"Bloodmane Warhorse?" Su Li imdiately beca interested and asked, "Isn’t this the famous Iron Armor Horse that only the Empire’s nobles ride?"
This type of warhorse is a symbol of pure blood and nobility. Within the Empire, one extraordinary warhorse like this is worth much more than an elite knight, with a minimum price of over 300 Golden Crowns, and sotis reaching as high as 400 or even 500 Golden Crowns!
Golden Crowns, that’s equivalent to the yearly output of 500 farrs just to buy such a horse.
That’s why very few noble cavalry corps equip these expensive warhorses; only noble lords commanding armies would ride such costly warhorses.
Edmond nodded and said, "Indeed, these warhorses typically have blood-red manes, symbolizing an undefeated banner on the battlefield. They usually serve as mounts for Imperial generals or noble lords, hence called Blood Banner Conquerors."
"They are the best warhorses of the old world. This is because a large area of the Empire used to be a prosperous colony of the ancient Elf Empire. These warhorses are actually descendants of Elf warhorses. When Elf colonists abandoned the old world to sail back to the Elf Kingdom, many horse-breeding families left behind nurous Elf warhorses during their withdrawal. In other places, Wood Elf ancestors released herds of warhorses due to their woodland lifestyle, allowing them to roam freely among the ruins of Elf cities, on grasslands, and plains to mate with local forest horses. These mixed-blood descendants are the Empire’s Bloodmane Warhorses."
"This new breed is much larger than any other horse from the old world. They are stronger and more resilient, the only issue is that they require lush green pastures and unrestricted grazing grounds to thrive."
"Although they are costly, when Imperial Knights start riding these warhorses, they find the horses tireless against heavy armor. Even if old world horses die from exhaustion, these horses effortlessly gallop and repeatedly jump, not to ntion their calm composure in battle, unlike ordinary horses that panic easily. The victories of Imperial Knights are not just due to their own bravery and martial arts but also to the prowess of the warhorses."
"According to the Empire’s regulations, only elite level knights are allowed to ride these noble warhorses, and only a few lucky and trustworthy commoners can serve as grooms to such highly revered warhorses. The Empire sees living alongside noble warhorses in stables as a great honor. These grooms must find ways to make Bloodmane Warhorses comfortable and happy when breeding with local forest horses. The Empire is so focused on warhorses that there was a decree forbidding the export of these warhorses at its founding."
After listening, Su Li was indeed greatly enlightened. It turns out the Empire’s horses have Elf warhorse in their lineage, no wonder they undergo a bloodline breakthrough after consuming the Moonlight Alfalfa left by holy beasts like Giant Shepherd Deer, becoming the Empire’s Blood Banner Conquerors.
But their living conditions are stringent, requiring lush green pastures and unrestricted grazing grounds. Can this territory provide that?
Su Li couldn’t help but ask, "With just two acres of Moonlight Alfalfa in the territory, how can these precious warhorses gallop freely?"
Edmond calmly said, "We’ve already taken these issues into account while breeding these warhorses. Although the scale of our Moonlight Alfalfa pasture is relatively small, Bloodmane Horses actually don’t need to gallop on pastures composed entirely of Moonlight Alfalfa. We plan to send the limited number of Bloodmane Horses into the Holy Forest. It’s open and free inside, with a considerable amount of Moonlight Alfalfa, enough for the Bloodmane Horses to gallop."
"Moreover, it’s spring now, the breeding season for warhorses. We plan to select 10 robust, well-bloodlined forest horses to send into the Holy Forest, letting them freely graze and run. This could increase the chances of these mares undergoing bloodline breakthroughs and facilitate the breeding and reproduction of the Bloodmane Horses."
"If they can carry several litters successfully this year, by autumn and winter, we’ll welco a new batch of foals."
"Good! Good! Very good!" After listening, Su Li applauded and praised, saying, "Your considerations are very thorough. When we arrived at Hesse Territory last year, the ti was already sowhat late, missing out on too much. As a result, last year, very few new foals were born in the territory."
"This year, during the Spring Brings Life to All Things festival, we received significant Divine Grace, indicating promising growth throughout the territory in various aspects."
"A year’s ti passes in the blink of an eye. By year’s end, I hope our own pasture can birth 500 foals and cultivate more than 10 extraordinary horses. My minister, do you think this goal is achievable?"
Su Li considers himself an optimist, with even greater hope for the future.
Therefore, this goal isn’t set low, and if achievable, it could save considerable costs on purchasing warhorses.
Edmond pondered with his chin in hand and said, "For this vision, we need to look at it in several aspects. There’s so difficulty with ordinary warhorses; the Bauhinia Noble Pasture has only 2100 qualified warhorses, and breeding 500 might be tough, depending on the Beast Master’s efforts. However, your Beast Master shows little interest in possessing warhorses but is quite interested in possessing Combat Rams."
"I think we could reach out to another Beast Master since the herd they belong to is relatively small, inviting them for an exchange with our noble pasture’s herd."
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