Lord Game: I Have 100 Million Talents-Chapter 57 - 53: Soldier Type’s Hidden Cultural Trait: Wolf Cavalry

Chapter 57: Chapter 53: Soldier Type’s Hidden Cultural Trait: Wolf Cavalry

[Your army has destroyed the Lord’s Hall of player "Mountain and River"!]

[Your army has looted the following resources: 3,210 wood, 2,232 food, 1,534 stone, 311 iron, and 235 Black Crystal Stone!] 𝓯𝙧𝙚𝒆𝙬𝙚𝒃𝙣𝙤𝒗𝓮𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

[Your army has discovered a "Black Crystal Ore Vein" buried beneath the enemy’s territory. You can build a Mine Cottage nearby and dispatch trained miners to excavate Black Crystal Stone!]

[Your army has discovered an "Iron Ore Vein" buried beneath the enemy’s territory. You can build a Mine Cottage nearby and dispatch trained miners to excavate iron!]

[Note: When forging with Black Crystal Stone as the primary material, you can create elite weapons and equipment of up to Blue quality.]

[Note: When forging with iron as the primary material, you can create weapons and armor of up to Green quality.]

’Excellent!’

’It took a grueling 48 hours!’

’I killed off Zhao Chuan’s main body three times in a row!’

’I’ve finally swatted that filthy-mouthed, annoying fly!’

Granted, the loot from the follow-up battles wasn’t anything special. All I got were some useless conventional weapons and equipment, a few Skill Books for other Professions that I can’t use yet, and a blueprint for an Arrow Tower...

But the amount of basic resources I looted after destroying Zhao Chuan’s home base was substantial.

I even found two rare, underground ore veins.

That alone made it a net gain.

And most importantly, during the two days it took to destroy Zhao Chuan’s Lord’s Hall, no other witless ’Killing Ulurus’ showed up to get in my way.

Their territories were probably just too far from this part of the forest.

This meant that, for a short while, I wouldn’t have to worry about anyone else invading. I could stand down from high alert and get back to developing my territory...

With that thought, Qin Feng reached out and swiped away the system notifications floating before him.

Directly in front of him, two Blacksmith Masters were swinging their hammers down on a piece of red-hot Black Crystal Armor. A shower of sparks sprayed across their oiled leather aprons, the CRACKLING sound mingling with the dull thud of the anvil, a rhythm much like the drumbeat of a charging Desert Giant Wolf.

After a long while, the hammering came to an abrupt halt. The blacksmiths, faces flushed, turned around, the sparks on their aprons still sizzling.

"Lord!"

"It’s done!"

One of them pointed to the black armor before them, which emanated a faint glow. The Black Crystal Stone’s texture seemed to flow like a living creature in the firelight, and the ridged pauldrons on its shoulders glinted menacingly.

"This is the Heavy Wolf Armor we forged with Black Crystal as the primary material. It weighs over two hundred and fifty pounds! Not only is its Defense Power incredible, but we’ve also specially reinforced the frontal ramming structure. It’s designed to perfectly complement the charging power of your Desert Giant Wolves—they could even crack a fortress wall with it!"

He tapped the Wolf-shaped Armor with his hammer, producing a deep, muffled thud, and continued his explanation:

"In addition."

"We also fitted the back of the Wolf Armor with a Tamed Wolf Saddle made from Beast Tendons and leather. It’s equipped with a Fine Steel Halter Ring and double safety straps, so anyone can sit securely on their backs. They won’t have to worry about being thrown off for not gripping the fur tightly while the Wolf Pack is moving at high speeds."

"Of course."

"For soldiers with superb Riding Skill,"

"if they’re equipped with polearms that have sufficient reach, like long spears or glaives... they’ll be able to ride these Desert Giant Wolves and fight just like conventional Cavalry."

"Short-bladed weapons won’t be very effective."

"That’s because these Desert Giant Wolves are simply too large."

"Unless the wolves are willing to lie down during a fight, the Knights on their backs would find it nearly impossible to accurately strike an enemy with a short-handled weapon."

"But that, in turn, would compromise the mobility of the Wolf Pack."

"Blah, blah, blah..."

[Heavy Wolf Armor (Blue, Exclusive): An elite-quality special armor. Due to its unique weight and size, it can only be equipped by a Desert Giant Wolf. Provides +20 bonus armor to protected areas and grants those same body parts +200 Extra Life Value. It also moderately enhances the Desert Giant Wolf’s charge and ’Giant Wave’ skills, significantly increasing their impact damage.]

[Hidden Cultural Soldier Type (Wolf Cavalry): When a soldier proficient in the "Wolf Riding Skill" rides the wolf wearing this saddle, they can form a unique Cultural Soldier Type—the Wolf Cavalry—based on the soldier’s own abilities.]

[Note: Wolf Cavalry are guaranteed to be more powerful than standard Desert Giant Wolves. The extent of this power increase depends on the synergy between the Wolf Knight and their mount.]

’Huh?’

’A hidden Cultural Soldier Type?’

’Wolf Cavalry?’

’I didn’t expect a bonus like this!’

’Oh... it requires the "Wolf Riding Skill," not the conventional "Riding Skill" that Knights have. That’s the tricky part!’

After a moment’s thought, Qin Feng turned to the motionless Diablo at his side, beckoned with a finger, and asked:

"Here."

"Diablo."

"I have a question for you."

"Among the tribes living in this forest, are there any who have mastered the ’Wolf Riding Skill’? Or any wolf-riding factions?"

Diablo replied with a serious expression:

"Yes."

"Yes, my Lord."

"If you travel northeast for about two days and nights, leaving the forest plains controlled by our Ratman Tribes, you will enter a forest basin controlled by the Wolfman Tribe."

"The Wolfmen there are like us Ratmen."

"We are considered a Sub-human Species."

"The original ancestors of Sub-human Species like us were not the common, less-sentient rats and wild wolves of the forest. Rather, we were divine creations, born in the same era as beings like Elves, humans, and Giant Dragons."

"In other words, the sapient races."

"However, the Wolfmen are different from us Ratmen."

"We Ratmen don’t consider common rats our kin, nor do we grant them the respect we would another sapient race."

"Instead, we see them as a source of meat to stave off hunger in times of emergency..."

"Not that we usually eat them, of course..."

"The Wolfmen, however, treat all wolves as their own brethren. The two grow up together, developing combat synergy and training unique riding techniques."

"As a result, they are incredibly formidable when fighting on wolfback. They once caused the legions of the Northern Empire a great deal of trouble, earning them the title of the ’Strongest Knight Tribe’ in the Northern Forest."

"In fact, even the ’Wolf Taming’ Secret Technique that the Bakadi Leader mastered was learned from the Wolfman Tribe."

"It’s said he had a close Wolfman friend in his youth..."

"In addition to them, other Sub-human Species also live in this forest."

"These include the Catmen, Fox-men, Tiger-men, Kobolds, and Minotaurs. If you need, my Lord, I can draw a detailed map showing the territories where they live."