Free Web NovelChapter 842: Chapter 98: The Once Fashionable Armor (Part 3)
But the target of this custom is absolutely not allowed to meddle with the Black Forest Guard Knights. Besides the fact that the Black Forest Guard Knights represent the Hesse Territory’s emblem and pride, the more important reason is that Su Li truly is the Marshal of the Black Forest Guard Knights.
If he doesn’t protect his subordinates, what grounds does he have to earn the loyalty of the Black Forest Guard Knights?
Like other knight orders, if they get bullied, they rightfully seek out their Leader to stand up for them. There’s no reason they would go directly to Su Li. Just like when a conflict arises between the High-level Directly Affiliated Attendants and the Provincial Legion, and the knights underneath have a skirmish, regardless of who wins or loses, they would first report to their respective Commander-in-Chief.
But Su Li is the Commander-in-Chief of the Black Forest Guard Knights, so it is naturally expected for the knights to go to him.
And Su Li absolutely did not let the Black Forest Guard Knights down, maintaining their special position as the Forbidden Guard.
Not even knights with questionable conduct could get into this army.
Su Li displayed a slight smile, looking at Tiberus, and asked, "You don’t know why you can’t join the Hesse Guard, do you? With your conduct, even if I made an exception for you to join, within three days, you would get kicked out for violating military discipline."
Without a doubt, the Black Forest Guard Knights are the noble flower of the territory. To join the Black Forest Guard, every knight is required to have noble status, at least land conferred by Su Li, and must possess proficient martial arts, tenacious willpower, and unwavering loyalty to their Lord.
The Black Forest Guard Knights also differ from other ordinary Imperial knight orders in that the Black Forest Guard is divided into cavalry and infantry. As knights, the Black Forest Guard would fight in the name of the Lord, piercing the enemies of the land with their bloody lances, achieving one glorious victory after another for the Lord they swear loyalty to, thereby living up to the name of the Guard;
Whereas the infantry Black Forest Guard differs from their knightly counterparts, more akin to silent rocks, stationed at Bauhinia Palace, quietly safeguarding the Lord’s safety. Figuratively speaking, the cavalry Black Forest Guard is the sharpest spear in the Lord’s hand, while the infantry Black Forest Guard is the sturdiest shield.
In any aspect, Tiberus doesn’t quite fit the image of a Black Forest Guard Knight.
Tiberus rubbed his bald head, unable to retort, angrily cursed, "It’s all those blind fools’ fault for not seeing my true strength. They’re too shallow, only knowing to look at armor, not knowing that under the armor, my robust physique is where true strength lies."
Su Li raised an eyebrow, asking with interest, "Then tell me about your situation yesterday, you went to the tavern to drink?"
Tiberus immediately nodded excitedly, saying, "Lord, it was truly unfortunate that you weren’t there last night. You really should put on a mask, come down from your high position, and experience the passion of the common folk. Yesterday, at least 5000 people crowded into Rossini’s Eagle tavern!"
Rossini’s Eagle, Su Li remembered, is a strip tavern, a favorite haunt for the territory’s mercenaries.
The tavern’s clientele includes some mercenaries, adventurers, and Ranger Knights. Inside, the strip performances are famous far and wide, even Su Li had heard of them.
It’s said the performers include a half-elf with Dark Elf bloodline. Every month’s arm-wrestling competition champion in the tavern and the champion of each cycle’s Lion Ring Arena can have her for an entire day!
Before Su Li could inquire further, Tiberus began spilling in excitement, "After the Lion Ring Arena ended yesterday, thousands of knights flocked in with the victors, swarming the tavern, almost violently squeezing the regular mercenary patrons into the corners and walls, and these guys could only bear their fangs like a pack of restless jackals."
"Masses of Gold Coins and Silver Coins covered the counters, and knights directly stuffed Silver Coins into the strippers’ fronts. Drinks were supplied unlimitedly, the air was thick with the scent of Barley Beer mixed with the sticky sweat of women."
"Those women went crazy, whenever during a drinking contest one knight drank another under the table, they would throw their bras off, sending everyone’s blood boiling."
"You have no idea about my feat yesterday, I downed 17 weaklings in one go! That truly was a man’s world, at least five, six, seven, eight women were draped all over me, flaunting their charms."
"Everyone was cheerfully drinking, consuming thousands of barrels of beer in just one night!"
Are you all beer barrels? There were thousands of people in total, and yet thousands of barrels of beer were consumed, isn’t that an average of a barrel per person?
It’s a miracle that Tiberus can still stand today.
Su Li asked, "This really was a thrilling feat, but how did this involve the Black Forest Guard Knights?"
Tiberus was somewhat annoyed, saying, "A bunch of blind fools, I said I’m the strongest below the Divine Chosen Level, yet they all questioned me, asking why I didn’t have a signature piece of Black Forest Guard armor? Is strength merely displayed by armor?"
With Tiberus’s competitive nature, such a festival as the Radiant Competition Festival, he would naturally be the first to sign up and participate.
So he was one of the hot contenders for the championship group, being questioned by others, something he couldn’t tolerate.
But managing to overshadow this championship favorite’s limelight, one could understand just how magnificent and sought-after the armor of Black Forest Guard Knights was.
Black Forest Guard Knights decorate their armor and shields with red and gold and embed the imperial cross between the shield and battle banner, while the battle banner simultaneously bears the emblem of the Bauhinia Clan.
