From Baron's Second Son to Dragon Rider

Becoming a formal knight, which is as difficult as ascending to heaven in the eyes of others, is not that difficult in the eyes of Kroeber. The most difficult thing for him now is that he does not have a breathing method with the right attribute to help him break through.

The breathing method of old knight Foster is wind attribute, the breathing method of the Oats family is water attribute, and the Golden Rose family of his mother's family is gold attribute. I guess he inherited the attribute of his mother's family.

Although the Golden Rose family is very close to him and has always provided cultivation resources, I guess even if he opens his mouth to ask for a breathing method, the Golden Rose family will not give it to him.

After all, he is still a member of the Oats family.

As long as he still has this surname, the Golden Rose family will definitely not provide a low-level breathing method with gold attribute for free.

If he is adopted by the Golden Rose family, let alone the low-level breathing method, even the intermediate breathing method in the family may be taught to him.

Krober never questioned his grandfather's preference for him. After all, in this world where profit is paramount, he was able to deliver cultivation resources to him for more than ten years, which already showed his importance in the eyes of the Golden Rose Family.

Perhaps at the beginning, it was because of the affection of his biological mother Lilith, but later it was because of Krober's own talent that attracted him to invest.

"Forget it, I still don't want to think about these things. I'd better prepare for the next war."

As he said, Krober took out all the family assets he had accumulated.

From the time Krober was promoted to a low-level attendant at the age of nine and began to participate in the military operations of the territory, from suppressing bandits to escorting to mercenaries, he accumulated a total of 124 gold coins and 72 silver coins in these six years.

This is not a small amount. You must know that a normal family of three only spends 30 silver coins a year if they only eat black bread for each meal.

And Krober's savings can allow them to eat black bread for 400 years without starving to death.

This is also a manifestation of the excessive value of iron in this world.

Since the metals in this world are all produced by dragons, the price of metals has always been high. The ironware owned by a large barony in Deepwater Territory is just a few knight swords, a set of fine steel heavy armor and a few iron spearheads.

A few years ago, when he just broke through the senior attendant, Krober led a team to fight bandits. Unexpectedly, he found an iron dagger on the leader.

Krober put the dagger in his bag without thinking. Anyway, he killed the bandit leader. According to convention, the spoils should belong to him.

With this dagger, Krober found the only blacksmith shop in Moonlight City and sold it for a huge sum of nearly thirty gold coins.

This is just a dagger. If it is a knight sword, it can probably be sold at a sky-high price of hundreds of gold coins.

But I heard from the merchants who stopped by the tavern at that time that metals were ridiculously expensive only in rural places like Deepwater Territory. In the territories of various nobles, although metals were still precious, a dagger would not be sold at a sky-high price of thirty gold coins.

The purchasing power of Krober's 124 gold coins plus 72 silver coins was still very strong.

He planned to buy himself a warhorse for riding and a knight's sword first. If there was any left, he would buy himself a set of leather armor. If the budget was not enough, he could only sew a simple set of armor with the fur of monsters.

In this world where minerals are scarce, lower-level nobles or soldiers like Krober generally wear leather armor made of monster fur.

The durability of leather armor is still very good. At least it can defend against some stray arrows and guarantee some basic defense.

Krober naturally could not buy equipment from Deepwater Territory. He planned to go to Moonlight City, the richest city in this land, with Foster to purchase.

That is where the seat of the Earl Stephen is located. It is also the richest place in the entire earldom. It is also one of the few places that sell iron weapons.

So after a night of rest, Kroeber took Foster on the road to Moonlight City early in the morning.

The territory of the Earl Stephen is located in the southwest of the entire principality. Although it is relatively remote, it is close to the Moyi Forest, so the entire territory is not short of cultivation resources. There are often lucky people who find lone monster cubs or even some wild elf insects in the Moyi Forest.

Yes, there are also wild species of elf insects.

After investigation, magicians speculated that the birth of elf insects should be a self-evolution phenomenon caused by plants that have grown to a certain limit and actively communicate with the free magic elements between heaven and earth due to some evolutionary mechanism.

The Moyi Forest is rich in magic elements, many plants, and fertile land. The probability of the birth of elf insects is much higher than the probability of artificial cultivation by some ignorant guys.

This is one of the reasons why the Principality insists on going west to the Moyi Forest every ten years. The Moyi Forest is so tempting that people can't resist.

It is said that when the country was first established, the Grand Duke rode a golden dragon to explore it, but there are terrifying creatures in the depths of the forest that can hurt dragons.

No one knows what that creature is. It may be a powerful fantasy beast or another kind of dragon.

However, Krober is more inclined to believe that it is some kind of powerful fantasy beast, because dragons are extremely rare. Once there is a trace of a dragon in a certain place, then there will be the arrival of several dragon knights in the kingdom.

If it can be tamed and serve the kingdom, it will be better. If not, it can be killed and a large number of resources will be generated for the kingdom.

It is said that the golden dragon had just entered adolescence at that time, and its size and combat power were far from the strongest. It is possible that it was attacked and injured by the phantom beast.

But if you say that you can't beat it, that is definitely impossible. If there is really a creature in the forest that can't even beat the golden dragon, then the Grand Duke would naturally not organize so many pioneering wars.

After running all the way, the two came to Moonlight City.

Moonlight City is worthy of its name. The entire city wall is generally made of marble. It is said that the soldiers patrolling at night do not need torches. Most things can be seen by moonlight alone.

After showing their family emblems, the two drove into the city and went straight to the blacksmith shop.

Perhaps the news of the war has spread everywhere, and the shelves outside the blacksmith shop are full of customers who come to buy weapons and equipment.

These people are generally the unpopular second sons of each family or the eldest sons of wealthy businessmen. After learning about the news of the war, they also tried their best to arm themselves to ensure that they can get enough benefits in the next war.

Count Stephen was also happy to do so. He could earn a lot of money before the war, which would strengthen his confidence in the subsequent war.

Like these people, Krober stood in front of the shelf to choose a suitable knight sword as a weapon.

Soon he found his favorite weapon on the shelf.

It was a one-handed knight sword.

The total length was about 110 cm. It was an extended knight sword specially used for horse battles. The weighted ball handle was made of brass and engraved with some complex patterns.

The hilt was about 20 cm long and was made of walnut.

Krober took it down and tried it. The hilt was well polished and it was very easy to hold with one hand. The 20 cm length also allowed him to hold it with both hands in battle, which made him very satisfied.

Holding the sword in his hand, Krober looked at other weapons sold in the store.

After careful selection, Krober bought a kite-shaped shield, a knight's lance and five javelins as his weapons.

In exchange, Krober had less than 20 gold coins left out of the 124 gold coins in his hand, which made his plan to buy a warhorse and leather armor fall through.

"For leather armor, you can provide the monster skin yourself and ask someone to sew it, so let's go buy a warhorse next."

The most precious thing in this world is metal, followed by warhorses and food.

The knight's sword cost Krober nearly 90 gold coins, and the kite-shaped shield, lance and javelin only cost 20 gold coins in total, which can reflect the preciousness of metal.

The same is true for warhorses. An ordinary nag is very cheap, only four or five gold coins, and he is riding an old nag now.

But this kind of nag is timid and lacks endurance, so it can't carry a knight on the battlefield, so Krober must buy a strong warhorse.

He put the knight's sword on his waist, the shield on his back, and the javelin and lance on the horse.

Krober set off towards the stable of the Moonlight Mushroom Family Castle.

All the shops in Moonlight City that sell military items such as weapons and war horses are opened by the Moonlight Mushroom Family.

The place where war horses are sold is directly placed next to the stables outside the castle. The Earl sells some war horses eliminated by the Knights or some surplus ordinary war horses in the store.

This time, Krober and his acquaintance plan to buy a retired war horse from the Knights.

These war horses are usually sold in the stables after the Knights sacrificed their war horses.

So there are generally no major problems with their physical and mental health, and they can definitely be a great help to the knights on the battlefield.

Krober's requirements for war horses are still very high, after all, it is his second life.

If the money is not enough this time, he even plans to sell the horse he is riding now or borrow some gold coins from the old knight to make up the money.

"Welcome, distinguished member of the Oat Family, the favorite of Golden Rose, Mr. Krober Oat."

As soon as he entered the castle gate, Krober met one of his acquaintances in the Moonlight Mushroom Family.