I, The Dragon Overlord Chapter 254 - The Goddess of Morning’s Chosen One

A sorcerer’s power originated from their bloodline, a mage’s power originally stemmed from the magic network, and a priest’s power originated from gods. A paladin’s strength was derived from ‘goodness and order’, one of the basic foundations of the world. They had to abide by the code of goodness and order, not the doctrine of a particular god.

Therefore, this group of people was not well-liked by the gods. A paladin also did not need to believe in the gods. Only the Goddess of Morning was an exception because her teachings were very close to the ‘order and goodness’ that they believe in. As a result, the Goddess accepted these paladins who chose to believe in her.

These paladins also become the Goddess’ representative, becoming a group beloved by her.

In the past, when the gods were not visible, the only reason the Theocracy was able to stand strong was due to the great efforts of these warriors. Because their power did not come from Gods, they were able to remain strong even in a world without them. As long as their hearts remained pure, anyone could become a paladin with mighty power. This resulted in the Theocracy obtaining superior status.

Paladins could also appear among Louie’s followers, but becoming one meant abandoning their faith because no matter how one looked at it, Louie’s teachings and actions were not in line with the dogma of the paladins.

Louie looked at the beautiful sacred paladin with interest. As she was being surrounded by the civilians with reddened faces, she tried her best to refute their words, but hopelessly found that to be fruitless.

In an instant, Roselia’s heart wavered, and began to wonder if what she had done was really wrong. Was the justice she was exercising not the justice that the people saw?

She thought of the past lives of these believers from their fervent faith and anger. Like most people on the continent, their lives had been at the bottom. They could not even afford food to eat or clothes to wear until the Dragon God appeared. After various events, they were happy to be reborn

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