Dragon Knights

Within the Dragon Knights' camp, tents stood in neat, orderly rows, spotless and immaculate. Weapons, armor, grain, fodder, and supplies were arranged in perfect order. Their mounts remained in the beast pens, while the knights moved two abreast and three to a squad, their appearance tidy and their uniforms identical, showing the bearing of true elites.

"Worthy indeed of a knight order directly under the Holy City," Landen could not help sighing as he toured the grounds.

"My Lord, the Dragon Knights have two hundred official knights. The mounts of the commander, vice commander, High Priest, and four captains are intermediate-level great trident dragons, while all the remaining knights ride junior-level Trident Dragons." Antrechi accompanied Landen on the tour, constantly explaining the knight order's situation. "To join the order, one must at least be above Junior Knight, but most here are Intermediate Knights. The logistics corps has another hundred men, with a separate priest squad of twenty and twenty accompanying mages. Only those of senior rank or above may enter."

"Well, then I really couldn't afford to support them." Landen shook his head. The number of Magic Beasts in the entire knight order had already surpassed all the Magic Beasts Landen currently owned, and that was not even counting the three high-rankers: the commander, vice commander, and priest.

Learning that Landen was worried about the knight order's provisions, Antrechi smiled and said, "This is one of the three great knight orders directly under the Temple Alliance's Holy City. All grain, fodder, and supplies while stationed abroad are jointly borne by the Empire's military department, Red Dragon Rock, and the Holy City. The nobles of the garrison land need not provide anything."

The blue-dragon youth pointed toward the beast pens behind the camp. "Over there is the Protoceratops station. They were