MTL - I Like This Dream!-v2 Chapter 64
A troop of cavalry galloped across the steppe.
Unlike Tibes, which is densely covered with hills and forests, there is a large grassland near the Wenjialuo defense line in the north. Now it is early summer, and the horseshoes step into the weeds that grow to the knees of men, scaring away many hares. A rodent sticks out its big buck-toothed head from the grass, and its black eyes stare at the team that is about to pass by. It looks harmless and cute.
The cavalry at the front turned their eyes away, and shot an arrow with a bow as fast as lightning. The long arrow passed through a distance of more than 300 meters in the blink of an eye, and shot through the head of the rodent. It was fixed to the ground with a "dumb", and the grass next to it turned into a pot of boiling soup. Countless unknown things made the grass sway, and it took a while to return to calm.
This animal, called a ground squirrel, lives in groups, is omnivorous, and the sentinels of each colony look for prey and swarm after identifying the target, whether it is a tree or a living thing. The teeth of ground squirrels that have grown crystal nuclei contain toxins, and three bites can slowly paralyze ordinary people. Even for regular troops, they are quite annoying roadblocks.
The column of cavalry ignored this, and did not slow down until they reached the edge of the forest. Although there are big animals like bears and lynxes in the forest, they are basically lone rangers, and they will not attack the army on weekdays, let alone this team.
They have no flags, only three cyan wind patterns drawn on their chests, and a badge consisting of a shield and a firebird pinned to their necklines, which means that they are the Gale Knights, a subordinate branch of the Glory Knights.
A group of thirty-three people wore light leather armor and all carried longbows. They were not dressed like members of ordinary knights. Even the head of the branch with a silver border on the badge, that is, the leading knight who carried the thickest and largest longbow and shot the arrow just now, did not wear thick armor.
This team, which didn't look like a knight or a scout cavalry, came all the way to the vicinity of the station, and smoke was rising not far away. There will no longer be a surprise attack by alien beasts here, the head of the branch slowed down and announced the disbandment.
The tense atmosphere relaxed, and the cavalry breathed a sigh of relief, with smiles on their faces.
"The herd of animals is eating again!" the youngest Cherie complained, "We are the last one every time, God knows what will be left after we go back!"
"Yes, yes, I don't know if we have left some dried meat for our little Cherry. Little Cherry is so hungry that she can't grow taller!" the big Nicholas teased, and everyone laughed in good faith.
"You guys don't grow taller!" said fifteen-year-old Cherie angrily, and hummed maliciously, "I don't need to come early, as long as I'm faster than you guys, come on! Nicholas, get rid of me!" them!"
Cherry rushed out of the horse she named Nicholas (it can be seen that the two people did not hurt each other on the first day), and Nicholas let out a hey and patted the horse to catch up. The rest of the regiment members followed up with strange yells, and those who were more particular finally remembered to say goodbye to the detachment leader. "Branch Leader! I'll save you an extra lamb chop! Cherry doesn't like it!" Nicholas shouted from afar. Immediately afterwards, Cherry's voice, not to be outdone, came: "Nicholas doesn't like to eat! I'll grab an extra one for you!"
The head of the branch smiled and shook his head, took off his helmet, revealing short blond hair.
If there is someone who is sensitive to pheromones nearby, it will definitely become more confusing. The whole team members are all betas, and the head of the branch is actually an omega, how can they wear the badge of the knight order? Are they really knights? If you ask the Knights of Glory this question, it may be difficult to get a definite answer, because the Knights of the Wind are still controversial—the opponents insist on calling it the cavalry.
The reason is as mentioned above.
The Vengalo defense line finally survived the big beast tide, thinking that next year they could breathe a sigh of relief, but no one expected that the second year's beast tide would be as violent as the previous year. The beast horde came early and went late, three-quarters of the recruits who had just been recruited into the army died, and Wen Jialuo won the title of meat grinder for recruits. When that summer passed, Prince Ronald had to start recruiting troops again, and put down the conditions for conscription again and again.
Seventy-five percent of recruits died, and veterans did not survive. A branch of the Glory Knights unfortunately ran into the raging fire crows head-on, and most of them died in an instant. The entire defense line is precarious. If there is any encouraging news, it is only the birth of "Moonlight Thorn" Chris and the Gale Knights.
Chris was the only omega who came to participate in the recruitment and was recruited into the Knights. The prince had promised to designate the knight with the best grades in the recruitment as the head of the branch, but it turned out that the first place was an omega. This shameful result made the alphas jump up, and they were completely unwilling to listen to an omega. Even if you want to! Everyone knows that the omega in the military camp can only distract good soldiers. It is completely determined by physical characteristics. Multiple betas mean something.
Thirty or so beta members who passed the test but were dismissed by various branch leaders for various reasons (only a few of them have supernatural powers), were reduced to the simplest knight equipment (not even a cloak) under the pretext of "extraordinary times" , the servant army has already been counted among them, this kind of extremely shabby team is not worthy of being a knight order at all. They have the name of the Knights but they act as scouts. Everyone in the Glory Knights knows that this motley army is just a place where troublesome people are assigned.
It was such a motley army that saved Prince Ronald's life.
Prince Ronald was in that hapless branch when the fire ravens attacked, and they were enveloped by the burning birds as if they were locked in a burning house. The knights armed to the teeth screamed in the flames, turning into human flesh teppanyaki one by one. Prince Ronald dropped his helmet, burned off his beard, and rushed left and right under the cover, unable to make a surprise attack. At this moment, a cavalry that was as fast as the wind rushed over, piercing through the group of fire crows like sharp arrows.
Under the training and command of Chris for more than half a year, this team lacking supernatural powers gave up hand-to-hand combat and stance fighting, and replaced the sword with a long bow, and replaced the leather armor with the iron armor. They exchanged their defense for speed. Although the accuracy was not enough, the obedience and efficiency were more than enough to make up for it: everyone drew their bows at the same time, and the long arrows shot into the distant sky, and the arrows accelerated and fell from a high place. By this time the next salvo had already been fired. The area shrouded by the fire crows was cleared out of a small blank in an instant, Chris stopped the team, looked into the gap, and rushed over.
The bow-wielding squad wore only daggers, but Chris carried a broadsword. He jumped off his mount, which was afraid to rush into the flames, drew his sword, and accelerated.
According to the survivors after the incident, his sword and people were as fast as a ray of light. This ray of light and flames split the impenetrable wall of fire, allowing people who were about to burn their breath to feel the precious coolness from the outside world. The sword light at that moment was like the cool moonlight, which people will never forget once they have seen it.
Since then, the Unknown Knights have become the Gale Knights, and "that omega" Chris has become "Moonlight Thorn" - Moonlight Thorn, also known as Moonlight Orchid, is a cold-resistant plant with silvery flowers and blades as sharp as swords. No matter how much controversy there is, Chris and his knights have gained a firm foothold.
Although the treatment received is still not as good as other knight orders.
"I met wild ducks before, and ground squirrels are stupid enough to forage in the places we often walk." Hank did not run away, and lamented beside Chris, "It's time again?"
"The beast tide is coming." Chris replied.
"It's weird, I heard that the Tibes line of defense hasn't seen much beast tide in the past two years, so our side has been beaten into dogs." Hank muttered, "Some people say that the strange beasts were driven to us by the gods. Here it is, how did she get here across a Yamenan? But that divinely favored man is really a murderer, who in the Sullivan family..."
"Ann." Chris said, "Anna Sullivan."
Hank was about to say something, but suddenly closed his mouth. His eyes quickly glanced at the face of the head of the branch, and found that the other party's expression softened.
"Soft down" is just an understatement. Chris's brows that were always frowned when he thought were loosened, and he looked straight ahead, apparently in reverie; The weight of the feathers makes it laugh.
Is there any reason to be happy that the Thebes defense line is blessed by the gods? Although Hank has realized that world peace might really make this surprisingly kind-hearted branch leader smile from the bottom of his heart, but this time it is not, he can swear on all his experience in watching people, just watched The look that arrived was too…private.
Chris is basically the kind of paladin that omega imagined (except for gender), and Hank felt more than once that people should carve a statue of him and put it in front of the Knights headquarters. The sparkly guy is so eerily selfless that Hank wonders if he has a private life at all. The expression at that moment just hit Hank's retina, making his heart of gossip burn. People who know how to observe words and expressions are somewhat gossip deep in their hearts.
"What's the matter?" Chris noticed Hank's gaze, turned his head to look at him, and returned to the usual holy light shining mode. Hank felt guilty for a moment because of his upright expression, and couldn't help but ask, "Do you know Your Excellency the Favored One?"
Chris opened his mouth and said with a smile, "Probably."
Half way, Chris thought.
After parting with An, Chris came to the Vengalo defense line, and on the first day of arrival, he entrusted the caravan to send a letter. A week later came the second letter, and another one after the selection was successful, but I never received a reply.
I asked people from the caravan to inquire, but the other party said that all the letters had been delivered, but no one took them, and there was no big news. The favored person should still be in the seminary.
So Ann just suddenly ignored him.
Chris worried that something might have happened, but he couldn't take care of himself, so he put it aside for the time being. Then he heard about the thunderstorm in Alingu, and suddenly thought of their first meeting in Abery. Chris almost wanted to rush to see what happened. Almost, he was at a critical moment when he would fail if he didn't try his best. He struggled for a long time and decided to stay.
And then Anna, the favored one and Sullivan's only surviving heir. Sullivan went to the Tibes line.
Chris has been very busy, the beast threat has been there, and at the same time everyone seems to be waiting to kick him out. He didn't fail, but he had to do his best. The resistance he encountered in the Bungalow defense line and after joining the Knights was simply several times that of the past. From time to time, there are rumors about the favored ones, each of which is more surprising than the other, sometimes making Chris feel very strange.
The fact is obvious. After he left, the half of the soul he didn't know, the noble girl "Anna" before "Ann" appeared, came back.
Chris can only be sure of one thing, that is, "Ann" is still there, and he can imagine Ann's reckless behavior from some absurd rumors. She's still alive and doing well, which is good enough news for Chris. He persevered with difficulty and tenaciously amidst the constant malice, Ann's news was like an anchor in the distance, telling the lone knight that he was not alone.
As long as we live, we will meet again. By then, we will be closer to our dreams.
Chris's heart warmed at the thought.
Hank scratched his heart and lungs with curiosity as he looked at Chris, who was lost in fugue after he gave an ambiguous answer. He was about to say something when a man ran out of the bushes and stopped in front of their horse.
The two quickly reined in the horse, and the slow horse stopped immediately, so that the person who stopped the horse turned pale with fright. It was a female omega with a weathered face, she was holding a small cloth bag, her eyes blinking non-stop.
"Need help, ma'am?" Chris dismounted, and Hank followed suit, looking at the woman. Commoner, craftsman, unmarried, no, widow?
"My lord," said the widow, trying to be calm, with a trembling voice, "I, I am Maria from Ashwood Town, my father is a blacksmith who makes weapons for the adults, and so are my brother and husband, They, they're all dead..."
"I'm sorry," Chris replied.
The sincere compassion in those blue eyes made Maria calm down a bit, she pursed her lips, and mustered up the courage to say quickly: "They are dead, adults don't want to continue to buy things in my store, my children are about to die I have nothing to eat. I don’t have the strength to forge, but I can do other things, I’m not afraid of your jokes, my lord, my father praised me as smarter than my elder brother, and the adults don’t want to look at my things because I’m an idiot, because I’m an idiot My husband's omega...they say it's unlucky to use something I make..."
"I really can't help it, I think you are also..." Her voice became softer, and she glanced at Chris carefully, for fear of angering him: "I can't help it, my lord, please take a look at it !It's light, easy to use, I can use it all, and it's easy to find the head..."
She unwrapped it, revealing a strange bow. The curved back of the yew wood is only on one arm, and it is placed horizontally on a vertical wooden bar with a groove on it. The two are crossed and fixed, and there is a trigger made of iron plate below. Maria put the arrow into the groove, aligned it with the front sight above it, and lightly pulled the trigger. The arrow was shot and nailed to the ground not far away.
Both Chris and Hank's eyes lit up, and they immediately felt the great advantage of this eccentric bow. Maria handed it to Chris and said flatteringly, "Give it a name, my lord?"
Chris thought for a while and said, "This crossed structure is called a crossbow."
Few people know that the crossbow that was named "Knight Sniper" in later generations was named after a knight.
