Volume III: The Beginning of Turmoil (Remastered) Chapter XXXVIII: The Expeditionary Force
After Raphael finished speaking, the audience was silent for a while.
Until King Irenas spoke: "Your Majesty, the request of the Reverend Raphael, I very much support, as long as the civilians who are willing to participate in the expedition and make meritorious contributions in the expedition, I think, can be awarded the corresponding honor." ”
Pope Germephis XI glanced at Raphael with deep meaning, and also nodded: "Well, Your Majesty Arenas, what you said is very reasonable, but I am very worried that those civilians have not received formal military training, whether it will affect the effectiveness of this expedition. ”
"This, I think, Reverend Raphael, who is also a commoner, will solve this problem." Irenus smiled and pushed Raphael out, "Let's have our Raphael priest take care of the civilians, and in the meantime, train this kid." ”
When Pope Germephis XI said that he wanted Raphael to participate in this expedition, Irenus knew the purpose of the Holy See of Light, and it was obvious that he wanted the little girl to get enough results in this expedition in order to lay a good foundation for the next promotion.
Otherwise, Irenus could hardly believe that the Holy See of Light would put so much effort into clearing the Silverpine Forest, compared to the Lich incident that took place in the Kingdom of Virgil, far more serious than the werewolves in the Silverpine Forest in terms of severity and faith.
But in order to clear the way for the new Raphael priest to ascend, Archbishop Meladel did not hesitate to lower his face and ventilate with him before the inauguration, hoping that he would propose to the Pope about the expedition to the Silver Pines Forest.
All this shows that in the eyes of the Holy See of Light, how to better cultivate this little girl is far more important than the lich who is making waves in the kingdom of Virgil.
Therefore, Irenus is also happy to push behind the back, which seems more reasonable and more appropriate than letting a little girl who has just been promoted to an official priest command those high-ranking knights and priests, and let her command those civilians.
When the time comes, the merits of those civilians can be attributed to Raphael, who is in charge of commanding them, and all the Holy See and the Kingdom of Ashwood need to pay is a small reward and honor.
This proposal of Irenas also caters to the meaning of Germe Pheus XI, who was already thinking about how to make Raphael show enough merit in this expedition, and now someone happened to send an excuse to come up, it was like someone would send a pillow as soon as he fell asleep.
"His Majesty Irenus is right. Raphael, my child, I agree to your request to appoint you to command the civilians and keep them safe as much as possible, and the Light is equal to all. ”
In the eyes of Irenas and Germephis XI, as well as several other kings, Raphael's request was a test of the existing system, and whether this was Raphael's intention, or whether it was simply the girl's simple desire for herself, who was also a commoner, needs to be observed and verified in future actions.
But in the eyes of the other guests who watched the ceremony, this new pastor, who was deeply favored by the power of light, undoubtedly became a compassionate and loving figure, this kind of behavior in front of the public, regardless of her own gains and losses, asked for the lives of the common people, and spread the light to the world, so that she radiated the light of noble character all over her body.
With the Pope's approval, a young man in light knight's armor stepped out of the edge of the square.
The young man, with dazzling blond hair, a handsome face, and piercing eyes, walked to the middle of the square, drew his sword, knelt down on one knee, and said: "Dear Father, Your Majesty the Honored Pope, allow me, Rasfir Arnas, to take part in this holy expedition as an ordinary knight. ”
"My child, you can take your guards with you!" Irenus said with a smile.
"No, my father, although I am your son, the prince of the Arnas Empire, but I am more of a knight, and Reverend Raphael, with her weak body, can participate in this holy expedition, in the face of those vile and cunning, murderous and bloodthirsty werewolves, do you want me to hide behind those soldiers and tremble?" After Rasfil finished speaking, he raised the sword in his hand, put it on his chest, and said to Raphael, "As a fifth-order knight, although I do not have heroic strength, I swear, with the honor and duty, loyalty and fearlessness of a knight, I will be your sword, your shield, your enemy will be the first to step over my corpse, and your gaze is the target of my sword wielding!" ”
"What a clever decision, Irenus really gave birth to a good son!" Watching Rasfil Arnas's performance, Gilinas Oberline nodded in admiration.
"In contrast, those little ones of yours don't have this chance to perform!" Minuman Sadalin said on the sidelines.
"There will be a chance! Trust me, those werewolves are not as simple as they seem! Gillinas said, looking out of the square.
As the kings and representatives who came to watch the ceremony, their seats were naturally closest to the center of the square, and the princes and princesses who came with them were not so well treated, so they had to stand on the periphery of the square and feel the inauguration ceremony that only happens once in a few years.
Receiving the gaze of Gilinas, the two princes of Oberleine immediately understood, although they were taken the lead by Rasfil, but in this case, if they didn't make a move, it would really make this little son of Irenas out of the limelight.
As a result, Rasfil's actions were like flipping a switch, and after that, princes and princesses continued to appear and ask to participate in the expedition.
"Why, isn't Your Highness Honorable Lu Man going to join in the fun?" In the crowd, a young woman in a fiery red mage robe spoke to a man in a fancy costume beside her.
"I don't want to snatch a woman with my brother." Luhmann Virgil replied, "Besides, the protagonist this time is obviously the Reverend Raphael, let me be a heroic warrior to protect her, I can't afford to lose this person!" But you, Samanda Almeria, your two younger brothers only have third-order strength, so you are not afraid that they will die on the battlefield? ”
"Hmph, those two wastes, it's best to die!" Samanda Almeria raised her head haughtily, "You can't afford to lose this man, am I worse than you?" I'm also a hero-level archmage, and that little girl isn't worth my own action! ”
"I'm afraid you won't have a chance to make a move!" Luman didn't care about the contempt in Samanda's tone, "The eldest prince of Arnas didn't come forward either, he was studying in the Holy City as a Knight of Light. It seems that as I guessed, the real purpose of this expedition was probably for the Priest Raphael. ”
"Nonsense, the one who comes out to show his determination now is only the strength of the sixth order, if he really sends a hero-level person up, where will that little girl have a chance to perform."
Before and after, a total of more than a dozen princes and three princesses came forward and asked to participate in this expedition, which really surprised many people.
Although these royal descendants are only six orders at the highest, and even two orders at the lowest, this does not affect their identity and status, those who have strength, just like Rasfill, directly participate alone, clearly hoping to make achievements, and at the same time want to try to win Raphael's heart, those who are not strong, such as the two wrecks of the Almerian Empire, have to bring their own guards to participate together, so they can gain some fame, and maybe the Raphael priest doesn't like those powerful guys?
Just after the last prince came out of the list, the elf Garanord spoke.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty! As allies of the Order Camp, the Elves are willing to contribute to this expedition. Pastor Raphael, you will be assisted by a squad of Elven Ranger who will completely obey your orders, may the moon god be with you! ”
"Damn it, oh, Ina, why did you hit me with a staff!"
"Shut your mouth, Graft!" The dwarf Ina used her staff to silence him before Graft's brainless words could be spoken, "Your Majesty, Ironforge is also willing to support this expedition, and we will send a team of heavily armed dwarven guardians and a team of Pazura to be at the disposal of Raphael. ”
"Hehe, since even you are willing to contribute, then we can't lag behind!" Larry Banner said, "The Kingdom of Banster will send a royal warband of 500 men and provide one-fifth of the supplies for this expedition. ”
"As a knight who believes in the light, the kingdom of Raphinha can send a regular order of knights, but the material is ......," King Myne paused embarrassedly.
"The supplies of the expeditionary force can be fully supplied by the Ashwood Kingdom." King Sevani immediately said, "After all, this is a matter for the Ashwood Kingdom, and you are already very grateful for your help, where do you need to be responsible for providing supplies yourself." ”
"Well, then let's settle it! In this expedition, we, the Holy See of Light, will send an expeditionary team of 2,500 people, including 2,000 knights and 500 priests, and the expeditionary force will be led by Tibest, the deputy head of the Knights of the Holy See of Light. ”
With the clap of Pope Germephis XI, the expedition to the Silverpine Forest was officially formed.
And the entire inauguration ceremony also came to an end with the celebration banquet in the evening.
The next day, notices were posted in the major cities of the human kingdoms about the expedition to the Silver Pine Forest, explaining the expedition, and at the same time, for those who wanted to participate in the expedition, they were asked to report to Gabritt City, the capital of the Gabuye province of the Ashwood Kingdom, within a time limit.
This is really good news for players, especially human players, for a period of time, the Silver Pine Forest, which was originally a leveling holy land, has not only become a death zone in the eyes of players because of those damn werewolves, but also harmed several surrounding areas without being able to level up, which made those human players hate.
You know, several areas centered on the Silver Pine Forest, not only the level of the monster is appropriate, but also has a lot of mineral deposits and herbs, for players, you can not only level up safely, but also dig and mine, pick medicine, it can be said that leveling to make money is not wrong, and the human territory that has been developed for thousands of years and tens of thousands of years, these areas can be called a treasure trove.
And now, with this expedition led by the Holy See of Light, human players have finally seen the dawn of recovering these areas, not to mention that if they can make some achievements in this expedition, the corresponding rewards will definitely not be less.
What's more, this is the first large-scale event that players can participate in the whole process so far, and it is still officially organized, which is a crucial event for those who want to gather information about the world of Entagre, so under the impetus of those behind the scenes, not only ordinary players, but also those players and teams who are on the level list have begun to actively participate.
And when they found out that Raphael, who was in charge of managing the players, was also a player, these people behind the scenes were even more eager to participate in the event, and they wanted to understand how to change from an ordinary player to a player who could deeply participate in decision-making like Raphael.
Of course, all of this is a matter for the players of the Orderly faction, and for the players of the Chaos faction, it is still the right thing to do.
On the night of the inauguration ceremony, Yu Bin already knew about this matter, and guessed how great the temptation was for the players in the orderly camp and the big organizations behind it. And, of course, more importantly, he also sees something deeper in it.
On the surface, this expedition was an operation initiated by the Holy See of Light to cultivate Raphael, but fundamentally, it was actually driven by the greed of humans for the Silver Pine Forest.
How much destructive power can an Andorhar destroyed by Maltan and the occasional werewolf from the Silverpine Forest do?
Let's put it this way, up to now, Yu Bin can roughly estimate that after the destruction of Andorhar City by Maltan, most of the undead were taken away by this lich, and the number of undead still left in that land was only tens of thousands. As for the werewolves that emerged in the Silver Pine Forest, they were not even disturbed on the borders of the Ashwood Kingdom, and there were obviously not many of them.
And how strong is the kingdom of Ashwood?
Yu Bin, who was a player in the Orderly camp in his previous life, can tell you very clearly that the regular army of the Ashwood Kingdom alone is enough to defeat those undead and werewolves.