Knight Lord: Start with Daily Intelligence.

Chapter 280 Amazing Little Green Tea Sylvana
The Scoundrel Tiberos is the Champion Knight closest to the God-Chosen rank in the Hesse Territory. He has already reached the pinnacle of the Champion Knight realm. It can be said that even ordinary Champion Knights suffer at his hands.

Especially his cunning and predatory nature led him to "coordinate" with other knights for items and equipment he coveted. True to his nature, he used methods like "single combat," "threatening," and "finding faults" to "self-sufficiently" acquire a set of the finest equipment in the territory. Aside from his inferior weapons and amulets, his other equipment was nearly identical to Hildreth's.

When Sylvanas challenged him to a duel, Tiberus's fierce tiger-like eyes suddenly locked onto her figure, and a sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth, which frightened all the knights present and reminded them of the fear of being dominated by his violence.

He took a slow step forward, his muscular chest rising and falling beneath his armor, emitting a suffocating sense of oppression. He clenched and unclenched his hands across his chest, his knuckles rubbing against each other, producing a teeth-grinding cracking sound.

"Hahaha!" He laughed ferociously, the sound waves shaking the air around him. "Little girl, choosing me as your partner is truly a wise decision. Don't worry, after this duel, I promise to teach you a lesson that will be unforgettable for the rest of your life - never provoke an opponent who can easily crush you!"

Sylvanas snorted softly and said, "We are knights. We win by the sword, not by the tongue like women. Since you have accepted the challenge, accept it. I will defeat you in front of your lord. Please return my bow and arrows."

Want to fight in the living room?

Tiberus frowned slightly. Although he looked big and strong, over 2.2 meters tall, his mind was not as rough as his appearance. On the contrary, as a believer of the Sun Goddess, he was full of fighting wisdom.

After hearing Sylvana's request, he immediately understood why this little girl chose him as her challenge target.

His attacks were always powerful, and even the gust of wind from his sharp axe could throw the living room into chaos. If this situation really happened, even if he won, it would be embarrassing. More importantly, if he really demolished the entire living room, Butler Hildreth would definitely promote him!

Although he has a tough personality and dares to pick a fight with all the knights, his target definitely does not include Butler Hildreth!

As the most powerful God-chosen knight in the Hessen Territory, Hildre's training speed has shocked countless knights. She is a true war saint in the absolute sense.

Especially after Archibald appeared, the severity of her training shocked countless people.

What's even more terrifying is that her training is visibly effective and is definitely not in vain.

All the direct servants could see that this chief servant was gradually mastering how to use the power of the general without activating the general state.

But she only saw Archibald take action once from beginning to end!

In this case, it is only a matter of time before she breaks through to the legendary stage.

She is gradually fulfilling her oath, and even if she has to rely on her own strength, she will never let the lord get hurt again.

During this period, General Hildre was the most terrifying. She had not yet fully mastered how to control the power of the God General under normal circumstances. It was very likely that she would exert her full strength with one punch.

Tiberus was very sure that this was also the result of his personal training by General Hildreth, and he would be skinned alive if he didn't die.

So he immediately became cautious about this fight and replied rationally, "Since you want to compete in public, I won't bully you, a little girl. I won't use weapons. Otherwise, if you lose, you'll accuse me of bullying the weak."

A faint smile appeared on Hildesh's lips, and he appreciated Tiberius's choice.

This was indeed a very wise decision. In the current atmosphere, his battle axe was too sharp, and even if he took it in his hand, it would not be able to really hit Sylvanas, but would instead slow him down.

Moreover, even if he lost in the end in an unarmed fight, it wouldn't be a big deal. At most, it would be considered his guidance to the younger generation, and it would be a good story to tell others about it. As for Sylvanas, everyone can praise her as a rising star, and as for Tiberus, they can praise his strong character.

Otherwise, even if he won the fight with the battle axe, it would not be glorious.

Sylvana's expression changed slightly. Obviously, this was beyond her plan, but she still took her bow and arrow from the servant beside her.

Her bow was of exceptional quality, a refined elven longbow crafted from jade wood. Its surface was as smooth as a mirror, intricately carved with vines and branches, and inlaid with crimson gemstones at regular intervals. This was precisely the bow's characteristic: a star rocket.

This is the standard weapon of the Wood Elf Grove Guard, forming the core of any forest conflict. Each elven house fights alongside the others, organized into one or more legions under the command of a lesser lord or queen. To the outside, the Wood Elf army can appear somewhat disorganized, for while each unit of Wood Guard answers to the orders of a general, they are also encouraged to seize opportunities when they arise. This principle often results in overlapping battle lines, with each unit advancing and retreating in unison like leaves in a storm, raining down arrows upon the enemy.

Sylvanas's style clearly reflects the fighting style of the Woodland Guard. At the start of the battle, she jumped directly onto the pillars in the hall carved with dragons and phoenixes like a leaf, and instantly turned around and used a three-star continuous arrow.

All the tables in the hall were moved away to make room for the two knights to duel.

Su Li was actually used to this kind of scene. Whether the knights were experiencing something joyful or irritating, they would engage in a passionate duel. Even when they were enjoying themselves, they would move the table and engage in a thrilling duel.

Right now, after the tables were moved out of the living room, the empty space was actually not very beneficial for either party.

Sylvanas lost too many places to move, and Tiberus lost all his cover and was directly exposed to Sylvanas' rain of arrows.

Facing Sylvanas's continuous arrows, Tiberus dodged the first two arrows by turning sideways to the left and right. Then he suddenly stretched out his right hand wearing an iron glove, grabbed the third arrow that was emitting sparks, and threw it back to Sylvanas at the critical moment.

The star rocket grazed Sylvanas's ear and exploded into a fiery flame on the pillar behind her. The female knight's emerald pupils narrowed slightly—the force of the opponent's throw was even more powerful than that of an arrow shot from a longbow.

"Little girl, if this is all you can do, I will take care of you in three moves!" Tiberus suddenly shouted, and the moment he crushed three floor tiles with his right foot, the entire living room suddenly lit up with bright light like the scorching sun.

This is the "battlefield shackle" bestowed upon the followers of the Fiery Sun Goddess, locking the battle between two people into a single space. Followers of the Fiery Sun Goddess tend to choose a pre-set battlefield that is advantageous to them.
Sylvanas immediately realized she had underestimated her opponent. His reckless nature hadn't scrupled a single blow. On the contrary, he knew that a quick victory, even at the cost of a few shattered tiles, would actually minimize losses. The outcome was far more impressive than dragging the battle out.

The shattered rubble from three floor tiles shot into the air like a hail of bullets. Sylvanas immediately spun around and dodged, her movements extremely awkward. Even her quiver was blown away by the air force, and more than a dozen star rockets clanged and scattered to the ground.

"It's over!" Tiberus grinned, spreading his fingers. Five streams of energy ripped through the air, ready to tear Sylvanas's body apart in the next moment! His champion-level speed was simply too much for the female knight to react to. His powerful body cast a massive shadow, completely enveloping the female elf in his aura.

"A magnificent falling leaf trick." At this moment, Chamberlain Hildre suddenly applauded. The holy sword at her waist had already been unsheathed half an inch, and the hilt was just right against the wrist behind Tiberus's steel claws, preventing him from advancing even a little. "But the outcome is decided—Tiberus, you win, but I'm afraid you won't be satisfied with the result."

Seeing the subtle curve of the female elf Sylvanas's mouth, Tiberus immediately felt something was wrong.

He turned and looked behind him. The seventeen arrows he had shot down suddenly burst into flames! This female elf could even remotely control the burst of starfire. This was something no human knight could do. She had deliberately pretended the arrows had been shot down, but in reality, she had used the opportunity to set a magical trap.

The brilliance of these seventeen star rockets was obscured by the bright sunlight in the golden war shackles area, but they were already fully effective, and the flames had enveloped the small battlefield.

This means that he did win the duel, but the opponent also achieved his goal!
At this moment he suddenly realized that the girl had never said that she would win the battle, she just said that she would shoot through the human's beard with a bow and arrow.

Of course, he had been wary of this statement before! Followers of the Fiery Sun Goddess always take all aspects into consideration.

But even he had never expected that even this bold statement was a tactical deception of the opponent.

He instinctively thought that his opponent would use an arrow to cut off his beard, but he didn't expect that the opponent would use his body as bait and use magic to achieve this!
The female elf Sylvana calmly put away her bow and saluted: "Being able to sever the Champion's Sunsevering Whiskers will be enough for me to brag about for thirty years."

Tiberus stamped his foot, and a sharp aura extinguished all the sparks. He stroked a strand of black stubble and laughed heartily, his eyes filled with approval. "Excellent! Excellent! Very good! You've truly proven yourself to be a devout believer in the Sun Goddess. In this battle, you perfectly utilized tactics like feinting to the east and attacking in the west, luring the enemy deep into your territory, strategic deception, and the fear of the enemy. You fought bravely and calmly, truly a perfect Knight of the Sun Goddess."

Sylvanas's deliberate invitation to a battle was certainly not a mindless provocation. On the contrary, she wanted to demonstrate the strength and style of the entire Knights of the Arrow of Light through this battle.

Having achieved her goal, she humbly bowed her head slightly, gently stroking her chest with her right palm. She said, "Her Majesty the Goddess taught us that if we can lure the enemy into a carefully selected battlefield, we will always have an overwhelming tactical advantage and achieve our strategic objectives. We, the Knights of the Arrow of Light, all bear Her Majesty Violet's teachings firmly in mind."

Su Li, too, smiled and clapped his hands, praising, "Brilliant, brilliant! Truly a spectacular battle between followers of Her Majesty Violet, the Goddess of Wisdom and Tactics. Before the duel began, I never imagined this battle would showcase the teachings so vividly."

"Although other imperial soldiers do not recognize the identities of your colleagues, I must say that is their prejudice. Any knight who witnesses this duel must admit that you, the Knights of Green, are the most devout knights of the Sun Goddess!"

"Your arrival will greatly aid the advancement of the Goddess' teachings in the border princely territories. I am certain that in future battles, you will surely win glorious honor for the Goddess."

Alfred, who had been silent on the side, finally walked to the front, bowed slightly to Su Li and Hildre, and said with a smile: "May our Knights be the long arrows in your hands, shooting down all the enemies of the goddess!"

Su Li was extremely satisfied with this meeting. He smiled excitedly and nodded, saying, "Okay, we will fight side by side from now on to purify all evil for the goddess. I will provide a suitable base for your knights. How many people have you brought with you?"

Alfred immediately replied, "Our Knights have one Champion Knight, 1 Elite Knights, 45 Official Knights and Apprentice Knights, and over 60 non-combatants such as squires, cooks, slaves, and clerks." "If you, Lord, grant us some funding and assistance, we will quickly expand our mission within the Hessen Territory, recruiting and training more believers to become Knights of the Church."

This scale is slightly smaller than when the Corona Knights arrived, but not much different. Su Li certainly supports the expansion of their Knights.

He wished to have as many of these church armed forces as possible. After all, this was a powerful army that he could mobilize without paying.

As long as it doesn't involve human civil war, they will send troops to fight alongside the territories. For example, they will actively participate in battles against Chaos Knights, Demon Legions, Greenskins, Beastmen, Vampires, etc.

The territory currently has three armies that are maintenance-free, including the Corona Knights under the Flame Sun Knights, the Arrow of Light Knights under the Green Field Knights, and the mercenary branch base of the Blue Heron Mercenary Corps.

In an emergency, these three regiments could easily mobilize thousands of troops, a size close to half a legion.

If the provincial legions and knightly orders of Hesse were added, an elite infantry and cavalry force of up to 3000 could be quickly assembled without any preparation.

At this time, even if a group of roaring beasts suddenly broke into the territory of the Black Forest Territory, the territory had enough power to respond.

After Su Li decided to accept the Oz Knights, Oliver, the director of the Provincial Council, took over the subsequent negotiations.

The entire cooperation process went very smoothly, and the terrain of Silver Valley was very much in line with the preferences of the Knights of Green.

As long as Captain Alfred recruits a group of people and invests a certain amount of money, he can develop this place into a place where the goddess's light shines.

And their power is far more than just the Knights of Green. The Hendal family will also support their cause.

The Hendal family is the knight family from which Alfred came. Their family is actually a barony in the northern province of the empire.

Of course, due to well-known reasons in the empire, the number of knights far exceeds the number of inheritable titles, so many knights are wandering and traveling everywhere, looking for their own glory and opportunities.

Just like Su Li, he also left his hometown and chose to come to the border prince's territory to open up and become a pioneer knight.

As soon as he achieved some success in his career, follow-up support from the Bauhinia family immediately arrived.

In the culture within the empire, someone like Alfred who becomes the leader of the church knights is obviously much more successful than someone like Su Li who becomes a frontier pioneer knight.

For the descendants of the imperial aristocracy, the most perfect way out is undoubtedly to inherit the aristocratic title and become the ruling class of the empire.

However, it is impossible for all members of a knight family to obtain noble status, so some people will settle for second best and join various knightly orders.

The leaders of some large knightly orders were no less powerful than nobles. For example, the leaders of the White Wolf Knights and the Griffin Knights were on par with the electors, holding a single electoral vote.

Even Graf, the tyrant of Middenland, had to treat the leader of the White Wolf Knights with courtesy and win his support.

If they cannot become the leader of a knightly order, they will later choose to become an imperial knight or a lord of a frontier territory.

For noble knights, a choice like Su Li's is actually only slightly better than being a knight-errant.

Therefore, after Alfred Hendal successfully obtained a base in the Hesse Territory, the Hendal family would definitely send more knights to try to join the Knights of Green and become church knights, or join the Hesse Guard Knights, the Knights of the Red Night, etc., and become imperial knights.

For the knights, the worst choice was to become a knight-errant, be incorporated into a provincial legion, and fight side by side with a group of lowly peasants.

Su Li was very much looking forward to the arrival of the knights from the Hendal family. At the same time, he was also wondering when the next wave of support from the Bauhinia family would arrive.

This year is the first crucial year for the Hessen Territory to impact the Imperial Assessment. Whether he becomes a Kingdom Knight or a Baron, the significance to the Bauhinia Family is completely different!
As the patriarch of the family, Earl Suna would naturally strongly support all family bloodlines in obtaining higher titles. After all, the expansion of the family bloodline means the growth of the entire family.

If the main branch of the Bauhinia family is the Earl, and there are several branches of the Baron, then the influence of the Bauhinia family in the empire will undoubtedly be significantly enhanced.

At that time, whether it is an alliance or a marriage, the family will have more options. It is even possible that a duke will take a fancy to one of the duke's daughters and choose to marry the outstanding bloodline of the Bauhinia family.

Of course, Su Li currently has no expectations for this matter.

He is only 19 years old this year, so even if there is a marriage arrangement, it cannot be arranged on him.

He would have to wait until he turned 20 at least next year, held the sword-giving ceremony, and became an adult noble, before the family would consider using all resources to help him find a wife who could provide him with great support.

Free love is indeed valuable, but the nobles are more concerned with political marriages.

A wife of noble birth can bring great help to Su Li's border development career.

As for feelings, we can only hope that love will grow over time.

According to imperial law, female court officials were like concubines and were not allowed to be promoted to wife.

When thinking of the female courtiers, Su Li felt a headache. He had already promised Ingrid to choose a new female courtier. He had previously thought that Sylvanas was a good girl, a bit naive and innocent, and would not cause chaos in the inner court.

But reality gave him a blow. He was the naive one.

This woman is not a simple-minded girl. On the contrary, just by looking at how skillfully she uses various tactics, you can tell how meticulous her mind is.

This is simply a green tea who is good at disguising herself.

Of course, Su Li has always been extremely opposed to the fact that her considerate and good sister was slandered as a green tea.

Whether she is a green tea girl or not depends on whether her feelings are pure. Those who cheat money and money are all green tea girls, but those who only lust after boys' bodies are called thoughtful and good sisters!
In the evening, Oliver came to Su Li and reported, "My Lord, everything has been negotiated. The Knights of the Arrow of Light will depart for Silver Valley tomorrow to establish their base. At the same time, our territory will assist them in building a branch of the Knights in Heisen Town."

"It's located in Carnival Square. The Corona Knights' fortress is to the east, and their fortress will be built to the south. Their vice-captain, Knight Sylvanas, will stay at the branch headquarters and keep in touch with us."

"Hmm?" Su Li raised his eyebrows. The Knights of the Arrow of Light also sent a female leader to be stationed in the town?

Is this a coincidence, or did they arrange it this way on purpose?
This is very suspicious. After all, Constantine and Alfred have a close relationship and they may have discussed something.

While Su Li was thinking, a voice came from behind him: "Why, Lord, don't you welcome me?"

As Su Li turned, he nearly bumped into the girl who was practically pressed against his back. Sylvanas was standing on tiptoe, her face tilted upwards, her long, moon-silver hair sweeping across his shoulders, the emerald bells tinkling as she tilted her head.

She put her left hand behind her back and lightly tapped her lips with her right index finger. Her eyelashes fluttered three times faster than the flapping of a butterfly's wings.

As the girl spoke, her left toe unconsciously rubbed against the ground, her gold-studded deerskin boots grinding against the blue bricks with a fine sound. Her elven cape had been replaced with a human-style corseted dress. The intricate lace collar had been deliberately undone, with two pearl buttons undone, revealing a faint glimpse of her fair complexion and plump figure.

"I've heard of your legendary achievements, Lord, and I specifically asked my father to stay here to learn from you."

It's bad! Su Li vaguely felt that this time he was going to become the prey of the female elf's arrow.

By the way, it seems that it is time to reach this stage! In the past, he was the one who took the initiative to look for female courtiers, but now that his strength has developed to this point, it is time for women to actively pursue him.

How should I put it, this feeling...is not bad.

(End of this chapter)