Chapter 610 The last calm before the storm (a 10,000-word chapter, please subscribe)
Immigration, transformation, pioneering, construction...
With the huge Kul Tiras led by Dai Lin With the fleet, as well as the mages sent from Dalaran and Quel'Thalas, as well as the dwarf blacksmiths and dwarf engineers supported by Ironforge, the entire originally wild tropical rainforest in the north of Stranglethorn Valley was almost completely destroyed in just two or three months. It has been transformed into a livable new home.
Especially after mechanical fellers and mechanical puppets capable of automatic farming and harvesting were manufactured and put into use on a large scale, it became extremely easy to cultivate farmland and plant on it.
In addition, Zuo Si personally used "Marvin's World Weaving Technique" to transform the originally rainy tropical climate into a subtropical climate that is the next most suitable for farming. In less than three months, the third A batch of planted grains has yielded an unprecedented harvest.
Poultry and livestock transported by ship also thrived in an abundance of food.
The entire peninsula divided by rivers in the northwest of Stranglethorn Valley is basically full of large and small farms, orchards and breeding farms.
Whether it is humans or forest elves, as long as they are willing, they can get a piece of land of their own and build a house nearby to live a peaceful life.
Rich reserves of various mineral veins have also been discovered in the mountainous areas adjacent to the Western Wilderness in the north, completely solving the last weakness and worries.
Under the organization of the church, some humans plus dwarves and gnomes from Ironforge established a town here focusing on mining and forging.
In particular, the stable mining of gold and silver means that you can start to mint your own currency.
The emergence of currency quickly caused the original rationing system to quickly collapse and disintegrate, and was replaced by a market economy with free circulation of wealth.
Whether it is the greedy goblins in Booty Bay in the south or the human traders in the Kingdom of Stormwind in the north, they all immediately dispatched ships to carry out trade.
Not long after, ships from various eastern kingdoms appeared in the port of the "Contract City", and the market became extremely prosperous and lively.
Of course, the price was that the population of the East Wilder region of the Kingdom of Lordaeron was depleted, more than half of the villages were abandoned, and hundreds of thousands of people arrived through ships and later through portals that high elf mages helped open and maintain. south.
After all, no one in this world is a real fool.
After learning that there are still countless undead armies hidden in the area, the terrible plague continues to spread in invisible places, and even the land in some areas close to the forest shows signs of withering and death. What if If you don't run away quickly, are you waiting to die?
In the original timeline, the reason why all these civilians were killed and became part of the undead of natural disasters was mainly because they had no place to run.
But now, except for some nobles and wealthy people who own large amounts of land and real estate, as well as residents who live in large towns protected by strong walls, basically everyone who can escape has escaped.
Even nobles and wealthy people will try their best to send their sons and daughters to the relatively safe Stranglethorn Valley, allowing them to open a hotel or tavern in the "Contract City", or do something that can make money for them. own business.
Since Calia has been officially confirmed as the queen of this new human kingdom, in the eyes of King Terenas, this is a good thing. Instead of obstructing it, he deliberately kept the lord of Stratholme, Baron Rivendell, in the royal capital. some time.
In addition, the Bloodcap Trolls, the largest troll force in the north of Stranglethorn Vale, have also completely become history, and they have all become about 100,000 forest elves.
Most of them live together with humans, and even begin to intermarry and get pregnant with each other. It will not take long before they give birth to a large number of mixed offspring.
Only a small number followed Kalesia across the river and headed south to continue transforming the trolls of the Skullsplitter clan.
As for those murlocs on the long coastline that could not be killed no matter how hard they tried, Zuo Si dropped two targeted viruses without any hesitation.
One is to cause lesions in the fishmen's gills, causing them to be unable to breathe underwater at all. They can only climb ashore and be repeatedly strangled by the Velociraptor Dragoons patrolling along the coastline.
The other is a terrible skin disease that causes their strong and smooth scales to erode and no longer have any defensive effect. They can be easily killed by piercing weapons such as arrows and spears.
With this two-pronged approach, the coast north of Stranglethorn Valley soon became very safe.
Some bold and business-minded guys even spent a lot of money to buy diving equipment and began to collect artificially cultivated pearls from giant clams on the seabed.
While Zuo Si was enjoying the fun of farming and construction, he was teasing Princess Calia, now a married woman, from time to time, and occasionally exchanging magic experiences with Jaina and Kael'thas, a The sudden appearance of the unexpected guest broke the calm.
He was none other than Mal'Ganis, the man who lured Prince Arthas to Northrend.
However, the current condition of the Dread Lord was obviously not good. Not only was there a huge wound on his chest that was pierced by a sharp sword, but the flesh and blood near the wound also showed large areas of pale, festered, and dead.
"My dear friend, your situation seems not to be good, doesn't it?"
The corners of Zuo Si's mouth turned up slightly, revealing a playful and playful smile.
Although he has not seen the famous artifact - Frostmourne, he can tell from the scene he saw at this moment that this wound was definitely caused by Frostmourne.
Because even though the Dread Lords often use shadow magic, in fact their real power comes from death, soul and psychic energy.
So it can cause such a terrifying wound to a Dread Lord. At this stage, there is absolutely no second weapon in Azeroth except Frostmourne.
“Your warning is indeed right!
The bastard Lich King Ner’zhul actually has evil intentions and plans to get rid of us, the Dread Lords, who are spying on him.
< br>He is obviously not as completely surrendered to the Burning Legion as he appears.
If I hadn't been prepared in advance and escaped by pretending to be dead, my body would have been destroyed and my soul would have returned to the Twisting Nether to wait for rebirth. ”
When he said these words, Malganis looked particularly angry in both his tone and eyes.
After all, he who was the best at playing tricks in his immediate circle was unexpectedly killed by a It was really embarrassing for the old orc who was completely exposed to the control of the Dread Lords to bite back.
Without prior warning and careful preparation, he would definitely become the entire Dread Lord. The laughing stock in the circle.
"Haha, it seems you don't know enough about Ner'zhul, let alone his despicableness and forbearance.
If you carefully understand and analyze this guy's life trajectory, it will be easy to find that he rarely resists beings more powerful than himself.
Instead, he will choose to grovel and pretend to cater, and then secretly accumulate strength.
When the time is right, he will choose to betray without hesitation.
What's more, in Ner'zhul's eyes, you are a minion of the Burning Legion, an informant sent by Kil'jaeden to monitor him.
He didn't know that all the Dread Lords were actually spies inserted into the legion by the mysterious master behind them.
So based on the above points, it is completely normal for the Lich King to take advantage of the perfect opportunity when Arthas has just obtained Frostmourne and is full of strong hatred to kill you.
Anyway, all you have to do is explain to the other Dread Lords that the prince was not yet completely under control at that time and guarantee that a similar situation will not happen again. ”
Zuo Si analyzed the cause and effect of the whole matter straightforwardly.
I have to say that as spies, the Dread Lords are definitely qualified.
Because apart from the ones behind the scenes, Except for their creator and master, all other forces believe that they were born from the Twisting Nether like other demons.
Even Sargeras, the founder of the Burning Legion and the most powerful Titan in the Pantheon, is no exception.
But the problem is that these Dread Lords don’t know whether it is because they do a good job of keeping secrets, or they have been undercover for too long and have made hiding themselves a habit, even in Ner’zhul, which has completely failed. The Lich King in the death camp also showed no sign.
So much so that Ner'zhul mistakenly believed that the Dread Lord was a minion sent by Kil'jaeden to monitor him, and he was always trying his best to get rid of him.
I didn’t even realize that these were actually friendly forces.
Both parties are essentially working for the same master.
And this kind of mistake continued after Arthas became the Lich King.
I don’t know if this is a deliberate arrangement, or the Dread Lords still want to undercover the Burning Legion, so they must pose as if they are incompatible with the Lich King who betrayed the Legion.
Anyway, in Zuo Si's eyes, the whole thing was quite outrageous from beginning to end.
"So you think we are to blame for this happening?" Mal'Ganis asked with wide eyes.
Zuo Si shook his head meaningfully: "No, I just want to express that you don't need to be so angry at all, but should consider how to use this opportunity when everyone thinks you have been killed. Order something. You must know that this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, because no one will guard against a dead person.”
Hearing these words, Malganis suddenly realized something. He touched his chin and considered it carefully for a moment, and quickly responded: "What you said makes sense.
This is indeed a rare thing for me. Good opportunity.
If you use it well, you can do a lot of things without Kil'jaeden's sight.
Here are the legion technologies, magic and some expeditionary forces you want. Vanguard information.
Archimonde the Defiler is ready to lead senior commanders such as Abyss Lord Mannoroth and Doom Lord Kazzak who have participated in the War of the Ancients to pass through the opening of the Scourge at any time. portal into Azeroth
Although I don’t know exactly what you want to do, I can guarantee that this country established in the Thorn Valley in the south will never be able to withstand the full-scale invasion launched by the Burning Legion.
Not to mention the Legion, even the Lich King's undead army can easily destroy it. "
"I never thought about relying on these mortals to resist demons or undead. I just used faith to ensure my connection with this world. ”
Zuo Si put on a nonchalant look and took a stack of something that looked like special metal plates from the hands of the Dread Lord.
This is a combination of magic and technology. The encrypted information storage method can be interpreted through special instruments and special spells, and each piece can record the contents of more than thousands of professional books
If you have to find something that is relatively similar, it should be the famous Netherese Scroll.
You must know that even with Zuo Si's own intelligence level and photographic memory, it would take at least ten days or even a month to read one of the scrolls, and the amount of knowledge stored in it can be Just imagine.
In comparison, although these metal plates are not so exaggerated, the storage capacity cannot be underestimated.
And the material and the evil energy and shadow magic attached to it fully prove that it is most likely the knowledge and technology taught to the Eredar by the Dark Titan Sargeras, and its source is the impressive Titan Pantheon. Profound creation technology.
As for the magic of reading information, Zuo Si has already obtained it from Mal'Ganis' memory, and reading the content is as easy as eating and drinking.
In just a few seconds, he roughly figured out the contents stored in the metal plate. At the same time, he secretly lamented that these Dread Lords had really infiltrated the Burning Legion into a sieve, and could even infiltrate a whole set of evil technology trees. Copy it.
Although without the help of Sargeras to twist the planet that gave birth to the Titan soul like Argus as a source of energy, ordinary forces would not be able to play with high-end gadgets like fel technology.
But among them, technologies such as space battleships, flying fortresses, and some ultra-long-distance portal networks, as well as the design drawings of fel artillery, super-large constructs, etc., can still be achieved. It serves as a lot of reference.
What's more, once you understand these, you can easily discover the weaknesses exposed by the Burning Legion in terms of troop formation.
So in the countless thousands of years that he has been serving the legion, the Dread Lord basically took off the other party's underwear.
It is estimated that the strength of Sargeras himself cannot be determined. Whether it is Kil'jaeden or Archimonde, his mastery of magic, abilities, personality and behavior have been clearly understood.
So much knowledge, technology and magic is enough for Zuo Si to digest for a while.
"Maintain the connection?"
Mal'Ganis keenly grasped a key word.
You don’t need to ask to know that he has never given up investigating what the powerful consciousness that has descended into the human body in front of him is and where it comes from.
Zuo Si undoubtedly knew very well what the fear devil in front of him was thinking. He had no intention of explaining at all, and just kept a mysterious smile.
About ten seconds later, when Mal'Ganis realized that it was impossible to obtain any useful information, he quickly opened the portal and left without looking back.
After all, he was actually slashed by the artifact Frostmourne, and he urgently needed to find a place to recover from his injuries.
After the Fear Lord left, Zuo Si put away the metal piece in his hand, looked out the window at the prosperous port market in the distance, and murmured to himself in a voice that only he could hear: "It seems In about a month at most, Arthas will return as a death knight and stage a wonderful drama of patricide in the capital of Lordaeron.
The rise of the Undead Scourge also means the invasion of the Legion. It is impossible to avoid it.
The world will soon start to burn.
The next step should I wait patiently for the results here, or form an army to participate, or even appear on the battlefield of Mount Hyjal?
By the way, why hasn’t the bronze dragon that manages this timeline appeared yet?
Normally speaking, actions like mine that have begun to significantly affect the direction of history should have attracted the attention of the other party long ago.
Could it be that the bronze dragon that manages this timeline died in the battle with the Eternal Dragon Legion?
Or was this timeline originally abandoned, or controlled by the Eternal Dragon Legion? ”
Since the Bronze Dragonflight and the Eternal Dragonflight were originally two sides of the same coin, and were scattered across countless timelines at war with each other, the time and history of Azeroth has always been filled with Chaos and various unexplainable time paradoxes
Zuo Si is also unable to determine whether the Azeroth he is in is the main timeline or an episode that has undergone major changes but has not yet been revealed.
You must know that in one of the known timelines, there were outrageous things like fishmen accidentally traveling back to the ancient past and successfully defeating other races to become the final winner. .
Even the name of Azeroth has been changed to Aiyuras, the guardian dragon has become the guardian fish, and humans, trolls, elves, orcs, etc. are no longer there. exists.
This also means that there are countless possibilities in countless timelines.
For example, in a certain timeline, after the Dark Portal was opened, the orcs overwhelmingly defeated the coalition of humans, elves, dwarves, and dwarves, successfully conquered the entire eastern continent, and then joined forces with Kalimdor on the other side of the sea. Local races such as night elves and tauren started a struggle for hegemony between the east and the west.
For another example, in a certain timeline, Arthas failed to reach Stratholme in time due to some strange combination of circumstances. When he arrived, he found that all the residents there had turned into zombies and ghouls.
As a result, he was not abandoned by Jaina and Uther for launching a massacre of civilians. Instead, he led the people of Lordaeron to rise up and resist the attack of the undead army. Finally, after the war ended He took over the crown from King Terenas and became a true king.
But the problem is that now the entire Eastern Kingdom is developing in the direction of the main timeline, and there is no sign of any problems at all.
Could it be that the problem lies with the continent of Kalimdor and the night elves?
You don’t need to ask to know that Zuo Si feels very strange that the bronze dragon has not appeared after so many things.
But what he didn't know was that a certain bronze dragon lady was currently transforming into the form of a high elf, standing in a daze in the magnificent square where her statue stood in the "City of Contract", her face full of shock and confusion. With an expression of disbelief, he kept mumbling: "It's over! It's completely over now!
I obviously just took a nap, less than a few months have passed, how could Stranglethorn Vale do this? Such a big city suddenly appeared?
And what happened to this God of Contract who appeared out of nowhere?
Why can't I correct the entire timeline by traveling back in time?
Why does the repair fail due to inexplicable accidents every time we travel?
Oh my God!
How do I report to Cronom?
Should I tell her that I missed some important information because I slept, causing the entire time to go out of control?
No, no, I have to figure out a way to do it myself quickly. ”
As we all know, giant dragons, powerful and intelligent creatures with long lives, have the habit of sleeping in.
Especially the bronze dragon that controls the power of time, because it has the ability to shuttle at will in the torrent of time. ability, so they can always sleep safely and boldly for months, years, even decades, or hundreds of years.
Anyway, even if there is a problem with the timeline they manage, they can directly reach the corresponding node. Correct the problem
But now, the young bronze dragon suddenly found that his tried and tested method failed.
It was as if the entire timeline had been infused with some greater power that was completely beyond her control.
Obviously, Zuo Si's strategy of crazily developing faith and maintaining contact with Azeroth worked. As the number of mortals who believe in him increases and the coverage becomes more and more scattered, it is simply impossible to eliminate them all with the ability of one or a few bronze dragons.
This means that unless there is an inhumane cleansing of many races in the entire eastern continent, including humans, it is impossible to completely eliminate them.
But even if the Bronze Dragon can really be ruthless, this behavior itself will seriously damage the timeline, making it unable to resist the invasion of the Burning Legion.
By then, the entire Azeroth will either be occupied by the Burning Legion or turned into a land of death under the Scourge of the Undead.
As for solving Zuo Si from the source...
It’s not like Miss Bronze Dragon has never tried.
But when the former performed the miracle, she was instantly frightened by the terrifying power released across the distant space. She did not dare to stay for even a second and ran away quickly.
Because she is very sure that if she dares to have any wrong thoughts, the end will be very, very miserable.
In desperation, this bronze dragon could only wander around in the timeline, then aimlessly came to this city that should not have appeared, trying to force itself to calm down, and then carefully think about the solution.
In particular, it is absolutely urgent to investigate the God of Contract and his church who appeared out of thin air.
In this way, this unknown bronze dragon lady joined the church as a high elf mage, and pretended to be pious and fanatical, hoping to find out the true face of the God of Contract by contacting high-level officials.
Ever since, the bronze dragon that Zuo Si had always been thinking about actually became a member of the church. At the same time, he was quickly promoted with his good performance and rich magical knowledge, and it didn't take long for him to sit on the core position.
But because he himself does not like to participate in the internal affairs management of the church, the two have not met yet.
...
At the same time, in the magical kingdom of Dalaran in the far north.
After months of whispers, temptations and mental torture, Antony Das finally could no longer hold on.
Because the voice in my mind calling itself the Lich King began to unabashedly claim a few days ago that the warrior he had chosen was about to set foot on the land of the Eastern Kingdom and set off an unprecedented death storm. Surrender now. It's his last chance.
As the leader and archmage of Dalaran, Antony Das instantly realized that this might be a sign that some undead natural disaster was about to attack, and his heart was filled with torment.
On the one hand, his energy was getting weaker and weaker, and he did have a strong desire for the immortality provided by the Lich King. On the other hand, he could not let go of his feelings for Dalaran for so many years, and he could not just throw it away like Kel'Thuzad.
After struggling for two or three days, he finally found a disciple that he was proud of.
As soon as they met, the skinny, sunken-eyed and haggard Archmage said straight to the point: "Jaina, after a period of consideration and investigation, as well as various signs that have emerged recently, I think the God of Contract is right.
The last guardian Medivh has made a prophecy that the world is facing an unprecedented disaster.
So I hope you can. Lead a group of soldiers, mages and civilians to leave the Eastern Kingdom and cross the Endless Sea to the distant continent of Kalimdor
According to the records of the high elves, the night elves living on the continent of Kalimdor defeated the Burning Legion and defended Azeroth 10,000 years ago. "
"Teacher, what's wrong with you? Why have the reactions in recent months been so strange? ”
Gianna stared at Antony Das’s skinny and skinny appearance, with a look of horror that could not be concealed on her face.
She simply couldn’t imagine, What exactly happened to this powerful, confident, and wise archmage?
“Don’t ask too many questions, just do as I tell you. ”
Antony Das obviously didn't want to explain too much, so he gave the order to his disciple in a very stiff tone.
Because the Archmage has made a certain decision in his heart and just wants to resolve this matter as quickly as possible.
"But I need an explanation. Your recent behavior is quite abnormal, and even members of the Kirin Tor Council think you have gone crazy."
Jaina is obviously not someone who will give up easily. The man immediately stood up and wanted to force the instructor to answer his questions head-on by asking questions.
In fact, this matter has troubled her for a long time, and she still can't figure out why Antony Das's attitude suddenly changed 180 degrees when Zuo Si came to Dalaran.
"I have nothing to explain, and even if I explain it, you won't understand it at all..."
Glancing at the disciple's still young and beautiful face, Anthony Das put down these words and directly Then he got up and returned to the room on the upper floor of the tower to completely isolate himself from the outside world.
Young people have never experienced the terrible feeling of aging bodies, nor have they experienced that death is approaching at a speed visible to the naked eye, so they can never truly understand the pain and despair of the elderly.
The desire for health and life, and the deep attachment to this living world, can even make a person become extremely twisted and crazy.
A few hours later, when Jaina led a group of mages, soldiers and civilians to leave Dalaran with the order of her mentor, heading towards the nearest port, Antony Das stood on the high ground The person above the tower whispered with a complex expression: "Sorry, my most outstanding disciple, this is the last thing I can do for you, for Dalaran, and for the entire alliance."
The words have not yet been spoken!
The voice of the Lich King Ner'zhul sounded in his mind again.
"So you have made up your mind, haven't you?"
"Yes. I have done so much for others, and it is time to think about myself in the last moments of my life. . Tell me, who is the natural disaster warrior you have chosen? How can I cooperate with his actions?"
When he said these words, there was no mercy or compassion in Antonidas's eyes. , only a biting chill.
"The Scourge Warrior I chose is Prince Arthas Menethil.
He has now left Northrend by ship, and it won't be long before he returns to Lordaeron in triumph, and with his own hands Kill King Terenas
And then unleash a massacre throughout the Kingdom of Lordaeron
All you have to do is wait patiently in Dalaran for Artha. Si led the Scourge army to arrive, and then disintegrated Dalaran's defenses from the inside, and helped him obtain the Book of Medivh.
In return, I can allow you to have unlimited magical energy like Kel'Thuzad. Sunwell was reborn as the most advanced Archlich
By then you will have magical power ten times more powerful than now, and eternal life that will never age or die. ”
There is no doubt that although the first generation Lich King Ner’zhul was just a despicable, cowardly, timid bug in the eyes of the truly strong, he was indeed very good at exploring the weaknesses in human nature.
This is true for Arthas, this is true for Kel'Thuzad, and now it is also true for Antony Das.
After getting the promise he wanted, the supreme leader of Dalaran. The leader finally ended his isolation from the world for many months and once again appeared at regular meetings, pretending to be serious about performing his duties again.
As everyone knows, Antony Das has already. Secretly surrendered to the Lich King, intending to sacrifice the lives of everyone else in Dalaran in exchange for his own immortality
Because he knew that Dalaran's magical defense could not withstand the invasion of the Scourge, let alone defeat the Burning Legion demons that invaded Azeroth 10,000 years ago.
Since it is destined to fail, what is the point of continuing to resist?
It is precisely because he is smart enough and has enough information that he has such a pessimistic and desperate mood, which leads the Archmage to finally embark on a road of no return.
As Antony Das returned to "normal" and began to lead the team to research the antidote to the plague, the originally turbulent hearts of the alliance countries quickly became calm, and no one realized that this was the final calm of the storm. .
In this slightly tense atmosphere, another half month passed.
Just when everyone was speculating on when the undead army hidden in the East Wilder region would launch an attack, Prince Arthas, who had been on an expedition to Northrend, finally led his fleet back in triumph and once again docked in the already empty ghost town. Stratholme Pier.
Baron Rivendell, who had been waiting here for a long time, immediately knelt down on one knee and greeted in a cold tone: "Welcome back, your noble prince."
From that pale face There is also a rune sword on his face, and it is easy to tell that he has actively embraced the plague and transformed himself into a powerful death knight.
As a friend of Kel'Thuzad, Baron Rivendell had secretly defected to the Lich King when the Curse Cult rose.
It was also with his help that the plague-infected food in the entire East Wilder region was able to enter one town after another unimpeded, and eventually even infected all the tens of thousands of residents in Stratholme.
So if Kel'Thuzad caused the plague in northern Lordaeron, then Baron Rivendell was the biggest accomplice, providing funds and shelter for the development and growth of the entire Cursed Sect.
"Why is this place so empty? I remember there should be many survivors in Stratholme."
Alsace asked with a puzzled look.
Although he has been completely controlled by Ner'zhul and turned into a soulless and extremely cold walking zombie, his memory has not been lost at all.
Just the opposite!
The prince clearly remembered how the Church of the God of Contract tried its best to treat every citizen infected with the plague, and eventually tens of thousands of people gathered in the city.
“They all followed the Church of the God of Contract to go to sea and go to Stranglethorn Valley in the south to open a new settlement. Not only Stratholme, but hundreds of thousands of people fled across the entire East Weald region.”
When he mentioned this matter, Baron Rivendell immediately felt itchy with hatred.
Because King Terenas deliberately cut off the news, he had no idea what happened in Stratholme when he stayed in the royal capital.
Only after I returned, I discovered that not only had all the wealth and materials in the city been removed, but even the population had completely disappeared.
This undoubtedly made his idea of recruiting an undead army after he became a death knight completely come to naught.
In addition to dozens of cursed cultists, there are only a few hundred ghouls, zombies and skeletons. Most of the corpses were burned to death before being buried. Way to use psychic magic to pull it up.
If possible, Baron Rivendell would like to return to the capital of Lordaeron immediately and cut King Terenas into pieces with his own hands.
"Migration? Why?"
Alsace continued to ask, obviously not knowing what happened during his absence.
Baron Rivendell quickly suppressed the boiling anger in his heart and patiently explained: "Because they discovered a large number of hollowed out tombs in the entire East Wilder region, including Stratholme.
Confirmation The Scourge Legion was just hiding instead of being truly defeated.
The civilians were very nervous and fearful about this.
In addition, the Church of the God of Contract was established in the process of treating the plague. With great prestige, there was a scene of people fleeing with their families.
Now these people have established cities and farms in the southernmost Stranglethorn Valley.
Additionally, your sister, Princess Calia, has become the leader of this group of refugees. "
"Sister? Is it the father's calculation and arrangement? ”
A sarcastic sneer appeared on Alsace’s face.
From the moment he landed ashore, this filial son had already begun to think about how to pay filial piety to his father, the king. .
“Yes. At this moment, King Terenas has prepared a triumphal ceremony for you in the royal capital. If you want to do something, this is your best chance. ”
Baron Rivendell gave straightforward advice.
Arthas nodded with satisfaction: "Very good. In that case, let me give him a huge surprise.
These undead armies brought back from Northrend I'll leave it here first.
As soon as you receive my notice, move toward the southwest and kill all the towns and villages along the way.
Remember, don't leave any alive. I need to gather a large enough army to serve the Lich King's next plan."
"Understood!"
Baron Rivendell lowered his head again to express his surrender to the most powerful death knight.
After a brief conversation, Arthas took his two most trusted lieutenants during his lifetime, Maven and Farric, and quickly approached the royal capital of Lordaeron along the road.
Since the three of them were already undead and did not know what fatigue was, and they did not need to eat or rest, it only took a short time to enter Tirisfal Woods.
Looking at the quiet and peaceful scene around him, as well as the endless stream of businessmen, nobles and farmers on the road, Arthas subconsciously grasped the hilt of the Frostmourne sword at his waist, and his heart was full of regret. This hatred of living and beautiful things.
There is no doubt that this is an almost instinctive reaction of undead creatures, and it is also the best embodiment of the opposition between death and life in this universe.
After several minutes, the prince got rid of the strong urge to kill, turned around and asked the adjutant next to him: "Farrick, now that you see these things that you once swore to protect even if you sacrifice your life, What do you feel in your heart?”
“I don’t feel anything, Your Highness.”
Fariq responded immediately without hesitation.
As a person with the same extreme and paranoid personality as Arthas, although he fought hard before being killed and transformed by Frostmourne, the only voice in his mind now is the voice of the Lich King Ner'zhul. Self-awareness is completely and completely suppressed.
"What about you, Maven?"
Alsace asked another of his lieutenants.
Maven also responded in the same tone without any emotion: "I don't feel anything either, Your Highness. As long as you give the order, I can immediately pull out my sword and kill all the living creatures within sight. People, even my relatives are no exception."
"Great! This is exactly what I want. Let's end my father's life in the cheers of these stupid living people. By the way, completely destroy the entire Kingdom of Lordaeron."
After that, Arthas tightened his black hood to cover his long hair that had turned from gold to white, and his pair of radiant hair. With piercingly cold eyes, he walked straight towards the royal guard of honor who had formed a welcoming formation at the gate of the royal capital in the distance.
Although he has been a death knight for a relatively short time and his body still looks similar to when he was alive, he still inevitably has some undead characteristics.
For example, the skin has no trace of blood at all, and the blue light flashes in the eyes from time to time.
In contrast, Farric and Maven, who were wearing fully enclosed helmets, did not need to worry about being recognized.
When Alsace passed through the city gate amid loud praises from the honor guard, the bell tower above immediately began to make a low and penetrating sound.
Citizens who had been waiting for a long time poured into the streets.
Some of them cheered loudly, some clapped and waved desperately, and many beautiful unmarried girls stood on the second floor of the building and scattered colorful fresh flower petals below.
Perhaps because of some feeling in his heart, or perhaps because he was preparing to bid farewell to the past, Alsace suddenly stopped, caught a falling red rose petal, and looked up. He glanced at the girl in the white dress, then crushed the delicate petals and threw them on the ground, then strode into the palace under the gaze of countless pairs of eyes.
Father...I have come back to inherit your crown and throne...
(End of this chapter)