Heart of Empire Chapter 324: The value of Gryphon Rider

The matter Dane asked is the core question. ?

Before, in the game system interface of Dynasty Heart, Dane had already seen the recruitment price of Griffin Cavalry, which was not cheap at all.

Originally, Dane thought that high-end units such as Griffin Cavalry would recruit and train units like mages and priests. But in the system interface, it is displayed that the training unit of the Griffon Cavalry is a squad like other troops.

However, the price of this small group of Griffin cavalry is really high.

Training a squad of elite heavy infantry - the White Wolf Guards cost 500 gold coins; training a squad of White Wolf Cavalry cost almost 800 gold coins including the training cost of the worgs. The night saber cavalry is slightly more expensive than the white wolf cavalry, reaching a thousand gold coins.

As for a squad, the training cost of twelve griffin cavalry is 18,000 gold coins.

This number makes Dane vomit blood! He calculated that after the capture of Malone Manor, if all the money looted from Malone's private property were invested in the training of the Griffin Cavalry, at most two to three squadrons could be trained.

No wonder, Schindler has so many forces, big and small, except for Governor Ozer and Conley, he has never heard of any warlord who can support air cavalry!

At that time, after calculating the investment required, Dane felt somewhat timid in his heart. The training price of air cavalry force is too expensive. Of course, he still has some money in his hands, especially after he stole Ma Long's home and robbed some properties of the Gold Flash Chamber of Commerce in Shawan Port, which made his wallet very bulging during this period. But the money is useful, whether it's White Wolf Fort or Auriel Nai, why don't you throw money in it? All of these reserves of money are invested in the training of the Griffin cavalry at once, and the development of the entire legion and the economic construction of the territory will be greatly restricted.

So, he was thinking before, should we just train a team or two? One or two squadrons of Griffin cavalry, although small in size, are used for appearance, and can be used as excellent scouts during wars.

However, when Dane arrived at the Griffin Platform in person and saw the majestic appearance of Hampton riding the huge Griffin landing in front of him, Dane was instantly fascinated by this noble, strong, powerful and The graceful creature is mesmerized.

No wonder the Principality of Victoria uses griffins as its national flag. They are so majestic and domineering that they are unforgettable.

If it looks good, of course it will make people like it even more. Dane was no exception. Compared with the ugly Wyvern and the mediocre Sword Falcon, this combination of lion and eagle fits Dane's aesthetics perfectly.

Of course, good looks are one aspect. With Dane's character, no matter how much he likes it, it is impossible to spend a lot of money to get a bunch of vases. The main thing that attracts Dane to the Griffon is its powerful combat ability.

Dain had never seen a griffin before, so naturally he would not have the experience of fighting an adult griffin. However, after seeing real, living griffins with his own eyes this time, Dane's biggest impact on these creatures was not their handsome appearance, but their real and reliable fighting power.

Dane came to this conclusion by visual inspection, but he felt that the facts were probably the same.

Using the Sword Falcon Knight of Governor Ozner as a comparison object, many conclusions can be drawn. The shape of the sword falcon seems to be similar to that of the griffin, and there is not much difference in length. However, the wingspan of the griffin is longer than that of the sword falcon, and in terms of weight, the griffin may be heavier than the sword falcon double!

Twice the weight does not bring fat—looking at the explosive muscles under the tan skin of the griffin, one knows that their strength attributes are definitely not small! What's more, unlike the Sword Falcon, the Griffin's lion claws are much more powerful than the Sword Falcon's hind legs.

What's more, as a bird, the sword falcon can only use the sword-like beak in melee pounce, and at most it can be regarded as two hind limbs with claws. And the griffins, with their fangs and claws, and their stronger bodies, all give them a greater advantage in air combat!

All in all, if the sword falcon faced the griffin in the air, it would definitely be crushed. However, if even a sword falcon can't beat a griffin, a wyvern smaller than a sword falcon is even more of an opponent. Not a powerful flying monster.

For air cavalry, the role of the mount is usually much greater than that of the cavalry on the back of the mount. In air combat, the role that cavalry can play may be to hold some long-handled weapons, which is better than nothing to fight. The meaning of their existence lies more in controlling the mount.

After all, even smart magical beasts like griffins~IndoMTL.com~ can communicate with their riders. May understand complex action instructions on its own. You still need a cavalry on your back to command them to move.

However, then again, if the cavalry is very strong, it may be another situation.

From the description of the detailed information of the troops in the Dynasty Heart system, Dane saw a skill called [Storm Hammer] possessed by the Griffon Cavalry itself. This is the ability released by a cavalryman himself. After preparing a specially made warhammer in advance, the cavalryman can stimulate this storm hammer during the battle, add the storm power of thunder attribute, and then throw it out to attack the enemy .

Although, the Griffin Cavalry can only carry one Storm Hammer, and the Storm Hammer cannot be recovered after being used again, which is equivalent to a one-time consumable. But the power of this blow, according to Hampton's description, is impressive. If dozens of griffin cavalry threw the storm hammer at one target at the same time, even an adult dragon might not be able to withstand such a fierce blow.

In general, as a mount in the air, the griffin is of excellent quality. In addition, the cavalry also has a considerable combat power, which makes the actual combat power of the griffin cavalry not sorry at all. Their high breeding price.

Thus, after seeing Hampton and having these thoughts in his mind, Dane changed his mind about only training one or two squads, and decided to wholeheartedly create a truly large-scale troop of Griffin Cavalry. . (To be continued.) 8