Unlike the Farstriders' Square in the game that can reach the end in just a few steps, the Farstriders' Square seen in front of Aaron is definitely not small in terms of area.
The west side of the square faces Sunstrider Court, and is only separated from the tall and glorious palace by a beautiful and exquisite fountain area. Around the square are the headquarters of Quel'Thalas and Legion.
According to the information Aaron learned from Vereesa, Quel'Thalas and each Legion do not have any unified command military headquarters or the like. Except for the Legion commanders or generals of each Legion, the various armed forces responsible for Quel'Thalas's defense only obey the command of the king and Silvermoon City Council.
From the location of the headquarters of each Legion, you can basically see the location of each unit. At least judging from the location of the general's residence of the Ranger unit in the corner, this unit does not receive much attention.
But this is not surprising. After all, High Elf started out as Arcane Magic. The main positions in Silvermoon City Council are magicians. Most of the nobles in Silvermoon City are also proud to practice magic. Those who will join the ranger army, except for some nobles who started out as rangers, are mostly elves with little talent in Arcane.
In fact, because High Elf has been infiltrated by the magic power of Sunwell for a long time, almost all elves can follow the path of Arcane, but their talents are different.
Even among the ranger troops, there are many people who know some relatively simple Arcane Magic, and many of the elf ranger training programs require some relatively superficial spellcasting abilities. This is also an important reason why Nathanos encountered opposition from High Elf when he was promoted to ranger lord - the elves believed that this human's ability had serious shortcomings and was not worthy of the status of ranger lord.
Of course, these have nothing to do with Aaron. He is just very interested in certain scenes around Farstriders' Square - each Legion has its own recruit training ground outside its headquarters.
Judging from the performance of the new recruits on the training ground, most of the main force Legion such as Sunfury Legion Dawnblade Legion have both Warrior holding swords and shields as well as mages who can cast spells. Only the ranger unit has a group of elves holding bows and arrows practicing their shooting skills.
Even from Aaron's point of view, the archery skills of these new ranger recruits are not very proficient. According to Aaron's short period of observation, the most skilled archery among these people can only do He was able to hit two out of three at a distance of thirty steps, which was completely incomparable with the superb shooting skills of the skilled rangers that Aaron had seen before at Farstriders' Camp, who could hit a moving target within fifty steps.
(Note: The archer's shooting range in the game is 40 yards, which is about 36 meters when converted, so it should be reliable to hit the target at fifty paces, which is more than thirty meters away... probably.)
Seemingly seeing Aaron's doubts, Vereesa explained the training courses for these rangers to Aaron.
Those who shoot fixed targets on the shooting range are just new recruits. Some of them have been trained in archery since childhood, and naturally have a level similar to that of the official rangers. However, there are also many who have never been exposed to bows and arrows before joining the rangers, so this part requires a long period of time to train in archery.
After the archery skills are basically reliable, the recruits will go to the vast forest outside Silvermoon City for field training. After all, the main combat environment of the rangers is in the forest. Archery skills with perfect accuracy are just basic skills. Being able to maneuver and cooperate with each other in the forest is considered to have mastered the basic skills. The next step is to learn some trap techniques, such as Frost Trap Explosive Trap and the like, only when the rangers master the skill of setting traps can they enter actual combat training.
Of course, before officially joining the ranger force to deal with Troll, the rangers must first practice with some enemies that are easier to deal with, such as the lynx in Eversong Woods, the group of Murloc outside Sunsail Anchorage... These relatively easy-to-deal with enemies can allow the rangers to accumulate more practical combat experience.
"So, these are a group of new recruits, so it's no wonder..." Aaron Watching these new ranger recruits repeat shooting exercises under the command of the instructors, I understand why this group of rangers are so bad.
"How about it? Do you want to try it?" Vereesa seemed a little dissatisfied with Aaron's disdainful attitude and asked with a provocative smile.
Aaron doesn't care about this. Anyway, his identity is Paladin. Even though his shooting performance is a bit poor, it's understandable. It's also good to experience the elves' bows and arrows. At most, he will be laughed at by these new rangers, which is not a big deal.
Seeing Aaron nodding, Vereesa took him to the edge of the shooting range and found an empty target that no one was using. Vereesa handed his bow to Aaron, and gave him an arrow by the way.
Aaron first took a closer look at the bow. The longbow used by Vereesa is the standard longbow of the Ranger Army. However, although it is standard equipment, it is also a very exquisite bow. There are exquisite patterns carved on the bow spine. I don't know what the specific material of the bow string is. It feels extremely tough to the touch.
"Alas, there is neither an arrow rest nor a sight, so I don't know if I can hit it." Aaron sighed. Although this bow looks extremely exquisite, in essence it is still a single bow with a simple structure.
However, due to the magic power of Azeroth, the toughness of the material used to make the bow body is very good. Coupled with the magic processing skills of the elves, the range and power of this bow are still guaranteed. At least there is no problem in shooting through the strong skin of Troll at a distance of fifty steps. If combined with the magic skills of the elf rangers, it is not a problem for the arrows they shoot to penetrate the armor.
After Aaron finished sighing, he held the bow with his hand and found that the skills of the elf craftsmen were really very good. The pattern on the bow spine could fit the shape of the palm, and there was no jerky feeling in the hand. This made Aaron relax a bit and tried to pull the bow string. After confirming that he could pull it, Aaron nodded, found a distance that he was confident about, and stood ready to shoot.
Aaron moved his hands and feet for a moment, then got into a posture, put on the arrow, and aimed at the target directly in front. He gently put the bow string with his right hand, and the arrow flew out with the sound of wind, and was inserted straight into the bullseye.
"Not bad, not bad, the posture looks like that, and it hits the target, not bad." Vereesa looked at Aaron and smiled. Even from Vereesa's point of view, Aaron's shooting posture is very professional, although the rangers actually don't practice shooting posture very much - how can you have time to get into a posture when fighting enemies in the forest.
Hearing Vereesa's compliment, Aaron couldn't help but blush, and explained in a low voice, "I hit the bull's-eye anyway, even if I'm close to the target, I hit the bull's-eye." But when it came to the end, Aaron's voice Getting lower and lower, losing confidence - who made him actually stand only ten steps away from the target and shoot the bow. Originally Aaron wanted to get closer, but he thought it would be better to save his face, so he chose this position. However, whether it was five steps or ten steps, it was embarrassing enough.
"You are too outrageous. Even a kid is better than you." Vereesa gave Aaron a look and mocked.
"How is it possible? Even if they are talented, ordinary children can't draw this bow." Aaron's words are not a quibble. Vereesa That bow is designed for adult elves, and High Elf are not good at strength. Aaron guesses that the children among the elves should not be so strong to draw it.
"What? You don't believe it, just wait, I'll find a child for you." A smile appeared on Vereesa's face, then he turned his eyes to the square and muttered, "He should be playing here at this time."
As soon as he finished speaking, his eyes lit up and he waved to a five or six-year-old elf boy who was playing with his peers in the square. When the boy saw Vereesa, he immediately ran over happily.