"Assemble! Form ranks!"
As soon as the Dragon Whisker Horses were released from their cages, they didn’t rush out, but instead formed ranks on the spacious corridor outside the gate.
After all the horses had left the room, the Dragon Whisker Horses formed four neat rows, stepping out of the Dragon Whisker Palace in unison.
Passing by Fang Ze, He Wu, and Xia Tong, they didn’t even glance in their direction.
This scene left Fang Ze and He Wu clicking their tongues in amazement.
"Why do I feel like I have not come to a stable, but to a barracks?"
"Even barracks are not necessarily this clean and tidy," Fang Ze looked towards a stable, "Goodness, look at where these horses live, even the straw beds inside are laid out so neatly."
"Zhao Xing’s beast taming skills really are something," they said to each other through a private voice transmission.
Zhao Xing could tell by their expressions that they were very satisfied.
It’s just that these horses didn’t have blankets; otherwise, Mr. Zhao would have insisted that these horses fold up blankets into neat squares.
Of course, that was just a thought; Zhao Xing wasn’t quite that obsessive-compulsive.
The neat straw inside wasn’t arranged by the horses themselves but was cleaned and tidied every day, including the care and cleaning of the feed and manure troughs.
Following the final sound of hooves, outside the Dragon Whisker Palace, one thousand and five hundred eighth-grade and twenty seventh-grade Dragon Whisker Horses quietly stood with heads raised, waiting to be inspected.
"Gentlemen, what else would you like to see?" asked Zhao Xing.
"The formation," Fang Ze spoke up immediately, "We want to see the effect of the Dragon Whisker Horses forming the Qi and Blood Battle Formation."
"Certainly," Zhao Xing nodded and immediately whistled.
One second still and unmoving, the Dragon Whisker Horses neighed sharply, and the next second, their qi and blood ignited.
They converged towards the twenty seventh-grade leaders.
Qi and blood swirled like clouds, with Dragon Whisker hairs undulating.
Soon above the heads of the twenty Dragon Whisker Horses, the phantom of a qi and blood dragon appeared.
The phantom flickered four times before gradually solidifying.
Twenty qi and blood dragons circled in the air above the Dragon Whisker Palace.
"Dragon Armor Bodyguard!"
Zhao Xing shouted loudly.
All Dragon Whisker Horses instantly activated their innate skills, and fine golden light seeped out of their pores, which then intertwined densely, forming Secret Pattern Scale Armor.
It looked as if they were adorned in a layer of battle armor.
This was not only an enhancement of defense – their strength and speed also increased further.
The twenty qi and blood dragons in the sky grew stronger, reaching the threshold of a level-five battle formation.
Fang Ze and He Wu exchanged glances, feeling incredibly shocked.
After witnessing this scene, they had already decided to place an order. To better negotiate the price, they strained to show no expression.
But in reality, they were quickly exchanging voice transmissions: "The bloodline of his Dragon Whisker Horses seems stronger than ordinary ones."
"Get rid of ’seems,’ they are stronger than others, the strength of the formation has increased by at least one-fifth."
"There are two possibilities," Fang Ze said, "Either Zhao Xing is feeding them better stuff, with proper nutrition balanced. Or, it’s because the Dragon Whisker Horses have been trained to improve their cooperation."
"The formation created with three parts effort is naturally different from one created with six parts effort."
Fang Ze couldn’t help saying, "How did he manage to make the Dragon Whisker Horses cooperate so well with the output energy? These horses haven’t even been on the battlefield."
If they were battle-hardened over many years, then by being accustomed to the battlefield and formations, the Dragon Whisker Horses would naturally be able to exert greater power.
Zhao Xing’s Dragon Whisker Horses might not compare to these battle-tested warhorses.
However, in terms of ’factory condition,’ they were already somewhat stronger than those from their channels.
If taken back and further harmonized with the Knights, these warhorses could be quickly put to use.
Because Zhao Xing had already trained them well.
Still, Fang Ze and He Wu wanted to nitpick.
Well, there was no helping it; if they didn’t nitpick, the price wouldn’t come down, would it?
"Marquis Yuan Rang," Fang Ze said, "These Dragon Whisker Horses, do they only respond to your commands?"
"Furthermore, you are using the Ten Thousand Beasts True Word and Slave Seal Skill, aren’t you? If our Knights were to ride them, could they achieve such good results?"
Zhao Xing smiled and said, "General Fang, I wasn’t using Ten Thousand Beasts True Word just now. Although I have used it before, it has since become unnecessary."
"May I give them orders?" He Wu inquired.
"Of course," Zhao Xing waved his hand, and Tao Anchun immediately brought over a tray with a row of command arrows.
"However, the Dragon Whisker Horses are not yet accustomed to you, so you can only approach them wearing this command."
Dragon Whisker Horses are fierce by nature; in fact, there is no such thing as a tame famous horse – they are all hard to subdue.
Zhao Xing used the command to save on familiarization and harmonization time; holding the command, one could immediately use the horse, which was a relatively common practice.
After riding for a while, naturally, there would be no need to wear the command arrows.
Seeing that Fang Ze could find no fault, He Wu was still not giving up, "May I try riding to experience the level of integration with the formation?"
Zhao Xing said with a smile, "Certainly."
Without a second word, He Wu inserted the command arrow at the back of his neck and leaped onto the leading seventh-grade Dragon Whisker Horse.
He Wu was somewhat crafty; as he mounted, he deliberately circulated his qi and blood to convey the weight of his golden bones onto the Dragon Whisker Horse.
This seating immediately made the seventh-grade Dragon Whisker Horse tremble on all fours, its body sinking down.
"You!" Tao Anchun’s eyes immediately flared with anger.
"Don’t worry about it," Zhao Xing stopped Tao Anchun.
If someone was to ’test drive,’ they couldn’t be expected to be gentle about it.
As long as the Dragon Whisker Horse wasn’t crushed or injured, Zhao Xing wouldn’t intervene.
Warhorses are meant to be used, and they are to follow their owner into battle.
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