Knight Lord: Start with Daily Intelligence.

Chapter 114: Powerful Glory Relic: Water-Repellent Beads

After hearing Gerald's report, Su Li laughed excitedly.

The large number of prisoners is the best news for the leader right now!
The Demonic Tide Pearl is one of the most important pieces of information Su Li has received in recent days. In addition to the Demonic Tide Pearl, the information he has received in recent days has also helped Su Li find two hiding places of river trolls, deal with a wolf invasion, and ambush two groups of howling beasts.

In addition, there is a large migration of animals in the summer, and the territory successfully intercepted more than 200 sheep and more than 100 Uros cattle.

This kind of cattle is an important source of food for mountain nomadic tribes, which made the territory really tense for a few days.

Because when food is scarce, mountain people often go south to the border princes to plunder farms and fertile areas.

The discovery of Uros cattle here means that the Gray Mountains, as a branch of the Black Mountains, may also have mountain people.

Then during the summer harvest, they would most likely come down to plunder.

There is less than a month left until the summer harvest, so Su Li has to take precautions early.

He hoped that the mountain man would wait until the power of his glorious holy relic, the Wind Wing Talisman, was restored before coming back.

He also had high hopes for another treasure, the Eye of the Drowned.

Gerald presented the Eye of the Drowned to Su Li. Su Li looked at it carefully. Although the name of this bead was scary, it actually looked quite beautiful.

It is a smooth water-blue sphere, about three fingers wide, covered with a thin film of condensed water mist, with fine ripple patterns engraved on the surface, giving the overall feeling of slowly surging waves.

Every time Su Li saw these glorious holy objects, he couldn't help but be shocked. They really seemed like living things, with energy surging.

Su Li asked, "Besides allowing people to dive underwater, what other effects does this bead have?"

Knight Orstein replied, "We've consulted the Goddess with the priests at the monastery. The Eye of the Drowned's primary effect is to reduce and slowly purify the army's corruption and plague. Furthermore, in emergencies, it can forcibly create a passage through the water, allowing the army to cross the chasm and evade enemy pursuit. However, this passage is short-lived, lasting only three minutes. After that, subsequent troops will be unable to enter the water, just like the goblins."

So strong?
The reduction of plague alone is a remarkable achievement. The most feared thing when marching and fighting is the sudden outbreak of plague in the army.

Not only will it affect combat effectiveness, but the casualties will also be very serious.

And this treasure can actually reduce the corrosion suffered by the army!

Its role in this world is unparalleled.

Many places in this world are eroded by magic and psychic energy. For example, winter is not just cold. If an army enters a high-altitude and cold area, the cold and snow will carry the power of magic to erode this foreign army.

There are many places with such erosive power, such as the miasma in the forests and swamps, the heat poison in the desert, the land of death where vampires are entrenched, etc. There will be various kinds of erosion, which will cause serious non-combat casualties to the invading army.

In short, the habitable environment for humans in this world is plains, river valleys and valleys. The deeper you go into forests, Gobi, deserts, snowfields and other places, the more serious the erosion you will suffer.

If the Eye of the Drowned can reduce the erosion suffered by the army, compared with this passive effect, the active effect of forcibly opening a path of escape is just an insignificant additional ability.

However, this bead has also lost all its abilities and is currently in a cooling-down period.

Su Li put the bead away. From then on, it was no longer called the Eye of the Drowned. Su Li gave it a new name, the Water-Repellent Bead.

Then Su Li asked, "What's the situation in the forest? Can we guarantee that the Chamber of Commerce can enter and mine blood pine wood?"

Chief Kurt set out for Maleburg when the centaurs became irritable in the spring. In addition to contacting Count Drakken, he also recruited and replenished the workers to enter the forest.

When he returned to Hessen Territory, it would be time to enter the Blood Pine Forest to cut down trees. They had to finish cutting down trees before autumn and then return to West Highlands.

According to the security agreement reached by both parties, Su Li had to ensure that they would not encounter any major threats in the forest. Even if an accident occurred, the territory's army had to ensure that they could repel the enemy.

Gerald replied confidently, "There's no problem, my lord. To the west of the Bloodpine Forest, the main forces are divided into three groups: the greenskin warbands represented by the Broken Finger Tribe, various forest bandit groups, and the powerful Centaur tribe."

"The greenskins are currently in a melee. They haven't yet chosen the biggest and strongest leader, so they won't pose a threat to the alliance."

"The forest bandits have suffered heavy losses. Not only are we attacking them, but they've also suffered numerous casualties from the Greenskin tribes and the Centaur herds. They've now hidden in secluded valleys and caves, licking their wounds and recuperating. They won't come out easily." "All we have to do now is defeat that Centaur herd. There won't be much of a threat to the west side of the Blood Pine Forest, and we'll be able to travel safely for at least the next one to two months."

One or two months of safety is enough. Even the capital of the empire cannot ensure long-term stability in this world.

The edges of the power center were always filled with all sorts of monsters. Even if the Black Forest army repeatedly cleared the western side of the Blood Pine Forest, this empty area would soon be filled with various bandit groups, greenskin warbands, and herds of howling beasts.

These monsters have a very short growth cycle. The greenskins are grown from spores. As long as the greenskin boys pass through an area, the spores on their bodies will be scattered. After a rain, all kinds of greenskin monsters will spring up on the earth like mushrooms after rain. First, there are fart spirits, then greenskin boys, and finally the terrifying greenskin big guys.

The Howling Beasts are even more terrifying and deformed monsters. If a human expeditionary force is destroyed by the Beastmen in the forest, enough blood food can allow the Beastmen to breed a large number of terrifying monsters in a month or two of continuous rainy weather.

These beastmen have nothing to do, wandering around, living in the forest, using ambush as their main tactic, hostile to all advanced civilizations, living just to smash, loot and burn, erecting the Ten Thousand Demons Rock similar to the Celtic shrine, and believing in primitive shamans.

They represent the filthy, chaotic, and chaotic side of nature, intent on destroying anything beautiful or orderly. Beastmen simmer with bitterness and resentment, easily provoked into a frenzy of fury. The sounds of battle always appeal to a Beastman's keen hearing; a single fight or brawl on a forest path can quickly draw dozens of Beastmen from all directions.

So if you want to enter the forest, don’t have the luxury of safety. Being prepared to fight at all times is the only way to survive.

This also means that Su Li must take advantage of the time when the western side of the forest is empty due to this great victory and defeat the Centaur herd in the forest as soon as possible.

Perhaps after this hurricane and heavy rain, it will be time for the territorial army to go out.

In response to the Tal disaster, the construction of reservoirs and dams around Bjorn Fjord is a top priority.

Then Su Li said, "Now that the forest has been cleared out by us, we should prepare to go to the forest. First, come with me to Bjorn Shallow Bay to see the situation of the light-scaled fish here."

When Su Li brought Knight Orstein and Fandral to the reservoir in the territory, a group of armed servants and mercenaries from the Chamber of Commerce were already surrounding the reservoir.

Their purpose of gathering here was the same as Su Li's, which was to see the breeding situation of the light-scale fish and hope that Su Li could distribute another batch of light-scale fish meat, or even just drink a bowl of fish soup.

But they were overthinking it this time. As the territory gradually grew and towns and villages emerged, Su Li would no longer distribute these light-scaled fish for free.

Of course, we will not sell it to outsiders.

He planned to distribute it to his own directly subordinate legions and knightly orders, and would auction off any excess meat in advance. The knights, squires, and freemen under his lordship could come to the auction if they needed it.

With the completion of the rewards for military merit, a large number of knights in the territory have their own property. Many knights went to the city hall of Hesse Town and bought newly built houses. When they were not on duty in the barracks, they no longer lived in simple bunk beds.

The Frederick family even obtained a fiefdom. Su Li allocated them an 800-acre plain on the Bloody Highlands, which they could use as a pasture or for farming.

Eight hundred acres of land can be cultivated by about eight households, and if they are used for grazing, even fewer people are needed.

Their family would start by managing a small territory with eight households, then develop it into a village, build wooden city walls, and finally, if all went well, it might become a small town on the Crimson Highlands with their own castle.

However, although the family was taken over, Knight Frederick remained in Su Li's cabinet as a court judge, and he handed over the affairs of the territory to his son William.

Similarly, another hero in the war, Knight Orstein, was also generously rewarded by Su Li. In addition to receiving 160 gold crowns, Su Li also gave him a destiny amulet.

This amulet was of perfect quality. Lady Ingrid only made two copies, and then ran out of materials. She sold it to Su Li for 200 gold crowns, a purely friendly price. If she had taken this item to Maraisburg, it would have fetched at least 400-600 gold crowns.

An elite knight wearing a set of vibranium rune armor and carrying a powerful amulet can easily defeat 3-5 knights of the same rank wearing ordinary, sophisticated equipment. That is the difference between elite warriors and ordinary civilians.

It is precisely this generous reward and extremely high honorary status that ensures that the knights in the territory maintain a high level of enthusiasm for war and glory, as well as extreme respect and support for Su Li.

When Su Li arrived at the reservoir, all the knights and armed servants immediately straightened their chests respectfully, then struck their chests with their right fists, saluted and shouted, "Greetings, Lord. May the goddess bless you every day."

Su Li smiled and waved his hand, asking them to relax, then looked at the fish pond in front.

He stayed at home for a few days and didn't leave the castle. The changes here were really big.

(End of this chapter)