Knight Lord: Start with Daily Intelligence.

Chapter 68 Obtaining the Divine Weapon: Frost Rune Sword

After Hildreth handed over thirty snow mist beads to Harry, Su Li's armed attendant, he took out more than 50 gold coins from his arms.

"My Lord, after we killed a large number of Snow Corpses, we braved the wind and snow to reach a cave on the top of the mountain. Inside is a powerful Skeleton Knight, who guards the treasure within. These gold coins were found in the cave."

The territory was not short of gold coins now, so Su Li waved his hand generously and said, "This is the spoils you won, and you deserve a share. Take out ten gold coins as your reward, and divide it among the four of you."

The knights in this world are members of the ruling class and have certain privileges.

Apart from wages and manor output, which require taxation, lords generally do not impose taxes on such spoils and rewards.

Therefore, an income of nearly three gold coins per person was a considerable income for elite knights. They had to maintain weapons and armor, feed war horses, and support several servants, which also put a considerable financial pressure on them.

The four knights all brightened up, and the lethargic state they had been in from running all the way dissipated a lot.

Hildurd then took an extended knight's heavy sword from the saddle of his warhorse, held it flat with both hands, and presented it to Suli, saying, "My Lord, this is our greatest gain in the cave. It's the sword of the Skeleton Knight. He was a towering figure, nearly four meters tall, riding a Netherworld Warhorse with flaming hooves. Holding this frost rune sword, he put us under tremendous pressure."

"Under its influence, this sword is imbued with a layer of silver moonlight. With a full-strength strike, it can freeze a target instantly. If it weren't for Lady Emily using her ice-attributed bloodline to create a shield to block us, we might have been seriously injured in this battle."

Su Li grasped the hilt of the sword and lifted it up. A chill immediately rushed from the palm of his hand to his scalp, and he felt his entire right hand stiffen.

It is indeed worthy of being the rune sword of a powerful knight. It seems that only elite-level knights can use this magical weapon.

Su Li waved his hand, put the sword back into the scabbard, and asked, "Can you use this sword, Hirud?"

Hildre shook his head and said, "I can't use it either, Lord. This frost-attributed rune sword is best wielded by an elite water-attributed knight to avoid the backlash of the runes on the sword."

Knight Orstein took the longsword and examined it before explaining it to Su Li, "This sword is engraved with two runes. Judging from the azure inscriptions on the blade, we can roughly determine that they are [War Prayer] and [Frost Bite] respectively. If a knight who does not have water bloodline uses it, he will easily be attacked by the power of frost."

He was a follower of the Blazing Sun Goddess, possessing exceptional wisdom, knowledge, and insight. He introduced the sword to Su Li, saying, "The Battle Prayer allows elite-level and above Water-attributed Knights to gain the blessing of the Scripture when manipulating this sword. The power of frost freezes wounds, while the power of water accelerates recovery and reduces fatigue."

"Frost Bite can cause the opponent to be corroded by frost and snow, making their movements stiff and slow, and at the same time, the damage they receive will be more severe. If the elite knight uses his own powerful bloodline power and launches a full-strength attack, a heavy blow with the longsword will temporarily freeze the opponent."

Su Li asked, "Such a powerful effect? ​​How long can it freeze the monster?"

Knight Orstein had witnessed the power of Frost Bite in other knights' wielding battlefields. "The freezing duration depends on the opponent's strength. The weaker, the longer the freeze. If a creature like a lesser horn or a kobold is hit by Frost Bite, it's permanently frozen into ice, with no thawing time. Powerful and brutal monsters like a great horn or a river troll can generally be frozen for a breath or two."

One or two breaths? That was already quite powerful. Unless they encountered a powerful troll leader, it would take a long duel with a powerful knight like Orstein to slay him. Otherwise, a single full-strength attack on an ordinary horned beast or ogre would be enough to severely damage the opponent in just one or two breaths.

Su Li then took a look around and found that the only elite knight in the army suitable for this rune sword was Emily, a female knight with a fiery figure but a cool temperament. After all, there were only eight elite knights in the territory, and two of them were fire knights.

So Su Li said to Emily, "Knight Emily, come here."

Emily had already anticipated what was about to happen, and even with her cool temperament, her breathing felt a little hot at this moment.

She immediately jumped off her horse, knelt on one knee in front of Su Li, and said, "My Lord, I am ready to serve you at any time."

Su Li held the Frost Rune Sword in his hand and placed it on her shoulder. "I grant you the right to use this rune sword. Its power will be closely linked to your glory. I hope you can use it to slay all monsters that threaten our territory and protect our territory and home."

Emily's breathing instantly became heavy and rapid. A sword with double runes was really given to her!

She was incredibly excited. Before this, she was bought as a slave and never had a strong sense of belonging to the territory. Especially since this territory had just been established and everything was very poor, which did not suit the identity of an elite knight.

But at this moment, she only felt the excitement in her chest spreading throughout her body. She was extremely grateful for the lord's generosity and trust. She took the rune sword with both hands, immediately pounded her chest with her fist, and solemnly swore an oath.

"Gods above, I, Emily Wind Chime, swear hereby with my sword, my blood, and my honor. No matter when and where, I will abide by the chivalrous virtues of loyalty and dedication. As long as I am still alive, I will use it to protect our territory, your honor, and our beliefs." Su Li nodded with satisfaction. In this world, the gods are above, looking down on all living beings, and the oath is still very valuable.

The most important thing is that there is no dark scene of Sima Yi farting towards the Luo River. The knights attach great importance to their oaths and will do their best to fulfill them once they make an oath.

Then Su Li waved his hand with satisfaction and asked Emily to get up and join the team to rest. The entire army was ready to enter the Jinke Mine and seize this huge iron ore vein.

This battle targets the kobolds hiding in a deep mountain mine. Honestly, it's not an easy fight. This kind of terrain isn't suitable for knights to roam freely, and if we send in foot knights to slowly clear them out, it's going to take a long time. Su Li doesn't want his army to be away for a long time, leaving his territory empty.

So Su Li decided to command this battle himself. This required some strategy and wisdom from the East, and he could not just attack with force.

Under Su Li's command, Hildreth took off her vibranium rune armor and wore only a tight white robe for knight training, which showed off her graceful curves and beautiful figure to the fullest.

Then she brought hundreds of armed attendants and entered the Jinke Mine, aiming directly at the mine occupied by the dog-headed men.

Her swaggering march, with the air of a willful noble lady who didn't know her place, was perfectly in line with the arrogance of a daughter of a great noble, who had just arrived at the border prince's territory and had not yet been severely beaten.

Frederick and Knight Orstein both crossed their arms, clasped them in front of their chests, raised their chins high, and looked at Hilde who was marching in the distance.

The two of them led the main force of the Hessen Knights and hid on two small rocky hills south of the Jinke Mine. Once Hildreth had led out the Kobold Tribe, they would launch a surprise attack from the rear.

The two men had completely different attitudes towards the lord's tactics. Frederick thought that these tactics used despicable plots and ambushes, and what was the difference between them and the despicable beastmen and goblins?
The military commander, Knight Orstein, greatly appreciated this. He was a follower of the Sun Goddess, and like the Knights of the Flaming Sun, his lifestyle and attitude were more flamboyant and fashionable than those of other knightly orders. He even delved into warfare tactics, which ordinary knights despised, and practiced archery, which many traditional knights despised. For example, the Knights sometimes used a reflective shield, using sunlight to disrupt their opponents' combat, a practice that naturally did not sit well with many knights.

The practice of the Sun Goddess's followers not only includes fighting, but in their spare time they discuss strategies and strategic ideas together, including developing the techniques for using catapults and cannons.

Watching Hilde leading his troops to the entrance of the Jinke Mine, Frederick turned to Knight Orstein and asked, "Do you think Hilde can successfully lure out the Kobold Tribe?"

Knight Orstein raised his chin and said proudly, "Of course, don't you see who taught her to be a follower of the Fiery Sun Goddess? She has excellent aptitude. She can definitely pull off such a simple war strategy with ease."

But in fact, at this moment, Hilde in front of him did not have as strong confidence as Knight Orstein.

The lord asked her to take off her armor and dress up as a proud and domineering duke's daughter, a proud and conceited princess, to provoke this ogre tribe.

This made her feel completely insecure. The princess and the duke were too far away from her. She had never even seen them, so how could she know what they looked like?

She could only follow the image created in the knight novels, holding her chin proudly, holding a gorgeous aristocratic one-handed sword, and leading the troops to the front of the mine in a domineering manner.

The Gnoll Tribe had Gnoll archers guarding the mine gate, and they spotted the team from afar.

Hildre's strategy was even more effective than she'd expected! Because... the kobolds had no idea what human princesses and nobles looked like, but the arrogant and domineering image in the legends was too similar to Hildre's current appearance.

What's more important is that Hilde's image is too dazzling. Whether it's her outstanding appearance or her peerless figure, she is as bright and charming as a princess, and she is extraordinary. The dog-headed man firmly believes that this is the descendant of those spoiled nobles who have just arrived in the border prince's territory.

So when Hilde shouted, "I am the only supreme master from the Gray Mountains to the Brienne Valley, from the Crimson Highlands to the Bloodpine Forest," the dog-headed people laughed sharply.

Hildre's face flushed red at their laughter. She truly felt that her performance might have been clumsy, so she shouted angrily, "You filthy monsters! I'm going to chop you all into pieces with my sword and feed you to the dogs."

"Feed the dog?"

"Feed the dog!"

The dog-headed people were instantly enraged by these words, and they started shouting and cursing sharply, clamoring to teach these arrogant humans a lesson.

(End of this chapter)