In the past, there was a special formation of the Aurora Knights in the Royal Knights of the Land of Arashi. They were rare fourth-level (gold) soldiers among humans, but they should have disappeared with the fall of their motherland more than 300 years ago.
But as time went by, the legendary knights gradually became a questionable legend. After all, their numbers were never large, and they never left the frozen and snowy North.
The advantage of human beings is rapid growth, but on the other hand, due to the short lifespan and prime period of relatively long-lived species, there has always been a bottleneck in the average combat power of human countries.
For example, it takes seven to ten years to cultivate a mature White Wolf Knight, which means that a rookie cannot become a qualified knight until he is seventeen or eighteen years old at the earliest, and when he is in his forties, all aspects will decline rapidly. The service period is usually
It cannot be more than 20 years. The peak period of a knight is from the age of 28 to 35.
After deducting the bonus of equipment, most ace knights will not be able to reach the third level in this life, so there is the term silver dignity. In most human kingdoms, knights who reach the silver level can automatically obtain the lowest level of noble title.
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And those lucky ones who successfully enter the gold level can obtain the reputation of masters in various races, which has gone beyond the scope of hard work and is destined to be the exclusive preserve of a few geniuses.
The God of Destiny is fair. The more a warrior relies on weapons and equipment, the harder it is for him to enter a higher level.
In such a comparison, humans are far behind other races. It is not difficult for adult elves to reach the silver level. It is also not stressful for adult high-level elves to reach the gold level through hard work. Although the orcs are not advanced quickly, they
With excellent basic attributes and racial talents, as long as the weapons and equipment are not too far behind, there is no pressure to fight one against two at the same level.
But the reason why humans have overwhelmed all other races and become the overlord of the continent is not only due to the population base, but also the extremely complicated classification of military services, as well as the excellent equipment manufacturing technology. Special, elite, ace, every mature military service is indispensable.
Have their own exclusive equipment and tactics.
Relying on the bonus of equipment, units with an average level of 2 (bronze) can become the main force of each country. The Oran Empire is so powerful, and its White Wolf Guards with an average level of 3 are indispensable.
The Misilol violent dragon spear they equipped is indestructible after being infused with magic power. The violent throwing spear that detonates once can withstand a full blow of low-level gold. The critical sword with flaming chain teeth is a terrifying cutting machine in close combat. Among these
With the help of sturdy weapons and indestructible Misilol light armor, and with the investment of the powerful Oran Empire regardless of labor costs, this average third-level ace light cavalry unit was created (the reason why it is light cavalry is because of its equipment).
Overweight, existing well-bred war horses cannot be equipped with heavy armor anymore, and can only be equipped with light armor to protect vital parts. Moreover, this light cavalry unit is notoriously slower than heavy cavalry.)
This is already the level of the ace guards of various super empires. Moreover, it is the result of the rapid development of alchemy technology and alloy smelting technology in the past hundred years. But according to legend, more than three hundred years ago, in that bitter cold country of ice and snow, it was actually famous.
The gold-level heavy-armored knight who is the Aurora Knight makes people suspicious.
"There is a huge difference between the average gold level and the average silver level. What kind of mounts and equipment can increase the combat power of bronze level warriors to gold level. Are they all dragon knights? There are a hundred of them.
One knight is enough to conquer the world."
"But the other party did send information and instructions, as well as a set of equipment samples. Moreover, preliminary inspection showed that the complete Aurora Knight has indeed reached the fourth level."
Dasos opened his mouth wide, his face full of disbelief. Would you give away such a sharp weapon of the country?
During the negotiations at that time, Roland did half-jokingly say that he would exchange the Aurora Knights for the three third-tier units of the Oran Empire, including the White Wolf Guards. However, in fact, the existence of the Aurora Knights has always been questioned. If
If it really existed, its value would indeed be higher than the three third-tier arms. Everyone just regarded this as a joke.
Therefore, Dasos agreed without hesitation at that time, and also said that if he was really willing to change, he would also be willing to provide one thousand 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 existed, it would have disappeared into history. Otherwise, the Donglan Principality would not have suffered repeated defeats and its national power continued to decline.
But now he has actually sent military information and equipment samples, and he is still in the most difficult period of his life. What is going on? Are you planning to show your surrender in a different way?
Dasos was immediately overjoyed and asked:
"Have you got the stuff? Have you done any tests?"
Soon, when the sample was delivered to the emperor, Dasos's joy suddenly turned into ice.
It was indeed a piece of armor that was so gorgeous and beautiful that it was a work of art. It was thick and beautiful at the same time. The spikes that were spread out were obviously not for beauty, and the cold air around it made people feel the smell of magic.
But... the equipment is melting, and the surrounding area is full of water.
"Isn't this an ice sculpture? Why is it equipment!"
"According to the information sent by the other party, the Aurora Knight's armor is made of special ice, and we have tested it. Before the special magic power fades away, the hardness of this ice armor is actually three times that of our Misirol alloy.
More than twice that, but only a quarter of the mass."
"The mount of the Aurora Knight is a spiritual creature called the Ice-cold Evil One. The information clearly states that they have signed a contract with the Lan bloodline and will provide a batch of larvae as Aurora every twenty years.
The accumulation of knights' mounts can be accumulated, and I'm afraid I have accumulated a lot over the past three hundred years. In other words, the Donglan Principality at least has an ace knights group as its trump card."
Immediately, Dasos suddenly realized.
This is both a gesture of goodwill and a display of strength. The Aurora Knight's ice armor and spiritual mount are obviously specialties of the North. They may not be able to leave the country at all, but if there is an invasion war...
"No wonder the coalition forces composed of more than a dozen countries suffered heavy losses back then. Will this ice armor and design help us?"
"It is extremely helpful. Although it has many flaws, this is probably the pinnacle that human arms can reach. As long as these theories can be digested, our White Wolf Guard will go further, and maybe a new arm of at least the third level will be born."
Dasos nodded, hesitated for a moment, and finally came to a conclusion.
"Give her the information on arms other than the White Wolf Guard, promise to give her the information on the White Wolf Guard three years later, and show enough goodwill. Develop commerce and trade, and by the way, give those three dwarves better treatment. Gemini
When she comes to the world again, she might make the Donglan Principality rise again... By the way, help me ask her if she is willing to have dinner with me."
Not long after, while rejecting that embarrassing invitation, I looked at the "gift" sent by Dasos. I smiled with satisfaction.
The Aurora Knight does exist, and was the main force of the Royal Knights of the Kingdom of Arashi in the past. However, unfortunately, the altar of contract with the Ice Og tribe is in the coldest north. It is not even the territory of the Kingdom of Arashi now. If we want to let it return
It's not an easy thing in this world.
This ice armor is actually a Xibei product jointly made by me and the Banshee King. The real polar cold light heavy armor must borrow the help of the power of ice and evil. It is not so easy to melt, and in order to prevent the wearer from freezing directly
Ice cubes need to sign a symbiosis contract with this extremely cold soul creature. The real Aurora Knight is indeed a powerful fourth-level soldier, but to meet the requirements of the contract, it must be a powerful knight at the peak of the third level.
For other races, the Silver Peak is nothing. But for humans, it is already a peak that mortals may not reach in their lifetime. This is also the reason why the Aurora Knights have never been able to become a regular establishment. But if a war really breaks out, as long as we
I have a hundred Aurora Knights on hand, but I won't even look at over a thousand White Wolf Guards.
Of course, with the supply rate of one hundred Ice-cold Horrors every twenty years, the Aurora Knights has never been full. But now just thinking about the fact that the contract has not been fulfilled for three hundred years, there are at least 1,500 Ice-cold Horrors.
The far north is waiting for the call of the knights, and I can't wait to send my troops to recapture the lost territory.
As for the information provided to the Oran Empire, I don’t think he can create the Aurora Knight with these things. The weapon information exchanged can improve Donglan’s alchemy and industry, which has lagged behind this era for nearly two hundred years. This is what is important.
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Moreover, since I slapped him, I also want to give him some sweetness. The contract is not omnipotent. It is not a good thing to stand completely opposite the Oran Empire. The most troublesome enemy is always the one whose position is unclear. Really
Being in the hostile camp makes it easier to deal with.
At this time, I had no time for such trivial matters. The young knights in front of me were full of energy, but they were obviously too pampered. They were full of complaints soon after they started training.
"Hold on, I'll have dinner after finishing this final training."
What was in front of them was undoubtedly a scene of human tragedy. Under the pursuit of a group of wild dogs, the young knights with their hands tied were squeezing out the last of their strength and desperately trying to escape from the tiger's mouth.
On the other side, Diana was supervising Princess Renee's swordsmanship training, and each sword was quite methodical.
The Ice Frost is indeed a unique product of the Far North, but it itself is a soul creature. When the knight who coexists with it dies in battle, if it does not choose to return to the Snowy Mountains, it will fall into a long sleep and often stay in the mountains.
Among the knight's relics.
And such a relic, if you meet a knight with a suitable compatibility, it is possible to awaken the sleeping soul creature and become a new Aurora Knight. If the new generation of knights has a blood relationship with the old knight, the possibility of success will increase.
Big increase.
This is also the only way for the Aurora Knights to expand its membership in addition to regular supplies, and I still have a lot of these knight relics on hand. I didn’t plan to take them out at all, but I heard from Kelly that the royal family escorted the royal family this time.
Many of the knights are descendants of the previous generation of Aurora Knights, so I started to think about it.
"There are five at the Silver Peak, and the rest are just at the Silver and Bronze Peaks. It's totally not good."
Even though I do lack combat power now, if you want to become a glorious Aurora Knight, blood alone is definitely not enough. If you want to inherit the power and glory of your ancestors, at least you want me to see your ambition. At least, you have to prove your destiny.
Hard enough.
Therefore, the knights are completely unlucky these days.
The physical limit test has just ended, the expected lunch has not arrived, but a new test has already arrived.
"yawn!!"
"Sister, stop splashing water! We all have a cold. There is no cure for colds in summer."
But after getting my permission, Momo poured down another bottle of ice water without hesitation. Immediately, the two young people turned pale, rolled their eyes and fainted, and then someone pulled them over and slapped them.
Wake up and continue to throw it into the ice pond.
The scene in front of me may be really unbearable, Kelly walked over quietly and whispered in my ear.
"Sitting on the tip of a knife, stepping on charcoal fire, wild dogs chasing people, and now they are sweating profusely and then immediately soaking in ice water. Is this training method really correct? I only saw these children struggling, not their progress. Back then
This is not how Ferdy is trained."
"No matter how you train, in the end you have to force them to exceed their limits. After they have to fight a few times, they will break through. Don't worry, I received the purest royal knight training back then,"
He nodded half-heartedly, but just as he turned back and took a few steps, he remembered something and ran back in a hurry.
"You almost fooled me. You became a paladin when you were ten years old. How could you receive complete royal knight training? At most, I only taught you basic swordsmanship."
"Don't worry, I'm a legendary teacher who taught demigods. My own teaching methods are definitely no worse than the traditional ones. Just rest assured. Look. Look, Renee didn't break through the bronze level in my training.
"
Renee's inexplicable breakthrough was indeed great news and a very convincing fact. Kelly didn't say much.
What she didn't know was that I was also full of doubts at the moment.
"Why haven't you made a breakthrough? Didn't that boy Adam break through inexplicably? How about trying to meditate under the waterfall, half-dead to comprehend the small universe, and test your perseverance by putting on weights that are more than your body weight? Hmm. One
Come on, as long as you don’t die, you will make a breakthrough one day. By the way, high-altitude bungee jumping is said to stimulate potential, and there is also extreme hunger training, so let’s stop them from having dinner for ten days.”
One day, Annie asked Adam why he didn't teach her himself, but instead gave her the basic skills and then let her travel alone to practice practice. At that time, Adam hesitated for a long time. Finally, he answered dumbfounded.
"I really don't know how to teach you. If we use the same method we used back then, I think if you are not a cockroach, you probably won't survive. By the way, don't ask your Uncle Bones to learn martial arts, absolutely. Also,
As long as he says that word, don't hesitate and run as far as you can."
"That word?"
"Yeah. It's a 'new idea'."
But at this time, I had another wonderful inspiration.
"Yawn! Who is talking about me? By the way, kids, I have a new idea. Let's try the horse racing game. You tie yourself to the horse, then give it a try and let the horse lead.
I'm running after you, what? Are you afraid that you won't be able to keep up? If you can't keep up, just drag it on the ground a few times, and you should catch up soon. Back then, that idiot and I used Velociraptors, which were much faster than war horses for short distances.
, it’s hard to find velociraptors here, so let’s make do with war horses first.”
"I'm going to die..."
"You will definitely die!"
But unfortunately, Her Majesty the Princess has now handed them over to this devil. No matter what, she can only follow them to the end.
"By the way, I have another good idea. It is said that getting a tattoo on the chest will stimulate your potential. How about giving it a try?"
Some years later, the first batch of Aurora Knights will burst into tears for no apparent reason whenever they recall the past years, and will tremble reflexively whenever the word "instructor" is mentioned.
Bringing snacks, some people will shiver whenever they see dark elves and ice, some people will get an inexplicable cold as soon as summer comes, and they will be cured in winter...
Among the strongest group of knight veterans, the most incredible thing is the tattoo on each person's chest. Some people have tattoos of a tiger, some have tattoos of a long-nosed baby elephant, and most of them have tattoos on their chests.
Part of it had seven inexplicable scars.
"You are already dead! I have no regrets in my life!"
It was their battle cry that most devastated their enemies. The confidence and fearlessness in it made this battle cry a model for future generations of knights to follow.
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In this era of lack of entertainment, especially when there is basically no entertainment for the common people, a traveling circus comes to the villages and towns, sets up tents, plays gongs and drums, and distributes leaflets. It is the festival of that town, and it is the most important thing for children.
When you are happy.
But for the circus, the roads between towns are often not safe. In addition, the daily work is hard. The wealthy businessmen and nobles find the circus performances vulgar. The entertainment trend is mainly for civilians, and they cannot make money.
No matter how big the money is, it is often difficult to retain talent.
Therefore, the history of ordinary circuses is often not long, and it is common to disband in three to five years. Even if it happens to become a hit because of novel and interesting shows, due to the solidification of the business model, it will fall into trouble in a certain future, and
Eventually disbanded.
The Fire Dragon Circus is an old circus with a history of a hundred years, and just like other new stars who were once very popular, it has also ushered in its own decline.
This time, they were originally quite prestigious and were invited to perform a circus performance at the succession ceremony. This opportunity was regarded as an opportunity to become a big circus. If they became famous, they might become regular performers in a certain theater.
Being a member of the troupe, or becoming a long-term hired team of a certain big noble, is like getting rid of the shackles of the wandering circus and completely going ashore. However, when everyone is happily planning for the future, they encounter misfortune inexplicably.
First, the former troupe leader and star aerialist Aisan Loya was inexplicably seriously injured during training. Later, a series of training accidents occurred, resulting in the temporary inability to operate. Seeing that the enthronement ceremony was approaching, the rival Fitro Circus and the Flying Trapeze...
However, the Wing Song and Dance Troupe came to poach the circus, and two of the original three big pillars were poached. The remaining Siren Tamer caused big 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. The seriously injured Aisanloya almost couldn't swallow and died. But before he was completely unconscious and could not do anything, he killed the troupe leader.
He taught the immature Xiaomi Luo his responsibilities.
But it's a pity that even though Xiao Milo 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 unstoppably approaching day by day.
But today is a big day. A rich man actually offered to sponsor the Fire Dragon Circus. Xiao Milo was so happy.
"Hello, distinguished lady, may I ask your surname and are you married? Oh, great, can you have dinner with me tonight?"
Just after walking into the large pool, Milo frowned when he heard a powerful voice.
Although the Siren Tracy is the mainstay of her circus, her natural charm has also caused her circus a lot of trouble.
"This guest, the circus is closed now, please don't pester the members... ah?"
Just getting closer, the scene in front of me was very confusing. The beautiful sea monster was in a daze aside, while a half-dragon was chatting with the seal.
At the same time, a blond paladin walked over with a smile.
"Good day, Lord Milo, I am Luo Lan. I want to talk to you about something. This involves a large amount of gold coins. Are you interested?"
