Knight Lord: Start with Daily Intelligence.

Chapter 273 New Intelligence and New Legendary Equipment

When the bitter cold of winter ends, the much-anticipated festival of spring finally arrives.

This is one of eight major festivals that do not fall into any particular month. It symbolizes the reclaiming of the land by Rhea, the goddess of the morning, from Ulric, the lord of winter.

On the day of the spring equinox, a thin mist shrouds the fields before dawn, and the goddess of dawn finally takes over the annual rings. When the morning light first appears, the mist gradually dissipates, and the sky presents a vibrant light golden color.

Although there are still lingering echoes and influences of winter, the temperature has become slightly cooler, especially as the sunlight gradually warms up after penetrating the clouds. The spring breeze blowing in your face is warm, and the air is filled with the scent of moist earth and the fragrance of newly grown grass.

Before dawn, priestesses of the Church of Dawn from across the territories and countryside walked barefoot through the dew toward the stone circles in the suburban fields. Holding brass bells and sheaves of wheat, they gently rang them along the way, dispelling the lingering "lazy spirit" of winter.

This was their land cleansing ceremony. The priestesses scooped up stream water with oak spoons and sprinkled it around the perimeter of the stone circle, chanting softly: "The frost retreats, the earth awakens, and the breath of Rhea breaks the chains of winter."

Su Li was awakened by the pleasant sound of bells and holy prayers. After all, his manor was the most important farming area. Whether it was under the consecrated wisteria tree, or in the wheat field of extraordinary ears, or in the fantasy garden, elixir field, or amethyst grape field, they were all carefully cultivated and cleaned by the nuns of the Church of Dawn.

When Su Li opened his eyes, the nuns had already lit mugwort and sage, and were clearing away the dead leaves and gravel in the stone circle in the smoke.

In the countryside and suburbs farther away, the ceremony is even more grand. The villagers carry the scarecrow (the incarnation of Yurik), which symbolizes the cold winter, to the stone circle early in the morning. The priestess lights it and chants the "Snow Melting Prayer" under the guidance of the priestess. Then the ashes are evenly scattered on the soil, which means "death nourishes new life."

There will also be a session where children present bells. Newborns or babies under one year old in the village are carried to the stone circle and copper bells are tied around their ankles. The ringing of the bells represents "Leya listening to prayers."

However, there were no newborns in Bauhinia Manor, and the nuns were worried that this ceremony would remind the lord of the reality of separation from his own flesh and blood, so they deliberately omitted this step.

But in fact, Su Li did not have such deep feelings at all. Phyllis took the initiative to go to the Sulande Province and obtained the loyalty of 12 God-chosen Knights. She was likely to dominate the entire province in a stormy situation.

Su Li has always been optimistic, so when he opened his eyes, he immediately felt the festive atmosphere of the spring festival when all things come to life.

Even on this grand festival, he woke up so early, but he didn't feel resentful. Instead, he was full of energy and his blood was boiling.

Ailiriya followed the army to quell the rebellion. Last night, only Ingrid served Su Li alone, but Su Li was not very satisfied.

So after getting up, he reached out and hugged Ingrid under the quilt. Her skin was smooth and delicate, soft and fragrant.

He traced his fingertips over her belly, drawing lush patterns on the delicate skin. "My darling, today is the Spring Birth Ceremony. We must practice it ourselves and adhere to the teachings. Come, let's practice three times and try to make you pregnant."

Ingrid bit the hanging hairband, two blushes appeared on her cheeks, and even her delicate neck was stained with a layer of red.

Since last night, the lord has practiced the ritual of spring birth two or three times. The spilled mead has left amber patterns on the carpet, and the fluttering sleeves of his clothes have reflected fine golden light.

In particular, the lord also told her about the regional differences in the [Flower Crown War]. In the territory of Tyrtis, girls would compete for the "Crown of Rhea" made of thorns and roses. The winner could designate a man to spend the night with. If pregnancy was not achieved, it would be considered "the goddess' displeasure."

So last night, she played the role of the flower crown girl.

And now that the Spring Birth Ceremony has finally arrived, she can no longer resist Su Li's request.

Su Li practiced with Ingrid three times before he lay down on the bed contentedly, caressing her hot and delicate body, and opened today's information with a refreshed mind.

[Because you are lying down, today's prophet information has been updated]

[1: The Spring Festival has arrived, and Rhea's grace is generously showered upon the world. Plant three oak saplings next to the Starlight Pond, the holy land of the Church of Dawn in Hessen Territory. Use [Vigorous Growth] to allow the oak trees to continuously absorb the day's grace. They will be considered to have grown within a divinely blessed environment throughout their entire growth process, gaining divine abilities and growing into [Vigorous Oak Trees]. Plant them around the orchard. Each oak tree can improve the 35-acre orchard by at least %, and the brewed fruit wine will have a slight oak restoration effect.]

[2: This year, the grace of the Dawn Goddess includes the [Grace of Life]. On the night of the Spring Festival, all residents, creatures, and plants will be blessed with life. Pregnant women carrying the Rhea Amulet and walking barefoot through wheat fields under the moonlight will ensure a bountiful harvest, and the wheat ears will be imbued with a trace of life force. If a pregnant woman gives birth and the newborn eats the wheat from the fields walked by her mother, their physique will be comparable to that of a calf or even a tiger cub. This fully demonstrates the Dawn Goddess's church creed of generous rewards but against greed. If you, as a lord, can reward your people with these ears of wheat imbued with divine grace, you will soon reap a large harvest of knightly bloodlines.]

[3: After the Spring Festival prayer, you can transport the territory's most sacred Ogham Stele to the bottom of the Fountain of Life, allowing the Sisters of the Church of Dawn to perform the Symbiotic Dance there. The flow of the Fountain of Life will increase by 2 tons per day.]

[4: The Fateful Gamble of Four-Leaf Clovers: Dawn Covenant. As the first wisps of snowmelt seep through the frozen ground, the oracle of the Dawn Goddess materializes in the morning mist—four-leaf clovers, their veins gleaming with emerald light, are the core offerings for this season's communication with the divine realm. Born beneath the consecrated wisteria tree, these spiritual plants unfold their fourth petal only at the vernal equinox, their edges interwoven with golden threads to form a miniature "Spinning Wheel of Fate." Moment of Divine Chosen: At the moment the midday sun penetrates the wisteria's curtain of blossoms, harvest the four-leaf clovers with bloodless silver scissors. Amber sap, fragrant with wheat, will ooze from the cut, granting the Fate Amulet a restorative effect. Altar Formation: Arrange nine four-leaf clovers in a three-ring star formation, placing a moonstone stained with virginal menstruation in the center. This sacrifice has a chance of summoning the phantom of the Dawn Weaver, whose spindle transforms blades into threads of fate. However, there is a chance that it will be corrupted by Chaos, and Blessing will use the corrupt fluid to water the four-leaf clovers to cultivate [Festering Luck], causing the grain in at least 10 of your granaries to breed maggots.

[5: Spring is the season of rebirth. The two half-griffins in your territory are restless and desperately need the company of the opposite sex. This is certainly a risk, but also a huge opportunity. After satisfying their needs, your territory will welcome the first batch of griffon eggs.]

[6: Paradox of the Thorn Sister: The sisters of the Church of Dawn in your territory are experiencing a mental shock and turmoil. If you can guide one of them to complete the ascetic training, they will gain the ability to control the Thorns of Rhea. However, their flesh and blood will gradually transform into plants, eventually becoming an irreversible emerald oak. This is not a cause for concern, as the fate of most Gilen Mages and Emerald Wizards is to transform their skin into plants. The [Extraordinary Spike] cultivated from its sap will gain the [Holy Blood] property, which, when ground into powder, can heal any external injury.]

[7: After you reverse-drive the Holy Grail Sundial you rebuilt from the Wandering Astrologer, during this spring of external rebirth, you can temporarily open a rift to the Palace of Pleasure. Chosen Knights can briefly enter the Chaos Realm and steal the [Lust Rose]. Planting it in the vineyard will significantly enhance the aphrodisiac effects of the brewed brandy. The price of the brandy will increase by at least three times. (If you're lucky, you won't encounter many lust demons outside the Palace of Pleasure, but this is unpredictable, and even the gods cannot foresee the future of the Chaos Realm.)]

[8: At noon on the Spring Equinox, a solar halo will appear over the Stardew Rose Garden, and thousands of sun bees with golden wings will descend. But be careful not to choose the wrong hymn of praise; this is a new year's gift bestowed upon your territory by the Sun Goddess for its exemplary performance. The sun bees accelerate the pollination of the flowers in the Stardew Rose Garden, and the honey they produce will turn directly into gold after solidification. The only thing to be wary of is that, as a favored species of the Sun Goddess, these sun bees are as violent and adept at fighting as knights. Hence their nickname, killer bees. Keep a strict control over your subjects, and do not let your serfs offend these bee swarms, or they will slaughter any human activity within a radius of several thousand meters.]

[9: The lake water purified by the Willow Silkworm Butterfly Obelisk on the lake's center island will condense into [Frost Tear Pearls] at midnight tonight. Grinding them into powder can cure heat stroke, but there's a small chance the user's blood will freeze, severing their veins and internal organs. Mixing this with the Burning Sun's Chosen Holy Ash grants temporary heat resistance (ideal for expeditions to the Kingdom of Araby, south of the Central Sea).]

[10: Today is also a day of wild celebration for the Beastmen. Numerous Beastmen totem poles will appear at the edge of your territory's forests, carved with whispers of Chaos and curses. Under a blood moon, these totem poles will entice numerous animals to bash their heads against them, causing them to bleed. The Beastmen's mad bulls, after consuming their flesh raw, will evolve into terrifying minotaurs.]

After reading the last line of golden text, Su Li's joyful mood became even more excited.

He hugged Ingrid tightly in his arms and said with a smile, "Baby, it's really a new year, a new beginning! With the arrival of this spring ceremony, it feels like the whole world has changed. There is no longer the harshness and hardship of winter."

Spring looks like spring!

The intelligence system is reflected in the blooming flowers, lush greenery, and a vibrant and flourishing appearance.

Of course, the turbulence of divine power caused by the changing seasons will, as always, trigger various crises.

For example, the totem of the beast people takes advantage of the time in spring when all things revive and various animals become active, and starts to do evil again.

There are also terrible killer bees. If Su Li does not make arrangements in advance, hundreds or thousands of people and nuns in the territory holy land and Star Dew Rose Orchard in the direction of the Starlight Pool will be slaughtered.

Given their violent tempers, if the poems praising them were not prayers from the Church of the Sun Goddess but prayers from the Church of the Dawn, they would probably be easily angered.

However, if they can be pacified, it can truly be considered a generous reward from the Goddess of the Fiery Sun.

The things that Violet, the goddess of the sun, likes are relatively pure, such as flowers, gold and human skulls, which symbolize beauty, wealth and unparalleled supreme purity.

Flowers and swords are her symbols, so she directly rewards her believers with large amounts of gold. Sun bees can transform pollen into honey, which can then be directly solidified into gold.

This scale cannot be small. Based on the annual production of about 100 kilograms of gold, it is more than 1000 gold crowns.

This financial income is not a one-time thing, but a permanent existence. As long as the territory is not destroyed and the orchard still exists, it will be able to continue to harvest a large amount of gold.

Moreover, with so many nuns of the Church of Dawn in the territory, the scale of these killer bees is bound to increase further, and by then 2000 or 3000 gold crowns per year will be possible.

Although compared with the territory's current huge expenditure of tens of thousands of gold crowns per month, this figure seems to be a drop in the bucket.

But little by little it adds up.

Oliver thinks about how to increase revenue and reduce costs every day, and it is obvious that this is the best way to increase revenue.

With such a new financial growth point every year, he won't have to feel so much pressure.

Ingrid was also affected by Su Li's good mood. A faint smile appeared on her usually cold face. She said, "Looking at the smile on your face, I know that the Spring Festival has brought a lot of vitality to our territory."

Su Li smiled and nodded, then stood up and began to put on his clothes. He said to Ingrid, "And it's not just for the territory, it's for you too."

"Our fantasy garden is about to have a bountiful harvest."

To be honest, this year's Dawn Covenant is undoubtedly the most complicated intelligence item.

There are too many things involved and the levels are too high. The first time Su Li saw this intelligence system, he couldn't predict the future outcome.

Ingrid was unaware of the risks involved, and smiled brightly with joy when she heard this. She was a forest witch, and the growth and lushness of vegetation were rare things that could make her smile.

She immediately asked, "Will there be good news coming to our fantasy garden?"

Su Li nodded and said, "Today at noon, we will consecrate a batch of four-leaf clovers to be produced under the wisteria tree. This year, the four-leaf clovers have been chosen by the Goddess of Dawn to become one of the high-value core offerings of the year."

"You should prepare a few pairs of bloodless silver scissors to make extra cuts. Do you have these?"

Ingrid nodded and said, "Yes, I usually use silver scissors, but I'm not sure if they've ever been stained with blood. I've read about this in witchcraft books. Picking certain spiritual plants with iron scissors can trigger curses and taboos. The spiritual energy of some plants will dissipate, turning into poisonous ivy that will entangle the picker."

Su Li raised his eyebrows. The wizard's erudition really surprised him. He had thought this was a unique revelation of intelligence.

But he immediately smiled easily, which was also good for him.

This means that if his life span is long enough, for example, he can survive for thousands of years by relying on the consecrated wisteria pods, then the knowledge he gains every day just by relying on intelligence information can make him extremely knowledgeable and powerful.

This can be regarded as a disguised way of encouraging him to keep learning until old age.

Su Li then dressed and had Ingrid put on her dark green wizard robe. He instructed her, "I'll have the territory's silversmith forge you a set of silver scissors. Don't worry about the cost. We'll cut some more four-leaf clovers, then summon the phantom of the Dawn Weaver to weave the thread of fate."

"Thread of Destiny!" Ingrid's usually cold voice suddenly rose, her beautiful eyes widening as she looked at Su Li and asked, "Are you talking about the legendary [Thread of Destiny]? The mythical material in the hands of the Three Sisters of Destiny that can change the trajectory of life?"

Su Li spread his hands and said, "That should be it. I only know that it is indeed called the Thread of Destiny, but I don't know if it is the mythical material in the hands of the Three Sisters of Destiny."

However, I think it is likely to be the case.

Otherwise the intelligence system would not be unpredictable.

It is obvious that the thread of fate is in the hands of the gods, and it is very likely that they can directly change the trajectory of fate.

Moreover, this sacrifice will actually be targeted by Nurgle, the Plague Father, who may forcibly corrode and corrupt this place, causing maggots to grow on the food in 10 warehouses.

The grain storage in a warehouse is at least 3 kilograms, and if it is more, it may be more than 5 kilograms.

This means that there is a 50% chance that this sacrifice will not only yield nothing, but also lose nine four-leaf clovers and even 50 kilograms of food.

This is the curse that Nurgle, the Plague Father, cast upon the goddess Rhea. You should know that the divine art of Rhea's abundance is to double the amount of grain in the warehouse and eliminate mold, pests, maggots and other sources of spoilage, making the long-stored food fresh again.

Basically, the positive authority of the gods of order will correspond to a certain evil authority in the hands of the evil gods.

Obviously, the erosion of Nurgle corresponds exactly to the abundance of the Goddess of Dawn.

Su Li was also considering whether to carry out this sacrifice. How valuable was the thread of fate? Was it worth taking such a big risk?

"If it's the thread of destiny in the hands of the Fate Sisters, what effect will it have?"

Ingrid was quick to respond. She was always calm and collected, and she spoke directly, "There are so many benefits. Regardless of the future, give me this thread of destiny, and I can craft several God-chosen-level amulets for the territory! Even as my strength increases, legendary-level equipment isn't out of the question."

"Legendary equipment!?" Su Li also raised his voice excitedly.

He didn't even have time to lament the loss of Archibald's legendary sword, but he didn't expect that the second legendary equipment was already waving at him!
Ingrid is now a three-ring wizard, roughly equivalent to an elite knight, and she is a forest wizard. With the consecrated wisteria tree, her strength will surely increase by leaps and bounds.

Perhaps the next piece of legendary equipment will appear in the territory in a few years!

From the perspective of a territory with a long history, a few years is just a blink of an eye. Su Li had already been running the Heisen Territory for a year without realizing it.

He said decisively, "I will fully support you and will ensure that you can successfully create a legendary piece of equipment!"

(End of this chapter)