"Soldiers, we are here today for the great cause of the Kingdom."
" The blight spreads in darkness, and the dead do not rest.I shall take no wife, claim no land, father no heirs.I seek no crown, no glory—only the purity of my cause.I shall live and die in holy service.I am the flame in the shadow.I am the blade that cleaves the wicked.I am the light that burns the unclean.I am the clarion cry that stirs the faithful.I am the shield that guards the last light of Stromgarde.I pledge my life, my soul, and my final breath to the Scarlet Order,for this night and every night until the last evil is purged"
"I hereby declare that today, the Stromgarde Scarlet Flame Army is officially established."
Galen used the warrior's commanding shout skill, coupled with a modified oath plagiarized from somewhere, pushing the solemn atmosphere of the scene to its peak.
"For this night and all the nights to come!" The thousands in the field looked excited, their eyes full of fanaticism as they looked at the prince.
"The Arathi Highlands are our home. Trolls harass our home, destroy our farms, plunder our property, and harm our families. We vow to be the sword and shield of the kingdom, the guardians of the people. We resist the trolls. Stromgarde needs us. Advance, Scarlet Flame Army!"
"Advance! Advance!"
"Scarlet Flame! Scarlet Flame!"
The soldiers in the formation raised their longswords and muskets, shouting with all their might.
"Depart, Scarlet Flame!"
After issuing the final command, the formation, led by Varokal, prepared to pass through the city center along the original route, heading directly to the Stromgarde city gate.
"Full army, advance!"
Ten formations marched out of the drill ground in order, a crimson torrent of steel slowly advancing along the central avenue.
On the highest platform of the castle, Thoras and a group of noble lords watched Galen's oath and the departure of the formation from afar.
This group of people were not ordinary people. Occupying high positions with discerning eyes, they all saw the extraordinary nature of this team.
Omar and Varokal recruited two squads with good strength. Thoras and the others knew that the middle formations were put together by several noble private armies, and their strength reached the elite level.
What surprised them the most were the last three formations. These three hundred people were imposing and could be called elites, but they didn't know their origin, only that they were personally brought into the city by the prince, and the leading mage had reached the master level.
While marveling at the prince's hidden strength, they were also surprised by the extraordinary nature of the Scarlet Flame Army established today. An elite force of a thousand people, if the establishment is expanded and cooperated with several auxiliary legions, there is great potential.
Originally, news came from the palace that the prince was going to independently lead the army, and a group of noble lords thought that Thoras would fully support his son.
Later, it was confirmed that the king only gave a cavalry squad, a mining area collection right, and no financial support at all. They all knew about the prince's property. Several manors, plus a caravan, with so little wealth, how could he support an army? Even if he could recruit people, what kind of strength could that little savings recruit?
What's more, the southeast mining area has been barren for several years. If you want to produce something, you must first invest a lot of money to be able to operate again.
If you want to reopen the mining area, the first thing is to guard against the troll threat. In those days, it was because of the trolls that the mining area had to be abandoned. Trolls are the biggest threat.
If the army is not strong enough to protect the safety of the miners, it will not be able to mine normally, and if it cannot be mined, there will be no money to maintain the army. This is a vicious circle.
So, these days, everyone has always thought that the prince's so-called independent leadership of the army and the restart of the southeast mining area is just a child's play, after all, isn't the prince only twelve years old?
Although excellent, he is not mature after all.
The nobles who came to watch the excitement were really shocked when the prince announced the establishment of the army to the whole people.
The prince's new army is so elite.
The nobles from the Dabire, Newall, and Garson families looked at each other, and they were more confident in what Galen said about contracting the mine.
The Scarlet Flame Army is advancing.
Stromgarde was built to defend against trolls, so it was built in the style of a fortress. Multiple walls separated the interior of the city, forming independent districts. The main roads of the city were on both sides of the city walls.
The first city gate after leaving the drill ground is the central hub of the city. The two main roads form a crossroads, and the four right-angled city walls are full of onlookers.
I saw that the formation was neat and the military appearance was solemn, giving people a mountain-like feeling.
The contact between the combat boots and the bluestone brick ground seemed to contain a unique magic, covering up the original noisy street. The crowd around the city wall quieted down in the sound of stepping.
The entire street was a hundred meters wide, and the formation team marched all the way to the gate of Stromgarde after crossing the crossroads.
Although it was only a short hundred steps, the march of these ten formations has shocked the people of Stromgarde, who lack entertainment projects on weekdays, and will become the topic of their discussion after dinner in the next few days.
And Prince Galen and his Scarlet Flame will also spread their names throughout the seven human kingdoms, as well as Ironforge and Silvermoon City, along with the city's caravans.
Galen and the guards followed behind the formation and also left Stromgarde. After reorganizing the team, the group headed to the southeast mine.
Before the ceremony began, Galen had already informed Thoras of his subsequent plans, and invited the heads of several noble families who intended to contract the mine to discuss the restart of the mine in the Garson family's territory.
Thoras, who watched Galen's team practice marching in unison, knew the overall strength of Galen's team earlier than the noble lords. He didn't say anything about Galen's subsequent plans, and let Galen make his own decisions.
Galen's heart was filled with unspeakable excitement. He finally had the strength to interfere in the important events of the kingdom.