The Human–Elf Alliance finally numbered close to a thousand. Yet anyone daring to come into the Black Forest in search of opportunity—adventurer or Mercenary—was a first‑rate fighter one in a hundred; among them, those at Black Iron Peak or even Silver Rank and above made up the overwhelming majority. It was much the same on the Tree Elf side: anyone who had survived the Wolf Calamity possessed at least Silver Rank strength.
An army composed of nearly a thousand Silver Rank fighters and Black Iron Peak experts—combat power equivalent to the Officers and Knight Rank in a main battle legion—was a luxury line‑up that even Erune's very best legions could not boast. Just imagine such a force of shock troops suddenly appearing on a battlefield outside Count Rangdenier's expectations—what sort of expression would that Count wear on his face then?
