Chapter 77: Phantom Thief Dauphin (21) - Farewell Beneath the Full Moon

#77 Thief Dauphin (21) - Farewell Beneath the Full Moon

For the lords of the Kingdom of Birka, the Sarnos Knight Order was a force to envy.

“Ah, if only I had a knight order like that, no, even just one knight…!”

“Damn it, I’m not even asking for a full knight. If only I could at least poach an apprentice knight…!”

When describing the value of a tier-4 knight, people often use the phrase ‘one man to a hundred.’

It means that having a single knight of that level is the same as commanding a hundred soldiers.

Of course, one knight can’t literally take on a hundred men head-on and win, but if you add hit-and-run tactics, morale collapse through intimidation, and the like, ‘one man to a hundred’ isn’t all that absurd.

In that sense, the military strength of House Sarnos, which possessed over a hundred tier-4 knights, was practically a symbol of terror to most lords.

Suppose a lord made House Sarnos angry and they sent out a hundred knights.

To oppose that, you’d need to prepare ten thousand troops, and with fewer than a few dozen standing soldiers, there was no chance; naturally, you’d have to conscript serfs or commoners...