Knight Lord: Start with Daily Intelligence

After the Wester Gao Merchant Guild reached an agreement with Su Li, Master Kurt officially set off with the trade caravan after staying in the territory for another day.

Their trade caravan's harvest in the Black Forest Territory could be described as a bonanza. When they first arrived, they were chased by forest bandits, their guards suffered heavy casualties, most of their supplies were lost, countless people were injured, and morale was low. Now, as they leave, they have nearly four hundred carriages loaded with various types of wood, furs, furniture, armor, apples, and witchcraft tools.

The trade caravan was truly returning with a full load, and the extremely abundant supplies filled everyone in the caravan with a sense of satisfaction, which greatly alleviated their physical emptiness. During this period, the caravan's workers and guards in the Black Forest Territory were almost drained dry by the prostitutes in the brothels.

The Black Forest Territory is currently in a period of capital accumulation. Not only is the brothel business particularly active, but Su Li has also greatly improved the brothel's business model and customer experience. The perfectly trained prostitutes provide experiences and noble enjoyment that other territories simply cannot match.

More importantly, during this period, bizarre events occurred frequently in the Black Forest Territory. First, a Slaaneshi Daemonette appeared, causing the brothel business in the Black Forest Territory to explode. Many of the caravan's guards had seen Xia Xier's voluptuous body at the time, which led to their minds being corrupted and polluted, forcing them to vent frantically in the brothels.

Then, a prostitute stole a love potion, making them love the priests of Lano deeply.

Although, thanks to Su Li's accurate judgment, the knights quickly found the prostitute and recovered the love potion.

However, the effects of the potion had already taken effect, and a large number of caravan workers and guards had already invested a lot of money and energy into this prostitute.

When the prostitute was caught, the members of the merchant guild almost rioted, uniting to plead with the knights responsible for the arrest.

Earl Stein had to urgently mobilize two companies of soldiers into the city to suppress the riot.

Finally, Frederick, the chief judge of the Court of Inquisition, announced that the prostitute would not be executed but would instead be auctioned off and expelled, which successfully quelled the unrest.

To obtain the right to dispose of this prostitute, the members of the trade caravan pooled together 22 gold crowns, bought the prostitute, and took her away with them, making her a camp prostitute for the trade caravan from then on.

This almost emptied the last of the trade caravan members' savings.

So, when the merchant guild left, the carriages were full, but everyone's wallets were empty and their bodies were drained.

Only those members of the merchant guild who were left behind to continue managing investment matters and developing the Skagga Highlands mining industry had a little savings left, but it was expected that they would soon be drained as well. Therefore, their corruption was predictable.

And energy is conserved. Their wealth was emptied, and Su Li's wealth became abundant!

On the second day after the merchant guild left, Su Li also officially led his army and set off for the Scarlet Highlands.

The territory's attitude towards this battle with the demon army was very firm.

At the closed-door military meeting in the Black Forest Territory, excluding the dwarves, the priest Rong En of the Goddess of the Blazing Sun gave a passionate speech: "Although this battle belongs to the dwarves, we should also go all out."

"We must defeat the demon army at the lowest cost and in the fastest time. The number of casualties in the allied forces is directly proportional to the number of troops we participate with. For every company we add, the number of casualties in the allied forces will decrease!"

This concept of the former Chosen Knight was unanimously recognized by the territory's knights. The more troops the Black Forest Territory participated with, the fewer casualties would be required to defeat the demon army.

After all, the main force of the Black Forest Territory was various knights. The more knights charging fiercely, the easier it would be to break down more demons, thereby reducing the losses from the frontal battlefield between the two armies.

Therefore, after leaving behind the necessary guards, Su Li led the main force of the Black Forest Territory's knights to come out in full force.

In addition to the 24 Black Forest Guard Knights, it also included 30 elite knights from the territory, 120 ordinary knights, and a full 3 companies of armed servants! In addition, there was also 1 company of halfling soldiers.

This army size was almost close to one-third or even half of a barony! A barony, depending on its wealth, had anywhere from a thousand to two thousand soldiers.

In addition to the Black Forest Territory's direct army, the Knights of the Goddess of the Blazing Sun and the priests of the Goddess of the Blazing Sun and the Monastery of the Healing Goddess also participated in this battle.

These knights from the church included two champion knights from the Corona Knights, 61 elite knights, 118 servant knights, and 11 priests from the church, all of whom were skilled knights.

It could be said that in order to support the dwarves, the humans had dispatched a total of 300 fully armed, shining knights, 500 archers, armed servants, and halfling chariots.

This large-scale aid immediately changed the dwarves' impression of Su Li. They still had some understanding of the strength of this big friend's territory.

This scale of aid could definitely be considered an all-out effort, dispelling many of the previous suspicions about Su Li's reluctance to send troops.

The straightforward dwarves didn't have so many tricks up their sleeves. Most of the dwarves, upon seeing this scale of cavalry, immediately believed what their big friend had always claimed: they were truly considering reducing the dwarves' casualties.

This made many dwarves feel guilty about their previous complaints and immediately accept the humans' command wholeheartedly.

Before this, most dwarves were dissatisfied with handing over command to the humans. After all, the dwarves had dispatched more than a thousand mountain warriors as the main force, while the humans had only dispatched a few hundred soldiers but had command, which was difficult for them to accept.

Now that the humans' scale had reached eight hundred people, and elite troops such as cavalry, archers, and chariots were all dispatched, their combat power was no weaker than the dwarves.

All the dwarves were now convinced and had no complaints.

This made Su Li's command very smooth. Two days after they arrived at the Scarlet Highlands, they successfully attracted the attention of the demon army.

The human cavalry and the dwarven legions acted separately. The dwarven legions went straight to the battlefield chosen by the Pegasus Knight Fastrick.

This Pegasus Knight had great convenience in controlling the terrain from high in the sky.

The human knights moved forward to engage the demon legions, using tactics to lure the enemy in deep, trying to attract the monsters to the predetermined battlefield.

Dark clouds swirled and enveloped the gray mountains, gradually concealing them in the gloomy, deep gray battlefield.

This was the Black Forest Territory's predetermined battlefield. The human elite knights had used various means to anger the demon legions and attract them here—a valley located in the gray mountains, extending from the pass down to the rocky foothills.

Su Li, the lord of the Black Forest Territory, Earl Stein, the commander of the army, Rong En, the priest of the Goddess of the Blazing Sun, and Muradin, the dwarven general, stood together on the towering cliffs, overlooking the battlefield.

"Has Lunadesan contacted the spirits of the wilderness?" The dwarf raised his telescope, searching in the lightning-filled sky. In the middle of the dark clouds, the peaks of the gray mountains loomed, which was the place where the humans hoped to cause a landslide.

Knight Earl Stein nodded and said, "Under the instructions of the lord, Lady Lunadesan contacted it yesterday and climbed this hillside with it. The dwarven hero Ashfield is guarding them with three combat ram chariots."

Combat rams could move freely even on the most precipitous peaks. If a landslide occurred on this mountain, the combat ram chariots could also carry them out.

Of course, the spirit of the peak itself could also jump nimbly between the peaks. This was just an extra guarantee.

The dwarf nodded contentedly. Even the stubborn dwarf had to admit that the situation on this battlefield looked so perfect.

He put away his telescope and said proudly, "We dwarves have made all the preparations. As long as the demon legions dare to appear, our dwarven shield wall will teach them a harsh lesson and let them see the power of our dwarven battle axes."

Su Li looked down into the valley. As Muradin said, the dwarven legions had already set up lines of steel-like, heavy defenses in the valley. The dwarves, wearing dark heavy armor, reflected the cold light of steel. The shield wall was like an iron wall.

Even the impact of a dragon thirty or forty meters long would probably not be able to tear through this heavy line of defense.

Moreover, on the slopes of the high ground behind, the dwarves had also deployed nearly four hundred thunderous riflemen and four dwarven grudge catapults.

These giant machines were covered with gorgeous brass, elegant decorations, and precise engineering parts. Such works would delight dwarven artisans and were also extremely powerful. Without exception, they were engraved with the Seeking Runes of Flaxson.

These were runes specifically for hunting dragons, and now they would also play a huge role in hunting the thirty-meter-tall Chosen-level trolls.

Su Li naturally hoped that his allies would be as good as possible, so he asked, "Doesn't your Redbeard Fortress have artillery units?"

Muradin shrugged his shoulders and said, "Artillery units require that kind of particularly powerful dwarven fortress to be cast. In the Gray Mountains Province, it is mainly the Dragon Rock Forge that can produce them."

Su Li nodded and said, "If possible, I can put up a sum of dwarven oath gold and entrust you to buy me a cannon from the Dragon Rock Forge and have it operated by your dwarves."

"This is no small transaction. Dwarves don't easily sell cannons to outsiders. Of course, if the big friend has enough dwarven oath gold in his hand, even the dwarven king can't refuse all this. But a powerful cannon, plus the operators, costs even more than 1000 dwarven oath gold. This is not something that ordinary forces can come up with."

Listening to Muradin's remarks, Su Li also knew that this matter was not easy. He could only hope that after defeating the demons, he could obtain enough dwarven oath gold. After all, this demon was dug out of the Gray Mountains and should have a lot of wealth.

As they were talking, Fastrick landed shakily on the platform at the top of the cliff.

Two knights immediately stepped forward, intending to help him, but he directly pushed the knights away, jumped off the battle-scarred Pegasus, and said, "Send my Pegasus to the baggage train and let the priests of the Church of the Dawn take care of it with all their might."

Then he directly straddled the prepared mighty horned horse and rode to the cliff where the command center was located.

"How is your Pegasus doing?" Constantine asked.

"It won't die. I believe it can still spread its wings and fly high," Fastrick said, and then saw the interesting expression on Constantine's face: "What are you sneering at?"

Saying that, he shook his whole body, shaking off the blood clots that had already dried on his armor one by one: "These northlanders and monster heads are not very smart, but I guarantee there will be enough brains to give you a bath."

Constantine's expression of watching the fun subsided, and he became serious again: "It seems that you have experienced a severe test of luring the enemy... What is the situation now?"

Fastrick then solemnly introduced Su Li: "Lord Lord, the monster legions are approaching at an alarming rate. They are all followers of the Blood God Khorne. Khorne's tactical philosophy is simple and direct. He believes that overly complex tactical arrangements will increase the probability of failure, so they are unbelievably fast. Our knights are all injured and can't get rid of their Chaos Warhounds and Bloodletter cavalry. Perhaps they will rush over soon."

Hearing Fastrick's introduction, everyone on the cliff was particularly dignified and under heavy pressure.

Blood God Khorne, this is the most brutal and destructive god in this world.

This evil god represents uncontrollable belligerence, mindless madness, and the rolling sea of blood that engulfs the battlefield.

His followers have an uncontrollable thirst for blood, and anyone who wields a weapon and kills in his name will be favored by him. Khorne's brutality and anger do not change due to the difference between friends and foes. He watches every massacre and atrocity with joy.

It is said that when he hears his horn sounded on the Chaos Wastes, his heart will burst out with even more insane anger. At the height of destruction and slaughter, Khorne's roar will even echo throughout the wasteland, and anyone who hears these roars will fall into eternal madness.

Therefore, he is the most enthusiastic of all the evil gods in instigating war. He constantly urges his followers and teaches them to launch siege after siege on the cities, towns, and villages in the empire.

This blood god's wish is nothing more than to personally witness the world forever mired in chaos and war, and when the sea water is replaced by blood and the mountains are covered by Jingguan, his fame will also be manifested.

Although Khorne himself lacks long-term plans and strategic vision, he often shows miracles to his followers to teach them how to build powerful weapons of war, so an army of the Blood God is definitely one of the most terrifying armies to deal with.

While Su Li and others were talking, Hilde's voice sounded: "They're coming!"

Following Hilde's voice, everyone looked into the distance of the horizon. Like blood gushing out of a cut artery, Khorne's demon army surged forward. On their march, the harsh sound of horns, roaring war cries, and scolding commands drowned the battlefield in a scarlet hell.

At the forefront of the legion were a large number of ferocious-looking Chaos Warhounds and Flesh Hounds with exposed fangs. These ferocious beasts had iron mouths and teeth, thick blood-red skin, and sharp claws. They were definitely formidable enemies for mortal warriors. Smelling the scent of prey, they would relentlessly pursue the prey, and their huge roars were terrifying.

The main force of the legion was a large number of Bloodletters sprinting forward, their long, venomous tongues coated in blood, their cruel eyes gleaming, and their wicked Hellblades raised high.

Alongside them were numerous human Chaos Warriors devoted to Khorne, clad in blood-red plate armor, wearing massive iron-horned helmets, each adorned with human skulls.

Beyond these main forces were hordes of Beastmen followers, who called themselves the Sons of Chaos. Whenever a Chaos legion appeared, they were eager to follow the daemons, participating in the plundering and slaughter of humans.

But even such a massive army could not conceal the terrifying sharpness of the Chosen Daemon, Scarrac Bloodwrath.

This monster was shrouded in blood and fire, its terrifying body over thirty meters tall, exerting pressure across the entire battlefield like a small mountain!

Beneath it, the blood-colored army dyed the entire world the crimson of doomsday, the densely packed ranks reflecting its form in a particularly terrifying manner!

This was the Greater Daemon chosen by Khorne. Everyone on the battlefield saw a massive black shadow enveloping him—a daemon bathed in blood and fire, wielding a battleaxe with huge chains, exactly as Khorne intended him to be.

Only by truly facing such a Chosen-level behemoth could one feel the immense pressure they exerted, comparable to that of a dragon.

Su Li immediately took a deep breath and asked Muradin, who was beside him, "My friend, you are going to block the advance of this terrible daemon's army, are you confident?"

Even the proud dwarf did not dare to guarantee victory at this moment. Muradin raised his sharp battleaxe with his thick right arm, mounted a battle ram, and replied loudly, "Dwarves never fear a glorious death. We will use successive sacrifices to banish this daemon! My friend, the tactical command is entrusted to you."

After speaking, he rode the ram straight down from the cliff, arriving in front of the dwarven army.

Facing the surging tide of monsters, Muradin's voice was as stirring as a war drum, his words resonating in the heart of every dwarf. His eyes burned with an unyielding flame, the dwarves' desire for glory and courage.

"Noble sons of Grungni, our ancestors left countless legends on this land. They forged our glory with iron and fire. Today, we will write history once more, using our axes and courage to let these daemons know that the wrath of the dwarves is not to be underestimated!"

Muradin's voice echoed through the valley, inspiring every dwarven warrior. He brandished his battleaxe, pointing at the enemies in front: "Look at those ugly monsters. They think numbers can overwhelm us, think our home can be easily trampled. But they are wrong! We dwarves are the sons of the mountains, the brothers of steel, our will is harder than the hardest ore!"

The dwarves let out a thunderous war cry, their eyes flashing with the light of battle, their weapons gripped tightly, ready to meet the coming battle.

"We will use our shield wall to build an indestructible defense! We will use our battleaxes to tear their flesh! We will use our anger to burn away their fear!" Muradin's words were like strong wine, making the blood of every dwarven warrior boil.

"Do not fear sacrifice, for every sacrifice will be remembered, every fall will be a step towards victory. We are not fighting for death, but for survival, for glory, for our home and people!"

With Muradin's mobilization, the dwarves quickly formed neat ranks, shields tightly against shields, forming an indestructible line of defense. Their battleaxes gleamed coldly in the sunlight, ready to meet the coming impact.

"For Grungni! For the dwarves! For glory!" Muradin raised his battleaxe high, issuing the final battle cry.

"For Grungni! For the dwarves! For glory!" The dwarves responded in unison, their voices like thunder, shaking the entire battlefield.