Evolution game, nothing more than that!

Quite an interesting power system.

Yi Shen felt that he needed to have more contact with the magicians in this world, such as the wizard Merlin who was beside King Arthur. This might help him deduce his new power.

While he was thinking about these things, on the other side, King Arthur had already learned what had happened before from Gawain.

When King Arthur learned that the camp was nearly destroyed by Vortigern's army and barbarian mercenaries through trickery, but was finally rescued by a wizard who descended from the sky, he immediately sent for Yi Shen and the other two to come over.

The meeting place was arranged in the general's tent in the center of the camp.

King Arthur, who was sitting in the main seat, looked at the man and two women who walked in. Like Gawain, he was surprised at their unique oriental appearance at first, but he quickly concealed it.

Are they from Seres, who are further east than Rome and Persia? He couldn't tell whether this was true or not, but just like Gawain chose to trust Yi Shen and the others before, King Arthur also chose to believe them temporarily.

Nothing else, the lives of an entire enemy army. This pledge of allegiance is so hardcore, you can't help but believe it!

After all, in this era, no one would use such a powerful army as bait just to plant a few spies on the other side - firstly, the Western world does not have such strategic wisdom, and secondly, the cost is too high. Instead of going to so much trouble, it would be simpler to let this powerful wizard directly destroy Gawain's army.

"Gawain has already told me everything that happened before. I would like to thank you all very much for your help."

King Arthur said this to express his gratitude.

"No, no, it's just a small help."

Yi Shen also answered very modestly:

"Even without us, with Lord Gawain's bravery, I'm sure he will be able to turn the tide and defeat the enemy in the end."

"No, please don't say that."

Gao Wen, who was standing by, felt a little embarrassed after hearing this and denied it:

"Our army was indeed in a very dangerous situation at the time. If I had relied on myself alone, it would have been impossible to reverse the situation. The victory in the end was truly the credit of you all."

Obviously, Gawain, who has the title of "Knight of the Sun", is also an upright person. He is unwilling to gain honors that do not belong to him in such a place - even if what Yi Shen said was just a polite remark.

When King Arthur heard Gawain say this, he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows slightly.

To be honest, when Gawain told him at first that the mysterious wizard released thunderbolts that killed all the enemy troops in just a moment and miraculously did not cause any damage to any of his own troops, he was somewhat skeptical.

After all, having been in contact with Merlin, the chief court wizard, for many years, he knew very well the abilities of wizards and magicians.

These guys are indeed very powerful and can perform all kinds of weird and magical witchcraft and magic, but when it comes to the killing power of real swords and guns on the battlefield, they can only be said to be quite average - a particularly powerful guy like Merlin may be able to use illusions to trick a small army and get away with it, but he will never be able to do something as exaggerated as killing an entire army in an instant.

However, when Arthur saw Gawain's insistent attitude, he realized that perhaps the other party's statement was not exaggerated at all. The three people in front of him, at least the wizard named Yi, did possess such powerful power!

Is this perhaps the secret held by the wizards of Eastern Seris?

If Merlin knew about this, he might be very interested in them!

Arthur thought so, chatted with Yi Shen and the others for a few minutes, asked some simple questions, and ended the meeting.

——He still has a lot of things to do, and meeting with Yi Shen and others is just one of them, not even the most important one.

He was not here for a picnic, but to lead a large army to fight a great battle with Vortigern's army.

Here, military rest, departure schedule, march route, tactical arrangements, etc. all require careful discussion and planning, and the workload is very heavy.

Of course, these things have nothing to do with Yi Shen and the others.

As wizards who had just joined the Camelot camp, even if they had demonstrated sufficient strength, this was only a preliminary step in gaining King Arthur's trust. It was impossible for them to be involved in major affairs right away.

In this regard, Yi Shen and his friends are happy to have some free time, as they have plenty of time to do what they want.

Let’s not talk about Yamasaki An and Sakurajima Mai for now, and just talk about Yi Shen. After he discovered that Gawain and King Arthur both had this power which he called "will magic", he began to pay special attention to the figures of the knights accompanying the army.

He began to intentionally contact the knights who came with Arthur. Among them were some who became famous in later generations and were also well-known at that time.

For example, Lancelot, Bedivere, Kay... and so on, but some well-known Knights of the Round Table did not appear, such as Galahad, Mordred, etc. It is not known whether they have not yet joined the Knights of the Round Table, or they are too young and have not grown up.

Chapter 168: Competition with the Knights of the Round Table

Among these knights, only a few have special blessings like Gawain.

In fact, Yi Shen has only discovered Lancelot so far.

As a man who was raised by the Fairy of the Lake according to legend, he actually possesses some kind of power similar to the blessing on Gawain.

However, it is not the kind of power blessing that changes periodically with the rising and setting of the sun, but a more stable attribute gain.

In short, although his buff cannot compare to Gawain's strongest state in terms of the highest value, it is more stable and will not change at any time or in any environment. It only improves his lower limit.

But except for Lancelot, the other knights did not have this special power.

Just like other ordinary knights, they rely on their hard training day after day, injecting their incomparably tenacious spiritual will into their bodies, and mobilizing the energy of heaven and earth to strengthen their bodies.

What makes them stand out from many ordinary knights, in addition to some innate physical advantages, is more importantly their extremely strong mental will.

However, this strength is not entirely their personal strength.

Yi Shen noticed that among these knights, the most famous and powerful ones, in addition to their willpower, also had some looser and more fragmented but also more powerful forces.

Is that... the power of faith?

Yi Shen had seen similar energy in temples and shrines in the real world. The form formed by the thoughts of countless mortals was exactly the same.

But if you look closely, you will find that the power enveloping these knights is not as fanatical as the real power of faith, but is much more tame - specifically, in the elemental vision, one looks like a burning flame, and the other looks like condensed and lingering clouds.

However, because he was currently unable to release his own willpower to directly explore, Yi Shen later found an excuse to spar with these knights. During the sparring process, he took the opportunity to quietly contact this power with the elemental power carrying his own will, and then found that these powers similar to the power of faith were full of various longings, yearnings, worship, awe and other thoughts.

That’s the principle, that’s what it is!

Yi Shen immediately understood.

Fame, reputation, and legend—this is the essence of this kind of faith-like power.

It is actually not much different from the power of faith, except that one is more fanatical and concentrated, while the other is more loose and plain.

But no matter what form it takes, these powers gathered from the thoughts of mortals have the same effect - that is to subtly strengthen the spiritual will of the person being worshipped/believed in.

In this world where the strength of one's will can directly affect one's physical strength, another obvious effect naturally occurs - the more famous and legendary a knight is, the stronger he will tend to be. With the same basic qualities, he will be much stronger than those knights who are not well-known.

In this way, as the king of many knights, King Arthur's strength must be extraordinary. No wonder he can control such a large group of very capable Knights of the Round Table under his command.

Yi Shen gained a lot, and the knights who sparred with him truly felt the power of this strange wizard.

At first, after hearing Gawain's description, they didn't quite believe that a mere wizard could possess such power.

After all, in this world, the power of wizards, witches, enchantresses and other spellcasters lies in their mysteriousness and weirdness, not in their killing and destructive abilities.

But after experiencing Yi Shen's strength face to face, they finally realized that they were only looking at the world from a narrow perspective.

Apart from anything else, the elemental shield that was almost invincible after being expanded was enough to make all the knights participating in the competition rack their brains but still unable to find a way to break it.

Whether it was a sword strike, a spear stab, or an arrow shot, facing the elusive thunder shield emitting a faint purple light, all were ineffective. Even if metal weapons were used, the lightning that bounced back from the shield would paralyze the whole body.

In fact, if it were Yi Shen in the past, relying solely on the elemental shield might not be enough to defend against the fierce attacks of these knights, each of whom is a humanoid Gundam.

Don't forget Gawain's performance on the battlefield before. The powerful force that allowed him to swing the sword at supersonic speed and create shock waves of sword energy was not much worse than modern individual thermal weapons. Even in the hands of a master with superb swordsmanship, the power that could be gathered at one point in a short period of time was even stronger.

If the surface is penetrated by a single point, a simple elemental shield may actually be penetrated.

However, Yi Shen is different now.

At this time, although he had not yet completely integrated his personal will with the cellular will, after fusing the elemental power with the will power again and again, his will power and the elemental power also showed some signs of integration.

The most obvious manifestation is that the elemental shield he released has some properties of a cellular force field. All the defensive power of the entire shield can be concentrated on one or a few points in an instant. There is no time difference in between, and there is no process of force conduction. It is completed "out of thin air".

In this way, although the defensive power of the elemental shield is still not as good as that of a complete cellular force field, it has been greatly improved compared to the past.

Of course, if it is just a strong defense and acts like an unbreakable turtle shell, these knights will never be convinced.

In their opinion, a real man should attack, attack wildly, and attack fiercely, and destroy the enemy with extremely fierce attacks. If he just hides in a turtle shell, what kind of hero is that!

However, this idea disappeared immediately after Yi Shen used a magnetic field to disarm everyone's weapons.

They had not seen the scene of thousands of thunders falling from the sky that Gawain and the soldiers had talked about, and they did not know whether it was true or not, but the knights had truly experienced the scene of "ten thousand swords returning to their roots" and seizing the enemy's weapons to counterattack their master.

What's even more terrifying is that not only the weapons, but also the metal armor worn by these knights were controlled. They felt that their bodies were actually imprisoned by the armor they were wearing, unable to move. They could only watch as their taken away weapons approached their necks little by little. If Yi Shen had any ill intentions, all of them would die here!

With this skill alone, Yi Shen is the nightmare of all enemies on the battlefield.

After all, whether it is a soldier or a knight, they all go to the battlefield with metal weapons.

But Yi Shen can control the metal object in an instant, and then the enemy will be killed by his own weapon.

After showing this move, the eyes of the knights who came later looked at Yi Shen like those knights under Gawain before, full of awe.

Even King Arthur, who had been secretly following Yi Shen's actions, finally had an intuitive understanding of the power of this mysterious oriental wizard.

"Such a powerful wizard, is he really here just to help me?"

Arthur couldn't help but think so.

Chapter 169: The army sets out, encountering numerous obstacles

Although King Arthur was a little worried about the purpose of Yi Shen and the others' visit, it did not affect his next actions.

After the two armies joined together, they rested in this camp for two days, and then set out again on the third day to head to the next battlefield.

Yi Shen and his men naturally followed the army.

The army, totaling more than 5,000 people, formed a long column on the road in the forest and advanced forward in a mighty manner.

Well, five thousand people was already a formidable army in the West at that time, especially in a small country like Britain.

The purpose of their trip was a castle that was captured and occupied by Vortigern's army.

It was a fortress garrisoned by a knight under King Arthur, and was originally built to monitor the movements of Vortigern's army in the north.

But not long ago, the castle was attacked by Vortigern's army and fell very quickly.

Logically speaking, with the siege technology of this era, even with powerful knights comparable to humanoid Gundams, it would be quite difficult to capture a well-defended stone castle.

According to the original estimate, even if Vortigern's army attacked in full force, the place should be able to hold out for a month or so. However, the actual situation was that the loyal and brave knight was defeated after only three days. Not only did the castle fall, but he was also killed.

The survivors who rushed back to report the news also became crazy, shouting words like "dragon" and "giant", and had no idea what was going on.

dragon?

Although there are indeed legends of dragons in this land, and even King Arthur's coat of arms is a red dragon, real dragons have not appeared for many years.

As for the giants...

Although it was rumored that giants still existed in this land, they generally lived in seclusion in realms beyond the mortal realm, rarely appearing before humans, and even searching for them was often difficult. Furthermore, giants had always harbored a deep hatred for humans, so how could they possibly be tamed and used by a fellow human, Vortigern?

In short, Arthur was confused by the messenger's words.

He had wanted to seek advice from his most trusted wizard, Merlin, but he found that he was nowhere to be found - this was a common occurrence. As a wizard, Merlin often went on long journeys and disappeared for ten days or half a month. It was unknown whether he was going out to have fun or to study magic.

Although he wanted to wait for Merlin to come back, the military situation was urgent and he could not delay.

With no other choice, King Arthur immediately organized a large army to regain the lost territory.

——The importance of that castle is no less than that of ordinary territories. In a sense, it can be said to be the throat and important gateway between the northern part of Camelot and the territory of Vortigern.

Vortigern's army wanted to attack Camelot, but due to the terrain, there were only a few easy roads and even fewer that could accommodate a large army. This castle was built next to the largest road.

It is precisely because of its location that even though there are not many troops stationed there, as long as the northern army dares to ignore its existence and go directly south, the army in the castle can rush out at any time to cut off its food supply and retreat.

But if one wants to destroy or occupy this castle, as mentioned above, even if a large army besieges it, it will be difficult to take it in a short time. As long as it can hold out for a while, the army from Camelot can quickly come to the rescue, leaving Vortigern's army empty-handed.

——In fact, there are more than one castle like this. Along several other important roads, Camelot has also built similar stone fortresses, blocking the way for Vortigern's side to go south.

However, the arrangement that was thought to be foolproof went wrong this time.

The rapid fall of the castle left Camelot's northern gate wide open. If it couldn't be recaptured in time, Vortigern's army could march south at any time to burn, kill, and loot, and Camelot would never have peace.

In fact, this has already happened.

The abandoned village where the army had rested was the result of looting and massacre by Vortigern's army and barbarian mercenaries.

If we don’t recapture the castle and drive away the enemy as soon as possible, this kind of thing will happen anywhere in Camelot!

However, it wasn't just Camelot who realized this—

Just when the army was halfway there, suddenly, Yamasaki An sniffed and her expression changed.

"There's an ambush ahead!"

She said this to Yi Shen.

Upon hearing this, the latter immediately flew up and turned on his elemental vision. Sure enough, he found a large number of human-shaped heat sources hidden in the forest on both sides of the road ahead of the team.

Without hesitation, he immediately landed and found Arthur, telling him what he had discovered.