"From the very beginning, when our Fifth Army was formed. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 info I'm vaguely aware of this problem. Locke motioned for Shiloh to step back, pacing the hall of the house.

"As a resistance, we Crusaders have no other source of income, and some of our money comes from the ruined towns and cities that the soldiers searched before, as well as the support of the Church of Light in other human kingdoms. We also depend on large land trade and other kingdoms for our food, but this is not a long-term solution. ”

Locke wondered how to say it so they could accept the current tension of the Crusaders.

"Probably, you don't know enough about the current state of our crusaders. As I said before, the living environment around us is very tense, and in front of us. Locke pointed at Lordaeron and said, "That new enemy that has appeared there is a very terrible enemy. You may not understand what I say, but you don't need to know, just understand that we don't value them, and sooner or later they will surround us in the Tirisfarh Glades and East Lordaren. ”

"This is not my alarmism! So, you must not take that enemy over there lightly! Locke looked at the officer with some disapproval, and couldn't help repeating it again. Time will tell what I said. ”

"The size of our crusaders is more than enough to defend now, but it is difficult to forge ahead. Because we have more than five times as many enemies as we do. However, if we want to expand the army, just like our Fifth Army, which cannot afford to support it, in the end it will drag down our fragile logistics line, and in the end, we will disband. ”

"Why is this happening? Because we don't have a single country to support. Our country is already in name, gone, it perishes! Locke said helplessly, "And the predecessor of our Crusaders, although it was formed by the paladins of the Knights of the Silver Hand. But it was not a regular army of the kingdom, without the approval of the king and without the authorization of the noble council. Although we are now the largest resistance group, we cannot command the remnants of the rest of the kingdom. In the same way, the resources of those places cannot be used by us. So, we can only take the initiative, we can only figure it out on our own! ”

Locke continued slowly, "For the sake of our faith, for the sake of our country, soldiers may not be paid, but they cannot be without food. We can take worn-out weapons and armaments to fight the gnolls and the undead who have occupied our land. But we still can't afford not to eat! ”

"Food is a big problem!"

The officers fell silent, and this is indeed a big problem.

Most of the officers and non-commissioned officers in the Crusaders were the remnants of the various armies of the Kingdom of Lordaeron, and the end of the kingdom was before their eyes. As survivors of this catastrophe, they have been in a state of confusion all day long, and the fall of the kingdom has also caused their spiritual beliefs to suddenly collapse, and an extreme sense of uselessness fills their hearts.

When the surviving paladins of the Silver Hand, led by the High Lord Mograini and the Grand Commander Dasuo Khan, raised their weapons and formed a crusade in the monastery. The remnants of Lordaeron's old officers and soldiers, as well as the adventurers who used to eat with swords, all flocked to the monastery to join the crusaders.

They want to avenge their former country, and they want to make the once powerful country stand on the continent of Lordaeron again.

For them, even if they don't get a military salary, it's acceptable, but they don't eat and still fight like this??

"That's why I'm taking people out of here."

The officers sobered up from their musings and looked up at Locke.

"I took out all my family's assets. I made a deal with the goblins. I bought a lot of food, but it couldn't be delivered. They can only be shipped here! Locke pointed to the blank silver pine forest on the map.

"And the location here is also very important, as I said before. If we hold our ground in the Silver Pine Forest, we can feed back to the Crusaders. We can supply Tirisfa with a steady supply of minerals, as well as grain," said Locke, looking at them, "The Silver Pine Forest used to be our famous productive land, with its vast farmland. So! Here we have to go! And also to stand firm! ”

"Oh well! Legion Commander! I support your decision! I'll be back in a moment to deliver the news to the soldiers. The soldiers will support this decision! Paul stepped forward and said.

Soon, Thor, Fran, and Shiloh also came out one by one to express their positions, as well as the officers of the other direct companies.

"Okay." Locke smiled for the first time in a long time, and he watched as the officers slowly uttered a morale-boosting remark. "I've been hearing in my ears about the king for the past few days."

The officers held their breath for a moment, then looked at Locke without blinking.

"It doesn't matter who is king, but it's certainly not all of us standing here."

The officers chuckled, but they didn't think so. They were hopeless, but a legion leader as young as Locke was hard to say.

is high and powerful, and is from an aristocratic background, even if he is at the bottom of the ranking, there is hope.

"Later, we restored the glory of the kingdom of Lordaeron. All of us here rely on the merits of recovering the Silver Pines Forest. What kind of reward will you receive? Locke looked at them with a smile and said seductively. There are so many titles of duke, marquis, earl, son, and male, I believe that many of our people here will be officially named barons and viscounts, right? Detached from the honorary title of Sizzle, perhaps an earl, a marquis. This is a great time to expand your family. ”

"Think about what to say to the soldiers, and adjourn the meeting now. By the way, the news is hidden from the Second Army for the time being, don't tell them. It's best to tell the soldiers tomorrow morning after you've set out. ”

Hearing Locke's words, even the old major Hudson's face showed a red light, which can be said to be a great opportunity for these nobles in the army.

Most of the nobles in the military held the title of knight, and only a very few had the titles of baron and viscount. This is also the reason why in peacetime, the status of officers is not as good as that of those nobles.

In the war years, a nobleman with a high rank could directly serve as a senior officer and commander of a team, even if the person was not a soldier.

Strictly speaking, Locke is also a knighthood, and as long as the Silver Hand can join, he will enjoy the status and treatment of knighthood. In peacetime, a position like a legion commander must at least be matched by a viscount or earl. Locke was lucky, thanks to the Scourge Legion.

The invasion of the undead scourge has completely smashed the old aristocratic system of King Lordaeron. The nobles of the Lordaeron Kingdom with the title of viscount or above, basically living in Lordaeron, were killed by the Scourge undead in the Lordaeron King City for the first time. And this is also the reason why the huge kingdom of Lordaeron was quickly destroyed, and the resistance forces in various places were not organized together, and they were wiped out one by one by the swarming undead in their respective territories.

And most of the resistance armies in these territories are organized by nobles with fiefdoms, silver hand paladins, and highly decorated battlefield generals.

The demise of the lord family in the territory means that the territory loses its original owner, and it will be reclaimed to the kingdom. If an outsider wants to get the inheritance of this land, unless you can prove that you are a distant relative of the lord, this requires a huge series of proofs, a family tree, and the affirmation of the nobles' council, etc. And there is a simple, either, you have to own the title deed of this land.

But what lord would leave his title deeds at will?

So, when the undead of the Scourgeon raged in the kingdom of Lordaeron, countless lords were killed in their fiefdoms. A large number of adventurers passed through the lines of the scourge and entered the lands of these destroyed lords, searching the ruins for title deeds for the possibility of inheriting the territory.

However, as of now, Locke has not heard of any adventurer who has succeeded in inheriting the territory.

Now, as long as Lordaeron can be recovered by the Crusaders, it can be re-established. In this way, all the land in the original land will become the farms and estates of the Crusader soldiers and officers, and the difference is a matter of the size of each person's share.

The officers could not be unmoved by this, if the soldiers knew the news again. I'm afraid that even if they let them kill the Dreadlord, they are willing, and the Dreadlord may not be able to control their hearts.

The officers quickly left, and only the crackling of the fire pit in the middle of the hall of the large house remained.

"Everyone else has been made a viscount and baron, so what about you?" Bridget smiled and asked, "Then you're not going to be a marquis or a duke?" ”

"Oh, it's not easy to do, at least we need to work together!" Locke also does not deny that if this thing really happens, he will definitely be the biggest beneficiary.

"What about you? Should I call you then, Marquis Bridget? Duke Bridget? Locke said with a wicked smile, "Princess Bridgette, perhaps?" ”

"That's impossible!" Brigitte said calmly, "Our family once swore to the Minahir family that we would always be loyal to them, so. ”

"You know!" Bridget spread her hands and said, "Besides, the princess is not for me, I will not be like Princess Caria before, so .... Gentle! Yes, it is gentle! ”

Bridget nodded affirmatively.

"What do you think? You! Locke couldn't help but laugh. Do you really want to be a princess? ”

"Alright, that's the end of the joke, Nolis and Bridget, you guys should rest early." Locke looked at Norris with a smile and said, "I won't stimulate Brigitte today." Wash your own feet. ”

Norris smiled and nodded, and Bridget glared at Locke hard.