Knight Lord: Start with Daily Intelligence.

Chapter 164 The Comprehensive Development of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry
Hildre raised the flag and came to Su Li, saying to him, "My Lord, this flag is a very powerful battle flag, called the Black Knight's Fear Flag."

"It is engraved with the emblem of the Black Knight of Morr's faith. It is bathed in Morr's light. In battle, when a knight carries this banner and charges, it emits a terrifying howl, slightly reducing the morale and movement speed of enemies within 55 meters."

Su Li asked in surprise, "Is the effect so strong? But we already have a banner, will there be a conflict?"

Hildre smiled faintly and shook his head, explaining, "No. Your family banner is the banner of the entire army, which means its effect will be effective for every soldier in the army."

"This battle flag is a squadron's battle flag, and its effect applies to all soldiers in the squadron. We also retrieved two other shining battle flags from the dragon's nest, but those were of lower quality. The flag fluttering in the breeze gently tells the marching soldiers that victory lies within their grasp. This is a banner produced by the Church of Redmar. Its effect is similar to awakening the loyalty and perseverance of believers, boosting the morale and willpower of the soldiers."

Oh?
Su Li raised his eyebrows at this amazing thing and asked, "Doesn't that mean that all the soldiers in our three squadrons will be upgraded? Are there other types of battle flags?"

Hildre nodded and said, "Of course. A truly powerful Principality Guard should be equipped with a large number of battle flags. Besides the difference in armor and equipment, another important difference between an elite army and a ragtag group is the banners and battle standards."

"In theory, a perfect state would be for each army to have a flag, each squadron to have a battle flag, and each squadron to have its own flag. Some flag bearers even have their own battle flags, like the famous Rage Banner of the Church of the Winter God, Ulric. It got its name because whenever a battle breaks out, the person bearing it is always the first to charge forward, risking their lives."

After listening to this, Su Li summarized in surprise: "Doesn't this mean that our Hessen army is actually only slightly stronger than a mob?"

He had always thought that the Hesse army was the most elite in the entire Border Prince Territory.

But judging from the flags, they are still far behind the elite troops.

Hildurde said heroically, "My Lord, there's no need to belittle yourself. In terms of weaponry, we are actually quite advanced. In terms of directly arming ourselves with wealth, we are even better than most other territories."

"The remaining ordinary flags need to be replaced with magical flags with divine grace from various churches. We can wait patiently. As long as the monastery obtains divine grace, the priests will eventually produce enough magical banners."

Su Li touched his chin and pondered for a moment, feeling that it was reasonable.

Monasteries like the Church of the Goddess of Dawn and the Church of the Goddess of Medicine can produce various life potions.

It is only natural that the monasteries of the Church of the Goddess of the Fiery Sun and the God of Winter can produce various war props!
The only problem is that the current priest of the Monastery of the Goddess of the Fiery Sun in Hesse is Ron. Because he cannot save the empire by studying medicine, he is punished by the Goddess of Medicine.

Therefore, he is currently unable to sense the grace of the Goddess of the Fiery Sun, and has been unable to make flags.

This aspect has its pros and cons. His experience and theories at the God-chosen level have greatly improved the training level and tactical understanding of the territory's army.

The opening and explanation on every holiday can bring a lot of insights and benefits to the territory knights and free people.

After all, being able to listen closely to the preaching and guidance of a chosen knight is something that countless territories desire but cannot obtain.

As for the flag issue, Su Li can think of a way to solve it.

For example, in the war with the neighboring territory, Fastrik burned the corrupted village in the southeast of Mirror Swamp to ashes. Their lord has issued a war ultimatum, demanding that Su Li pay him compensation and apologize, otherwise he will enter a state of war with the Hesse Territory.

He is also ugly and has wishful thinking.

Su Li flatly rejected his request, and the war broke out directly.

South of the Mirror Swamp, a fierce battle erupted between the two armies. Su Li dispatched only a squadron of soldiers, yet he defeated the lord's main force in one fell swoop. He killed over twenty men, captured four knights, eight armed squires, and a dozen slaves. The rest, led by their lord, fled in panic back to their territory.

Afterwards, the enemy lost all courage to fight and retreated into the castle, allowing Su Li's army to loot all of his villages and farms on the plains. Except for a small number of people who escaped, the remaining villagers and serfs all became Su Li's captives, as many as more than 80 people.

If his castle was not so far away from the Hessen Territory, and Su Li still had mountain people and the demon army to deal with in the north, Su Li would have sent his troops to pursue him south for hundreds of miles and besiege his castle.

Recently, this pioneer lord has been sending diplomatic envoys and slave traders to Hessen Town to discuss the redemption of captives.

He was willing to pay a large sum of money to redeem the four knights, a ransom of 178 gold coins.

Su Li had never thought about this problem before, after all, he was not short of gold coins.

But perhaps these knights could be exchanged for the banner in his hand.

According to Fastrick's report, the enemy team carried a flag during the battle.

This made Su Li very curious about the abilities of the various battle flags. He asked Hirud with great interest, "What is the flag of the Church of the Blazing Sun Goddess?"

"An ordinary priest creates a lily battle banner. If blessed with divine grace, a powerful priest may also create a holy lily battle banner."

"The Holy Lily Banner allows the scorching sun's radiance to fall upon the knights. A dazzling halo will erupt from the bodies and weapons of the knight squadrons holding the Holy Lily Banner. Their weapons and armor will be coated with a brilliant golden light, granting them divine blessings and significantly increasing their defense and attack power."

The lily is the symbol of the Sun Goddess. During festivals and after victories in battle, her followers would hold grand processions carrying her statue in a sedan chair decorated with flowers, gold, and skulls.

The lily and the skull both represent the purity of human beings.

Therefore, this lily battle flag is in line with the characteristics of the Goddess of the Fiery Sun, and can make the knights shine golden. The Holy Lily Military Flag is a super enhanced version of the golden one!

The knights of the Sun Goddess usually blind their enemies. Regardless of whether they are strong or not, all kinds of cool and strong lights are standard.

Su Li was also very much looking forward to these battle flags and said, "I hope that one day soon, we can obtain a Holy Lily military flag and assign it to our Hessen Royal Guard Knights."

After his personal selection and creation, the Hessian Knights have now taken shape.

He selected 24 elite knights to form the Flower of Nobility Corps. All members of this corps were at least elite knights, and only champion-level soldiers could serve as knight commanders, leading a team of elite knights.

Now Fastrick and Gerald are serving as the knight commanders of the first and second teams respectively.

Su Li equipped them both with perfect-grade armor, weapons, and runes.

Su Li even gave two pieces of dragon blood stone to each of them, one for the knight to wear himself and the other to be tied in front of the warhorse's neck.

The other soldiers were all dressed in shining star iron armor, all used lances, and were equipped with a sword and a shield as standard. Even their war horses were uniformly equipped with heavy horse armor.

What they rode were not ordinary war horses, but strong wildebeests that Su Li caught in the green hills. This kind of horse had two horns on its head, one long and one short. It was one of the best impact horses in the empire.

With the help of the intelligence system, Gerald took action personally and even captured the king of the wild horses in the Green Hills.

This sturdy horse is extremely strong and wild. It can be said to be the most majestic warhorse in the entire Hessen territory. Its diet even includes meat. It can climb mountains and wade through water, and can walk on steep cliffs as if it were flat ground.

Facing a bird of prey like a griffin, other horses would feel fear and tremble, but this horse king was the only one who showed no fear. Instead, it faced the griffin's gaze with a high-pitched neigh and powerfully kicked its hind legs, ready to fight at any time.

Gerald gave it a resounding name, Thunder Hoof, because when it galloped, the sound of its hooves was as loud as thunder.

Besides Lei Ming, a gifted steed, each of the other Hessian Knights was assigned two wildebeests. This ensured the Hessian Guards were elite, their steeds magnificent, their weapons sturdy and in good condition. They were the elite of the elite, and every soldier in the territory considered it an honor to join this army.

When they charged forward, they were even more powerful, with their flags and armor illuminating the sky and the earth.

If they were equipped with the more powerful Holy Lily flag, their military might and momentum would be even more magnificent.

In order to cultivate the sense of honor of this army, even though the Hessen Territory had more elite knights, Su Li did not recruit all of them. Instead, he carefully selected them. Those captives and slaves who had just joined the territory, as well as knights with merits and performances that were not outstanding enough, were all excluded from the selection.

After several days of selection and promotion, joining the Hessian Guard became one of the honors pursued by the knights.

If an elite knight fails to be selected into the Hessian Guard, he will be extremely upset and regretful, because everyone will look at him with suspicion, wondering if he was brave in previous battles, wondering if he has ever flinched or retreated on the battlefield, and wondering why he has not achieved brilliant military exploits and heroic performances.

And those knights who were successfully selected as the Hessian Guards were even more arrogant and were cheered by the crowds wherever they went.

Su Li also experienced this feeling of glory personally once.

Due to the expansion of Hesse Town and the influx of a large number of new immigrants and new caravans, many people did not recognize him as the lord.

He appeared on the street wearing the armor, badges and logos of the Hessian Guard Knights. As soon as his young and handsome face appeared, he instantly set off cheers from the whole city.

Su Li smiled and left a very narcissistic boast: "Back then, I was young, wearing golden armor, riding a horse and leaning on the slanting bridge, with red sleeves waving all over the building!"

And he really wasn't trying to show off by wearing the Hessian Guards' attire. It was very reasonable for him to wear this set of armor and badge.

Because he is the marshal of the Hessian Knight Guard!

According to the tradition within the empire, many electors automatically took on the position of marshal of the territory's guards when they succeeded to the throne.

If he dies in the future, his son will succeed him as Lord of Hesse and will also serve as Marshal of the Hesse Guards.

However, Su Li may not have to face this kind of thing for a while.

With the life-extending properties of the Wisteria pods, he might be able to achieve immortality.

The current priority is to continue strengthening the strength of the territory's army. When Hilde heard Su Li's idea of ​​equipping the Hessian Guard Knights with a Holy Lily flag, he naturally supported it very much.

She said, "My Lord, you can also pay attention to gathering intelligence in this regard. Many wandering nobles carry a banner and wander around, seeking support from other lords."

But overall, as Hildurd said, progress in this area still requires time to advance.

While Su Li was thinking, Hildur cooperated with Laun to quickly sort out the last batch of treasures in the dragon's nest.

Laun reported, "There are still 11 Dragon Nest treasures left. They are very valuable items. Although they can't directly enhance the strength of our army, they can improve our development speed in many aspects. At the very least, they can be sold for a good price."

Many things in the Green Dragon's collection are of great value, and these treasures brought out all have good functions.

In addition to the dwarf's [Bergman's Flame of Generosity], there is also the [Elf's Wild Hunt Horn]. As long as this horn is blown, all the hidden animals around will become agitated and attack any outsiders who enter the forest.

The original purpose of this thing was for the wood elves in the forest to summon wild beasts, tree spirits and forest spirits to launch a wild hunt against invaders.

But when the hunter is strong enough, this can also be a very good hunting tool. Once the horn is blown, all kinds of hares, timber wolves, wild boars and even violent deer will rush over, and they will become living targets for the hunter.

As long as the hunters don't go too deep into the forest, their safety will not be a problem, but the number of prey they get will suddenly increase several times. A hunter can easily hunt back hundreds of kilograms of prey in a day. If they are lucky, they may encounter some precious magical beasts, such as the Fire Rabbit, the Wind Deer, and the Thunderbird. The harvest may be as high as dozens or even hundreds of gold crowns.

Of course, most of these 11 treasures are handicrafts of dwarves and elves. If they can be sold to Marley Castle, there will be very good profits.

During this trip to the Dragon's Nest, the adventurer team brought back wealth for Hessen Neck that was probably no less than 50000 gold crowns, which was several times more than all the wealth Su Li had previously obtained, not counting the value of the ancient dwarf relics.

Su Li then hosted a grand banquet to honor these heroes, then ordered the blacksmiths to forge enchanted weapons with Moon Crown flowers, forging weapons with increased demon damage. He hoped that before the decisive battle with the demon army, the territory would have hundreds more special anti-demon weapons.

After the dinner, Su Li couldn't wait to take Hildre back to the bedroom.

A short separation is better than a new marriage. Su Li and Hildreth have a very exciting knight training to go on.

Hildes is also very submissive. A woman who loves you will not be able to resist wanting to have intimate communication with you.

For them, this is the most pleasurable and intimate way to deepen their relationship. How could they resist? They simply enjoy it.

On the night when Su Li and the female courtiers were practicing diligently, the moon crown tree in the courtyard outside the bedroom was in full bloom. Around it, various spiritual plants were growing vigorously at a speed visible to the naked eye. The tranquilizing flowers in the flower fields were blooming one after another, and the lion's mane mushrooms were lush and prosperous, with their roots and rhizomes constantly expanding.

Both Su Li and Hirud had really underestimated the effect of this spiritual tree. When it grew vigorously, it brought prosperity and prosperity to the territory in all aspects, far beyond the military aspect.

The first thing to be affected was the territory's agriculture. Its flourishing flowers allowed many fantastic species to begin to breed in the fertile lands throughout the Hesse Territory.

New life is being nurtured in the hills and valleys, on the high cliffs, on the ridges of fields and rivers, and even near many ancient trees.

As the forest witch, Ingrid was the first to feel all of this, and the feeling was so vivid!

In her magical garden, all kinds of spiritual energy slowly gushed out from the ground like springs, and it was obvious that some precious spiritual plant was about to be born.

Especially in the dense clover under the sacred wisteria tree, the mysterious and deep spiritual light flashed from time to time. In this silent night, the sound of some seeds breaking out of their shells and slowly sprouting, and the sound of the tender shoots growing in the soil was so pleasant and clear.

Even in her tree house, due to the abundant spiritual energy, several flowers suddenly grew out of thin air.

The next person who felt the change was the veterinarian on the ranch. In the stable where he was treating the sick and weak warhorse, it was as if the disease had vanished from its shell. Within a single night, the weak warhorse seemed to have received some kind of blessing and was able to stand up from the ground.

The early milkers were pleasantly surprised to find that the amount of milk produced by cows had increased significantly. In the past, one cow could only produce two buckets of milk, which were not quite full.

But today, not only were the two large wooden barrels filled with milk, but the third new barrel was also filled to a depth of one finger at the bottom.

After talking with each other, the milking workers discovered that it was not just one cow's milk production that had increased, but that the production of all the cows, sheep and mares on the entire ranch had increased to varying degrees.

The grass cutters vowed that the success in Xuancheng was entirely due to the fact that the grass they cut was more lush, providing more nutrients for the livestock, which led to higher productivity of the livestock.

The ranch manager didn't believe this statement at first, but when he walked into the feed room, looked at and chewed the new grass, his eyes lit up and he agreed with this statement. Even the grass in the territory had become more lush and juicy.

(End of this chapter)