The New Legion

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FoundationEver since childhood, it has been Raidon's dream to join the army. But his family is poor and he is still very young. Nevertheless, he signs up when one day warriors are sought for a special legion. This is his chance to fulfill his greatest wish. The training sessions are difficult and the soldiers wear special armor. Raidon appears to have unique talents. Not only is he one of the few able to read the old manuals, but he also has a sharp insight and a natural leadership.Then one day it turns out that special signs form on the heavy armor, which have to do with the deployment of the soldiers. Raidon develops into a captain and under his leadership an ancient legion with an impressive reputation comes back to life.Empress Alyena, who took over her father's empire after his death, faces piracy and fierce attacks on her empire. She could really use the power and commitment of the New Legion.An exciting and compelling fantasy novel.

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Status: Hiatus
Year: 2022
Author: Seaboircil

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Ethernet StoryhunterRoyal Road
★★★★★ 4.5
This is a small scale army builder with a couple of lost tec and religious twists. With a bit of roman flair.
Once you get past the initial training stage the writing gets quite a bit better. The narrative line becomes quite clear.
Is it worth the read..... If you like a army builder and fights against the odds yes it's with it's worth your time.
The reason for the lost point are a couple of plot holes.
Why is there little metal armor around. While rust does create care issues peasents in most of Europe we're able to keep armor for generations. These old bits helped them survive being conscripted into armies.
+ It's already been stated in story that blacksmiths are around so metal can be worked. Lamalar or scale armor should be possible. Maybe not seen often but still around.
https://youtu.be/-z_aWdxWVuA
On lamalar and scale armor.
A bit more work here could help the story.
A second current drawback is the way the noble army and the legion interact.
While I understand what you are going for here..... The army set up for the nobles in arms is similar to citizens in the Greek states where the rich had the money to take up arms.
The problem is there should be some parts of this faction that have good disciplined unites. Old family traditions die hard of course and even from the empire that the legion belonged to there should be factions among the nobles that work the frontier properly. In some places I have heard them be called frontier nobles or some other title..
A third aspect is if we are taking the Roman legions as a reference point.... While the current messages a horse is great. Your missing auxiliary units all over the place. Understandable at the moment though.