Pioneer Wizard's Notebook

Chapter 83 The Radiant Knight

The carriage moved slowly forward.

Through the wind and snow, the towering walls of Windcliff City came into view before Linde.

The obsidian wall, forged by dragon flames, is over twenty meters high and its surface is etched with the marks of time.

The roads into the city were congested as the winter solstice celebrations were about to begin.

Looking around, one sees caravans of goods waiting, and the crowds are bustling.

Even the two sides of the road were already filled with stalls selling all kinds of dried fruits, snacks, and gemstone jewelry.

The sounds of travelers and merchants haggling over prices were incessant.

"It's really lively. No wonder it's one of the top five cities in the northern provinces."

Linde looked out of the carriage and sighed as he compared the colorful collar of his coat to the outside of the carriage.

Windcliff City is situated at the confluence of the Mecca and Agate rivers, connecting the northern border with southern cities of the kingdom. Its convenient water transport and southerly location mean that its winters are relatively mild, and even ice storms have not reached it.

Coupled with the legendary history of the Glorious Dragon, this city enjoys all the advantages of timing, location, and people, making it difficult for it not to prosper.

Unfortunately, all of that is now in the past.

With the death of the Viscount, Jason took over the throne.

Beneath the surface of this seemingly prosperous city, undercurrents are already surging, making it a chessboard for various forces to vie for power.

While waiting to enter the city.

Linde suddenly heard a commotion from the crowd outside.

He looked on curiously and saw five knights dressed in light gold scale armor and carrying exaggeratedly large bows on their shoulders appearing outside the city gate.

The warhorse beneath the knight was even more unusual.

Mighty and tall, its entire body covered in golden scales, as if radiating a dazzling light.

"Those are the Radiant Knights of Windcliff City, wielding the powerful transcendent force 'Light of Judgment,' and riding their exclusive golden-scaled horses, a formidable dragon beast."

Huai En began to explain.

He was once a member of the Knights of Glory and was very familiar with these revered seniors in the distance.

Windcliff was once the lair of the radiant dragon "Margos".

During one of the dragon's molting processes, several scales stained with dragon blood fell to the ground and mingled with the soil.

It eventually transformed into a small dragon crystal mine beneath the city.

The Hyacinth family successfully bred the powerful dragon beast "Golden Scale Horse" by mining dragon crystal ore, grinding it into powder, and feeding it to the animals.

The Dragon Crystal Mine also became a training ground for the family's knights.

Guided by the rich power of dragons, they are nurtured into radiant knights who wield the light of judgment.

The pairing of knights and warhorses thus created the renowned Radiant Knights.

Linde glanced at the knights and then looked away.

The Knights of Glory are indeed admirable.

But as long as his research proceeds smoothly, the Sunflower will soon have its own extraordinary knight order.

Linde has high expectations for this.

Five Radiant Knights appeared at the city gate, surveyed the area, and then rode away.

The line ahead was getting shorter.

"We're about to enter the city."

Lind said that Heda and Wayne beside him were ready and on guard.

Fortunately, everything went smoothly.

As the merchant Badr said.

The soldiers at the city gate did not inspect the interior of the carriages, but released their spears and allowed the caravan to enter.

At a corner, Lind and his two companions jumped off the carriage in the alley, parting ways with Badr.

Heda looked around curiously and asked, "Where are we going next?"

Linde replied, "According to the plan, everyone should lie in wait before the winter solstice celebration to avoid being spotted by a large group. We'll go directly to find the person."

As he spoke, Lind looked at Wayne.

As a local of Windcliff City, Huai En led the way, explaining as he went:

"Before leaving, I entrusted Lilina to the care of my companion from the Radiant Knights, Kayla. She is a trustworthy lady, and her address is 145 Fragrant Street in the outer city, at the Iris Herbal Shop."

"The herbal medicine shop is run by Kayla's grandmother, let's go straight there!"

Fragrant Street in the outer city, iris herbal medicine shop.

Kayla, a patrol knight of the Radiant Knights, is a young woman dressed in her duty knight's uniform with a sword at her waist.

At this moment, he was leaning against the door of his own shop with a cold expression.

Opposite her stood a woman dressed in a bright red robe, exuding a seductive perfume.

The woman said with a smile, "I heard our Miss Knight is a bit short on money lately? Black Rat would be happy to help if you're willing. After all, we're neighbors, shouldn't we learn to help each other?"

Kayla coldly refused, "Get out of my way, I have no interest in the rats of the underworld."

She knew that the woman in front of her was the mistress of the "Rat King" of the Black Rat Society, a gang leader from the neighboring Black Street.

It was a gang that disgusted her.

They force orphans to beg on the streets, coerce women into selling their bodies, and there's almost no bad thing they won't do.

Unfortunately, these gangs all have connections with the bigwigs above them.

The "Rat King" even hooked up with Jason.

Although Kayla was indignant, she could only learn to turn a blind eye.

During patrols, ensure these beasts stay put in the dark streets and don't go elsewhere to harm residents.

However, recently, the Rat King somehow found out that she was short of money.

They actually wanted to bribe her to get a deal? What a joke!

After being rejected, the woman took out her pipe and took a puff of her cigarette, seemingly unconcerned about the woman's rude attitude.

"It seems you're not ready yet. I'm at number 13 on Black Street. You can come find me anytime you've made up your mind."

After saying that, the woman turned and left.

She knew very well why Kayla was short of money; the "White Knight of Windcliff" had left a huge burden at the herbalist's shop.

Delaying the onset of cold-induced illness requires the consumption of expensive ambergris flowers.

The compensation Jason had promised was embezzled by layers of officials.

Kayla had to bear this expense herself.

Unfortunately, with her patrol knight's salary, she couldn't afford the price of ambergris for long.

Kayla and the White Knight had grown up together, and the woman believed she would change her mind.

"Damn rat, and Wayne, you bastard!"

After the women left, Kayla gritted her teeth and cursed, becoming increasingly agitated as she recalled the unknown fate of Huaien.

That bastard dumped his daughter with another man on her and then just abandoned her.

So far, apart from a storybook that reveals he is not dead, there has been no other news!

The Ice Demons are ravaging the North, and Keira can't help but worry whenever she hears of a baron's territory being breached.

When Lilina was tormented by illness at night and trembled all over, Kayla felt even more distressed.

The pain of helplessness had already exhausted her both physically and mentally.

Looking at the sky, Kayla patted her cheeks to regain her composure.

Time to get to work.

No matter what, I need to find a way to earn enough money to buy medicine first.

In the past few days, Lilina's condition has unexpectedly improved a lot, but it may relapse at any time, and more ambergris flowers are needed.

Kayla walked away.

Behind the shop door, a well-behaved little girl sitting behind the counter peeked out, quietly listening to Kayla's departing footsteps.

At this time, Kayla was busy with work, and Grandma Amy was taking a nap.

Lilina seized the opportunity and prepared to put her plan into action.