Pioneer Lord: Starting From Daily Intelligence

This will be of immense help to him in the next phase of clearing out the Monsters in the western part of the Blood Pine Forest.

Hilude immediately asked with concern, "Lord, are you going to personally command the army down into the underground? Won’t that be dangerous? I’ll mobilize another batch of troops right away to escort you there."

Su Li decisively waved his hand and said, "No need. Once we go deep underground, no matter how many troops we bring, there’s no way to deploy them properly. Besides, that cave area is only thirty li from Storm Shadow Fortress. At that distance, a Griffin can basically get there in the blink of an eye. I won’t be in much danger. I’ll just bring the Hesse Guard Knights and the troops of Storm Shadow Fortress, that’ll be enough. Also, you and Demster are coming down with me; with two Chosen Ones guarding us, even if it’s the Seductive Demon Realm down there, we can still force our way through. There won’t be any real danger below."

Hearing this, Hilude also relaxed. With two Chosen Ones as guards, even if the underground was a dragon’s den and tiger’s lair, they could still push through it.

If this trip goes smoothly, and they run into a few more Anaric Empress Giant Spiders, the spider silk produced would greatly boost the Territory’s wealth.

Su Li spoke calmly and confidently: "We’re definitely going to haul up a lot of wealth this time. When that happens, we’ll allocate an unprecedented sum to the Bishop’s Council, and then all the Orders and Knight Orders in the Territory will see a marked power-up."

And who knows, the number of stockings might go up too. Last night those Female Knights lined up leg after leg of bare meat, full and round, jade-like and tender, long and white, wrapped in pearl-sheen stockings — it almost made his heart leap right out of his chest.

In the future, once he prepares full sets of white stockings, black stockings, gradient stockings, glossy stockings, and luminous stockings for them, Su Li’s life as a Lord will truly become pure enjoyment.

The two of them were all smiles, full of hope as they planned for the future, when a rapid set of footsteps shattered the manor’s tranquility.

Then a Dwarf’s high-pitched, sonorous, and urgent voice exploded at the doorway like an iron cannon. Not even waiting for High-tier Attendant Chief Hilude to announce him, Belos Dragon Hammer excitedly shouted straight away, "Lord! Lord! I have not failed my mission—we’ve forged the Territory’s very first set of Divine Chosen Level Armor!"

"What? You really forged it?"

"So fast?"

Su Li and Hilude both sprang to their feet in delighted surprise. With no time to reproach the Dwarf for his lack of manners, Su Li immediately asked, "The Battle Armor? Where is it?"

Belos Dragon Hammer answered at once, "It’s with Lord Bierga. He’s displaying the Armor on the plaza of the Black Forest Armory. The radiance of a Divine Chosen Level Armor’s birth has shaken the entire city. Whether it’s the Dwarves from the Dwarf Community, the Knights in the taverns, or the travelers in the commercial streets, they’ve all flocked to the front of the Black Forest Armory. I had to squeeze with everything I had to get back out."

"There’s no getting through on land anymore, Lord, you’ll have to ride His Grace Death Claw to get there."

Su Li decisively put down the food in his hand. This good news had him so fired up he couldn’t wait another moment. To gain a set of Divine Chosen Level Armor right before the war starts is obviously a huge piece of favorable news.

Next, it’s just a matter of waiting for Aeliria to wake up. That Green Dragon joining the war against Blue Mirror Territory carries extraordinary significance for the Territory. And of course, the main significance is the peerless image it gives Su Li personally.

Riding a massive Giant Dragon through the sky, that sense of majesty and crushing pressure is enough to shock both enemy and ally alike.

Dragon-riding and horse-riding — the experience and fantasy flair they bring are on completely different levels.

Su Li quickly said to Hilude, "Send word to Olein immediately, have him lead a team to treat the Tiger-striped Griffin Jin Ting. First draw fifty jin of Mithril from my treasury for him to ensure the surgery goes smoothly. Then you arrange the Griffins at once—we’re heading to the Black Forest Armory."

Hilude’s capability was truly outstanding. In no time he had everything organized to perfection, then led the Flying Horse Knights, Swan Knights and other Air Cavalry to escort Su Li as they swiftly flew toward the Black Forest Armory.

Up in the air, Su Li spoke in a cheerful mood: "Once Bierga finishes forging this Divine Chosen Level Armor, his relationship with our Territory will be even closer. When this Envoy of the Dwarf Kingdom returns to Gray Mountain, how could he possibly not go all out collecting Harpies for us?"

Harpies are Advanced Mounts that are even stronger and more vicious than Flying Horses. Harpy Knights are basically the highest-level Air Cavalry units the Empire can form into standardized regiments.

The Sky Tiger-striped Griffin is of course even stronger, but those kinds of Monsters are far too rare. Even among the nobles of the Empire, very few own one; and in Hesse Territory at present they are still mounts reserved for commanders.

Yet, under the agreement Su Li reached with Bierga, the Gray Mountain Dwarf Kingdom is to supply Hesse Territory with twelve Harpies every year. In just two years, Hesse Territory will be able to smoothly form its first Air Cavalry Warband. A twenty-four-man Harpy Knight unit is the most standard Air Cavalry combat formation.

You have to know, even in the Elf realms, where they live more harmoniously with animals, the Griffin Knight Warband only numbers three to four riders.

But even a three–four-rider Griffin Knight unit can challenge Giant Dragons above and sweep Giants below; as for Horned Beasts, Green Skin, Goblins, and goblins and the like, it’s outright slaughter.

Even mighty Dwarf tanks and Thunder Airships find it hard to gain the upper hand against such Griffin Knights.

Of course, given how extremely rare Thunder Airships are, the two sides haven’t clashed since the Age of Vengeance.