Knight Lord: Start with Daily Intelligence.

Chapter 362 The Awe-Inducing Divine Armor and Divine Generals
The surging crowd, which nearly broke through the defenses of the short, sturdy people, looked like a raging, uncontrollable wave.

But when the Death Claw's enormous wings stirred up a violent gust of wind and suddenly descended from the sky, the scattered crowd quickly quieted down.

Everyone recognizes this iconic figure; it's the sign of the Lord's arrival!

With a clear thud as the Death Claw landed, it suddenly flapped its wings. With a wingspan of over ten meters, it was taller than the city wall, and its terrifying power immediately caused the crowd to stagger backward.

Su Li single-handedly suppressed tens of thousands of raging people with his own imposing presence!

The air cavalry then swiftly landed on the open ground behind him. The fluttering bauhinia banners exuded an incredible aura of power, and as they danced in the wind, everyone became solemn and quiet, no longer daring to make a sound.

Without a doubt, this is the majesty that Su Li has built up through countless wars and countless lives since he entered the border prince's territory. Countless people throughout the territory have fought and struggled for glory under this banner.

So when the flag fluttered and Su Li appeared before everyone, everyone stopped in their tracks, craning their necks to watch his every move.

The sudden calm of the raging crowd, like a hurricane or a tidal wave, left Bairga wide-eyed in shock. He was certain that within the Gray Mountain region, even his brother, the king of the dwarves, couldn't silence the roaring and agitated dwarves, no matter how loudly he shouted.

But this tall, young human did it with ease. He didn't even say a word; he simply showed himself, yet he attracted everyone's attention.

Is this the prestige of continuous victories? With this prestige and cohesion, the future achievements of this territory are probably limitless.

As the ambassador of the Dwarf Kingdom, Bairga was well aware of the benefits that sponsoring a heroic figure could bring to the Dwarf Kingdom in the future.

He immediately stepped forward, laughing heartily as he said to Su Li, "My big friend, I have accomplished my mission. We have successfully forged the first set of God-Chosen Armor. If you wish to forge a second set of God-Chosen Armor in the future, please be sure to send someone to Dragonrock Fortress to contact me and our king. We will continue to send dwarven God-Chosen blacksmith masters to assist you."

Su Li hadn't expected to encounter such good fortune so soon after arriving. He immediately smiled, reached out, and patted Bairga's muscular arm, saying, "Thank you, my friend. I hope my ether gold can also help you hone even more superb forging skills."

"Please stay in our territory for a while after you finish crafting your armor. I just salvaged a large amount of Dwarven Oathgold, which you can take back to Dragonrock Keep."

The "dwarven oath gold" that Su Li mentioned refers to the chest of gold coins in the wreckage of the famous pirate ship, the Crimson Will. Although it hasn't been salvaged yet, it's clearly already within Su Li's grasp.

With Demst around, as a chosen one of the Mor Gods, purifying this ghost pirate ship would be a piece of cake, if not a piece of cake.

Once he brings back 12 chests of gold, the territory's wealth will clearly increase. One entire chest is filled with dwarven oath gold, so Su Li will definitely need to buy some high-level dwarven equipment in Dragonrock Keep.

After all, he couldn't possibly accumulate enough dwarven oath gold to buy Dragonrock Castle at the current rate. If he didn't strengthen his power, it would probably take Su Li several thousand years to gather enough dwarven oath gold to buy Dragonrock Castle at the current pace.

However, Bairgar was very excited because such a deal was obviously beneficial to an industrial city like theirs, and could help them recover a large amount of dwarven covenant gold.

So he immediately said, “No problem, my friend. You can tell me what you need. Besides the horse vulture, I can also provide your territory with all kinds of armor.”

“That would be perfect.” Su Li nodded and then said, “We’ll discuss this in detail once the dwarven oath gold is delivered. For now, let’s take a look at our Chosen-class armor.”

Bairga immediately stepped back, making way for Su Li, allowing the brilliance of the first set of God-Chosen Armor from the Black Forest Territory to be displayed before him. Its dazzling light and powerful majesty drew gasps from the crowd.

The armor shimmered with a molten gold-like luster. The griffin relief in the center of the breastplate seemed poised to take flight. The patterns on each feather were hand-carved by dwarven masters with meteor chisels, bringing them to life with the knight's movements. The emblem of the Sun Goddess was branded on the inside of the shoulder armor, with seven flame patterns extending from the shoulders to the elbows, as if the goddess herself had draped the wearer in a fiery shroud.

The most extravagant and luxurious feature is undoubtedly its helmet and the golden wings on its chest, which are as sharp and soaring as griffin wings. The wings on the helmet completely cover its face, only revealing the red eyes under the visor.

A golden human skull is engraved on the griffin wings on her chest, symbolizing human purity. This is one of the iconic symbols of the Church of the Sun Goddess.

Su Li immediately waved to Hilde and said with a smile, "My knight, come and try on this armor. It was made for the chosen knights of our Sun Goddess Church."

Hilde had already spoken with Su Li, so she didn't refuse and stepped forward to put on the armor with the help of two high-ranking attendants.

Just as Su Li said, this armor was tailor-made for the chosen knights of the Church of the Goddess of the Sun, perfectly matching the Church of the Goddess of the Sun's glittering temperament and image.

The moment the last greaves buckle snapped shut, the entire suit of armor suddenly erupted with a molten, crimson-gold aura. The previously silent griffin wings seemed to come alive, each vein flowing with the radiance of the sacred fire of the blazing sun. The wing-shaped visor of the helmet automatically extended downwards, casting a shadow over Hilde's striking face, except for two flickering golden flames that suddenly ignited in her pupils—not reflected sunlight, but the fiery blood flowing directly from her body.

"Clang!"

With a casual swing of his right arm, the chosen knight caused an instant air explosion, and seven flame patterns on his elbow spiraled up like chains being unsealed, intertwining behind him to form a dazzling ring of blazing sun magic.

The divinely chosen greatsword "Alaric Beast Slayer," which originally required at least five attendants to lift, was now wielded by her with one hand, creating seven sword flowers. The trajectory of the blade left a burning holy mark on her retina.

The blinding light and overwhelming aura left everyone speechless with shock.

The Chosen Armor was incredibly powerful, as everyone had anticipated. However, it wasn't until it was actually worn by a Chosen Knight that its overwhelming majesty truly reached its peak, something that could never be compared to its appearance on the armor rack.

Even Bairga, who personally crafted this set of God-chosen armor, and many other master blacksmiths did not expect that this armor would be so powerful on the God-chosen knight.

Given the overwhelming pressure that Hilde is currently displaying, even without activating her divine general state, a hundred ordinary green-skinned giants wouldn't be enough for her to kill alone.

Anyone who witnessed it would have no doubt that even hundreds of giant horned beasts would be chopped to pieces by her Beast Killer.

Su Li was deeply moved. If Khorne's Chosen Skar Bloodrage had had such a powerful set of Chosen Armor, combined with its combat power in its God General form, the allied forces of Blackwood Territory and Redbeard Castle might not have been able to defeat it before it chopped off 999 heads.

However, Su Li quickly burst into excited laughter and said to Hilder, "Good! Good! Good! Very good, my chosen knight. I believe you also have the ability to besiege Tzeentch's Fortress single-handedly. I remember we still have a revenge mission with Tzeentch's chosen knight."

In fact, Su Li had two missions to take revenge on the Chosen Ones, and both were provided to him by the dwarves.

One is the dwarven hero Ankol Redbeard, whose mortal enemy is Chaos the Mask, the Chosen of Tzeentch. If Chaos the Mask can be defeated, then the Ankol Redbeard summoned by the dwarves will reach legendary strength.

The other was the high-ranking champion dwarf, Torek Ironbrow, who offered a legendary quest that would help Su Li gain the friendship of Karak Ironpeak Keep and, more importantly, a quarter of their clan's wealth. After making his decision, Su Li took some time to discuss the details of this legendary quest with Torek Ironbrow.

This quest also requires a conversation with his uncle, the Dragon Slayer Kazador Ironbrow. Kazador is the legendary warrior-king of Karak Ironpeak Keep and the Dornakhon clan. He is a "giant" dwarf, exceptionally strong even by dwarf king standards.

It is said that when Qazador was young, he once lifted a pony laden with ore by hand, which had accidentally gotten stuck in a crevice in the rocks. And when a similar situation occurred again, the king was happy to repeat his early feat.

In his youth, King Qazador's life was filled with banquets, brawls, frivolous songs, and crude jokes, and of course, war—so frequent that the Greenskins eventually began to avoid setting foot on his land as much as possible, lest they encounter this legendary warrior and leader on the battlefield. Despite ruling a dwarven kingdom surrounded by orc and goblin hordes, the king rarely showed concern. In fact, it suited him quite well, and he would take time each summer month to hunt goblins living in the mountains.

Sadly, those days are gone forever, and now few things bring the king a smile: he has no appetite, beer is no longer to his liking, and Qazador no longer hunts goblins or laughs at crude jokes. When no one is around, he sits alone in the shadows of Karak Iron Peak Fortress, lost in thought.

The dwarves of Ironpeak Keep all knew the reason for their king's gloomy demeanor: that year, a Greenskin gang led by the warrior Golfon Rottooth had miraculously infiltrated Ironpeak Keep, plundering and looting right under Qazador's nose. Although the Greenskins were eventually driven away, they took many dwarven prisoners with them, including several of Qazador's relatives. Torek Ironbrow was one of those captured.

The king knew that his people were still rotting and stinking in the dungeons of Blackrock Fortress or somewhere else, but to this day he could neither save them nor avenge their deaths (if they were already dead).

The king's only son, Khazrick, suffered the worst fate: the young dwarf prince was captured by the Greenskins in the throne room, and to humiliate King Thunderhorn, Golfon ordered Khazrick's beard to be shaved off, and then nailed the prince alive to the throne in Iron Peak Keep.

Although Khazric was later rescued by the arriving dwarves, the prince suffered immense trauma from the humiliation and became mentally unstable. So severely that Khazador had to order his imprisonment, and to this day the prince has not regained his sanity.

After Golfon fled, Qazador vowed to give half of his wealth to anyone who could rescue his kin from Blackrock Fortress, a quarter to anyone who could retrieve their remains from Blackrock Fortress and let them rest in Karak Iron Peak Fortress, and for any warrior who could kill Golfon, the king's wealth was his to choose from.

Because Qazador was as wealthy as any other king, the bounty caused quite a stir in the Mountain Kingdom. The only thing that could alleviate Qazador's guilt was to personally settle this score, so he frequently led his armies to patrol the mountains at the edge of the world. He became a dark and ruthless avenger, mercilessly executing any greenskins that fell into his hands. When the thunderous horns echoed across the sky, the elite legions of Iron Peak Fortress would appear on the horizon, and King Qazador, horn in hand, would stand before all his warriors, unleashing vengeance and destruction upon the greenskins who had stained the mountains.

Perhaps Heaven will take pity on him and allow him to one day meet Gorfán again on the battlefield, so that he can personally avenge his son and unload the heavy burden that has been weighing on his heart.

Torek Ironbrow's legendary quest is related to all of this; he hopes Su Li can at least retrieve some of his kin's remains from the Greenskin dungeons of Blackrock Keep. If possible, killing Gore would be even better.

However, all of this was not easy. It is said that the green-skinned warrior Gore possessed the strength of a high-level chosen one back then, a strength that none of the knights in the territory could match at present.

Over the years, Gore's power may have even reached legendary levels. At least in a remote place like Blackwood Territory, the people know that near the distant edge of the world's mountains, there is a powerful orc warlord named Gore. He is known as one of the two great demons threatening the Order, along with the infamous Nagash Champion, Dwarf Slayer Gul.

Gul was even more legendary than Gol, a nightmare for the dwarven kingdom of the Edge Mountains, a being that silenced even the most dwarven children. His horrific deeds were countless and chilling. To illustrate his power, he was once Khorne's champion, and after death became the champion warrior of Nagash. Few, whether living or dead, had witnessed such a bloody legacy in the Mountain Kingdom, and most importantly: after his first death at the hands of Kharak Kadrin, his crimes were never truly avenged.

This was completely beyond Su Li's comprehension. How could a Khorne champion become a champion of the undead? Could it be that he died in battle as a Chaos champion and was then controlled by Nagash?

If it weren't for the explicit record of such a person, and even the fact that he possessed the world-renowned elite unit—the legendary Desolate Grave Legion—the Doom Legion, Su Li would have thought that the dwarves, terrified, had fabricated such a terrifying monster—Black Axe Gur. It's said that this legion included many ancient undead who had served Gur since his time as champion Khorne, and that these loyal warriors would follow their champion to the ends of the earth, from the Wester River to the Frozen Lake Bay.

In dwarven legend, the ancient ghoul king Gur's black axe could cause terrible carnage with every swing, felling dwarven clan leaders and brothers as easily as goblins.

To fight these powerful monsters, the knights of Black Forest Territory must be exceptionally strong.

The dwarves who forged these armors looked at Hildor with excitement. Bairga asked somewhat nervously, "Honorable Chosen Knight, may I ask if you may take a look at your divine general's condition?"

Su Li was also very curious. Since the end of the Green Dragon War, he hadn't seen Hilde go all out for a long time. Even when Khorne's chosen demon, Gunther, appeared, Hilde didn't even go all out. With the help of a large number of champion knights and elite knights, she easily defeated Gunther without expending much energy.

Moreover, this was the first time the Chosen One Armor had been unveiled, and Su Li was filled with anticipation. He said to Hilde, "My knight, since you have plenty of Extraordinary Spikes to replenish your stamina, you can directly activate the God General state. Let's take a look."

Witnessing the divine majesty of the chosen knights undoubtedly enhances the pride and sense of belonging of the church's members.

Hilde pondered for a moment, then smiled gently at Su Li and said, "It just so happens that the bards are going to do their best to spread their hymns today. If we add the grand occasion of the birth of the God-Chosen Armor to it, it will obviously benefit our territory. I will clear a space and activate my God General status."

Soon, the high-ranking attendants cleared a space in the square, and Hilde easily activated her Divine General state.

As her size exploded to over 30 meters, cheers erupted across the massive plaza. A divine general! This was the symbol of the strongest military force in the human empire. Even legendary knights, at their peak, were no more than this. However, in divine general form, legendary knights could still use their bloodline abilities, unleashing even more terrifying and destructive power.

Therefore, aside from the higher-level Holy Knights who are almost never seen, Hilder's current state represents the pinnacle of the Empire's military power that humanity can witness.

In particular, Hilder was clad in God-chosen armor, with a blazing sun halo behind her that was over ten meters in diameter, shining brightly and divinely.

Her powerful aura was imposing and commanding. Holding a nearly 40-meter-long, blazing sword, her overwhelming majesty and immense pressure instilled a sense of awe in all who beheld this colossal divine general. Even a mighty dragon, facing the fully armed Hilder, would likely have its neck severed and its head cut off swiftly by her 40-meter-long golden sword.

At that moment, Su Li suddenly understood why there were some powerful individuals in this world who could form an army on their own, relying solely on their combat strength to fight and seal demons, causing enemy armies to flee in terror.

If the territory had four such divine generals, and thousands of elite knights clad in golden armor and wielding long spears beneath their feet, Su Li would truly dare to pluck stars from the sky and grasp the moon. He was even confident he could capture that fighting monkey.

Hey, don't think this is just some pointless fantasy of Su Li from another dimension. According to reliable rumors, in the distant Celestial Empire of China, under the rule of the Dragon Emperor, there really is a Monkey King and a rebellious kingdom, including forces such as demon kings, zombies, and terracotta warriors.

The Dragon Emperor's power was immense, and Changhuan was incredibly strong. The Zhen Dan Empire seemed capable of withstanding all threats, but the greatest threat faced by every powerful empire often comes from within.

Changhuan withstood the invasion of the Chaos army, but the corruption of Chaos was irresistible. In the mountains of Zhen Dan, beastmen hid, plundering passing caravans and travelers, attacking surrounding villages. When armies arrived, they retreated into the deep mountains, making them difficult to eradicate completely. As the beastmen grew stronger, their army also grew larger, even possessing the ability to rival the dragon princes of Zhen Dan. Among these beastmen, the most powerful were revered as Demon Kings.

The Monkey King is undoubtedly the most famous demon king. He is an extraordinary demon king. He does not like killing and is not as cruel as other demon kings. However, his warlike nature leads him to challenge one powerful enemy after another. After countless battles, he became one of the most powerful demon kings in Zhen Dan, and many beastmen were gathered under his command.

But what truly propelled the Monkey King's prestige to its peak was his joint attack on Weijing with other demon kings in order to challenge the Dragon Emperor. The dragon princes, consumed by mutual recriminations and suspicion, refused to send troops first, allowing the Monkey King to easily capture Weijing. However, after taking Weijing, the Monkey King did not continue his expansion. When other demon kings attempted to attack Changhuan and completely surrender Zhendan to Chaos, the Monkey King expressed disdain. He declared that he was neither a servant nor a slave to any person or thing; instead, he proclaimed himself King of Kings and vowed to defeat all self-righteous rulers, whether emperors or gods.

Of course, Su Li will probably never encounter the army of distant Zhen Dan. The most they will ever cross paths with is when Zhen Dan's caravans arrive, and they will make a lucrative deal that benefits both sides.

The most crucial aspect of Hilde's powerful divine general status is its ability to aid Su Li in the upcoming border princely territory war.

He waved to Hilder with a beaming smile and said, "My darling, that's enough. With you here, who dares to challenge my rule?"

(End of this chapter)