Chapter 299: Griffin Knights!

"Eh? I seem to be fine!"

Not knowing how much time had passed, Knight Mi Gen came to his senses and quickly checked himself.

Then, delightedly discovering there were no blood holes on his body, his face immediately lit up with joy.

He turned to look at Lei Meng and his lord nearby, and similarly found that everyone was unharmed.

While exhaling a huge sigh of relief, he realized the problem, immediately changed his expression, and said, "My lord, did this experiment fail?"

"But to speak the truth, it is good that it failed; otherwise, with such a great Sea God's Wrath, us standing before you would probably have been unable to protect your safety!"

Knight Mi Gen decided to remonstrate to the death!

Even if punished by his lord, he would not spare himself.

After all, the action just now was too dangerous.

It might not only be dangerous for us subordinates, but even his lord himself might perish.

"No, Mi Gen, the lord's experiment did not fail! It seems to have succeeded; look at those straw men a hundred meters away!"

At this moment, Lei Meng, however, made a sound different from Knight Mi Gen's.

Knight Mi Gen was stunned and looked toward the straw men a hundred meters away.

He saw that the ten straw men a hundred meters away were already leaning in all directions.

Two of them had even fallen directly to the ground; it was obvious that those ten straw men had suffered external destruction.

"How is this possible!"

Knight Mi Gen was completely baffled!

We stood ten meters away and were unharmed, yet the straw men a hundred meters away were affected; does this Sea God's Wrath have its own consciousness?

Can it automatically distinguish friend from foe?

"My lord, there are many holes in these leather armors!"

Not long after, several alert knight squires had brought the ten straw man targets over.

It was seen that all ten targets had damage.

Especially eight of them; the leather armor on their bodies had been broken open with holes the size of chicken eggs.

Lei Meng carefully investigated and said, "These straw men were first pierced through the leather armor defense by an object the size of a chicken egg, and then their bodies were pierced through as well!"

"The power of that thing is very great! So great that even a Bronze Knight, if hit, would probably be severely injured!"

Gervas nodded in satisfaction, approving Lei Meng's statement.

"My lord, how... how was this accomplished? Why were we standing so close and yet unharmed?" Knight Mi Gen finally could not help but ask out his doubt.

"Because it is not Sea God's Wrath, but a cannon!"

"A cannon?"

Afterwards, Gervas explained the principle of the cannon to everyone.

And with having witnessed it with their own eyes, everyone understood the principle quite well.

"Of course, even if you cannot understand, it does not matter; you only need to remember that in the future, you must never stand at the end with the opening!"

Everyone's hearts tightened, and they said, "My lord, we have remembered!"

Just kidding; looking at the miserable state of those straw men, who would want a few more holes in their own bodies?

Next, Gervas conducted a second round of tests, shooting at targets two hundred meters away.

He found that the accuracy at a distance of two hundred meters was not bad either, after all, grapeshot was used.

Afterwards, he simply tested two more times and finally concluded that the cannon's lethal range could reach three hundred meters.

Beyond that, it would begin to diminish.

Of course, this was also because the caliber was too small.

If the caliber were larger, it could definitely shoot farther.

However, there was no rush; once this six-pounder stabilized, everything else would be easy to discuss.

In fact, Gervas was already imagining whether to create a mana cannon in the future.

After the cannon test was completed, Gervas ordered his subordinates to send the cannon, its matching ammunition, and the carriage to the seaside.

Because in the afternoon, he, Gervas, would still lead his men to march north.

Besides going for that three-masted sailing ship, he could not stand idly by while Adams had problems.

Otherwise, finding another suitable partner would not be that easy.

"Mike, you four, come with me!"

After the subordinates dispersed, Gervas directly called out to Mike and the other four knights from the Wasteland.

"Yes, my lord!"

The four men hesitated not at all.

Afterwards, Gervas directly led the group toward the beast pens on the side of the castle.

"You have joined Stormhold for a few days now; how do you feel about life in Stormhold?"

"My lord, Stormhold is very good, because you are the most benevolent noble we have ever seen!"

"This is not us flattering you; it is what we have seen and heard these past few days!"

"Compared to the Chaotic Wasteland, a place full of dangers, Stormhold is simply paradise!"

"Because, besides safety, one can also eat their fill here!"

Gervas asked while walking.

The group did not know what their lord meant, but they only needed to answer truthfully.

"I am glad you like it! Work hard, and things will get better and better in the future!" Gervas nodded in satisfaction, and just at that moment, they arrived at their destination.

Roar, roar, roar!

Passing through the main gate, they entered the beast pen enclosed by the inner wall.

This was the area of the castle specifically designated for housing magical beasts or horses.

Although Storm Castle was small, it was small but complete in every respect.

The nobles who had previously constructed it had indeed planned for this as well.

Of course, the scale was not large, so locking six griffins here was slightly cramped.

Seeing Gervas and his party arrive, the untamed griffins immediately let out low growls.

In Gervas's ears, however, he heard this as a threat, a demand for the two-legged beasts to release them at once.

"Well? Do you recognize these magical beasts?" Everyone naturally knew the famous griffins.

"M-m-my lord, these should be the mighty griffins of legend, right?"

For Mike and the others, this was their first time coming into such close contact with such ferocious beasts; at this moment, their expressions were full of tension.

"That's right, these are griffins. Do you know why I brought you here?"

"We don't know, my lord!" The group answered truthfully.

"I am preparing to make you Griffin Knights!"

"B-become Griffin Knights? This..." The group stood with mouths agape; they could never have imagined this was Gervas's purpose.

"What? Do you not like it?"

"No, my lord, we like it very much, it's just... this is too precious, we are not capable..."

The group truly could not describe their feelings.

Those were Griffin Knights; in their hearts, they were as sacred as Dragon Knights.

And they, the group, were merely the most base refugees who had luckily obtained battle qi.

Now, to become Lord Gervas's ordinary guard knights was already an honor that would bring glory to their ancestors.

As for becoming Griffin Knights, that was something they dared not even dream of!

"Liking it is enough! Moreover, whether you are capable is for me to decide. Of course, besides that, it also depends on your own efforts. Only when you have tamed these griffins can you become true Griffin Knights!"

The reason Gervas chose to make the group Griffin Knights was, first and foremost, because titled knights were scarce among his subordinates.

Lei Meng, Knight Mi Gen, and the others had undergone systematic training.

They could exert a huge effect when fighting on land.

Therefore, they were certainly not the best candidates to become Griffin Knights.

On the contrary, Mike, Mick, and the others, having obtained their battle qi through trial potions, possessed weaker battle qi than regular knights; thus, making them Griffin Knights was actually the most suitable choice.

Because after signing a contract with a griffin, a unique symbiotic relationship could be established with the griffin.

Although it would not mean sharing life and death, the abilities of the two could be shared, and they could also release lightning.

This was one of the most well-known characteristics of Griffin Knights.

Therefore, making Mike and the others Griffin Knights was actually the most cost-effective choice.

Of course, taking a step back, if the group became Griffin Knights and there was a need, sending them back to the ground would still make them ordinary warriors; this was not contradictory in the slightest.

"We thank my lord for this grace!" Seeing that Gervas was not joking, the group immediately knelt on the ground, overwhelmed with excitement.

For them, this was truly a gift of grace!

To become Griffin Knights meant they would no longer have to fear being looked down upon by others!