Another winter has passed.

The snow melted, and the bright spring light spread to the earth.

On the training ground of the Knights' headquarters, Todd, with Cumberland and Huggins, was watching the "North Island Knights" drill.

The chaos of battle formations, the variety of weapons, and the ridiculous march.

"I admit the fighting power of Valkyries, but they don't lead troops. Look at these pirates! They don't even know the basics of "coordinated combat", all they have is a strong body and the will to fight to the death. Huggins looked at a North Island warrior, threw the battle axe in his hand as a throwing axe, shook his head and said, "These people may be able to break through the enemy's formation when they go to the battlefield, but there is no doubt that they will pay the price with their lives." ”

Deliberately ignoring the North Island warriors, Todd's eyes were fixed on the thirty Valkyries.

Just two weeks ago, he had made a special "knightly gift" for these Valkyries.

Due to the difference in beliefs and customs, the scene was very awkward for a while, but fortunately, Todd still completed the ceremony with a cheeky face.

These tall and brave female warriors, riding xenomorph horses, use bows and arrows for long-range attacks, throwing spears at medium distances, and spears at close range, and each of their attacks always finds the enemy's weakest link and inflicts the most damage on the enemy.

Just a few days ago, what he saw and heard at the Twilight West Proving Ground made Todd finally understand the secret of these war maidens - "Flash Knowledge".

The so-called "flash knowledge" ability is that when the battle begins, the adrenaline secretion is activated as a switch for the ability, which can not only improve their physical fitness, but also promote the enhancement of brain information capture, so that the speed of things in the field of vision is reduced, and the reaction circuit and action accuracy are greatly strengthened, so as to achieve the effect of slowing down time.

Brunhilde, for example, can slow down time and enhance brain processing by a factor of fifty-five compared to a normal person, while other Valkyries can be enhanced by a factor of twenty to forty.

Todd also tried to decipher the secret of Valkyrie's power through physiological slicing and sampling, but to his disappointment, the existing otherworldly microbiology technology could not accurately find the reason for this.

But a few key points have been observed and summarized:

1. There is no doubt that Valkyrie is the "heir".

2. The biological form and activity of the "Sutherland bacteria" on the Valkyrie are completely different from the usual "Sutherland bacteria", they are more like a strengthened bacterial body. The most obvious difference is that the former has a stronger ability to control bacteria, greatly reduces the harm of bacterial poisoning, and has a physiological recovery effect.

3. In addition to archaea, Valkyrie has some strange microorganisms in her body, which are supposed to be viruses, but they cannot be detected.

Fourth, radioactive elements were also detected in the body tissues of the Valkyrie, and as for what they were, it is impossible to know what they are due to technical and equipment limitations.

Todd theorized that the Valkyries must have been in contact with ancient microorganisms deep in the ruins for a long time, which caused the formation of body alienation.

Todd tried to extract and grow these 'fortified Sutherland bacteria', but the results were not satisfactory. These enhanced archaea, once transplanted from Valkyrie's body and injected into the new host's body, will directly attack the body's immune system and cause large-scale concurrent inflammation, eventually destroying the host's normal cells. In terms of symptoms, it is somewhat similar to the human immunodeficiency virus.

After the experiment ended in vain, Todd put the Valkyrie mystery aside for the time being. And the North Island Valkyrie, who has an "enhanced version of Sutherland bacteria", will be called the "new successor".

Seeing that Brünnhilde put away his spear and dismounted and walked towards him, Todd temporarily put aside his thoughts and said to the Valkyrie, "Is the Knights of the North Island ready for battle?" ”

Brunhilde threw the reins of his horse to his warriors, nodded to the king, and said, "My sisters and I, as well as those from the North Island, are ready to strike. ”

Huggins seemed to want to say something, but when he saw the way Cumberland looked at him, he finally gave up talking too much.

Todd said again: "I've seen your establishment, thirty Valkyries, eighty North Island warriors, it seems that there are fewer people?"

The crown of feathers on Brunhilde's head shook slightly, looking like a proud peacock: "We have the faith to fight, and we have the protection of the gods, and numbers are not the only way to victory!"

Todd shrugged his shoulders and turned his face to Cumberland, "Tell me about the situation at the North Quarry. ”

The old knight nodded: "The combined forces of the barbarians and the silver ring, divided about half of the soldiers, took advantage of the fact that the ice and snow began to melt a few days ago, and gradually began to march in the direction of the North Quarry. ”

"Number of people?"

"About three thousand two hundred men, the Northern Legion and the Southern Legion of the Silverring Kingdom, the Volas and the Kells among the barbarians. Moreover, according to the news of the "Successor Scout", many huge cages have been found in the troops of the coalition forces. ”

Todd listened and pondered, and then asked, "So do you have a general idea of the strategy of facing the enemy this time?"

Cumberland drew a simple map on the ground with a twig: "In the comparison of military forces, the kingdom has little advantage. With 120 knights, 390 sergeants, and 750 soldiers, the Knights of the Twilight West is not a good idea to face the enemy head-on on the plains. Therefore, I plan to use the "North Stone Fortress" as a base to defend it. ”

Cumberland drew a circle with a tree branch to represent the fortress: "In the Battle of North Rock, the main part of the fortress was almost undamaged, and the defense materials such as trebuchets, arrows, and boiling oil in the city were sufficient, and defending the city was a good choice......"

Todd glanced at Cumberland: "Doesn't seem to be your style to defend?"

In the face of the king's ridicule, the old knight smiled: "When the enemy is unknown, it is the best strategy to stand still and see the moves." ”

"Unknown?" Todd thought for a moment, "You mean war beasts and wizards?"

Cumberland bowed his head and said, "May Heavenly Father bless those things that have better been annihilated in the long history of the barbarians and never appear again." ”

Brunhilde suddenly asked, "What about us?"

Cumberland picked up the branch, drew a 'line' in the north of the 'fortress', and said loudly: "To the north of the North Quarry, in the Star Mountains, there is a path used by monks to pick herbs, and I hope that the 'Knights of the North Island' can use this path to penetrate the rear of the coalition army." ”

Todd turned his gaze to the 'line' and asked, "Where does this trail eventually lead?"

Cumberland used the end of the branch, on the other side of the distance, to draw a '×' shape, and said slowly: "Silver Ring City." ”

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After finishing the meeting with the commanders of the two regiments on the training ground, Todd returned to the commander's office and began a busy day's work.

There was a knock at the door, and the regimental attendant placed a stack of newly sorted papers on the table in front of the king.

An invitation with a gilded cover in the document attracted the latter's attention.

"What is it?" Todd asked, looking at the cover of the invitation, as he looked at the squire.

"Your Majesty, many nobles have recently fled the Silver Ring Kingdom, and they have taken refuge in the Dusk Kingdom with their wealth and families. Three days later, these surrendered nobles planned to hold a grand banquet in the manor outside the city. They named the party "Pilgrimage Banquet in the West", saying that they hoped to meet the legendary Son and fulfill their wish for pilgrimage. ”

Todd, who was interested in this, opened the invitation with a smile, automatically ignoring the meaty flattery in it, and focused on the signature under the letterhead.

"There are really a lot of nobles who have issued joint invitations, let me take a look...... Marquis of Howells, Viscount Hornby, Count Calami, Baron Zacararias, Viscount Zanggna, ......"