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From the day the Knights of the Silver Hand was founded, they were destined to leave a strong mark in the history of the alliance.

The concept of a paladin first came from Archbishop Alonsus Faol, who was known as a saint.

In the first orc war, the Kingdom of Stormwind was extremely powerless against the evil orcs who drank the blood of demons on the battlefield.

Even with the blessing of horsepower, it is difficult for the knights to face the ferocious orcs head-on, and it is difficult for a thin-skinned healing profession like a priest to guarantee their own survival on the battlefield, let alone rescue their comrades.

As the saying goes, beat magic with magic.

In view of the disadvantages of human soldiers on the battlefield, Alonsus Faol has been trying to solve this problem between the first and second wars.

After a long period of contemplation, the concept of paladins finally came into being.

The so-called paladins, as the name suggests, they have a strong physique like a knight, and they can pray for the mercy of the Holy Light on the battlefield.

According to the different usages of Holy Light, the three specializations of Retribution, Protection, and Holy Light have gradually matured under the training of actual combat on the battlefield.

Archbishop Alonsus Faol personally baptized the five first-generation paladins.

The Knights of the Silver Hand, led by five first-generation paladins and joined by a large number of second-generation paladins, performed very well in the Second Orc War and became one of the few aces in the alliance. Reuse of Anduin Lothar.

As far as Sharlayan knew, the Knights of the Silver Hand were not originally a confinement of Lordaeron, but belonged to the entire alliance.

Among the first-generation paladins was a high-ranking general from the Kingdom of Stormwind, named Gavinrad Doom.

After the war ended with the victory of the Alliance, Azeroth, which had been fighting for several years, regained peace.

Anduin Lothar unfortunately died at the end of the war, and the second-generation Grand Marshal Turalyon led the expeditionary force to stay in Draenor to block the Dark Portal.

Under Terenas' series of coquettish operations, the alliance that was still united in the war quickly fell apart.

The Kingdom of Alterac, which had been promised to share the spoils, was swallowed by Lordaeron alone. Terenas' unruly behavior caused dissatisfaction among many members of the alliance. Gilneas, Stormgard and Ku Er Tilas quit the alliance one after another in anger.

The Silver Hand was originally created because of the alliance, but embarrassingly, most of the members of the Knights of the Silver Hand are Lordaeronites.

The large number of Knights of the Silver Hand will inevitably need logistical supplies. Under Terenas's repeated wooing and hints, Uther and others reluctantly acquiesced in the new definition of the Silver Hand's ownership and formally joined the Kingdom of Lordaeron .

Among the five first-generation paladins, Turalyon returned from his expedition to Draenor, and Gavinrad Doom followed the young King Varian to the south after the war, and returned to Elwynn Forest to rebuild the Kingdom of Stormwind that was destroyed in the war.

It has been nearly 10 years since the end of the Second Orc War, and most of the first-generation paladins who were once high-spirited are old.

Gavin Ladd, who returned to his hometown, felt that he was getting old, and gradually withdrew from the front line, and began to focus on cultivating young and promising rising stars.

Unlike Gavin Ladd's surname "Doom", he was lucky enough to find a suitable heir in his declining power in his later years.

This person is the young Duke who inherited the name of the Duke of Fordragon-Bolvar Fordragon, a loyal supporter of King Varian.

Coincidentally, Uther and Tirion Fordring who stayed in Lordaeron also found their heirs.

The grand crusader Saidan Dathrohan did not accept any personal apprentices, but the young paladins in the Knights of the Silver Hand who have been patiently guided by the deputy head are like crucian carp in a river, and it can be said that he is a peach and plum all over the world.

With the exploits gained in the Second War of the Orcs, the four first-generation paladins except Gavin Lad all received generous rewards from Terenas after joining Lordaeron.

Turalyon inherited the position of Grand Marshal of the Alliance left by Anduin Lothar, who was also a teacher and friend, and was awarded the title of Viscount by Terenas as a commoner.

Uther, Saidan, and Tirion also obtained their own noble fiefdoms. In the eyes of many low-level paladins, joining the Knights of the Silver Hand will become an important opportunity for them to change their destiny.

Sarlayan did not despise these people's purposeful thinking. People go to high places, while water flows to low places. It is human nature to yearn for a better life.

But it has to be said that due to the large number of people who wanted to get promoted and make a fortune, the Knights of the Silver Hand, which had a very pure concept in its initial period, gradually changed its taste. Even Uther, who was stern and selfless, learned to be patient and flexible.

If it was the emissary of light who never rubbed his eyes, he would never show such an ambiguous attitude like he does now.

Even though Arthas was his personal apprentice and the crown prince of Lordaeron, as long as he failed to meet the standard, the young Uther would never show any mercy, and would point out his mistakes to his face without hesitation and demand that he immediately Under the oath to correct as soon as possible.

As he grew older, Uther did not fully adapt to the corruption of Lordaeron's officialdom like those old fritters, but his style of doing things inevitably became a little smoother.

The older you get, the more nostalgic you become. Seeing the young and rebellious Alsace go further and further on the wrong path, Uther feels distressed and blames himself.

But at this time, he was no longer able to point out Alsace's mistakes face to face like he did in the early years, and began to learn to take into account the other party's position and face.

Saidan, the deputy captain who has been assisting Uther for many years, understood his difficulties. Although Tirion Fordring was dissatisfied with this, he didn't say anything in front of the old man, but sulked in private.

However, those young paladins who had just joined the knight order and had been indoctrinated with the concept of fairness and justice could not accept the protection of Uther, the banner in their minds, who disregarded the paladin's creed.

According to the information sent back from the front by the Backlight Blade, Uther and Saidan began to be unable to suppress the voices of dissatisfaction within the Knights.

Those bloody young paladins repeatedly asked Uther to obtain Alsace's oath guarantee in person.

As long as Arthas promises to manage the Kingdom of Lordaeron with the standards of paladins and strive to become a noble knight king, these young knights will swear allegiance to him without hesitation.

Arthas was in the middle of restless adolescence, he couldn't even control his lower body, how could he willingly make such a penance-like vow.

In order to win over the Knights of the Silver Hand, Alsace pretended to come to the door to apologize to Uther, hoping to regain the trust of his mentor and even the entire Knights of the Silver Hand.

However, even the inexperienced young knights could hear the insincere and perfunctory words in his words, which further angered the purer paladins in the knight order.

In any case, the Knights of the Silver Hand were an important force capable of controlling the situation, and both Calia and Alsace hoped to win them over to join them.

Both Arthas and Calia had a bottom line in their hearts, and they didn't want to beat Lordaeron to pieces because of this civil war.

This is their own country. If it is fought too badly, it will take a lot of resources to rebuild after the war.

According to the first-hand information provided by Nathanos, Calia and Arthas reached an unwritten gentleman's agreement in private.

Once the Knights of the Silver Hand clearly show a biased position, this battle for the throne will come to an early end, and the loser must admit defeat with dignity, and quickly end this battle for the throne that makes all countries laugh.

Sharlayan also didn't want Lordaeron's infighting to drag on for too long, after all, the Burning Legion and the Scourge were still watching secretly.

The weakness of Lordaeron also means that they will take advantage of the chaos to strengthen themselves, which Sharlayan does not want to see.

Even if the final victory is Alsace, who dislikes Quel'Thalas, Lordaeron will always remain a member of the defenders of Azeroth, which is much better than being backdoored by the Scourge.

Therefore, Sharlayan intends to stimulate the stagnant Silver Hands, so that they will be forced to be involved in the chaos caused by the battle for storage positions, and end this turmoil as soon as possible.

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Sure enough, when Foreign Minister Calpurnia instructed the Quel'Thalas ambassador in Lordaeron to tell the two Menethil the truth about the inner struggle of the City Defense Force, both Arthas and Calia were taken aback.

As the heir to the throne that Terenas carefully taught since he was a child, although Arthas didn't know much about the nature of fel energy, he at least knew that this miserable green energy was not a good thing, and it was probably related to demons.

Not to mention Calia, under Sharlayan's continuous inspiration, her pattern is far larger than that of Alsace, and she immediately thought that there were spies from the Burning Legion in Lordaeron secretly doing things.

However, the competition between the two sides is now intensified, and no one can spare extra manpower to track down the truth.

So at this time, it was the turn of the Knights of the Silver Hand, who were still neutral.

After receiving the orders issued by the two members of the royal family at the same time, Uther, who had been on pins and needles recently, finally breathed a sigh of relief.

It's better to have something to do than to stay in "prison" in the royal city. Recently, he couldn't raise his head to face the censure eyes of those young paladins with pure faith.

"Saidan, old man."

Uther, who was already gray-haired, checked the holy deed of Lightbringer bestowed on him by Alonsus Faol back then, and a trace of complexity flashed in his tired eyes.

"Call all the scouts of the Knights, we have work to do."