A silver knight is usually the highest-level warrior in most noble families. Any one of them can shift the balance of power in a region, with detailed records meticulously kept on each individual. Once a random Silver Knight appears, it arouses a lot of suspicion.

For that reason, Edric didn’t leak his silver internal energy; ordinary people wouldn't notice, but knights and Great Knights would find out his rank once they saw his silver-colored internal energy.

Knights cannot tell each other's ranks just by looking; however, once any internal energy leaks, it is extremely easy to detect one's rank.

Colorless internal energy is a sign of Knight and Great Knight rank; silver is a sign of Silver Knight, golden is a sign of Golden Knight, red is a sign of Legendary Knight, cyan is a sign of Mythic Knight, pink is a sign of Ultra Knight, green is a sign of Super Knight, purple is a sign of Extreme Knight, and black is a sign of Ultimate Knight.

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A young man with a hat covering his hair, green pupils, clear skin, and expensive clothes walked down the city's main street; he was Edric.

His hair was red; however, he didn’t dare walk in the city with that hair color. Red hair is very prevalent among the members of the Windwalker family, so it can be safely assumed that anyone with red hair has some connections with them. Because nobles always intermarry, the red color gene has passed down from generation to generation without being diluted.

Most none noble people in the Windwalker territory have either black or brown hair.

Technically, Edric's eye color can also lead to exposure of his identity, but he didn’t have anything to cover it; in this era, there is nothing like cosmetic lenses that can change eye color.

Fortunately, green eye color is not exclusive to the Windwalker family; many unrelated to the family in this area also have green eyes; it's just that the prevalence of green eyes is much higher in the Windwalker family.

Looking around the streets, Edric frowned. He expected a busy street, but what greeted him was a desolate wasteland. All the stores on the sides were closed as if terrified of something.

Looking ahead, Edric noticed patrolling guards coming his way; they were far away, so while Edric could see them, they couldn’t see him.

In one step, Edric jumped onto the roof of a store, walking all around him.

"Probably a curfew!" Edric thought; he couldn't find any other explanation for the current situation.

"Something must have happened!" Edric thought, jumping from roof to roof to the city walls; he plans on seeing for himself; after all, as a Silver Knight, he is now strong and wouldn’t die from ordinary events.

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It was a well-lit room; the sunlight completely lit it up, so there was no need for candles.

"Are everyone ready?" Lyria asked.

Yesterday, their spies in the Windslash Group obtained a terrifying piece of news: the Darkwind family hired six Silver-rank assassins to kill Edric! This news terrified Lyria and enraged Marquis Windwalker; he immediately sent 5 Silver Knights to her for protection and spent a lot of money to hire two other Silver Knight mercenaries temporarily; at the same time, he ordered general mobilization and openly declared war on the Darkwinds.

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Marquis Windwalker is usually a calm and collected person, but once he gets angry, nothing can stop him; hiring assassins to kill other nobles was already a red line the first time, but the Darkwind family was so thick-skinned that after failing once, not only did it not give up, but it doubled down.

For Marquis Windwalker, it was humiliating; if he didn't respond to this, other nobles might think the Windwalker family was weak.

After a general mobilization order, all nobles of the family must send 50% of the army along with money needed to purchase supplies for them for three months to the Marquis; once all the troops gather, they are organized into one massive army and sent to the battlefield.

However, the Marquis only declared the general mobilization order yesterday; many nobles of the Windwalker family might not even know it. It would take at least one month to organize, and the invading army can only be organized and ready to march after two months. The current curfew has nothing to do with the mobilization order.

The curfew was implemented because reliable sources within the Windslash Group, who are paid to deliver the latest news, have all signaled that the six assassins have been mobilized and will arrive anytime!

The moment Lyria heard the news, she ordered a curfew; anyone seen on the streets would be considered an enemy; six assassins of Silver rank are no joke; the matter is of life and death and must be handled with utmost care.

A tall and thin man, a Silver Knight, said, "Everything is indeed ready, but I believe you are making a mistake keeping Edric here!" He was a Silver Knight and a member of the Windwalker family far older than Lyria; even though he had no nobility title, he didn’t need to speak respectfully with her.

"Nowhere can be safer than here! I couldn’t send him there; what if they catch him on the road?" Lyria said resolutely.

An old woman, also a Silver Knight, said, "We must stay here, all together; if assassins catch us one by one, we will be obliterated!" She said.

The enemy knows where they are, while they have no idea where the enemy is; usually, being in a city has many advantages, such as having many walls to hide behind, but in front of Silver Knights, these walls are entirely ineffective; It's not that nothing can stop silver knights; some magical walls and formations can keep Silver Knights out; however, only high-level nobles, such as marquises, dukes, and kings have access to those.

The tall and thin knight suggested sending Edric to Marquis Windwalker's castle, which can keep out even Silver Knights, but Lyria rejected it; protecting him on the road is much more difficult; after all, Edric is only a Knight; even the weakest poison of Silver rank could kill him in a second. The difference of rank is extremely terrifying; even a Great Knight can hardly resist a silver knight for more than a few seconds, let alone Edric, who has just broken through the rank of Knight.

The reason Edric was able to withstand a strike from her was because she restrained herself; she didn’t admit it at the time and would never admit it; the strength she used was indeed Silver Knight level, but the weakest strike from a Silver Knight, and without any internal energy; if she used any internal energy, or used more strength, Edric would have been reduced to mincemeat; after all, a Knight is far below a talented Silver Knight such as Lyria.

At her current strength, Lyria predicts she could kill several Knights with one single strike and a Great Knight in less than 20 seconds.

10 well-equipped Great Knights are strong enough to stop her, but in most cases, she would be able to run away whenever she desires, as none of the Great Knights would be able to catch up to her; only if she is trapped will her life be in some danger.

20 well-equipped Great Knights are enough to kill her; if she is trapped and cannot run away, she would most likely be exhausted and killed.

As such, a Silver Knight is usually as strong as 10 Great Knights, but overall, they are worth more than 10 Great Knights, because their mobility and power are far more flexible than ten Great Knights.

Now, in resisting these 6 Silver assassins, Lyria didn’t even try using Knights as shields; they would simply be killed by one move, not much different than ordinary people; even Great Knights are not much use; she placed the Great Knights she had under her command at the four gates of the city; whenever they saw a Silver Knight, they would have to sound the warning horn to notify everyone.

As Great Knights, they would most likely be able to last long enough to sound the war horn, at least.

Just as Lyria was thinking about these, a war horn sounded from the city's west gate!