Knight Lord: Start with Daily Intelligence.

Chapter 30: Adventures on the Road to Exploration

After a series of ups and downs, at three o'clock in the afternoon, Su Li finally led his team out of Zijing Fort.

According to tradition, the Earl would not pay attention to the death of a family member who had no inheritance rights.

But at this moment, Earl Suna stood tall and straight beside the study window at the highest point of the castle, staring quietly at the convoy that was winding out from the castle gate.

More than a hundred soldiers holding the Bauhinia family flags escorted more than ten carts and slowly walked onto the winding dirt road in front of the castle.

The team's morale was not very high, and the whole team was obviously filled with a faint sadness of leaving their hometown.

But the young eagle must eventually leave the nest and spread its wings. He hoped that his son would spread the glory of the Bauhinia family to a wider territory.

Most people in the team were sad about leaving their hometown, but Su Li was definitely not among them.

He was riding on his warhorse at the moment, and he only felt the breeze bringing a sense of ease, freedom and comfort.

He had just traveled to Bauhinia Castle and didn't have much of a sense of belonging here. Now that he had finally gotten rid of all the pressure of KPIs and the constraints of family rules and regulations, every cell in his body was groaning with discomfort.

Finally he can lie down! Tonight he will enjoy himself without restraint and take both Hilde and Avril's bodies!
And there were two of them together at a time, so no one could restrain him.

On this journey, Earl Suna still valued him very much and gave him generous sponsorship, allowing him, as the son of an earl, to be treated even better than some unappreciated sons of dukes.

By the time they set out, with the addition of some connections who had squeezed in, the final team size had reached nearly fifty people. Below him were one champion knight, six elite knights, 1 regular knights, and 6 apprentice knights. In addition, there were 15 armed retainers, who would moonlight as grooms, veterinarians, cooks, and other such dirty jobs that their monarchs didn't want to do. In addition to the armed forces, there were also ten court clerks, administrative officials, and tax collectors.

He paid the salaries of knights above the rank of apprentice and ten other civil servants, including court clerks, but he had no need to worry about the remaining 10 armed servants. Their salaries were paid by their employers, the individual knights themselves.

In addition, Count Suna also mobilized 3000 kilograms of barley from the castle warehouse for him. His food and grass were also sufficient. For at least five days, he did not have to worry about food and logistical supplies.

So he could enjoy life to the fullest. For three consecutive days, all the knights could see the future lord with a smile on his face. His ease and liveliness greatly dispelled the sad emotions in the team. Gradually, most people let go of their longing for their hometown and turned to be full of expectations for their future life.

During these three days, although Young Master Su Li did not encounter any war while walking in the Thorn Valley, his luck was incredibly good, as if the goddess of luck had lifted her skirt for him.

During the three-day march, they picked up three mycelium flowers and five kilograms of star iron on the road, and even encountered an outbreak of fluorescent mushrooms in a cave near the camp. They collected more than 40 kilograms!
Young Master Su Li generously promised that the collection of these fluorescent mushrooms was different from the previous mycelium flowers and star iron. They were collected by everyone working together, so 20% of the proceeds from the sale would be distributed to all the knights.

Fluorescent mushrooms are important materials for making potions and alchemical enchantments, and are very valuable. They can be sold for as little as 1 gold coin per kilogram in the market of the Earldom. If they are sent to a large and prosperous commercial city like Maleburg, the price may double.

Twenty percent of it was given as rewards to the knights, which was close to 20 gold coins.

This meant that the knights had already earned an extra 40 to 50 silver coins before they even left the Thorn Valley. As soon as this inspiring news was announced, all the knights were filled with anticipation for the future!

Knights were naturally adventurous, and with this bright path to wealth laid out before them, the morale of the team instantly soared. Su Li's prestige grew day by day, and the knights looked at him with eagerness. No one else could be so readily embraced by all the knights.

On the sixth day, this support and enthusiasm reached its peak.

On the sixth day of the march, Su Li's team was finally about to leave the Thorn Valley. The headquarters of the Knights of the Red Night was stationed on the cliffs above the forest on the west side, like a lighthouse pearl, overlooking this key pass and river confluence.

At around three o'clock in the afternoon, Su Li arrived here with his team and announced that they would no longer move forward and would quickly find a place to set up camp.

He brought a large number of knights and came directly to a huge rock at the intersection of the Thorn Valley.

Even a proud knight like Orstein had already been convinced of Su Li after the march over the past few days. Seeing Su Li standing on the highest stone and surveying the surroundings, he respectfully asked, "Master Su Li, what are you looking for? Do you need our help?"

Su Li smiled and said, "I brought you here today mainly to teach you an ancient Eastern idiom, 'wait for the rabbit by the tree.'"

"Waiting for a rabbit by a tree stump?" Anyone who said this would have thought they were crazy, but since it was Young Master Su Li himself, all the knights looked at each other in bewilderment. Wasn't Lady Luck just flirting with Young Master Su Li? She was simply giving her body to him! How could you just find a tree stump and wait for a rabbit to hit you?
The knights all thought this idea was too crazy. Some of them couldn't help but walk to the river valley to see if they could catch a few fish. Now it was spring, the time when fish migrated upstream to spawn. Maybe they could catch a few to improve their food.

But before the knights had left for long, Hildurd beside Su Li pointed excitedly to the southeast, "Master Su Li, I saw it! I saw at least three or four tinder rabbits rushing out of the dense forest."

The surrounding knights were instantly in an uproar. Tinder Rabbit! This is a precious magical beast with fire attributes.

Rabbit meat is cool and sweet in nature, which just neutralizes the violent blood properties of the fire rabbit. It can be easily digested and absorbed, so it is one of the most preferred supplements for knights with fire blood.

The Bauhinia family, due to their Red Dragon Tyrant bloodline, placed a high value on the Fire Velvet Rabbit. It could be said that any Bauhinia family member who feasted on a Fire Velvet Rabbit would achieve a breakthrough.

Of course, other knights with fire bloodlines also have the same effect.

However, due to its weak strength, the fire rabbit's spirituality and firepower will soon disappear after death. In addition, after years of hunting, no one in the Earldom of Bauhinia has enjoyed fresh fire rabbit meat for a long time!

The last time was six years ago, when a hunter caught a wounded tinder rabbit in a trap and sold it in Zijing Town for a whopping 118 gold coins. The price is bound to be even higher now.

If they could catch all three or four fire rabbits now, their value would be even higher than all the supplies Su Li and his group brought with them.

The noise of the crowd obviously scared the very timid Tinderella.

Frederick's surprised voice rang out: "Master Su Li, I saw two tinder rabbits hit the tree stump, and their steps are not so flexible anymore. I immediately rode the griffin to chase them, and I must not let them get away!"

(End of this chapter)