I must draw my sword immediately!

Chapter 102: Replenishing Demons
It has only been 11 days since the Conqueror King began his war of conquest against Britain.

Within 11 days, the Conqueror, leading an army of only 5, successively defeated King Euthyr's army at Partara in Persia, then Exeter, Plymouth, Sol, and Bestok, north of the capital.

At this point, the only thing missing to completely surround the western and northern sides of the capital was breaking through the Golden Iron Curtain and the capital's own sixth ring of defense.

Suya really didn't understand why things had come to this point, with all these people in the capital, whether it was Gawain, Merry, Lucan, or anyone else he had ever met or heard of, such as the Grand Duke of Cornwall, the Archbishop of Canterbury, and so on.
They still have time to hold elaborate sword-drawing ceremonies and royal selection ceremonies, taking their time without any sense of urgency that the enemy has already reached their doorstep.

Yes, the capital city itself is protected by the Holy Lance Rungomminiad, a weapon said to be divinely created. To conquer the capital, one must first deal with this Holy Lance. It is precisely this lance that gives the Britons an inexplicable and powerful confidence.

It's as if the current setbacks are only temporary. As long as a true king is chosen and powerful knights are gathered from across Britain, all problems seem to be easily solved. At most, we'll just lose Cornwall.

but,

Suya didn't think so at all.
The Conqueror is remembered in history precisely because of her powerful army, which was able to conquer any fortified city.

Historical records indicate that Alexander's eastern expedition involved a total of 180 million people: 50 soldiers, 10 civil officials, 120 million support personnel, and tens of millions of his subjects to support the army.
Suya wasn't quite sure how many troops Alexia, as the counterpart of the Great Emperor, had in this obviously fantastical world without any food crisis, but it should be no less than in history. After all, even a tiny country like Britain, where knights were used as mercenaries, could now be mobilized by King Uther to field an army of 100,000, with 50,000 garrison troops and 200,000 support personnel.

It shouldn't be too difficult for the Conqueror King to increase his army size tenfold.

And now,
The army that attacked Britain consisted of only 5 men led by the Conqueror King!
With just 5 men, they broke through two strong walls built by the entire British nation, starting from Parthia in Persia, and the third wall, the Golden Curtain, seemed about to fall as well.

To the British, this was an unexpected windfall, achieved through trickery, magic, and clever cunning.

In Suya's view, the Conqueror King hadn't even started to get serious yet, and the capital Winchester already looked like it was on the verge of collapse!
How could Britain possibly be saved by teaming up with these insects in the capital who know nothing about true power?

At this juncture, let's not talk about Wang Xuan anymore.

Morgan le Fay, who had only been on the throne for a few minutes, had already become a traitor, leaving behind only a sword in the stone, whose fate was uncertain.

Suya just wanted to make as much money and people as possible, squeezing every last drop of value out of the city.
Then, quickly take your people and run away!
And the place where you can make money the fastest in the early stages, without a doubt...
It's a casino.

now,

"—Boom!"

"Get on it! Quickly, use Dragon Slash to strike its jaw! The rest of you knights, get ready to leap and slash at the back of its neck!"

Passing through Knight Street, which was riddled with craters and lay in ruins, and heading north, the outer edges of which were several blocks including Bread Street, Purple Orchid Street, and Mead Street.
Against the backdrop of knightly orders launching attacks to subdue the behemoths, Sua, holding Melly's hand in one hand and Gawain's in the other, walked swiftly through streets embroiled in fierce battles, heading towards the second ring road of the royal capital.
Occasionally, a giant beast would fall, and Gawain would lift it up with one hand and throw it aside.

On the road,

Suya was listening to Gawain explain to him the origin of the [Magic Cycle] he had mastered—

"It was a night several months ago. I was on my way to collect debts at a casino in the Second Ring Road of the capital because I was working overtime. On the way, I unexpectedly picked up a fairy named 'Bagust'."

"According to that poor little goblin, Avalon, the goblin kingdom that was intertwined with Britain, was destroyed for some unknown reason, and a large number of goblins were forced to leave Avalon to seek a living in Britain,"

"Bagus came to the capital to find the princess of the fairy kingdom, hoping the princess would take her in. Because, besides eating, she knew nothing and was extremely naive, she had almost been sold into prostitution several times in the human world. After months of wandering, she finally found the princess, but..."

Listening to such a long prelude, Suya couldn't help but glance at the stiff-faced Mary beside her, and quickly interrupted:

"Let's skip this trouble; I can already guess what will happen next."

"Okay, sure." Gawain nodded.
"Seeing that the fairy was very pitiful, I took her in and let her possess my body."

"But at the same time, I also need to feed two people."

At this point, Gawain raised his gauntlet somewhat shyly and scratched her wavy blonde hair.

"Because I eat more than a normal knight, and Bagst also has a big appetite, the meager salary from debt collection work is hardly enough to feed the two of us. As a result, we have to go to participate in the occasional eating contests held in the capital, to the point that merchants no longer dare to hold such events."

Suya suddenly realized and asked, "So, it was at this time that you began to master the [Magic Cycle]? What kind of process was that?" "To my shame, that night, Bagst and I were so hungry that we couldn't sleep. We ran to the moat and drank three tons of water, but we still couldn't feel our hunger subside."

"My physical strength deteriorated to the extreme, and I was unable to carry out my work smoothly the next day. I could only collapse on the riverbank and silently wait for death. As a result, I had a hallucination—I saw a huge piece of flesh hanging in the sky."

"Ordinary food, no matter how much, is hardly enough to fill one's stomach. The magical beasts raised in the shallow underground of the capital are monopolized and extremely expensive. The only thing before me is that meat hanging in the sky, seemingly within reach, yet too far to touch."

"In order to survive, I had no choice but to desperately try to understand what it was. I lay in a deserted corner by the river for a month, staring intently at that thing and listening to the incomprehensible 'language' it conveyed. When I was hungry, I ate dirt and when I was thirsty, I drank water. In the end, Bagst couldn't bear to watch anymore and performed a 'mana replenishment' ritual with me to save me. During this ritual, I gradually understood how to touch 'it'."

"This is the process of obtaining the [Magic Cycle], and it is because of this that I obtained the concept of the holy sword [Sword of Victory of Reincarnation]."

Suya nodded, frowning as she summarized:
"So, in short, the process is: [See] - [Understand] - [Replenish Mana]?"

"good."

Gawain nodded solemnly, then blushed slightly as he looked at Sua and Meryl on the other side.

"To master this ability, it is important to understand the concept of exchange."

"Sir Suya, if you wish to master this ability, you need to perform a mana replenishment ritual with someone who is naturally inclined to magic."

"so."

At this point, Gao Wen hesitated, her face slightly flushed.

Suya looked up, puzzled.

"so?"

At this moment, Gawain raised his hands, pointing to the stiff-bodied Mary beside him and Suya.

"So, it's either me or her, but I don't recommend you go with her, because the mana replenishment ritual requires maximizing the area of ​​contact between each other, and in that respect, I am clearly more suitable than this fairy."

"Croak!?"

Mary's eyes widened suddenly, and she demanded,

"Gawain, what do you mean?!"

Gawain puffed out his massive breastplate and said proudly, "The literal meaning."

And then,
Suya slowly raised her head, her brows furrowing slightly, her pupils turning into scarlet vertical pupils at that moment.

“I understand, Gawain, Meryl—”

"Huh!?" Meryl gritted her teeth slightly, looking at Suya with a wary expression, thinking to herself, "You don't mean to do both of them at once, you bastard, you're too greedy!"

At this moment, Suya looked into her crimson vision and saw those seemingly insatiable sluts, their magical particles, spiritual veins, and earth veins fluttering towards her, and even on a more macroscopic level, the enormous source of magical tides surging from Jerusalem in the center of the continent.
Even,
After Suya understood this concept—

The whole world suddenly opened its arms to him.

At that moment, a line of text suddenly appeared before my eyes:

[You have mastered: The Mysterious Source (A)]

[Note: As a matter of mystery itself, your presence can easily unleash a mysterious wave that rewrites the rules of the area.]

(End of this chapter)