Chapter Ninety-Seven: Aurora Knight
"Aurora Knight? Isn't that a legend? ”
In the past, there was a special formation of the Aurora Knights in the Royal Knights of Arashi-no-Kuni, who were a rare fourth-order (golden) class among humans, but they should have disappeared more than three hundred years ago with the fall of their homeland.
But as time passed, the legendary knights gradually became the legend of the question, after all, they were never outnumbered, and they never left the icy and snowy Northland.
The advantage of human beings is that they grow rapidly, but on the other hand, due to the relatively short lifespan and heyday of the relatively long-lived species, the average combat power of human countries has always been bottlenecked.
For example, it takes seven to ten years to train a mature white wolf knight, that is to say, a rookie can only become a qualified knight at the age of seventeen or eighteen at the earliest, and when he is in his forties, it will decline rapidly in all aspects, and the service period is generally impossible to exceed 20 years, and the period between 28 and 35 years old is the peak of a knight.
After deducting the bonus of equipment, the vast majority of ace knights will not be able to reach the third rank in this life, so there is a saying of silver dignity, in most human kingdoms, knights who have reached the silver rank can automatically obtain the lowest level of noble titles.
And those lucky ones who have successfully entered the golden rank can obtain the reputation of masters in all races, which has gone beyond the scope of hard work, and is destined to be the patent of a few geniuses.
The god of fate is fair, and the more warriors rely on weapons and equipment, the more difficult it is to enter a higher level.
In this comparison, humans are too far behind other races, there is no difficulty for adult elves to reach the silver rank, and there is no pressure for adult high-grade elves to work hard to reach the gold level, although the orcs are not advancing fast. But with excellent basic attributes and racial talent. As long as the armament is not too far away. There is no pressure to hit two at the same level.
But the reason why human beings have pressed all races to become the hegemon of the continent is that in addition to the population base, the extremely cumbersome and complex classification of troops is indispensable, and the excellent equipment manufacturing technology is indispensable.
Depending on the bonus of equipment, a class that reaches an average of Tier 2 (Bronze) can become the main force of each country. The Orlan Empire is so strong, and his average third-order White Wolf Guard has contributed a lot.
The Missilore Violent Dragon Lance they configured is indestructible after being infused with magic power, the violent throwing spear detonated at one time can withstand the full force of low-level gold, and the Critical Sword with flame chain teeth is a terrible cutter in melee combat, with the help of these fierce weapons and indestructible Misilol light armor, with the investment of the powerful Orlan Empire regardless of the cost, there is this average third-order ace light cavalry class (the reason why it is light cavalry is because the equipment is overweight, and the existing high-breed war horses cannot be put on heavy armor anymore, Only light armor can be equipped to protect vital points. Moreover, this light cavalry class is notoriously slower than heavy cavalry. )
This is already the level of the ace guards of the super empires, and it is also the result of the rapid development of alchemy technology and alloy smelting technology in the past hundred years. But legend says that more than three hundred years ago. In that bitterly cold country on an icy and snowy day, there is actually a gold-level heavy-armored knight named Aurora Knight, which makes people suspicious.
"The average gold rank and the average silver rank, that's a world of difference, what kind of mounts and equipment can raise the bronze rank warriors to the gold rank combat power, are they all dragon knights? A hundred such knights are enough to sweep the world. ”
"But the other party did send the information and instructions, and also sent a set of equipment samples, and, in the preliminary inspection, the complete Aurora Knight has indeed reached the fourth-order level."
Dathos opened his mouth wide, his face full of incredulity, this kind of national weapon will be sent?
At that time, during the negotiations, that Roland did half-jokingly say that he would use the Aurora Knight to exchange for the three third-order troops of the Orlan Empire, including the White Wolf Guard, but in fact, whether the Aurora Knight existed or not had been questioned, and if he really existed, the value was indeed above the three third-order troops, and everyone only regarded this as a joke.
Therefore, at that time, Dassos agreed without hesitation, and said that if he was really willing to change, he was also willing to provide 1,000 sets of equipment samples for each of the three major arms.
This is just a verbal promise with a joking nature, after all, even if the Aurora Knight really exists, it should disappear into history, otherwise, the Duchy of Donglan will not be defeated again and again, and its national strength will continue to decline.
But now that I have actually sent samples of troops and equipment, I am still in my most difficult time period, what is the situation? Are you planning to change your way to show your submission?
Dassault was immediately overjoyed and asked:
"Something? Did you do the test? ”
Soon, when the sample was delivered to the Imperial Palace, Dassos's joy suddenly turned cold.
It was indeed a gorgeous and beautiful armor that was as beautiful as a work of art, thick and beautiful, and the spikes that spread out were obviously not for beauty, and the cold air around them made people feel the taste of magic.
But...... The equipment was melting, and it was covered with water.
"Isn't this an ice sculpture? How is the equipment! ”
"According to the information sent by the other party, the armor of the Aurora Knight is made of special ice, and we have tested it, and before the special magic power wears off, the hardness of this ice armor is actually more than three times that of our Misilol alloy, but the mass is only a quarter."
"And the Aurora Knight's mount is a spirit creature called the Frosty Nightmare, and the information is very clear, they have signed a contract with the Arashi bloodline, and will provide a batch of young as the Aurora Knight's mount every twenty years, this accumulation can be accumulated, and I am afraid that more than three hundred years have accumulated a lot. In other words, the Principality of Donglan has at least one ace knight as a hole card. ”
Immediately, it dawned on Dassos.
This is both a show of favor and a show of strength, the Aurora Knight's ice armor and spirit mount are obviously a specialty of the Northland, maybe they can't leave the land at all, but if they are invaded by a war......
"It's no wonder that the coalition of more than a dozen countries suffered heavy losses back then, does this ice armor and blueprints help us?"
"Extremely helpful, albeit with many flaws, this is probably the pinnacle that the human class can achieve, as long as it can digest these theories. Our White Wolf Guards will go one step further. Maybe a new class of at least three tiers will be born. ”
Nodding. After a moment of hesitation, Dassault finally came to a conclusion.
"Give her the information of the troops other than the White Wolf Guard, promise to give her the information of the White Wolf Guard in three years, and show enough goodwill to develop trade and trade, by the way, give the three dwarves better treatment. The rebirth of the twin stars may make the Principality of Donglan rise again...... That's right. By the way, help me ask if she would like to have dinner with me. ”
Soon after, I smiled with satisfaction as I turned down the embarrassing invitation and looked at the "gift" from Dassos.
The Aurora Knight does exist, and it is the main force of the Royal Knights of Arashi Country in the past, but it is a pity that the contract altar with the Ice Evil Clan is in the coldest northern land, and now it is not even the territory of Arashi no Country, and it is not easy to let him return to the world.
This ice armor is actually a Xibei product made by me and the Banshee King, and the real polar cold light heavy armor must borrow the help of the power of ice nightmare, and it is not so easy to melt. And in order to prevent the wearer from freezing directly into ice, it is necessary to sign a symbiotic contract with this soul creature of the Extreme Cold genus. The real Aurora Knight is indeed a fourth-order strong class, but in order to meet the requirements of the contract, it is necessary to be a strong knight at the peak of the third order.
For other races, the silver peak is nothing, but for humans, this is already a mortal who may not be able to reach the peak in a lifetime, which is also the basis why the Aurora Knight has never been able to become a regular establishment, but if there is really a war, as long as I have a hundred Aurora Knights on hand, it is more than a thousand White Wolf Guards, I will not look at it.
Of course, with the rate of 100 Chilling Nightmare every twenty years, the Aurora Knights have never been full, but now just thinking about the fact that they have not fulfilled their contract for 300 years, and at least 1,500 Icy Nightmares are waiting for the knights to summon in the extreme north, I can't wait to directly wave my troops to recapture the lost territory.
As for the materials provided to the Orlan Empire, I don't think that with these things, he will be able to create the Aurora Knight, and the weapon information returned can improve the alchemy and industry of Donglan, which has lagged behind this era by nearly two hundred years, which is important.
Moreover, since he was slapped in the face, he also has to give some sweetness, the contract is not omnipotent, it is not a good thing to stand completely opposite the Orlan Empire, the most troublesome enemy is always the kind of ambiguous position, and it is easier to deal with it if you really stand in the hostile camp.
At this time, I had no time for these trivial matters, and the group of knight lads in front of me were full of energy, but they were obviously too pampered, and they were full of complaints soon after they first started training.
"Hold on to me, and when you're done with this final workout, it's time for dinner."
In front of them, there is no doubt a human tragedy, pursued by a pack of wild dogs, the young knights with their hands tied are squeezing the last of their bodies and desperately trying to escape.
On the other side, Diana is supervising Princess Renee's swordsmanship training, and she is quite disciplined with one sword and one sword.
The Icy Nightmare is indeed a unique product of the Far North, but it is a soul creature in its own right, and when the knight with whom he lives dies in battle, if it does not choose to return to the Great Snow Mountain, it will fall into a long slumber, often lodged in the relics of that knight.
And such a relic, if you meet a knight who is suitable for the sex, it is possible to awaken the sleeping soul creature and become a new Aurora Knight, and if the new generation of knights is related to the old knight, the possibility of recognition and success will be greatly increased.
This is also the only way to expand the membership of the Aurora Knights in addition to the regular supply, and I still have a lot of such knight relics in my hands, and I didn't plan to take them out at all, but I heard Kelly say that many of the royal knights who escorted the royal family over this time are the descendants of the previous generation of Aurora Knights, so I moved my mind.
"Five silver peaks, the rest are just entering the silver and bronze peaks, it's not good at all."
Even if I do lack combat power now, if I want to become a glorious Aurora Knight, it is absolutely not enough to rely on blood, if I want to inherit the power and glory of my ancestors, at least I want to see your ambition, at least, to prove that your life is hard enough.
As a result, the knights are completely unlucky these days.
The body has just finished the limit test, and the expected lunch has not arrived, but the new test has arrived.
"Yawn!!"
"Big sister, don't splash water! We all have colds, and there is no cure for a cold in the summer. ”
But with my permission, Momo did not hesitate, and another bottle of ice water was spilled. Immediately. The two young men turned pale. Immediately rolled his eyes and fainted, and then someone pulled him over and "popped" to wake up, and then continued to throw it in the ice pool.
The scene in front of me may be unbearable, Kelly quietly walked over and whispered in my ear.
"Is this training method really correct? I only see these children dying and coming back to life, but I don't see them progressing. That's not how Ferdy trained. ”
"No matter how you train. In the end, it's not to force them to exceed their limits, when they die and live a few times, they will break through, don't worry, I received the purest royal knight training back then,"
He nodded in disbelief, but just turned around and walked a few steps, as if he remembered something, he hurriedly ran back.
"I was almost fooled by you, you went to be a paladin when you were ten years old. How is it possible to receive complete royal knight training, at most, it will only teach you basic swordsmanship. ”
"Rest assured. I'm a legendary teacher who has taught demigods, and my own teaching methods are definitely no worse than the traditional ones, so you can rest assured, look, you see, Renee didn't break through the bronze level in my training. ”
Renee's inexplicable breakthrough was indeed great news and a very convincing fact, and Kelly didn't say much.
And what she didn't know was that I was also full of doubts at the moment.
"Why haven't you broken through, didn't that kid Adam break through inexplicably. Why don't you try to participate in meditation under the waterfall, comprehend the small universe half-dead, and tie more weight than weight to test your perseverance? Well, come on one by one, as long as you don't die, you will break through one day. By the way, high-altitude bungee jumping is also said to be a kind of stimulation of potential, and there is extreme hunger training, so just stop them for ten days of dinner. ”
One day, Anne asked Adam why he didn't teach her himself, but gave her the basic skills and let her travel alone to practice, and at that time, Adam hesitated for a long time, and finally replied with a smile.
"I really don't know how to teach you, if you use the same set we used back then, I think if you weren't a cockroach, you probably wouldn't survive. By the way, don't ask your Uncle Bone to learn martial arts, 10 million. Also, as long as he says that word, don't hesitate to run as far as you want. ”
"That word?"
"Well, it's a 'new idea.'"
At this time, I had a brilliant idea.
"Yawn! Who's talking to me, by the way, little ones, I have a new idea, let's try a game of horse racing, you tie yourself to the horse, and then give the horse a ride, let the horse run with you, what? Afraid of not being able to keep up? If you can't keep up, drag it on the ground a few times, and you should soon catch up. Back then, that fool and I used a velociraptor ah, the short range is much faster than a war horse, and the velociraptor is hard to find here, so let's make do with a war horse first. ”
"I'm going to die"
"I'm going to die!"
But alas, now that Her Majesty the princess has handed them over to this devil, no matter what, they can only follow closely to the end.
"By the way, I have another great idea, and it is said that a tattoo on the chest will stimulate potential. Why don't you give it a try?"
Some years later, the first batch of Aurora Knights will inexplicably have tears on their faces as long as they recall the past years, and as long as the term "instructor" is mentioned, they will reflexively tremble, some of them always have snacks on their bodies for some reason, some people will shiver when they see dark elves and ice, and some people will have an inexplicable cold as long as they reach summer, and they will be cured in winter
And among the strongest group of knight elders, the most incredible thing is that everyone has a tattoo on their chest, some have a tiger, some have a long-nosed elephant, and most of them have inexplicable seven scars.
"You're dead! I have no regrets in my life! ”
It was their most desperate battle cry, which was filled with self-confidence and fearlessness of life and death, making this battle cry a model for later generations of knights to emulate.
In this era of lack of entertainment, especially for the common people, a wandering circus came to the village and town, set up tents, played gongs and drums, and distributed leaflets, which was the festival of that town, and it was the happiest time for the children.
But for the circus, the roads between towns and cities are often unsafe, coupled with the hard work of daily work, rich businessmen and aristocrats find the circus vulgar performances, and the entertainment trend of mainly commoners, and they do not make a lot of money, so it is often difficult to retain talent.
Therefore, the history of the general circus is often not long, and it is not uncommon for them to disband after three or five years, and even if they are occasionally popular because of new and interesting programs, due to the solidification of the business model, they will fall into trouble in a certain future and eventually disband.
The Fire Dragon Circus is a century-old circus, and like other once-smash stars, he has also ushered in his own decline.
This time, they were invited to perform circus at the succession ceremony, which was regarded as an opportunity to become a big circus, if they became famous, they could not become a permanent team of a certain theater, or become a long-term employment team of a big noble, then even if they got rid of the shackles of the wandering circus and completely went ashore, but when everyone was happily planning for the future, they inexplicably encountered a catastrophe.
First of all, the original head and star trapeze artist Aisang Loya was inexplicably seriously injured in training, and then there were a series of training accidents, and the director was temporarily unable to operate, seeing that the enthronement ceremony was imminent, the rival Fitroman Troupe and the Flying Wing Song and Dance Troupe came to poach, and two of the original three large pillars were poached, and the remaining Kraken Beast Tamer caused a lot of trouble for the circus.
Seeing that he couldn't even perform normally, the family circus that had been passed down for three generations was about to be disbanded, and the seriously injured Aisang Loya almost couldn't swallow it in one breath and hung up directly, and before he was completely unconscious, he taught the duties of the head of the troupe to the immature Mi Luo.
But it's a pity that even though Mi Luo is working hard to maintain the family business, even if the old members are working hard to perform and take the initiative to reduce their salaries, the day of disbandment is still unstoppable day by day.
But today, it was a big day, and a rich man actually offered to sponsor the Fire Dragon Circus, and Mi Luo was simply overjoyed.
"Hello, distinguished lady, may I ask your surname, are you married? Oh, great, can you have dinner tonight? ”
As soon as he walked into the large pool, he heard a majestic voice, and Miro frowned.
Although Tracy the Siren is the pillar of her circus, her natural charm has also caused a lot of trouble for her circus.
"This guest, now that the circus is closed, please don't pester the members?"
As soon as I got closer, the scene in front of me was very puzzling, the beautiful kraken was in a daze, and a half-dragon man was chatting with the seal.
At the same time, a blonde paladin walked over with a smile.
"Good day, Miro-sama, I'm Luo Lan, there are some things I want you to talk to. That's a lot of gold at stake, interested? (To be continued......)