Lastly came this type of national guardian beast. Once it was bound to a nation, its power and fortune would fuse with that nation's, making separation nearly impossible. Thus, a kingdom would generally choose one species as its national guardian beast, and from then on, all its guardian beasts would be of that same species.
His gaze shifted to the second kingdom attribute: Kingdom Protection.
Judging from its name, this ability was meant for defense. It required an enormous expenditure of fortune to form a massive energy barrier that enveloped the entire nation.
Both the defensive power and coverage of Kingdom Protection were astonishing. Once activated, it was very difficult for forces of the same rank to break through it.
Though Kingdom Protection was powerful, it was also called the Nation-Destroying Shield, because it required vast amounts of fortune and the nation's origin power. After using it, the nation would enter a weakened period.
Under normal circumstances, a kingdom would never use Kingdom Protection unless it faced a crisis that could destroy the nation. Only then would a kingdom force use it regardless of the cost.
This defensive measure could be considered a kingdom's final trump card. Quite a few kingdoms had survived by relying on it, avoiding destruction by other forces, while also making kingdom-level forces far harder to wipe out.
Next came the third type: Kingdom Power.
Kingdom Power could be divided into two kinds. One was Kingdom Power bestowed upon ordinary civilians; it was relatively weak and could not display much effect. The second was Kingdom Power bestowed upon soldiers, which was considerably stronger.
This kind of Kingdom Power also had ranks, divided into ordinary soldiers, elite soldiers, veteran soldiers, commander soldiers, and king soldiers.
Ordinary soldiers were the most common type. Elite soldiers were somewhat better