Chapter 318 Why fight?
In the Stormwind City barracks, the soldiers who were summoned curiously looked at the strangely armored soldiers behind their marshal on the high platform.
Lothar stood on the high platform, fully armed. Behind him was a blue flag with a large golden shield embroidered with a lion's head fluttering in the wind.
"Now the kingdom is about to face a new crisis. It may be a powerful enemy, or it may be a terrifying demon king. Soldiers, it's time for the kingdom to need us again. Pick up your swords and use the big shields in your hands to resist unknown risks. , do you have the confidence to protect the kingdom’s territory and your families?”
The rich voice spread in all directions, and the soldiers in the audience looked at the upright figure standing on the high platform with determined eyes.
"Yes! Yes! Yes!"
Thousands of soldiers below slapped their shields with their swords, and a majestic and unanimous roar broke out.
Lothar looked at the high morale below and couldn't help but nodded.
"Soldiers, in order to better protect the kingdom and prevent everyone's sacrifices from being in vain, His Majesty the Great King has the honor to invite the worshipers of the temple. As long as everyone's faith is firm enough, then there will be a chance to become extraordinary and receive the blessing of the Holy Light. Become a great priest."
"Wow!"
There was a commotion among the soldiers below. As ordinary soldiers, apart from working hard to strengthen their bodies, break the limits of the human body, and have the anger to become full-time warriors, it is difficult for them to have extraordinary power. But now there is another way to become extraordinary. This How not to excite the soldiers.
"Marshal, is this true? We can also change our profession and become clergy." A soldier asked, trembling with excitement. Extraordinary is an existence that ordinary people yearn for. It is not so easy for a warrior to succeed in a full-time job. In addition to hard work, one must have that one percent talent.
Lothar nodded with a smile. At this moment, the soldiers who received a positive reply turned their attention to the priests who had been like logs behind Lothar.
"Okay rookies, I know you are extremely excited now, because I have also come from this stage, but what I want to say is that becoming a priest is not that easy. If you want to become a priest, you need to be determined. In addition to faith, you also need a will like steel and a determination to protect everything. Can you do it?" One of the priests came out and shouted to the extremely excited soldiers.
"can!"
The priests nodded. The qualifications of this group of soldiers are not bad. The physical talents have very little restrictions on the priests. Only the will and moral knowledge are what the priests value. Look. Looking at the soldiers below who were still lining up even though they were excited, the cleric felt slightly satisfied, "Everyone can talk big words, but it depends on whether you can do it or not."
After speaking, the priest nodded to his companions behind him. In an instant, several saintly attires came out and slapped the ground with one hand. Several magic circles appeared on the huge playground, and a huge cross suddenly appeared from the ground. The earth broke out, and a large ball of light in the middle was like a bright moon, emitting a faint white light, which sprinkled on the entire soldier like dots of starlight.
"The statue in front of you is the Holy Light Statue. What you have to do now is not to exercise or pray to it, but to follow your instructors to learn the thoughts of the Holy Light. A thoughtful army is the most invincible existence. , so the first lesson is to study hard, and remember to agree from the bottom of your heart what the instructor will say next. If anyone feels that they really cannot understand or agree, then they can leave this training camp." As soon as the speaker finished speaking, the soldiers in the audience looked at each other in shock.
Even Lothar's eyes became confused. He saw that the priests each had a thick book in their hands. They were definitely not teaching scholars, but training the army. Holding back the doubts in his heart, Lothar quietly observed the next actions of the priests.
However, as the priests began to explain, Lothar gradually became obsessed.
"...Under the guidance of the Holy Light, we understand that oppression, slavery, discrimination, and inequality exist all the time in human society with the development of the times, and countless people have given them blood, gods, and power. With his superior status, he looked down upon the working people who worked hard with their hands.
They look down on the people who support them, and they naturally get the fruits of others without doing anything. They suppress their behavior of using their labor income to obtain the fruits of their labor, and their status as Guanyushi or Cao De is extremely insulting and discriminatory. The work is unproductive, as the holy light shines, why do we fight, and where does our glory come from. "When talking about this, the priests paused slightly and looked at the soldiers who were listening carefully.
Seeing that some of them were angry, some were eager to know, and some were indifferent, even Lothar who was beside him was frightened and looked at the priests with a pair of longing eyes. At first he was a little dissatisfied, but as the priests gave a series of social explanations, he began to get deeply involved.
Things that he had been ignorant of before were suddenly pierced like a piece of paper. For example, this time the confrontation between the nobles and the king made him understand the reason why the nobles would cling to the temple. It's just for his own superior status.
As Baixin gets richer, the people will no longer rely on the nobles in some places. Once the nobles lose this dependence, the nobles will lose control of Baixin, so even if the people pay enough taxes , they will still find ways to add various taxes to keep the people poor.
Only the common people have nothing, so that the nobles can control them at the minimum cost. Otherwise, the untouchables who have everything, what should the nobles use to seduce them.
Thinking of this, Lothar couldn't help but shudder. Suddenly, the veil of the real world was unveiled in front of him. He felt extremely uncomfortable. Things that he thought were noble before were as smelly as toilet stones. So now he desperately wants to know what the priests insist on.
"Glory comes from the people, from the trust and support of the people. All noble things are the powers given to us by the people. When a priest walks through the people with his head held high, their cheers, their Applause is our glory!
So do you understand why we are fighting? For yourselves, for the families behind you, for your descendants, for them to have a peaceful and stable country, for the sake of protecting the fruits of their efforts, for them, your dignity will not be trampled on by any inexplicable thing.
The glory comes from yourself, from the people, and from the shining of the holy light! "
The high-pitched voice resounded throughout the entire military camp. At this moment, all the soldiers looked intently at the cleric instructor waving his arms excitedly on the high platform. Goosebumps appeared on every soldier's body, and the blood in his body seemed to be flowing. Burning generally boils.
The dots of white light in the sky began to gather towards most of the soldiers as if they had found their direction. Some soldiers began to glow with a holy light, but the largest light group among them was not in the audience. On the stage, Lothar was like a spotlight, and his soul seemed to have been violently impacted. In an instant, all his thoughts exploded, and he stared blankly at the priests in front of him.