The situation continued awkwardly, and it wasn't just him who felt uncomfortable. What was there that he couldn't accept?

If everything was harmonious and beautiful, would it still be called a struggle?

Expecting Su Li to speak up to save Knight Connor's face and ease the situation was wishful thinking.

Su Li wasn't after a false harmony with Knight Connor but wanted this army to have genuine awe and submission!

He was a Lord, not an Enchanting Demon; it wasn't necessary for everyone to like him. Just like the Great Tang, it was feared, not loved!

Just as the atmosphere grew tense, the Deputy Leader of the Knight Order, Freya, stepped forward with her black-gold Rune Longsword, saying, "Lord, I believe the Marshal's proposal is inappropriate."

Oerstein's tiger eyes glared, his terrifying pressure shifting like a mountain onto Freya's tall figure.

But before Knight Oerstein could speak, Freya continued, "How can a Marshal duel a Knight Commander? Isn't that lowering one's status? Let me have a spar with Knight Connor. I am the Deputy Leader of the Knight Order, just right to exchange martial arts with the Red Night Knight Order."

She then looked at Knight Connor, asking, "Would your Lordship not dare face a woman?"

The golden strand of hair on her head stubbornly fluttered in the wind, her eyes as arrogant and sharp as ever, looking at Connor as if he were trash.

This deeply wounded Connor's dignity, and he finally ignored the immense power difference, roaring, "A knight from the Red Night Knight Order never refuses a challenge! Come, let us duel to the end!"

Only then did Su Li reveal a satisfied smile. If Connor couldn't even defeat a Deputy Leader from the Corona Knight Order, then he and the Red Night Knight Order would have no qualifications to resist the orders from the territory in the future. After all, even the Corona Knight Order had already submitted to the command of the Hesse Territory, what right would they have to defy?

Then Su Li calmly waved his hand and said, "Leave the duel for the evening banquet and celebration. Knight Connor has always had a rather impatient temper, everyone need not take it to heart. Now that the army has returned triumphant, let's first report on this battle."

Hearing Su Li say this, Oerstein and Freya finally retracted their imposing aura.

Currently, no one in the territory questioned Su Li's decisions. Previously, Knight Oerstein could still be somewhat arrogant due to his command and strength advantage.

But now, Hilude had become a Divine Chosen Knight, firmly supporting Su Li. The military of the territory was also created by Su Li. All of this made his authority as bright as the sun, unchallengeable by anyone.

Knight Oerstein respectfully reported, "This time we proactively entered Forest Pear Court to sweep the nests, engaging the main forces of the Green Dragon Followers in a decisive battle in the forest."

"We achieved a great victory, slaying four Forest Giants and defeating over 2000 gnolls, kobolds, and harpies. We also burned the monsters' camp in the west, with fires stretching for over ten miles, lasting three days, visible over a hundred miles away."

"We are certain that if the Green Dragon awakens, it will definitely see the destructive results we achieved against its followers."

Defeated over 2000 gnolls?

That was indeed a resoundingly brilliant victory, with the monster casualties stretching across the forests and valleys.

However, Su Li was more concerned about another issue: "In this incursion into the forest, did you encounter the Two-legged Flying Dragon King? This is what poses a greater threat to our territory."

At these words, Knight Connor, standing nearby, was already numb.

How could there be a Green Dragon and also the presence of a Two-legged Flying Dragon King?

The situation was far more complex than he had imagined! How proud and arrogant had he been to think that bringing the Red Night Knight Order could resolve the Hesse Territory's crisis?

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