Knight Lord: Start with Daily Intelligence.

Chapter 379 Arielia's True Training and New Intelligence

After leaving the expeditionary force, Su Li truly enjoyed a period of good life. During this time, he and Ariria devoted themselves to exploring the mysteries of life and its origins.

With the blessing of the Jilun wind, the two had plenty of energy to squander. Especially since their territory had just been cleared of a large Anariki spider nest, and the silk from the Anariki Queen Spider had been used to make three pairs of stockings for the green dragon. Her charm was astonishing, and Su Li indulged in nightly revelry, completely infatuated with her body.

Of course, besides cultivation, the green dragon's strength also increased remarkably. Each time the dragon slept, it absorbed enough energy to enter a dream world for learning and genetic inheritance.

Dragons learn differently from humans; their dragon language and magic are inherited deep within their genes, and their power is revealed during their slumber.

Another race similar to the Green Dragons is the Greenskins. Deep within their genes lie various technologies and combat skills. If they encounter a powerful enemy, they can use their "Technology Mastery" and "Mystic Power" to decipher these genetic abilities. However, since this world is a fantasy world, the Greenskins haven't unlocked many of these abilities.

Eliria's recent slumber has allowed her to break through to the high-level Chosen God realm. Before being conquered by Su Li, she was already a mid-level Chosen God dragon. Since entering the Bauhinia Manor, she has remained in the eye of the Jilun Wind, absorbing a massive amount of Jilun Wind energy, thus smoothly breaking through to the high-level Chosen God realm.

However, she was stuck on becoming a legendary being. Reaching the level of a high-ranking chosen one meant she had already entered maturity—she was a fully grown dragon!
The term "adult dragon" refers to her strength, not that she finally tasted the forbidden fruit with Su Li and her body's bones increased from 206 to 207. The hallmark of this stage is that her physique has reached standard adult size, exceeding 50 meters in length, and she possesses immense strength.

Its breath weapon has reached a mature level of power and is its signature destructive attack method. At the same time, it has extremely strong physical attack power, and its scale armor is hard and difficult for conventional weapons to penetrate.

Magical resistance has been further enhanced, providing good resistance to mid-level spells. The user has also acquired more and stronger spell-like abilities.

Their wisdom matured, their experience grew, and their combat strategies became cunning. They established stable and usually well-hidden territories, possessing considerable treasures.

It poses a significant threat to cities and smaller territories. A powerful hero, elite legion, or high-ranking mage/priest is required to challenge it. It is the "standard" dragon opponent in many legendary tales.

The next ranks are the middle-aged dragon and the old dragon (also known as the ancient dragon).

A mature dragon is larger and heavier than an adult dragon, and its strength reaches its peak. The power, range, and frequency of its breath weapon are also at their peak.

They have a high resistance to magic, and are even immune to certain types of spells (such as fire dragons being immune to fire damage, and green dragons being immune to Giron magic).

Possessing powerful spell-like abilities and high-level dragon language magic, their spellcasting abilities may approach or even surpass those of human archmages.

Possessing profound wisdom and remarkable experience, they are cunning strategists and negotiators (if they so choose). Their territories are vast and richly endowed. They may hold a certain position within dragon society.

This level of strength involves the legendary rank, since only those at least legendary can be immune to the corresponding magical damage.

This is not something that can be achieved simply by sleeping or growing in size. Every legendary dragon that wants to accomplish its great deeds and have its name engraved in the dragon genealogy needs to forge its own path.

Each legendary dragon possesses unique abilities. For instance, while all are green dragons, some are the source of life; being near one allows one to feel the intense winds of Giron, causing forests and monsters to grow wildly and armies to expand dramatically. Others are the scourge of corruption, rapidly corroding and distorting the places they inhabit.

The ancient dragons above them are enormous and majestic, exuding an ancient aura. Their attacks are as powerful as ever, but they also come with a series of special effects such as corrosion, curses, and splash damage.

Its physical defense is unparalleled, making it virtually invulnerable except by divine artifacts. Its vitality is like a vast ocean. It possesses extremely high magic resistance, even being immune to many types of spells. It has strong resistance to mental effects and instant-death effects.

Possessing extremely powerful spell-like abilities and dragon magic, their spellcasting skills rival or even surpass those of the most elite elven spellcasters (archmages, high priests). They may also master powerful spells such as prophecy and altering the climate and environment.

Their wisdom is as deep as the ocean, their knowledge astonishing; they are living libraries and witnesses to history. They usually live in seclusion, possessing vast lairs and unimaginable treasures in hidden or extremely dangerous places (such as the clouds, the abyss, or the elemental planes). They are elders or hermits in dragon society.

Further up, there are said to be extremely old dragons, aged approximately 800 to 1200 years, whose physical size has reached its physiological limit, exuding a suffocating ancient pressure, and whose scales even possess a powerful magical protective field.

Ancient dragons are over 1200 years old, some even approaching immortality. They are virtually immune to magic, and their breath is synonymous with destruction.

However, once they reach the level of Elder Dragons, they basically disappear. The strongest dragons that humans can see nowadays are basically legendary dragons in their prime.

Arya has only just come of age, and it's clearly too difficult for her to think about breaking through to the level of other dragons that only reach 200-400 years old. It's like an 18-year-old girl thinking about how to have the allure and mature charm of a 30-year-old woman—it's obviously unrealistic.

But for Su Li, this was a good thing, meaning that Ariria wouldn't fall into a deep sleep anytime soon. He could ride Ariria across the battlefield at will, making the war against Blue Mirror Territory much smoother. His identity as a dragon knight would undoubtedly resound throughout the border princely territory.

Of course, on the other hand, he could now fully enjoy Aria's incredibly attractive body.

These past few days, he has been completely captivated by the allure of Ariria's body. The key is that Ariria's shapeshifting ability is truly amazing. Her shapely legs are soft, white, and radiant like pearls.

Especially as her territory grew stronger and her wealth accumulated, her shapely legs were adorned not only with sexy and alluring white stockings that left a shallow indentation, but also with a string of leg rings covering the absolute territory between the stockings and the hem of her skirt.

This leg ring is no ordinary piece of jewelry. It is a gold-plated silver metal chain made of vibranium and mithril. A main chain is tied to her round and shiny beautiful legs, and three more delicate chains hang below it, each tied with a diamond pendant, a jade pendant, and three willow silkworm butterfly amulets!
The Willow Silkworm Butterfly is that dark green butterfly of life, dwelling on the willow trees on the island in the middle of Lake Lovelyn. Every year, a batch of specimens are left behind, which are sealed in amber by the Church of the Dawn Goddess and combined with four-leaf clovers to create this invaluable amulet of life.

It hung on Arielia's beautiful legs in the form of a leg ring, intertwining with her turquoise skirt, her pearly, rounded legs, and sexy white stockings, perfectly blending beauty and sensuality, and vividly portraying the pure and alluring style.

If this amulet were to be sold in Blackwood, it would be worth no less than 2000 gold crowns. The materials alone, such as the emerald, diamond, and willow butterfly, would be worth more than 1000 gold crowns.

All of these combined have a very powerful effect, allowing her to maintain a constant supply of powerful Jilun wind energy. When she uses Jilun magic, both the energy consumption and the probability of spellcasting errors will be greatly reduced.

With this amulet, she would be no weaker than the young dragon in terms of her understanding, power, and proficiency with the magic of the Wind of Giron. Her resistance to Giron magic would also be half that of the young dragon.

Su Li was also captivated by all of this. Even after exercising twice in the morning, he still played with those cool and tender legs. Then he asked Ariria, who was resting her head on his belly like a kitten, "Are you dragons naturally low in body temperature? I always feel that you are a little cool."

No matter if a woman is a tigress or a tyrant, as long as you conquer her and make her obedient, she'll be as docile as a kitten.

Even with such boring nonsense, she would respond patiently and gently. Ariria possessed a cool and noble air, like a queen, yet she still gave a soft, indifferent "hmm": "Dragons have relatively low body temperatures, otherwise they wouldn't be able to sleep for so long. Green dragons are also among the dragons with relatively low temperatures. Our eyes are cold, golden pupils, unlike the fiery golden pupils of red dragons."

"That's nice." Su Li clicked his tongue and hugged her slightly cool body tighter: "The temperature is gradually getting into summer, hugging you is like hugging an air conditioner."

Arielia didn't know what air conditioning was, but she clearly understood what Su Li meant, so her 1.2-meter-long, slender legs wrapped around Su Li's hairy legs like a serpent of pleasure, cooling down his hot body.

Su Li also leaned comfortably against the headboard and lay down on her back.

Such a pleasant life, and the daily intelligence update is successfully activated!
[Since you are in a lying state, today's prophet information has been updated. ]

[1: The Stormhead Eel Reappears: Summer is the season for Tal, the king of nature and ruler of the wild, known for his ferocious style and unpredictable temper. At noon today, Tal's divinity spreads. If you don't intervene with the Eye of the Storm, a storm will form in the territory. Throwing Chosen-class flesh into the Brienne River at this time will attract a large number of fish and Stormhead Eels. Fishing during the thunderstorm may result in catching a rare Stormhead Eel.] [2: The Ogre Mage Appears: An ogre Fire Stomach Mage has emerged from the rugged gray mountains and is now resting and hunting in a canyon 30 miles northwest of your territory, Grey Lady's Pass. A qualified lord can offer the spiciest food to win its favor and complete the hiring quest. A Fire Stomach will make eating the spiciest, most flammable, sharpest, and most brutal prey its daily routine, thus ensuring that its digestive system is always able to withstand high temperatures.] They tested their abilities from the inside out through fire; the molten iron they consumed daily could burn down the gates of a castle. They would also traverse massive bonfires, bathing themselves in the scorching flames. In war, the Fire Stomach reveled in the terrifying power they had gained through their efforts. They could spew horrific flames into enemy ranks, their burning magical cloaks engulfing their surroundings in flames, as they devoured the flesh of their enemies like wild beasts. Those who witnessed the Fire Stomach's horrific form in battle were as if watching a true child of hell, and then these spectators would be burned to death in agony.

[3: Bloodline Advancement: You have acquired sufficient dragon aura. Whether it's the dragon bloodstone on your body, the dragon saliva you've ingested, or the dragon fluids you've come into contact with, all have greatly enhanced the purity of your dragon blood. By performing devout prayers (for at least 12 hours) and offering sufficient sacrifices within the monastery of the Church of the Sun Goddess, you will receive the blessing of the Sun Goddess. Your [Red Dragon Bloodline] will be upgraded to [Tyrant Lord], significantly strengthening your bloodline abilities and granting you a new fiery blood ability, [Wrath of the Lord's Flames], which summons a large-scale firestorm to cover the battlefield. (Using this will weaken you and inflict negative status effects such as vulnerability, irritability, and damage reflection.)]

[4: The Opportunity in the Sanctuary: Lady Benedictine Black, the Lady of Maleburg, is one of these unfortunate women, so much so that at 27, she remains unaware of her hidden lineage as a Priestess of the Moon.] (Last reminder this month)
[5: The Shadow of War: Witnessing the departure of 5000 elite infantry and cavalry from your territory, the Blue Mirror Territory's war ambitions have surged. Baron Grant, both shocked by your potential and harboring immense ambition, is determined to seize this opportune moment to completely disrupt your development. Within a period, the Blue Mirror Territory will blockade your borders, virtually severing all your trade routes. War is imminent. Be wary of the Blue Mirror Territory's strength; they have already contacted nobles and reinforcements within the Empire and secured a contract to hire the Black Lynx Knights, a knightly order exceptionally skilled in mountain warfare.]

[6: The Tide of Two Moons: Tomorrow at midnight, the light of the two moons will converge at Chenlin Shallow Bay in the upper reaches of the Blackwater River. Influenced by the magic of the tides, a large number of water elemental spirits will appear on the mudflats along the shore. They will swim nearby, growing stronger as they absorb magic, and will return to the river when the two moons disappear. Send your knights to clear this monster spawn area in time; you will have a chance to obtain a large number of Water Elemental Hearts to train more Water Bloodline Knights.]

[7: Intelligence Leak: The leader of the infamous bandit organization [Bloody Daggers] has infiltrated the basement of your territory, the Raven Inn, gathering intelligence and military deployment maps. Their spies and lookouts are swarming the inn. Sending knights to surround it openly will likely alert them and allow the leader to escape. Sending members of the Red Brotherhood would be a good idea.]

[8: With the end of the Radiant Festival and the knights gradually regaining their composure, the knights of your territory and members of the Flame Sun Knights are once again filled with ambition for the journey to the Gryphon Forest. Today, 32 elite knights will request to set off, among whom Dawn Knight Edwin will be fortunate enough to receive the goddess's favor, tame a powerful half-gryphon, and return safely.]

[9: Raven's Curse: The magical creature "Death Raven" gathers in the castle tower at midnight. For every peck it takes from a stone on the castle, it takes away one day of the lives of its inhabitants. Killing a raven will also trigger a "Backlash of Misfortune," causing a random building in the city to collapse. This is a warning to respect death.]

[10: Golden Butterfly's Blessing: In the morning light, shimmering golden butterflies will swarm to the wheat fields. The phosphorescent powder scattered by their wings will increase the yield of the wheat fields in the territory, and there is a low probability that some of the wheat grains will receive [Gift of Sunlight]. After being ground into flour, it will permanently and slightly increase the strength of the person who consumes it.]

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After reading the daily intelligence report, Su Li immediately sat up straight in bed.

He hadn't looked at intelligence reports closely for a while, and today's report was indeed full of Summer's Tale style, no longer like the tranquility and generosity of the Goddess of Dawn.

Although this intelligence still presents a great opportunity, obtaining it will require considerable effort.

First of all, Su Li's own bloodline can be improved? This is the first time Su Li has encountered such a thing. He has indeed been spending a lot of time with the dragon recently.

Therefore, the purity of the dragon blood in his body has increased, and he has unlocked a new fiery blood ability!

It's hard to say whether it was a breakthrough in his own abilities or an influence from the dragon's familiars.

However, looking at the green dragon that he had already conquered, with its gentle expression and the pitiful state of its cultivation, Su Li immediately ruled out the second possibility.

Even Arielia probably never imagined that she was one of her kin.

Therefore, Su Li was very concerned about the fourth point, namely Lady Bayonetta's information. His training with the green dragon had already helped him elevate his bloodline to the Tyrant Lord level, so wouldn't his training with Lady Bayonetta push him forward by leaps and bounds? The rank of Saint Knight was just around the corner!

Moreover, this intelligence hadn't appeared for a long time, and its sudden reappearance made Su Li suspect that something might have happened in Maleburg.
Now is a time of great change for Maleburg, with a large number of knights and troops converging there before heading towards Mount Oka.

At times like these, many people might harbor ill intentions towards Mrs. Bayonetta.

Of course, Su Li wasn't worried that they would pose any threat to the city lord's wife. After all, the city lord of Maleburg was truly a legendary knight; anywhere, legendary-level warriors were currently the pinnacle of active combat power!

Su Li guessed that the Lord of Maleburg would most likely go on the expedition with the army, which would give Lady Bayonetta, who would be left without a place to go, an opportunity to take advantage of the situation.
Perhaps this intelligence is encouraging me to take down Lady Bayonetta?

At this moment, Lady Bayonetta is probably gritting her teeth at herself for selling Sharya's Sacred Tears for only tens of thousands of gold crowns, thus creating Dietrich, the chosen knight.

That would indeed be a good opportunity to take advantage of a weakness.

However, going to Maleburg is not the right time. The Holy Knights are still too far away for him. Right now, the biggest enemy of his territory is still Blue Mirror Territory.

The shadow of war is looming, and Baron Grant's long-planned scheme is finally about to reveal its fangs.

From Baron Grant's perspective, this was indeed a golden opportunity. He had personally witnessed the expeditionary force of 5000 elite infantry and cavalry from the Hesse Territory marching from his territory toward Maleburg.

From a normal perspective, the Hessian territory must have been sparsely armed at this point. After all, Hessian was merely a frontier colony; after deploying 5000 elite infantry and cavalry, how many troops would it have left?

If he doesn't seize this territory now, he'll never have another chance once the expeditionary force returns. Even if he doesn't start a war, the Black Forest Territory will launch an attack on him. The fact that they can muster an expeditionary force of 5000 men now is unimaginable; their future strength is beyond comprehension!
On the side of the couch, how can you allow others to sleep soundly.

The game of power and conquest is so cold and ruthless.

Therefore, the shadow of war has already loomed over both sides, and when it will break out is just a matter of time.

They were gathering intelligence on the Black Forest Territory, and Su Li couldn't be careless, so he summoned Hilde.

Although the female steward also participated in yesterday's meditation, she got up early this morning to attend to important matters.

When she arrived at the dining table, Su Li personally pulled out a chair for her and sat her down beside him. He then placed a grilled sausage on her plate. After she finished eating, he asked, "My darling, you've been busy with official duties since early this morning. You must be working too hard. Are you currently in charge of all the military and miscellaneous affairs in the castle?"

“Yes.” Hilde nodded slightly and said, “And I’m also in charge of the army’s training. Durmst is not very reliable, so with Marshal Orstein away, I have to take on more responsibilities.”

After saying that, she looked at Su Li and asked, "Lord, you suddenly called me back because you have important information, right?"

Su Li nodded and said, "Baron Grant of Blue Mirror Territory can no longer suppress his restless ambitions. They are preparing to block the border and have sent thieves and spies to our territory to gather intelligence."

"I'd like to ask, shouldn't our territory also conduct intelligence gathering on their territory?"

“Of course!” Hilde nodded solemnly and said, “Marshal Orstein is personally in charge of this. After winning the war of expansion in the west, His Excellency the Marshal has been stationed on the border, sending knights to investigate intelligence on Blue Mirror Territory.”

In this respect, the knights of the Church of the Sun Goddess never disappoint. They would not rashly venture into a strange and unknown battlefield, but would always try their best to put themselves in an overwhelming strategic position.

On the contrary, Mannan's knights are full of temper and may make rash decisions once they are enraged.

Although Su Li had the assistance of an intelligence system, the knights clearly didn't place all their hopes on him. Furthermore, Su Li's intelligence reports were limited in length and certainly wouldn't be as detailed as the intelligence they had gathered.

Su Li himself was very interested in this and said to Hilde, "Tell me in detail the intelligence that Marshal sent back."

(End of this chapter)