Calamity Dragon, Starting with the Cultivation of Knight Families

Chapter 283 The Spread of Player Power, the Annihilation Alliance

The Kingdom of Andrews.

At this moment, in the bedroom of Princess Tracy, who has the last right of succession to the throne in Andrews Palace.

A female knight guard dressed as a knight looked intently at Princess Tracy, whom she served.

"So, Danielle, is this all you want to tell me?"

Princess Tracy, dressed in light armor, had her long golden hair tied up in a short bun.

"Your Highness, isn't this enough?"

“Our world is being devoured, ravaged by those shadows. If I hadn’t known at first, that would have been fine, but now that I do, I believe that as a member of the knights you lead, Your Highness, I must inform you.”

"For the sake of the kingdom, and for the sake of our chivalry, I feel that we must do something, no matter what."

A knightly order composed entirely of women.

It's not just unique in the Kingdom of Andrews, but it's the same in other kingdoms as well.

Princess Tracy, using her power as the last heir to the kingdom, created her own all-female knight order, something that the entire kingdom's nobility found outrageous from the very beginning.

But so what if it's outrageous?

After all, which noble family doesn't have women in its household?

Although women who consider themselves no less than men are rare in this era and in this world, there are princesses who lead the way and inspire others.

Thus, a group of noble girls, filled with longing and rebellion against their families, followed the princess to learn martial arts and even the way of chivalry.

The beginning of everything is bound to be difficult.

Even with Princess Tracy's call to action, only a handful of noblewomen from the kingdom initially joined this fledgling knightly order.

In fact, during training, the initial dozen or so people quickly dwindled to five.

But Tracy did not give up. She even began to have the five people who followed her help her select and recruit girls from commoner families and even slums in the capital to join the Knights.

Thus, nearly eight years have passed, and Tracy is now twenty-six years old.

Finally, the knightly order she created began to form a fighting force, and in some situations, it was not weaker than the kingdom's garrison.

As such a force began to emerge on the kingdom's stage, it was naturally attacked by many ministers and nobles who had previously been prepared to watch the spectacle.

Unfortunately, the elderly king completely ignored the matter.

No matter how the ministers attacked him, he remained silent. Sometimes, just a glance was enough for the old king to silence many ministers and nobles with the powerful prestige he had built in his youth.

It must be said that the old king really adored his youngest princess, Tracy.

Therefore, nowadays, almost all the ministers and nobles in the kingdom know one fact.

That is, although the king has many children, the final right of succession will actually only be decided between the eldest prince and the youngest princess, Tracy.

As a result, the kingdom's secret power quickly split into two factions.

One faction consisted of traditional ministers and nobles who supported the eldest prince's rule.

One faction consists of a new generation of young nobles who support Tracy becoming queen.

However, the traditionalists are far more powerful than the queen faction.

Therefore, even the eldest prince never took his sister seriously on the surface.

It's just kids fooling around.

Even if he commands a powerful knightly order, can that compare to him, a prince supported by the majority of traditional nobles in the kingdom?

In the eyes of the eldest prince.

The old king is just getting old; he simply has a slight preference for the somewhat mischievous little princess.

In fact, the kingdom's eldest prince didn't have much ill will towards Tracy.

The eldest prince felt that it was already quite remarkable for a woman to consistently hold herself to the standards of a man.

Therefore, even when his ministers and nobles occasionally suggested that he find a way to disband his sister Tracy's knightly order, the eldest prince would simply smile knowingly and politely decline without taking it seriously.

It was precisely because of the eldest prince's attitude.

That's how Tracy's female knights were able to continue to grow.

In fact, Tracy's all-female knight order has now reached a size of three thousand.

There were a total of six corps.

And what about Tracy herself?
She never actually wanted to be a queen.

In fact, because of the eldest prince's attitude, she and the eldest prince were very close.

Therefore, Princess Tracy's only wish has always been to show that she is no less capable than men, and even to promote the belief that women are no less capable than men and can also defend their country.

Princess Tracy was a strong-willed girl her whole life.

In order not to become a tool for arranged marriage, and in order not to become a weak woman who drifts with the tide.

That's all she could do.

This is the real reason why she was still unmarried at the age of twenty-six.

Such a strong-willed princess, who was also quite upright and believed in chivalry, would naturally not dismiss the matter of the Shadow Clan as ridiculous nonsense like ordinary people would.

A shadow? Feeding on the negative emotions of mortals?
Are they the ones who started the frequent wars in our world?
It may even have spread many terrible plagues and natural disasters.
The purpose is to make humans feel despair, and then draw strength for growth from that despair.
Even ordinary people usually cannot see its full appearance.

Anyone else would have thought this female knight was talking nonsense.

But Tracy is no ordinary person.

Therefore, upon hearing everything that Danielle, the vice-commander of her subordinate Third Knight Legion, said, her brows immediately furrowed in seriousness.

"Daniel, I know your character."

"But how can you expect me to believe such a thing? And how can you expect the other high-ranking ministers of the kingdom to believe it?"

“After all, Daniel, you said it yourself, these shadowy mortals cannot see them.”

As soon as Tracy finished speaking, the female knight Danielle, who was kneeling on one knee, looked up and said directly:
"Your Highness, there is no need for others to believe this."

"The more people know about this, the more dangerous it actually is for us."

"As for Your Highness, I naturally have a way to let you see the truth of this world!"

As she spoke, the female knight Danielle suddenly took out a silver ring from her side waist.

He presented it with both hands, and Tracy was standing in front of him at that moment.

So, hesitantly, he reached out and took the ring.

"Your Highness, please wear this ring."

"Then, you only need to stand at the window and look up at the sky to know everything."

Tracy was beginning to believe what the female knight in front of her was saying.

So, with a heavy heart, Princess Tracy, dressed in light armor, walked straight to the window.

With a casual push, she opened the window, and her gaze naturally drifted to the sky outside the capital.

And it was precisely this one look that made it possible.

The next instant, the princess, who had always been so composed, froze, her face blank. What had she just seen?
Just above the capital city, the princess instantly saw a group of scattered phantoms resembling giant birds of prey crashing against the sky above the capital.

The number of these so-called ghosts is actually not large.

But at every so often, scattered shadowy figures could be seen constantly impacting the sky above the capital.

Unfortunately, the impact of these shadowy figures was almost entirely blocked by the invisible, transparent barrier in the sky above the capital.

Some of the enormous shadowy figures even vanished completely as wisps of green smoke upon impact with the invisible barrier.

no doubt.

In this seemingly ordinary world, in this capital city of a kingdom that appears to be composed entirely of ordinary people, there is a special means of protecting the 'Black Prison Clan'.

It's just unknown who was responsible for this.

Moreover, judging from the current situation...

In this mortal kingdom's capital, the Black Prison Clan did not appear in large numbers in the sky.

The Black Prison Clan gathered above the capital at this moment appeared to be just some low-level Black Prison Clan individuals with questionable intelligence who roamed the surrounding areas.

They were drawn to the capital by the abundant human life force, but ultimately could not break through the capital's protective barrier.

"This? It's actually real?"

Tracy stared blankly at the sky, her expression filled with disbelief.

At this moment, the female knight Danielle had gotten up and come to the princess's side without anyone noticing.

"Your Highness, this is certainly true."

"The existence of shadows has existed since ancient times."

"Many civilizations and many ancient kingdoms have perished under the greed of these shadowy figures."

“They treat us mortals as resources for growth, as livestock to be raised, so that they can harvest us whenever we prosper.”

"The organization also presented a large amount of data copied from ancient ruins as evidence for this point."

"They even said that in our world, humans are actually a superhuman race capable of flying and escaping."

"But we mortals cannot do this now, firstly because the transmission of civilization has been interrupted by these Shadow Clan, and secondly because this knowledge has become a taboo for the Shadows."

"As long as someone knows the whole truth and uses the ancient cultivation method to transcend, then powerful individuals of the Shadow Clan, or even gods, will directly harvest our world ahead of time."

"But things are different now, Your Highness!"

"The 'Destroy the Netherworld Alliance,' which claims to be a group of 'archaeologists' who learned the truth about the world, has successfully developed a new cultivation path that does not belong to ancient knowledge."

"By using magic as a catalyst, we can awaken the bloodline of ancient sages within mortals, and we too will possess power that surpasses that of ordinary people!"

"I have already confirmed this!"

As the female knight Danielle spoke, she suddenly opened her palm and revealed a ball of flame suspended in her hand.

Tracy stared in disbelief at the flames in his palm.

He glanced again at the scattered shadows in the sky.

Finally, the usually composed princess could no longer maintain her calm demeanor.

"Is this the power of the extraordinary?"

"It allows mortals to control fire?"

Daniel shook his head.

"No, Your Highness, fire is actually just a minor skill among extraordinary abilities."

"After the bloodline of the sages is awakened, those who possess extraordinary powers can be divided into many professions."

"However, what kind of power we can ultimately obtain depends on what elemental power our physique is compatible with."

"There is too much and too much complex knowledge to explain in a short time."

Upon hearing this, Tracy's emotions were truly in turmoil.

However, the princess quickly suppressed all her emotions and began to think about all the possible impacts and inside stories behind this matter.

And so, slowly, the princess sat down at her desk again, seemingly oblivious to her surroundings.

Meanwhile, the female knight Danielle stood quietly to one side, waiting.

Finally, Tracy spoke again.

"Daniel, you must have been cultivating this kind of extraordinary power for quite some time now, right?"

"Yes, Your Highness. It took me about six months to gain a basic grasp of this power after those people came into contact with me. With the confirmation of both before and after, I am here today to inform Your Highness."

"Is that so? That's thoughtful of you." Tracy scrutinized the female knight before him, and finally said:
"But, Daniel, even if the existence of the Shadow is indeed as this mysterious organization claims, I think we should have to pay a certain price to obtain this power, right?"

"Power? Money? Or something else?"

Upon hearing this, the female knight was quite direct, nodding and saying:

"Yes, Your Highness."

"However, the organization has not made any other demands at the moment, other than money and the requirement that we keep this matter confidential."

"In their words, everything is for humanity, everything is for our world."

"Even when they ask for money, they say it's all just to give the organization more funds to research new supernatural powers."

"As for whether they have even bigger plans, we don't know. So, on this matter, it's up to Your Highness to decide."

"It's a serious look on Danielle's face," the female knight said.

"Well said, let's see what my decision is."

"Daniel, if I'm not mistaken, you've already joined this organization, right?"

Tracy smiled as she looked at the female knight.

But you can't tell if they're truly happy or angry.

The female knight made no attempt to hide her opinion and immediately nodded in agreement.

"Yes, Your Highness."

“I did join this organization, but I have not betrayed Your Highness, nor have I betrayed my chivalry.”

"Because the only core requirement for joining this organization is that, as a member of the organization, I only need to join the front line against the Shadows and protect humanity when necessary. Therefore, I don't think this conflicts with my identity."

"Furthermore, Your Highness, I actually know more, but I cannot tell you now."

"However, I can guarantee with the honor of a knight and the honor of my family that our organization will never harm any human being, nor will it attempt to overthrow the power of any nation."

"Everything, all of it, is just to fight against those great enemies of humanity who regard us mortals as livestock."

At this point, seeing Tracy's direct gaze, the female knight hesitated and said:
"To be honest, Your Highness, you may not know this, but our organization has already had many nobles and royal family members join us in other countries on the continent."

"It's just that the time isn't right yet, and the best time to resist the Shadow is not yet here, so everything is being done in secret."

"By saying this, Your Highness, you should know that without any other strong constraints, the organization has no power or ambition."

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(End of this chapter)