Chapter 33, The Road of Knights - Beginning

Kil came to his carriage and tent and took off his sweat-soaked clothes and hard cowhide armor.

The temperature rose quickly in spring, and the nights were just cool without making people feel chilly, so Kil simply wore a linen single coat, tied a rabbit skin belt around his waist, and then hung up the captured hand crossbow and dagger. , he walked out of the tent and walked towards the Crow Knight camp next to him.

Nodding to the guard who was sitting on a small portable chair guarding the door, Kil waited at the entrance of the camp, waiting for Knight Crow to tell him to come in at the reminder of the guard.

There are various rules in the camp. For example, when facing a big shot, you must first inform them and get their permission before you can enter.

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"Sir, Kil is here."

After the bodyguard entered the camp, he whispered to Knight Crow who was wearing a light samurai uniform.

"Let him in."

"Yes."

The guard turned around and opened the curtain of the tent, waving to Keir who was standing outside, gesturing for him to come in. Then the guard himself sat on the folding chair on the ground, humming the little tunes sung in Kendall's Tavern, and spent another boring night leisurely.

Kil walked in and said hello to Knight Crow who was sitting upright.

"Sit down and talk."

The knight pointed to a chair nearby.

Kil moved a chair over, unfolded it and sat on it, looking at the serious Knight Crow honestly, preparing to enter the road of knighthood.

"We agreed at noon that after you pass my test, I will officially lead you on the path to becoming a knight. Let me ask you again, are you ready?"

"Ready." Kil replied affirmatively.

"Very good, then I will tell you how an ordinary person becomes a knight."

Knight Crow picked up a wooden doll from the side and looked at the dagger and sawdust placed on the table. It was obvious that Knight Crow had whittled this thing out and specially prepared it as a teaching tool for General Kil.

This wooden doll was cut very delicately, and except for the faceless face, the entire body structure was cut into a decent shape.

The knight placed the small wooden puppet on the ground between Kiel and him, then took out a clean branch, lit the puppet on the ground and spoke.

"First of all, you have to know that everyone has different opinions on one thing."

"I see."

"Just understand. Don't blame me for what I said is wrong after seeing other people's opinions. Let me first tell you the source of the knights recorded in the army when I was in the kingdom's army."

Keir quickly perked up his ears and listened attentively.

"As you may know, our Kingdom of Saint Halls is basically a new kingdom formed by immigrants from the empire. Naturally, the army of the kingdom also comes from the army system of the empire. The backbone of the army are hundreds of knights , naturally developed from the knight system of the empire. Basically, there are not many changes. It is even said that because the gods promised it to us humans from aliens, the land here is wild and the number of monsters and warcraft is far more than that of the empire. "

"The knights of our kingdom have become more brutal and rough in the past few decades. They do not have the exquisite elegance inherited by the imperial knights when they first came to this land. So most of what I am talking about now are inherited from the empire. Come."

"The empire has gone on for more than seven hundred years, and the knight system as a whole has not changed much. It is basically some of the most powerful and effective combat systems that have survived from the chaotic period before the establishment of the empire. The survival of the fittest. Kiel, you You may be wondering, if the natural empire is not the creator of the knightly fighting system, then where did they come from?”

Kil nodded sharply, obviously Knight Crow asked his doubts.

"That was created from a much older time."

"The knight training method from the imperial system said that the original knight was a training and transformation method developed by the magic emperors in order to rule during the ancient magic empire."

"Ancient magic empire? Magic emperor?"

Kil was a little confused. He had never even seen the current empire with his own eyes, so naturally he didn't know what an ancient human empire that only existed in history was.

"Don't look at me. I don't know what it is. Anyway, it was a huge country composed entirely of humans a long time ago. It seems to have existed for a long time. Many of the lands today were fought with foreign races at that time. This It was obvious that due to the demands of war and domination, those rulers needed a consistent emergence of superior warriors from among the common people."

"Today's knights are warriors specially developed for combat needs by the rulers of the time. The warriors who were not knights at the beginning were naturally only taking shape. As far as I know, there were no such warriors at that time. The riding beasts for them to ride are simply used as infantry. Of course, this is ten times and a hundred times more powerful than an army composed of ordinary people."

"In the long process of development, those warriors mounted various mounted beasts that could attack from a distance. They also differentiated themselves through various weapons and positioned themselves as knights for various combat needs. For example, some are good at shooting. Arch Knights, those with some abilities and assets are even more powerful and are called Demon Bow Knights."

"There are also some who are good at close combat with short weapons, some who are good at fighting with long weapons more than ten meters long, and some who fight with wands that can automatically release magic."

Speaking of this, Kil immediately thought of Baron Kendall who was not far away at the moment. Although he didn't know if he was a knight, he did have a magic gem short staff inlaid with gems.

Seeing Kil's eyes shining, Knight Crow guessed what he was thinking.

"Yes, Lord Baron's weapons include daggers and magic staffs that can release magic, and he himself also has the most basic knight strength. Well, how can I put it, although he is not my opponent yet, he has far surpassed me. It exceeds the strength of ordinary knights. In other words, he himself is far more difficult to deal with than this army."

Kil was stunned for a moment, not expecting Knight Crow to say that.

He often looked around the tent. Although he looked at the decorations around the tent, he was obviously looking at the sleeping militiamen around him. Unexpectedly, the hundreds of militiamen that Kiel always considered very powerful were actually considered by Knight Crow to be less difficult to deal with than the fully armed Baron Kendall.

"Haha, do you feel a little uncomfortable? Can't accept it? Are there more questions?"

Keir nodded.

"Let's put these questions aside for now and let's continue talking about the history of the Cavaliers."

"After many years and many generations of development, knights have become like a huge flower, with various flowers blooming on the branches. But obviously, to this day, the vast majority of knights still use Mainly close combat weapons, and some long weapons that are not particularly long. Don’t ask, the reason is very simple, it is that this kind of knight is the least difficult to train, requires skills and training costs, and has the lowest arming cost.”

"Compared with the cost of arming an army for ordinary people and the cost of training and arming knights, the resources used between the two are fundamentally different."

"This brings us to the main point we should talk about today."

Keir perked up.

"What does it take to train an ordinary soldier?"

Seeing Knight Crow's question, Keir immediately replied: "Food! Water! Leather clothes and pants, shoes, steel!"

Knight Crow nodded: "Food, grain and meat. Water, everyone is indispensable. As for the things you mentioned, in the eyes of the ruler, they are wood and leather goods, iron materials and fuel. In addition, there are There are cooks to cook, craftsmen to build weapons and equipment, and personnel to train.”

"And Kiel, what does it take to train a knight?"

It was difficult for Kiel to answer this question: "Uh, water! Everyone has to drink water, right? There is also food, as you said, grain and meat. Trained personnel! Yes, there must be This. Let me think about it, there must also be riding beasts and steel."

"Gone?"

"That's all I know."

Knight Crow shook his head and nodded: "So, what do you think makes a knight go from an ordinary person to a strong man that completely surpasses ordinary people? What allows them to have monsters that are stronger than cattle and beasts?" A lot of strength and physical strength that far exceeds that of ordinary people?”

"Well, it's the kind of energy you and I have seen before, the kind of energy that can be emitted from the body and then exploded with a bang."

Keir imitated the movement of a ball of light that the knight had released when he met Knight Crow for the second time in the farm outside Kendall. The ball of light exploded, instantly killing the flies flying in the cowshed and stunning the squawking crows.

"That's right, but where did that thing come from?"

Keir shook his head.

Knight Crow tapped the wooden doll on the ground with the branch in his hand.

"Is it the power that humans originally have?"

"The wording is not accurate, but it is not wrong. This power itself belongs to human beings, but it is not innate. But as I said before, the ancient human rulers, in order to need more powerful warriors, started from ordinary people. Something that is transformed and trained in the human body.”

Knight Crow lowered his eyes and said silently: "In order to obtain a wide range of warriors, the ancient rulers transformed all humans. As long as some resources are invested and trained, the earliest warriors can appear in batches. knight."

"When I was studying, this was what the books and the instructors said. Every human being today has undergone some transformation a long, long time ago."

Kil held his breath and listened quietly to Knight Crow saying these words, and then said softly: "This is a good thing, isn't it?"

The corners of Knight Crow's lips turned up: "It's a good thing for us, but it's not necessarily the case for the people a long time ago. I can imagine what it was like just by thinking about it."

"Speaking of which, what do you think gives knights such convenient abilities?" As he spoke, Knight Crow opened his palms, and an earthy yellow light began to emit from his palms, followed by a surging life energy ball. Floating on Knight Crow's open palm.

Keir looked at the ball of light and intuitively felt at a glance that if that thing hit him, he would die in an instant. There is no other possibility.

Shaking his head, Keir didn't know what could be the reason that allowed people to have such extraordinary abilities.

After all, most people cannot lift another person of the same weight as themselves, and their strength is much inferior to that of many animals.

Many farmers generally have difficulty seeing far at night due to lack of food.

Knight Crow slowly put away the life energy he released, and then said the answer: "It's Warcraft."

"Warcraft?" For a moment, Kil recalled a lot, especially after Knight Lanessa defeated the spider-shaped Warcraft, Knight Crow specially sent people to spend a long time transporting the body of the defeated Warcraft back to Kendall City. .

"Can the corpses of monsters be used to train knights?"

Knight Crow smiled: "Of course. As creatures that are born with strange magical powers, after the body tissues of those monsters are eaten by humans, they can stimulate the human body to produce more life energy. And this life energy is That’s why the knights are so powerful.”

"Of course, production and use are not the same. If ordinary people just eat the meat of Warcraft, they will at most be overly healthy, which will be harmful and will not lead to longevity. Only the knight's special method of controlling the use of life energy can this life energy It accumulates in the body and gradually transforms our original body."

Knight Crow made a motion to flex his arm muscles.

"Now?" Kil was extremely excited and couldn't wait for Knight Crow to start teaching him the ability to control the life energy in his body.

Seeing Kil's thoughts, Knight Crow's face became serious: "But this kind of learning method is different. I only know the military method, which is a bit rough and simple. You have to endure the danger and pain in the process. Do you understand?"

"clear!"

"Then let's get started. Today I'll let you experience for yourself what the life energy in your body is."

After speaking, Knight Crow stretched out a finger, and a sporadic amount of life energy gathered on his finger.

"Everyone's life energy is different, and they have strong personal differences and territorial awareness. To put it simply, my life energy is a source of power to support myself, but for you, it attacks the body. Foreign invaders.”

"Using a metaphor, your body is like a territory that you make your own decisions, and your life energy is like the people living in the territory. However, your place is too primitive and backward now, and it is still the same tribal settlement level as the savages. Neither you nor your fellow citizens are aware of each other’s existence.”

Just as he said this, Knight Crow tapped his finger on Kil's forehead, between the eyebrows.

boom!

Kil felt as if a bomb had exploded in his entire consciousness. The hair all over his body exploded, and his eyes unconsciously looked toward the center of his eyebrows, forming a pair of corns.

His face turned pale instantly, and then quickly turned rosy again, accompanied by his gradually heavier breathing.

These were just the obvious physical conditions of Keir, but what surprised him even more was the new experience he suddenly felt at this time.

From near the middle of Kiel's forehead where he was pointed by Knight Crow's finger, Kiel could clearly feel the breathing and tense contraction of the pores on the skin, the existence of subcutaneous blood vessels and the muscles of the head and face, and had his first interaction with them. communicate'.

The skin and muscles near his forehead complained to him about the attacks and invasions from outsiders. Kil seemed to be able to feel that from where Knight Crow's fingers came into contact, extremely rare khaki light spots were moving from the contact point toward Kil's skin and beyond. The underlying musculoskeletal movement penetrates.

Although those earth-yellow rare life energies are not much, they are extremely powerful in combat. They can only let the opponent freely pass through the obstacles of the skin and muscle layers, and then swagger through the obstacles of the skull to directly contact Keir's brain.

This made Kil's brain perceive great danger. They shouted at Kil's consciousness, accusing Kil of not avoiding the attack and making his body the same as a public toilet. The life energy of Knight Crow Come when you want and leave when you want.

"Kiel, can you hear me?"

Kil was about to nod, but as soon as the idea came up, Knight Crow seemed to know it. He continued: "I understand, you can hear me, that's good. Let's continue."

Keir immediately ignored the shouts of part of his brain, skull, muscles and skin to his consciousness and focused his consciousness.

"Do you feel it? Your body."

Kil thought, and he really felt it. Those guys were simply unreasonable. It was obvious that they themselves could not block the small amount of life energy output by Knight Crow through contact, but they put the blame entirely on his head. It was really unreasonable. Reason.

"Don't worry about the information sent to you by your body. Your body is not supplemented by Warcraft meat, and the thin life energy existing in your body cannot block anything at all, and it is of no use. Just feel them with your heart, especially You need to feel what things are resisting when my life energy breaks through the barriers of your skin and other body tissues.”

"Haha, whatever resists is your savage 'collar', your life energy."

“Find them and feel where they are.”

"I'm doing it." Kil still spoke out.

"Very well, now let me change places and extend your left hand."

Kil stretched out his left hand, and Knight Crow retracted the finger that was touching Kil's forehead, and then gently tapped the palm of Kil's left hand.

It still feels the same, but it's not as clear as when it was on his forehead, but Kil's expression and eyes have returned to normal. He stared closely at his left hand. He could feel the invasion of Knight Crow's life energy on his left hand, and there was also a small amount of his own life energy that was making completely useless resistance.

It was just like the expedition fleets from Western Europe during the Great Discovery that crossed the ocean and came to the land of the backward tribal kingdoms in America.

His life energy gathered completely spontaneously to resist the invasion of Crow Knight's extremely rare life energy.

A complete failure.

"You know, it is actually very dangerous at this time. If I slightly increase the output of my life energy, your body will be killed immediately. Because you look strong and young, but in fact, at the level of life energy, you are at this time It’s like a newborn baby.”

"Concentrate on controlling them. They are your subjects. Tell them to spread out and not make unnecessary sacrifices. After all, you know that I will not hurt you, but they will only rely on instinct to resist outsiders who appear around them."

According to what Knight Crow said, Kil stared at his palms. As the muscles in his palms twitched, he tried to disperse his own life energy trying to defend the territory over and over again, so as not to make unnecessary sacrifices.