madnovel Chapter 122: 15 Seconds
Chapter 122: 15 Seconds
A simple line of words left Caroline stunned for a long time. Not only her, but the other members of the Rose Knights were also stunned. They all took off their helmets and gave a knightly salute to the monument.
The monument was erected by Ron at Old Hall's request the day before yesterday. The surface of the monument was flattened using a solidification technique, and the inscription was carved by Leonardo da Vinci.
Leonardo da Vinci didn't know many words, and these were all things he had just learned. When he was carving the word "rose," he added an extra stroke and then sanded it off and started over.
Old Hall didn't re-engrave it, but smiled and said, "It's people who made mistakes in engraving, and it's also people who recorded it."
Caroline put her helmet back on and shouted towards the city gate, "Let's go into the city! Once the goblins have retreated, we'll carve Marta and the others' names on it."
It was only when she approached the western city wall that Caroline realized the purpose of the wall.
This put the western wall of the main city within the attack range of the western wall, so the goblins dared not besiege the city from all sides.
The western city cannot be besieged, and the southern city is not to be besieged.
With such a large gap left in the west city, if the west city were to send out elite troops to outflank and attack the south city's army, it would inevitably cause huge losses.
The fact that they dared not enclose these two city walls created a huge gap in the rear of Ashwood territory; otherwise, Frederick wouldn't have brought his family back with him.
Now, Caroline is taking advantage of the huge gap in the area to sneak in and send a large amount of aid supplies.
Caroline did not go to the main city, but instead went to the castle district.
When she arrived at the castle district, she realized just how easily it could be defended and difficult to attack.
There is only one road to enter the castle, a road that is only wide enough for one carriage to pass through. It is also a slope with walls on both sides. Just this one road alone would have required countless lives to breach the castle.
The castle gates opened, and Old Hall, accompanied by a large group of maids carrying water, greeted the Rose Knights.
The Rose Knights arrived with over a hundred people and twelve carriages, all loaded with goods.
Caroline tossed the list of items to Old Hall, then took the water and gulped it down: "This is the Border Lord's aid supplies. I need to see Lord Ron!"
Old Hall immediately led Caroline to the castle council hall.
The Rose Knights were led to the castle's underground barracks to rest.
After the foundation of Neuschwanstein Castle was completed, Ron dug 20 meters deeper underground and built only four stories, in accordance with the highest standards of civil defense engineering.
On one hand, Ron wanted to guard against the mage's top-tier or even super spells; on the other hand, Blackthorn Wasteland was too hot.
The pit dwelling is the best example; underground buildings are the most habitable type of architecture in the Blackthorn Wasteland.
Upon entering the military camp on the lower level, the female knights of the Rose Knights all let out comfortable moans, drawing the attention of the territorial knights who remained at the camp.
However, Will immediately reprimanded them.
"This way, everyone!"
Will led them to a barracks, which served as an activity hall that could accommodate more than two hundred people at the same time, enough for the Rose Knights to rest.
The giant crystal pillar in the activity center instantly caught the attention of the Rose Knight.
The company commander, Lilika, asked, "What is this?"
Will recalled that his mission was to have these female knights test their talents and aptitudes in front of the crystal pillar.
Will explained earnestly, "This is a talent testing crystal created by our lord. As long as you practice the breathing technique, you can test the upper limit of your talent."
Upon hearing this, Lilika's eyes lit up, and without any hesitation, she placed her hand on it and began practicing her breathing technique.
The crystal pillar lit up for a full ten seconds.
Will's mouth gaped open for a long time before he finally managed to utter a sentence: "Captain Lilica has great talent and can train to become a Sky Knight."
Upon hearing that her cultivation talent could reach the level of a Sky Knight, Lilika couldn't help but smile.
She is now at the peak of the Earth Knights. Caroline has said many times that she is the most promising person in the Knights Order to break through to the Sky Knights in the past two years.
At that moment, a female knight immediately squeezed through the crowd, looking at the crystal pillar with hopeful eyes: "My name is Amy, come and give it a try!"
The crystal pillar lit up for only four seconds.
Will nodded slightly: "The peak of a formal knight is the upper limit. Unless there is a great opportunity, it is very difficult to break through to become an Earth Knight in this lifetime."
Upon hearing this, the female knight turned pale, while the female knights around her stared at the crystal pillar in shock.
Lilika's situation was no secret within the entire Knights Order, and her talent was exceptional, so no one paid much attention to it.
However, that female knight Amy had been at the peak of her knighthood for several years and had yet to find an opportunity to break through. Even the legendary knight, the Border Lord, was helpless against her.
It seems that he was truly limited by his talent.
Now, the other female knights couldn't sit still any longer and began to test their talents one after another.
Will's eyes turned red after watching the talent test.
The people here are all incredibly talented on average. Even the worst are at Amy's level, and there are several with talents like Lilika's. One of them is a genius whose talent can reach fifteen seconds.
However, the opponent's cultivation level was somewhat low, only at the mid-stage of a formal knight, which puzzled Will greatly.
Lilica asked, "Vivian's knightly training talent isn't high, so why is it tested so high here?"
Will shook his head with a wry smile: "This thing was made by the lord, I don't know anything about it either."
Just then, Ron and Caroline walked over side by side.
After finishing their business, Ron and Caroline came down from the council chamber and saw a crowd gathered at the entrance to the underground military camp.
Caroline said, "That's the situation. Because of an agreement with the Wasteland Orc Empire, the kingdom cannot participate in the war waged by the goblins. The Wasteland Lords have to bear the burden on their own."
Ron then understood why these wasteland lords suffered heavy losses every time the Great Cleanup was carried out, yet the kingdom turned a blind eye and instead sent a large number of pioneer lords the following year.
Deep within the wasteland lies an even more powerful orcish empire that serves as a check on the kingdom.
Goblins and Frontier Lords are essentially pawns in the struggle for control of Blackthorn Wasteland.
Caroline noticed that the Knights were arranged in circles.
"What are you doing?"
Lilika, upon hearing Caroline's voice, quickly squeezed out.
"Vice Commander, Lord Ron has created something extraordinary. It is a magical artifact for testing a knight's talent for training."
A flicker of surprise crossed Caroline's eyes as she asked, "How was the effect?"
Ron said calmly, "Not bad. Most of the knights' talents were tested and found to be quite accurate, with only a few having problems."
Lilika quickly told Caroline about the results of the test, especially about herself, Amy, and Vivian.
Caroline pondered for a while, then walked to the crystal pillar and began the test.
The light shone for 13 seconds. Will looked at Ron. In fact, Ron never said what level he could reach after the talent light lasted for more than 10 seconds.
"The pinnacle of Sky Knights!"
These words immediately drew gasps of surprise.
What surprised them was not the vice-captain's talent; if he reached the peak of Sky Knight in 13 seconds, wouldn't 15 seconds make him a legendary knight?