The Battle's Aftermath and the Bishop's Legacy

On the fifth day after the battle, the Blood Moon still hung in the sky.

The Graymist Defense Zone had caught its breath after the great battle, and everyone was doing their part to mend the shattered fiefs.

The three Sacred Flames still burned, though much dimmer than before. Victor led his people between the three Sacred Flame Altars, inspecting and repairing the damage. The Workshop and repair crews worked day and night, barely keeping the nodes running at low power.

With the Sacred Flames so weak, other monsters still wandered out of the ruins to attack the fiefs, even though the Grayblood Monsters had stopped coming.

But they could no longer gather in force. Most were cut down by knights the moment they approached a road.

From the second day after the decisive battle, Shien had been handling more than Blackpine Fief's affairs.

Once Yasol confirmed that the Blackpine System could coordinate operations independently, he handed Shien command of part of the Expeditionary Army stationed in the Graymist Defense Zone.

Yasol himself remained at Blackpine Main Fortress to recuperate.

When Shien took over that command, the first thing he encountered was watchful silence.

At fifteen, a Long Night Lord in many noble lineages would still be studying account books, riding, and fief etiquette.

Now Shien had to coordinate the entire aftermath of a great battle. If anything stalled, the Graymist Defense Zone, only just stabilized, would be dragged back into chaos.

Shien did not explain what he was capable of. Instead, he had the Recorders divide every task into categories and clearly list who was responsible for each,

what personnel and supplies were available, and the deadline, then rank the tasks by danger.

The Holy Blade Knights handled high-risk purges, the Holy Silver Lancer Corps guarded roads and supply