Knight Lord: Start with Daily Intelligence.

Chapter 162 The Birth of the God-Chosen Knight

The news of the return of the Dragon Nest adventure team finally interrupted the stubborn dwarf commander.

His eyes lit up, and he didn't care about insisting on sending troops. He laughed loudly, "Hahaha, Dogrim has lived up to our dwarf's reputation and has returned safely with his team. Let's go see what treasures they brought back from the dragon's nest."

"Knight of the Redbud Flower, our warriors have returned from the Dragon's Lair with divine weapons. Now you have no excuse not to send troops, right?"

Dwarves do not believe in the Goddess of the Sun, the god of tactics. They only believe in the wisdom and talents of their own race.

A Dwarf proverb: "The durability of a shield is measured by the blows it has endured in battle; the richness of a wine is measured by the years it has matured in the barrel; the quality of an arch is measured by the years it has weathered; and the wisdom of a Dwarf is measured by the years of life imprinted in his beard."

Su Li's young age made him particularly suspicious. The Bauhinia Knights had been unwilling to fight. Was this a tactic of the Sun Goddess or human cowardice?

If the two sides had not had a good relationship before, this irritable dwarf would have questioned it long ago.

Su Li didn't care about his questions. What he cared about most at the moment was the status of the adventure team members. After all, there were his female courtiers and his Minister of Agriculture among them.

So he said decisively: "Let them in quickly. No, I'd better go and greet our heroes in person. We can discuss the matter of sending troops after I finish talking to them."

After hearing what Su Li said, the dwarf Muradin had no objection, and immediately followed him out of the hall and came to the courtyard to greet the four warriors who returned from the dragon's nest.

Their condition was much better than Su Li expected. Su Li was even prepared for them to lose limbs or even die.

But it seemed that except for Ashfield who was as thin as a skeleton or the old farmer of Empire, no one else had many scars.

They drove a vehicle pulled by battle rams directly to the courtyard. The carriage of the four-wheeled wooden cart was filled with bag after bag of supplies. From the tightly tied pockets of the bags, one could see various treasures such as long swords, flagpoles, shields, etc. It was obvious that this adventure in the Dragon's Nest was extremely fruitful!
Su Li didn't even take a second look at the props. He immediately walked to Hildreda, hugged her tightly, and let her spin around in his arms a few times. Only after he was sure that she was not injured did he breathe a sigh of relief.

Then Su Li kissed her heroic and beautiful face and said, "Tell me about your schedule over the past few days and your location. I want to see where my heart has gone after you."

Two blushes instantly appeared on Hildre's fair face. She lowered her head shyly, feeling a little shy, but also a sense of extraordinary happiness and sweetness. The corners of her mouth couldn't help but curl up. They had been almost inseparable since they met, and they had never been apart for so long. Now, a short separation was like a new marriage. Hearing her lover's sweet words, she felt a whole body filled with happiness.

The so-called love and romance are confusing to those involved and disgusting to bystanders.

Dogrin couldn't help but grumble, transforming into a dramatic master, launching into his exaggerated performance: "Alas, my old friend! You are such a wretch! We four heroes marched into the Blood Pine Forest dragon's lair and snatched the treasure from the dragon's jaws. And your attitude towards Hilde is like, 'My most precious treasure, my precious little sweetheart, has returned safely, not even a hair is missing, and you are as beautiful as a princess from a fairy tale.'"

"As for me, well, I'm just like a pebble on the roadside. 'Oh, the dwarf is back too,' I didn't even get a warm hug, let alone cheers and applause!"

Su Li burst into laughter, walked up to him and hugged him warmly, saying, "My friend, you won't be greeted with sweet nothings, but with flowers and wine! I've prepared two large barrels of troll brew for you. We won't leave until we're drunk tonight!"

The slight jealousy in Doglin's heart immediately vanished, and he excitedly laughed heartily: "Hahaha! Good, good, good! My friend, you really are my best friend who understands me the most! Our friendship is as pure as troll brew, and we won't leave until we're drunk!"

Then Su Li went forward to comfort Vandal and Ashfield one by one. Their conditions were a little worse, but there was no big problem. They just consumed some vitality and energy, and they just needed to replenish it.

Su Li smiled and patted their arms, saying generously, "You've both worked hard. The Consecrated Wisteria trees in our territory have been accelerated by the rainbow hail crystals, and their growth is very rapid. Perhaps the Consecrated Wisteria pods will mature in the fall this year. You two should rest and recuperate first. When the Consecrated Wisteria pods mature, I will give you three each!"

This pod of the Blessed Wisteria may be sour and astringent because it is the first year that the Blessed Wisteria tree matures, and it is not fully ripe, but it should be able to extend its life by a few months.

The two, who had been feeling a little dispirited, immediately cheered up upon hearing this and quickly replied, "We commend you for your generosity, Lord. The Hyacinth God will bless you with good health and a long line of offspring."

"It is an honor for our Church of Dawn to serve the Lord."

It's no wonder they were so excited. These were the blessed wisteria pods; eating one could extend their lifespan by several months. And with their contributions and achievements, they'd likely have a chance to receive a share for many years to come, potentially extending their lifespan by decades or even centuries. This trip was definitely worth it!

Su Li nodded. After confirming that all the members of the adventurer team were safe, he turned his attention to the bags of supplies in the car and asked, "Let's see how much profit you have made from taking such a big risk on this trip."

Hild immediately ordered the Death Claw to move forward, and with its sharp beak, it picked up bags of supplies one by one and placed them in front of Su Li.

Then Schwartz and Frederick stepped forward, took out all the supplies, and placed them neatly in the courtyard according to categories.

The first thing to be counted was the gold coins. After recording the details in the account book, Minister Lawn reported to Su Li, "My Lord, the adventurers brought back a total of 430 Dwarven Oath Gold and 176 Gold Crowns from the Dragon's Nest!"

The profit from this item alone is close to 4500 gold coins, and this is only calculated using the lowest exchange rate.

But with dwarf friends like the Redbeard Dwarves, a trade route to Dragon Rock Forge can be opened in the future. It is impossible for Su Li to exchange the Dwarf Oath Gold for a gold crown. He can just use the Dwarf Oath Gold to buy some dwarven equipment, jewelry and engineering equipment, and trade them. The wealth brought in may be several times the value. It is not impossible to earn 10000 gold crowns.

So Su Li waved to Phyllis and said, "Take out one tenth and divide it among Hildurd, Dogrin, Fandral, and Ashfield. Take the rest back to the castle cellar and store it."

Phyllis, who was standing by, immediately stepped forward happily and began to count them one by one.

This is not an easy task. Most civilians in this world are illiterate, and even many knights cannot read a single word.

The overall illiteracy rate in the empire was over 98%. The fact that she, a female court official, could read and count, and even calculate a value of one tenth, surprised many of the onlookers.

They all knew that this female courtier was of commoner origin, and there were many knights who secretly sneered at Su Li for recruiting a farmer's daughter as a courtier, believing that this was a tarnishing of the honor of the nobility and knights.

But the knights didn't think much about it. They just thought that this female courtier might have believed in the Goddess of the Fiery Sun. After all, the people in the Church of the Goddess of the Fiery Sun would explain tactics to the believers and teach them how to think every day off.

It was through this process that Hildur learned to read and understood the art of war, and Lord Ron praised her highly.

The books that Hildurd brought back were counted next. Priest Rong En, holding the three sets of books with some excitement and trembling, said to Su Li, "My Lord, these are a collection of books bestowed with divine grace by Her Majesty, the Sun Goddess, Violet. They should be treasured in the library and monastery of our church's holy land. I don't know how they ended up in the hands of the green dragon. I am sure that after fully absorbing the divine grace in these books, they will be enough to create a powerful God-chosen Knight."

"God's Chosen Knight?!" Su Li exclaimed in surprise. He immediately took the three sets of books from Rong En and flipped through them.

"How long will it take to create a Chosen Knight? Before the battle with the demon army is over? Before the battle with the green dragon?"

Ron hesitated, shook his head, and said, "We don't know for sure. It depends on the knight's comprehension and when he can fully absorb the contents of the book. But no matter what, a few days is definitely not enough."

These are three sets of books, not three books!
When stacked together, they are nearly half a meter high, especially the "Goddess Strategy", which has 27 editions of annotations alone.

So Su Li asked with concern, "What about a few months? If we can successfully create a God-chosen knight before the Green Dragon awakens, our chances of winning will be greatly improved." Priest Rong En still shook his head and said, "I don't know. I have never seen a knight promoted from Champion level to God-chosen level in just a few months."

"No matter how talented you are or how hard you work, it should take at least a year to advance from Champion level to God's Chosen level."

At this moment, Hildurde interrupted Ron's speech. She tilted her head slightly, reached out and took a glittering golden comb from the bun at the back of her neck. She said, "With the blessing of this ancient dwarven relic, it won't be difficult to finish reading these three sets of books in two months and thoroughly absorb their contents. It will not be difficult to fully obtain the divine grace."

"This comb can help one remember every detail of a cleaning, imprinting it in the mind like a camera. It can also increase the wearer's mental agility, rapidly improving their skills and cultivation level. Even witchcraft and magic can be understood immediately after hearing it only once."

Then isn’t this a magical tool for cultivation?
All the human knights looked at the golden item in Hildur's hand with great attention.

Su Li asked curiously, "An ancient relic of the dwarves? What is its value?"

Without waiting for Hildurd to give a detailed introduction, Muradin excitedly rushed to Hildurd, snatched the comb in his hands roughly, held it up with both hands excitedly, and carefully examined it several times in the sunlight, and finally burst into tears of excitement.

"Kadrin Redbeard Golden Hair Comb! It's really Kadrin Redbeard Golden Hair Comb!"

"Value? Value! How can this treasure be measured in terms of value? This is an ancient relic of our dwarves, a symbol of the High King's status!"

"My friend, you should return this treasure to us dwarves. Please believe in our generosity and we will give you a very satisfactory reward."

"Our High King will fill your storehouses with gold and overwhelm your castles with countless armor and jewels!"

Of course, Su Li had no doubt about Muradin's words.

Although some critics of dwarves would say that dwarves are stingy and greedy.

But the dwarves' desire for gold is very different from that of the dragons.

In fact, in dwarven culture, success is measured by wealth. Dwarves view the accumulation of wealth as a means to earn the respect of those around them and to live a good life. Therefore, the average dwarf is wealthier than others of similar status. The emperor of the human empire is far less wealthy than the dwarven High King.

But dwarves are also generous in bestowing priceless treasures upon honorable clan dwarven warriors, and in repaying debts and repaying the friendship of other clans.

However, after Su Li nodded with a smile, he took the comb from Muradin's hand while he was distracted by excitement, and then turned around and inserted it into Hildur's bun.

"This imperial seal... no, it's a dwarf's hair comb. Of course I have to return it to your Dwarf High King. After all, if I took it, you dwarves wouldn't acknowledge me as the Dwarf High King."

After inserting the comb, Su Li looked at the new beauty in Hildur's handsome face and nodded with satisfaction. Then he continued, "But I can't send a few more people to deliver such a precious thing all the way to the dwarf capital, right?"

"I think the High King should at least send an envoy to discuss the return of this comb with me. That would be more formal and appropriate, right?"

Muradin immediately stared at Hirud with fanatical and greedy eyes. The golden comb that symbolized the supreme authority of the dwarves was inserted between her smooth hair.

Decorated with this golden comb, Hildre's temperament became even more noble. The sunlight shone dimly on her, and she was so beautiful that her whole body glowed, making people feel ashamed of themselves.

Muradin, upon hearing Su Li's voice, suppressed his excitement for a moment and immediately said, "Of course! Dwarves and humans have always been steadfast allies, and we have an even deeper and closer friendship with Hesseburg. We dwarves should show how much we value our friends."

"Please rest assured, knights of the Bauhinia family. His Majesty, the High King of the Dwarves, Thorgrin, is the richest dwarf in the world today. He is also the holder of the most powerful rune, the Rune of Eternity. He is the Lord of Rejuvenation that all of us dwarves have longed for."

"He was an exceptionally generous and magnanimous king, quite unlike the average dwarf. He believed that the dwarves' petty grudges only led to death and destruction, and that fighting over trivial matters like a few coppers would do more harm than good. He also encouraged innovation among engineers and insisted on the rapid approval of new technologies (by dwarven standards). He also broke with the dwarven tradition of self-preservation and proactively sent troops to help other races."

"I believe that once he learns of this comb, he will immediately send an army over with a reward that will satisfy you."

"You will win the friendship of the entire dwarven race!"

This is really not easy! Let the stubborn, old-fashioned and proud dwarf use the word "you".

Su Li smiled calmly and replied, "No problem! Before that, I asked Hildur to keep this ancient relic for you. After all, she retrieved it from the dragon's nest."

Su Li didn't ask if it was okay, it was just a decision and notification.

The dwarf no longer had his previous irritable and impulsive temper and was particularly polite to Su Li. All the dwarves wearing heavy plate armor around him nodded repeatedly, like chickens pecking at rice: "No problem, no problem, it's as it should be."

Su Li then turned around with a smile and said to Hildurd, "My dear, you should always carry this treasure with you. Try to thoroughly understand these three sets of books as soon as possible and absorb all the grace within them."

Hildre's heroic brow furrowed slightly as he said, "My Lord, this precious book might be a bit of a waste for me. I've already received the grace of the Fiery Sun Goddess once, and my aptitude is sufficient to guarantee a breakthrough to the God's Chosen level. It's best for you to read this precious book to ensure your advancement to the God's Chosen level."

"What are you talking about!" Su Li glared at her. "What do you mean by wasted? How can something used on you be considered a waste?"

"The opportunities we can obtain are endless, and what is the purpose of my painstakingly collecting so many opportunities? Isn't it to enable the loyal knights in the territory to grow at the fastest speed?"

"It would be a real waste to give me this precious book. As long as the territory can continue to prosper, even if I rely on the Consecrated Wisteria Pods, I can reach the stage of a Holy Knight."

"With so many books, I don't have the perseverance to study them for months without distraction."

If he had this much perseverance, he would have been admitted to the top 2! Why would he end up being a social slave?
He also didn't think that traveling through time for just a few months would cause drastic changes in his concentration, willpower and other aspects.

One of his greatest strengths is his self-awareness.

So he placed his hands on Hildre's slender shoulders, stared into her eyes, and said, "My dear, I believe that you are the only one with the talent in this territory. With the blessing of this hair comb, you can break through to the God's Chosen level in two months."

"Only if you reach the level of the Chosen Knight can we hope to defeat the Green Dragon!"

"This is the best choice for you, for me, and for the entire territory! The continued existence and prosperity of the territory is what matters most to me."

(End of this chapter)