On June 15, 9750 of the Radiant Calendar, forty-eight of Cadro Province's fifty-five barons chose to send their qualified warriors to Qixing Territory.
At the military camp outside Star Prayer City, Velin stood atop a high platform, overlooking the formations below.
To the left stood the Star Prayer Camp led by Cassius: 3,486 warriors, including two Silver High-Tier Warriors, eighteen Silver Mid-Tier Warriors, 231 Silver Low-Tier Warriors, 1,963 High-Bronze Tier Warriors, and 1,272 Mid-Bronze Tier Warriors.
Thanks to the supply of Black-skinned Meat Pigs, Velin had been able to raise this elite force in just twenty years. It was still far behind a battalion-level force of the Hurricane Legion, but he was satisfied that it had reached such a scale.
Furthermore, under the instruction of Hurricane Legion officers, the Star Prayer Camp's coordination between warriors and the officers' command abilities had both improved greatly.
By comparison, the Second Camp led by Hebrew and the Blue Gauze Camp commanded by Iden were considerably inferior. One reason was the supply of Transcendent Resources, while the other was the difference in the warriors' talents.
Warriors with above-average talent accounted for 50 percent of the entire Standing Army in the Star Prayer Camp. The Second Camp and Blue Gauze Camp took in another 30 percent, while the remaining seven camps accounted for only 20 percent.
According to the military report Belder had submitted, the Tenth Battalion, which had been established less than five years ago, had 3,116 warriors. Of them, only ten were Silver Low-Tier Warriors, and just over three hundred had reached Bronze Rank. The remaining 2,700-plus warriors were all Warrior Apprentices.
In other words, the Star Prayer Camp could rival an elite royal legion. The Second Camp and Blue Gauze Camp were comparable to the standing armies maintained by ordinary counts.
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