N-A-A Chapter 147 The Agreement, Entering the City
Chapter 147 The Agreement, Entering the City
But at this moment, despite the enormous number, the knights who heard it only felt envy, not any dissatisfaction.
After all, at the knight level, strength speaks for itself—Loon's strength surpasses all other knights, so it's only natural that he receives the highest reward.
However, Ex, who was standing next to him, frowned slightly upon hearing the number.
He was an extremely powerful knight, but the strength that Loon displayed was even greater than his own, so much so that Loon could not see any trace of his strength.
This means that Loen is not an ordinary knight. His strength may have surpassed the level of a Grand Knight and reached the level of "National Guardian".
Protecting the nation is the limit for mortals!
It exists at the critical juncture between mortals and wizards.
Those knights who guard the nation, the swords in their hands, can even cause real harm to wizards!
Eighty-six gold coins are enough to hire a powerful Grand Knight, but if you're looking for a "National Guardian" Knight, that's far from enough!
Just as I was struggling with this, Erin's voice rang out again.
"Uncle Ex, the gold coins I used to hire the Knight of Losanda were my own savings, not the family fortune."
"If the Knight of Losanda accepts my offer, he will be my personal knight, not the family's public bodyguard."
"You can't let him leave me to deal with family matters."
As Erin spoke, he tried his best to make the most of his eighty-six gold coins.
"Eighty-six gold coins is indeed a considerable fortune."
"However, this might not be enough to keep me employed for a long time." Loong shook his head and chuckled, then continued speaking when a look of disappointment appeared on Erin's face.
"I wonder how long my esteemed young master Erin intends to remain in Giant Shield City?"
"At most half a month," Erin replied. "Father only sent me to check on the situation in the capital; he doesn't intend for me to do anything there."
"Therefore, I will stay in the capital for a maximum of half a month before leaving."
"Half a month?" Luo Ang pondered for a moment, then calculated his own time.
"How about this?"
"Since you'll only be staying in Giant Shield City for half a month, then I'll protect you for half a month."
"As long as you behave yourself for half a month and don't do anything bad, I guarantee you'll be safe and sound."
"Even if everyone in Giant Shield City wants to kill you, I can still protect you and help you escape Giant Shield City safely."
"How about it?" Luo Ang asked with a smile, offering a suggestion.
"To protect the nation!"
"Absolutely a pillar of the nation!"
Hearing the confidence in Loen's words, Ex's heart skipped a beat.
No matter what, they can break out of Giant Shield City—besides knights who have surpassed the limits and truly stepped into the level of a national protector, who else can say such a thing?
The Knights of the Nation are the pinnacle of humanity.
If one can accumulate experience over time and build up resources to become a Great Knight, then becoming a National Knight is an insurmountable barrier that cannot be crossed by resources alone.
In this world, there have been many knights who protected the nation, and many of them have left behind their own legacy.
Even if all the legacies of the national knights were combined, the path from ordinary people to low-ranking knights to high-ranking knights and then to great knights could be described clearly.
However, the secret of the national knight remains vague and difficult to describe.
Even the most talented knights who protect the nation would find it difficult to explain the secret leading to "national protection".
Among the legacies they left behind, the most frequent descriptions of "guarding the nation" are of the soul, inspiration, and so on... making them difficult to fathom.
What surprised Ax the most?
That's Los Angeles' age!
Judging from the current situation, this Knight of Losanda is definitely no more than thirty years old!
Thirty years old!
Among the knights, that's definitely the prime of life!
He can fight people for at least another fifty years in perfect condition!
That's the time span of two or even three generations!
This is of immense value to a family, as one can imagine.
"Unfortunately, he was only willing to protect Erin for half a month."
"If..." Ex suppressed the pounding in his heart.
The National Knight is the pinnacle of mortals, the closest thing to a wizard... In the process of searching for a wizard, the Lake Mountain family also considered another path, which was to have their own family members first become National Knights and then wizards.
This is another extremely valuable secret that the Lake Mountain family's ancestor discovered more than two hundred years ago when he realized the relationship between the great nobles and wizards.
During the war more than two hundred years ago, many of the knights who participated in the war were transformed into wizards by wizards using their secret method of "purification".
Unfortunately, during the war more than two hundred years ago, the ancestor of the Hushan family was not a National Knight, and in the long years that followed, the Hushan family never produced even one National Knight. Therefore, this secret remains just a secret—and to this day, this secret has not yet become the wealth of the Hushan family.
If this Knight Losanda could become a member of the Lake Mountain family, then the Lake Mountain family would absolutely be willing to support him in seeking the secrets of wizards and in becoming a wizard.
"Perhaps, when I step into Giant Shield City this time, I can ask those court wizards about the secrets between the national knights and wizards."
"If we still can't get the support of a wizard this time, perhaps we can use the existence of those court wizards to make the Knight of Losanda realize the power of wizards, and then have him join our Lake Mountain family?" Ex thought to himself.
……
The atmosphere in Giant Shield City was both oppressive and lively.
The world within the city seemed to be divided into two different worlds by the rotation of the sun and moon.
During the day, people in this city abide by the city's rules and the country's laws.
But after sunset, the order in the city completely collapsed.
Numerous knights and nobles' private soldiers were fighting in the streets and alleys.
The nobles who were once high and mighty were no different from the most ordinary slaves in this chaotic battle.
Their heads rolled in the dust, their flesh rotted in the filth.
Under the moonlight of the deep night, in the mansion of the Lake Mountain family, Luo Ang sat on the highest pavilion, watching the battle lurking in the shadows throughout Giant Shield City.
His vision and hearing were already very sharp, and with the bright moonlight...
Without using his mental power, he could clearly see the faintly visible flags held by the people fighting in the distance, as well as the patterns on the armor of the people fighting nearby.
The chaos that engulfed the entire city in the dead of night, drawing in almost all the nobles, merchants, and gangs.
Even the guards on the city walls were forced into this chaotic battle.
In Luo Ang's view, he could also clearly see the situation amidst the chaos.