Knight Lord: Start with Daily Intelligence.

Chapter 193: The Five-Ring Spells of the Religious Icon, Grasp of the Undying, and Tongue Lash

After arranging all the important matters in the territory, Su Li led his elite troops to the border outpost in a swift and decisive manner.

Those under his command are the true high-end combat power of the territory. The Knights of the Hessian Guard and the Demi-Griffin Knights of the Sun of Vengeance are all elite soldiers, well-equipped and well-trained.

They have everything including armor, mounts, rings, amulets, props, etc., and each cavalry regiment is equipped with a powerful perfect-level battle flag.

Especially the Knights of the Vengeful Sun, they are equipped with the [Holy Lily Battle Banner] made of the silk of the Anarric Giant Spider by the Monastery of the Territory Sun Goddess.

Under the effect of the Holy Lily Banner, they are extremely consistent with the characteristics of the followers of the Goddess of the Fiery Sun. They blind the enemy's eyes on a daily basis. Each knight is shrouded in a golden halo, and brilliant golden light bursts out from their weapons and armor.

In this state, when they launched a charge, their attack and defense capabilities were greatly enhanced, and ordinary monsters could not cut down these powerful knights who were as strong as iron cans.

If they use some witchcraft props, such as Mor's mask, the effect will be even more powerful. These golden knights carry a powerful halo. Even if they go deep into the enemy camp, the weak enemies on their left and right, such as gnolls and goblins, will not dare to attack them.

With these cavalrymen, Su Li was still very fast. When the evening sun cast its golden afterglow, Su Li had already arrived at the border outpost riding the Death Claw.

The clear cry of the griffin attracted enthusiastic cheers from countless soldiers below who were organizing their defenses and training formations.

Because this scene in the sky is so inspiring!
A powerful griffin spread its wings and soared in the sky. The knight in golden armor held the banner of the Bauhinia Family in his left hand and a rune hammer shining with red light in his right hand.

This is the symbol of the empire's strength!
For thousands of years, facing internal and external troubles, it was the generals riding on griffins, leading their soldiers to hold high the flag of the empire, defeating one evil legion after another, and bringing the glory of victory to the soldiers who followed them!

Su Li is now also an elite warrior. He can hold up the family's banner with one hand, and he also has the most powerful perfect rune hammer in the territory in his hand.

This was not forged by dwarves, but a treasure that Hildurde brought out from the dragon's lair.

When counting the secret treasures of the Dragon's Nest, Lawn simply reported 9 perfect-grade rune weapons, but the wealth and strength improvement represented by this was unparalleled!
For example, this perfect-grade warhammer, Akasha's Grip, is a powerful weapon with fire attributes. The handle of the warhammer is very long, half a person's height, forged from vibranium and star iron, and engraved with the fire rune of Akasha, the god of fire, with a fiery red center. When a knight without fire attributes holds this warhammer, he will be burned by the flames.

But when a fire knight holds it, he can activate the powerful fire rune "Burning Heart" on it: a fiery power strengthens the knight's voice. Every time he kills an enemy, he can inspire tired teammates and purify fear with the power of fire, directly dispelling the fear effects including magical fear, allowing the collapsed soldiers to regain discipline and courage.

The edge of the warhammer is extremely sharp, as if it is a natural blade formed by cooling volcanic lava. Both the warhammer in front and the armor-piercing cone in the back have deadly power. Even the bottom of the hammer handle is covered with spiral spikes, shining with a sharp cold light. There is no doubt that this is a weapon made for killing.

In order to unleash the full power of the warhammer, another rune of power is engraved on it, which significantly enhances the strength of the holder and causes greater damage when wielded in close combat. This rune is particularly effective when using heavy weapons such as warhammers and battle axes.

It can be said that all of Su Li's equipment is perfect and powerful. He rides a griffin and circles above the stone mountain. The golden afterglow of the sun shines on him, making his and the griffin's wings glow with golden light. The flags and armor illuminate the sky and the earth.

Every time the griffin flapped its wings, it brought up a gust of wind and the cheers of the soldiers.

The redbud flags made their figures look particularly tall, like a new sun, illuminating the fear and confusion in the soldiers' hearts.

Su Li was also looking at the stone mountain and camp below from the sky. The rocky mountain was dotted with some not very lush trees. The human camp occupied all the dangerous positions of the stone mountain.

The huge military camp is now neatly filled with human tents, and more than 2,000 war horses of knights and armed servants are leisurely eating grass on the grassland beside the Brienne River.

The entire military camp was tense and well-organized. It was obvious that the knights were accustomed to this kind of battle. Everyone firmly believed that under the protection of the goddess, the righteous army would be able to defeat the siege of the evil monsters.

The army itself was in high spirits, and what was even more magical was that a rainbow appeared above the military camp. The soldiers were saying that this was the goddess of the sun showing her grace, and that this battle was blessed by the ancient gods.

Su Li was very satisfied with this, so he circled a few more times on the Death Claw and then landed at the command camp on the stone mountain.

The strong wind caused by the griffin's sudden landing was enough to make ordinary servants unable to stand steadily, so two Hessen Guard knights stepped forward, waited for Su Li to jump off the griffin's back, and then moved the Death Claw away.

Su Li patted the Death Claw's face curtain covered with heavy harness and said to it soothingly, "Be good, be obedient. I will personally lead you into battle this time."

Although the Death Claw's mentality was not yet sound, it was still very intelligent. Upon hearing this, it excitedly raised its head and chirped, then obediently followed the Hessian Guard Knight away.

Su Li then turned and walked towards Orstein, Constantine, Rong En and others who came out of the tent to greet them, and asked, "Can anyone tell me what this rainbow is about? I don't believe it's such a coincidence that a rainbow appeared over our camp."

Ron pointed to a marble religious statue in front of the tent and said, "It can be considered a miracle. It's a way for the imperial army to boost morale before the battle, and it also serves as an important transportation channel."

This statue is not a sculpture of the Sun Goddess holding a golden sword, but a druid with a thick beard holding a scepter.

Upon hearing this, Su Li asked, "Is it really a miracle? What effect does it have?"

Ron explained, "This is a religious icon we bought for 300 gold crowns. The priests of the Tarr Church prayed devoutly in the monastery and have engraved a powerful druid fifth-ring spell, Rainbow Bridge, on the icon."

"The effect is that after being activated by the crystal, a rainbow bridge can be formed in the sky. It is said that soldiers who see this rainbow bridge will be more likely to deal critical strikes in the next battle. At the same time, wood-attributed knights can carry up to one team of people and supplies and use the rainbow bridge for transportation."

Five-ring spell?

This is equivalent to the magic released by a God-chosen Druid with all his strength.

Obviously, most territories do not have Rui of this level, so the priests of the church feel the grace of God in the monastery, and then carve the arcane ring of this spell into the religious statue bit by bit.

When it's time to use it, activate it with a psychic crystal, allowing the magic power to successfully complete the magic circuit within the religious statue, thereby releasing a powerful five-ring magic. The effect is somewhat similar to the magic scrolls of the elves.

Both sides have their pros and cons, making it difficult to determine which is better. While magic scrolls are convenient to use—you can carry them anywhere and throw them out in combat—low-level mages are unable to craft high-level magic scrolls that exceed their abilities.

Religious holy icons are not very convenient to use, but they are very suitable for the empire's large population and religious piety. In the monastery, some low-level priests, as long as they pray devoutly and engrave carefully, can spend a lot of time and energy to create high-level spell holy icons that far exceed their own strength.

Of course, a religious icon made with so much effort is naturally worth a lot of money, as much as 300 gold crowns!
Although Su Li felt distressed, he did not say anything more. No important military weapon would come cheap.

He bought 15 similar religious icons in his territory, spending 4500 gold crowns!
The army doesn't consider any costs or prices, they only think about how to win.

It can slightly increase the soldiers' critical hit probability and is effective for the entire army. Not to mention 300 gold crowns, Su Li would pay 500 without hesitation.

He doesn't care about the cost, he just wants to win!
Then Su Li said to Commander Orstein: "My Lord Commander, how is the mobilization and preparation for the battle going?"

Orstein immediately replied, "My Lord, we have assembled 3500 elite infantry and cavalry here, and have brought a large amount of baggage, food, and bows and arrows."

"As long as the Green Dragon's army appears, we are confident that we can chop all of its evil minions into pieces."

Su Li nodded with satisfaction and said, "Then everything is left to you, my commander. I look forward to you bringing a glorious victory and continuing to add color to the family's flag." The military deployment was in the charge of Orstein, Ron and others, so Su Li did not ask too much. He stayed in the tent for a while and then walked to the Monastery of the Goddess of the Fiery Sun above the camp to prepare to pray.

The piety of the empire is reflected in all aspects. A small monastery must be built in such a large military camp and permanent fortification.

This monastery is located on a high platform to the right of the command tent. It is built with stones and logs from the mountain. It is not large in size, the facilities are very simple, and there is not much furniture inside. It is an empty place for prayer, but the front of the monastery is kept very smooth, and the iconic goddess statue is also there.

Therefore, it can fully meet the prayer needs of the garrison.

Although Su Li liked the knight's training, in this world with gods, he was not crazy enough to take the female knight to the monastery to practice in front of the goddess statue.

Besides, the war is about to start, and he has to go to the battlefield, and he doesn't want to become a coward on the battlefield.

So after sunset, he kept praying here.

In this world, prayers can often be effective (depending on the person). The stronger a knight is, the greater the chance of receiving a response from the gods.

Although most people's prayers can only have a psychological comforting effect, those knights who are loved and favored by the gods can often obtain the blessing of the gods before taking action through prayer.

When Su Li prayed until midnight, along with the pious and holy prayers, he felt the arrival of two mysterious powers, and successfully obtained the blessings of two gods.

One is [Goddess Cloak, which can provide additional physical protection for the knight, protecting him from the invasion of evil forces (the effect of curse magic is greatly reduced, weakening defense, limiting movement speed, etc. will be difficult to take effect)]

The other is [Pure Power: It allows the knight to display extraordinary strength and combat skills in battle, giving the knight a second chance to attack the enemy.]

Of course, these blessings are effective. When the knights are afraid of the enemy and turn around and flee, these blessings will lose their effect and make the knights become very weak and exhausted.

Then Su Li stood up, picked up the warm war hammer and felt the power bursting in his body. With the blessing of the goddess, his strength had become very impressive.

Charge, combo, heavy blow, after this series of attacks, even a wolf in human skin may not be able to withstand it.

Of course, all this was far inferior to what Hildurd had done when she prayed with him. As a knight chosen by God, she had received a series of blessings from the goddess before the battle even started, including the five blessings of [Blocking Aura], [Weapon of Destruction], [Joint Blessing], [Heart of the Griffin], and [Guardian of Light].

With so many blessings stacked on her like a halo, her combat power is worthy of the evaluation of God's chosen level!
On the battlefield, she is bathed in the radiance of the goddess, able to chop down large numbers of monsters and enemies.

After Xilude stood up with Su Li, he said softly, "My Lord, please go back and get some sleep. We have a big battle tomorrow and we need to be in high spirits."

Su Li clenched the warhammer in his hand and walked out of the monastery with Hildurde. Looking at the clear night sky and the red full moon, he felt a little excited and said, "I'm too excited. I guess I can't sleep."

He had been planning and preparing for this battle since he entered the territory. The outcome of the war would directly determine the survival of his territory.

Moreover, the scale of this battle was as high as tens of thousands of people. He had never seen such a large scale when he played games and killed people on horseback in his previous life.

When there are a thousand people, it is hard to see the end. When there are ten thousand people, it is even more boundless!
Now he was going to command more than 3,000 elite infantry and cavalry, and defeat nearly 10,000 monsters in one battle on a battlefield where nearly 10,000 people were fighting.

How could he not be agitated? How could he fall asleep easily?

Hildreth gently stroked his back and said, "Do you need me to help you vent? You'll fall asleep faster after venting."

Su Li was still somewhat interested in Xilude's suggestion. He really needed to calm down his excitement as soon as possible and lie down to get tomorrow's intelligence.

But he was afraid that he could not control himself, and changed from the Undying Grasp and Giant Tongue Whip of a League of Legends to the training of a knight, and finally the rhythm of war, withering and weakness.

So Su Li hesitated for a moment and said, "I'm afraid I won't be able to help but ask you to take off your armor."

Hildreth reached behind his neck, pulled up his long black hair, and then put on a golden hair comb. He smiled confidently and said, "My Lord, I promise to finish it within five minutes. There is no need to remove my armor."

hiss~
Su Li took a deep breath instantly. Was this girl going to use the resilience and control ability of her God-selected body to suck his body dry again?

Su Li really couldn't resist the ultimate enjoyment and the refreshing feeling of practicing.

Sure enough, in less than five minutes, Su Li was about to collapse, and hugged Hildre's neck and hair tightly with both hands.

But before he could vent his anger, Freya hurried into the tent. Without caring about Su Li's progress, she said, "My Lord, urgent military intelligence. Our air cavalry detected a large number of harpies rushing out of the woods."

Upon hearing this, Hildurde, who was kneeling on the quilt, stopped moving and looked at Su Li inquiringly.

Su Li patted her head, asking her to stop practicing and stand up. He then sat down beside the quilt, looked at Freya with a stern gaze, and asked, "Did the monster come out overnight?"

This is really the first time that the monster actually knew to attack at night. It was obvious that it didn't want to give Su Li time to refresh the information and be on high alert.

Freya nodded and said, "The monsters' attack speed is even faster than we expected. Thousands of monsters cover the sky and the moon, and the momentum is enormous."

"Freya, come and help me put on my armor. Hildegard, go get the Deathclaw." Su Li said decisively, "I want to go and see for myself."

When Su Li was dressed and walked out of the tent, the whole camp was already in an uproar. Everywhere was filled with the sounds of troops marching in formation, armor colliding, people shouting, horses neighing, and majestic voices.

Commander Orstein quickly arrived at Su Li's tent and said, "My Lord, the Swan Knights reported that the Harpies are less than ten miles from our camp. The battle should be imminent. We have already sent the archers and musketeers into the arrow towers and firing positions."

At this time, Hild had already brought the Death Claw from the chaotic crowd to Su Li. Fortunately, the main force of the monsters was still some distance away from the border outpost, otherwise, given the current situation of the camp, there would be heavy losses.

Su Li immediately flipped over and rode on the Death Claw's back, saying to Marshal Orstein, "I'll go observe the enemy's situation first. You must quickly assemble your forces. I estimate the Jackals' speed won't be much slower than the Harpies. We may have to engage in a night battle tonight."

Knight Orstein immediately assured him, "Rest assured, my lord! We have been prepared for this. We have a large number of torches in our army, and we have also purchased elven magic items that can cast illumination spells. Even in a night battle, we will not be at a disadvantage."

Su Li has confidence in the army. He has invested a lot of wealth in the army, so the army should have sufficient supplies.

Then Su Li patted the griffin's neck, and the Death Claw immediately spread its wings and soared into the sky, looking at the terrifying scene of monsters rushing towards it in the distance.

(End of this chapter)