Azeroth’s Death Track

A group of paladins sandwiched between the Empire and the Federation wanted to establish a nation. This was definitely a big event, and because of the strategic position of the Stratholme District, the turmoil of this nation-building attracted many people's attention from the very beginning.

From New Stormwind City to Boralus, from Orgrim to the Port of White Tower City, in the past few days, almost everyone's eyes are on the Stratholme region in the northern border of the eastern continent. The number of envoys observing the ceremony has reached a staggering 457 people, and even the night elves, orcs, and tauren who have never been involved in the disputes between the two major political bodies have also sent their envoys symbolically.

In front of the ancient castle of the Hand of Tyr, on the slightly crude camp training ground, the paladins of the Scarlet Crusade built an antique ceremony platform with wood and stones, which was not as gorgeous as when the king was crowned However, considering that the paladins wanted to establish a kingdom of knights, not a secular kingdom, this seemingly simple ceremony was not criticized by the envoys who arrived.

Some believers of the Holy Light even saw the etiquette passed down by the classical knights during the Arathor Empire from the ceremonial stage filled with the flags of the Knights in front of them. The transfer of some kind of glory between them is like inheriting the fire of holy light.

The special envoy of the Federation is Al Gore, a member of the Supreme Council. He entered the Supreme Council from the House of Lords a few years ago. One of the powerful people, his appearance here already represents the importance that the Federation attaches to the founding of the Scarlet Crusade.

On the other side of the viewing platform, the status of envoys representing the human empire is even more detached. They are the great knights of the old era, the current Knight Commander Uther of the Church of the Holy Light, and the most trusted Privy Bishop of the Pope. , the Pure Paladin Dejek, who is well-known in the entire human faith circle, came with him, as well as the Archbishop of the Kingdom of Gilneas, the beautiful Flower of Holy Light, Silver Priest Partridge Ms. Silk.

Although the special envoys of both sides are focusing on the upcoming ceremony, the occasional eye contact can still cause an invisible flame to collide in the air. Obviously, at least on the issue of belief, the Federation and the Empire also exist. With great contradiction.

Not to mention the righteousness of the Holy Light on the side of the empire. On the side of the Federation, the Supreme Council promulgated the Belief Act in the second year after the Federation was established, announcing the freedom of belief within the Federation, respecting the local beliefs of all races in the Federation, allowing Every belief force considered to be orthodoxy opens a church within the federation, and any belief must not force citizens to worship, and once discovered, it will be banned immediately.

Moreover, the belief of the Federation is under the jurisdiction of the Federal Ministry of Truth. That is to say, although it is freedom of belief, in fact, belief is more used as a tool in the federal system. The tool theory is unbearable to the devotees of the Church of the Holy Light, and what makes them even more unbearable is: According to the information in the annual work report released by the federal government in the 18th year of the Dark Gate, within the federal territory, the Holy Light Faith is being oppressed and squeezed out by the shamanism of the dwarves, the atheism of the elves and gnomes of Syndra, and the rising faith of the moon god in New Gilneas.

Although believers of the Holy Light currently have an advantage in the Federation, according to the current situation, maybe after 5 years, the Holy Light Belief will lose its current advantage in the Federation. This is a dangerous signal. Once the people of the Federation no longer respect The Holy Light represents the tearing of beliefs in human civilization, and this tearing of consciousness will eventually cause human beings to be completely split into two camps from body to soul.

This is not what the Church of the Holy Light wants to see...

This is also the hidden reason why the Church of the Holy Light supports the establishment of the Knights of the Silver Dawn. His Holiness the Pope hopes that the Knights of the Eastern Continent can serve as the headquarters of the Holy Light Faith in the Eastern Continent, so as to save the precarious faith in the Federation. form.

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With the ringing of a low bell, the slightly noisy scene in the entire camp quickly quieted down. The sound of fluttering bugles came from afar, and accompanied by the slight vibration of the horseshoes trampling the ground, the guard knights of the Crusaders entered the arena. up.

The spectators stood up one after another, and some even picked up binoculars to appreciate the upcoming nation-building ceremony of the purest knight order in the Eastern Continent.

And the crusaders did not disappoint the spectators. The first batch of paladins who entered the ceremony were wearing silver armor and holding a 3-meter-long ritual spear. On the top of the spear hung the Church of the Holy Light, The Silver Hand and the respective banners of the Crusaders, as well as the personal banners of the three Grand Knights, a Grand Inquisitor and an Archmage of the Holy Light in the current Crusaders group, and the battle flags of the three Scarlet Crusaders.

The 52 carefully selected paladins are all young lads. Their armors are polished, and even the vests of their horses are decorated with blue ribbons representing victory and glory. Straight waisted, very mighty sitting on the horse, and those rigorously trained horses move forward slowly in a row of five according to the rhythm of the loud military music, without the manipulation of the knight.

Those stepping steps, accompanied by those flags fluttering in the air, in the eyes of the spectators, they suddenly returned to the day when Emperor Lothar was crowned, and that day was also led by the paladins of the Silver Hand .

And those who lead the ceremonial knights are the son of Grand Knight Fording, Paladin Captain Tailan Fording, and the son of Grand Knight Mograine, Dalyan Mograine, these two outstanding young knights stand On the left and right, one holds the horn of the pope's blessing, and the other holds a sacred scripture that has been passed down for hundreds of years. Amidst the sound of solemn music, this ceremonial knight walked into the ceremony field, and then separated like flowing water. They are juxtaposed on both sides of the slightly crude ceremony platform.

This exquisite equestrian performance and the classical knight's temperament inherited by the Crusaders have been well received by the audience. Whether it is the Federation side or the Empire's envoys, they did not hesitate to send warm applause. Some young lads and The ladies even made cheers.

After guiding the knights, came the leaders of the crusaders who entered the arena on foot.

Grand Knight Mograine, Grand Knight Fording, Grand Knight General Abedis, three old knights with white hair wearing real battlefield heavy armor, with the most serious attitude, surrounded by guarding knights, Step by step, they walked towards the ceremony platform. Behind them were the Grand Inquisitor Isenlien, who was wearing a red dress and a holy crown, with a solemn face, and the Great Mage Du, who was wearing a golden robe and holding a staff of Holy Light. Ann and his apprentice Thalnos.

These five people are the founders of the Scarlet Crusade. Among them, Mograine, Fording and Iselion were all members of the Knights of the Silver Hand. After the end of the Whispering Harbor War, the Knights of the Silver Hand with a long history Already existing in name only, the two great knights who voluntarily stayed on the Eastern Continent responded to the call of Grand Inquisitor Iselion and joined the Crusaders with a group of Silver Hand paladins.

General Abbydis and Archmage Duane were the commanders of the original Kingdom of Lordaeron. After the human empire was defeated, they were unwilling to give up their ancestral land, so they created the Scarlet Crusade to try to defend the last kingdom of the empire. A piece of land, the arrival of the Silver Hand, greatly increased the strength of the Scarlet Crusade, and under the hostility and infiltration of the Federation, it has been lingering until today.

But these five leaders also have their own contradictions...we will talk about this later.

Behind the five commanders are the current mid-level managers of the Crusaders, that is, the commanders of the various religious orders, including the loyal lieutenant of the Grand Knight of Mograine, the monk Fairbanks of the Holy Light, and the high-ranking commander of the legion. Rigor Dawnbringer, daughter of General Abedis, high-level paladin of Bridget Abedis, adoptive daughter of Grand Knight Mograine, high-level priest Miss White Mane, and mage Angela, the deputy head of the regiment, the Holy Light mage, the Duke of Maxwell Tyrosus, the head of the legion, Thomas Thomson, the warrior of the Holy Light, Colfax, the warrior of the Holy Light, and Inigo Montoya, the great priest , Marlan, head of the Scarlet Legion, Rohan the Killer, Leopold the Light Hunter, Mataeus the Wrathful, and Lord Valdemar who led his troops from afar to join the Crusade voluntarily.

These are not all the commanders of the Crusaders, but just judging from the commanders of the Crusaders who showed up, although the Scarlet Crusade is not huge, this belief organization that sticks to Stratholme is full of talents, and its quality Absolutely no worse than any legion in the world, even much stronger.

This is also the confidence that the Crusaders can safely occupy Stratholme under the hostility of the Federation... A few years ago, the Crusaders even dared to confront the Dark Blades stationed in Tirisfal head-on, and did not fall behind. Wind... This kind of combat power is no longer comparable to that of ordinary military organizations.

Under the watchful eyes of hundreds of spectators representing different forces, the three great knights stepped onto the ceremony stage. Amid the sound of the collision of heavy armor, the leaders of the three crusaders looked at those who were following them in this land of enemies. The eyes of the young people who have persisted on the surrounding land until now are full of emotions. Even the most stubborn General Abidis couldn't help but sigh at this moment.

During the period when the empire was just defeated, all the knights of the Scarlet Crusade were full of fear in their hearts. Everyone thought that the undead on the frontier of Chen Bing might attack the loosely defended Holy Light's Hope Chapel and Tire in the next moment. hand, completely wiped out their remnant army, but maybe it was fate, they finally survived and supported until now.

The most dangerous thing in the world is definitely not a battlefield with real swords and guns. Facing the empire that is far away in Kalimdor, who wants to support but is powerless, and the Federation that is full of evil intentions and always wants to use sugar-coated bullets to corrupt its own will. For the undead who occupied Stratholme and grandly established their own civilization, the great knights found that they and the knights under their command had fallen into a peaceful war. Moreover, this war is protracted and more dangerous.

Jianguo... This is just a helpless move. In fact, no one knows what the future fate of the Scarlet Crusade and the soon-to-be-established Argent Dawn will be.

But these knights who climbed out of the dead will never bow to reality and fate... They will fight until their own destiny comes.

Soldiers of the Scarlet Crusade!

General Abedis took a step forward. He reached out to take the torch of holy light handed over by his daughter. He held it up high, like a forerunner holding high the holy torch. His deep and majestic voice echoed in the ceremony. The field echoed:

We are loyal to the belief of the Holy Light, which burns our lives, so that we will not lose our way in the dark, and it finds the way forward for us. Sincere faith is not only the armor to protect the soul, but also protects our interests. Sword, and today, under the protection of the Holy Light, its most loyal subjects will establish a kingdom belonging to the Holy Light on the earth!

It's a great day!

Grand Knight Mograine also took a step forward, and he also took over the burning torch from his son Dalyan. His voice was like the most steadfast sword:

We should not forget the sufferings of the past, but we must not be bound by the sufferings of the past, we must move forward, we must find the meaning of its existence for the Holy Light in this changing world...Defend its majesty , such as defending our lives, the redemption and protection represented by the Crusaders will not be forgotten, and we will get a new mission on top of the heavy responsibilities on our shoulders.

We will exist in the world in a new form. This is not a blasphemy, but an attempt.

The last great knight, Old Fording, took the silver torch from Tailan, and he said loudly:

In this turbulent era, the Order of the Silver Dawn will be a reinterpretation of faith for us believers. We will use our actions and will to prove to everyone that faith and progress do not conflict. We will prove to the whole world that we sincere believers are not stodgy and foolish...

It's not just our responsibility, knights, it's everyone's responsibility!

Today, here, I announce!

The three great knights put the torches in their hands in front of the ceremony stage at the same time. In the furnace carved out of rock, they were ignited with the first golden flame of holy light. The surging power of the pure holy light is covered with a layer of golden light, which looks like the most magnificent spectacle in the world.

The Order of the Silver Dawn...is established!

Knights, our new era...has come!