Knight Lord: Start with Daily Intelligence.

Chapter 20 Obtaining a Demi-Griffin

As the evening light fell, Su Li and his group returned to Bauhinia Castle with the joy of a good harvest.

Knights all love hunting because the harvest and spoils can greatly increase their sense of happiness and satisfaction.

Although this trip wasn't a hunting trip, the joy of harvest was the same. Everyone was in high spirits and full of hope for the future.

This represents 150 kilograms of vibranium and over 200 gold coins, plus five sets of heavy armor forged from fine steel. It can be expected that the core team of the new pioneering territory has taken shape and is quite large.

Unlike the joy of Su Li and his group, the atmosphere in Bauhinia Castle was not very relaxed, and many people had regret and grief on their faces.

The servants and maids gathered together, watching the excitement with great interest, and the crowd was so crowded that there was no room for movement.

Schwartz asked in surprise, "What happened?"

Leifu, who had the lowest status, immediately ran forward to inquire. She quickly figured out what had happened and returned with a report: "Master Su Li, I've learned that a half-griffin in the stables has gone mad, resulting in one death and three injuries, including its knight."

"I heard it's still out of control, its eyes red and unable to calm down, violently attacking anything that comes near. The knights have worked together to capture it in a cage. But if it doesn't calm down, the Earl will be forced to order its execution."

Upon hearing this, Hildurde shared the same regretful expression as the others and said, "Are we going to execute a half-griffin? This is truly a pity. Ever since I was little, I've loved listening to bards tell stories of legendary knights and griffons."

Leifu spent most of her time in the military camp. Hearing this, she asked curiously, "Hilde, can you tell us about griffins?"

Seeing that many people were interested, Hildre introduced them slowly, "Griffins are renowned throughout the world for their majestic demeanor and legendary ferocity. Citizens of the Empire consider them sacred beasts, and the griffin banners flying before armies have been around for thousands of years. Only a few wealthy and powerful nobles choose griffins as their mounts. Many have paid the price with their lives for this choice, as there is no such thing as a 'tamed' griffin."

"After years of development, most griffins today are divided into the tiger-striped griffins of the sky and the half-griffins of the land. It is rare for a half-griffin knight to be without scars left by his mount. Although half-griffins are noble creatures, their tempers are still fierce and unpredictable. These knights proudly bear these scars, seeing them as a test of their courage and skill and a mark that distinguishes them from their peers who fight on horseback."

"But that's why, whenever a story of a knight tragically killed by his mount begins to spread, another tale of a loyal demi-griff stalking a victorious enemy to avenge its fallen rider is equally popular."

"So the Imperial Army is no longer concerned about the knight's death at the hands of a griffin. It would be best if other knights could continue to tame the half-griffin. But in most cases, a noble griffin will not submit to another knight. Therefore, to prevent it from getting out of control and causing more deaths, execution is the most common method."

Hearing Hilde's clear voice, Frederick on the side was completely shocked. He widened his eyes and looked at Su Li in disbelief.

He remembered what Master Su Li said to him today, Knight Frederick, you have a chance to get a half-griffin mount today, do you want to try it?

Young Master Su Li obviously wouldn't do anything without a purpose! He suddenly went to buy a "sexy" lioness, and Frederick firmly believed that it was for this moment!
Could it be that Young Master Su Li wanted to use this lioness to appease the mad half-griffin?
It was hard to say whether this would succeed. After all, as far as Frederick knew, lionesses were quite tolerant, capable of mating with both male lions and male tigers. There was even a one in five hundred thousand chance of successfully giving birth to offspring, a tigon.

So, what if? What if the griffin could also bond with it? Wouldn't that calm this irritable half-griffin? After all, in most cases, humans don't understand the reason for the half-griffin's irritability and can only attribute it to their capricious nature.

Frederick tried his best to control his excitement and said to Su Li, "Master Su Li, should we go over and take a look? Let's see if we can control this half-griffin."

Su Li would definitely not do such a dangerous thing by himself. Although owning a griffin is a symbol of high-ranking nobles and kings, taming a griffin is also an extremely difficult task. You can only look for their eggs in the wild because domesticated griffins are difficult to reproduce.

The most effective way is to be there the moment he hatches, preferably just the two of you. This is your first impression, but that's only half the battle. The rest is training and fostering affection, which you also need to do alone, including hand-feeding and eye contact. They grow very quickly, capable of carrying people and flying at three, and reaching adulthood at five. However, their lifespan is unknown, as most griffons die in fights and wars.
Su Li said, "If Knight Frederick is interested, you can give it a try." Of course Frederick was interested. He personally led a lioness into the crowd, which immediately caused a commotion. The crowd dispersed crying and making way for a passage.

Su Li then saw clearly the huge beast in the cage in Bauhinia Castle. It was extremely large in size. Even humans wearing bright plate armor and holding war hammers and halberds were just like pendants in front of it. Its size and weight were at least equivalent to four war horses. After the heavy knights rode them, they would be veritable super-heavy cavalry.

It was also clad in crimson armor, extending from the two spiked horns on its head to the chest armor protecting its chest, the torso armor protecting its body, and the hip armor protecting its hips. The entire armor was neatly arranged, completely encasing its entire body. The thick, finely crafted armor was also engraved with the golden emblem of the Bauhinia family.

The powerful, majestic and ferocious aura is fully displayed on it.

After seeing it, Su Li understood why most of the knights who challenged the griffins became delicacies in the griffins' mouths.

As Frederick approached, it became increasingly frantic, and the cage that had previously barely restrained it was now shaky under its impact. Its eyes were red, and it banged frantically against the railings, its intention to break free was obvious.

Frederick was also tense in the face of the pressure brought by the beast. He held the trembling lioness Sera in his right hand, raised his left hand to indicate that he had no weapons in his hand, and slowly approached the door of the cage.

This is obviously extremely dangerous. Even if an elite knight is unarmed, he is likely to be attacked and killed by a half-griffin.

As Sera approached, the half-griffin in the cage became more and more violent, pacing anxiously back and forth near the exit.

Under everyone's tense gaze, Frederick slowly stretched out his left hand and pressed the rope on the cage door. If the griffin attacked at this moment, the human knight would have no time to react and would most likely have his arm bitten off in an instant.

The tense atmosphere made everyone tense up, holding their breath and staring intently. The timid maid even clutched the corner of her clothes and closed her eyes in fear.

Even Su Li couldn't remain calm. Although he had the prophet's information, it didn't guarantee that he could tame the griffin.

If Frederick fails, Su Li will have to try it himself.

Just as he was considering whether to wait for tomorrow's update, a sudden cry of surprise came from the crowd, frightening some of the more timid people to the point of screaming in terror.

Su Li immediately came to his senses and looked at Frederick.

Success! He successfully touched the ropes of the cage, and the griffin did not attack him.

Su Li also smiled and said to Hildurde, "Let's go back. The rest of the time will be left to Knight Frederick. He needs some time to feed and care for the griffin and cultivate a relationship with it."

Of course, the griffin also needs a certain amount of space to improve its relationship with the lioness Sera.

The noble griffin will never be enslaved unless it cannot resist the temptation of beauty used by despicable humans.

(End of this chapter)