After eating the barbecue, Galen and his group extinguished the bonfire, packed up the tent, and prepared to depart.
Once they set off, Galen mounted his warhorse and let the horse follow the team. Fortunately, the team did not move quickly due to the supply carts trailing behind. He closed his eyes and focused his attention on the base.
After a morning nap, he looked at the Altar of Kings again and felt that the progress was only halfway. It would take some time. The time invested in the barracks had far exceeded that of the Altar of Kings.
Having spent so much time, Galen surmised that the Altar of Kings might hold a different kind of surprise for him.
There were now nine more farmers, two infantrymen, and four musketeers at the base.
What surprised Galen was that the musketeers were not dwarves, but humans.
He saw that these more than a dozen combat units were divided into two teams: four infantrymen and two musketeers, taking turns patrolling the forest where the base was located.
When he first started training, he went to fight the trolls. When he returned from fighting the trolls, he was too tired and hadn't properly observed the newly trained units.
Galen seized this opportunity to carefully observe the two existing combat arms in his base from a bird's-eye view.
The infantrymen and musketeers were approximately 1.89 meters tall, strong and sturdy, and looked very young.
The equipment of the infantrymen and musketeers was different.
Galen felt that the style of the infantry's armor was very familiar. It was silver-white plate armor with red trim on the edges. In his right hand, he held a white shield with red borders, and in his left hand, a broad-bladed longsword.
After thinking for a moment, Galen recognized that this was a suit produced by the blacksmithing profession that he particularly liked during a period of his previous life: the King's Set.
He once used his Paladin to transmogrify a set of King's Armor, and he especially found a similar one-handed sword to transmogrify. As for the final shield, Galen finally dropped the Commander's Shield in the Shadowfang Keep dungeon – a shield with a lion's head emblem.
He put a lot of effort into dressing up as a Stormwind guard, and even pretended to log in every night to patrol the streets of Stormwind City.
The infantry's armor reminded Galen of a past memory of his, and his face showed an embarrassed expression. It's a wonderful memory, carefree, mining, brushing mounts, playing dungeons, I really love this game.
The musketeer's equipment was much simpler: a chainmail chest piece, chainmail pants, brown leather boots on their legs, leather and chainmail pauldrons, and a long-barreled musket in hand.
The reason why the musketeers are not fully armed like the infantry is that, as ranged fighters, they don't have many chances to engage in close combat with the enemy.
However, to prepare for possible close combat, the musketeers had a bayonet installed under the metal barrel of their muskets, which could be used to slash and stab targets.
Then Galen observed their stats.
Land Infantry
Armor Type: Heavy Plate
Weapons: Broadsword, Heavy Shield
Strength: Level 3
Skills: Martial Swordsmanship, Shield Defense (unresearched)
Training Cost: 135 gold units
Consumption: Two units of food per day
Human Musketeer
Armor Type: Medium Mail
Weapon: Bayonet Rifle
Strength: Level 3
Skills: Rifle Proficiency, Aiming and Shooting
Training Cost: 75 gold units, 125 wood units
Consumption: Three units of food per day
Although they were surprised that the musketeers were not dwarves, this did not affect their combat effectiveness. Moreover, at this time, the Alliance had not yet been established, and the relationship between Stromgarde and the dwarves was limited to trade. It was difficult to explain the appearance of a large number of dwarves in his own team.
It would be better if all the units trained in the base in the future were human. As the prince of Stromgarde, one of the human kingdoms, my base would be the human race.
In Galen's initial conception, the combat troops trained in the base will be his main army in the future. In terms of the intensity of future wars, he may need to maintain an army of more than 100,000 men to face the Burning Legion.
The troops trained in the base do not need military pay to maintain themselves. The only supplies they need to consume are food. Moreover, they are loyal to themselves, not afraid of death, and can be replenished quickly. It's good that the base now does not indicate that there is a population limit for training units.
The population of the Kingdom of Stromgarde is too small, so Galen, the army of the kingdom, is prepared to serve as an auxiliary force.
The current high-level combat power is his father, the legendary King Solastorbain, and his cousin Danath will also be able to reach the legendary level in the later stage.
Stromgarde's resources are still too scarce. Apart from its famous army, it really doesn't have many talented people. It cannot be compared with Lordaeron, which is full of talented individuals. Even the Kingdom of Stormwind is richer than Stromgarde.
Galen was envious. Among the five paladins of the first generation, four were from Lordaeron, and along with the later Ashbringer, Mograine, they were the ceiling of human combat power.
Logistics depends on the magic wheat produced on the farm. In the later stage, you can add other crops and cultivate medicinal herbs for trade. You will be able to build more farms and store more food and medicinal herbs. For the next thirty years or so, Azeroth was a world dominated by war, and food and medicine were indispensable supplies.
With food in hand, there is no need to worry. When the war with the orcs breaks out, the major kingdoms will recruit a large number of soldiers, and the labor force will decrease, leading to food shortages in the human world.
The magic wheat on the farm has a short maturity period, and only one farmer is needed to harvest the grain. This will be a way to make money for myself.
Galen did not plan to make a fortune from the national crisis. The food gap was so large that even if he maintained the current price, his own food could continuously turn into gold coins.
The simple development route was initially determined by Galen on horseback.
Currently, he is only considering the period after the Orcish War, which is a turning point he needs to change his own destiny and the destiny of Stromgarde. The future of Stromgarde will begin to decline due to the Orcish War.
The team walked through the highland meadows after a bumpy journey. Omar and Varokar took turns leading the way, avoiding the wolves and velociraptors in the highlands.
Finally, before dark, they saw the avenue built by the kingdom. Going west along the road, Galen could already vaguely see some human dwellings.
Not long after dusk, they arrived at the nearest town: Three Forks Town, where Kingdom Avenue splits into two, forming a Y-shaped intersection. It is also the largest population center west of the Goshek Farm.
The moment he dismounted, Galen grimaced at the discomfort in his crotch. The long hours of riding had already made him feel miserable. He could have avoided this suffering and gone to the carriage to rest like the wounded, but he refused the proposal.
Galen has always been strict with himself and did not dare to relax at all. Riding horses during marches will be essential in the future, and he will have to adapt. It is impossible for the soldiers to march hard while he, as the commander-in-chief, sits leisurely in the carriage, right?
A man who can pacify the world with his writings and decide the fate of the world with his martial arts, like a king with superior martial arts skills like Thoras, that is what I yearn for.