Heaven Dou Royal Knights

Royal Hunting Grounds.

It lay fifty kilometers southwest of Heaven Dou City.

The Royal Hunting Grounds naturally had to live up to the word "royal."

Its terrain was varied, and its expanse was vast.

It was a place for members of the royal family to hunt and train.

No commoners were ever permitted to approach.

And now, aside from the competing teams and invited guests,

no one else was allowed inside either.

More than ten thousand Royal Knights were responsible for patrols and security.

They trained here as well.

Every three months, a batch was rotated out and replaced for alternating training, maintaining their combat strength.

The Royal Knights were the most powerful, valiant, and disciplined military force under the control of the Heaven Dou Empire's royal family.

They all wore bright silver Bright Light Armor.

This heavy plate armor possessed exceptionally strong defensive capabilities.

Even their mounts were carefully selected Heaven Soul Horses with Soul Beast bloodlines.

These horses themselves did not possess much offensive power.

But with Soul Beast blood flowing through them, they were faster and could bear heavier loads than ordinary horses.

They also possessed incredible endurance.

They had always been the best choice for cavalry.

The horses were likewise covered in similar armor, and even with the weight of the knights and their Bright Light Armor,

their charging speed was not affected in the slightest.

If they raced Heaven Soul Horses against other horses, they could mercilessly mock their opponents.

Your horse isn't just slower than mine—it doesn't last as long either!

As the elite force the Heaven Dou Empire's royal family had devoted itself to building,

the military expenditure poured into the Royal Knights could only be described as terrifying.

Therefore, unlike other armies, they did not boast overwhelming numbers.

Their total strength was