Chapter 80: You Try Colluding With A Tiger And See What Happens!
Noah had long understood one thing.
That was, if you wanted to reclaim northern Britain, while you couldn't rely entirely on military force, it was absolutely impossible to succeed without using any force at all!
No matter what title like Chosen King you held or what miraculous battles you'd won, these things couldn't truly win over the hearts of the northern people.
Here, you had to show these folks something they could actually see!
That's why when facing these magical beasts that could be repelled by Conqueror's Haki alone, Noah still brought the Enforcement Knights to form battle formations and engage in slaughter.
Although the current Enforcement Knights were still far from the ultimate form Noah saw in his simulated memories—enhanced by No. 5 Alchemy potion, equipped with full-body super alchemy gear, and even customized weapons for each knight's specialty—
But if properly evaluated, the current Enforcement Knights might already be catching up to the Enforcement Knights of Camelot from the Sixth Singularity in FGO!
If not for Noah's insufficient collection of some alchemy materials, and the knights' lack of combat experience and willpower, they might have completely surpassed the Sixth Singularity's Enforcement Knights!
Even so, the current Enforcement Knights should never be underestimated.
Every single one was a warrior who had consumed the No. 3 Alchemy potion developed by Noah, making them superhuman even in this late Age of Gods.
Their armor was entirely made of alchemical alloys, and their weapons—though standardized—were absolutely not weak.
Such a force, when facing ordinary troops, could cut through enemies, their weapons and armor all in half with a single encounter!
Even enhanced by the No. 3 Alchemy potion, enemy heavy cavalry would find it difficult to knock these knights down!
When their willpower could withstand the No. 4 Alchemy potion, they could chase light cavalry's warhorses while wearing heavy armor themselves!
Once Noah completely collected the materials for No. 5 Alchemy potion, with this enhancement, the Enforcement Knights would truly break free from various limitations—jumping high enough to catch flying birds, outrunning warhorses on land, matching elephants in strength, and even breathing underwater!
They would become the peak troops led by the true Alchemy King, a genuine superhuman force!
The fully-formed Enforcement Knights were essentially a moving steel fortress!
Moreover, their weapons were equipped with magic-driven ranged attack capabilities.
It was precisely because of such a force that, even though not fully matured yet, it made King Mark completely unable to hold his head high before this steel fortress.
The northern population valued martial prowess above all.
So after this battle concluded, these knights watching Noah and the Enforcement Knights raised their weapons high and cheered, with even King Mark among their ranks.
King Mark actually cheered the loudest.
It must be understood that his core reason for being Pellinore's staunch supporter was always because Pellinore was strong enough.
But now, having witnessed Noah charging ahead of the entire army alone on the battlefield, King Mark had clearly found someone stronger than Pellinore!
Noah watched as King Mark and his troops continued to cheer, and he couldn't help but smile along with them.
However, while their side was celebrating, not everyone shared the same sentiment.
After the magical beasts were dealt with, some surviving northern nobles emerged, seeing that the threat was gone.
One old man, his large belly leading the way, strode directly toward Noah and King Mark. He frowned at Noah, lifting his head arrogantly as if looking down his nose at everyone.
"What Chosen King? You only showed up after half of us were already dead!"
His tone immediately silenced the previously cheering crowd.
Then, as Mary understood, this noble named Berning Eckrill paid no heed to the suddenly tense atmosphere and pointed accusingly at Noah as he continued.
"Moreover, the timing of these magical beasts' appearance was suspicious! They deliberately avoided the commoners and only attacked us! We saw how you judged the southern nobles earlier, so I strongly suspect this was a scheme orchestrated by you, King Arthur, colluding with those beasts to seize our wealth!"
"So take your people and get out! Don't even think about laying a finger on any property here!"
This old man had lost his entire family, which explained his rage—coupled with the fact that many nobles had died, he had no intention of sharing their assets with anyone else.
To be honest, if his crimes were fewer and his schemes less numerous, Noah might have felt a twinge of guilt.
But as Mary quietly recounted the sins of these northern nobles in Noah's mind, his gaze toward the man sharpened.
"You..."
Berning was startled by Noah's glare. Just as he felt humiliated and prepared to retaliate with anger, Noah narrowed his eyes and unleashed his Conqueror's Haki, pressing down on him!
Bang!
Noah had mastered his control over Conqueror's Haki quite well.
He deliberately refrained from knocking the man unconscious, instead forcing him to his knees on the spot.
Others who felt Noah's Conqueror's Haki, such as King Mark and his knights, were also taken aback.
They had long heard legends of certain historical kings possessing what was called a king's imposing aura.
But...
But King Arthur's royal majesty was absolutely terrifying!
Just witnessing it was enough to blank one's mind, like hearing a sudden clap of thunder!
Noah glanced dismissively at Berning kneeling on the ground and casually kicked a tiger-like magical beast carcass toward him, causing the man to pale with fear.
Seeing this, Noah snorted coldly.
He didn't know what these nobles were like in their youth, but now they were truly foolish!
The southern nobles were already foolish enough, but he never expected these northern nobles—who hadn't been born into nobility—to become even more foolish after gaining their titles!
"Hmph, since you claim someone could collude with tigers, then this matter is simple."
Noah gave a signal to the Enforcement Knights beside him, and they promptly apprehended every surviving noble present.
The nobles began to wail, but Noah ignored them, watching indifferently as the Enforcement Knights lifted them away.
The arriving Pellinore continued with a laugh.
"Coincidentally, we only eliminated a portion of those magical beasts. Now the entire Northern Six Territories are suffering from a beast tide—you, go find a gathering spot of magical beasts and throw these fellows into the herd. Let me see how these people, who usually lord it over my subjects, actually conspire with tigers and wolf packs. They'd better succeed and make those 'magical beasts' stop attacking the North."
"If they can't..."
"Heh!"
"Then let them pay the price for their words!!"
The nobles fell silent for a moment, then their wailing grew louder, even escalating into curses.
But Noah simply turned his back to them. The Enforcement Knights naturally paid no heed to their protests—after hearing Noah's command, they just dragged them away.
King Mark's eyebrow twitched at the scene, but he said nothing.
He had followed King Pellinore for his strength, and he would similarly submit to Noah for his power.
A strong ruler, a king who could bring them victory—whatever he said was right!
Besides, it wasn't his family or friends being executed, but those nobles who usually looked down on everyone—so, kill them if you must!
After arranging for the Enforcement Knights to feed the nobles to the magical beasts... oh, to assign them to persuade the beasts to stop attacking the Northern Six Territories, Noah kept his gaze fixed on King Mark.
Once he confirmed that King Mark had no intention of intervening, he walked over to him and patted his shoulder.
"Well done. Next, I need to assist other territories, so I'll leave this area in your hands."
With those words, Noah departed with the Enforcement Knights.
He still had to go to King Pellinore's side.
And then...
He still needed to find a densely packed magical beast horde for these nobles!
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