Inside the command tent, Omar finished reporting the specific details of the three battalions. Galen silently calculated the number of soldiers in the Scarlet Flame Legion. With the three thousand recruits from the highlands, the base now had over five thousand soldiers. This didn't even include the Arcane Sanctum, the workshop, and the units being trained at the Gryphon Aviary.
The number of combat-ready troops had already exceeded eight thousand.
This scene felt strangely familiar.
"Galen, you're almost a division commander!"
"Huh? Your Highness, what did you say?" Omar had just finished reporting and was puzzled by Galen's words. What was the prince talking about?
Crap, I spaced out and said something I shouldn't have?
"Ah, it's nothing. I meant that Adjutant Amor will soon be able to command a legion in battle again."
Amor had been demoted from legion adjutant to captain of the guard. If he was only protecting Galen, it would be a waste of his talent. He should be commanding battles to make the best use of his abilities.
Varrokal chimed in at this moment, "What His Highness said is correct. Our team of three thousand, plus our previous two thousand old brothers, that's over five thousand people, almost the size of a legion!"
The human kingdoms' army structure followed the Arathor Empire's model, with six thousand soldiers forming a regular legion, supplemented by support personnel for supplies and transportation, much like the ancient Roman army.
"Our Scarlet Flame Legion now has eight thousand soldiers!" Galen dropped a bombshell.
"Eight thousand soldiers! We already have more than a legion of brothers?" Varrokal exclaimed.
This news also caught the attention of the dozen or so people in the tent, including the battle-hardened Amor and the calm and rational Omar.
"That's right. While you were recruiting soldiers in various places, Grand Master Gandalf also used teleportation magic to recruit soldiers on the eastern border of the kingdom."
As soon as Galen finished speaking, excitement appeared on the faces of the dozen or so people. The stronger the Scarlet Flame Legion was, the greater their room for advancement, so how could they not be overjoyed?
At this moment, the framework of Galen's officers had taken shape. First Battalion Commander Omar and Second Battalion Commander Varrokal had a total of six newly promoted mid-level officers under their command. They were all originally members of Galen's guard and had been promoted by Galen for their outstanding performance in the last battle.
Fadir's team of four hundred was still commanded by himself, while Fral and Kimir each commanded three hundred.
In the command tent, there were a total of fifteen people: Galen at the head, followed by Amor and Gandalf, then Hamon · Kaven, who was in charge of logistics, plus a group of officers, and a burly man who was quite unfamiliar to Omar and the others, forming the backbone of the Scarlet Flame Legion at this stage.
Galen planned to send the base's soldiers to their command after they had gained more combat experience and become more mature.
After waiting for a while, allowing the officers to digest the emotions brought about by this news, Galen continued, "Everyone here knows each other and has experienced battle together. Now, let me introduce a new expert who has joined our Scarlet Flame Legion, Aragorn, an master level professional and a believer in the Holy Light!"
The strong are always respected, and everyone greeted Aragorn one after another, and Aragorn nodded in response.
Among the dozen or so people present, only Amor and Gandalf's strength surpassed this man named Aragorn. Omar could only match him.
Aragorn was the second hero summoned from the Hall of Kings, a paladin. When the paladin finished training and walked out of the Hall of Kings, Galen, who had difficulty naming things, directly named the paladin Aragorn. Since there was already a Gandalf, it was only normal to have another Aragorn.
This time, summoning the second hero cost Galen a lot of resources, unlike summoning the first hero for free.
Originally, the newly trained Paladin Aragorn only had a master level strength due to Galen's strength.
In order for Aragorn to smoothly enter the upper echelons of the Scarlet Flame Legion, higher strength was a good method. Therefore, Gandalf led Aragorn from Minas Tirith to the vicinity of Witherbark Tribe, constantly attacking the patrols of Witherbark Tribe, killing the patrolling trolls, and thus gaining experience. Finally, yesterday, his strength stabilized at the intermediate master stage.
After everyone had gotten to know Aragorn, Galen discussed the next stage of tasks with everyone.
"I have accepted an important task from the kingdom: to develop a new town in the northeastern region of the kingdom."
This was another bombshell. The kingdom had not developed new territories for many years. Most of the land in the kingdom's heartland belonged to the Trollbane royal family, and the other land had been distributed. If they wanted to become emerging nobles, making military exploits and developing borderlands was one of the few channels for promotion.
Therefore, Galen fully understood the excitement of the people below, but there was one exception.
"Your Highness, aren't we going to fight anymore? Why are we going to be a development corps?"
Besides Varrokal, no one else would say this.
"Shut up, Karl, listen to His Highness finish!"
As a good buddy, Omar really couldn't bear to watch. Didn't he see that a group of people were looking forward to the prince continuing?
Galen didn't mind. As long as his subordinates were loyal, he didn't care about minor matters.
"Developing a new town is an important plan for the kingdom. The reason why I accepted this task is because this plan is very in line with the next stage goals of our Scarlet Flame Legion."
Including Varrokal, who had been reprimanded, all the officers quietly listened to His Highness the Prince's explanation.
"One of the goals of the Scarlet Flame Legion is Witherbark Tribe, to bring this troll gathering point under the rule of the kingdom. Establishing a town in the northeast will help monitor the Alterac Mountains in the north, and at the same time, establish outposts to prevent the Hinterlands trolls from supporting Witherbark Tribe from the north."
"Finally, for the new territory developed in the northeast, I can apply to the kingdom to grant the title of Frontier Knight, at the very least, to the warriors who perform outstandingly in the battle with the Witherbark Tribe trolls, and give them land corresponding to the title!"
Galen assigned tasks to each team, including Hamon · Kaven's logistics team. Establishing outposts, patrolling the border, purchasing building materials, the plan began to be implemented, and everything was proceeding in an orderly manner.
The officers left the command tent with their tasks, but judging from their expressions, they must have been too surprised, and their faces were still filled with smiles for a while.
In the command tent, Galen didn't care about Amor, Gandalf, and Aragorn, who were still in the tent, and closed his eyes to connect to the Origin Heart.
In Minas Tirith, within the Second Ring District, the military district and the mage district had been completed with the Arcane Sanctum, the workshop, and the Gryphon Aviary, and had begun training combat units.
The units trained by the Arcane Sanctum included wizards, priests, and spellbreakers. The workshop could currently train airships and mortar squads. Siege tanks required a level three base to unlock, and the Gryphon Aviary could only train one type of unit: dragonhawk riders, and gryphon riders also required a level three castle to unlock.
In general, Galen had built all the buildings, and the three trump card units of the human base, knights, siege tanks, and gryphon riders, all required Galen to upgrade to a level three castle to unlock training.