Great Earth Knight?

"Dwarf... Knight." Hogg whispered, repeating the four words.

Seeing her expression, Landen couldn't help but slap his forehead. Just looking at her, Landen knew what image the Beast-eared Cutie had conjured in her mind.

A bearded dwarf, clad in silver-white heavy armor, holding a warhammer in his hand, and riding a goat beneath him.

He was fighting a giant demon. As his wounds grew more numerous and he could barely withstand the demon's attacks, he suddenly raised his warhammer high and shouted, "Believe in Chun-ge!" Instantly, his injuries vanished, his HP and MP were full, and his combat power surged by hundreds of thousands...

"I wasn't talking about Dwarf Paladins," Landen explained. "It's a type of soldier within the dwarf race in this world."

Dwarf Knights, in this world, were quite a famous type of soldier. Typical Dwarf Knights used Battle Goats, specially trained by the dwarf race, as mounts. They wore three layers of overlapping chainmail, wielding either a warhammer or a heavy war sword in one hand and a shield in the other.

Such Dwarf Knights were considered "standard issue," and most dwarf clans of at least medium standing would have such Dwarf Knight Orders.

Besides them, there was another legendary type of Dwarf Knight, truly legendary, as they only appeared in legends.

According to legend, this Dwarf Knight Order was specifically tasked with guarding the Dwarf Holy City Ironforge. They would only appear when Ironforge was under attack. Their mounts were not Battle Goats, but rather Giant Pangolins found only in the deep underground rock regions. These Dwarf Knights wore indestructible Star Steel Armor, and their weapons were Meteor Hammers infused with Adamantine Mithril!

Every Giant Pangolin Dwarf Knight possessed terrifying Gold Rank strength, and when they formed a unit, even the armies of Deities would tremble before them!

Legends were legends to others, but to Landen, they were real. When he was still Degang, he had personally witnessed the terrifying strength of the Giant Pangolin Knight Order in that game.

They appeared silently, charged silently, silently annihilated enemies dozens of times their numbers, silently slaughtered a Deity, and then, silently, disappeared once more!

"If we were to rank all the races in this world, to rank who is most suited to be a knight, dwarves and minotaurs would definitely be at the top. And hobgoblins would absolutely rank among them."

"They are considered trash, not because they are truly beyond saving, but mainly because they are lazy... Mmm! They are shut-ins. To a certain extent, their strength naturally doesn't improve, and they naturally become trash. Therefore, as long as this flaw can be corrected and combined with reasonable training methods, I am confident I can train them. And now, I happen to have a way to help them overcome that flaw."

Hogg listened to Landen's words with a serious expression. Then she realized he had finished speaking but was still staring at her. Her face showed a look of confusion, which then turned into surprise and refusal. "You mean me? I am the leader of the Riverclaw Jackalmen! Asking me to lead such a group of trash is an insult to me!"

"So, are you willing or not?" Landen asked leisurely. He was enjoying the expression on Hogg's face. Although a Beast-eared Cutie looking serious was already cute and adorable, seeing her make such an expression occasionally was also very interesting.

"This..." Hogg's face showed a struggle, but she finally said seriously, "I will obey Lord's orders."

"Don't worry, you definitely won't be disappointed," Landen nodded and gently patted Hogg's shoulder.

"I will definitely not disappoint Lord!" Hogg seemed greatly encouraged and nodded solemnly.

However, she could never have imagined...

"Wow! This is a cute girl's body! It's so smooth and tender! I can't, I can't! I've decided not to wash my hands for the whole day!" Landen didn't hear what Hogg said at all. At this moment, he was staring at the hand that had patted Hogg's shoulder, lost in endless fantasies.

Poor Lord, while calling others shut-ins, completely forgot that, in essence, he was also just a shut-in.

"My Lord, isn't it a waste to let Miss Hogg train those hobgoblins?"

"Waste? No, no, no, Old Niu, not a waste at all. Those hobgoblins will become important combat forces under my command in the future."

"Them? Important combat forces?"

"Of course, Old Niu. Alright, I didn't expect you to understand. Now, there's a task that needs you to do."

"Please instruct me, my Lord."

"Old Niu, remember the Rock Lizards you used to feed that Man-eating Flower?"

"Yes, my Lord. Thanks to them, that Man-eating Flower has grown so well. Oh, right, I forgot to report to you, my Lord, that Man-eating Flower seems to be showing signs of reproduction. I think it's all thanks to those Rock Lizards."

"Old Niu! Old Niu, don't go off-topic. I'm talking about those Rock Lizards."

"My apologies, my Lord."

"I see you bring back a Rock Lizard every few days. Your catching skills seem quite good."

"Of course, my Lord. The Minotaur race are natural hunters and tamers."

"Very good, I like your confidence. Then, help me catch a Rock Lizard?"

"What, my Lord?"

"I'm not talking about the small ones that are about a meter long that you use as flower fertilizer. I want a big one that's at least ten meters long. It would be best if you could catch one that already has a Flame Qi Cluster inside."

"I wanted to say, my Lord, my ears seem to have some problem. I didn't hear you clearly."

"No, Old Niu, you heard exactly what I said. There's no problem. Don't worry, I won't send you alone. I'll send the Lari Brothers with the hobgoblins to help you. By the way, this Rock Lizard is very important to me. I don't want any problems, okay~"

"Yes... my Lord."

For a knight, the most important thing is the synergy with their mount. The higher the synergy, the better the effect.

Just like the Battle Goats and Giant Pangolins ridden by dwarves, or the Great Yaks and even Golden Savage Bulls ridden by minotaurs. If you gave them a horse or a donkey, even if the knight possessed strength beyond Gold Rank, they wouldn't be able to unleash half of their potential.

And for hobgoblins, the most suitable mounts are precisely various giant lizards. Among them, the Rock Lizards living in volcanic areas are definitely among the top five!