Light clouds slowly floated in the clear sky. On the endless land, a modest but amazing military parade was unfolding. This was held after Cassano's alliance with the Imperial Capital and after the autumn harvest that year. A military parade showing Cassano's military power,
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh."
5,000 fully armed warriors lined up in five neat squares and walked through the open space under the Iron Fist Castle mountain. These warriors were all wearing full body armor. They held long swords in their hands and carried swords on their backs. A shield, and all the equipment on their bodies shone with silver light. They were obviously forged from mithril alloy.
Walking at the forefront of these warriors is Adela, who is riding a tall horse and dressed in military uniform. This female warrior of the Seremis family is wearing a rose mithril full-body armor made by Ryan himself. She is holding a spear in one hand and holding on to the other. One hand is holding a mithril helmet, and her golden hair is blowing in the wind, revealing the charm of a strong woman.
When Arad rode past the auditorium where Ryan was sitting, she solemnly put on her helmet and raised the mithril spear high in her hand to pay tribute to Cassano's overlord Ryan and the people who were sitting on the auditorium. Invite the distinguished guests who came to watch the Cassano military parade to salute,
"Uh-huh."
Adela's movement seemed to be a signal, and the heavily armed soldiers walking dozens of meters behind her immediately raised their swords.
"Uh-huh."
After taking a few steps, these warriors once again took off the mithril buckler from their backs in neat and uniform movements, then placed the buckler on their chests, making a gesture of preparation for battle.
"Crack, snap, snap, snap."
When these warriors passed in front of the viewing platform, they hit the edge of the mithril shield in their left hand with the hilt of the long sword in their right hand, causing it to make a crisp and rhythmic sound. Then these warriors shouted in unison as a unit of a thousand people :"kill."
The loud shouts of killing went straight into the sky and then resounded throughout the earth. The residents of Cassano who were watching the ceremony could not help but applaud and cheer in unison. They believed that when the enemy comes to invade them again, this army will definitely protect them. They wiped out the enemies who dared to come,
After all the Iron Fist Castle Guards Corps led by Adela passed the viewing platform, they lined up in a formation at the pre-designated position. They were completely arranged in the formation before the battle. Everyone who saw it Everyone in this scene believed that as long as the young man sitting in the center of the viewing platform made an attack gesture, this powerful infantry legion would attack without hesitation and tear apart all the enemies in front of him.
Another troop slowly walked in, but unlike the previous Guards Corps, this troop of 5,000 people were all on horseback. I wonder if their knights were not good enough. These shooters carried weapons on their backs. The archers with longbows were not in a neat formation at all when walking, and their formation was even loose, causing the residents of Cassano to talk about it behind their backs, thinking that they were just pulling in to make up the numbers.
Only those who truly understand military affairs, such as Orlando and others sitting on the viewing platform, can deeply understand the terrifying nature of this unit. If the Iron Fist Castle Guards in front are the strongest shield, they must The troops are neat and well-armed, so the troops coming now are Cassano's sharpest spears. Yes, they are Cassano's Wind-traveling Archer Corps personally trained by Seres, the elven Moon Temple guard.
The infantry army must rely on its own comrades when fighting. Whether it is against the impact of cavalry or the shooting of archers, they will be more effective in protecting themselves if they line up in a dense formation. As an archer unit, this army does not need to line up. With neat steps, all they have to do is attack, attack, and attack again, using overwhelming covering fire to destroy everything they can see.
Therefore, the formation of these shooters is quite loose, but they have no blind spots when marching. No matter which direction the enemy appears from, this unit can assemble, turn, and launch shooting as quickly as possible, and they all ride War horses, which also means that this shooter unit has more excellent mobility
Of course, the word "terrible" can also emerge in Orlando's heart. The equipment of this unit is also well thought out, not to mention that all they are equipped with are mithril longbows, which are just the quivers behind these archers. , it was enough to move Hamfist, the president of the Magic Guild of the Imperial City, a small storage pocket that can hold thousands of feather arrows,
Even in the battle at Thunder God Fortress, no archer from the empire's most elite archer unit could shoot so many arrows from the beginning to the end. Obviously Ryan would not bring the fundamentals to his archers in vain. There are endless arrows. Maybe they have another way to use up those murderous arrows before their physical strength is completely exhausted in a battle.
The leader of this popular archer unit was Ms. Vivian, the patriarch of the Emilio family. Her manticore leather armor was destroyed by Catherine, but she later killed the hydra in Lane. After that, another set of armor was made for her using the skin of Hydra. However, Ryan's enchantment level had been greatly improved by this time, so this set of armor was not fancy in appearance, and even looked similar to Ordinary armor is no different at all.
Therefore, in terms of momentum, Vivian is indeed a little inferior to Adela who walked past before, but the long bow slung across her shoulders made Hamfist, Orlando and others stand up in surprise. , they couldn’t believe that their eyes actually saw a semi-artifact made of complete Hydra bones,
That's right, what is currently slung across Vivian's shoulders is a long bow made with the spine of the Hydra as the main part. The reason why this powerful weapon was made was that the former Templar Emma Her contribution was indispensable. As the clerk of the Apocalypse Temple, she had read almost all the magic books there and had some knowledge of various weird magic items making methods. When she saw the magic items piled up on the mountain behind the Iron Fist Castle, After seeing the Hydra skeleton, he immediately remembered a certain secret method that he had seen before.
Hydra has nine heads, but it has only one spine. Obviously, the bearing capacity of this spine is quite strong. This is simply the best material for making a bowed back. The only problem is that the body of Hydra is so It's so huge that if a weapon were made entirely from its spine, obviously only the legendary Titans would be able to hold it.
Fortunately, Emma still remembered the secret method recorded in a certain book in the Temple of Apocalypse. Later, she took Ryan and others to go back and read it carefully several times, and finally found the book that recorded the secret method. According to the record of the secret method, Ryan , prepared a special ink, and soaked the huge Hydra skeleton in it for three full months. Under the influence of the ink, the spine of the Hydra shrank day by day, and finally became as big as it is now.
Ryan used the same method to make bow strings from the tendons of Hydra's thighs, and finally completed the Hydra bone bow. During the first test firing, Vivian, who was cheering for joy, made a fool of herself on the spot because With her strength, she couldn't draw the bone bow at all, and the elf archer Seres was so happy to see the hunting spirit that he took it and prepared to shoot an arrow. However, even with Seres' strength, Ryan blessed him " After using the "War Horn" magic, it can only be opened by 30%.
The first arrow that Seres shot with this Hydra bone bow directly penetrated three sets of mithril full-body armor worn by the soldiers of the Iron Fist Castle Guards, making Seres and the others unable to close their mouths when they grew up. , originally on the battlefield, a warrior shrouded in mithril armor would hardly be afraid of long swords and crossbows. There were better ways to deal with them, such as chiseling with a warhammer, but Ryan's work changed After all this,
Seres gently stroked the Hydra bone bow and sighed: "The soul-soothing song is better than speed. It can shoot three arrows or even more in the time it takes others to shoot one arrow. And this Hydra bone bow The bow only needs one arrow to penetrate the enemy's defense. On the battlefield, the archer holding this bow will become a figure more feared by the enemy than the holy knight, because no one knows when the fatal arrow will penetrate oneself. Throat, Ryan, promise me not to let it become a weapon for you humans to kill each other."
Ryan naturally agreed solemnly, and then he conducted several tests in succession and found that this Hydra bone bow could even penetrate the defensive magic such as stone skin that he had released, even if Ryan came from the earth elemental position. The large earth element summoned in front of him, this combat creature known for its hardness, still could not block the shooting of the Hydra bone bow. Master Victor, who had witnessed all this, scratched his head and took Ryan's This work falls into the category of semi-artifact,
Today, the Hydra bone bow on Vivian's shoulder is officially displayed in front of everyone for the first time. Although its current temporary owner Vivian cannot pull it open at all, it is enough to make Hamfist, Orlando and others People were shocked. Ryan could actually make a semi-artifact. Could it be that he had also taken that legendary step
Cassano's three troops are each more shocking than the last. Adela's Iron Fist Castle Guards Corps is considered an elite infantry force. Even against the most elite Jonas Corps in the Empire, the latter is probably only They can surround them with ten times the strength and slowly engage in a war of attrition. However, Vivian's second legion of wind-moving archers are formidable spears. They can appear on any battlefield at any time as long as they intend to. Position, launch a fatal attack on the enemy's weak part, and then fly away with excellent maneuverability.
When Barbara led Cassano's third legion to appear, the entire military parade reached its peak. Each of the previous two armies had 5,000 people, like Orlando and Hamfist. You can also use superior forces, or use the Royal Knights to fight head-on, which may not necessarily lead to a disadvantage. But when this third force appeared in front of everyone, Orlando couldn't help but sigh.