Heroes of Might and Magic: Grand Consul

Chapter 165 The Griffin King and Advanced Dream Investment

The snow-white griffin flapped its enormous wings, creating a no-fly zone.

【Gale: Attack 24, Defense 24, Damage 14-28, Health 400, Speed ​​18, Large size, Flying unit.

Loyalty: 88, Element: Air Element (Units are amplified by 1/2 by air-based buff magic effects; after a certain time limit, hero magic is required to maintain it).

Features: Super-fast, gluttonous.

Gale Strike: Surrounded by magical wind blades, gain +2 speed while flying, and launch endless counterattacks against enemies with malice. When encountering an enemy in the air, if the enemy counterattacks, the griffin will launch a counterattack in advance (this effect will not trigger if the enemy does not counterattack or has a skill that prevents counterattacks).

King of the Griffins: When an enemy launches a melee attack on the rider or yourself, you will always deal 250% damage in a counterattack and cast a special spell on your master and surrounding troops, granting +2 Counterattack (can only be cast once per period of time).
Sky-Splittering Wings: As the Griffin Grand Commander takes off and soars, a violent storm is generated around him, making it impossible for enemies to fly (Path-type magic (level 4), the path from takeoff to landing, does not restrict friendly forces, lasts for 5 minutes, can be dispelled, and has a cooldown period after use).
Assessment: The airspace of the Griffin King is off-limits to any other creature, not even a golden dragon!

Su Mu stepped forward and touched the griffin's wings. The fierce wind happily nuzzled its master's cheek, but now it had grown much larger, and when it flapped its wings, it could almost cover Su Mu's entire body.

Judging by appearance, Gale is now at least 20 meters tall, and its wingspan is over 50 meters. It is a behemoth, only slightly smaller than a dragon.

Seeing Su Mu shrink to a tiny size, Lie Feng touched its head with its wing. A flash of light appeared, and its body shrank back to the shape of an ordinary griffin. However, its snow-white feathers were too eye-catching and attracted attention.

Since following Su Mu, Lie Feng has fought in numerous battles, earning many merits. In many battles, it has stood guard by Su Mu's side, protecting his safety. The two have gradually developed a strong bond and are now inseparable.

In terms of its magical properties, Gale has the potential to become a hero, but it clearly prefers to be a lone wolf. Su Mu respects its will and does not forcibly change its form.

Heroes and soldiers have different training methods, and Lie Feng, who follows Su Mu, prefers to assist Su Mu.

After being baptized by the fierce wind, Su Mu carefully observed the Ice Lake Fortress. This special building had a higher level of magical power and could maintain its power for a longer time.

The mountain fortresses actually have a limited number of baptisms. The reason why Kuraki Castle has achieved its current status is largely due to its unique troop types such as shield infantry and earth archers. If the mountain fortresses were to run out of magical power one day, Kuraki would lose its foundation for survival.

Although Su Mu was somewhat anxious before, he didn't have a good solution. Today, he found the Ice Lake Fortress, which can at least alleviate some of the pressure.

Tier 3 units can lean towards water/air elementalists; both the speed-boosting Gale Griffins and the ice-covered Frost Griffins are quite strong. As for the strongest Tier 4 swordsmen, they don't need baptism until they reach the final stage, otherwise it would actually limit their development.

As for the monks, with the Mystic Sanctuary as their advancement building, baptism isn't necessary for now. Although different combinations of them can be researched in special circumstances, units only become effective when they reach a certain scale, so it's best to wait until the number of Mystic Prayers reaches a certain level before trying it out.

What Su Mu is most looking forward to is the baptism of the level 6 champion knight. As long as he has knights in the future, he can let them undergo water/air element baptism, which will greatly increase their strength.

If we transfer the most consumed Tier 3 units to the Ice Lake Fortress, the remaining spell power of the Mountain Fortress can last for a while. Then we can find a suitable way to repair and maintain it, or build a new Mountain Fortress. There will always be a way.

The slightly troublesome thing is that this area has entered the northern border and is not under the jurisdiction of the marquisate. His bringing troops here will arouse suspicion.

However, this place is close to the border and has no cities belonging to the Northern nobles, so it still belongs to the Angry Bear family's territory to some extent. After this war ends, Ivan, who helped Argyll defend Bear Keep and was one of his capable subordinates, should have no problem passing through to receive a baptism.

Finally, there's the issue of secrecy. This valley is a natural hiding place, and he doesn't intend to drive away the group of ice bears. He'll let them guard the valley entrance, and all he needs to do is open a passage exclusively for Kuraki.

Thinking of this, Su Mu shifted his gaze to the Bat King, a thoughtful expression on his face.

The Bat King huddled beside Gale's thigh, looking weak and innocent, which earned it Gale's protection. It spoke in a clear voice, communicating with Su Mu. "You said it wasn't a pure undead, and now it's slower than you. It also brought us to the fortress as promised. Can we spare its life and take it back to the castle to keep it safe?"

"This guy's bloodline can cultivate certain creatures and even play a special role, making it useful to us?"

Su Mu found it amusing to see Lie Feng acting like an older brother while the Bat King looked like a pitiful little thing.

He discovered that the Bat King's ancestral bloodline concentration was indeed very high, having a slight bewitching effect on all living beings. Su Mu, possessing extremely high magical power, was unaffected. However, he judged that this vampire was indeed quite simple-minded, accumulating very little negative energy, hardly like a ghost.

Moreover, Su Mu carefully recalled the special effects of the stable and felt that he might be able to make a contribution by utilizing the bat king's creature aspect.

So he spared the Bat King's life for the time being.

"You'll be under Lie Feng's jurisdiction for now, but Maggie will have to set up some seals. If you dare to make any trouble, I won't let you off the hook!"

Upon hearing this, the Bat King immediately shook its little head, and its two bright red eyes became lively.

Su Mu had carefully examined its body and soul, and found no trace of ancient ruins. This was an advantage of the soldier class, unlike heroes who attracted much attention.

Having learned his lesson, Su Mu felt it was best to have Maggie cooperate with the Magic Guild to conduct another thorough examination to ensure there was nothing wrong.

The Bat King could also undergo elemental baptism, but Su Mu had already shown mercy by sparing its life, so naturally he wouldn't allow it to undergo the baptism.

With nothing else to do at the Ice Lake Fortress for the time being, Su Mu rode the Gale and left the Ice Lake with the Bat King.

With diligent study after taking office and the super-fast speed of the gale, it was as swift as lightning, and returned to Bear Castle in less than half a day.

When the heroes saw their lord return, they all breathed a sigh of relief. After all, they had been gone for nearly two days. If it weren't for the fact that the Governance spell was still active, they would have really sent troops to search for him.

The war had a far-reaching impact, and even now, the battlefield is still littered with skeletons and bones. Heroes used fire magic to ignite these profane bones to prevent them from being resurrected.

After a fierce battle against the undead, Ivan has advanced, mastering basic offensive techniques, gaining +1 attack power.

The sudden barrage of arrows wiped out the skeletons; you played a crucial role in this victory. Orling has been promoted, gaining Intermediate Water Elemental Mastery and +1 Spell Power.

[Endless magic becomes the enemy's nightmare, but you're having a wonderful dream: if every skeleton you slay could turn into gold coins, how wonderful that would be! Maggie has been promoted, mastering Advanced Dream Finance Technique, +1 Knowledge.]

【高级梦幻理财术：你所驻扎的城池，每日收入增加500（2000）金币咒力转化，在每周一固定获得双倍资金额度与一定量资源（资源随机，数量为1-10）。使用金币收入类宝物拥有2倍（8倍）效果。】

It seems everyone had a good harvest, but what surprised Su Mu the most was Maggie.

His teachings along the way were worthwhile!

(End of this chapter)