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Blackrock Territory, Western Wilderness.
The biting wind whipped and eroded the land.
Although it is only 3 p.m., the sky is already dark.
Those who have lived in the northern border of the Kingdom of Grey for many years know that the first long night of the year is about to begin in the north.
The perspective shifts to the boundary line of the Western Wilderness region, heading towards the center of Blackrock Territory.
A handsome blond youth rode a jet-black warhorse, followed by a legion of soldiers, a formidable sight.
Above his head, a giant blue raven with a wingspan of three meters circled.
It was Arthur who, upon receiving a report from Inspector Guf about the crisis with the wind wolves, immediately rang the military bell.
He summoned all the militia members, quickly organized their equipment and belongings, and put them into a state of combat readiness.
then.
He led the militia to the border of the Western Wilderness in just half a day.
On this trip, Arthur did not allow Leon, the steward who was currently the strongest fighter in Blackrock Territory, to accompany him.
Firstly, because the butler, Leon, assessed the severity of the wind wolf crisis for him.
He had served as a squire to the old lord Richard and had participated in the clearing of the wind wolves thirty years ago.
Therefore, he was very familiar with the habits and strength of the wind wolf, a magical beast.
He told Arthur:
The Wind Wolf is a low-level, social magical beast that is naturally compatible with wind elements.
When it reaches adulthood, it can unleash the first-tier magic "Wind Blade," which can easily cut through solid trees and ordinary ironware.
Thirty years ago.
The Wind Wolf pack in the Western Wilderness is a large pack led by a very rare fourth-tier alpha wolf, with more than two hundred adult Wind Wolves.
The ranks of monsters are generally linked to their level of danger, and there are six ranks in total.
Tiers one through six correspond to Apprentice Knight, Iron Tier, Silver Tier, etc., respectively.
A fourth-tier alpha wolf, its strength is comparable to that of a typical gold-tier knight.
With the addition of a large number of adult wind wolves, this pack of wind wolves can be considered a more powerful magical beast force in the Northern Territory than that of a typical viscountry.
But they unfortunately encountered an even more extraordinary Gold-rank knight, Richard, the eighth prince from the Grey royal family.
Despite being exiled to this place, the young Richard of yesteryear still possessed the formidable strength he had honed in the royal court.
Therefore, he almost single-handedly killed all the wind wolves and beheaded a fourth-tier alpha wolf under the wolf pack's siege.
Leon still remembers.
The scene of this magical beast force, even stronger than that of the Viscount's Territory, being completely wiped out from the western wasteland of Blackrock Territory overnight.
So, in the past thirty years.
According to the intelligence provided by the patrol, the size of this gathering of wind wolves should be around 70.
Butler Leon's assessment:
The new alpha wolf of this pack will not be stronger than the third tier, at most reaching the level of a typical silver-tier knight.
The second reason Arthur didn't allow his butler Leon to accompany him was that he wanted to use the experience of the Wind Wolf Pack crisis to break through his bottleneck and advance to the Black Iron rank.
[Rank: Apprentice Knight (100/100)]
After half a month of intensive training.
Arthur has exhausted his "Blessing of Humility" and can now unleash his Aura without relying on the "Fire Lion Breathing Technique" combat skill, Blood Boiling.
Originally, he thought that after accumulating life force, he could naturally break through to the Black Iron Rank.
However, he discovered that he could not fully excite the waveguide; he could only excite it intermittently.
The butler, Leon, told him that he had reached the first bottleneck in his knightly training.
Because a knight's training is not only about accumulating vitality, but also about fighting and honing skills.
Therefore, after determining that this wolf pack crisis was a general risk.
Arthur makes a further decision:
He simply selected five elite Black Iron-rank knights from his personal guard of knights to accompany him into battle.
Meanwhile, the steward Leon led the remaining squire knight guards to stand by in Blackrock Territory to ensure the safety of the territory during the campaign.
But the butler, Leon, still thought the young master's decision was somewhat risky.
To ensure the safety of the young master on this trip, his decision was adjusted.
He ordered his mount to escort Arthur.
Leon's mount is a mutated low-level magical beast, a tier-three giant frost raven.
It was also the leader of the Flying Crow population kept by the Field family.
After a Black Iron Knight is promoted to a Silver Knight, their soul strength will experience a qualitative leap.
At that time, you can form a contract with a magical beast that is compatible with you.
A knight's mount is an important second fighting force for the knight.
The Frosty Raven King of Leon is an example of this.
This is also one of the huge differences between Iron-rank knights and Silver-rank knights in his eyes.
Leon's Frost Raven King is quite powerful among third-tier magical beasts, possessing a variety of second-tier ice magic.
Its ultimate move is a third-tier dual-elemental ice and wind magic called "Storm Ice Arrow".
It can create large-scale ice storms that penetrate armor and use their cold air to corrode and destroy the enemy's flesh.
finally.
After careful consideration, Arthur did not reject the butler Leon's proposed adjustment.
But he also made demands regarding the escort of the Frostwolf King:
Unless an unexpected situation arises, the Frosty Raven King is not allowed to take action.
Because he not only wanted to hone himself through this crisis with the Wind Wolf pack, but also wanted to use it to train this newly formed regiment.
......
Back to the present.
"Maintain combat readiness, form groups of ten, and disperse to different positions!"
Arthur commanded all the militiamen behind him to spread out their formation and enter a state of combat readiness that they had rehearsed beforehand.
Subsequently.
He rode his jet-black warhorse, circling the militia to urge them on.
The jet-black warhorse under Arthur's command is one of only two magical beasts owned by the Field family, besides the Frostraven; it is the Black-maned Horse.
Although the Black-haired Horse is only a low-level magical beast, it is naturally brave and has a bad temper, truly deserving of the name of a warhorse.
Within the Field family, the number of black-haired horses is scarce, not exceeding ten in decades.
These are all valuable assets that the old lord Richard took with him after being expelled from the Grey royal family, and each one is priceless.
And the black-maned horse that Arthur rode had an even closer relationship with him.
Arthur witnessed the birth of this black-haired horse when he was a child and named it.
—Night Shadow.
In the following ten years or so.
Arthur and Nightshade grew up together, accompanying each other, and naturally completed the process of taming each other.
Nightshade inherited Mobinma's naturally irritable temperament and was extremely averse to contact with others.
Even when facing its former lord Richard, it showed no fear and displayed sufficient ferocity.
Only when Arthur is around will Nightshade restrain his volatile temper.
"Commander Arthur, I have completed the equipment inspection of the legion!"
At that moment, a boy's voice, still somewhat childish, pulled him back to the present.
Arthur looked down at the source of the voice.
It's Lancelot.
He wore a helmet with an open face and a composite armor of plates and chains, with movable greaves covering his limbs.
Arthur looked at the boy's serious but somewhat incongruous appearance due to his age and smiled knowingly.
"My temporary deputy commander, tell me about the situation."
Half a month ago.
Arthur put Lancelot under high standards, enabling him to stand out within a month and become the second-in-command of his militia.
But to Arthur's surprise...
Lancelot conquered the entire militia in just half a month.
First of all.
Lancelot adapted to the militia's physical training in a week.
He demonstrated exceptional initiative, learning about the situation of the other 153 members of the militia and establishing friendly relations with them.
After the burden of having his childhood friend Vivi's "cursed body" draining his life force was lifted.
Lancelot, who has mastered innate waveguide abilities, is experiencing rapid advancements in his physical functions every day.
His body quickly shed its emaciated state and returned to a strong and muscular appearance, and his strength also jumped to the level of trainee knight.
after that.
Lancelot also demonstrated terrifying combat talent and leadership.
In the second week.
Arthur intends to organize a competition to select a temporary deputy commander in order to deal with a possible crisis.
The 154-member militia was divided into ten groups, which engaged in group combat to test their tactical and fighting skills honed through daily training.
finally.
Lancelot did not use his innate waveguide power.
With his keen combat instincts and leadership, he led his squad to victory.
This half month.
Lancelot's meteoric rise in power gave Arthur a strong premonition:
This young subordinate will surely surpass him in rank and strength in the near future.
Thinking about this, Arthur always sighed:
It's really annoying to compare people to each other!
Back to the present.
Arthur hears a report from Lancelot, the acting vice-commander, on the state of the militia:
"Of the 154 members of the Black Rock Corps who were supposed to be on this expedition, all 154 members were present, and 0 members were absent."
According to the combat readiness report, all soldiers' armor and weapons were undamaged.
The formation report states that, following the regimental commander's orders, the soldiers have dispersed into ten relatively independent groups, with each group having a well-organized division of labor.
......"
End of report.
"very good!"
Arthur nodded to Lancelot, then turned his mount Nightshade towards the direction of the Beast Forest.