Crusader barracks, main hall.
This was the first time that George had seen the Crusader barracks with his own eyes. Although he was now in the main hall used to meet guests, looking at it, the chilling feeling of iron and blood and the weight of long history came to his face.
Except for the wooden round table in the middle, which brings a touch of intimacy, the rest of the entire main hall is made of large blocks of obsidian cut and stacked. Except for the necessary doors and windows, there is no extraneous or fancy decoration. A variety of weapons and armors hang on the walls, and their large and small traces are silently telling the epic lives of the deceased Crusaders.
At this time, Captain Brad had already finished his report, and only Arthur and George were left in the empty main hall.
"...That's how it is. I'm sorry Arthur, I couldn't bring you the King of Nightmare Beasts."
After George told Arthur a series of his experiences, he buried his head very low out of guilt. George was well aware of the strategic position of the King of Nightmare Beasts, and he also knew how much Arthur liked Xantos, but in order to successfully bring this information out of the Heretic Trial Temple alive, Xantos became an alliance between him and the God of War James. necessary sacrifice.
George has always been worried about this. But what he didn't expect was that after hearing this, Arthur on the opposite side couldn't stop laughing. He was so excited that he even squeezed a few tears out of the corners of his eyes.
It wasn't until he had laughed enough that Arthur straightened up and explained the whole story to George, who looked confused.
It turns out that the reason why Arthur wanted the King of Nightmare Beasts was not because he wanted to cultivate the Nightmare Knights himself, but like George, he wanted to use Xantos as a bargaining chip with the Talis family in exchange for a high sum of money. Return.
Arthur knew very well that the average combat power of the Crusaders was at the third level and their individual abilities were excellent. However, they had long been accustomed to infantry combat, and training cavalry combat would prevent the warriors from fully displaying their individual strength.
And there is another point, which is also the most important point. Unlike the champion knights who have not been baptized by magic potions, the Crusaders who have holy fighting spirit in their bodies and are disliked by the nightmare beast with dark physique are difficult to match the habits of the nightmare beast. Break-in. Even if the dissatisfaction of the Nightmare Beasts can be suppressed with the power of the Nightmare Beast King Xanthos, over time, these hidden dangers will one day take away those easy victories.
What's more, the Nightmare Beast inhabits the Nightmare Forest, and the Nightmare Forest can only exist in swamp areas. It is difficult for the Pelada Empire, which has a plain landform, to find a suitable habitat for the Nightmare Beast. However, the Nightmare Forest is abundant in the Kaa, which belongs to the Chaos camp. The Sri Lankan Empire is separated from the Pelada Empire by a huge elven kingdom - Alanon. It is very difficult to capture or transport it.
To sum up, although cultivating Nightmare Knights seems very tempting, for the Pandagon family, it is a very tasteless option at this stage. But for James Talis, the Imperial God of War who has rebelled, the Nightmare Beast King Xanthos can play its due strategic position in his hands.
"Anyway, you can actually get one-third of the ownership of the Nightmare Knights from the famous Iron Rooster James, which really makes me feel comfortable!"
"One-third of the ownership of the Nightmare Knights should be transferred to your command, Arthur." After George said this, he was about to summon the magic contract, but was stopped by Arthur.
"Leave the contract with you first. If James, the God of War, really defeats Pope Martin Lewis in his lifetime, it will not be too late to give it to me. If you accept it now, then I will change my direction and form an alliance with James and become hostile to the Pope. At least. Right now, I wouldn’t do that.”
"At least for now?" George heard what Arthur meant.
"Perhaps Pope Martin Lewis has become a fallen priest as James said, but as far as I know, the Imperial War God James Tarris may not be a good person. No matter who wins or loses, as long as I am still the patriarch of the Pandagon family, the Crusaders will I will only fight for the people of the empire!"
Then, in order for George to further understand the grievances of the three major families in the empire, Arthur briefly explained the story of what happened in the not-so-distant past.
During World War I, when the five major camps jointly attacked the Death Camp, James Tarris, the patriarch of the Talis family, Martin Lewis, the patriarch of the Lewis family, and Uther Pandagon, the patriarch of the Pandagon family, all belonged to the Pelada Empire. comrades in the army and led their respective troops.
At that time, under the leadership of the previous generation of Pandagon family patriarch, Arthur's father, Uther Pandagon, the Pandagon family was the first of the three major families. Since the empire did not have a training plan for fourth-level combat champion knights at that time, Therefore, the Talis family, which leads ordinary cavalry whose average combat power is at the third level, can only be regarded as a good new family.
However, times change and the country is easy to change.
