"Holy crap, it's a flying troop!"
Griffin Knight — Tier 6, Light attribute, Cavalry class, and most importantly: Flying.
That's right—what made this troop unit shine the most was its ability to fly.
Flying troops were hands-down the strongest units in Era of Lords.
At the same tier, no matter the attribute, no other troop type could rival flying units.
This was a well-known fact among players.
Why, you ask?
Simple—because flying troops could fly. One unit flies, the other doesn't—guess which one wins?
Unless you had a ton of ranged troops, like Archers or Mages,
You were basically helpless against flying units.
Lin Chen hadn't expected to be so lucky—getting a Tier 6 flying troop from a chest.
Absolutely insane.
No doubt about it—this Griffin Knight was now his core troop for development.
And now that he had a flying unit—exploring Crescent Island could officially be added to the agenda.
"If only it were a Royal Griffin Knight," Lin Chen muttered.
The Royal Griffin Knight was the evolved form of the Griffin Knight—
A Tier 9 unit, and one of the most famous flying troops from his past life.
Extremely rare and difficult to obtain.
Had any other player heard Lin Chen complaining like this—
They'd probably want to twist his head off.
Come on, it's Day One of server launch—
And you're already sitting on a Tier 6 flying unit?
And you're still complaining?
Can you not be like this?!
Shaking his head, Lin Chen cast those distracting thoughts aside.
As for the Tier 4 Shadow Wolf, Tier 3 Troll Bowmaster, and the two Tier 2 troops—
Lin Chen wasn't that interested. He'd save them for sale.
Turn them into money. Recharge. Get stronger. Sell again. Recharge again. Get even stronger...
Form a virtuous cycle. Boom.
With the troops stored away, Lin Chen took out the final chest—Random Hero Chest.
This was the real highlight.
"You opened Random Hero Chest. Received: Human Hero [Jia Lou]."
A six-pointed star teleportation array appeared on the open ground before Lin Chen.
Amid blinding white light, a figure emerged—so tall it was a bit absurd.
Just as Lin Chen was wondering why, hoofbeats echoed out.
From within the light, the new hero Jia Lou stepped forward.
She wore gleaming silver knight armor and had a tall, commanding figure.
Beneath her was a white horse—with silver horn and snow-white wings.
A Pegasus.
A flying magical beast troop.
No wonder she looked so large from afar—she was still mounted when she arrived.
Her presence was striking, impossible to look away from.
Jia Lou dismounted, removed her silver helmet, tucked it at her waist, then knelt on one knee before Lin Chen.
"Knight Commander Jia Lou, reporting to my Lord. I pledge to charge into battle for you, to conquer and expand your realm."
Her voice was clear, with a sharp, capable tone.
And she was beautiful. Her long brown hair was tied neatly behind her head.
"Rise. No need for formalities," Lin Chen said.
Jia Lou didn't argue. She stood up straight—easily 175cm tall.
Only half a head shorter than Lin Chen's 185.
Definitely a long-legged goddess.
After a quick once-over, Lin Chen opened Jia Lou's stats:
[Jia Lou]
Class: Knight Commander
Rank: B
Level: 1
HP: 6,000
Defense: 350
Attack: 250
Speed: 130
Skills:
Cavalry Charge — Charges in a straight line, dealing damage and knocking back targets with a brief stun effect.
Description: Trained by the Imperial Human Army—one of the youngest Knight Commanders ever to serve in the cavalry.
Lin Chen raised an eyebrow.
So she was a knight—he had guessed as much.
But her initial B-Rank wasn't great. Stronger than Lin Chen's default rank, sure—
But far below Ina's SSS-rank.
No matter though. Hero rank could be upgraded using Hero Advancement Gems.
And Lin Chen had four gems on hand.
Enough to raise Jia Lou from B to SS.
No hesitation—he went for it.
"Your hero Jia Lou has advanced to Rank A. Used: Hero Advancement Gem ×1."
"Your hero Jia Lou has advanced to Rank S. Used: Hero Advancement Gem ×1."
"Your hero Jia Lou has advanced to Rank SS. Used…"
Golden beams of light descended one after another.
Jia Lou's rank skyrocketed.
Before long, she had reached SS-rank.
Lin Chen was secretly thrilled. Let's gooo!
He reopened Jia Lou's stat sheet—
And saw her stats had improved across the board.
Even her title had changed—from Knight Commander to Pegasus Cavalry Commander.
Her armor, once silver, had turned gold.
Her presence had grown even more majestic—Lin Chen couldn't help but take notice.
Clearly, Jia Lou felt the transformation too.
Her gaze toward Lin Chen was filled with burning emotion.
"My Lord, thank you! This kindness… how could I ever repay you?"
Faced with her intense stare, Lin Chen swallowed nervously.
He seriously feared she might pounce on him.
Clearing his throat quickly, he said, "Serve me well. Help me conquer the land—that's the best way you can repay me. Can you do that?"
"I can!" Jia Lou replied with resolve.
Lin Chen nodded, then called Ina over and introduced them.
Neither woman acted coy—they greeted each other politely and were quickly acquainted.
Then Lin Chen laid out all the newly obtained equipment on the grass before them.
"Pick what suits you—take whatever you can use."
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