Chapter 6 - Northbound
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"I really didn't expect to meet you here." Lelane sat down opposite Nathanos consciously, and Kaisha seemed to care more about etiquette than before. She nodded to Nathanos before sitting down.
On the side position.
"I didn't expect, what are you doing here? Since the last time we met, I feel like we haven't met for a long time." Nathanos smiled. The last time we met was at the beginning of the war, and it seemed like time passed in a flash.
It’s been the same for a long time.
Lyraine and Kai'Sa looked at each other. Nathanos clearly noticed something was wrong in their eyes, but he didn't ask any more questions.
"We have our own things to do here." The young priest replied, and looked at the girl next to him with a smile, "Kasha is going to study in the cathedral here, and I..." His voice was deliberately lowered.
, and also looked around to make sure no one was eavesdropping, and continued to add as if sharing a secret. Seeing his appearance, Kasha couldn't help covering her mouth and snickering.
"I'm going to be baptized as a Paladin."
What? Nathanos didn't scream, but the wide-eyed expression told Lyraine what he was thinking in his heart. Kaisha nodded to Nathanos, all of this was true.
"When did it happen?" Nathanos couldn't believe it. Everything changed so quickly.
Lerain excitedly held his hand on the table, "It's all thanks to you. You asked me to bring reinforcements to Lothar, and then..." He wanted to go on, but Nathanos interrupted.
He, Lelane, looked startled, and then immediately closed his mouth. Kasha also frowned, this was really not the right place to talk about the past.
"Lelane, remember, never mention that thing again, ever. Becoming a Paladin is a great honor for a person who converts to the Holy Light. I am happy for you." Nathanos raised his glass.
Laileen nodded. He was indeed impulsive just now.
When Kaisha saw the two people's conversation suddenly ending and falling into silence, in order to ease the awkward atmosphere, she asked: "What about you, Nathanos? Where are you going? From Maris Farm to Stratholme.
It’s a long way.”
"Well, that's true." He replied briefly, without revealing what he was here for. He only told Kasha that he was just staying here for a while and would leave after the wind and rain stopped. The excitement in the hotel was temporary.
After diluting the coldness, Nathanos chatted with them for a while and found that he seemed to have missed a lot of things. For example, his mortal enemy Gray was now a cavalry captain under the commander of the Sixth Army, Osmar Garisses.
He commanded a cavalry team of hundreds of men.
"I don't know how much property that guy sent to Garithus." Lelane cursed half-jokingly.
In addition, there are some gossips about Eagle's Nest Mountain. I heard that there is a powerful griffon knight Falstad Wildhammer on Eagle's Nest Mountain, who once defeated the evil dragon.
Nathanos held a piece of cheese in his hand and joked: "If Falstad Wildhammer let the dragon swallow Gray before killing the dragon, he would have killed two
Disaster." He tried his best to maintain a relaxed tone (in fact, he was not relaxed inside), "I also asked the innkeeper to prepare some food, but I guess your stomachs are already full."
Lordaeron
Terenas was holding a piece of bread and spreading butter on it. It was breakfast time. He liked to be clean, but someone was seizing every opportunity to talk to him about business dealings. What was different from usual was that this
Terenas was very patient once, not only because the other party was here to discuss business, but he was not a human, but a green-skinned creature. His ears were like bat ears, and his eyes were wide open as if full of anxiety.
, his head is bald. He is wearing a linen shirt and trousers, and a small vest. He is also wearing a monocle and is holding some documents in his hand. This is a goblin,
Jin Ran appeared in front of Terenas' dining table.
"As we all know, Your Majesty Terenas, humans like to cut down trees, and we like to dig mines! This is simply a perfect business relationship! Our cutting machine can cut down..."
"Thank you for your advice, Chris Velikriz." Terenas interrupted. "Now we should get down to business."
The goblin named Chris put away his little book and smiled ingratiatingly, but his fangs made the smile look very weird.
"About your past cooperation with the tribe?" Terenas said concisely and got to the point. After the war, the human kingdom was not completely immersed in the joy of victory. Since the Alterac incident broke out, the king was clearly aware of
The tribe had received a lot of help here. If even humans would succumb to their power, let alone other races. So Terenas sent many people to investigate to see who else had helped the tribe. Now
The creature in front of him was one of these.
The green-skinned creature took a deep breath and screamed nervously: "No! No no...!" His hands were flailing around like crazy, and he was fumbling awkwardly for his monocle. "You're mistaken.
Oh! Things are not what you imagined at all!"
"Oh? Really?" Terenas said kindly. The king took a sip of steaming milk and stared at the nervous and embarrassed goblin.
"Of course!" Chris said loudly, as if he was offended by the conversation just now, but after looking at Terenas for a few seconds, he lowered his head again. "Well, there was once... a
The prince... made a deal, yes... he did." He replied brokenly, without mentioning a word about the tribe. "He... made an alliance. But, it was just that idiot prince! After the war, he
Sanity has been restored! The other goblins think it is better to remain neutral! Free trade is prospering, and we all benefit!" After saying this, he rubbed his hands together, hoping that Terenas would accept this explanation.
Terenas raised the corner of his mouth. When he raised his eyes, another person broke into his sight, it was Uther. He frowned slightly, and his expression became more serious when he saw Chris. The paladin first saluted the king, and then
Said: "Your Majesty, why is there such a green-skinned money man next to your dining table?"
"Ah, Uther! You came just in time." Terenas smiled, and then said to Chris: "My most trusted advisor is here, so Chris, it's time for you to leave. I will meet you in the afternoon
I'll discuss it with you in detail and look at the documents you gave me."
"What?" Uther asked Terenas in surprise: "Your Majesty, these guys are no different from Perenolde, they..."
"Nice to meet you, King Terenas." Chris interrupted Uther and showed a seemingly victorious smile.
"King Terenas asks you to leave." Uther roared. The color on this guy reminded him of an orc.
Chris nodded, bowed deeply, turned around and ran out in a hurry.
"Cunning profiteer," Uther complained.
"But he is very interesting, and the solutions he proposed are indeed valuable." Terenas wiped his mouth with a napkin. "Well, forget about him, my advisor. Since you are here now, we should
Let’s discuss some more valuable issues.”
Uther nodded and bowed again: "What do you need from me, Your Majesty?"
"Two things, let's talk about the important one first, about King Perenold."
"Your Majesty, I think the title of King is very awkward. Perenolde is not worthy at all!" Uther said, with a rare look of anger on his face. "He betrayed us all and almost destroyed us all.
If he cannot be sentenced to death, he should at least be put in prison!"
Terenas nodded, and then said in a comforting tone: "He is more uncomfortable now than in prison. He is under house arrest here and is being monitored together with his family."
"But after that, you never held him accountable again." Uther pointed this out without hesitation. Like many others, he was very dissatisfied with this.
"I agree that even a harsher punishment is what he deserves." Terenas tried to calm his old friend and reached to peel an egg. "But he is, or at least
He used to be the king of Alterac. We can't simply exile him or put him in prison. If we do this, the other alliance kings will definitely be worried.
When they disagree with us, they will be treated the same way."
"They will, if they betray the Alliance like that guy!" Uther retorted, but he quickly calmed down. Terenas was not stupid, he knew that Uther's words and actions just now were just out of
Just a moment of brain fever.
"It must be done step by step. First, we need to make him abdicate." Terenas put forward his own point of view. "After that, we can interrogate him, and then treat him as an ordinary alliance noble.
He imposed the death penalty."
Uther pinched his beard and reminded again: "But the problem is, Perenold is very cunning. He wants to get this, so he will refuse to abdicate."
Terenas nodded in agreement, "Indeed. So we must take action against Alterac." He sighed. "We may end up fighting a war, and at the same time worry about whether there will be new betrayers.
"
"What about the son of Perenolde?" Uther asked. "He is the same thing as his father."
"You mean Auriden? I don't care about him that much." Terenas shook his head and admitted. "He is just a child who has been spoiled since he was a child. He doesn't know what it means to endure hardship, and he doesn't know what it means to endure hardship."
What is danger, so he doesn’t know how to be a leader. But he is the heir of Aiden and the crown prince of Alterac, so he must know something?”
"No one can prove that he knew about his father's betrayal." Uther said reluctantly, "At least this is good for him."
"Perenolde's betrayal." Terenas corrected him. "Few Alterac citizens knew about their king's betrayal. Perenolde just kept them away from a few mountain passes and allowed the orcs to go smoothly.
Through those trails. That's the problem, not that Alterac as a whole helps the Horde. We have to remember that."
Uther nodded, "Then how do you plan to deal with the problem in Alterac."
"It's no use what I'm planning." Terenas waved his hand, and the attendants had already started to clear away the tableware on the table. "I still have to look at the faces of other kingdoms, especially Thoras and Greymane. But we must do a good job.
With both hands prepared, I have sent people to look for other Alterac nobles in Alterac, and we should be able to gain something soon."
"It seems everything is according to your plan."
Terenas gave Uther a confident smile.
"What about the other thing?" Uther asked. Since Terenas had already decided how to deal with Alterac's problem, he would no longer interfere.
"About Alsace." Terenas stood up after finishing his meal and looked out the window, admiring the beautiful scenery of Lordaeron in the morning.
"What's wrong, Your Highness?"
"He is good, but I think it is not enough." Terenas replied cheerfully, "He is almost nine years old, and in a year or two he should learn to hold a sword and ride a horse. I will give him
Find the best teacher, but it also means less time for him to play around."
Uther chuckled softly, and it could be seen that he and Terenas were as confident in the blond prince of Lordaeron. "Arthas is the hope of Lordaeron's future. He cannot become like Perenold."
A man like his son Auriden."
"Yes, of course. In fact, I want him to learn while playing with other children."
"How is this possible, Your Majesty? That would tire out His Highness the Prince."
"No, no, no!" Terenas shook his head and explained: "I mean, let him learn while playing."
The paladin frowned, "I don't understand what you mean."
"Arthas can't stay in the palace all the time, or he can't just stay with the noble children." Terenas thought he had made it very clear. "He must contact the people at the bottom of Lordaeron.
He can play in the mire like a child from a poor family, or he can play role-playing games. In short, Arthas needs to fully understand the kingdom that raised him. So I hope to send someone next to him. This person must first
Possess powerful skills to ensure the safety of Arthas. Secondly, he must be an ordinary commoner. Finally, he must be young enough and affiliated with Lordaeron."
"So what does this man need to do?" Uther asked the key question.
"Stay with Alsace, but it is not a superior-subordinate relationship, nor a master-disciple relationship, but a friend, a real ordinary friend. I searched the entire kingdom and found the most suitable candidate. Uther, you should
Do you know why I called you here?"
After listening to the king's words, Uther's expression slowly darkened. This seemed to embarrass him, but as a paladin, he knew that obeying orders was his basic responsibility. "I understand, Your Majesty, I will go find him right now."
Chapter completed!