds: free Moon Mark Knights and church Moon Mark Knights. The former merely believed in the Moon Goddess and were not bound by church doctrine, while the latter were wholly trained by the church under the strictest methods.
Clearly, the twelve Moon Mark Knights before him belonged