"Soldiers, we stand here today for the great cause of the kingdom!"
The tide of darkness is approaching. I will begin my watch from now on and will not stop until death. I will remember mercy, bravery, and honor. I will wear no crown, fight for no glory, and fear no sacrifice. I will be loyal to my duty and live and die here. I am a sword in the darkness and a defender of the people. I am the Scarlet flame that burns the enemy, the red cloud of dawn, the horn that summons courage, and the shield that protects the kingdom. I dedicate my life and honor to the Scarlet torrent, today and forever.
"I declare that the Scarlet Flame Army of Stromgarde is officially established today!"
Galen used the warrior technique of shouting orders, coupled with a plagiarized and modified oath, to bring the solemn atmosphere of the scene to its climax.
"So it is today, and so it shall be every day." The thousands of people in the field looked excited, and their eyes were filled with fanaticism as they looked at the prince.
"The Arathi Highlands are our home. Trolls harass our homes, destroy our farms, plunder our property, and injure our loved ones. We swear to be the sword and shield of the kingdom and the guardians of the people. We resist the trolls. Stromgarde needs us. Forward, Scarlet Flame Army!"
"Attack, attack!"
"Scarlet Flame , Scarlet Flame!"
The soldiers in the square raised their swords and muskets high and shouted vigorously.
"Let's go, Scarlet Flame ."
After giving the final order, the phalanx, led by Varokal, prepared to follow the original route through the center of the city and directly to the gate of Stromgarde.
"All troops, advance!"
Ten phalanxes marched out of the martial arts arena one after another, and a torrent of red steel slowly advanced along the central avenue.
On the highest platform of the castle, Thoras and a group of noble lords watched from afar as Galen took the oath and the phalanx departed.
This group of people was no ordinary crowd. They held high positions and had sharp eyes. They all saw the extraordinary nature of this team.
The two teams recruited by Omar and Varokal were quite strong. Thoras and his men knew that the middle phalanxes were composed of the private armies of various nobles, and their strength had reached elite levels.
What surprised them the most were the last three phalanxes. These 300 men were powerful and belonged to the elite, but they had no idea where they came from. They only knew that they had been brought into the city by the prince himself, and the leading mage had reached a high level.
While lamenting the prince's hidden talents, they were also surprised by the extraordinary nature of the Scarlet Flame Army formed today. An elite force of a thousand people, if expanded and coordinated with various auxiliary legions, would have great potential.
Originally, news spread in the palace that the prince was going to lead the army independently, and the noble lords thought that Thoras would fully support his son.
Later, it was confirmed that the king only gave a cavalry squadron and the right to collect in a mining area, and there was no support in terms of gold coins. Everyone knew about the prince's property, which only consisted of a few manors and a caravan. How could he maintain an army with such a small fortune? Even if they could recruit people, what kind of capable people could they recruit with so little savings?
Moreover, the southeastern mining area had been abandoned for several years. If you wanted to produce anything, you must first invest a large sum of money before you could put it back into operation.
If they wanted to reopen the mining area, they must first protect themselves from the threat of trolls. The mining area had to be abandoned because of the trolls. Trolls were the biggest threat.
If the army was not strong enough to protect the safety of the miners, mining would not be possible. If mining could not be carried out, there would be no money to maintain the army. This was a vicious cycle.
So everyone had been thinking these days that the prince's decision to lead the team alone and restart the southeastern mining area was simply child's play. After all, the prince was only twelve years old, right?
Although excellent, he was still immature.
The prince announced the establishment of a new army to the whole nation, and the nobles who had arrived there with the intention of watching the fun were truly shocked.
The Prince's new army was very elite.
The nobles of Dabirye, Northfold, and Garson looked at each other and felt more confident about what Galen said about contracting the mine.
The Scarlet Flame Legion was marching.
When Stromgarde was built, it was intended to defend against trolls, so it was built in the style of a fortress, with multiple walls separating the interior of the city to form independent urban areas, and the main roads of the city were lined with walls.
The first city gate after leaving the martial arts arena was the center of the city. Two main streets formed a crossroads, and the four city walls, at right angles, were full of onlookers.
The square formation was neat, and the military appearance was solemn, giving people a sense of a mountain.
The sound of combat boots hitting the blue stone brick ground seemed to contain a unique magic, drowning out the originally noisy streets, and the sound of the crowd's footsteps around the city wall subsided.
The entire street was a hundred meters wide. After crossing the intersection, the phalanx team headed towards the gate of Stromgarde.
Although it was only a short distance of a hundred steps, the march of the ten phalanxes had already shocked the people of Stromgarde, who normally lacked entertainment activities. It would become a topic of discussion among them after dinner in the coming days.
Prince Galen and his Scarlet Flame would also spread their names throughout the seven human kingdoms and even Ironforge and Silvermoon City along with the merchants in the city's caravans.
Galen and his guards followed the phalanx and left Stromgarde together. After reorganizing the team, they headed towards the southeastern mine.
Before the ceremony began, Galen had already informed Thoras of his future plans, and invited several noble patriarchs who were interested in contracting the mine to discuss the resumption of mining in the Garson family's fief.
Thoras, who had been observing Galen's team practicing marching, knew the overall strength of Galen's team before the noble lords did. He said nothing about Galen's future plans and let Galen decide everything for himself.
Galen was so excited that he couldn't express it in words. He finally had the ability to interfere in important events of the kingdom.