From the day they were founded, the Knights of the Silver Hand were destined to leave a mark on the history of the Alliance.

The concept of paladin was first coined by Archbishop Alonthos Fao, who is known as a saint.

In the First Orc War, the Stormwind Kingdom was particularly powerless against the orcs who drank the blood of demons on the battlefield.

Even with the blessing of horsepower, it is difficult for knights to fight the fierce orcs head-on, and it is difficult for the thin-skinned healing profession of the priest to ensure its own survival on the battlefield, let alone save his comrades.

As the saying goes, use magic to defeat magic.

Given the disadvantage of human soldiers on the battlefield, Alonthos Fao has been trying to figure out how to solve this matter between the first and second orc wars.

After a long period of retreat, the concept of paladin was born.

Paladins, as the name suggests, have a strong physique like knights, and can pray for the mercy of the Holy Light on the battlefield.

According to the different uses of the Holy Light, the three paladin specializations of Punishment, Protection, and Holy Light are gradually maturing under the actual combat training on the battlefield.

Archbishop Alonsos Fao personally baptized the five first paladins.

The Knights of the Silver Hand, led by five first-generation paladins and composed of a large number of second-generation paladins, performed very well in the Second Orc War, and became one of the most important aces in the alliance, and was highly used by the then Generalissimo Anduin Lothar.

As far as Saljan knew, the Knights of the Silver Hand were not originally the confines of Lordaeron, but were part of the entire Alliance.

Among the original paladins was a high-ranking general from the Stormwind Kingdom, named Gavinrad Doom.

The war ended with the Coalition's victory, and peace was restored to Azeroth, after years of fighting.

Anduin Lothar was tragically killed at the end of the battle, and the second generalissimo Tulayan led the expeditionary force to stay behind in Draeno to seal the dark door.

Under a series of manipulations by Terenus, the alliance, which had been fairly united in the war, quickly fell apart.

The kingdom of Alterac was swallowed by Lordaeron alone, and Terenus's unruly approach caused dissatisfaction among many of the Alliance's members, with Gilnes, Stormgard, and Kul Tiras angrily withdrawing from the Alliance.

The Silver Hand was originally created as a result of the Alliance, but embarrassingly, most of the members within the Silver Hand Knights were Lordaerons.

The large number of Knights of the Silver Hand will inevitably need logistical supplies, and under the many solicitations and hints of Terenus, Uther and others reluctantly acquiesced to the new definition of the Silver Hand and officially joined the kingdom of Lordaeron.

Of the five original paladins, Tulayan returned from an expedition to Draenor, and Gavinrad Doom traveled south with the young King Varian after the battle, returning to the Elwyn Forest to rebuild the war-torn kingdom of Stormwind.

It has been nearly 10 years since the end of the Second Orc War, and most of the first paladins who were once in high spirits are old.

Feeling that he was getting old, Gavin Rad gradually withdrew from the front line and began to focus on cultivating young and promising up-and-comers.

Unlike Gavin Rad's surname, "Doom", he had good luck finding a suitable heir in his waning old age.

This man was the young duke who inherited the name of Duke Vortagen, Berval Fortagen, a loyal supporter of King Varian.

Coincidentally, Uther and Tirio Fortin, who remained in Lordaeron, also found their own heirs.

The Grand Crusader Saidan Dasohan did not take any personal apprentices, but the young paladins in the Order of the Silver Hand who had been patiently guided by the deputy commander were like carp crossing the river, and it could be said that he was full of peach and plum.

With the merits of the Second Orc War, the four original paladins except Gavin Rad were rewarded with Tyrenus after joining Lordaeron.

Tulayan succeeded Anduin Lothar, who was also a mentor and friend, as the Generalissimo of the Alliance, and was awarded the title of viscount by Terenus as a commoner.

Uther, Sedan, and Tirio each received their own noble fiefdoms, and in the eyes of many low-level paladins who had a humble beginning, joining the Knights of the Silver Hand would be an important opportunity to change their fate.

Salian does not despise the idea that these people have a purpose, it is human nature to go to a higher place, the water to flow lower, and to yearn for a better life.

But it has to be said that due to the large number of people who rushed to get promoted and made a fortune, the Knights of the Silver Hand, whose concept was very pure at the beginning, gradually changed its taste, and even the iron-faced and selfless Uther learned to be forbearant and flexible.

If it had been the Lightbringer who had no sand in his eyes, he would never have shown such an ambiguous attitude as he did now.

Even if Arthas was his personal apprentice and the crown prince of Lordaeron, as long as he failed to meet the standard, the young Uther would not tolerate it, and would not hesitate to point out his mistakes to his face and ask him to make amends as soon as possible.

As he grew older, Uther didn't fully adapt to the corruption of Lordaeron officialdom like those old fritters, but his style inevitably became a little more tactful.

The older people get, the more they miss the old, and Uther feels very distressed and blames himself as the young and rebellious Alsace goes further and further down the wrong path.

But at this time, he could no longer point out Alsace's mistakes in person with the same serious words as he had in earlier years, and began to learn to take into account the other party's position and face.

Saidan, the deputy head of the perennial assistant Zouther, understood his difficulties, and although Tirio Ferdin, although he was dissatisfied with this, he did not say anything in front of his old buddy, but only sulked in private.

But the young paladins who had just joined the Order and had been indoctrinated with the concept of fairness and justice could not accept that Uther, the banner in their hearts, disregarded the Paladin's Creed.

According to the information sent back from the front by the Backlight Blade, Uther and Saidan began to be unable to suppress the discontent within the Knights.

The young paladins repeatedly asked Uther to ask for Arthas's oath in person.

As long as Arthas promised to govern the kingdom of Lordaeron as a paladin and strive to become a knight king of high character, these young knights will not hesitate to swear allegiance to him.

Alsace was in his restless adolescence, and he couldn't even control the lower half of his body, how could he willingly make such an ascetic vow.

Previously, in order to win over the Knights of the Silver Hand, Arthas came to apologize to Uther, hoping to regain the trust of his mentor and even the entire Knights of the Silver Hand.

However, even the less experienced young knights could hear the insincerity and perfunctory nature of his words, which further angered the paladins of the Order, who were still more pure in their beliefs.

Regardless, the Knights of the Silver Hand are an important force that can influence the situation, and both Galia and Arthas hope to win them over to their side.

Arthas and Galia both have a bottom line in their hearts, and they don't want to beat Lordaeron to pieces because of this civil war.

This is their own country, and if it is fought too badly, it will cost a lot of resources to rebuild after the war.

According to first-hand information provided by Nathanos, an unwritten gentleman's agreement was made privately between Galia and Arthas.

Once the Knights of the Silver Hand clearly show their partiality, the battle for the throne will come to an early end, and the loser must admit defeat with dignity and quickly end the battle for the throne that is a joke for all countries.

Sarren didn't want Lordaeron's infighting to drag on for too long, as the Burning Legion and the Scourge were still staring at each other behind their backs.

Lordaeron's weakness also means that they will take advantage of the chaos to strengthen themselves, which is something that Salaen does not want to see.

Even if it was Arthas, who looked down on Quel'Salas, who was ultimately victorious, Lordaeron would still be a member of the Azeroth Defenders faction, which was much better than being listed by the Scourge Legion.

Therefore, Salian intends to stimulate the shrinking hands of Silver, so that they are forced to be involved in the chaos caused by the battle for the storage position, and put an end to this turmoil as soon as possible.

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Sure enough, when Foreign Secretary Carbonia instructed the ambassador of Quel'Salas to Lordaeron to tell the two Minahires the truth about the infighting in the city guards, Arthas and Galia were shocked by this.

As the heir to the throne carefully taught by Terenus from childhood, Arthas did not know much about the nature of evil powers, but he at least knew that this miserable green energy was not a good thing, and that eighty percent of it was related to demons.

Not to mention Galia, who was far larger than Arthas under the continued inspiration of Sarren, and immediately thought that there were spies from the Burning Legion inside Lordaeron who were secretly doing something.

However, now that the competition between the two sides is heating up, neither of them can spare extra manpower to find out the truth.

So at this time, it was the turn of the Knights of the Silver Hand, who were still neutral.

After receiving the order from the two members of the royal family at the same time, Uther, who had been sitting on pins and needles lately, finally breathed a sigh of relief.

It was better to have something to do than to stay in prison in the royal city, and he had not been able to raise his head for a while to face the reproachful eyes of the young paladins with pure faith.

"Sedan, old fellow."

Uther, who was already gray-haired, examined the Covenant of Lightbringer that Alonthos Fao had given him, and a look of complexity flashed in his tired eyes.

"Gather all the scouts of the Knights, we have a job to do."