Captain Jack of Azeroth

Chapter 8 Alliance Recruitment
The supervisors chose Jack because he didn't talk like the average refugee, and because of his ability and Fern's appreciation, they elevated Jack's status. Someone like Jack would definitely be able to make a name for himself elsewhere, so they were trying to make good connections.

Others not only don't have Jack's conversation skills, but they are all stupid and don't even know how to please them. Even if such people don't die in the mine, they will die somewhere else after they get out. So, it's better to dig honestly and die in the mine.

The gears of fate turned forward, and a few months after Jack came to the Jasper Mine, a huge fleet docked in South Sea Town.

Sir Anduin Lothar landed with the young King Varian Wrynn and tens of thousands of Stormwind refugees. Young Varian witnessed his father King Llane being assassinated by Garona, and then the orcs took the opportunity to break into Stormwind. Most of the people in Stormwind were killed by the orcs, and only a small number of people boarded the ship and fled to the sea.

After Sir Lothar settled the refugees, he immediately took the Iron Horse Brotherhood and protected young Varian to Lordaeron.

Soon, the King of Lordaeron invited the other five human kingdoms, and the seven kingdoms reached an agreement in Lordaeron, and the war machine of the entire human kingdom began to operate. Conscription orders were sent to every territory of the human kingdom, and no matter whether they were nobles or civilians, they had to go to the battlefield according to the order.

Under such circumstances, a group of uninvited guests arrived at the jade mine.

They were the surrounding nobles, and the supervisors did not dare to offend them, so they could only gather the miners together and let these people choose.

Jack looked at these nobles curiously as they selected miners who looked like him, and he began to think about something. At this moment, a figure appeared in front of him. Jack looked up and saw that it was a noble with reddish skin who looked somewhat similar to him.

"It's him!"

The noble pointed at Jack with satisfaction, "I thought it would take a while to find it, but I didn't expect it to be right here."

Jack never expected that just when he saw hope in life, he would be hit rock bottom again.

By repairing large equipment, Jack can complete the initial accumulation and become a master engineer, and then stand out by manufacturing various equipment, become a guest of honor of the nobles, and thus improve his social status.

It was the nobles that he placed his hopes on, and it was also the nobles who brought him to the bottom.

A little knight made all his efforts go to waste. The overseers did not dare to offend the little nobleman, so they could only let the little nobleman take Jack away.

After Sir Lothar arrived in Lordaeron, King Terenas took the initiative to propose the establishment of a military alliance to resist the orcs. The upper nobles had a good vision and knew that this war was inevitable, so they actively prepared for it. However, the lower nobles did not want to fight at all, because fighting would kill people.

When the conscription order was delivered to the hands of the petty nobles, they dared not disobey the order. However, they themselves did not want to go to the battlefield, so they began to find ways to avoid military service.

They actually found a way.

The children of the noble families received training from a young age. Even if they could not become qualified knights, they could be considered veterans. Therefore, these children of the nobles were directly recruited into the regular army to serve as knights or officers.

The children of the noble families will be assigned to the new recruits camp. Everyone knows that those dandies are fine for harming the poor, but they are cannon fodder on the battlefield and will surely die. And these cannon fodder dandies also know their own weight, so they try their best to find loopholes and think of finding some people who are similar to themselves to replace them. As long as they can handle the registration process, it means that they have joined the army according to the list, and then they can change their names after returning and continue to be domineering in the fiefdom. Jack became a substitute for a small noble named Kano. Kano personally sent him to Nanhai Town, handled the registration process himself, and then threw Jack into the barracks without even giving Jack a sword.

To this end, these dandies did a lot of bribery. And all the money from the bribery eventually became military expenses. The alliance leaders obviously wanted to take this opportunity to raise military expenses. The great nobles contributed manpower and these small nobles had to contribute some money. In this way, relying on the money contributed by the small nobles, three legions were successfully equipped.

Jack also got a long sword. As for armor, the regular army didn't even have enough, so how could it be distributed to new soldiers?

In the military camp that had completed the conscription, there was not a single nobleman in it; all of them were farmers, craftsmen, and refugees.

The craftsmen were the most outstanding of the three. They had flexible minds and often did heavy work. They were physically and mentally strong enough to cope with the training. The peasants were the second. Although their brains were not very sharp, they could still eat enough and could keep up physically. The refugees were the worst. They could not even eat enough and could not keep up with the training. The officers had to give them more nutritious food to make up for the deficiency in their bodies.

Even if you are a cannon fodder, you must be a combat-capable cannon fodder. Although the Alliance has seven kingdoms, the population is there, and each cannon fodder has a high value.

Jack had recovered in the Jasper Mine, and he had been trained by Sam before, so his training progress was always at the forefront. The officers picked him out at first sight and made him the team leader to help manage these new recruits.

This kind of reuse made Jack feel relieved. His career as an engineer was cut off and he had to start all over again. He still had a lot of resentment. Serving as a team leader gave him hope. Maybe he could fight for a good future in the army.

The days in the mines seemed to have healed his psychological trauma, and his mind gradually became closer to that of a normal person. Although he still had a shadow in his heart about the orcs, he judged that he might feel a little uncomfortable, but he would not be scared anymore.

It’s not that he hadn’t thought about escaping from the military camp, but with his current strength, he was afraid that he would be caught before he could escape from Nanhai Town.

When he first entered the barracks, the officers announced the military discipline in public. The punishment for desertion was more severe than torturing enemy prisoners. It was not ruled out that the officers were deceiving the recruits, but Jack did not dare to gamble.

After making the decision, Jack trained even harder.

There aren't many combat skills taught in the military camp, mainly swordsmanship. Because of the different types of long swords used and the differences in each kingdom, the swordsmanship taught is also different.

Jack learned the Alterac swordplay, a swordplay that focuses more on the lower body. Most of the territory of the Kingdom of Alterac is around the Alterac Mountains, most of which are mountainous and covered with ice and snow.

In such an environment, you need to stand firmly to exert your combat effectiveness. Many moves of Alterac swordsmanship are used without moving. Because of his experience of living on the ship, Jack's lower body is more stable, so he can learn much faster.

The officers also favored Jack and often gave him guidance in private. After all, there were not many recruits who made as fast progress as Jack.

(End of this chapter)