The Rising Gale

Construct Knights, also known as "mobile fortresses for perpetual combat," were high-grade combat units specialized from armored technology by the Blazing Flame Lands.

Just as the Sertal Empire had its First Legion and the titled knights of its Ten Great Knight Orders, Construct Knights were among the most famous armed forces of the Blazing Flame Nations. There were very few elite units that could stand beside them. The Azure Heaven Royal Court's "Royal Court Iron Cavalry" and Frontier Reach's "Omen Legion" were among the few forces whose records could compare, while Ganterigum's "Light-Riding Guard" and Farshore Island's "Silent-Dream Warlocks" were too mysterious to be widely known.

Other nations also had their own elite armed forces. But apart from powerful great nations, factions like Whale Song Cliff, which needed support from every country to resist sea beasts and Sea Demon Worms, could generally only maintain officer rosters and train reserve personnel. Only when war truly came would they be hastily brought into being. The "Wavewatch Swordsmen" were precisely such an elite Ascendant force.

A Construct Knight squad consisted of three knights, but in terms of combat power, even the Steelwing Dragon Hunting Squad led by a great dragon could not compare. At the very least, multiple dragon flocks were needed to contend against these composites of great-nation industry and advanced technology.

This was a force capable of shattering the balance of power in Southern Ridge. Transporting Construct Knights into another nation's territory was unquestionably a major incident. The Empire could not possibly remain indifferent.

"We have to tell Nauman City about this! If we don't call the knight orders over to face them, are we really supposed to rely on me to fight?"

Ian made up his mind. He continued flipping through the diary in his hand, hoping to find more