The Knight's Journey to the Empire

In the Baishi Fortress, swords flashed, spears stabbed, and spears flew. Horses neighed and smoke billowed.

At this stage of the war, no matter who is missing, White Stone Fortress is the center of the battle between the two sides.

In every battle that took place here, thousands of soldiers died, turning the White Stone Fortress and the surrounding land black and red.

That is the color of blood after oxidation and coagulation.

The Principality of Glia is attacking and the Kingdom of Midburg is defending, and what the two sides are competing for now is the depth of their national strength.

Although both sides knew that the Kingdom of Essex must be behind the scenes fanning the flames, and that if they continued to fight like this, it would play right into the other side's hands.

However, as more and more domestic forces have become involved on both sides and the interests have become increasingly complicated, it has now reached a completely irreconcilable point.

So now both sides are just holding on.

As for the civilians of the kingdom, as far as the County of Saladin was concerned, conscription was no longer voluntary but compulsory.

There is a truth that will never change, namely: when a country prospers, the people suffer; when a country perishes, the people suffer.

This is common to the consequences of all wars.

Compared with the brutal central battlefield, the defensive fortress on this small trade route is much more comfortable.

During this month, Soran could be said to have lived a very comfortable and happy life.

Apart from the necessary training time every day, the rest of the time is nothing more than reading, drinking tea, enjoying the scenery, chatting, and occasionally going out hunting to relax.

He even raised a bird he picked up and played with it every day.

September 4876, 9 in the Knight Continent calendar.

It has been more than six months since Soren joined the army of Marquis Saladin, and more than a year since the war began.

During this long period of time, Soran gained strength, knowledge, confidants and respect.

And because of this, he felt even more insignificant.

Facing this world, he wants to make some changes or get something, but the strong resistance makes his weakness more obvious.

Therefore, this pressure will urge Sauron to work harder, practice harder, study harder, cultivate confidants harder, and increase his foundation, so that he can continuously enhance his strength.

Only in this way can you live longer, go further, and get more.

The weather was very sunny that day, the autumn air was crisp and the sky was clear and cloudless.

Soran was reading a colored book in his single room when suddenly a soldier ran in hurriedly to report.

"Reporting to the captain, we have caught a monster with the big trap we set up outside. Now it is surrounded by Brother Martin and his men. You should go and take a look."

The soldier's name is Jim, he is about 25 years old, quick-witted and smart, his physical fitness is not high, but he will practice in his free time and is a person who strives to improve himself.

Soran was impressed by his ambition and took him into his personal guard team to train him as his confidant.

Upon hearing this, Soran quickly stuffed the book into his arms, pretended to pick up the knight's sword to hide the blushing on his face, and then quickly asked Jim to lead the way.

There is a special species on the Knight Continent, called Warcraft.

Please note that Warcraft and wild beasts are two different species. The difference between them is that Warcraft can naturally absorb the energy of heaven and earth to strengthen itself.

Of course, although there is a certain reproductive isolation between monsters and wild beasts, it is not absolute, so there are also some hybrids that can absorb the energy of heaven and earth.

However, this hybrid's talent for cultivation is definitely not high, and there is no way that its bloodline can be passed on.

Of course, Sauron had only heard of creatures like magical beasts that could absorb energy from heaven and earth, but he had never seen one in his life.

But fortunately, he had eaten it at the Donbass Knight Academy.

The cafeteria of the Donbass Knight Academy supplies a certain amount of monster meat every month, and eating monster meat can help improve the knights' training speed and physical fitness.

After leaving the defensive fortress and wandering in the woods for ten minutes, Sauron arrived at the scene where the monsters were surrounded.

This is a pitted area close to the cliff on one side, low in the middle and high around.

Martin and his group of seven or eight people stood upright with guns in hand, bows drawn and arrows drawn, surrounding the monster at the bottom of the depression, but they did not dare to act rashly.

The monster was pitch black in color, two meters tall and more than ten feet long, with well-developed limbs and a sturdy body. Its eyes contained a dark, murderous light, and there were two sharp, curved fangs on both sides of its big mouth that were flashing cold light.

At this moment, it stared at the humans around it with bloodshot eyes, without any fear.

And on its hind leg, there was an oversized animal trap, and bright red blood was slowly flowing out of the wound, staining a large area red.

The trap was originally tied with a rope as thick as an arm, but the monster was so strong that it broke it directly.

Soran stood on the hillside and after searching the knowledge in his mind, he recognized the monster.

The monster is called Rock Armored Warthog.

But something unexpected happened that surprised him greatly.

The surprise was certainly not because of the Warcraft, but because the Arcane Eye had undergone a new mutation.

After Soran stared at the monster for three seconds, a virtual box that only he could see popped up in front of him.

The text displayed on the box is the information about this monster.

"Rock Armored Warthog, low-level magical beast, combat power rating: average."

"First, the long-range attack capability of the Rock Armored Warthog is almost zero, but it is powerful and has a fast attack speed. When fighting, you need to pay attention to its sharp fangs and body impact, so it is suitable to use long-range attacks to kill it."

"Second, the value of the rock warthog is relatively high. Its fur is suitable for making high-grade leather armor, its blood is suitable for making low-grade potions, its fangs are suitable for making excellent daggers, its meat is edible and can strengthen the body, and its whip can be used to strengthen virility."

Sauron had never known about the introduction of Warcraft in this virtual box before.

Today it suddenly popped out, which really surprised him for a while.

It seems that this Arcane Eye has other functions that I don’t know about. I will have to dig deeper into it in the future. Maybe I will get some unexpected rewards.

Soran thought secretly in his heart.

He immediately told Jim, "Jim, go to the fort and call a few more men over. Bring ten more bows."

Jim took the order and went back.

Yes, Soran wanted to hunt down this monster called the Rock Armored Warthog.

Not long after, Jim came back with five men and ten bows.

Soran was not in a hurry, but asked him to distribute the bows to others first, and then collect many stones as big as heads and scatter them on the slope.

Everything was ready. Soran shouted, "Brothers, those who hold bows and arrows will listen to my command. Draw your bows, aim and shoot. If this rock armored warthog rushes up, throw stones at it and force it back. Do you understand?"

"clear."

"So, are we ready now?" Soran raised his hand.

Everyone began to draw their bows and arrows.

Soran suddenly lowered his raised hand and shouted, "Shoot!"

Ten arrows were fired at once, and because the distance was close and the target was standing still, all ten arrows hit the target.

The arrowheads were all embedded in the body of the warthog, and blood was dripping.

The rock-armored warthog suddenly turned into a rock-armored porcupine.

Of course, the archery will not stop, but the next wave will continue to follow.

The rock warthog suddenly let out a howl that shook the sky, shaking the mountains and forests and causing the birds to fly away.

It also sensed the deadly danger and began to run around, even rushing up the hillside.

But it is not so easy for it to escape, especially since it has serious injuries on its legs.

The impact speed of the rock warthog was greatly weakened. Everyone picked up stones and hit it hard, forcing it back.

But the hit rate of the subsequent bows and arrows was just so-so.

After all, he is not a professional archer.

……

The "rock armor" in the name of the rock warthog does not describe its skin as hard as rock armor, but refers to a magical innate talent in its racial bloodline called rock armor skin.

If this bloodline innate magic is released, it will greatly enhance the defense of the rock warthogs. Even if it is real stone, they dare to fight it head-on.

With the power of ordinary bows and arrows like Sauron's, there is no possibility of shooting it in, let alone hurting it.

But now, this rock warthog cannot be released.

Because this kind of bloodline magic inherited by Warcraft needs to grow to at least the intermediate level of Warcraft before it can be released.