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Calming his emotions, Locke found that his guards had been waiting at the door for a long time, and the other paladins had already left.

Glancing back at the empty church hall, Locke sighed. I don't know what kind of identity I'll be standing here the next time I come to this church.

With mixed feelings, Locke rushed back to the town of Kaulin with his guards that day.

At the same time, the entire Crusader army and the army of Silver Dawn moved, and everyone was preparing for the attack on Stratholme.

The happiest person about this is Lord Wadmar. With so many troops gathered in this area, they all relied on him to provide food and grass, and the hand of his territory of Tyre could no longer carry the logistical tasks of so many troops.

The next day, after Bricht handed over the defense of the town of Cowling to the army of Silver Dawn, the large force began to march directly towards Stratholme. Passing through the Chapel of the Light's Wish, the other legions converged.

As this large army marched along the road leading to Stratholme, scattered undead were attracted along the way, and were easily killed by the soldiers in the distance.

"It's been a long time since I've seen an army on such a large scale." Bridge said to Locke's side with some emotion, "The last time was when there was no natural disaster, and if it weren't for those sick woods, I really thought we were still in that peaceful period. ”

Because of the poisonous fog, all the trees around the road have been cut down, and from time to time Silver Dawn patrols stand on both sides of the road, saluting them.

"Well, from this road you will find the gate of the East Wall, from which I used to go in and out of Stratholme." Erigor pointed out to Locke the branching path in the distance, which had been covered with mantle plants, and only the large trees lined it were neatly lined with a rudimentary shape.

As the army marched from the Wish of Light, the paladin of the Silver Dawn approached Locke's side. In his words, "We are all family, all brothers. Brothers should help each other! ”

Of course, Locke must have known what he was for.

That day, this guy and Colfax made it clear when they came to him. They want to take part in the battle against Stratholm and get a certain boost in this battle.

It's a simple thing to say, but why bother to ask Locke for help? Unfortunately, these two are going to be sent to Locke's southern theater of operations, and they are about to become Locke's men....

This has something to do with the rebuilding of the Order.

Since the disbandment of the Silver Hand, the source of paladins has been completely cut off, and the number of paladins has shrunk dramatically, and now there are not even 300 of them.

And Locke checked the previous information and learned that at the peak of the Silver Hand Knights, there were more than 2,000 paladins from noble backgrounds. These men propped up Lordaeron's mighty army, and they showed their might in the later stages of the war against the orcs. At that time, in the reserve regiment of the Silver Hand Knights, there were tens of thousands of reserve paladins in the age group from 8 to 15 years old.

While few of these children eventually become paladins, those who do not become paladins are the best candidates for junior officers in the ordinary army, and the military training they receive at Silver Hand is sufficient for the position.

The reserve regiment of the Knights of the Silver Hand can be said to be the cradle of officers in the entire Lordaeron.

However, all this came to naught when Arthas ordered the dissolution of the Silver Hand. To this day, Locke is still very puzzled, why did those paladins leave their stations and training grounds like this? Without arguing, I left like this ....

There was a strong smell of conspiracy in this, but the parties at that time were almost dead, and it was impossible to find out why.

Locke vaguely felt that this might have something to do with the great nobles, and without the support of the great nobles, it would be impossible for this decree to be carried out.

It is said that the paladins at that time left their stations and training grounds under the watchful eye of the army....

As someone said, the plague was controllable, but the nobles let it go. They wanted to reshuffle the interests of Lordaeron with this, but they didn't expect to end up playing it off and being wiped out.

Locke shook his head and banished the thoughts out of his head, they were all dead anyway.

Erigor in front of him will be one of the trainers of the newly formed Reserve Knights, as will Colfax.

After battling the Scourge for so many years, the Paladins have become more and more aware that only the Holy Light poses the greatest threat to the undead. While devout in their faith, the Paladins began to propose the re-establishment of the Reserve Knights to supplement the ranks of the Paladins.

This suggestion was quickly endorsed by all.

When preparing for the selection of the Knights' site, all the big names invariably set their sights on the Silver Pine Forest.

It couldn't be better than a location. The environment there is not as oppressive as in other regions, the surrounding enemies are not strong enough, and it can be used as a training battlefield for preparing paladins, and there is no logistical pressure in abundance.

Because of Locke's status, he was appointed head of the Reserve Knights, but the Knights did not have a name.

In Locke's mind, this must have been prepared for the Silver Hand, after all, the Silver Hand was only disbanded on the surface. The Grand Commander, they also want to correct the name of the Silver Hand through this battle of Stratholme, so that the Reserve Knights will have a name.

"If you enter through the gate of the east wall, you will see the Chapel of Alonthos. This is the baptism of our Silver Hand Paladins. Erigor looked at the faintly visible building with a wistful expression, "I was baptized there, and I wish I had the opportunity to baptize our newlyweds there." ”

"Yes, Ergor." Locke glanced at the melancholy Erigor, and he thought for a moment and asked, "As one of the trainers of the upcoming Preparatory Knights, what do you think of the origins of the newcomers?" ”

"Needless to say? It must be the heir of a nobleman! Erigor replied to Locke without thinking, and then he immediately frowned.

"You realize that too?" Locke looked helplessly at the sick wood forest in the distance, "Is it still possible for us to choose new people now?" ”

"But... That's what we've always done—" Erigor muttered, and then his eyes cleared, and he said firmly, "yes, this is also the guarantee of our glory and nobility, we are nobles, and we cannot be like those commoners. ”

"Power and status are really intoxicating. This is also the reason why the ruling class will not change easily, and it is not clear until now that it is important to distinguish between the important and the important. Locke sneered, and he glanced at Erigor and asked rhetorically. Erigore, how do you define us paladins? ”

"We are the guardians of the Light, the defenders of the Kingdom. We maintain the stability of the kingdom and drive out the foreigners who invade it. And.... Protect those who need protection. ”

After thinking about it for a while, Erigor added the last sentence, otherwise he felt that it didn't seem to be in line with the concept of the paladin...

"Do you think the Light cares if you're a nobleman?"

Faced with Locke's question, Erigor's face turned ugly. How can the Light care if you are a nobleman or not? As long as you have devout faith, it will respond.

"Okay, I'm asking a question, you listen."

Erigor bred up and looked at Locke, even though he had a lot to say in his heart.

"An ordinary soldier, while fighting the undead. The Light suddenly blessed him, giving him the ability to fight with the Light, making him a guardian of the Light. So tell me, is he a paladin? Locke looked at Eregor with the corners of his mouth crooked, "He has not been trained by our Preparatory Knights, and is completely self-awakening, do you think he is a paladin?" ”

"This...."Erigor was asked, a fine bead of sweat on his head.

"If that's what you're talking about, he's a paladin!" Bridget, who had been silent for a long time, took over, "But this should be rare. The paladins of our Preparatory Order were all planted with the seeds of Holy Light in their bodies when they were young. In the subsequent training and classes of the Way of Light, this seed slowly germinates until it grows. ”

"It's a pity that the rare situation you mentioned happened to me." Locke smiled at Bridget and said.

Locke's words made Bridget look back at him, then snorted coldly and withdrew his gaze. And Erigor was taken aback, he also thought that Locke had also studied systematically in the Knights.

"You... Is it serious? You are directly blessed by the Light? Eregor couldn't hide the shock on his face.

Locke nodded, remembering that he had indeed been blessed by the Light. His cheap dad didn't plant the seeds of light in his body, and he couldn't do it alone.

"You see, since I can be a paladin. That means that I am definitely not the only one who can awaken the Holy Light on my own. Why don't we let go of this condition? What about making those civilians paladins too? ”

Locke's words quieted Bridget and Erigore.

Unlike Bridget's silence, Erigor was restless, clearly wanting to say something.

This is not the first time that the two of them have known about this, and it is difficult for them to answer this question, because the root of this question is that the Knights of the Silver Hand were founded by nobles...

It was established to protect the rights and interests of the aristocracy!