Locke walked to the pulpit amid the cheers of the soldiers, and behind him the soldiers of the Second Legion shouted in support of him, and some screamed. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

"We will always have your back! Commander Locke! ”

"Major Locke! You are our idol! We love you to death!! ”

The corners of Locke's mouth tilted, it was Powell's voice, and the other soldiers and officers in the hall laughed.

In the area of the First Legion in the hall, Renaud looked at the welcome of the Second Legion soldiers, and his mood was very complicated, on the one hand, he was happy about the opportunity of his good friend, but on the other hand, he was very envious of him, and his heart was extremely bitter.

On the pulpit, the Grand Lord Mograini couldn't hide the smile on his face, Locke's promotion this time was promoted by him, he wanted to push Locke step by step to the top leadership position of the Crusaders, once they retreated, then they could take over the Crusaders smoothly.

Looking at Locke, who was still a little green in front of him, the big lord Mograini looked at his eldest son Renault in the audience, and a feeling of hatred for iron and steel suddenly rose in his heart, although his son was also excellent, but compared to Locke, it was far behind. Before the promotion ceremony began, the people of the First Legion did not arrive, and Renault, as the deputy commander of the First Legion, also had a certain responsibility, at least the officers were not well organized, and the soldiers were not disciplined, which obviously made his face very gloomy, after all, it was his son.

"In view of Major Locke's valor in battle, and on the recommendation of Grand Lord Mograine, it has been decided by the unanimous decision of Grand Commander Dassault Khan and General Abidis of the Crusaders, as well as myself, to promote Major Locke to the rank of Colonel. ”

There was a cheer from the soldiers of the Second Legion in the audience, and Ethan Lien smiled and pressed his palms to continue.

"Since the strength of our Crusaders is not good enough to protect and recover our lost territory, after the joint study of the Great Lord and the Grand Commander, as well as the Great General Abydis, it was decided that the Crusaders will establish a fifth combat legion, and the commander of the legion will be the newly promoted Colonel Locke."

"The Fifth Combat Corps will be based on officers and non-commissioned officers drawn from the First, Second and Third Combat Corps, and will be composed of soldiers from the Gadar Reserve Corps."

Greeted by the cheers of the soldiers, Locke received the appointment paper from the High Lord, and he saluted the High Lord gratefully.

The High Lord Mograini also patted him on the shoulder happily, "Son, try to prove yourself." Don't live up to my expectations! ”

Locke looked at the Great Lord excitedly and nodded vigorously.

He came to the Grand Commander Dassault Khan, the gray-bearded but ruddy-faced old paladin, who had been grabbed from behind and shoved the only new robe of the senior commander into Locke's arms.

He cracked his mouth and smiled, "Kid, you have the courage of old Harvey, your achievements today are your own efforts, and the future of Lordaeron belongs to you." ”

The Grand Commander helped Locke straighten his armor, then patted him on the shoulder as well, motioning for him to say hello to the officers and soldiers below.

Locke handed his new robes to the guards standing beside him, and he walked to the pulpit, where Ethanlien was already waiting for him.

"Come on kid, I'm looking forward to the day when you can lead me, haha." Ethan Leon jokingly patted him on the back.

"I'll leave it to you, I'll step back and think about what I need to say, it's a good opportunity to raise your profile within the Crusaders."

Ethan Lien whispered.

Locke nodded gratefully at him, and then he stood in front of the pulpit, a position of power and status within the Crusaders.

"Well, actually." Locke laughed. "I didn't think about what I was going to say. I thought I would be able to go down with the appointment papers and my uniform. Really, why didn't the Grand Prosecutor tell me earlier? ”

The soldiers and officers in the audience laughed, and Locke turned his head to look at the Grand Inspector, and Ethan Lien shrugged his shoulders and waved at him with a look of helplessness.

"Well, I'd better introduce myself, what if a soldier doesn't know me, when he's guarding outside the Whisper Garden, and I come back from outside without my papers? It's a shame to be blocked at the door and not be able to get in. Locke laughed at himself.

The soldiers in the audience laughed, accustomed to the impassioned speeches of the Crusader leaders, and it was the first time that the soldiers had heard such a light-hearted speech.

"This kid, I told me what this speech represents, and he left it all behind." Ethan Lien patted his forehead helplessly and said to Abidis.

"No, no, no, maybe that's the kid's method? Let's watch! General Abydis motioned to Ethanlien not to be in a hurry.

"My name is Rock Harvey, well, I'm from Tranquility. In my hometown, my little friends called me a little bandit. Because when I was younger, I would always go out and rob my father's toys in between training me. The soldiers laughed again.

Locke waited for the soldiers and officers in the audience to finish laughing before continuing.

"So that's when I learned a point." Locke raised his fist and flipped it, "Only strength can keep us from being bullied by others." But apparently my little ones knew too late, and by the time they started their strength exercises, I was already a probationary paladin, and the results were obvious. ”

The Grand Leader Abidis also laughed, "This kid is quite interesting. ”

"And then when I became an adult, I became the king of the children in our area, and those children always liked to play with me, they always liked to play the game of the prince fighting monsters and saving the princess, and of course a powerful man like me had to have a great character to match me," Locke paused for a moment, looked at his soldiers looking expectantly, and continued. "So, I was always asked to play the big monster, and after some resistance, I was knocked to the ground by the little princes, and then they happily rescued the little princess."

"Hahahaha" everyone in the hall laughed, and behind the upper rock of the pulpit, the Grand Lord Mograini and the Grand Commander Dassault Khan were also laughing.

Whitemane, as an inspector, was also participating in the scope of this promotion, and she also looked at Locke on the stage with a smile, she never thought that Locke would be such a funny person.

"Then I understood a truth, people who have the power should face their hearts more squarely, otherwise in the long run, faith will be lost, morality will be lost, and eventually become a monster who snatches the princess."

No one laughed at this time, and many people were wondering what this sentence meant.

"Another time, my friends came to me to play games again, and this time I was finally liberated and didn't have to be a villain anymore!" The scattered laughter of the soldiers could be heard below.

Locke continued. "I have finally become a glorious paladin! Dressed in fine armor and riding on the most handsome warhorse, I charged at the demons to save the princess in my heart, but I failed. ”

"I was pinned to the ground by a group of friends who played the devil and hit me all over the head." Locke smiled wryly, "Before the fight, they told me that they wouldn't really fight. ”

A few soldiers laughed, and only a few tried to figure out what it meant.

"Once again, I learned that demons cannot be trusted, no matter how beautiful the oath they make, even if it is fulfilled, there is a price to pay."

Locke said to himself, "Another friend came to me to play a game, at my strong request, I became a prince, I became a paladin, I rode a horse, I didn't believe in the demons, I charged at the demons, but I failed again, I was beaten all over the head, because I was only one person, and the demons have a group!" ”

"Once again, I learned that unity is strength! No matter how strong a person is, under the unity of all the soldiers, he can only run away in embarrassment, or be pulled off the horse and beaten with bags all over his head. ”

"Soldiers, I tell my story from the past, just to tell you something." Locke pondered and said, "In our weak things, we cannot resist the encroachment of natural disasters. And when we have power, we are susceptible to external influences and become irrational. After overcoming these difficulties, we found that the power of one person is limited. ”

"Everyone may have this confusion, when you are alone in the face of those monsters of natural disasters, you will always feel isolated, but if you have teammates together, then you will feel inexplicably at ease." Locke glanced at the soldiers below, looking into their bright eyes.

"That's the power of the collective! In the collective, you will feel its warmth, and the strength of each of you will be pooled and multiplied, and if these forces are released, you will easily crush the enemy on the other side, which is why we Crusaders have strict discipline. ”

"I believe everyone has also experienced this feeling in the battle of those monsters, and this is the collective power brought by the army."

"Some soldiers may ask, if this is the case, then why keep training." Locke nodded and continued. "That's a good question, we are a collective, if the strength of each soldier is strong, then the strength of this collective will also be infinitely amplified, and more powerful power will be released."

"So, we need strength, we need to temper ourselves, train hard, develop great strength and skill."

"We need to look into our hearts and understand what we are fighting for. We need to stand firm in our faith and not be deceived by demons. ”

"Together, we can defeat the Scourge Legion! to restore the glory of our Lordaeron! We will be able to avenge our loved ones! ”

The soldiers and officers in the audience began to stand up and applaud, and they cheered.

Locke took a deep breath and shouted, "Long live Lordaeron!" ”

"Long live Lordaeron!"

"Long live Lordaeron!"

In the halls of the church, cries echoed, deafening shouts wafted over the monastery through the doors and windows, and countless soldiers listened to the shouts.

It reverberates through the woodlands of Tirisfar, drifting for a long time.

Locke smiled and looked at the soldiers and officers in the audience, their morale was mobilized by themselves, and they were still shouting one by one.

Behind him, the Grand Lord Mograini and the Grand Commander Dassault Khan looked at each other and nodded, as if they had reached some consensus.

Grand Inspector Ethan Lane stepped forward and put his hand on Locke's shoulder, who looked back at him.

Ethan Lien's face was full of joy, "I really didn't expect that your speech this time would be better than all of us pastors." ”

"I'm worried you kid won't be able to handle these things."

"How so, Grand Inspector, I'm just trying to boost everyone's morale in a different way." Locke looked at him with a smile. "It turns out to work well, and if I can't figure it out, won't I still have you?"

Ethan Lion smiled and walked to the pulpit, while Locke stood next to the Grand General Abydis.

"Well done, boy! Ethan Lien has been compared to you. The general Abidis touched him with his arm and winked at him.

Locke chuckled, but didn't speak.