NOVPUB"How about this, you guys rank the issues you're facing in order of importance, top to bottom?"
Kael raised an eyebrow as he spoke.
Given his current situation, he could pull off many clever maneuvers.
Seeing that everyone seemed unclear about how advanced the evolution of Lancaster's knights had become, Kael simply introduced them to the skills shared by Lancaster's slimes.
"Slime Transformation," after devouring specific metals, could change between soft and hard states, and even cover a knight, subtly altering their appearance.
"Secondary Enhancement Organ" would give the knights stronger, more resilient bodies while reducing pain perception and enhancing their endurance in combat.
"Bone Enhancement" involved adding a coating to the knights' bones to reduce the rate of bone damage and facilitate rapid realignment and healing when bones were damaged.
"Muscle Enhancement" could directly increase melee damage, melee speed, and movement speed.
"Blood Regeneration" accelerated blood production to compensate for blood loss.
"Self-healing Mucus" could quickly repair body surfaces and slow the effects of burns and frostbite.
"Monster Alert" assisted knights in maintaining a constant state of vigilance.
"Gorging Stomach" helped knights in the wilderness where food was scarce by converting ingested plants and animals into bodily energy.
"Efficient Absorption" directly enhanced the speed of absorbing magic from monsters and the efficiency of absorbing magic potions.
"Secondary Lung" protected against airborne toxins and automatically drew in oxygen for anaerobic situations.
"Visual Assistance" enhanced dynamic vision and provided a weakened effect of clairvoyance.
"Noise Reduction Diaphragm" could block out noise and prevent dizziness and nausea.
"External Purification System" could purify toxins from the blood.
This suite of abilities left those present dumbfounded yet also instantly made it clear why the Lion Heart Duchy had recruited Kael to assist them in becoming knights.
In the past two years, some people in the Lancaster Duchy had also gradually shown interest in becoming knights.
After all, the knights were incredibly adaptable in the wilderness, even if their symbiotic entities were not Lancaster's gluttonous slimes but rather the ordinary, less intelligent versions.
Especially for many lower-level professionals, whichever profession allowed them to survive and earn money better, that profession was the best.
As for things like professional level caps and growth curves...
They were useless; a significant number of people simply couldn't afford to consider such things and had to focus on the present.
So, upon hearing about the strong self-adaptation capability of knights, many people tried it out.
Hey, and once they tried, they were hooked because it was truly enjoyable; the ability to cope in extreme conditions wasn't bad at all.
For a time, this profession also gained some popularity in the Royal Capital; even members of the Sky-splitting Knights had heard of the knights.
But... precisely because some were familiar with the reputation of knights from outside, there were considerable reservations about Kael's involvement.
"If it's this different from what's outside, if it's not that Lord Kael intentionally kept it a secret, then it must be that achieving such effects requires meeting certain conditions?"
Richard spoke seriously.
Although the Lion Heart already confirmed it, that didn't stop him from confirming it with Kael once more.
Of course, Kael wasn't hiding anything; he repeated that Lancaster's Gluttonous Slime already had an owner and required the influence of his Totem Power to have such capabilities.
"Ultimately, using my Gluttonous Slime to become knights essentially means their lives are under my control.
So most of the time, those who take on this profession are part of my private military force.
Thus, when the Mage Academy reached out to me, I made it clear to them about this issue.
If the knights are to become widespread in the Duchy of Anglicans, it's best not to associate them with my Gluttonous Slime, as once their lives are under my control, the implications can be quite severe."
Kael didn't shirk from discussing this issue.
The adaptability and growth rate of the knights were slightly overpowered, but compared to Kael's specifically modified rangers, they were completely different things.
Richard intended to ask if turning a public vehicle into a private one was proper, but he quickly realized that this had been permitted by the Lion Heart himself.
Eventually, he nodded and sighed,
"Actually, for us, many additional functions might not be that important."
"Hmm?"
Kael was taken aback; he found those functions quite useful, so why did Richard think they were not important?
"What we need is not just these functions; what we need is for the griffins to fly higher, for longer, and faster. It would be great if their carrying capacity could be enhanced too."
Richard stated his requirements. Kael pondered for a moment and said,
"These enhancements are indeed possible. Currently, there are two paths to choose from, and there's no need for the slimes to weaken their abilities."
"Tell me," Richard said earnestly.
"Firstly, we can tweak the Gluttonous Slimes a bit and use related magical equipment to help reduce the burden on your griffins and increase their speed."
