Magic armor, magic weapons, mutated mounts, and the magical equipment for mutated mounts were all fully equipped.
This fully armed magic cavalry numbered a thousand strong, and each knight had reached the complete primary warrior level, with most attaining the intermediate knight rank—and there were even fifty knights in the realm of true power.
The three leading the way had reached the level of grand knights of ducal stature!
"Just ahead lies the territory of the brother of the Duke Bernie's son's beloved concubine," said the most intimidating grand knight at the front, his gaze piercing through the woods ahead as he turned his head and spoke in a low voice to the other knights.
"Having offended the duke's offspring, this newly promoted marquis is in for bad luck," chuckled a deputy commander beside him, his eyes glancing skyward as if he could see the fortress mentioned numerous times in reports, and he spoke with a mocking tone.
