Silver Spear, Black Horse, Red Cloak (Fourth Update, Alliance Leader Bonus Update 8/18)

Simon, Norman, Leslie, Eric, Daniel, and David arrived quickly. Since they had a chance to ride Flower Town's rising momentum, they naturally had to be proactive.

They were either commoners or second sons of nobles, with few paths upward. Opportunities like Flower Town might only come along a few times in a lifetime.

Liszt received the six Earth Knights in the castle, without being overly warm.

Perhaps, after a month, several of these six Earth Knights would leave Flower Town—following someone was a two-way choice. A month of adjustment was enough to determine whether they should form a bond of allegiance.

The next morning, at Knight Square.

The red sun rose in the east as clouds dispersed in the west. Baron Liszt Tulip of Flower Town wore a full suit of refined steel armor, the Red Blood Sword at his waist and a refined steel shield in hand, dressed for the first time in such eye-catching knightly attire.

His handsome face was hidden behind the helmet's visor.

Only his sapphire-blue pupils shone brightly through the mesh.

A red cloak streamed behind him. The black Li Dragon Horse, adorned in silver-white barding, seemed to meld with his silver-white armor; black, white, and red blazed together, dazzling the eye.

A blooming Black Tulip was engraved upon his refined steel shield—the emblem of Flower Town, of Liszt. The Li Dragon Horse, too, was draped with a cotton saddlecloth embroidered with Black Tulips. Rather than pursuing riding comfort, it was more a display of knightly status.

Nobles liked this sort of flashy finery.

It did indeed hinder riding somewhat, but in the eyes of commoners, these were symbols of nobility, enough to make people fervent with excitement.

He guided the Li Dragon Horse slowly across the square, his gaze passing through the visor as