Knight Lord: Start with Daily Intelligence.

Chapter 150 Lively Dinner

As Su Li ordered the soldiers to be rewarded with light-scale fish, the atmosphere of the territory banquet reached its climax.

Even the dwarves opened their eyes wide. They lived in the deep mountains and rarely saw this precious fish full of psychic energy.

The dwarf ranger leader Dogrin and their army commander Muradin looked at each other and swallowed their saliva. This kind of thing that improves qualifications has a stronger effect on dwarves than on humans.

Because dwarves are naturally stubborn and obstinate, they are likely to stick to their own ideas to the end. They can swing their hammers thousands or tens of thousands of times without getting bored.

Therefore, even a small improvement in their aptitude would exponentially enhance their achievements and accomplishments over their long lives. The dwarves' forging techniques and engineering skills would be greatly improved.

Doglin whispered, "Our big friend is truly very generous. We can't let him suffer any loss."

"Of course!" Muradin, the most traditional and upright dwarf, widened his eyes and trembled his beard. "Taking advantage of friends will bring disgrace to the dwarves! We need to think of a way to help the big guy!"

Their whispering did not attract Su Li's attention at all in the lively banquet. Su Li's entire attention was focused on Knight Orstein at this moment.

Under the frenzied gaze of all the Flaming Sun Knights, he took the half-griffin egg from Knight Orstein. As he played with it, he said with concern, "My Lord Commander, please tell me about the battle. Was it difficult? How are the Green Dragon's followers doing?"

Knight Orstein solemnly gave a detailed battle report: "My Lord, beneath the dense shade of the Blood Pine Forest lie dreadful dangers. Twisted vines, despicable beastmen, roaming greenskin warbands, and all manner of omnipresent beasts and monsters threaten our army's safety at all times. This time, our victory was not easy. From knights to soldiers, everyone is on high alert. If we rashly attack and lose sight of the main force, our pursuers will most likely be ambushed and completely lost in the gloomy forest."

"That's why we fought the Centaur Tribe four times before we finally won."

Su Li nodded, and he could understand the tense battle and lurking dangers described by Knight Orstein.

Fighting in a dense forest is no easy task in any world. Even with helicopters circling overhead, it's difficult to spot enemies hiding in the shade.

But beastmen, demon beasts and monsters are all races that are born to ambush in the forest.

Fortunately, human knights are extremely good at close combat. Even if they are ambushed, they can rely on their strong defense to stabilize the situation and defeat their opponents.

If a group of halfling soldiers armed with muskets and bows and arrows entered the area and were ambushed and rushed in the face by monsters, it would not be easy to stabilize the situation.

After all, forests are not suitable for human habitation and activities.

Knight Orstein concluded, "In short, our knights are restricted in their access to the forest, and their cavalry's mobility advantage cannot be fully utilized. If a war breaks out with the Green Dragon's followers, we must avoid the dense forests. Fighting on the plains or in the canyons is our best option."

After listening to Knight Orstein's summary, Constantine, the leader of the Knights of the Corona, could not help but speak: "Excuse me for interrupting, but from what you said, it seems that in addition to the demonic threat to our territory, there is also a green dragon's army of followers lurking in the forest."

Orstein looked at him with a lion-like, majestic gaze. "Indeed, this green dragon is currently dormant, but I'm afraid it will awaken in a few months. The previous lord of this territory died at the hands of its followers. Is Captain Constantine afraid?"

Constantine slammed the table in a rage, stood up, and glared at Orstein: "Fear? We, the Knights of the Flaming Sun, have never known fear. Are you questioning the honor and courage of our Knights? I will use a duel, use your blood, to wash away your insult and prove our honor!"

Su Li raised his eyebrows and said with a smile, "Captain Constantine, don't you know that Knight Orstein once served in the Flame Sun Knights?"

After hearing Su Li's words, Captain Constantine's excitement subsided a little. If they were all members of the Flame Sun Knights, he wouldn't have to care whether the other party intended to insult him.

But he still had a bad temper, and none of the knights had a good temper, so it was unlikely that they could get along harmoniously.

So he said directly, "Your Excellency, Commander, you're doubting our strength! We can go to the arena and have a duel to see who's the coward!"

Su Li remained calm and did not stop the proposal.

He had previously thought about how to subdue these arrogant members of the Knights.

After all, the lords of most territories and the leaders of the knightly orders do not get along very well.

Perhaps convincing them is a good option.

Otherwise, the Knights would remain unsubmissive to the territory, even looking down on them and looking down on them, which wouldn't be conducive to long-term coexistence. So, Su Li smiled and calmed the two of them down, saying, "A friendly sparring match wouldn't be a bad idea. Our territory just happened to have the Lion Ring Arena built, and tonight we could hold a grand competition ceremony to celebrate our victory. It would also be a great opportunity for the territory to witness the highest level of combat of the Flame Sun Knights, unleashing the full power of the Light Scale Fish!"

After hearing Su Li's arrangement, the eyes of the Flame Sun Knights, who were originally a little angry, lit up and they cheered enthusiastically.

"Good! This arrangement is absolutely perfect."

"The exchanges between knights should be like the clash of strong physiques in the arena, the surging confrontation of chivalrous bloodlines."

"Okay, after eating the light-scale fish, let's watch a wonderful competition. This will maximize the effect of the light-scale fish and bring about a lot of breakthroughs."

Constantine immediately agreed to the proposal. "If we don't demonstrate our strength, His Excellency the Commander will probably look down on us! We, the Knights of the Corona, have arrived here to eliminate all demons and green dragons."

Su Li laughed when he heard this. Although these knights were all arrogant and domineering, their courage was truly admirable.

Hearing about the existence of powerful demons and green dragons, they were not afraid at all. All they thought about was how to charge forward and crush them all.

It is precisely because of this spirit of rejoicing in the news of war that the empire has been able to stand for three thousand years amid countless internal and external crises.

While the knights' rule was brutal, they were also truly courageous when faced with danger. Whether facing demons or dragons, they would charge forward with their spears raised, defending their territories and estates.

Otherwise, with only peasants and serfs, demons and monsters could wreak havoc on the entire continent, and humanity would be living a life worse than death.

Su Li smiled and continued to say to Knight Orstein, "To resolve the threats posed by demons and green dragons, we must first understand their intelligence. As the saying goes, knowing yourself and your enemy ensures victory in every battle! My Lord Commander, please continue to tell me about the situation of the green dragon's followers."

Upon hearing Su Li's words, the followers of the Fiery Sun Goddess in the room were filled with praise. Rong En, the territory's religious advisor, nodded and said, "My Lord, your understanding of the Goddess's teachings has deepened. The Goddess encourages us to use strategy and tactics to achieve victory with overwhelming tactical advantages."

"Know yourself and your enemy, and you can fight a hundred battles without danger." Constantine's eyes gleamed with enthusiasm. "My Lord, your understanding of the Goddess's teachings is admirable. I believe your aptitude is no less than that of Her Excellency Hildreth, and you will surely become Violet's Chosen Knight."

Knight Orstein said proudly, "Of course. Lord, you are wise and brave, and you are the guiding star that leads our entire territory and all the knights."

"Your Excellency, you do need to know the information about the Green Dragon's followers."

"It may not be easy for us to achieve a landslide victory. We can hardly achieve complete victory even against the Centaur Tribe."

Su Li frowned and asked, "What does this mean? Haven't we already taken down the Centaur tribe's camp?"

When he returned just now, he saw the head of the centaur leader on the carriage loaded with spoils. Its head was larger than that of the giant horn beast. It would become Knight Orstein's collection along with the wyvern.

The head of an average giant horned beast is half a meter across. Just looking at the remains of these creatures can evoke an extremely terrifying sense of oppression. The sight of a herd of giant horned beasts, clad in heavy plate armor, charging forward with overwhelming force can be terrifying.

The centaur leader's head and horns are even larger than those of the giant horn.

Su Li could imagine that Knight Orstein must have gone through a very fierce and long battle before defeating the powerful Centaur leader.

Therefore, when Su Li saw this trophy, he thought that his side had won a great victory.

Unexpectedly, there are twists and turns in this matter?
Knight Orstein said solemnly, "We did capture the Centaur camp, but a group of Centaurs still escaped. We had originally planned to continue the pursuit. According to the plan, we would spend a month completely clearing the western side of the forest, which would also be sufficient to complete the security guarantee agreement with the West High Chamber of Commerce."

Su Li nodded. He remembered that this was indeed the case. The Westergo Chamber of Commerce had set out only two or three days later than Knight Orstein, so Knight Orstein returned with his army only two weeks later. This meant that the agreement had not been completed.

Su Li asked with concern: "What happened? Did something unexpected happen?"

"Yes. We encountered some wyverns during our pursuit, and only after a hard fight were we able to repel them. We also suffered a certain amount of casualties, and all the potions and supplies we had were completely depleted."

(End of this chapter)