The night was deep.

Under the palm trees by the roadside.

Furinjira's face wore a smug smile as she continuously fiddled with the headpiece adorned with red, green, and blue gems, occasionally adjusting the angle, and asked, "Master, do I look good?"

"You look great."

Losa responded somewhat helplessly.

Indeed, she looked very good.

But the problem was, Furinjira had already asked him the same question four times.

From the corner of his eye, he sneaked a glance at Prajna, noticing she had lifted her hand to gently stroke a golden necklace with an emerald gemstone hanging from her snow-white neck.

He couldn't help but lift the corners of his mouth, feeling a surge of joy.

Giving these gifts and seeing them both happy was worth his careful selection—initially, he had worried that these gifts were less practical than upgrading their accommodations with equivalent money.

It seems that no matter the species, females find it hard to resist shiny gems.

"We've arrived."

The inn they were staying at was named "Oak and Hazel," originally catering to pilgrims coming from the territories governed by Saracens, mostly Jewish and Coptic Church followers.

Fire Worshipers often feared the terrifying reputation of Count Reynard and dared not pass through his territory.

Even if they did, it was pointless since this inn mainly provided beverage services, and devout Fire Worshipers did not drink alcohol. As such, after the outbreak of war, the inn's business was surprisingly unaffected and even seemed to thrive more.

It's essential to admit that among the heretics, Jews lived far better under Saracen monarchs than under Christ monarchs.

For instance, in Iberia, Jews living under the rule of the Umayyad Dynasty had statuses not much inferior to Arabs; many could even hold high positions.

They saw the place as a land of opportunity for Jews, leading large numbers to migrate here from Gaul and the Apennine Region.

However, with the rise of the Iberian "reconquest movement," the Crusader Kingdoms, such as the Leon Kingdom, Kingdom of Castile, Kingdom of Portugal, Navarre Kingdom, and Aragon Kingdom, continuously expanded southward, campaigning.

Whenever they broke through a region, they imposed the same punishments on the local Jews and Fire Worshipers, conducting massive slaughters. According to historical development, in less than two hundred years, the Jews' last paradise would gradually be consumed entirely.

Losa's room was the most expensive "superior room" in the inn, a suite with two rooms, including a living room, bedroom, and a small balcony.

Everyone residing there belonged to the Royal Knight Order, both soldiers and knights.

With money in hand now, he no longer worried about such expenses.

The first thing upon entering the room was the routine lottery.

Moments later, a purple glow flashed, filling the entire room.

The light gathered in Losa's palm, forming a slender riding spear approximately three meters long, entirely made of black metal.

Upon grasping it, Losa felt a heavy, cold touch.

The weight of this riding spear was at least eighty pounds. If not for riding spears being mostly held upright rather than wielded like long spears by Three Kingdoms Generals, he thought there might be no human in the world capable of fighting with such a heavy weapon.

You have obtained the Armored Cavalry's riding spear: Crafted from meteorite iron, it's indestructible, also bearing the trait of being unsolvable. During charges, it increases the defense of the cavalry unit by twenty percent.

It can be used to unlock the Byzantine or Sassan-style armored cavalry camps offering "full body scale armor, scale armor horse armor, nail hammer, riding spear, riding bow, among other equipment."

The recruitment price is 100 Suludes, self-provided warhorses required.

Milestone unlocked: Military District Commanders (at least fifty armored cavalry in your command serving you) [0/50]

Judging by the description, it corresponds to the Winged Cavalry's Swallowtail Banner.

Losa furrowed his brow, as the practicality of armored cavalry remained an issue; even the Eastern Empire and Sassan had gradually abandoned using them, indicating something.

Because defense was merely the second priority for cavalry.

The first priority was always mobility.

During World War II, if all blitzkriegs were executed with Tiger tanks, they simply wouldn't be swift despite their prowess.

If this riding spear had appeared simultaneously with the Winged Cavalry's Swallowtail Banner in Losa's possession, he would certainly prefer using it to unlock the camp and keep the Winged Cavalry's Swallowtail Banner as an item, despite its higher cost.

"Twenty percent defense boost...sigh, this isn't a game, where increasing defense by twenty percent feels entirely different from increasing speed by twenty percent."

The cavalry's defense is already strong enough; the weakness is the thin spots of armor, where even if defense increases by twenty percent, it still gets pierced by a blade.

Skin can't be like Prajna's, both soft and firm, yet smooth to touch.

One can only say, it's better than nothing.

After pondering for a moment, he decided to temporarily set aside this matter.

After all, he wouldn't be able to return to Jorgelisburg anytime soon, and this riding spear seemed rather fitting, so keeping it as a weapon in hand wasn't a bad choice.

Hans was undoubtedly more suited to this equipment, given he has the Spear and Sword Dual Mastery skill, which Losa had witnessed enhancing Hans' swordsmanship effectively.

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