Whoosh… The wheels of the carriage suddenly burst into scarlet netherflames, and the carriage suddenly sped up, causing the scenery around them to become a blur. They rode through the forest and meadows, until they saw the lights from a multitude of homes.

They had arrived at Khuree. The carriage continued to plow through the empty streets until it finally came to a halt right in front of a church.

The church was magnificently built. Most churches would be closed by now, but this one wasn’t. Its gates were open, almost as though they were waiting to welcome someone’s arrival. Furthermore, there were hundreds of soldiers standing tall right in front of the church.

Their bodies were all clad in silver-white armor, gorgeous and elegant, and obviously forged with excellent workmanship. There were even beautiful reliefs etched on the surface of the armor and gilded etchings on the edges of the armor. These ensembles made the soldiers look little like war machines, and far more as though they were beautiful pieces of art.

“Palatial armor.” Having noticed Qin Ye’s intensely curious gaze, Peter the Great chuckled and explained, “These are ceremonial soldiers who don’t possess actual combat abilities. Since we’ll be addressing some matters of utmost importance tonight, we’ve naturally got to pull...