Chapter 237

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Protagonist:

Chen Yi

"Is it you? Do you have 1000 blades and swords?" The Knight Commander in the middle looked down at him arrogantly, as if appreciating an ant's struggle.

Chen Yi wrinkled his nose and asked the Phantom Dragon in a low voice: "What level is this guy?"

"Combat Skill Level."

"Not bad, actually. Can he meet the Kingdom Knight standard?"

"His compatibility with the Magic Net is surely insufficient, but his body seems quite strong." The little lizard made such a judgment, then said disdainfully: "Just a brute."

"You even know the word 'brute,' not bad." Chen Yi praised him, secretly circulating Pocket Qi 50 centimeters thick across his body, and nodded to Yu Weichao.

In this era, the horizontal fears the reckless; in case a "brute" launches an indiscriminate attack, flinging a handful of feathered arrows or something, if he really got stabbed to death it would be humiliating. But in his heart he actually didn't have much worry; 300-odd ordinary knights, against his Pocket Qi Level 8, watching him about to reach Level 9 high-level player, only possess deterrence, not combat power — at least... he can escape.

Yu Weichao mustered his courage and replied loudly: "The blades and swords will be traded on the river; they are already on the boats."

Lanier shouted dissatisfied: "Do you intend to announce this river belongs to the Shuizhai?"

His logic was very clear: Chen Yi claimed the trade was in the Shuizhai, but now the trade location is on the river — doesn't that imply the river belongs to that Shuizhai?

The guys from three Knight Orders all tensed up; some knights even picked up their Knight's Lances. Claiming a place belongs to someone is the first choice for overbearing nobles establishing a home, and this kind of conflict of interest is precisely the meaning of the Knight Order's existence.

Chen Yi and Yu Weichao both didn't understand why the people below were tense. They both shouted loudly "Relax," "Don't be nervous," while their brains rapidly thought.

Announce this river belongs to the Shuizhai? Sounds nice, but even thinking with your toes you know it's dangerous.

However, change the thinking: if we give a negative answer, what would the result be? Can't trade on water? Can't build a stockade by the water? Goods on the water belong to the other party? No one knows.

Lanier waited half a day, only hearing messy talking voices from above with no definite answer, so he waved his hand, and two Elephant Beast knights rushed up.

The so-called Elephant Beasts are a kind of long-haired mammoth-type mount; their long hair is like felt, sticky and thick, able to withstand ordinary soldiers' desperate attacks, and their oily-looking outer skin appears flammable but is actually constantly secreted sweat, which instead prevents things like fire rockets — the weapon large beasts fear most.

Basically, Elephant Beasts belong to the ultimate force for suppressing commoners; unless it's a rebellion with knights participating, those peasant armed forces alone can't even damage an Elephant Beast's hair. The strongest cavalry regiment Ma La possesses is the combination of Elephant Beasts and Dragon Beasts.

Elephant Beast knights every time they leave the city mainly act domineering; the two rushing up now are no exception. Facing the 5-meter-high stone wall, though worried, they still advanced without hesitation; in just the time for two thoughts to flash through their minds, the Knight Long Spears made of hardwood heavily stabbed into the stone wall.

Yu Weichao reacted as if his own flesh had been stabbed, "whoosh" jumping up; the city wall he painstakingly repaired being attacked made him want to hit someone, but looking at those big eyes just meters away, he hesitated again.

His small fist isn't even as big as the Elephant Beast's eyes; why go up and deliver himself to death.

"What do you mean?" He could only condemn the other party.

Lanier feigned innocence: "I'm asking if you announce this river belongs to the Shuizhai?"

Yu Weichao evaded the question and continued shouting: "What do you want to do?"

The two Elephant Beast knights continued attacking, with the posture of wanting to destroy a section of the city wall and charge in. The mercenaries drew bows and shot arrows from far away; their professional ethics were much better than peasant armed forces, but their skill wasn't much better.

On the West Continent, infantry have always been cannon fodder, without exception; only someone like Yu Weichao who doesn't know the trade would hire several hundred half-soldiers without mounts, and then instead equip them with mounts — however, although Mount Beasts look very much like horses and are even larger than sturdy Arabian Horses, on the West Continent they still don't count for much.

Even real cavalry versus infantry requires the former to have good training and superhuman courage.

Lanier was happy to delay time and shouted: "All mines and rivers inside Ma La belong to the Elder Council's property; do you want to announce this river belongs to the Shuizhai?"

Yu Weichao just realized and hurriedly said: "Of course not."

"Then why trade in the river?"

"Just for safety."

"This reason doesn't hold." Lanier, like a Judicator inside the city, gave the answer.

The Elephant Beast knights attacked even more vigorously.

10,000 Conch Shells is no small number; three Knight Orders followed out, besides protecting the property, they couldn't help but have another thought: if possible, save these 10,000 Conch Shells.

Joke; this is the Senate's total annual expenditure, enough to equip two Centurion Groups, or maintain 10 Centurion Groups for a year's normal consumption. Compared to this large sum, the rules of fair trade were long thrown to the back of their minds. The more noble the person, the less they abide by meaningless rules, unless the other party has corresponding martial force.

The knights were eager to move; as a probe, the Elephant Beast knights are the best at siege among them. As long as they can push down a section of the city wall, even push down one-third of its height, the knights can flatten this Shuizhai. And it can be affirmed: if a section of wall is pushed down and the other side still has no decent resistance, that shows their martial force is insufficient, showing that saving 10,000 Conch Shells and gaining 1000 blades and swords is possible.

The latter are powerful weapons on the battlefield; metal's property of facilitating energy attachment is what knights like most. Don't look at everyone carrying hardwood long spears now — that's for dealing with peasant armies — in knight melees, holding a one-meter-long sword means energy protrusion can reach 5 meters, enough to kill another knight.

Lanier stroked his chin, starting to consider whether to slaughter the entire Shuizhai. That way, he could naturally block the mouths of the traveling merchants who came from who knows where, avoiding criticism and boring nobles' inquiries.

Yet he didn't know how many of the knights present were trustworthy?

He was already considering picking elite soldiers to take over the Shuizhai; Chen Yi also finally understood one thing: the other side reveres martial force and doesn't care about reputation.

In that case, his idea of muddling through naturally couldn't exist; his body instantly began frantically accumulating energy.

The Magic Net's energy in a certain region is limited; to get more, one must link the Magic Net, attempt to obtain Source Energy, or gather and substitute surrounding energy.

Pocket Qi Level 8, neither of these is easy to do, so during battle one must pay attention to accumulating and using energy; if used up all at once, it cannot be quickly replenished.

Chen Yi has the Holy Knight Adult's teachings, plus he himself is familiar with Source Energy, so doing these comes naturally.

Unknown if the West Continent's energy is more abundant; in roughly only two or three seconds, he gathered a large amount of energy and wrapped Source Energy in his core.

This speed is who knows how many times faster than Earth, but a bit slower than in the Magic Subway.

Chen Yi's combat experience is relatively lacking; he didn't perceive any change, just kept attracting energy.

In comparison, the Knight Commander leading that Elite Centurion Group was much more sensitive. He was like a fat pig taking its last hot bath, at the moment its companions were about to step onto the automated production line, he halted his subordinates.

The Elephant Beast knights unwillingly stopped, about to go back and argue, when they suddenly sensed a huge energy cluster forming ahead.

An inexplicable howling wind swept across the Delta up, down, left, and right.

"Energy Spring!" The Knight Commander exclaimed in alarm.

Simultaneously, Chen Yi also completed battle preparations; a Steel Javelin appeared out of thin air, gathered attached energy, and flew forward with tremendous momentum.

"Scatter!" The Knight Commander closed his eyes and gathered Pocket Qi. He rode a Long-hoofed Beast, over 10 meters high, feet over 2 meters long; running, it was unstoppable, only backward movements were slow and clumsy, far less quick than turning forward. At this life-and-death instant, he knew he definitely couldn't retreat.

Rather than retreating and becoming a laughingstock, better to charge forward and fight to the death; maybe the target isn't himself.

Very luckily, he blocked correctly.

The javelin wrapped with sufficient energy, carrying the sound of wind and thunder, in just a flash, fell with incomparable swiftness into a group of Dragon Beasts and Elephant Beasts, simultaneously rising thick smoke and dust, emitting a muffled thunder-like explosion.

Shattered steel fragments, flying sand and stones, and dispersing energy clusters were all capable of being fatal killing blows. Fortunately, Chen Yi's target was not to kill, so only the miserable cries of the rough-skinned, thick-fleshed, wall-like Dragon Beasts and Elephant Beasts were heard, yet none of them collapsed.

The stone walls of the Shuizhai also shook violently, and the wide river nearby was even more like a fish tank eyed by a cat, swaying and rippling uneasily.

Although the Knights below were terrified, they had after all participated in wars, and one after another they let go of their reins and galloped in all directions, staying far away from Chen Yi's sharp edge; even some mounts with bad legs tried their utmost to stay away from the stone walls.

The Knights in the Knight Order muttered "Energy Spring" in their mouths, and no longer had the slightest intention to resist. The so-called Energy Spring refers to the phenomenon of guiding ordinary energy to gather by substituting Source Energy when it is difficult to absorb Source Energy. Such a method requires an extremely strong affinity for Source Energy to achieve. Chen Yi had cultivated for a long time in the Subway and accomplished it effortlessly, yet it frightened the Knights.

Yu Weichao looked at Chen Yi with the expression of looking at a Superhero. In his brain he was probably also thinking: Could it be that things like Batman, Spider-Man, The Flash, and the like actually exist?

Chen Yi was also somewhat surprised. After he upgraded to Combat Skill Level 8, he had basically never released energy with full force. Aristocratic Scions pay attention to cherishing blessings and life; the idea of going all out can exist, but the style may not. In fact, even if he struck with full force on Earth, it would be difficult to produce such power, or, if what he used to carry the energy was not a Steel Javelin, it would not cause such an explosive scene — the quantity of free electrons and free atoms determines the conductivity of a conductor, which also determines the conductivity of energy.

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