Knight Lord: Start with Daily Intelligence.

Chapter 247: The Origin of the Knight Bloodline: Bloody Wheat Waves and the Triumphant Return of the Army
Hearing the generous conditions offered by Su Li, Doglin excitedly jumped up from the bed: "More than 600 troll skull drinking vessels engraved with dwarven runes? That's enough to cover the walls of shame in all the breweries in Redbeard Castle!"

"Those guys in the Grey Mountains will go crazy when they hear this. My big friend, you have no idea what Troll Brew and these Troll Skull drinking vessels mean to us dwarves! Each Troll Skull drinking vessel must be roasted in the flames of the furnace for ninety-nine hours, then soaked in dwarven liquor to temper it - this is the true container that can carry hatred and liquor!"

After saying this, Dogrin's beard trembled as he paced around the ground twice. After thinking seriously for a while, he said to Su Li solemnly, "My friend, you might consider building a dwarven-style Troll Skull Tavern in the dwarven community southeast of Heisen Town. Use obsidian for the gate, the shields of fallen dwarves for the floor, and a rune furnace bar in the center made from the spine of a wyvern!"

"Hold another Holy Grail of Hatred battle, and have drunkards carve family trees into troll skulls with detonators—I swear by the soul fire of my ancestors, Black Forest Territory will become the second Eternal Peak! It will become a holy place for dwarves to check in! It will attract all the dwarven kingdoms in the Grey Mountains, and even the Black Forest Mountains, those who love excitement!"

"If you ask me, if we have such an iconic dwarf tavern, it will definitely attract 1000 dwarves to the territory. No! No! In the future, there may be thousands of dwarves visiting, and thousands of dwarves settling here! Even the Butcher Brotherhood in the dwarven holy land of Eight Peaks will have people carrying axes to join in the fun."

Su Li raised his eyebrows. Although Doglin was nagging a little excitedly, his proposal was indeed highly feasible.

If Su Li returns the dwarf's golden hair comb to the Dwarf High King, he will win unparalleled reputation in the dwarf world. When this special tavern is built, it will indeed attract a considerable number of dwarves to visit, even including dwarf forge masters and dwarf butchers!

You should know that the lowest rank among Dwarven Slayers is a Troll Slayer, capable of shredding trolls with their battle axes, while the highest rank even reaches Demigod status! The most legendary Dwarven Slayer active today, Gotrek Greenison, is a renowned Demigod, known as the manliest man the Dwarvens have ever seen. His dashing figure slaying countless armies of monsters, demons, and Demigods is enough to make others tremble with envy (and a touch of fear).

This legendary butcher is armed with a powerful rune-axe, likely the same one forged and wielded by Grungni, the Dwarven god of war and vengeance, during the First Chaos Invasion. This axe has transformed Gotrek into something of a super-Dwarf: an incredibly violent, vengeful, and powerful demigod with no friends. As a result, although he constantly wishes to die on the battlefield, he is simply too powerful.

His legendary deeds would make even the Chosen Ones of Khorne tremble with excitement.

However, the most valuable thing about the dwarves is their forging masters. This tavern will definitely attract a large number of dwarves. If the base number is large enough, there will be some forging masters, even masters of the God-chosen level, even with a small chance.

With dwarves of this strength, coupled with the ether gold in the territory, it is hard to say how many rare equipment will be produced in the territory.

The gem pool can produce 5 kilograms of ether gold every month, which is 65 kilograms a year. In a few years, it can even help the territory create a set of rare armor.

If the territory recovers to a population of 6000 to 8000, including a community of 1000 dwarves, then the prosperity of the Hesse Territory next year will be limitless.

Su Li decisively supported Doglin's idea and said, "I will ask Minister of Industry Sherif to cooperate with your tavern idea. Attracting the Gray Mountain Dwarves to settle in our territory is a top priority for the current development of the territory."

After comforting the dwarf, Su Li turned to look at Dietrich and asked, "My chief medical officer, how are the wounded soldiers in the territory? We urgently need to recover the wounded and return them to production."

Unlike Doeglin's flustered expression, Dietrich had the elegance and composure of a doctor. He calmly replied, "Thanks to the joint efforts of the Church of Dawn and us, the territory's potency supply is rapidly recovering. We've already cured over 200 wounded soldiers, and the conditions of the others are improving rapidly. We expect all the wounded in the territory to recover within one to two months."

Su Li will have to wait for 1 to 2 months. If everything goes well, the damage done to the territory in this war will basically be recovered before winter.

However, it is unlikely that the territory will be restored to its peak state this year.

So Su Li frowned slightly and said, "The territory is in urgent need of manpower to develop. Is there no way to speed up the process?"

Dietrich thought for a moment and said, "There is a way. Although it can't quickly increase the size of the people in the territory, it can improve their farming efficiency."

"Hmm?" Su Li's eyes lit up, and he immediately asked, "Are there any extraordinary methods?"

Dietrich looked a little hesitant, but after hesitating for a moment, he took out a crystal bottle from the cabinet beside him. Inside the bottle were dozens of emerald green scales as bright as gems.

"What is this...?" Everyone felt their heart skip a beat, staring intently at the jar in Dietrich's hand. Even though it was quietly stored in the bottle, it still seemed to have a majestic aura overwhelming them.

"These are the scales of Ailiriya. The bombardment of the dragon-hunting crossbow and cannon caused these scales to fall off, and they were found by our medical knights." Dietrich raised the bottle in his hand, allowing the majestic scales to reflect a brilliant light in the sunlight.

"The green dragon is the dragon of life, the dragon of the forest. Its majestic vitality aligns perfectly with the teachings of our Church of Sharya. As the goddess of life and healing, Her Majesty Sharya's followers can perceive these scales more clearly under her guidance. Even a scattered scale in a corner of the sewer is as obvious to us as a torch in the dark night."

Su Li asked with interest: "What are the uses of these scales?"

"[Crimson Wheat Waves]! Using this dragon scale powder, we can artificially create a spectacle of crimson wheat waves."

Dietrich was obviously a little averse to this word. He glanced at Su Li and asked, "Lord, have you ever wondered where the abilities of so many human bloodlines come from?"

"Hmm?" He had actually thought about how bloodline abilities came about. For example, he had the red dragon bloodline in his body. He had always believed that his ancestors had forced themselves to cultivate with a red dragon. Or perhaps they had imprisoned the red dragon in a basement and sacrificed a group of pure girls there.

He was quite shameless and directly expressed his guess: "Maybe it's some kind of illicit love between humans and beasts? The result of cultivation?"

Several female medical staff nearby blushed instantly, lowered their heads, quietly stepped back a few steps, and turned to the side, fearing that any more vicious words would enter their ears.

Dietrich was also a playboy back then. He could go to the obstetrics and gynecology department to see a beautiful young woman, so naturally he had no problem facing this kind of communication. He simply regarded it as a pathological study.

"When I was young, I also thought so. But do you think that among the dragon clan's followers, such as dragon flies, are really the offspring of giant dragons and those lowly insects?"

"You have to know that dragons are powerful and proud creatures. In their eyes, other races are just a bunch of lowly insects. How could they possibly have anything to do with insects?"

"In fact, most dragon subspecies are infected by the aura of the dragon. Our church's research on the past of knight bloodlines may be more in-depth than the Dawn Church."

"[Crimson Wheat Waves] is the disposable [Dragon Blood Wheat] we transformed using dragon scale powder. The yield of one plant of this Dragon Blood Wheat is equivalent to that of three plants."

Su Li didn't understand and asked, "Isn't this a good thing? What does it have to do with the knight's bloodline?"

"It matters a lot! This wheat is very coarse, and you need to be extremely careful when harvesting it. If someone gets pierced by the sharp dragon's blood stalks, scales will grow directly from the wound."

"Consuming this dragon's blood wheat would also mean humanity would return to the barbaric era at the beginning of the empire. Many people would lose control of the distortion of their bloodline power and become twisted monsters."

Su Li felt a chill run down his spine upon hearing this, and couldn't help but rub the newly cast vibranium ring on his right hand. This was a commemorative gift given to Su Li by Oliver after his victory in this battle. It was engraved with the prime minister's advice: "To build a throne, first lay steps of corpses."

At this moment, this sentence was interpreted vividly!
This [Dragon Blood Wheat] obviously has a very strong dragon breath. After eating it, civilians will follow the example of their ancestors and retrace the journey of unlocking the power of their bloodline.

If one can withstand the domineering dragon's aura, the consumer will directly obtain dragon bloodline and even inherit some of the dragon's genetic abilities. The only difference is that dragons can master many bloodline abilities by simply sleeping, while humans need continuous practice to awaken one fiery blood ability after another.

But if the civilians who eat the dragon blood wheat cannot withstand its overbearing transformation, they will be twisted to death in pain, or even die violently.

This is truly a "Bloody Wheat Wave" in every sense of the word. Civilians fall one after another like wheat being harvested, and only a few civilians with the qualifications of apprentice knights are left after the great waves.

With the blessing of bloodline abilities, they will obviously have more advantages whether in work or cultivation.

The icy chill of the ring quickly calmed Su Li's mind. He looked at Dietrich and asked, "How many acres can we plant with this dragon's blood wheat?"

Dietrich looked down at the dragon scales in his hand and said, "After they're all crushed, they can probably be spread over three mu of land. But due to the influence of the dragon's breath, one of these wheat ears is worth three."

Dietrich was not sure about the per-acre yield of the territory, but Su Li remembered it very clearly that one acre of wheat field could yield 290 kilograms.

After being transformed into [Bloody Wheat Waves], the yield per mu has reached 870 kilograms, and three mu is about 2600 kilograms, which is enough to feed hundreds of slaves and civilians for a cycle!
Su Li couldn't help but hesitate for a moment, looked at Dietrich, and asked, "How many times can this kind of dragon blood wheat be grown?"

"Only once! After the harvest, the Bloody Wheat Waves will lose their effect."

This means that this time alone, the Blood Wheat Waves can provide the territory with dozens or even hundreds of knights with extremely pure bloodlines.

But at the same time, there will be a group of people who will be ruthlessly eliminated.

Su Li pondered for a long time, then raised his head, looked at Dietrich with bright eyes, and said: "Transfer this improvement plan to the Provincial Council. Plant the dragon blood wheat first. As for whether to use it or not, I have decided to leave it to the Provincial Council and the people to decide." There are risks indeed, but in this dark and desperate world, where is there no risk?
Perhaps many subjects simply don't care about this risk. The empire has never lacked gamblers, who are willing to pay any price for a little light and hope in the darkness!

After experiencing so many tragic battles, Su Li's heart has become cold and hard. In this world, being too soft-hearted will only lead to more tragic consequences.

As the Knight Commander of the Hospitaller Knights, Dietrich did not want his people to take such a risky path. He clenched the bottle in his hand and sighed, "Shaurya's teachings..."

"Doctrine cannot fill your stomach!" A cold and hard voice came from outside. Oliver opened the tent and walked into the room. Behind him was a large number of wounded soldiers lined up.

"Have you seen these disabled soldiers? They probably hoped for a heroic future rather than such a mediocre and tragic death."

Indeed, if they successfully awaken, there is a chance of recovery. Even if they cannot recover, with the blessing of bloodline ability, these disabled people can also have higher productivity than ordinary civilians.

Perhaps giving them a more hopeful future would be more in line with their ideas than living a hopeless and muddled life like this.

However, Su Li did not think much about it. Instead, he looked at Oliver in surprise and asked, "My Excellency the Dean, why are you not staying in the Provincial Affairs Office? Why are you here in the hospital?"

With Oliver's iron-blooded style, he almost never comes to the hospital.

Oliver bowed his head slightly, saluted Su Li, and replied, "My Lord, there is an important matter that requires your personal attention. Our marshal, Knight Orstein, has already returned with his troops. The air cavalry returned first and reported their progress to us. Your Excellency the Marshal is only about thirty miles away from the territory."

"Our marshal is back?" Su Li's mood suddenly brightened. Yesterday, Orstein had sent someone to report the itinerary to the territory. He was less than 100 miles away from Hesse Town.

Su Li thought that he would lead his troops back around noon when the sun was at its hottest, but he didn't expect that he would march so fast and arrive so early.

Su Li immediately said to Oliver, "I'll leave the matter of the Bloody Wheat Waves to you. I'll take Hilde and the Hessian Royal Guards with me to personally welcome our marshal!"

As Su Li's order was issued, the royal knights in Hesse Castle quickly assembled and marched to the front of the Carnival Square under the command of Hildurd.

This square is where the territory celebrates victories and holds military parades, and it is a fitting occasion for the army's triumphant return today.

As a lord, he did not go out of the city to welcome them, but he sent the territory's religious advisor, Patriarch Rong En of the Church of the Fiery Sun, as his representative to go 20 miles out of the city to welcome and reward the triumphant army.

Under the guidance of the priests of the Church of the Sun Goddess, Marshal Orstein's Demi-Griffin Vanguard Cavalry Regiment marched through the Arc de Triomphe to the beat of the Sun Goddess's war drums. Their gleaming plate armor was like flowing gold in the baptism of blazing flames, and every scar on it was the glory of their return from a hundred battles.

Twelve redbud military flags fluttered wildly in the autumn wind, their surfaces soaked with the blood splashed by the forest monsters. Behind the flags, a heavily armored phalanx of more than 800 elite knights rolled across the Warhammer Avenue, and behind them was a huge infantry phalanx with spears like a forest and shields like a heavy wall.

Marshal Orlstein dismounted to the sound of the holy bells of twelve battle priests, his bloodstained griffin helmet wedged between his ribs. As he knelt on one knee, his adamantine greaves pressed spiderweb-like cracks into the obsidian ground, and fragments of dried, stained blood fell from the cracks in his armor.

"The victory tempered by the scorching sun should be presented under the crown of redbud." Orlstein's voice was like a sword being unsheathed, stern and generous.

Following his high-spirited report, four champion knights came to Su Li carrying a holy relic box made of a chimera dragon head. The box was filled to the brim with a full 50,000 gold crowns!
"Sixty-seven dawns of bloody battles and the heroic spirits of three thousand warriors have forged this victory." Orstein raised his head and looked up at Su Li, saying excitedly, "Now, we have finally won our reward in victory! Lord, please allow me to dedicate the captives of this battle to you, to add glory to the family's eagle flag."

Su Li immediately strode forward, personally helped his most loyal marshal up, patted his strong arm, and said, "My marshal, this is not only my honor, but also the honor of you and all the knights."

"I can't wait to hear you talk about the rich spoils of this battle."

Orstein straightened his chest and said proudly, "My Lord, we brought back a total of 50000 gold crowns and 4000 Dwarven Oath Gold from this battle. We also collected over 60 sets of powerful perfect-grade Vibranium Rune Armor."

Although Su Li had long known that the territory would definitely receive generous compensation if it won this battle.

But when he witnessed all this with his own eyes, with countless golden coins and glittering armor placed in front of him like small mountains, he was still breathing rapidly with excitement and was extremely excited.

50000 gold crowns!
This meant that the financial crisis of his territory was immediately overcome. Not only could he immediately repay the loans and interest he had previously borrowed from merchants, but he also had more than 30000 gold crowns left to ensure investment and development in the territory.

More importantly, these 50000 gold crowns are the most insignificant of all the spoils.

The territory should have had at least 100000 gold crowns, but at Oliver's suggestion, they were exchanged for important materials that could help the territory develop.

There are more than 60 sets of vibranium rune armor alone, which is enough to arm a complete knight order!

Even the Knights of the Corona, the richest order in the territory, do not have 60 sets of vibranium rune armor.

Including the vibranium rune armor that the territory already had, Su Li felt that by next year, the territory might have 300 sets of vibranium rune armor.

With vibranium armor of this scale, even 300 elite knights would be an indestructible and powerful force.

When they launched a charge, even dragon breath could not stop their momentum, and artillery could hardly cause effective damage to them.

And more importantly, this is far from over!

While Su Li was excited, Marshal Orstein continued to report, "In addition to these gold coins and armor, we also found a large number of gems in the green dragon's lair, including 15 laurel gems, 300 crimson pearls, 2000 fire spinels, and various precious minerals and crystals, totaling over 20000 pieces."

"We've taken more than half of the treasures the green dragons have looted from the ancient dwarven ruins over the years!"

Many of the green dragon's treasures were looted by its emperor dragon father from dwarf cities and buried treasure houses. All the accumulation over the years has now flowed into Su Li's pocket.

This time, Su Li made a lot of money.

In addition to these, Green Dragon also operates a large amount of supplies.

Orlstein continued, "The green dragon has also plundered numerous forest bandits and pioneer lord strongholds within the Bloodpine Forest and around the Black Forest foothills. Thousands of rune equipment belonging to human adventurers and knights have accumulated in its dragon's lair. We have prioritized over 600 pieces of rune equipment."

"In addition, we also brought back materials such as the [Head of Chaos Fusion] and the [Heart of the Four-Chambered Furnace] from the God's Chosen monster. These are enough to help us forge an even more powerful rare-level weapon."

One of the Chimera's heads is a lion's head. Melting it into the warhammer will make this warhammer extremely suitable for Orstein's bloodline ability.

By then, this war hammer, which looks like the Judge of Chaos, will have three miniature Chaos beast heads biting each other in a triangle, a lion's mouth and fangs forming an impact cone, goat horns spirally wrapped around the hammer neck, and a dragon's throat filled with flames.

The hammer handle is forged with spiral patterns using Chimaera mutant spines, the energy core uses the heart of a four-chamber furnace, and the end of the handle is a spike made of fangs.

After all these are perfectly utilized, the war hammer created will be able to penetrate the enemy's solid defense with its tremendous energy as long as it is swung.

And if the God General state is activated, it is almost equivalent to gaining the blessing of Chimera's combat power!
Su Li decisively said to Orstein, "My commander, I will have the territory's forging masters go all out to forge you a rare weapon as a reward for your outstanding contribution in this battle."

"Go on, tell me, are there any other secret treasures in the Dragon's Nest? Treasures that are far superior to ordinary items and have strategic value!"

The reason why the Dragon's Nest attracts countless adventurers is not only because of its huge wealth, but also because of the extremely powerful special treasures inside.

Su Li believed that there must be such a strategic-level treasure in the green dragon Ailiriya's lair.

(End of this chapter)