Knight Lord: Start with Daily Intelligence.

Chapter 163 The Second Spiritual Tree and the Prosperity of the Territory
One of the most important qualities of a lord is optimism.

Su Li's radiant smile and overflowing confidence really infected all the knights around him.

The threat posed by the green dragon weighed heavily on everyone's mind like a huge rock, making it so heavy that they could hardly breathe.

But after listening to Su Li's plan that was full of hope and light, all the knights felt that most of the pressure was suddenly relieved, and their moods and bodies felt much more relaxed.

If you have a chosen knight on your side, your chances of winning the war against the green dragon will indeed be greatly improved. After all, you also have the dwarves as allies, and they will bring professional dragon-slaying runes to help you in the battle.

The comparison of the enemy's and our own strength has improved a lot compared to before.

Seeing the happy, relaxed smile on Su Li's face, Hildreth opened his mouth but remained silent. He decided to let the lord have some fun for a while and not mention the strength and size of the green dragon's followers in the Blood Pine Forest.

However, she was unwilling to shatter this beautiful scene. The outspoken dwarf could not hide his thoughts and muttered, "A Chosen Knight wants to defeat the Green Dragon's army?"

"On our trip to the Dragon's Lair, we encountered no fewer than three God's Chosen-level units along the way! This green dragon is quite the social butterfly. I wonder how she managed to gather so many God's Chosen-level monsters into her army."

Three God-chosen monsters? Su Li took a deep breath.

This green dragon is really hidden!

Perhaps everything that has been discovered is just the tip of the iceberg of its strength.

Su Li frowned and said, "This really fits the Green Dragon's sinister and cunning characteristics. Just when you think you've understood her full strength, she always has a trump card up her sleeve. This despicable monster will never reveal all her tricks, always keeping one or two cards in reserve to turn the tables."

Hildre nodded slightly upon hearing this, then said thoughtfully, "That's right. I believe we must be extremely cautious with this green dragon. We haven't found any more glorious relics or rare items in her treasury. We suspect she may have rolled up the most precious items with her tongue and hidden them in her stomach, to prevent them from being stolen by intruding adventurers while she's asleep."

Su Li sighed, this green dragon was really cautious, and had taken all kinds of protective measures inside and outside.

Su Li could only think positively and said to everyone, "The Green Dragon's caution may not be a bad thing for us. Under the influence of this character, if she finds out that we are very powerful, she will most likely hide in the shadows of the forest and observe for a while. This will give us more time to strengthen ourselves."

Hildurde also whispered to Su Li, "Lord, you can relax. You are still young, not even nineteen years old. Even if we encounter setbacks in the war against the Green Dragon, it will not affect your ability to achieve great things in the end."

Yes, after hearing Hildurd's comfort, Su Li felt much more relaxed.

Even if he was defeated in the battle against the dragon, and lost miserably, it would not be a big deal.

At most, he can find a place to make a comeback. The border prince's territory is so vast, there is no place where he can't gain a foothold.

Even if he was forced into exile, his capital for a comeback was much stronger than when he first arrived at the border prince's territory to open up the country.

What was the situation at that time? There were only a few elite knights in his army, and he only had a few hundred gold coins left. It can be said that he was penniless and had no experience.

And now, even if he was defeated, he had a knight chosen by God by his side. He himself had grown into an official knight and had thousands of gold crowns in his hands.

The world is so vast, where can he not go? The future is so broad, what career can he not pursue?

So Su Li clenched his fist, waved it heavily in front of him, and said majestically, "That's right. We are full of vitality and have a bright future. We can easily take down a small green dragon! I believe that as long as we work together, we will be able to repel evil and protect our homeland."

"The blazing sun protects us! The territory will surely prosper!"

As he raised his arms and shouted, the spirits of the knights around him were greatly boosted and their morale was high.

As the saying goes, a general is the courage of an army. Su Li was so high-spirited that the knights were also ambitious and roared loudly.

"The scorching sun protects us!"

"The Hessen Territory will stand proudly in the southern border of the empire!"

Hildre took the opportunity to take out the Moon Crown Tree seed and said to Su Li, "My Lord, this is a Moon Crown Tree seed. Once planted, it will grow directly into a tree according to the development of the territory. It represents the royal power and prosperity of the territory. As long as this tree thrives in the future, the territory will continue to prosper."

Su Li then asked curiously, "If it's tied to the fate of the territory, does that mean that even if the territory and the Moon Crown Tree are destroyed, as long as the Black Forest Territory develops again, a Moon Crown Tree might be born again in the wild?"

Fandral nodded and said, "This magical sacred tree has such a possibility."

Then Fandral introduced this magical tree species in more detail, including that after the sun sets, the tree will be full of flowers, and that using the spring water soaked in its flowers to quench weapons has a powerful effect against demons, etc.

Its magical power seemed to be no less powerful than that of the Consecrated Wisteria Tree. The only difference was that one effect was applied to humans, while the other was applied to weapons, equipment, and forces.

So Su Li pointed to a new purple spiritual field in the center of the courtyard and said, "Then plant the Moon Crown Tree seeds in the center of the courtyard of the manor."

The area of ​​this purple spiritual field is not large, only a square area of ​​more than 50 square meters.

These are the hail crystals that Su Li collected in the past few days. Since the quantity is not large, he did not go to the trouble of sending them to the consecrated wisteria tree for refurbishment.

I originally planned to plant some fruit trees and medicinal herbs in the courtyard, such as rose water, peony, and tranquilizing flowers.

Just as the daily intelligence said, summer is the season when hail is most frequent. Under the guidance of the daily intelligence, he has collected rainbow hail crystals several times in the past few days. Although the scale is not large each time, when they are gathered together, they have transformed into considerable fertile land.

In addition to the purple spiritual field in the Bauhinia Courtyard, there is also one in front of the main building of the castle. That one is smaller, only more than 30 square meters.

Su Li planned to plant all kinds of fantastic plants in the manor and castle. Then the garden would be full of flowers, beautiful and magnificent, full of fantastic colors.

But he didn't expect that things would go even more smoothly than he expected, and he was able to collect the second spiritual tree so quickly.

With the joint efforts of the two priests, Fandral and Lunadesan, the seeds of the Moon Crown Tree were quickly and carefully planted. Avril brought a bucket of spiritual water from Lake Rafflin from the pond to irrigate the seeds. Everyone immediately heard the natural sound of the seeds sprouting in the soil.

The growth rate of this moon crown tree is no less than that of the original consecrated wisteria tree, but its final height is far less, only a little over three meters. Moreover, since it is daytime now, it only has gray branches and no flowers blooming all over the tree, which looks a bit bleak.

Su Li couldn't help but walk around the tree trunk and said thoughtfully, "So our territory is still so weak now? It looks like a weak sapling that could die at any time due to a little crisis."

After saying this, he couldn't help but laugh, as if all this description was very apt!
This moon crown sapling is so similar to the current situation of the territory. If any threat from the demon or the dragon is not handled properly, it may lead to the destruction of the territory.

Fandral spread his hands helplessly and said, "The Moon Crown Tree can only grow this high with the energy it receives. And this is only because we've increased its fertility with the purple psychic energy and the water from Lake Rafflin, which has helped it grow."

At this moment, the military commander Knight Orstein suddenly stretched his body, and a deep crackling sound of bones rang out. He twisted his shoulders and neck, and the vibration of his bones was as strong as the beating of war drums.

Then, Knight Orstein's excited voice came, saying, "My Lord, I can clearly feel that my physique and strength have suddenly increased."

The voices of Fastrick and Gerald were also heard: "My Lord, my strength has also been improved!" The other knights immediately felt themselves carefully and reported their own conditions one after another.

All knights have gained a certain degree of strength improvement, and the higher the strength, the greater the improvement.

Obviously, this is the result of the Moon Crown Tree flourishing and growing with the help of the purple spiritual field, bringing about the prosperous effect of the territory!
The territory's military strength grew with the growth of this spiritual tree.

When the statistics were completed, even one official knight who had already reached the edge of a breakthrough achieved a breakthrough in strength and advanced to become an elite knight!
And with the excuse of the moon-crowned tree flower, Su Li could finally justify delaying the dispatch of troops again.

He immediately said to Muradin, "Weapons tempered with water soaked in the flowers of the Mooncrown tree will be extremely lethal to demons. They will become as sharp as mud."

"At this time, we should hurry up and create a batch of enchanted weapons against demons, so as to increase our chances of victory and reduce the casualties of the dwarves."

"After all, you don't want a large number of your people to die in vain, right?"

Muradin was a little annoyed. He said, "My friend, why do you hesitate when it comes to going to war? A loyal dwarf would never disobey the orders of his lord!"

"If we don't immediately return to reinforce the territory, what if the demon army attacks Redbeard Keep? What if something goes wrong? The majority of the dwarves in Redbeard Keep are children and women, and there are only a few hundred strong warriors. Can they stop the demon army?"

That's a dwarven fortress! It stands atop the towering Grey Mountains, and boasts a wealth of dwarven-crafted defenses, including arrow towers, catapults, dragon-hunting crossbows, and even powerful artillery. How could the demonic army possibly take it down without suffering a bloody defeat?
Su Li was also a little exasperated. This dwarf was simply a stubborn donkey with a stubborn temper!

"Isn't this the most rational tactic? We could clearly use the spirit essence enchantment of the Moon Crown Tree Flower to significantly increase our chances of victory and reduce our casualties. Why are you completely ignoring our advice? Why do you insist on colliding directly with the monster army's most powerful front?"

"Why did I painstakingly design the tactics and make the arrangements? Wasn't it to reduce the casualties of your Redbeard tribe? Otherwise, I could have just stood by and watched!"

"We dwarves are never afraid of a glorious death in battle! Granni will bless us to die a worthy death!" Muradin stubbornly blew his beard, glared, and looked at Su Li with his chin raised, refusing to give in at all.

Hearing Muradin's loud roar at the top of his voice, Su Li felt rage rushing to his head, and was so angry that he felt dizzy!

This stubborn donkey won't listen to any good or bad words.

Hildreth quickly stepped forward, supported Su Li's arm, and gently stroked his back with his soft right hand to help him breathe more smoothly. He gently advised, "Lord, don't be angry, don't be angry. Dwarves are born with this extremely stubborn and obstinate character. Don't get angry, don't let it damage your health. It will be very sad for us, and it will also be the biggest loss for the territory. I'll go talk to him, maybe I can convince him."

Su Li panted and waved his hand, giving up and not holding out much hope.

Since these dwarves are not afraid of death, let them pursue a worthy death!
It's hard to persuade a damned ghost with kind words. I have done my best.

Muradin, a typical dwarf with a fiery temper, glared at Hildurd as he approached, his hair and beard standing on end. He angrily declared, "If you're going to tell me about the tactics of that bitch you humans believe in, then shut up! She's your human deity, and we dwarves don't believe in her tricks. Proud dwarves won't back down. We will take the initiative and will not allow these damned demons to defile our sacred Redbeard Keep."

Hildreth smiled faintly as he took the territory's most precious holy relic, the Water-Repellent Orb, from Phyllis. He held the orb, emitting a faint blue glow, in his palm and displayed it before Muradin. "I understand your concern about Chaos Corruption," he said, "but we have the Water-Repellent Orb in our territory, which can purify the corruption. So, we have no concerns about the demonic army's rampage."

"Let me propose a new plan. We should both take a step back. Instead of pursuing a decisive battle at Redbeard Castle, we should draw the demon army to the Crimson Plateau, thereby unleashing the greatest combat power of our knights."

"And you must obey the command of our Lord and fight according to our tactics. You must not urge us to send troops, nor question our tactical deployment."

"What do you think of this condition? If you are still not satisfied with it, then we have no choice but to refuse our aid and let you fight on your own."

"You threaten a dwarf!" Muradin was instantly enraged. He gripped his battle axe tightly, like a lion about to burst, ready to tear Hilde to pieces. He roared angrily, "Dwarves never negotiate under the blade."

Hildurde remained calm in the face of his turbulent aura. "If attracting the demon army from Redbeard Keep to Black Forest Territory is considered a threat, then I am indeed threatening you. We can take this case to the Dwarf High King and let him judge the case."

"Reason doesn't lie in the loudness of the voice. You can express anger, but there's no need to express it in such a way that it makes you look like a failure."

Hearing Hildre's well-reasoned voice and facing her calm and composed temperament, the dwarf's momentum quickly wilted.

He couldn't really attack Hilde, a knight who had done a great service to the entire dwarven race. If he did so, he would lose all his reputation and be spurned by the entire race.

He muttered, "Well, Hildur, you win this debate. Even the stubborn dwarves are forced to succumb to your rigorous logic. Let's discuss in detail how you plan to attract the demon army to the Crimson Plateau? What tactics do you plan to use to defeat them?"

A confident smile graced Hildurd's handsome face. He said, "It's quite easy to lure this demonic army to the Crimson Highlands. They are followers of the Blood God Khorne, and all they think about is hacking and slashing, sacrificing their blood to the Blood God and offering their heads to the Skull Throne. They naturally prefer a bloody battle with an evenly matched army to the tedious task of attacking a heavily fortified fortress."

"As long as we bring our massive coalition forces to the foot of the Grey Mountains and challenge them, they will surely turn their forces around and attack us, satisfying their thirst for slaughter and blood."

"No follower of Khorne can resist such a battle. As for what tactics we deploy, that is the content of the teachings of the followers of the Sun Goddess. I don't think you are interested, and according to the agreement, you cannot question it."

Muradin muttered, "Wait for us to discuss this!"

Then he turned around and started arguing loudly with Dogrin and several dwarf longbeards.

Hildre turned and walked over to Su Li, confidently saying, "My Lord, they will agree. Since they will never agree to a battle beneath Redbeard Keep, we might as well settle for the next best thing and delay our deployment. We can create more weapons enchanted with Mooncrown flowers, which will significantly increase our chances of victory against the demons. Furthermore, the corpses and flesh will be closer to our territory, saving on transportation costs and significantly increasing the scale of the blood sacrifice."

Su Li breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile, "I believe in your judgment, Hildurde. After all, I have heard the opinions they have reached."

The so-called plotting and consultations of the dwarves were so loud that they almost blew the roof off the house.

It was inevitable that they would finally accept Hildurd's conditions!

So Su Li asked: "Do you have a way to defeat this demon army? Don't make things worse and get yourself into trouble."

Hildurde calmly replied, "If we allow the dwarves to continue their course, all of this mountain shield formation will be killed, and the situation in the north will become even more dire. By then, the situation we face will be even more dire. Therefore, it is best for us to seize command of this legion and seize the initiative."

"I believe that if we join forces, our chances of defeating the demon army are extremely high. Especially with the various treasures we obtained from the dragon's nest."

At this time, the inventory of equipment and armor has been completed.

The adventurer team brought back 9 perfect-grade rune weapons and 3 sets of perfect-grade vibranium rune armor from the dragon's nest.

With these perfect-grade equipment, Su Li even had the confidence to equip all the Hessen Royal Guard Knights with perfect-grade equipment and let these knights wear golden equipment.

Even in the future, ordinary squire knights will be required to wear a hundred sets of star iron armor.

The Royal Guards wear perfect-grade vibranium rune armor, while ordinary knights wear exquisite-grade star iron armor.

So many shiny heavily armored knights are enough to shock all competitors and enemies.

Before all the weapons were distributed, Hildurde picked up the most important battle flag from the ground!
(End of this chapter)