The next moment, the knights drew out the long swords hanging from their waists, clenched their left fists against their chests, knelt on one knee, held the swords in their right hands, and placed the swords against the ground.

The knights' coordinated movements caused the light armor on their bodies to make a metallic clanging sound.

Then the knights shouted the Grey family oath in unison.

"By the blazing lion heart and the frosty iron sword, we pledge our allegiance, body and soul, to the roaring banner of House Grey!"

"In the name of sword, shield, and blood, your will is our glory."

"This sword and this body shall be the sharp claws of a lion, expanding the territory and tearing apart even the smallest enemy for my lord."

"If our master's glory is dishonored, we will bow our heads to the lion's fangs and let our bodies rot beneath your throne."

"The blood of the lion's heart is cold. Beneath the throne, we will forever be the kings of the Southern Territory!"

After saying this, the knights immediately used the long swords in their right hands to cut the palms of their left hands, letting the blood flow to the ground and remain on the long swords.

Then they all raised their heads and looked at Ryan with bright eyes.

Ryan raised the long sword in his hand, cut his palm, let the blood flow, and held the sword horizontally in front of him.

"I, Rayne Grey, hereby accept your iron oath."

"Wherever my sword points, that is your territory, that is your honor."

"If you are honored, I will wash the rust off your sword with dragon's blood and wine. If your bones are buried in the dust, I will forge an iron statue beside my throne."

"From today on, your names shall be with mine. Fight, bite, and conquer! Until the enemy trembles in fear!"

After saying that, Ryan pointed his sword to the sky and said, "Wherever the sword points!"

The knights stood up, raised their swords high, and shouted, "We will follow you to death!"

As Ryan and the knights finished their oath, the blood on the ground gradually floated into the sky and was gathered together by a mysterious force, forming a blood lion mark, emitting a roar that only those who took the oath could hear.

As the mark took shape, everyone felt a strange gaze.

The lion mark dissipated, a golden light flashed in Ryan's eyes, and the wound in the palm of his hand was completely healed.

After watching the oath being declared, Adrian took the sword handed to him by Ryan and said.

"Master Ryan, I'm leaving now. You are the new leader of this knight group. I hope you can lead them well."

"Well, don't worry, Uncle Adrian."

Adrian left.

Ryan stood there, looking at the Knights in front of him and said.

"Who is the strongest person in the Knights?"

As soon as he finished speaking, a knight in the middle of the front row stepped forward and bowed.

"Lord Ryan, it's me. My name is Dick Gray, a third-rank senior knight."

"Okay, now I appoint you, Dick, as the leader of the Knights. I'll leave the daily training of the Knights to you."

"It's Lord Ryan." Dick's face was full of surprise and excitement. Looking at Ryan's gesture, he bowed again and retreated into the team.

Ryan continued, "I'll tell you about the title of the Knights in a week."

"stand at attention!"

The knights immediately raised their heads and chests and stamped their feet.

That's right... Ryan nodded in his heart, "First of all, I, Ryan, am a person who helps relatives and helps the people. Outside, no matter who you offend, I will help you out. This is helping relatives!"

"But if I find out later that you are not right, you will be expelled from the Knights, and even from the Grey family."

Ryan paced in front of the Knights and then spoke.

"Secondly, our Knights Order only respects strength. The strong are on top and the weak are on the bottom. However, the strong cannot bully the weak. This is the most basic bottom line for us, Ryan! Do you understand?"

"yes!"