Who Would Take Command of the Tear Knights

The Holy City's towering sacred flame furnace pierced the clouds. Beneath its light, the Holy War Council stood in the central square, bearing the highest authority over humanity's entire defensive line.

Its long white-gold lamps had now burned for seven consecutive days.

Over those seven days, documents had arrived one after another from the Military Affairs Council, the Religious Affairs Hall, the Holy Spirit Office, and the Records Office.

All of them revolved around a single central issue: the Tear Knight Defense Line.

News of Yasol's impending retirement had reached the Holy City more than half a year earlier.

The old governor, who had lost both eyes in the Grayblood War, could no longer sustain the demanding work of running the entire defense line.

Under the rules left by the Most Holy, one candidate would be chosen from the Holy City and another from the Eternal Night Wall, with the final choice left to the defense line.

From that day onward, the Holy City's Holy War Council had placed the succession of the Tear Knight Governor at the top of its agenda. Now, the moment of final decision had arrived.

For a thousand consecutive years, this office had borne the vital duty of guarding the Eternal Night Wall, and the coordination of the entire wall depended on it.

The office controlled military affairs and sacred flame allocation along the defense line. It also held the power to appoint and dismiss Long Night Lords and allocate the Holy City's resources, giving it considerable influence and authority over the inland nations behind the line it guarded.

A single decision could affect countless soldiers and subjects. Whichever faction secured this position would wield far-reaching influence.

The choice therefore demanded great caution. The successor had to stabilize the Tear Knights and swiftly rebuild the