Chapter 36

Chapter 36 – Chapter 5: Entry #3

[The King's Knights Lv1]

[A group of knights will be generated . Please wait a moment . ]

A woman’s voice rang in his head as he activated the skill . In-gong’s eyes widened .

‘A group of knights will be created? Perhaps this is similar to a guild creation?’

A window of light stretched out in front of him after the order of knights was completed .

[The King's Knights Lv1]

[Knight Leader: – ]

[Knight Personnel: 0/2]

[Knight Skills Lv1]

[Knights Protection Lv1: Health of the knights will increase by 5%]

[Nurtured Knights]

[ – ]

[Special Skill]

[Call Lv1: -You can summon the leader of the knights . (Once every three days)]

‘Ohhh?’

It was similar to an online game guild . No, it was much better .

‘The knight skill isn’t a problem . ’

The members of the group of knights would have their health increased by 5% . It was definitely a good option . It was still level one, so the effect would definitely get better . There was a possibility that new options would be added .

However, there was something else that caught In-gong’s eye .

The nurtured knights .

There wasn’t a detailed explanation but he could guess by the name .

Nurturing the knights… He could make them stronger!

‘Call is also amazing . ’

It could only be used once every three days, but there was unlimited potential in being able to call the leader of the knights .

‘If the number increases when it levels up, I might be able to summon general-level knights . ’

In-gong’s excitement grew as his imagination spread . However, Carack couldn’t see the window of light and he thought In-gong was crazy .

In-gong caught the gaze of his impudent subordinate number one . He then coughed and turned to face Carack .

“Carack, there is something I want to suggest . ”

“What is it?”

Carack asked with wide eyes . In-gong felt strangely shy and spoke after a little bit .

"You- Would you like to keep moving forward with me?”

"Uh . . . are you asking me to be your direct subordinate? Just like those women called Seira and Delia?”

"That's right . If you want to, I will ask Chris hyung if I can keep you . ”

In fact, it was possible if he just asked Chris . In-gong had built up quite a lot of merits, so he could do as he wanted .

However, In-gong wanted to respect Carack’s will as much as possible . It was a relationship that needed to be maintained in the future .

‘Although, what will happen if he refuses?’

In-gong stared at Carack with uneasy eyes . Carack scratched his chin and replied,

"Well, okay . I like Prince as well . ”

It was fortunate that he agreed . In-gong laughed and told Carack,

“Okay, then fall to your knees . A simple ceremony is needed . ”

In order to use The King's Knights skill properly, it was necessary to ‘appoint’ a knight . Just like when he took control of the Thunder Light Anvil, the method popped into his head .

Carack fell to his knees in front of In-gong without any complaints . In-gong took out a dwarf sword from the inventory .

"Uh, how can I rebel against Prince?”

Carack leaned back as In-gong suddenly pulled out a short sword . In-gong clicked his tongue and approached Carack .

“Don’t worry . I am going to make you a knight . Just stay calm and cool . ”

"Uhh, I will trust you . ”

Carack was as gentle as a sheep . He kneeled down but he wasn’t that much shorter than In-gong . In-gong raised the sword to each shoulder and said,

"The mighty orc warrior Carack, I appoint you as my knight . ”

It was a simple ceremony but the effect was obvious . As soon as he finished speaking, a white light wrapped around Carack’s body .

“Ohhh?”

It was a little different from Below the King’s Flag . The light was much larger and brighter .

[The King's Knights Lv1]

[Knight Leader: Carack]

[Knight Personnel: 1/2]

[Knights’ Personal Information]

[Carack Lv24 (Rank: Soldier)]

[Nurtured Knights]

[Carack Lv24 (Rank: Soldier)]

There was only one person, so appointing him to a position wasn’t necessary . In-gong smiled happily at the Nurtured Knights section .

‘Is this achievement experience?’

If a certain amount of achievements were consumed, a person’s stats could be raised or new skills could be obtained . Indeed, it was called a king’s reward .

In-gong formed tight fists as he thought of the rewards he could get from the achievements . He understood why there was the rank of ‘soldier’ next to Carack’s name .

Once he reached a certain level, his rank would be promoted . As far as chess was concerned, the pieces could be promoted through special rules (such as a pawn being upgraded to a queen or knight) .

‘Good, very good . ’

The most powerful orc he had seen in Knight Saga was the Orc Emperor, the pinnacle of all orcs . In-gong pictured Carack standing side by side with the Orc Emperor .

“Excuse me, Prince . Is everything alright?”

Carack’s voice pulled In-gong back to reality . In-gong closed all the skill windows and nodded .

"Yes, for now . ”

“Umm, it is a strange feeling . I was enveloped in a white light and could only think of my loyalty to Prince . ”

'That's great . ’

The words weren’t bad .

'I should increase the personnel in the group of knights quickly . Knights are preferred . ’

In-gong was reminded of Caitlin for a moment but quickly shook his head . The position would be like Seira and Delia .

'In fact, the most attractive one is Vandal . ’

He had obtained Vandal when playing Zephyr .

Something he wanted to put his hands on Vandal again .

'Yes, someday . '

In-gong’s resolution hardened after obtaining Carack . Thanks to discovering the armoury straight away, not much time had passed . Caitlin and Felicia would be sleeping for a while, so it was now time to look around the dungeon .

"Let's go to the next room . "

Carack followed In-gong without saying anything .

&

Unfortunately, he didn’t find anything good in the other rooms . Moreover, he needed to leave a share for Caitlin and Felicia, so In-gong only took a few dwarf weapons and armour, as well as Earth Quaker .

'Will it be more expensive after thousands of years?’

Of course, that was under the premise that they weren’t damaged .

Once In-gong and Carack returned, Seira, who had been looking after Felicia and Caitlin, got up .

“You’ve come back? I was worried . ”

"Uh, thank you . There wasn’t anything special . ”

Seira’s reaction was a little surprising, but he always welcomed it from a beauty .

‘Wait, she was worried about something else?’

Seira’s gaze was directed towards the dwarf armour that Carack was wearing . In-gong realized the reason behind the scene .

‘Ah, that’s it . ’

Caitlin was part of the group that discovered this ruin . In other words, some of the finds inside the ruin belonged to Caitlin .

‘If I take too much, Caitlin will lose her share . ’

He felt a little bit of regret, but he also felt good . Seira was truly loyal to Caitlin .

‘I wish for Carack to be the same . ’

Following that thought, In-gong’s gaze moved to Carack’s almost empty bag .

"There was nothing surprising . There is enough for my noonas . So I took this armour from the armoury . ”

"You found the armoury?”

Seira’s face became animated . In-gong grinned and nodded .

"Yes, there were many things . ”

Due to In-gong’s conscience, he didn’t collect all the equipment in the armoury . He left 30% of the total amount .

'Umm, it is a small prick . ’

However, now wasn’t the time to be brazen . In-gong knocked on the armour that Carack was wearing and said .

"This armour will be part of my share in the official distribution . I will give it to Carack . ”

“You will give it to Carack?”

“Yes, he is my number one subordinate . ”

After In-gong’s words, Seira stared at Carack with a little bit of envy . Carack just accepted Seira’s glance with a smile .

"Anyway . . . How is the situation with the two of them?”

"Their stamina is depleted, so they need to rest a little bit longer . We will stay here today and leave early tomorrow morning . ”

Anyway, the Red Lightning tribe was already in a state of collapse . There was no reason for fugitives to run here, so it was a safe place .

"Okay, let's do so . " The fight is already won, so there is no need to overdo it . ”

Chris would be worried but it was unavoidable .

‘He already knows that we have succeeded . ’

It was only a day or two, so he could wait that long .

"Prince, I will prepare the camp now . ”

Carack said while taking off the cumbersome armour . In-gong just nodded .

&

As expected, Felicia and Caitlin turned a blind eye to Carack’s armour after waking up the next morning .

In fact, they weren’t greedy over the artifacts in the ruin .

Just like in the dwarf cave, Caitlin wasn’t worried about the merits and was more upset that she couldn’t break the cliff . On the other hand, Felicia was focused on the anvil .

“I am sorry that there are only a few artifacts, but there are other things . There is a huge income, starting from the Thunder Light Anvil and the arc golem . This is really a great discovery!”

Caitlin’s eyes shone .

‘There is no need for me to worry . ’

He felt full of energy like it was a spring day . So, In-gong decided to worry about Caitlin .

“Is your body okay?”

"Yes, I felt better after waking up . Shutra, what about you?”

"Me too . ”

The two people gazed at each other with warm expressions before being summoned by an excited Felicia on a phantom steed . In order to explore the ruin some more, Felicia didn’t want to go back . However, she realized that she couldn’t be foolish and had to return .

Due to the reversal of the losing battle, Chris and Vandal’s base was filled with vitality .

As soon as he was informed that In-gong’s party was approaching, Chris leapt out of the tent and welcomed them with open arms .

“Oh! These lucky people!”

Chris rushed over to the phantom steeds . The first thing he did was hug Caitlin then In-gong tightly .

‘Keook!’

Due to the fact that Chris was big and powerful, the hug itself was close to torture . However, it was still quite a good feeling . Chris released In-gong and headed towards Felicia, but he stopped short just before hugging her .

"You did great work, Noonim . ”

Chris greeted her with both arms in an awkward position . Felicia, who shuddered like she was a little afraid he would hug her, grinned at him .

"Well, it was nothing because I am me . ”

She lifted her chin with the arrogance of a princess but her words weren’t over yet .

"Shutra and Caitlin helped me a lot . ”

Although her voice was smaller than before, she definitely mentioned them .

‘Her ears are red . ’

In-gong just smiled while Caitlin alternated between looking at Chris and Felicia .

"It is good to see Prince and the Princesses . ”

Vandal simply summarized the situation and Felicia nodded in response . Chris laughed and spoke to In-gong and Caitlin .

"Take a break . I will take care of all the chores . ”

"What chores? Wasn’t the Red Lightning tribe swept up?”

In a game, it was the end after defeating the enemy . However, reality was different . Moreover, there were still leaders in the Red Lightning tribe such as Kairam .

Chris replied to In-gong’s question,

“There are still things like the swamp monsters . We have to negotiate with the lizardmen . ”

The lizardmen attacked the expedition along with the Red Lightning tribe . It couldn’t be allowed to continue .

“It will take more than a fortnight to finish . Troops will then be stationed here to take care of the Red Lightning tribe . ”

Chris looked briefly at Vandal’s army that would be left here and asked Felicia .

“Noonim, what will you do now?”

In-gong didn’t understand the question but Felicia replied without hesitation .

“Well, shouldn’t I follow you? I have to report the discovery and use of the anvil . ”

“I will be returning with Caitlin . ”

In-gong was now able to understand what the two of them were talking about .

The Red Lightning tribe mission has been accomplished . There was only one thing left to do:

Return to the castle to receive the rewards for the merits .

It was a return to the Demon King’s Palace .