"Thank the blessings of the gods." Mother performed another devout ritual.
"Xiao Liandier, are you really feeling no discomfort?" Father asked.
Father had also arrived, and the corpse of the giant beast had been dragged away by other mechas.
"Hmm." Su Lian nodded.
Just as Father finally let out a relieved and satisfied smile, a mechanical roar came from outside. He paused for a moment and then signaled to Mother, who immediately picked up Su Lian.
Su Lian was puzzled but didn't resist, and they went outside together in Mother's embrace.
Outside, it was still snowing.
A group of lined-up mechas appeared in their field of vision, with a leading mecha towering seven to eight meters tall!
"Father, Xiao Liandier has recovered!" Father exclaimed joyfully to the mecha.
"Really!?"
Despite the magical treatment from the mecha, a strangely familiar voice could still be heard, filled with pleasant surprise, coming from inside the mecha.
Clearly, the one piloting the leading mecha was Su Lian's current grandfather.
The Prince—Su Man Esha!
"Indeed, take a look." Mother approached with Su Lian in her arms and said.
The front hatch of the mecha opened, and an old man appeared, who looked different from what they had imagined but had no sense of dissonance instinctively.
Yes, under the faint green magic emanating, he floated down from the hatch!
This was the magic of this world? And that mecha, it was truly magnificent!
"Hahaha! Wonderful! I had just given a terrible answer when I sent His Holiness the Pope away, but I didn't expect to return and witness a miracle!" Su Man Esha laughed with joy.
The Pope? So, the magic circle was made with the help of the Pope of their country? It seemed this was a powerful family.
"Xiao Liandier, call him Grandfather." Mother also smiled and said.
Grandfather?
Although the pronunciation was unfamiliar, Su Lian understood the meaning.
Su Lian followed and attempted to pronounce it, trying to say it like a toddler learning to speak.
"Ye Ye..."
The incorrect pronunciation didn't sound strange at all coming from a young child's mouth.
"Oh hoho, Xiao Liandier is a good boy! Let Grandfather hold you and have a good look." Su Man Esha smiled kindly and took Su Lian from Mother's hands.
At that moment, Su Lian's gaze turned to the enormous mecha behind his grandfather!
As someone who was a fanatic about modifying things in his previous life, even to the extent of making his own airplanes, submarines, and rockets that eventually led to his demise, he couldn't resist the temptation of this mecha!
Even if a group of alluring beauties appeared in front of the mecha right now, he would undoubtedly say the following if he could speak:
"Get out of the way! Women, you're blocking my view of the mecha!"
Controlling large machines, especially piloting towering mechas that didn't even exist in the original world, was the epitome of a man's romance!
And now, it was right before Su Lian's eyes!
...
Su Man Esha also noticed Su Lian's peculiar expression.
"What's the matter? Xiao Liandier, is this your first time seeing Grandfather, a Royal Pegasus Knight?" Su Man Esha chuckled.
"Yes." Su Lian nodded.
Pegasus, Knight?
Is it the level of mecha and the name of the mecha? Are all mechas collectively referred to as knights?
"Oh? It seems that our little Suanleander will definitely become an excellent knight rider in the future! Hahaha!" Suman Esha laughed.
It's a good thing that children are interested in these things!
"Speaking of which, when little Suanleander woke up, he climbed onto the table by the window to watch Frostblade Knights hunting invading Wumao Dragons." Mother chuckled.
"Really? Little Suanleander, do you want your own exclusive knight to control in the future?" Suman Esha couldn't help but ask, not paying attention to the invasion of Wumao Dragons.
Suanleander's young eyes instantly lit up!
Yes!
Of course, I want it!
No man can resist the temptation of mecha!
If there is, it must be a bigger mecha!
"Yep!" Suanleander nodded vigorously!
He definitely wants to pilot his own mecha!
...
Suanleander, now known as Suman Leander.
His father's name is Suman Polley.
It's a rather special surname arrangement.
His mother's name is a bit longer, Ivy Bbelosaira Miranda, with Bbelosairanda as her surname.
Like his father and grandfather, who are of the Avi Su royal bloodline, they have powerful magical talents. They are powerful magicians themselves, especially Suman Esha, who is already at the level of a grand mage and has the ability to destroy towns with his chanting magic.
However, in the current era of knights, which refers to mecha, both mages and warriors who use Qi will prioritize trying to pilot knights.
Because knights are powerful weapons that can be mass-produced!
When they can use standardized weapons, they naturally won't prioritize engaging in combat themselves.
As for why "knights," which are mechas, exist in a world of magic and Qi, it is mainly due to a large race on the continent—the goblins.
Originally, the goblin race was somewhat disadvantaged on the continent, with weak magical and Qi talents. They could only create special goblin weapons to maintain their overall combat power.
Until one day!
A goblin genius had a brilliant idea and created a power core that could condense magical elements. Using this as a power source, they created towering mechas to compensate for their physical disadvantages as goblins!
And in the end, the power of these towering mechas became even more terrifying!
With mass-produced towering mechas, physical combat-oriented "knights" could defeat Qi warriors even without any Qi talent!
Magic combat-oriented "knights" could easily overpower powerful mages who required talent and long-term cultivation!
Why bother spending effort to cultivate and train geniuses when mass-produced weapons can counter warriors and mages!?
The goblins initially referred to these "knights" as Dalita!
Which means noble and gigantic weapons!
...
In the following period of time, goblins who possessed Dalita became invincible, and various races and nations finally realized the power of these war weapons!
Finally, with the efforts of their powerful warriors and mages, they captured numerous intact "Dalitas."
Eventually, under the analysis of powerful alchemists, the magical elemental power cores were deciphered!
And as a result...
Various races and nations manufactured their own "Dalitas" in emulation, and within the human kingdom, "Dalitas" were eventually called piloted magical machines—knights!
And those who operated the knights were called "knight riders"...
...
At the same time, various extended versions of "Dalitas" were created.
They were primarily divided into three categories based on their operators.
Category 1: Military standard, can be operated by any qualified soldier, with a maximum of three levels.
Category 2: Warrior mecha, exclusively controlled and piloted by Qi warriors, with a maximum of nine levels.
Category 3: Magic mecha, exclusively controlled and piloted by mages, with a maximum of nine levels.
In other words, if you want to pilot a stronger mecha, you must be a warrior or mage with sufficient strength!
What Suanleander hopes for is definitely not the military standard, which only has a maximum of three levels for ordinary people to use!
At the same time, he has even greater ambitions!
His royal bloodline identity undoubtedly qualifies him for that!