The Knight's Journey to the Empire

Chapter 40: The Magic Plant, the White Knight, and the Unlucky Prince

There is a special profession on the Knight Continent, called the White Knight.

The professional level of the White Knight is also a formal knight who masters fighting spirit.

But the difference is that they have mastered precious knowledge of pharmacy, and know how to use various magical plants or medicinal materials to prepare medicines and blend various medicinal effects, so as to maximize the efficacy of magical plants and other medicinal materials.

The professional identity of a White Knight is more valuable and scarcer than that of a formal knight. He is either truly wealthy or noble, with immense wealth.

As long as a White Knight is able to prepare potions, he will be treated with the highest courtesy no matter which force he joins, without any exception.

Natural resources and treasures are born and raised by nature. They are hard to find and can be encountered by chance but not sought after.

Since ancient times, those who are destined to have it will get it, or those who are virtuous will live in it, and it is important to win people over with virtue.

Since Sauron encountered this blood-parasitic vine, he was a man of destiny or virtue, so there was no reason for him to let it go. He immediately ordered people to pull all of it down.

Of course, he still knew to leave some room for himself and did not dig out the roots of the parasitic blood vine.

The parasitic vine is a vine that clings to giant trees with its roots penetrating into the trunks of the trees. It survives by parasitizing the trees and stealing their nutrients.

The vine is only as thick as a thumb, but very long and extremely tough.

All of this would weigh about thirty or forty kilograms.

Fortunately, it was not very heavy, otherwise Sauron would never have taken it with him on his escape.

However, don't underestimate the weight of thirty or forty kilograms. Its value is at least six hundred gold coins, and most of the time it is out of stock.

After experiencing the blood-parasitic vine incident, on the way to escape in the Barinas Mountains, Soran began to pay attention to the plants around him at all times, to see if there were any strange things that he could use to occupy the area.

During this time, he also saw traces of demonic plants twice and encountered a dangerous demon beast.

However, those two magic plants grew in some extremely dangerous areas, and Soran did not risk picking them.

And that magical beast was an invisible tree frog, a mid-level magical beast, about the size of an ordinary hound.

It was also clinging to a giant tree with a diameter of two meters. Its skin blended into the color of the tree, making it difficult for ordinary people to distinguish it with the naked eye.

It was also because of Sauron's special ability of the Arcane Eye that he was able to see it and lead his men to escape in time.

The strength of an intermediate-level Warcraft is equivalent to that of a Brave Knight professional level, and in most cases, an intermediate-level Warcraft is stronger than a Brave Knight.

What's more, this invisible tree frog has awakened its bloodline innate magic - poison mist spray, and will spray out dense poisonous mist from its mouth.

Therefore, if Sauron and his group invaded it, these twelve people would definitely all die and become part of the Barinas Mountains.

And it was precisely because of these special experiences that Soran gradually figured out the rules of this new ability, the Arcane Eye.

That is, only the magical plants or magical beasts that contain the energy of heaven and earth will jump out of the virtual box to display information.

The acquisition of this ability made Sauron more cautious in his subsequent travels. He would look around a few more times, fearing that he would encounter any magical beast with excellent camouflage abilities.

Soon, five days passed and Soran and his companions had no idea where they were, but they knew they were close to the border of the Principality of Golia, and might have even crossed it.

It was a clear blue sky, a crisp autumn day, and without a single cloud in the sky. Sauron and his men were heading west.

They did not walk fast and needed to stay alert at all times because in this unfamiliar environment and such a huge forest, any danger could suddenly arise.

They have experienced all of these: attacks by wild beasts, infestations by snakes and insects, sinking into deep pits, and so on.

As a result, their spirits have always been in a highly tense state. If they had not had their comrades by their side, they would have gone crazy long ago.

Suddenly, Martin, who was scouting in front, came running to report that six people appeared in front. They were dressed in brocade clothes, carrying bows and arrows, holding guns and swords, and leading Huang Qingcang. They were all riding tall horses and were walking towards him.

Judging from his appearance, he looks like a noble son of the Principality of Glia who is out hunting.

As he approached the Principality of Golia, Soran no longer dared to walk around blindly, and usually sent his men to investigate the surrounding situation.

The Barinas Mountains are densely forested and home to many wild animals. It is now approaching winter, and the prey are getting fat and strong in preparation for the winter, making it a good time for hunting.

During the days of escape, Soran and his companions survived the food shortage by hunting.

If there was a pot, he would have stewed the evil plant Jixue Teng as well.

When he heard that it was a nobleman, Soran became interested. He immediately ordered the others to hide on the spot, and he and Martin went to check it out.

After walking two miles forward, Soran hid in the bushes and observed these noble children.

It was indeed as Martin said. They were dressed in brocade clothes, carrying bows and arrows, holding guns and swords, leading Huang Qingcang, and riding tall horses. It was obvious that they were here to hunt.

Silently activating the special ability of the Arcane Eye, Soran discovered that among these six people, except for two who were formal knights at the entry-level knight professional level, the others were ordinary people.

Seeing this, Sauron didn't want to create any more trouble. Now he just wanted to bring his brothers back to the king safely.

But the subsequent conversation among these noble children made him change his mind.

One of the nobles, who had the strength of a knight, said to the noble who was in front of him with a haughty look on his face, "My lord, it's not a good idea for us to leave Earl Alex and his troops behind. What if we run into danger?"

The noble young man with a haughty look on his face immediately retorted: "What's wrong with that? Their presence will only scare away my prey."

The tone of his voice was overbearing and arrogant, and it was obvious that he was used to the feeling of being superior.

Soran could clearly see that the other knight who had not spoken beside him had a look of anger on his face and his fists were clenched tighter.

"This..." The noble son of a knight who spoke first wanted to argue, but was silenced by the words of the young master.

"What's this? I'm the eldest son and I have the final say!" His tone was still aggressive, and I am the only one who has the final say.

Seeing that the young master was using his power to overpower others, the knight had no choice but to shut up and follow behind silently.

Who is this young master?

According to some unwritten traditional rules of the Knight Continent:

The son of the Grand Duke of a principality is respectfully called a Prince, the son of the King of a kingdom is respectfully called a Prince, the son of the Emperor of an empire is respectfully called a Prince, and the sons of other nobles can only be called Young Masters.

The daughter of a country's ruler is respectfully called a princess, and the daughter of a noble is respectfully called a lady.

Therefore, the identity of this eldest son is obvious, that is, the son of the Grand Duke of the Principality of Glia.

As far as Soran knew, the Grand Duke of the Principality of Glia had a son in his old age because the Queen was ill and could not have another child. Moreover, this eldest son was actually the Grand Duke's illegitimate son.

However, now the eldest son has the right of inheritance because the legitimacy of his bloodline is recognized by the Grand Duke of the Principality of Glia.

The Grand Duke of the Principality of Glia loves his only blood relative so much that he can take whatever he wants.

This has cultivated his arrogant and domineering character.

At this time, the two countries were fighting for control of the Lorraine iron mines in the Barinas Mountains. The war had already involved most of the country's regions and the interests of most of the nobles.

Therefore, as a royal family or a public office, it is necessary to send representatives of interests to the front line to participate, whether it is to boost morale or to divide interests after the war, anyway, they cannot be absent.

The king of the Kingdom of Midburg has many children, and he sent his second prince to the battlefield as a representative of the royal family.

But the Principality of Glia is different.

Grand Duke Glia has no brothers and only one biological son, and he is unable to lead the army in person.

Therefore, in the end, he could only send his most beloved and only heir.

Of course, the Grand Duke of the Principality of Glia also hopes that his only heir can experience the cruelty of the battlefield and grow and improve.

After all, he knew that his son was frivolous and arrogant, not distinguishing between priorities and only cared about having fun.

The current eldest son does not have the talent to be the heir to a duchy.

But this wish is bound to go against one's will now.

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