Chapter 1169 - 185: Armies Approach Marle Castle · The Shocked Nobility (Part 2)

Chapter 1169: Chapter 185: Armies Approach Marle Castle · The Shocked Nobility (Part 2)

The knights’ fine silver armor appeared dull and lackluster against the dragon’s dark green scales, as if forged with the sun’s rays, and the dazzling golden armor of the Violet Followers, like dusted foil. Their prideful Flying Horse, in front of the dragon, seemed more like a few frightened big birds flapping their wings.

The leading Knight Captain took a deep breath, trying to suppress the dryness in his throat and the wild beating of his heart, shouted as loudly as possible, though unable to hide a trace of trembling in his voice: "Sir Bauhinia Knight! Master Su Li! Please halt!"

The voice seemed somewhat thin in the vast sky, as if weakened by the invisible pressure surrounding the dragon.

The dragon’s enormous head, covered with bony spikes, slightly turned, a pair of lava-like glowing vertical pupils swept over. Just this glance made the four knights feel a chill rising from their spine, and the Flying Horse was so frightened it retreated several steps.

Su Li gazed down at the few tiny specks below like dust, his voice not particularly loud yet piercing through the howling wind and the dragon’s breathing, clearly reaching the knights’ ears with an unquestionable calm: "What is it?"

The Knight Captain felt the lining of his armor soaked in cold sweat, he raised his head again, striving to make his voice sound more resolute: "Master Su Li! Your... your dragon... along with the tremendous presence of the Hesse Territory air cavalry... This... This is really too astonishing! Cities have their rules, the City Lord hopes all forces can maintain restraint to avoid excessively alarming the citizens and merchants. You... entering the city directly riding a dragon like this is perhaps... perhaps inappropriate, and does not fit the passage rules of our city..."

He uttered painfully, feeling every word was powerless under the vast, murderous will of the dragon. Rules? In the face of absolute power, so-called rules seemed fragile and insignificant.

Su Li sat upright atop the dragon’s neck, his figure appeared notably upright against the immense dragon body. He gazed down at the knights below, as insignificant as ants, seemingly with an indescribable arc on the corner of his lips. He did not immediately refute, merely allowed the suffocating silence to continue for a moment, letting the Flying Horse knights feel tormented under the draconic prowess.

Finally, Su Li’s voice resounded again, still calm, yet containing an unquestionable, mountain-like heavy power:

"Rules?"

He paused slightly, his gaze sweeping over the small city contours below.

"This is not disturbing, Captain." Su Li’s voice carried a strange penetrative power, "This is letting them adapt."

He slightly raised his hand, gently patting the hard neck scales of Aeliria. The dragon seemed to understand, letting out a deep, long dragon’s roar, the sound rolled like thunder through the sky, shaking the clouds, and the city below seemed to tremble slightly in response.

"Tell them, and tell your City Lord." Su Li’s voice clearly reached every knight’s ear, carrying a calm that announced the future, "Get used to this sound, get used to this shadow. Because in the future..."

He paused for a moment, his gaze seemed to penetrate the knights before him, looking far ahead.

"...I will come often."

"If your City Lord has any complaints, let him come and talk to me directly!"

As soon as the words fell, without waiting for the knights to react, Aeliria let out an even louder roar, its massive wings suddenly flapping, whipping up a violent gale. The four Flying Horse knights and their mounts were instantly blown about like leaves in the wind, trying desperately to stabilize themselves wildly.

Meanwhile, the enormous creature carrying Su Li had already shot through the air like a dark golden lightning, with the Divine Chosen ones escorting, tearing through the sky towards the direction of Hesse Territory’s army, leaving only the soul-stirring dragon’s might and that power-packed phrase echoing long in the terrified knights’ hearts, seemingly etched into the entire city’s sky.

Simultaneously, the news spread like plague at an astonishing speed through Marle Castle’s circles of power, naturally reaching the Noble Assessment Committee in no time.

Just half a day ago, this office was still filled with the usual laziness tinged with the smell of alcohol and greed. The chairman of the committee, the obese and bloated Baron von Kleist, a worthless man who climbed up through bribery and nepotism, was enjoying a massage from his young female secretary while listening to the flattery of his subordinates.

The commissioner responsible for specifically reviewing Hesse Territory’s promotion application, Helmut, coldly proped up his chin sitting beside the long table, his voice icy: "...That Su Li, a country bumpkin! I asked for a hundred thousand Golden Crown, and he dared refuse! Hmph, no appreciation!"

Other committee members either echoed with laughter or nodded numbly, already accustomed to this trick of failing to extort and then choking by the neck. In their view, the so-called "Lords" of the Border Prince’s Territory were merely sheep waiting to be slaughtered, or not even fat sheep, just scrawny dogs.

In fact, the review of Su Li territory’s promotion had not progressed to the later procedures. As officers of the Electorate Council, they were recklessly arrogant and did not report to higher-ups immediately after the incident.

They had become accustomed to arrogance and corruption, absolutely unable to tolerate a bumpkin from the remote wilderness challenging and breaking their established rules!