Chapter 32 Recruitment of Soldiers

Gavin Rad was a devout knight, so Archbishop Fao accepted Varian's recommendation to make him a paladin candidate.

Varian then took his leave with Fao, and rode out of King Lordaeron with Lothar and his guards, who had been waiting for a long time.

MI7 agents had reported to Varian in the morning that the Stormwind refugees who had fled with Varian and Lothar had arrived in the vicinity of King Lordaeron.

In Varian's memory, the orc armies landed along the shores of Southsea Town, so it was not a good choice for the refugees to stay in Southsea Town.

Although the royal city of Lordaeron is the largest city in the northern part of the eastern continent, it is difficult to accept such a large number of people at once due to security, political and other factors. After consulting with King Terenus, Varian was allowed to disperse his subjects to various estates near the royal city of Lordaeron.

Before resettle the refugees, Varian planned to recruit 100 young men from the nearly 1,000 men to form a descendant force that was completely subordinate to him.

As for why he didn't recruit more people, on the one hand, it was because he could barely recruit 100 qualified fighters among the nearly 1,000 people, and on the other hand, Varian thought that his current command ability might not be able to command too many people.

Lothar also agrees with Varian's idea, since Varian wants to go to the battlefield himself, then Lothar can only do everything possible to ensure his safety, Varian has a team formed by the people of Stormwind by his side, which obviously makes Lothar feel more at ease than the troops sent by other countries to protect him.

Some of the refugees who had just arrived from Nanhai Town were holding their children, some were holding the elderly, and some were pushing carts, on which were piled up some clothes and food, which were given to them by the townspeople of Nanhai Town.

The refugees sat in small groups, resting and waiting for Varian to come and settle them.

Varian and Lothar rolled over and dismounted, walking toward them. Lothar was slightly half a step behind, letting Varian go ahead of him.

"Uncle Lothar?" Varian looked back at him with some confusion.

"Go Varian, I'll be right behind you." Lothar pointed to the refugees in front of him and smiled, "They are all your subjects, go and take your responsibility." ”

Although Lothar had been the leader of the fleet when he fled, he thought it was time for Varian to come to power, after all, Varian had already shown the consciousness and responsibility that a successor to the throne should have, and it would be better for him to rule the country in the future by establishing his authority among his subjects as soon as possible, and he only needed to be on his side to assist him in the future.

Varian stared at Lothar for a moment, nodded solemnly, and turned his head to walk on.

"Your Royal Highness!"

"It's His Royal Highness the Prince!"

"His Royal Highness the Prince has come down!"

The refugees of Stormwind rushed over when they saw Varian, shouting excitedly, and only a few people noticed Lothar hiding behind Varian.

Varian waved in greeting, and when the crowd had quieted down, he found a high platform and stood on it, making sure everyone could see him.

Varian looked down for a week, looking at the crowd of people who were crowded, and he couldn't help but feel a little excited, these people were his own subjects.

"Ladies and gentlemen, now that we have arrived safely in Lordaeron, I will arrange for you to settle in a nearby manor in a moment. But before I do that, I have one thing to tell you. ”

Varian paused and said, "We'll be living in Lordaeron for a while, but this isn't our hometown. The brutal orcs invaded our homeland, burned and plundered, forcing us to leave our homeland. ”

The crowd looked sad, and Varian was right, they had all left their homes to get here, and almost everyone had friends and relatives who had died at the hands of the orcs.

Varian said in a deep voice, "And don't think that staying in Lordaeron will bring peace to you. What I want to tell you is that the orc armies will soon come here and bring war and disaster to this country as they once invaded our country. ”

"Huh?!"

"What?!"

Suddenly, the crowd that heard the news erupted into some commotion, after all, those orcs had almost become their nightmare.

Varian stretched out his hands and pressed down to signal the crowd to be quiet, then continued, "So, what should we do?" Are you just waiting for them to come? Watching them wreak havoc everywhere and slaughter our loved ones as before? ”

Varian raised his right hand, clenched his fist and shouted, "No! We need to act! We want revenge on them! ”

"Revenge?" Some were terrified of orcs, some were suspicious.

"Revenge!" Some were full of hatred for the orcs, and Varian's words lit the flame of hatred in their breasts.

"That's right! Revenge! Varian said firmly, "Now, I need your strength. I need to pick the best 100 of you and join me in the battle against the orcs and take revenge on them! ”

Whether to fight with His Royal Highness the Prince, or to fight against the orcs with a sea of blood, this thrilled the men who had been eager to take revenge on the orcs, and they couldn't wait to raise their hands in the hope that Varian would see and choose them, and even some of the women responded enthusiastically.

Although some men were timid in their hearts, they didn't want to be looked down upon by the people around them, and they reluctantly raised their hands, but the height of their hands was really limited, and at the same time, they kept praying in their hearts that they would not be chosen by His Royal Highness the Prince.

Varian was relieved when he saw that people were responding, and he was afraid that he would be embarrassed if no one reacted after saying it for a long time.

Varian re-emphasized, "Remember, I only need the best soldiers!" Although I also have a lot of hatred for orcs, I have to admit that they are physically stronger than us. I am taking you to revenge, not to death. Only the best soldiers have a chance to survive or even defeat these orcs when they face them. ”

Varian then jumped off the podium and shouted, "If you want to sign up, come and line up, we will conduct a strict screening." ”

The guards who accompanied Varian and Lothar were battle-hardened veterans, and they knew exactly how to pick the right warrior from among them.

After some screening, a total of 96 able-bodied young people were selected. Lothar also recruited four soldiers with extensive combat experience to fill Varian's troops, helping him quickly control the entire team.