Stratholme, a large city in the eastern part of Lordaeron. Pen ~ fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info compared to the hands of Tyre, which was "about" to be rebuilt after the destruction of the Second War, the history here is much longer and more prosperous.

The eastern part of the kingdom was originally a sparsely populated place, and eighty percent of the population was concentrated in Stratholme, which is why the plague that later broke out in Stratholm was so terrible. But for now, at least, it is a large and devout city, and even in the midst of the Second War, the people of Stratholme have no sense of panic, because in the midst of the city's tallest building, the Cathedral, the famous Alonthos Fao, and the Knights of the Silver Hand, who he founded, are stationed here, and will destroy all enemies who come to them.

"Blind trust."

Just as the later generations of Stratholme trusted Alsace to save them.

As a manifestation of the Order's belief in justice and fairness, Arthas traveled with the other chosen ones from the town outside Stratholme. I have to say that for a nine-year-old child, such a journey is a bit too far to be honest, if it weren't for the fact that Alsace is an adult soul in his body, I am afraid that he would have cried and made a fuss on the way, disgrace the royal family of Lordaeron.

But even so, the physical exhaustion could not be concealed, and at least by the time they arrived at the cathedral, not a single child who had been selected was not sweating profusely and panting like a cow. Even Arthas himself had the desire to just sit on the ground and say nothing.

However, it was clear that the knights of the Silver Hand would not let the children do this, and under the instructions of the leader, the children went directly to the cathedral and were received by Archbishop Alonthos Fao in a rather embarrassed manner.

Much like Alsace's memory, Alonsos Fao was a very kind old man and lived a long life. At this time, facing the embarrassed children, Alonsos smiled and asked in a gentle and comforting tone, "Are you willing to spend your life defending the alliance and advancing on the path of Light?" ”

Because of exhaustion, the hearts of the children at this time were the most defenseless, and at this time, the holy light behind Alonsos flickered, and a power of holy light descended on the children, and a gentle force poured in like a drizzle, washing away the fatigue in the body. Under such inspiration, few children are able to resist the power of the Light, and directly obey the call of the Light from the spiritual level, thus directly transforming into a super-qualified paladin, or a servant of the Light.

However, Alsace is clearly an outlier among them.

Although the adult soul is probably one of the reasons, it is more due to something in the depths of Arthas's soul. For example, the power of the Lich King, and for example, the higher level of understanding of the Light obtained from Lafayette.

From the moment of his first rebirth, Arthas could no longer become a believer in any kind of god or power, so at this moment, while enjoying the comfort brought by the power of the Holy Light, he also silently recited the information from the Blood Spirit Blood Knight in his heart, and began to practice about the power of the Holy Light.

Theoretically speaking, paladins don't need to exercise their mental power like mages, accommodating more mana, as a combat profession closer to the clergy, almost all paladins are training themselves in the way of warriors, and then calling on the power of the Holy Light on the battlefield to fight.

In other words, it's like it's just a medium, and the power of the Holy Light is only "borrowed", although the Holy Light will come as soon as it is recognized, and it can explode or something, but when facing more powerful enemies such as the Burning Legion, it is easy to be blocked and crushed, except for the extremely determined leaders such as Lafayette, they will generally be beaten back to their original form, which can be described as extremely tragic.

So Arthas decided to take the second route, the legendary route of enslavement of the Light.

The blood elves of the "future" learned from the pain because they were crushed by natural disasters, and under the guidance of Kael'thas, they sought another "path of holy light", that is, to use evil energy to pollute the holy light, and extract the power of the holy light from the body of Naru, an aggregate of holy light energy, so that it can be used for their own use.

To be honest, this path is rather neurotic, and if you draw the Holy Light from Naru, it will definitely attract the hatred of the Naru clan, which is extremely detrimental to gaining the recognition of the Holy Light. Second, evil energy is also an extremely dangerous energy, using evil energy to enslave the holy light, is tantamount to drinking water to quench thirst, in addition to suffering the consequences of being very likely to die, the spirit polluted by evil energy is also likely to make people's will fall, look at the appearance of Kael'thas who is dedicated to the people and degenerated into the last minions of the legion, Arthas doesn't think that there is anything to envy about the activity of breaking a boulder in his chest.

As a result, Arthas took a different approach, which he learned in his battle with Gianna, the Lich King. The specific content is actually very simple, similar to the Lich King's half-undead transformation of Arthas, Arthas wants to use the power of the Holy Light to transform his body into Naru.

Of course, it is not to become a tangram, but to make the existence of the power of the Holy Light as natural to one's own body as blood, in order to achieve the goal of being able to store this power in one's body. The first step is to allow the body to be immersed in the power of the Light, so that every cell can adapt to this power.

Arthas closed his eyes and felt the tingling sensation of the Light washing away his body, and at the same time used the little Light power generated before to guide the external force to swim around his body, and gradually explore the areas that were easier to swim. However, this activity can be said to be extremely difficult, at least until a dynamic cycle is formed in the body, the power of the Holy Light from the outside world cannot be stored in the body, and can only be consumed in transformation and development actions, or directly dispersed after walking around.

And in this ritual, such a huge power of holy light only allowed Arthas to open up a small area of storage of holy light in his heart - but because there was no internal circulation, this area could only accumulate more power for the next step for the time being, but could not really store power.

"Compared to the spirit of the warrior monk, this is really too difficult......

Arthas sighed as he stood up with the other children. Compared to the other children who looked excited and fanatical, Arthas was surprisingly calm, so much so that even when he stood in the back row of all the children, he was especially conspicuous in front of the five holy horsemen in front of him.

So, after the ceremony, Arthas was left alone, and the Five Knights, together with Archbishop Alonsos, began an internal discussion about the question of Arthas.

"Your Highness is really different from other children," Tirio Fording said with some surprise, "I was worried at first, but now it seems that His Highness is by far the most talented person, even inferior to Tulayan. ”

"However, even Tulayan was not so calm in the face of the gift of the Light," Uther was a little worried, "It is not so much that the will is like steel, but that there is another sustenance in the heart, can such a person become a believer in the Light and inherit the path of the Silver Hand?" ”

"It's your idea, not mine, to let Arthas join the Silver Hand," Ravengard said in a gruff voice, "but now I don't think there's anything wrong with such a person joining the Silver Hand, at least not to turn this Order into an association of zealots." ”

"Be careful, Ravengaard," said Saidan Dassohan, "don't slander, that's not what a knight should do...... Tulayan, now only you have not expressed your opinion, what do you think? ”

Tulayan was a young man with blond hair and brown eyes who looked to be in his twenties. Compared to the knights here, he was not only the youngest, but also the only one who did not have a surname (that is, a commoner), so he had been silent when the previous few people spoke, and looked very elegant, more like a civil official than a knight.

At this point, he didn't have the fortitude that Arthas remembered on the statue of Stormwind, Arthas could sense the tension of the other party in the middle of a group of seniors, but he used this tension well, making him look cautious and calm. Hearing Dasuohan's question, Tulayan spoke slowly, as if after careful consideration: "Previous battles have proved that sometimes, faith is not everything. ”

Arthas's eyes widened as he turned his gaze to Uther, who, as he thought, darkened his face, like the stern teacher in his memory, as if he had been enraged by the words. However, to Arthas's surprise, Uther did not immediately refute, but snorted coldly and remained silent.

"We are warriors of the Light," Tulayan said, smiling apologetically at Uther, "but at the same time we are also knights of the Alliance, and our purpose is to keep the Alliance safe, not to serve the Light. ”

Hearing Tulayan's words, Uther was slightly stunned, and then fell into deep thought. Dasohan and Ravengard nodded, and Fording remained the same as before, as if the words had not affected him in any way.

"And so it is with Your Highness," said Tulayan, "that unlike us, Your Highness will inherit the kingdom of Lordaeron, and for the people of the kingdom, is it better to be a pious saint to be their leader, or a wise and benevolent king?" ”

"A benevolent king, of course," Uther also paused, nodding approvingly at Tulayan, "what you mean, I see, indeed, what we need is not a saint, but a benevolent monarch, teacher, please forgive Uther for his mistakes." ”

"Very well, very well, if you can understand, it will prove that I did not choose the wrong person," Alonsos nodded, and then walked down the steps to Arthas, "Then, little Arthas, as you just saw, the Silver Hand agrees to your joining, and I hope that you can use your talents to defend your country and lead your people to victory in the end." ”