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Hmm?

Whats going on?

Helga heard Ace of Spades and Little Rices doubtful voices the moment she joined the chat channel that Qin Ruo had recently customized.

Spades, Little Rice! Youre here too?

Big sis?

Little Rice and Ace of Spades had only just greeted one another. They too wondered why Qin Ruo wanted to group them together in this chat channel

It was the climax of the third phase of the Last Man Standing Contest, and therefore, they didnt think their clan leader had the time for a casual chat.

As they were pondering, Qin Ruo spoke, Spades, you know all the men in the clan very well, right?

Ace of Spades, after hearing Qin Ruos serious tone, knew that her clan leader wanted to talk business. Thus, she suppressed all her doubts and replied, Well, not all of them. There are about 9000 people in the clan after all. I couldnt possibly know every single one of them.

I understand. Qin Ruo nodded, I mean, since you know most of the men in the clan do you think its possible for them to swap some of their pets?

Why swap pets? Helga, serious as ever, asked.

She knew something unusual must have happened. Her clan leader would usually not interfere with his underlings business and so, if he suddenly wanted to do this, something important must have already happened.

Hmm.

Ace of Spades started to ponder hard after not hearing Qin Ruos reply.

It is possible for them to swap pets if its required of them some clan members werent really satisfied with the pets they have and wanted to replace them for quite some time now. Perhaps, there were no better options, or they simply lacked the funds, or perhaps they didnt have the time so they didnt replace them

She paused momentarily and then asked cautiously, Clan Leader, why do you ask?

Ah.

Qin Ruo realized that due to his eagerness to execute his plan, he hadnt told the girls yet.

Well, heres what Ive got in mind.

I am wondering if some of our men are willing to be assigned to a certain unique type of monster as their pets.

Certain unique monsters as pets?

The girls were surprised after hearing this. An hour ago, their clan leader was leading all the Fallen Angels to contest fiercely in this Last Man Standing Contest. Now he suddenly wanted to talk about pets?

Clan Leader, are you trying to establish a flying pet army? Helga asked.

Flying pet army? Thats a great idea! However, I want to establish something else right nowa monster knight army! Qin Ruo calmly replied.

Monster Knights?

Yes, one that players could ride as mounts and also able to break through the enemies ranks with high speed

What for?

Helgas question was always on point.

If weve got a cavalry army like this, we could use it effectively through team work. With a unified effort, everyone could break through enemy front lines!

Qin Ruo told them what he had in mind. Right after the Currency Exchange System goes online, the Underworlds City Building System would follow suit too. When that happens, group and clan battles would become a common thing.

But weve got clan battles now too. Why must we acquire a unique Monster Knight army? Helga kept pressing for answers; her questions sharp as ever. It seemed that she wouldnt stop asking if she didnt get all the answers she wanted.

Those are skirmishes

Qin Ruo replied calmly, The clan battles that I meant those are going to be like actual armies. Theyll have a unified sortie therefore unified battle spirits. So, when the army emerges on the battlefield, itll strike fear into every enemies hearts.

His words were calm but firm. The gravity of his words seemed as though they weighed over a thousand pounds!

Helga took in a deep breath and replied, But Clan Leader youll have to consider these. Firstly, to establish a huge cavalry troop like this, we must have existing clan members that are willing to forfeit their current pets. Secondly, if were using only one type of monster as pets, the cavalrys weakness would be very glaring to the enemy. If we were to use it to charge at the enemy, it would be easy for them to take advantage of that.

The second one isnt an issue.

Qin Ruo shook his head and continued, If the monsters possess great mobility and agility, it wouldnt matter if theyve got high defense in the midst of battle. Besides, they need to also possess a certain abilityCombat Aura. This monster should possess the same properties as a Swordmaster! Only this kind of monster can rush into battles using the Aura Drill, a skill that renders it immune to all kinds of attacks and debuffs! Theyll be able to break through enemy ranks quickly, without taking damage!

Qin Ruo didnt realize that his tone had morphed into commands and orders, Its not easy to find this kind of monsters. Hurry up and gather some men. Check out what kind of pets they have and then pick out the ones who want to replace their pets.

So, you want to us to handpick Swordmasters to join this cavalry troop, Clan Leader?

Helga replied, this time, softer than before.

Yes.

Qin Ruo replied determinedly.

But

Little Rice, feeling hesitant, said, If were going to form a cavalry troop, we should get at least a hundred men, right?

At least five hundred!

What?

Ace of Spades and Helga cried out in surprise.

This many?

Our clan has less than a thousand Swordmasters. Are we asking all of them to forfeit their pets to join the troops?

Well need to exclude the ones that have unique pets, or the ones who own pets that possess the combat prowess of Veteran Champions as for the others, put them all in the cavalry.

Qin Ruos determined words left the girls speechless.

So, he wanted to enlist most of their Swordmasters into this Monster Knight thing?

Its not possible.

How so? Qin Ruo replied calmly, Just tell them that well be handpicking a powerful attack-type monster for them. Theyll be Fallen Angels first knights and then, ask them if theyre still willing to stay in the Fallen Angels thats all.

So if theyre unwilling to replace their pets, you want to kick them out of the clan?

Ace of Spades asked cautiously.

Qin Ruo smiled. Well, that depends. Well see the progress of your persuasion if theres a need to kick people out of the clan, I have Fateless and Judge to do that.

The girls were speechless again.

Even though he said that depends, Qin Ruo seemed to have already made up his mind to expel these people if they were unwilling to comply.

Fateless was a Bandit who always worked alone in the dark; he never cared who he offended

And as for Judge he was even worse off! His face was always hidden behind that metal helmet. Like a tin can, no one could see his face or his expressions ever. Besides, he didnt like to talk to people, always giving the cold shoulder to everyone in the clan.

These two were the perfect candidates to do Qin Ruos dirty work. The girls couldnt help but to think Qin Ruo had this planned out from the get go.

It was then when Helga spoke!

Clan Leader, if youre going to do that I suggest you meet someone first.

Who?

This person was originally from Bauhinia League back then. He once mentioned forming a cavalry squad when we were grinding together for Experience Points

Oh?

Qin Ruos eyes were glimmering after hearing what Helga said.

What did he say?

The Pet System was newly introduced at the time. So, we didnt talk about it too much. He had two plans. One of those was to form a cavalry troop. He said if everyone could own a monster then its possible to train a legion of cavalry. He predicted that a legion of a hundred cavalry could beat three to five hundred men he also mentioned flying monsters but no one liked using the same monsters as pets at the time. So, we didnt think it was possible so we didnt delve more into it

Besides, the eggs of the flying pets were quite rare at the time. Toppled with the eggs time to hatch no one entertained this idea at all. Even Scarlet Bauhinia said this would be a waste of time.

Helga then mentioned the name of this person.

His name was Red Star. If youre interested, you could seek him out for more ideas.

Red what again?

Red Star. Red, the color red. Star, the stars in the sky.

Helga continued, Hes not in the Bauhinia Clan now. He didnt join Scarlet Dynasty either. Red Stars current allegiance is with Netherspirits Claw.

Netherspirits Claw? The clan or the league?

The Clan.

After hearing Helgas reply, a frown was strewn upon Qin Ruos face.

He had never intended to let this Monster Knight plan to leak out to the public. If he needed to discuss this with someone, that person ought to be someone that he could recruit as one of his own. He had recently reconciled with Netherspirits Claw; in fact, the two Leagues had been getting along quite well lately. Netherclaw even gifted Fallen Angels several sets of Legendary equipment too. If he suddenly made one of their men jump ship like this, it would be quite thoughtless of him.

How about his stats?

Hes stronger than me. His combat prowess is probably on par with Steel Dude Hes one of the administrators in Netherspirits Claw clan.

After hearing Helgas words, Qin Ruo found himself back in the rut again.

Then, lets forget about him for now.

Qin Ruo immediately forfeited his idea to meet Red Star. He did not want to cause a domino-effect, causing Netherclaw to also think the same thing.

Alright, just proceed as planned. Find out what kind of monsters all the Agility-type Swordmasters have in their arsenals at the moment. Then, well decide on the type of the monsters to be used as the knights mounts Well act right after the Last Man Contests over.

Oh, and

After weve determined which type of monsters to be used as mounts, well need to make full preparations to farm for their eggs. Gather as many men as you can and remember to keep this a secret for now.

The girls nodded. Monsters didnt drop their eggs that often so, theyll need a lot of manpower and time to acquire enough eggs to form the Monster Knight army.

As the girls received their orders, Qin Ruo suddenly received Dinosaurcerers private message.

Heh, Ive got your Soldier Ant. See? I dont need half a damn day to seal this thing.

And he was right. It only took him less than an hour to do so.

Qin Ruo was glad to see him succeed this early. Then, he had another epiphany.

Why not include Dinosaurcerers Violent Army Clan too?