Knight Lord: Start with Daily Intelligence

The vast border principality was filled with dangers. The gloomy woodlands, deep valleys, and the expansive lands between the power of various pioneering territories were home to all sorts of raiders: wolves, goblins, greenskins, beastmen, undead, and more.

Currently, the biggest threat to Black Forest Territory was undoubtedly the massive Goblin Broken-Toe Tribe in Blood Pine Forest.

The goblins in this world weren't like the perverted monsters in some worlds that only drew picture books with elf girls.

Like their distant orc relatives, they had green skin and were scattered throughout the world. Belligerence and cruelty were their basic characteristics. Starting wars and celebrating the defeat and conquest of enemies were their greatest pursuits.

War was their greatest pleasure, so wherever there was war, these belligerent creatures were likely to be attracted to join in happily.

They didn't care who they were fighting as long as they could fight happily. When they lacked a common enemy, they would quickly become bored and turn their spears on each other. They were as ruthless when fighting their own kind as they were when fighting humans and dwarves.

More importantly, while belligerent, their despicable minds were also very flexible, and they knew how to take all means to ensure victory. They would bribe dim-witted trolls, cultivate giant Anarach spiders, and recruit orc warbands who also liked to fight.

Therefore, this goblin force of 5,000 had a very terrifying combat power, enough to sweep through a large number of pioneering territories in a mighty manner. Black Forest Territory would have a very hard time dealing with just three Anarach giant spiders. Except for Earl Stein Knight, who could fight one, the other two could only be piled up by the knights with their lives.

So, after temporarily putting aside the matter of the imperial throne, Su Li said with a serious attitude: "The matter of the imperial throne will be put aside for now. Hilde, immediately gather all my attendants, lords, and troops. Go to the west of the territory yourself and invite Hatzkling, the patriarch of the halfling family, to the territory. If you encounter the Sun Goddess's pilgrimage group there, please invite them to visit our territory to help us fight against the invasion of monsters."

"Avril, go and notify the Chancellor and the Minister of Agriculture to immediately stop all projects and reclamation, and summon the young and strong to participate in military training. Notify that all slaves who kill a monster on the battlefield will be exempted from one death penalty under the 'Land Reclamation Law', and if they kill three monsters, I will personally exempt them from slavery."

This time, Hilde couldn't help but cover her wide-open mouth with her hand, staring in shock, completely unexpected that the lord's change would be so fast.

One moment he was discussing ascending to the imperial throne, and the next he was facing a life-and-death crisis in the territory.

Stopping all internal affairs development, urgently mobilizing all civilians and slaves, and conducting military training was obviously due to a huge external invasion.

By now, Hilde and Avril had already become very convinced of Su Li. When Su Li said that he might ascend to the imperial throne, their first reactions were shock, not a smile, which shows their inner attitude.

Hearing Su Li's serious orders, the two did not dare to hesitate at all, immediately got up to execute the orders, and began to fully arm themselves.

Hilde put on the war-纹 crimson mithril rune armor, holding the golden rune sword, and Avril also put on a set of heavy and sophisticated full body armor. The two left the castle with a murderous aura, immediately alarming the entire territory.

Even Deathclaw, who was lying in the stable, was awakened, poked his head out and climbed into the castle, rubbing Su Li's leg with his head.

All four of its legs were tied with a dragon blood stone. Under the effect of these four dragon blood stones, it didn't look like a two-month-old griffon at all. Its body was as large as a strong lion.

Its daily task was to practice hunting various small animals in the pasture, and its hunting ability was improving by leaps and bounds every day.

Occasionally, it would try to carry Su Li to take off, but this task was very difficult for it. A griffon the size of a lion could not run and fly with a person.

It also felt the atmosphere of the upcoming war on Su Li, so it called out excitedly. With its ability, it could still kill one or two goblins.

It's just that Su Li hasn't made a full set of heavy armor for it yet, so he doesn't plan to take it to the battlefield for the time being.

At least wait until its body shape is slightly stable before tailoring armor for it.

Su Li had just interacted with Deathclaw for a while when Earl Stein Knight, the military commander of Black Forest Territory, was the first to enter the castle. He was training soldiers on the training ground in the southeast of the castle, which was connected to the castle with wooden walls, making it very convenient to come and go.

After learning the news, he came to the castle as soon as possible and asked with great excitement: "Lord, is there a war? I heard that you ordered to gather all the military forces in the territory?"

Fighting was the thing that most stimulated his passion as a military commander, especially this kind of large-scale war, which could make his knight's blood boil and gain more opportunities for promotion. He followed Su Li away from his hometown and came to this dangerous border principality in order to have more and more intense wars.

This was the first time since he followed Su Li into Black Forest Territory that he truly fulfilled the duties of a military commander.

Unlike the previous bland wars, which basically only mobilized the lord's direct attendants, this time it was a truly all military force of the entire territory, including civilians, slaves, and the troops of the affiliated fiefs were mobilized.

Commanding so many different sources of troops was where the value of his commander lay. The previous battles that only mobilized knights could at most be regarded as the embodiment of the authority of Hilde, the chief steward.

Su Li took a deep breath, held his breath and concentrated. This battle would also usher in his first real battlefield confrontation since he crossed over, which was no longer the small-scale skirmishes of hundreds of people in the past.

He solemnly said: "My military commander, we must not take it lightly. A goblin tribe of 5,000 is about to invade our territory. We must go all out and crush them at all costs. We have no choice, only victory, only victory!"

"A goblin tribe of 5,000?" This number made Earl Stein Knight serious. Ants can also kill elephants, let alone these belligerent goblins?

The Sun Lion immediately showed his outstanding talent as a commander and asked in detail: "Lord, is there any more detailed information about this green tide? What types of troops do they consist of, and how many elite troops are there?"

Su Li shook his head and said: "There is no more information for the time being. I only foresee that the green tide of monsters covering the mountains and plains is about to flood our territory, and among the monsters, the most noteworthy is undoubtedly the three Anarach giant spiders."

"Three Anarach giant spiders!" Earl Stein Knight's pupils shook. With his knowledge, he certainly knew that this was one of the most powerful predators in the forest. They could grow larger than a windmill. In the depths of the dense forest where sunlight was difficult to reach, these huge reptiles could track and trap entire beastman communities or bugbear settlements. Female spiders in the breeding season would even actively prey on larger prey such as juvenile dragons or adult elephant mastiffs.

The goblins both feed and cultivate these giant spiders and worship them as gods. Every goblin tribe that raises an Anarach giant spider will proudly straighten their chests when introducing this giant spider and emphasize in a fanatical, sharp, and worshipful tone: "This is the Spider God! Our eight-legged Heavenly Father!"

These giant spiders have indeed lived up to the goblins after thousands of years of being worshiped. They will allow the goblins to build huge crossbow platforms on the giant spider's back with grass, wood, and spider silk.

On weekdays, they live in deep, bottomless giant spider caves and sleep. The air here is filled with a turbid, corrupt, and nauseating smell, which is enough to suffocate any intruder within a few minutes.

For forest goblins, these deep, bottomless giant spider caves are the most sacred places. When the help of this ancient monster is needed, the goblin shaman will hold an ancient ritual to summon the giant beast. The Arachnary giant spider will respond to the summons and come from the huge pit. After carrying the fire projection platform and the altar of the Spider God tailored for them by the forest goblins, the huge shadow will stagger forward, bringing terror to the surface world again.

To deal with these terrifying monsters, even champion-level knights have to fight to the death. Others can only fill them with their lives. A large number of elite knights charge one after another, with the courage to pierce the city walls with their lances, impacting his huge mill-like body time and time again to have a chance to kill him.

This battle is indeed very difficult and we must go all out.

Before Earl Stein Knight could come up with a way to win, Laun and Fandal's anxious footsteps sounded outside the hall.

"Lord, what happened? Why did you suddenly stop all internal affairs development and wait for orders?" Laun entered the castle hall and asked eagerly.

Su Li went straight to the point and said: "The next three days will be the three days that determine the life and death of our territory. The territory must fully prepare for war to deal with the 5,000 green tide that is about to invade the territory."

"A green tide of 5,000?" Laun's eyes widened instantly. This scale was too large, ten times the monsters encountered by the previous lord. Could it be that he was about to usher in the scene of his home being destroyed and becoming a slave again?

Fandal had also seen the terrifying scale of the green tide in the forest. He was originally full of anger at the lord's rude suppression of the farming business, but when he heard the words, his anger disappeared instantly, and he immediately stated: "Our Dawn Church will fully support the lord's decision and follow you to defend the territory to the death, and will never allow any monsters to wreak havoc on our home."

Laun's expression became even more horrified and asked: "Faced with this scale of green tide, shouldn't we defend the castle to the death? The top priority is to transfer the wealth of the residential area on the south bank of the river to the north bank of the Blackwater River!"

Fandal immediately became angry and asked: "If we abandon the south bank and shrink back into the castle, what will happen to our farmland? If the food and villages are burned down, most people will starve to death, how can we persist until the next harvest?"