In the early stages of a planar war.
Time was money.
The cost of cross-planar transportation plagued every wizard dedicated to conquering planes.
The initial expense of transporting massive armies would make any wizard's heart ache.
So, the key was how to obtain the invaded plane's own forces and continuously strengthen them.
Charles's current troops could only be considered ordinary regular soldiers.
He still needed elite Blood Ring Knights.
Days passed.
Charles devised a plan for transforming magic mounts, temporarily handing the specific early-stage work to Erika and Molly.
Erika was responsible for most of it, while Molly handled a smaller portion.
There were multiple templates to draw upon for transforming magic mounts.
Gray-Scaled Horses made a fine foundation for warhorses. Their endurance, charge speed, and defense were all good.
To elevate them into magic mounts, the same three aspects needed improvement.
Their scale defense had to be strengthened. Endurance could be set aside for the moment, while their charging and ramming capabilities were enhanced.
Blood Ring Knights were almost all formation-breaking cavalry, a type of heavy cavalry. Therefore, in some respects, defense and charging ability outweighed endurance.
A comprehensive improvement would take longer.
But specializing in these two areas required less time and fewer resources.
Defense could be improved through runes, while charging could only rely on bloodlines and muscles.
Erika chose to inject highly concentrated elemental magic power, combined with potions, into the Gray-Scaled Horses' bodies.
With a wizard's control, the Gray-Scaled Horses' muscles would grow stronger and their bones tougher.
At the same time, their food was optimized, and they were fed more magical medicines containing elemental power.
Along with some training, this better aided the Gray-Scaled Horses' absorption.
Charles's current position and status were far too awkward. Otherwise, using demonic bloodline modifications would have been the