Brother Astarte is the Gorgothic word for Space Marine.

In that world, human civilization has long entered the era of interstellar colonization, but with a subspace storm that swept the entire river system, interstellar shipping routes were interrupted, warlords were divided, and disputes arose.

At that time, the great emperor could no longer sit idly by and watch the depravity of mankind and began his journey to reunify humanity.

In order to unify Holy Terra, the Emperor used genetic technology to create the first enhanced human warriors, the Thunder Warriors, the forerunners of the Space Marines.

In order to reclaim the colonies lost by humanity in the Age of Conflict, the Emperor needed warriors who were more efficient than the Thunder Warriors, so he created the Genetic Prototype and used them as samples to create Space Marines, and led them on a magnificent expedition.

After the Great Horus Rebellion, Robert Kiliman, the genogen who was an extreme soldier of the 13th Legion at the time, wrote the classic military book "The Holy Book of Astarte".

In this military canon, there are tactical dogmas and strategic plans that can be applied in almost all situations, such as the Iron Rain tactics, which are so famous in that world.

The Astarte canon has three central ideas, namely, as a guide to tactics and strategy, a policy of military organization and organization, and decentralization.

In Levi's view, Robert Kilemann was a genius with his flaws, an unrivaled organiser and military strategist, and a man of paranoid detail.

In addition to the organization of the warband, the book also contains an all-encompassing management science:

From the stock of baggage to food, from the distribution of water resources and the production of weapons, the organization of auxiliary forces, the virus crisis, the training schedule, the morale of the troops, the production of baggage, and then the distribution of them to ground and sea combat units, the stock of spare parts, and the expected consumption of these spare parts when production stops, the distribution of food between the militia and the population, the method of food preservation, Food recycling, integration of the chain of command when Allied and auxiliary forces work together, formal integration of militias into the army, planning of assembly points and landing points based on battle lines, priority access to the above areas, defensive positions and blasting plans that must be used when evacuation of defensive positions, etc.

The sacred scriptures also tell you what you should do in your daily life based on the law of honor.

In a way, this holy book can really guide a warrior in his life.

While these norms are dead, the results of doing so are usually either acceptable or outstanding.

To be honest, Levi didn't know much about military affairs, but this did not prevent him from feeling the wisdom and painstaking work like the vast stars from this military book.

And an efficient and orderly military organization and management system is really useful for a territory like Zeelandia with shallow roots.

Perhaps some of its ideas and ideas are too advanced in many places, but Levi does not intend to copy them all.

Overall, its positive and exemplary significance far outweighs the disadvantages.

Interestingly, the most important fundamental purpose of Robert's division of the large army into such a small warband of 1,000 people was to prevent the recurrence of centralized power similar to the Horus Rebellion.

However, in the Korrell Continent, since it was still in the era of feudal slavery, in order to achieve the most efficient command and management, most of the military systems of each city-state were basically this kind of thousand-person legions cooperating with each other.

Under normal circumstances, in this era, it is relatively normal for the military-civilian ratio of a territory to be roughly maintained between 10% and 15%.

According to the scale of Levi's current surface camp of less than 20,000 people, Dingtian will gather two battle groups first.

In order to achieve the planned twenty legions, it is necessary to find a way to grow the new city of Minas Tirith to more than 200,000 men within fifty years.

Such a wild goal, placed in any city-state or even kingdom of Corell, is enough to be jaw-dropping.

As for the future warriors are also called Brother Astarte, this is also full of Levi's hopes and ambitions for them.

The romance of males is not the sea of stars.

I haven't had time to see humans land on Mars in my previous life, and since I have become a silver dragon with a long enough lifespan in this life, isn't it enough to look forward to it for thousands of years?

......

Just after Levi and his party officially began to implement the copycat version of the Astarte Holy Codex, the leaders of the entire camp clearly felt the change.

Among them, the feeling is particularly strong, I am afraid that it belongs to those who have joined the army for some or less generous treatment to join the army.

Herbert is one of them...

Many of the Silvermoon immigrants who came to the territory with him were puzzled by this.

Herbert had single-handedly held back the orc cavalry in the battle against the orcs, avoiding the rout of the militia in the rear and greater casualties, and Fischer personally asked Levi for his behalf.

So there was Herbert's share of the port, the 'River Pass'.

At the same time, for the sake of the face of the territory, Herbert, the gatekeeper, took him to the 'Mongolian doctors' in Iggy before joining the company, and performed a bone correction operation on his lame right leg.

Say it's corrective surgery... It may be somewhat far-fetched.

After all, they can't do such a delicate operation at this stage.

But as the so-called surgery is not enough, the spell will make up.

Herbert was first put to sleep by a few tall mages using [hypnosis], and then a certain mage picked up a dwarven war hammer and knocked it down.

Herbert snorted on the spot, 'sat up in a dying illness', and was physically stunned by the mage who saw the opportunity.

In the end, it was the director of the director that Ig took action and gave him a [Advanced Restoration Technique], which directly reset his right leg to the healthy state before being shot by the arrow.

So much so that as soon as Herbert woke up, he didn't even need a rehabilitation course and got out of bed.

But... Herbert always felt that his right leg was healthier and more powerful than his left, so that he was still a little lame when he walked...

Previously it was lame on the right... Now it's on the left...

For this reason, he has been teased by his friends for a while, and the gray dwarf named Iron Hammer Copperbeard simply called him Hao Cripple, so that now the people who knew him in the entire territory began to call him He Cripple.

Then came the formal commendation, and he was awarded Zeelandia 2nd Class Merit and a Bronze Cross for Valor.

At the same time, as a preferential treatment, Fischer gave him a priority for a new city post.

At that time, Herbert was a little confused, he used to be a city guard who could not read a single word, but after retiring he became a farmer, and now he is a city guard at the port.

So much so that he didn't know what he could do other than the city guards and the peasants.

Sometimes he even wonders, is it his own life, maybe... That's it.

So he voluntarily gave up this great opportunity that was enough to make the other lords envious and jealous, and continued to work as a city guard in the port under construction.

It wasn't until half a month later that his son Anthony told him a shocking news.

Anthony passed the second interview of the mages in hellish proportions, and became the arcane apprentice of Iger, the director of the Institute of Magic, the unrivaled wise man in Zeellandia.

It's just that in order to take care of his parents' mood, Anthony, who was slightly pale, hid his experiences in the Institute of Magic.

That night, Herbert was very drunk.

The son actually has become magical... No... What is the talent of an arcane master, he is naturally happy from the bottom of his heart.

But after the joy, there is a deeper sadness.

He didn't know why he was in this mood, was it because he was worried about the uncertainty of the future, or what?

He couldn't say it himself.

It wasn't until the next day, standing in the audience, that he heard the deafening words of the lord Mr. Levi:

"No one can protect you forever!

"You are the only ones who can protect you!

"It's like when you picked up your guns and faced those orcs.

"But without any training, do you have the ability to protect yourself, your wife and children?"

At that time, he, like everyone else, hung his head silently.

Herbert, however, gritted his teeth and clenched his fists.

It wasn't until that moment that Herbert finally knew why he was confused.

Yes, he... In the face of those unknown threats in the future, he still has no ability to protect his wife and children.

Even... If he faced the orcs again, he might not even be able to protect himself.

Oh, yes... No one can protect them forever...

Able to protect themselves and their families... Only yourself!

Seeing that his friends around him were all looking evasive, Herbert strengthened his determination even more.

He's going to join the army!

'If there aren't many people in the army to protect the territory, then who will protect the orcs when they come again?'

'If no one comes forward, then...

'I'll do it myself!'

Herbert said this to himself with great ambition.

......

It's just that the next day, he said goodbye to his tearful and reluctant wife with his luggage, and came to the temporary barracks.

The whole person is Spartan.

Since he was the first batch to sign up, and after signing up, he went to the port in advance to take a shift and go through the handover procedures, so I don't know how popular the follow-up registration is.

After all... People are conformists.

Only after seeing more and more people sign up, the balance in their hearts will gradually tilt and urge them to do something that will change their fate.

According to the notice from the conscription battalion, after they officially join the army, they will undergo a three-month closed training for recruits.

It's just that after he took the standard leather armor military uniform he received and came to the temporary camp tent No. 404 according to his number, he bumped into a big man with red fruit all over his body, and he stumbled a few steps and was about to fall, but he was pulled by the fruit man, and then a simple voice came from his ears:

"I'm sorry, I had so much fun chatting with my new friends, I didn't notice you, are you okay?"

"No, no, no, it's me who is distracted. Herbert waved his hand.

"Hey, hey! We're really fated to join the army, and we can actually be in the same dormitory. ”

Just as the two were greeting, a stocky short man greeted him with a laugh and a warm hug with Herbert.

"Hammer and Brass Whiskers, aren't you driving a locomotive well, why are you here to join the army?" asked Herbert, a little confused.

"Hey, didn't the boss give a steam locomotive to several of our Hoag Mining executives as a year-end bonus? That group of XX drank a few pounds of eaux-de-vie and raced on the ice, only to overturn!"

"Huh? And then. The attention of a group of people was drawn to him.

The boss was furious, and on the spot, all the steam locomotives awarded to them were impounded, and on the same day, a "drunk driving punishment ordinance" was issued, and they were all arrested by the gnoll cavalry patrolling in the evening... My car was also impounded. ”

The iron hammer and copper beard who can't continue to drink and drag racing look like a dead friend.

"That's just a temporary withhold, can't it be redeemed?" asked Herbert.

"Redemption can be redeemed, but the question is, is it said that there is a "Steam Locomotive Driver's License Examination" that was issued immediately afterward? I was dazzled by the fact that there were at least hundreds of regulations in that subject, and I had to memorize it to take the test! Isn't this embarrassing for me? I am so difficult..."

The expression of the iron hammer and copper whisker suddenly rose from the dead friend to the neat and tidy household register.

No one is silent now...

They are all at the bottom of the steam locomotive and really don't know how to comfort this car owner.

Seeing that no one continued to praise him, the hammer said that it did not affect him and continued to sigh and said:

"It's not like I don't have a car to drive, I still have a wife and son to raise, so I can only come to join the army. ”

The dwarf suddenly became interested, looked around at everyone and asked, "By the way, it is said that according to the new military system promulgated by Zelandia, the five people assigned to the dormitory are temporary war group squads, which means that we will be in the same mine for a long time in the future... By the way, why did you join the army? I'm Hammer Copperbeard, a gray dwarf from Zeelandia, and the reason for joining the army has just been mentioned, it's your turn. ”

Herbert naturally had no objection to this, and said with a smile: "Herbert, from the Silver Moon Federation, and Iron Hammer are old acquaintances, as for why he joined the army, it may be out of fear of orcs, I think... Protect your wife and children. ”

"It's really noble enough, and he deserves to be a good brother in my fancy. Hammer laughed and patted Herbert on the shoulder.

"I'm Figas, and I'm also from the Silver Moon Federation, and the reason why I came to join the army is only because it is said that I can take care of my fill after joining the army...", the big fruit man said a little shyly.

Herbert and Hammer looked at each other, a little puzzled, "The prices in the new city are not very expensive. ”

"Maybe I'm too good at eating... No matter how hard I work, the wages I earn are not enough to feed me... That's right... Because of this, they used to say that I had ogre blood, and no one wanted to play with me except my father since I was a child, I... I don't eat people. ”

Figas said a little depressed.

Herbert instinctively got goosebumps after hearing the ogre's bloodline, but he still suppressed the discomfort in his heart, gave the big man a hug, and said:

"Well, Figas, I believe you. ”

"I believe in you too, even if I want to eat, I may not be able to gnaw it, the lords say that we gray dwarves are all 'sword bones', we just can't be idle, aha!" Hammer laughed.

Figas also laughed honestly.

"Ray... Ralph, please take care of me. At this moment, a childish voice sounded.

"What the hell! I just thought you were as short as me, and you were really a child?" Hammer was stunned.

"I'm not a child anymore, I'm thirteen years old this year, and the reason why I came here is because my adoptive father said that I was still too timid, so I threw it in the barracks to exercise. Ralph said with his head bowed.

'Hmm... Sure enough, it was raised by my stepfather. Herbert and Hammer looked at each other again, and the same thought came to their minds, and then patted him on the shoulder at the same time:

"Don't worry, we'll cover you later. ”

"Thank you... Thank you, uncles... I will definitely be obedient. Ralph said politely.

"......" The uncles were silent.

Nima, who came to join the army, was called uncle by his comrades-in-arms, it's too absurd!

"Dude, what about you?"

Hammer asked a pale, thin man who was closing his eyes and recuperating in the innermost corner.

"Kik, you can just call me Kik. ”

The man finally opened his eyes, but as soon as he opened them, several people couldn't help but feel a trance-like illusion.

Only then did I notice the abnormality of his eyes, and in his eyes, there were actually double pupils!

In other words, it's a double pupil.

Hammer said it was the first time he had seen it.

Kirk thought for a moment, sighed and added:

"Hey... It's all forced. ”

“？？？”

Just as the fire of gossip in Iron Hammer's heart was burning, the earth-shattering bell rang outside the tent.

"All assembled!"

A few people didn't bother to ask questions, and hurriedly ran towards the outside of the tent.