Even though they didn't know each other before, after moving together for 3 days, they had become familiar with each other.
At least for Zhang Tie, there was nobody in the team that he didn't know after three days.
Of course, the head of this team was Mountain Lifting Hermit who always looked solemn.
Under Mountain Lifting Hermit, the husband and wife were called Lu Zhongming while the wife was called Lin Huanxi. They came from Guzhou Province of Taixia Country and lived in seclusion on Minling Mountain in Guzhou Province of Taixia Country. The two people were the heads of a sect. They established Minling Swordsmanship Sect in Minling Mountain and had over 1,000 disciples. They were famous in Guzhou Province.
In Taixia Country, as long as one became a knight and didn't want to be an official or live in seclusion, many people would establish a sect in a famous mountain or a great river if they didn't want to be an official or live in seclusion. Of course, the top 7 sects were the most outstanding sects in Taixia Country. Below the top 7 sects, there were too many sects established by knights across provinces and prefectures. This was also a hidden rule in Taixia Country. In places like Waii Subcontinent, many sects were established by fighting clubs. In those places, even a LV 12 or 13 great battle master or battle general might establish a sect in a country, not to mention knights. However, in Taixia Country, besides the gangs in the market, all the sects in the name of sects should at least be established by black iron knights. It meant that any sect in Taixia Country had at least the inheritance of black iron knights. Anyone who joined a sect could promote to a knight.
Those below knight level, even if they were battle spirits, were not qualified to establish sects in Taixia Country. If such sects dared break the hidden rule in Taixia Country and establish sects, they might be trampled down by those who challenged them in a few days. Without black iron knights, how could they maintain their territory?
This was also the reason why there were so many powerhouses in Taixia Country. Besides the population base, the cultivation environment in Taixia Country was too good. As long as it was a young man from a rich family with determination and perseverance, he would have a great chance to join a sect and touch or see the inheritance of knight-level powerhouses across Taixia Country. With so many such people, there would always be some talented ones. Therefore, Taixia Country was full of talents and powerhouses.
In places like Waii Subcontinent, there were many sects; however, there was no sect that could allow commoners to touch the inheritance of knights.
Translator: WQL Editor: Aleem Lu Zhongming and Lin Huanxi were the two most meticulous people in the team. They were always clean. Each time they took a rest, they would clean themselves. Even if they were sitting on the ground, they would take out a piece of luggage and lay it on the ground before sitting down. In the language before the Catastrophe, they were the petty bourgeoisie among the knights in the team.
However, petty bourgeoisie had the capital to be petty bourgeoisie. Although Lu Zhongming and Lin Huanxi were black iron knights, they had already promoted to 8 change black iron realm at the same time. At least, they had the highest cultivation base besides Mountain Lifting Hermit.
As for Mountain Lifting Hermit, according to Gong Ziyao and Zhou Shufan, Mountain Lifting Hermit had already promoted to 2 change earth knight realm 2 years ago. Of course, it was impossible for him to promote to 3 change earth knight realm 2 years ago; however, his realm and battle strength must have improved a lot.
In the Lion Fortress, Mountain Lifting Hermit had killed 6 black iron demon knights and fought earth demon knights for more than 3 times. Therefore, he was experienced.
In the entire team, besides Gong Ziyao and Zhou Shufan, Filton, Cecilia and Bolam became friends with Zhang Tie first. The three knights came from the Western Continent. Filton came from the Grimes Republic on the Western Continent while Cecilia came from the Francia Empire on the Western Continent. Francia was a big country in the central region of the Western Continent. Its population was over 10 billion. Its territory was as large as a province in Taixia Country. Its national strength was even greater than that of the Grimes Republic. It was the core force of the Western Continent.
After being told by Filton that Cecilia came to the Lion Fortress alone, Zhang Tie admired this woman's courage inside.
Bolam was the white knight. Although this guy also came from the Western Continent, he didn't know which country he belonged to. Since he could remember, he had been wandering in numerous countries on the Western Continent. His mother was an actress in a traveling circus. Even his mother didn't know who his father was. Since he was born, he had been traveling everywhere with the circus. He would not stay in one place for more than 1 month. Later on, he left the circus and traveled everywhere. Even when he promoted to a knight, he was also on the airship. Bolam was obsessed with fighting skills. He was usually silent and could not speak more than 5 sentences a day.
The three people got acquainted with each other occasionally in the knight's bar in the Lion Fortress. After that, they formed a team and gradually became familiar with each other.
By the way, a team of 3 knights was the most common way in the Lion Fortress. When 3 knights were in a team, they could form a 3-in-1 battle formation at the critical moment. In this way, their survivability in the first abyss would be greatly enhanced. The other 6 people in this team were the two teams of knights who always acted together.
Among the 6 people, 3 of them came from the Military Province at the entrance of the Earth-elements Realm, namely Yang Zhenjun, Zhao Youxian and Qian Yi. The 3 people all had their own clan backgrounds. They were the clan elders of the three major clans in the Military Province. Each of their clans had at least 5 cities in the Military Province. Yang Zhenjun and Gong Ziyao had long known Zhou Shufan.
As for the other 3 knights, one was Tai Rufeng, who came from Tai Clan in Yanzhou Province, Taixia Country, which was the clan of the provincial governor of Yanzhou Province; one was Hua Qianxia, who came from Songzhou Province, Taixia Country, an elder of the Lonely Elder Mountain in Songzhou Province; the last one was Ximen Fu, who came from Heavens Holding Pavilion, one of the top 7 sects in Taixia Country.
All the knights here, including Cecilia, had killed demon knights. None of the knights in this team was simple. By contrast, the Cui LI that Zhang Tie was playing was the simplest one.
Besides Mountain Lifting Hermit, 4 of the 8 knights had sect backgrounds. Therefore, Zhang Tie was very interested in sects in Taixia Country. These days, as long as he was free, Zhang Tie would always talk with Lu Zhongming, Lin Huanxi, Hua Qianxia and Ximen Fu about sects in Taixia Country.
Compared to the clan system based on bloodline, the sect system in Taixia Country was more advantageous in influence and development speed.
How long would it take for an isolated black iron knight to breed a clan of 10,000 people? It would take at least several generations' efforts. However, it would take a black iron knight less than 1 year to establish a sect and recruit 10,000 disciples. Additionally, the development of a sect was not limited by region and bloodline. In many cases, after recruiting some future pillars of a clan into a sect, the clan would be bound to the chariot of the sect to a certain degree and become a community of interests. The more disciples a sect had, the more powerful this community of interests would be.
If two knights with the same conditions and similar abilities were on the same starting line, one chose the path of clan, the other chose the path of sect. If one chose the path of clan, the other chose the path of sect, the strength of the sect which the knight chose the path of sect would completely overwhelm that of the knight who chose the path of clan within 10 years.
In Taixia Country, the cohesive force of a sect which was based on the relationship between master and disciple was also very strong. Because the relationship between master and disciple was as sacred as that between monarch and minister and that between father and son. To a certain extent, the leader of a sect also had the power to decide the life or death of his disciples.
Across Taixia Country, the monarch's power, the clan's power and the master's power of sect were the three powers which influenced each other and determined the fate of Taixia Country.
Sects in Taixia Country were very powerful and vigorous organizational systems. Some sects in Taixia Country had existed for thousands of years. Given this point, Zhang Tie knew the power of sects in Taixia Country.
In the final analysis, there was only one reason why Zhang Tie was framed and had to escape this time — — his power and background were still very weak. If he was a disciple of one of the top 7 sects in Taixia Country or had established his own sphere of influence in Taixia Country, would the one who framed him on his back deal with him so easily?
The current situation and development prospect of sects in Taixia Country aroused Zhang Tie's imagination.
'If I establish a sect in Taixia Country... '
'Now that I couldn't rely on my clan anymore and don't want to be restricted by so many rules in Taixia Country, if I want to develop my own force and expand my influence, I have to establish a sect. '
This whim started to grow crazily in Zhang Tie's mind the moment it occurred to him.
'However, it's not the right time to think about it now. At least before promoting to an earth knight, I don't need to think about it for the time being. '
'The influence of a sect founded by a black iron knight is utterly different than that of an earth knight. ' 'Additionally, I'm not famous on the earth or underground. It's meaningless for me to establish a sect and be a local despot in a small place. '
'After establishing an Ancient God Church in Ice and Snow Wilderness, I have firmly controlled Ice and Snow Wilderness and all the Slavs. If I establish a sect in Taixia Country, perhaps... I will have a bright future! '
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In 3 days, this squad had deepened thousands of miles into the first abyss and started to enter the main battlefield where demon knights and human knights were fighting each other... (To be continued)
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