Chapter 158 Dragonsworn Paladin

North Wind Fort, Council Hall.

Cassius lay on the huge iron throne, looking down at Freed who was kneeling on the ground, his voice sounded a little lazy.

"Fried, you are one of the seven knights of the Lionheart Knights. Why did you choose to betray the Principality of Bosk and submit to me?"

"Look at me, Freed."

"In order to survive, in order to gain greater strength."

"And to choose your own destiny."

After hesitating for a moment, Fried answered truthfully. He mustered up the courage to raise his head and look directly into the red dragon's golden vertical pupils.

After only a moment of silence, his heart began to pound and his back was soaked with sweat.

Finally, the red dragon's voice sounded again.

"Good, you didn't lie, otherwise I would burn you to ashes."

"The Burning Embers Kingdom needs ambitious people. As for loyalty, that's not a problem for me."

Cassius slowly stood up, moved his head closer, and observed him carefully.

[Depending on your own strength, you can observe the following information]
[Black Lion Knight-Fried]

Basic Ability: Level 10 Lionheart Knight

Challenge Rating: 10 (5900 XP)

Evaluation: The last of the seven Knights General of the "Lionheart Knights" of the Principality of Bosk. He is an excellent sword and shield fighter and became a Knight General by virtue of his outstanding performance in battle.

As expected of him being one of the seven knights commander, even though he lacks loyalty, his strength is unquestionable.

A level ten Lionheart Knight can reach a high level of combat power even in the Burning Kingdom, only slightly inferior to the top fighters such as Trump and Doro.

However, his current state cannot be maintained for long. [Lionheart Knight] is a sub-profession of the faction derived from the [Crown Oath] Paladin. The moment he surrendered to the red dragon and betrayed the Duke he was loyal to, he betrayed the Lionheart Knight's oath of loyalty - one must keep his word. Without loyalty, oaths and laws will be meaningless.

But within a few days, the breaking of the Holy Oath would cause him to lose the power of the Lionheart Knight, and all the Holy Oath spells would be lost, turning him into an Oathbreaker similar to Medoraash.

Fried's conversion was imminent.

Using the Bloodline Gift on such high-level followers is a sure win and failure rarely occurs.

Moreover, according to Cassius's experiments, his blood gift combined with the original profession can create a faction sub-profession unique to the Burning Kingdom, and even these professions can be bestowed on players, making them die-hard fans of the Burning Kingdom.

The Lionheart Knights have comprehensive capabilities and can play a great role in both positional warfare and encounters. Doro has long proposed the need for such an army to cover the line infantry, and even the Red Dragon has been coveting it for a long time.

Cassius exhaled a sulfurous breath, feeling a little bit of anticipation.

"Fried, this is your own choice. You will become a follower of a true dragon. Remember, you will completely break away from your past."

"Are you ready?"

"Yes, Master."

Freed answered without hesitation.

After experiencing this battle with a huge disparity in strength, he has understood the simplest point - anyone who resists this red dragon will not have a good ending.

If he wanted to save his life, he had no other choice.

"Then let's get started."

Cassius narrowed his eyes slightly, and exuded a powerful, almost condensed dragon power, temporarily blinding Fried's external senses. A drop of boiling blood was suspended in the air.

[Blood Gift]

In his plan, this new profession does not need to cooperate with dragon vein creatures, and also takes the players' preferences into consideration to a certain extent. The degree of dragonization is not as exaggerated as that of the Red Scale Conqueror.

But even so, the power of dragon blood is still not something that ordinary creatures can withstand. There was even a player who bought a dragon blood potion but was unlucky and failed the physical fitness test, and exploded and died.

Blood rushed into Fried's mouth, and violent elemental energy flowed into his body through his throat, gradually spreading throughout his body.

"what--"

Fried groaned in pain. His body was undergoing drastic changes. His muscles became stronger, scales appeared on his cheeks and neck, and his eyes turned into golden vertical pupils.

White smoke with a sulfur smell came out of his pores, and even faint sparks came out of his mouth and nose.

"Uh-"

The smoke obscured Fried's figure, and only his continued wailing and blurry silhouette could be heard.

The figure struggled, rolled, and curled up in the smoke.

Soon, a man with dragon vein features emerged from the smoke - that was now Freed.

If you ignore the scales that are difficult to conceal, his appearance is still not much different from before, but his inner essence has undergone earth-shaking changes.

This is the dragon vein, the essence that can endow living things with magic.

Fried knelt on the ground, opened his eyes with difficulty, and felt the powerful pressure of the red dragon in front of him, as well as the absolute suppression coming from his blood. His only thought was - surrender.

He finally understood why the red dragon didn't care about loyalty.

Because the brutal and simple, instinctive suppressive power of blood is far superior to the so-called chivalry.

For a moment, Fried even felt a little regretful and wanted to find a more powerful being to restrain himself, but the thought only flashed through his mind and disappeared in an instant.

At this point, everything is meaningless.

He was once one of the seven knights-general of the Lionheart Knights, with the title of "Knight of the Black Lion".

But now, Fried only has one identity left - that is, a Red Dragon follower, a traitor who surrendered to the Burning Cinders Kingdom. He knows that he has lost his way out and can only cling to the Burning Cinders Kingdom. Once his identity is exposed, Grand Duke Leo will hunt him down madly and take his life at all costs.

Fried stretched his body and said with some discomfort:
"Master, thank you for your gift. I can feel that this power is very strong."

"very good."

Cassius looked at Fried who had obtained the dragon vein, and also browsed the panel with a slightly happy expression.

He could feel Fried's thoughts and the regret he felt for a moment, but it didn't matter. The strong bond of the gift of blood was enough to wipe out any disloyalty, not to mention that he had been completely tied to the chariot of the Burning Kingdom.

[The construction of the camp's advanced sub-profession is complete.]
Career advancement requirements:

Join the [Burning Kingdom] faction.

Become a follower of the camp leader [King of Ashes - Cassius].

Possess a Paladin class level above level 3 and master proficiency with martial weapons such as shield and sword.

Possess a certain degree of dragon blood.

[Please name your camp sub-profession——]
Cassius glanced at Freed, who was kneeling on the ground, deep in thought.

[Name: [Dragonsworn Paladin]]
(End of this chapter)