He promised to become a knight, but what the heck is Astartes?

"Besides, Luo Xia can handle things without any major problems in the advanced training room, so these things are just minor issues in reality."

"Don't worry, Gwen, I'll take good care of myself. You should also take care of yourself on your mission and don't get hurt."

Rorschach stood up, walked to Gwen, and as if by magic, produced eight white square bricks in his hand, which he then handed to Gwen.

“This is a local specialty food from our hometown. Take it with you; it can help you replenish your strength if you encounter any emergency.”

Seeing what Rorschach handed her, Gwen accepted it without hesitation, feeling a sweet warmth in her heart. She then reached out to straighten Rorschach's collar, looked directly into his eyes, and softly said:

"Be careful, don't act rashly and start chopping."

"rest assured."

……

After half an hour.

The basement level of the war spire.

In front of a heavy steam-powered armored vehicle, seven fully armed knights leaned against the vehicle, smoking and looking quite relaxed.

"Tsk tsk tsk, no wonder it's an advanced civilization. I wonder which great inventor invented this cigarette. It's so satisfying to smoke."

A man with a thick scar on his face exhaled a smoke ring, looking utterly satisfied.

"Hey, this is nothing. Back in the day, when I went to a Class B abyss rift with the company commander, that was something else entirely. You know, skyscrapers? The tallest one could practically reach the sky!"

The seven knights boasted and occasionally cracked dirty jokes, making everyone laugh out loud.

They were Taylor's direct elite troops in the Third Company of the Seventh War Knights.

Among them were two Grand Knights and five High-Rank Official Knights. This level of strength was enough to slaughter all the monsters in a D-Rank Abyss Rift.

Just then, the seven men saw Company Commander Taylor approaching with a young man carrying a dark red halberd. They immediately stubbed out their cigarettes and stood up straight.

"Good morning, Company Commander!"

The seven men stood in a row, their voices deafening, startling the rest of the company who were still resting in the war tower.

But when they saw it was the third company, they were speechless.

After all, everyone knows that they have recently benefited from the abyss and are transforming their company according to the training methods of advanced civilizations.

It seems they're even saying they want to change the company's name to something like "Iron-Blooded Legion."

"Ah."

Taylor nodded in satisfaction, then pointed at Rorschach and said:

"This is Luo Xia, our War Church's A-level core this year. He's joining us on this mission."

Upon hearing this, the great knight with the thick scar on his face glanced at Luo Xia, frowned slightly, and said with a helpless expression:

"Company Commander, our target this time is the Blood God Cult's stronghold. Intelligence indicates that there is at least one high-ranking Grand Knight stationed inside, and we don't know how many other mid-to-high-ranking knights there are. What if something goes wrong if we bring Brother Luo along?"

After all, this is an A-level genius from the Church of War. If they go on a mission with them and come back missing limbs, wouldn't the Dean and the Bishop skin them alive?

"Hehe, don't worry, Luo Xia is quite strong."

"Just treat him like a regular knight. Besides, I'm planning to bring Rorschach into our company. Aren't you going to welcome him?"

Chapter 99 Iron-Blooded Legion (Please read on, please vote with monthly tickets, thank you meow!!!)

Is his current strength comparable to that of a novice knight?

And they actually want to join their third company?

Upon hearing Taylor's words, the eyes of the seven knights lit up; no one dislikes a genius.

What's more, this genius is one of our own.

Moreover, Rorschach is only a quasi-knight at the moment. Once he becomes a full knight, wouldn't his strength be comparable to that of a mid-level knight, or even a high-level knight?

Imagining that scene, the seven people looked at each other and saw the joy in each other's eyes.

After all, according to the War Academy's training regulations for knight cadets, after becoming official knights, they would all join a company of a knightly order for training.

And he even brought his own investment to the production team!

Because for a knightly genius like Rorschach, the church missions he can take on during his knighthood are undoubtedly the most prestigious and rewarding!

To put it bluntly, whoever can attract a Cavaliers prodigy to join their team will instantly rise to the top.

Of course, if a genius like Rorschach were to die while on a mission with them, it would be a case of "all his relatives and friends ascending to heaven," except this time it would be a true ascension.

After all, our geniuses are all dead, so why are you still alive?

Shouldn't it be about fighting to the death to protect each other, even if it means your survival?

"What else is there to say, Rorschach, welcome to our Ironblood Legion!"

The man with the thick scar on his face immediately changed his expression, stepping forward and familiarly putting his arm around Luo Xia's shoulder, introducing him as follows:

"My name is Anderson, the vice commander of the Ironblood Legion, and a mid-level Grand Knight."

"This is Laurenf, the company commander of the Ironblood Legion, a mid-level Grand Knight."

Laurence was a middle-aged man with a kind face, and he was also the one who boasted the most and whose mouth was full of dirty jokes.

He nodded to Luo Xia, giving him a simple, honest smile, like a kind old man.

Then came the other five people.

"Dant, Ryan, Clyde, Oscar, and Arkham are all high-ranking knights and the five strongest platoon leaders in our Ironblood Legion."

The five nodded to Luo Xia, welcoming him to their arrival.

But upon hearing Anderson's introduction, Rorschach frowned. The Ironblood Legion?

They weren't the 3rd Company of the 7th Knights of War, so how did they become a self-built legion?

Moreover, all seven of them held positions such as deputy regimental commander, company commander, or platoon leader.

Could it be that Ms. Taylor also wants to drink coconut bubble tea?

As if sensing Rorschach's confusion, Taylor, after inspecting the steam-powered armored vehicle, smiled and said:

"That's why I came back this time, because I'm going to change the company into a regiment."

"So we come to the academy in advance to select some promising talents and sign contracts with them."

Should the company be reorganized into a regiment?

Upon hearing Taylor's words, Rorschach was startled, because of the previous mission to form the Imperial Expeditionary Force.

Rorschach also looked through the information about the Knights' organization inside the War Spire.

To form even the lowest-ranking knightly order, the leader must be at least a third-tier transcendent being.

According to the classification of extraordinary knights' strength, that means one must have the strength of an Earth Knight.

Rorschach lamented at the time how long his journey had been.

But now Taylor is actually going to establish a knight order, doesn't that mean he's going to break through and become an Earth Knight!

"Teacher, you..."

"It's still a long way off. It's just that our company found some advanced civilization legion structures and training methods in the Abyss before, which is why we have this opportunity."

Taylor smiled, not intending to explain anything in detail.

Could he possibly say that the dean of the War Academy was his teacher?

Wouldn't people say that I got promoted because of my teacher?

"Rorschach, although I haven't told you about this before, please consider our Ironblood Legion carefully after you become a formal knight."

Taylor looked very serious. If Rorschach could join their Ironblood Legion after becoming a knight, it would undoubtedly make his path to building the legion much easier.

At the very least, the funding from the Church of War would increase significantly.

"Teacher, why are you still saying all this? As long as the pay is good, I'll just move into the Iron Blood Legion."

Rorschach smiled upon hearing this. Although Taylor was his mentor, he couldn't just take advantage of him for free.

If the great Emperor Hook found out about this, he'd definitely unleash a torrent of abuse.

Rorschach firmly believed in the Emperor's spirit: he could only take advantage of others, not the other way around.

"Hahaha, you little rascal."

Taylor smiled, then took a large box from the steam armored vehicle and handed it to Rorschach.

"Your knight armor is still being forged, right? This is my spare armor. We're about the same height, so you can use it for now. The cultists are very dangerous this time, and the strength of a knight with armor and without armor is very different."

Upon seeing this, Rorschach's eyes lit up. He then opened the large box and saw a complete set of blood-red armor neatly stacked inside.

"Teacher, aren't you going to wear armor?"

As Rorschach put on his armor, he noticed that Taylor wasn't preparing to put it on and asked her in confusion.

"I'm fine with anything."

Taylor waved his hand without saying much, but took out a set of dark red heavy full-body armor from his storage ring. The armor was covered with dense runes, and a thick bloody aura was faintly emanating from it.

"It's actually a life-source artifact armor!"

The moment Taylor took out the dark red armor, Rorschach sensed that his life force was being drawn in, and he was shocked.

Taylor, a great knight, how come he's so rich!

After all, a suit of armor made of life-source iron is incredibly expensive!

They are even more expensive than available, because only a true master blacksmith can forge such armor.

Such master blacksmiths are few and far between in the entire Holy Empire, and most of them are in the distant southern Iron City, the land of dwarves, which possesses the most powerful forging skills in this world!

"Could it be that Teacher Taylor's true identity is actually the illegitimate son of the Dwarf King?!"

After all, only people of this status and position can use the Life Armor at the Great Knight stage.

While Life Iron is the metal most suitable for a knight's life, it doesn't automatically increase the armor's defense like in the game. It only enhances the wearer's life magnetic field and power.

Therefore, once Taylor breaks through to the Earth Knight level, the opponent will have to replace their armor with a new set made of higher-grade Life Source Iron...

Thinking this, Luo Xia swallowed hard.