"Every time I see this sight, I can't help but feel like I'm witnessing a miracle." Standing on a large rock, Rossos looked at the scene before him and couldn't help but exclaim.
In the center of a valley surrounded by shattered mountains, there was a clear and huge lake, and the area around the lake was covered with lush green grass, where a herd of more than two hundred wild horses frolicked, looking peaceful and harmonious.
Such a scene would not be rare if it appeared in certain plains or gentle hilly areas, but the problem was that this was at the top of a mountain range, and there was no snow on the surrounding peaks; the entire mountain range had not had rain for thousands of years, yet under these circumstances, such a huge lake appeared here, so it was no wonder Rossos called it a miracle.
However, in Linde's eyes, this miracle held no secrets, because he could tell at a glance how this lake was formed and why the Godgrace Mountains had not had rain for so many years.
The reason was very simple: this valley was surrounded by mountains, and within the surrounding mountains, there was a magical power that created a funnel effect on this area, directly drawing down the water vapor gathered in the sky, bypassing the process of cooling and forming rain, and directly converging to form the lake.
There were several such forbidden zones throughout the Godgrace Mountains, almost covering most of the Godgrace Mountains, and since the water vapor in these areas was drawn dry, how could there still be rain?
In addition, Linde guessed that there should be an underground river in the lake, so that the excess lake water could be discharged through the underground river, keeping the lake water always the same size.
Although Linde saw through the secret of this forbidden zone, he did not explain it to Rossos, because even if he did, Rossos might not understand it, and it would only be a futile effort, so he focused his attention entirely on the target of this trip, the two Wild Horse Kings in the herd.
As Sir Reese and Rossos said, these two Wild Horse Kings were indeed taller and more robust than the other wild horses around them, and overall they looked very much like the Shire horses Linde had seen in his previous life.
However, unlike Shire horses, they ran very fast, and ordinary wild horses found it difficult to keep up with them, and their endurance was also astonishing; Linde had been standing here watching for almost an hour, and they were still running and playing, with no signs of fatigue.
"You stay up there and don't move." Linde braided the prepared rope into a lasso, then instructed Rossos, and at the same time gave Glory a command to drive the herd.
Afterward, he jumped down from the rock and slipped into the waist-high grass, and Glory likewise jumped down from the rock and slipped into the grass, keeping low as he circled around to the back of the herd.
The moment he entered this patch of grass, Linde also understood why this area could grow grass: it was because the surrounding magical power had returned to the same normal level as outside, which also made Linde wonder whether this phenomenon was naturally formed, or truly as the legend said, this was where the Green Prophet performed sacrifices back then.
Although Linde tried his best to hide his figure and did not get too close to the herd, he inevitably left a clear trail in the grass as he moved.
If it were an ordinary horse's height, it would be difficult to see such an abnormal grass trail, and even if it did, a horse's brain would not understand what was going on, but the Wild Horse King was different; from the various rumors before, it was not difficult to see that the Wild Horse King possessed astonishing wisdom and could not be treated as an ordinary beast.
Both Wild Horse Kings were very alert, almost simultaneously noticing the unusual movement in the grass, and both let out a whinny in unison; all the horses immediately stopped eating and playing, and their bodies tensed up.
Although Linde was crouching low in the grass, his vision was obstructed by the grass, but he could still infer from some subtle movements of the herd outside that he might have been exposed.
However, he did not stand up, but continued to move slowly in the grass, deliberately creating grass trails to attract the Wild Horse Kings' attention.
At the same time, Glory had silently moved to the rear of the herd.
At this moment, one Wild Horse King let out another whinny, and all the horses, as if receiving a command, began to gather around the Wild Horse King and faced Linde's position.
Linde also saw the changes in the herd through Glory's vision and guessed that the Wild Horse King probably wanted to lead the entire herd to trample him; in the Wild Horse King's view, no matter what was under the grass, it could not withstand the trampling of the herd.
Seeing this situation, Linde immediately gave a command to Glory, and then saw Glory, who was lying in the grass, immediately let out a roar and charged towards the nearest wild horse, knocking it to the ground.
Glory's sudden appearance instantly disrupted the order of the entire herd; not every wild horse had the courage of the Wild Horse King, and when a natural enemy appeared and attacked them, their instincts instantly gained the upper hand, and they fled in panic, not listening even when the Wild Horse King whinnied.
On the other side, Linde saw the herd fall into chaos and the Wild Horse King's attention entirely drawn to Glory, so he immediately got up and charged towards the slightly larger Wild Horse King, while simultaneously throwing out the lasso he had prepared in his hand as he ran.
Linde's lassoing skills came from the Lost Country Knight; although most Lost Country Knights primarily fought on foot, they were also skilled in mounted combat and would capture wild horses to serve as warhorses, so basic horse-taming skills like lassoing were naturally not a problem for them.
With the Wild Horse King completely unprepared, Linde's lasso easily caught its neck, and with Linde's pull, it quickly tightened, cinching the lasso to prevent it from slipping off.
Although Linde easily caught one Wild Horse King's neck with the lasso, this did not mean he had captured the Wild Horse King; horse training had only just begun.
The moment its neck was caught, the Wild Horse King immediately reacted by running at full speed towards an open space.
The force generated by the Wild Horse King's run instantly straightened the rope, and it transmitted along the rope to Linde's hand; even with prior preparation, Linde could not resist this pulling force, and he was pulled up and then dragged forward by the rope, sliding.
At the same time, the other Wild Horse King also cooperated extremely well by charging towards the dragging Linde; when it was almost in front of Linde, it leaped high, and its huge hooves stomped down fiercely on Linde's back.
Linde had heard about many failed attempts to capture the Wild Horse King, including the cooperative attack he was now facing, and more than a dozen horse catchers had died under this combined assault.
However, Linde was not those horse catchers after all; he had long had a countermeasure for the Wild Horse King's cooperative attack, so when the Wild Horse King jumped up and attacked him, he decisively released the hand holding the rope, and at the same time quickly rolled his body, avoiding the Wild Horse King's descending hooves, and as soon as this Wild Horse King landed and its body had not yet stabilized, he directly leaped up, flipped in the air, and landed on the Wild Horse King's back.
Feeling that it had been ridden, the Wild Horse King immediately bucked and jumped violently, trying to throw Linde off its back.
However, Linde's legs were clamped tightly, and no matter how the Wild Horse King jumped, it could not shake him off.
Just as the Wild Horse King was about to fall to the ground and roll around, using its weight to injure the person on its back, Linde at this moment drew the Lost Knight's Greatsword from his waist, placed the sword blade directly against the Wild Horse King's neck, activated the magical power contained in the Thunder Dragon Rune, and transmitted currents of electricity from the sword blade into the Wild Horse King's body, causing it to instantly quiet down, its muscles uncontrollably trembling under the stimulation of the electricity, completely unable to offer any further resistance.
This was a unique horse-taming method of the Lost Country Knight; if he were wearing real fallen knight armor, then he wouldn't need to use the power of the Dragon Rune on the Lost Knight's Greatsword; he could have tamed it directly through the power of the Dragon Rune on the fallen knight armor the moment he sat on the Wild Horse King.
Linde also didn't expect that his first use of the Dragon Rune's power would not be for killing enemies, but for taming horses.
To prevent the continuous current generated by the Thunder Dragon Rune from causing destructive damage to the Wild Horse King's body, Linde timely sealed the Dragon Rune again and removed the Lost Knight's Greatsword from the Wild Horse King's neck.
However, he did not put the Lost Knight's Greatsword away, but kept it ready to press it against its body again, just in case he couldn't tame the Wild Horse King in one go.
However, the Lost Country Knight's horse-taming method was far more effective than Linde had expected; after he moved the Greatsword away and the Wild Horse King's body was no longer stimulated by the electricity and regained control, the Wild Horse King no longer resisted as violently as before, but stood obediently in place.
At this moment, the other Wild Horse King charged towards Linde, opened its mouth, and bit at Linde.
However, its movements, though fast, could not compare to Glory's.
Glory burst out of the grass, and with a flying pounce, knocked the Wild Horse King to the ground, then opened its mouth and bit towards the Wild Horse King's neck.
Just as Glory was about to launch a fatal attack on the Wild Horse King, Linde timely transmitted a command to Glory, and Glory immediately stopped attacking and leaped away from the Wild Horse King.
The still-shaken Wild Horse King struggled to its feet, and before it could recover from its previous panic, Linde had already leaped from the other Wild Horse King's back and sat on it, while the Lost Knight's Greatsword in his hand was placed against its neck in the same manner.
Everything went very smoothly; this Wild Horse King was once again subdued by the power of the Dragon Rune, obediently allowing Linde to sit on its back.
Linde sheathed the Lost Knight's Greatsword, jumped back onto the slightly smaller Wild Horse King, and then, leading the other Wild Horse King whose neck was caught in the lasso, walked towards Rossos, who was standing atop the large rock.
Rossos stood on the giant rock, watching Linde subdue the Wild Horse King, his face filled with shock; he was not only astonished that Linde had so easily subdued two Wild Horse Kings that countless Doern people had failed to tame in the past, but even more astonished by Linde's method of taming the Wild Horse King.
Threatening a horse with a sword, this method of horse-taming was simply unheard of, and this absurd method of taming actually succeeded in the end, and the effect was very good, which made him involuntarily doubt his past perceptions, and he couldn't help but think: "Can horses really distinguish the threat of weapons to themselves?"
With his doubts, Rossos jumped down from the rock and walked towards Linde, soon arriving in front of him.
At this point, he also recognized the Wild Horse King that had attacked him that day, kicking him into serious injury.
The two Wild Horse Kings were very similar in appearance, differing only slightly in size; the larger Wild Horse King had a diamond-shaped patch of white fur on its forehead, while the smaller one had completely black fur; both horses were mares, and it seemed they were a pair of blood sisters.
To be able to produce such a pair of wild horses whose size far exceeded their peers, the parents of these wild horses were probably not simple, but they should be dead by now, otherwise, it would not be these sisters' turn to manage the herd.
Rossos looked up at the Wild Horse King with the white fur on its forehead; although the pain in his chest still lingered, he still couldn't help but want to reach out and touch the Wild Horse King, considering it the fulfillment of a wish.
However, even though the Wild Horse King was tamed by Linde, it still wouldn't be friendly to humans; upon seeing Rossos approach, it suddenly charged forward, knocking the unprepared Rossos to the ground, and then raised its hooves, ready to stomp down.
However, Linde timely noticed the Wild Horse King's attack movement; as the Wild Horse King raised its hooves, he pulled hard on the lasso rope, forcefully pulling the Wild Horse King's body off to the other side, thus preventing the hooves from landing on Rossos.
"Rossos, are you alright?" Linde looked down at Rossos, who was lying on the ground, and asked.
"I'm fine! My Lord, I'm fine!" Rossos quickly scrambled to his feet, looking at the Wild Horse King with lingering fear, and said, "My Lord, shall we go back now?" Saying that, he looked at the darkening sky and added, "Or should we stay here for the night and leave tomorrow at dawn?"
"No, we're leaving now." Linde quickly made a decision, then looked around, his expression very serious.
Although this mountain lake and grassland gave a sense of peace and tranquility, seemingly without any danger, Linde did not particularly like it here; he always felt a strange sense of incongruity, and to avoid any unforeseen complications, leaving immediately was the correct course of action.
Just as Linde was riding one Wild Horse King and leading another Wild Horse King towards the labyrinth of huge shattered rocks outside, he suddenly seemed to hear something and turned his head to look behind him.
He saw that the wild horse herd, which had originally been scattered by Glory, had now gathered together again and were following behind the Wild Horse King, looking as if they wanted to follow the tamed lead mare.
Looking at these more than two hundred wild horses, Linde couldn't help but smile, feeling that this trip to Doern was truly worthwhile; he no longer needed to wait for Sir Reese's warhorses to be gathered to form a new cavalry unit.
Soon, Linde rode the Wild Horse King and led the herd of wild horses away from the peaceful grassland.
Not long after they had left, a wild horse, not knowing where it came from, ran out; it seemed to have been startled earlier and got lost in the surrounding shattered rock labyrinth, and had just run out.
It ran onto the grassland, saw no companions, and paced around blankly; finally, it seemed a bit thirsty and went to the lake to drink water.
However, just as it lowered its head and took two sips of water, an enormous figure suddenly emerged from the lake, opened its huge mouth, and instantly bit the wild horse, dragging it into the lake.
After a while, the lake water returned to calm, and everything around it returned to its original state, still that peaceful grassland.
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