CHAPTER 1519: CHAPTER 773: TAKING STOCK OF THE GAINS

"Very well, I have still got three Flying Dragons, eight Earth Crystal People, and eight Ridgeback Beasts here." Gaven couldn’t help but show a trace of a smile; this adventure was worth it.

Under the situation of mutual weakening, next time, he wouldn’t have to face the enemy’s flying army alone, even though they still do not have numerical advantage.

But they can fight in clusters, the enemy definitely wouldn’t dare to, because they are certainly wary of Gaven’s previous three types of range attacks.

As for what he mentioned, it was naturally while drowning in the Shadow Duel, pulled over to Weizemay Manor, their bodies were dragged away along with the Shadow Power, so naturally, they were not in Shanoba’s count.

"That’s wonderful; once the Lord’s skills recover, we can go for another hunt tomorrow." Shanoba proposed enthusiastically.

She’s now a bit addicted to getting things effortlessly, eager to turn all of Cloud Giant’s Flying Dragons into her own immediately.

"My previous success relied entirely on unexpectedness. Next time I appear in front of them, they will definitely scatter first, be it the Cloud Giant or the Revenge Priestess. They’re not easy opponents. After returning, they will certainly ponder means to counter me; using the same trick again might trap me." Gaven said very rationally.

How could he not covet the remaining Flying Dragons of the opponent, but he wouldn’t underestimate his enemies, especially those spellcasters with numerous tricks.

"I thought we could steal all of their Flying Dragons! If the King of Storm saw all his Flying Dragons turning their aggression on them, I believe they’d look unpleasant." Shanoba was filled with regret but also anticipation.

"Such a situation will inevitably appear one day. Your task now is to quickly and thoroughly tame them, arm them, and arranging appropriate knights for them should be prioritized." This aerial battle was also a revelation for Gaven.

Dragon’s Breath Tremor Bombs only provided these air troops with air-to-ground combat means; in air-to-air, these bombs are hard to play a role.

Either rely on the mounts’ own special abilities, like Ridgeback Beasts, or rely on the melee abilities, like Flying Dragons.

Most Flying Dragons have lost the ability to breathe Dragon Breath; even the Black Wing Wyverns enhanced under Shanoba Dragon Dog Mutual Aid have not regained the Dragon Breath. After all, they’ve been cursed by the Dragon God for tens of thousands of years, now they’re extremely weakened; it’s not something that can be recovered overnight.

Whether it’s Flying Dragons or Ridgeback Beasts, they are not truly intelligent creatures; their growth ceiling is relatively limited. Even with Shanoba’s Dragon Dog Mutual Aid, they have only become slightly stronger than their peers in the short term. Imagining to rival ancient Flying Dragons is not easy; after all, it took them tens of thousands of years to weaken to this state.

To quickly enhance their combat power, the key is to focus on their knights.

The combat power unleashed by a common person versus a Transcendent Archmage riding them is entirely different.

It’s essential not only to select the knights carefully but to also innovate their combat methods.

This is an urgent matter, as it’s necessary not only to confront the King of Storm but also for the Tukan Nomads’ large-scale incursion frontline.

Komeer Kingdom does not lack an Air Force, just that medium and small forces cannot afford them. They occasionally have a few, but cannot demonstrate their power. However, most of the strong forces maintain their own Air Force.

Not to mention, the Santarin Association has its own Sky Mages, which is both a special casting advancement profession and their air troops, capable of executing various tasks alone or large-scaled group operations. Many medium-sized caravans carry Sky Mages as a marker.

Komeer Kingdom possesses a Gryphon Cavalry Brigade, riding Gryphons, all professionally trained War Mages.

The Kingdom of Ser possesses a Gryphon Brigade, the Tukan Army has Tukan Eagle Riders, and Laiserman Kingdom has a flying Monster Legion led by Totem Spirit-transformed birds.

The two sides have already clashed several rounds on the frontline, achieving wins and losses. Currently, the Tukan Eagle Riders showcase the strongest aerial combat capability, because compared to the former two, they are cultivated specifically for air battles, sufficiently extreme, sufficiently abnormal, hence sufficiently powerful.

Thus, merely creating powerful ultra-long-range bombers isn’t enough. It requires sharp, escorting air fighters, otherwise, no matter how formidable the Cloud Manta’s air-to-ground capability, it’s futile if they can’t reach the enemy’s ground troops.

"Lord, rest assured in leaving them to me." Shanoba patted her full chest.

"I have always trusted your work." Gaven’s words weren’t purely flattery; it was due to her efforts as City Lord that Statue City could develop rapidly.

Ambition is often seen negatively, but under the right circumstances, it can foster positive outcomes, especially when there’s matching capability.

"How is the restart of the mining area going? Is the progress smooth?" Gaven couldn’t help but keep an eye on the situation over at Statue City, as he urgently needed to extract the Satana Dwarves’ treasure there to enhance his army’s power.