Chapter 26: Attack of the Red Flame

"Soldiers, we are here today for the great cause of the kingdom."

"The tide of darkness is coming. I will watch from now on until I die. I will remember mercy, bravery, and honor. I will not wear a crown, I will not seek honor, and I will not fear sacrifice. I will be loyal to my duty, and live and die here. I am a sword in the darkness and a defender of the people. I am the red flame that burns the enemy, the red cloud at the dawn, the horn that calls on courage, and the shield that protects the kingdom. I dedicate my life and honor to the red torrent, today and every day."

"I declare that today, the Stromgarde Red Flame Army is officially established."

Garin used the warrior's technique of shouting commands, coupled with a plagiarized and modified oath, to push the solemn atmosphere of the scene to its climax.

"It's like this today, and it will be like this every day." The thousands of people in the field looked excited, and their eyes were full of fanaticism as they looked at the prince.

"Arathi Highlands is our home. The trolls harass our homes, destroy our farms, plunder our property, and hurt our loved ones. We swear to be the sword and shield of the kingdom and the guardian of the people. We resist the trolls. Stromgarde needs us. Go ahead, Red Flame Army."

"Attack, attack."

"Red Flame, Red Flame."

The soldiers in the square raised their swords and muskets high and shouted vigorously.

"Let's go, Chiyan."

After issuing the last order, the phalanx, led by Varokal, prepared to follow the original route through the city center and directly to the gate of Stromgarde.

"Army attack!"

Ten phalanxes walked out of the martial arts arena one after another, and a red steel torrent slowly advanced along the central avenue.

On the highest platform of the castle, Solas and a group of noble lords watched from afar as Garin took the oath and the phalanx set off.

This group of people are not ordinary people. They are in high positions and have sharp eyes. They all see the extraordinary nature of this team.

The two teams recruited by Omar and Varokal were quite strong. Solas and his men knew that the phalanxes in the middle were formed by the private armies of several nobles, and their strength had reached elite levels.

What surprised them the most were the last three phalanxes. These 300 men were powerful and elite, but they had no idea where they came from. They only knew that they were brought into the city by the prince himself and that the leading wizard had reached a high level.

While lamenting the prince's hidden talents, he was also surprised at the extraordinary nature of the Red Flame Army formed today. An elite force of a thousand people, if expanded and coordinated with several auxiliary legions, would have great potential.

Originally, news spread in the palace that the prince was going to lead the army independently, and the noble lords thought that Solas would fully support his son.

Later it was confirmed that the king had only given them a cavalry squad and the right to collect in a mining area, and no support in terms of gold coins. They all knew about the prince's assets, which were a few estates and a caravan. How could he support an army with such a small fortune? Even if he could recruit people, what kind of people could he recruit with such a small amount of savings?

What's more, the southeast mining area has been abandoned for several years. If you want to produce anything, you must first invest a large sum of money before you can get it up and running again.

If we want to reopen the mining area, we must first guard against the threat of trolls. The mining area had to be abandoned because of the trolls. The trolls are the biggest threat.

If the army is not strong enough to protect the safety of the miners, mining will not be possible. If mining cannot be carried out, there will be no money to maintain the army. This is a vicious cycle.

So everyone has been thinking these days that the prince’s so-called leading the team alone and restarting the southeast mining area is just a child’s play. After all, the prince is only twelve years old, right?

Although excellent, it is still immature.

The prince announced the establishment of a serial number to the whole nation, and the nobles who had come there with the intention of watching the fun were really shocked.

Prince's new army is so elite.

The nobles of Dabire, Newo and Garson looked at each other and became more confident about what Garin said about contracting the mine.

The Red Flame Legion is marching.

When Stromgarde was built, it was intended to defend against trolls, so it was built in the style of a fortress, with multiple walls separating the city's interior to form independent urban areas, and the city's main roads were lined with walls.

The first city gate after exiting the martial arts arena is the central hub of the city. Two main roads form a crossroads, and the four right-angled city walls are filled with onlookers.

The square formation was neat and the military appearance was solemn, giving people a mountain-like feeling.

The sound of combat boots hitting the bluestone brick floor seemed to contain a unique magic, drowning out the originally noisy streets, and the sound of footsteps of the crowd around the city wall quieted down.

The entire street was one hundred meters wide. After crossing the intersection, the phalanx team headed all the way towards the gate of Stromgarde.

Although it was only a short distance of a hundred steps, the march of the ten phalanxes had already shocked the people of Stromgarde, who usually lacked entertainment activities. It would become a topic of discussion among them after dinner in the next few days.

Prince Garin and his Red Flame will also spread their names throughout the seven human kingdoms and even Ironforge and Silvermoon City along with the merchants in the city's caravans.

Garin and his guards followed the phalanx and left Stromgarde together. After reorganizing the team, they headed towards the southeast mine.

Before the ceremony began, Garin had already informed Solas of his future plans, and invited several noble patriarchs who were interested in contracting the mine to discuss the restarting of the mine in the Garson family's fiefdom.

Solas, who had been watching Garin's team practicing marching, knew the overall strength of Garin's team earlier than the noble lords. He did not say anything about Garin's future plans and let Garin decide everything himself.

Garin was so excited that he couldn't express it in words. He finally had the ability to interfere in important events in the kingdom.