Chapter 78

To promote to Red Blood Cavalry, there are two conditions.

First, cavalry unit proficiency reaches Advanced (only then can it meet the requirements of the Elite Barracks).

Second, martial arts value reaches 15 points.

Under normal circumstances, the second condition, martial arts value reaching 15 points, might be a bit difficult for ordinary NPCs.

After all, their initial martial arts value is only 1 or 2 points, even if promoted to high-level heavy cavalry and gaining extra growth, they would only have a martial arts value of just over 10 points at most.

To meet the requirement of 15 points of martial arts value, they still need to improve related skill levels or promote to elite cavalry unit professions.

But for these high-quality NPCs, as long as they are promoted to cavalry, the extra growth gained can allow their martial arts values to reach the standard of around 15 points.

It is the first condition, cavalry profession proficiency reaching Advanced, that has now become their stumbling block.

Su Li first took all the cavalry, including Zhao Yu and Ling Long, to the newly built training ground in White Cloud Town.

Well, the training ground is a type of building that can be built after the territory is upgraded to a town.

By training the NPCs under his command, they can directly gain related growth.

Among them is the growth related to unit profession proficiency.

Su Li tried training the units.

His 30-point Hundredfold Growth talent can still influence the training speed.

However, training units in the training ground is related to the general's Command value.

The higher the Command value, the faster the training speed will be.

With Su Li's current pitiful Command value.

Even with Hundredfold Growth, he still cannot train the unit proficiency of the cavalry under his command to Advanced in a short period of time.

No way.

Su Li had no choice but to train while.

Sending Zhao Yu to lead a cavalry unit as scouts to search for wild strongholds outside.

Previously limited by the speed of the troops and his own strength, he could only and dared only search for small strongholds in the nearby area.

But at this moment, it is different.

With Su Li's current strength plus the cavalry unit, he can go to even farther places.

Time passed quickly.

In the blink of an eye.

Five days passed.

"My Lord, ahead is the location of a stronghold we scouted."

Under Su Li's arrangement, Zhao Yu successfully scouted the location of a stronghold with a cavalry unit.

And after receiving the news, Su Li also immediately led Ling Long and another cavalry unit to meet up.

Looking from afar at the stronghold that was a circle smaller than Tiger Might Stronghold, Su Li did not immediately launch an attack.

Instead, he looked at Zhao Yu, who had been lying in ambush here for a long time, her face stained with a lot of dirt.

"You've worked hard these past few days."

Su Li couldn't help but reach out to wipe the dirt off for her, caring: "You don't need to call me My Lord in the future; it feels distant. Just call me Brother or Big Brother like Ling Long does."

"Thank you for your concern, Big Brother."

Regarding Su Li's intimate gesture, Zhao Yu did not show any discomfort, but instead felt happy inside.

However, she still straightened her body on the surface and said seriously: "But on the battlefield, Xiao Yu must still call Big Brother My Lord, otherwise there can be no square without rules."

This attitude is quite heroic, with a spirited appearance.

Since that is the case, Su Li couldn't say anything more, and his gaze fell back onto that stronghold.

And then.

Changing Zhao Yu's position from in front of him to behind him, the black-backed long halberd in Su Li's hand was slightly raised: "Everyone, prepare."

One sentence.

Four words.

When these four words spread around.

Behind him, the cavalry unit that had been waiting in strict formation like statues changed.

The solemn and silent aura disappeared, replaced by an incomparably sharp edge, just like a precious sword that had originally been hidden in its sheath, but was now a divine sword already drawn.

This is a unit composed of high-quality NPCs.

Whether it is combat power or momentum, it is not comparable to ordinary NPCs.

"Charge with me!"

Another four words fell.

When this second sentence was uttered, Su Li had already urged the sweat-blood horse under him to take the lead and charge toward that territory outside.

Behind him.

Zhao Yu and Ling Long, leading two thousand fully armed cavalry, followed closely!

The momentum was like a tiger, like a dragon.

The prestige shook the sky!

The leveling path of the cavalry unit has officially begun!

"What is that?"

"So many cavalry!"

"Oh no, enemies are invading!"

"Quick, close the stronghold gate, close the stronghold gate!!!"

The movement of over two thousand people is still quite large.

Especially since these two thousand-plus people are all cavalry.

The sound of hooves is like a tremor, the charge is like thunder!

It directly stirred up sand and dust all over the sky!

Almost just as Su Li led the cavalry to launch the charge, the sentries of that stronghold in the distance, a thousand meters away, discovered their figures.

And then.

The stronghold gate, which was actually open, was quickly closed.

Following that, one after another, stronghold archers climbed onto the city wall.

And, when the enemy entered their shooting range, they quickly drew their bows and nocked arrows.

Shooting out arrows like raindrops, forming a dense screen of arrows, covering the enemy, which was Su Li and his cavalry unit.

It's just that...

When these arrow screens were about to fall.

Su Li flipped his hand, and the Su Iron Saber appeared in his hand.

And then...

Su Li, holding the Su Iron Saber, instantly slashed out several saber beams in the air, forming a defensive circle, blocking most of the arrows.

Next.

Zhao Yu also took out the Fire Phoenix Bright Gold Spear, thrusting forward, turning into several spear shadows that seemed to carry flames, directly destroying almost all the remaining small portion of arrows.

Occasionally, a few leaking arrows were also blocked by Ling Long, who was behind, raising her blacksmith hammer.

With the strength of the three of them now, blocking the arrows shot by these mere hundred-plus bandits is simply easy.

Just like this.

Facing the continuous screen of arrows shot from the stronghold wall, Su Li and the others led the cavalry to gallop wildly.

Two hundred meters.

One hundred meters.

Fifty meters!

Ten meters.

When there were less than ten meters left from the stronghold gate, Su Li erupted.

The Su Iron Saber in his hand was switched to the black-backed long halberd.

And then... Overbearing Qi wrapped around!

A golden airflow covered the black-backed long halberd.

The next moment.

Halberd-style martial arts erupted!

Halberd Shadow Break!

— Author's Notes —

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